Chapter 34
Chapter 34
After the operation, a week passed quickly.
Because Pei Lin often went to the hospital to see Huo Xiuxun, the doctors and nurses knew him well.When seeing a little gentleman with gray eyes, he would bend down and greet him with a friendly smile.
Behind the scenes, I often sigh:
"Sigh, such a young child has such a miserable life. The bastard who almost killed him is actually the only relative he can rely on in this world!"
"It's so pitiful. Fortunately, there are classmates who have a good relationship with him often come to see him."
"During the recovery period of the operation, anesthesia could not be used. Every time I took the medicine, I suffered a crime, and every time I sweated from the pain. Even adults, there are many people who are so painful that they cry on the hospital bed and feel wronged. .”
"Such a small child has never cried or cried out that it hurts."
"It's so hard, how did you get through it?"
In a blink of an eye, it was already the beginning of winter, and the leaves all over the street were about to fall bald.
Pei Lin sometimes couldn't help thinking while sitting in the car going to the hospital after school, looking at the bleak winter scenery all over the street.In his previous life, how did little Huo Xiuxun spend those two months?
Suffered from domestic violence, devastated, no money, no relatives, no hope, isolated and helpless.
At that time, Huo Xiuxun was not the crazy look he is now.
At that time, Huo Xiuxun didn't like to laugh, never cried, he had clear eyes, calm and serious.Under the jerky and cold appearance, he is shy and easily flustered.
To this day, Pei Lin recalled the past and found that he really didn't seem to be as he thought, never paying attention to the people and things around him.
He actually remembers a lot of details.
About many people, and about Huo Xiuxun.
He and Huo Xiuxun should have been very similar at one time.
If it hadn't been for the fact that I was so preoccupied with troubles at home, and if the seats of the two had never happened to be close to each other, perhaps their lives should not have had no intersection at all.
Too bad there is no "if".
What's more, even if there is an intersection, with his ten-year-old child's experience, judgment and understanding of things, he can't help Huo Xiuxun at all.
There is no solution at all.
……
After ten days in the hospital, Huo Xiuxun calculated that the detained uncle would almost be released.
That person will come to confess and apologize under the escort of the police officer with snot and tears.That was definitely one of the top three disgusting scenes in Huo Xiuxun's life.
In fact, his uncle is really not a villain.
It means that this person is not even worthy of subjective "evil".A scumbag who can't control himself, whether it's alcoholism or violence, although he will blame himself and repent every time afterward, but those tears are insincere, and the next time it will only get worse.
Later, when Huo Xiuxun grew up and became a hooligan, he also repaired this crap several times.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is right to repay his "kindness" back then.
Before finally leaving the country, Huo Xiuxun went to see his poverty and debts.Only then left with satisfaction.
Later, the cycle repeated several times, and the desire for revenge gradually faded away.
When Huo Xiuxun looked at that person now, he didn't have much emotion. He just saw the dirty things in the toilet and just wanted to see them.
He doesn't want him to be good, and he doesn't want him to be unlucky, he just wants to stay far away.
Especially, he didn't want Pei Lin to see him.
Although Huo Xiuxun knew that he was not a good thing in Professor Pei's eyes.But no matter what, he was considered bad enough to be outstanding, and he was worth a lot of trouble. He really didn't want Pei Lin to see that he was still bleeding similarly to the kind of mud that couldn't stick to the wall.
"Sorry, Professor Pei, I'm a little tired today."
Therefore, he quietly drove him away earlier today.
……
Pei Lin nodded, got up and picked up his schoolbag, suddenly thought of something, and turned around.
"By the way, your uncle."
"He won't bother you again in the future, don't worry. Then I'm leaving. Today is Ningning's birthday. I made an appointment with her to eat cake and blow out candles to celebrate."
"..."
By the time Huo Xiuxun reacted, he had already run away.
He was stunned for a long time. Just now, against the setting sun outside the window, in the eyes of that serious man... there was a clear flash of naughty complacency, with a little warmth, which made him flustered.
Tooth itching, momentary embarrassment and amused.
[Pei Lin. ] He called him.
[Receive the communication. 】
[Pei Lin, what did you mean just now, come back and explain clearly to me! ? 】
——[Ding Dong, Professor Pei rejected your invitation, and left a message saying that he knocked on you all night before, so you should reflect on yourself. 】
Huo Xiuxun: "..."
【you come back. 】
【I'm not tired anymore, come back and finish talking. 】
[Pei Lin. 】
[Professor Pei? 】
Pei Lin briskly went downstairs, got into the car, sat down, the car drove all the way, and someone was still annoying him in his head.
The neon lights outside the window gradually rose, and the car window brilliance reflected his gray eyes, and he smiled slightly.
Pei Lin: [All right, all right, don't call yourself a ghost, in short, 'money can make ghosts turn mills'.I asked Uncle Chen to find a relationship, and I called a few street hooligans who were owed by your uncle before to surround him to ask for debts. They would either break their legs, or use you to pay off the debt, and let him choose. 】
It is clear at a glance how a dregs of society who drink and gamble will choose.
