When she returned home and just entered the door, Xu Momo felt that the atmosphere was not right.
Father Xu was smoking on the sofa while Mother Xu was whispering something to him.
Seeing this scene, Xu Momo immediately realized that something must have happened.
Mother Xu never allowed her husband to smoke in the living room. If he wanted to smoke, he could only smoke on the balcony. Xu Momo hadn't seen her father smoke for a long time.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Xu Momo said.
Hearing his daughter's voice, Xu Lesheng immediately raised his head and said tiredly,"Oh, you're back."
Looking at her father's gloomy expression, Xu Momo couldn't help but ask,""Did something happen?"
Father Xu took another puff of his cigarette and did not say anything.
Mother Xu let out a long sigh." There was an accident in your father's factory. A worker violated the rules and caused the raw material storage tank to leak.”
"What?" Xu Momo was surprised." What material?”
"Diketen." Father Xu said hoarsely," It's being handled urgently now."”
Xu Momo heaved a sigh of relief.”
" No," Mother Xu sighed." Someone took the opportunity to complain to the environmental protection bureau of B City. The environmental protection bureau came to check. For some reason, they found that the waste water discharged by your dad's factory did not meet the standards.”
"Bullshit! Which chemical plant hadn't secretly discharged waste water? Our factory's waste water is discharged after treatment!”Father Xu cursed with a gloomy face.
"What's the point of saying all this now?" Mother Xu said helplessly. If they found out that the waste water discharged was not up to standard, the evidence was there.”
However, Father Xu was still cursing."Usually, those bastards from the environmental protection bureau only take money and don't do anything. They've always turned a blind eye. The factory next door secretly releases waste water in the middle of the night every day, but they haven't caught them. I think someone saw that I was going to expand the factory and deliberately slandered me in secret..."
" I saw the news the other day. There's a lot of effort being put into the environment now. Maybe..." Xu Momo couldn't help but say.
"Go away," Father Xu said unhappily."What does a student like you know?"”
"How is what Mo Mo said wrong? The environmental protection bureau is now strictly monitoring this. Don't be stubborn with others. If you need to rectify, rectify.”Mother Xu said unhappily," To be honest, it's already good enough that they didn't take the opportunity to arrest you and deal with you according to the law.”
"What are you talking about? Do you really want your husband to be arrested?!”Xu Lesheng frowned and said angrily,"You said you wanted to rectify it, but how can it be that easy?" Do you know how much it costs to build a new sewage treatment plant?! Now that someone is deliberately trying to mess with me, I still obediently stretched out my neck and waited for them to cut me! I'm not afraid of those bastards. At most, I'll close the factory and not open it.”
Of course, Mother Xu knew her husband's temperament. Xu Momo also knew. Every time her father lost his temper, he was like a child. He was especially stubborn and would not listen to anyone.
"Alright, it's useless to say anything to you now. I don't care about you anymore." Mother Xu stood up and left the living room in a fit of pique.
During this process, Xu Rui stood silently at the side without saying anything.
As soon as Mother Xu left, Father Xu suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.
"Dad, where are you going? Aren't you going to eat dinner?" Xu Momo couldn't help but ask.
"No! Not in the mood! Go out and find someone to play cards." Father Xu said coldly before opening the door and leaving.
Xu Momo sighed and sat down on the sofa.
She felt the sofa sink. It turned out that Xu Rui had sat down next to her.
Seeing Xu Momo's depressed look, Xu Rui suddenly said softly,""…I'm sorry."
"Why are you apologizing?" Xu Momo asked in surprise.”
Xu Rui frowned and fell silent for a few seconds. "…I don't know."
Xu Momo couldn't help but laugh." I'm fine. Don't worry." My dad has such a temper. He'll be fine after going out for a walk.”
After that, the two of them watched Mango TV's new drama for a while.
The female lead was crying in the rain, while the male lead was chasing after her. Suddenly, there was a sudden screech of brakes. The female lead was knocked down by the car, and her blood immediately dyed the water on the ground red...
Xu Momo yawned and began to feel a little sleepy.
Xu Rui lowered his head and scrolled through Weibo again. It looked like he had become a complete Weibo fan.
When it was time for dinner, Father Xu was still not back.
"Why don't I go find my dad?" Xu Momo asked.
"Ignore him. He came back when he was hungry.”Mother Xu said," Let's eat first.”
After dinner, Xu Momo and Xu Rui returned to their own rooms.
It was past nine o'clock at night, but Father Xu was still not home.
