Tender as wild

There are no romantic colors in the North City in winter. The sky and the earth are covered with pure white. Once night falls, there is no light source, and the raging wind and snow all turn into deep black.

Bai Li held the handle of the knife, her forehead pressed against his chest, her cold fingers were red, and she was in a daze not knowing what choice to make.

Because she was both scared and wanted to know what was the reason that made Ms. Hu do that kind of thing.

Fang Ye just let her lean on him quietly.

The man's embrace was warm and cool, perhaps blocking the anxious north wind, making Bai Li feel a little safe.

She knew that if she didn't say something today, Fang Ye wouldn't be relieved, and she couldn't keep delaying Fang Ye's work because of something that she wasn't sure happened this year.

After thinking for a while, Bai Li whispered: "Do you believe me?"

He said: "I believe you."

Not a single moment of hesitation.

Although the next time she spoke, she might be telling another bizarre dream.

Bai Li said: "It was the dream I had. The person who set the fire in the dream was my mother, but I have been asking people to look for her recently, and I can't find her whereabouts."

Yes, the unknown feeling of not being able to find anyone was the reason why she felt panicked.

The temperature in November is sluggish, the rain and snow are falling, and the cold wind is whistling by. The branches shake off white marks all over the ground in an instant, and there is the sound of jade breaking.

Fang Ye paused for a moment and was silent for a few seconds. Then he slowly took off his coat and wrapped it around her body. He responded with a low "Yes" before continuing: "I'm here to find someone."

He didn't seem to find it ridiculous at all.

In the eyes of the world, all parents in the world are right. No matter how wrong a mother is, she is still right, let alone harming her own children.

Baili rarely talks about her family affairs to others. Others will only comfort her with sincere words: There are no parents who don't love their children. Your mother loves you, but you can't feel it.

He also said she was pitiful behind her back.

She really couldn't feel maternal love, because all of Ms. Hu's love was given to her stepbrothers and stepsisters, and she was just an incidental servant.

If she could get rid of the so-called gentle personality, Ms. Hu would not hesitate to throw her into an orphanage and start her own beautiful new life.

Thinking of this, Bai Li lowered her head, understanding that the more times like this, the less likely she would be to show off. She had made all precautionary preparations, but she really couldn't find anyone.

The large black coat wrapped her body tightly, and she sniffed.

He raised his little face and said seriously to Fang Ye: "Thank you. Although this sounds empty, if you need help with anything, you can tell me."

Fang Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, sighed imperceptibly, and touched her nose with his slender fingertips, "I was very happy that you were willing to let me help just now, and now you are being polite again."

"That's not polite." Bai Li said, "I just don't feel at ease."

Who can always accept kindness from others with peace of mind? Fang Ye never owes her anything.

Fang Ye finally had a smile on his lips. He looked at half of the bright moon in the sky and said softly, "With me, you can always feel at ease."

Bai Li was startled, but she didn't really take these words to heart. She didn't grow up pampered, and she might never learn to accept other people's kindness with peace of mind, even if the other person doesn't ask for anything in return.

Fang Ye was kind to her, and she had to try her best to get it back.

After returning to the apartment, Baili stood on the balcony and watched Fang Ye leave.

An hour later, she heard the sound of moving in the snow outside the window.

Look down.

She could vaguely see the facial features of the group of people. They were the people who often helped her, but the number of people became even larger.

They worked for more than an hour and moved into the opposite floor. They opened the curtains without any concealment and stood at the floor-to-ceiling windows to look down. They looked very fierce. Faced with her observation, they also showed kind smiles. At this time, she received a message from Fang Ye.

[Fang Ye: Close the curtains before going to bed at night. 】

Bai Li paused and guessed that it was Fang Ye's fault.

He seemed to be more successful than she imagined, able to drive so many people to do things for him at will.

Bai Li lowered her eyelashes and said two words solemnly.

[Pear: Thank you. 】

In a black car near the community, Fang Ye rubbed his temples, laughed out loud when he saw the girl's message, and typed out a few words on his phone to reply.

[Fang Ye: You're welcome, take a rest. 】

In the cold eastern night, a thin layer of snow quickly accumulated in front of the car.

Soon someone sent Ms. Hu's photo to Jiangcheng.

He waited until the lights in the girl's apartment building went out before he drove away.

a few days later.

Chang Li went to Fang Ye and said: "This lady is quite beautiful, and the information is not difficult to find. I heard that two months ago, after her husband was imprisoned, she immediately hooked up with her husband's partner, and finally ended up with that The partner lost contact a month ago."

Fang Ye lit a cigarette without smoking, and said calmly: "Well, keep looking, find her, don't let her get close, if possible, stuff her with some money and send her away."

Chang Li nodded, "I know."

Without saying anything else, he knew who this woman was just by looking at her face. Her features were sharp and beautiful, but they all looked very much like the girl that Mr. Fang loved.

Fang Ye let the cigarette be blown away by the wind in the night, and then looked out the window at the night view of the city. After all, she was the girl's mother. He couldn't do anything more extreme. If she was willing to leave, the past grudges and grudges would be gone. He didn't care.

……

December is coming soon.

Because a group of people have moved into the building opposite, the community full of tenants has become much livelier. Many people have left during the Spring Festival, but there is still a bit of fireworks.

Bai Li has a little more confidence to face everything.

But she did not relax her vigilance. She refused to go out at night, and tried to go out as little as possible during the day. Except occasionally, she would go out to buy daily necessities and make some good-tasting snacks for Fang Ye.

Fang Ye has no sense of taste, so Bai Li can only try his best to focus on his sense of smell, hoping that he will no longer eat like chewing wax.

The floor heating in the apartment was fully turned on. Bai Li had been painting all morning. Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, she stretched herself and changed into thick clothes and went out.

She went to a nearby supermarket and bought some fruits, a new water dispenser, and some bread to feed the birds.

She didn't know why, but in the winter in Beicheng, there were always a group of birds that had no time to fly away. She felt pity for them. This habit has been maintained since her freshman year.

After finishing her shopping, the supermarket employee suddenly told her that the water dispenser was a discount product and she was charged an extra 40 yuan.

WeChat was not easy to return, so I gave her cash.

Bai Li put two twenty yuan bills into her pocket and then left the supermarket with the bag.

The sun shines on the earth, but it does not bring warmth, but it can make people feel particularly good.

In such a snowy day, there are many people on the street.

Passing the overpass, Baili suddenly saw a row of old people begging.