Fallen

Chapter 15 The Runaway Horse
Xia Xia rushed to the hospital early in the morning to wait for the test results with Tian Ning's parents.Tian Ning accepted a business trip temporarily. He wanted to turn it down, but his mother stopped him: "Why are you going? You can't do anything here. I just need Xia Xia to accompany me. It's fate anyway." , God has already dispatched it, there is no need to rush!"

After learning that Tian Ning was going to marry Xia Xia, Tian's mother's mental state improved a lot, and she claimed that many things had been ignored.

However, she spoke freely, and was still nervous at the critical moment. Xia Xia poured her a glass of water, and felt a coldness when her fingertips touched her palm.Others in the ward also learned of her situation, and words of comfort came and went.

Waiting is the most excruciating thing. Fortunately, they didn't wait long. Tian's father, who was going to talk to the director's office, walked in from outside. For a moment, everyone in the ward held their breath. Xia Xia's hand couldn't help holding Tian's mother. Yes, I just felt that her whole body was trembling slightly.

Father Tian's face was calm, he walked slowly to his wife, and then suddenly grinned: "Benign."

A burst of cheers and ensuing laughter nearly knocked the ceiling off the ward.

"What did I say, Miss Tian, ​​you look so good, you're sure to be fine!"

"Yeah, it's been a long time, it's a false alarm!"

"Haha, that's what it means to survive a catastrophe, there must be a future blessing. Sister Tian, ​​just wait until you live to 99!"

Mother Tian wept with joy, and took Xia Xia's hand to wipe her tears: "It's all right now, I have everything to look forward to!"

Xia Xia comforted her joyfully for a moment, and suddenly recalled what was contained in the hope that Tian's mother pointed out, and her face could not help but blush quietly.

"Oh, I forgot to tell Xiao Ning!" Father Tian thought of his son after rejoicing, and immediately took out his mobile phone to call Tian Ning.

Tian's mother hurriedly stopped him, suppressed her tears and said angrily, "I want Xia Xia to fight."

Tian's father was both happy and helpless pointing at his wife: "The older you are, the better you are!"

Xia Xia blushed and dialed Tian Ning's number in full view: "...well, it's me... just got the result, auntie is fine."

Tian Ning's voice also contained uncontrollable joy: "I already know."

"Ok?"

"Director Fan just finished talking to me on the phone, and I've been bothering him a lot these past two days."

Xia Xia asked with a smile, "You must be very happy now, right?"

"Of course, but..."

"what happened again?"

"There is one thing..." Tian Ning's tone suddenly became weak, "Will you go back on your word...I mean, heck, it's about our marriage."

Xia Xia's face suddenly became hot, she lowered her head, and said softly: "How is it possible, you are so crazy!"

When Tian Ning heard this, he finally let go of his hanging heart, and let out a hearty and comfortable laugh as usual: "Then I can rest assured... Oh, although I have only been out for a day, I always feel that time passes too slowly. I really want to Let's go back now, we..."

Xia Xia was afraid that he would say something that would make her face warm and heartbeat, and everyone in the room was watching, so she hurriedly interrupted him: "Then you can do your work, I'll hang up first!"

"Hey, wait! We haven't talked about the business yet!" Tian Ning hurriedly stopped her, "Are you still in the hospital?"

"Yes!"

"Hurry up and go back to the company! I have a big client to develop, and I need to prepare a lot of materials."

"okay."

"I sent all the requirements to your email, and you will call me when you are ready."

"understood!"

After closing the line, Xia Xia said to Mother Tian: "Auntie, I have something to do in the company, I have to go back first. I will come to see you after work."

Tian's mother hurriedly said: "You are busy with your work! Don't come here at night. I am still running around in such a hot day. When Tian Ning comes back, I should be discharged from the hospital. When the time comes, I will make it for you. delicious!"

Xia Xia walked out of the ward building and bathed in the late summer morning light. She squinted her eyes and saw a series of bright and beautiful halos flickering in front of her eyes, like the smiling faces of elves.She couldn't help laughing, her heart was swollen, and she felt an unprecedented satisfaction.

She stopped the car on the side of the street, but she heard someone calling herself behind her: "Guo Xiaxia?"

The voice was very familiar, and before she had time to think about it, she instinctively looked back, and what appeared in her vision was Wen Xuan's pleasantly surprised smile.

"Ah, you...why are you here?" Xia Xia was very surprised.

Wenxuan approached her with a smile and explained: "I took Xiaodong to see the teeth, and I was about to go back. What about you?"

"Oh, that, an elder is hospitalized, let me take a look."

"Really?" Wen Xuan's smiling eyes stared at Xia Xia a little embarrassed, as if she had been seen through by the other party.

"So where are you going now?"

"I'm going back to the company."

When Wen Xuan heard this, she immediately suggested: "Then let's drop by, or you can take my car and I'll see you off." She turned and pointed to a car parked by the side of the road.

Xia Xia didn't want to go with her, so she quickly refused: "No, thank you, I..."

Before the words finished, Wen Xuan looked around uneasily: "We have to hurry up, parking is not allowed at the door, and Xiaodong is still in the car!"

"Well, I don't..."

Wen Xuan didn't seem to hear Xia Xia's refusal at all, she grabbed her arm and walked towards the car, Xia Xia couldn't break free, half pushed and half pushed to the side of the car with her, still trying to find an excuse to refuse, Xiaodong suddenly got out of the car Come: "Aunt Xia Xia!"

Xia Xia immediately replied with a smile, "Xiaodong, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I still recognize Auntie!"

Wen Xuan couldn't help but push her into the car: "Hurry up, I saw someone coming."

Seeing Xiaodong's expectant eyes, Xia Xia no longer hesitated, got into the car and sat side by side with Xiaodong.

Xiaodong kept looking at Xiaxia, with surprise and curiosity in his eyes.Xia Xia tried her best to dig in her bag, but only took out a pack of napkins. She was annoyed that she didn't bring any snacks with her.

