I locked myself in the dormitory, curled up in my shell like a snail, not wanting to go out or even see the sunlight.
Yi Tian accompanied me every day, and asked Li Qiuyang to bring me breakfast, lunch and dinner. They forced me to eat every bite like a child before allowing me to go back to bed.
Looking at them like this, I gradually regained my lost sanity and recovered my spirit.
Torturing yourself will always be a pain for your loved ones and a pleasure for your enemies, and I don't want to cause them pain.
I forced myself to be more alert and gradually became less lazy. I began to try to touch the sunlight and take in all the information around me.
"Sister, there is a big business to be discussed in the bar tonight. As you know, I understand that you want me to form a band, but when it comes to discussing business, my partner and I are a bit troubled. Can you help me take a look?" Li Qiuyang said cautiously, looking up and glancing at Yi Tian from time to time, afraid that any word would touch my sad nerves.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, he added: "I'm just talking casually. If you don't feel energetic, don't go out. I'll find a way."
"I should go out for some fresh air." I smiled at him, then looked at Yi Tian and asked, "Do you want to go with me?"
"certainly!"
The place for the business talk was in Li Qiuyang's bar. After sending us in, Li Qiuyang said that the client would be here soon. Because it was daytime, there were only Li Qiuyang and the bartender in the bar. They had to prepare for the opening of the store and had no time to accompany us to talk.
The client was a middle-aged man with two bodyguards wearing sunglasses.
When we saw this situation, Yi Tian and I thought we had met a gangster!
"Hello, we are the agents of the bar. My name is Li Ge and this is Yi Tian." I introduced myself politely and sat opposite the customer.
The man glanced at us and nodded his eyes were hidden by his sunglasses.
This is a cooperation project with a TV station, and they want to establish a long-term cooperation with Li Qiuyang's bar. If the cooperation goes well, it will be a good publicity for the bar. After all, I have been in the media circle, so I am much more cautious about this kind of thing.
As a result, after we sat down, the other party didn't say a word, but looked me and Yi Tian up and down as if we were commodities.
"Mr. Li, can we talk about the details of our cooperation?" I asked tentatively.
"Let's put the details of the cooperation aside for now. I want to ask, are all the beauties in your bar as beautiful as you? If so, maybe we can talk about other cooperation." The middle-aged man never stops talking until he shocks someone.
"Mr. Li, it seems that you have no sincerity in cooperating. In that case, we will leave first."
I wanted to pull Yi Tian away from this place of trouble as soon as possible, but two bodyguards rushed up and stopped us.
"Mr. Li, we are here to discuss business. What do you mean?" I tried to calm myself down and said to the fat man sitting on the sofa.
"I want to have a good talk with you two ladies, but you don't seem to want to talk to me." The fat man smiled lewdly.
I took a step back with Yi Tian, ​​and relying on the courage I had accumulated in previous workplace negotiations, I answered calmly, "We want to discuss the TV show venue cooperation business with you, and we are not interested in other business. If you want to have a good talk, let me call our general manager over to discuss it together."
"No need, I just want to talk to you first." The fat man suddenly looked fierce, stood up and pulled Yi Tian over.
Yi Tian was shocked and angry, and slapped the fat man in the face.
The fat man probably had never been treated like this before, and he angrily threw Yi Tian onto the sofa, ordering the two bodyguards: "You damn girl, how dare you hit me? Catch them both!"
The two burly bodyguards got the order and went to catch Yi Tian. I panicked and rushed over, shouting for help while protecting Yi Tian.
In the soundproofed box, yelling at Yi Tian and I was just a waste of energy. I tried to calm myself down, but I found that my heart was still beating very fast.
"Qiu Yang! Li Qiu Yang! Come and save us! Come quickly!" Yi Tian suddenly struggled frantically and shouted.
Seeing the faint light from the cell phone in her pocket, I understood and started screaming too, each one louder than the last.
