Chapter 40: Friends Two children walked hand in hand on the road. ...
Two children are walking hand in hand on the road.
Lin Jue followed them stealthily, and a black car followed closely behind.
Among the little group, the one wearing a pretty little skirt walked with great strides and without looking back, while the one who behaved well kept looking back.
Every time Su Huaiwang turned around, Lin Jue subconsciously bent down and smiled at her, but Su Huaiwang could not see her, she was looking at the black car following behind them.
"Your uncle and aunt have been following us. Is it okay?" Little Su Huaiwang leaned close to his good friend's ear and whispered with a little worry.
Little Tu Zhizhuo rolled his eyes vividly: "Who cares! Let's go our own way!"
Lin Jue just watched the child, who was only good at talking, gasp for breath due to exhaustion after walking for a while.
"Huh, huh, look, look, is your home so far away?"
Xiao Su Huaiwang blinked innocently: "It's almost there."
Lin Jue was disgusted and gave her a hint that he was full of energy.
The child's back and legs instantly stopped aching, and he shouted cheerfully, "Okay! Let's keep going!"
The two children walked along the way, and Lin Jue was thinking all the way.
This is Tu Zhizhuo's dream, which is created based on her memories, impressions and emotions.
Although there may be some differences between him and the real Su Huaiwang, there is no doubt that as her best friend who has been with her for the longest time, apart from Su Huaiwang himself, Tu Zhizhuo is the best way to understand Su Huaiwang.
Tsk, buddy.
Lin Jue looked down at the child's head with a cold gaze.
Xiao Su Huaiwang was right. It didn’t take long before the two of them arrived at her neighborhood.
Of course, it is also possible that this road was not long to begin with, but in the impression of little Tu Zhizhuo, it was terribly long. Only after Su Huaiwang said that, the road came to its end.
Lin Jue looked around. It was her first time to come into contact with Su Huaiwang's growing environment.
Tu Zhizhuo's impression told her that this was a famous emerging real estate project at the time, positioned in the mid-to-high-end market and the choice of many middle-class people.
Su Huaiwang's home is hidden among these small squares.
Downstairs, Su Huaiwang hugged his friends goodbye, reluctant to leave.
Tu Zhizhuo was unwilling to give up and asked her again: "Can't we really come out to play?"
Su Huaiwang shook his head, very depressed: "No, Mom said I have to go home immediately after class. I have to practice piano and do homework for cram school."
"Is your mother not home?"
The child didn't hide the expression on his face. Xiao Su looked up with a look of confusion and doubt: "No."
"Then will you still eat the meal they leave for you in the evening?"
Xiao Su Huaiwang hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Tu Zhizhuo grabbed her and said, "Then I'll treat you to a meal! Come eat with me! This way it won't be fun anymore!"
"But... Mom will be angry if you don't finish your meal."
The light of hope that had just ignited in the child was extinguished again. Her beautifully combed hair lost its luster and fell flat. "Okay..."
Su Huaiwang took her hand and comforted her: "Don't be sad, we can see each other again in class tomorrow. I'm not like you. The teacher always praises your piano playing well. Mom said the early bird catches the worm. I need to practice more before I can play the piano with you."
Despite being so small, she was already able to speak these words fluently. Lin Jue didn't know whether she had actually said these words at the time, or whether Tu Zhizhuo had always remembered Su Huaiwang comforting her like this.
Little Tu Zhizhuo was still fussing over there: "What's so stupid about you? Your mom's wrong! I want to play with you! Whether you play well or not, I'll play with you!"
Su Huaiwang, who looked like a little adult, touched her delicate braided hair and said, "Okay, okay."
Tu Zhizhuo, pouting, hugged her again tightly: "Then I want to go home with you tomorrow too!"
Xiao Su's eyes lit up immediately, and she smiled brightly: "We can go to your house tomorrow!"
"Forget it then..." Tu Zhizhuo muttered, "My home is too far... Let's just go to yours."
Even though his suggestion was rejected, Xiao Su Huaiwang didn't get angry. He just nodded and said, "Bye."
Tu Zhizhuo was still reluctant: "Bye."
Su Huaiwang turned around and walked over. The dark doorway was like a huge mouth that was about to swallow her tiny body.
Of course Lin Jue knew that this was not the real situation, but just the impression left in the child's memory.
The tower swallowed her friend.
Ignoring the depressed expression of Tu Zhizhuo who was standing beside him, Lin Jue tapped his fingertips lightly.
"Su Huaiwang?" A serious female voice sounded. The small figure paused, then turned around in surprise:
"Mother?"
The child trotted up to the woman and asked sweetly, "You're back so early today?"
In front of Lin Jue and Tu Zhizhuo, the woman in professional attire nodded: "I just came back on my way. I lost some documents at home."
She seemed very tall, and Lin Jue couldn't see her face clearly, as it was covered with a faint shadow.
It was Tu Zhizhuo's impression that was at work again.
"Didn't your friend invite you out to play?"
"But I still want..." Xiao Su Huaiwang looked at his mother cautiously.
"It's okay if you don't do it for a day, just go have fun."
Xiao Su looked at her friend in disbelief, then at her mother. Finally, she controlled her excited steps and said goodbye to her mother: "Then I'll go?"
The stern woman nodded: "Yes."
Tu Zhizhuo was already calling her: "Hurry up! Put the schoolbag in the car!"
"Wait a minute." The child stopped obediently and turned back.
"Take her with you."
The woman pushed out a child from somewhere.
"Who is it? Who is it? Why do you want to play with us... Hoo." Tu Zhizhuo, who came running, fell silent.
Xiao Su Huaiwang mustered up his courage and poked the little girl's face: "Who is she? She is so beautiful."
