Huang Dan found Mr. Lu difficult to figure out. He thought he would not answer, but he not only answered, but also answered in great detail.

Knowing that Liu Quanwu was at the mouth of the embankment, Huang Dan couldn’t tell Nie Wenyuan directly, because that was information that many people sent by Nie Wenyuan hadn’t gotten. He had no power or reason to know so clearly.

Huang Dan looked at the rapidly regressing night scene, and gear in his mind turned, “Jiujiu, I told you before I went out. When I answered the phone, I heard a loud sound of water. I suspected that Quanwu Shushu was at the embankment, and he might have been packed in sandbags to block the entrance of the embankment.”

Nie Wenyuan drove the car without squinting.

Seeing that he didn’t attract any attention, Huang Dan leaned over and wiped away the water droplets rolling down the back of the man’s neck, “The more I think about it, the more I think it’s possible. Jiujiu, let’s go there and have a look.”

The car that had been driving smoothly on the road suddenly veered off course and shifted to one side. Nie Wenyuan’s fingers tightened on the steering wheel. He lowered his voice and warned seriously, “Xiao Yu.”

If it is someone else, people will be honest immediately, no matter how many tails there are, they have to be clamped.

Huang Dan didn’t, and he wiped the man’s wet temples with his hand. It was hard and a little prickly. “Jiujiu, keep driving and don’t mind me.”

After slamming on the brakes, Nie Wenyuan parked the car on the side of the road. He turned his face to look at his little nephew. His face was stern and his brows were slightly wrinkled.

Huang Dan sighed softly, ignoring the man’s cold gaze, “Quanwu Shushu made a phone call for help. Jiujiu didn’t believe what I said, and If time is missed, his life would be gone.”

In fact, Huang Dan was more worried that once Liu Quanwu died, the line would be broken.

After all, these three words Liu Quanwu can cause a big reaction from Zhou Weiwei. The last time he met Zhou Weiwei alone, he left with a wound on his head.

Nie Wenyuan raised one hand to pinch his little nephew’s chin. He was silent, his eyes were deep, his brows were tightly knit together, making it impossible to guess what was going on in his mind.

Huang Dan didn’t struggle, didn’t do anything, just looked at the man.

Nie Wenyuan withdrew his hand and made a call on his mobile phone, notifying his people to go to the embankment. He opened the door and went out, standing not far away and lighting a cigarette.

Huang Dan leaned on the back of his seat and looked at the tall and straight figure in the night. His consciousness was very clear and he was very anxious. He hoped that Liu Quanwu would not die this time.

A thought flashed through his mind, Huang Dan immediately sat up straight, pinched his brows to calm himself down, went through the whole thing several times from start to finish, couldn’t sit still, opened the car door and got off, and ran towards the man.

“Jiujiu, could it be a trap? Quanwu Shushu was forced to make a phone call, and the other party wanted to lure you to go over?”

Nie Wenyuan remained silent.

Huang Dan was speechless, “Jiujiu, are you daydreaming?”

Nie Wenyuan held the cigarette near his mouth between his fingers, and flicked the ashes with half-closed eyes, “No.”

Huang Dan asked, “Then what did I just say?”

Nie Wenyuan raised his eyelids and spoke calmly, not feeling embarrassed at all, “What did Xiao Yu say to Jiujiu?”

Huang Dan，“……”

He repeated that sentence, “Let your people go, we will wait here.”

Nie Wenyuan took a puff of cigarette, and his eyes fell on the face of the little nephew, like a small spark, which disappeared after being burned, “Okay.”

Soon, within ten minutes, Nie Wenyuan’s cell phone rang. He stubbed out his cigarette, drove to the hospital. On the way, he freed his hand and threw a pack of chocolate to the young man in the passenger seat.

Huang Dan took the chocolate on his lap, “Jiujiu, why did you give me this all of a sudden?”

Nie Wenyuan said, “This is your reward.”

