The shopping mall is always bustling on weekends, and Li Jing shuttles through the crowd and enjoys a rare leisure time. She had just come out of a clothing store with a couple of shopping bags in her hand and a satisfied smile on her face. Suddenly, a familiar figure came into view, causing her to stop involuntarily.
"Zhang Qiang?" Li Jing's voice had a hint of hesitation, and she could hardly be sure of her eyes.
The man turned around, and the expression on his face changed from surprise to embarrassment, it was Li Jing's ex-husband Zhang Qiang. There was a little boy standing beside him, about seven or eight years old, who was looking at Li Jing curiously.
"Li Jing, long time no see." Zhang Qiang's voice was a little hoarse, obviously he didn't expect to meet his ex-wife here.
Li Jing's gaze involuntarily fell on the little boy, and there was an indescribable sense of familiarity between his eyebrows. "Is this your son?"
"Well, this is my son Xiaojie. Xiaojie, called Auntie. Zhang Qiang gently pushed Xiaojie.
"Hello Auntie." Xiaojie's voice was crisp and shy.
Li Jing squatted down and looked at Xiaojie carefully, her heart shook suddenly. How can this child's eyes be so similar to his late father? She felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy, and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch Xiaojie's head.
"Xiaojie, your eyes are so good-looking." Li Jing's voice softened involuntarily.
Xiaojie lowered his head shyly and whispered, "Thank you, Auntie." ”
Zhang Qiang watched the interaction between Li Jing and Xiaojie, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes. "Li Jing, let's find a place to sit, it's too noisy here."
Li Jing nodded, she had a lot of questions in her heart, and she also wanted to talk to Zhang Qiang. The two found a quiet café to sit down, while Xiaojie played a mobile game on the side.
"How have you been doing all these years?" Zhang Qiang broke the silence.
"It's okay, I'm quite comfortable alone." Li Jing replied lightly that she didn't want to talk more about her private affairs.
Zhang Qiang also seemed to realize this, and turned to talk about Xiaojie. "Xiaojie is very smart, his academic performance has always been very good, but he is a bit introverted."
Li Jing looked at Xiaojie, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She asked, "What about Xiaojie's mother?" ”
Zhang Qiang's eyes dimmed: "She passed away a few years ago. ”
Li Jing was shocked, she didn't expect Xiaojie to lose her mother at such a young age. She couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy for Xiao Jie.
The two talked about some inconsequential topics again, but Li Jing's mind was always on Xiaojie. She always felt that this child had some special connection with herself, but she couldn't say what it was.
When saying goodbye, Li Jing couldn't help but ask, "Xiaojie, when is your birthday?" ”
"June 15th." Xiaojie raised his head and replied with big eyes.
Li Jing was shocked in her heart, June 15th, isn't that the death day of her father? She felt an indescribable shock, a coincidence that was too astonishing.
Looking at the backs of Xiaojie and Zhang Qiang, Li Jing's mood couldn't calm down for a long time. She decided that she must find out Xiaojie's true identity.
In the café, soft music accompanied the conversation between the two, Li Jing and Zhang Qiang sat by the window, and the pedestrians outside the window were in sharp contrast.
"Over the years, I have been working in other places, and after Xiaojie's mother died, I took him back to the city." Zhang Qiang stirred the coffee in his cup, with a hint of imperceptible heaviness in his tone.
Li Jing's gaze involuntarily fell on Xiao Jie again, he was playing with his mobile phone intently, occasionally looking up at the window, his eyes revealing a maturity that did not match his age.
"Xiao Jie looks a lot like you, especially the eyes." Li Jing tried to find a topic to break the silence.
Zhang Qiang smiled bitterly, "Yes, his mother's eyes are also beautiful." ”
Li Jing's heart moved, and she thought of her father, the old man who always looked at her kindly. "Xiaojie's eyes remind me of my father." Her voice softened unconsciously.
Zhang Qiang was slightly stunned, then sighed, "Really?" That's a coincidence. ”
In the conversation between the two, Li Jing tries to learn more about Xiaojie, while Zhang Qiang hovers between memories and reality, and his words contain both nostalgia for the past and uncertainty about the future.
"Xiaojie is very sensible and never let me worry." Zhang Qiang's tone carried a hint of pride, but there was also indescribable bitterness.
Li Jing nodded, she could feel Zhang Qiang's deep affection for her son. "He must love you very much."
Zhang Qiang smiled, but there was a hint of helplessness in his smile, "Yes, he is all I have." ”
As the conversation deepened, Li Jing felt more and more that Xiaojie had some kind of indescribable connection with herself, and her heart was full of confusion and curiosity.
