It doesn't matter if you are hated or despised. Anyway, we are not from the same world, so what's the point of pitifully protecting your reputation?

May of each year is the month with the highest rainfall in this southern city.
The rainy weather makes people feel depressed, and the sultry heat lingers like a cumulonimbus cloud. Fortunately, the people in this city finally endured until the last day of May. It dragged its hypocritical tail and walked slowly, as if it didn't want to end so quickly. However, June couldn't wait any longer, and the air was boiling with heat. The hot summer came unnoticed.
This also means that the moment to decide the new life of those boys and girls who have studied hard for more than ten years has come.
Under the joint persuasion of Liang Bo and the bar manager, the bar owner finally gave Lv Aicao a long vacation and even paid her salary in advance. The reason, of course, was the upcoming college entrance examination.
In fact, this was the first time that Lv Aicao walked into the charming old alley during the day. This was the route she would take to go home every night after working.
This road was so familiar that one could walk back with eyes closed. But in broad daylight, Lu Aicao could smell something strange.
Finally, when she reached the third corner, she looked up and saw the road sign and finally realized that she had taken the wrong road. She could no longer remember where she had turned the wrong way, and there was no time to regret it. Lu Aicao only knew that she was going to be late.
The public hospital closes at 5 o'clock without fail. She came out of the bar at 3 o'clock, walked for 10 minutes, and took the bus for an hour to get to the hospital in time to pay the hospital bill for her mother. But now, whether she can get out of this unfamiliar place is a problem.
She took out her cell phone and began to locate herself, thinking to herself that if all else failed, she would just take a taxi to the hospital. Although it would be a bit expensive, the matter could not be delayed.
However, it seemed like only a moment—
As she lowered her head to fiddle with her cell phone, she tucked her old purple wallet under her arm. A strange man came out from somewhere and walked past her hurriedly with his head lowered. When she was completely unprepared, he snatched away the life-saving wallet full of her salary.
"Snapped."
The gap between the arm and the body suddenly became empty, and in panic, the phone in Lu Aicao's hand fell to the ground. Lu Aicao's head buzzed, and his chest felt like it was hit hard, and it hurt.
Got robbed?
In just a few seconds, Lv Aicao went from being shocked to being angry and panicked. Without even having time to pick up the phone that had fallen to the ground, she started chasing after him. The man heard her footsteps and immediately ran away.
Lv Aicao has never been good at running, and even running too fast can cause chest tightness, but at this moment, she can't care about that at all. Even if it costs her life, she must get her wallet back! She got it after working three jobs at the same time and taking an advance on her salary. It was for her mother's hospitalization fee!
The two of them ran one after the other in the deserted alley.
Lu Aicao didn't know how long she had been running. Her strength was slowly draining away, so she could only watch the black figure in front of her running farther and farther away. No matter how hard she shouted "robbery", this alley seemed to be cursed, and no one passed by.
At this moment, a black sports car rushed out from the alley and almost collided head-on with Lv Aicao who was still running wildly. She was frightened and staggered. When she stopped suddenly, she found that her tears had already flowed uncontrollably.
The person in the car was originally a little angry at the reckless girl, but when he got out of the car and saw the girl's face, he was stunned.
"It's you?"
Lv Aicao exhaled deeply and sobbed uncontrollably. She looked up and saw that it was Le Chengyu, a boy she had seen several times in two days. Lv Aicao was not good at remembering other people's names, but she remembered this name that she had only heard once.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you crying?" When Le Chengyu saw that it was Lu Aicao, he immediately walked forward and the anger he had just felt disappeared in an instant.
"Wallet! My wallet!" Lu Aicao pointed forward, but the man who had snatched her wallet had long disappeared.
When Le Chengyu heard this, he pulled her into the car without saying a word.
Lu Aicao was a little at a loss and let him fasten her seat belt.
"What is this for?"
"I'll help you get your wallet back." Le Chengyu looked ahead with a firm gaze, holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands, and stepped hard on the pedal, and the car drove forward suddenly.
In fact, the moment she got in the car, Lu Aicao's panic had already dissipated bit by bit like the air in a broken ball.
The thief has already run so far, can he really be caught? What should I do if my wallet is lost? Where can I get the money to pay for my mother's hospitalization...
Her mind was bombarded with countless questions, her face was almost frozen, her eyes were dim and lifeless, but she had no idea that Le Chengyu had already got a direction at this moment. He seemed to have learned relevant skills, and with Ai Cao's simple answer, he quickly pieced together the appearance of the thief, and then quickly captured the figure of the man.