Huang Dan understood. He knew it from Mr. Lu earlier, so he was not surprised. “How is Quanwu Shushu now?”

Nie Wenyuan said, “I don’t know.”

Huang Dan opened the pack of chocolate, took a bite into his mouth, it was sweet and greasy, he frowned, wrapped the chocolate with the tip of his tongue, and let it melt slowly with his saliva.

There were more than a dozen people standing in the corridor of the hospital. They were all wet, and there was a puddle of water at their feet.

When one of them saw Nie Wenyuan, he ran over quickly. He glanced at Huang Dan before speaking and stopped talking.

Nie Wenyuan nodded, “Speak.”

After receiving the instruction, the man’s eyes widened slightly in disbelief. He looked at Huang Dan again, and Huang Dan returned the gaze.

It seemed he didn’t expect Huang Dan to greet him, the puzzled expression on the person’s face froze. When he noticed a glance coming towards him, he immediately lowered his head and reported the situation in a calm voice.

After receiving the call, a group of people hurried to the embankment and slapped sandbags one by one. If there were people inside, the sound would be different. When they took the last one, they heard something strange.

Liu Quanwu was wrapped in plastic film and stuffed into a bag filled with sand. He had injuries on his head and multiple fractures on his body. His injuries were extremely serious. There was blood inside the plastic film. There was so much blood that it looked like a pig had been killed.

Liu Quanwu still had a weak heartbeat at that time. Now that the door of the operating room is closed, no one knows how long his life will be and how hard it will be.

Nie Wenyuan waved his hand to let the people leave. He rubbed his forehead, the shadows under his brows were deep.

Huang Dan said, “Quanwu Shushu will be alright.”

Nie Wenyuan didn’t speak, and his face showed no expression. It was impossible to know what he was thinking, and couldn’t be figured out.

Huang Dan felt very unsure when he saw the man like this. The more he looked at him, the more he felt that he looked like him in some aspects. It had not happened a few times before, so why did it happen this time……

His head hurt a little, Huang Dan didn’t think about it anymore, he leaned his back against the wall, waiting for the result of Liu Quanwu’s operation.

The lights in the operating room were always on, and Nie Wenyuan took out his cell phone every now and then, either to answer the phone or to make a call. After he hung up the phone, his throat was dry, “Go back.”

Huang Dan shook his head and said, “Wait here.”

Deep frown appeared between Nie Wenyuan’s eyebrows, and he took his little nephew’s hand and left.

It was almost midnight when he returned to his residence. Huang Dan took a shower and went to the guest room to sleep. He said good night to the man before leaving.

Nie Wenyuan was sitting on the chair. After the door closed, he raised his eyelids, closed them again, and smoked one puff at a time, as if he was agitated by something troublesome.

Liu Quanwu’s operation lasted until the next morning, and the result could not be said to be good or bad. For Huang Dan, the situation he was facing was that the victim was crazy and one of the suspects was left to his fate.

Huang Dan drank soy milk, Liu Quanwu’s line was put on hold first, and the rest were Chen Fei, Chen Xiaorou siblings, and Wang Ming.

He put down the soy milk, took a bite of the fried dough sticks, and asked in his mind, “Mr. Lu, how many targets do I have for this mission?”

System, “Greater than two.”

Huang Dan didn’t expect the result, he just had the attitude of giving it a try, he was really satisfied with the answer, “Thank you, Mr. Lu.”

As early as when Zhou Weiwei said unconsciously, “Please, you all let me go,” Huang Dan knew that there was more than one person who hurt her, but he didn’t expect that there would be more than two. Is it possible to temporarily circle all three suspects?

No, it was four. Although Liu Quanwu was injured, suspicion on him could not be ruled out and his matter might not be over yet.

Maybe it’s an internal strife.

After all, people are very complicated, and Xiongdi may fight because of interests, pointing knives at each other’s hearts, saying cruelly that either you die or I live.

Even if they are not relatives, there are also people who would risk their lives to help strangers.