Although this thought is a horror story, my uncle "sold" his helpless nephew to a hooligan for a debt of only 1000 yuan.
But luckily Rogue isn't the end of the deal.
Uncle Chen helped to repay the 1000 yuan owed, and gave them a little more labor fees, which cost a total of two thousand and three. Huo Xiuxun was changed hands and "sold" to the rich Pei Lin.
In this day and age, two thousand three thousand is still worth a lot.The gangsters are very satisfied.
"..."
[That's it, they "sold" you to me. 】
[From now on, you will listen to me, and don't go back to that house again.I asked Uncle Chen to rent you a room near the school, a 5-minute walk, and it is being furnished now, so you can live there after you leave the hospital. 】
[Although you said that no matter how hard you try, the world will eventually "return to the plot", but Yingying's secret code and side-kicking theory a few days ago actually gave us a very good enlightenment-even if there are rules, the rules are dead. is alive. 】
[Seth, you see, even if there is a "fatalism" in life, most people will choose to struggle desperately in the process, right? 】
【Shall we also struggle a bit?Otherwise it always feels boring. 】
[Disaster prevention doll, new house, new friends, plus the ingenuity of you and me, try it? 】
There was no sound on the other side.
【Seth? 】
The emotional ups and downs of criminals are sometimes really hard to guess.
The last time I asked him if he wanted to be at the same table, he also suddenly fell silent while talking.
Little Q couldn't help it: [Master, this is not easy to understand!According to the development logic of the romance, the male protagonist must be hugging his little quilt tightly and trembling silently, so moved that he can't speak!Because... no one has ever been so kind to him, no one has ever been so considerate of him, no one has ever held his hand to resist fate, no one has ever—]
Pei Lin: "Okay...." =_=
【Owner!After all, we are in the book world, according to the routine, this is what the hero is thinking now! 】
According to the routine, he is not seth.
The car quickly stopped at the entrance of the "Xinglebi" restaurant. The huge smiling faces of the stars twinkled on the restaurant. The porch was decorated with colorful ribbons and balloons, and a large joyful colorful banner was hung below.
"Happy tenth birthday to little girl Ningning."
If you can choose, Pei Lin is of course not willing to eat at Erhuang's restaurant.
But helpless, who let Tao Xiaoning choose the restaurant?
Since the younger sister was dragged by him and Huo Xiuxun to Xing Lebi's "autumn outing" last time, and had happy memories with her brother, she has loved Wu Chao and Wu Chao's restaurant ever since.
"Pot pot!"
As soon as Pei Lin entered, Tao Xiaoning saw him and rushed towards him from among the crowd.
The chubby little girl was wearing a fluffy princess dress with sparkling eyes.People are all paper crowns, but she has a crystal crown, shining dazzlingly under the lamp.
Her mouth was full of food, her cheeks were bulging, and she caught Pei Lin slurring her speech: "Wok Pan Pan Pan, I finally waited for you, help Ning Ning cut the cake!"
Pei Lin followed her gaze to the super exaggerated and beautiful pink three-layer cake: "..."
The shape is so unique, it is obvious that it needs to be placed and cut after everyone has finished taking pictures, and there is usually a sense of ceremony when cutting.
"Woo..." Tao Xiaoning heard that he couldn't eat it yet, so he could only swallow his saliva eagerly, but he was not reconciled, so he secretly poked the back of the cake with his white fingertips, picked up a small mouthful of cream and muttered.
"Aw, ho ho eat!"
"Cut the cake later, Ningning will cut the biggest piece for brother!"
Pei Libin is always the one who cares about face the most. Celebrating a child's birthday is always grand.All of Tao Xiaoning's elementary school classmates received the invitation, and many parents thought that Pei Lin was Tao Xiaoning's older brother, and brought their children here to say hello.
Pei Lin naturally pushed the boat along the way, and as a good brother, he put on a modest and polite parent's favorite signature smile.
I also let the little girl pull, stood in front of the cake and swayed with her, and the professional photographer took pictures with the gun barrel.
Tao Xiaoning: "Ningning and brother have a photo!"
Yes.
In his last life, he didn't even attend her birthday party until the end, and he didn't even have a single photo of them together.
But this time, even if they are separated in the future, the happy memories together will have a frozen moment.
……
The banquet that night not only had professional photography, but also invited doll shows and balloon craftsmen. From six o'clock to eight o'clock, the atmosphere was still warm and full of children's laughter.
At 08:30, Huo Xiuxun came to express his concern: [It's not over yet? 】
Pei Lin: [Looking at this battle, I'm afraid we'll have to get ninety points. 】
[Is Professor Pei tired? 】
【good. 】
【Is there any...】
【what? 】
There was a roar of cheers in my ears.On the small stage, the big cake was finally cut, and it was the time when the atmosphere was the most lively, with laughter and laughter everywhere, and everyone sprinkled ribbons on each other.