"Catch them. I want to see how capable they are." The fat man finally took off his glasses. His lustful look was extremely disgusting.
"Bang bang bang!" After a few loud noises, the door of the box was broken down by external force, and Li Qiuyang rushed in.
The fat man panicked and yelled at the bodyguard: "Hit him!"
"Sister!" Li Qiuyang shouted my name, snatched me from the bodyguard's hands and pulled me behind him, and he was also punched in the face.
Li Qiuyang and the bartender were at a disadvantage facing two professional bodyguards. But no matter what the situation was, I was always protected by Li Qiuyang and did not get hurt. But Yi Tian got a cut on her arm because Li Qiuyang was a little slow.
"Li Ge!"
I heard someone calling my name, but before I could react, I saw a man rushing into the melee and fighting with the bodyguards together with Li Qiuyang.
Lin Chujian! Why is he here?
After seeing who was coming, my nervousness gradually eased.
"Stop it! I've called the police!" Lin Chujian said while beating him.
Hearing the word "alarm", the fat man stopped and ordered, "Go quickly."
However, the two bodyguards were already furious. When they heard Lin Chujian say to call the police, the taller one of them took a beer bottle and smashed it hard on Lin Chujian's head.
"Ah!" I looked at the wine bottle that was about to fall on Lin Chujian's head and wanted to stop it, but it was too late. I could only watch Lin Chujian get hit by the bottle.
Perhaps realizing that the bottle was too heavy, the fat man and his group quickly slipped away.
After the chaos, Li Qiuyang's clothes were covered with wine and blood, and Lin Chujian was lying in a pool of blood because he was hit on the head with a bottle.
I rushed over to him with tears streaming down my face: "Lin Chujian, look at me, nothing can happen to you! Do you hear me, Lin Chujian!"
Outside the hospital ward, Yi Tian and I were waiting anxiously. They had been in there for a long time.
Yi Tian has been by my side and constantly comforting me, but I still can't let go of my worry.
Li Qiuyang, who had been bandaged, reunited with us. Seeing the wound on Yi Tian's hand, he lowered his head and said guiltily: "Yi Tian, ​​I'm sorry, just now... just now I..."
In the critical situation, the first thing he thought of was to protect me, and he ignored his girlfriend.
Even for me, Yi Tian can't let it go easily.
When I thought about Yi Tian being sad, my mood became even lower, and I didn't realize that Xu Yaxin was looking at .
It wasn't until Xu Yaxin rushed up and slapped me hard in the face that I came back to my senses from the burning pain on my face.
I looked at Xu Yaxin in shock. She stared at me like a fighting cock and shouted, "Li Ge, will you be happy only if you destroy my family? Your own family was destroyed by a mistress, so you want to be a mistress and destroy my family?"
"What are you talking about?" Li Qiuyang got angry when he heard it. If I hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed forward again.
"Sister, why do you always stop me?" He looked at me puzzled. After seeing my determined look, he lowered his head. "I caused everything this time. I will definitely find a way to solve it."
"Qiuyang, what are you going to do? Qiuyang..."
Li Qiuyang left in anger, and Yi Tian followed him out for fear that something might happen to him, leaving Xu Yaxin and I alone.
I didn’t have the energy to argue with Xu Yaxin about that slap. I turned around and sat back on the bench, looking anxiously at the light in the emergency room.
"Li Ge, do you really have to stay here like this without any shame? Do you know that your current behavior is that of a disgusting mistress?"
"Did you hear me?"
"I'll leave if he's okay." I said lightly and ignored her.
"Li Ge, are you too shameless? You put someone else's fiancé in the hospital and you're still shamelessly staying here!"
"Li Ge, did you hear me? Get out of here!"
"Li Ge!"
Xu Yaxin kept roaring in my ear, and she only calmed down after the nurse came out and reminded her several times. She kept staring at me, as if she wanted to eat me up.