Huang Dan had experienced it during the previous time travel, and this time it would be more profound and comprehensive. He chewed slowly, finished the fried dough sticks bit by bit, went around the corner and went downstairs, and found Nie Wenyuan behind the inpatient department, and there was someone else too.

After a pause of one or two seconds, Huang Dan ducked into the corner, contacted Mr. Lu, and exchanged points for the conversation between the two of them.

System notified, “Host Huang, you have 7 points furthermore.” A number that is enough to buy a box of Chrysanthemum Spirits.

Huang Dan said, “I know.”

He thought to himself, the points bag will fall, drop one and grab one, and strive to catch a hundred, although there are not many even if caught all, but one point is one point.

Not far away, the conversation between two grown men rang in Huang Dan’s mind.

“The level of physicians and equipment in City B Hospital are top-notch in the country. The old dean and my father have a very good relationship. Let me inform him. You hand over your niece and Liu Quanwu to me, and I will send them there for treatment.”

“No need.”

“Why are you being polite to me?”

“They’re here, I’m relieved.”

“Wenyuan, you don’t believe me, this Gege.”

The conversation stopped here. It was neither good nor bad, and it was difficult for Huang Dan to sort out. After the man in his forties with a kind face drove away, he waited before walking out of the corner and walking to Nie Wenyuan’s side.

Huang Dan learned from the original owner’s memory that Nie Wenyuan didn’t like others asking about his affairs, but he still asked, “Jiujiu, who was that person just now?”

Nie Wenyuan turned his head.

Huang Dan did not avoid his direct gaze, “I asked casually.”

Nie Wenyuan looked away, “Qiu Tao.”

Huang Dan quickly stuffed the name into his memory bank and marked it. That man should be the legendary Boss Qiu. He said, “I’ve never heard of it.”

Nie Wenyuan opened the door and got in the car, “He’s not a local.”

Huang Dan bent over and sat in from the other side, continuing the topic just now, “Is he a friend that Jiujiu knew before?” He should have crossed path with him in W City.

Nie Wenyuan started the car, “Yes.”

Huang Dan was thoughtful. Nie Wenyuan and Qiu Tao had a good relationship, but it was not that simple. They seemed to be wary of each other and had low trust. He recalled what he heard outside the office when he went to the factory that day.

At that time, Liu Quanwu said that the New Century project belonged to Qiu Tao, and that Nie Wenyuan’s relationship with him would make it easy for him to join New Century.

This shows that Liu Quanwu knew about the relationship between Nie Wenyuan and Qiu Tao. As for how much he knew, it is hard to say. He was working at New Century before the accident. Is there any connection between the two?

Huang Dan hesitated for a moment then immediately decided to throw Qiu Tao into the list of suspects instead of kicking him out. His thoughts came back to him, “Now that Quanwu Shushu is not awake for the entire day, the whereabouts of the money will not be clear for a day.”

Nie Wenyuan said, “It’s not him.”

Huang Dan was stunned. If it wasn’t Liu Quanwu, who was that? It can’t be that one of the three, Grandma Wu, Nie Xiuqin, and Zhou Weiwei stole it, right?

“What makes you sure it’s not Quanwu Shushu?”

Nie Wen would not explain this to anyone, but he made his little nephew an exception, “Jiujiu checked, and he hasn’t appeared in any casino recently, and he doesn’t have any debts.”

Huang Dan waited for the next sentence.

Nie Wenyuan said, “He has 200,000 yuan in account. There is no need to steal 10,000 yuan.”

“……”

Huang Dan asked, “Since Quanwu Shushu has so much money, why did he still go to Jiujiu to pull the strings and let him work in the New Century Project?”

After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips. This sentence exposed what he had eavesdropped outside the office that day.

However, Nie Wenyuan’s expression remained unchanged. It was a kind of silent connivance, “Money doesn’t fall from the sky. Your Quanwu Shushu’s matter will be investigated.”

