Chapter 359, Update 1
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Ye Qingxi threw off the covers, got out of bed, and walked out of her bedroom.
He went to Mu Shaowu's bedroom next door, knocked on the door, and then went inside.
Mu Shaowu was getting ready to sleep and was leaning against the headboard, sending Feng Que a goodnight message.
The moment the message "Goodnight" was sent, there was a knock on the door, and the next second, Ye Qingxi walked in.
"What's wrong?" Mu Shaowu asked, puzzled.
Ye Qingxi asked him, "Dad, could you help me find Huo Zinan's address?"
address?
Mu Shaowu was surprised, "You want to see him?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
He wasn't sure what Huo Zinan's current situation was, or if it was as he had guessed, so he wanted to see him to confirm it.
If not, and he's just overthinking it, then that's for the best.
If that's true, then...
He'll have to think of a solution.
Mu Shaowu thought he was trying to comfort his childhood friend who was now caught in this mess, since his son was always soft-hearted and considerate of others.
Therefore, he didn't think much of it and didn't refuse. "Okay, then Dad will check for you tomorrow. After we find out, I'll go with you."
"Okay." Ye Qingxi smiled.
He didn't bother Mu Shaowu any further and returned to his own room.
That night, Ye Qingxi slept unusually restlessly.
He seemed to be submerged in water, as if he had drowned.
Water streamed into his ears, eyes, and nose. He reached out, but it was no use.
The intense water pressure assaulted his eyes, and he struggled to open them, only to be met with the familiar ceiling.
The sunlight was already streaming in; it was dawn. Ye Qingxi glanced at the time; it was twenty minutes earlier than his alarm had been set.
He didn't sleep anymore. He got out of bed, washed up, and went to the restaurant to eat.
Mu Shaowu was very fast, or rather Zeng Chong was very fast. Mu Shaowu had instructed him to find Huo Zinan's address the night before.
I received his reply the next morning.
“I’ve already sent you the address, along with his parents’ contact information,” Zeng Chong said. “Why do you suddenly want this? Do you want to visit him?”
"It wasn't me, it was Xiaoxi."
"Xiao Xi?" Zeng Chong was taken aback.
He didn't expect it to be Ye Qingxi.
He really is a very kind child.
"Huo Zinan should be very happy."
"Answer it."
After Mu Shaowu finished speaking, he glanced at the address Zeng Chong had sent and sent Ye Qingxi a WeChat message: "[Found it. There's a flight available this afternoon. Do you want to go today or tomorrow?]"
Ye Qingxi answered without hesitation: "Today."
Mu Shaowu felt completely unsurprised: "Then I'll buy you the ticket."
Ye Qingxi: [Mm.]
He asked his homeroom teacher for leave during the break between classes.
Afterwards, she told Qin Cheng that she would not have lunch with him, but instead got into Mu Shaowu's car, ate lunch with him, and then went to the airport.
Huo Zinan's home is in H City, which is quite far from their place.
Ye Qingxi took a flight that lasted about two and a half hours before finally landing.
After leaving the airport, they hailed a taxi and gave the driver Huo Zinan's home address.
When the taxi passed the flower shop, Ye Qingxi got out and bought a small bouquet of sunflowers.
As Mu Shaowu looked at it, he suddenly remembered that during the recording of their variety show, in the last episode, Huo Zinan was the owner of a flower shop. At that time, some of the flowers in their shop looked like they were about to wither, so his temporary dad, Hu Kai, suggested that he give the flowers that couldn't be sold to other dads and babies.
Huo Zinan's first item was a small sunflower.
He wanted to give Ye Qingxi the small, beautiful, blooming sunflowers, but when he arrived at Ye Qingxi's small restaurant, he heard her say that she and Zhong Yan were good friends, the very best of friends.
Huo Zinan stopped in his tracks without realizing it.
Instead of disturbing Ye Qingxi's time together, he took his little sunflower back to the flower shop.