Looking at the lights in the emergency room, my heart was burning with anxiety. After being reminded, Xu Yaxin kept pacing back and forth in front of me, and she seemed anxious too.
The lights in the emergency room finally went out, Lin Chujian was pushed out by the nurse, and I hurried to meet him.
Lin Chujian was lying on the bed with a pale face and eyes half open, and it was unclear whether he was awake or unconscious.
My hand that was placed on his bedside was pulled away, and he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Li Ge... Fortunately... you are okay."
My tears fell uncontrollably. At this time he was still worried about my safety. If this isn't love, then what else is it?
I looked up, thinking about talking to Xu Yaxin, but I saw her with her head down, stroking her belly, with a half-smile on her face.
I knew she was reminding me, reminding me everything about the baby in my belly, reminding me that Lin Chujian had nothing to do with me anymore.
When I broke away from Lin Chujian, I raised my arm to wipe my tears, then turned and left.
After the scuffle, Li Qiuyang checked the background of the person who had discussed business with him like crazy. Unexpectedly, when he was tracking him, he accidentally discovered that Zhou Yao and one of the big bosses behind the incident came out of the hotel together, and they were very intimate.
This time, Li Qiuyang did not impulsively make a big deal out of it. Instead, he came to me and Yi Tian to ask what to do.
The three of us sat in a coffee shop in the afternoon. Everything was quiet around us, and we could only hear the clinking of the spoon hitting the wall of the cup. Yi Tian and I were silent. After all, Zhou Yao was once our good friend. Now she has become like this, I really don't know where to start.
"No wonder she has so many job opportunities recently and is so generous." Yi Tian sighed.
I nodded. "Although Lu Yan's family is well-off, Zhou Yao is the white moonlight in his heart. He always loves Zhou Yao so carefully. For her poor self-esteem, he always tries to please her, fearing that she might hurt him accidentally. This relationship is so pure to him. He would never give her something as vulgar as money."
Thinking of Lu Yan’s happy expression and star-like eyes after he fell in love with Zhou Yao, my heart couldn’t help but ache.
"It's better not to tell Lu Yan about this. I'm afraid he can't bear the blow." I thought about it and made this decision.
Li Qiuyang and Yi Tian exchanged glances and nodded.
I don’t know whether this is right or wrong. Maybe one day Lu Yan will blame us when he finds out the truth!
In this world, no matter how pure the feelings are, they will eventually be buried by the dust of the world.
Thinking of this, I can’t help but feel a little sad.
Li Qiuyang was still searching frantically, and he would run over to confirm any clues. In his words, he would not allow anyone to bully me and Yi Tian, ​​absolutely not. Even if we both tried to stop them, there was no way to stop him from searching.
For a long time, we couldn't see him. Every time, the band members told us that Qiu Yang had gone out again... Qiu Yang hadn't come back yet...
When I called, the line was busy because I was out. If you have anything to say, please wait until I’m done with this busy period.
After a while, Yi Tian and I both felt a little tired.
The last time I saw him was at Lin Chujian's thank-you dinner. After Lin Chujian was discharged from the hospital, Li Qiuyang booked a private room to invite him to dinner, and also invited Lu Yan and Zhou Yao. The only drawback was that there was Xu Yaxin standing behind Lin Chujian. I had a feeling that this dinner would still not be peaceful.
When she saw me, Xu Yaxin sneered and didn't say much. She just sat quietly beside Lin Chujian. She didn't make any intimate moves to provoke me as usual. She was unspeakably quiet.
I stopped looking at her and turned to look at Zhou Yao. I felt a little complicated. I remembered what Li Qiuyang had said to me and couldn't help but look at her twice more. As if she felt I was looking at her, she turned around and smiled at me. She no longer had the immaturity that we had when we first met, but was more worldly-wise.
"Brother Chujian, thank you for saving me that day. I have no way to repay you, so let me drink first to show my respect." Because he had not found that group of people yet, Li Qiuyang's expression was still a little gloomy. Only when he met Lin Chujian could he see a little bit of his bright smile.
