win or lose game

After disembarking from the boat, Shao Yigui walked for 10 to [-] minutes before arriving at the lighthouse standing on the reef.

At a glance, the sea is vast, and there is only this lonely lighthouse left in the world.For a while, Shao Yigui felt unbelievable that Tang Linwen lived in such a place.

—— Correspondingly, a few minutes later, Tang Linwen couldn't believe that Shao Yigui appeared in such a place.

Shao Yigui seldom saw Tang Linwen, who was in a state of expression, and the other party's slightly stunned appearance because of the accident relieved the gloomy mood he had accumulated on the previous ship.

"Don't come here without any problems," Shao Yigui said in his opening remarks.

Tang Linwen came back to his senses. Although there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes, his expression quickly returned to normal. Facing Shao Yigui's greeting, he nodded slightly in return, and then asked, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

Shao Yigui shrugged and said, "I came all the way here, I guess I didn't just stand on this bumpy rock to say hello to you."

Tang Linwen didn't care about Shao Yigui's barbed jokes and vague hostility. He turned around and led the way, leading Shao Yigui into the lighthouse.The place he brought Shao Yigui to should only be the living area of ​​the lighthouse, but this living area seems to have no life at all.Shao Yigui had never seen such a simple room. He had prepared so many lines, but the first thing he frowned and blurted out was: "You actually live in this environment?"

Hearing this, Tang Linwen walked to a window and motioned Shao Yigui to look out.

In fact, as long as there is some reasoning ability, one can know what is outside the window without looking at it specially. However, Shao Yigui looked carefully at it.Outside the window, he saw the endless sea, that piece of blue shimmering with sunlight, seemed to have mysterious energy that made people peaceful and serene.

"I live in this kind of environment." Tang Lin asked using the same sentence patterns as Shao Yigui, but with a different tone of voice.

Shao Yigui decided to end this topic, he hesitated for a while, and finally sat down silently on the simple chair by the table.

As the host, Tang Linwen stood aside and observed Shao Yigui. He seemed a little hesitant: "Do you want tea? I only have one cup."

At this time, the considerate person must answer "don't bother", so Shao Yigui nodded without thinking: "I drink tea."

The only cup was placed in front of Shao Yigui not long after.The lame table shook, and the tea in the cup almost spilled out.Tang Linwen looked down at the table, then turned around and found a newspaper, he folded the newspaper into small pieces and put it under the table legs.

Shao Yigui looked at the person squatting at his feet, and he didn't know what it was like.He just decided to let go of this topic, but he couldn't help it again——

"Why do you want to guard this lighthouse?"

And Tang Lin asked again to avoid what the question was really referring to, he answered lightly and perfunctorily: "So this is my job."

In fact, Shao Yigui knew quite well that he would never get an answer from Tang Linwen that could touch the other party's true thoughts. He thought he had already accepted this situation, but when things came to an end, he was still so frustrated.

Facing Shao Yigui, who hadn't explained why he came for a long time, Tang Linwen, who finally sat down opposite him, took the initiative to ask: "I think you didn't come all the way here just to have a cup of tea?"

"Of course not." Shao Yigui came back to his senses, he raised his head and looked straight into the other person's eyes, "He Xiao broke up with me, I think you should know."

Tang Linwen's expression remained unchanged: "I know."

Shao Yigui nodded pretendingly, and said, "Of course you know, after all, it was you who told him that you slept with me, which led to this result."

Tang Linwen watched Shao Yigui quietly, and he asked slowly, "Are you here to investigate this matter?"

Shao Yigui asked calmly, "Do you think I shouldn't pursue it?"

Tang Lin asked with a cold expression, and suddenly challenged: "Then should I also pursue it? Accuse you for trapping all my funds in Xilin's project, and accuse you for taking my mobile phone?"

If this is indeed the case, Shao Yigui can only be defeated at this point in the conversation.This is the reason why Shao Yigui did not intend to set the tone of today's conversation with the purpose of "investigating" at the beginning.However, things changed on his way to the lighthouse.

A huge change.A very ironic change.

"When I was looking for a boat to come to this reef island, I met a staff member in the control room of the pier." Shao Yigui suddenly made a fortune.

Tang Lin asked without answering.Shao Yigui continued: "He is very talkative. He knew that I was coming to the lighthouse, so he told me that he was the keeper of this lighthouse two weeks ago. He said that this job is very hard and lonely, but he couldn't find it because he couldn't find it. The successor, he had to work for more than ten years, and they did not find a new successor until more than two months ago. He said that when he saw you, he thought you would definitely not take this job. You will be able to replace him in a few months, while he was doubtful and worried, while counting the days, he did not expect that in the end, you arrived at the post a week earlier."

Tang Linwen listened expressionlessly to Shao Yigui telling this long-winded and unfocused story.He listened to Shao Yigui and began to calculate the date——

"Two months and one week ago, that was the day when He Xiao heard about his life experience from his uncle. Why did you make sure at that time that you would come to accept this new job two months later?"

