Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 41 Late Night Home Visit
On the day of the parents' meeting, Lin Yun noticed Xia Liang standing alone under the library porch.

This incident was purely accidental.

If he hadn't been thinking about his daughter's study after the parent meeting, so he glanced in that direction when passing by the library, he would never have realized that Xia Liang would be leaning there alone, and also showed a completely different expression than usual. Different dark expressions.

It was also that scene that made him make a decision at that time, he had to find a time to get a good understanding of Xia Liang's situation.

After all, he had only known Xia Liang for a month as a delphinium, and he vaguely noticed that there were many strange things about this child.

The subtle attitude when we first met on Electric Street; the completely different personality from Lin Xiaolu's school reputation; the hesitation when he claimed to run away from home; Pointing to a certain fact: Xia Liang's relationship with her family does not seem to be optimistic.

That's why today, Delphinium decided to go to Xia Liang's house to take a look at it by virtue of the study session.

Xia Liang's home is also in Xizhao District, an old residential area on the edge of the third ring road, which is said to have been built more than 20 years ago.

She didn't want to fly, and the delphinium didn't ask, and followed her silently.The two walked into the gate of the community, and after turning a corner, they could see a series of weather-beaten six-story residential buildings.

The distance between the buildings is not small, and the housing structure is relatively old. It seems that it is very suitable to install an external elevator outside the building, and it is more convenient for maintenance?
Delphinium, looking at the rows of buildings, couldn't help having distracting thoughts, and immediately shook her head to drive these messy thoughts out of her head.

Walking along the corridor into a residential building, the two soon came to Xia Liang's home.

"Please come in."

Xia Liang opened the door of the house, pressed the light switch at the entrance, and signaled to Delphinium: "No one wears these slippers at the door, senior just pick one at random."

Delphinium looked down at the ground and found that, as Xia Liang said, several pairs of slippers of different sizes were lined up at the door.

No one at home?
This scene made her feel suspicious, but she still didn't speak, just nodded to Xia Liang.

After changing shoes and walking into the living room, the whole picture of the house comes into view: the interior space is not large, although it is a common three-bedroom and one-living room, the total area is relatively small.The decoration and furniture in the home are a bit old, but they are cleaned very well and the objects are placed neatly, so it gives people a sense of simplicity and warmth.

The only strange thing is, I don't know if it has something to do with living habits, but delphinium hardly sees any household appliances in this home.

There are almost no white goods, and there is no TV in the living room. There is a TV cabinet in front of the wall directly opposite the sofa, but there is only a vase on the cabinet.

Coupled with this layout, the room is somewhat lacking in popularity, or in other words, it does not feel the breath of life.

If there is no sound, the whole home is silent, only the fluorescent lamp on the top of the living room is humming.

"Want tea?" Xia Liang asked with a smile when she walked to the tea cabinet in the restaurant.

"No need." Delphinium replied casually, still looking around.

"So you're just tired and planning to take a rest?"

Xia Liang blinked and said, "You have to take a bath before you rest, right? It may take a while to boil the hot water."

"It's not that urgent..." Delphinium seemed absent-minded.

"Where do you want to sleep when you sleep?"

Before she could finish her sentence, Xia Liang snatched her again: "There is a spare room, and the bedding inside has been washed, but it's okay if you want to sleep with me?"

"I'm more used to sleeping alone."

"Eh? You're here, can't you sleep together? I really want to be with senior."

"Don't worry about it, I just borrowed it for one night."

"Then I go to the private room to prepare the bed first?"

"I don't need this first."

"Ah, why don't you sit down first?"

"...Xiao Jin."

Interrupting Xia Liang's cannonball-like questions, Delphinium looked at her calmly, and asked bluntly, "Is there no one else in your family?"

With one word, Xia Liang fell into silence.

Rather, the reason why she kept asking questions just now, even trying to change the subject even at the expense of interrupting Delphinium, was a kind of evasion.She had already guessed the question Delphinium might ask next, but kept avoiding it, not wanting to mention it.

The smile on Xia Liang's face did not change, but it became no longer natural.After a long silence, as if resigned to fate, this commercial smile finally collapsed and turned into helplessness: "Not here."

"Absence means..." Delphinium couldn't help frowning.

"Not here means not here. They are not here, and they will not come back in the future." Xia Liang said lightly and honestly.

She looked at the delphinium with a complicated expression, and the delphinium also looked at her silently, and the buzzing of the electric light above her head was still making people a little disturbed.

"call--"

Not long after, Xia Liang looked away, sat down on the sofa, but heaved a sigh of relief, as if letting go of some burden, and asked:
"Little senior, did you really want to confirm this when you came here?"

"That's right." Delphinium replied without hesitation, still chewing on the meaning of the word "absence".

"Why did you notice?" Xia Liang turned her face to look at her, "Is it because of the conversation in Xiaolu's living room?"

"not quite."

Delphinium also walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down along the armrest: "Compared with that conversation, the main reason is that you seem to be very lonely."

"lonely?"

Stretching out her hand to caress her cheek, Xia Liang was a little dazed at first, and then showed a self-deprecating smile: "Why is it lonely...is it really that obvious?"

"Just treat it as an adult's intuition."

Delphinium lowered her eyes and brought the topic aside: "After all, we are already companions, so I feel that we should know more about you, as long as you don't feel offended."

Xia Liang is now undoubtedly a member of Fangting City's magical girl team. In theory, everyone should let go of their defenses and become more united.However, Lin Xiaolu was unilaterally hostile to Xia Liang, so that there was no progress in the relationship between the two.

Delphinium thought that she was of the older generation, and it was best for the children to solve this emotional relationship problem by themselves.But seeing that the situation is getting serious, it is definitely not wise to continue to let it go, so she can only do it herself.

Right now, since he has chosen to act, he must go deeper and understand the real answer.

"...Young senior's statement is too cunning."

Listening to delphinium's explanation, the smile on Xia Liang's face became a bit bitter again: "If you say that, then I have no room not to answer, right?"

She leaned on the sofa with a dazed expression, and then closed her eyes: "However, I also feel that both Senior and Xiao Lu are trustworthy people, and I shouldn't keep this kind of thing in my heart."

"Then, please don't take it too seriously, treat it as a pastime, and listen to my story."

Her tone slowed down, and she said with some nostalgia: "This is indeed my home, and it used to be the place where our family of three lived, but now, I am the only one left here."

"My father is dead." Xia Liang raised her head slowly, "My mother is in prison."

Her words made Delphinium's eyes gradually widen.

The fluorescent lamp above the head was still bright, but at this moment, even the annoying sound of electric current disappeared for a short time.

Pausing again for a moment, Xia Liang turned her head to look at the delphinium, and said in a harsh voice, "The reason is that she killed my father."

(End of this chapter)