He must be really grateful to Lin Chujian, after all, it was his help that saved Yi Tian and me.
But I didn't dare to look into Lin Chujian's eyes. My mind kept recalling the words "It's a good thing you're okay" that day, and the way Xu Yaxin touched her belly.
The conflicting feelings made it impossible for me to visit him these days. At most, I could only look at him from a distance and dare not approach him. Yi Tian always advised me to try to let it go.
If letting go was so easy, why would there be so many infatuated men and resentful women in this world?
Men always drink more than eat at a drinking party. Perhaps to vent, Li Qiuyang got drunk soon. With a red face and a silly smile, he looked at everyone present and thanked them one by one.
"Thank you, Li Ge, for giving me a sister."
"Thank you Yitian for giving me a lover."
"Thank you, Chu Jian, for saving two of the three women I love most."
"Thank you, Brother Lu Yan, for coming to my dinner party today and being my companion. In fact, Brother Lu Yan, I have always envied you. I really envy you. You are such a pure and real person. You don't have any of the problems of a rich person. You are very easy to get close to. But...but how do you know people..."
Realizing what he was going to say next, Yi Tian and I panicked. Regardless of the chair hurting our legs, we immediately stood up and held him, reminding him, "Qiu Yang, you are drunk, stop talking."
"Yitian, Li Ge, let me speak, let me speak..." Li Qiuyang was really drunk and ignored our attempts to stop him. He pushed us away with great force, especially me who was standing in front of him. If Lin Chujian hadn't helped me from behind, I might have fallen to the ground.
I would rather actually fall down and get hurt. Perhaps Li Qiuyang’s heartache for me would stop him from saying the next thing.
By the time I stood up from Lin Chujian's arms and went forward to stop him, it was already too late.
The drunken Li Qiuyang pointed at Zhou Yao with his right hand and accused her loudly, "You! You woman! Brother Lu is so good to you, why do you still have affairs with those rich old men?"
"Li Qiuyang! Don't talk nonsense when you are drunk!" I shouted at him.
"I'm not kidding. I saw her coming out of the hotel with a fat guy, hugging each other. I saw it with my own eyes."
I didn’t dare to look at Lu Yan’s expression, nor did I dare to look at Zhou Yao.
Yi Tian looked at me desperately and shook her head gently.
We all know that we can't stop it. Things are developing in a direction that we can't predict, and we are powerless.
The air condensed in an instant, and everything around seemed to be stopped in time; even the sound of breathing was barely audible.
The first person to speak was Lu Yan. He trembled and chuckled, "Qiu Yang, today is to celebrate Chu Jian's discharge from the hospital. Don't joke around."
Then there was the sound of a chair being pushed. Zhou Yao stood up and turned around expressionlessly. Before he could take a step, Lu Yan grabbed his right arm. He trembled and choked as he asked, "This isn't true, is it?"
Zhou Yao didn't say anything.
Lu Yan knew better than any of us what such silence meant.
At this time, we are outsiders and have no way to explain or say anything more.
"Zhou Yao, this isn't true, right?" Lu Yan asked again without giving up.
I don’t know what words to use to describe the expression on Lu Yan’s face at this moment. Sadness and sorrow are not enough to describe it.
It turns out that when people are in extreme pain, their expression looks like this... sad.
Zhou Yao still opened her mouth. She sneered, looked at everyone present with disdain, and said indifferently: "Don't you already know it? Why are you still asking? Is it really so important for me to say it?"
"Why? Am I not good to you? Why are you doing this? If you need money, I can give it to you. If you need something, I can buy it for you. I can do anything. Why does it have to be someone else?" Lu Yan stood there dejectedly, and every word he said seemed to be dripping with blood.
