please save me save me

Qi Lin found out that Lu Xiumu has become busy recently.

The first reason is because of the increase in customer flow, and the second reason seems to be because Wonderland has purchased a new batch of coffee beans of a new variety, and all the clerks have to work overtime to deal with it.Of course, Lu Xiumu is no exception.

This also led to the date that Qi Lin proposed recently, and Lu Xiumu was often late.

Lu Xiumu is usually a very punctual person, but recently he has been late more and more often, and usually half an hour late.

Although Qi Lin always waited patiently, there was still a feeling of displeasure in his heart.

But every time Lu Xiumu apologized to him so sincerely, he couldn't express the anger in his heart.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Lu Xiumu was still working in Wonderland.

He grinds coffee beans in the small kitchen and patiently makes a strong cup of coffee.

He suddenly remembered that Qi Lin had asked him to play games at nine o'clock this evening.

Lu Xiumu inadvertently curled the corner of his mouth.

Would they still be doing the same thing today as yesterday...doing that kind of thing?

Although the body really can't bear that kind of large-scale exercise...

Three seconds later, Lu Xiumu realized belatedly that he was giggling just now.

He hurriedly collected his thoughts, and patted his blushing cheeks with the palm of his hand.

Just then, a female clerk came into the kitchenette to help.

Lu Xiumu turned his head away in embarrassment.

She seemed to be looking for a topic to brighten up the atmosphere, so she casually mentioned: "Little boss, there has always been a strangely dressed person hovering around the door of our store these days. And he often looks directly at the store, It’s scary not to come in.”

Lu Xiumu asked interestedly, "Is it a beggar?"

The female clerk said unsurely: "I don't know, but he looks ragged. But his eyes are very weird, and he will stare at others viciously. Those terrifying eyes make people shudder."

As he said that, he also figuratively made a shivering look.

Lu Xiumu smiled: "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big deal. If you are a beggar, you can pack up the cakes left over from the day's sale and give them to him."

The saleswoman nodded and wrote it down.

"Little boss," a clerk dressed as a waiter walked in with a phone, "Someone called the store, but they said they were looking for you."

Lu Xiumu stopped what he was doing, took it in confusion, and asked through the receiver: "Hello, I'm Lu Xiumu, what can I do?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for half a minute, no one answered, just silence.

Lu Xiumu's patience is limited: "Hello, please answer me if you hear it, otherwise I will treat it as a harassing call."

Just when Lu Xiumu was about to hang up, a voice suddenly sounded from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Mu."

Lu Xiumu only felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't hear it clearly, and couldn't tell who it was.

Lu Xiumu had no choice but to repeat again: "Hello, who are you?"

A middle-aged male voice with vicissitudes came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Mu, it's Dad."

Lu Xiumu's hands trembled, and he felt his heart skip a beat.

He suddenly became alert: "What's the matter with you?"

He suddenly recalled what the female shop assistant said, and confirmed: "The one who sneaked up at the door of my coffee shop these days is you, right?"

There was an inexplicable laugh from the other side of the phone: "You have lived a happy life, and you are supported by the eldest son of the Qiao family. As for me, all my assets were confiscated back then. There is no place to stay, and I still have to be hungry."

Lu Xiumu walked to a secluded corner, and said coldly: "You came to me on purpose just to complain to me? If you have any demands, just say so, let's be more frank with each other."

Instead, Father Lu was taken aback: "Are you willing to help me?"

"After all, you have raised me for so many years. I still remember this kindness. I will try my best to help you with small things like finding a place to live or finding a job."

Father Lu paused for a moment: "Then...thank you..."

Seeing that he didn't intend to continue talking for a long time, Lu Xiumu asked, "Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up."

Father Lu muttered, "Xiao Mu, can Dad see you again?"

Lu Xiumu lowered his eyes, and the tragic memories from a few years ago came back again, making him almost unable to breathe.

"It's better...not anymore, we father and son should keep a little distance." He refused rationally, but the pain was so painful that he even had difficulty breathing.

How many pairs of father and son are there in the world who guard against each other like them and are separated from each other?

Really funny.

