Flowers all the way

Chapter 6 Shared Memories

Xin Chen knew the existence of Lu Fei a long time ago.

Lu Fei is the senior of Xin Di and Xin Chen, and has always been a man of the hour from elementary school to high school.His father is not the reason for his attention. After all, the school they attend is a key local school. Except for those who got in with excellent grades, most of the other children are related or have backgrounds in their families. Lu Fei's family is very low-key. There are not many fathers.

Needless to say, Lu Fei has outstanding grades. He has been learning the violin since he was a child, and he is also the provincial chess junior champion.He is handsome and upright, and has always been gentle and introverted, and his every move reveals the shadow of strict family education.There are too many children in the school who are arrogant because of their good family background. Students like Lu Fei are naturally the pride of the teacher.

It's just that boys of that age rarely pay attention to girls who are 4 years younger than themselves and several grades lower, even if she is beautiful.

The two officially met during the summer vacation when Xin Chen was 14 years old.

When Xin Chen was in the sixth grade of elementary school, his grandparents passed away one after another, and the state-owned enterprise where Xin Kaiyu worked was in a downturn, so he started to resign and start a small business.He has always been a smart but fun-loving man who can't settle down to work, sometimes making money and sometimes losing money.When he was making money, he was one of the first people in the city to use mobile phones, and he would take his daughter and niece to the most expensive restaurants in the city to eat big meals and go shopping for clothes; when he was losing money, he was even nervous about living expenses, so he had to accept his brother quietly help.

Under the arrangement of his uncle, Xinchen went to one of the best middle schools in the city like his cousin.She began to hang keys around her neck for a long time, and was often at home alone.During holidays, her uncle would pick her up and live with Xin Di, so that she would not be left alone and had to eat three meals in nearby small restaurants.

The two sisters have always been very close, especially Xin Di, who is under the strict control of her mother Li Xin and returns home on time after school. Except for Lu Fei, whom she has known since childhood, she has no particularly close friends and playmates.She is generous by nature, and also likes Xin Chen, willing to share the room, snacks and books with her cousin.

Lu Fei graduated from high school that year and was admitted to a famous local school majoring in international finance. At this time, his father had been promoted to an important position in the province. After Xin Kaiming stopped serving as his secretary, he became the leader of a certain district in the city. The position and official career can be considered smooth.

Xin Di, who is about to enter the third grade, is like most of the children with outstanding talents. ugly.During that holiday, her friend Lu Fei volunteered to come to her home to help her with her homework.

Someone knocked heavily on the door, and Lu Fei went to open it, only to see a beautiful girl with a ponytail standing at the door, carrying a big backpack, with a little glistening sweat on her forehead, holding an ice cream in her left hand, and putting it into her mouth with her right hand. He also took an unopened ice cream, and was taken aback when he saw him open the door, the ice cream left an imprint on his lips.The tip of her pink tongue nimbly stuck out, licked away the bit of chocolate, then walked around him and entered the door, and handed the unopened ice cream to Xin Di, "Eat the ice cream, it's about to melt, it's so hot."

Xin Di was having a headache from mathematics, so she dropped the pen and took it and immediately started eating.Xin Chen looked at Lu Fei, "Sorry, I didn't know you were here, otherwise I would have bought one more."

Lu Fei had met Xin Chen at school, and knew she was Xin Di's cousin, but after all, she was several grades lower, and had never spoken to her before.The school was full of lively and beautiful girls trying to get his attention, and he was not impressed with her, "Thank you, I won't eat this."

Xin Chen curled her lips, apparently finding this answer boring, she turned to Xin Di and said, "Dizi, I'm going to the bookstore to buy books later, can you accompany me? Someone followed me just now."

Xin Di felt that she was a 17-year-old girl in vain, and she was ashamed that she had never seen a boy stalking her. "The little boy in which class? You just tell him to fuck off, what are you going to do with him?"

This rude answer made Lu Fei frown, but Xin Chen shook his head, "It's not a male classmate, it's a female, she's quite pretty, I'm afraid it's my father who caused the romantic debt."

This sentence made Lu Fei less appreciative than Xin Di's rudeness, but Xin Chen didn't look at him at all, leaned on the sofa, picked up the phone and called Xin Kaiyu's cell phone, and started a conversation that surprised Lu Fei even more, "Dad, go Did you read the newspaper I cut out for you last time? It was the report about a certain woman who used sulfuric acid to destroy her lover's daughter because of love and hatred."

