If the world had no daylight

That night, shortly after Ye Wan went downstairs, she sent a message to Bai Tian, ​​saying that she was going out.Immediately afterwards, they left the shop with Wei Zheng.Bai Tian hesitated for a long time, then deleted the sentence asking her where she was going, and then closed the phone.

She walked into the kitchen, cooked two dishes with ready-made things, cooked the rice in the rice cooker, and left with her schoolbag.

When he got in the car to go home, Bai Tian calmed down instead.

She knew that she was right.

The line of words on Ye Wan's phone screen was indeed "Chen Huiru".

This should be good news. The person who has been missing for a long time took the initiative to call and contact her, so that those who were worried about her can breathe a sigh of relief.

Since Ye Wan went out, he probably went to find her.

Bai Tian knew that he should breathe a sigh of relief, because it meant that Chen Huiru was safe, and maybe she would go home safe and sound tomorrow.

But she just couldn't dispel the discomfort in her chest.

Bai Tian doesn't want to let himself spread his thoughts and think wildly, he will only enter into a vicious circle of self-entanglement.

However, until he got home, washed up and lay down on the bed, Bai Tian was still thinking about this matter over and over again.

She wanted to call Ye Wan, she wanted to ask where she had been and if she had seen Chen Huiru.

What she wanted to ask more was why Chen Huiru didn't even contact her parents, but only called Ye Wan.

Bai Tian curled up on the narrow plank bed, pinched the phone and opened and closed it again and again. The screen flickered on and off, reflecting her dull eyes.

At this moment, the mobile phone in his hand rang suddenly, Bai Tian was startled, and came back to look at it.

The caller's note was "little bastard".

She pursed her lips and pressed the answer button.

"Why didn't you tell me when you got home?" Ye Wan's voice on the phone was not always as clear as in reality, but Bai Tian still caught some emotions at this moment.

She sounds tired.

Bai Tian opened his mouth and hesitated for a second before answering: "I'm afraid to disturb you."

Ye Wan sat at the dining table, looked at the cold dishes, but took a bite with chopsticks.

After chewing carefully and swallowing, Ye Wan put down the chopsticks and said to the phone: "Hui Ru called me."

Bai Tian paused and slowly sat up from the bed.

Ye Wan pinched his brows wearily, not even caring about the strands of hair that were falling down to cover his sight, leaning on the chair and continuing: "She asked me to go to her and said that I couldn't solve the problem I encountered, beg me help."

Bai Tian listened quietly, subconsciously subduing even the sound of breathing.

"But when we got there, we didn't see her, and then her phone turned off again."

Bai Tian squeezed the hand holding the quilt tightly, frowned and asked: "Did she say what happened on the phone?"

Ye Wan shook her head, but realized that Bai Tian couldn't see her, and said, "She said she had to meet in person to talk, and gave me the address of a hotel. But we asked the boss, and he said that there is no check-in information for Chen Huiru."

Things seem to be developing in an increasingly confusing direction. Bai Tian thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back, and asked his biggest question: "Why did you tell me this all of a sudden?"

She asked a little nonsense, but Ye Wan still understood what she meant.

"Although I can't tell you other things, but only about Huiru, I don't want you to think that I'm deliberately hiding it from you."

Ye Wan looked at the dishes on the table and suddenly broke into a smile.

"Did you put so much vinegar on purpose, it's so sour."

Bai Tian subconsciously said: "Impossible, I didn't show any vinegar."

It was only after I finished speaking that I realized that I was ridiculed again.

She sat on the bed and said with a sullen face, "If it doesn't taste good, just pour it out."

But the hand that was holding the quilt tightly was loosened, and she didn't even notice it, and those tense emotions had gradually calmed down.

"I'll finish eating." Ye Wan finally said.

From the next day, Ye Wan never came to school again.

Although everyone has become numb, this is a blatant privilege anyway, and some people are already secretly dissatisfied with it.

Li Laotu, who always favored Ye Wan, also frowned this time, telling Ye Chengze to have a heart-to-heart talk with Ye Wan to confirm the child's current situation.

They originally thought that since Ye Wan returned from her last disappearance, not only did she get along with her stepmother and younger brother in harmony, but her status in school also gradually improved, which meant that she was recovering in a good direction.As long as you give her some free space, in time, the old Ye Wan will come back.

Unexpectedly, this would instead allow her to "degenerate" even further.