Mother Xu gave him a call and found out that he had gone out drinking with a few mahjong friends.
Mother Xu persuaded him to go home early, but Father Xu probably refused to listen. After a few words, the two of them quarreled over the phone again.
"Alright, I think you should just die outside. Don't go home tonight!”Mother Xu hung up the phone angrily.
After hanging up the phone, Mother Xu went to the hospital to work the night shift.
"If your dad comes back, ask him to give me a call.”Mother Xu said to Xu Momo, who was watching TV.
Xu Momo nodded in agreement.
After Mother Xu left, Xu Momo suddenly realized that she and Xu Rui were the only ones left at home.
After dinner, Xu Rui stayed in his room, probably writing.
Xu Momo didn't want to disturb him, but she had nothing to do. So she turned on her computer to write a new chapter.
After writing for a while, she couldn't help but go to the Weihe Forum again. However, she found that there were already posts about today's meet-and-greet.
The post had many photos taken by enthusiastic readers at the scene.
The post quickly became a hot topic, and there were already hundreds of replies.
One of the replies read," Could it be that this meet-and-greet has specially chosen the four most good-looking authors? They were either handsome or beautiful…”
Bai Wenshui and Hua Chu were both beautiful women. This was a publicly acknowledged fact. Cats Don't Eat Fish was not bad looking either. Everyone had seen his true appearance a long time ago. The most discussed person in the post was Lux, who was making her first public appearance.
After reading the entire post, Xu Momo didn't know how to express her feelings.
Once upon a time, she was also an ordinary member of these fans. If she didn't know Xu Rui, she would probably be shouting excitedly in the post," Prince Charming is so handsome, Prince Charming wants to marry me ".
But now, it was completely different. Lux was no longer just an abstract pen name to her. It was no longer a stranger across the internet, but…
Thinking of this, Xu Momo was lost in thought.
She closed the webpage and planned to continue writing. After half an hour, she looked at the time on the lower right corner and realized that it was almost eleven o'clock at night.
Xu Momo couldn't help but worry that Father Xu hadn't returned home yet.
She picked up her phone and dialed Father Xu's number, but no one picked up.
Did something happen?
Xu Momo became nervous and called her father's number again.
This time, Father Xu finally picked up.
"…Hello? Momo." Father Xu said incoherently. He was probably drunk.
Xu Momo heaved a sigh of relief and said,""Dad, where are you?"
" I'll be home soon," he said." I'm just outside the neighborhood!”
"Then go home quickly and be careful.”Xu Mo instructed.
"It's fine, it's fine! Help me open the door later."
After putting down the phone, Xu Momo waited for another five minutes, but Father Xu still didn't come back.
It didn't take too long to walk from the entrance of the neighborhood to here.
Did he faint on the road?
Xu Momo thought about it and picked up her phone to call her father again.
A voice notification came from the phone, saying that the other party's phone had been turned off. It was very likely that the battery had run out.
Xu Momo grabbed a knitted jacket and draped it over her body. She decided to go out and look for him.
When he passed by the guest room, Xu Rui was walking out of the room.
"What's wrong?" Xu Rui asked.
"My dad is at the entrance of the neighborhood. He seems to have drunk too much. I'll go pick him up.”Xu Momo said.
Xu Rui looked back at the clock on the wall. The hour hand was pointing at eleven o'clock.
"I'll go too." he whispered.
Xu Momo nodded.
The two of them walked out of the stairwell and headed in the direction of the entrance of the neighborhood.
There was no one in the neighborhood at this time. The street lights were dimmed, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.
Xu Momo looked around, hoping to see her father.
However, they didn't see anyone until they walked out of the gate.
"Dad!" Xu Momo shouted at the empty street.
But no one responded to her.
A gust of cold night wind blew past and poured into Xu Momo's coat. She shivered slightly and suddenly felt a little afraid.
However, Xu Momo felt much more at ease when she thought of the person beside her.
"Let's look forward." Xu Momo suggested.
Xu Rui nodded silently.
There was a park at the entrance of this residential area. A street crossed the park and reached the main road not far away. There were many locust trees and cypress trees planted in the green space. The air was especially fresh. During the day, people often walked their dogs there.
But now, under the dim street lights, the dark shadows of the forest made people feel a little creepy.
Xu Momo couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
Suddenly, a loud bark came from somewhere.
Xu Momo was shocked and subconsciously hugged her arms.
At this moment, a warm hand gently rested on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Xu Rui looking at her calmly.
"Are you cold?" Xu Rui asked softly.
Xu Momo shook her head.
