"I was afraid, afraid that the secret I worked so hard to keep would be discovered. What should I do then? Why can someone else easily take away something I worked so hard to get, and I am unwilling to accept it and want revenge, but still say that I am wrong."
Xuan Lu didn't understand.
In late autumn.
In late autumn in City B, the whole city is red. The maple leaves are like burning flames, covering the entire city with a layer of brilliant glow.
Qiange gradually gained a foothold in Xuan's company and became one of the most outstanding new employees in the team.
Xuan Lu still regards Qiange as her best friend because she has not yet realized the relationship between Qiange and Anjiu.
As for An Jiu, he was still Xuan Lu's most competent boyfriend. Occasionally when he picked up Xuan Lu from get off work, he would greet Qiange lightly when he saw her: "Qian Ge, hello, do you need me to take you home?"
Of course Qiange was tactful and waved her hand to refuse.
At this time, Xuan Lu would hug An Jiu's waist, lift up her delicate little face and say coquettishly: "Hey, I like girls like Qiange."
"What do you like about her?" An Jiu scratched Xuan Lu's nose lovingly.
Xuan Lu loosened her hand and slowly spread out her fingers one by one in front of An Jiu: "Qian Ge is obedient, knows what I'm saying, and never flatters me. I like kind and obedient girls like her. There's no pressure being with her."
Anjiu smiled faintly, but the image of Qiange as a child emerged in his mind.
Yes, she has been obedient since she was young, so she didn't know how to resist when others bullied her. In the past, Qian Ge also listened to An Jiu.
"Qian Ge, let's go over the wall and watch a movie?"
"I'm afraid the director will spank me."
"Don't worry, I'm here, the director won't find out. Besides, even if she finds out, I'm still there to take care of it."
Finally, the director found out and spanked Anjiu hard, spanking both Anjiu and Qiange.
At that time, Qiange's face was dirty and she was crying loudly with snot bubbles coming out of her nostrils: "Auntie, Auntie, please don't hit Brother Anjiu, wuwuwu, please don't hit me..."
When Anjiu heard Qiange's crying, he gritted his teeth, frowned and smiled at Qiange, as if being hit on the butt with a cane didn't hurt at all.
"Anjiu, Anjiu?"
The little man in front of him shook Anjiu's arm. Anjiu came back to his senses and smiled apologetically: "Let's go first."
"Yeah." Xuan Lu nodded.
An Jiu helped Xuan Lu open the car door, but his thoughts passed through the hustle and bustle of traffic and drifted to Qiange.
Qiange, Qiange, is it really true that we can never go back?
Maybe, yes.
On a sunny weekend in late autumn, the entire Jiang family went out to clean the courtyard inside and out.
Qiange was fully armed and carefully wiping the glass windows of the courtyard. From afar, through the hazy glass windows, Qiange saw a familiar figure carrying something and walking into the courtyard.
Qian Ge quickly wiped her hands on her apron and jumped off the stool. Just as she reached the door, she heard An Jiu's voice: "Uncle and aunt, I'm here to see you."
Father and Mother Jiang were cleaning furniture in the yard. When they saw Anjiu coming with bags, they went to greet him warmly.
Xia Kong was sweeping the dust in the inner room. He caught a glimpse of Yu Anjiu, then shook the broom, walked out slowly and stood behind Qiange.
Anjiu felt as familiar and natural as if he had returned to his own home. He looked up and met Qiange's gaze, then smiled at her.
"Anjiu, sit in the yard. We are sweeping the dust at home and it's very dusty." Mother Jiang said, pointing to a small stool in the yard.
An Jiu smiled and said, "You're welcome, Auntie. I'm here to look for Qiange. I'll just sit under the locust tree and talk to her."
Qiange took off her apron and asked Xia Kong to hold it for her. Xia Kong watched Qiange and Anjiu walk out of the courtyard together, turn a corner, and sit under the locust tree.
Looking out from the courtyard, one could only see the thick branches and sparse leaves of the locust tree, and no one knew what they were saying outside.
Xia Kong clenched the apron in his hands, finally threw it aside, and continued to sweep the dust.
In the yard, Jiang's father nudged Jiang's mother with his elbow. Jiang's mother looked at the children in both directions and whispered, "I know..."
Xia Kong and Qiange grew up together. They both knew Xia Kong's feelings for Qiange, but they also knew An Jiu's feelings for Qiange.
"Don't talk to me about this anymore." Under the locust tree, the warm sunlight made people want to sleep. Qiange squinted her eyes, looked at the blue sky, and said lightly.
Anjiu casually placed his hand on his thigh and asked, "Is there no room for maneuver at all? Qiange, if we give up our relationship just like this, would you be willing to do so?"
Qian Ge's eyes slightly avoided and said, "What kind of relationship do we have? Brother Anjiu, please don't say anything nonsense, lest others misunderstand."
"If," An Jiu turned around and asked, "If I hadn't met Xuan Lu, if I had successfully found you, would your answer be different?"