Xin Kaiyu laughed, "I watched it and was deeply impressed. It's scary for a woman to be paranoid. Chenzi, don't be such a fool."

"Come and teach me a lesson. I told you never to provoke such a woman. I'm afraid of being thrown acid."

"Nonsense, am I that kind of stupid man?"

"Probably not, but today I went back to get my clothes. A woman has been following me since I came out of the house. She will go when I go, and she will stop when I stop. It's strange. You haven't broken up with anyone recently, have you?"

Xin Kaiyu became a little wary. After thinking about it, he was really not sure, "Don't go out alone these two days, just stay at Uncle's house, and I will be back the day after tomorrow."

"I still have reference books that I haven't bought yet. Do I have to go to jail at home?" Xin Chen pouted, "Dad, can you come back soon?"

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best to advance, okay? Chenzi, don't run around, be smart."

Xin Di has long been accustomed to the tone of their conversations between father and daughter, but she has also become interested in the content. She is childishly curious about the rich private life of the little uncle. Is your old lover following you, Chenzi?"

"I don't know a woman I've never seen before." Xin Chen shrugged and didn't care, "I'll find out when my dad comes back."

"Let's go out and have a look together." Xin Di's life has always been calm, but now she is so curious, she can't hold back, "Let's take the parasol and stay far away, it should be fine."

Lu Fei totally disapproved of looking for trouble like this, but he knew that he couldn't persuade Xin Di's whim, and he couldn't rest assured to let them face the so-called old lover and sulfuric acid, which seemed to him to be nothing, so he had to follow the two. A girl goes out behind.

The sun was blazing outside, and the two Albizia juliensis trees in the yard were in flowering period, and the trees were full of half-red and half-white silky flowers in full bloom. Xin Chen stopped and looked up at the Albizia juliensis, "It's really fragrant, smell No, flute?"

After she said it, Lu Fei noticed that there was indeed an imperceptible fragrance in the air, but Xin Di was only thinking about the mysterious woman now, and only urged her: "It's not the first time I saw this flower, hurry up, maybe she left already."

Out of the yard, without Xin Chen pointing, Lu Fei and Xin Di also saw a woman in a dress standing under the shade of a tree across the road, staring at them unabashedly.

Xin Di first analyzed her attire and came to a conclusion: white half-heeled strappy sandals, and a yellow dress with a flowing skirt reaching the knees. It should be made of silk and tailored to fit the woman's slender figure and fair complexion.Even though he was wearing sunglasses, he could tell that he was beautiful and a beauty. It seemed that my little uncle had really good taste.

Xin Chen only glanced at it, but didn't look carefully, and took Xin Di's hand to signal her to go.The three of them walked to the bookstore together, and the woman followed behind.

Turning another intersection, Lu Fei concluded that Xin Chen was not mistaken, the woman was indeed blatantly following her.He didn't want to continue inexplicably like this, and motioned to the two girls to stand away a little bit, turn around and wait, the woman followed quickly and almost bumped into him.He looked at her calmly, "What are you doing with us?"

She was stunned, and then looked at Xin Chen who was behind him, and Xin Di quickly called out, "Lu Fei, step back a bit."

Lu Fei didn't move, the woman in front of her was thin, and she only carried a small white leather bag, obviously it was impossible to carry the sulfuric acid that Xin Chen guessed.She looked past Lu Fei and looked directly at Xin Chen.

"Xinchen, I want to talk to you."

Xin Chen wasn't surprised that she called out his name, and just shook his head with a smile, "I don't want to get involved in your adults' affairs. If you want to talk about it, go talk to my dad. He's coming back from a business trip soon, so don't follow me in the future."

The woman frowned, "I don't want to see your father, Xin Chen." She took off her sunglasses, stared at Xin Chen and smiled slightly, "I just want to see you."

Xin Chen was about to speak when Xin Di grabbed her hand.She has drawn countless portraits and sketches since elementary school, and she is very sensitive to details. She can tell at a glance that the woman in front of her is probably in her early 30s. Subtle similarities.Generally speaking, Xin Chen's eyebrows resemble her father Xin Kaiyu's. The two jet-black eyebrows give her delicate face a bit of heroism, but she has the same beauty point and hairline as the soft-looking woman in front of her. The lines and eyes, and more importantly, when the two of them smiled, the dimples on their left cheeks were in exactly the same position. Xin Di was frightened by her discovery and her heart beat faster.

