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"squeaky"

Ji Lingyang raised his head and looked around. He always felt that there were rats chewing on the table nearby, but they were sitting in McDonald's, and there were neither rats nor wooden chairs. Where did the sound come from.I searched around but couldn't find it. I was about to continue writing the paper when I saw Fang Xi with a glance, and the corner of my mouth twitched.

Probably because Ji Lingyang was watching too intently. Fang Xi didn't hear the sound of writing for a long time. When he looked up, he saw Ji Lingyang staring at him. up?"

Ji Lingyang caught the eraser, wiped off a wrongly written question, and complained: "You think I want to see it, but your nails are so loud that I miscalculated."

Fang Xi: "..."

He clenched his index finger into his palm and shook his fist at Ji Lingyang: "Is this okay?"

Ji Lingyang: "Almost."

10 minute later.

Fang Xi: "Why do you still look at me?"

Ji Lingyang: "You keep shaking your legs until the table is shaking."

Fang Xi: "Okay, I'll sit at the next table."

5 minute later.

Fang Xi: "What happened to me?"

Ji Lingyang: "The pen refill is exhausted, lend me one."

Fang Xi: "..."

3 minute later.

Ji Lingyang: "The draft paper is gone, give me one."

1 minute later.

Ji Lingyang: "I..."

Fang Xi: "Either speak clearly at once, or I will let this cup of Coke kiss your face."

Ji Lingyang: "..."

Fang Xi: "Have you thought about what to do?"

Ji Lingyang: "I have something to ask you..."

Fang Xi: "That's about the same. Tell me, what do you want to ask?"

Ji Lingyang scratched his chin and picked his fingers. After a long time of tweaking, he said, "What do you think of your parents' divorce?"

Fang Xi thumped in his heart, the days passed so quickly, he almost forgot the thing that changed Ji Lingyang in his previous life.He glanced at the pencil case uneasily. According to the timeline he had sorted out before, it was almost this month.

Fang Xi immediately closed the exercise book, and asked seriously, "Why do you ask that? Is there something wrong between your parents?"

Ji Lingyang pursed his lips tightly, as if he was considering whether to speak or not.

"Ji Lingyang." Fang Xi called his name solemnly, and said softly, "It doesn't matter if you don't want to say it, after all, this is your own business, and I can't force you. But some things can really be solved alone No, if you are willing, you can come to me at any time, maybe I can't give you any useful advice, but I will listen carefully and do my best to help you."

Ji Lingyang looked into Fang Xi's eyes, made up his mind and said, "My father has been abusing my mother at home."

Fang Xi sighed in his heart, it really is so, he had this suspicion when Ji Lingyang's parents came to school last time.

"He used to scold my mother, but my mother said that there is no couple that doesn't quarrel, and the relationship is the better. Later, I rarely saw them quarreling again, thinking that the relationship was really better. But Once, we went to my second aunt’s house for dinner. During the dinner, we mentioned that my mother had given a sum of money to my second uncle and asked him to help deposit it in a trust institution. She said that if she saved it for several years, she would get a lot of interest. At that time, my father didn’t say anything. , but after returning home, I heard them arguing in the room, and when my mother came out, her face was red, which was obviously a slap mark."

"I asked her if my dad called her, and she said she just hit it accidentally, so I don't want to guess. After a while, my dad was very kind to my mom. He would take the initiative to wash the dishes whenever we ate at home, and bought a lot of them. It didn’t last long and they quarreled again, and after the quarrel, my mom got a bruise on her arm. My dad and I had a big fight, and he wanted to hit me, probably because he was looking at me He is taller than him, and he didn't really do anything."

"I thought he would calm down a bit after that, but you saw that when I fought with you, he beat my mother in the alley."

Having said this, Ji Lingyang's voice trembled a little.

Fang Xi took the initiative to hold his hand.

The warm palm covered the slightly cool back of the hand, and the hot air seemed to flow into Ji Lingyang's heart along the touching skin.

He said almost beggingly: "I told her about it, but she always dismissed me with words like 'don't worry about adults' and 'I have my own measure'. Fang Xi, what should I do?" How can I protect my mother?"

Fang Xi asked, "Do you have any specific thoughts on this matter?"

Ji Lingyang replied without thinking: "I think they divorced, and my mother and I moved out."

"Then have you talked with your mother in detail? It's not simply telling her to divorce, but to communicate equally as an adult."

Ji Lingyang was a little puzzled.

Fang Xi thought for a while and explained: "No matter how old a person is, 1 year old or 100 years old, parents will always subconsciously treat him as a child, and naturally they will not take his thoughts seriously. If you want to protect her , you must first communicate with her to understand why she is unwilling to divorce your father, and think from her perspective. Similarly, you must tell her your thoughts seriously, not the kind of "who and who" To stand aside', but to let her understand that you have grown up with your own ideas, and this idea is deliberate."

"Then specifically, how should I tell her so that she will believe that I have thought about it seriously?"

"Well...you answer a few questions for me first."

"En." Ji Lingyang nodded hastily.

