Tingyun’s happiness came to an abrupt end in the summer when he was six years old.

Jingyi suddenly left without saying goodbye, without leaving a word. She just left a signed divorce agreement on the coffee table in the living room.

Everything happened without warning, and it seemed that there had been warnings.

Mu Qian did not go to Jingyi and ask her why she left without saying goodbye.

He continued to play the cello day and night, and gained another habit of drinking.

He won't get drunk, he just drinks every day. He won't go crazy with alcohol, but his music will become more sad.

He lives in a world created by the sound of the piano. Sometimes he even forgets to eat and cannot even think of taking care of Tingyun.

Fortunately, at that time, Tingyun was in the first class of kindergarten and ate three meals a day in the kindergarten, so he was not hungry.

This kind of life was forced to stop after all his savings were exhausted. Mu Qian finally found a job as a teacher in a music training institution.

In September, Tingyun went to elementary school and began to take care of himself.

I walk to and from school by myself every day, buy stationery and school supplies by myself at the stationery store in front of the school, and buy three meals a day by myself in the restaurant.

The food in the restaurant tastes heavy and is not hygienic enough. Eating like this for a long time made his stomach feel bad and hurt like a knife.

Later he learned to cook by himself.

When the clothes are dirty, just put them into the washing machine. After washing, swing the clothes drying rack as high as you can reach and dry them one by one.

Classes at training institutions are basically held after school and on weekends. This results in the father and son's time at home being almost completely staggered.

Some single parents feel that their children receive too little care, and will seize the little time they can spend together to take care of and communicate with their children.

But Mu Qian is not. His living ability is considered poor among adults, so he doesn't know how to take care of Tingyun's life.

Moreover, he was completely immersed in his own melancholy and could not remember to pay attention to Tingyun's mood.

He thinks that children will be happy if they eat well and have fun, so how can they have anything to worry about?

But how could Tingyun not be worried?

His mother left suddenly without telling him the reason.

For a six-year-old child, he does not understand the entanglements between adults, and he will attribute the actions of adults to himself:

Did I do something bad and make my mother angry, so my mother left?

At night, after finishing his homework alone in an empty room, and then lying alone in bed, he would think about things involuntarily:

I miss my mother's departure. Sometimes I miss her, and sometimes I hate her.

I think about my father's negligence, sometimes I blame him, and sometimes I pity him.

Thinking about myself again, I am really lonely!

This kind of loneliness has nowhere to talk about, and it has to be deliberately hidden.

He doesn't want his teachers and classmates to know the situation at home, and he doesn't want others to know that he is an almost forgotten child.

So every time there is a parent-teacher meeting, he has to make up reasons to explain why his parents can't come to the parent-teacher meeting.

Fortunately, his academic performance has always been top-notch, and he has never been naughty or caused trouble or fights.

The teacher feels that since this child is so outstanding and sensible, he has nothing to talk to his parents about. If the parents don’t come, he shouldn’t come.

Mu Qian felt the same way. He knew that everything was fine in Tingyun at school, so why not hold the parent-teacher conference? He is so busy at work.

So he really never went to Tingyun's parent-teacher conference.

Mu Qian only cared about one thing most about Tingyun, which was to tirelessly urge him to practice the piano.

Maybe my son can realize the ideal that I have not been able to realize for myself! My son is so smart, he must have inherited his talent!

Tingyun spent his childhood in silence like this, never watching a movie or going to an amusement park.

Everyone only saw his excellence and sensibility, no one ever saw his loneliness and confusion...

This situation didn't change until high school.

In his freshman year of high school, Tingyun's grandfather passed away, and his grandmother moved from her hometown to live with them.

Grandma is a straightforward, enthusiastic and down-to-earth person. After she came, the house became full of fireworks, and only then did people greet Tingyun and show her utmost concern.

There are not many photos in the album, and most of the photos at the back are blank.

Tingyun closed the photo album, put it into his desk cabinet, stuffed it at the bottom, and covered it with other things.

After a while, there was a sound of moving in the living room. It was grandma who had taken a nap.

Tingyun opened the door and went out: "Grandma, I'm going back to school. I have something to do tonight."

This was his excuse: he had just argued with his father at noon, and then sat together for dinner in the evening. It was very embarrassing, so he should go back to school early.

Grandma also understood, so she didn’t keep him anymore, but just told him to come home more often.

Tingyun came out of his home and turned onto a nearby commercial street, where there was an outdoor goods store.

He compared it for a long time and chose an outdoor flashlight that was ultra-bright, long-range, long-lasting, and waterproof.

It's enough for outdoor use, not to mention dealing with a power outage.

It is also small in size and can be held by Qingyu’s small hands without any pressure.

Tingyun paid with satisfaction, put the small flashlight in his pocket, and took the subway back to school.

Being bored in the carriage, he took out his mobile phone and opened WeChat.

In the past, he didn't have the habit of checking his mobile phone all the time. He would only take it out when he needed to pay for a call or something.

But now, he will open WeChat from time to time to see if Qingyu has left him a message.

Sure enough, there was, she asked: "Are you still at home?"

Tingyun replied: "No, I'm going back to school. I'm on the subway now."

Qingyu replied with a disappointed expression.

Tingyun asked: "What's wrong?"

Qingyu quickly replied: "That's it, a new cute pet paradise has opened on Rose Street. My roommate received several experience coupons and gave me two as a gift.

"I was thinking that it's not far from your home, so I wanted to ask you to go and play together.

"Well, forget it when you go back to school. You don't have to go today. The experience voucher is not invalid. You can make an appointment another day."

Qingyu came back quickly and spoke a long paragraph, with a very reasonable tone, but he could not hide his disappointment.

Tingyun looked at her disappointed expression across the screen and wanted to laugh again.

I really like watching her act clever.

Her roommate gave her exactly two experience coupons, and they happened to be near his house. Could it be such a coincidence?

If you want to hook up with him, just say so. He's been waiting for a long time!

Also, she has revealed the fact that she knows the exact location of his home.

Also, her little idea of ​​making a secret reservation next time if it doesn't work today was clearly seen by him.

She thought she was a good hunter, making clever plans and taking every step of the way.

In fact, the prey was already lying down waiting for her to come over to pick it up, but he thought she was coming too slowly!

Tingyun replied with a smile:

"Why change the day? Just today. I just got on the subway and got off at the next stop and went back.

"Send me the location of that store, and I'll go there and wait for you."

When Qingyu received his reply, she was so happy that she wanted to cheer.

This was their first time hanging out together. She was worried that he wouldn't agree! As a result, he not only agreed, but also came back specially.
Chapter completed!