The Past
Life was always like this. It gave you hope and disappointed you. It made you embarrassed and exhausted. It seemed that it would be satisfied just like that.
The things that happened one after another during this period of time made Qin Sheng somewhat mentally and physically exhausted. Before one thing was over, another thing came one after another. It did not give Qin Sheng a chance to breathe at all, as if it wanted to challenge Qin Sheng's limits.
What happened tonight tortured Qin Sheng again, torturing this man who had suffered setbacks and vicissitudes, making him bear the pressure that did not match his age.
He finally met his long-lost sister, recalled his childhood, and recognized his mother, who always appeared in his dreams. This was supposed to be a happy thing. Qin Sheng was also looking forward to reuniting with his mother, which was the biggest wish of an orphan. However, God played a joke on him and told him that his mother had passed away.
To Qin Sheng, this joke was a bit too much. Only Qin Sheng himself knew what kind of mood he was in. Therefore, he knelt on the ground, hugged his head and cried bitterly, releasing all the pressure and grievances he had suffered these days.
He wanted to raise his son, but his parents were gone.
Hope turned into disappointment, and happiness into sadness. If Qin Sheng's heart was not strong enough, he might have collapsed. This was sometimes the case for many people. Life didn't care whether you could bear it or not. No matter whether you refused, escaped, sad, angry, or so on, you had to face it, learn to grow up, mature, and sophisticated.
Originally, Qin Ran planned to let Qin Sheng go back to the old house, which was where he stayed when he was a child. It should help him remember the past and promote their relationship. It would be great if he could remember, but it was okay if he couldn't. Then she would take Qin Sheng back to the siheyuan to see Qin Changan.
However, she didn't expect that although Qin Sheng remembered the past, he didn't plan to leave. Instead, he wanted to stay here for one night.
Qin Ran thought of Qin Sheng's sad look in front of her mother's coffin and felt a little sad. She knew that Qin Sheng couldn't bear to leave her mother and wanted to stay with her for a while. Otherwise, he wouldn't have talked to himself in front of her for three hours like a lunatic.
Therefore, Qin Ran agreed. However, this old house hadn't been lived in for many years. It didn't even have the necessary daily necessities, but it was not a big deal for Qin Ran.
Qin Ran said to Qin Sheng, "Take a rest first. I'll ask them to send something over."
Qin Sheng nodded. He used to be very familiar with this place. This place had all his childhood memories in Beijing. Now that he had come back again, he felt that this place was both familiar and strange. Qin Sheng had to search for those memories slowly. So he looked at the old house and those old photos casually.
Qin Ran walked to the balcony and called Qin Changan.
Winter in Beijing was very cold. Gongsun and the others had been waiting for four hours. Luckily, they were sitting in the car. If they were outside, they would have frozen to death. It was already two o 'clock in the morning. Not only was Gongsun waiting, Qin Changan, who had already returned to the siheyuan, was also waiting. He was waiting to reunite with Qin Sheng.
For a man who had experienced everything in life, there was nothing more important than reuniting with his biological son.
After receiving Qin Ran's call, Gongsun smiled and said, "Ran Ran, it's already two o 'clock. Your father is still waiting for you. Can we go now?"
Qin Ran smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Gongsun, please tell him that we won't go back tonight. Qin Sheng wants to stay here and we'll go back at noon tomorrow."
"Ah, live here?" Gongsun said in surprise. Then he understood. Qin Sheng must have remembered what had happened in the past. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to ask to stay here.
Qin Ran nodded silently and said, "Yes. So Uncle Gongsun, please ask someone to send some daily necessities here. There is nothing here."
"Okay, you don't have to worry about this. I'll make a call right now and send them to you later." Gongsun answered without hesitation. For him, no matter how troublesome it was, he was willing to do it because it was a big matter for the Qin Family.
After receiving the call, Gongsun first asked someone to send things over. Then he called Qin Changan. Otherwise, Qin Changan would definitely keep waiting.
"Ran Ran said that Young Master wants to stay here tonight and can only go over tomorrow. I've already asked someone to send things over. You'd better have an early rest," Gongsun said calmly.
"Got it." Qin Changan was still so calm. Nothing could make him lose his composure. He just felt a little disappointed, but he could understand.
After Qin Ran finished the call, she went back to the living room. Qin Sheng was staring at a photo on the wall in a daze. It was a photo of his mother holding him. It seemed to be at the lake in Beihai Park. His mother was kissing his cheeks. Both of them were smiling very happily.
Qin Ran walked over slowly and stood beside Qin Sheng. She said softly, "This is a photo of you when you were three years old. We went to Beihai Park together. You threw a tantrum and didn't want to walk. So your mother kept holding you."
Qin Sheng's eyes were complicated. He bit his lower lip and said, "Sister, how did our mother die?"