Li Laotu thought in his mind that this could not go on like this, no matter what, this is No. [-] Middle School, a school with strict school spirit, no matter how good the students are, they shouldn't be so contemptuous of the school rules and their obligations as students.

But he still didn't want to be too harsh on Ye Wan, so he only asked Ye Chengze to find a chance to chat with Ye Wan calmly, treating her as an adult and having an equal exchange.

This is embarrassing for Ye Chengze. During this period of time, he has become more and more busy with things at hand. Xu Lin's physical condition is also up and down, and he has to go to the hospital every now and then.Under such circumstances, he still has to devote his attention to caring for Ye Li who has started to live in school, asking him if he has enough living expenses, and telling him to tell his family members if he encounters grievances outside.

It can be said that it is not enough for Ye Chengze to divide himself into three people.

This also led to the fact that he and Ye Wan have not spoken for a long time, and their schedules are easy to be staggered. Even if they meet at home, Ye Wan doesn't want to talk to him. Instead, he is willing to talk to Xu Lin and Ye Li. Take a few words.

There are probably not many fathers who fail so much in the world, Ye Chengze thought to himself.

But he had to listen to Teacher Li's words, and even sent a message to Ye Wan in front of the other party, asking when she would go home.

It is actually common for Ye Wan to spend the night outside. When she was in junior high school, she just stayed outside with Xing Yun. After she entered high school, she often lived outside by herself.

Ye Chengze knew where her two houses were. One was given by his father and the other was Xing Yun's dowry. Only Ye Wan thought he didn't know.

If he really didn't know, how could he let her live outside.

And not only did he know, he also knew when and which house Ye Wan lived in, and for how many days, so even if she didn't go home for a few days, Ye Chengze never expressed any dissatisfaction.

Xu Lin felt that he didn't care much about her daughter, and was always hesitant to speak, Ye Chengze pretended not to notice.

The conflict between him and Ye Wan is too deep, and there is no time to resolve it.

This text message will most likely be ignored by Ye Wan. Ye Chengze has prepared his psychological expectations, but he doesn't want her to reply soon.

"Come back tonight."

Li Laotu was very relieved, and told him to be patient and talk to her, and then went back to class.

Ye Chengze looked at the phone screen, but felt something was wrong.

Although Ye Wan has an extreme and indifferent personality, and her thoughts on certain things are beyond the scope of ordinary people's understanding, but there is still an advantage in her conduct, that is, "keeping promises".

That night, Ye Chengze came home early and asked Mama Zhang to cook her favorite dishes. It didn't take long before he saw Ye Wan coming home in casual clothes.

He didn't say anything, and first asked her to wash her hands and eat.

There were only their father and daughter at home, Zhang Ma went out to buy things after dinner, Ye Li hadn't had the weekend yet, Xu Lin had already gone for a walk in order to let them have some alone time together.

Ye Wan looked around the empty living room, put down her things, went to the kitchen to wash her hands, and then came back to sit down.

She usually doesn't have a big appetite and doesn't eat much. Ye Chengze doesn't force her, but just asks her to drink another bowl of soup. After all, Xu Lin made it for her specially.

Ye Wan didn't refuse, and drank obediently, which made Ye Chengze a little uncertain.

He knew his daughter very well, no matter what, she was his own, and he brought her to grow up with him. It is said that there must be a demon if something goes wrong. Ye Chengze decided to hold back the idea of ​​talking for a while and observe for a while.

Ye Wan was very at ease. After drinking the soup in a leisurely manner, he also ate two pieces of cut fruit.

The less anxious she was, the more hesitant Ye Chengze became.

Seeing that it was getting late and Xu Lin couldn't keep blowing the cold wind outside, Ye Chengze opened his mouth first: "Dad wants to chat with you today. After all, I've been too busy these days and I haven't been able to take care of you. I am also very sorry."

Ye Wan nodded noncommittally, but did not answer.

Ye Chengze hesitated again, but continued: "How are you feeling recently? Are you under a lot of pressure from studying? Do you want us to go out as a family to relax?"

Forgive Ye Chengze for being an older straight man. He seriously lacks experience in communicating with his daughter, so much so that he stepped on thunder when he came up.

Fortunately, Ye Wan wasn't in the mood to argue with him today, she didn't even lift her eyelids, and replied casually: "It's okay."

Ye Chengze had a bad start, and he was already a bit discouraged, but there are still some things to be said.

