Suspicion
Wen Yu now carefully recalled his past experiences. He clearly remembered that the last time he was playing basketball with Shen Xuyang, his hands suddenly became unable to move while he was dribbling, and the ball slipped away from his palm.
At that time, he thought it was because the weather was too cold and his hands were frozen, so he didn't think much about it, and nothing like that happened again.
But the feeling today was stronger than last time. There was no external force and no pressure from anything, he just felt that the muscle weakness was obvious.
Wen Songnian called Wen Yu several times, but he didn't answer until the bedroom door behind Wen Yu was opened.
Chen Xing walked out and noticed the broken glass on the floor with a look of surprise.
Chen Xing shouted, "Wen Yu, are you okay?"
Chen Xing's voice came into Wen Yu's blocked brain, and he turned around to see Chen Xing behind him.
Wen Yu was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "It's okay, my hand slipped."
"Don't come over here yet, let me handle it."
Wen Songnian reached out to stop Wen Yu and said, "Let me do it."
Wen Yu looked up at Wen Songnian, probably meaning that Chen Xing still needed his entertainment.
Wen Yu then said, "Chen Xing, this is my dad. He just came back early this morning."
Chen Xing smiled and nodded, then greeted Wen Songnian, "Hello, uncle. I'm Chen Xing, Wen Yu's friend."
Wen Songnian swept up the broken glass on the floor with a broom, and said to Chen Xing warmly, "Hello, I'll clean up here. You and Xiaoyu can go sit in the living room first."
Chen Xing said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle, how about I help you?"
Wen Songnian said: "That won't work, it's okay, it will be fine in a while."
Wen Yu was afraid that Chen Xing would feel restrained, so he took her to sit in the living room.
Shi Nannan was also woken up by that noise a long time ago. She got up in a daze to see what was going on.
As a result, I saw a middle-aged man mopping the floor.
Shi Nannan was still a little confused and asked, "Who are you?"
Shi Nannan looked at the man in front of her. He didn't look like a bad guy, so why did he break into a private residence and even mop the floor?
Chen Xing and Wen Yu heard the voice and came over to explain.
Wen Yu introduced them again, and Shi Nannan felt embarrassed as if she had just been caught.
She was clearly the outsider, yet she yelled at the owner of the house. Fortunately, she didn't say anything more unpleasant.
Shi Nannan said sincerely: "I'm sorry, uncle, I just woke up and my mind is still not clear. Please forgive me."
Wen Songnian smiled and thought that Shi Nannan's words were quite interesting.
After Wen Songnian finished mopping the floor, he put the mop far away to prevent them from getting their feet pricked.
Wen Songnian said: "It's okay, I don't blame you, did I disturb your sleep?"
Shi Nannan quickly waved her hands and shook her head, "No, no, we are the ones who disturbed you."
Wen Songnian said: "You are quite polite, little girl. They are all Xiaoyu's friends, so be casual."
Shi Nannan smiled without saying anything. She pulled Chen Xing back to the room to wash up and tidy herself up before coming out.
Seeing that Wen Yu's father had returned, Shi Nannan felt embarrassed to stay any longer and thought about leaving with Chen Xing.
It’s just that Wen Songnian is too hospitable, and they are all new friends of Wen Yu, so he also wants to get to know them.
Wen Songnian insisted on keeping Chen Xing and Shi Nannan to have breakfast.
Fortunately, there were still some frozen dumplings in the refrigerator, so Wen Yu cooked them all, just enough for Shi Nannan and Chen Xing to eat.
Wen Songnian, Chen Xing and Shi Nannan had a very happy chat at the dinner table and learned a lot about Wen Yu's affairs.
Wen Songnian said, "Is it enough? If you're not full, cook some more."
Shi Nannan waved her hand and said, "No, uncle, we don't eat much in the morning."
At this time, Wen Yu had to say: "Even if you are not full, there is no more. These are the last two bowls."
Before Wen Songnian and Shi Nannan said anything, Chen Xing said to Wen Yu.
"Have you eaten yet? Do we eat your portion too?"
Chen Xing looked at what Wen Yu said, and only after she finished speaking did she realize that she seemed to care too much about Wen Yu.
Shi Nannan and Wen Songnian looked at Wen Yu and Chen Xing in tacit understanding, and their expressions were very interesting.
Wen Yu said: "I'm not hungry yet, I'll just eat some bread later."
Chen Xing nodded, and after turning around, she saw that Shi Nannan and Wen Songnian quickly turned their eyes away from her, afraid that she would find out. They looked up and down, left and right, which was really abnormal.
Chen Xing felt a little embarrassed and didn't dare to speak anymore.
Shi Nannan felt that it was almost time. She was afraid that if she was any later, her parents would urge her to go home.
Shi Nannan agreed yesterday to let Chen Xing go home and live with her. When she heard that Chen Xing came back alone, she was really worried about Chen Xing living alone, so she coaxed Chen Xing to stay at her house until school started.
Chen Xing knew that Shi Nannan was worried about her, so she didn't refuse, and Shi Nannan's parents were also very nice to her.
Shi Nannan said: "Uncle, Xingxing and I will leave first. We will come to talk to you next time."
When Shi Nannan first looked at Wen Songnian's face, she thought he was the kind of person who was difficult to get along with. In addition, she had heard that Wen Yu's father was a big boss, so she had a filter in her mind.
But I didn't expect that after chatting for a few sentences, I found that it was not the case. I felt that they were quite compatible and could always talk to each other.
