uninvited guest
"Did the hospital issue a notice?" Fang Henian saw the light in Fang Huai's eyes and stood up excitedly, saying excitedly, "What did the hospital say?"
Fang Huai shook his head and nervously opened the email. The densely packed text on it seemed to come alive, twisting and climbing on the computer screen, covering up the joy in his eyes.
"Still waiting for notification."
Fang Huai's hand holding the mouse trembled almost imperceptibly. He lowered his eyelids to hide the emotions in his eyes and twitched the corners of his mouth.
"ah?"
Fang Henian's handsome face was full of confusion and disappointment, but seeing Fang Huai's disappointment, he scratched his head and said, "It's okay, brother. I guess the procedures are complicated. They will definitely notify you to go back soon. You are so capable, how could it be possible..."
His mouth was running in front, his brain was chasing behind, and he said hesitantly: "It's okay, brother, at worst I can support you in the future."
Fang Huai turned his head to look at Fang Henan and smiled, "I'm fine."
He opened his mouth and added, "I can support myself."
The two brothers, one standing in front of the door and the other sitting on the sofa, looked at each other. Then Fang Huai looked away. Fang Henian stood at the door and smiled.
"Um."
A heart-wrenching silence filled the air. Fang Henan's throat felt dry. He slowly moved closer to Fang Huai when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
He tilted his head and frowned fiercely before answering the call. When he heard the voice on the other end, he cried out, "Mom and Dad?!"
When Fang Huai heard these two words, he stood up from the sofa reflexively and followed Fang Henan's back.
Fang Henian turned around and smiled at him, saying silently, "It's Mom and Dad."
Fang Huai nodded.
"Did you change your number?" Fang Henan asked puzzledly, looking at the unfamiliar number.
"Our cell phones and wallets are lost." He Lijun said unhappily, holding the latest model of cell phone.
At this time, a couple was standing at the entrance of the subway station, one of them was guarding the luggage, and next to him was a woman who looked gentle and intellectual. After hearing what He Lijun said, the woman's expression became a little unnatural.
"You lost your phone and wallet? No, you weren't home?"
He Lijun was already used to her youngest son's sudden startles. She held the phone farther away, smiled at the curious girl next to her, and said unhappily, "We're at the Nanshi subway station."
"Ask your brother to pick us up."
"By the way, don't tell him we lost our stuff. Just tell him: We're here for a trip to South City, okay?"
He Lijun put down the bag next to her and gave instructions to her youngest son.
Fang Henan felt that things were definitely not that simple. He rubbed his face in annoyance. Fang Huai walked over and snatched the phone.
"Mom, what are you doing in Nanshi?"
He had obviously heard their conversation a long time ago. He Lijun was also startled by Fang Huai. She was about to get angry, but considering the girl next to her, she deliberately lowered her voice: "We came to see you."
She glanced at the woman unconsciously, "By the way, there are three of us, remember to drive to pick us up, we are..."
Before Fang Huai could say anything, she immediately hung up the phone.
Beep beep beep.
Fang Huai pursed his lips and felt like his head was about to explode. He took a few steps back and returned the phone to Fang Henian.
Fang Henian looked at him cautiously. Fang Huai rubbed his temples and said, "My parents brought someone with them. I think it's a girl."
Fang Henian opened his mouth wide: "Huh?"
Suddenly, there was a bunch of keys in my arms, and Fang Huai's slightly tired voice rang in my ears: "Let's go and pick someone up."
"Ohhh, okay."
Fang Henian drove tirelessly, Fang Huai sat next to him. Fang Henian glanced at Fang Huai's expression and tried to guess his thoughts, but was caught red-handed and immediately looked away.
Smiling awkwardly: "Brother, are you tired? Otherwise..." Why don't you take a nap?
"Drive well."
Fang Huai stared straight ahead, and there was no emotion in his voice.
Fang Henian curled his lips, slightly tilted his head to take one last look at Fang Huai's profile. When Fang Huai noticed, he immediately turned his gaze away, cleared his throat and said, "Hmm."
The two rushed to the address He Lijun mentioned, and as expected, they found it.
There was indeed a pretty girl among them, tall and with black hair draped over her shoulders. When she saw them, she raised her eyebrows and smiled at Fang Huai and the others.
He Lijun asked her husband and youngest son to sit in the back seat and let the girl sit in the passenger seat.
The girl had a cold expression on her face. She politely got into the car and thanked Fang Huai: "Thank you. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Fang Huai smiled politely, "It's okay, thank you for taking care of the two elders along the way."
The two chatted in a lukewarm manner, and Fang Henan's mother covered his mouth and did not allow him to interrupt.
"Your brother is making friends again, don't mess with him."
He Lijun pinched the soft flesh on Fang Henian's waist. Fang Henian looked at his parents beside him with resentment and complained in a low voice: "Why did you come here without saying hello, and..." He also wanted to matchmake his brother with someone.
He didn't say anything, but just squinted his eyes to express his confusion.
Fang Sijie narrowed his eyes and said, "You're just a kid, you don't understand."
"I don't understand?" Fang Henan whispered dissatisfiedly, "You understand."
"Mom and Dad, I'll go eat first."
Fang Huai's voice came from the front, and He Lijun immediately responded: "No need, Xiaomian just took us to eat. Oh, by the way, can you take Xiaomian to her workplace? She wasted a lot of time for us, so please thank her for us."
