Chapter 64 The Best Compensation
Eleven years ago, he was so cowardly, but no one could make up for it if he said it wrong. Only he could repay the mistake he made, and he would be willing to give her anything. Han Shu was willing to give everything he had for the rest of his life to compensate.
After getting off the car, she used the street light to unfold the note that she had picked up from her lower body, and while walking, she was thinking about the incidents that had come one after another this night. Pingfeng, Wangnian, Tang Ye... Ju Nian sighed, and he, Han Shu.
Ju Nian saw Han Shu sitting on the steps in front of the broken iron gate of his house, grabbing the loquat leaves in his hand in small pieces. I wonder how long his movement had been repeated, and there were many torn "debris" scattered around his feet.
"Okay, it's only a hundred meters away, you've walked for five minutes." He threw the leaves on the spot, stood up and carefully patted the dust on his pants, and suddenly found that his mood was not bad because of waiting.
Ju Nian did not walk forward any further and stopped ten meters away. She just wanted to return to her own small courtyard. She was a little tired tonight, and she felt tired even when she was perfunctory.
"Is there anything wrong?" She grabbed the strap of her bag tightly, and the wind kept tweeting the radiance in her ears to her cheeks. The tree wanted to be quiet but the wind continued to stop.
"What do you think?" Han Shu walked to her a few steps. She was so close that Han Shu was still a little nervous. He sat for a long time just now, and practiced what he should say, his actions and expressions he should have in his heart many times, but as soon as she appeared in sight, he was in a panic and panic.
At this time, Ju Nian was standing in the night breeze, her hair was messy, her face was tired, and the corners of her clothes were slightly moved. Han Shu felt at this moment that the person he was afraid of was so weak and helpless. She and her in her memories repeatedly overlapped, and the indescribable feeling awakened every pore of his body, and formed a murmur in his heart that no one could understand.
What is she good about her? What is she worth her dream? It is true that when she was young, Han Shu was once moved by Xie Juinian, but which boy did not have such a ignorant feeling in his youth. He had impulse and outlined the future in his heart. But if Juinian fell in love with him at that time, they would have gone through the years of ignorance and parted ways in the end, perhaps they would only become a gray shadow in each other's heart; or Juinian's life had never intersected with him, and she did not love him. He thought from afar, thinking from afar, thinking of her as a star with glimmering light in the sky, that's all. However, she pushed him away on the edge of the cliff and passed through his life in the most scattered way. His sunny youth would also splatter five steps from that moment. The past is irreversible, and Xie Juinian has become an existence that cannot be touched but irreplaceable.
Over the years, Han Shu still walked on the broad road that he was born paved. He was so proud that the horse's hooves were fast. Only he knew that the poison of guilt was hidden under the glamorous surface. Over time, it was like a gangrene attached to the bones. He was afraid to touch the doctor, but the poison could not heal itself and rot in his heart.
He said to himself, I will be fine, I will forget, I will do it! He smiled, he was happy, he was smooth sailing, he was good at everything, he lived a good life; he was afraid of darkness, he was afraid of dreaming, he was afraid of himself in the mirror, afraid of commitment, afraid of every expression similar to her, afraid of no trace of connection with her, and even more afraid of mentioning the future to anyone.
He smiled and held the hand of his first girlfriend, and what flashed through his mind was the bloodless nails on the railing of the defendant's dock; the first championship was won by the community in the university, and the cheering girls were cheering loudly. He always thought that the person who threw the racket coldly was in a lonely corner outside the bustling bustle; on the tree-lined avenue on the campus, he chatted and laughed with his friends. In the quiet second, he would think, what was the other side of the high wall and what would she do at this moment? After entering the procuratorate and successfully handled the first case, his father patted his shoulder with relief, but he could not believe in the existence of justice.
Now, fate pushed him and made him come back to her. Han Shu in front of Xie Juinian did not have to carry that disguise shell. He tore open the intact appearance, saw the ulcer in his heart, and exposed all his sins naked. He was really afraid of Xie Juinian, and Xie Juinian was the only person who could give him peace of mind. She was a single woman, with children, lonely and lonely, and perhaps she needed a pair of hands and a arms. Eleven years ago, he was so cowardly, but whoever said it was wrong could not be compensated. Only he could repay the mistake he made, and he was willing to give her anything. Han Shu was willing to give everything he had for the rest of his life to compensate.
