secret galaxy

After lunch, Duan Xiaoyou was in charge of washing the dishes, and Duan Xinghe accompanied Liang Qian in the living room, and sorted out some things to bring to his mother.

There was a plate of apples on the coffee table, plump and bright in color. Liang Qian took one and peeled it with a fruit knife.He can't cook, but he has a fancy technique-carving, whether it's banana peels or carrots, he can make some wonderful shapes.

Duan Xinghe put away his travel bag, carefully sat next to Liang Qian, and without speaking, just stared at the growing apple peel with bated breath.

Pat, the apple peel fell into the trash can, the two exhaled at the same time, and smiled at each other because of this tacit understanding.

"Amazing." Duan Xinghe said.

"What is this, many people will."

"I won't."

"You're too—" Liang Qian cleared his throat, swallowed the word "cute", and said with a smile, "I'll show you something even better."

He held the bottom of the apple with his left hand, and held the knife with his right hand. The tip of the knife stood up, and he was able to cut and frustrate the flesh with skillful movements.After a short while, a rose appeared.

Liang Qian picked up the flower, pricked it with a toothpick, and held it in front of Duan Xinghe: "I'll see you off."

Duan Xinghe took it, held the toothpick and turned left and right, admiring Liang Qian's exquisite works, his eyes were full of liking.Liang Qian said with a smile: "Hurry up and eat, the flowers will wither later."

Duan Xinghe took a bite, and Liang Qian immediately begged for the reward: "Is it sweet?"

"Brother!" Duan Xiaoyou called Duan Xinghe from the kitchen, as if he had something to discuss.

Duan Xinghe swallowed the apple, smiled at Liang Qian, and left.

The size of the apartment is small, and the layout of the apartment is very compact. Liang Qian sat on the sofa and could vaguely hear the conversation between the brother and sister.

He originally thought that Duan Xiaoyou was going to sue him, or saw that he had something wrong with Duan Xinghe, and reminded his brother to be careful, but it turned out that what Duan Xiaoyou begged for was completely different from what he had guessed.

Duan Xiaoyou didn't want to visit her mother.

How could this be?

"Can you drive?" Liang Qian asked Duan Xinghe after turning off the navigation sound.

Duan Xinghe was sitting in the passenger seat, holding a book of civil law test questions in his hand, thought for a while and said: "I took the driver's license test when I was a sophomore, but I haven't driven it since I came out, and I have forgotten it now."

"It's enough to have a driver's license. When the time comes to buy a car, you'll be back after you practice your hand."

Duan Xinghe nodded, and wrote a few words on the examination paper.Liang Qian couldn't stand it anymore, and said helplessly: "You should take a rest, look at your dark circles, do you stay up late every night to read books?"

"It's not too late," Duan Xinghe couldn't hold back Liang Qian, and the traffic jam on the road made him dizzy, so he closed the book.

Liang Qian looked up and saw Duan Xiaoyou in the rearview mirror.Duan Xiaoyou sat in the back row, by the window, with his face pressed against the glass, and wireless earphones in his ears.She looked out of the window with a gloomy expression, and her thick eyelashes blinked after a long time, like a beautiful and coquettish but lifeless Barbie doll.

Liang Qian chatted with Duan Xinghe, talking about the grievances and grievances between several examination training institutions and famous teachers of the examination, all of which were hearsay and gossip without knowing the truth, which was most suitable for entertaining boredom during the journey.

From time to time, he would observe Duan Xiaoyou from the mirror. Duan Xiaoyou was almost motionless, always maintaining a posture by the window. As Cangshi approached, her demeanor gradually changed. Liang Qian did not know how many times When I looked at her, I found that Duan Xiaoyou was biting her nails, her breathing became short of breath, and she looked nervous.

Duan Xinghe had a delicate mind, he had already noticed Liang Qian's small movements, and said softly: "It's okay, don't worry about her."

Liang Qian responded and said with a smile, "Your sister doesn't seem to like me very much."

Duan Xinghe explained: "She's not targeting you, so don't take it to heart."

Why do I feel that she is targeting me? Liang Qian slandered, but didn't say it out loud.

