Li Jia pulled Qi Lelei to the side of the bed and sat down, and asked softly, "Why is it so strange?"

Perhaps Li Jia's calm attitude gave Qi Lelei a lot of courage and support, and his mood gradually calmed down.

"I can't tell you the specifics. It's just a kind of intuition. In fact, I discovered it during the final exam. He and my mother kept whispering behind my back, and then began to moan and sigh, as if they were in great trouble."

"You think something happened to them, right?" Qi Lelei said with a sad face, "If I ask them, they will definitely not tell me."

Li Jia comforted: "Maybe I was busy with work and didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you."

"Really?" Qi Lelei breathed a sigh of relief. If it's just a matter of work, then it's fine. He was worried that his parents had a physical problem.

"Hmm." Li Jia rubbed his head, "Do you know what is the happiest thing for uncles and aunts?"

Qi Lelei thought for a while, and said: "If I am happy, they will be happy. If I can get better grades, they will be even happier!"

"It's good that you understand, so just try to do what you can."

"it is good!"

Li Jia smiled and said, "It's a good thing you came here to discuss with me, and you didn't think about it like before and engage in a messy operation."

Qi Lelei was puzzled: "Huh?"

Li Jia reminded him: "Have you forgotten all the things you did in junior high school so quickly?"

When he was in junior high school, Qi Lelei thought that his parents were going to divorce, so he went out of his way to be ridiculous for a while.

Qi Lelei blushed when Li Jia mentioned the childish things he did before: "I'm not a child anymore."

Qi Lelei blinked at Li Jia, and proudly emphasized: "I'm done!"

Li Jia saw him smiling innocently and harmlessly, and thought that he would come to him whenever he encountered a problem. This dependence made him unable to control his emotions, so he suddenly hugged him.

Qi Lelei's heart beat faster, he didn't ask "why are you hugging me" such unpleasant words, but leaned quietly on Li Jia's shoulder, enjoying this moment of peace.

The slender eyelashes fluttered slightly, and Qi Lelei's eyes fell on the suitcase next to him: "Are you going out again?"

Li Jia let go of her hand: "Well, this year I will go to my mother's place to celebrate the New Year."

"When are you coming back?"

"Probably after the seventh day."

Qi Lelei pouted: "It's so late."

Li Jia suppressed a smile and said, "Video with you on Chinese New Year?"

"Okay, you have to remember." Qi Lelei chatted with Li Jia for a while, and his mood improved a lot. When he returned home, he finally had a smile on his face.

After Li Jia left City A, Qi Lelei would send messages to Li Jia every day.

The New Year's Eve was getting closer and closer, and Qi Lelei found that the busy figures of his parents hadn't stopped. He often saw his father's secretary and Fu Mingkun coming in and out of the house, and every time they came, their expressions were very serious, and as soon as they entered There will be a long chat in the study room.

That day, Fu Mingkun had just come out of Qi Guanshan's study when he was suddenly captured by a mysterious black shadow into the next room.

Fu Mingkun saw the black shadow clearly: "Le Lei?"

"Brother Kun." Qi Lelei locked the door and said straight to the point, "Did something happen to my dad's company?"

Fu Mingkun pretended to be surprised and asked, "Don't you know?"

Qi Lelei's heart skipped a beat, and he asked anxiously: "Is something really wrong? Is it serious?"

"Le Lei, since my uncles and aunts are keeping it from you, I can't tell you." Fu Mingkun showed distressed expression on the surface, but his heart was full of ecstasy.

He had always wanted to mention this matter to Qi Lelei, but because he had no chance, he did not expect Qi Lelei to come to his door by himself, but he still pretended to hesitate and said: "I think uncle and aunt do not tell you because there is a reason for fear that it will affect your college entrance examination Bar."

"Half of what you say now will affect me even more!" Qi Lelei said depressedly.

Fu Mingkun took a deep breath, gritted his teeth as if he had made a lot of determination, and said, "Uncle's company has encountered problems, and there is a huge funding gap, and it was blocked by a rival company. The mountain of home has fallen..."

Hearing this, Qi Lelei's body trembled, and his face instantly turned pale: "Will it fall?"

Fu Mingkun sighed: "I don't know."

"Recently, my uncle has used all the working capital he can use, and mortgaged a lot of assets. If he doesn't get through this..." Fu Mingkun made the situation very serious, "Le Lei, what do you and your sister want?" What should I do?"

The more Qi Lelei listened, the more flustered he became, his whole body fell into a daze, and he didn't even know when Fu Mingkun left.