And the other end of the phone almost begged: "Xiao Mu, let me meet you. We have been separated by nearly ten years. In the past few years, I have figured out a lot of things and have been confessing. I am sorry for you, Xiao Mu .I just want to see you, to express the guilt in my heart, and to make my suffering heart feel better."

Father Lu's speech was sincere and vivid.

Lu Xiumu hesitated: "But..."

He looked at the time displayed on his watch, feeling a little embarrassed.

Lu's father hurriedly promised: "Half an hour...just half an hour! It won't take up too much of your time!"

Lu Xiumu calculated in his mind that if it only takes half an hour, he should be able to arrive at Qi Lin's home on time.

I can't be late anymore, I feel that Qi Lin is already a little angry.

He admonished himself in his heart.

After all, Lu Xiumu's heart softened. He asked, "Where are you? I went to find you."

Father Lu happily told Lu Xiumu where he was.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Xiumu said to the busy female clerk, "Ah Zhu, can I trouble you to pack some pasta for me?"

It's so late, Father Lu probably hasn't eaten yet.

Take it as... the last piece of care from him as a son.

A'Zhu nodded hastily, and quickly packed a copy.

Lu Xiumu took it, put on the coat hanging on the side, and said, "I still have some things to do, so I'm leaving today, and I'll leave it to you guys here."

A'Zhu showed a sweet smile: "Don't worry, little boss, you can go and do your own business boldly. We are here in Wonderland! We will protect it for you!"

Lu Xiumu was amused by her exaggerated tone.

A'Zhu said with a serious expression: "I have to say, you really look good when you smile, little boss."

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving."

Lu Xiumu walked a few steps, then turned around suddenly, and asked her with a serious face: "Ah Zhu, if Qiao Lianjian, that is, the big boss, calls the store to ask about my whereabouts, remember to tell him, just say I'm going to see my father."

A'Zhu nodded blankly: "Okay...Okay."

At that time, Lu Xiumu's face was not quite right, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were stained with sadness.This worried her a little.

When she was quietly thinking about the hidden meaning in Lu Xiumu's words, Lu Xiumu had already walked out of the shop.At that moment, all that remained in her field of vision was the sculptural side face and a piece of fluttering clothes, and the next second, the glass door was slammed shut.

That eternal moment was frozen in her mind, like a still painting.

Lu Xiumu's lonely figure at that time was incompatible with the coffee shop warmed by the warm orange lights.

It was like a painter using cold tones in the corner that belonged exclusively to Lu Xiumu.

And the painter used such a single color to depict his resolute eyes and his calm expression as if he was about to step into hell.

When she regained her senses, Lu Xiumu's figure had already disappeared in the endless darkness, and she could no longer catch up.

Lu Xiumu stopped a taxi on the side of the road and told the address that Lu's father had just reported.

The driver seemed to mutter: "Are you going to such a far place..."

But Lu Xiumu was distracted at the time and didn't listen to this sentence.

The car was moving slowly, and the lights and shadows outside the car windows looked extraordinarily blurred.

The place where Lu's father lives is very remote, it can already be regarded as a suburb.

Although Lu Xiumu felt strange in his heart, he didn't have time to think too much.

He got off at a deserted bus stop.

He dialed the number he had just dialed into the store on his mobile phone.

Three seconds later, the call was connected.

Lu Xiumu went straight to the point: "Where are you? I'm already at the bus stop near here."

Father Lu's voice came: "You go straight first, turn right when you see a fork in the road, and walk 500 meters, I will wait for you there."

Lu Xiumu hung up the phone and followed the instructions.

The road here was not even paved with cement, and the yellow sand on the soles of his feet soon stained his leather shoes.

The farther you are from the bus station, the less light there is.Lu Xiumu had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and use the flashlight function in the mobile phone to illuminate.

Soon, he found the fork in the road.

He turned right almost without hesitation.

The more Lu Xiumu walked, the more he felt something was wrong. This path seemed to lead to a dense forest.

He stopped and lit the distance with the light of his phone.The tall trees in front of me looked like monsters with teeth and claws in the dark.

The surrounding environment was very unfavorable to him. When he was thinking about whether he should just turn back, a figure came out.

The huge beam of light from the flashlight in the man's hand directly shone into Lu Xiumu's eyes.

Lu Xiumu felt his eyes go blind for a moment, so he stretched out his hand to block it, and took a step to the left.

