Why did he suddenly call her?

It had been twenty-three years.

It had been twenty-three years since he called her last time.

And in all these years, the man had never talked to her.

They had no connections at all.

She almost forgot his voice, but now, he suddenly called her.

Han Lu's hands were trembling.

She widened her eyes nervously and stared at the caller ID in shock.

Xiao Rong was peeling an apple. He raised his head and saw Han Lu staring at the screen. He frowned.

Xiao Chengye also called her, "Han Lu."

Han Lu finally came back to earth. She tried to calm herself down.

Then she smiled, "There is something about the beauty salon, so I have to make a call."

Han Lu was the boss of a beauty salon.

It worked well in Beicheng these years.

She married Xiao Chengye, but she was wise. After all, she didn't give birth to a child for Xiao Chengye.

What if Xiao Chengye got sick of her one day in the future?

Then she would lose everything.

To become a rich woman was much better than to marry a rich man.

With the help of Xiao Chengye's connections, she founded a beauty salon and ran it well.

She was also a female boss of a company.

Xiao Chengye knew this matter.

He didn't doubt her words, and really thought that something must have happened to the beauty salon, so he didn't ask anything but just let her go.

After Han Lu left, Xiao Chengye asked his son, "The doctor said you can be discharged soon. What do you want to do after that?"

Xiao Rong thought for a while and asked with signs, "What do you want me to do?"

Xiao Chengye sighed as he looked at Xiao Rong. He said tiredly, "I only have two children, you and Xiao You. Xiao You always devotes herself to the family business."

He knew clearly about Xiao You's ambition to be the successor.

"You are also my kid, so it's unfair to let her be occupied with business alone, right? You should go to share the load."

Xiao Rong smiled meaningfully.

But he still looked expressionless and cold.

The old guy was just a big talker. It sounded that he was willing to let Xiao Rong share the family property with Xiao You.

But actually, Xiao Rong was a pawn used to put pressure on Xiao You.

Xiao You had to work harder.

Because she knew that she was not the only child of Xiao Chengye, and she was not destined to be the successor.

Xiao Yong didn't look happy or grateful.

He looked at Xiao Chengye and said with signs, "My sister is much more capable than me. Even if I want to help her, I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Xiao Chengye didn't know much about sign language.

Fortunately, Fei did well in interpreting.

Xiao Chengye smiled after he heard Fei's interpretation, "Don't worry. Take it easy when you work there. I will teach you whenever you have any problem."

Xiao Chengye said patiently.

Xiao Rong was clear that it was good for him.

He knew he should agree to that.

However, just at this moment, Han Lu, who was coming in, disagreed, "Darling, it's not a good decision."

Xiao Rong squinted.

Han Lu didn't dare to look into Xiao Rong's eyes. She just said to Xiao Chengye, "Xiao Rong knows nothing about the family business now. Even if you will teach him, it will take a long time. We should let him have a good rest in the hospital, and talk about this later after he recovers and comes back."

Xiao Chengye thought for a while and nodded, "It makes sense."

It seemed that he agreed with Han Lu.

He just nodded.

Xiao Rong was disappointed as he heard this.

He looked at Han Lu in confusion.

Who called her just now?

Why did she suddenly change her mind and persuade Xiao Chengye not to let him manage the family business?

Who called her?

Xiao Rong couldn't speak, but his mind was getting clearer and clearer when he got along with the Xiao Family.

Xiao Chengye and Han Lu stayed with Xiao Rong for a while.

When the visiting hours were about over, they finally left.

Xiao Rong closed his eyes and lay on the bed after they left.

He frowned, for his rib was still aching.

Fei came over and put a soft pillow behind his waist.

Xiao Rong was generous.

He said thanks with signs to the maid.

When he said thanks, Fei, who was as expressionless as a robot, also looked gentler.

Since she now looked gentler, Xiao Rong tried to talk to her.

He spoke with different signs.

Fei could understand his meaning.

"Do you want to know what the name of Mrs. Xiao’s beauty salon is?"

Xiao Rong nodded.

Fei answered, "Its name is Aiweisi, the main property of Mrs. Xiao."

Xiao Rong nodded.