"There aren't so many ifs, Brother Anjiu." Qiange stared at Anjiu with a serious face, "You are a very important person in my life, from the beginning to the end. But now many things have gone off track, you can't deceive and let Lulu down."
"You only think about others being deceived and betrayed, but never think about me?" An Jiu whispered, his voice a little weak.
Qian Ge said: "This is your own choice, why blame me for not understanding you?"
Anjiu opened his eyes wide in surprise, staring at the girl with shoulder-length black hair in front of him. Many of her expressions and movements were the same as those of the former Qian Ge, but why did the words coming out of her mouth differ so much from before?
"Qian Ge..."
"Qian Ge."
The second voice came from Xia Kong.
Xia Kong stood at the entrance of the courtyard, without even looking at Anjiu, and said, "Aunt Fang said there aren't many vegetables at home, so let's go buy some vegetables together so that we can keep Anjiu for lunch."
Qian Ge was a little dazed for a moment, but quickly stood up: "Okay."
"No need." Anjiu also stood up and turned to look at Qiange, with a forced smile on his lips. "I came here just to see you. I won't have lunch. I'm leaving first. Please say hello to your uncle and aunt." As he spoke, the expression on Anjiu's face returned to calm, and he walked towards the end of Huaishu Lane.
But when passing by Xia Kong, a not-so-friendly light flashed in Anjiu's eyes.
Xia Kong looked at Anjiu coldly without saying a word.
After a long while, Qian Ge said, "Let's go."
Xia Kong looked at Qiange blankly.
Qian Ge smiled: "The refrigerator is really empty."
Xia Kong's icy face was covered with ripples like ice melted by the spring breeze. He nodded slightly and said softly, "Okay."
Going shopping and buying groceries with Qiange has been something he has done for more than ten years, and Xia Kong wants to keep doing it.
Qiange walked in front and Xiakong followed at a distance of one meter.
Xia Kong is not good at buying vegetables. He doesn't know the price of vegetables, nor does he know which vegetables are good or how to bargain with the store owner.
It has always been like this: Xia Kong walks behind carrying the bags, while Qiange walks in front choosing and paying.
Many of the owners of the vegetable market watched Xia Kong and Qiange grow up, so whenever they saw them, they would smile and joke: "Ah! The young couple is here again."
"Auntie." Qiange always acted coquettishly helplessly, then frowned, asking her aunt not to joke. Xia Kong just smiled and did not refute.
"Xia Kong, you're really something. You can't just let those talkative aunts talk nonsense." On the way back, Qiange complained to Xia Kong.
Xia Kong's smile could overflow with sunshine: "Okay."
Qiange sighed. Xia Kong always said "OK", but she never took it to heart. Forget it, she won't say anything about him.
Qiange hummed a light tune, and her mood was not affected by Anjiu's arrival.
Xia Kong looked at Qiange with a smile. At this moment, the cell phone in his pocket rang.
It’s the notification sound of WeChat.
Xia Kong took out his phone from his pocket and opened WeChat. It was a message from Lin Fangke:
Bro, help me, I got dumped again.
Xia Kong smiled and poked the screen a few times, then replied:
Isn't this a common occurrence?
Lin Fangke said:
Don't tease me, I don't think I have a chance. Do you know how Qingyou rejected me?
Xia Kong continued to press the phone, but before he could finish editing a sentence, Lin Fangke's message popped up again:
She said she likes you.
Xia Kong was stunned and stopped.
"What's wrong?" Qian Ge, who was walking in front, looked back and asked.
Xia Kong took back his phone and said calmly, "Nothing."
The cell phone in his pocket rang a few more times, but Xia Kong didn't open it.
Xia Kong actually knew that Qingyou liked him.
But Xia Kong didn't expect that Qingyou confessed her feelings to Lin Fangke. In other words, Qingyou didn't intend to keep this matter in her heart.
After this, what should Xia Kong do?
Xia Kong didn't want to hurt Qingyou's heart, but he had to.
Coincidentally, the second weekend after that, Qingyou called Xiakong.
On the phone, Qingyou said, "Can you accompany me to H City? I... called Qiange, and Qiange said she had to work overtime, and I didn't want Lin Fangke to accompany me."
Qingyou thought Xia Kong would not agree, but unexpectedly, Xia Kong agreed without even thinking about it.
The green glaze was a bit unexpected.
But Xia Kong thought about it and decided to take this opportunity to confess his feelings to Qingyou. Xia Kong felt that no matter whether he liked Qingyou or not, he had to give Qingyou a clear answer.
On the day of going to H City, Qingyou and Xiakong took a bus together, which was about three hours away.
Xia Kong looked at Qingyue's profile by the window and recalled the scene when he and Qiange went to the orphanage many years ago. He couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth slowly bend into an arc, like the bright stars in the night.
Qingyou suddenly turned around and asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
Xia Kong shook his head: "I just remembered some past events."