The car swerved violently at the corner and stopped suddenly. Lv Aicao was almost hit on the head by the sudden force.
Le Chengyu opened the car door and rushed out, and in no time he pinned the middle-aged man in black clothes on the hood of the car.
Shocked by the scene, Lu Aicao hurriedly got out of the car. His heart, which had sunk to the bottom of the sea, seemed to be salvaged and slowly returned to its place.
The man was caught by Le Chengyu and screamed in pain. Lv Aicao went forward and rummaged through his clothes. As expected, he found the old purple wallet. He opened the wallet and counted the money. Not a penny was missing.
"Not bad." Lu Aicao let out a long sigh and murmured subconsciously. Le Chengyu was relieved to see this.
At this time, the detained man in black saw that he could not resist the agile young man in front of him, so he began to beg for mercy loudly, saying nothing more than "Let me go, I won't dare to do it next time". His noise made Lu Aicao a little annoyed.
"Should we send him to the police station?" Le Chengyu asked .
Lv Aicao put away her wallet and glanced at the man indifferently. With his dirty coat, messy hair and yellow eyes, he didn't look like a good person. If it were before, she would definitely send him to the police station, but now——
"Before considering whether to send him to the police station, can you take me to the XX hospital first?"
It seemed like the first time she had lowered herself to ask for help. Her usual cold expression was restrained, and her eyes, which were like water, looked gentle and lovely at this moment.
It seems completely different from when I first saw it.
Le Chengyu was distracted for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. He looked at the man, and as he had a mysophobia, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, so he took out his phone with one hand, took a picture of the man's face, and then immediately let go .
The man was a little confused. When he saw Le Chengyu let go of his hand, he ran away.
Le Chengyu shook his phone and said, "I'll call the police after I drop you off."
Although the journey to the hospital was not far, it happened to be the rush hour, and the traffic jam made it difficult to move. Lu Aicao looked at her watch from time to time. She, who was always calm, began to get anxious. If she couldn't pay the hospital fee today, she would definitely not be able to get a bed number this month.
"Don't worry, we'll be there after two traffic lights." Le Chengyu turned his head and looked at her anxious profile. She subconsciously used her hands to hold up the strands of hair on her cheeks, and the teardrop mole under the left corner of her eye was faintly visible under the dim light of the car.
After hearing what he said, Lu Aicao realized that she was just anxious and had not thanked others properly from the beginning until now.
"Thank you. If you hadn't shown up in time today, I wouldn't know what to do." There was a hint of discomfort in her voice. She turned her head, but happened to meet Le Chengyu's gentle gaze that had lingered on her face.
Lu Aicao, who had never received such attention from the opposite sex, or had never noticed that she was receiving such attention from the opposite sex, suddenly froze up, and every pore in her body was filled with inexplicable embarrassment and panic.
Realizing that he had lost his composure, Le Chengyu turned his head slightly and coughed awkwardly: "Today I am also... repaying a favor. If you hadn't helped me out that day, I don't know what I would have done."
That thing at the bar?
"Is that girl Leyou?"
"Yeah." Le Chengyu smiled a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to embarrass you by seeing my sister like that."
Lu Aicao wanted to pretend to say "It's okay", but she couldn't say it. Le You was well-known in the whole school for her arrogance and tyranny. Lu Aicao was not surprised at all that she and Liang Bo had such a fight.
"Oh, by the way, that boy..." When Lu Aicao was thinking about something, Le Chengyu mustered up the courage to ask softly, "Is he your boyfriend?"
Boy friend?
This extremely common noun sounded like a fairy tale to Lu Aicao. She did not hide the emotions in her eyes and answered him with a very surprised look - how is it possible?
"Oh, sorry, I shouldn't talk nonsense." Although he said sorry, the corners of Le Chengyu's mouth unconsciously raised a slight arc.
At this moment, a loud horn sounded outside the window. Le Chengyu then realized that the car in front had already started moving, so he took the opportunity to stop the embarrassing topic and concentrate on driving.
Because it was Monday, there were not as many people paying their bills as expected. Lu Aicao ran to the payment office as quickly as possible to pay the money, and arranged everything before leaving work.
All her worries were finally resolved. When Lu Aicao walked out of the hospital gate, her steps became lighter. But she didn't expect that Le Chengyu, who was driving a black sports car, was still waiting for her at the gate.
