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When Lin Xi returned to the downstairs of the community, he looked up and found that the lights of the neighbor's house were rarely on. With the help of the weak light, he walked up the steps step by step, and it seemed that even the pain in his body had eased a lot. He thought he was going to procrastinate Slowly groping in the dark with his injured leg.

"Squeak—" only the sound of his own footsteps echoed in the corridor, Lin Xi was startled by the sudden sound, and then looked up, the door facing the stairs opened a little way, with a pair of small black eyes Looking at him timidly, perhaps because he didn't expect the eyes of the two to meet head-on, the child immediately hid behind the door.

After a while, a small hand grabbed the edge of the door, revealing a bright eye.

Lin Xi was thinking about how to speak so as not to scare the child, but before he could make a sound, the group of white figures retreated into the shadow of the wooden door again, leaving only a sliver of light.

Until he walked to the door of his own house, the child did not appear again.

The cold wind was raging on a winter night, and after standing for a while, his hands and feet became cold. Seeing that there was no movement, Lin Xi had no choice but to return to the door on his own initiative.

The small crack had disappeared, Lin Xi thought about it, and knocked lightly on the door twice.

No matter how much pain and torment there is in life, such a little warm flame is enough to move people for a long time.

After being beaten and blown by the cold wind, the first thing Lin Xi did when he entered the door was to lie limp on the bed, waiting for his stiff limbs to slowly regain consciousness.This feeling has not passed for a long time.

Enduring pain beyond the limit will not only fail to produce antibodies, but will cause people to lose their resistance due to fear.

That heart-piercing memory made him very afraid of pain.

On that terrible night, a steady stream of blood gushed out from under his body, and the severe pain of the deformed part was tearing, wave after wave, without any chance to breathe, forcing him to struggle crazily and mourn like a wild animal. cry……

What dries up with the blood loss is a life that has not had time to be born.

Touched by the memory, Lin Xi involuntarily caressed his abdomen, where it was as flat as ever, only the bruises from being kicked.

"I've done it so many times, I don't know if the teacher will be pregnant?" When he said this, the boy's arms were propped on his sides, and his waist was still moving, showing no intention of stopping.

"Don't talk nonsense!" He remembered scolding himself.

"Don't be angry." The young man leaned down, the pale golden lights disappeared from the corners of his eyes and brows, revealing that his sweaty face was amazingly beautiful, and those eyes dyed with thick ink seemed to drown in the vast and deep sea.

Noticing his lack of focus, the boy gave him a hard nod, and smiled viciously, "I will definitely be responsible to the teacher."

The saddest thing is the word once.

There was a sudden stabbing pain in the palm of his hand, Lin Xi opened it up and saw that there were a lot of glass shards piercing the rolled wound, although it was not bloody, it still looked quite terrifying.

Sighing, turning over and sitting up, Lin Xi pulled out the medicine box stuffed under the bed and began to treat his own wound.

It was more than an hour after everything was processed.Lin Xi looked at the clock, it was almost midnight.Before going to work, I only ate a piece of bread, exhausted my energy, and now I am hungry.

It is inconvenient to wrap a bandage on the injured hand. In addition, the ingredients at home are limited, so I ordered a bowl of noodles. Although the style is simple, the hot noodles are decorated with golden egg flowers. It's a delicacy.

Picking up the chopsticks was about to start, but was interrupted by several "bang bang" sounds outside the door.

"Who is it?" Stomach was still rumbling, Lin Xi didn't put down his chopsticks, he just yelled towards the door.

There was no answer for a long time, and Lin Xi felt somewhat puzzled, but he still decided to deal with the bowl of noodles in front of him first.

"Bang bang!" As soon as the tip of the wooden chopsticks touched the soup, there was another knock on the door.

"Who?" Being interrupted repeatedly, Lin Xi, who was hungry, was unavoidably anxious, and the volume could not help but amplified a lot, but the people outside still just knocked on the door without making a sound.

"What's the matter?!" Lin Xi finally couldn't bear it any longer, and quickly stepped forward and opened the door.

Unexpectedly, the outside was empty, with no one in sight. Surprised, Lin Xi quickly glanced left and right, only to find the child who was only slightly above his knee.

"Little friend, what's the matter?" Lin Xi regained his senses, his face softened a lot, he bent down and asked in a low voice.

The boy whose hands were red from rubbing together only swallowed, lowered his head and did not speak.

Seeing this, Lin Xi quickly understood that the little boy who opened the door just now was alone, and it seemed that his family was probably not there.It was late at night, and if the adults were not there, the children would definitely be hungry. With his shy appearance, it was obvious that he was very hungry to knock on the door.

"Come in and eat noodles." With a smile, Lin Xi stretched out his hand.

