Retreat

He Yu was very depressed, and when he got home, it was almost dawn.

Qiao Mudong helped him put water upstairs, let him take a bath, and then went downstairs by himself, intending to heat a glass of milk for He Yu so that he could have a good sleep.

When he returned upstairs, he saw He Yu still sitting beside the bathtub in a daze, with his clothes still on.

He put the milk on the bedside table, walked to the bathroom, pulled He Yu to stand up, and helped him take off his clothes.

He Yu lowered his head and watched Qiao Mudong bend over to help him unbutton him. After taking off his clothes, he unbuttoned his jeans and knelt down to help him pull them down.

He Yu was cooperative, and raised his leg to let him take off his pants.

After taking off his clothes, the injury on He Yu's back looked a little shocking. Qiao Mudong stretched out his hand and pressed it, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

He Yu shook his head, "It doesn't hurt much."

Qiao Mudong said, "Go in and wash yourself, do you want me to help you?"

He Yu said: "No need." He stepped into the bathtub by himself.

Seeing him sitting down by the bathtub, Qiao Mudong still looked distraught, so he took off his clothes, stepped in and sat down beside him, and then pulled him into his arms.

He Yu rested her head in his arms obediently.

Qiao Mudong picked up the hot water, poured it over his shoulders, and asked, "What are you thinking?"

He Yu closed his eyes and said, "I didn't think about anything."

Qiao Mudong said: "Isn't that what you think?"

When he spoke, his chest vibrated slightly, He Yu pressed his face against it, heard his steady and strong heartbeat, and then said slowly: "I just feel worthless for my mother."

Qiao Mudong said: "Emotions are nothing worthwhile."

"No, it's different," He Yu said, "I don't know how a kind and honest woman like my mother could meet such a man and a son like me in this life."

"What's wrong with a son like you?" Qiao Mudong asked.

He Yu was silent for a while, and said, "If I hadn't been in prison for those three years, my mother would have been fine."

He Yu didn't want to say more about this matter. He knew that ever since the day he had dinner at Ma Tian's house, Qiao Mudong had always believed that He Yu was responsible for Fu Chenshan's crime. to strong evidence.It wasn't that He Yu didn't want Qiao Mudong to know that he was innocent, but he was afraid that Qiao Mudong would let Ling Qiang know if he found out. Since he had finished his three years in prison, he agreed to help Fu Chenshan to the end.

Qiao Mudong figured out his thoughts, at this moment he "hummed" without speaking, and inserted his fingers into his scalp and pressed it gently.

He Yu relaxed his body comfortably.

Qiao Mudong squeezed the shower gel into his hands, and gently wiped it on He Yu's body. There were some bruises on his back, and the skin was not broken, but he was still very gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting He Yu.

He Yu suddenly hugged Qiao Mudong tightly with both arms, and shouted, "Qiao Mudong."

Qiao Mudong's chest was tightly strangled by him, his breathing was a little difficult, and he asked, "What's wrong?"

He Yu opened his mouth slightly, but he still couldn't say what he wanted to say, so he could only shake his head and hugged Qiao Mudong even tighter.

Qiao Mudong seldom felt that he was so needed by He Yu. He hugged his chest tightly with both hands, as if it would disappear as soon as he let go. This brought Qiao Mudong an unspeakable sense of satisfaction. He lowered his head and kissed him hard. He patted He Yu's forehead, and then hugged him tightly.

The next day was the weekend, but luckily He Yu didn't have to go to work.

Qiao Mudong slept until almost noon and woke up, turned on the computer and logged into the mailbox, and saw the email He Wutong sent him.

The video inside is unsightly.

It was probably taken by a pinhole camera placed on the TV cabinet facing the bed. The picture is not very clear, but the woman on the bed can be recognized as Zhou Xuelan.

Qiao Mudong turned off the video after watching the beginning. He sat on the edge of the table, staring at the screen, and suddenly felt that Zhou Xuelan was also quite pitiful.He didn't have any special feelings for Zhou Xuelan's mother and daughter, and his dislike for Ling Zhilu was only aimed at her, not because she was Ling Qiang's daughter. As for Zhou Xuelan, in Qiao Mudong's view, she was just a poor woman who was betrayed by her husband Forget it, no, it shouldn't be said betrayal, at least Ling Qiang had already abandoned Qiao Mudong and his mother before he married her.

Zhou Xuelan chose to cheat, maybe it was because of Ling Qiang's coldness, maybe it was to get revenge on Ling Qiang, why Qiao Mudong didn't know.Qiao Mudong only knew that she had chosen the wrong person again.