【Professor Pei, do you feel left out? Do you want me to stay here with you? 】
Pei Lin was slightly stunned.
snubbed?
Suddenly, it was as if a small snake had come out of nowhere and bit his heart.
The venom is very strange, making the heart numb, uncomfortable and awkward.
He wasn't familiar with that emotion and was a little confused.
absurd.
Ning Ning's birthday, as an elder brother, he should have been a good foil for the green leaves.Keep smiling, make my sister happy, and applaud dutifully.
He is not really a ten-year-old child, and he has never thought about these two words at all.
And why would seth think in such an extremely delicate and tricky direction?
No, he really doesn't understand.What kind of person is capable of such a weird thinking circuit? !
"Brother, here it is."
Suddenly her arms sank, and Tao Xiaoning appeared by her side at some point, and the plate she was carrying really contained the huge piece of cake she had mentioned earlier.
Pei Lin took the plate, but the little girl took out an exquisite palm-sized gift box.
"Brother, this is Ning Ning's birthday, I bought it as a present for my brother."
Pei Lin: "Huh?"
He didn't understand, how could he buy gifts for others on his own birthday?But under Tao Xiaoning's earnest eyes, he still opened the box.
Inside lay a small tie clip.
Although it is for children, it is not vague at all.A typical British gentleman's tie clip, delicate and beautiful and looks expensive.
Obviously not something a ten-year-old girl would choose for a little boy!
Pei Lin quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Tao who was sitting in the parent's seat, and Aunt Tao quickly looked away with guilt.
Today is her daughter's birthday, which is very grand, but she doesn't want her stepson to feel left out, so she specially asks Ningning to give it to him.
Pei Lin: "..."
A small clip that suddenly becomes very heavy.
For a moment, the little snake grew up and was successfully caught by him.
In this world, someone has been watching him, caring about his slightest emotions.
Even if he wasn't supposed to be the center of the world tonight.
Huo Xiuxun: [………]
【Looks like I'm worrying too much. 】
[Heh, the little girl still thinks of you on her own birthday. You are very happy to have such a well-behaved and beautiful sister, right? 】
Paji, hang up.
Pei Lin: "..."
Well, the little snake that was so easy to catch ran away again, Professor Pei's mind is numb again.
He tried to use reason to analyze——
Huo Xiuxun's last two sentences, are they positive comments or irony?
He still sounded sarcastic.
But why?He was obviously worried that he would be left out, but now it turns out that he is not happy because he was not left out?This logic is quite abnormal anyway.
and also.
According to the principle of three people becoming a tiger, Huo Xiuxun, Aunt Tao, and Tao Xiaoning are all thinking on the same snake. Can this explain—it’s not that others are delicate and tricky, but that he lacks the emotions that normal human beings should have ?
But under normal circumstances, who cares about whether others are cold or not on their birthday? ? ?
Just as he was puzzled, a few voices of Tao Xiaoning's mother gossiping suddenly came from the parent's area behind him.
"Wow, it's absolutely perfect tonight! I've long wanted to come to Xinglebi's piano restaurant for dinner. Boss Pei is really generous. He booked the place for his daughter, so he got it! It's nice to be rich!"
"Hey, don't you know? It's not a private shop, this shop is originally owned by Boss Pei."
Just when Pei Libin was going to get a beer, Pei Lin asked him, "Dad, did you buy Xinglebi? When?"
Pei Libin smugly drank his beer: "The day before yesterday, or the day before yesterday?"
"..."
Erhuang sold the shop.
Why, he finally gave up being a business elite who signed in for [-] days?Are you ready to retreat?
"Then, where did the original owner of this shop go?"
Pei Libin snorted disdainfully: "I don't care where he went? The loser ran away with his tail between his legs in disgrace? This shop is cheap, and the decoration is actually not bad. The little bastard before didn't have any business talent. Guaranteed to make money in my hands!"
Before the words fell, there was a sudden commotion at the door.
A young man with good features and eyes broke in with a few policemen, it was Er Litian.
"Pei Libin, didn't expect me to come back?!"
"Three days ago you said that I was only allowed to get out of the Pearl Market within a month, and I told you right then that I would take revenge, very soon, within three days!"
"Now that the three-day deadline has come, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the emperor will return and no longer hold back! All rebellious ministers must die!"
"Pei Libin, I'm now suing you for illegal business operations, shoddy goods, and tax evasion. Go to jail!"
"Remember, you forced me. I'm even afraid of myself when I become fierce."
"A gentleman takes revenge from morning to night. Next, my revenge will continue! I will snatch my woman from you and take back everything that belongs to me!"
"The proud golden body, the overlord's horizontal bar, I want to seal the sky, who can descend!"
Pei Lin: "..."
He reached out and took out his schoolbag, which was empty.
[seth! 】
[Ding dong—seth doesn't want to talk to you tonight. 】
[Did my little note fall to you! ! ! 】
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