Ten Years Against the Current of Rebirth

Chapter 249 The truth about running away two years ago

After blow-drying Yan Chijuan's hair late at night, Xu Xing took off his clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

In the bathroom where I had just taken a hot shower, there was still some heat left, and the floor of the shower room was still wet. In the dirty clothes basket next to it were the clothes Yan Chiju changed, which I would take to the balcony later.

washing machine.

When you walk into the shower room, you can even smell the scent of Yanchi vinegar.

It's just a little perverted.

Xu Xing shook his head, turned on the shower head, and took a simple bath.

Boys take a shower much faster. In less than ten minutes, Xu Xing had already washed himself, wiped his body, put on the pajamas he brought in, and walked out of the bathroom.

At this time, Yan Chijuan was still sitting on the sofa. It seemed that he was not sleepy now after sleeping for a few hours. He was folding his legs together on the sofa and leaning on the armrest of the sofa, holding a hand in his hand.

Remote control, watching some good movies.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Xu Xing walked to the sofa, picked up the hair dryer and asked, "Be careful not to get up tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is the weekend, so you don't have to work." He chose a horror movie at random, then straightened up from the sofa, took the hair dryer from Xu Xing, and waved to him, "Sit over here and I will blow it for you."

"Okay." Xu Xing plugged in the hair dryer and handed it to Yan Chijuan. Then he sat on the sofa and asked while looking at the TV in the living room, "What movie are you playing?"

"I picked it at random. It seems like a horror movie." Yan Chiju turned on the hair dryer and seriously dried Xu Xing's hair. She ran her fingers through the hair that was still a little wet. Her movements were very gentle.

"Watching horror movies late at night, I bet you really won't be able to sleep at night."

"It doesn't matter. As long as you are here, I won't be afraid."

"But what should I do if I'm scared?" Xu Xing watched the video start playing, feeling a little scared this late at night.

Especially the content of this movie happens to be an indoor horror movie, so it can be said to be very immersive.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Yan Chijue didn't dare to watch the TV. He seriously dry-dried Xu Xing's hair and spoke harshly.

"Hey, look." Xu Xing realized that she wasn't looking, so he couldn't help but joked, "Does the female ghost inside look like you?"

"It doesn't look like it!" Yan Chijiu glanced at it and saw only a figure in the kitchen in the film disappearing, "How can you tell if it looks like it or not?"

However, after seeing the content of the horror movie, Yan Chijue became a little scared. After blowing Xu Xing's hair, she immediately put the hair dryer aside and shrank into Xu Xing's arms.

"You obviously picked it yourself." Xu Xing hugged her soft and fragrant body and smelled the fragrance of her hair, "If you are scared, stop reading."

"I've seen it all, and then we'll talk about it after it's over." Although Yan Chijue was scared, the more scared he became, the more he wanted to finish it, but the hand holding onto Xu Xing's pajamas became harder.

Fortunately, the two of them hadn't turned off the lights in the living room just now, so the scary atmosphere was not as obvious as in the complete darkness.

It was around two o'clock in the morning, and when it was finally over, Yan Chijuan's somewhat tense body slowly relaxed, and he leaned into Xu Xing's arms and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I wouldn't have watched it if I had known it."

"What you said makes me want to hit you." Xu Xing was a little speechless, picked her up and slapped her on the butt, "Okay, I'm done watching. Let's go to bed."

"I'm a little thirsty and want to drink milk."

"Then you drink, I'll go back to the room first."

"Don't." Yan Chijuan quickly grabbed Xu Xing's arm, looked towards the kitchen, and whispered uneasily, "I'm afraid, how about we go there together."

"Everything in horror movies is fake."

"People in horror movies think so, too."

Xu Xing: "...You are really silly and cute."

After saying that, Xu Xing simply hugged her into his arms, held up her legs with one hand, gave her a princess hug, and walked toward the kitchen.

When he walked to the kitchen door, Yan Chijuan turned on the kitchen light, looked at the brightly lit kitchen, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them took out the milk from the refrigerator, heated it in the microwave, and then took it all the way back to the bedroom to drink.

When the two finally returned to bed, Yan Chijuan finally felt at ease. After Xu Xing turned off the light in the bedroom, he immediately moved towards Xu Xing's direction.

"Is it really okay if you don't go home today?"

Yan Chijiu asked softly while nestling in Xu Xing's arms.

"What does it matter if I come to accompany my girlfriend?" Xu Xing asked with a smile, "My parents already know about our relationship anyway, so there is no need to hide it."

Although Xu Xing and Yan Chijuan have not yet had a showdown with their families, both parties already know it, but they have not broken the barrier.