Qingyou did not ask what happened in the past, because she was very happy today. Xia Kong agreed to come with her, so she was very happy and did not ask the reason so as not to ruin the atmosphere.
Three hours later, the bus stopped in the ancient town of H City. There was a street in this town called "Celadon Street". The street was full of various kinds of celadon and green glaze. The main purpose of coming here was to do market research.
She visited the owners of celadon shops one by one. Her elegant conversation and rich knowledge made every owner admire her very much. Even Xia Kong, who was standing by and helping, was fascinated by her unknowingly.
Xia Kong feels that green glaze looks particularly beautiful when paired with porcelain.
It was four hours later when Qingyou finished visiting the "Celadon Street".
At that time, Xia Kong was already starving, but Qingyou wiped the sweat from his head and smiled brightly at Xia Kong: "Are you hungry? Let's go eat first."
Seeing Qingyou's hard work, Xia Kong nodded and followed her into a small restaurant.
Let’s talk about it while we eat.
Xia Kong thought to himself.
Qingyou seemed familiar with everything, just like a local of the ancient town.
"I have been to many ancient towns with my father before, and I have been to an ancient town like this one that has a lot of good porcelain more than once." Qingyou saw through Xia Kong's thoughts at a glance and explained patiently.
Xia Kong said sincerely: "You are really amazing. I am not flattering you, I really mean it."
Qingyou poured tea for Xiakong and smiled like a flower blooming in spring: "I know."
Xia Kong smiled embarrassedly, biting the chopsticks in his mouth, thinking about how to talk to Qingyou.
But that day, Xia Kong left before he could finish his words.
During the meal, Qiange called hurriedly. When Xia Kong answered the phone, he heard Qiange said in a panic: "Xia Kong, something happened to my mother..."
Xia Kong was startled, and without caring about etiquette, he stood up and ran a few steps to the side: "What's wrong? Qian Ge."
"I don't know... I just fainted suddenly. Now I'm sent to the emergency center. I haven't come out yet..." Qiange seemed to be trying her best to suppress the fear in her heart, and her voice was slightly tearful.
Xia Kong comforted her: "Don't cry, Qiange, I will be back soon, soon!"
Xia Kong hung up the phone, and did not even have time to walk up to Qingyou to say goodbye to her. He just shouted from a distance: "Qingyou, Aunt Fang is in the hospital, I have to go back immediately!"
After saying that, Xia Kong ran away without waiting for Qingyou to answer.
The bus from City H to City B leaves at 6pm. If you run, you can still make it and get back immediately.
"Xia Kong!" Qingyou stood up hurriedly, but his knee was hurt by the wooden stool.
Qingyou limped to the door, but could not see Xia Kong.
Qingyou frowned in pain. After a while, she squatted down and rubbed her numb knees, a trace of pain appearing on her face.
Even if something big happened, wouldn't it be too late to take her back with you?
Qingyue sighed.
"Sister, are you okay?" The restaurant owner asked with concern when he saw Qingyou hugging her knees with a painful look on her face.
Qingyou gritted his teeth and shook his head: "It's okay, I just hit my knee and it hurts a little."
The boss supported Qingyou and said, "Come sit over there for a while. Don't rush. This stool will hurt if you bump into it."
Qingyou sat and rested for a while before slowly taking out his cell phone.
Just now Xia Kong said that Aunt Fang was admitted to the hospital. Could something have happened? Just as he clicked into the WeChat dialog box of Qiange, Lin Fangke called.
After hesitating for a moment, Qingyou answered the phone.
Lin Fangke's domineering and indifferent voice came: "Qingyou, wait for me for a moment, I'll come pick you up."
"You'll pick me up?" Qingyou looked confused.
"Yes." Lin Fangke was driving on the road at this time. He pretended to be calm and said, "You went to H City, right? Wait for me, I will be there soon."
Wait a minute? This is a three-hour journey!
Qingyou covered her face and said, "Okay, come on, I can't catch the last bus anyway because my foot is injured."
"Ah? Your foot is injured? Are you okay?" Lin Fangke's originally calm tone suddenly became high-spirited. He stepped on the accelerator and shouted, "Qingyou, don't move. I'll be there soon! I'll be there soon!"
Qingyou smiled helplessly and said, "It's okay, I just bumped into a stool. Drive slower and be careful. I'm not in a hurry."
"Okay, I'm glad you're okay." Although Lin Fangke said this, he did not slow down the car at all.
He thought that Qingyou must be helpless and lonely waiting for him in H City now. He had to hurry up, faster!
So, Lin Fangke only needed two and a half hours to reach the destination, which was supposed to be a three-hour drive.
Seeing Lin Fangke standing in front of him panting, Qingyou let out a long sigh.
But who would have known that the next second, Lin Fangke would pick up Qingyou rudely.
Qingyou exclaimed, subconsciously hugged Lin Fangke's neck, and shouted with a red face: "Lin Fangke! What are you doing?"
