strange neighbor

After the two confirmed their relationship, Jiang Duo took better care of Ding Shijin every day.

Having been away from the hospital for several days, Jiang Duo's health has improved a lot, and he has returned to his previous appearance. Ding Shijin was sitting on the sofa holding a book in his hand, but he didn't read a line for a long time.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Duo sat down and asked.

"Have you found that aunt?" He felt that there was something wrong with that aunt.

Jiang Duo shook his head: "No, I have already told Master Li that if you see her again, you must hold her back first, and then notify me."

Jiang Duo thought of something, and next to Ding Shijin, wrapped his hands in his arms, rubbed his head against his shoulder, and whispered: "I will protect you from now on, Ajin, and never let others hurt you again." .”

Ding Shijin tilted his head to look at him: "Okay."

In fact, Jiang Duo didn't speak big words. When he confronted Da Guo in his dream, he actually saved a hand. While everyone's attention was on Da Guo, he once quietly left a tracking talisman. It was Ah Jin's dream, but it was manipulated and dominated by someone behind the scenes. That person could not be too far away, perhaps hiding in a corner that is not easy to be found, manipulating and watching everything.

In the blink of an eye, the time came to the end of the new year, Jiang Duo was in good health, the two of them went out to buy new year's goods, Ding Shijin never went back since he left home, whether it was normal or New Year, Jiang Duo came out two or three times In the past year, he has been looking for traces of his master, and so has his wife, so he has nowhere to go except Hangzhou.

The two of them first went to a large supermarket that was far away from home but had the most complete range of products. The supermarket was also brightly lit with lights and festoons, and the salespersons were hard at work selling their products. Through a bustling crowd.

"Wow... Look, look, how handsome!" They passed by a few little girls, and there was a faint conversation behind them.

"How about you say I'm going to ask for WeChat?"

"Don't think about it, I guess the two of them must be a couple..."

Jiang Duo heard it with a slight movement of his ears, and immediately felt refreshed. This is the feeling, so that others can tell at a glance that he and Ah Jin are a couple!

Ding Shijin was concentrating on selecting products, holding two brands of milk for comparison, Jiang Duo smiled, and reached out to pick up another one from the shelf: "Choose this, Ajin, this tastes better and is more nutritious It's also relatively higher."

"Yeah." Ding Shijin put the two bottles of milk in his hand back after listening.

The two bought two big bags full of things, and after paying the bill, they took the straight ladder to the second floor. Since the last time he played the escape room at Fat Brother's place, Jiang Duo really went to buy a car. Boiling the frog in warm water gradually penetrated into Ding Shijin's life. Unexpectedly, the surprise came so quickly. Ding Shijin took the initiative to talk to him.

Jiang Duo opened the trunk, put two big bags in it, and then opened the co-pilot: "A Jin? What are you looking at?"

Ding Shijin turned around, pursed his lips and got into the car, he always felt that someone was watching him secretly from behind.

A few days later, Ding Shijin received a call from the guard again, saying that someone was looking for him. After he went downstairs, he narrowed his eyes unconsciously when he saw the person standing at the door. It was the old lady.

"Mr. Ding, this old lady is looking for you." The guard said.

Ding Shijin thanked him, walked over slowly, looked at the old man who was standing there awkwardly: "Who are you?"

"My child..." The old lady's eyes turned red as soon as she opened her mouth.

Ding Shijin was stunned, he didn't remember that he knew this person before.

The old lady rubbed her hands, her lips muttered for a long time: "Son, I'll ask you for someone."

"You said." He already had some premonition in his heart.

"The kid who is often with you, what's his last name?"

Ding Shijin didn't answer immediately. He was still not sure about his conjecture, nor did he know the person's purpose. After a moment of silence, he asked back: "You need to tell me your intention first, otherwise I won't tell you other people's information."

The old lady didn't seem to expect him to say that, and she was taken aback for a moment: "I... I once lost a son, and that child... is so similar to my missing son, I just want to know."

"What's the name of your missing son?"

"The surname is Jiang, and the single character is Duo."

really!

It's not far from what he guessed. When he was in the hospital for the first time, he saw this old woman pushing a man in a wheelchair. Because of her weird expression, he took a few extra glances and observed for a while. Although the man in the wheelchair was emaciated due to illness, he could still see some similarities with Jiang Duo in his eyebrows, and...he took a closer look at the old man, her nose was similar to Jiang Duo's. alike.

Seeing Ding Shijin's silence, the old lady's face brightened, she knew she was right, that child must be her son, thinking of this, she couldn't help but took two steps forward, thinking of Latin Shijin.

Ding Shijin stepped back slightly, the wind outside was very cold, messing up the old lady's hair, her figure was too thin, almost blown away by the wind.

"There's a coffee shop over there, Auntie, let's go and sit down."

"Eh... eh."

Ding Shijin ordered her a cup of hot drink, then sat in a chair, observing her unobtrusively.

"Son, can you ask him out, I want to meet him... It's been 20 years... My son, I've been missing for 20 years." She choked up as she spoke.

"Auntie, how did he lose it at that time?"

"Ah... At that time, he stayed at his uncle's house for a while, and then suddenly disappeared one day."

Ding Shijin's eyes were very sharp, and he could see right from her right away, but he was ambiguous: "Have you looked for it later?"

"Looking...Of course I did. After all, he is my heart. I am in too much pain. I must find him." The old lady held the cup in her hand and turned it unnaturally twice.

