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Xia Houyuan looked at him suspiciously.

The corner of Wan Hetong's mouth curled into a slight smile, as if he was mocking Xia Houyuan's poor acting skills before.

He said: "You don't think I haven't found out after being at the same table with you for so long?"

Xia Houyuan was silent.He lowered his head and walked forward silently.

Wan Hetong touched his head and sighed. Although he didn't understand why Xia Houyuan didn't speak again, he probably annoyed him somewhere else.

He raised his heels up, pretending that nothing happened, and continued to raise his arms around Xia Houyuan's shoulders.

Twilight is deep, and night will come.

The cold wind in December is so cold and bleak that it seems to be able to penetrate people's bones.

The two of them walked slowly all the way to the gate of the community. Wan and Tong suddenly patted the back of their heads and said, "Haven't had dinner yet!"

He said to Xia Houyuan: "Let's have dinner before going back."

Xia Houyuan nodded.

They turned around again and walked to the right of the community.

Wan Hetong asked, "Xia Houyuan, why do you hide the fact that you have good grades?"

Xia Houyuan's face turned pale, and he said, "There's no reason."

"Cut." Wan Hetong twitched his lips and said, "I know, you just don't want to attract attention."

"Since you know what you're asking." Xia Houyuan gave him a flat look.

Wan Hetong put on a playful smile again, and said, "I want to hear what you have to say."

The two walked forward all the way.

When passing by an alley, there was a sound of beating and cursing from the entrance of the alley.

Wan and Tong glanced inside, not knowing what happened.He didn't intend to meddle in other people's business, he hooked Xia Houyuan's neck and prepared to continue walking forward.

However, Xia Houyuan stopped in his tracks.

what happened again?

Wan Hetong frowned and looked sideways at Xia Houyuan, only to find that Xia Houyuan turned his head and stared into the alley.

"What's so interesting about this, isn't it just a fight." Wan Hetong said, "Okay, don't watch it, let's go eat."

He pulled Xia Houyuan to go forward again.

But Xia Houyuan's feet seemed to have taken root in the ground, and they still didn't move.

"What's wrong with you?" Wan Hetong looked back.

He was getting impatient.

Xia Houyuan turned his head slowly, looked at him, his eyes were red, his lips trembled slightly, and said, "They hit my father."

After a long time, Wan Hetong could not forget the scene of Xia Houyuan turning his head to look at him that day.

At that moment, fragility, helplessness, and sadness were clearly revealed on his face.

It was also a long time later that Wan Hetong realized that the reason why Xia Houyuan was indifferent, alienated, and not in contact with others was not because he was superior, but because he felt uneasy from the bottom of his heart, and he could only shrink himself into a very small In the corner, where no one pays attention or disturbs him, he can feel safe.

After knowing this, Wan Hetong recalled this time today, and then he faintly realized the day when his love for Xia Houyuan originated.

Xia Houyuan rushed into the alley, grabbed one of the people's clothes and pulled them out. He was almost crazy, and yelled at the people who beat and kicked his father: "Get out—"

Those people looked a little surprised at the sudden appearance, and then cursed: "Boy, let me tell you, don't meddle in your own business!"

Xia Houyuan's tears flowed down at this moment, and the scalding heat made his cheeks hurt.

"Why did you beat him?" Xia Houyuan asked with a trembling voice, but without a trace of fear.

One of the leaders spat and said, "He owes money and he can't pay it back. Why, do you want to pay it back for him?"

"How much does he owe you?" Xia Houyuan's mouth twitched faintly.

Veins protruded from the top of his forehead.

The man raised his eyes, smiled, and said, "Hey, there is really a big money here, 2000 yuan, can you help him pay it back?"

2000 yuan...

Xia Houyuan rolled his Adam's apple.He still has 670 yuan left in his savings, which will support him until the end of the college entrance examination.

However, he looked at the man lying on the ground with a humble face, and the man's face was looking at him with pain.

It was a familiar look.Completely down and out, the eyes of someone stepping into the mud.

Xia Houyuan clenched his fists, moved his eyes to the young man, and opened his mouth.

"2000 yuan, right?" Wan Hetong's voice sounded from behind Xia Houyuan, with a bit of sarcasm, no different from his usual speech, but it suddenly fell on Xia Houyuan's heart like an unextinguished cigarette, and he felt himself His heart was scorched by sparks and trembled violently.

Xia Houyuan looked at Wan Hetong in disbelief.

Wan Hetong showed an air of arrogance that did not lose to those people at all, and his eyes were full of contempt. He said, "I thought how much it was. Come with me, and I will go and get it for you now."

Wan and Tong left with the group of people.

The alley suddenly became empty.

Xia Houyuan was stunned, and wanted to follow, but when his eyes fell on Xia Guanghai, it was as if a corner of his heart had been cut off, almost numb from the pain.

The two of them remained silent for a long, long time.

After a long time, Xia Guanghai lowered his head and began to avoid Xia Houyuan's gaze.

Xia Houyuan finally spoke, resisting the burning pain in his throat, and asked, "Dad... are you okay?"

Xia Guanghai got up from the ground in embarrassment, his clothes were covered with dirty dust, his face and hair were also covered with dirt.

He looks handsome, but at the moment he is worse than a beggar.

Xia Guanghai choked up and said, "Son, I'm sorry..."

I'm sorry again.

Xia Houyuan closed his eyes, tears were drawn out bit by bit by the invisible pain like a pulled out tissue.

He shook his head and said, "I'm leaving."

He turned around slowly and left the alley alone, and walked in an unknown direction.The sky has gradually darkened, and it will soon be dark. The street lights in the city are lit up early, the wind is cold, and pedestrians are in a hurry.Xia Houyuan's tears were blown dry by the wind. After walking for an unknown distance, he only felt his body start to feel a little cold.

It wasn't until this time that he came back to his senses, looked around in a daze, and realized that he thought he had gone a long way, but in fact he was still near home.

He walked to the steps below a nearby statue and sat down, wrapping his arms around himself.

Many passers-by cast strange glances over.Those eyes were like knives piercing the heart.Xia Houyuan buried his head in his arm socket.

"Xiahouyuan!" Suddenly, Wan Hetong's voice sounded from a distance.

Gradually, a sound of footsteps came from far and near.

A pair of hands suddenly hugged his head and turned his face up.

It was Wan Hetong's face.