If the world had no daylight

Chapter 105

When the plane arrived in S City, the sky had just darkened.

Zhao Yuelan pulled the suitcase and walked out from the crowd, almost seeing the tall man who was looking forward to it at first sight.

She laughed involuntarily, walked over quickly, put down the suitcase and hugged him.

"Brother, happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

Zhao Yiming also hugged her back, and then let go after a while, frowning and said, "I'm thinner again."

The man who dyed his black hair back smiled at him, and replied, "When you get old, you have to pay attention to keeping fit."

He patted Zhao Yuelan's shoulder, then picked up her suitcase and strode ahead.

"go home."

Zhao Yuelan stood there watching him for a while, then nodded and followed him.

It would take quite a while for the car to drive back to the city center from the airport. Zhao Yuelan sat in the co-pilot, looking at the moon that was already high above her, wondering what she was thinking.

"Mom sees that you are so thin, and she wants to talk about it again."

Zhao Yiming held the steering wheel, but his tone was more like an old lady than Zhao's mother.

"I have meals on time, and I am also exercising, don't worry."

As Zhao Yuelan spoke, she still asked the question: "Second sister this year..."

Zhao Yiming's gentle expression faded, and he replied casually, "I haven't come back."

The car suddenly became quiet.

I don't know who sighed softly, and turned to look at the moon in the night sky.

The bright moon waxes and wanes year after year, and those who don't want to come back still don't want to.

Compared with the high-rise buildings later, the community ten years ago is already very old.

Zhao Yuelan looked at this, but it was hard to feel at ease.

She followed behind Zhao Yiming, looking around at everything familiar and unfamiliar around her.

"This year has changed a lot." Zhao Yuelan sighed.

Zhao Yiming pointed to the new building not far away, "The house will be handed over in a few months, and the new branch school is also set there, so it will be convenient to go home later."

"If you're too busy, you might as well retire. You're old."

The man looked at her with a straight face, "Your brother, I'm not old yet, don't believe me, come and stretch my muscles later."

Zhao Yuelan quickly waved her hand, "Please forgive me, I have lost my basic skills for many years."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yiming thought of something, and asked: "I heard from Xinlei that Bai Tian is also in the capital. I haven't seen her for so many years. If you have a chance, remember to bring her to sit at home. After all, she was the best friend when I was young, right? ?”

Zhao Yuelan's smile paused, but she still nodded.

"Yeah, best friend." She said, and followed him into the elevator.

Opening the door of the house, everyone who should be there is still there, Zhao Yuelan took a deep breath, and hugged the person who came over.

"Mom, happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

As she spoke, she looked at the other people in the living room and called out one by one.

The person who was reading the newspaper took off his glasses and nodded to her, "Let's have dinner when you come back, we are waiting for you."

The food had already been reheated for the second time, and the whole family finally sat together and had this reunion dinner.

Zhao Yuelan looked at her mother's newly dyed black hair, and at her hands before she lowered her head to eat.

Some things, while she was running around, were changing silently.

A family of six had a reunion dinner, and the atmosphere was much more lively than before, as if everyone didn't remember, and there was one person who didn't come back.

After the meal, Zhao Yuelan helped clean up the kitchen before heading to the study with the fruit.

She knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Please come in."

Zhao Yuelan opened the door, smiled and said to her, "Grandma, eat some fruit."

Professor Meng Lianzhi put down the book in his hand and took off his reading glasses before beckoning to her.

"Shengsheng, come and sit down."

Zhao Yuelan put the fruit on the coffee table, and then sat down on the sofa.

The curly-haired man looked at her with a smile and asked, "I've been depressed since I came back, is there something on my mind?"

Zhao Yuelan crossed her fingers on her lap, thought for a while, and then replied: "I...I want to call my second sister."

Meng Lianzhi didn't show any surprise. She nodded and turned to look at the photos on the desk.

"It's not yet six o'clock in the morning with her, so call later."

Zhao Yuelan raised her chin, looked at her for a long time, and said, "I thought you and Grandpa were angry with her."

Meng Lianzhi raised his hand to pick up the photo, looked at it for a while, and replied: "She is her, I am me, what does it have to do with me if she does what she wants?"