At this time, Wen Xuan had already driven away from the vicinity of the hospital, and casually chatted with Xia Xia: "Is the elder you went to see Tian Ning's parents?"

"Well, it's his mother." Xia Xia said truthfully, "We thought we had stomach cancer, and we were all terrified. We just got the result early this morning and said it was benign. Everyone was finally relieved."

"This kind of thing is quite scary, it's fine."

Xia Xia pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and decided to say it: "Well, I... am getting married soon."

"He Tianning?" Wen Xuan was surprised, and quickly turned her head to glance at her, "Then congratulations! But your speed...is really fast."

Xia Xia bowed her head and smiled embarrassedly.

The wedding was scheduled for mid-September, half a year earlier than Xiaochun. As soon as Xiaochun heard about it, she immediately teased her: "You should be regarded as a typical latecomer, right? It's a pity that you are in a hurry, otherwise we would have held the wedding together Son, that's called excitement!"

But now there is no need to hurry, Xia Xia began to think about Xiaochun's suggestion, considering the possibility of holding a group wedding, of course she would like to, but she didn't know what Tian Ning meant...

"Xiaodong, are you thirsty? Take out the milk in the bag and drink it." Wen Xuan's voice brought back Xia Xia's drifting thoughts.

"Let me get it for you." Xia Xia took out a box of milk from a vest bag and handed it to Xiaodong.

Wen Xuan asked again: "Xia Xia, are you thirsty? I also bought a bottle of juice."

"I'm not thirsty, thank you."

Wenxuan insisted: "Xiaodong, take that bottle of orange juice to Auntie." Then she persuaded Xiaxia: "Drink some more, the temperature has risen again in the past two days, so you need to replenish water in time. To be honest, you are always I always feel bad for not seeing me like this.”

Xia Xia can't listen to other people's soft words the most, and besides, she is about to get married, so the knot in her heart should be untied no matter what.

She took the juice from Xiaodong, smiled and said, "I was self-willed about the past, so don't bring it up again."

She unscrewed the bottle cap, gulped down a few gulps, Wen Xuan stared at her intently from the rearview mirror, Xia Xia noticed it, and the two smiled at each other in the mirror.

"Xia Xia, is Tian Ning treating you well?"

"Well... not bad." Xia Xia's smile gradually became sweeter, "He has a temper, but every time he loses his temper, he will take the initiative to coax me."

"Hehe, I can't see that such a big man will give in sometimes." Wen Xuan said with a smile, "But when I first saw you together, I felt that you were very suitable for each other."

"Really, why?" Xia Xia rubbed her eyes. For some reason, she suddenly felt sleepy, and her eyelids became heavier and heavier.

Wen Xuan was still talking, but her voice was getting farther and farther away: "Tian Ning is a tall man with a lot of momentum, and you are a small bird. And..."

"Mom," Wen Xuan was interrupted by Xiaodong's surprised call, "Aunt Xia Xia is asleep."

Wen Xuan quickly turned her head to take a look, and sure enough, she saw Xia Xia tilted her head and remained motionless.She slowed down the car, pulled over to pause, turned around to check carefully, and made sure that Xia Xia had fallen asleep.

Xiaodong was a little uneasy, and kept wringing her hands back and forth.Wen Xuan touched the back of her hand and comforted her: "Auntie is tired, let her sleep, don't disturb her."

Outside the car window, the traffic was thinning out, and they had already left the urban area and were heading towards the remote suburbs.

Wen Xuan collected herself, planned the route again in her mind, and restarted the car.

After about four to ten minutes, the field of vision became wider, and a large field appeared in front of me.

Wen Xuan turned right at a fork in the road and turned into a dirt road.There are green melon fields on both sides of the dirt road, and the green melon vines spread across the fields, covering the land.

The car stopped in front of a small farm yard.

The house is two side-by-side bungalows with a large yard. The decoration is simple, even the walls have not been painted, and the red bricks are exposed.Wen Xuan turned her head to inspect Xia Xia who was still sleeping, then pushed the door and got out of the car, took out the key and opened the door to the yard.

Half a month ago, she rented this room to watch the melon field from an old couple in a rainy day, before she planned to get rid of Chen Zhiping.

Subconsciously, she had expected such a day to come.

The reason why I like this place is mainly because the house is a single-family house, surrounded by vast melon fields, neighbors are several miles away, and no one will pay attention to this place on a hot day.

The old couple had no children and lived on a few acres of Susukida. They were unclear about Wenxuan's lease requirements, so Wenxuan was inconvenient to explain, and blocked their mouths with high rent.The couple quickly moved out of the melon shed, since they had another house in the village to live in anyway.

After opening the courtyard door, Wen Xuan got into the car again, backed the car in, and then locked the gate of the small courtyard.

She carried Xiaodong out of the car first, and asked her to help her carry the food and water in the trunk into the house. The two rooms were arranged in a similar layout according to Wenxuan's request: there were beds, tables and a few stools, and the rest Things not needed are piled in corners.

Wenxuan put Xiaodong in the room on the left. There is no air conditioner here. The landlord bought two fans according to Wenxuan's request.She adjusted the fan for Xiaodong, and left two comic books and some snacks for her: "You play well here."

Xiaodong raised his head and asked, "Will Aunt Xia Xia play with me?"

"She's not awake yet!"

"Then can she play with me when she wakes up?"

Wen Xuan touched her head and sighed: "Let's talk about it when she wakes up."

She walked out of the room without closing the door, and it was very hot in late August.

The gray Passat was parked quietly in the middle of the yard, and the surroundings were extremely quiet. You could hear the creaking of the sun scorching the earth. Besides, only the cicadas on the trees were singing endlessly.

Wen Xuan half-dragged Xia Xia into the room on the right, Xia Xia seemed to sense it on the way, and groaned twice, but did not wake up.

When "manufacturing" the special bottle of fruit juice, Wenxuan considered that Xia Xia might only drink a few sips, so she deliberately mixed a sufficient amount of medicinal powder into the juice. Unexpectedly, Xia Xia Shicheng drank half of the bottle in one go. , even if the will wants to wake up at this moment, the body may not be able to match the power of the medicine.