"Who are you?" Lu Fei asked coldly, "If you don't make it clear, none of us will talk to you, and we will call the police."

"I'm your mother, Xin Chen."

After a while of silence, Lu Fei and Xin Di were stunned, while Xin Chen only looked her up and down and remained calm.

Xin Di didn't know about Xin Chen's life experience. Her illegitimate status and unknown mother were taboo topics that Xin Kaiming and his wife didn't want to talk to anyone. It is impossible to be born without a mother.

She was worried that her cousin would be irritated, so she hurriedly said, "Auntie, please confirm with my little uncle before we talk about it. No one likes to meet a stranger on the road and say it's his mother's."

The woman ignored her and just turned to Xin Chen, "Xin Chen, you are 14 years old this year, and your birthday is January 1. On the day you were born, it was snowing lightly and the temperature was very low. When you were born, your weight was 24 kg." , your blood type is AB, you have a red mole on the heart of your right foot, your father is Xin Kaiyu, he should be 3.1 years old this year..."

"That's enough." Xin Chen interrupted her sharply, her hand was still in Xin Di's, and Xin Di could feel her clenching her hand tightly. The palms of both of them were sticky with sweat, but both were stubborn He refused to let go, "What do you want to do? Do you want to put on a TV show on the road?"

"I just can't let you go, I want to see you, Xinchen, please understand me."

"Let's wait until my father comes back. You have let me go for 14 years. It doesn't matter if you wait a few more days."

"But I don't have much time. I came here for three days before I found your residence, and I stayed there for two full days. I was desperate at first, but I just saw you come home today. I will leave here to Beijing at night. Then go to Austria and probably never come back." The woman said directly to Xin Chen, "Please come and sit with me, I won't hurt you."

"So, did you come here specially to say goodbye to me?" Xin Chen smiled, her laughter was as crisp as silver bells jingling lightly, and it looked extremely bright under the sun, "That's no need, since you have to leave , just go straight away, don’t leave a little tail, let everyone worry about it, it’s meaningless.”

"Are you blaming me, or do you not believe me? Xin Chen, I have a last resort..."

"I believe in you. It's no good to recognize a daughter as old as me. I don't blame you, but I'm sorry, the word mother doesn't mean much to me. Since I had a good life without a mother in the first 14 years, I think I will use it in the future." That's it." She squeezed Xin Di's hand tightly again, "Let's go, Di Zi."

Xin Chen walked into the bookstore without looking back, but the first thing he went to was the comic book, one after another, he picked it up and flipped through it hastily before putting it down. Where are the reference books to buy?"

She raised her head in a daze, the expression on her small face was blank, and her eyes, which were always agile, were a little sluggish, "Reference books? Oh, I'll look for them."

The two of them saw her walking slowly between the bookshelves almost in a sleepwalking manner, her fingers slid across the spine of the books one by one without stopping.

Xin Di couldn't stand it anymore, and went to grab her hand, "Chenzi, tell me the title of the book, and I'll help you find it."

Xin Di quickly found the book she wanted, and asked her carefully: "Want to read other books? I'll buy them for you."

She shook her head, "Let's go home."

The three of them returned the same way, the woman was still standing under the shade of the tree, with no expression on her face when she put on her sunglasses again, and Xin Chen walked straight past her without turning her eyes.

After returning home, Xin Chen was about to enter the bedroom, and suddenly stopped and turned around, looked at them and said softly but firmly: "Don't tell anyone about this, okay?"

At that moment, there was no childishness on her face, and her eyes were as deep as a pool of water.Lu Fei and Xin Di nodded silently, Lu Fei naturally didn't say anything, and Xin Di never even mentioned it to his parents.

Xin Chen didn't come out of the bedroom until Lu Fei finished his homework for Xin Di.They exchanged glances, both feeling a little helpless and sad.Two older children in a normal family, faced with such a situation where a mother suddenly reappeared after 14 years of disappearance, had no idea how to comfort the little girl in the bedroom.

