Withered Broken Ice Blue

In Haicheng, the gray sky and the dripping rain seemed to cover the world with a layer of gray.

The rain fell in places where there was more water, splashing layers of ripples, and the shadows of the sky and plants in the water were also scattered.

Inside the funeral home, white lanterns hung at the door, giving people a desolate feeling.

There was an incense burner on the mourning hall with three incense sticks lit. The smoke was curling around the table. Everyone sat solemnly on both sides. In front of them was a white coffin covered with a yellow banner that read "May you rest in peace, we will always remember you."

The funeral ceremony began. The staff of the funeral home solemnly opened the coffin, and the family members stood up, bowed and mourned, bidding farewell to the deceased.

Chi Feiwan lowered his head slightly, his weak back bent, his eyes were slightly wet, his long and fine eyelashes trembled slightly, and his voice was so low that it was just a breath.

As her grandmother's most beloved granddaughter, she knelt on the mat and shed tears silently.

The Chi family is the richest and most powerful family in the entire Haicheng. When the wife of the old man of the Chi family passed away, the people who came to the funeral were not simple people.

They are all well-known and wealthy families in Beijing and Haicheng.

Each of them is a giant in the business world.

Seven-year-old Chi Feiwan already understood what separation of life and death meant.

Even though she didn't understand, she knew that her grandmother, who loved and protected her the most in the family, was gone.

From then on, there was no one in the world who loved her.

At the end of the funeral, people came forward one by one to pay their final tribute to the deceased.

On this solemn and sad occasion, people expressed their remembrance and respect for the deceased in their own way.

Time passed by little by little, the sound of rain outside stopped, and the number of people in the funeral home gradually decreased.

Chi Feiwan's mother Shen Linxi saw that she was still kneeling on the futon, and immediately came over and rudely pulled Chi Feiwan up: "Go home with your second brother later."

She pursed her lips and looked at Shen Linxi with tears in her eyes: "Mom, I don't want to go back."

Shen Linxi's face was full of impatience, and because he had just cried, his face was very haggard: "Chi Feiwan, be obedient!"

It's neither a negotiation nor an order.

Chi Feiwan's eyes were bloodshot: "Why?"

She didn't understand why her mother always treated her like this.

Shen Linxi put her hands on her hips and said, "What can a seven-year-old child like you do in a funeral home except cry?"

"Then can I stay in the funeral home for a while longer? And my second brother..." Chi Feiwan didn't say the rest.

Shen Linxi didn't care about Chi Feiwan's feelings and interrupted what she wanted to say: "Okay, let Uncle Li take you back later and go home alone."

Without giving Chi Feiwan a chance to speak, Shen Linxi went to busy himself with greeting the guests.

Suddenly, a shadow fell before my eyes.

Chi Feiwan raised his head. Under the little boy's thick eyebrows were a pair of big eyes with black pupils, but with a coldness that was not unique to his age.

Chi Feiwan was slightly stunned: "Jiang Huaixu, are you okay?"

There was no conversation from the other end. Jiang Huaixu had not yet had time to close his umbrella, and raindrops slid down the transparent umbrella and dripped onto Chi Feiwan's head.

Chi Feiwan frowned and said, "Can you put away your umbrella first?"

Hearing this, Jiang Huaixu put away his umbrella, but he still didn't say anything.

Chi Feiwan saw him sitting next to her and pursed her lips, thinking it was about that matter: "I will compensate you for your Lego when I have enough money."

When I was five years old and went to Jiang Huaixu’s house to play, I accidentally broke a limited edition set of Lego.

Five thousand yuan is a piece of cake for the Chi family, but it is difficult for Chi Feiwan.

Her parents never gave her much money. It was her grandmother who gave her money during the Chinese New Year. In the past seven years, her pocket money was only over 3,000 yuan.

Jiang Huaixu was full of suspicion: "Can't your Chi family give you 5,000 yuan?"

In fact, Jiang Huaixu came to see her not for this matter. Since Chi Feiwan mentioned it, he just brought up the topic.

Chi Feiwan lowered his eyes: "I, I didn't tell my parents."

Jiang Huaixu sneered: "That's right, you really don't dare to tell your parents if you broke someone else's things."

Outsiders have no idea that Chi Feiwan, as the only daughter of the Chi family, is not treated well.

Outsiders all thought that Chi Feiwan was the apple of the Chi family's eye, the little princess who was spoiled to death.

But the person who truly loved her is gone, and now she has become an orphan with no one loving her or caring for her.

