Invade the World

  Chapter 40 "Orchid Grass"

   "Isn't there a utility room in our house? After organizing the contents, it can be used as a rest room. My bedroom can be used for her..."

   "Wait, what are you talking about?!"

Lin Xingjie next to    was a little anxious.

   "It's okay." Xu Xiangyang's attitude was quite calm, "In fact, I still think that small room is more comfortable. When I was young, I always slept in the closet, because this was often beaten by my parents."

   "This, this is different, isn't it?"

   "I don't care if there is any difference, so don't say anything."

  "..."

   seemed to be touched by the word "when I was young", Li Qinglian's eyes were in a trance, and she didn't speak. Until the boy in front of me asked tentatively:

   "Sister, can you?"

  Li Qinglian came back to her senses, subconsciously touched her ponytail, looked at her whimsical younger brother, and asked rather distressedly:

  "Who brought up this matter? Is this child's parent?"

   "No, it's my own thoughts."

  "Xiaoyang, do you know what it means to say this?"

  Li Qinglian's brows tightened slowly.

  "This is not a joke. You want to bring a peer from your home without permission. Can you really take responsibility?"

"I know."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded.

   "But I believe that for her, that is the most appropriate thing to do."

  He lowered his head and said solemnly.

   "Please, sister."

  "...This is not something you can decide alone."

  Li Qinglian's serious eyes fell on the girl beside him.

   "Your name is Lin Xingjie, right? What do you think about Xiao Yang's proposal?"

"I…"

   Lin Xingjie was taken aback. At that moment, countless bubbles appeared in her mind, each bubble was like a thought, a concern, so countless chaotic thoughts emerged, preventing her from making a decision.

  But, after a breeze in her mind passed, all these superficial thoughts disappeared, and the only thing left was what she really longed for that she had been lurking in her heart and couldn’t say it—

  "My thoughts are the same as him, please help!"

   Lin Xingjie said loudly.

"Ugh…"

  Looking at the eyes of the two children, Li Qinglian quickly realized that they were serious.

  She thought for a moment, and felt that this incident was not completely impossible.

  Also, although Li Qinglian does not go back often, out of worries about Xu Xiangyang's need to be at home alone, she has known the relationship between neighbors in advance, and has long heard some rumors from neighbors;

  Plus the phone call last night...because of professional sensitivity, after Li Qinglian connected all this, she could vaguely guess Lin Xingjie’s family background, and she had a sympathy for this girl.

  The woman rubbed her temples, her voice softened.

"Actually, I don’t mind, because I’m often away from home. It’s good for Xiaoyang to have a companion; more importantly, Xiaoyang is basically responsible for everything at home, and he says he can take care of it. You, I am willing to believe him."

"That…"

  The faces of the teenagers and girls showed surprises at the same time.

  "I can try it, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed—"

Before Li Qinglian had finished speaking, Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie couldn't help raising their hands and cheering, forcing her to raise their hands to stop them both.

"I didn't mean to pour the two of you cold water on purpose," Li Qinglian explained earnestly. "This matter depends on your guardian after all. If she agrees, it would be equivalent to visiting our house as a guest, but It’s just a little longer; but if she doesn’t agree, no one has the ability to take you away from home, understand?"

  The smile on Xu Xiangyang's face converged, and he nodded seriously, and glanced at Lin Xingjie beside him.

  He remembers clearly what the girl said that night.

  It’s not that Lin Xingjie has never tried to ask for help from adults, including teachers and police, but they were all stopped by her mother at the door.

  As my sister said, if Lin Xingjie’s mother disagrees, all their efforts will be useless.

   "I think, there must be no problem."

  However, Lin Xingjie herself seems to be more confident than her brother and sister.

   "My mother, she has to take care of me. I used to prevent others from getting involved, just for her man." The girl said, "If there is a chance to leave this burden of me behind, she will probably breathe a sigh of relief."

  Her tone sounded very calm, just a child who grew up in a normal environment, and would never mention her mother in such a tone as talking about strangers...Anyone can perceive Lin Xingjie’s uneasy heart.

"Uh."

  Sister and brother looked at each other.

   "Okay." Li Qinglian finally nodded, "I'm free these few days, so I will go to discuss with your mother."

   "Officer Li! Officer Zhou!"

  At this moment, the shout of the hospital security came from a distance.