The girl's name was Chen Mian. She was a very distant girl. After hearing the words of her elders, she slowly loosened her hands that were tightly holding the seat belt and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Huai also noticed the girl's reaction and immediately understood.
After asking Chen Mian where she worked, she sent him to the company.
As soon as the car was parked, Chen Mian got out with her bag without hesitation, but when she saw Fang Huai's hand frozen in mid-air, she realized that she was too impatient and smiled awkwardly.
"goodbye."
"Well... my boss wants to talk to me, so I'll be leaving now. I'll treat you guys to dinner next time." Chen Mian's expression froze for a moment before returning to his impeccable smile. "Goodbye, uncle and aunt."
"Goodbye, goodbye. Contact Xiao Huai and the others when you have time. It's always good to have a friend when you're away from home."
He Lijun held Chen Mian's hand, and only let go with satisfaction after seeing that the two had added each other as friends and sent messages to each other.
"That's right. Add me on WeChat and chat privately."
Chen Mian and Fang Huai both nodded knowingly, "Yeah."
Fang Henian stood aside and suddenly found that his brother was very similar to this girl and had similar personalities. He always felt that they were both obedient people on the surface, but behind their backs...hiss.
He suddenly touched his arm covered with goose bumps, looked at his difficult parents, and lit a candle for them in his heart.
"Good luck to you."
When she returned home, He Lijun was very picky about the decoration of the house as soon as she entered the door. She felt that it was cold and did not feel like home.
Fang Huai followed her and listened to her nagging.
He Lijun checked the refrigerator while looking at Fang Huai and couldn't help complaining, "Look at you now. How did you lose so much weight?"
"You haven't eaten well, right? Look at Fang Henian. It would take two of you to match his physique."
She took out vegetables and meat from the refrigerator and cooked in the kitchen.
Fang Huai silently picked up the vase on the table, filled it with water, and put a few fresh flowers in it.
The family gathered around the table, eating the meal prepared by He Lijun. With Fang Henian's warm-up, the scene was quite warm. But when Fang Henian left the next day, the awkward and cold atmosphere in the house returned again.
Fang Huai didn't know how to get along with the two elders, and He Lijun and Fang Sijie didn't know how to break the deadlock.
They ate together, took walks together, and chatted indifferently, as if they had always gotten along like this before.
After about a week, they felt much more natural. He Lijun went back to the nearby square to dance square dance, Fang Sijie found a group of chess friends, and Fang Henian came back from time to time to spend a few days with them when he was free. The relationship was quite harmonious.
But the only thing that remains unchanged is the flowers at the door that are refreshed every few days.
Kong Lingyu learned from the resentful Fang Henian that Fang Huai's adoptive parents lived with Fang Huai. In order not to cause trouble for Fang Huai, he deliberately avoided the two elders and appeared in front of Fang Huai at the right time.
Every day he would watch the clock and stand under Fang Huai's balcony. Every time Fang Huai came out to water the plants, he could see him.
Today, Fang Huai was wearing a white shirt and soft, light-colored trousers, standing on the balcony watering the flowers. His slender, white arms held the kettle, his arm slightly bent. He lowered his head, his lips curled slightly. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew over, lifting some of his long hair and revealing his delicate eyebrows and the small mole at the corner of his eye.
Fang Huai raised his head from the blooming flowers and happened to meet the eyes of Kong Lingyu who was standing in a daze downstairs. Fang Huai narrowed his eyes slightly, and his clean and beautiful eyes were full of confusion.
"Kong Lingyu?"
The voice was soft and gentle, bringing Kong Lingyu back to his senses.
Kong Lingyu's heart was beating fast, and he took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the scene. Fang Huai in the camera had a puzzled look in his eyes, and he looked at him with his head slightly tilted, as if he was the only one in his eyes.
After taking the photo, he quickly put the phone back into his pocket and waved the bouquet in his hand.
"Maimai."
Fang Huai lowered his head, Kong Lingyu opened his mouth, and tried hard to restore his heartbeat to normal, but every time he looked at Fang Huai, his body seemed not to be his own and was always out of control.
"This is Sophora japonica." He carefully placed the bouquet at the door, looking back every three steps. "I hope you like it."
Fang Huai put down the kettle and stood in front of the railing looking at Kong Lingyu. Kong Lingyu slowly backed away - until he saw Fang Sijie coming back from a walk, then he left.
Seeing the flowers at the door, Fang Sijie picked them up in confusion, "Sophora japonica flowers?"
"Dad, these are the flowers I bought."
Fang Huai hurried downstairs and explained, "My flowers."
Fang Sijie didn't think much of it. He nodded and said, "It's really rare to see locust flowers in this season. They're quite beautiful."
Fang Huai also looked at the bouquet in his arms, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Well, very beautiful."
He carried the bouquet to his bedroom, found a suitable vase, and kept the flowers.
Every two days, different types of bouquets would be delivered to the downstairs of Fang Huai's house.
He Lijun was a little confused at first, but when she saw that there were locust flowers in every bouquet, she stopped talking and occasionally joked: "The locust flowers you bought recently can be used to make locust flower rice."
But every time he just said it casually, he would not really touch Fang Huai's flowers.
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