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After dinner, Pei Ling came out of the shower and saw Qi Youning sitting alone in the room, Pei Ling walked over and asked without words, "Where's Dai Zhiyi?"

"I don't know where he went."

"Um--"

There was a silence after that, neither of them spoke.

Instead, Yiyi came to the front room from the kitchen in the backyard, saw Pei Ling and Qi Youning talking, and smiled slantingly, "Let me give you the whole romance."

Pei Ling spoke again, "Aren't you going in?"

"No, I want to sit here for a while, you go in first."

"Well, then I'll go in first."

As soon as he finished speaking, before he went to the inner room, the lights in the room suddenly went out all at once.

Both Pei Ling and Qi Youning looked up at the lights, Qi Youning asked, "Is there a power outage?"

"I gonna go see."

Before Pei Ling went in to check, Dai Zhiyi came out with a bunch of candles in his arms, "There's a power outage, I can't find a flashlight, so let's light the candles first."

After speaking, he distributed the candles to the two of them. Qi Youning looked down at the stuffed candle in his hand. It turned out to be a red candle carved with dragons and phoenixes. Pei Ling looked at his own, but it was a pale white candle stuffed.

"No way." Dai Zhiyi explained, "There aren't many candles, so I've found all the ones I can find. Otherwise, you should light them first, and I'll go into the house to look for them later."

After finishing speaking, Dai Zhiyi ran into the house without asking the two people's opinion, leaving Qi Youning and Pei Ling staring at each other.

"It seems that there is a real power outage, why don't we light the candles first." After Pei Ling lit a candle in his hand, he went over to light the candle in Qi Youning's hand.

In fact, Dai Zhiyi didn't really look for candles, he was hiding in the dark and observing, when he saw Pei Ling lighting Qi Youning's candle, he showed a look of success and then yawned big, "Ha~ah~ , you wait slowly, I'm going to sleep first."

"All right."

After successfully lighting the candle in Qi Youning's hand, Pei Ling looked up and saw Qi Youning holding the red candle and smiling with lowered brows. He was the only one who was bright in the darkness, with a warm light shining through, and his smile was beautiful. When the wind blew slightly, the light on his face also swayed, making people more vivid. This is just like looking at a beauty under the lamp, half drunk before drinking.

Pei Ling thought to himself, why is the chicken soup so weird tonight, he is the same as Dai Zhiyi, but what Dai Zhiyi can't control is his mouth, what he can't control is his brain?

Qi Youning raised her eyes slowly, Pei Ling dodged her eyes by scratching her head guiltily.

"The candles are lit, then what?"

"Then just put some candles here and there, and wait for the call."

"it is good."

The two of them divided the work, and each took charge of one side of the room. Pei Ling put the candles on, and couldn't help but recall the way Qi Youning lowered his head and smiled just now. Finally, he couldn't help asking, "I saw you smiling just now."

Qi Youning put down one candle, stepped backwards and continued to place the next one, "Well, remembering that when I was a child, there was a power outage at home, and the room was dark, I was so scared that I yelled, my parents filled the room with candles, and lit them. After the candles, I am not so afraid anymore, the stars are dotted, and I still think it is a bit beautiful."

Pei Ling had just placed a candle on the other side of the room, and then walked down, "Then you probably didn't encounter such things as power outages many times when you were young, so that's why I was deeply impressed by that one."

"how about you?"

"Me, when I was young, there were frequent power outages in the village. When the power was out, everyone would come out of the house and gather on the road with cattail fans to discuss how the power outage happened."

"Are you going to leave the house too?"

The two chatted and lit candles.

Pei Ling told him, "I won't."

"Why, because when I go out, what others are talking about is not about electricity, but about our family. So I don't go out, I don't light candles, I just lie down and go to bed early."

The two of them were talking, and they had already placed candles on each side, but their backs were facing each other, and they didn't know where the other was going, and they both kept their heads down when they were talking. Unknowingly, they both retreated. Get close, and when Pei Ling finished speaking, the two of them also touched their buttocks to face each other.

When they bumped into something, both of them turned their heads in surprise, and when they saw that it was the other party, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then found that the other party's reaction was the same as their own, and they both found it funny, standing opposite each other and laughing out loud.

Qi Youning said with a smile, "We are really stupid."

Pei Ling said, "You are not stupid, you are much better than me, and I am the one who is stupid."

"Where are you stupid? You are better than me, you can cook, you can do laundry, and you are reliable. If you really talk about it, it seems that I am even more stupid."