Under the dim light, the boy raised his head and blinked his eyes when he heard the words, his curly eyelashes brushed up and down like a small fan, his eyes lit up suddenly, fixedly stared at Lin Xi's face for a while, and finally carefully moved the Put your own hand on it.

The size of the palms of the two of them was very different. Lin Xi was more like pinching than holding. He noticed that his red hands were still shaking. As soon as he entered the door, he quickly closed the door tightly to block the cold air outside like an ice cellar.

"Let's eat." After hugging the person on the stool, Lin Xi specially put the noodles in a small bowl to avoid inconvenience.As soon as he finished speaking, the child was not polite, grabbed the spoon and almost gobbled it up.

"Eat slowly, and be careful of choking." A reminder, seeing the child eating with gusto, Lin Xi also moved his chopsticks.

After a while, all the noodles in bowls and bowls were wiped clean.

"Would you like to have another bowl?" Seeing the child licking the soup spoon eagerly, Lin Xi thought that there should be enough ingredients left in the kitchen for another bowl.But to his surprise, the child obediently put down the spoon and shook his head, "Thank you, I'm full."

The milky voice sounded a bit like a girl.Lin Xi raised his hand and rubbed his lowered head, the fluffy slightly curly hair was very comfortable to the touch, just like the timid eyes that he had been looking at all the time, it made people's heart soften involuntarily.But I can't help but worry that a boy of this age should be mischievous, fearless, energetic, and too well-behaved, which is not a good thing after all.

Lin Xi used to be at such an age, his life was not considered rich, but he had enough food and clothing, and had a carefree childhood.

"Sit here for a while, I'll be back soon." Knowing how to restrain himself at such a young age and not dare to bother others too much, Lin Xi didn't say much, and went straight into the kitchen.

"Ah—" He was concentrating on chopping vegetables, when he heard a hysterical howl, Lin Xi was startled and almost cut his finger.Opening the window and looking out, a young woman in plain clothes was squatting in the aisle of the stairs, crying very sadly.

"Is it Miss Xiao?" Lin Xi had a vague impression of the two neighbors, but he couldn't make an accurate judgment based on his body shape. He only remembered that the neighbor with a child was named Xiao.

"I am." The woman couldn't hide her anxiety on her face full of tears, she stood up and asked, "Mr. Lin, have you seen my child?"

"Miss Xiao, don't worry, he's at my house."

Hearing these words, the woman let out a heavy sigh of relief, and her body leaning against the wall slowly slid down as if losing strength, and the wet tears on her face were finally replaced by a happy smile.The meaning of a child to a mother is too pale to be described in any language.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin." As soon as she entered the door, Xiao Qing hugged her child tightly, and when she calmed down a little, she quickly understood what happened when she saw the dishes on the table thing.

"Sit down first, I think you have been tired all night." After all, it is not easy for a single mother to raise a child. She has to work and take care of the child. She is busy until late at night and drags her tired body back home, only to find that the child is gone. Anyone can break down.

"There are still some noodles here. I think you haven't had dinner yet, so eat a little to fill your stomach."

Just now in the kitchen, Lin Xi found some vegetables, bright red tomatoes with golden fried eggs, green onion dotted among them, these are ordinary ingredients, better than careful attention, one end is close to the fragrance, and the bright color is also pleasing to the eye , Mouthwatering.

Not only the child tugged at his sleeves and shouted "Mom, Mom, eat noodles", even Xiao Qing couldn't bear to refuse.

"Master Lin, your craftsmanship is really good." After only a few sips, Xiao Qing's address to Lin Xi changed from "Mr. Lin" to "Master Lin", which shows the high degree of appreciation.

Lin Xi just smiled indifferently, "As long as you like it, eat more if you like it."

His culinary skills have been so many years that he has no one to appreciate.

"Master Lin, may I ask, is your hand injured?" Taking a casual glance, Xiao Qing noticed that Lin Xi's right palm was wrapped with a thick bandage, which seemed to be seriously injured. She also cooks for herself, which makes her feel even more sorry.

"It's okay, just a little injury." Lin Xi was also very helpless about this, "something happened at work."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Qing thought for a while and put down his chopsticks. After deliberating for a while, he said: "Master Lin, if you don't mind, my small noodle restaurant is short of a chef. It's just a small shop, and the treatment may be better." worse."

Something happened tonight, and the bar decided not to go back.Lin Xi was worrying about his work, but he didn't expect to meet such an opportunity so soon.The old city is located in a remote area with mixed populations. It is not easy to find someone, and it would be risky to leave the city rashly.

"When can I go to work?"

"Oh, let's see what time is right." Lin Xi agreed so straightforwardly, but Xiao Qing was a little hesitant to react. With Lin Xi's cooking skills, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is inferior. "Just tell me when you can go to work."

Lin Xi has always believed that when God closes a door, he must open another window.Life will always get better slowly.It's just that he didn't expect that the peaceful life was completely overturned because of another old friend.