After getting off the expressway, Liang Qian drove to Qingmu Sanatorium according to the navigation. The sanatorium was built in the suburbs, adjacent to the famous Bishui River in Cang City. It covers an area of ​​[-] mu. The vast area makes the buildings inside look very sparse, as if surrounded by flowers and trees. As if surrounded.

After parking the car, Liang Qian asked, "When are you going back to Yuzhou?"

Duan Xinghe said: "Stay in a hotel tonight and return tomorrow. How about you, go to Shenzhen now?"

Liang Qian thought for a while, and it was really boring to stay in Shenzhen by himself, so he said, "I'll leave tomorrow too. You go to see your mother first, and I'll go around the neighborhood and book a hotel by the way."

Duan Xinghe turned on his phone and found that it was already six o'clock in the afternoon, so he asked Liang Qian to have dinner first, and also introduced how to get to the snack street near the nursing home.Liang Qian refused, and said with a smile, "I'll wait for you to be together."

"We don't know how long it will take here." Duan Xinghe looked at Liang Qian in distress, with a bit of helpless reproach, he was silent for two seconds, and said, "Okay then."

Duan Xiaoyou stood beside Duan Xinghe, carrying the things he brought to his mother, the corners of his eyes were faintly red, Liang Qian didn't know why she was sad, she obviously didn't want to come at noon.

Liang Qian made a gesture: "Go, call."

Duan Xinghe nodded, turned his gaze to Duan Xiaoyou, motioned for her to thank Liang Qian, Duan Xiaoyou let go of his white teeth biting his lower lip, and whispered, "Thank you Brother Liang Qian."

Liang Qian said: "You're welcome." He could feel that Duan Xiaoyou was trying to cover up his emotional ups and downs at the moment, trying to make himself look like a normal, youthful and lively 22-year-old girl.

The surrounding area of ​​the nursing home is not prosperous, and all commercial shops are gathered in a long and narrow area. Liang Qian finished shopping in less than an hour, and finally found a milk tea shop, ordered a cup of latte and a dessert, and sat waiting for Duan Xinghe.

When the parking lot of the nursing home was separated before, he had the cheeky idea of ​​following up, but he just thought about it and didn't implement it.With his professional sensitivity, Liang Qian was almost certain that there was a certain relationship between Duan Xiaoyou's abnormal behavior and Duan Xinghe's mother's mental illness, but he hoped to hear Duan Xinghe's own account of the specific situation.

They are no longer classmates who were half-acquainted eight years ago. They are colleagues in the law firm, landlords and tenants, and even friends.If possible, Liang Qian would like to go one step further and add a romantic prefix to his friends.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Liang Qian received a call from Duan Xinghe, and the visit was over.They met in front of the milk tea shop and found a nearby restaurant for dinner.

As soon as he sat down, Liang Qian asked, "How is Auntie doing?"

Duan Xinghe said: "That's right, her mental state is very stable now."

"That's great." Liang Qian was happy for him, "Would you like to open a bottle of wine to celebrate?"

Duan Xinghe smiled, "That's not the time yet."

Liang Qian nodded seriously: "That's right, when Auntie recovers, we will take her to have a big meal and travel around."

Duan Xinghe was still smiling. He looked at Liang Qian, focused, careful, and gentle. Liang Qian couldn't describe the feeling, but he had a strange imagination, as if seeing a small paw sticking out of the water after the ice and snow melted.

"What do you eat?" Duan Xiaoyou pushed the menu between the two of them.

Her state was a little more relaxed than before, but she was still lukewarm towards Liang Qian, her eyes were wary and dodged.Liang Qian liked her quite a lot, besides, he couldn't be angry with a little girl.

"What hobbies does Xiaoyou usually have, do you go out to play?"

Duan Xiaoyou paused, and went to look at Duan Xinghe quietly. After receiving encouraging eyes from his brother, he pursed his lips hesitantly, and replied: "Read a book, watch a movie."

Liang Qian was not surprised at all. Looking at Duan Xiaoyou's snow-white skin and sluggish spirit, it doesn't seem like he loves outdoor sports.He cheekily asked "what book" and asked Duan Xiaoyou to recommend one or two, pretending not to notice the girl's boredom.