But now, Ye Qingxi bought a bunch of small sunflowers.
Is it a coincidence?
So, all these years, he has actually remembered it all along?
The car stopped.
Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi got out of the car together.
To ensure that Huo Zinan would be present during his visit and that Ye Qingxi would be able to see Huo Zinan, Mu Shaowu had called Huo Zinan's parents beforehand.
Although he is not as active in the public eye as before, he still holds a certain status. Huo Zinan's parents were already extremely worried about Huo Zinan's situation these past few days, so they were overjoyed to hear that he wanted to come and see Huo Zinan.
"Then you shouldn't let Nannan go out then," Mu Shaowu said.
"Of course."
"But I want to surprise Nan Nan, so could you please not tell him yet?"
"Yes, yes!"
Therefore, at this moment, Huo Zinan, lying in the bedroom, has no idea who he is about to meet.
He simply lay there with his eyes closed.
Mrs. Huo knocked anxiously on the door, saying, "Why don't you open the door and tidy yourself up? How can you greet our guests like this when they arrive!"
Huo Zinan found it noisy, so he put on his headphones and started listening to music.
Mr. Huo changed his clothes like a peacock, asking his wife, "How's this one? Is it okay?"
"Okay," Mrs. Huo nodded. "I really didn't expect Teacher Mu to arrive so quickly."
"That's right, I thought he wouldn't arrive until tomorrow!"
"Do you think he can help Nannan this time?"
"It should be fine, Teacher Mu is no ordinary person!"
"I think so too! It's that brat who doesn't care at all. The people are almost here, and he still hasn't come out! He hasn't even tidied up!"
"He's just so-so," Mr. Huo said disdainfully. "He's nothing special. If he weren't good-looking, who would like him?"
Huo's mother also thought so.
His son's personality is really annoying. It's a good thing he's good-looking. Sure enough, he's caused trouble!
As Mrs. Huo was reminiscing, the doorbell rang.
Forget about her son for a moment, Mrs. Huo quickly looked at herself in the mirror, tidied her hair, and then went to the door and opened it.
"Teacher Mu, it's been a long time."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the boy next to her.
Although she had grown up a lot, her appearance hadn't changed much; her features had almost increased in proportion, so Huo's mother recognized her at a glance. "Xiao Xi, what brings you here too?!"
"You're so grown up now. You have no idea how many times I've watched those movies you acted in before. You acted so well. I loved them so much."
Ye Qingxi smiled and said politely, "Hello, Auntie."
"Alright, alright, come in."
Mrs. Huo stepped aside.
Ye Qingxi and Mu Shaowu then went inside.
The house is bright and spacious, and considering the reputation of this neighborhood, it's clear that this apartment is not cheap.
Over the years, Huo Zinan's family has also made a lot of money.
The question is whether Huo Zinan earned this money or his parents did.
"Teacher Mu, Xiaoxi, please sit here," Huo's mother said solicitously.
"Give me the flowers." After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect her to misunderstand and speak directly.
Mu Shaowu smiled at the right moment, "I can't give you the flowers, Xiaoxi bought them especially for Nannan. But this fruit box and this bottle of wine are gifts from me."
When visiting someone's home, you can't go empty-handed.
Therefore, after getting off the bus, Mu Shaowu bought a fruit box and a bottle of wine at a nearby supermarket.
The taste is secondary; the main issue is the high price.
The price is high, so everything else is negotiable.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo quickly withdrew her hand and laughed, "Oh dear, look at me..."
She glanced at the fruit box and wine next to Mu Shaowu, and became more and more delighted.
One of these was something she wanted to buy but couldn't bring herself to buy, and the other was something her husband wanted to buy but couldn't bring himself to buy. Now, she has both.
Compared to this, aren't these flowers that you can't eat or drink really not very interesting?
Then let Ye Qingxi give it to her son.