"Isn't it obvious what you're doing?" Lin Fangke carried Qingyou out in an unhappily manner, then carried her into the car, gently placed her in the passenger seat, and considerately helped her fasten her seat belt.
After Lin Fangke got in the car, he closed the door and turned to look at Qingyou. Qingyou's face was still flushed and she didn't dare to look up at him.
"Does it still hurt?" Lin Fangke glanced at Qingyou's knee. Qingyou quickly shook his head and shrank stiffly in the car seat.
"Let me see." Lin Fangke pointed at Qingyou's knees. Qingyou was afraid that he would reach out to roll up his trouser legs, so he quickly said, "I, I'll do it."
As he spoke, Qingyou slowly rolled up his trouser legs, revealing his snow-white knees with a striking spot of purple on them.
"Oh." Lin Fangke sighed, drove to a drugstore, and applied alternating hot and cold compresses to the injured area on Qingyou's leg. Only after that did he feel at ease to let Qingyou go.
Seeing that Lin Fangke was about to reach out to hug her again, Qingyou hurriedly said, "I can walk by myself!"
Lin Fangke stood aside and watched Qingyou stand up with the help of the table, then limped towards the car.
After getting back into the car, Lin Fangke asked Qingyou to fasten his seat belt and then drove back to City B.
"Lin Fangke, how do you know I'm here? I didn't tell you." Qingyou asked while looking at the scenery outside the window.
Lin Fangke proudly replied: "I have great magical powers. I figured it out by just counting on my fingers."
Qingyou looked out the window and a smile gradually broke out on his face. No, that was not the case. It must have been Xia Kong who told him.
She thought Xia Kong had left her alone in the ancient town because of an emergency, but in fact, he hadn't. No matter how urgent the matter was, Xia Kong would always remember to ask someone to pick her up.
That's enough.
There is no need to ask for anything more from the green glaze.
In the receding scenery, the two people each have their own thoughts.
Mother Jiang is still in the emergency room.
Qiange was wandering anxiously in the corridor, her fingers holding the phone shaking constantly.
Half an hour after Xia Kong called, the doctor from the emergency room came out and asked, "Who is the patient's family member?"
Qian Ge took Jiang's father's hand and went over to greet him, saying, "We are the patient's husband and daughter."
The doctor smiled and said, "The patient is fine, he is just weak and overworked."
Qian Ge breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that everything is fine, it's good that everything is fine."
"However," the doctor added, "the patient's physical condition is not very good. It would be best if he had a comprehensive physical examination."
"Okay, we'll do it. We'll do everything." said Qiange.
Jiang's mother was transferred to the ward for recuperation and underwent a comprehensive physical examination three days later.
When Qian Ge was filling out the medical examination form for Jiang's mother, she also filled out the form for Jiang's father. Jiang's father said, "Why are you writing about me? Just write about your mother."
Qian Ge was worried and said, "You two elders have to check it out before I can feel at ease."
Father Jiang sighed: "What a waste of money."
Qian Ge turned around and looked at Father Jiang's face, which was becoming more and more wrinkled. Suddenly, she smiled and said, "Dad, this little money is nothing."
After raising two children, Qiange and Xia Kong, the Jiang family had little savings left.
Father and Mother Jiang were planning to leave all the money to Qiange as a dowry, to prevent Qiange from being bullied if she married someone else in the future. Therefore, they were extremely reluctant to spend money on other things.
Qiange was filling out a medical examination form. As she was writing, hot tears fell on the paper with a "plop", forming a stain.
Qiange quickly wiped away her tears, filled out two forms, and waited for the physical examination of her parents.
At this time, Xia Kong happened to rush back.
The first thing he said when he arrived at the hospital was, "How is Aunt Fang?"
"It's nothing, I just feel weak and a little overworked." Qiange smiled slightly.
However, Xia Kong could see that Qiange had just shed tears and did not look very well.
"Okay." Xia Kong patted Qiange's shoulder and said, "I'm glad you're okay. Qiange, don't worry. I'll cover Aunt Fang's hospital expenses and her care."
"Xia Kong, I..."
"I know what you want to say." Xia Kong said, "After my parents were locked up, Aunt Fang and Uncle Jiang have been taking care of me like their own child. In my eyes, they are also my parents, so I will share everything with you."
Xia Kong is a sensible person, and Qiange also understands this, so she said nothing more, but just smiled and nodded.
Fortunately, Jiang's mother was not seriously injured that time.
A physical examination three days later revealed that Jiang's mother was suffering from liver cirrhosis.
"However, if early-stage liver cirrhosis is discovered in time and treated actively, it can be cured," said the doctor.
Father Jiang looked inside through the glass panel of the ward door and sighed, "Alas, your mother and I are most afraid of getting sick."
"Dad, people eat all kinds of grains, so how can they not get sick? The doctor said that early-stage liver cirrhosis can be cured with active treatment. We just need to treat Mom." Qiange said optimistically. For her, as long as her life is not in danger, it is worth being happy.