When he returned to his room, Fu Mingkun's words just now echoed in his mind, so much so that he couldn't read a single word of his winter vacation homework.

He scribbled a few circles on the homework with a pen, then threw the pen away, lay down on the bed and started to be in a daze.

Thinking of what happened to Qi's family, and thinking of his father's busy schedule recently, he has lost a lot of weight. The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, and the more afraid he became.His eyes were gradually blurred with tears.

In the early hours of the morning, Li Jia, who was far away, received a video call from Qi Lelei. He looked at the flashing familiar profile picture, with the corners of his lips slightly hooked, and quickly connected, jokingly said: "I've only been away for a few days, and you..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Qi Lelei on the other end of the video with red eyes and was at a loss.

The heartbroken look was obviously greatly stimulated.

Li Jia's heart reached her throat: "What's wrong with you?"

Qi Lelei was sobbing, and asked aggrievedly: "Woo, Li, Li Jia, Ru, if I become a pauper, will you still play with me?"

Qi Lelei's words were vague and ambiguous. In the past, Li Jia would definitely let him speak well, but now Li Jia can't care about these things.

"What are you thinking, little fool."

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow."

The treatment after bankruptcy is different.

Although he has not personally experienced the feeling of warmth and coldness of human feelings, he has seen a lot of them.

Li Jia asked in a deep voice, "Is there really something wrong with Uncle's company?"

"Well, woo woo, yes, my dad is short of money, even the house is mortgaged, woo woo, can you imagine, my dad is actually short of money, woo woo."

"..." Li Jia didn't know the current situation of the Qi family company, he could only plan for the worst, "Qi Lelei, if... I mean, if things really turn out to be the worst, what do you plan to do? what to do?"

"Me?" Qi Lelei was dumbfounded, what should he do?

Qi Lelei was a little distracted, and after a few seconds of panicked thinking, he finally came to his senses and complained: "No, obviously I was the one asking you the question, why did you ask me the other way around?"

"You're still an idiot when you become a pauper. In the future, at most, the combination of 'stupid and bastard' will become 'poor and bastard'. There is no difference."

After hearing Li Jia's arrangement, Qi Lelei was quite satisfied, rubbed his eyes and said, "Okay, this combination is also fine..."

"What about you?" Li Jia asked Qi Lelei guidingly. He wanted Qi Lelei to grow, not only for his academic performance, but also for himself.

"I actually thought about it just now."

"Oh?" Li Jia was a little happy and relieved, "Let's hear it."

"I used to study because I wanted to go to a place with you to study, but now I have another goal." Qi Lelei sniffed.

Li Jia knew that Qi Lelei wanted to go to a place with him, but hearing him say it again now, his heart was still sweet, as if the whole thing had been kneaded into a soft ball.

"What new target?"

"I'll study hard and find a better job in the future. If something goes wrong with my company, at least I can still support my parents."

Li Jia couldn't help but smile: "Okay."

"Then you have to supervise me more strictly in the future. You can't be soft-hearted, and you can't let me have the opportunity to be lazy. You have a heavy responsibility."

With gentle eyes, Li Jia nodded solemnly: "Okay."

In fact, from the beginning to the end, Li Jia didn't say any empty words, let alone made bold promises, he just chatted with Qi Lelei in a soft voice, and his steady voice and emotions gave Qi Lelei great comfort and strength.

Qi Lelei touched his nose, and said: "I chatted with you, and I feel more at ease."

"Since you are at ease, rest well, and you can only study if you have enough energy. I don't think you need to worry too much about the affairs of uncles and aunts."

"Yeah." Qi Lelei yawned wearily, probably because of the exhaustion of crying a while ago.

"By the way, how did you know about this?" Li Jia thought that since Qi Guanshan Gaoyue and his wife deliberately concealed it, Qi Lelei should not be able to find out.

"Brother Kun told me."

Hearing this, Li Jia's eyes sank.

Qi Lelei hung his head sleepily and said, "I want to sleep."

"Well, rest early."

Qi Lelei nodded and was about to hang up the phone when he suddenly thought of something and said in a low voice, "Wait for you to come back."

After speaking, he quickly turned off the video in extreme embarrassment.

When Li Jia heard Qi Lelei's last words, he first smiled, and then the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually dimmed like the light on a mobile phone screen.

Finally, the phone screen went completely black, reflecting his gloomy expression.

Li Jia slid her finger across the phone screen and found Qi Guanshan's number.

"Uncle Qi, I'm sorry to call you so late..."