Sometimes it is fate, just like He Yu, who has been a good boy since he was a child, but God just doesn't want him to live in peace.

Qiao Mudong tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, and suddenly the mobile phone beside him rang.

Qiao Mudong saw that it was Ling Qiang calling, and when he picked up the phone, he heard Ling Qiang say: "Come back."

"Now?" Qiao Mudong asked.

Ling Qiang said: "Well, now."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Mudong went back to the room upstairs and saw that He Yu was still sleeping soundly, so he didn't wake him up, took a set of clothes, changed and went out.

After driving to Ling's house, as soon as he walked through the gate, he saw Zhou Xuelan sitting on the sofa downstairs wiping tears.Ling Qiang was sitting on the sofa next to her with a serious face, while Fu Chenshan was standing behind Ling Qiang with a dazed expression.

Qiao Mudong tossed the car keys in his hand and asked, "Why?"

Ling Qiang glanced at him, "Are you back?"

"Yes," Qiao Mudong walked over, sat down on the armrest of the sofa, and asked again, "What's wrong?"

Only then did Ling Qiang say in a deep voice, "Your sister said she wanted a divorce."

Qiao Mudong looked at Fu Chenshan.

Fu Chenshan still had no expression on his face, with his hands in his trouser pockets, his gaze fell on the carpet in front of him.

Qiao Mudong said, "Why did you ask me to come back? I can't persuade her."

Ling Qiang suddenly patted the table hard, "What happened last night?"

Qiao Mudong said: "How would I know what happened to their husband and wife?"

Ling Qiang said: "What does Zhilu mean when she says she has something to do with He Yu? Chen Shan, tell me!"

Fu Chenshan let out a long breath, and said, "I'm sorry, Dad, I'll go up and persuade Zhilu again."

Zhou Xuelan stood up suddenly, and said, "You don't even want to explain things clearly, persuade? How do you persuade? Zhilu is so emotional now, why is she willing to listen to your advice?"

Fu Chenshan didn't refute, nor did he say anything else, Zhou Xuelan didn't let him go, so he didn't go.

Qiao Mudong thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's nothing. Something happened to He Yu last night. I'll go to Wuyun's side to pick him up."

Zhou Xuelan asked Fu Chenshan: "What does that have to do with you?"

Fu Chenshan glanced at Ling Qiang, and said: "He Yu is a friend I grew up with, and he asked me for help when he had an accident, so I had to go."

Zhou Xuelan still had a disbelieving tone, "What is so important that you leave your wife at home on your wedding night and rush out at night?"

Qiao Mudong also stood up and said, "Let me tell the story. That's it. He Yu has a father who has been away from home for many years and has not returned. Someone brought it over and called to collect debts at night."

When Qiao Mudong mentioned He Wutong's name, he clearly saw Zhou Xuelan's face turn pale, and then he swayed and sat back on the sofa.But Ling Qiang and Fu Chenshan obviously didn't notice.

Zhou Xuelan stopped talking.

Ling Qiang asked Fu Chenshan: "He called and asked you to borrow money?"

Fu Chenshan shook his head, "Maybe his father knew me and knew that I had a good relationship with He Yu before, so he got someone to call me. Dad, I know I'm sorry for Zhi Lu, but human life is at stake, and I can't just see it. Something happened to my friend."

Ling Qiang turned his head and asked Qiao Mudong, "Is that so?"

Qiao Mudong said, "Maybe so."

Ling Qiang raised his hand and pressed his forehead. Even though his expression was still cold, Qiao Mudong knew that he was not feeling well.Ling Qiang said to Fu Chenshan: "Whether it's true or not, this matter is your fault."

Fu Chenshan said: "Yes, Dad."

Ling Qiang said: "I will not agree to a divorce. I don't care what method you use, just go and persuade Zhilu, don't make trouble at home every day."

Fu Chenshan said: "I see."

Ling Qiang called Zhou Xuelan again: "Xuelan."

Zhou Xuelan was startled, flinched, and raised her head to look at Ling Qiang.

At this moment, both Ling Qiang and Fu Chenshan could see that something was wrong with her.

"What's wrong?" Ling Qiang asked.

Zhou Xuelan shook her head quickly, "I'm a little dizzy."

Ling Qiang said: "If you feel dizzy, go upstairs and rest for a while. You are a mother, so go and persuade your daughter not to be so angry. You just got married yesterday, and you will be divorced soon! Our Ling family can't afford to lose this person." !"