Zhou Yao's expression remained the same, she sneered, but she began to choke up as she spoke. She said, "Do you remember your birthday? Do you know how I felt when I stood outside the box and listened to you people inside discussing what gifts a country girl like me would give? You look down on girls' handmade gifts and look down on country people, but I am a country girl and my gift is handmade. When I held it in my hand, it was like a piece of ice, making me feel like I was falling into an icy cave. Lu Yan, do you know? The moment I threw the gift into the trash can, I told myself that I would never let anyone look down on me again."
"It's not like that. We don't look down on you. We were just joking." Lu Yan explained in a panic.
"A joke?" Zhou Yao was still stubborn, standing there straight. If it weren't for a line of tears falling, I would have thought she was as hard as stone. "Lu Yan, not everything can be used as a joke. Not everything can be used as an excuse for a joke. Some things are said and once the damage is done, no excuses will work."
Lu Yan still refused to give up and pulled her, saying over and over again: "Yaoyao, as long as you say it's not true, I will believe you. Really, tell me, all this is not true, okay?"
The last sentence is almost like begging.
"I love you, I love you so much." Lu Yan collapsed and hugged her tightly, "Yaoyao, as long as you say it's not true, as long as you say it's not true, we can still be as happy as before, please say it."
"I'm sorry." Zhou Yao pushed away his arms and turned around. When she left, she looked at me viciously. The anger in her eyes made me feel cold all over.
I was by her side when she threw away the gift . If I hadn't been sad because of Lin Chujian at that time, or if I hadn't cared about my own sadness and knew how to comfort Zhou Yao who was hurt at that time, would things not have turned out like this? Would Lu Yan and Zhou Yao still be together?
"Li Ge, you knew it a long time ago, right?" Lu Yan asked me.
I nodded.
"Li Ge, you didn't lie to me, did you?" Lu Yan looked at me with tears in his eyes. His eager eyes were waiting for me to say that I lied to him, but I couldn't.
We have never seen Lu Yan like this before. The him we know is a high-spirited young master, not a humble loser in love.
"Pa pa pa..." After Zhou Yao left, Xu Yaxin stood up and applauded, "What a show of sisterly love, Li Ge, you actually prepared this meal for your good sister, right? Tsk tsk, I didn't realize you are so scheming!"
"Xu Yaxin, shut up!" Lu Yan yelled, "You weren't invited today, so what qualifications do you have to speak? Get lost!"
"Li Ge, we're leaving first." Lin Chujian dragged Xu Yaxin out of the door. Even from a long distance away, he could still hear Xu Yaxin's shouting.
Lu Yan sat dejectedly on the chair, looking at the door with unfocused eyes. That was the direction Zhou Yao left, and also the direction his love left.
For young love to end in such a way is a devastating blow to anyone, a blow that no one can help get over.
After that dinner, Lu Yan became silent. We could hardly see him in our circle of friends. Sometimes when we talked about him, no one could explain him. As for Zhou Yao, she moved out of the dormitory completely and we never saw her again.
If possible, I really hope not to see Zhou Yao in my life, that way at least Li Qiuyang will not be in trouble.
The peaceful
Yi Tian and I were standing in the lobby, and a policeman said to me, "Your brother is guilty of robbery and intentional injury this time, and they are going to sue you. If you are not in the mood to waste time here, why not find him a better lawyer as soon as possible."
Li Qiuyang still did not give up looking for the person behind the incident. After finding out that the big boss who supported Zhou Yao was the boss behind the incident, even though we tried to stop him many times, he still couldn't help but go find the boss. After one punch, a group of people surrounded him. Zhou Yao sternly accused Li Qiuyang of robbery and beating his friend.
Then he was taken to the police station and we had to come here again.
When we heard the word "robbery", Yi Tian and I were stunned and said in unison that it was impossible. But when we found out that Zhou Yao was a witness, we suddenly understood that she hated us so much. It was a pity that the boss only got hit with one punch. If he had been hit harder, Li Qiuyang would have had to spend many years in jail.
