Chapter 22 Happy Birthday
It is now eleven o'clock standard time, and they have been in the police station for half an hour.
In addition to the trivial questions as usual, they, who are minors, have one more step - waiting for the arrival of their guardians.
For this reason, the three people huddled in the corner all got a headache.
Especially Susandi, she doesn't know how to get over her parents.
You know, her information seems to be perfect, but in fact it is very false. If she wants to transform into two living people to act as her parents, she has to take it one step at a time.
Before she could think of a countermeasure, the door outside the police station suddenly opened, completely attracting her attention.
A young boy of thirteen or fourteen came in. He first walked around the unfamiliar environment, and then quickly walked towards Su Wangjun.
When he walked to Li Qingyu, the young man grabbed Li Qingyu's collar aggressively.
If Su Santi didn't know the boy's temper very well and stepped in between them, Li Qingyu might have had a fist mark on his face.
"Su Huanyang!"
Su Wangjun's reaction was not that quick, but after seeing the young man's behavior, she immediately spoke up to stop him, "This is the person who helped me. Those bad guys are not here."
"Yes, if you dare to fight in front of me, I think you also want me to ask you to stay in the detention center for a few days."
Fan Qiyun didn't know when he came over. His tone was a little serious, as if he would handcuff Su Huanyang in the next second.
Su Huanyang still maintained the arrogance of a young man, but because he wrongly blamed others, the wrong target was the person who had helped his sister. After all, he relented, let go of his hand, and said sorry to Li Qingyu.
"It doesn't matter." Mr. Li Qingyu has a lot and doesn't care about Su Huanyang.
He straightened his wrinkled collar, sat back on the chair, and looked at the group of people in front of him.
Not long after this little episode ended, Lan Yelan also came over covered with dust.
Her face was a little pale, and she seemed to be frightened by the news, so she came here in a hurry.
After seeing Su Santi, Lan Yelan was obviously stunned, but quickly changed her gaze and pulled Su Wangjun to check her carefully, "How is it? Are you injured?"
"Look! Birthday cake."
Su Wangjun didn't answer Lan Yelan's words immediately, he just raised the cake high and deliberately covered the collapsed side of the cake.
She wanted to share beautiful things with her, but this beauty was so fleeting that she never had it.
It is said that mothers and daughters are connected. Seeing Lan Yelan's haggard appearance, Su Wangjun couldn't hold back the tears and silently put down the cake.
"It's okay, my wrist just hurts a little." Not wanting to look so fragile, she sniffed and raised her hand to secretly wipe away her tears when no one was paying attention.
Lan Yelan was not unaware of Su Wangjun's emotions. Su Wangjun's every move seemed to hit her heart.
She has always understood that she owed so much to this child that she always wanted to bear the suffering for her.
But this world is so cruel, and there is no substitute for each other.
Thinking of this, Lan Yelan had to accept this fact. This feeling was like going back to four years ago, when she learned the truth, and felt powerless all over her body.
"Let me see."
Lan Yelan gently picked up Su Wangjun's hand. After seeing the deep red mark on the wrist, her heart was slightly shaken. She suppressed her trembling voice and spoke seriously.
"A mobile phone is not such a big deal. I can just buy another one at the worst."
"But..." Su Wangjun was silent for a moment, feeling that it was still necessary to speak out.
"You and dad bought this for me." To emphasize how important this gift is, Su Wangjun added: "It's my fifteenth birthday."
Although she is not good at expressing herself and can easily offend others when she speaks, she never lacks the sincerity to express herself, such as at this moment.
Su Wangjun raised her head, her eyes were shining, as if she was in the process of receiving gifts back then, which made Lan Yelan feel warm in her heart and she could no longer say anything.
Lan Yelan touched the ends of Su Wangjun's hair. The blood-soaked affection made her unable to hold back tears and made everyone feel the warmth in their hearts, including Su Sandy.
Returning to 2016, standing here as a bystander, she had a different feeling.
In the past, she wouldn't have dared to think about it, but now, she is indeed standing here.
Perhaps she was infected by Su Wangjun, and her emotions were instantly aroused when she saw the blue leaf orchid for the first time.
She thought a lot. She used to live a regular life, why didn't she live a smoother life this time?
So when they were about to leave, Susandi stopped them.
"Aunt."
Hearing someone calling her from behind, Lan Yelan turned her head and saw someone who looked exactly like Su Wangjun standing there.
For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity, but not quite the same as Su Wangjun.
"What's wrong?"
After learning that Su Santi and Li Qingyu were the ones helping today, Lan Yelan felt fond of them. Seeing that she seemed to be in trouble, she stopped.
When she found out that Lan Yelan had really been called to her, Su Sandy started to feel awkward.
