Chapter 1 Dust Hiding in the World 03
After school, I bought a basket of fruit and took a taxi to the hospital where Dong Jianren was. When I arrived, I was a little surprised to find that Dong Jianren was the one who injured my nose. I directly explained my purpose to Dong Jianren's parents, but his parents were unreasonable and insisted on expelling Ning Qiyuan from the school.
I was a little glad that my nose was injured. Seeing that Dong Jianren's parents refused to give in, I began to pursue Dong Jianren's responsibility for injuring me, and also put on an attitude of not giving up. After asking, Dong Jianren's parents learned that it was indeed his son who injured me, and that Dong Jianren was injured in his left hand and could still take the college entrance examination, so they reluctantly gave in. They accepted the fruit basket I gave as an apology, saying that as long as Ning Qiyuan came in person to apologize and compensate for the medical expenses and nutrition expenses, the matter would be over.
But I was a little worried. With Ning Qiyuan's personality, it was impossible for him to apologize. He never thought he was wrong. I guess I could only wait for my dad to come back to completely resolve this matter.
The days in summer are always long. When I left the hospital and returned home, I could still see the afterglow of the sun setting in the west, but Ning Qiyuan had not returned yet.
I took out my cell phone and called him. I called him twice but he didn't answer. When I called him the third time, he told me that the phone was turned off.
Ning Qiyuan hadn't come back yet, and I was too lazy to cook, so I went to the convenience store outside and bought a pack of instant noodles. Just as I finished making the noodles, my dad called again, yelling at me: "Shuchen, is Qiyuan not back yet?"
"Yeah." I held the phone farther away and answered while eating.
"Then why don't you go find him?" My dad got even angrier, "Hurry up and finish your meal and go find him."
"How would I know where he went?" I answered vaguely.
"Even if you don't know, you have to find it." My father yelled again, "Otherwise, I will stop giving you pocket money."
Faced with economic sanctions, I had no choice but to compromise as I had no ability to make money for the time being. I quickly finished my noodles and went out to look for Ning Qiyuan.
I've gotten used to my dad's partiality. Ever since Ning Qiyuan came to our house, no matter how big a mistake he made or how big a trouble he got into, my dad would always protect him and stand by his side. On the other hand, I've always been like Ning Qiyuan's babysitter. If he doesn't come home, I'll go out to look for him. If he's hungry, I'll be responsible for cooking and feeding him, as if I was born to take care of him and protect him.
He is high above, and I am as small as dust.
The one that left the deepest impression on me was three years ago, on my 15th birthday.
My mother died of illness when I was very young, and I grew up with my father. My father is the leader of the serious crime team. He has to go out for work and is often not at home. It often takes me several days to see my father. Finally, my father can rest on my birthday. I am full of joy waiting to celebrate my birthday with him, but I didn't expect Ning Qiyuan to get into trouble again.
It was said that the campus belle from the vocational high school next door fell in love with him and sent him love letters every day. As a result, he offended a gang leader who also liked that campus belle. The gang leader brought a group of people to block Ning Qiyuan in an alley and beat him up. Finally, they were discovered by patrolling police and taken to the police station for detention.
As soon as he heard the news, my father rushed to the police station to find out what happened and left me alone at home. It was not until after 12 o'clock that he came back with Ning Qiyuan, who was not seriously injured.
Ning Qiyuan was hungry and hadn't eaten yet, so my dad cut the birthday cake for me and asked him to fill his stomach first, while he went to the kitchen to cook noodles.
At that time, I saw Ning Qiyuan eating his birthday cake in big mouthfuls as if no one was around. I was so angry that I impulsively snatched the cake away and was about to cry: "Ning Qiyuan, why are you eating my birthday cake? You are not allowed to eat it!"
"It's not your birthday anymore." Ning Qiyuan, whose cake was snatched away, looked up at me, with the plastic fork he used to eat the cake in his mouth, his eyes a little cold.
"You!" I couldn't argue with him. It was indeed past 12 o'clock and it was not my birthday anymore.
"You're sad and upset, aren't you?" Ning Qiyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled , then threw the plastic fork away casually, with a hint of revenge in his words, and he was extremely arrogant, "Let me tell you, Tong Shuchen, I did it on purpose, deliberately fighting with others, deliberately making you miss your birthday."
"What did you say? Say it again!" I stared at him with wide eyes.
Ning Qiyuan looked at me and smiled coldly, then ignored me.
Seeing him like this, I got even angrier. Without thinking, I picked up the remaining cake and threw it at his face. This was also the first time I fought with Ning Qiyuan. In the past, no matter how unhappy he and I were, I only argued with him. But that day, he really went too far.
But what I didn't expect was that he, who was always agile, didn't even try to dodge and let me hit him with the cake. His handsome face was instantly covered by the cake, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, which was incredibly funny.
The loud noise in the living room alarmed my dad who was cooking noodles in the kitchen. He came out to see what happened, and when he saw Ning Qiyuan with cake all over his face, his face turned stern and he yelled at me, "Tong Shuchen, I haven't taken care of you for too long, and you've become more lawless? You even hit someone, do you know that Qiyuan is still injured?"
Injured? Where is the injury? He looks fine!
My stubborn temper came up and I turned my head away without saying a word. I felt so wronged that I wanted to cry.
"Don't you know you're wrong?" My dad was very angry.
"I'm not wrong!" I held back my tears, but I caught a glimpse of Ning Qiyuan, who was gloating. He was using his fingers to dig out the cake on his face and eat it , and his eyes were full of mockery when he looked at me.
"You're wrong if you take action!"
"He was the one who provoked me first!" I didn't give in at all. I felt so sad that even breathing hurt. It's always like this. No matter what the reason is, I always think it's my fault. Haven't I given in enough over such a long time?
But my dad ignored my feelings and insisted that I be nice to Ning Qiyuan. When I cried and asked my dad why he was so nice to Ning Qiyuan, my dad just sighed and said he would tell me later .
I used to think Ning Qiyuan was born bad, because I had never seen him be nice to anyone, even to my dad who adopted him, he would not show respect when he was unhappy, but my dad didn't care at all and was always nice to him. It wasn't until later when I forgot to bring my keys to the police station to look for my dad that I accidentally learned about Ning Qiyuan's life story from a policeman under my dad.
At that time, my father led the police officers to round up a group of criminals. Ning Qiyuan's father was one of these criminals. There were desperate criminals among the criminals, and they had a fierce gunfight with the police when they rounded them up. Ning Qiyuan's father was hit by a stray bullet and died. Ning Qiyuan's mother had abandoned them a few years ago and never came back. Without his parents, Ning Qiyuan became an orphan. It was my father who brought him home and treated him very well.
After knowing this, I understood why my father was so kind to Ning Qiyuan. It was probably because he felt guilty about the death of Ning Qiyuan's father. If he hadn't ordered the roundup at that time, Ning Qiyuan wouldn't be without a father or a mother, or he wouldn't be like this now. Although I still hate Ning Qiyuan a little bit in my heart, I also feel more sympathy for him, and I don't care so much even when he treats me badly.
Once, when Ning Qiyuan was in a good mood, I asked him why he was so bad and why he didn't be a good person. However, Ning Qiyuan smiled sarcastically and answered me that if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Because his father is bad, he is also bad, it's that simple.
I think this is actually a perverse logic, and it is the worst excuse Ning Qiyuan found to justify his rebellion and unwillingness to accept this world.
People cannot choose their parents or their birth, but they can choose how to live their life and how to live a better life.
But definitely not in his desperate way.
