prophet

Chapter 62: Mountain Moon 7

However, what exactly would Qu Hedong want to send him?Xia Yubing suddenly found that he seems to always think of him recently, what does this mean?Something was blocking the way to the next intersection, Xia Yubing looked at the happy family at the dining table, and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in his chest.

Fortunately, dinner passed in a harmonious atmosphere.Xia Yubing returned to the room, looked at the mobile phone on the table quietly, did not know how long it took before turning back, then turned to the bookcase as if discouraged, and took out a monthly financial magazine to read, he thought, he had to find something to disperse Attention.

But what Xia Yubing never imagined was that the surprise that Qu Hedong was talking about came so quickly.It was when the family returned home from the temple, perhaps because they had just prayed and recalled many past events, the people in the car were very quiet.Xia Yubing looked at the silhouette on the car window, in a trance.Until a phone ringing woke up the person who was in a daze.

"Hello?" Xia Yubing looked at the caller ID, hesitated for a while, and finally connected the call.

"Hello? Yu Bing? Guess where I am now?" He Dong's voice on the other end of the phone was excited even though he was tired.

Xia Yubing was stunned by this question, he guessed the meaning of the words immediately, the shock in his heart seized his mind with a thunderous blow, he felt a little unreal in a trance, he hesitated for a while, and said Surprised and hesitant, he said, "Could it be that you came to City G?"

"Guess right! I just got off the plane, what, are you interested in being my tour guide?" Xia Yubing seemed to be able to see the hope in Qu Hedong's eyes when he said this.

"You..." There was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and Xia Yubing's mind went blank for a moment. He lowered his head and thought in a daze, did Qu Hedong come here specifically to find him?Coming from London?Why did he come at this hour?Did something unpleasant happen in his family?The thoughts in his mind were chaotic for a while, and he thought of many things in an instant: "You...alone?" He hesitated for a while and finally asked.

"Yeah. I'm bored at home, so I came to play with you." Qu Hedong's voice seemed a little helpless, and Xia Yubing seemed to be able to see the helpless smile on his face.

"You..." He wanted to say a lot and ask a lot of questions, but he knew that now was not the time to ask these questions, Xia Yubing raised his head and glanced at his parents sitting in front, "Where are you going to live? Have you booked a hotel?"

"Well, not yet, I was just looking for your help, and I wanted to find a place closer to your home."

He seemed to be ready for anything, and Xia Yubing seemed to have caught a glimpse of something. Looking at the familiar street scene outside the car window, he rarely frowned, and said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Wait a minute" After that, he put down the phone and looked at his parents: "Dad, Mom, what do you want in a while?"

Xia's father who was driving looked at Xia's mother who was on the side: "Is there nothing wrong?" The car drove into the community where they lived.

Mother Xia nodded: "I don't have anything to do today. What's the matter?"

"Can you give me the car keys later? I want to pick up a classmate at the airport." Xia Yubing said.

Xia's father and Xia's mother looked at their son in surprise: "Has your classmate come to play with us?"

"Ah."

"Did he come with his family? Or was he alone?" Mother Xia asked, the car stopped directly by the road because of this incident.After seeing his son nodding, Xia's father and Xia's mother looked at each other, seeing surprise and unusualness in each other's eyes.This is the first time I have seen my son get along so well with his classmates and friends, but... this New Year's Eve, I ran out alone... I suddenly thought of a lot as a parent.

"Then does he have a place to live?" Mother Xia asked.

Xia Yubing originally wanted to ask this question, but unexpectedly his mother said: "No. I—" He was about to speak, but Xia's mother, who turned his head away, interrupted him inadvertently: "Then let him come to us. Let’s live at home. For Chinese New Year, let’s join in the fun. Speaking of which, our house hasn’t had any guests for a long time. When we go back, we have to ask Aunt Chen to help clean the guest room.”

"That's right. You can ask your little classmates if they are willing to come and live with us. We welcome you very much." Father Xia said with a smile.

"Then I'll ask him." Xia Yubing picked up the phone and said hello a few times, and after hearing the answer over there, he began to ask, "Do you want to come to my house? Our house is quite empty."

The people on the other end of the phone hesitated for a while, they didn't deliberately lower their voices just now, Qu Hedong got the general idea: "Is your family okay?"

Xia Yubing smiled and said, "No problem, my parents just welcomed you. But you have to wait for me at the airport. It will take more than half an hour from my house."

"That's good, I'll wait for you, no problem. Remember to thank uncle and aunt for me."

After hanging up the phone, the parents got out of the car one after another and threw the car keys to their son: "This is the first time you have been on the road since you got your driver's license last year. Be careful and be safe. We are at the door of the house. I and your mother Go back first."

After his parents left, Xia Yubing stared blankly at the car keys in his hand for a while, then finally shook his head and drove to his destination.

He really didn't expect that the first meeting after the holiday would be in such a situation.Looking at the person sitting on the suitcase not far away, closing his eyes and lowering his head to take a nap, Xia Yubing found his heart beating a little faster.He walked forward slowly and patted the man on the shoulder. The man opened his eyes sleepily, and when he saw him, his eyes lit up with a different brilliance.At the moment when the four eyes met, no one spoke.

"Can I hug you?" This was the first time Xia Yubing saw Qu Hedong like this. He pretended nothing happened on the phone, but now, his face was full of exhaustion, his body was cold, and his eyes were full of tears. It's tiredness that can't be hidden, his brows are knots that haven't been stretched for a long time, and the untrimmed hair on his forehead is stuck to his forehead, almost covering his eyes, revealing a bit of fragility that he couldn't see in the past.

Xia Yubing's chest felt a little stuffy, and his eyebrows twitched. He didn't know if it was distressing, but he knew for sure that seeing Qu and Dong like this made him feel very uncomfortable, so he didn't say anything.

Silence is the default.

Qu Hedong leaned forward to wrap his arms around his waist, and buried his head in his arms.The tip of his nose sniffed his breath vigorously, like a butterfly attached to the fragrance of flowers.The surrounding hustle and bustle faded away, and in the cold air, silence brewed like wine, making people slightly intoxicated.After an unknown amount of time, Xia Yubing heard the voice coming from his chest: "My father—he—remarried." But it wasn't his mother.

Although they had been divorced for many years, they lived in peace with each other and got along as before. It almost made him think that they would get back together sooner or later, but the longing for so many years turned into extravagant hope overnight.When I saw that woman, it seemed as if I went back to that summer many years ago. The parents had endless quarrels and cold wars. The children carefully repaired and only got the parents' guilt and pity, and this guilt was finally gone. To restore a marriage that is on the verge of breaking up.The pain of the moment when the family was dismembered pierced through the past years and pierced his heart again.

"You have grown up." Father's words are still in my ears, how ironic, using such a reason to block him, at that moment, the anger of being deceived rushed into my mind, surprised, puzzled, sad, wronged , resentment, and many emotions rushed into his heart, but he would no longer scream at his parents' divorce agreement like that summer.The reason is - he "grew up".He looked at the gentle and smiling woman, turned around and left without saying a word.He didn't want to be there for a moment.