Fang Xi took a piece of paper and wrote the number "1" on it: "First point, after they divorce, who will you be with?"

"Of course it's my mother!"

"Second point, what if your father doesn't want to divorce?"

"Then sue him! Didn't you say that domestic violence violated the law? Since he broke the law, he will definitely be sentenced to divorce."

"Even if it is domestic violence, divorce will not be awarded for the first time. If you insist on suing for divorce, you will have to go through at least half a year of retrial at the first instance, submit various injury test certificates, and add the testimony of bystanders to confirm that the relationship between husband and wife has broken down. Only when there is nothing to say is it possible to leave. Have you tried to understand these things?"

Before Ji Lingyang could answer, Fang Xi wrote "3" again: "Third point, once you get divorced, your source of income will be cut off. How will you and your mother live? If you get a smooth divorce, you should be able to get a share." Money, it’s no problem to buy a smaller house to live in, but what will you do next? You will be 18 next year, legally speaking, your father does not need to provide you with maintenance after divorce, you live and go to school Your mother will have to bear the expenses. You must know that your mother is a full-time housewife and has no job skills. Even if she goes out, she can only find jobs like housekeeping and cleaning, and she will never allow you to work without going to school. To supplement the household."

"I……"

Fang Xi drew a circle on "3": "If you haven't even thought about this issue, what qualifications do you have to discuss divorce with Aunt Chen?"

Ji Lingyang was completely speechless, he hadn't thought about this at all.He always asks her to do what he wants with the mentality of a child, but he never thinks about her difficulties from her perspective.Ji's mother always said, "Don't worry about adults' affairs, children", but she was not wrong at all.

Seeing that Ji Lingyang's whole body was gloomy, Fang Xi sighed, patted the back of his head, and comforted him: "I said these points not to ask you to figure out a solution by yourself, but to hope that you will understand what you are about to face. Have a general understanding, have a little idea of ​​your own, and then tell your mother these ideas, so that she will understand that you are no longer a child who completely depends on others, you can protect her and take care of her like she takes care of you. share the burden of life."

Ji Lingyang nodded solemnly, and silently clenched his fists: "I see, I will seriously talk to my mother."

Fang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what happened in his previous life, judging from Ji Lingyang's current performance, this conversation might allow him to communicate more with Aunt Chen, and maybe change some things.Fang Xi subconsciously looked at the pencil case. The Spring Festival will be celebrated in February. As long as there is no accident before the winter vacation, when the winter vacation starts, he will often go to Ji Lingyang's house in the name of tutoring. Nothing will happen if he is around thing.

After thinking about everything, Fang Xi raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already past 12 o'clock after such a delay.He tidied up the review materials a bit, and took out his wallet: "You finish this question, I'll go down and buy two set meals, and go home for New Year's Day after eating."

Ji Lingyang was still immersed in the question just now, and then agreed: "Okay."

Fang Xi deliberately left him alone, bought a cone at the dessert station, and ordered food after eating.

When he went upstairs with the dinner plate, Ji Lingyang was fiddling with his pencil case.

Seeing Fang Xi approaching, Ji Lingyang quickly hid something in his palm, pretending to help Fang Xi tidy up his pencil case.

"What's the matter? Finished writing the topic?" Fang Xi gave him an annoyed look. The last time he took his mechanical pencil and refused to return it, he still dared to reach out.

Ji Lingyang's expression was a little inexplicable, he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

Fang Xi didn't bother to care about him, put the things in his bag, and ate by himself: "Today is the holiday, I don't care about you, eat quickly. By the way, tomorrow is still the old time. I have to write a paper in the morning, and then sum up the wrong questions , don't be late, you know?"

Ji Lingyang looked at Fang Xi stupidly.

"Forget it, let's treat it as a holiday. Let you sleep in two hours late, okay?" Fang Xi picked up Ji Lingyang's hamburger, peeled off the wrapping paper and stuffed it into his hand, "Don't push yourself too hard, you can sleep in I can't, I have to get up early in the morning to pick the paper for you."

Ji Lingyang took a bite of the hamburger under Fang Xi's urging. It was his favorite double-layer black pepper beef burger. In fact, he hadn't told Fang Xi about his preference, but Fang Xi always seemed to be able to pick his favorite. thing.

"Fang Xi." Ji Lingyang suddenly called him.

Fang Xi stuffed a mouthful of the hamburger, and said vaguely, "Huh?"

"Fang Xi," Ji Lingyang clenched the hand that was hiding the things, and said in a weak but sincere voice, "Thank you."

His serious look instantly hit Fang Xi's heart, and he was a little embarrassed for the first time.Touching his nose, he complained awkwardly: "It's so rare that you actually thought of thanking me."

"Thank you very much." Ji Lingyang repeated solemnly.

A blush floated on Xi's cheeks, he covered his face with a hamburger, and replied in a low voice: "Okay, I get it, anyway, I still say the same thing, you can come to me if you have anything, and I will definitely help you."

"Well, thank you..."

"It's so annoying that you have to say it several times before you can eat!"