Zhao Yuelan paused, and finally showed a calm smile.

"I understand."

In the early morning hours of Los Angeles, there are a lot of people who stay up all night.

Zhen Xiao turned over from the bed, and opened his eyes only when he felt a piece of ice cold.

A dim yellow night light was on in the bedroom, and the floor-to-ceiling windows were opened at some point, and there was a gust of breeze blowing in, making people squint their eyes.

He picked up his pajamas and put them on, got out of bed and walked to the French windows.

People standing on the balcony with bare feet are looking at the night sky, the moon is in the coming dawn, and the white light is already dim.

Zhen Xiao stepped forward and hugged her from behind.

"What are you thinking?" he asked in a low voice.

Zhao Eryan put down the coffee in his hand and held his hand on his waist.

"Being homesick." She was always honest.

Zhen Xiao buried his head in the hollow of her shoulder, rubbed his nose lightly for a while, and then replied: "If you want to, go back and have a look."

She shook her head, turned around and hugged him back and forth.

"After Chengcheng called you yesterday, you hid in the bathroom and cried again."

Zhen Xiao's hand paused, but she held it tightly.

"You want to go back more than I do, I know."

Zhao Eryan patted him on the back with his left hand, speaking softly, as if smiling.

"But there is no longer our home, this is."

Once you make a choice, don't look back.

"Honey, happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

Zhen Xiao hugged her, and nodded after a long time.

"happy mid-Autumn Festival."

For Bai Tian, ​​this day is just a day to have dinner with Shi Chen.

At least for the past few years, it has been.

But this year is different.

When receiving the call from Shi Chen, Bai Tian had already prepared the gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival and was about to go out.

The person opposite said: "Take him home for dinner tonight, Lian Ke will pick you up."

Bai Tian opened his mouth, still hesitating how to refuse, the other party had already hung up the phone.

Her uncle has this personality, he has always been one-sided, and Bai Tian is actually used to it.

But this time, it really pushed her into a dilemma.

When Ye Li was hospitalized, Bai Tian didn't even go into the ward to see him, not because she didn't worry about him, but because any care from her would cause even greater harm in the future.

She didn't want to hurt him even a single point before stabbing him down.

Even if this is more like a hypocritical excuse, Bai Tian has already made up his mind.

No matter what, she couldn't go with Ye Li for this meal.

However, before Bai Tian could think of a countermeasure, the uninvited guest had already arrived.

When the doorbell rang, people who were still full of thoughts opened the door without looking.

"happy mid-Autumn Festival."

The young man holding the gift smiled brightly, and was well-dressed as if he was about to attend some important occasion.

Bai Tian froze for a moment, and was about to say something when the elevator in the corridor came to a stop with another ding.

The long-haired woman with a gift bag walked out of the elevator, she seemed to be still answering the phone, and looked up when she got closer.

Seeing that the two of them had a pause, she came back to her senses the next second, said something to the person on the other end of the phone, and then hung up the call.

"What are you doing standing at the door? I've booked a seat and we'll have dinner together."

When Ye Wan spoke, his tone was very normal, and he handed the gift bag to Bai Tian.

"happy mid-Autumn Festival."

Bai Tian put away his emotions, took the bag over, and replied, "Thank you."

The young man standing aside didn't seem to notice anything, handed her the box in his hand, and said with a smile: "It seems that my sister and I have a good understanding, and the mooncakes are all bought from the same brand."

Ye Wan glanced at it, as if dissatisfied with the statement, and said, "You can see that it is the company's wholesale goods, but mine is carefully selected."

Ye Li hurriedly said: "Don't wrong me, I chose this one myself."

The two of you come and go, as close as brothers and sisters.

Holding the two gifts, Bai Tian felt a bitter taste in his mouth for no reason.

She carefully hid her expression, and then said: "Sorry, I can't go to the restaurant together, uncle told me to go back to eat."

The two people in front of them looked over.

Bai Tian avoided his gaze, and was about to say the excuse he had thought up, when the cell phone in his pocket rang.

She put down the two gifts, took out her mobile phone and connected the call.

It's Lian Ke.

