Huo Yunqi lowered his eyes, and put the cooked meat slices on Xia Luobing's plate: "Eat first."

He believed in Xia Luobing's judgment and vigilance as a criminal police officer. Since she thought there was something wrong with those two people, it must be abnormal.

"Luo Bing, it's really you!"

Surprised laughter came from above her head, Xia Luobing put down the chopsticks in her hand and looked up at Wang Xiaoman who was staring at her: "What a coincidence."

Wang Xiaoman actually came over to say hello to her?

Did she think too much?
Do not!
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Xia Luobing resolutely denied it. She believed in her own judgment. The man's back was very familiar. She must have seen it somewhere...but where?

"Bingbing?" Huo Yunqi held Xia Luobing's hand across the table, "Everyone is gone."

Only then did Xia Luobing come back to her senses, Wang Xiaoman had already returned to her place, talking and laughing with that man, looking very frank.

"Let's eat." Xia Luobing squeezed her brows, and smiled apologetically at Huo Yunqi, "Probably an occupational disease attack."

Huo Yunqi's eyes flickered, but he didn't say much, and gently advised Xia Luobing to eat more.

When she got home at night, Xia Luobing was still thinking about meeting Wang Xiaoman in Hot Pot City. She squatted on the sofa with her hands on her knees, her brows furrowed tightly.

"Bingbing, what's wrong with you?" Huo Yunqi poured a glass of water and put it next to Xia Luobing, worried, "What happened?"

Xia Luobing inserted her hands into her hair and stroked it a few times, and said irritably, "I must have seen that man! I must have seen him!"

There was a vague outline in her mind, the facial features of a man who didn't raise them clearly, as if separated by several layers of thick gauze, she couldn't see clearly.

"Bingbing."

It was rare for Huo Yunqi to see Xia Luobing like this, his eyes tightened, and he went to sit on the sofa, leaning on Xia Luobing's shoulders, let her head rest on his lap, and pressed her temples with his fingers gently.

"I can't remember." Xia Luobing murmured, with deep frustration in her voice. "Where did you see it?"

Huo Yunqi's finger movements paused, and he lowered his head and kissed Xia Luobing's forehead: "Be obedient, don't think so much."

"But... well, okay." Xia Luobing sighed, trying to get rid of the overgrown thoughts in her heart, trying to calm herself down, and muttered for a while, "Yun Qi, I miss my mother."

At the age of 16, her mother's unexpected death caused her world to fall from heaven to hell, and the appearance of Wang Xiaoman and Xia Luoxin completely shattered her father's trust.

Even though many years have passed, it still hurts when I think about it now.

Huo Yunqi was startled, the two had known each other for so long, and the person in his arms had never mentioned these things, so he didn't interrupt her, but just listened quietly.

"My mother is very beautiful and very proud." Xia Luobing smiled lowly, her voice was somewhat helpless and desolate, "but also, she is very fragile."

Otherwise, after knowing the existence of Wang Xiaoman and Xia Luoxin, she would not resolutely ignore her young daughter and choose to commit suicide.

"Bingbing..." Huo Yunqi held Xia Luobing's cold fingertips, and his heart suddenly ached. He had been with her for so many years, but he had never noticed such a deep wound in her heart.

Xia Luobing smiled softly: "I'm fine, it's just that I suddenly remembered this matter...I'm very strange today, am I not?"

She has never been a sentimental person, but today she always thinks about the past. At that time, she was as simple and happy as a transparent butterfly, never thinking about the coming storm.

"Heavy rain... Heavy rain..." Xia Luobing's eyes suddenly tightened, her fingers unconsciously clenched Huo Yunqi's arm, and her body trembled uncontrollably, "It rained so hard that day... Mom jumped off the stairs..."

She pushed away from her mother's room and saw her mother in a lavender dress leaping down from the square on the second floor like a broken butterfly.

All the memories that were intentionally dusted came flooding in, they came violently and violently, like a man-eating beast trying to swallow Xia Luobing.

"Bing Bing!"

Huo Yunqi looked at the helpless woman with confused eyes, feeling so distressed that he couldn't help himself. He didn't know how to calm her down, so he held her shoulders with both hands, so that she could feel his own existence in the endless confusion.

"Bingbing, wake up, it's all over!" Huo Yunqi said in a deep voice, the strength and temperature of his palms were transmitted to Xia Luobing's body, "Wake up."

The dark night sky seemed to be torn apart suddenly, and light and warmth slowly seeped in. Xia Luobing's chaotic eyes gradually gained focus, and looked at Huo Yunqi, who was gradually becoming clear in front of her eyes: "I remember now." .”

She thought of the man's back.

On the day her mother died, she saw the man's back.

"I was standing on the balcony on the second floor, and when the medical staff rushed to take my mother away and sent her to the hospital, the man also left." Xia Luobing tried to calm herself down and recalled the situation at that time, "He was wearing a gray windbreaker, and leave with an umbrella.”