He asked, "Is it open for men?"

Fei smiled, "Women will spend much more money on improving their looks."

"So it's not open for men."

Xiao Rong asked.

Fei nodded, "It's only open for women, and is running the business of cosmetic surgery."

"Cosmetic surgery?"

Xiao Rong was surprised.

Fei nodded, "Yes. It's popular with female stars to have cosmetic surgery. Mrs. Xiao's beauty salon does best in this business. Many famous stars have had cosmetic surgery there, and they have nice careers now."

Fei looked respectful like a robot.

But once she began to talk, she would say more.

Xiao Rong was lost in thought after hearing Fei's words.

It was on the way back to the Xiao Family.

Han Lu behaved unusually. She said to Xiao Chengye, "I was scared by Xiao Rong's posture when he held the paring knife."

Xiao Chengye was extremely afraid of death. He was also scared. Now he paid more attention to this matter after he heard that.

But apparently, he still spoke for his son, "He just wanted to peel the fruit. What were you afraid of?"

"He has suffered a lot, so he might listen to some rumors and hate us. He has been injured so badly and almost died. I'm afraid that he might do something to hurt you. You were so close to him, which scared me."

Han Lu patted her chest as she said this.

It seemed that she was really worried about Xiao Chengye's safety.

Xiao Chengye lowered his head and was thinking, and he now looked colder.

Should he keep this child with him?

It was rainy in Gui Town. Zhang Tiantian took a handful of dirt and threw it on her brother's tomb.

His tomb was next to the tombs of his parents.

There were not many people around. Except for several neighbors coming to help her, no relatives came to attend Ye's funeral.

That was the nature of human beings.

They now became a kind of burden, once they were useless.

So, friends were no longer friends, and relatives were also no longer relatives.

Zhang Tiantian knelt before her brother's tomb quietly. She wanted to cry, but she now had no more tears.

The neighbor persuaded her, "Tiantian, go back to take a rest."

Zhang Tiantian said thanks to the neighbor, "Thanks for your care. I'm fine. Please leave me alone."

Li Shen, the neighbor, and her whole family came here to help Zhang Tiantian.

She had to help Zhang Tiantian to bury Ye, because no one else came to help this pitiful girl.

They had helped her a lot.

It was rainy, so Zhang Shen and her family members all got wet.

Zhang Tiantian handed her umbrella to Li Shen, "Please take it."

"No. We will go back fast. You should go back as soon as possible, or the rain will damage the mountain road."

Zhang Tiantian nodded.

Li Shen and other neighbors left gradually.

After all of them left, Zhang Tiantian looked at the tombstone and sobbed. She touched her brother's name on the stone, and said to him as if he was still alive, "I will go back to Beicheng tonight. Will you blame me?"

Definitely, Ye and the cold tombstone couldn't reply to Zhang Tiantian.

Zhang Tiantian sighed, "This is our hometown. I won't leave you alone. I will go to find Xiao Rong. If he is willing to come back with me, we will come to see you again."

Fine drops fell to the cold tombstone.

However, after Zhang Tiantian said that, something happened.

A flash of light went across the cloud.

Then it was the sound of thunder.

After a while, the fine rain became the heavy rain.

The heavy drops fell onto Zhang Tiantian's shoulders and Ye's tombstone.

And the sound of thunder was like the crying of a child coming from the north.

Zhang Tiantian's hair got wet, but she wasn't in a hurry to open the umbrella. She touched the tombstone and asked, "Ye, don't you want me to go to Beicheng?"

The answer was the sound of thunder.

Zhang Tiantian smiled in the rain and then comforted her brother, "Don't worry about me. Xiao Rong has agreed to be my boyfriend. If he wants to stay in Beicheng, I will stay with him. If he wants to come here, I will come back with him."

"Anyway, don't worry about me. Xiao Rong will be with me, so we will take care of each other. I'm not alone, so don't worry."

Zhang Tiantian touched the tombstone with a smile.

But Ye's black and white photo on the tombstone got wet.

It looked like that he was crying.

However, Zhang Tiantian didn't pay attention to the photo. She sighed and finally opened the umbrella, "It's getting heavy. I will come to see you later."