"Zhang Qiang, can I ask a personal question?" Li Jing hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask.
"Absolutely." Zhang Qiang put down the coffee cup in his hand and looked honest.
"When is Jay's birthday?" Li Jing's voice trembled a little.
Zhang Qiang was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Li Jing to ask this question, "June 15th, what's wrong?" ”
Li Jing's heart skipped a beat, her father also died on June 15th, and this coincidence shocked her. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself, "It's nothing, I just think this date is special." ”
Zhang Qiang didn't notice Li Jing's abnormality, and he continued to chat with Xiaojie about the trivial matters of daily life. Li Jing listened quietly on the side, but she was constantly thinking about the mystery of Xiaojie's identity in her heart.
The coffee gradually cooled, and the conversation between the two was nearing the end. Li Jing stood up and prepared to leave, but her eyes never left Xiaojie.
"Zhang Qiang, can we keep in touch? I have a special feeling for Xiaojie. There was a hint of pleading in Li Jing's voice.
Zhang Qiang looked at Li Jing, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes, "Of course you can, I also hope that you can become a beautiful part of Xiaojie's life." ”
Li Jing smiled and nodded, she knew that this start might change the fate of her and Xiaojie.
Li Jing's family gatherings are always lively, with relatives getting together to talk and laugh. This time, Zhang Qiang and Xiaojie were also invited over, and Xiaojie's arrival made the atmosphere of the whole party more lively.
"Xiaojie, come, this is your Aunt Li." Zhang Qiang introduced with a smile.
"Hello Aunt Li." Xiaojie greeted politely, his smile was innocent, and Li Jing's heart was filled with warmth.
At the party, everyone sat around the table and enjoyed a hearty home-cooked meal. Xiaojie sat opposite Li Jing, and some of his movements during the meal made Li Jing feel both familiar and surprised.
"Xiaojie, the way you hold chopsticks like this is really special." Li Jing couldn't help but say.
Xiaojie blinked, a little puzzled, "This is what my mother taught me, is there anything wrong?" ”
"No, no." Li Jing hurriedly shook her head, her father had also taught her to hold chopsticks like this, this habit was not common in the family.
After the meal, the adults chatted in the living room while the children played in the yard. Li Jing's eyes followed Xiao Jie's figure from time to time, and she found that some of Xiao Jie's mannerisms when playing also had a striking resemblance to her father.
"Zhang Qiang, have you taught Xiaojie these habits?" Li Jing found an opportunity and asked Zhang Qiang in private.
Zhang Qiang shook his head, "No, these are his own habits. ”
Li Jing's heart was full of doubts, were these similarities just coincidences? She decided to learn more about Xiaojie.
In the evening, everyone sat in front of the TV and watched the home theater. Xiaojie sat next to Li Jing, and his concentration and reaction surprised Li Jing again.
"Xiaojie, do you like watching this type of movie?" Li Jing asked softly.
Xiaojie nodded, "Yes, my mother used to like to watch it too." ”
"Your mother?" Li Jing's heart moved, and she remembered Xiaojie's mother that Zhang Qiang had mentioned.
Xiaojie's eyes dimmed, "It's been a long time since my mother died, but she said that she likes to watch this kind of movie." ”
Li Jing's heart swelled with sourness, she gently patted Xiaojie's shoulder, and the sympathy and love for Xiaojie in her heart deepened.
After the party, Li Jing sent Zhang Qiang and Xiao Ming. At the door, she couldn't help but ask about Xiaojie's birthday again.
"Xiaojie, when is your birthday?" Li Jing's voice trembled slightly.
"June 15th." Xiao Jie's voice was crisp, and there was a hint of incomprehension in his eyes.
Li Jing's heart shook again, and this date shocked her again. She took a deep breath and secretly resolved in her heart that she must find out Xiaojie's true identity.
Looking at the backs of Xiaojie and Zhang Qiang leaving, Li Jing's heart was full of complicated emotions. She knew that this discovery could completely change her and Xiaojie's fate.
Li Jing's heart was full of questions and uneasiness, Xiaojie's similar habits to her father and the coincidence of her birthday made her unable to calm down. By chance, she decides to take a DNA test to determine Jay's true identity. She collected Xiaojie's sample on the grounds of health checkup, expecting and fearing the announcement of the results.
The days of waiting for results are long and torturous. Li Jing tries to live as usual, but the shadow of Xiaojie always lingers in her heart. She began to recall that decision many years ago, when she separated from Zhang Qiang due to some misunderstanding, and then lost contact. She never imagined that that separation would hide such an amazing secret.