Lu Fei left Xin Di's house, and subconsciously looked at the two Albizia juncea trees in the yard. He admired the freehand landscape, hibiscus and Sammelanum. This kind of gorgeous flower is not his taste, but he smelled the faint fragrance in the air. , looking at the blooming posture in the sun, he couldn't help but admit that it was indeed beautiful.

He walked out of the yard, and saw the strange woman still standing across the road. He hesitated, and walked over, not knowing what to call this woman who should be called Auntie according to seniority, but looked so young that she could only be called a big sister. , "Please don't stand here anymore. This is really troublesome for Xin Chen. Even if you go abroad, you can find a way to contact her in the future. How can you let her accept it when you suddenly recognize each other and say you want to leave forever?"

She nodded, "I know it's absurd for me to come here this time, and maybe it's not good for Xin Chen, but I can't control this thought. I have to go, but I suddenly lost the strength. When I think of going to Beijing, I will go to Beijing again." Europe, there is such a long road waiting for me, I am a little desperate. Are you Xin Chen's friend?"

She spoke soft, glutinous and crisp Mandarin, and her speech speed and voice were quite similar to Xin Chen's, which made Lu Fei sigh the mysterious power of heredity, "I'm her cousin Xin Di's friend, and of course I'm also her friend."

"Can you do me a favor?" She opened the white handbag and took out an envelope, "In it is the address where I will settle in Austria. If Xin Chen is willing to contact me one day, please give it to her. Tell her, I Even if we move, we will ask someone to deliver the letter."

Lu Fei hesitated, she looked at him pleadingly, the deep sadness in those beautiful eyes moved him, he took the envelope, "Xin Chen probably won't ask for it right now, I will find a suitable time to give it to her, but don't I can't guarantee that."

"I will never disturb her again against her wishes, but if one day, like me, she wants to know more about the end of her blood, then I will be there, waiting."

After getting acquainted with Xin Chen, Lu Fei knew her background and tried to persuade her, but her answer was always shaking her head, refusing to talk about the woman who appeared and disappeared in a midsummer afternoon, let alone accept the envelope.

Therefore, this white envelope has not been opened so far, and it is still kept by Lu Fei.He took this envelope and lived in San Francisco, New York, Beijing and other major cities, and always put it in a folder properly.

During that summer vacation, Xin Chen didn’t seem to encounter any abnormalities at all. She still did her homework, listened to Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs on the Walkman with headphones, watched TV, and read fashion magazines that Xin Di bought without telling her mother. Xin Di's model, let her do sketching exercises, or learn to paint from her, I can't see any difference.

Almost half of the summer vacation was over, Lu Fei insisted on coming over several times a week to give Xin Di extra lessons, and occasionally he would give Xin Chen some homework, but Xin Chen was much more careless about studying than Xin Di, and he was quite unreasonable, "I It’s enough to know it’s like this, why do you need to know why it’s like this?”

Such ignorance makes Lu Fei helpless.Xin Di laughed beside her, feeling that Xin Chen's tone of voice did not look like her father Xin Kaiyu.

The two sisters draw for fun in their free time, but Xin Di draws fashion design drafts.She begged Lu Fei’s sister Lu Shi who was studying in the UK to help her buy a set of original English fashion painting techniques, and hid them under a lot of reference books in her bedroom. Ask Lufei.Lu Fei sighed while helping her translate, "If you devote three-thirds of your attention to mathematics, your grades can be improved by at least [-] percent."

Xin Di ignored his advice at all, she only told Lu Fei that she was going to study fashion design, and told him not to tell others, "My dad is probably okay, just be surprised at most, but when my mother heard It must be crazy. All she wants is for me to paint those fine brushwork flowers and birds, and ladies with hairpins, or I can paint oil paintings, in short, it should be elegant."

Lu Fei looked at Xin Chen who was happily drawing comic characters, and had to admit that Xin Di was still working towards his ideal, and what Xin Chen was thinking about was probably only playing.Xin Di is not demanding on Xin Chen at all, looking at the childish cartoons she draws, she even boasted proudly: "Look at my guidance, you can draw well, everyone in our family is indeed talented in art. "

Xin Chen smiled carefreely, and Lu Fei almost thought that the girl in front of him was superficial and happy, without any worries.

Until he saw her in a nightmare for the first time.

That afternoon, Xin Di temporarily received a call from the art teacher and went to his home to get a set of exam materials.Lu Fei sat alone in the study and read a book. When he came out to drink water, he found that the TV was on, and Xin Chen was lying on the sofa and fell asleep.