"No, no, you know how to make incense. I don't know much about that stuff. I'm the one who is stupid."

"It's me, I'm stupider than you!"

"I, I'm still stupid than you."

"I!"

"It's not you, it's me."

The two of them argued for a while, and both of them started to argue. When it was dark here, the cat in the yard meowed, it seemed that it was because Pei Ling slaughtered the chicken and smelled it at night.When the cat barked, Qi Youning jumped forward in fright, and ran straight into Pei Ling's arms. There was no way, he was born a little afraid of this, who made him have a special physique.

When there was no movement outside, the two of them also calmed down, thinking about the conversation about who was stupider just now, only then realized that the two who were arguing about being stupider than themselves were really stupid.Both of them realized this at the same time, Pei Ling shook his head and smiled, Qi Youning also laughed and looked up at him.

The moment they met their eyes, they realized that the distance was too close. It was the moment when Qi Youning was startled by the meowing of the cat, she unconsciously hid in Pei Ling's arms, and Pei Ling subconsciously raised her hand to protect him.

Pei Ling smiled, and raised her hand slightly, so that Qi Youning could withdraw from his arms.Qi Youning withdrew from his arms with her lips pursed, her mind in a trance, her steps fluttered when she retreated, then she swayed, gasping for breath, Pei Ling hurriedly supported him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Looks like I twisted my foot in the afternoon shower."

It was because he tripped over his trousers, and he sprained his foot when he slapped Pei Ling on the wall.

Pei Ling helped Qi Youning sit down on the spot, "Sit down and I'll show you."

Because the house was too dark due to a power outage, even though some candles were lit and placed inside the house, the light was still limited. Pei Ling wanted to rub Qi Youning's feet again, and it was difficult to hold candles in her hands, so she lit two candles and dripped wax on the ground to fix them , so that he could examine Qi Youning's feet carefully.

Qi Youning supported the ground with his backhand behind him, Pei Ling knelt on the ground on one knee, carefully lifted his foot, touched his ankle lightly and asked, "Does it hurt here?"

Qi Youning shook her head, "It doesn't hurt much."

Pei Ling supported his feet and leaned against the candle, trying to use the light to see if his ankle was swollen, but the light was weak, and Qi Youning was wearing socks and shoes, so Pei Ling couldn't see anything, so he asked Qi Youning for advice , "Can I take off your shoes and socks?"

Qi Youning pursed her lips slightly and nodded.

Pei Ling untied his shoelaces and gently took off his shoes, with the soles of his feet supporting his heels, and the next step was to take off his socks.Pei Ling moved carefully, but Qi Youning still took a deep breath in pain.

Pei Ling asked him, "Does it hurt?"

"A little."

"That looks like a swollen ankle."

Sure enough, Pei Ling took off Qi Youning's socks, Qi Youning's ankle was swollen, and the skin was so transparent.Pei Ling carefully looked at his ankle by candlelight, muttering, "Why is it so swollen?"

Qi Youning propped her back on the ground, narrowed her eyes slightly to see Pei Ling who was raising her feet, and had a sense of déjà vu that had happened before.

"Doesn't it hurt when you walk?" Pei Ling raised her head and asked him.

"I didn't feel much pain, but I felt that the socks were tight. It turned out to be swollen."

His answer made Pei Ling scold him for looking at him, then lowered his head and continued to check Qi Youning's feet.Qi Youning looked at it and felt that Pei Lingang's scolding look looked a bit like his mother Chen Huiyuan.

"What about here? How does it feel here?" Pei Ling asked him in another place, but didn't hear Qi Youning's answer, so Pei Lingfu looked up at him again, "Why are you in a daze?"

Qi Youning raised her eyebrows as if she had just woken up, "It's just strange that no one has ever touched my feet."

Hearing what he said, Pei Ling thought that what he said meant that his touch made him feel offended, and wanted to let go, but Qi Youning's shoes and socks were all taken off by him, so he couldn't just put his feet on the ground like this , if you help him put on his shoes and socks again, wouldn't it be more touching?For a moment, Pei Ling felt that he was caught in a dilemma.

Qi Youning saw that he looked slightly embarrassed, and the palms holding his heels seemed to be sweating slightly, Qi Youning smiled, and then said, "So it's so strange, no one has ever touched my feet, but I'm very used to you Such an action, why is that?"

why is that?Of course it's because Pei Ling used to move Sai Tianxian's legs and feet like this in the past. At that time, his body was not as coordinated as it is now. His legs were like hemp poles, and he walked crookedly. Pei Ling would often support him. The heels of his feet stuck in the hollow of his knees, and he was lifted up repeatedly to help him exercise his muscles.