Tang Lin asked without any response.Naturally, he would not answer the question that Shao Yigui already knew the answer to.

Shao Yigui continued to make fuss about this date: "It should be around that date. I came to see you that night, and you invited me into the car, which made me know two things. The first thing is that you said let me I persuaded He Xiao to go home, so I knew that He Xiao ran away from home. The second thing is, you said that He Xiao often went to the Fosse Hotel, so I knew where I could go to find people. I thought it was your slip of the tongue I found He Xiao, but in fact, all of this was arranged by you. You know that your uncle told He Xiao about his life experience, and you also know that they will join forces to deal with you afterward. Knowing a little more, I sent him to He Xiao to help him. When I talked to you about Xilin’s project, you already knew my purpose. At that time, you hesitated because you were worried that Xilin’s project would be sacrificed. In Xilin You watched me act from the beginning to the end, and you found the key to He Xiao breaking up with me by the way." The person who only felt that he had always been a clown couldn't help taking a deep breath, staring closely at Tang Lin. "Now, do you say you should hold me accountable for trapping your funds in Xilin's project as you planned? Should you hold me accountable for taking your mobile phone?"

Tang Lin asked calmly and looked at Shao Yigui. After a long silence, he said lightly: "So? What are you going to do?"

Shao Yigui was stopped by questioning.

This time, he obviously felt that he was on the side of justice, and that justice would prevail, but he was caught off guard by Tang Lin's simple question.

What is he going to do?

And what can he do?

He can't beat him, but he can't scold him, what else can he do?

"My parents and He Xiao's plane crashed 13 years ago, and their whereabouts are still unknown." Tang Lin asked suddenly, a topic that was unexpected.

After Shao Yigui was slightly stunned, he recalled that Tang Hexiao had said about the death of the Tang couple in a plane crash. What caught his attention was that Tang Linwen used the phrase "whereabouts are unknown".

Seeming to see through the thoughts in his mind, Tang Linwen explained: "Maybe everyone thinks they are dead, or maybe they have indeed passed away, but I don't want to accept this fact, so, to me, their whereabouts are just unknown."

Shao Yigui said cautiously: "There are many miracles in this world, and there are many hopes. You are right to think so."

"I don't want them to be alive because of the so-called love for my parents." Tang Lin asked without much expression on his face, which was almost mechanical. He told this fact, "I just don't want to be a victim. kill their murderers."

Subconsciously, Shao Yigui looked at Tang Lin in surprise.

This time, Tang Linwen didn't even have to wait for Shao Yigui to ask, and took the initiative to give information that he didn't need to disclose. "At that time our parents were on a business trip in the United States, and I sent them an email telling them that I had decided to leave the Tang family. Therefore, they returned two days early to take the last plane that crashed."

"It's not your fault." Shao Yigui blurted out instinctively, it was none of his business, but he especially wanted to convince the other party, "According to your logic, the person who invented email is the culprit."

Tang Lin asked and retorted calmly: "The person who invented email doesn't know what will happen, but I do."

Shao Yigui couldn't understand the other party's words: "What do you know? You know that the plane will crash? How do you know?"

"It's happened once before, so I know."

"Happened once?"

"When I was five years old, because my parents who promised to take me to the amusement park returned to work temporarily, I ran out of the house secretly in a fit of anger. At that time, I was almost killed by a car, but unfortunately, I didn't die in the end, but killed me. He Xiao's biological father." Tang Linwen said in an indifferent tone about other people's affairs, "I knew at that time that I couldn't be willful. Otherwise, misfortune would happen. I know this fact very well, but when I was 15 years old, They just missed one of my games, but I sent them an email telling them to leave this house. I did it knowingly, and this time, I caused He Xiao to lose his parents again."

Shao Yigui had a thousand words to refute Tang Linwen's absurd logic from every angle, but he couldn't find his own voice for a while, and at the same time, Tang Linwen didn't let him speak.

"So, you see, I owe He Xiao too much. I don't know how to repay him. If this can calm him down, at least, I should help him."

Only then did Shao Yigui realize that Tang Linwen was explaining why he did what he did.There was no need for him to explain to Shao Yigui, but he chose to speak.

Logically speaking, Shao Yigui thought he should let it go.In fact, in all fairness, he has always regarded all actions as a game of victory and defeat, and he has no position to blame Tang Linwen for manipulating the game. Now, Tang Linwen is even more frank about his inner secrets that he obviously does not intend to share with anyone. Given the reasons for everything he did, how could Shao Yigui still be upset because the other party played with him?

This thing really ends here.

He doesn't have to worry that the game is not over yet, the outcome is not yet clear, nor does he need to resent his embarrassing defeat and being used innocently.All the dust has settled, and the truth has come to light.Shao Yigui should retreat completely, and then set off in a new direction.

……However……

Everything was over, but Shao Yigui found that he was getting deeper and deeper.

After returning from Taizhou, the first thing Shao Yigui did was to invite Tang Hexiao out.

