If the world had no daylight

A lot of people came to the funeral, but it was very low-key.

Most of these guests came from all corners of the country in a hurry, dressed in dusty clothes and with solemn expressions.

Ye Wan and Bai Tian sat in the corner, they were dressed simply, and their faces were plain, they looked inconspicuous in this crowded place.

The person in charge is the granddaughter of Teacher Li Xuemin. She has not yet graduated from college, but she is already a calm girl, and she welcomes guests in an orderly manner.

Bai Tian has seen her before. The evening self-study in the third year of high school is usually very late. This little girl often comes to pick up her grandfather, afraid that he will not see clearly on the way home and will fall down on her.

At that time, Li Laobald complained "I'm not too old to walk", but he couldn't hide his smile.

Hearing what he said, the drowsy people in the class cheered up immediately and booed: "Yes, yes, you can still fight us for another 500 years!"

The fat old man straightened his face immediately, and raised his voice: "Write your questions! No one is allowed to go back to sleep if you can't finish writing!"

But when the bell finally rang for dismissal, he was in a hurry to drive them home more than anyone.

And the little girl who had just entered junior high school followed behind him, and kept saying: "Grandma told you to go back early, and she will scold me again when it's too late! I haven't finished my homework yet, really."

These things are obviously very far away, but when I recall them, they still seem like not long ago.

Bai Tian lowered his head, picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip.

The meals at the funeral banquet were all authentic local dishes, which she hadn't eaten for a long, long time.

But the slightest appetite can not come out.

The person sitting beside her also stopped their chopsticks, and their eyes were lowered, wondering what they were thinking.

Bai Tian held her right hand silently, and said in a low voice, "Go out and get some air, I'm a little bored."

Ye Wan turned to look at her and nodded.

There are more wreaths downstairs, almost filling the aisle.

The two walked to the bench in front of the flower bed and sat down side by side.

The sky was so gray that it couldn't be seen that it was already noon, and even the wind became bleak because of it.

Bai Tian tightened the collar of his coat, then crossed his arms, looking at the quiet campus.

The person sitting next to her suddenly said, "Do you mind if I smoke?"

Bai Tian was startled, then shook his head.

Ye Wan then took out the cigarette case, took out one and bit it in his mouth, he had already pulled out the lighter with the other hand, but put it back after a while.

She just bit the cigarette like this, neither lighting it nor taking it away.

Bai Tian asked: "Don't you want to order?"

Ye Wan laughed and said vaguely: "Second-hand smoke is not good."

As she spoke, she stretched out her fingers to hold the cigarette, opened her lips and said, "If Teacher Li sees it, he will be angry again."

Bai Tian turned his head away, sniffed silently, and said after a while: "Among the students in our class, you are the one he likes the most."

"Ok, I know."

Bai Tian said again: "He has high hopes for you. He quarreled with Principal Ye countless times because of you. During the time you ran away from home, his hair, which had not been dyed black for a long time, became more than half white again."

The person holding the cigarette was silent for a long time before answering: "I know."

At this moment, the air and time are still.

There was warmth on Bai Tian's shoulders, she raised her head, looked at the teaching building far away, and finally asked: "Since you all know, why did you choose to drop out in the third year of high school?"

This time, the person leaning on her shoulder did not answer.

Not everyone who is born is a genius favored by God.

Not every genius is deeply loved by God and lives without difficulties.

"Sister Ye Wan? Is that you?"

The person standing downstairs looked at the two figures walking back and asked with some uncertainty.

Ye Wan paused, walked up to her, and said hello to her: "Shanshan, I haven't seen you for many years."

Li Shanshan glanced at the person behind her, feeling familiar, but didn't remember it.

Ye Wan said: "This is Bai Tian, ​​who was in my class."

The young girl suddenly realized, "So it is Bai Zhuangyuan. Grandpa told me about the big questions you answered in the college entrance examination back then. I still remember it."

Bai Tian smiled at her as a greeting.

Li Shanshan turned her head to look at the guests who came out from behind, she had to put down the greetings, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I should go back and get busy."

After she finished speaking, she thought of something again, looked at Ye Wan and asked, "Grandma is in the hospital, do you want to visit her?"

When he stepped into this hospital again, Bai Tian was much calmer than he expected.

She followed Ye Wan, and after asking the nurse, she finally came to the ward.

Ye Wan knocked on the door, and the person who opened the door was a middle-aged man. He was still a little puzzled when he saw Ye Wan, and asked, "Girl, who are you looking for?"

Before Ye Wan could answer, a voice came from inside the room: "Let her in quickly."

The middle-aged man froze for a moment, then opened the door to let Ye Wan and Bai Tian into the ward.

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Ye Wan said, looking at the person on the hospital bed.

Bai Tian also followed her gaze.

The old lady lying on the hospital bed had gray hair. She squinted her eyes, as if she couldn't see clearly, so she asked, "Is that Ye Wan? Shanshan called me and said you were coming."

Ye Wan walked forward silently, leaned down and approached, and replied, "Master, it's me."

The middle-aged man gave her a surprised look, turned around and left the ward after a while.