Wen Xuan finally put Xia Xia down on the bed, and she was sweating all over herself.She turned on the fan and blew hard on herself.

Sometimes she couldn't help but think that maybe she was born a criminal - she expected Chen Zhiping's intentions, Ye Yinfeng's reaction, and Xia Xia would be so easy to get caught.

However, if she had a choice, she would rather all of this never happen.

When she was a little more comfortable, she opened a suitcase that came with the car, which contained tools such as hammers and pliers. She took out a pair of chains with buckles on both sides, and locked one end on the railing of the iron bed. Chao Xiaxia swept her hands and feet back and forth, and finally chose to lock her left hand, and she threw the key into her carry-on bag.

After doing all this, she glanced at her watch, it was almost ten o'clock in the morning.She called Ye Yinfeng again, but no one answered for a long time. Could it be that he is still trapped in Xiaodong's room?

In order to ensure safety, she used the black number she had prepared to call Ye Yinfeng, and the number could not be displayed on the phone of the other party, so she could only call out, and no one else could call her.

Wenxuan turned around, just in time to see Xiaodong standing outside the door, staring at her motionless, with condemnation in her eyes—she witnessed what her mother did to Xiaxia with her own eyes, and at her age, although she seemed to be sympathetic to many things. I don't understand, but I can roughly judge good or bad.

"Xiaodong..." Wenxuan forced a smile and explained, "I'm playing a game with Aunt Xiaxia, please keep quiet first, okay?"

Xiaodong's eyes flickered, she looked at her mother, and then at Xiaxia who was locked up, her eyes gradually showed confusion, but out of trust in her mother, she still nodded slightly.

Wen Xuan took her little hand and walked out: "Do you want to eat watermelon? There is nothing here, but there are watermelons everywhere!"

Xiaodong nodded again, fruits are usually fatally attractive to children.

Although no one could be seen for miles around, Wen Xuan did not linger in the melon field much out of caution. She picked two large ripe melons with dark blue skins, brought them in with each hand, and then locked the door tightly. .

Watermelon is red and sweet, but it has been exposed to the sun, and it tastes warm, as if it has been cooked.

Xiaodong ate with gusto, while Wenxuan was a little absent-minded. She took out her mobile phone and fiddled with it boredly, trying to dial Ye Yinfeng's number again and again. When the beeping sound suddenly changed to "Hello", her whole body shook , almost wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but in fact she just got up quickly and walked out the door.

Ye Yinfeng finally got on the phone with her.

"Qiu Wenxuan, where are you?" On the phone, his voice could not hear anger, but was somewhat tired.

Wen Xuan ignored him and asked instead, "Did you call the police?"

"You deleted all the recordings in my mobile phone, what's the use of calling the police?"

Wen Xuan laughed and turned to ask, "How did you get out of the room?"

Ye Yinfeng had no intention of discussing this with her, and repeated the question just now: "Where are you? What do you want to do?"

"I won't tell you where I am." Wen Xuan paused, "Ye Yinfeng, I'm leaving. We probably won't meet again in the future. Do you miss me a little bit?"

"Why are you going back on your word?" Ye Yinfeng held back his sullen anger, "If you do this, you will only harm yourself. Are you going to take Xiaodong to live a life of escape?"

"As long as you don't tell, no one will know."

"Have you ever heard a saying: Skynet is extensive, and it is not leaked. The evidence in my hand, although I can't immediately prove that you did it, but as long as you follow this line of thought, the truth will come to light one day."

"So, you're still going to report me?" Wen Xuan laughed several times, "I guessed right, you will never let me go, so, for the safety of me and Xiaodong, I In particular, I found an amulet by my side."

Ye Yinfeng became alert: "What do you mean?"

"I can't tell you where I am, but I can tell you who I'm with."

Wen Xuan walked outside the room where Xia Xia was staying, and glanced in through the crack of the door. Xia Xia was lying on the bed peacefully, not waking up yet.

"Ye Yinfeng, I'm with your favorite person!"

Ye Yinfeng's chest choked, and he blurted out and asked, "You, you... kidnapped Xia Xia?"

Wen Xuan wanted to praise him for being smart, but a pain flashed through her heart, and she smiled coldly: "That's right, she is my talisman."

Ye Yinfeng's mind was buzzing: "Qiu Wenxuan, don't mess around. Xia Xia has nothing to do with this matter!"

"Don't worry, as long as you don't mess around, I won't do anything to her. I just have to let her stay with me for a few days. After we leave Sanjiang safely, I will of course let her go back."

Ye Yinfeng's heart was instantly swallowed by annoyance. He regretted that he should not have trusted Wenxuan last night, let alone be moved by her damn tears, so that he fell into such a passive state today. What made him unbearable was that he still Drag Xia Xia in.

He closed his eyes in despair: "Please don't hurt Xia Xia... Just say what you want me to do."

"You don't have to do anything, just wait in peace."

"How long will it take?"

"I can't tell you right now, but I will do it as soon as possible. During this time, if you call the police or play tricks," Wen Xuan calmed down, "I will die with Xia Xia."

Ye Yinfeng felt a chill coming towards him. For Xia Xia's safety, he had to make a promise: "Don't worry, I won't do anything. Can you...can you let me say a few words to Xia Xia? "

"Sorry, she's sleeping and can't talk to you."

"What did you do to her?"

"Don't be nervous, just give her some medicine. I'll call you when she wakes up."

Wen Xuan suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Xia Xia just told me that she and Tian Ning are getting married soon. Ye Yinfeng, do you feel regretful?"

Ye Yinfeng didn't know what to say for a while, but Wen Xuan waited patiently for him as if watching a good show.

Finally he said slowly: "No, I just want her to live well."

"Besides this, you have no other choice, do you?" Wen Xuan smiled lightly and closed the line.

