Played by the devil in the palm of his hand

In the spring of March when all things germinate, the warm wind blows all over the land of China, bringing dandelions and letters from people from afar, and the air is full of the fragrance of sprouting grass.The sky is pure blue, with very few white clouds hanging lazily in the corner, allowing the bright sunlight to shine on the world without any scruples.

At that time, there was only a small three-story building in the orphanage, which was the dormitory for the children. The rest were all brick bungalows. The cafeteria was quite large, but it only had one floor, and a transparent mosquito-proof curtain was hung at the door.

Xu Chi was sitting on the edge of the canteen roof, with two slender legs hanging down, while looking into the distance, his hands were not idle, weaving a bunny out of a few foxtails.

Looking at his appearance, he seems to be only eight or nine years old, and he is much cuter than now. He has simple inch hair, a beautiful forehead and a pair of black and white eyes. He is wearing short sleeves and shorts, which can be hugged by a small hand.

Xu Chi was weaving the foxtail, and suddenly felt something in his heart, and suddenly raised his head. At the same time, the iron fence door at the gate of the orphanage creaked open, and a thin white figure appeared at the door.

Xu Chi's eyes lit up instantly, he threw away the half-woven foxtail in his hand, jumped off the roof nimbly, rolled on the spot, got up and ran towards the gate.

The spring breeze passed by his side and lifted the hem of his clothes, but it couldn't stop his expectation and eagerness.

Standing at the door was a young man in his twenties, wearing a white shirt popular at that time, with a pen in his breast pocket, proving that he was doing clerical work.Wearing thin-rimmed glasses on his face, his face is gentle and kind, with a strong bookish temperament, just like a young teacher who went to the countryside to teach in the 80s.

Xu Chi flew over and hugged his waist, raised his head and said with a smile, "Teacher, I'm very good today. I didn't fight. Did you bring me some snacks?"

The young man stroked Xu Chi's short hair, took out a box of digital biscuits from his bag and gave it to him, and said with a smile, "Xiao Chi has done a great job, but you are not allowed to fight in the future. You have to get along well with your friends, understand?"

Xu Chi held the biscuit in his hand and pouted, "I don't like them, they always bully me."

The young man couldn't help laughing, "You little overlord, who can bully you?"

Xu Chi was indignant, and complained like a little adult: "It's because they always find fault that I fight with them."

Then he thought about it seriously, and freed one hand to grab the corner of the young man's clothes, "I only like the teacher, and I just want to play with the teacher."

The young man's glasses curled up slightly with a smile, and he said softly: "But our little Chi is so good-looking, we will be adopted in the future."

"Hmm..." Xu Chi frowned in distress, and after thinking for a long time, he made a serious promise, "Even if I am adopted, I will come back to see the teacher often, once a week, no, every day! "

The young man looked down at him, "Does Xiao Chi want to be adopted?"

Xu Chi nodded vigorously, "Yes! I want a mom and dad!"

The young man smiled, "Then I will work hard and help you find a good family."

The two walked towards the orphanage together. Xu Chi followed closely beside the young man, trying hard to keep up with his pace on his slender legs.

In front of them are the gray brick houses and the smoke from the canteen, behind them are the blooming red flowers of the crabapple trees, and groups of swallows flying back from the south.The scene looks so bright and warm, the dream freezes in this frame, and then stops abruptly.

The dream was over, Jun Ye opened his eyes in the darkness, and the digital clock on the wall silently told the time—it was only twelve o'clock.

Xu Chi next to him was still in a deep sleep, breathing long and evenly. Jun Ye stretched out his hand to tuck the corner of the quilt for him, and watched him quietly.

There were nocturnal wild birds flying past outside the window, making the sound of flapping wings, which made the night even more quiet, and the room was so quiet that only Xu Chi's breathing could be heard.

Jun Ye thought of the middle-aged man mentioned by Lingya, calculated from his age, plus his appearance and temperament, he should be the young man in his dream.

Jun Ye thought enviously, besides Edward, there was another man Xu Chi trusted so much.

But since he was so close before, why was Xu Chi afraid that he would become like that later?

All this can only be found in Xu Chi's dream.

Jun Ye just stood by Xu Chi's side in silence. It was almost two o'clock before Jun Ye felt that Xu Chi was dreaming again. He seized this short opportunity, held Xu Chi's hand, and entered the room. In his dream.

This time the scene was still in the orphanage, but Xu Chi had obviously grown taller, looking like a 12-year-old, a little boy.

The season is autumn, and the golden leaves cover the courtyard.Wearing a white T-shirt and denim jacket, Xu Chi leaned on the window of the orphanage's office on tiptoe and looked inside.