The water dispenser was placed on the side of the sofa, and he took the glass to fetch water. He saw Xin Chen folded his hands in front of his chest, with one right foot resting on the armrest of the sofa. That foot was perfectly shaped, white and slender, with shell-like pink toenails. Five small toes are round, and there is a striking red mole on the center of the foot, which reminds him of what the woman who claimed to be her mother said that day.

Lu Fei was taken aback by noticing such details and suddenly feeling uneasy for no reason. He drank half a glass of ice water in one gulp, turned off the TV with the remote control, and was about to go back to the study when Xin Chen opened his eyes and watched without focus. Facing the ceiling with a confused and painful expression.

He asked in surprise, "What's the matter, Xin Chen?"

Xin Chen didn't answer, but his small face was suddenly distorted, covered with sweat, his pupils seemed to be dilated, his face was so pale that he didn't have a trace of blood, it was not at all healthy as usual, as if he was struggling with all his strength, but he couldn't get rid of the burden .

Lu Fei was terrified, squatting down by the sofa, hesitatingly stretched out a hand, and held her hand, noticing that she was shivering, but her skin was cold, that way, she was clearly a child in extreme fear .

He hesitated again, but he still reached out and hugged the small body, and patted her on the back lightly. Her expression suddenly relaxed, her pupils slowly returned to normal, she stretched out her arms to hug him, and buried her forehead in the On his shoulders, cold sweat dripped down his T-shirt.After a while, he felt her tense body relax.

He put her back on the sofa, still holding one of her hands, and asked softly, "Is it uncomfortable? I'll take you to the hospital now."

"No, I just... It seemed like I had a nightmare, and then I woke up and found that I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't move any part of my body." She raised her other hand, covered her eyes, and said softly, "I I don't know how it happened, but it will be fine after a while."

"Has it ever been like this before?"

She shook her head, "It just started recently, and it was the same that day. I was lying on the bed, and my aunt called me outside. I was clearly awake, and I could see and hear it. I wanted to agree, but I couldn't make a sound. "

Li Xin didn't see her agreeing that day, so she walked in and saw her lying on the bed with her eyes open, with a strange expression on her face, and she was immediately upset, "I told you not to answer, but I still need to talk about basic manners, let's go out to eat. "Xin Chen couldn't justify himself at all, he could only wait until he regained his ability to move, wipe off his sweat and go out.

"What dream did you have? Maybe it will be fine if you say it."

"I can't remember clearly. Sometimes I seem to be running. I can't see the end of a road, and I don't know where it leads to. Sometimes I seem to be wandering around in the dark corridors, and I can't find my home." Tears leaked from her fingers covering her eyes, and her voice choked up, "I'm scared, really scared."

Her little hand was still trembling in his palm, he held it tightly and said softly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's just a dream."

"But repeatedly, it seems to be the same." Her voice was distressed. He stretched out his finger and gently wiped away a tear that flowed from the corner of his eye to his ear, then pulled a tissue and handed it to her. She took it and pressed it on on the eyes.

He squatted beside the sofa, and didn't get up until she was completely calm, "Let Aunt Li take you to the doctor tomorrow."

Xin Chen wiped the corners of his eyes with a tissue, shook his head and said, "Do you have to go to the doctor if you have a nightmare? It's too exaggerated. Maybe it's like what you said, and you'll be fine if you say it."

She quickly recovered her lively appearance. After Xin Di came back, the two sisters talked and laughed as usual, but she still looked like nothing had happened.

That day, Lu Fei entered the yard and met Xin Chen coming out. She first raised her head and squinted her eyes to look at the sky, then ran to the silk tree, hugged the tree trunk and shook it vigorously.The flowering period was coming to an end, and the ground under the tree had already turned red. After she shook it like this, half-withered pompon-shaped flowers rustled down and sprinkled her all over.

Lu Fei was stunned by this sight.

Xin Chen let go, looked up at the tree with unfinished thoughts, then shook his head and ran out, bumping into Lu Fei, Lu Fei supported her, and plucked the silky calyx from her hair, "I said, how did this flower fall?" So fast."

She stuck out her tongue, "I didn't do anything."

"It's true that you didn't dig out the bird's nest on the roof of the house."

