After leaving the hospital, he went to the barbershop to tidy himself up a bit and asked the barber to give him a more spirited-looking haircut.
He thought, luckily he didn’t go to find Tang Rong last night, otherwise his appearance would definitely have scared her, and she might have even mistakenly thought that he beca like this because of their breakup.
Having tidied up a bit, he then went to a mall. His phone had broken five days ago, and he didn’t know why; maybe he accidentally crushed it in his pocket.
So he bought a new phone, the latest model from Apple this year. Xiao Yifei felt quite fortunate that he had saved enough money before resigning. Now his savings were enough to support a normal lifestyle for about ten years, even with small Shi around, his money was more than enough. Besides, he could work again in the future.
He inserted his SIM card into the new phone, and suddenly many ssages and calls ca in. So were New Year’s greetings, then he saw that on the night of December 31st, Tang Rong had called him several tis and sent a ssage saying, "If you don’t co back, I’ll go back to my parents’ ho."
Xiao Yifei saw that the ssage was sent around seven in the evening, aning that ever since Tang Rong got off work, she had been waiting at ho for his return, but he knew nothing about it. At that ti, he was still in jail, questioning his life!
Thinking it over, he decided to call Tang Rong. Even though so much ti had passed, he felt he should explain.
"Hello, I’m sorry, sothing happened before, so I didn’t call you," Xiao Yifei said when the call connected.
"Oh, it’s okay, so much ti has passed. Besides, you don’t need to call ," Tang Rong said on the other end, her tone indifferent, as if she were talking to a stranger.
"Then I’ll hang up." Xiao Yifei was probably not expecting such a reaction from Tang Rong, and for a mont, he didn’t know what to say, so he hung up in a daze.
He felt a particular ache in his heart, and in the next second, tears welled up in his eyes. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was almost at its zenith, so he hailed a taxi to Hu Jingtang’s house.
Of course, Tang Rong was angry after receiving this call. Her ex-boyfriend had disappeared inexplicably for almost half a month and then suddenly reappeared to tell her that sothing happened during that ti. Tang Rong didn’t quite believe what Xiao Yifei said; what kind of event could cause soone to disappear for nearly half a month?
Not answering calls or replying to ssages—so when Tang Rong received Xiao Yifei’s call, she was really very angry. But she knew it was already over between them and that she had long lost the right to get angry at Xiao Yifei. So she calmly finished the call.
After hanging up, Tang Rong found it hard to focus on work. Was her attitude too harsh just now? What if Xiao Yifei had really run into so problems? Hadn’t he been planning to search for the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle? What if he encountered difficulties on his search.
Getting lost in a desolate mountain, or falling seriously ill—these often happened in the novels she read. The more she thought about it, the more she felt she might have overreacted. No matter what, she should give him a chance to explain. Tang Rong knew that Xiao Yifei had that kind of temperant; unless asked, he wouldn’t proactively tell you about many things.
After so hesitation, Tang Rong decided to call him back. Whatever happened, they should have a good talk about any misunderstandings between them.
"Hey, I’m sorry, my attitude was a bit harsh earlier. Let’s find a ti to et and talk," Tang Rong said.
"Alright, I’ll co to your office this afternoon. I’ve really encountered a lot of issues recently," Xiao Yifei replied.
"Okay." Then they hung up.
Upon returning to Hu Jingtang’s house, he saw little Shi quietly leaning on the table, not knowing what he was doing. Only upon getting closer did he see that little Shi was writing, and it was his own na he was practicing.
"Uncle Xiao, you’re back. That grandpa taught how to write my own na just now, and now I’m practicing it. Look how I did!" Like all kids, little Shi was eager for adult praise after accomplishing sothing.
"Wow, little Shi, you’re amazing! Your writing is beautiful. Even I can’t write so well. You should always practice calligraphy with grandpa, okay?" Xiao Yifei praised, patting little Shi’s adorable head.
Hu Jingtang, hearing sounds from the yard, ca out to see that it was Xiao Yifei who had returned. His eyes were filled with anticipation as he looked at Xiao Yifei.
"I went to the hospital to look for him, but he had already been discharged. It’s said he’s now in a hospital in Beijing. I’m planning to go to Beijing tomorrow; it’s the only option we have," said Xiao Yifei.
Hu Jingtang looked a bit disappointed but soon comforted himself; no matter what, there was still so hope in this matter.
He didn’t want Xiao Yifei to feel too down since Xiao Yifei had already spent all morning dealing with their issues.
"Co, let’s eat first. We’ll discuss everything else after the al. I asked Xiao Liu to prepare so rib soup for you to nourish yourself," Hu Jingtang said.
ntioning this matter, Xiao Yifei felt slightly uneasy. He had been so disheveled, yet no one told him to tidy up. He spent the whole morning with ssy hair. But he couldn’t bla them, as he never had the habit of looking in the mirror before going out!
Girls live more carefully; when he was with Tang Rong, every ti they went out, she would check herself in the mirror and always had a small mirror in her bag. After eating, she’d take it out to check her appearance. Unlike himself, a grown man living so unpolished.
Little Shi adapted well to this new world. Xiao Yifei was worried he wouldn’t get used to it, but he found that little Shi was extrely curious about this world. Probably due to him being a child, he showed no attachnt to the past world.
Moreover, Xiao Yifei thought it was also good for Hu Jingtang. Before, he was always bored at ho alone and road around to pass ti. Without anyone to talk to at ho. Now with little Shi, his life was newly filled with hope.
Xiao Yifei clearly felt that Hu Jingtang really liked little Shi; otherwise, why would he give little Shi Liu Rui’s clothes to wear on the first eting, and teach him writing? For Hu Jingtang, his subsequent life had a companion, and for little Shi, he got a teacher for free. Moreover, this teacher had knowledge and refinent far beyond common people.
This was indeed a win-win situation, Xiao Yifei thought, happily observing the two of them.
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