Watching in the dark night

Yan Shuang turned her head in confusion, and happened to meet Hao Xin's apologetic gaze.

"Why would I blame you?" she asked. Do you blame them for not recognizing themselves in time?

Seeing that her expression was no different from before, Hao Xin breathed a sigh of relief. Pointing to the stone bench at his feet that was so dirty that the original color could not be seen clearly, he asked, "Would you like to sit down?"

Yan Shuang shook his head.

"I still remember." He took out a wet tissue and wiped it on the stone bench.

"When you first came to our house for dinner, you were only this high." He bent over and gestured with his left hand, while his right hand was still wiping the stone bench.

"Stop wiping, Brother Hao. I won't sit on it," Yan Shuang said, looking at the stone bench that had not been sat on for many years.

The thick mud color on it still showed no sign of getting lighter even after Hao Xin wiped it for a long time.

Seeing that this thing was really dirty, Hao Xin gave up the struggle. He pointed forward, signaling the two of them to move forward.

"I remember that I was very shy at that time, and Aunt Ning kept picking up food for me. The food in the bowl was piled so high, and I finished it all." Yan Shuang recalled that in middle school, she was a little chubby and had a great appetite. of myself.

"Have you remembered everything?" Hao Xin was slightly surprised when he saw Yan Shuang's vivid description, but then he immediately reacted and looked at her in surprise.

"Well, almost!" Yan Shuang smiled bitterly and added: "It's just that some things are not connected together, and there seems to be some deviations."

She lowered her head and thought about her own affairs, but she didn't notice that Hao Xin suddenly looked at her with extremely complicated eyes.

"What's wrong?" Just as he thought of something, Yan Shuang raised his head and wanted to speak. Seeing that the other party looked at him a little strangely, he asked.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something!" In just a second, he returned to his usual elegance and walked slowly with Yan Shuang.

In the past few days, the memory fragments in Yan Shuang's head were gradually put together, but her heart became more and more desperate.

From the day she drove away Lin Xiao, she knew that she couldn't seem to go back to the past. Maybe in front of her family or outsiders, she is still the same Yan Shuang.

But since she remembered the past, she knew that everything had changed, including her own mentality.

"Brother Hao, you haven't told me yet, how is Aunt Ning doing now?" Yan Shuang looked at him with stagnant eyes and asked.

When Hao Xin heard her ask again, he shook his head to indicate that Ning Xin was in a bad state. The two of them stopped recalling the past, and their expressions gradually became serious.

"Ever since I was notified to pick up my little sister, she has never spoken to us since she returned home. She just kept mumbling her name and said that she was sorry for her and only found her now." She is as optimistic as usual. The man's voice became hoarse for a moment when he talked about this matter.

"She also said that I was really sorry for letting my little sister stay in that cold wall for more than ten years." He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Brother Hao" Yan Shuang wanted to comfort him, but his own mood was not much better.

"Yeah, it's ridiculous! We have been doing business in the park for so many years, but we never expected that our little sister would be so close to us." At this point, Hao Xin's voice began to choke.

"I'll go see Aunt Ning later." When Yan Shuang listened to the villain's confession, she was disgusted several times and wanted to pounce on him and slap him directly.

Thinking about it now, one slap was not enough, she should have killed that man!

And a mother who has been looking for her daughter for more than ten years must hate that beast more than herself!

When the body was not found, she might be able to lie to herself that her daughter was alive and well somewhere in the world.

But now, her only glimmer of hope has been completely shattered. Just thinking about it, Yan Shuang knew how much pain Ning Xin was in. Hao Xin shook his head and said tactfully: "It's better not to go over it just yet. Your eyes are so similar to my little sister's. I'm afraid Aunt Ning won't be able to bear it for a while."

Nodding, Yan Shuang could understand his concerns.

"Back then, Mei An and I went to the mountainous areas to teach as volunteers after graduation. The mountain roads were rugged and the tolls were not cheap. So we could only come back once or twice a year." He spoke slowly and told Yan Shuang about the past. matter.

"The signal on the mountain is not very good either. By the time I answered Aunt Ning's call, my little sister had been missing for several days. Mei An and I hurriedly asked for leave from the principal and rushed back from other places."

"Did Aunt Ning call the police?" Yan Shuang asked.

Hao Xin nodded, "Well, when I came back, Aunt Ning had already called the police. Unfortunately, the police didn't have any clues at that time."

"We found out that the younger sister made a phone call that night and also received a phone call. The phone number she called has been checked and it is someone she knows."

He sighed and continued: "Actually, there was a phone call from Aunt Ning's student, Fang Zheng. They didn't know where she went. And the phone call they received was from the leader of Xiaomei's company. They said they were asking about work matters." Hao Xin shook his head with a wry smile and said.

Seeing the other party's self-deprecating smile, Yan Shuang also felt a little ironic.

Yes, who would suspect a call from a colleague? They communicate about their work identities every day, and no one will immediately notice that there is a big problem with this call.

In today's society, no one would think that it is abnormal to receive a call from a colleague after get off work.

"What happened next?" she asked softly, fearing to disturb Hao Xin who was trapped in painful memories.

"Later, we checked the surveillance. It was found that she had gotten off the bus at the Huanhu Bus Station. As for who she was looking for and where she went after that, we could no longer find any clues." He raised his head and looked above his head. In the sky, the sun was a little dazzling, so he lowered his head again.

"Surveillance at that time was not that popular, and many places were blind spots, so we lost it."

"Look for me." Yan Shuang answered silently, her eyes dim.

"What?" Hao Xin thought he heard wrongly and subconsciously raised his head and asked.

Slowly shaking her head, Yan Shuang said: "Yes, Brother Hao. You just asked me if I would blame you."

Her expression was extremely painful and she said: "In the past few days, I have locked myself in my room and kept thinking and reminiscing. Finally, I remembered that it should be me, I am sorry for you."

She turned to face Hao Xin and murmured, her face already covered with tears.

"Hey Xiaoshuang, what's wrong with you?" Hao Xin was so frightened that he rummaged around in his pockets with his hands, trying to find a tissue to wipe Yan Shuang's tears.

"Why did you start crying when you said it well?" He searched for a long time but couldn't find a piece of paper. The other party was a girl, and he couldn't just wipe her with his sleeves, so he was so anxious that he started to feel at a loss.

"Brother Hao, sister Ning Ling was actually with me that night. After I finished tutoring that day, I happened to see her come to me in front of my house and asked me to sit by the lake."

"What? She took the initiative to find you that night?" Hao Xin asked in a voiceless voice, his busy hands froze in place.