Huang Dan asked again, “Who does Jiujiu think stole 10,000 yuan?”

He had just suspected that Zhou Weiwei was pretending to be crazy for a moment, but there was no basis for it, and even he couldn’t convince himself.

Besides, even if Zhou Weiwei pretends to be crazy, Nie Wenyuan is responsible for her daily board and lodging, there is no need to take that money.

Nie Wenyuan only said that he would find out.

Huang Dan said, “Jiujiu, people’s hearts are separated from each other, and the people around you may not be trustworthy.”

At this time, the car happened to stop at the intersection. After hearing this, Nie Wenyuan was silent for a while and then looked at his little nephew in the passenger seat.

Huang Dan said, “I can believe it.”

What he said was very serious, and after people listened to it, they would not be able to control their belief, and even surrendered their hearts.

Nie Wenyuan didn’t look back, he raised one hand, brushed the hair from his little nephew’s forehead, and rubbed the cinnabar mole between the eyebrows with the pad of his index finger a few times. This was a subconscious action that skipped the brain.

After reacting, Nie Wenyuan was stunned for a few seconds, he took his hand away, took out the cigarette case and put a cigarette in his mouth, “Wang Ming ran away last night. You should stay with Jiujiu during this time.”

Listening to the man’s calm and steady tone, Huang Dan felt less panicked and said, “Okay.”

Liu Quanwu was assigned to the same hospital as Zhou Weiwei, and the wards were transferred together so that Nie Wenyuan’s people could monitor and supervise them.

Having the power to do things easily is the same in every era.

When something happened to Liu Quanwu, his father moved to the hospital and took care of the child like Nie Xiuqin.

This matter spread, and there were various versions. Some said that Liu Quanwu went gambling again and owed gambling debts and was beaten into a cripple. Others said that Liu Quanwu formed a relationship with someone and was persecuted.

Relatives and friends were very sad and sympathetic to Father Liu. The one child took all his family money and went to do business in City B, hoping to become a nouveau riche, but there was no news. The other child was hanging between life and death in the hospital. Having two sons like having none.

Nie Youxiang was feeding the chickens in the yard, “Xiao Fei, find some time to buy something and go to the hospital.”

Chen Fei was reading under the eaves, “What to buy?”

Nie Youxiang considered the items to buy, and she said, “Longan, cake, brown sugar, soy milk, that’s all.”

Chen Fei turned the pages of the book, “Got it.”

Nie Youxiang sighed, “These people ah!, if one says something goes wrong, something will happen. Xiaowei is like that, Liu Quanwu is like that too, bad luck.”

When she mentioned Xiaowei, she thought of her meimei. The last time her daughter made a fool of herself at the performance, missed out on her merits, and lost her appearance. The anger went to her head and heart, and she almost threw out the porcelain basin in her hand in anger.

Chen Fei was startled, “Mom, what are you doing?”

Nie Youxiang said she is doing nothing, “Xiao Fei, the seventh day of next month is your Jiujiu’s thirty-sixth birthday. You should seize the time to prepare and write a birthday calligraphy for him.” Then she would look at the opportunity and mention his job again. Regarding the matter, for the sake of the eldest son’s future, she can put aside her face.

Chen Fei flipped through the book, “He doesn’t lack anything.”

Nie Youxiang said angrily, “You kid, you pretend not to understand even though you understand, don’t say anything, just do what mom said, I guarantee you won’t make a mistake!”

Chen Fei said with a bad complexion, “Mom, can our family stop begging him humbly?”

Nie Youxiang said, “We are all one family, we can ask for anything”

Chen Fei sneered, “Mom, you are just being sentimental. Jiujiu doesn’t treat us as a family.”

Nie Youxiang heard her eldest son’s sarcasm. She didn’t get angry, but just brushed her white hair on her temples, “Okay, mom knows what your Jiujiu said last time was not good and made you sad. It’s okay to hold grudges in your heart. But you still have to do what you have to do, you know what mom means, right?”