But she remembered that she had said goodbye to him before going in.
"you……"
Lu Aicao swallowed back the words "You're not waiting for me, are you?" Such narcissistic words were not something she would say. But it seemed that the boy in front of her knew what she had swallowed without even saying it.
"I'm waiting for you." Although Le Chengyu had a polite smile on his face, there was a hint of urgency in his eyes, "Well... I'll take you home." His tone was stiff, and his expression gradually became unnatural. In Lu Aicao's dark eyes, he seemed a little panicked.
It wasn't the first time she heard a boy say such words to her. She had been pursued by many people since she was a child. But this time, her cheeks actually felt slightly hot. Lu Aicao subconsciously took a step back. For some reason, she was a little afraid of this handsome boy who had a similar face to Le You.
Yes, she defined him as pretty, but that wasn't because he was really pretty like a girl.
A beautiful family, beautiful looks, beautiful upbringing, beautiful skills, and even a beautiful life.
Why would such a beautiful person approach me?
The strong self-protection consciousness in the body came out to play again, and Lu Aicao made a preliminary judgment about Le Chengyu - he was just a playboy with money and nothing to do.
Yes, he is a playboy who should be avoided.
Moreover, Lu Aicao thought of Le You, the troublemaker, the arrogant young lady who always used money to solve all her problems.
She and they were never from the same world, never. So, don't get involved with any of them.
Taking a deep breath, under the other party's expectant gaze, Lu Aicao answered coldly and unreasonably: "So? Should I get in your car?"
The smile on Le Chengyu's lips froze, and he looked blankly at the cold girl in front of him. In just a sentence, the girl seemed to have disappeared into the sky.
In fact, Le Chengyu's temper is quite easy-going, but in this situation, he is still a little annoyed.
However, looking at the girl's watery eyes, the slight annoyance was like being poured with water and quietly extinguished. Le Chengyu couldn't help but say: "I just think it's troublesome for you to go back by yourself, why not wait a while and send you back on the way."
"Le Chengyu." With a cold smile on her face, Lu Aicao suddenly returned to her arrogant self. "Thank you for helping me today, but I advise you to stay away from me. I am not smart, poor, and not ambitious. I don't have the time and energy to like others. I only love money. So if you are interested in me, there is no need to beat around the bush. Just show your sincerity."
As if the secret hidden in his heart was suddenly discovered by others, Le Chengyu felt a surge of anger in his chest. She was just an eighteen-year-old girl, why could she say such sharp words?
Seeing the ever-changing expressions on the boy's face, Lu Aicao knew that her words had successfully stimulated him.
It doesn’t matter if you’re hated or despised. After all, we’re not from the same world. What’s the point of trying so hard to defend your reputation?
Lv Aicao sneered at herself and looked at him calmly: "No? Since you can't even show a little sincerity, then let's not waste each other's time."
After saying goodbye in a casual manner, Lu Aicao turned around and strode away, feeling a little relieved and a little expectant.
Relieved, at this moment, she would not be at risk of being involved in that so-called love.
I hope my mother's illness will get better soon.
However, she did not know at this moment that the injustice, hard work, pain and suffering she had experienced in her previous life were just a taste of it. From this moment on, her world had begun to be on the brink of collapse, and everything would be turned upside down.
Lu Ruoping had a long dream.
In the dream, Lu Aicao, who was still a child, fell into a puddle, crying and calling for his mother.
When I woke up, it was raining outside. It was already dark, and it was wet outside the window. Every household in the old alley had turned on the lights, and the faint light seemed particularly hazy in the rain.
There was no sign of Lu Aicao on the path back home.
Perhaps because of the dream, Lu Ruoping was a little flustered. She picked up a half-finished handicraft and wanted to work on it for a while, but because she was worried about her daughter, she finally put it back into the basket.
The clock hands pointed to "7" and the cuckoo jumped out to tell the time.
She took out an old cell phone that she seldom used from the drawer and dialed the number she knew by heart, but the answer she received was always "The user you dialed is turned off."
Lu Ruoping was in a state of anxiety, and even Xu Yuan, who was still able to speak, had gone to bed because he was not feeling well. Lu Ruoping always felt heavy in her heart today, as she would be hospitalized tomorrow, but her beloved daughter still had not returned.
Lu Ruoping's heart beat along with the turning of the second hand, and finally she decided to go out and look for someone.
When I walked out of the house, the heavy rain had gradually stopped, and it was drizzling, with water puddling everywhere on the path.