After hearing what he said, Yan Chijiu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, looking very sweet and happy. However, when she thought of the situation between Yan Hongzhi and Zhang Junya, her eyes dimmed again, and she was still a little uneasy inside.

"Jealous." Xu Xing hugged Yan Chijiu and lay on the bed, thinking about his conversation with Yan Hongzhi today and his plans with him in the early morning.

After all, this matter involved Yan Chijue's own family issues. As her boyfriend, Xu Xing was somewhat qualified to get involved, but he still didn't want to do these things without telling Yan Chijue.

"I have to discuss something with you and listen to your opinion." Xu Xing thought of this and decided to have a good chat with her.

"What's going on?" Yan Chijiu asked curiously.

"About your mother."

When Yan Chijuan heard this, he immediately fell silent and didn't want to talk.

But she still buried her face in Xu Xing's chest and said muffledly: "You tell me, I will listen."

Xu Xing didn't say "I want to send your mother in" as soon as he came up. Instead, he hugged Yan Chijuan even harder and whispered in her ear: "I know that for you, the past experience may not be the best."

I’m not happy, but if you can, you don’t have to keep it in your heart, you can share it with me.”

Yan Chijiu pursed his lips: "What do you want to ask?"

"You never said before, why did you run away from your mother in the first place?"

Before he finished speaking, Yan Chijuan's hand had already tightly grasped the collar of Xu Xing's chest.

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The eve of summer vacation in 2010.

Yan Chiju came home from school, returned to the door silently, took out the key and opened the door.

As soon as she entered the house, she heard a faint sound coming from the bedroom. She ran into her room with an ugly face, closed the bedroom door, and barely put the sound behind her.

Although he was used to this situation, Yan Chijuan's mood was still ups and downs when he thought of his mother returning home with a man. It took him a few minutes to collect his emotions, took out his textbooks and homework from his schoolbag, and began to work hard.

study.

As evening approached, there was the sound of the door opening from the master bedroom.

Zhang Junya walked out with a man and started cooking dinner.

The man did not leave, but stayed with us.

When the meal was about to begin, Yan Chijuan was called out to eat by Zhang Junya, so Yan Chijuan sat at the dining table and could easily feel the glance of this strange man's eyes.

They say they are strangers, but this should be the fourth time Yan Chijuan has seen each other.

Ever since her parents divorced in junior high school, Zhang Junya quickly found a man to marry, but after just over half a year, the two parties quickly divorced.

Over the past few years, this man is probably the fourth man that my mother has found.

She ate the meal in a daze, and vaguely heard Zhang Junya talking to the man about getting the certificate. After finishing the meal, she immediately returned to the bedroom and locked herself up.

To Zhang Junya, this man may be a new husband, but to Yan Chijuan, he can probably only be regarded as a pure stranger.

At first, Yan Chijuan wasn't afraid.

Because of this situation, she has experienced it three times before.

As long as she goes to school, locks herself in the bedroom when she comes home at night, and waits until early in the morning to take a shower, she can avoid him perfectly.

The most we can do is meet each other over dinner.

But as the summer vacation came, Yan Chiju gradually felt that something was wrong.

Because she didn't have to go to school, she used to stay at home and study hard during summer vacations.

But as a result, I saw that man more often.

She hated the way the other person looked at her, that kind of scrutiny and taste, which always made her feel uncomfortable all over.

Although Zhang Junya's three previous men didn't treat her as a little dragster very much, they basically had an out-of-sight attitude and treated each other as if the other didn't exist.

But the fourth man is different.

Every time she had dinner at night, Yan Chijuan felt like the other person was looking at her up and down as if she was scanning her, as uncomfortable as a prey being stared at by a vulture.

And just one month after Zhang Junya and this man received their license, Yan Chijue walked out of the bedroom to use the bathroom late at night. When she passed the master bedroom, she heard the conversation between the two people inside after exercising.

"Is your daughter going to be a freshman in high school this year?"

"Yeah, why are you talking about her?"

"She has a better figure than you."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Oh."

"Don't mess around."

"Ha! You can't control this. If you don't obey me, you may run out of food and you won't be able to bear it anymore."

"I……"

Yan Chijuan didn't know how he got back to the bedroom.

I only remember that my back was covered with sweat. After finally closing the door and locking it, I slumped down on the ground against the door frame. My heartbeat was pounding and I was panting. My eyes were full of fear and panic.

Her body was weak from excessive panic. She only felt that her arms were numb, her mind was in a state of confusion, and she didn't know what to do.

After waiting for more than an hour, she gradually clarified her thoughts. While listening to the movement in the master bedroom, she took out a suitcase from her cabinet.

