Snowy Night Kiss

Chapter 63: Xiaoyi, it's raining. I'm here to take you home

For example, Lin Qingruan and Mo Yucheng, their tenderness was so dreamy, but it collapsed in an instant like a tall building.

This thought only lasted for a second before it was immediately extinguished. Her eyes were fixed on a small green cypress by the window. Thinking of the ever-thriving green cypress in the eastern suburbs, she subconsciously opened her mouth and asked, "Qing Ruan, what do you think I should do in the future?"

"You like studying so much, why don't you continue to study for a master's degree?" Lin Qingruan paused, "A family like his, with a higher degree, might be able to accept you."

Jian Yi was unusually silent for a moment, then folded the advertisement paper into a square and placed it under the book.

The old professor walked in acknowledging the bell. With the sound of the bell, all her complicated emotions were suppressed. Although she knew it was the most unrealistic fantasy, she still couldn't help thinking about their future.

The class passed very quickly. The professor was the same teacher who had come to see Jian Yi privately last time. Perhaps he was afraid to face certain questions, so Jian Yi left through the back door with his bag just as the bell rang.

She walked in a hurry and the crowd after class was crowded, but even so, Jian Yi still saw Jian Liangliang in the crowd at a glance.

He was wearing the red and white school uniform of the Experimental Primary School, and was being held by Bai Hongmei and Jian Chengfeng and stood in the middle. Jian Liangliang glanced at her and immediately shouted loudly, "Sister!"

Jian Yi was hurt by the picture of the family of three. She took a step back. Many classmates she knew passed by and greeted her from time to time. They looked at her with curiosity and inquiry. They began to ask her, "Jian Yi, are these your parents?"

"You have a younger brother?"

"Why have I never met your parents?"

My memory is drawn back to the time when I was in junior high and high school. Jianyi could be called the most "mysterious" child in the school. No matter whether it was the daily parent-teacher meetings or the mobilization meetings on the eve of the college entrance examination, her parents' seats were always empty.

In that corner where no one cared, Jian Yi could use many sensible reasons to comfort her parents, but when she found out that they had missed all of Jian Liangliang's parent-teacher meetings without fail, all the regrets of absence in her youth turned into unwilling resentment.

Jian Yi stood there silently, and Bai Hongmei trotted forward and held her hand.

"Let's go. It's the weekend. Let's go home and have dinner with mom."

I returned to the entrance of the alley. The fallen sycamore leaves on the ground had not been cleared yet, and everything in the past seemed to be vivid in my mind.

Jian Yi grew up wildly in this small alley courtyard until she was eighteen years old, and then left like a vine without looking back.

She stood on this land again today, watching the hot meals being served on the table. Bai Hongmei asked them to send the dishes to her. Even Jian Liangliang, who was always naughty, behaved himself and didn't say a word.

This was the family affection she longed for the most, but for some reason Jian Yi felt extremely strange standing here.

She felt bored and took two bites of food before asking, "What can I do for you?"

Jian Chengfeng put down the bowl, his eyes moved slightly, "Dad wants to trouble you for something."

"The demolition of the hutong has been suppressed. I heard that the Jin family has a say. Can we ask them to help? Your uncle is... in prison. The money he promised to give can't be paid now. Your brother is waiting for a place in the school district house to go to middle school."

The atmosphere was broken at this second.

Seeing this, Bai Hongmei quickly greeted him: "Yiyi, eat more."

"What about me?" Jian Yi lowered his eyes, his tone without any extra emotion.

Jian Chengfeng obviously didn't understand what she meant. He said, "What?" "I haven't been home for so long. Hasn't Dad ever worried about how I'm going to live?"

Jian Yi paused, "And mom, I don't like celery."

Jian Chengfeng threw down his chopsticks and sneered: "It's just a matter of saying a word. Now that you have made a name for yourself, I can't bother you anymore?"

"Have I made it to the top?" Jian Yi's eyelids moved, his eyes almost sharp, "What am I in Dad's eyes?"

Jian Chengfeng didn't say anything, or perhaps she was surprised, surprised that her usually taciturn daughter would one day ask a question in a harsh voice.

This heartwarming drama of family harmony did not even make it halfway as long, dense rain began to fall from the sky. It was not a heavy rain, but it was enough to terminate the dinner party.

Bai Hongmei took the opportunity to take Jian Liangliang's hand and walked into the house. She felt that this time was no different from usual. It was just that her daughter had grown up and had become more independent. With Jian Chengfeng around, not much trouble could happen.

Jian Chengfeng lit a cigarette. He sat in an armchair under the eaves and looked at Jian Yi with a sidelong glance.

My daughter is good in every way: sensible, obedient and considerate. But her temper has become worse since she went to college.

"Sure enough, little girls should read less books."

"I didn't spend a penny of your money when I went to college, did I?" Jian Yi raised the corner of his lip, recalling with a hint of sarcasm, "When you were a kid, people envied you for having both a son and a daughter. What did you say?"

"You said your daughter is your China Merchants Bank and your son is your China Construction Bank. When I grow up and get married, I can get a dowry that will be just enough for Jian Liangliang's wedding. One in and one out, there's no loss at all."

"Do you know how disgusting this statement is to me?"

Past memories flooded in like a tide. Jian Yi took a deep breath. She stood far away from Jian Chengfeng. The raindrops struck the strands of hair on her forehead, quickly wetting them again, making her look particularly disheveled.

After saying all these suppressed words in one go, Jian Yi felt a sense of relief that he had never felt before.

Jian Chengfeng stood up from his chair in a flash.

He threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it twice with his toes. The anger that had been accumulated over the past few days was ignited. He raised his palm high, sneered and scolded her, "I didn't pay for college, but you always ate and drank at my expense for those 18 years, right? If it weren't for me, would you have been born into this world?"

Jian Yi closed her eyes almost resolutely.

She felt that life was a mess for her, and because she had no choice when she was born, she seemed destined to be unable to get rid of the words "original family".

The expected pain did not come. Jian Yi slowly opened her eyes. An umbrella tilted towards her appeared above her head without her noticing it.

She looked back and just happened to see Jin Yanchen standing slowly against the picturesque background of mist and rain.

The dark suit on one side of his shoulder was wet by the rain, leaving ripples as deep as ink.

But Jin Yanchen himself seemed unaware of it. He just smiled at her and the words he spoke were clear.

He said, "Xiaoyi, it's raining. I'm here to take you home."
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[My parents didn’t come to pick me up from school today. I must grow up quickly and learn to ride a bike so that I can go home by myself and never have to wait for them again.]
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The first chapter of "Revenge Diary".

(End of this chapter)