He has forgotten all the things he took for granted in the past, and he will leave tomorrow, so he cannot be kidnapped by the characteristics of habit.Over time, habits will be forgotten.

Pei Ling didn't answer Qi Youning's words, but only said, "Give you a warm compress, you may be in better condition when you leave tomorrow."

Qi Youning straightened up, hooked her shoes and socks and said, "Don't be so troublesome, it won't heal immediately after applying it, just bear with it, it doesn't hurt much anyway."

He thought that pain was not a bad thing, and the long-lasting pain would make him remember it for a long time.

Pei Ling was in a hurry, and pressed his hand that was about to put on his shoes, "What is patience? Can't you make yourself feel better?"

Qi Youning just laughed, "You know, before the accident in my family, the whole family was looking forward to a better life in the future, but later... didn't they all say that they were afraid of snake bites once and well ropes for ten years? So I dare not. Endure the pain as much as you can."

Pei Ling let go, Qi Youning put on her shoes and socks and stood up, the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while, Qi Youning had nothing to say, "I don't know where Dai Zhiyi found the candle, how about I go and have a look?"

He was about to leave when Pei Ling suddenly asked him, "Do you want to see the moon?"

"what?"

Pei Ling repeated the words, "Do you want to see the moon?"

As a result, the two of them were looking at the moon side by side in the courtyard.

There is still no call, there is no light in the room, but the moon in the sky is even brighter. Because of the bad experience in the past, when the heart is like a dark room, a bright moon in the sky is the best cure.

Qi Youning looked at the moon, took a deep breath, and smiled.His smile now is not like that just now, the kind of fake smile that is put on his face, he is smiling now, he is really smiling.

Pei Ling took a look at him and calmed down a little. When he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, he told Qi Youning, "Have I met your father?"

Qi Youning turned to look at Pei Ling in disbelief, "Have you met my dad? Really?"

Not only met his father, but also met his mother, but the way of seeing his mother was too mysterious, if it was told, most people would probably not believe it.

"It's true, I met once by chance. Your father is very nice and kind. My father passed away early, and I have a vague impression of him. When I saw your father, your father kindly gave me an orange. I was I suddenly thought of my father, and remembered how he picked fruit for me to eat. When I met your father by chance, it was when I first arrived in the city. When I was young, I was bullied by relatives and ignored it. It was your father The appearance of her made me feel that life is not so bitter. In life, there is only a little bit of goodness that can last for a long time. Your father is the one that many people meet in life. "

Qi Youning lowered her head and laughed in a concealed manner, "What if you want to make me cry?"

"Then cry?"

"But I can't cry."

"Why?" Pei Ling was puzzled, obviously Sai Tianxian's temper in the past showed everything.

"Because." Qi Youning looked up at him with tears in his eyes and smiled, "Because I grew up."

He no longer has the protection of his parents, and he has finally grown into the ordinary person they expected as his parents wished. He is no longer ignorant, childlike, and has the love and hatred of ordinary people. I did it myself, so he can't cry, and he will be weak when he cries.

"Ah."

At this moment, Pei Ling finally understood that he was really no longer Sai Tianxian, although he always told Dai Zhiyi that because he was Qi Youning, not Sai Tianxian, he had no position to interfere with Qi Youning's going or staying.But in fact, he is not that frank, he is probably a little selfish in his heart, expecting that there is a part of Qi Youning hiding Sai Tianxian inside, so he makes slips of the tongue from time to time.But at this moment, looking at Qi Youning who was smiling and tearful under the moon, and thinking of Sai Tianxian who was looking at the moon with him at the beginning and didn't know where his home was, Pei Ling really recognized it.

"You've grown up, Qi Youning. But people can eat candy when they grow up." Pei Ling reached out and pressed his head, but with little strength, Qi Youning lowered his head following his movements, so he didn't have to pretend to be strong. See for yourself, "If you smile hard and don't cry, your mouth will be bitter, and eating a piece of candy won't hinder you from growing up."

Pei Ling turned around to get the candy, Qi Youning stood there with her head down, muttering, "Why are you so good? So good that I can't bear it."

But who gave up such a good you?

Qi Youning sighed and laughed at herself, "I can't bear it anymore."

Qi Youning held a decisive attitude, tomorrow he will...

Thinking of this, he raised his head with a smile and turned to catch up with Pei Ling, "Can you give me all the candy? You can't give me the knife, but give me all the candy. It's a souvenir of my departure."