Ye Yinfeng sat in the messy living room, lost his mind and blamed himself, how could he be so naive as to believe that Wen Xuan would surrender himself?Moreover, he should have thought that Wen Xuan would play Xia Xia's idea. Her words last night had clearly hinted that he was really stupid.

He couldn't help but beat his head hard, but was soon awakened by another thought.

Xia Xia disappeared, what would Tian Ning think?If he called the police and alerted the police, wouldn't Xia Xia be more dangerous?
He hurriedly dialed Tian Ning's number, the most urgent thing was to talk to Tian Ning.However much they had disliked each other, they had to be allies in this matter at least.

The phone went through quickly.

Tian Ning was surprised when he received his call: "Ye Yinfeng? What kind of wind is blowing your head so hot that you called me?"

Ye Yinfeng ignored his teasing: "Tian Ning, you'd better be mentally prepared for something, it's about Xia Xia."

Tian Ning became nervous when he heard this: "What's wrong with Xia Xia? Don't hesitate, speak quickly!"

"She...she was kidnapped!"

"Kidnapping?!" Tian Ning was stunned, unable to react for a long time, "Ye Yinfeng, you, what are you kidding! Xia Xia and I just talked on the phone in the morning!"

"I'm not kidding, you can try dialing Xia Xia's number now to see if she will answer it?"

As soon as the voice finished, a beeping busy tone came from the receiver, and Tian Ning hung up the line.

After waiting for five or six minutes, Ye Yinfeng's cell phone rang. This time, Tian Ning was no longer calm, and asked angrily: "What's going on?? She's not at the company! The front desk said that a woman called to find her in the morning. Pass her! Do you know who that woman is?"

Ye Yinfeng said solemnly: "Qiu Wenxuan was the one who looked for her, and she was the one who kidnapped Xia Xia."

"Fuck!" Tian Ning was so angry that he wanted to smash the phone, "Ye Yinfeng, what are you doing? Why did you drag Xiaxia into it!!"

"I can't explain a sentence or two. If it's convenient for you, let's arrange a place to meet and talk."

"I'm on a business trip!" Tian Ning yelled at him, "What a mess!"

"In this case, I'll take care of it." Ye Yinfeng smiled wryly, "It should be my business. But I have a request, you don't call the police for now, otherwise Xia Xia will be in danger."

Tian Ning was already irritable on the other end of the phone: "Ye Yinfeng, let me tell you, Guo Xiaxia will not let you go even if she only loses a hair!"

"It's up to you. Did you listen to what I said? Don't call the police yet."

"I'm not deaf!" Tian Ning yelled again and hung up the phone with a snap.

Ye Yinfeng threw the phone into the sofa, leaned over, rubbed his cheeks vigorously with his hands, trying to keep himself awake, then he inserted his fingers deeply into his hair and remained motionless.

Waiting is the most tormenting thing.

Xia Xia heard a strange sound, like the rushing sound of the sea wind blowing up the waves, or like a chainsaw at full power, and it was getting closer and closer to her. She instinctively dodged backwards, and woke up as soon as she moved.

When she opened her eyes, she felt that the light was ambiguous, making it hard to tell whether it was day or night. She wanted to rub her eyes, but when she moved her hand, the chains on the bed made a clanging sound, which scared her out of her wits, and all her original confusion disappeared. for fear.

"Xia Xia, are you awake?" Wen Xuan's peaceful greeting came from the corner.

Xia Xia stared over, and Wen Xuan was sitting in a chair with nothing in her hands, staring at herself intently, which made her feel creepy.

"Sister Wenxuan, where is this place? Me, why am I here?" She wanted to cry a little, the ominous feeling was so strong.

"Don't be afraid, we are in a safe place."

"Then why did you lock me up?"

The chains made the sound of colliding with each other again, forming a strong auditory stimulus in the dark room.

"Be quiet!" Wen Xuan raised her voice unconsciously.Although there is no need to worry about being heard, any sound in the silence seems to be coming from a loudspeaker, which is extremely harsh.

"Xia Xia, as long as you behave well, I won't hurt you. There is nothing I can do to lock you up so that you don't run around." After Wen Xuan explained, she stood up, "Are you hungry? I'll get you some food."

"I want to go to the toilet." This is a problem that Xia Xia feels urgently to solve when she wakes up.

Wen Xuan pointed to a spittoon next to the bed: "Just use it there."

She went out, closing the door behind her.

Xia Xia climbed out of bed with a mournful face, the spittoon was within her reach, but she was extremely unaccustomed to the restraints on her hands, that's all, the fear in her heart was also expanding, she didn't understand what happened to her.

She slept soundly in that sleep just now, without dreaming.Beyond that blank memory, she remembered the time when she met Wenxuan at the gate of the hospital. Slowly, the truth surfaced. It turned out that Qiu Wenxuan had planned it long ago.

Xia Xia felt a chill.

When Wenxuan came back in with dry food and water, Xia Xia had sorted out all her thoughts. She put aside her fears for the time being. What she most wanted to understand at the moment was Qiu Wenxuan's purpose for doing this.

Wen Xuan was a little surprised to see that Xia Xia was no longer as frightened as before, instead, she was sitting on the edge of the bed quite calmly, staring at herself: "Sister Wen Xuan, can you tell me why you did this? ?”

"This matter has nothing to do with you." Wen Xuan put the food at the end of the bed, "Someone won't let me go, so I can only borrow it from you. When the matter is over, you can still go back."

"Who won't let you go? Did something happen?"

Wen Xuan smiled: "It's better that you don't know about some things."

Xia Xia was stunned for a moment: "...then when will you let me go?"

"It should be soon."

Xia Xia breathed a sigh of relief. Although the whole thing felt weird, Wen Xuan's calm expression convinced her that the situation was not too bad.She boldly guessed: "Did Tian Ning...offend you?"

Wen Xuan stared at her and smiled, this time it was more relaxed: "Don't guess, it has nothing to do with Tian Ning. When you go back, you and him can still get married."