"Xiao Mu, you are finally here." The man turned off the flashlight, put it aside, and said with relief.

Lu Xiumu slowly moved his hand away.

With the help of the meager light, Lu Xiumu carefully looked at the tall man in front of him.

He was really much older, wearing a worn, out-of-season thin shirt.His hair was greasy, his beard was scruffy, his face was worn and haggard, and he looked unkempt.

Lu's father had changed so much that for a moment Lu Xiumu didn't dare to recognize him, but he was indeed the person in his memory.

In the past ten years, a lot of things have changed.They were all unexpected.

Lu Xiumu shook the spaghetti in his hand, which was still warm, in front of him: "Are you hungry? I brought you noodles here, do you want to eat?"

Father Lu stood silently.

The light was dim, and Lu Xiumu couldn't see his expression clearly.

Lu Xiumu took a few steps towards him, intending to hand him the plastic bag in his hand.

But Lu's father silently waved his hand vigorously, and the plastic bag drew an arc, flew out, and hit the road on one side.

Lu Xiumu used the light of his mobile phone to shine a light on the pasta, and all the spaghetti had been scattered, covered with dust, and could not be eaten.

He turned his gaze to Father Lu again.

Although he had already guessed that Lu's father might have no good intentions this time, he did not expect him to show his attitude so quickly, and he didn't even bother to pretend.

Father Lu finally made a hoarse voice: "Do you know what I've been regretting for the past ten years? That's why I didn't cut you off!"

Lu Xiumu knew that he was in danger, but he still tried his best to keep calm: "So you came to me this time, in fact, you want to complete something that you didn't finish ten years ago?"

"Yes." Father Lu replied calmly.

Lu Xiumu looked up at him, and silently took a step back, keeping a safe distance.

His voice seemed to be disturbed by the wind, and it seemed extraordinarily ethereal: "What is it for...why...?"

He clenched his fist tightly, and the sharp nails sank deep into the flesh of his palm without feeling it.

And Father Lu yelled almost hysterically: "Because you are the bastard born from that ****! I will never allow you to exist in this world! I will eradicate it with my own hands!"

Lu Xiumu's figure shook.

Although he has imagined this answer countless times in the past ten years, he still finds it unbelievable when he hears it with his own ears.

"My mother has shared weal and woe with you for more than [-] years, but you killed her with your own hands in the most cruel way. Now that you have been in prison for ten years, you still think you did the right thing? Still want to kill me? "

Father Lu didn't answer, but that long silence actually meant an affirmative answer.

For a moment, only the whistling wind and the rustling sound from the woods were left in Lu Xiumu's ears.

The dense forest casts a huge shadow, a darkness that seems to swallow everything up.

Lu Xiumu didn't hesitate anymore, he no longer tried to deal with Lu's father, but immediately turned around and tried to escape.

And Lu's father seemed to have expected it a long time ago, he chased after him in a few steps, took out the brick that had been hidden behind him, and beat Lu Xiumu hard on the back of the head.

Lu Xiumu snorted, unable to hold on, he knelt down with a plop.

There are many stones mixed in this uneven path, Lu Xiumu only felt that his knees were very painful.

He turned his head slowly, only Father Lu's distorted face and the two halves of the cracked brick in his hand remained in his sight.There was also a red liquid gurgling down the bricks.

Warm blood dripped from the top of his head.

Lu Xiumu only felt that his consciousness became more and more blurred until he was completely engulfed by the darkness.

In my impression, it seemed that someone knelt beside him and said softly, "I'm sorry."

At this time, on the other side, Qi Lin's house.

At nine o'clock sharp, he still hadn't waited for the doorbell to ring.He guessed that Lu Xiumu might be late again.

He was used to this situation, so he made himself a cup of coffee and continued to wait.

At 09:30, he couldn't help himself and called Lu Xiumu, but he never got through.

A lot of anger condensed in Qi Lin's chest.

It's been so long, and I haven't called to explain it! ?

Determined not to wait any longer, he walked to the room by himself, and threw all the new supplies that he bought and was going to try tonight on the floor.He turned on the game console, nestled aside, and started playing.

In the quiet night, only the screen glowed dimly.