Chen Fei pulled his lips, there was no point.

Nie Youxiang said something that she couldn’t understand these days, “I don’t know what’s going on, but your Jiujiu is really close to your Didi.”

Chen Fei closed the book and got up to go back to the house.

Nie Youxiang picked up the porcelain basin, and she remembered some old things.

The previous generation favored boys over girls. Some people wanted to have a boy, but they had to give birth to several girls before they could be lucky. Some gave birth to a bunch of girls, but no boy.

Nie Youxiang’s life went smoothly. She gave birth to a baby boy for the first time. She had an explanation for the old Chen family, but she selfishly wanted a little cotton-padded jacket, so she gave birth to a second child. She got her wish, and she had a son and a daughter. Scraped together a “good” word, which others envy.
(T/N* Chinese character for good 好 contains both character of female 女 child and male 子 child)

When her daughter was two and a half years old, Nie Youxiang got pregnant unexpectedly. Her family was still well off at the time, so she gave birth to the third child, who was still the boy.

The third child was even more beautiful than a little doll when he was a child. He was pink and tender, and his eyes were dark and big. Anyone who saw him wanted to kiss him. She loved the third child so much that her whole heart flew up. She gave him the best of everything and even tied a small golden lock for him.

Unexpectedly, the older the third child is, the more difficult it is to control. If he can’t read books and learn skills, then let it be. Nie Youxiang and her husband thought about it, let the third child live like this, as long as he doesn’t do anything outrageous.

But the third child gradually became unwilling to stay at home. He ran outside all day long, walked around the streets with some random gangsters, caused trouble, and thought himself so great.

Scolded, beaten but just didn’t listen.

Nie Youxiang was very disappointed with her third son. She and her husband were worried that something would happen to him sooner or later. As expected he committed a crime and spent two years in a labor camp.

Being forced to do a forced labor camp was a big deal. It was humiliating and the gossip and strange looks never stopped. Her husband was so angry that he had a stroke and left soon after.

During that time, Nie Youxiang was also sick, she didn’t want to see the third child anymore, and devoted all her thoughts to the eldest child and the second child.

After the third child was released, he didn’t restrain himself, and immediately went to eat and drink with those friends from the past, steal fifty from home today, one hundred tomorrow, and ask for more from his siblings next time.

Nie Youxiang really had no choice.

Fortunately, the eldest and the second child have been very good and upbeat since they were young. They are “other people’s children” among the people around them.

But now the eldest son’s job has not been settled, and the second child also needs to take care of things in the art troupe. Nie Youxiang was worried, pointing to the fact that the third child, who had changed his character some time ago, was like a different person. She asked him to talk to his Jiujiu, but the other party didn’t take her words seriously.

This is the same as before: won’t listen to what he doesn’t want to hear, won’t do it even if I say I’ll die, and won’t do anything he doesn’t want to do even if a knife is put on his neck.

God knows who his temperament is like.

Nie Youxiang thought about it, then went to the main room, sat on a chair and made a phone call on the landline, “Mama Wu, have you had lunch? How have you been lately? Are you okay?”

Grandma Wu said on the other end, “I just ate it, it’s pretty good, nothing happened.”

Nie Youxiang’s tone was filled with concern, “Mama Wu, it’s getting colder. Wear more clothes. If you’re very tired, tell Wenyuan to hire someone else. Your health is important.”

Grandma Wu groaned, “Hire someone? If someone is hired, I, this old bones, will be pushed aside. Let’s talk about it when I can’t hold a broom or walk. I think it will be soon.”

Nie Youxiang said, “Mama Wu, don’t say that, if something happened to you, will Wenyuan not have to worry to death.”

Grandma Wu started nagging, saying that as people get older, they can’t do this or that, and they can’t compare with when they were young.

Nie Youxiang listened to her nagging for a long time, “Mama Wu about that, my family’s Xiao Fei’s job has not been resolved, can you talk to Wenyuan? He will listen to you.”