Chi Feiwan said: "Don't worry, I will definitely compensate you for your Lego."

"I heard you were going to study in the capital, right?"

Chi Feiwan wondered: "Why should I go to Beijing to study?"

"do not you know?"

Chi Feiwan shook his head.

"you……"

"It's time to go, Wanwan." Shen Linxi came over and interrupted the conversation between Jiang Huaixu and Chi Feiwan.

Shen Linxi took Chi Feiwan's hand and said softly to Jiang Huaixu: "Xuxu, your mother was looking for you just now. She is at the door. Go find her now."

"it is good."

Jiang Huaixu's mother and Shen Linxi are best friends, and the Jiang and Chi families have been friends for generations.

No one was watching, so Shen Linxi let go of Chi Feiwan's hand and frowned: "What did you say to Xu Xu just now?"

"Mom, should I go to Beijing to study?" Chi Feiwan did not hide the content of the conversation just now.

Shen Linxi immediately knew the content of their conversation, and she didn't intend to hide it from Chi Feiwan: "Yes, I'll send it to you tomorrow."

Chi Feiwan's eyes were bloodshot: "Why?"

"No reason. Your grandfather told me to do that." Shen Linxi stuffed Chi Feiwan into the car. She walked to the passenger seat and said to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, I'll leave Chi Feiwan in your care. If Chi Feiwan doesn't obey, call me."

Uncle Li looked at Chi Feiwan in the back seat, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

Chi Feiwan was unusually quiet in the car.

Unexpectedly, she was very well behaved in the car and didn't cry or make a fuss all the way home.

Chi Feiwan was the only one in the huge villa.

She hadn't eaten yet, and the servants in the house were all resting.

Originally, she could have come back with her second brother, but after she made such a fuss, Shen Linxi directly called her back.

Having not eaten all morning, Chi Feiwan's stomach was already rumbling.

She took a sandwich out of the refrigerator and heated it up to fill her stomach.

She locked herself in the room. The light in the room was dim. She curled up on the bed, holding a rag doll tightly in her arms. Her head was lowered, her whole face buried in the pillow, her shoulders trembling, and she let out a low, suppressed sob.

"Grandma, let's play hide and seek. Look at me. I'm so small that I can fit under the table."

"Xiao Man, I love you the most. You are grandma's most precious treasure."

"Xiao Man, even if grandma is gone one day, she will still protect you."

……

Chi Feiwan didn't sleep well the whole night.

The next day she stayed in bed but was forced to wake up by her grandfather.

Chi Feiwan ran downstairs wearing a white dress and saw the serious expressions of her family members.

Chi Feiwan returned to his usual reserved self and sat down obediently on the empty sofa.

Mr. Chi took a sip of tea and said, "Wanwan, your mother will pack your luggage for you today. You will go to Beijing to study in the future. I have already arranged a place to live."

The family members were not shocked by the news, as if it was something they had discussed beforehand.

Only Chi Feiwan was puzzled: "Grandpa, why do I have to go to Beijing to study?"

"The education in Beijing is better than that in Haicheng."

"Then why is my third brother studying in Haicheng while I have to study in Beijing?"

In fact, Haicheng's education is on par with Beijing's, both are first-tier cities, and there is no such thing as good or bad education.

This was just Mr. Chi's excuse, but seven-year-old Chi Feiwan didn't understand.

The third brother Chi Yizi and Chi Feiwan are twins, a boy and a girl. He looked at Chi Feiwan's red eyes and thought: "Grandpa, I will go to Beijing to study too."

Soon, Shen Linxi extinguished this possibility: "Your family naturally has plans for your sister to study in Beijing, and your grandfather also has plans for you to study in Haicheng."

That being said, the truth is not so.

Chi Feiwanren had no intention of agreeing, so Shen Linxi persuaded him, "Wanwan, you must remember that going to the capital will only benefit you, and not harm you. We are all doing this for your own good."

Your parents always use the excuse of doing it for your own good to blackmail you.

Even if seven-year-old Chi Feiwan was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.

The more children of her age rebel and resist, the more stubborn their parents become.

Chi Feiwan didn't stay in the living room for too long. He ran back to his bedroom alone to vent his emotions.

Her eyes were blocked by mist, and she blinked fiercely, tears rolling out. She immediately wiped away the tears with the back of her hand, stubbornly refusing to make a sound.

After grandma passed away, there was no one in the family to support Chi Feiwan.