Where should I look for it? After thinking about it, I decided to go to the school first during this period of time.
Her pace quickened involuntarily. For some reason, the anxiety in her heart gradually grew. She comforted herself that Ai Cao just came back late today, and concentrated all her energy on searching on the road.
Before she knew it, she stopped at the entrance of the alley across the street.
There were many cars parked at the entrance of the alley. Looking inside, she saw a place called Xuncai Bar. Her memories gradually came into focus, and she vaguely remembered that Liang Bo mentioned that he often went to this bar. Why not ask Liang Bo for help?
A gust of cold wind blew, and Lu Ruoping shivered and wrapped her coat tighter. The red light turned green , and she raised her foot and walked forward.
The hazy rain blurred her vision, and vaguely, she seemed to see a girl in a dark blue coat and pleated skirt walking out of the alley. She couldn't see the girl's face clearly, but from her expression and movements, she could clearly tell that it was her daughter.
A touch of joy surged in my heart, and the unknown panic gradually subsided. She raised the umbrella slightly, waved to her, and shouted in a loud but gentle voice: "Lv Aicao!"
Lu Aicao, mom is here, come home with mom.
She whispered in her heart, with a faint smile on her beautiful face. However, she was so focused on the person opposite that she didn't notice that the god of death was standing quietly behind her.
At this moment, a white sports car came quickly, and as if bringing with it a whistling cold wind, it hit Lu Ruoping coldly and mercilessly.
The collision between the flesh and the car body made a muffled sound.
Lu Ruoping's brain went blank after being hit so hard. She rolled on the ground several times due to the huge impact force. Then, a hot and fishy liquid flowed out of her body.
It hurts... it hurts so much...
Her breathing became increasingly difficult, her vision increasingly blurred, and she vaguely saw the girl opposite her running towards her quickly. More and more people gathered around her, but the white sports car sped away.
Just then, a muffled thunder sounded in the night sky, and the rain seemed to have heard the command and fell heavier and heavier.
Lv Aicao, who was completely soaked, shouted of her lungs, but Lv Ruoping couldn't hear her. She looked at Lv Aicao with a dull look, stretched out her hand to grab her hand and tell her that she was fine, but she didn't even have the strength to touch her daughter.
I can't... I can't die. If I die, what will happen to this poor girl? Who will take care of her?
Lu Ruoping's somewhat dilated pupils suddenly tightened. She used her last bit of strength to try to see the girl in front of her clearly and to remember her appearance in her heart.
There is still a secret that I haven't told her, and she can't die like this.
Lu Ruoping wanted to speak, but a mouthful of hot and fishy blood gushed out of her mouth.
Lv Aicao was even more devastated by the scene before her eyes. She hugged her mother tightly and screamed for help. Some pedestrians around her hurriedly made phone calls, while others simply ran to the nearby hospital.
But it was useless. More and more blood flowed to the ground, washed away by the rain, and flowed down the river one by one, filling up the world of Lv Ai Cao.
Using her last bit of strength, Lv Ruoping took out the keychain she carried with her from her pocket, grabbed the smallest key on it, and put it firmly into Lv Aicao's hand. Then, as if fulfilling her last wish, she wanted to give her daughter a smile, but even the last bit of strength was taken away, and she couldn't even move the corners of her mouth.
Tired, she is too tired, her whole life... is too tired. Ai Cao, let mom be selfish for once.
She closed her eyes gently and fell into her daughter's arms forever.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of an ambulance siren came from far away, and the people around gradually dispersed. Medical staff in white coats came to Lv Aicao with a stretcher and forcibly lifted Lv Ruoping onto it.
Lu Aicao was staggering in the rain, tears mixed with rain and blood flowing mercilessly down her face.
Half an hour later.
The girl in the dark blue coat hugged her legs and sat motionless at the corner of the hospital corridor.
Her hair was completely wet from the rain and was still dripping. Her bangs covered her eyes, but they couldn't hide her eyes that looked like the abyss.
She held the key tightly, her body stiff as a taut guitar string. There was still blood on the key that she hadn't had time to wipe off.
Her mind went blank, and she began to suspect that she was dreaming, a terrible dream. She dug her nails into her palms fiercely, but the pain did not wake her up, but reminded her of the pain in her heart over and over again.
Tears fell from her eyes in big drops, and she was suddenly very scared.
Close your eyes and the scene appears before your eyes again.