   "We...we found someone fainted in another ward! Can you come and have a look?"

  A man came running panting on the other side of the road, with a panic expression on his face. It seemed that he had seen something not so good.

   "Little Li, it's time to go!"

  Another old policeman quickly reminded him loudly that he should follow up first.

  Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xingjie exchanged glances at the same time.

  Listening to the tone of the security guard, it is very likely that Shi Hui, who was left unconscious in an unmanned ward, was discovered.

  Fortunately, they left in time. Before leaving, they asked Xiao An to plow again, and there should be no traces of them.

  The remaining traces of damage are a bit too serious, or "out of common sense"—but since Lin Xingjie at the warehouse has already destroyed it, there is no shortage of one more room.

   Even so, the two of them are still a little nervous communicating under the eyes of others.

   "Okay, I'll be here soon!"

  Li Qinglian replied, turned her head and said to Xu Xiangyang, "Walk with me for a while," and then smiled at Lin Xingjie:

   "Then, that's it for today. Before you leave, I will borrow Xiao Yang for a period of time."

  ...

   "You and her really become?"

  At the moment when only two brothers and sisters were present, Li Qinglian’s first sentence was this, with a smile in her tone.

   "No." Xu Xiangyang was prepared for her sister's teasing, and immediately replied, "It's just a friend."

"normal friend?"

   "No, it's a very good friend." Xu Xiangyang paused for a while before adding, "It's a very good one, a very good one."

"Hey...That's not easy." Li Qinglian said with emotion, "Friends of your age have a relatively pure relationship with each other, and they are all true to true. It will be difficult to have the opportunity to meet this kind of person in the future, even more. Don't say it's between the opposite sex, you have to cherish her."

"I will."

   "Don't bully people just because she is a girl."

   "I said I wouldn't."

  "If there is a conflict, remember to be considerate of each other. It's really going to cause trouble, you are a boy, remember to restrain yourself, don't really do it."

  Xu Xiangyang said that he was really going to start a fight. Perhaps it was Lin Xingjie who should be restrained...but he nodded honestly.

   "Then, let's stop here."

  Li Qinglian stopped, and wanted to reach out to touch her brother's head, but after hesitating for a moment, she let it go.

   "I'm leaving now."

   "Hmm! Work hard."

  Xu Xiangyang said. He would add this sentence every time he said goodbye to Sister Lian early in the morning, although most of the time, the sister often left in a hurry before he got up.

   "...To be honest, Xiao Yang, I always feel sorry for you."

  When Li Qinglian said this, she unconsciously sighed, her eyes full of apologize when she looked at Xu Xiangyang.

   "I am too busy to be with you. I always leave you at home alone."

   "It doesn't matter, because it's work."

  Xu Xiangyang is quite understandable.

   "Work is at work, guardian is also my responsibility, but I have not fulfilled it well. I have been busy these days, and I don’t have the time to come back to deal with housework. It’s hard for you."

  Xu Xiangyang didn't speak, just shook his head vigorously.

  Li Qinglian's gaze fell on the long-haired girl who was waiting quietly under Luomu in the distance, and suddenly smiled slightly.

   "If you have someone to accompany you in the future, I will rest assured... well, I see, it is a rare opportunity to have this opportunity, which is also a good thing for our family."

  Speaking of which, Sister Lian yawned, turned and waved her hand.

   "You two go back first, I promise there will be results soon."

  *

  Just like Li Qinglian promised, this day will soon come.

  This weekend afternoon, Li Qinglian, whose work on hand came to an end, returned home and chatted with the two children who had been waiting anxiously at home for a while and learned about the specific situation.

  She did not rest too long. After many years of working life, Li Qinglian has developed the habit of dealing with things vigorously and resolutely. After preparing a few drafts, she decisively went directly to the door.

   "Your sister is really not at all muddle-headed..."

   Lin Xingjie sighed.

   Standing next to her, Xu Xiangyang nodded in agreement.

  ...

  At this time, the young girls were hiding in the corner, looking anxiously at the two women who were talking in front of the door not far away.

  One of them is Li Qinglian, and the other is Lin Xingjie’s mother. I heard that the surname is Lin.

Because the distance is far enough, I can’t hear the conversation between the two, I can only see what sister Lian is saying with a serious face; and Ms. Lin plays the role of a listener in most cases, sometimes nodding her head with a look. Quite dim, I only return a few words occasionally.