Jun Ye stood behind the tree and glanced into the window. There was still the gentle young man inside, and there were two middle-aged couples beside him.

In this couple, the man is an old professor of a certain university, and the woman is a retired dramatist.They are still childless until now, so they decided to adopt a child back.

At first glance, these two people look like typical intellectuals from a scholarly family. They are in their fifties, neatly dressed, and kind-hearted. Especially the woman, with her hair permed into short curly hair and wearing a vintage cheongsam, is particularly kind and friendly. Temperament.

Xu Chi watched furtively. Of course, most of his eyes were still on the young man, but the young man turned his back to the window and did not notice him.

The old professor said to the young man: "We are too old to take care of too young children. We want to adopt an older boy, lively or quiet, just as a companion for my wife."

The young man took out a thick roster, handed it to the old professor, and said with a smile: "All the children in the courtyard are in it, take a look."

The old professor opened the booklet and read it, and asked his wife's opinion from time to time. After three or four minutes, his wife pointed to a certain page in the booklet with her plain hand and said, "This child named Xu Chi is very good." , good-looking, and the right age."

The old professor nodded in agreement, "It's really pretty."

The young man hesitated for a moment, and acted hesitant to speak, as if he had something to hide.

The old professor noticed his expression and asked strangely, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this kid?"

"To tell you the truth, this child's conduct is not very good." The young man sighed, with a worried expression on his face, "He has a bad temper, always bullies other children, often fights, and doesn't behave properly, sometimes steals things, Or snatch other kids' toys."

The old professor and his wife looked at each other and said hesitantly: "Then... let's look at other things. The appearance is not important, the conduct is correct."

The young man smiled, "That's true, how about it, I'll take you to the children's dormitory to have a look, maybe you can find a suitable child."

"Hey, thank you, young man." The couple turned around and walked out the door together, and the young man followed suit. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he stopped and stared at Xu Chi's photo on the roster. After a while, while the couple were not paying attention, they tore off the page neatly, folded it up and put it in their own pockets.

At that time, the facilities of the orphanage were not perfect, there were no computers, and all the children's information was in paper form, and there was only one register.

Xu Chi's page was torn off, which meant that everyone who wanted to adopt a child would not be able to see his information.

After finishing all this, the young man walked out of the office as if nothing had happened.

Xu Chi stared at all this in a daze, his body swayed, he could barely hold onto the window sill, and almost fell down.

It took a long time before he turned around slowly, slid against the wall and sat on the ground, gathered his knees, and curled himself up.

Jun Ye saw him crying, teardrops rolled out of those obsidian-like eyes, and fell on his clothes along his pointed chin.

Xu Chi wiped his eyes carelessly with the back of his hand to wipe away the tears, but the tears kept pouring out, messing up that handsome little face.

He tried his best to suppress his crying, as if he felt that crying was a very shameful thing, but he couldn't control it, his thin shoulders trembled violently, and there was a slight sob in his chest.The child's immature voice is green and pitiful, and crying is especially distressing.

Jun Ye sighed and walked towards him slowly.As he walked, his figure shrank and became shorter, his clothes and hair color were changing, and when he walked next to Xu Chi, he had already turned into an ordinary little boy who was the same age as Xu Chi.

He squatted down beside Xu Chi and said softly, "What's wrong with you?"

Xu Chi turned his head, covered his eyes with his arms, and sobbed uncontrollably, "I don't know why he said that... I have never stolen anything, and I will never steal other people's toys... When others bully me first, in my dinner I'm the one who beats the bugs, and I don't want to fight..."

"I want to be adopted, and I also want parents. Why do other children have parents, but I don't..."

Jun Ye pulled his arm away, wiped the tears off his face with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Why don't you ask him? Ask him why he treats you like this."

Xu Chi looked at him blankly, the corners of his eyes were blushing, the mist in his eyes hadn't dissipated, he sobbed twice, and whispered, "Who are you?"

Jun Ye smiled, "I am your friend, have you forgotten?"

The things in the dream are very illusory, real and false memories are blended and woven into dreams.As soon as Jun Ye said this, Xu Chi felt as if he really had such a friend. He didn't doubt it, but asked hesitantly, "Should I ask him?"

Jun Ye nodded, "How else would you know the answer?"

Xu Chi thought about it, wiped his face vigorously, got up from the ground, and patted the dirt on his pants.His eyes still looked like he had cried, but his eyes became firm, and he turned and ran towards the dormitory.

Jun Ye stood up, watching the small figure gradually disappear from view, the surrounding scenery began to slowly collapse, and this dream was about to end again.