A few days later, the DNA test results came back. Li Jing's hand trembled as she opened the report, her gaze quickly swept over the complicated data and terms, and finally fixed on the conclusion: "According to DNA analysis, there is a 99.99% probability that Li Jing and Xiaojie have a biological mother-child relationship." ”
Li Jing felt a wave of dizziness, her heart felt like it had been hit by a hammer, shock, joy, anger, sadness, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, making her almost breathless. Her son, her long-lost biological son, turned out to be Xiaojie!
She immediately dialed Zhang Qiang's phone, with a hint of tremor in her voice: "Zhang Qiang, can we meet and talk?" I have something very important to tell you. ”
Zhang Qiang also seemed to feel Li Jing's urgency, and he agreed to meet. The two made an appointment at a quiet café, and Li Jing handed Zhang Qiang the results of the DNA test.
Zhang Qiang looked at the report, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face: "How is this possible? How could Xiaojie be your son? ”
Li Jing took a deep breath, and she told Zhang Qiang all the misunderstandings and separations many years ago, as well as the questions in her heart. The conversation between the two was full of shock and incomprehension, but more of a concern and reflection on Xiaojie's future.
"Zhang Qiang, what should we do? Xiaojie is our son, and we can't let him continue to live in lies. There was a hint of choking in Li Jing's voice.
Zhang Qiang was silent, a trace of pain and struggle flashed in his eyes. He looked at Li Jing, then at Xiao Jie, who was playing on the side, and finally made up his mind: "Li Jing, you're right." We can't run away anymore, we want to give Xiaojie a complete home. ”
The two decide to tell Xiaojie the truth, and although it may have a huge impact on him, they believe that only the truth can make them truly a family.
Li Jing and Zhang Qiang find Xiaojie, and they take him to a quiet place, ready to tell him this amazing truth. Xiao Jie looked at their serious expressions and felt a little uneasy: "Dad, Aunt Li, what's wrong with you?" ”
Li Jing took a deep breath, and her voice trembled with a hint of trembling: "Xiaojie, we have something to tell you, this matter may shock you, but please believe that we are doing this because we love you." ”
Xiao Jie's eyes were full of doubt and fear, and he didn't know what he was about to hear. Li Jing and Zhang Qiang glanced at each other, they knew that this moment would change the fate of all of them.
Li Jing and Zhang Qiang sat opposite Xiaojie, the child's eyes full of confusion and uneasiness. They knew that what they said next would completely change Xiaojie's world.
"Xiaojie, we have some very important things to tell you." Li Jing's voice was gentle and firm.
Xiaojie raised his head, tears flashing in his eyes, "Auntie, what are you going to tell me?" ”
Zhang Qiang held Xiao Jie's hand and said in a heavy tone, "Xiao Jie, in fact, Aunt Li is your biological mother. ”
Xiao Jie was stunned, he turned his head to look at Li Jing, his eyes were full of puzzlement, "Mom? Are you my mom? ”
Li Jing's tears flowed involuntarily, and she nodded, "Yes, Xiaojie, I'm your mother." ”
Xiaojie's emotions became agitated, "Then why didn't I ever know?" Why didn't you tell me? ”
Zhang Qiang took a deep breath and explained, "Xiaojie, this is a very long story. We were separated at the time because of some misunderstandings, and only later did we realize the truth. ”
Li Jing wiped her tears and continued, "We didn't tell you because we were afraid that it would hurt you. But now, we feel that you should have the right to know the truth. ”
Xiao Jie's emotions gradually calmed down, he looked at Li Jing and Zhang Qiang, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, "I understand." Either way, you're all my family. ”
Li Jing and Zhang Qiang looked at each other and smiled, they knew that this was a new beginning. They decided to put aside their past grievances and think about Xiaojie's future together.
"Xiaojie, we will give you a warm home, and we will face everything in the future together." Zhang Qiang's voice was full of determination.
Li Jing held Xiao Jie's hand, her eyes were full of love, "Yes, Xiao Jie, we will always be by your side." ”
Xiao Jie's eyes flashed with tears, but a smile appeared on his face, "Thank you, I will try to be a good son." ”
The three of them hugged each other tightly, and at this moment, they truly became a family. Li Jing regained the warmth of her family, and Zhang Qiang also gained inner peace and growth. Although Xiaojie experienced shock and confusion, he also felt unprecedented love and security.
They walked out of the café together, facing the road ahead, although full of unknowns, their hearts were full of hope and courage. They know that nothing is impossible as long as the family is together.
This article is a microfiction, please do not sit in the opposite seat