White Swan

Chapter 42

When Qiao Fei arrived, Shi Xubai was already leaning against the steps at the entrance of the theater.He asked the taxi driver to stop farther away, got off and walked over by himself.

The black motorcycle was parked by the side of the road, Qiao Fei glanced at it, and then looked away.When he was a few steps away from Shi Xubai, he stopped and looked down at the footprints he had made on the snow.

Shi Xubai saw him as soon as he raised his eyes, and straightened up from the railing on the edge of the steps, his movements seemed a little stiff.

"It's snowing so little, why don't you wear more." He took off his scarf, hesitated for a few seconds, and carefully wrapped it around Qiao Fei's neck.

Qiao Fei didn't move, let the soft scarf wrap herself up, and looked up at Shi Xubai.

The person in front of him looked a little tired, with a little blue under his eyes, his gentle eyes narrowed slightly, his hair was pulled into a rough tug, and Qiao Fei didn't bother to study whether it was tied crookedly.

The person in front of him kissed him, hugged him, and gave him the warmth he had never received before.

Shi Xubai saw that Qiao Fei hadn't moved, so he took the initiative to say, "It's cold outside, let's find a coffee shop?"

"No, just stay here, I have something to do later." Qiao Fei ignored the snow on the steps and sat up directly, stuffing her hands into her pockets to keep warm.

The scarf around her neck was scorchingly hot, causing Qiao Fei's skin to ache.

Qiao Fei took it down, folded it and held it in the palm of her hand.The scarf does not belong to him, and its owner will ask for it back later.

After sitting down, he suddenly realized that this was the place where He Haoyun picked him up two years ago. The salvation he mistakenly thought was a cage embedded with gems.

Now may also be where his white sun has thrown him.

It's okay, it won't hurt very much.

The eaves at the entrance of the theater just extended to the top of the head, blocking some snow and dust falling from the sky.Shi Xubai sat down beside him, glanced at the scarf in Qiao Fei's hand, did not speak, but took out a thin red notebook from the bag beside him, and handed it to him.

Qiao Fei hesitated and didn't reach out, but Shi Xubai kept holding it, waiting for him to take it.

After hesitating for a while, he finally took it over and took a look, and found that it was a real estate certificate. He opened it and saw the address of Shi Xubai's apartment and his name written on it.

"I bought the apartment, not rented it. My uncle didn't even know. I just told him that I rented a house, and it was a short-term rental." Shi Xubai waited for Qiao Fei to read the first page, and finally said.His voice is very soft, but it can be heard clearly in the quiet surroundings.

Qiao Fei didn't speak, and looked through the real estate certificate, trying to hide the little fluctuations in her heart.

"It's true that my legs can't be healed, and I can't dance. I've never lied to you." Shi Xubai spoke seriously, slowly and clearly, "Qiao Fei, the person I lied to is my little girl." Uncle, it's not you, I've never lied to you, how could I be willing."

After reading the real estate certificate, Qiao Fei closed it and returned it to Shi Xubai.He opened his mouth and closed it again, licked his lips before speaking: "The person on the phone is your uncle? But... why don't you tell your uncle the truth?"

Qiao Fei felt that as long as they were family members, they should support each other unconditionally. He couldn't understand why Shi Xubai would hide such a big matter from his uncle.

He has never really experienced what it is like to have a family, he only knows that his mother should not be a real role model for the family.At least family members should put each other first, anyway, that's how it's played on TV.

"Baby, my uncle is not a good person. He hasn't been a good person since I was a child." Shi Xubai looked away from Qiao Fei and looked at the birch branches bent by the snow in the distance. Got something out of him, and I don't want to give him anything."

Shi Xubai said that his uncle didn't like his elder brother, that is, Shi Xubai's father, and he didn't even like Shi Xubai.When he was 11 years old, his home caught fire, and his father died in the fire. He had no one to rely on, and could only seek refuge with his only relative abroad.But his uncle didn't want to see him, and always wanted to send him to the orphanage.