Tang Hexiao couldn't guess Shao Yigui's intentions. For this reason, he was not in a bad mood, and started with a joke after taking his seat. "Tell me, what do you want me to do. It's best to ask me for help, which will make me appear particularly capable."

"To be precise, I do need your help with something." Shao Yigui simply said openly, "I want to know, can you reconcile with your elder brother?"

When Tang Linwen was mentioned, Tang Hexiao's expression became obviously depressed.He looked at Shao Yigui with some puzzlement, and asked, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

Shao Yigui didn't know how he could explain it, "Tell me first, can you do it?" He simply focused on the topic.

Tang Hexiao instinctively resisted this question. He frowned and tried to answer it: "This is not a question of whether I can do it or not. If I take a step back, even, even... I think so, my brother will not forgive me."

"If he wasn't mad at you for what you did?"

Tang Hexiao had no choice but to continue, with resentment and apology on his face: "Yigui, I'm sorry, this is the only thing I can't help. I don't know why you suddenly paid attention to this matter, but, me and I Brother... I can't explain it clearly to you."

"You have been wondering why I brought this up suddenly from just now. Now, I will try to answer you." Shao Yigui didn't know that he could speak so sincerely to others, but when he spoke, he was indeed without rhetoric Or cover up, "I went to see your older brother the other day, and he mentioned about your biological father. This is how he described the accident, he said, when he almost got hit by a car, and then he said, 'But unfortunately, in the end I didn't He Xiao died, but he killed He Xiao's biological father." Shao Yigui couldn't describe to anyone the pain he felt when he heard the words "but it's a pity", "I can't Let him think that the deaths of your biological father and your adoptive father and mother are all his fault."

Tang Hexiao didn't calm down for a while. It took him half a minute to digest all the arguments. In the end, he was still a little dazed and asked in confusion: "What does the matter of parents have to do with elder brother? Although they came back early for elder brother, But that doesn't mean anything, does it?"

Shao Yigui didn't answer and asked instead: "You know they came back early because of your elder brother, so do you know what it is for?"

Tang Hexiao nodded: "Mom and Dad missed a very important game of Big Brother, and just before that, I was just because I was a little uncomfortable and clamored for Mom, so they flew back to see me. Big Brother sent them an email, saying that Get out of this house."

"Tell me, your parents have been partial since you were a child. Before that, did your elder brother have any similar reactions when encountering such things?"

Tang Hexiao couldn't figure out why Shao Yigui asked that question, but at least he could figure out the answer to this question. "Never." He shook his head slowly.

"Has he ever complained about your parents being partial?"

"……No."

Shao Yigui nodded understandingly, "I think so, so when he was 15 years old, the grievances that had been accumulated for a long time suddenly broke out." As he said, he patiently concluded, "Since your eldest brother was five years old, your parents have favored you. You. Let’s not talk about it after you are sensible. When your elder brother was not sensible, he saw that your parents favored you and neglected him, but he never complained and protested. Do you think normal children will do this? "

Tang Hexiao couldn't answer.

Shao Yigui didn't want to sound too aggressive, but his emotions were stirred up for no reason, and he subconsciously sped up his speech: "You once wondered why your elder brother could appear in front of you as if nothing had happened, and be your brother as if nothing had happened, but have you ever thought about him? Is it really as if nothing happened? You didn’t know anything, so you grew up carefree, and he knew everything. What kind of emotions did he carry to watch you grow up? Every time he saw you, he was What are you thinking? What is he experiencing and enduring in his heart?"

Tang Hexiao was at a loss when he was forced to ask. He opened his mouth to refute, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"Do you know what your elder brother's favorite food is? What doesn't he eat?" Shao Yigui asked again. He knew that he didn't have to wait for the other party to answer this impossible question, so he went straight on, " He knows you don't eat shrimp in the shell, but you eat shrimp in the shell. He knows a lot about you. And you, what do you know about him?"

"So...you think it's all my fault?" Tang He Xiao finally recovered his voice, but his voice was slightly choked with excitement.

Only then did Shao Yigui notice the tone and attitude he used.

He was so excited that he asked for Tang Lin.

That fact has already surfaced.Shao Yigui just faced it again.

"Sorry, He Xiao." He apologized to Tang Hexiao for this, "I have no right to blame you blindly." First of all, he himself had fanned the flames, so what position does he have to blame now? Secondly, right now he thinks it's all Tang Hexiao's fault , more or less out of a kind of "eccentricity", which is not fair to Tang Hexiao.After reflecting on his own problems, Shao Yigui tried his best to speak in a gentle voice, facing this petulant and childish younger brother, "Actually, I know, you didn't really blame you for your biological father's death." Brother. You didn’t change your surname specifically, and you still use ‘brother’ to address the person you resent. Vent your grievances, because you still expect him to admit his mistakes to you because of this. You expect you to be able to communicate truly, and you expect you to reconcile."

"Don't think you know me very well." People who have been seen through their hearts instinctively resist.This time, it was his turn to get up from the table when the food was just being served. "And what do you know about me? Why do you think you can see through my thoughts?" After speaking, Tang Hexiao turned and left without looking back.