Xin Chen didn't expect Lu Fei to joke with her, so he laughed.

"Have you had nightmares lately?"

Her smile suddenly disappeared, showing childish worry, hesitated, and whispered: "My dad said it's okay, it's just a dream, but my classmate said she asked her grandma, it's called a ghost, maybe there really is a ghost entangled me."

"Talking nonsense, where the hell is it?" Lu Fei scolded softly, "It is neither scientific nor meaningful to attribute everything that I don't understand to strange powers and chaos."

She stuck out her tongue again for this serious lesson, "Thank you for your standard answer."

"I'll take you to see a doctor. His answer is more authoritative than mine."

"No, I hate going to the hospital and smelling the smell of medicine. School will start making up classes tomorrow, and the holidays are coming to an end. Now someone is asking me to watch a movie, so I'm leaving, goodbye."

She ran deftly out of the yard, petals falling from her all the way.Looking at the figure from behind, Lu Fei couldn't help smiling.

Xin Di was also bemoaning the early end of the holidays. She and Xin Chen were about to enter the graduating class. The key middle schools were strictly controlled, and it was always stipulated that the graduating class ended early and the holidays began.She grumbled as she drew a sketch: "This cramming education system is really unreasonable. It completely treats us like robots."

Standing behind her, Lu Fei saw that she still painted Xin Chen, known as her "Queen Model", with a round face like a fresh peach in profile, her hair tied into a small bun, thick eyebrows and long eyelashes, Looking forward with big eyes, with a naughty smile, the pear dimple on the left cheek is looming, so clear that there is no haze, and the curvature of the lips is full and perfect like a small bow, exuding a sweet breath.

He couldn't help shaking his head and admired: "Xiaodi, it's a pity that you don't become a painter."

Xin Di smiled, "I've already made up my mind, you are not allowed to tempt or lobby me again."

"Then what about Xiaochen, what does she want to do when she grows up?" Lu Fei didn't know why he suddenly asked her.

"She said she wanted to travel around the world, make her home all over the world, and wander far away." Xin Di laughed, obviously not taking these childish words of her cousin seriously. Caught a little, this chick can't sit still, it's too difficult to draw."

Lu Fei thought of the scene of Xin Chen shaking the silk tree just now, and smiled, "It's not easy to draw, not only because she can't sit still, she is obviously a girl, but she still has a bit of a naughty spirit in her bones, her energy is scattered, and she is always a little erratic , It’s really hard to catch.”

Xin Di was very surprised, "Ah, Lu Fei, what you said is exactly what I feel, but I can't express it."

Lu Fei mused to the sketch. Such a lively child was actually haunted by the nightmare, but he hid it well, it was inconceivable.

On the eve of the start of school, Xin Chen packed up his things and prepared to go home. That day Lu Fei also came, and the two went out together. Seeing Xin Chen lazily preparing to walk home, Lu Fei suddenly thought, "Is there anything to do today? thing?"

Xin Chen shook his head, and Lu Fei reached out to take her backpack for clothes, "Go, I'll take you to a place."

Xin Chen looked at him in surprise, "Where are you going?" Too many boys either timidly or boldly asked her for a date, but she never thought that Lu Fei would be one of them.

Lu Fei was wearing a white shirt, standing tall in front of her, his black hair shone with a faint luster under the sunlight, his eyes were bright and deep, he looked at her gently, and said with a smile: "When you arrive, you will know Are you afraid to go?"

Xin Chen had nothing to dare, he tilted his head, "Let's go."

Unexpectedly, Lu Fei stopped the taxi and took her directly to the gate of the largest central hospital in the city. She immediately pouted and turned to leave.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Lu Fei grabbed her hand to prevent her from running away, "My uncle is the director of neurology here, let him show you."

She retracted her hand forcefully, "Hey, it's just a nightmare, it's not as scary as being insane."

Lu Fei was amused, "I have no common sense. How can there be such a term as neurosis? There are only psychosis and neurosis, and neurology and psychiatry are two different things."

She said nothing and didn't move a step.

"There should be neither injection nor medicine." Lu Fei looked at her with a headache, "Hey, you are not a child anymore, so don't do this, do you want this nightmare to haunt you forever?"

Her hand stopped in his, and after staying for a while, she compromised and followed him into the hospital.