Father Jiang glanced at Qian Ge, sighed again, and murmured, "It's hard for you..."
"Dad, what are you talking about? I'm your daughter." Qiange emphasized her tone, looking aggrieved, as if she was about to cry in the next second.
"Okay, okay." Seeing Qian Ge's expression, Father Jiang compromised and said, "We will treat her. You are my daughter! The most filial daughter!"
Qian Ge burst into laughter, and Xia Kong also smiled beside her and said, "Uncle Jiang, there is still me."
Father Jiang smiled and rubbed Xia Kong's hair, saying, "Yes, and you, a good boy."
The three of them laughed happily outside the ward door, like a family.
Father Jiang felt emotionally that perhaps he must have done a lot of good things in his previous life, which is why he had such a pair of lovely children in this life.
Fortunately, they are here.
fine.
Qiange and Xiakong worked while taking care of Jiang's mother in the hospital.
Qingyou would occasionally bring gifts to visit Jiangmu. Regarding the word "like", Xiakong never mentioned it to Qingyou, and Qingyou also followed the previous way of getting along and didn't care too much.
However, just because green glaze doesn’t care doesn’t mean others don’t care.
The wind chimes at the entrance of Qingyoufang rang crisply. Qingyou, who was bending over to record the bill, raised his head and said with a standard smile: "Hello, welcome."
The person who came in surprised Qingyou.
"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?" Qingyou stood up politely and walked towards Anjiu.
An Jiu looked around and said, "Our company needs to buy a batch of porcelain decorations. Does Miss have any other finished products in your store?"
Qingyou's eyes moved, and he said softly: "Come with me."
Qingyou was a smart person. She knew that Anjiu came to her not to buy porcelain.
Taking Anjiu to the backyard of the store, Qingyou casually pointed to a sofa and said, "Please sit down, Yu Anjiu. I know you have something to tell me."
An Jiu smiled and said, "No, since you are so straightforward, I won't keep you in suspense."
Qingyou stared at Anjiu with an unfriendly gleam in his eyes.
Anjiu said: "I came to you because of Qian Ge."
Qingyou smiled and said calmly, "For example? How was it for Qian Ge?"
Anjiu approached Qingyou and said seriously: "Miss Yuan, I know you like Xia Kong. If you are willing, we can make a deal. You get Xia Kong and I get Qian Ge."
Qingyou stared at Anjiu silently for a long time. Then she sighed regretfully: "I wonder how Qiange would feel when she sees you like this."
An Jiu's expression changed, and then he slowly regained his composure: "I don't understand what Miss Yuan means."
"My meaning is very clear. It's useless for you to look for me. Please go back." Qingyou refused coldly.
"Would you not consider it?" An Jiu offered an attractive condition. "If you put in 100% of your effort, you can only get a smile from Xia Kong at most. But if you cooperate with me, you only need to put in 1% of your effort to get Xia Kong."
Qingyou listened, and a sneer gradually appeared on the corner of her mouth. Her eyes seemed to be covered with frost, and she said sarcastically: "Yu Anjiu, Qiange missed you so much, but I didn't expect you to be such a despicable villain."
"What did you say?" An Jiu's face couldn't hold up and immediately collapsed.
Qingyou took a step forward, approached Anjiu, and said, "I said you are a despicable villain, trying to use dirty tricks to get Qian Ge. It's true that I like Xia Kong, but I am upright. Even if the whole world knows it, even if Xia Kong doesn't like me, I don't care. I'm not like you, who uses tricks behind the scenes to get what you want. I tell you, it's absolutely impossible for you to sow discord between Qian Ge, Xia Kong, and me. Just give up. Oh, and please give up on Qian Ge, you're not even worthy of her toenails."
"You!" It was the first time that Anjiu was humiliated like this. His eyes immediately turned red and he raised his hand to hit Qingyou.
Qingyou looked at Anjiu sharply, without a trace of cowardice in his eyes.
Anjiu stopped his hand in mid-air and suppressed his anger.
"Okay, since you don't want to, I won't force you." An Jiu left this sentence indifferently and quickly left the Qingyoufang. When he left, his two fists were clenched so hard that they made a clacking sound. The moment he walked out of the Qingyoufang, a swear word jumped out from between his clenched teeth.
Qingyou watched An Jiuyuan walk away, and a look of fear slowly appeared on her face.
Should I tell Qiange and Xia Kong about this?
Qingyou took out his cell phone and found the WeChat accounts of Qiange and Xiakong, but hesitated whether to tell them what kind of person Anjiu was now.
After a while, Qingyou sighed and put the phone back into her bag: "Let's wait until they relax."
After all, Xia Kong and Qiange have to work and take care of Aunt Fang, so they are already very tired.
However, what Qingyou didn't expect was that Anjiu was even more despicable than she imagined...
At that time, it was almost early winter.
In early winter in City B, the streets were full of bare tree trunks, and pedestrians wrapped in thick cotton clothes, with their heads and necks tucked in. The winter evenings in the north were not busy, with only a few pedestrians and vehicles on the streets.