After eating McDonald's with a blushing face, Fang Xi took the paper written by Ji Lingyang and went home to correct it.It took about an afternoon for him to summarize the knowledge points of the wrong questions, and then found some related questions, preparing to consolidate it for Ji Lingyang tomorrow.

When he looked up, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon, and Fang Xi walked out of the room.Mother Fang is making dumplings, and Father Fang is struggling to roll the dumpling wrappers.

Seeing her son finally come out of the room, Fang's mother said, "Hey, the busy people in our family are willing to come out to eat? Don't worry, there is still an hour to eat. What should you do?"

Fang Xi knew that he couldn't talk nonsense at this time, so he rolled his eyes, picked up Fang Erbao who was gnawing and kicking the table leg, and changed the subject: "Erbao, are you hungry? Dad will get you some snacks eat?"

Fang's mother continued: "You can pull it down, its own grandma has already fed it, if you want to count on you as a father, Er Bao would have starved to death."

Fang Xi pursed her lips. She had previously said that Er Bao was the second boy in the family, but now she took the initiative to become a grandma.Sitting aside with Er Bao in his arms, Fang Xi asked his father, "Dad, do you know any friends in the legal profession?"

"Lawyer?" Father Fang thought for a while, "Why did you suddenly remember to ask this?"

"Oh, I have something to do with my classmate's family. I need to consult a divorce lawyer about something."

"It's really not there, how about I help you find someone else to ask?"

"No need, I remember that Yu Gaoming seems to have a relative who is a lawyer, I will ask him next time."

"That's fine, I don't care."

"it is good."

Fang's mother became interested, and asked her son gossipingly, "Son, which classmate is it? What's wrong with the family, so you need a divorce?"

Before Fang Xi could answer "No comment", Fang's father persuaded his wife helplessly: "What's the fun with other people's affairs, they definitely don't want others to know, don't they, son?"

Fang Xi nodded hurriedly.His mother is good at everything, but she is too nosy and wants to get involved in everything.

Fang's mother pursed her mouth and kicked her husband: "What do you mean by joining in the fun? I just want to help out of good intentions. Don't accuse me."

"Whatever, anyway, don't ask your son any more." Father Fang winked at his son as he spoke.

Fang Xi understood, and quickly stood up and walked towards the room: "Since you are so busy, I will come out later."

"Hey, you brat, don't run away!"

Fang Xi rushed into the room and blocked Mother Fang's questioning with the door.He put Erbao on the bed and threw a cloth mouse for him to play with.Then sit at the table and prepare to write a few more questions.

When he touched the pencil case, Ji Lingyang's flustered face suddenly appeared in his mind. He remembered that this guy seemed to have touched his pencil case in the morning.Thinking of the piece of paper in the interlayer, Fang Xi panicked, and quickly opened it to check.

It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, you panic.

The piece of paper recording the timeline is gone!

Fang Xi poured out everything and searched for it several times, but there was not even a scrap of paper in it.

"Could it be..." A bad thought flashed in Fang Xi's mind, "Ji Lingyang discovered it?"

No, no, no, his rectum, if he found out, he would have asked me right away, how could he thank me calmly?Maybe it was he himself who forgot to put it back after reading it one day, so which book did he just insert it in?

He was rummaging around in the room when he suddenly heard Ji's mother's voice: "Xiao Xi, your classmate is looking for you, come out quickly."

Fang Xi was puzzled, who else would come so late?

When he walked out of the room, Fang's mother approached mysteriously: "Xiao Xi, why haven't I seen your classmate before?"

"Ah?" That must not be Yu Gaoming and Yang Xiaoxuan.

Fang Xi walked to the door and poked his head out, but there was no one outside.

"Mom, why is there no one?"

"Huh? It was still there just now."

Fang Xi thought for a while and asked, "How do you know it's my classmate if you haven't seen it?"

"What if the classmate can call you by your name? And that kid is tall and thin, about the same age as you, but his complexion is not very good, he looks flustered."

Fang Xi's heart suddenly started beating violently. He grabbed the keys and wallet, and said, "I'll go out for a while!" He rushed out of the house and ran down the stairs in three steps at a time.

Out of the corridor, Fang Xi looked around eagerly as he walked towards the gate. Because the sky was too dark, he walked all the way to the iron gate and found a familiar figure.He rushed up immediately and grabbed the opponent's arm.

"Ji Lingyang?!"

The slightly hunched figure slowly turned around, revealing the face that seemed to be frightened, with eyes that froze in panic and lips that kept trembling.

"Ji Lingyang, Ji Lingyang?" There was no response after calling several times, Fang Xi didn't care to avoid suspicion, held Ji Lingyang's face in both hands, warmed his stiff cheeks from the cold wind with his palms, and used the most gentle and patient tone, over and over again Soothing, "Ji Lingyang, it's okay, just look at me. Ji Lingyang, don't be afraid, I'm here, tell me what's wrong?"

"Fang, Fang Xi, I..." Ji Lingyang shuddered suddenly, he raised his hand stiffly, held Fang Xi's wrist, and said tremblingly in a voice so soft that he could hardly hear it.

"I, killed my dad."