This sudden thought made Han Shu lighten her shoulders. She was helpless and could protect her and give her a good life. Isn’t this great? It is the most suitable scene for Xie Juinian and herself.
"Why is your bag so dirty?" Han Shu brushed the mud on the bag of Juju New Year, and his tone became lighter.
But Ju Nian quietly took a step back and happened to avoid his touch.
"Is there anything wrong?" she asked again, not aggressive in words, but without emotion.
Han Shu's hand stopped awkwardly in the air, neither stretching nor closing, nor closing, and the chillingness of his fingertips extended to the bottom of his heart.
After all, he is a proud person. He rarely touched any stunts except for everything related to Xie Juinian. Although he made up his mind to be nice to her from now on, he still couldn't hide his slight annoyance.
"Of course there is something wrong. Do you know how long Fei Ming has been waiting for you tonight and how disappointed she is?" He coughed dryly, withdrew his hand, straightened his waist, and tried to make himself look famous.
"Hmm? Oh..." Ju Nian was stunned for a moment and understood what he meant. Fei Ming told Ju Nian early in the morning that there was an art performance in the boarding elementary school she was studying tonight, and she also participated, and wanted to dance a dance. I hope my aunt could go and see if she had time. Ju Nian initially planned to go there, but who knew that Pingfeng was the case, and the audience on Fei Ming would naturally not be able to do it.
Of course, Ju Nian felt a little apologized, but she felt that Fei Ming could understand that the child followed her since she was a child and knew that her aunt had no regular working hours. In the past, she really couldn't beat the class and couldn't hold a parent-teacher meeting. Fei Ming was also happy to explain to the teacher. Perhaps in this child's heart, she would rather stay for the seats in the parent-teacher meeting for her fantasy parents. Moreover, Fei Ming did not tell Ju Nian that she also invited Han Shu tonight.
Han Shu was quite surprised by Ju Nian's reaction. Judging from her appearance, she didn't forget it, but didn't take this matter to heart at all.
"Do you know what this means to the child?" Fei Ming's dance was very hard. Han Shu watched her and a group of young classmates get off the stage. Other children's milk swallows pounce on their parents who were waiting with their cameras, but she slowly took off the hair accessories on her head and walked at the end. When she saw Han Shu waving at her, Fei Ming's eyes were lit. At that time, Han Shu really felt sorry for this child. She, like her mother... aunt, should be held in the palm of her hand, and loved like a diamond.
"I know, but something is going on tonight..." Ju Nian lowered her head and swept the bangs that covered her eyes, trying to go around Han Shu. She actually didn't need to explain to Han Shu at all, but she wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.
Han Shu stood in front of her unyieldingly, "To be honest, I'm very busy today too. Do you believe it or not? I have investigated the parties involved in the case for a long time and jumped off the fifth floor for some reason, leaving me with a bunch of clues and messes. I shouldn't have gotten into this pile of trouble... I said these things to let you know that no matter what, children need to be valued, no matter how busy the adults are."
"Thank you, I understand." Ju Nian changed his angle and continued to move towards the iron gate.
This time, Han Shu simply supported her on the wall beside the iron gate and completely cut off her way. "I don't care what you think of me, can't you listen to me well...even for the sake of the child?"
Ju Nian collapsed her shoulders helplessly, "You don't need to worry so much about Fei Ming. I am her relative. I will know how to care about her better than 'others'."
Han Shu is a awake person, and of course he could hear what Ju Nian was trying to express in his words. "You want to say, I am the nosy 'other'?"
Ju Nian was unwilling to continue verbal disputes with him. She knew that she could not tell him, so she shook her head and almost begged, "Han Shu, can we explain it clearly at once? Fei Ming is not your child, nor is he my child. She has nothing to do with you, and our lives have nothing to do with you."
Han Shu thought that his face must be very ugly at that moment. He had many ideas about whether Fei Ming was his biological flesh and blood, but Xie Juinian left no room to clear him in front of him, which still made him feel very disappointed. That was because he had fantasized about children as a bond, and as long as this blood bond existed, they would never be strangers.