Grandma Wu’s old voice was full of resentment, like an old child, “I can’t help it. Last time I mentioned Xiao Fei’s matter to Wenyuan, he blocked me with words. A few days later, I mentioned it again, he just sneered at me, and if I mention it again, won’t he throw the bowl in front of me?”

She sighed, “Youxiang, I really can’t do anything about Xiao Fei, but don’t worry too much, he is so smart and sensible, he will definitely find a good job, and it will be after the new year at the latest, there won’t be any problem.”

Nie Youxiang didn’t expect that even Mama Wu’s words wouldn’t work, she was shocked, “Is Xiao Yu present?”

Grandma Wu said he was there, “I happen to have something to tell you.”

Nie Youxiang said, “Just tell me what’s going on.”

Grandma Wu said, “Your youngest has nothing to do and will criticize this old woman in front of Wenyuan. If this continues, I will be kicked out.”

Nie Youxiang didn’t believe it, “Mama Wu, are you joking, how can Xiao Yu have such ability?”

She smiled and said, “You took care of Wenyuan before he entered Nie’s house. You know his temperament better than anyone else, don’t you? He is the closest to you in this world.”

These words sounded pleasant to Grandma Wu, but she felt unhappy at being coaxed to feel comfortable at such an older age. There was a sense of crisis in her words that her status was in jeopardy.

“That’s what to said, but you haven’t seen that your youngest son doesn’t eat anything else every time he eats and only eats Wenyuan’s favorite dishes. He also goes in and out of his room and study, and sleeps on his bed. Youxiang, everything I said is true. Your little son is lawless here at Wenyuan’s place.”

Nie Youxiang was so shocked that she couldn’t close her mouth for a long time. Although lawless sounded a bit exaggerated, what Mama Wu said was enough to make her unbelievable. Is her youngest son that much capable? Even with honey on lips, one couldn’t get any benefits from Wenyuan, how did he do it?

“You make Xiao Yu come over the phone.”

Grandma Wu shouted twice on the other end, and a fresh voice came from the receiver, “Mom.”

Nie Youxiang opened the phone line that was twisted in a circle, “You are running to your Jiujiu’s house now. You don’t even know how to return home, hmm?”

Huang Dan said, “You asked me to learn more from my Jiujiu.”

Nie Youxiang choked, “Then tell mom, what have you learned?”

Huang Dan said, “My Jiujiu has many books. If I ask him about something I don’t understand, he will explain it to me.”

Nie Youxiang said, “Can’t your Ge and Jie explain this to you? It was you who didn’t listen and threw away the book and ran out to play.”

Huang Dan said, “Jiujiu explains more carefully than Gege and Jiejie. I can understand him. He can also teach me to write calligraphy. Mom, I like living with Jiujiu. Can you let me live here?”

Nie Youxiang was startled. Why did her youngest son sound like he was begging her for a favor? She said, “Xiao Yu, your Jiujiu is not an ordinary person. The people and things he comes into contact with are beyond the understanding of a kid like you. Don’t get involved, or something will happen.”

Huang Dan said, “As long as Jiujiu is here, nothing will happen to me.”

Nie Youxiang felt that the youngest son was not as good as he was before. Not only would he not listen to persuasion, but he would also fight back. If she said something, the other party will say too, “Did you speak ill of Mama Wu in front of your Jiujiu?”

Huang Dan，“……”

Nie Youxiang said, “Your Jiujiu’s biological mother left after giving birth to him. It was Mama Wu who raised him and took care of him for decades. She is no different from his biological mother. Don’t look for trouble carelessly, do you hear me?”

Huang Dan said, “Grandma Wu has a prejudice against me.”

Nie Youxiang drank a sip of cold tea and her anger subsided a lot, “Son, don’t look at what you do in your daily life. If you learn well, Mama Wu can treat you the same way she treats your Ge and your Jie.”

She spoke earnestly, “Old people like good children.” There is no saying that everyone likes them, including parents.