"When you were five years old, a car accident took your mother away. The car accident was very strange. The driver ran away after the accident. There were no clues at all. So far, no one has caught him. In those years, a lot of things happened in our family. After your mother passed away, our grandfather, who had disappeared for many years, suddenly came back. Then he took you away without saying anything. Eldest Uncle, who had a bright career and high hopes, resigned from the ministry without any warning. Then he divorced his aunt. In the end, he became a monk in Mount Wutai, which shocked everyone. She also went to Canada and never came back, "Qin Ran said word by word. She only knew this later. Many people were afraid of that incident. No matter how hard she inquired about it, she did not get any information. Qin Ran's eyes were wide open.
These were all things that had happened. But there were many things that Qin Ran didn't say. That was, when the Qin family was broken, only one man supported the back of the Qin family. He bore all the pressure and gritted his teeth to move forward. He got through the most difficult time and finally made a name for himself. This man was her father, Qin Changan. Although Qin Ran blamed her father for many things, she admired this indomitable man from the bottom of her heart. She didn't know how much her father had sacrificed and experienced to get to where he was today.
Qin Sheng didn't expect things to be so complicated. The more he listened, the more he frowned. His intuition told him that what happened in those years was far more complicated than he had imagined. This was definitely a premeditated plot against the Qin family.
However, he also learned some rough information about the Qin family from his sister's brief words. That was, apart from his sister and father, he also had an uncle who became a monk in Mount Wutai and an aunt in Canada. "Sister, don't worry. I will definitely find the murderer and give our mother an explanation." Although many memories about his mother were in his dreams when he was young, it didn't affect Qin Sheng's feelings for his mother. This kind of feeling was irreplaceable. Since his mother was killed, although his sister didn't say it directly, Qin Sheng's intuition told him so. This kind of hatred, for anyone, as a son, would try his best to kill the enemy with his own hands and seek justice for his dead mother.
Qin Ran held her brother's hand and said with gentle eyes, "I believe you."
Qin Ran could understand Qin Sheng's feelings. Anyone would do the same. But Qin Ran didn't want Qin Sheng to get involved in what happened in those years. After all, the things in those years were very complicated. Those who dared to attack the Qin family were definitely not ordinary people. However, Qin Ran didn't say so. Otherwise, it would hurt Qin Sheng.
Afraid that Qin Sheng would continue to ask about the past, Qin Ran quickly changed the topic and said, "Let's not talk about these trivial things. Let me tell you about your childhood. You were very smart when you were a child. Everyone liked you, you little rascal. Every time you went to Grandma's house, Grandpa and Grandma insisted that you stay for a few more days. Uncle always bought you anything good as soon as he had it, which made me very jealous. But after you came back, you gave them all to me. And the New Year's money, no one wanted to give it to you. You insisted that I keep it for you, which made everyone laugh. "
Qin Ran was amused by herself as she said. Qin Sheng also couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that he was so cute when he was a child. He asked casually, "Are Grandpa and Grandma still alive?"
"Alas, Grandpa passed away a few years ago. When he left, he was still thinking about you. He said that it was his biggest regret that he couldn't see you again. But Grandma is still in good health. Sometimes she is in Beijing, sometimes she is in Shanghai. During this period, she is spending the winter in Sanya. After a while, I will take you to see them. I think they will definitely not dare to believe it. "Qin Ran pulled Qin Sheng to sit on the sofa and said with a smile.
Qin Sheng nodded and said, "Okay."
The word 'family' could be said to be very simple, but it could also be said to be very complicated. However, nothing could change something like bloodline.
The sister and brother chatted like this, talking about the things that happened in their childhood, talking about the relatives, elders and peers in the family, until Gongsun sent someone to send some daily necessities.
There was a bed in the secondary bedroom. At this moment, it had been tidied up and the bedsheets and quilts were laid. Qin Sheng let his sister sleep in the secondary bedroom. He would sleep on the sofa casually for the night. Qin Ran couldn't refuse, so she finally listened to Qin Sheng's arrangement.
After saying goodnight to his sister and sending Gongsun and the others away, Qin Sheng turned off the light and lay on the sofa. Although the winter in Beijing was very cold, there was heating in the old house, so it was not cold at all.
Qin Sheng couldn't fall asleep. He kept thinking about things. He still felt very lost and regretful about not being able to see his mother again. If, he meant if, as long as he could see his mother again, he would exchange anything. Unfortunately, this was destined to be impossible. It was destined to be a regret.
Unconsciously, Qin Sheng fell asleep like this. He slept very soundly. For the first time in so many years, he felt so close to his mother, as if he had found the feeling of being held in his mother's arms and coaxed to sleep when he was young.
In his sleep, the corners of Qin Sheng's mouth curled up slightly. The corners of his eyes even narrowed into a line, as if he was smiling like a flower.
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