Lu Fei's uncle, Xie Siqi, is about 40 years old, wearing a white robe, wearing rimless glasses, with a wise and kind expression, and a typical doctor's demeanor.He inquired about the situation of the little girl brought by his nephew in detail, and when he asked exactly when he started having this nightmare, Xin Chen lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before saying, "It's from that woman who came to find me." It started at night."

Lu Fei thought about it carefully, and told his uncle the approximate time.Only then did he know that Xin Chen was not as careless as he appeared on the surface, and her mother's sudden visit actually oppressed and troubled her in this way.He decided to keep the envelope, at least not to mention it to her now.

Xie Siqi told them not to worry too much, and he professionally explained the cause of it: "The scientific name of this nightmare is sleep paralysis, which is caused by cerebral ischemia when people sleep. Sometimes when people just wake up from cerebral ischemia, because of continuous A few minutes of visual and movement disorders are not over yet, it will cause the psychological illusion of struggling to wake up, but can't wake up. Because the blood vessels of the human body are more dilated and blood pressure is lower in summer, the probability of occurrence in summer is higher than in other seasons high."

"Can it be avoided?" Lu Fei asked.

"Sometimes it is related to improper sleeping position, high pillow or compression of the heart. Adjusting these can avoid nightmares."

Xin Chen shook his head, "I've tried it, and it's the same when I lie on the bed and sleep well."

"If you exclude the problem of sleeping posture, it should be caused by psychological reasons. Usually, it is more likely to occur in situations of high stress, excessive fatigue, abnormal work and rest, insomnia, and anxiety. Judging from the symptoms and frequency you mentioned, it is not It is serious, as long as there is no organic reason, it will have no direct impact on health, just relax."

Lu Fei couldn’t help being worried when he heard terms such as “stress” and “anxiety” that should not be associated with a girl of this age, but Xin Chen looked very happy, as if such a scientific explanation could make her feel safe, " Anyway, as long as it’s not what other people say about being overwhelmed by ghosts, I don’t want to act in ghost movies by myself.”

After leaving the hospital, Xin Chen immediately ran across the road. Before Lu Fei could react, she had already run back with two unsealed ice cream cones and handed one to him. He shook his head, and she stuffed it involuntarily. He said it, so he had no choice but to take it.

Lu Fei has always had strict family education and strict self-discipline. This is the first time he ate while walking on the street. What he ate was a childish strawberry cone. He knew that he had no manners at all.But looking at Xin Chen, who was walking in front, still dressed in midsummer, wearing a white T-shirt and denim shorts, walking lazily with slender legs, the sun shines on her through the shade of the trees, and when she turned her head, there was stain on her lips. After ordering some cream, with a bright smile all over his face, Lu Fei felt a kind of unreasonable happiness in his heart.

It was on this day that Lu Fei sent Xin Chen home and saw Xin Chen's living environment for the first time.He couldn't believe that Xin Chen, who looked glamorous, actually came in and out of here every day.

The surrounding environment is in disarray, the eyes are full of messy buildings, the clothes are hanging in a mess, some are still dripping, although the sky is bright outside, the backlight of the corridor is already dark, he followed Xin Chen Stumbling up the stairs behind him, bumping into piles of sundries from time to time, he exclaimed: No wonder when Xin Chen fell into a nightmare, he couldn’t find his way out in the dark corridor.

Xin Chen opened the door, and Lu Fei was amazed again. The small two-bedroom room in front of him was as messy as the outside. The furniture was all outdated, but there was a new large-size color TV, and there was no structure in the entrance. Four-season shoes ranging from sandals, leather shoes, sneakers to leather boots are placed on the ground, and colorful clothes of various thicknesses and textures are piled on the sofa with dim colors and sunken colors.

Xin Chen didn't care about the mess in front of him, he threw down his backpack, turned on the ceiling fan, went straight to open the doors and windows to ventilate, then turned on the TV, pushed all the clothes on the sofa aside, and said to Lu Fei: "Sit down, but I have been waiting for a long time. I didn’t go home, I don’t have anything at home, I forgot to buy soda just now.”

"You are a girl, is it a lot of trouble to tidy up the room?"

"I clean often." She said confidently.

The room is indeed not dirty, otherwise Lu Fei's cleanliness would have left him long ago, "But it's very messy, it will be much better if you put the shoes neatly and fold all the clothes in the closet."