Huang Dan said, “I know.”

After hanging up the phone, Nie Youxiang held the receiver in a daze. No, didn’t she call to chat with Mama Wu about Wenyuan’s birthday next month? She wanted to ask where it will be held. If it is at home, they will go there earlier.

In the end, the conversation didn’t end there. Nie Youxiang called again, this time straight to the point, without any polite remarks.

Grandma Wu said she didn’t know yet, “Wenyuan didn’t mention it, ask me later.”

Nie Youxiang put down the receiver and had a strange idea in her mind. She thought it would be better to ask her younger son than Mama Wu. She got up and went to the house to take down the leather box and find a jade bracelet.

The Nie family has no son, and it was supposed to be passed on to the daughter-in-law. The jade bracelet passed down from generation to generation fell into the hands of the eldest daughter Nie Youxiang. She kept it well and was still hesitating whether to give it to her daughter as a dowry or to give it to her daughter-in-law.

Now Nie Youxiang had another idea. She thought that giving this jade bracelet to Wenyuan on his birthday would be equivalent to acknowledging that he is a member of the Nie family, and the relationship between the two families might be closer.

If Wenyuan refuses to accept it, she will ask his younger son to forward it to him.

As soon as Huang Dan walked into Nie Wenyuan’s study, he sneezed. He rubbed his nose and saw a blue box on the desk, which was out of place with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk. He asked, “Jiujiu, what is this?”

Nie Wenyuan was arranging books in front of the bookshelf, without looking back, “Walkman.”

Huang Dan said oh and didn’t ask again.

Nie Wenyuan frowned, but still didn’t turn around, “Jiujiu gave it to you.”

Huang Dan pursed his lips and seemed to smile. He opened the box and took out the Walkman inside. It was the color of the sky, palm size, and not heavy, “I don’t have a tape.”

Nie Wenyuan said, “There is one here.”

Huang Dan followed the man’s line of sight and discovered that there were two compartments on the left side of the second level of the bookshelf filled with tapes. He remembered that books had been placed there before, and he had even gone through them.

Without saying anything, Huang Dan walked over, took out a tape from the rows of tapes, pressed the switch of the Walkman and put the tape in.

The song “Sad Pacific” sounded in the study, and the beginning of the lyrics revealed an indescribable sadness, as if every word carried a heavy feeling.

“Is it really cruel to leave, or it’s shameful to be gentle, or is it okay to be a lonely person……”

Huang Dan turned off the Walkman, took out the tape and changed it to another one. The first song was “Laugh When I See You”, the singing voice is very gentle and pleasant, as if telling a sweet story.

The atmosphere in the study eased.

Huang Dan leaned against the desk and listened to music, “Jiujiu, this is not cheap, right?”

Nie Wenyuan said, “It was given by someone else.”

“Oh.”

Huang Dan’s lips curled up, “I like it very much, thank you Jiujiu.”

Nie Wenyuan happened to turn around at this moment and caught his little nephew’s smile in his eyes. His pupils shrank and the fingers holding the book trembled slightly.

Last time when he hit his little nephew, Nie Wenyuan’s hand trembled non-stop, and it was useless to press it down. Although it was also trembling this time, the feeling was completely different. It was not panic and helplessness, but excitement, which was indescribable.

Huang Dan stayed at Nie Wenyuan’s residence until the end of the month, almost going in and out together.

Grandma Wu didn’t scold Huang Dan in front of him, just nagging behind his back, cleaning the table, pouring water, and nagging non-stop. It feels like she has become a lonely old woman, despised and ignored by others, and she feel sorry for herself.

Fortunately, no one lives around, otherwise Grandma Wu would definitely come to the door every day to make irresponsible remarks.

Huang Dan obeyed Grandma Wu in everything and never had a conflict with her. Even so, she was still not pleased. She looked at him as if he had robbed her of something important.

The relationship between the older generation and the younger generation, Huang Dan still can’t understand, it is too difficult for him, he would rather draw a few more drawings all night.