Huo Yunqi also frowned tightly. A man related to Wang Xiaoman appeared at the scene of Xia Luobing's mother's suicide. Is this really just a coincidence?or something else...

Xia Luobing also thought of this, a terrible idea suddenly flashed in her mind, she grabbed Huo Yunqi's finger, and said eagerly: "Could mom be..."

She didn't say the rest, but the meaning is self-evident, if her mother didn't commit suicide back then...

Things that had been blurry suddenly became clear in her mind. Xia Luobing remembered that during that time, her parents always quarreled, and her mother once asked her very seriously, who would she like to live with if they divorced...

Come to think of it, at that time, my mother had already made plans for divorce. How could a person who was already planning to divorce commit suicide suddenly?

Questions flooded in like a tide, as if they would swallow Xia Luobing at any moment.

"Bingbing, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." Seeing that Xia Luobing gradually calmed down, Huo Yunqi said slowly, "After all, it has been many years, and it will definitely be difficult to find out and investigate again."

And if you are not careful, you will startle the snake.

Xia Luobing reached out and pressed her forehead, and said apologetically to Huo Yunqi's worried eyes, "I'm sorry."

She always seemed to worry him.

Huo Yunqi took him into his arms again, and said distressedly: "Fool!"

Most of the time, he felt that she was too strong and stubborn, so now it was a very happy thing for him to be able to be relied on by her and help her clean up her troubles.

"I'll take care of this matter." Xia Luobing said in a deep voice, holding Huo Yunqi's arm, maybe she should talk to her father about what happened back then.

Huo Yunqi gave a "hmm", and the two of them sat on the sofa clinging to each other, and the warm light enveloped the two of them inside, revealing an indescribable warmth.

The next morning, Xia Luobing drove home, Wang Xiaoman was watching TV with Xia Yan, and was very surprised to see Xia Luobing.

"Bingbing, aren't you going to work today? Why are you here at this time?" Xia Yan was a little surprised, "Is there something wrong?"

Wang Xiaoman also greeted Xia Luobing with a smile: "Bingbing, sit down first, this is the fruit that Luo Xin asked someone to buy just now, try it."

Xia Luobing smiled faintly, and looked at Xia Yan: "Dad, I'm going on a business trip for a while, and before I leave, I want to take you to have a checkup."

"What's a good physical examination?" Xia Yan smiled and waved his hands, "It's good that you have a job to take care of your own affairs, don't worry about me, Dad's health is very good."

Wang Xiaoman also interjected: "Bing Bing, your father is right, I and I will accompany him to check his body, you can just keep busy with your own work, but you and Yun Qi are going to have a wedding soon, so don't travel all the time. "

If she didn't know Wang Xiaoman's identity and her various little actions over the years, Xia Luobing might really believe her kindness.

"Dad, I asked for leave on purpose this morning, so don't refuse." Xia Luobing insisted, then turned around and took Xia Yan's coat hanging aside, "Let's go!"

Xia Yan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

He was also very relieved to be cared about by his daughter.

There were not many people in the hospital, Xia Yan's physical examination went smoothly.

"Dad, there is nothing wrong with your health, but your blood pressure is a bit high, so you should pay more attention in the future." Xia Luobing looked at the things on the medical report and urged, "You must obey the old when you are old."

Xia Yan looked at his daughter who was earnestly admonishing him, and felt his eyes wet: "Bing Bing."

Over the years, he watched his daughter's attitude towards him become more and more relaxed, and he couldn't help feeling emotional.

"Dad, I'll go see Mom first, are you going?" Xia Luobing said casually, but from the corner of her eyes, she clearly saw the corners of Xia Yan's mouth trembling. sour.

Ever since her mother passed away, she and Xia Yan have never talked about this issue. There seems to be a deep gully between them, which cannot be crossed no matter what.

There were not many people in the cemetery, and the blue-gray tombstones stood motionless like solidified flags.

Xia Luobing stood in front of a tombstone, looking at the familiar face in the yellowed photo, her eyes were sore and she almost shed tears.

Mom, Bingbing came to see you, forgive me for taking so long to come.

"Huiyun, Bingbing and I came to see you." Xia Yan squatted halfway in front of the tombstone, carefully wiped off the dust on the tombstone with his sleeve, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm the one who failed you."

The wind was blowing and the clouds were rustling, and the area around the cemetery was filled with indescribable desolation and desolation.

In front of a tombstone, two people were half squatting and the other was standing. Their silent posture seemed to be communicating with someone who had passed away for a long time.

After a while, Xia Luobing said hoarsely, "Dad, let's go back."

When returning, the car drove very slowly, and the people in the car fell silent unexpectedly.

"Dad, why did you betray Mom?" Charlotte asked slowly, her voice not high, but just as the words came out, the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly froze, "I want to know what happened back then."

Time and space seemed to stand still, Xia Luobing slowly parked the car on the side of the road, looking at Xia Yan's gray temples, she suddenly felt a little cruel, but she wanted to know the truth.

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