At the Edge of Hush Chapter 5

Makiyama came up with the idea of   "I can make a living in this way, so I'd better take good care of it in the future." Finally, he was willing to turn to the almighty Internet and search for "How to grow lemon potted plants."

Orion Le does not post in Moments to share her life, and has no presence in Tristan Mu's contact list. The chat interface only has holiday greetings, and has not even sent more vivid emoticons. Tristan Mu does not reply to him one by one.

Before Tristan Mu returned to China, Orion Le was someone he would only think of once a year. After returning to China, Tristan Mu would occasionally think of him when he picked up the express delivery in person instead of having it delivered to his door. How long will it take for Orion Le's next letter to arrive?

It was early summer when Tristan Mu received Orion Le's only formal request.

His potted lemon plant has just bloomed and looks to be doing well, making him look forward to the fruit it will bear this year.

[Orion Le]: [Hello Mr. Quentin Xiao, I successfully completed the college entrance examination. Thank you for your generous support over the past six years. There will be a coming-of-age ceremony organized by the school in a few days. I wonder if you have time. Could you please take the liberty to invite you to attend the graduation ceremony as my parent? ]

Tristan Mu didn't clear his text messages, and the red number on the green and white bubble icon was as high as two thousand, which randomly drove him to death from obsessive-compulsive disorder when he saw his screen.

Two days had passed by the time he happened to see the message.

For two whole days, Orion Le didn't send another word or leave a missed answer, let alone say "If it's inconvenient for you, please ignore my request."

It looked like he was aware of the abruptness and was cautious not to disturb him, but he also really expected to refuse to make amends, stubbornly waiting for Tristan Mu to give him a definite answer.

Tristan Mu was confused when he saw the word "parent".

He thought that he had always adhered to the boundary between strangers very well. Not to mention being close to Orion Le, he rarely even contacted or asked. In this case, how much courage did Orion Le have to muster to speak to him.

He has always seen hot topics related to the college entrance examination in the past two days, and has seen parents offering various "college entrance examination support". He did not even think that Orion Le was also a reference this year.

Where will Orion Le rest during the break? Will there be someone to pick her up after the exam?

Makiyama thought of those beautiful report cards and the sincere holiday greetings buried in various messages.

He sat on the sofa in the living room and looked back at the lemon tree...which had grown into a small tree.

Tristan Mu was accompanied by his grandparents during his college entrance examination.

In the past, he would take pictures of his excellent report cards and send them to his parents, and he would receive more than perfunctory praise. During the New Year and holidays, his parents would k!ss him through the screen during video calls with poor signal.

Tristan Mu thought that no matter how much he lost, he would not be as difficult and lonely as Orion Le.

Tristan Mu actually felt a trace of regret and called Vera Zheng: "Principal Zheng, Orion Le... I have finished the college entrance examination. I don't remember it, and you didn't remind me."

Vera Zheng said with a smile: "I wanted to tell you the good news after admission. Mr. Quentin Xiao, I know you don't want to be too involved with him. I understand and support it. Helping him is a personal act of kindness. The college entrance examination is also his own difficulty." , these fates are not forced. By the way, there is a balance of the money you helped him, and I am about to contact you to return it. In the future, it is his turn to give back to you and society. "

Only then did Tristan Mu realize that he no longer needed to spend money with Orion Le, nor did he need to routinely ask about her current situation. He suddenly felt indescribable in his heart. He was complete, but seemed to be missing something.

"You don't need to refund the money. You can keep it to pay for college tuition. It's too troublesome to take out student loans." Tristan Mu hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Orion Le... sent a message two days ago asking me to attend his graduation ceremony. "

Vera Zheng was surprised at first, then very happy, and chatted with Tristan Mu for a few more words.

Tristan Mu learned from this that Orion Le's grandfather Alden Le's legs and feet had become worse and worse in the past two years, and it was really inconvenient to go to the county seat.

"Xiao Ning is also considerate of my age and won't let me run around. Don't think he is rude." Vera Zheng said gently, "You are also very important to that child."

Makiyama got up and walked around the living room. For the first time, he had a real feeling of "I am very important to him", so don't be awkward.

He wasn't very moved, and he didn't want to be tied up in a deep and burdensome relationship with a stranger he had never met, but...

He's just a little soft-hearted.

Tristan Mu called Orion Le back.

Tristan Mu didn't consider whether Orion Le wanted to pick it up, but Orion Le picked it up too quickly, and Tristan Mu didn't have time to prepare for the beeping sound.

"Hello? Mr. Komaki? Are you Mr. Komaki?" The voice on the other end of the phone was clear and clean, with a youthful tone that has not faded away, but it did not sound immature.

Tristan Mu calculated that Orion Le was almost twenty years old.

"...It's me." Makiyama cleared his throat, and was stunned by the expectant "Mr. Komaki". He was silent for two seconds before remembering what he wanted to say, "Congratulations on successfully completing the college entrance examination. Graduation. Please tell me about it during the ceremony."

"Ah, I thought..." Orion Le said in disbelief, whispering with hope, "Did you promise to come? Really?"

Tristan Mu was helpless and confirmed: "I agreed."

Orion Le's graduation ceremony was approaching Julian Song's birthday - Tristan Mu actually couldn't remember the exact date of Julian Song's birthday, but Julian Song invited a party this year and said he had a decision to share with him and Casper Li.

Tristan Mu was invited to go ahead, but he agreed to Julian Song first and then saw Orion Le's text message, almost running out of time.

However, Tristan Mu thought that if one party had to break the appointment, it would not be difficult for him to make a choice.

Tristan Mu originally thought that Julian Song wanted to say that Mount could not continue to operate and that he would either give up the business or ask for more money. Casper Li thought the same way, but who knew that the "important decision" would be even more outrageous. Julian Song was an art student and was tone deaf at most. If you have some acting skills in front of men, you can pursue your dreams in the entertainment industry.

------At the bar.

Julian Song and his director "boyfriend" Pierce Lin had enough intimacy and enthusiastically shared their love-at-first-sight romantic encounter. It turned out that Pierce Lin had come to this street to shoot a scene for a TV series, and Julian Song happened to be sitting on the glass of the store that day. Painting behind the wall caught Pierce Lin's lens.