Chapter 12 Escape
Amino acids only require one vial of infusion, so it takes time.
When Chen Shuya was about to leave, the little boy had finished his IV drip and there was no parent around.
It was already dark outside. Chen Shuya hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "It's already dark, why hasn't your mother come to pick you up yet?"
The little boy said seriously: "My mother is working in another place, and my grandmother has difficulty walking, so I didn't let her come."
Suddenly, Chen Shuya thought of her grandmother. When she was a child, her mother worked away from home and she was raised by her grandmother.
She smiled and said, " Can I take you home?"
The little boy nodded.
Chen Shuya turned her head and saw Cheng Xiang looking at her with a frown. She smiled awkwardly: "Why don't you go back first? I'll take him home."
Chen Shuya was wearing pajamas, which were very thin. It was already night and the temperature outside was lower than during the day.
Cheng Xiang shook his head and said softly, "You just got the injection, so go back first. I'll take him home."
Chen Shuya was about to refuse, but as soon as she stepped out of the door, a gust of wind blew past and she couldn't help shivering.
In the end, Cheng Xiang took the little boy home. On the way, the little boy took Cheng Xiang's hand. He lowered his head and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
The little boy raised his head and asked with clear eyes: "Brother, do you like that sister?"
Cheng Xiang's smile froze: "Why do you say that?"
"When my sister was getting the injection just now, you were watching her the whole time."
The cicadas kept chirping, the breeze swept through the woods, and the leaves made a rustling sound, which stirred waves in Cheng Xiang's heart.
Suddenly, the image of Chen Shuya loudly wishing him a happy birthday amid the sound of fireworks appeared in his mind, sincere and warm.
Like it?
Cheng Xiang chuckled: "I like it."
…
It was almost half a month later that Cheng Xiang discovered that there was a little pig on his originally clean draft book.
You don't even have to think about who drew it.
"Elementary school student."
Hearing this, Chen Shuya in the front row turned around slowly, looking confused: "What's wrong?"
Cheng Xiang leaned back in his chair, his arms folded across his chest, his eyes fixed on the draft book, and asked in a raised tone: "Did you draw this?"
Chen Shuya followed his gaze and saw the piglet she had made. She immediately shook her head and said firmly, "It's not me."
Cheng Xiang raised his eyebrows and looked at the little girl in front of him who was lying with a serious face, and found it a little funny.
"Cheng Xiang."
Cheng Xiang turned his head and looked towards the back door. It was the boy who often played basketball with him. The boy waved at him and said, "Let's go play basketball!"
Cheng Xiang responded, stood up, threw a candy to Chen Shuya, then turned and walked towards the back door.
He would give her a candy before every game.
Chen Shuya looked at the candy lying in her palm and raised her head to look at the back door.
The sunlight shone onto the ground through the gaps between the leaves. Cheng Xiang stepped on the light spots on the ground, his fair and clean face expressionless.
All kinds of noisy sounds in the teaching building mixed together and reached Chen Shuya's ears. Suddenly, she felt that everything around her was not as good as the boy in front of her.
Chen Shuya turned her head to look at the draft book lying on Cheng Xiang's desk. She had observed that half a month ago, the draft book had been pressed under various textbooks, and he seemed to have never turned the page.
Suddenly, an idea popped into my mind.
Chen Shuya bit her lip for a long time, then she picked up the pen on Cheng Xiang's desk, turned to the last page of the draft book, and wrote down carefully:
I like you.
"Shuya!"
At the back door of the classroom, Ning Yan was standing at the door calling her.
Chen Shuya panicked and scribbled the words she had just written with a pen, but she could still vaguely make out what she had written.
Maybe, I also have some luck mentality, hoping that my love can be seen by him.
There is still half a month before summer vacation.
After school, Ning Yan pulled Chen Shuya to discuss where to go during the holidays. Chen Shuya smiled indifferently: "I'm fine with anything. I'll listen to you."
Ning Yan: Then I have to ask Yang Yi if he wants to join us.
Ning Yan has been mentioning Yang Yi more and more frequently lately, and Chen Shuya vaguely smelled something wrong.
Chen Shuya turned her head and suddenly asked, "Do you like Yang Yi?"
Ning Yan blushed and explained in panic: "You are the one who likes him."
Chen Shuya smiled and did not ask any further questions, nor did she expose the truth.
When passing by Cheng Xiangjia Bookstore, Ning Yan stopped and said, "I want to buy a book. Please come with me."
Chen Shuya nodded and followed Ning Yan into the bookstore.
Cheng Xiang was not in the bookstore. His father was sitting in front of the counter. His father looked up and obviously recognized Chen Shuya. He greeted her with a smile.
"Yaya, you're not with Cheng Xiang today?"
Chen Shuya was stunned. She seemed to have never mentioned her name in front of Cheng's father, so how could he know it?
