Section 24 Left Ear (24)

  "Two bowls?" The shop assistant looked at me in disbelief.

  "Two bowls!" I repeated loudly.

  I sat down in my usual seat, and on the desk to my left were two female students who were chattering away. They were talking loudly and shrilly, yet trying to be mysterious at the same time, making me extremely uncomfortable. Just as I was about to scold them to shut up, I heard them mention a name that I was familiar with, which made me unable to help but listen intently to their conversation:

  "I heard that Xu Yi was beaten badly again this time. He's really unlucky recently, always getting beaten by others."

  "Man in the sea of emotions, who can avoid being hurt. Who let him always think about stealing other people's girlfriends!"

  "But honestly, that girl looks very innocent, can't tell she's like that."

  "You're talking about Li Er, she's my junior high school classmate, I know her, usually doesn't speak or show off, but actually the most... But this time it's terrible, she was called to the teaching office, I don't think she can show her face again!"

  "Yeah, yeah, girls who don't speak up are the scariest, hahaha..."

  ……

  I pushed the noodles on the table forward, stood up, walked to the table of those two girls and asked coldly: "Who are you talking about?"

  Two girls looked up and saw me, as if they had recognized me, and were startled.

  I pointed at them: "I warn you, whoever dares to say another bad word about Li Er, I'll make sure that from now on, you won't dare go out at night. Do you believe me?"

  Two girls looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, flustered and nervous, not even daring to breathe, not a word was spoken, grabbed the school bag and ran out.

  I didn't feel like eating noodles anymore, so I decided to go to Tian Zhong and take a look at Xiao Er Duo.

  I ran to the Tianzhong campus and happened to see Xiaoduo coming out. I took a look at her and knew she had been wronged. Behind her, her parents were following. I called out to her, and a boy with an evil appearance suddenly appeared and told me to leave. Looking at Xiaoduo, I just wanted to confirm that she was okay, so I immediately left.

  I know that in the eyes of many people, I am not worthy to be her friend. I know that wherever I go, I am unwelcome, and I don't want to bring any trouble to Xiao Er Duo either. But heaven is my witness, I am willing to bear whatever I can for her, because I know and can confirm that her troubles must have something to do with me.

  "She won't be okay, stay away from her, nothing will happen to her!" The boy was still shouting loudly at me.

  Good heavens! I'm not angry with him.

  At that time, I thought it was great to have a boy protecting Xiaoduo like this. But I didn't expect Xiaoduo to get angry, her face turned red and she shouted loudly: "You can't talk to Ba La like that, Ba La is my friend! She's my good friend, I don't allow you to say such things about her, absolutely not allowed!"

  The world stood still at that moment.

  All the discomfort on my body has disappeared in these days, and the golden wonderful snowflakes are floating in the dusk sky. I'm like a little man in an online game who was suddenly given a magical spell to rebirth, filled with power and joy in an instant. I looked at the cute and brave little face of Xiao Er Duo, who continued to blush, looked at the angry You Ta, and looked at the two adults standing behind them, who were shocked, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Good friend.

  I thought to myself: Perhaps in this world, there is no other phrase that can be found which is warmer and more touching than this one.

  On the way back to the hospital, I was stopped by two little brats. They coarsely said to me: "Ba La Jie, Hei Ge is looking for you."

  "Let him come himself," I said. "I'm going back to the hospital to rest and recover."

  "Hei Ge said there's something he wants to tell you, and you might be interested."

  I patted one of them on the head and said with a smile: "Sorry, Sister Ba La is not interested in anything now."

  Two little rascals looked at each other, and one of them pulled out a photo from his pocket and handed it to me. The photo was blurry, obviously taken secretly, but I could easily tell who it was.

  "Hei Ge said he has a lot of such photos, if you are willing to go, he can give them all to you."

  "Where is he?"

  At his uncle's house.

  Oh, so the house hasn't been sold yet.

  I turned around and walked forward with big strides, the two boys following me from a distance. I turned my head back and shouted loudly at them: "Go home and drink milk, your mother can still find her way!" The two boys didn't leave, still following me from afar. Who would want to follow her if it weren't for Big Sister?

  The door was not locked, the light was not on, I went in, a black man sat in the darkness, I couldn't see his face clearly. The snow fell heavier and heavier, snowflakes drifted into the room through the old broken window, inside and outside, the same temperature. But the black man only wore a thin sweater. A black crew-neck sweater with a word on the chest: MENACE.