Zhou Xuelan said, "I see."

Ling Qiang stood up from the sofa and cursed: "It's a mess!" When passing by Qiao Mudong, he said, "It's all because of you!"

Qiao Mudong let him speak without opening his mouth to refute.

When Ling Qiang went upstairs, Fu Chenshan followed behind him, "I'm going to see Zhilu."

"Yes," Ling Qiang nodded.

After watching them leave, Qiao Mudong's eyes fell on Zhou Xuelan who was still sitting on the sofa in a daze, and he said, "Aunt Zhou, go up and rest for a while, you don't feel well."

Zhou Xuelan suddenly came back to her senses and said, "I'm fine."

Qiao Mudong said: "He Wutong asked me to say hello to you."

Zhou Xuelan looked at him in horror, "What did you say? I don't understand!"

Qiao Mudong smiled, "I don't understand either. He just asked me to convey it. I thought you knew each other."

"How come!" Zhou Xuelan said, "I don't know him!"

Qiao Mudong said: "That's my misunderstanding. Don't bother me, I'm leaving first."

He walked to the gate, turned around and saw Zhou Xuelan was still full of panic, sighed silently and walked outside, Qiao Mudong suddenly felt that Ling Qiang would have noticed Zhou Xuelan's abnormality before he told Ling Qiang, and at that time, The Ling family will be even more lively.

Qiao Mudong suddenly wanted to pay homage to his mother and tell her, look, the man who abandoned you is not doing well now, his wife also betrayed him, he thinks he is happy, but he will never understand how to be with the person he loves. True happiness together.

Qiao Mudong called He Yu while getting in the car. He Yu had already woken up and was lying on the sofa upstairs watching TV. He hadn't had lunch yet.

Qiao Mudong said: "I'll be right back, I'll pack whatever I want to eat for you."

He Yu thought about it seriously, "Eat rice rolls and fish-flavored eggplant."

Qiao Mudong said, "Okay, I'll buy it for you."

Qiao Mudong drove to Cantonese-style tea restaurants and Sichuan restaurants. He not only bought rice rolls and fish-flavored eggplant that He Yu wanted, but also packed claypot rice and Kung Pao chicken.

He Yu expressed his satisfaction, sat up from the sofa, picked up the lunch box containing rice rolls, and asked Qiao Mudong to get the chopsticks.

Just as Qiao Mudong walked into the kitchen, the phone rang. He took out two pairs of chopsticks and took them to the living room while answering the phone.

He Yu sat on the sofa, took the chopsticks, hesitated for a moment, and wanted to pour the fish-flavored eggplant soup on the rice rolls, so he grabbed the corner of Qiao Mudong's clothes and shook it, wanting him to get the spoon again, but he heard He said, "What?"

He Yu looked up and saw Qiao Mudong's serious expression, so he didn't speak.

After Qiao Mudong hung up the phone, He Yu asked, "What happened?"

Qiao Mudong said, "Qiao Song is dead."

Qiao Song died in a nursing home.

In the morning, the nurse pushed him downstairs to bask in the sun. At noon, when he was asked to take a nap and asked him to get up to take medicine, he found that he was not breathing.

Apart from Qiao Mudong, his grandson, he had no other relatives. The nursing home called Qiao Mudong.

After the two hurriedly finished their lunch, He Yu accompanied Qiao Mudong to the nursing home.

Qiao Song was still lying on the bed in the ward, covered with a blanket including his head by the nurse.

Qiao Mudong took He Yu by the hand, didn't go into the ward, just took a look outside the door, and then called the funeral home.

While waiting for the funeral home to pick up the person, Qiao Mudong went to settle the expenses with the nursing home, while He Yu sat alone in the corridor and waited.

After Qiao Mudong came over, he said, "Are you tired? After the funeral home picks up the person, we can go back, and then arrange a good day for cremation and burial."

He Yu said, "The cemetery?"

Qiao Mudong said: "I'll contact you today and try to get cremated tomorrow."

He Yu patted the seat next to him and let him sit.

Qiao Mudong said, "Are you going to work tomorrow?"

He Yu shook his head, "I want to ask for leave."

Qiao Mudong held his hand, "That's also good, just rest for two more days."

"No," He Yu said, "I want to be with you."

Qiao Mudong said: "No need, there is no one else, there is no need for any ceremony or cutscene, I can handle it by myself."

He Yu said: "You are alone, so I want to accompany you."

Qiao Mudong was silent for a while, "Okay then, let's go together."