It's weird, a lot of things have happened recently, he has to be more vigilant, but what if it's really Jiang Duo's biological mother?

"To tell you the truth, Auntie, there are too many people who know Jiang Duo's name. I can't tell you about him just because you know this. Do you have anything else to prove?"

"Yes... yes." She said and took out a photo from her pocket. The photo was too old and had faded to yellow. Ding Shijin took it and saw the person on it.

A man and a woman stand in front of the camera, the woman holds a child in her arms, and next to the man, another child stands a little further away.

He looked at the child in the woman's arms: "Is this Jiang Duo?"

The old lady looked at the position he was pointing at, and her face was unnatural for a moment: "This is his brother, and that is Jiang Duo."

Ding Shijin froze for a moment, because the child he was holding was obviously smaller, so he thought it was Jiang Duo.

"Sorry," he said.

"It's okay. His brother has been in poor health since he was a child. He looks much younger than him."

Ding Shijin thought for a while: "Auntie, I want to take this photo and compare it with him when I go back. You can leave your contact information and we will get in touch again."

"it is good."

The old lady had already walked away, and Ding Shijin followed quietly.

Sure enough, she followed all the way to the hospital. The old lady didn't notice anyone following her, and went straight into the ward. Ding Shijin stood at the door and secretly looked inside.

I saw the sickly man losing his temper, and suddenly dropped the ceramic cup on the ground, hitting the old lady's feet.

"Ouch—Xiao Tian, ​​what are you doing now!" The old lady's voice became choked up.

"Why am I not dead! Ah! Why am I not dead! I have to be tortured like this every day!" He was furious, and he was about to step on the ceramic shards with his bare feet.

The old lady hurriedly rushed forward to hold him down: "My good boy, just be patient, be patient, you will be fine soon, I have found a way to cure you."

"You found him, didn't you?" The man raised his head immediately, holding her tightly with both hands.

"Yes, yes, I found it."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Ding Shijin stood outside the door for a while, but they didn't continue this topic. The man miraculously calmed down, and obediently lay back on the bed. In order not to make people suspicious, Ding Shijin left the hospital.

After getting out of the elevator, he saw Jiang Duo standing at the door of his house.

"What are you doing standing here?"

"Wait for you."

Ding Shijin opened the door, and Jiang Duo walked in after him.

"Why did you go to Ah Jin?" Jiang Duo gave him a strange look, after all Ding Shijin is not the kind of person who goes out for nothing.

"I..." Ding Shijin started talking, then swallowed: "Go out and buy something."

"Where are the things?" Jiang Duo looked at his empty hands.

"Coffee, I've finished drinking." He decided not to tell Jiang Duo about his mother's affairs, which revealed a weirdness, and he was worried that there was some conspiracy in it, and he didn't want Jiang Duo to be hurt.

Jiang Duo snorted, as long as Ah Jin is safe, too many things have happened recently, he is really worried that Ah Jin will be hurt again.

Both of them had different calculations in their hearts, but neither said it out loud.

At night, Ding Shijin was lying on the bed, still thinking about the scene in the hospital during the day, and the vague tone of the old woman when she mentioned Jiang Duo. It is with a sense of disobedience.

Also, what do they mean when they said in the hospital, 'I found him' and 'There is a way to cure you'. Does the person here refer to Jiang Duo?

He was thinking about it in a daze, and he kept thinking about the whole thing until the moment before he fell asleep.

It was cold, and Ding Shijin's balcony door was locked, so he heard someone knocking on the door early in the morning, and he went out to open the door, and it turned out to be Jiang Duo.

"Morning, Ah Jin, breakfast is ready." Jiang Duo was wearing a milky white sweater, which was loosely wrapped around his body, and his long legs were wrapped under his jeans. He stood at the door and looked at Ding Shijin with a smile.

"Well, I'm going to take a shower."

After the two had dinner at Jiang Duo's house, Jiang Duo was washing dishes in the kitchen. Ding Shijin walked over and leaned against the door frame with folded arms: "Do you have any photos of your childhood?"

Jiang Duo was taken aback, and looked back at him: "Why do you suddenly want to see my childhood photos?"

"Look at it casually, it's fine if you don't show it."

"Yes, wait for me for a while." Jiang Duo couldn't help laughing when he saw Ding Shijin's arrogant and awkward appearance.

After a while, he tidied up the kitchen, took out an online photo album from a box in the study and handed it to Ding Shijin: "Here, it contains all the photos of me from the age of six to the age of 22."

"Six years old?" Ding Shijin took it.

Jiang Duo poured him a glass of warm water: "Yes, because I was homeless when I was five years old."

When he said this, there was still a gentle smile on his face, but Ding Shijin felt inexplicably distressed: "How long have you been wandering?"

"How long...about a little more than a year, when I was almost seven years old, I was picked up by my master and brought home."

Ding Shijin flipped through the photo album, and the first photo he saw stunned him. It was a black and thin child, wearing white clothes from washing. Standing beside him was a boy who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old. It seemed that he had done something naughty, and the young man was holding the clothes on the back of his neck, like a little monkey, standing there with his limbs drooping weakly and dejectedly.

Jiang Duo looked over and burst out laughing: "This is when I was just picked up by Master, and I threw a firecracker into his room while Master was sleeping, and was taught by Master."

Ding Shijin looked at the two people in the photo: "This is your master?"

"Ah."

"How old are you?"

"Ten years old."