There is nothing going on at the hospital, the ones who are in a coma continue to be in a coma, and the ones who are crazy are still crazy.

Wang Ming was nowhere to be found. Nie Wenyuan’s people were searching all over the place, but he seemed to have disappeared from the world, and no trace could be found.

Huang Dan felt that this phenomenon was a bit similar to Liu Quanwu’s time. When he was found, something happened.

That Qiu Tao had dinner with Nie Wenyuan once, but Huang Dan didn’t follow him. He could tell that Nie Wenyuan didn’t wish that.

Whether it was to protect him, or it was not time to expose his weaknesses, or for other reasons, he didn’t ask much.

Huang Dan believes that every choice made by Nie Wenyuan is carefully considered.

In this era, once homosexuality is discovered and spread, the consequences will be tragic, not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, they are Jiujiu-nephew, and there are so many things involved that they can be drowned by spitting.

At the end of the month, Nie Youxiang called Huang Dan back.

Nie Wenyuan’s people were watching nearby to ensure that Huang Dan’s life would not be in danger.

Huang Dan was called back for nothing else, just listening to Nie Youxiang talk about this and that, and she also liked to pull his ears. Out of ten times, he could dodge six or seven times, and the rest of the time will be pulled. It hurt him so much that he want to swear.

It’s a pity that Huang Dan can’t swear. No matter how many times he has crossed, some things still can’t be changed.

Nie Youxiang called out to her distracted younger son, “Did you hear what mom said? If you forget by then, let’s see how mom handles you.”

Huang Dan said, “I can’t change Jiujiu’s decision.”

Nie Youxiang said, “Don’t pull this in front of Mom. Mom has eyes and ears.”

“……”

Huang Dan didn’t want to care about Chen Fei and Chen Xiaorou’s affairs. He didn’t like the character and way of doing things of the two siblings.

The phone at home often rings. People are calling Chen Fei. They ask him to go out for dinner, but he doesn’t go because he doesn’t want to be treated as a joke.

Chen Xiaorou didn’t go to the art troupe either, the marks on her face still haven’t faded.

The siblings exude a negative atmosphere at home, but Huang Dan turns a blind eye.

On the night of the sixth day, Huang Dan said before going to bed, “Mr. Lu, I want to ask you a favor, can you wake me up at midnight?”

System, “Okay.”

When Huang Dan got the answer, he shook the quilt and quickly closed his eyes and fell asleep. He was woken up by the sound of “ding”. When he woke up, he went to the landline in the main room and pressed the number one by one, “Jiujiu, happy birthday.”

Nie Wenyuan’s voice on the other end was lazy, as if he was sleeping, “Mm.”

The sound of breathing came from the receiver, one by one, very steady, and Huang Dan’s ears were a little itchy due to conditioned reflex, he pursed his lips, “Jiujiu, come and pick me up, I want to be the first to sing birthday song in front of you, I still have a birthday present I want to give you.”

There was no emotion in Nie Wenyuan’s tone, as if he didn’t care, “It’s very late, let’s do it tomorrow.”

Huang Dan said, “Forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Before the other end could say anything, Huang Dan put down the receiver. He went back to the room and lay down on the bed with his hands behind his head, “Mr. Lu, thank you for your help this time, I didn’t miss the time.”

System, “Any time in twenty-four hours is fine, why rush to the first second.”

Huang Dan said, “I used to have the same thoughts as you. Someone told me that it was different. Slowly, I understood that the meaning is indeed different.”

System didn’t ask, and it wasn’t interested in other people’s personal affairs.

In less than half an hour, Huang Dan vaguely heard the sound of the car’s engine, and he went out through the window lightly, running in the dark, all the way out of the alley, and saw a car parked at the intersection.

The man was sitting in the car with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He seemed to be in a hurry to go out. The gray thick-line sweater under his coat was worn backwards.

Huang Dan pretended not to see it.