"I'm downstairs. Is my brother-in-law at the company? Do you want to pick him up?"

Bai Tian squeezed the phone, and after a while, under the eyes of the two people, he said calmly: "He is here, we will come down immediately."

The man with the ponytail looked at her with anticipation in his eyes.

But Bai Tian also looked at her, and smiled: "Let's go have dinner together."

The people standing aside looked away, as quiet as a transparent person.

In such a short time, Lian Ke's calls came one after another, and when he saw Bai Tian coming out, he quickly ended the call and got out of the car.

"Here."

The three people all looked over when they heard the voice, and then Lian Ke saw the appearance of the two people behind.

He didn't even change his expression, walked over with a smile, and introduced himself: "It's the first time we meet, my name is Lian Ke, Mr. Shi asked me to pick you up for dinner."

Ye Li recognized him, but he didn't quite understand why he acted as if he had never met him before, so he could only reply: "Hello Brother Lian, I'm Ye Li, and this is my sister Ye Wan."

Lian Ke looked at the woman who had been silent all this time, and suddenly smiled and said, "Hello, I have long admired your name."

Ye Wan nodded to him, but never spoke.

Lian Ke didn't mind, let them all get into the car, and then acted as the driver.

"Boss Shi will cook in person tonight, but unfortunately I have to go home to spend time with my wife, so I don't have the good luck."

Bai Tian sat in the co-pilot, and said with a smile, "I haven't eaten uncle's cooking for many years, today I'm lucky."

"When you meet your nephew and son-in-law for the first time, you should highlight the key points. Mr. Shi is like this, and my brother-in-law will get used to it from now on."

As he spoke, he looked at the young man in the rearview mirror and called out "brother-in-law" very familiarly.

Bai Tian pursed his lips, and was about to turn the topic off when the driver asked again, "Is my brother-in-law starting a business now? What kind of work do you do?"

Ye Li, who was sitting in the back, was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm, he paused, and replied politely: "It's the game industry, with a few partners."

Lian Ke nodded, chatted with him a few words along this topic, and finally stopped.

The long-haired woman sitting on the side in the rearview mirror always looked indifferent, as if she was not interested in their topic.

Lian Ke withdrew his gaze, and said casually: "Speaking of which, I seem to have met Miss Ye Wan a few years ago. I don't know if you remember it?"

Ye Wan paused for a moment, and the look in his eyes turned cold.

Lian Ke seemed unaware, and said with a smile: "Boss Shi was there at the time. Now that I think about it, it's not that the whole family doesn't come in. Bai Tian, ​​do you think it's a coincidence?"

His expression and tone were amiable. Bai Tian had already heard him talk about this matter, and when he thought about it, he finally noticed something unusual.

The matter Lian Ke mentioned, judging from his description, it is not a very glorious past for Ye Wan no matter how you think about it.

But based on Bai Tian's understanding of him, he has never had the character of exposing other people's scars face to face.

Before Ye Wan could answer, Bai Tian found a topic to bring this matter to the past.

Ye Li heard about this for the first time, but he was also keenly aware of Ye Wan's depression, and cooperated with her to continue the new topic.

Along the way, the four of them had their own concerns, and the air was not released until they reached the downstairs door of Shi Chen's house.

Lian Ke watched them walk into the gate, the smile on his face gradually disappeared and returned to calm.

"One threw himself into his arms, and the other stepped on two boats. They are indeed two siblings. It's not that one family doesn't enter the same family."

He took out his cell phone, found a number and dialed it.

"...Ah, that's it. My wife and I lost a necklace when we went to the restaurant for dinner yesterday. Can you adjust the restaurant's surveillance for me? It's probably near the window in Area C."

The author has something to say:

Probably no one remembers Zhao Eryan and Zhen Xiao anymore, let me recall for everyone: these two played before, and because of their family feud, brother Zhao Yiming disliked them.

Simply put: a modern day Romeo and Juliet, except they chose each other and turned their backs on family together.

Let's not criticize right or wrong when reading the text, anyway, people will pay the price when they make choices, and the same is true for Bai Tian and Ye Wan.

As for Lian Ke, he is not a bad person, he just misunderstood some things, wait and see.