It was only a few seconds, but in her mind, it seemed to have stayed for a century. All of this was too painful, and Lu Aicao could no longer bear the severe pain from her temple. She hugged her head and cried loudly.
Liang Bo and Xu Yuan, who rushed to the scene after hearing the news, saw Lu Aicao who had collapsed as soon as they arrived at the door of the operating room.
Xu Yuan had a bad heart and almost fainted when she heard the news. She managed to come here. But when she saw Lv Aicao's desperate and painful look, she couldn't bear it anymore and collapsed to the ground, crying loudly.
If it were in the past, Liang Bo would have yelled at them both to stop crying, but now as a boy, he had no idea what to do.
Cry, it’s better to cry than to hold it in.
Liang Bo also sat on the ground and gently put his arm around Lu Aicao's shoulders.
Lu Aicao felt like a person who had found the only warmth in a cold cellar. She leaned on his shoulder and cried like rain.
At this moment, it seemed as if they were the only three people in the world who could hug each other for warmth. The person who would leave a light on for them every night to guide them home had closed his eyes.
"Who are Lu Ruoping's family members?" A cold voice echoed in the corridor.
Lv Aicao woke up from a dream and stood up mechanically, holding on to the wall. The bad feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger. But she knew that no matter what, she had to insist on going to her mother.
The entire bed was covered with a white sheet, and the doctor and nurse both looked regretful after having done their best.
Just as expected, Lv Aicao suddenly calmed down. It was as if the downpour had suddenly stopped, leaving only the bone-chilling cold.
Lu Aicao leaned over and hugged the cold person on the bed, holding him motionlessly, not wanting to let go.
Xu Yuan was still crying, and Liang Bo stood beside her blankly.
Like a still movie scene, no one knows when it will end.
Lu Aicao gave her mother a last hug, declaring that she was forced to grow up with great pain.
The perpetrator was arrested three days later.
The first person to get the news was Liang Bo. Because on the day that Lv Ruoping died, Lv Aicao fell ill. While walking on the road, she fell down silently with a "thump", scraping her head and bruising her arms and legs.
After taking care of the rest of the things, Liang Bo and Xu Yuan took her home, but she seemed to have a last burst of energy and took out the key and started looking for any locked place in the house.
Finally, she found a small square box in her mother's bedside table. She inserted the small key into it with some trembling. When she heard the "click" sound of the lock being unlocked, she felt as if something in her heart was also unlocked at the same time.
Then, for three whole days, she locked herself in her mother's room and never came out.
Xu Yuan was worried about her, but no matter how he called her, she would not come out, and she did not touch the food that was placed at her door every day. Xu Yuan volunteered to stay at home with her, fearing that she would do something stupid, but these three days were peaceful without any disturbance.
No one knew how Lu Aicao survived those three days. It was as if she had disappeared from this world.
Liang Bo hurried to Lv Aicao's house. When he opened the door, he saw Xu Yuan sitting in the living room doing his homework obediently with swollen eyes. The door of Lv Ruoping's room was still locked, and there was cold food at the door.
Xu Yuan looked at him aggrievedly and shook his head.
Liang Bo put the fruit at the door, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to knock on the door. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door suddenly opened.
It was like a long-closed door of the heart was suddenly opened, and a dazzling light shone from behind the door. For a moment, Liang Bo could not see the appearance of the person opposite him. He could only feel that the girl opposite him seemed to have returned from another world and stood in front of him again, strong and brave.
Lu Aicao stepped out of the room, with the cold food at her feet. The house, which was less than 40 square meters, suddenly became so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.
Xu Yuan stood up slowly from the chair in shock, tears streaming down his face. Liang Bo stood there stiffly, slowly breaking into a relieved smile.
Lv Aicao looked thinner, and her eyes looked bigger. Her bangs were parted casually, revealing a teardrop mole under her left eye that was very similar to Lv Ruoping's. Her long hair was a little messy, but she still looked clean. Her eyes were still indifferent, so indifferent that they seemed to freeze into ice.
She is her, but she seems no longer herself.
Squatting down, picking up the food, and putting it on the round table where Xu Yuan used to do his homework, Lu Aicao sat down gently.
Liang Bo followed her blankly, too nervous to know what to say. It was Lu Aicao who spoke first. It seemed that she hadn't spoken for a long time, and her voice was slightly hoarse.
"Has the perpetrator been caught?" she said.
"You...know everything?" Liang Bo sat down next to her. "I just got caught. I came here to tell you in person."