Qingyou was holding the collar of his coat with one hand to prevent the night wind from rushing in, and was walking back with the other hand holding the things he had just bought from the convenience store.
However, when she passed by a shop window, she vaguely saw two people following her.
Qingyou's heart skipped a beat and she immediately became flustered. She lowered her head, quickened her pace, took out her cell phone, and subconsciously flipped to Xia Kong's number.
This is everyone's subconscious behavior. When you are scared, you just want the most important person to come to you and protect you.
After the call was connected, Qingyou said in a low and hurried voice: "Xia Kong, Xia Kong! Someone is following me!"
Xia Kong on the other end of the phone was startled and asked hurriedly: "Where are you?"
"I'm on Wenhua Street. I'm so scared. What should I do? There are two men." Qingyou gasped.
"Ask for help from people around you! Call the police! Go to a crowded place! I'll come to you right away." Xia Kong said several methods in a row. Qingyou's head was buzzing and he didn't know which one to do first.
Just as he was thinking about walking towards the crowded street, suddenly a big hand reached out from behind and covered Qingyou's mouth.
"Ugh——" The scream was muffled by the thick palm, and the green-glazed cell phone fell to the ground with a "click".
"Hello? Qingyou!" Xia Kong, who had just run out of Huaishu Lane, heard a strange sound coming from there. He quickly drove a shared bicycle nearby and rode towards Wenhua Street like crazy.
One person covered Qingyou's mouth and held her upper body, while another person grabbed her legs tightly and carried her into a deep alley where there were fewer pedestrians. No matter how she struggled, the two people held on tightly.
“Bang——” Qingyou was thrown into a dead end. The two tall men stood in front of her, blocking out the last ray of light in the city.
"What are you going to do?" Qingyou was half lying on the ground, shrinking in fear.
The two men looked at each other and smiled obscenely: "Don't be afraid, sister. It's so boring to go out alone at night. The brothers will accompany you."
"Bah! Don't come over here!" Qingyou was like a frightened little rabbit, looking around for something to protect himself, but there was nothing around, only three tall walls standing beside him.
A tear blossomed in the corner of Qingyou's eyes. Qingyou closed her eyes and shouted, "Help!"
Two men rushed forward, one covered Qingyou's mouth, and the other reached out to take off Qingyou's coat. Qingyou was shocked and struggled desperately, kicking his legs in panic.
One of the men pressed Qingyou's hands on her head, covered her mouth, and said to the other man, "Hurry up!"
The other person hurriedly sat on Qingyou's legs, forcing Qingyou to move, and clumsily pulled at Qingyou's clothes with both hands.
Qingyou opened her eyes wide, and a dull and labored cry for help slowly crawled out from the man's palm, but was instantly drowned in it...
The deepest fear in Qingyou's heart gradually invaded her brain. She closed her eyes and hot tears flowed down.
Suddenly, her mouth touched the edge of the man's palm. Qingyou hardened her heart and bit the man's palm. The man screamed in pain and slapped Qingyou in the face.
Qingyou screamed sharply, blood oozing from the corners of her mouth, and her clothes were stripped off, leaving only her underwear...
At that moment, helplessness and despair filled Qingyou's soul. She didn't know what to do, she had no idea what to do...
Just as the man was about to take off Qingyue's pants, a shrill bicycle bell sounded behind him.
Xia Kong didn't have time to stop his bike, he jumped off immediately, took out an iron rod he picked up from the roadside, and without saying a word, smashed it on the back of the man's head. The man who was stripping his clothes was hit, stood up, staggered a few steps, and then fainted on the ground.
The other man jumped up and hid in the corner. He looked at his companion who had fainted on the ground, and then looked at Xia Kong holding the iron rod. He completely lost his courage and hurriedly ran away along the wall.
Xia Kong threw away the iron rod, took off his coat and covered Qingyou's body with it, then helped her up steadily: "Qingyou..."
Seeing Xia Kong's face clearly through her tearful eyes, Qingyou couldn't hold back any longer and cried out in fear. She crawled into Xia Kong's arms, sobbing and unable to utter a word.
Xia Kong could only feel his chest quickly soaked by tears, Qingyou's hands tightly grasped his clothes, trembling...
It was very late at night and Qiange's eyelids were already drooping.
Father Jiang patted Qiange on the shoulder and said, "Qian Ge, go home and have a rest. You still have to go to work tomorrow. Dad is watching over you here."
Qian Ge rubbed her eyes, looked at her watch, and said, "Okay, I'll go back first."
"Yeah." Father Jiang smiled at Qiange.
Qiange yawned and left the hospital. As soon as she walked out of the hospital gate, she saw Anjiu leaning on his car, as if waiting for Qiange.
Seeing Qiange coming out, Anjiu stood up straight and asked, "Do you want to go home? I'll take you there."