"but……"

"Xia Xia," Wen Xuan interrupted her, "If you want to go back smoothly, just do as I tell you."

"...Okay." Xia Xia sighed helplessly, and looked down at the iron chain on her wrist, but after a while, her tender skin was rubbed red.

"Sister Wenxuan, can you untie this for me? I promise to listen to you and not run around."

Wen Xuan kept smiling: "No. Xia Xia, don't bargain with me, I have the final say here—you'd better eat something obediently."

Xia Xia noticed the gap between herself and Wen Xuan. At this time, they were neither rivals in love, nor friends, but - completely hostile parties.

This kind of embarrassing relationship was something Xia Xia had never encountered in her life. She was stunned for a few seconds and asked in a murmur, "Then... where's Xiaodong?"

"She lives next door to me." Wen Xuan stood up, not wanting to chat with her any longer. The more we chat, the more difficult things will be in the future.

After Wenxuan went out, Xia Xiashi ate bread with mineral water without knowing what to do. She still couldn't accept this sudden encounter, as if she was in a dream, but the fear in her heart was so real, it gripped her tightly and made her restless.

When she thought of Tian Ning, she suddenly wanted to hear his voice, and then she lifted her spirits, but where is her mobile phone?
She rummaged around, and the chain hit the bed rail from time to time, jingling.

Wen Xuan's voice suddenly came from outside the window: "Xia Xia, what are you looking for?"

Xia Xia shuddered, and hurriedly sat down again, Wen Xuan had already opened the door and entered.

"I, my bag is missing."

"I'll keep it for you! I also turned off your mobile phone. It's useless anyway." Wen Xuan said, reaching out her hand to Xia Xia. Xia Xia instinctively wanted to hide, but Wen Xuan explained: "You answer the phone, someone wants to hear your voice."

Only then did Xia Xia realize that she was holding a mobile phone in her palm.

"Who is it?" She was a little scared.

Wen Xuan smiled, "You'll know if you pick it up."

Xia Xia took the phone tremblingly, as if it was a thunderstorm, and her voice became weak: "...Hello?"

"Xia Xia? I'm Ye Yinfeng."

Xia Xia's heart suddenly loosened, and then tightened again: "Boss Ye..."

When Ye Yinfeng heard this familiar call, he was more than half relieved, at least it proved that Xia Xia was still fine at the moment: "Xia Xia, are you okay?"

His tone was as gentle and gentle as usual, and Xia Xia wanted to cry: "I... I don't know what happened. Mr. Ye, Wen, why did Sister Wenxuan treat me like this?"

She really cried out, and the more she cried, the more sad and wronged she felt.

Ye Yinfeng felt that her heart was about to be torn apart by her crying: "I'm sorry, Xia Xia, it's my fault. Wen Xuan...she just wanted to play a joke on you, she was actually giving birth to me Qi, I didn't expect to involve you..."

Xia Xia shrugged her shoulders from crying, she believed that this was no joke.

"You'll be fine, Xia Xia, I assure you." Ye Yinfeng felt extremely uncomfortable, "I won't let you be fine..."

He wanted to say something more, but Wen Xuan had already snatched the phone.

"Yinfeng, can you rest assured now?"

"Don't hurt her." Ye Yinfeng begged in a low voice.

Wen Xuan snorted: "As long as you keep the promise, of course I will treat her well."

She took up the line neatly, glanced down at Xia Xia who was still weeping, and was satisfied with the situation in front of her.

Ye Yinfeng sat on the sofa with his mobile phone in his hand, his heart seemed to be a mess and he couldn't sort it out.He and Wen Xuan seemed to be pulling the two ends of the same rubber band, competing with each other and restraining each other.As long as the person at one end loses control a little bit, the rubber band will snap or bounce out.

Xia Xia's crying echoed repeatedly in his ears, but he couldn't help her, he couldn't do anything, which made him miserable.

There was movement on the phone, he turned it over to see that it was the number at home, and when he answered it, it was indeed his mother: "Yinfeng, why didn't Xiaodong go to kindergarten today?"

"She...Wen Xuan took her out to play for a few days." He uttered lies.

"Ah?" Mother became dissatisfied again, "Why is Wenxuan like this, she doesn't tell me where she's going, and makes me run to the kindergarten like crazy!"

"Mom, they're not at home these days, and I'm too busy. I won't go home to see you for now. Take care of yourself."

"Oh, then you have to be careful, don't be too tired! Have you had dinner yet?"

"ate……"

After coaxing his mother, Ye Yinfeng looked out the window, the night had already covered the whole city airtightly.

He didn't feel hungry, but the hour hand was pointing to eight o'clock in the evening, and he needed something to fill his stomach anyway.

Just as the water for cooking noodles was boiling, the phone rang again, and Ye Yinfeng ran out quickly, his nerves seemed to wind up.

It was not Wen Xuan who called, but Tian Ning.

"Ye Yinfeng, where are you?" Tian Ning still spoke angrily.

"Home."

"Where's your home?"

"what happened?"

"I just came back by the fucking express, and I want to meet you!"

Ye Yinfeng reported his home address to him.

Tian Ning said viciously, "Don't go anywhere, wait for me!"

Ye Yinfeng also had nowhere to go, he didn't even think about cooking noodles, and waited quietly in front of the French window in the living room for Tian Ning's arrival.

Half an hour later, the door was slammed, and Ye Yinfeng got up to open the door. Before he could see the other person's face clearly, he felt a sharp wind blowing towards him. Immediately afterwards, he was punched hard on the jaw, He took a few steps back unpreparedly.

Tian Ning was still puzzled, caught up and threw his fists: "Bastard! Look at what you have done! It's not enough for you to bully Xia Xia again and again! Now you are playing this game! I can't beat you to death!"

At first, Ye Yinfeng just evaded and did not fight back. Later, seeing that Tian Ning's eyes were red and his fists were getting harder every time, he was also forced to fight. The two began to scuffle, which made the already messy living room worse. Gradually involved in this war, with the escalation of the war, the living room was crushed into a garbage dump.