"Where's Nan Nan?" Mu Shaowu looked around and, noticing Huo Zinan's absence, asked in confusion.
"He's in his bedroom. This child, he's been throwing a tantrum lately because of this incident."
After finishing speaking, Huo's mother walked to Huo Zinan's door again, "Nannan, open the door, see who's here!"
"Nannan!"
"Nannan! Huo Zinan!"
The more Huo's mother shouted, the more dissatisfied she became.
Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi have both arrived, but he hasn't come out. What does that mean?
How would Mu Shaowu view them?
You should think that she, as a mother, can't even control her own child!
Mrs. Huo was furious.
Ye Qingxi noticed the growing impatience in her voice and walked over.
"Auntie, let me do it," he said.
He knocked on the door and said, "Huo Zinan, it's me, Ye Qingxi. Can you open the door?"
Huo Zinan paused for a moment, then took off the earphones from his ears.
He wasn't hallucinating; it was definitely a male voice.
"Huo Zinan, can you hear me?" Ye Qingxi asked again.
Huo Zinan: ...
Music was playing automatically from the drooping headphones. The previous song finished, and a new one started. The innocent voice of a child suddenly came out.
"Huo Zinan?" Ye Qingxi's voice came from outside the door again.
A child was singing an ethereal song nearby—it was "Us".
The voices of Ye Qingxi, both youthful, clear, ethereal, and so close at hand, intertwined and merged into one in his ears.
Each sound entered his ears and pierced his heart.
What is he doing here?
Why would he come?
Is it because of recent events?
He also felt that he had a problem, that he was wrong, and that he deserved to be in this situation.
"Huo Zinan, what are you doing! Xiao Xi is here! Why aren't you opening the door?!" Huo's mother said angrily.
“Auntie is fine.” Huo Zinan heard his familiar gentle tone. “He’s probably sleeping or playing games and didn’t hear us.”
"Xiao Xi, it's not that I'm criticizing him, but he really is infuriating. Look at what he's doing now!"
"It's okay, Auntie. I'll be fine in a bit. Let's chat first. I'll talk to him when he wakes up."
chat?
Should they talk first?
What can they talk about?
Listen to his mother's comments about how immature he was, how annoying he was, and how he deserved it all!
Huo Zinan almost instantly took off the earphone from his other ear, sat up on the bed, stood up and walked to the bedroom door.
He turned the deadbolt, opened the door, and appeared in Ye Qingxi's sight.
Ye Qingxi was stunned. Although she had guessed that he might not be doing well, she did not expect that Huo Zinan would be like this when they reunited after eight years.
His bangs were clearly quite long, covering his eyes.
His face was very pale, and his lips were very dry.
He wasn't like the clean-cut, handsome little boy he remembered.
Instead, he seemed like a lifeless, shut-in guy.
Huo Zinan sensed the pause in his gaze.
He paused for a moment, then belatedly realized that although he had washed up in the morning, he had only washed his face and brushed his teeth; he hadn't applied skincare products, combed his hair, or taken any proper care of himself.
His hair has grown quite long, and these past few days his routine has been entirely dependent on his mood, with his eating and drinking habits becoming increasingly irregular.
What does he look like now?
It must have looked terrible, which is why Ye Qingxi was stunned when she saw him.
Huo Zinan felt he regretted it.
He was only thinking about not letting Ye Qingxi talk to her mother.
If you talk to him, he'll feel even more despicable and deserve it.
But they forgot what he looks like now.
Aside from his face, he has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
He shouldn't have appeared in front of Ye Qingxi like this.
To leave yourself without even your last remaining strength.
To make himself appear like this in Ye Qingxi's memory.
Huo Zinan instinctively wanted to close the door.
Ye Qingxi, however, squeezed in first.
Huo Zinan: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi smiled and looked at him.
He raised his hand and handed over the little sunflower in his hand.
"Long time no see, this is for you."
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