Chapter Thirty-One: Farewell, Turbulent World

  Apart from the academic pressure in high school, many students also indulged in some entertainment, of various types and weirdness.

  He himself also knew some messy things and had heard his classmates discuss: among men, there were even cases of being done to death.

  At that time, I thought it was just an exaggeration, well, after all, various exaggerations are acceptable.

  Now that I think about it, those words might not have been empty talk after all.

  Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

  They say: one day in heaven is equal to one year on earth.

  In the beginning of chaos, heaven and earth were no longer one world.

  As if having gone through a celestial revolution and earthly vicissitudes, all worldly things seem like a dream.

  Shao Qi woke up from a long dream.

  In my dream, he was a little girl growing up in a small county town who was not favored by her parents. Next door lived a boy who helped his mother run a shop. The little girl was often beaten and starved by her parents, while the boy next door also had a bad relationship with his mother due to poor business at their store. He was often scolded, but no matter what, he would secretly steal food from home to feed the little girl.

  But later they were discovered by his mother's parents, the little girl was locked in a dark room, and the little boy was also taken away from this place forever by his mother.

  He saw the little girl crying non-stop in the house, without any emotional expression, tears overflowing as if it were an instinct.

  Those tears, transparent and scalding hot.

  When I woke up, the light was a bit dazzling. After finally getting used to it, I suddenly felt that my eyes were a bit blurry, and my eyelids were also dry and sticky.

  The pillow next to his ear was also damp, it was clear that he had cried!

  A faint smile played on his lips, was it all because of a mysterious dream?

  My previous teacher said that boys who grow up with women often have some feminine qualities, such as being effeminate, meticulous, and having small actions like stomping their feet.

  Could it be that he too was influenced by a dream so quickly and became as emotional as girls because he grew up with his mother?

  Just as he was thinking about it, he noticed that there were slow footsteps. He obediently maintained his unconscious posture.

  Suddenly, soft and cool fingertips gently stopped at the corner of her eyes, as if stroking fine porcelain.

  "That voice was gentle, yet seemed to show no emotion at all: 'Why are you crying?'"

  "You..."

  He suddenly opened his eyes, and his vision suddenly cleared...

  His eyes suddenly seemed to burst open, with layers of light exploding one after another, and the intense light stimulated his nerves, making his ears also throb.

  Everything I saw when I woke up from my dream.

  Everything in front of him might just be a dream, and he is still in the dark and damp prison cell without any change.

  Maybe heaven has eyes on him and he will be lucky enough to have his family's warm company.

  It's also possible that he has already fallen deeply into darkness, witnessing a face that he detests yet is enchanted by...

  But he had never thought that he would see her?

  To Yan!

  The girl who existed in his memory, and was even somewhat profound.

  The young face had lost the childishness of the first meeting, and no longer had the desolate look of having lost everything that it had when they last parted.

  In just a few short months, her originally plump goose egg face had become gaunt and bony, revealing that her life was not going smoothly either.

  "Where is this? How did you get here?" Shao Qi furrowed his brow, gazing around at the surroundings.

  Underneath was a warm and soft feeling, at this moment he was lying on a huge bed, on the bedside table there was a transparent plastic basin.

  The basin seems to be filled with hot water that has just been brought in, and is emitting a misty vapor. Under the sunlight, the water in the basin appears crystal clear.

  Not far away, there is a huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, and the light blue curtains are lifted by the wind to form a gentle arc under the slightly open window.

  Through the gap, vaguely visible are the green trees outside the window and the sparkling water.

  It's a very quiet and secluded place.

  The emotions of the first meeting had slowly settled down with time, and she leaned in close to Yan Guangjie's forehead, looking at him quietly with a hint of puzzlement: "I still want to know, why are you here?"

  "And besides, you've been unconscious for several days. From the moment I saw you... you haven't woken up yet." Xiang Yan's gaze flickered, and she quietly suppressed her emotions beneath her eyelashes.

  Shao Qi fell silent.

  Yan also fell silent.

  At first, when she learned that she had to take care of an injured person, she actually didn't have any feelings about it.

  After all, since she chose to work in the domestic service industry, this type of work has some unexpected twists and turns, but it pays a considerable salary, and for the sake of living, she really doesn't have the right to be picky.

  Besides, this is already the best job she can find in these days.

  However, when she saw the person she was about to take care of, for a moment, she even thought she had an illusion.

  But he just lay there, and even when she carefully blinked her eyes after trying to hold back, he still didn't disappear, still lying there.

  So she finally believed it wasn't an illusion.

  When she looked at those strange wounds, she was actually quite frightened, because those positions were really...

  With those experiences, she is no longer a person who doesn't know anything, but she must pretend to be foolish, whether it's out of politeness or respect, and regardless of whether she still loves him.

  She must keep silent properly, even if it is just for survival.

  "How have you been these days?" seems to be unbearable with this silent atmosphere, perhaps it's guilt and fear that the other person might find out something.

  Shao Qi broke the eerie atmosphere with some embarrassment.

  Yan's eyes flashed with light.

  He shrugged indifferently and smiled faintly at Yan, "It's fine!"

  Shao Qi let out a faint sigh.

  She is a strong and stubborn girl, not only has she gone through the difficult situation of her family being broken overnight by herself, but also lives so positively and strongly, even unwilling to complain, and instead...

  Looking at the boy's eyes, there seemed to be a faint bitter color, and towards Yan, it was as if he had drunk a bottle of vinegar, with a tangled sourness rising throughout his heart.

  Even if her heart had been tangled for thousands of times, she still tried to make herself look normal, with a light expression saying: "Actually what is good and what is bad? Good and bad are actually about the same. Many times people do some inexplicable or even crazy actions for their own desired results, which can also be understood, after all this world is not that clean!"