"Dad just found out today that you haven't come to school recently. Wanwan, Dad knows that you can pass the exam without going to school, but people go to school not just to learn things, but also a healthy growth process of getting in touch with peers , this cannot be missed, and it will never come again after missing it.”

Ye Chengze rarely said these heart-to-heart words to her, Ye Wan was not used to it.

She put down the small fork with the fruit, thought for a while, and said: "I know, so I have been cooperating with this in the past years..."

Ye Wan paused for a moment, and then reluctantly continued: "...the healthy growth process."

Ye Chengze was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that she would answer this question directly.

Those people in the circle, there is no one who does not envy Ye Chengze, who made him have such an outstanding daughter.

It can be said that Ye Wan performed impeccably before Xing Yun passed away.

But Ye Chengze is Ye Wan's father, so he doesn't know what the real Ye Wan is like.

Maybe it shouldn't be said.

In fact, before entering junior high school, Ye Wan was really an obedient and sensible boy, not pretending, but [-]% consistent in appearance and appearance.

She matured a little earlier than her peers, and she was too smart, so she couldn't really integrate into her peers, which made Xing Yun very worried for a while.

But when Ye Wan found out, she comforted her instead: "Mom, in fact, everyone likes me, and I don't feel lonely, which is good."

Ye Wan, who is too sensible, makes Xing Yun often wipe tears secretly when thinking about this incident in the middle of the night. She feels that she is not doing well enough, and she wants to give Ye Wan a better environment for her growth.

So she became the only mother among all the wealthy wives who did not enroll her child in cram school.

There is no need for piano lessons, art lessons, foreign language lessons or dance lessons. Xing Yun thinks that children should look like children. At this innocent age, just play is enough.

But Ye Wan still attracted the attention of the media because of his excellence in school.

Once the teacher accidentally filled out the registration form, Ye Wan accidentally participated in the National Mathematical Olympiad for Primary School Students, and then became famous in one fell swoop.

This has also attracted the attention of the education community to this rare "child prodigy".

Ye Chengze's career has never been up and down. Although he has a good background and excellent ability, his connections in the education field are not ideal.

Because Ye's family made a fortune in business, they were far behind those well-established scholarly families, which made Ye Chengze's career not go so smoothly at the beginning.

Ye Wan's fame has brought him incalculable benefits, including the position of principal of No. [-] Middle School.

At that time, Ye Chengze really needed to seize this opportunity. He couldn't be an empty headmaster without real power. He had to accumulate contacts to gain a firm foothold before he could make a big splash.

So he was cruel and accepted the olive branches from all parties, including the invitation from the local TV station.

It was this decision that made Ye Chengze almost regret his whole life, and also caused the conflict between him and Ye Wan that could not be resolved now.

Ye Chengze still remembers that day when the TV station was recording a program, he couldn't get away temporarily, and Xing Yun was on a business trip, so he had no choice but to ask the other party to send someone to pick up Ye Wan.

The recording of the show was finished smoothly, and the people from the TV station sent Ye Wan back safely.

But when Ye Chengze returned home, he found that Ye Wan had locked himself in the bedroom alone, and no one could call out.

He realized that something was wrong, so he tried the tone of the person in charge several times tactfully, but the other party didn't say anything, just kept praising Ye Wan as the most sensible and outstanding kid he had ever seen.

Ye Wan locked herself at home for three days, neither eating nor going to school. In the end, Ye Chengze had to break open the door and enter, only to find that she had already passed out on the floor.

When Xing Yun came back, what she saw was Ye Wan who was infusion on the hospital bed.She was furious and accused Ye Chengze of being too irresponsible for letting her record the show alone.

Ye Chengze couldn't argue, and then found that Ye Wan had woken up at some point.She was lying on the hospital bed, with a pair of black eyes open, watching them argue expressionlessly.

From that day on, Ye Wan changed.

One month later, she handed in a blank paper for the junior high school entrance examination.

But because of her usual grades and the effects of TV programs, No. [-] Middle School made an exception and let her enter Class C, which was relatively high.

Ye Chengze got his wish and secured the principal's seat, but lost his obedient and sensible daughter.

He knew very well that throughout the three years of junior high school, Ye Wan's perfection was fake, she was pretending, in order to cooperate with her principal's father and continue to win honor for him.

That seems to be a silent repayment. When Ye Chengze always wakes up at midnight, he can't help thinking: what happens after the repayment is over?

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he didn't dare to discipline Ye Wan who hadn't made any mistakes.

In this way, Ye Chengze once again missed the best chance to reconcile father and daughter.