A Tooth For a Tooth

(1)

Regarding the matter of Xiao Ai being beaten and calling her mother, although Yang Ren sympathized and understood, there was nothing he could do. He felt faintly uneasy. If Su Zhi knew about this, would she take the child back?He repeatedly persuaded the old man not to do anything again, but sometimes the old man got worse.

The old man must have been stimulated by the word "mother". He would rather that Xiao Ai could not speak all the time, and he could not accept this word from her mouth.

No one can do anything about the old man, not even Xu Yao.For example, there was a rare time when the four of us went out together. The old man supported Xu Yao, and Xu Yao held Xiao Ai with the other hand. When we got on the elevator, Xiao Ai pulled his father to jump up and down. Xu Yao staggered and almost fell because of his unstable center of gravity. , the old man slapped his backhand, and Yang Ren didn't have time to stop him, but Xu Yao knew his father completely, so his first reaction was not to stand up, but to hug Xiao Ai immediately.

Such things gradually increased, and Yang Ren's worry and anxiety became more and more serious, until one day, something irreparable really happened.

(2)

The children are on winter vacation, but Yang Ren still takes time to go to Xu's house every day to help Xiao Ai with homework. Xiao Ai also likes to let Yang Ren teach her, after all, grandpa will beat and scold her when he teaches.Seeing that Xiao Ai's grades are getting better and better, Yang Ren is also at ease; Come on, I think Xiao Ai will definitely be fine next semester.

That day when get off work was approaching, Yang Ren was planning to send Xu Yao downstairs so that he could pick him up and go to the rehearsal hall with him. He was startled by the sudden call before he picked up his phone, because the screen displayed Xu Yao.

It must not be a good thing for Xu Yao to call.

Yang Ren is not afraid of many things, but he is very afraid of answering Xu Yao's call. Yang Ren tremblingly pressed the answer button, and Xu Yao's trance voice came over there: "Yang Ren, Xiao Ai is gone, I can't find Xiao Ai. Xiao Ai is gone."

Xu Yao's voice was even less clear than before. There were only these two sentences repeated over and over again, as if he was talking to himself. Yang Ren's head suddenly grew bigger. He didn't speak, and Xu Yao couldn't hear him. Seeing that, he had to use the fastest speed to get out of the company's door. He held the phone in his hand, not daring to hang it up, and could not bear to listen to his panicked voice.

(3)

It was getting late, and this put a heavy layer of worry on Yang Ren's heart. He didn't know how many lights he ran through, and finally he stopped and went upstairs.

The lights in the corridor are voice-activated, Yang Ren coughed, but it didn't turn on, his heart sank again, and when he touched his head, he was sweating.

The anti-theft door of Xu's house was open, Yang Ren felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body went numb, and then he rushed in.

Fortunately, Xu Yao was standing in the corner intact. Although lonely and helpless, at least he was safe.Yang Ren heaved a sigh of relief, but he was terrified.Xu Yao definitely didn't know that the anti-theft door was open, and how dangerous it would be if someone broke in.

He strode over, Xu Yao finally raised his head, looked at him but did not respond.Yang Ren couldn't bear Xu Yao's slow speed in accepting outside information, so he directly took his hand and said that he was Yang Ren.

Xu Yao's hands were cold. For the first time in so many years, Yang Ren could not feel the warmth on Xu Yao's body.

"Don't worry, what's going on, talk slowly." Yang Ren helped Xu Yao to the sofa, and he sat down obediently.

(4)

It turns out that Xiao Ai has made great progress in her studies recently. Yesterday, she was picked up by her mother to play for a day. After she came back, she couldn't do anything anymore. The old man yelled at her angrily, and then slammed the door and went out.

Xu Yao said that he didn't know if his father did anything. Anyway, with his hearing, he could hear the old man's voice. It should be roaring. Xiao Ai stood by the cabinet and cried. He comforted her and told her to come and find her father, but Xiao Ai just refused to move. Xu Yao had no choice but to turn on the TV and let Xiao Ai watch cartoons. Only when watching cartoons can Xiao Ai sit down for a while.

Just as Xu Yao was touching the remote control on the sofa, Xiao Ai disappeared.

Yang Ren was thinking about Xu Yao's words, but he really didn't hear some of them clearly. Xu Yao's tone of voice was not normal, and it was even unclear when he was in a hurry. Yang Ren guessed and thought, seeing Xu Yao pointing at Xiao Ai had been standing in the cabinet where the phone was kept, and then thought of the open anti-theft door. She had some answers in her mind, so she found the replay button on the phone and dialed it back. A woman's voice shouted: "You hit my daughter, you still have the nerve to call me!"

Yang Ren guessed right, it must be that Xiao Ai called her mother while Xu Yao was looking for something and asked her to pick her up, or Xu Yao didn't look for something and just called in front of him.