"I'm not cold." " I'm just a little worried about my dad," she said hoarsely.”
After walking for about five minutes, they reached the intersection of the main road, but they still did not see Father Xu.
Perhaps he had already gone home. Xu Momo comforted herself.
The two of them had no choice but to turn back.
Xu Momo felt Xu Rui silently hold her hand, probably to comfort her.
Suddenly, Xu Momo felt Xu Rui's footsteps stop.
"What's wrong?" Xu Momo asked.
"There's…someone over there." Xu Rui frowned.
Xu Momo took a closer look and found a man's figure lying on the side of the road. Because of the light, she couldn't see the person's face clearly.
"It might be my dad!" As she spoke, she rushed over.
That person was indeed Father Xu.
Xu Momo squatted down to check on her father's condition, but she suddenly realized that something was wrong.
She subconsciously reached out to help Father Xu up, but she realized that her palm was warm and moist. She looked down and saw that her palm was stained with a bright red color.
Her mind went blank and she didn't even notice that Xu Rui had already come to her side.
"…Hurry up!" Xu Rui's voice quickly pulled her back from her state of shock.
She saw Xu Rui pressing his hand on the wound on Father Xu's waist, trying to stop the bleeding.
"What are you waiting for?" Xu Rui glared at Xu Momo and shouted angrily," Call 120!”
Xu Momo finally came back to her senses.
She dialed 120 with trembling hands. After the call, her phone fell from her palm to the ground.
Father Xu suddenly said. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xu Momo. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
"Dad!" Xu Momo said with a sobbing tone, while holding her father's hand tightly," Dad... please don't scare me..."
Xu Rui's face was pale as he bit his lips tightly. He took off his T-shirt without hesitation and pressed it against the wound on Xu Lesheng's back.
He had received first-aid training from the Red Cross in college, but he could not remember much now.
The warm blood dyed the white T-shirt in his hand red.
He suddenly remembered that time.
That person was also unconscious. He fell into a pool of blood and never woke up again.
At the thought of this, he could not help but feel his body turn cold and tremble.
"…Dad, Dad!"
Xu Momo's call suddenly pulled him back to reality from his fear.
He suddenly understood that now was not the time to be weak.
"He'll be fine." He looked up into Xu Momo's eyes and repeated,"…He will be fine.”
Xu Momo nodded with tears in her eyes.”
*
After several minutes of waiting, the ambulance finally arrived.
The paramedics carried Father Xu into the ambulance.
"My dad will be fine, right?”Xu Momo asked with a sob.
"The wound isn't deep, don't worry.”A paramedic asked," Are you family members? Let's do it together."
Xu Momo felt a warm hand pinching her shoulder.
"Let's go." Xu Rui said in a low voice and then took the lead to board the ambulance.
On the way, Xu Rui stayed close to Xu Momo.
Xu Momo turned all her attention to her father. She looked at the paramedics giving her father emergency treatment with tears in her eyes.
She suddenly felt Xu Rui gently put his arm around her shoulder.
"He'll be fine." Xu Rui repeated this sentence in a hoarse voice, as if he could not think of anything else to comfort her.
But this was enough for Xu Momo. She gently leaned on his shoulder and fell silent. Then, she felt the arm around her shoulder tighten a little, and a warm and familiar breath instantly surrounded her.
*
Fortunately, just as the paramedics said, Father Xu's wound was shallow, and fortunately, his organs were not injured.
The wound was caused by a small dagger. The criminal probably used a fruit knife. The police said that they might have encountered a robber because Father Xu's wallet was missing.
Soon, Father Xu woke up from his coma.
The doctor said that if he recovered well, he could be discharged in a week.
Although the criminal had not been caught yet, Father Xu was safe and sound, so the mother and daughter were greatly relieved.
During these two days, Xu Momo and Mother Xu took turns to take care of Father Xu at the hospital.
Two days later, Father Xu's spirit was completely restored, and his complexion was much ruddy.
Xu Leping's family also visited the hospital before moving back to their hometown. After seeing that Father Xu was fine, they left B City with ease.
Because the house was empty, Xu Rui had no reason to continue staying at Xu Momo's house. Because he didn't have much luggage, he took a taxi and moved all his belongings over.
After moving, Xu Rui suddenly remembered that Xu Momo was still taking care of her father in the hospital.
To be honest, Xu Rui did not like hospitals. The smell of disinfectant made him feel uncomfortable all over. However, after getting into the taxi, he changed his mind and changed the route to the hospital.