This small pink suitcase was a birthday gift given to her when her parents took her on a trip before they divorced.

At the moment, she couldn't care too much. Her excessive panic and fear of the man made her control the movement in her room while putting all the items she needed to take away into her suitcase and school bag.

After packing everything, she sat quietly by the bed, listening to the sounds outside the house without moving.

She sat there from ten o'clock in the evening until one o'clock in the morning. After confirming that the two people in the master bedroom were fast asleep, she finally picked up her suitcase, put on her schoolbag, and walked out of the room cautiously.

Then he opened the door to his house.

However, the sound of opening the door, which was not a harsh sound at all on weekdays, made a piercing sound at this moment. In the dark and quiet environment, it struck Yan Chijuan's heart like thunder.

Especially when she heard footsteps coming from the master bedroom, Yan Chijuan didn't hesitate anymore and rushed out of the house with her suitcase. Then she ran downstairs without even having time to close the door.

And in the dark living room, the man got up to go to the bathroom at night, and didn't even notice the door being opened, so he was easily escaped by Yan Chiju.

After leaving home, Yan Chiju ran out of the corridor in panic and confusion. He ran hundreds of meters from the entrance of the community, walked around two street corners, and then he gasped for air and held his suitcase, looking up with a look of exhaustion.

Look up at the deep night sky.

Like a young bird escaping from a prison, it is also scarred.

Only 16 years old, she looked at the deserted streets with a helpless expression. The shops on the streets were different from the hustle and bustle of the day. They were dead silent and only loneliness surrounded her.

Yan Chijiu thought of his father, relied on his memory, dragged his suitcase and carried his schoolbag, and walked towards the place where Yan Hongzhi lived.

She was already a little vague about the address of her father's apartment. From one o'clock in the morning to five or six o'clock in the morning, she walked back and forth for at least ten kilometers before she finally found the familiar building and stood there like this.

At the intersection, look up.

But when it was past seven o'clock in the morning, I saw people coming out of the corridor one after another. Everyone looked at the little girl who didn't dare to stand in the sun with strange eyes, which made her feel embarrassed to continue standing here and dragged her along.

The suitcase walked to the lawn and gravel road not far away, and found a stone bench to sit down on.

So she continued to wait and wait, her mind in confusion, until after nine o'clock in the morning, she finally waited until the person she was looking for came out of the corridor.

But following Yan Hongzhi, there was also a beautiful middle-aged woman and a young man.

A family of three came out of the corridor happily, wearing very casual clothes. The boy was also carrying a small schoolbag. It seemed that the family was preparing to go out to play.

Yan Chijuan was sitting on a stone bench, with only a layer of short bushes between him and the three people over there.

If Yan Hongzhi had glanced this way, he would have easily seen the lonely Yan Chijuan sitting here.

At this time, Yan Chiju felt that he could not move his legs at all.

Obviously, as long as he stood up and ran to that man, he might be able to usher in a new life.

Or maybe she just needs to sit here, call daddy, and attract Yan Hongzhi's attention to change everything.

But looking at the warm and harmonious scene of a family of three over there, Yan Chijuan was unable to speak or get up from beginning to end. He stared at the scene with blank eyes until the three people got into the car and drove past him.

At this moment, the only things that could accompany her on her journey were the remaining clothes and textbooks in her suitcase, and the few hundred dollars she had saved.

From that moment, she suddenly realized.

I may have been redundant since I was born.

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late at night.

Xu Xing looked down at Yan Chiju, who could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes, and could clearly feel the tremors of her thin body.

Even after many years, that past event still made her fearful and panicked.

"Later, I was dragging my suitcase along the roadside. I didn't have much money and couldn't afford to stay in a hotel, so I had to find an Internet cafe."

"But my ID card shows that I am 16 years old and cannot access the Internet. If Sister Yuanyuan hadn't been helping out at the Internet cafe during the summer vacation and took me in, I probably wouldn't know where I am now."

Yan Chijiu whispered this, not daring to raise her face to look at Xu Xing, "Would you mind? My mother..."

"You are you, and your mother is your mother." Xu Xing interrupted her, holding her cheeks with both hands, tears falling on her white and tender face, and the pitiful smell stung Xu Xing's heart, "We can't decide

One’s own birth and parents, but the direction of life can be controlled in one’s own hands.”

"Jiujiu, now you've got it."

"I won't allow you to let go."

Yan Chijuan was forced to raise her face to look at him, pursed her lips, and there were salty tears on the corners of her lips.

Listening to what Xu Xing said, she nodded vigorously, feeling the sense of security that Xu Xing brought her, and couldn't help but raise her head and press her teardrop lips to his.

(End of chapter)