**

The next morning, Qi Lelei didn't wake up until after ten o'clock, and he woke up at this point because he was hungry. To his surprise, when he went downstairs, he saw his parents were still sitting in the dining room.

"Dad, Mom, haven't you finished eating yet?" He walked over strangely, picked up a piece of bread, and mixed some peanut butter.

Gao Yue kept looking at Qi Lelei kindly, and handed him a cup of hot milk: "Eat slowly."

"Yeah." Qi Lelei took a sip of warm milk.

After Qi Lelei finished eating the bread, Qi Guanshan said: "Leilei, Mom and Dad have something to tell you."

"Oh, okay." Qi Lelei wiped his mouth, quietly waiting for his parents' next words.

Qi Guanshan: "Your mother and I originally wanted to hide this matter from you and your sister, but we thought about it carefully. You are an adult, and there are some things you should know."

Qi Lelei clenched the cup tightly, guessing what his parents were going to say, he hurriedly added: "I am not only an adult, we are still a family."

Qi Guanshan and Gao Yue were taken aback for a moment, how could they not know what their son meant, that a family should face difficulties together.

The couple looked at each other with relief. Li Jia was right. Leilei's growth was actually beyond their imagination. They were no longer flowers in the greenhouse. They should openly communicate with Leilei about the difficulties they encountered at home.

Qi Lelei pursed her lips and said, "Dad, Mom, tell me, I can bear it."

Qi Guanshan nodded, and told Qi Lelei the current situation of the company.

Qi Lelei is just a high school student. He can understand Chinese, English, mathematics, physics and chemistry, but he doesn't understand the company's management and the overt and secret methods in the market. However, he still listens very carefully. After listening, He thought about it, summed up what he could understand, and asked, "Dad, how much money do you still need?"

"Actually, I still have some pocket money here, why don't you use it, it's a little bit to make up for it." Qi Lelei said that wind is rain, and immediately got up, "I'm going up to get my bank card now."

Qi Guanshan laughed. All the troubles in the business field disappeared because of his son's words. He stopped Qi Lelei heartily: "It's so serious that parents can still use your pocket money? Don't worry, after so many years, I and you Why hasn't Mom encountered wind and rain?"

"With your mother and I here, the Qi family will not collapse."

Gao Yue also said: "Leilei, your top priority now is to get rid of these distracting thoughts and prepare well for the college entrance examination, you know?"

"En!" Qi Lelei nodded vigorously, instantly full of fighting spirit.

After the family of three talked about the problem, the atmosphere became more harmonious and relaxed.

Qi Guanshan chatted with Qi Lelei about other things, occasionally mentioning Fu Mingkun.

Qi Lelei is careless, let alone facing his father, basically his father is like him, so he will say everything.

The more he said, the angrier Qi Guanshan became, and even his hands were shaking. In the end, he couldn't help it, so he could only light a cigarette to suppress his anger.

Fu Mingkun is very cunning, in front of Qi Guanshan and Gao Yue, he will completely hide his fox tail, only when he is alone with Qi Lelei, he will let the fox tail out for a shake.

Many of Fu Mingkun's words sounded like nothing at first glance, and there was even some truth in them, but they actually had evil intentions hidden in them.

Qi Lelei has no experience, so he is easily fooled by him, but these words are not enough in the eyes of the old Jianghu Qi Guanshan.

After Qi Lelei finished his breakfast, he went back to his bedroom. As soon as he left, the expressions of Qi Guanshan and Gao Yue became solemn.

Qi Guanshan said: "It seems that some people should investigate."

Gao Yue shook her head and sighed, "I didn't expect that we wanted to do good deeds, but instead led wolves into the house."

Qi Guanshan pinched out the cigarette in his hand, and said sternly: "I was wrong! I had always suspected that there was an insider in the company, but I couldn't find it no matter what. Now it seems that I searched in the wrong direction..."

**

Qi Lelei lay on the bed, so happy that he quickly sent a message to Li Jia.

Stupid: My parents just told me about the difficulties encountered at home.

Stupid: In fact, after hearing what they said, I am not so worried.

Stupid: And I forgot before, even if my business fails, I still have a lot of pocket money!

Stupid: No, bah bah bah, it’s not impossible, it’s a long time, it’s booming.

Stupid: Oh, when will you come back.

Of course Qi Lelei knew that Li Jia didn't come back until Chuqi, he just couldn't help asking.

Bastard: You come to the balcony.

Qi Lelei was startled for a moment, and suddenly there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, he jumped out of bed and rushed to the balcony without even wearing slippers.

There is a person standing on the balcony of the next room, it is Li Jia.

"Why are you back!?"