   "It would be nice if super powers can be used in this kind of place."

  Hearing Lin Xingjie's mutter, Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at her.

  The reason why he came up with this method and hurriedly asked his sister for help is largely because of her mood:

  If Lin Xingjie, who is capable of awakening, is allowed to continue to return to her home, what will happen afterwards is really a question that people have to worry about.

   Regardless of the possibility of revealing the secret, this is destined to be different from when Shi Hui was dealt with, because in the final analysis, Ms. Lin is her biological mother.

  When he heard the irresponsible behavior of this mother from Lin Xingjie, Xu Xiangyang of course felt very angry...but he was more concerned about the thoughts and actions of the girl herself.

  No matter what Lin Xingjie thinks about her mother at this time and whether there will be changes in the future, Xu Xiangyang believes that the most important thing now is to temporarily separate the mother and daughter who have been emotionally cracked.

  Only by doing this can they have the opportunity to calm down and rethink their relationship with each other.

and.

  There is another small, trivial reason. Perhaps as my sister said, deep in his heart, he yearns for someone to be with him...

  Xu Xiangyang was thinking, suddenly felt his arm tighten.

  He lowered his head and found that Lin Xingjie's hands were unconsciously grasping hard, but his eyes were still looking forward intently.

  Xu Xiangyang followed, and soon discovered that the two people in front of the door had not spoken for a while, silently looking at each other.

  The atmosphere around the two of them was quite solemn, it was almost as if...they were confronting each other in the court.

  A few curious neighbors stood not far away, watching their every move.

  It seems that the conversation between Sister Lian and Ms. Lin has come to an end and has entered the most important stage.

  The two high school students unconsciously held their breath, staring in the direction of Ms. Lin without blinking.

  After a while—maybe a few minutes have passed, or it may be as long as a century—Ms. Lin sighed and nodded gently.

  After that, she said a few more words to Li Qinglian, only to see a relieved smile on the face of the woman with the ponytail.

  Ms. Lin is not a person who talks a lot. This middle-aged woman with deep fatigue between her brows and eyes stood at the door and looked around, as if she wanted to find the figure of a certain girl. After finding that she could not see her, she shook her head, turned and went back to her house.

  Li Qinglian waved goodbye, turned around and walked towards her home.

   From a distance, she saw the two people who were heading in the corner of the wall, beckoned to them with ease, and made an "OK" gesture.

  Xu Xiangyang and Lin Xing Cleansing looked at each other, and they all saw the surprise that could not be hidden on each other's faces.

"Yeah!"

  They raised their hands at the same time, clasped their palms tacitly in the air, and made a clear and loud "pop".

   "Now, I can finally rest assured."

  Thinking that Xu Xiangyang is done, he sighed contentedly.

   "I think your life has really changed..."

  I haven't finished saying this, but I saw the other party shook his head vigorously.

  He was a little startled, seeing Lin Xingjie seemed to open his mouth and say something again.

  But just now, a sprinkler just drove up to the end of the alley a few steps away. The floating water mist raised a shallow rainbow bridge in the air, and the music of the car speakers was so loud and terrifying. For a while, only the familiar melody of "Orchid Grass" was left in my ears, and nothing else was heard.

   So, Lin Xingjie simply lay on his shoulder and said loudly in his ear:

  "—It has changed a long time ago!"

  ...

In the spring afternoon when the grass grows, the long narrow alley with blue tiles and white walls resounds with the song of "Freat the courts and cherish each other night and night". It is as noisy as you are in a busy city. The bright sun shines, row upon row above your head. The shadow of his eaves was stretched on the ground; under the eaves, the girl who was close at hand had bright eyes and a smile like a flower, accompanied by the heat from physical contact, which made him float like a drunk for a while, the heart in his chest "Thumping" jumped.

  Wait for him to calm down and take a closer look, but only felt that the girl in front of him was smiling a little silly, where there is the slightest element that makes people's heart, that wonderful feeling disappeared with the wind in an instant.

  "...I look forward to the spring flowers blooming, I can fulfill my long-cherished wish, and the garden is full of flowers, adding a lot of fragrance..."

  Singing gradually faded away.

  He shook his head and couldn't help but laugh with his friends. The laughter of the young girl was like a wind chime hanging under the eaves, flowing into the songs sung in the streets and alleys along the gentle spring breeze.

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