As soon as he entered, he saw Father Xu sitting on the bed happily and saying,"Don't look like that. I'm perfectly fine.”
"I'm angry at you! You don't know, but I was almost scared out of my wits.”Mother Xu complained.
"Yes, I was wrong. I was wrong, okay?”Father Xu smiled. He looked up and saw Xu Rui who had just entered. Ruirui is here."
Xu Momo immediately turned her head and saw Xu Rui wearing the red T-shirt he bought that day. He was standing silently by the door with his hands down.
"Come in, come in quickly. What are you standing at the door for?”Father Xu said warmly as if this ward was already his home.
Xu Rui nodded and walked in, then sat on the sofa next to Xu Momo.
Mother Xu said as she peeled an apple,""Right, I heard that they are analyzing the surveillance footage. Perhaps the criminal will be caught soon.”
Father Xu's expression suddenly turned serious, but he didn't say anything. He just replied with an " okay."
He suddenly looked at Xu Rui, who had been sitting at the side without saying a word, and said with a smile,"Actually, I have to thank Ruirui."
Xu Rui immediately raised his head.
"…I didn't do anything." he whispered.
"No, didn't you help me stop the bleeding?”Father Xu smiled." It's fortunate that you were with my daughter. Momo had never encountered such a thing before. She must have been terrified at that time.”
Xu Rui was silent and did not say anything.
Xu Momo turned to look at Xu Rui's side profile.
Actually, she knew that Father Xu was right.
She was completely shocked because she had never seen so much blood in her life.
Fortunately, there was someone by her side at that time. Fortunately, that person…was Xu Rui. Xu Rui didn't say much to comfort her, but he stayed by her side silently. This was enough for her.
After a while, Xu Momo stood up and planned to leave. She had to go back to school tonight to prepare the necessities for the new semester.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Xu Rui also stood up silently. It seemed that he was planning to leave.
Suddenly, the door of the ward was pushed open.
Dr. Xu appeared at the door. He was stunned when he saw his son, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Ruirui?" he said in surprise.
Xu Rui was slightly stunned when he suddenly bumped into his father.
"…Dad." he whispered.
Doctor Xu widened his eyes slightly and stared at Xu Rui as if he did not know his son.
This was not his fault, because he had not heard Xu Rui call him that for a long time.
Most importantly, Xu Rui looked completely different from before.
Perhaps it was because of the change in his hairstyle and clothes, the aura he exuded seemed to be completely different from before.
Seeing his father looking at him without saying a word, Xu Rui frowned slightly and said softly,"…Then I'll be leaving first."
"Hey." Doctor Xu came back to his senses and quickly agreed. He suddenly thought of something and turned his head."Let's go home for dinner someday?"
Xu Rui stopped in his tracks for a moment.
"Yes." He nodded lightly.
After leaving the hospital, Xu Momo walked beside Xu Rui.
She suddenly realized that this was the first time they had been alone since her father's accident.
"You're going back to school?" Xu Rui suddenly asked.
"Yes, that's right." Xu Momo nodded.
"…I'll send you." he whispered.
Xu Momo looked at him in surprise. He had never taken the initiative to ask her to go anywhere with him.
"Okay, let's go together." she said with a smile.
After getting into the taxi, Xu Momo told the driver that they were going to University A.
"University A?" The driver laughed." A top student."”
Xu Momo smiled. She was already used to it because every time she announced the name of the school, most people would have this kind of reaction.
"It seems that the two of you are a couple, right?”The driver asked again.
- Couple?
Xu Momo suddenly realized that they had never appeared in front of others in such a relationship.
Xu Rui didn't say anything. He just silently glanced at Xu Momo.
"Yes, we are." Xu Momo finally blurted out.
Hearing her say this, Xu Rui's lips curled up slightly.
"Not bad, a perfect match." The driver smiled. He suddenly paused. He probably felt that his words were a little ambiguous, so he quickly explained,"Of course, I'm not saying that you're not good-looking. The two of you look very compatible.”
Xu Rui didn't say anything, but Xu Momo smiled in embarrassment.
When they arrived at University A, Xu Momo and Xu Rui got out of the taxi. Xu Rui probably felt that the sunlight was a little dazzling, so he put on his sunglasses.
"Have you been to A University before?" Xu Momo asked curiously.
Xu Rui shook his head silently.
"That's great. I can show you around.”Xu Mo smiled. The campus of A University was famous for its beauty. The residents living around it treated it as a park.
Xu Rui revealed an indiscernible smile. He seemed to be in a good mood.
"Alright." he said softly.
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