The person on the hospital bed looked at Bai Tian again and asked, "Who is this?"

Bai Tian also walked to the side of the hospital bed, and replied softly: "Master, I am Bai Tian."

The old lady looked at her for a while, smiled, and said, "So it's you, my good boy, who's finally grown up."

Bai Tian also smiled, then looked up at Ye Wan.

The other party also looked at her, and after a short while, they separated again.

The old lady said slowly: "Oh, don't stand, sit down and talk."

Ye Wan nodded, pulled over two chairs, and sat down beside the bed with Bai Tian.

The person lying on the bed moved, struggling to sit up, Ye Wan quickly reached out to support her.

After the old lady sat down, she looked at Ye Wan carefully, nodded and said with a smile: "It's really an adult, it looks better than on TV. The old man still won't let me watch it, and now he can't care , I'll have to watch it a little longer."

Ye Wan lowered her head and said in a low voice after a long time: "Master, I'm sorry, I just came to see you now."

The person sitting on the bed held her hand, patted it gently, and said, "I don't blame you, Master knows that you have had a hard time all these years."

The old lady said, then looked at Bai Tian who was sitting on the side, and said with a smile: "You are all back, the old man will be happy if he knows. What he worried about most at that time was you two..."

Bai Tian pursed his lips, listening to her chanting voice, tried his best to suppress the surging sourness.

The people on the hospital bed chattered for a long time, and the two of them just stayed with her like this, chatting about family affairs until the sun went down.

Before they left, the old lady looked at Ye Wan and said to her calmly: "When your teacher Li left, there was no pain, just like falling asleep. When he reaches his age, this day will come, and he himself knows .”

She said, showing a smile.

"The old man has taught all his life. I don't say how much merit he has done in his life, but at least he has a clear conscience."

"If you want to say what regrets he has in this life..."

"Probably just you."

In the late night of September, there is already a chill.

Ye Wan and Bai Tian carried their bags and walked side by side to the hotel.

The people around were very silent along the way, and Bai Tian didn't speak, just walking slowly with her on the familiar yet unfamiliar street.

When passing by a place where the lights were still on, Ye Wan suddenly stopped and looked up.

Bai Tian stopped and looked at her quietly.

"Do you know when my dad died?" She asked suddenly.

Bai Tian paused and shook his head silently.

She really didn't know, because Ye Wan disappeared after dropping out of school.And Liu Ran, who acted as the mouthpiece, didn't mention a word about Ye Wan until they graduated from high school and left the city.

The long-haired woman standing under the street lamp looked at the place in front of her and said calmly: "He died of illness in the second year after he was imprisoned."

Bai Tian froze in place.

The person beside him smiled, turned around and continued walking.

Bai Tian looked at her slender and straight back, and took a long while before taking steps.

The person walking in front raised his head, glanced at the crescent moon above his head, and said softly: "After he was imprisoned, his family's house, car, deposits, and all real estate under his name were confiscated. We just I can move."

Bai Tian finally couldn't help asking: "Why? What did he do?"

Ye Wan stopped and looked back at her.The people under the tree were divided by light and shadow, and their faces could not be distinguished in the darkness.

"Corruption, bribery, fraudulent accounts...too many to remember."

This is a non-technical lie, she is Ye Wan, how could she not remember clearly.

Bai Tian shook his head, and said in a low voice, "I haven't even seen such a big thing on the news."

Ye Wan replied noncommittally: "My mother's matter only took up three inches in the newspaper."

The things in these words are too frightening, Bai Tian knew that he should stop.

But she stood in front of Ye Wan, hesitated for a second, and then said again: "Is this why you become a lawyer? What you do now is similar to..."

"Bai Tian." The long-haired woman interrupted her, "It's getting late, let's go back to the hotel."

The short-haired girl looked into her eyes, and finally lowered her head, not asking any more questions.

Because they came in a hurry and did not make a reservation in advance, there were no vacancies when the two arrived at the hotel.

They glanced at the time, and when they were feeling worried, the girl at the front desk suddenly said: "Hey, one room has been canceled, do you two still need it?"

At this time, it would be nice to have a place to stay, so they went through the check-in procedures without thinking too much.

After going upstairs and swiping open the door, Ye Wan stopped suddenly, causing the absent-minded Bai Tian to bump into her back directly.

"what happened?"

Bai Tian rubbed his nose and poked his head to look.

Three seconds later, she stepped back and said decisively: "Why don't we find another hotel."

The person standing in front raised his hand and took off his coat directly.

"It's fine if you can live."

As Ye Wan said, she turned her head and asked, "Will you wash first or should I wash first?"

Bai Tian took his gaze away from her shoulders, and didn't dare to look at the decorations and things in the house, so he could only lower his head and say, "You go first."

Ye Wan responded, put the coat on the hanger, and took the backpack into the bathroom.

Bai Tian was about to tidy up those things that he couldn't see directly, when the door of the bathroom was opened again, and the person inside poked his head out and asked, "Or wash together?"

The person standing outside picked up the dry towel on the table and threw it over.

"Aren't you tired of playing?!"

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