Lu Aicao swallowed a big mouthful of rice and said slowly: "I heard you calling Xu Yuan."
"The police notified us to appear in court tomorrow." Liang Bo said cautiously.
However, Lu Aicao didn't seem to care much about these. She just finished her meal seriously and drank a lot of water before speaking again: "Liang Bo, Xu Yuan, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" they both asked in unison.
"Before she left, my mother gave me a bunch of keys, and I found her diary hidden in a wooden box. That's what she wanted to tell me. It turns out that I have a father, and he is still alive and well in this world."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Liang Bo and Xu Yuan at a loss. Because Lu Ruoping had never mentioned Lu Aicao's father, they had always assumed that she had no father or that he was dead.
"In the past three days, I have read the diary over and over again. I know who that man is and what his name is. I can even find him by searching. I also know that my mother has never forgotten him. She must have hoped that I would go find him and live a good life with him. But she was wrong. The love and hate between the lines of her diary for that man, as well as the fact that he abandoned his wife and daughter for so many years, make it impossible for me to forgive him."
Lu Aicao said these words calmly, but Liang Bo and Xu Yuan knew that the calmer it was, the darker it would be before the storm.
"So what are you going to do?" Liang Bo asked.
"I will go to court tomorrow, and then I will sell the house and give my mother a grand funeral. After that, I will study hard for the college entrance examination and go to college. Nothing will change. So, Liang Bo, I need you to help me and Xu Yuan rent a small apartment first."
"Aren't you going to go find your father?" asked Xuyuan.
Lu Aicao turned her head and looked at Xu Yuan, gave him a cold smile, but did not speak.
However, Liang Bo had already seen through everything. In essence, he and Lv Aicao were the same kind of people, both of them were very calculating and would never give up their grudges. If Lv Ruoping were still alive, Liang Bo would definitely stop her. But now, things have changed and he no longer has the need to stop her.
All he could do was to protect them silently and give them some peace in this world.
On the day of the trial, Lu Aicao let down her usual ponytail, put on her only black dress, pinned a solemn little white flower on her chest, and sat among the crowd, like a sad and beautiful white rose.
The perpetrator sitting in the judge's seat was a middle-aged man. He kept his head down, not looking at anyone, not defending himself, and looked like he was at your mercy. For this reason, the entire trial process was very fast, and the result came out on the same day.
Seven years in prison, and some compensation.
A good life can be paid for in seven years.
Xu Yuan was a little indignant, but seeing how calm Lv Aicao was, he didn't know what to say. In fact, there was nothing to be indignant about. When the court was adjourned, Lv Aicao had already thought of this result. Her mother was already dead, and even if the other party was imprisoned for life, her mother would not come back .
only--
Lv Aicao's eyes unconsciously moved to the boy in black in the corner. Like Lv Aicao, he also wore a white flower on his chest. He lowered his head, his bangs covered his face, and she couldn't see his expression. For some reason, her eyes occasionally lingered on him during the trial.
He is so sad.
Even sadder than the person involved.
However, in her impression, she didn't know this person anyway. Compared with the calm perpetrator in the trial seat, doubts in Lu Aicao's heart emerged like mushrooms after rain.
When the court was dismissed, Lv Aicao deliberately walked very slowly. The boy was still sitting there quietly, with his head down, as if he was confessing. I don't know if he was disturbed by Lv Aicao's gaze, but the boy suddenly raised his head and happened to meet Lv Aicao's eyes.
As if frightened, the panic in the boy's eyes was clearly revealed. At this moment, the sunlight poured in through the window, shining on the Tiffany bracelet on his wrist, reflecting a dazzling light. The next second, he picked up the high-end custom-made jacket at hand, without even looking at Lu Aicao, and rushed past her in panic. Lu Aicao was gently bumped, turned around, and stared at his fleeing figure, and fell into deep thought.
That bracelet?
Just then Liang Bo came over and called out to her who was in a daze.
Like a broken string that has found a way to be connected, Lu Aicao's eyes lit up: "Liang Bo, can you do me another favor!"
Liang Bo, who was afraid that she was feeling upset and wanted to say a few words of comfort, was very surprised to see the light reflected in her eyes.
"Did you see the boy who just walked by?" Lu Aicao motioned Liang Bo to look over. "Can you help me find out the identity of that boy?"
Liang Bo glanced at him meaningfully, nodded and said, "It's not difficult. But you have to tell me what you want to do?"