Duan Xinghe took the initiative to save the siege: "She likes a female writer, she is quite small, I don't know if you have heard of it, her pseudonym is - Wild Peach with a smile."

Liang Qian froze for a moment, and for more than ten seconds, while chewing on the chewy beef brisket, he stared at Duan Xiaoyou intently, a smug and sly smirk gradually appeared on his face.Duan Xiaoyou probably thought he was annoying, lowered his eyelids, and leaned closer to Duan Xinghe.

"Actually," Liang Qian swallowed the beef brisket, took a sip of juice, and said slowly, "Wild Tao is my aunt with a smile."

Duan Xiaoyou raised his head suddenly, his face was full of astonishment, and there was a little light in his dim eyes.Duan Xinghe was also surprised, and looked at Liang Qian suspiciously, unable to believe such a coincidence: "Really?"

"Really, why am I lying to you? She is on vacation in France and will be back next month." Liang Qian asked Duan Xiaoyou, "Haven't you read her book? "The Story of Gathering Clouds" is about Yuzhou, she grew up in Yuzhou."

Duan Xiaoyou nodded in a daze, as if he hadn't recovered, and didn't understand the meaning of Liang Qian's words.

Duan Xinghe smiled and sighed sincerely: "Your family is very good." There was a little envy and yearning in his tone.

"What's the matter?" Liang Qian found his surprised look very amusing, and joked, "Your family is very beautiful."

Duan Xinghe said: "Xiaoyou is beautiful."

"You are beautiful too." Liang Qian looked at Duan Xinghe with a smile.

Duan Xinghe felt embarrassed, and hurriedly brought food to Duan Xiaoyou to cover up his embarrassment.Liang Qian was infected by him, and his ears gradually became hot, just like eating candy secretly when he was a child, afraid that others would find out, so he could only carefully hide its sweetness.

Duan Xiaoyou on the side was fidgeting, hesitating to speak. When Liang Qian was talking to Duan Xinghe, she looked at Liang Qian over and over again, her movements were very small and timid, and she wanted to beg for something, but she couldn't say it.

Liang Qian had noticed it a long time ago, but he turned a blind eye and still chatted and laughed happily with Duan Xinghe.

Duan Xiaoyou finally couldn't bear it any longer, and pulled Duan Xinghe's sleeve under the table. Duan Xinghe looked at her sideways, his eyes full of concern, and turned to Liang Qian after a while, hesitantly said: "That..."

"Do you want some water?" Duan Xinghe picked up the orange juice and filled it up for Liang Qian.

He understood, he understood with just one look, Liang Qian was ecstatic because of this silent tacit understanding.

Duan Xiaoyou was very disappointed, like a small white flower after a heavy rain, with puzzlement and depression written all over his face.She looked down most of the time, showing a kind of nervousness, she didn't notice the small movements between the two brothers, if she didn't like Ye Tao's smile very much, she wouldn't beg Duan Xinghe to be a favor for her.

Liang Qian admits that he is bad, but he makes things difficult for Duan Xiaoyou because he actually wants to shorten the distance between them.In addition, Duan Xiaoyou's withdrawn personality does need some changes.

Liang Qian waited patiently.

After dinner, they walked along the west side street for 10 minutes to the only hotel nearby.

When checking in at the front desk, Duan Xiaoyou finally plucked up the courage and called out "Brother Liang Qian".

Liang Qian retaliated childishly for her previous snub, and pretended to be deaf. Duan Xiaoyou had no choice but to tug on his clothes, using two fingers, to grab a little bit of fabric, and immediately let go of it.

"Xiaoyou, what's wrong?" Liang Qian looked innocent.

"Could you... please, Sister Yetao, sign my book?"

"Of course you can," Liang Qian agreed, "She will return to Yuzhou next month, when you come to my house, I will introduce you to each other."

Duan Xiaoyou took a short breath and thanked him in a low voice full of gratitude.

Duan Xinghe stood by and watched Liang Qian's performance, suppressing a smile, a cute dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth, Liang Qian saw it, and became more confident, walking with ease.

It's so beautiful, this feeling of being pampered by Duan Xinghe.