Only someone with a carefree personality like Shi Nannan would find Wen Songnian humorous.
Wen Songnian said: "Okay, you are welcome to come and play again anytime."
Shi Nannan and Chen Xing both walked to the door to change their shoes, but Wen Yu suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"
Shi Nannan and Chen Xing were both frightened by Wen Yu's shout.
Chen Xing blinked and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wen Yu looked at Chen Xing's right hand and said, "Let me take a look at the wound on your hand and change the medicine before I leave."
When Wen Songnian heard this, he noticed that Chen Xing's right hand was bandaged. No wonder Wen Yu gave Chen Xing a spoon alone when they were eating.
Chen Xing always kept his right hand under the table. Wen Songnian couldn't see it and thought Chen Xing was left-handed.
It turns out that his son is so thoughtful and cares about Chen Xing.
Chen Xing was about to say no, but Wen Yu pulled him away alone.
Shi Nannan and Wen Songnian looked at Chen Xing and Wen Yu with interest. They always felt that something was wrong. They didn't know who was wrong, but it seemed like neither of them was right.
Wen Yu reapplied medicine to Chen Xing's right hand. Seeing the wound slowly healing, he felt much more relieved.
Before leaving, he gave the ointment to Chen Xing and told her to use it once in the morning and once in the evening, and the wound would be healed within three days.
In the end, there were no accidents. Shi Nannan and Chen Xing changed shoes, said goodbye and left.
Wen Yu and Wen Songnian stood outside the gate and watched them walk away before entering the house.
When they got inside, Wen Songnian said in a positive tone, "You seem to be quite attentive to that little girl."
Wen Yu paused when he heard this. He wondered if he was being too obvious, but this was how he usually interacted with Chen Xing.
Wen Yu said: "She is my friend, I should care more about her."
Wen Songnian smiled. Although Wen Yu didn't tell him many things, as his father, he could still see his little thoughts.
Wen Songnian didn't say much, knowing that Wen Yu was sensible and would not do anything out of line at an inappropriate age.
Although he had neglected to discipline Wen Yu over the years, he had always been at ease with Wen Yu since he was a child. Since Ji Wenshu passed away, it was Wen Yu who single-handedly supported the family.
Wen Songnian looked at Wen Yu and suddenly asked, "Are you okay just now?"
When Wen Songnian asked this question, although he didn't say it explicitly, Wen Yu knew he was referring to the incident when he accidentally dropped the glass.
Wen Yu paused and said, "It's okay, I just didn't hold it firmly."
Wen Songnian didn't notice anything wrong and thought Wen Yu was just careless.
Wen Songnian stood up and said, "Well, that's nothing. I'll go to the study and look at the documents first."
Wen Yu nodded and wanted to say something, but hesitated.
It was not until Wen Songnian walked to the door of the study that he heard Wen Yu say.
"Dad, please find a time and ask Uncle Li to make an appointment for me to have a physical examination."
Wen Songnian's hand on the door handle was obviously clenched but not strong. Wen Songnian looked back at Wen Yu and nodded, "Okay."
After Wen Songnian entered the study, Wen Yu sat alone on the sofa. He looked at his hands, clenching and relaxing them tightly, without the feeling of weakness he had just felt.
Was it just a coincidence? Wen Yu still had a seed of doubt in his heart.
*
In the following days, Chen Xing lived in Shi Nan's house. After the Spring Festival, she became motivated and studied every day according to the review plan she set for herself. She also set aside a large part of time to improve her painting skills.
Chen Xing is very clear about her goal. She wants to be admitted to the School of Fine Arts of Jinghua University. This is not only a promise to her parents, but also a way to prove to herself that studying art has a future.
Chen Xing gets up at six o'clock every day. Just after the Spring Festival, Shi Nannan's parents opened the store.
They went to the store to work at five o'clock. During this period, there were many guests coming to the restaurant for dinner, especially at night, and there were still people drinking outside in the early morning.
In order to earn more money, Shi Nannan's parents almost always stayed in hotels, but they would still deliver meals to them, and sometimes they would go directly to restaurants to eat.
After all, it’s our own business, so we won’t go hungry.
Chen Xing later received a call from Gao Yamei, who said that it would take some time for her and Chen Hai to return to Xinghai. Knowing that Chen Xing was living in Shi Nannan's house, they gave Chen Xing some extra money and asked her to take care of herself.
Every time Gao Yamei called, Chen Xing didn't know why. She had a lot to say, but she just became distant. Maybe it was because of the influence of those things that made her not good at talking to her parents.
Chen Xing thought that things would gradually get better in the future. After all, they were still a family. Chen Xing valued family more than anything else and she cared about her family very much.
Shi Nannan slept until noon every day. Seeing that Chen Xing had done three sets of college entrance examination simulation papers in the morning, she didn't seem anxious at all.
Shi Nannan had just gotten out of bed, her hair still messy and her eyes dull as she sat on the sofa. She said, "Xingxing, what are we going to eat later?"
Chen Xing looked at the answers on the test paper and wondered where he had gone wrong. After figuring it out, he said, "My uncle and aunt just called and told us to go straight to the restaurant for dinner."
Shi Nannan lost her spirits when she heard this. "Here we go again, eating at the restaurant. It's the same dishes every time. I've been eating there for over ten years and I'm tired of it."
Chen Xing asked, "Then what do you want to eat?"
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