Lu Aicao paused, raised her head, and said with a firm look in her eyes: "I'm not sure now, but I suspect he has something to do with my mother's death."
Many times, Liang Bo was very afraid of Lu Aicao.
This fear has existed since he met Lu Aicao.
When he was ten, Lv Aicao was just nine. Their two families lived very close to each other, but they rarely interacted. Liang Bo showed signs of being domineering at that time. He liked to play with three or five boys, make trouble, and bully girls.
There was no special reason for noticing Lv Aicao, it was just because she was pretty. Yes, Lv Aicao had been pretty since she was a child, and she had been pretty since she was a child. Boys of that age would bully girls they liked to get their attention, and they were no exception. But Lv Aicao was very calm, which surprised them. That was a kind of calmness that was not supposed to be her age. No matter she was frightened, harassed, or bullied, she would not panic or be afraid, but instead be calm with contempt and disdain.
One of Liang Bo's friends was very angry and started to do more. One day, he saw Lv Aicao carrying a stray dog ​​home. He then had a more serious idea in his mind: he wanted to steal her dog.
Of course, he didn't do this. He assigned this task to Liang Bo, who was Lv Aicao's neighbor. Liang Bo was very obedient at that time. He stole Lv Aicao's dog and kept it in his own home. And the boy deliberately looked at Lv Aicao anxiously.
Lu Aicao looked in many places but couldn't find it, so she finally cried.
But the boy did not feel soft-hearted, and he did not really like her. He just did not like to see her arrogant look. She lived in the slums, but acted like she was out of touch with the world.
That was the first time Liang Bo saw Lv Aicao cry. That night, he was very conflicted, wondering whether to send the dog back. He was very scared, afraid that Lv Aicao would find out, but if he didn't send the dog back, Lv Aicao's crying face kept echoing in his mind. After thinking about it all night, he decided to let the dog go. As for whether it could find its way home, that was its business.
Before leaving, Liang Bo was afraid that it would be hungry, so he specially gave it a piece of chocolate. It was the kind of chocolate that his relatives brought back from Russia. It was very pure and expensive, and he himself was reluctant to eat it.
But he didn't know that the dog would die if it ate chocolate.
The next day, Lv Aicao found the dog's body at the door of her house. There were chocolate residues on the dog's mouth. Lv Aicao stood there, terrified.
Liang Bo was so shocked when he heard the news that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He couldn't understand why the dog died suddenly.
The more guilty a person is, the easier it is to be exposed. Sure enough, within a few days, Lv Aicao found out about Liang Bo and the dog. He didn't remember how she knew it, but he only knew that one weekend morning, a big rock hit his window hard, breaking the entire glass.
Liang Bo woke up from his sleep and saw Lu Aicao holding a stone in his hand outside the window.
He would never forget that scene in his life, and the extremely cold eyes of that little girl who was less than ten years old. Liang Bo suddenly became very scared, afraid that she would rush in and smash his face with a stone in the next second. He wanted to tell his mother that this vicious girl wanted to take revenge on him.
But there is no next second.
Lu Aicao cried again.
Liang Bo didn't know why, but her eyes suddenly turned red, and then she turned her head away in anger and walked away proudly. That childish and frank look was deeply imprinted in Liang Bo's mind. He suddenly felt that this girl was more powerful and domineering than the boys he played with.
It was from that time that Liang Bo began to take the initiative to get close to Lu Aicao and became her best friend.
After becoming friends with her, Liang Bo discovered that what was more terrifying about Lv Aicao was not her extraordinary indifference and decisiveness, but her logical thinking and insight. Just like she deduced that the dog's death was related to Liang Bo, she knew at a glance that the boy in black was related to her mother's death.
It only took Liang Bo three days to find the boy's information.
His name is Jing Zhuoran, he is a second-generation rich man, he has a childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the CEO of the most famous Yang Design Company in the city. He does have a white sports car, but the license plate number is unclear. As for other information, perhaps it is too well protected, he can't find it at all.
Why would such a powerful person come to the trial of strangers? This is indeed too strange.
It rained heavily on the day of the funeral. The sky was covered with dark clouds and the whole city was shrouded in mist.
The summer heat was extinguished by the rain, replaced by a lingering chill. The road to the West City Cemetery, which was not easy to walk on, became even more rugged and difficult after being drenched by the rain.
Unexpectedly, quite a few people came to the funeral. They were wearing black clothes, holding umbrellas, and standing in an orderly manner on both sides of the tombstone with solemn expressions.