Tired from the fight, the two of them leaned against the sofa and the foot of the table, panting heavily and looking at each other.

Ye Yinfeng was the first to smile wryly: "Tian Ning, your bad temper has been the same for decades, and it's not out of shape at all. You didn't even figure out what was going on, so you attacked me!"

After a round of beatings, Tian Ning exhausted all his energy and rolled his eyes at him: "Isn't it your idea?"

"Am I like that?"

Tian Ning thought about it. To be fair, although Ye Yinfeng's pretense of being elegant made him dislike him, this guy has never been malicious.

"Is that your vicious wife going crazy?"

Ye Yinfeng told Tian Ning everything that happened.

"Sure enough, she is a vicious woman!" Tian Ning was shocked, "She killed both of them?! Then Xia Xia, isn't Xia Xia..."

He was terrified, and his anger rose again: "But this matter has nothing to do with Xia Xia's half a dime, why did she kidnap Xia Xia?"

Ye Yinfeng avoided his pressing questions with flickering eyes, and his expression fell into a state of embarrassment.

Tian Ning is also a smart person, he suddenly understood, even forgot the pain on his body, rushed over and grabbed Ye Yinfeng's lapel: "You, you to Xia Xia..."

Ye Yinfeng pushed him away in embarrassment.

Tian Ning was pushed aside, still staring at him: "You really..."

Ye Yinfeng knew that he was found out, so he could only laugh at himself: "You should be happy, I'm a complete fool!"

His words were tantamount to admitting Tian Ning's guess.

"...Damn it!" Tian Ning couldn't tell whether to cry or laugh for a moment, "You really... When did you find out? It must be after getting married that you found out that you and your wife were at odds..."

"Can we not talk about this?" Ye Yinfeng coughed lightly.

Tian Ning also understood that now is not the time to tease him, so he turned back to reality: "How is Xia Xia now?"

"I just talked to her on the phone, and she...is fine." Ye Yinfeng didn't tell Tian Ning Xia Xia about crying, so as not to worry him, "Qiu Wenxuan's purpose is to prevent me from calling the police, so Xia Xia is safe for the time being .”

"Then what if she escapes?" Tian Ning's eyes sparkled anxiously, "We have no control over her plan and location at all. Do you think she will kindly let Xia Xia go before she leaves?"

This is actually what Ye Yinfeng was most worried about, and he fell silent for a while.

"No!" The more Tian Ning thought about it, the more mysterious he became, "It's better to call the police!"

Ye Yinfeng resolutely objected: "We don't know where they are, and calling the police will at most block Qiu Wenxuan's way out. If she finds out, Xia Xia will be very dangerous!"

The two thought about it, but in the end they didn't dare to act rashly. Tian Ning was anxious and angry: "Damn, we are too passive like this, it's all up to Qiu Wenxuan to decide! How can we be sure that Xia Xia is safe... you give that mother Let's call and tell her that we must call Xia Xia every hour!"

Ye Yinfeng thought it made sense, and when Wen Xuan called, he quickly explained the request.

Wen Xuan smiled and said: "This is fair. But one hour is too frequent, let's change it to two hours, and the call time should not exceed 1 minute. I also want to make sure you are not playing tricks."

As soon as Ye Yinfeng agreed, Tian Ning snatched the phone away: "Qiu Wenxuan! If you dare to touch Xia Xia with a finger, try it! I must..."

Ye Yinfeng knew something was wrong as soon as he heard his roar, and rushed to grab the phone to listen. Wen Xuan had already hung up, and he pushed Tian Ning angrily: "Do you have any brains? Now Xia Xia is in her hands , what good will it do Xia Xia if you pissed her off?"

Tian Ning was also annoyed at being impulsive, and said angrily, "One day she won't fall into my hands!"

"Don't worry about it. Think of yourself as a 20-year-old boy? Who wouldn't say cruel words, it has to be useful!"

Tian Ning glared at him: "It's not because of you, you don't know what is good or bad, and lured wolves into the house!"

"That's right, it's all my fault!"

After arguing for a while, the two suddenly felt bored and uninteresting, and they both closed their mouths at the same time.

Ye Yinfeng took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer of the small coffee table, took out two cigarettes, and threw one to Tian Ning: "Go on!"

"You smoke too?"

"Occasionally."

Tian Ning put the cigarette in his mouth, leaned over to catch the fire, took a deep puff, and then slowly expelled the smoke, feeling much more relieved than before; "Ye Yinfeng, what do you think?"

"What do you mean?"

"To Xia Xia!"

Ye Yinfeng snorted and ignored him.

Tian Ning pointed at him with the hand holding the cigarette: "I can warn you, no matter what you think now, it's too late, Xia Xia is my girlfriend, don't try to get her ideas!"

Ye Yinfeng only had a wry smile, sighed and said: "I don't have any thoughts now, I just hope that she can come back with full arms and legs, as before, and I will be satisfied if she can smile at me heartlessly."

"Nonsense!" Tian Ning glared at him again, "Xia Xia will definitely be fine!"

Ye Yinfeng rested his elbows on his knees, blue smoke curled up from between his right fingers, and only one chandelier in the dining room was turned on in the room, the light was dim and dim.He bowed his head, feeling sad.

His emotions also infected Tian Ning. While breathing in the soft light, he shook his head and counted the fallen leaves and chanted the wind.

"Xiaxia has suffered enough from you. I have never seen a girl cry so sadly!" He remembered Xiaxia's red and swollen eyes from crying like peaches after he pierced her. The girl is willing to cry like that because of me, and I have long since desperately chased after her."

Ye Yinfeng listened silently, not moving a muscle.

"Hey!" Tian Ning kicked him, "Don't you regret it now? You missed such a good girl and picked a poisonous scorpion!"

Ye Yinfeng raised his head and smiled at him indifferently: "Don't take advantage of me and act good in front of me. If Xia Xia doesn't leave Maixin, will you have a chance to follow her to this day?"