"My mother wants to go back to City A for the New Year."

Qi Lelei's excitement could no longer be expressed in words. He climbed directly onto the balcony, and Li Jia, who was standing opposite, naturally welcomed him with open arms, and reminded: "Be careful."

"Just catch me!" Qi Lelei walked along the wall to the next door, then jumped down and landed firmly in Li Jia's arms. He hugged Li Jia tightly and took a deep breath, as if This way he can feel more at ease.

"Ah Choo!" Qi Lelei shuddered, "It's so cold."

Li Jia's eyes fell on his feet: "You don't wear any socks, can you not be cold?"

Qi Lelei looked down at his toes that were outside the trousers, he moved his toes nimbly, then smiled at Li Jia as if he had found something interesting.

Li Jia patted him on the head: "Come into the house."

Li Jia's room was covered with carpet, and Qi Lelei felt very comfortable stepping on the carpet with his bare feet. After a while, he saw Li Jia take out a pair of socks from the cabinet.

He sat down quickly and was about to reach for his socks when Li Jia squatted down beside him.

Qi Lelei was taken aback for a moment, then he heard Li Jia's calm voice softly.

"Lift your feet."

Qi Lelei almost ordered and moved his feet, and the next second, his feet were held by Li Jia.

Qi Lelei's breathing became stagnant, his scalp tingled from nervousness, and a shudder burst out from the bottom of his heart.

Li Jia's palms were extremely warm, it was so hot that Qi Lelei's ears turned red, his heart was pounding, and he was beating very hard.

Li Jia helped Qi Lelei put on his socks, and said: "Be careful in the future, if you catch a cold, you will be the one who suffers."

"Oh..." Qi Lelei lowered his head, his face was already too red, what he recalled in his mind was the feeling when Li Jia touched his ankle and held his sole just now.

At this time, Shan Jia's voice sounded outside Li Jia's door: "Jiajia, are you in? I'm coming in."

"Huh? Leilei, when did you come up?" Li Jia's mother, Shan Jia, asked strangely, "I was downstairs just now, so I obviously didn't see you."

Qi Lelei recovered from Yini's daydream, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Secret passage."

Shan Jia chuckled: "Okay."

"Auntie, why do you think of coming back to celebrate the New Year this year? But you haven't been back for a long time, do you want Li Jia and I to accompany you out to play?"

"I want to come back for the New Year?" Shan Jia's beautiful eyes moved from Qi Lelei to Li Jia, and seeing her son's warning eyes, she immediately understood, then ignored her son's warning, and directly exposed someone's lie, saying, "Yes Jiajia wants to come back, so I came back with him."

Li Jia: "Mom!"

"Jiajia said that you gave him a video in the middle of the night and cried very sadly. He was worried about you and was anxious to come back."

Li Jia: "..."

"Ah!" Qi Lelei woke up like a dream, his cheeks became hot instantly, and he looked at Li Jia shyly.

Li Jia coughed lightly, and turned her head slightly to one side, not daring to meet Qi Lelei's eyes.

Shan Jia is a sensible person. Seeing the awkward and shy looks of the two children, she knew that she should give them some space, and said, "I'm going downstairs first."

"Okay, Mom."

"Auntie, I'll go play with you later." Qi Lelei said affectionately.

Qi Lelei's words are actually a bit indifferent, but Shan Jia doesn't care, she just likes Qi Lelei's liveliness: "Okay."

Shan Jia smiled sweetly, opened the door and left Li Jia's bedroom. When she went out, she closed the door for them kindly.

As soon as she left, Qi Lelei jumped even more. He triumphantly walked up to Li Jia, poked his arm, and said, "So you came back for me!"

Li Jia: "..."

Qi Lelei's eyebrows danced with joy, her tail almost raised to the sky: "Do you have me in your heart?"

Qi Lelei got so close that he almost wanted to stick to Li Jia.

He looked at the person in front of him, and his heartstrings twitched slightly. He especially liked Qi Lelei's proud look, his eyebrows were flying, shining brightly and always shining.

"Yes." Li Jia smiled, "There are no people, but there is a fool."

Qi Lelei hit Li Jia's heart with his head angrily.

Li Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and reached out to pinch Qi Lelei's waist.

Qi Lelei immediately surrendered, but Li Jia didn't let him go, and continued to tickle him, and the two started fighting again.

After a while of fuss, both of them were panting and sweating a little, so they lay on the bed staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Qi Lelei pursed her lips and said, "Thank you."

Li Jia didn't speak, just turned sideways and patted Qi Lelei's head.

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