Some of these people were Lv Ruoping's colleagues in her early years, and some were neighbors. Most of them lived in poverty, but they ironed their clothes and came here to see her off. No one cried or spoke. They just watched the girl in a black and white uniform, holding a white bouquet, walking calmly through the crowd. Her fringe blocked her eyes, so no one could see her expression.
The girl bowed and placed the rain-soaked bouquet next to the portrait. Then, she knelt down in front of the tombstone, stretched out her hand, and gently wiped away the water drops on the portrait. The person in the photo looked very young, she smiled gently and shyly, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye looked so touching.
"Mom." Lu Aicao gently uttered these two words from her cracked lips.
She had been crying for many days and nights, and her voice was hoarse. In her dry eyes, there was an extremely dim light. Liang Bo and Xu Yuan, who were also dressed in black, stood on both sides, quietly watching Lu Aicao.
Her vision was blurred by the rain, and Lu Aicao rubbed her eyes and raised her head. Above her head was a sky covered with dark clouds that seemed to be pressing down at any time, and raindrops fell down and hit her eyes fiercely.
Lu Aicao couldn't help but think of the scene of that day again - her dying mother lying in her arms, the horrible scarlet blood on her body, the secrets in her mother's diary, and the boy in black in the court that day.
These things, like poison, gnawed at her soul day by day, leaving her restless every night. But until this moment, she finally understood that she had no strength to be weak, and no time to be sad.
She had to live on stronger than before, because this was exactly what her mother had hoped for. Only in this way could the truth be revealed one day.
The short farewell ceremony ended quickly, and after seeing off those people, the three of them returned to Lv Ruoping's tombstone. Lv Aicao was reluctant to leave, as she wanted to stay with her mother for a while longer.
"Aicao, I have found out about the boy you asked me to check last time."
Lu Aicao turned her head and looked over expectantly.
Liang Bo told Lv Aicao everything he knew. When she heard the details of the white sports car, her face turned cold again.
"Why do you suddenly suspect him?" Xu Yuan was confused.
Lu Aicao took a deep breath and calmed herself. "On the night when my mother had the accident, I vaguely saw the perpetrator. Although I didn't see him clearly, I saw that he was wearing a golden bracelet, and that bracelet was exactly the same as the one worn by Jing Zhuoran."
"How could this be!" Xu Yuan swallowed his saliva, "That is to say, it is very likely that the perpetrator in the trial was a scapegoat!"
"That's right." As if she had thought of something, Lu Aicao suddenly asked Liang Bo, "You just mentioned Yang's Design Company, isn't that Yang Jianye's company?"
"Yes, that's him. He is a famous entrepreneur in our city and even in the whole country."
Hearing this, Lu Aicao suddenly laughed, a laugh that was both sarcastic and resentful.
Xu Yuan looked at her like this, a little confused, thinking that she was stimulated again, but Liang Bo woke up as if from a dream: "Yang Jianye...could he be your father?"
"What? Yang Jianye is..." Xu Yuan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
However, Lu Aicao closed her eyes in despair and nodded.
"It's ridiculous, Yang Jianye abandoned us, mother and daughter, and then his future son-in-law killed my mother. But they are fine, one is at large, the other is successful and has a happy life! Why!" Lu Aicao's shrill voice echoed in the empty cemetery.
Liang Bo clenched his fists in silence. Not only her, but even he himself couldn't swallow this.
"How could this be possible! It was Yang Jianye! He's so rich, why couldn't he be nicer to my aunt?" Xu Yuan collapsed and covered her face and started crying. "That's fine, but why would his son-in-law do such a bad thing! Wasn't it enough that he abandoned her, but he also had to kill her? Damn it! Damn it! How can they get away with it!"
Liang Bo didn't want to see Xu Yuan cry, so he gently hugged her to comfort her.
The trembling voice of Xu Yuan was like countless hands plucking at Lv Aicao's heartstrings. Somehow, Lv Aicao swallowed her tears and calmed down. What's the use of crying? What's the use of suffering? In the face of reality, all the pain is so insignificant.
"I want revenge." Lu Aicao took a deep breath and said softly.
Xu Yuan looked at her in shock, and her tears gradually stopped. Liang Bo was not surprised at all, because he thought the same thing.
Lu Aicao looked straight at her mother's portrait.
From now on, as long as she is alive, whether day or night, awake or asleep, she will do her best to seek justice from fate.