"How long have you been here?" Qiange walked over and asked. Although Qiange didn't like many of Anjiu's behaviors, she still treated Anjiu as a friend, considering that he was once her brother. When Anjiu approached her, she didn't refuse.
"Not long." Anjiu helped Qian Ge open the car door and said, "Let's go. I'll take you there."
Qiange got in the car and Anjiu drove quietly without saying a single extra word. Anjiu was very quiet today and looked most like Brother Anjiu from the orphanage.
Qiange occasionally turned her head and silently looked at Anjiu's profile, feeling filled with emotion.
"While taking care of your aunt, don't let yourself get sick. Make sure to combine work and rest. If you need any help from me, just let me know." An Jiu reminded.
Qian Ge nodded: "I know."
"That's good." Anjiu smiled slightly. Qiange looked at his smile and was a little dazed for a moment.
Suddenly, the car braked suddenly, and Qian Ge was startled before she could react.
"Is that... Xia Kong?" An Jiu stared at a person on the street outside the car window.
Qiange followed his gaze and saw that it was indeed Xia Kong.
Xia Kong came back from somewhere, holding someone in his arms, and walked into the Qingyou Workshop.
"Green glaze..." Qiange murmured.
Anjiu turned around and suddenly said apologetically: "Yes, I'm sorry, Qiange."
Qian Ge shook her head and said, "It's okay, let's go home, we'll be there in two turns."
Anjiu obediently restarted the engine, but turned his head anxiously to look at Qiange several times, and asked worriedly: "Qiange, are you okay?"
Qian Ge asked in a daze: "Why would something happen to me?"
An Jiu stammered, "I saw Xia Kong carrying Qing You home like that, and I was afraid you..."
"I'm fine." Qiange smiled, then lowered her head and stopped talking.
An Jiu didn't want to bring up the matter again. After sending Qiange back, he repeatedly reminded her to call him if anything happened. Only after Qiange agreed did he leave with peace of mind.
After Qiange returned home, she washed up quietly and then sat on the sofa waiting for Xia Kong.
All she could think of was Xia Kong carrying Qing You home. She felt a little worried, but besides the worry, she also felt an inexplicable discomfort...
Time passed little by little, and Xia Kong still didn't come back. Qiange had no choice but to slap herself hard in the face when she was too sleepy.
However, Qiange's face was beaten red, but Xiakong still didn't come back.
When Xia Kong finally came back, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Qiange couldn't hold on and fell asleep curled up on the sofa.
Xia Kong brought out a quilt for Qiange and wrapped her in the warm quilt. Then, he sat in front of the sofa and looked at Qiange gently.
Qiange's left cheek was red, and no one knew what happened. Xia Kong looked at Qiange and smiled silently, but after smiling, he frowned again - I wonder how Qingyou is doing now.
Qingyou was frightened and couldn't sleep. Xia Kong finally coaxed Qingyou to sleep, and then he had time to come back.
Qingyou's parents are not at home these days, and Qingyou must be scared when she wakes up at night.
Xia Kong thought that starting from tomorrow, he would go to the hospital more often to take care of Jiang's mother, so that Qiange could have some time to accompany Qingyou.
Some things are always easier to talk about between girls. By the way, this matter cannot be told to Lin Fangke yet. If Lin Fangke knew about it, she would definitely dig three feet underground to find those two men and then kill them!
The next morning, Xia Kong lay on the sofa, wrapped in a quilt with Qiange.
When Qian Ge woke up, she saw Xia Kong's face close to her. She looked at the sky outside and gently pushed Xia Kong: "Xia Kong."
Xia Kong was lightly asleep, and woke up in an instant, mumbling: "It's dawn..."
"It's already dawn." Qian Ge smiled slightly, "Why did you sleep here?"
Xia Kong rubbed his eyes and said lazily, "I saw you sleeping on the sofa when I came back last night. I wanted to accompany you for a while, but I didn't expect to fall asleep myself."
Last night?
Qian Ge paused and said, "I saw you last night. You went to Qingyou's place."
"You know?" Xia Kong's tiredness disappeared immediately.
"Know what?" Qiange asked blankly.
Xia Kong shook his head violently and his expression became serious. He leaned close to Qiange's ear and told her what happened last night.
"What?" Qiange was shocked!
"So when you reminded me, I was a little worried. Let's go take a look at the green glaze."
It took a long time for Qian Ge to close her slightly opened mouth. She shook her head and said, "I'll go. You go to work. I'll ask for leave from the company and then go to accompany Qing You. With me around, she'll be more willing to open up."
"Okay." Xia Kong stood up and stretched. "I wanted you to spend more time with her last night. Thank you for your hard work."
"What's that? Qingyou is my friend." Qiange got up, put on her slippers, casually wrapped herself in a coat and walked outside.
Xia Kong suddenly called out to Qian Ge: "By the way, don't tell Lin Fangke."
"I know my limits." Qiange ran towards Qingyou's house in slippers.
The sound of "pattering" rang out on the cobblestone road in the early morning, like a complex symphony. Qian Ge ran two blocks and came to Qingyou's home.