Tian Ning nodded happily: "We have been competing for so many years, but in the end you still lose!"

"It doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as she can come back safely."

One sentence added heavy melancholy to the relaxed atmosphere that had just recovered.

"Tell me, where will Qiu Wenxuan hide?"

"Hard to say."

"Did she drive away?" Tian Ning's eyes suddenly lit up, "Can we find a way to locate her car?"

"I checked, her car is parked in the garage!"

Tian Ning frowned: "Then it's impossible for her to go on foot, right? It's even more impossible to hire someone. The procedures for buying a car are cumbersome, maybe...she rented a car from a car rental company! If that's the case, we can ask the car rental company."

Ye Yinfeng was inspired and cheered up: "Well, this is a way. As long as you find the car rental company, the car rental company can use the positioning system to search for the location of the car."

"Also," Tian Ning broadened his mind, "We should also check the customer information of the international flight departing recently. Didn't you say that she might leave the country? Of course, you can also check if there are any guests staying in the hotel. she……"

Sitting passively and waiting is too much torture, so it is better to actively find something to do.However, it is almost impossible to rely on the two of them alone to verify all kinds of information, and asking for help will leak the inside information.Ye Yinfeng quickly thought of someone who could solve his problem.

He dialed Li Ran's cell phone.

On the phone, Li Ran promised Ye Yinfeng to verify the information he wanted, but also told him not to hold out too much hope.

"I think she is unlikely to rent a car that can find out the direction anytime and anywhere. People who run away generally don't want to leave any traces that can be traced, so hotels, airlines and other places that need to register personal information She will definitely not get involved unless it is absolutely necessary. As far as I know, there is a black market for second-hand cars in Sanjiang. As long as you pay cash, you can drive the car away on the spot, and the registration procedures will be completed for you. But even if I help you check Getting the transaction details for her car is not going to help her as a person, she can't tell the buyer where she is going."

Ye Yinfeng was discouraged: "Then what's your idea, can you help me find her?"

After pondering for a few seconds, Li Ran said: "Since she doesn't want people to know her whereabouts, and she clearly wants to leave the country, it is very likely that she will take the road of smuggling. I have some ways, and I can help to inquire about the nearest smugglers." Are there any identities that match the mother and daughter you are looking for?"

Ye Yinfeng was overjoyed.

"However, the cost may be very high... You have to know that the snakeheads have strict confidentiality regulations on customer information."

Ye Yinfeng hurriedly said: "You don't have to worry about the money, I will pay it. But it must be fast!"

After talking on the phone, he stood up and extended a hand to Tian Ning: "Get up, stop sitting on the ground."

Reluctantly, Tian Ning stretched out his right hand and let Ye Yinfeng pull him up. He couldn't help muttering, "I never thought that one day I will be your ally!"

There were surprisingly many mosquitoes in the farmland on summer nights. Wenxuan found the only set of mosquito nets in a cupboard and gave Xiaodong to use them.

Xia Xia was exposed to the sharp mouth of the mosquito, and was soon attacked to pieces.However, she slept almost the whole day during the day, and she was completely tired at the moment, and she just sat on the bed and focused on dealing with the mosquitoes.

The door creaked and was pushed open, and Wen Xuan walked in.When Xia Xia saw her, she immediately tensed up, without moving her face, and gave up the battle with the mosquito.

An hour ago, Wen Xuan's phone call with Ye Yinfeng and Tian Ning completely destroyed Xia Xia's already weak psychological defense line, especially hearing Tian Ning's angry roar on the phone seemed to confirm that she was the most horrific of her own situation. No matter what she guessed, she cried so much that she begged Wen Xuan to let her go, crying loudly, Wen Xuan's persuasion was useless, and finally she simply slapped her.

That hot feeling is still burning on his face, and Xia Xia hates Wen Xuan because of it.

"Are there a lot of mosquitoes?" Wen Xuan held a coil of mosquito coils in her hand, "I found this in that room."

Xia Xia ignored her.

Wen Xuan put the mosquito coils at the foot of the bed, looked at Xia Xia when she straightened her waist, and shook her head with a smile: "You are such a little girl, you are unhappy when you come, and you cry when you come."

She didn't leave immediately, she just sat on the bamboo chair by the wall.

"The year I gave birth to Xiaodong was very cold, and Meiling had the biggest snowfall ever." Wen Xuan didn't seem to care whether Xia Xia was listening or not, so she spoke slowly.

"I was alone at home that day, and suddenly felt a movement in my stomach, which was different from usual. I calculated that there were still ten days before the due date of delivery, so I didn't plan to go to the hospital. In the afternoon, I took a nap as usual. I went to the bathroom in the middle and found a pool of bright red blood on my underwear. I was terrified and called emergency services. But the snow was so heavy that the road was blocked. By the time I got home at 120, my amniotic fluid had already broken. "

Xia Xia's attention was attracted by her narration, and her face turned slightly sideways.

"The doctor said that the road is not easy to walk. If I have to go to the hospital, the child will be in danger of suffocation. I really have no choice but to give birth to Xiaodong at home." She couldn't help smiling, "It's okay at home, If it's on the road, it's nothing to ask for, Xiaodong will be really miserable."

Perhaps it was because the topic involved Xiaodong, and Xia Xia didn't treat Xiaodong as an enemy, so she couldn't hold back and asked sullenly, "Then where is her father?"

"I don't know." Wen Xuan said in a misty tone, "He hasn't been home for a long time. After Xiaodong was born, I always took care of the child...it was always just the two of us."

The hatred in Xia Xia's heart decreased a little, and she felt a little sympathy for Wen Xuan.

"Do you think I'm unreasonable?"

Xia Xia pursed her lips and said nothing.

Wen Xuan smiled: "Xia Xia, I actually envy you."

"You... envy me?" Xia Xia was a little dazed.

Wen Xuan nodded: "Yes, your pure personality, your smooth sailing experience, and your current...simple life. A girl like you will not have great prospects, but your life will not be too bad , because you are easy to be content."