"I believe now that she was not born to you, because anyone with eyes can see that you raised her, but you don't really love her."
Ju Nian's hands trembled with the key to unlock the lock, and she could figure it out. The appearance of the person in front of her was not just for her absence from a party. After so many years, she wanted to turn that page over, but he refused to let her go.
The iron gate finally opened, but Han Shu's hand was still standing in front of him. Ju Nian was silent for a while, and suddenly he used both hands to pull the hand with his hands, trying to forcefully remove the obstacle.
Han Shu pressed against her shoulders and said hurriedly: "I know you have a grudge in your heart. I did something wrong. It's okay if you want to beat or scold me. Otherwise, you slap me, two, three... you have to give me a chance to make up for it."
He forgot that although Ju Nian usually seemed easy to bully, she couldn't pull back no matter how many horses she had to fight back. She had no intention of saying anything, and refused to communicate any time, as if she had tried her best, except breaking into the door, there was nothing worthy of her concern.
One of them pushed and the other blocked. Although Han Shu had the upper hand, he was afraid that he would hurt Ju Nian inadvertently and had some concerns, but he could not do anything to her for a moment. The old iron door and weathered brick wall were originally fragile, and they could not withstand the two of them. In the chaos, there was only a loud "clang" sound, and the whole iron door broke out from the fixed wall, carrying a pile of dust and landed on the ground. The bag in Ju Nian's hand also fell off his hands with an unbalanced moment, and all kinds of small and small personal belongings spread out from the open bag.
This time, they finally calmed down both of them who were fighting like children. Han Shu was stunned, except for being secretly upset and helpless, and Ju Nian also stood there calmly, wanting to cry without tears.
Isn't this just like the entanglement between them all the time? No one knows what the other party wants, they are twisting their strength, not knowing how to start, nor knowing how to end well, but both sides suffer and the ground is in a mess.
Ju Nian finally squatted down indifferently and silently packed up the things scattered all over the ground. Han Shu quickly helped with the dead sheep repairing the prison. A beam of light suddenly hit their place, which scared them and made the two of them feel at a loss.
"Who is there? What are you doing in the middle of the night?" Uncle Cai put on a piece of clothing and asked from a distance with a flashlight, thinking that the noise just now disturbed him.
Ju Nian blocked the light with one hand and vaguely agreed, "It's okay, Uncle Cai, the door suddenly broke. I'm sorry, it's disturbing you."
Uncle Cai also saw the two people who were squatting and at a loss, but didn't even look at it anymore and beat him up, "Ji Nian, it's fine. You are a girl, I thought there was a thief, it's fine!"
Watching Uncle Cai close his door, Ju Nian stood up with the more important items in her bag. She had been using the bag for a long time, and had been in a very difficult situation for Pingfeng before. Now that she has even broken the bag, she can only hold everything in her arms.
After reaching out to wipe his face, Ju Nian couldn't understand what she was doing like this. She has never been an impulsive person, so why bother competing with him?
While Han Shu looked at Ju Nian wiping her face, she also rubbed the dust on her hands against her cheeks. She was suffering from not knowing how to ease the deadlock, so she quickly took out a tissue and handed it over. This time, Ju Nian no longer had the loss of control she had just now, and only gently pushed his hand away.
She returned to the way Han Shu refused to see the least, with no love or hatred, as quiet as water. The iron door of the yard fell, but the invisible door between them was closed tighter. Perhaps, this door had never been opened for him.
"Ji Nian..." No matter how he went to heaven and earth, he could not turn out the empty and directionless Wuzhi Mountain. Han Shu had never been eloquent and had a good tongue. At this time, he could not say anything except one name.
Ju Nian said lightly: "You said you would give me compensation."
"Yes, it was me who said, what do you want?" Han Shu seemed to see a glimmer of vitality again, and his voice changed slightly. He wished he could take out his heart, but he was afraid that it would not be fresh enough.
She said: "Stay away from us."
After saying that, Ju Nian turned around, stepped over the collapsed iron gate and broken bricks and walked into the yard. Before she opened the door, she remembered his name for his departure this time, and turned around and looked at Han Shu who was as stiff as a street lamp.
Chapter completed!