After knocking on the door, the person inside was slow to respond. After a long while, Qingyou finally opened the door a crack. Seeing that it was Qingge outside, Qingyou opened the door completely: "Qiange..."
Qian Ge tilted her head slightly, and smiled like the sunshine in winter: "Green glaze."
Qingyou frowned and tears quickly welled up in her eyes: "Qian Ge..." She rushed forward and hugged Qing Ge.
The smile on Qian Ge's face slowly turned into distress. She hugged Qing You tightly in her arms, ruffled her hair, and said, "Are you cold? Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat."
Qingyou nodded, trying her best to suppress her tears.
Qiange brought Qingyou into the house, closed the door, and turned over the "Temporarily Closed" sign.
Qingyou was waiting in the living room with a pillow in her arms like a kitten. In the kitchen, Qiange was wearing an apron and making breakfast for Qingyou.
Qingyou calmed down, and when the breakfast was served, he asked, "Qian Ge, you know everything, right?"
Qian Ge nodded.
Qingyou lowered his head and said, "I was so scared, luckily... luckily Xia Kong showed up..."
"It's best if you're okay. It's best if you're okay." Qian Ge reached out and gently stroked Qingyou's cheek, then asked worriedly, "Qingyou, do you remember what those two people looked like?"
Qingyou shook his head: "I don't remember at all..."
"How could such a thing happen?" Qiange frowned.
Qingyou forced himself to smile and said, "It's normal. There are so many bad people in the world. I just happened to run into one."
Qian Ge sighed: "If that's the case, it's fine. I'm just worried that you might have offended someone in your business. If you offend someone, it will be bad."
When Qiange said this, Qingyou's smile froze.
Who did you offend?
Anjiu's face appeared in Qingyou's mind, and he couldn't help but tremble.
"Qian Ge, let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you. Are you still in contact with An Jiu?" Qing You changed the subject.
Qian Ge didn't react to this, and replied casually: "We are in contact. We just met yesterday."
"What time was it yesterday?"
"It was last night. He sent me home. Oh, and he was the first one to see Xia Kong taking you home."
"Buzz——" Qingyou's mind went blank and his back felt cold.
Anjiu? Could it really be Anjiu?
Was it because she embarrassed him that day that he wanted to take revenge on her? If that was really the case, then An Jiu was too scary...
"Qian Ge, I think... it's better for you to have less contact with An Jiu." Qing You's hand holding the chopsticks was trembling slightly.
Qian Ge saw it clearly, but she didn't show it. She looked at Qing You, smiled, and said, "I understand. I will."
Qingyou clenched his chopsticks tightly and forgot about eating for a moment.
Qiange reminded Qingyou, and Qingyou came to his senses and hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of rice.
"By the way, Qingyou." Qian Ge recalled the scene when Xia Kong carried Qingyou home last night and asked, "Do you like Xia Kong?"
Qingyue was stunned for a moment, but soon she smiled and said, "What would you do if I said yes?"
Qian Ge shook her head: "I will be fine. I will bless you."
"You don't have to rush to bless me." Qingyou said, "It's still uncertain what the future will be like."
Qiange didn't understand and looked up at Qingyou.
Qingyou smiled slightly, put down her chopsticks, and looked into Qiange's eyes seriously: "Yes, Qiange, I like Xia Kong. I don't know if you like him or not, but he likes you. However, I will not let go just because he likes you. I will compete with you fairly until the end to see who will win. If you are together in the end, I will definitely bless you with all my heart."
Qian Ge was even more confused. What was Qingyou talking about? Declaring war on her? But there was no need for that. Also, Xia Kong liked her? How could she not know that Xia Kong liked her...
Seeing Qian Ge's bewildered look, Qing You laughed: "I knew you would react like this. You grew up in the same room with Xia Kong. You are used to being nice to each other and you are also used to being nice to each other. That's why you didn't think carefully about whether the relationship between you two is family affection or love between a man and a woman."
Qian Ge smiled awkwardly: "I really haven't thought about it..."
"Then Qiange, think about it now, what kind of feelings do you have towards Xia Kong?" Qingyou was actually a little excited for a moment.
Qian Ge was stunned for a moment, and after a while she said seriously: "I don't know either, but..."
Qingyou's eyes lit up as she looked forward to what Qiange would say next.
Qian Ge smiled slightly: "Before I found out that I have romantic feelings for Xia Kong, you were free to like Xia Kong and pursue Xia Kong. If one day I find out that it is Xia Kong I like, but you haven't pursued Xia Kong by then, I will definitely be happy to be your rival."
After hearing this, Qingyou smiled widely and said, "As expected of Qian Ge! She looks weak and fragile, but she is actually quite powerful."
Qiange also smiled and scratched her head embarrassedly.
Qingyou looked at her shy appearance and said in her heart: Thank you, Qiange.
Thank you, I'm glad to be your friend.
Thank you, I am even happier to be your opponent.