Xia Xia didn't expect Wen Xuan to know her so well.

"A long time ago, my life was the same as yours." Wen Xuan sighed softly, "I also like life like a long stream of water. I hope to grow up quietly, have a job that is enough to make a living, and of course, have a reliable man. "

Xia Xia could hear the regret in her tone: "Then what happened to you afterwards?"

Wen Xuan laughed silently: "What happened, do you really want to know?"

Her smile contained too much complicated content, as if there was a conspiracy hidden, Xia Xia didn't dare to ask.

Although the secret that had been hidden in Wenxuan's heart for a long time had rotted and stinked, it never disappeared. It stubbornly lingered on the side of her heart, no matter how long the time had passed, and no matter how far she had gone.

But tonight, she suddenly didn't want to carry that heavy weight on the road alone anymore, she hoped that someone would share it with her—people's decisions are always so abrupt, sometimes even she can't figure it out.

However, the night is still so long, who knows what will be waiting ahead, why not indulge yourself?
"When I was 14 years old, I was invited by an aunt to live in her house for a while during the summer vacation." She said slowly, opening the floodgate of memory again.

"My home belongs to a county-level city, while my aunt's home is in an urban area. Although they belong to the same city, there were no buses and no one had time to take me there, so I had to take the train. I was quite happy. Yes—that was the first time I took a train. When I arrived at the relatives’ house, the elders and cousins ​​were also very warm to me. This should have been a pleasant memory until the afternoon before I was about to go home.”

Xia Xia noticed that Wen Xuan's expression became gloomy unconsciously, and she couldn't help holding her breath nervously.

"That afternoon, my aunt was not at home, and my cousins ​​went out. Only my uncle and I were left at home. He drank some wine at noon and took a nap in the room. As for me, I watched TV in the living room. I also started to feel drowsy... I remember that I had a nightmare at the time, dreaming that I was put into an earthen jar, I was so stuffy, and then woke up, I found that my uncle who was taking a nap Lie on top of me..."

Even though it was a long time ago, telling this unbearable past still made Wen Xuan painful. Her voice was a little out of tune, which made Xia Xia feel scared and disgusted.

"I tried desperately to push him away, but he was too strong, and I was no match. After a while, my aunt came back and ran into me on the spot. She hit me indiscriminately, and then jumped on her husband. Tear, I was terrified at the time, and I ran out without fully dressed. I kept running and running until someone caught up and held me down..."

Wen Xuan stroked her neck with her hand, as if she could still recall the heart-piercing madness.

"I can't remember what happened afterwards. Anyway, when I went back to my home, my dad was furious when he heard about it, and threatened to sue him. My mother just cried to my aunt, endlessly, as if crying could It's like solving a problem."

"As for my aunt," Wen Xuan said with a weird smile, "she suddenly became very capable. She persuaded this and that, and she said that she was very angry when something like this happened, but what can she do? Divorce the husband! She and the beast have two children! On behalf of her husband, she said that she can compensate us and ask my parents to make a price."

Xia Xia had never heard of it, and stared in surprise: "Then your parents..."

Wen Xuan raised her eyes slowly, and looked at her with a smile: "Yes, they made an offer, and the negotiation between the two parties went smoothly. Not only did my parents get a considerable amount of compensation, but my capable aunt also promised to find a way to get rid of it. My father's temporary staffing at the foundry has become regular, so that in the future he can get the same retirement benefits as urban workers."

"This is simply..." Xia Xia covered her mouth with her hands, not knowing how to describe her shock.

"This is simply the most cost-effective deal, isn't it?" Wen Xuan let out a slightly nervous laugh, "Anyway, my daughter will be thrown out like water in the future, and it is really great to be able to exchange such a good deal for the family before leaving the house." Unexpected surprise - I haven't been home since then."

Xia Xia felt the coolness on her cheeks, and when she touched her with her hand, two lines of tears rolled down.

"Sister Wenxuan, do you...do you hate your parents very much?"

"I hated it." Wen Xuan smiled softly, "But that was a long time ago. After I have experienced many things myself, I no longer hate them. They are just poor worms who have been tortured by life and have no dignity. Arbitrary at will. What I hate the most... is still that uncle who is not as good as a beast, and my disgusting aunt."

Her gaze suddenly became empty, she passed the top of Xia Xia's head, turned to the depths of her memory, and her voice suddenly became very low: "Sometimes I feel regret... Regret, why didn't I put them..." She didn't say After finishing, he replaced the latter half of the sentence with a cold snort.

Her eyes returned to Xia Xia's face again: "Xia Xia, that's why I say I envy you. You still have a chance to find your happiness, as for me..."

"You can do it too." Although she has become her prisoner, Xia Xia still couldn't help comforting her, "Didn't you marry Mr. Ye? He likes you so much, don't be angry with him, and spend your life well." If it goes on, it won't be..."

"No, I don't have a chance." Wen Xuan shook her head disheartened, "I have long since ceased to be who I used to be. The only hope for me now is Xiaodong. I don't want her to become like me."

There was pain in her eyes, and she lowered her head suddenly.

Xia Xia has completely forgotten the grievances just now, and eagerly comforted Wen Xuan, "Sister Wen Xuan, although I don't know what happened to you, you shouldn't give up because of Xiaodong. Really, if "Her hands dangled because of excitement, causing the iron chains to chatter non-stop, "If you coerce me for the future of you and Xiaodong, I, I won't blame you."

Wen Xuan stared at her blankly for a while: "You are such a good girl."

But she quickly let out a very cold laugh: "But, if I tell you that I have killed someone, are you still willing to help me?"

"How is this possible!" As soon as Xia Xia finished speaking, her eyes touched Wen Xuan's gloomy and indifferent expression, and her heart skipped a beat, as if a chilly wind passed through her body.Her mouth was half open, and she was speechless for a moment.

She suddenly realized that Wen Xuan was not joking.

Xia Xia suddenly felt creepy.

(End of this chapter)