Xin Chen frowned, apparently feeling that he was being talkative, but he had just taken her to see a doctor to relieve her of her recent heart problems, so she decided not to quarrel with him, and just quickly folded her clothes.She moved swiftly, quickly arranged all the clothes and carried them into the bedroom, then came out and looked at him tiltedly, "Is there anything else you are not satisfied with?"

Lu Fei was still very dissatisfied with the state of the room, but the happy and smiling face of the girl in front of him was really contagious, so he decided to take his time and not spoil the scenery.

The two sat on a rattan chair and chatted on the balcony. At this time, the summer was coming to an end, and the weather was not so hot. At sunset, there was a little breeze blowing head-on, opposite to the same gray building, a group of pigeons were circling and flying, and from time to time, Passing the eyes of the two, they looked very comfortable and at ease.

Xin Chen stretched his waist, "School is about to start again, the teacher talks about the high school entrance examination all day long, it's so annoying, I really don't want to go to school."

"When I'm free, I'll help you with your homework."

She nodded, but was obviously not excited.

"Then what do you want to do, play all day long?"

"If it wasn't for the fear of my uncle's anger, I wouldn't even want to take the exam for my high school, and it's the same for an ordinary middle school." Xin Chen said calmly, "But I still have to take the exam well, otherwise he'll have to find a relationship, or even help me make money." Sponsorship fee. Uncle is good at everything, but this obsessive-compulsive disorder for Dizi and me is too terrible."

Lu Fei knew that the obsessive-compulsive disorder was Xin Di's private complaint about her parents' high demands. Obviously, Xin Chen absolutely agreed with her cousin.But he doesn't think it's obsessive-compulsive disorder. To him, life with low requirements and no goals is inconceivable. "If you don't set a goal for yourself, wouldn't you just be dawdling."

"Planning to teach me again." Xin Chen was not disappointed by him, "The most important thing for a person is to live happily. Like you, I probably found fun in my studies, but I didn't, so don't use your standards to ask for it." I."

"Then what's your fun?"

"A lot, put on a new dress, sleep undisturbed, listen to music, watch a movie, smell the flowers, eat chocolate ice cream, drink cold soda, and..." She Turning around, he looked at him solemnly, "Sit and chat with you like this."

Such trivial and specific happiness, especially when it was connected to himself, was like a hand that subtly plucked at the heartstrings. Lu Fei was moved, and all the reasons he was ready to explain to her in simple terms were thrown aside.

His sister Lu is 8 years older than him. The reason why he has always been close to Xindi is that her father has been his father's secretary for a long time, and the two have known each other very early. It is largely because their families are similar. Both have strict parents who are also civil servants, have strict family education, do not exceed the rules, and must act well.

He has always unconsciously followed his father as a model, behaves calmly, is rigorous in dealing with things, and has a sense beyond his age. He has always felt naive to the hints of youthfulness from school girls, and he always politely and resolutely refuses, and does not intend to develop with anyone. Friendship above classmates.

And the little Xin Chen, Xin Chen without any restraint, was the first girl Lu Fei embraced after he grew up. Before he even realized it, she had walked into his heart with a reckless and direct attitude.

She frankly talked about her constant attention to him, using a typical little girl's tone, "When I was in elementary school, I thought you were very handsome playing the violin on stage."

Lu Fei smiled.

"But you are also very humble. You look disrespectful and arrogant."

Lu Fei admitted that he did give many people this impression.

"However, after I got to know you better, I found that you are not as coquettish as you first appeared."

Lu Fei could only shake his head.

"Play the violin for me later when you have time, okay?"

Lu Fei nodded in agreement.

"You hugged me and made me feel at ease."

Ah, that hug, of course he remembered the pity he felt when her tiny body was in his arms.

At night, Xin Chen went downstairs with Lu Fei and insisted on taking him to a small restaurant for dinner that he would not usually be able to enter. "I can pay the bill here, and I will settle the bill when my father comes back from a business trip."

After eating, he sent her upstairs again and asked her to lock the door.He went into the dark, thinking for the first time that he was 18 years old and was about to go to college, and he actually liked a 14-year-old little girl.

Just like it, no big deal, he comforted himself.Looking back at the old building under the night, thinking of her smile like a bright sun, he also smiled in the dark.

(End of this chapter)