The delicate doll-like child in front of him blinked and smiled: "Hello, my name is Lin Jue."
"Lin Jue, what a familiar name." Little Tu Zhizhuo touched his chin in a very childish way.
Lin Jue glanced at her speechlessly, thinking to himself, you are the master of dreams, if you are not familiar with her, who will be?
Little Su Huaiwang greeted her openly: "Hello, I'm Su Huaiwang, Su as in Suzhou, Huai as in nostalgia, and Wang as in hope."
"Su Huaiwang." The three words were clear, as if the other party had read them countless times.
Su Huaiwang smiled and took her hand: "You are so beautiful."
Lin Jue looked at her and said sincerely: "You too, are very cute."
The child didn't understand the meaning of "applause." Su Huaiwang was visibly happier, and his little body leaned very close to Lin Jue.
"What do you like to play?"
"Anything is fine." The cat-like amber eyes kept staring at Su Huaiwang.
Little Su Huaiwang's cheeks turned red. He came over and rubbed her with his soft little face.
Lin Jue paused for a moment and moved back.
She didn't expect that she would have a good harvest in Tu Zhizhuo's dream.
The child's excited and happy appearance completely turned into restraint when talking to his mother:
"Goodbye, Mom."
The woman shrouded in shadow seemed to be on the phone. She just nodded slightly, said "hmm", and ignored them.
Su Huaiwang took her hand and ran outside excitedly.
Lin Jue looked at her, his heart softened, and he didn't even know where he had thrown the nightmare woven of dark hatred into.
In a sense, Tu Zhizhuo escaped a disaster.
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The sky was getting light.
Tu Zhizhuo went downstairs yawning.
She didn't know if it was because she slept too well last night or because her biological clock had been adjusted, but she woke up much earlier than usual.
After sitting on the sofa and browsing her phone for a while, she seemed to suddenly remember something and stared at the time.
9:16
Two dogs and a cat rubbed against her feet and begged for food.
She herself was starving.
Where is Su Huaiwang?
Doesn't she usually get up at eight o'clock?
Dinner at home is at 8:30, and it's almost 9:30 now, and they haven't even had a grain of dog food.
Tu Zhizhuo scratched his head, looking at the two dogs and one cat whining in embarrassment.
She doesn't know how much they need to eat in the morning. And is today a snack day? Will they get angry if they only eat food?
After hesitating for a while, Tu Zhizhuo decided to call Su Huaiwang.
In the bedroom on the first floor, Tu Zhizhuo knocked on the door: "Su Huaiwang?"
No response.
"Wangwang? Huaiwang? Xiaowang? Awang?"
Still no response.
Tu Zhizhuo waited for a while and looked at Mimi who was wrapping her legs around her.
"It's you." She squatted down, grabbed Mimi, pressed the pad, and her claws came out.
Tu Zhizhuo began to scratch the door manually.
This trick really worked. After a while, the door opened with a "bang".
"Sorry, I overslept...Tu Zhizhuo?"
Tu Zhizhuo, whose nose was hit by the door, rubbed his nose with a grimace and said, "Thank you for remembering me."
Su Huaiwang breathed a sigh of relief and said ruthlessly, "Then you can help me feed the food first, and I will cook later."
"Okay." Tu Zhizhuo shook his head.
"That's troublesome." After saying that, the door closed.
Tu Zhizhuo hummed a song while getting food, and the three little animals under his feet started tap dancing anxiously.
As she was lying down, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
Why did Su Huaiwang's expression just now look so unnatural? Why would she say "trouble" to her? Is this normal?
The sound of water running from the shower can be heard.
Tu Zhizhuo felt even weirder.
When did Su Huaiwang develop the habit of taking a shower in the morning? Don't they all take a shower at night?
Two "woofs" brought her thoughts back on track.
Most of the freshly opened grain was poured into her. Today, Dahui and Xiaohuang had a great harvest and their eyes were shining.
Tu Zhizhuo carelessly put the extra food back, still thinking about Su Huaiwang's strange behavior.
This thought reminded me of breakfast time.
"I had a good dream last night." She mentioned it casually.
Su Huaiwang paused holding the chopsticks, then pretended nothing had happened and continued: "What dream?"
"I dreamed about when we were little and you and I went home together. Do you remember?"
Su Huaiwang smiled: "You cried and made a fuss, insisting that I play with you. I told you that you hadn't finished your homework, and you burst into tears on the spot."
Tu Zhizhuo was a little embarrassed: "Don't remember such small details... Anyway, didn't we succeed in playing the game back then? We succeeded in our dream last night. You know what? It's better to be a child and have fun just playing a few small games."
"Yeah, that's true." Su Huaiwang sipped his noodles nonchalantly.
"And I actually dreamed about Lin Jue."
"Puff!" Su Huaiwang was choked by the noodles.
Tu Zhizhuo looked at her in surprise: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so excited?"
Su Huaiwang's face turned red, and his fingers trembled: "You, you, what did you dream about?"
"She's turned into a child and is playing with us." Tu Zhizhuo raised an eyebrow and put down his chopsticks. "Hey, when I woke up, I was thinking, it would be great if we really had known each other since childhood. A trio would be quite fun, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes, that's right, I think..." Su Huaiwang took a deep breath and drank some water.
"So you dreamed about Lin Jue last night too?"
This time he choked on the water.
Su Huaiwang decided that she would not eat or drink while Tu Zhizhuo was speaking today.
"So what?" She looked at Tu Zhizhuo with gritted teeth.
"Nothing much." Tu Zhizhuo shrugged, looking relaxed: "Just feeling emotional,
"Spring nights are short and the sun rises high. From now on, the emperor will no longer hold court early."
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