The only reason why his uncle is willing to keep raising Shi Xubai is because he is good at ballet.When Shi Xubai was 16 years old, he was admitted to a top local ballet academy. The school gave him a full scholarship and guaranteed him a place in the Santa Maria Ballet in the future.

What his brother-in-law wanted was Shi Xubai's reputation and the considerable money he could bring in the future.In Shi Xubai's top dance troupe, the salary of a chief should not be underestimated.And if he is not injured and can continue to dance, after he retires, he will have the opportunity to get the position of deputy director of the Santa Maria Ballet, and may become the director in the future.

Shi Xubai smiled helplessly, and told Qiao Fei that his uncle probably regarded him as a money-making tool, an ATM.

"What do you mean?" Qiao Fei frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"It means that I have no plans to go back to the United States. I lied to my uncle and wanted to live in China alone." Shi Xubai patiently explained to Qiao Fei, with a trace of fatigue in his eyes, "But I might If it’s not handled well, you see, he’s still looking for me when I’m not by his side.”

"You don't want him to find you again?"

Shi Xubai nodded his head: "Well, I thought that he would let me go if I lied to him and fled back to China, but he called me every few days to ask me about the progress of my treatment."

"You...are you not doing rehabilitation?" Qiao Fei gradually understood what Xu Bai meant when he came over, but he didn't dare to expect too much, so he had to suppress the hope in his heart, making himself look like he didn't care.

Shi Xubai shook his head, looking back at the snowy sky: "I'm lying to him, I've never done rehabilitation, and I'm not in treatment, because it can't be cured, and the condition of my knee doesn't allow me to continue dancing."

It was getting dark outside and the air was getting colder.

A snowflake floated to the top of Qiao Fei's hair, Shi Xubai stared at it for a while, and finally reached out to take it off, took the scarf from Qiao Fei's hand, checked that he had no objection, and gently put it on for him.

Qiao Fei was quiet for a while, and finally said slowly: "But why didn't you tell me the truth?"

"I'm not trying to lie to you, I'm just thinking that if I tell everyone that I'm going back to China to settle down, is it possible to become a reality." Shi Xubai smiled helplessly, and he put his elbows on his knees , shoulders drooping slightly, "But I'm probably just deceiving myself."

Qiao Fei understood, and fell silent.

His head was a little messy, all kinds of thoughts were entangled together.Qiao Fei wondered for a while what kind of person Shi Xubai's uncle was, and for a while what Shi Xubai was thinking now, and finally couldn't help but wonder if he and Shi Xubai still had a chance.

It's just that Qiao Fei is relieved now.He knew that Shi Xubai hadn't lied to him, and the real estate certificate he had seen was also heavy evidence, proving that Shi Xubai hadn't lied, at least the fact that he bought the apartment was true.

He suddenly felt that he might never really disbelieve in Ji Xubai, but was just very afraid of losing him.

Shi Xubai didn't speak, and waited quietly for Qiao Fei to speak.

"Then... what to do next?" Qiao Fei asked hesitantly, "Are you going to tell your uncle the truth? In that case... will you go back?"

"I don't know. Baby, he is my only relative." Shi Xubai's voice became softer and weaker, and finally he could hardly be heard, "Sometimes I hate him very much, but I don't want to lose him."

They leaned together, feeling the quiet and cold environment around them.I don't know if it was Qiao Fei's hallucination, but he felt that Shi Xubai's body was very hot, so he couldn't help posting it.

"Going home?" After a while, Shi Xubai asked softly.He didn't say which house to go to, and he didn't say whether he wanted to separate and go back to his own home.

Qiao Fei thought for a moment, then shook his head.He didn't want to go home, he didn't want to go back to He Haoyun's cold villa, and was alone in a daze.At the same time, he didn't want to go to Shi Xubai's house, he felt that there was an orange-yellow orange-flavored bubble, which would shatter when touched lightly.