But she still responded with a smile: "No, uncle."
"Well, take whatever you want to buy."
Chen Shuya nodded, and Ning Yan pulled her inside, asking as they walked, "Have you met the parents?"
Chen Shuya was silent for two seconds, then said softly, "I've met him a few times, but I never told his father my name. I don't know how he knew it."
While Ning Yan was looking for the book he wanted, he said, "That's easy. He must have mentioned you to his father."
Suddenly, Chen Shuya froze in place, with no clear emotion in her eyes.
When Ning Yan was going out after buying the book, he happened to meet Cheng Xiang coming in.
Cheng Xiang greeted her calmly: "Are you here to buy some books?"
Chen Shuya nodded.
Cheng Xiang threw something to her. She picked it up and saw that it was a bag of dried mangoes.
Just as I was wondering, Cheng's father at the counter suddenly said, "Oh, you gave your favorite food to your girlfriend too?"
Ning Yan also joked: "Oh, you gave it all to your girlfriend?"
Chen Shuya's cheeks flushed, she said thank you, and quickly dragged Ning Yan out of the bookstore.
When Chen Shuya returned home, as soon as her hand touched the door handle, she heard a quarrel in the house, followed by the sound of things being thrown.
Chen Shuya's heart tightened, and after some hesitation, she pushed the door open and walked into the house.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Cai Yan sitting on the ground wiping her tears. Her father Zheng Qiang was still cursing at her. Chen Shuya hurried forward to help Cai Yan up.
After seeing Chen Shuya return home, perhaps because he felt that simply having a punching bag was not enough, he turned his target to Chen Shuya.
"Two money-losers. An old money-loser gave birth to a little money-loser."
His words were harsh and hard to hear, and they struck directly at her heart. Chen Shuya felt her heart tremble.
Cai Yan cried and said, "You are so heartless, Zheng Qiang. Over the years, you have never taken care of anything in our family. I always paid back the loans. There are so many debts owed outside, which one did I not pay back?"
Zheng Qiang gritted his teeth, his face grim: "Did I force you to pay it back? Who knows where your money came from?"
Chen Shuya frowned: "Don't be so harsh in your words. It's useless for a man to ask his wife to pay the debt."
Perhaps it touched a sore spot in Zheng Qiang's heart, the veins on his forehead popped out: "I'm your father, is it your turn to say that to me?"
Chen Shuya stared at him and said word by word: "I. Say. You. Are. Useless."
"boom"
The next second, Zheng Qiang picked up the small teacup at hand and threw it at Chen Shuya.
It hit Chen Shuya's forehead squarely.
Chen Shuya felt a piercing pain on her forehead. She raised her hand and wiped it, and her fingertips were covered in blood.
Cai Yan's heart-wrenching roar came to my ears: "Zheng Qiang! Do you want to kill Yaya?"
Chen Shuya suddenly felt very tired. She took out a few pieces of paper to cover the wound and said softly, "I'm going to my friend's house."
After saying that, he left home.
While walking on the road, Chen Shuya took out her cell phone and sent WeChat messages to Ning Yan.
Jiangnan: Would you mind taking me in for a night?
Yanyan: Sure.
Yanyan: But I’m at my grandma’s house and won’t be home until later. I’ll pick you up when I get home.
Jiangnan: Good
Chen Shuya searched her pockets. She only had a dozen yuan left from this month's pocket money after buying fireworks last time. It was definitely not enough to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Ning Yan is not here now either.
There was really no other way, so she came to the door of Cheng Xiang's bookstore. After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her head and walked into the bookstore.
Mr. Cheng is not here. He must have gone home for dinner.
But she didn't see Cheng Xiang either, so she tentatively called out in a low voice: "Cheng Xiang?"
A familiar voice came from the back of the bookstore: "Here we come."
The next second, Cheng Xiang came out: "Why are you here?"
Chen Shuya stood there without saying anything, just looking at him.
Only when I approached Cheng Xiang did I notice the clue. The pieces of paper she was using to cover her wound were almost soaked.
Cheng Xiang's heart skipped a beat. He raised his hand and gently lifted the paper that Chen Shuya was covering her body with. What immediately came into his sight was the shocking wound.
Cheng Xiang threw away the paper and took out some new papers from the table to cover her wound: "What happened?"
Looking at Cheng Xiang's worried eyes, Chen Shuya suddenly felt very aggrieved. She pursed her lips and tears rolled out of her eyes.
Cheng Xiang was at a loss what to do when faced with her sudden tears, and he fumbled to wipe her tears.
Chen Shuya sobbed and said, "Why is it that among so many people in this world, my family has to be like this?"
Cheng Xiang paused as he was wiping her tears.
Then, he gently took Chen Shuya into his arms and said softly, "These are not things we can decide. If you don't want to stay in a broken family, you don't have to change, just escape ."