In fact, she regretted it as early as when Susandi said it. Now that the words have been spoken, she felt a little embarrassed to say that it was okay, so she simply went ahead with her own ideas.
Susandi stretched out his hand and gestured in the air based on instinct.
This was prepared by 16-year-old Su Wangjun before Lan Yelan's birthday. Later, due to some reasons and her inability to express herself, she has postponed it until now.
As for why she brought it up again today, to put it bluntly, Sussanti had a selfish motive and she didn't want to have any regrets.
She first clasped her hands into fists, making a gesture of blessing, and then put her hands together.
Extend the thumb and little finger of your right hand to draw downward from the inside of your left hand. Then extend your right thumb and index finger to draw from the upper right to the upper left. Finally, bend your hands slightly and lift them upward twice.
This series of movements seems not difficult, but for Su Wangjun, who was 16 years old at the time, she practiced it less than a hundred times, so that now Su Sandy has formed a kind of muscle memory and can complete the movements coherently.
People who have never learned sign language will never be able to tell it, but Lan Yelan is different. She is a sign language teacher at a special school, and she quickly understood what Susanti was signing.
Connect all the words together to form four words: Happy Birthday.
Happy birthday is what Susanti wants to express most at this moment. Although she cannot say it as her daughter, she still wants to send this blessing to her as a thank you for taking care of her over the years.
I saw Lan Yelan smiling, showing a gentleness inside and out, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. These are all things Wang Jun taught me."
After saying that, Su Sandy looked at Su Wangjun calmly.
From the moment she decided to sign language, she knew that her secret couldn't be hidden. What's more, learning sign language was all Su Wangjun's idea, and she had no reason to take credit.
"Really?" Lan Yelan was a little surprised to hear it from other people's mouths. She didn't expect that Su Wangjun had done so much behind his back, and she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
On the one hand it's because of sign language, on the other hand it's friendship.
Since they came to City A, apart from Bai Qing, whom they had been friends with since childhood, Lan Yelan saw for the first time which friend Su Wangjun played better with.
She thought that Su Wangjun, who was extremely defensive, would not make friends, but now she was overly worried.
So, under Lan Yelan's blazing gaze, Su Wangjun looked at Su Sandy, then nodded slowly and acquiesced.
"Um."
With the guardian's guarantee, various procedures were completed quickly, and Su Wangjun could leave soon.
But because it was too late, they had to walk back.
After all, they were all girls. As the only boy present, Su Huanyang took on the important task of protecting them.
He followed them step by step, kicking stones on the roadside from time to time, and even paying attention to the surrounding environment.
Unlike before when he was looking forward to going home, Su Wangjun obviously had something on his mind this time, but he didn't know how to speak, so he simply listened absently.
"When you go home from now on..." Sensing Su Wangjun's silence, Lan Yelan's voice stopped abruptly, "What's wrong? Do you have something to say?"
Su Wangjun wanted to say no, but he still swallowed his words.
Thinking of Lan Yelan's attitude towards Su Sandy, she said thoughtfully: "Mom, do I have an older sister? Or should I say a younger sister?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Yelan's face turned incredibly pale. If the surrounding night scene hadn't been too dim, it would have been difficult to hide her gaffe.
Su Wangjun also didn't expect that his question would have such a big reaction on Lan Yelan, and the suspicion in his heart became even more serious.
Not only Lan Yelan, but also Su Huanyang behind him stopped kicking stones and seemed to be holding his breath, trying to pursue an answer.
It's just that Su Wangjun didn't pay much attention to the movement behind him at that time, and was focused on getting into what she wanted.
I don't know how long it was quiet. It was so long that Su Wangjun thought he had never said those words before Lan Yelan finally spoke.
"No, it's just you."
Hearing Lan Yelan's words, Su Wangjun's blood seemed to solidify.
Isn't that what you think?
Su Wangjun was a little puzzled. She once thought that Su Sandy had some blood relationship with her, but now the answer makes her a little confused.
These seemingly unrelated things were closely connected at a certain moment, making her begin to wonder what kind of memory she had lost.
In addition to Su Wangjun who has lost his memory, there is also Su Huanyang who lives in the shadow of memory.
There was still some warmth in him, but it was finally broken by Lan Yelan's words.
What was he expecting? He didn't know.
I just feel that the traces of a person’s life will really be erased?
It seems so.
Su Huanyang was silent, holding the hand that naturally hung by his side tightly. Even though there were veins on his wrist, he couldn't feel it.
Once he has a grudge, there is no reason for him to continue to stay here.
"I'm going back."
After leaving these words, he hurriedly released his hand, as if out of anger, and walked straight past Lan Yelan without leaving a single glance.
Of course Lan Yelan knew where Su Huanyang's change of attitude came from. She wanted to persuade him to stay, but she was indifferent.
Chapter completed!