For Li Qiuyang, I once again sat on the bench in the police station, surrounded by familiar buildings, familiar roads, and everything familiar.
Last time I was able to solve the problem through Lin Chujian, but this time, to be honest, we don’t know what to do.
"Li Ge, can we find Lin Chujian? Their family is so rich, they should know a lawyer." Yi Tian asked me cautiously.
I felt sad seeing her like this. It was obviously urgent, but she was still being cautious because she was concerned about my feelings.
I hugged her, patted her on the back and said, "I will definitely get him out, I will."
I found a corner and squatted on the ground to call Lin Chujian. I couldn't stand up because I was afraid that I would fall down in sadness if I was rejected. The phone kept ringing, and I was also afraid that a female voice would tell me, "Sorry, the user you dialed is currently unavailable."
On the fifth ring, the call was finally connected. Lin Chujian said "Li Ge" in a low voice, and I almost cried.
I squatted there and trembled as I said, "Lin Chujian... Li Qiuyang was arrested by the police. The police asked us to find a lawyer. I... I..."
"Don't cry first, tell me calmly what happened." He spoke to me softly, trying to soothe me.
Like before, whenever he spoke to me softly like this, I would calm down immediately.
This is what a girl will do when facing the person she loves. His words can make her feel emotional, and his words can make her calm and steady.
As long as he is here, everything is okay.
"Li Qiuyang found the boss who tried to bully me and Yi Tian last time and beat him up. Zhou Yao was there at the time and she accused Qiuyang of robbery."
"Zhou Yao?" Lin Chujian hesitated for a moment and said, "Li Ge, there is no other way to deal with this matter. We can only ask Zhou Yao for help. If she is willing to stand up and speak for Li Qiuyang, then nothing will happen. But..."
"I'll go." Without waiting for him to speak, I had already made the decision. I turned to look at Yi Tian, ​​and her expression was as determined as mine.
"You guys can go and try first, but even if the other party doesn't agree, you can't be impatient, understand?" Lin Chujian's words were like spring water, bringing a hint of coolness to my irritable self. "Go back and take a shower before you go, so that you can be more energetic. I'll go and discuss it with Lu Yan. Remember, don't argue with Zhou Yao, otherwise it will be counterproductive."
"Yeah." I nodded.
When Zhou Yao met us, she was discussing something at Lin Chuyu's company. When we stood downstairs and looked up at the tall buildings, I felt a little complicated, because this was where I used to work and pursue my dreams.
We were invited into Lin Chuyu's conference room. Zhou Yao, wearing an expensive business suit, stood in front of us holding a red wine glass, shaking the glass gently with her hands, her movements extremely elegant. Who would have thought that she was once a rural girl, a girl who was afraid of scaring others when she spoke loudly?
Of course, I don’t know when drinking is allowed in Lin Chuyu’s conference room.
"Zhou Yao, we are here today to..."
"Li Qiuyang, right? Li Ge, go back, it's impossible." She sat there, looking down on everyone like a queen.
"Zhou Yao, I hope you can help us this time, just once, because we used to be good friends." Yi Tian also lowered his posture and pleaded.
"Puff——" a glass of red wine splashed on Yi Tian's face. Zhou Yao stood up and walked in front of us, and the wine glass shattered at my feet.
She sneered and asked, "Friends? Yi Tian, ​​are you kidding me? Friends will say in front of everyone that I'm being kept? Don't be ridiculous. The reason you were friends with me was just because you sympathized with me from a moral high ground. You enjoyed the pleasure of being superior, and I was just a tool. Just like the cats and dogs that were about to starve to death on the roadside, arousing the sympathy of the young ladies."
"Pa." Despite my repeated warnings, Yi Tian still couldn't help but slap Zhou Yao.
After the crisp slap, Lin Chuyu pushed the door open and walked in. He walked past me without paying any attention to me, as if I were air.
"Are you okay?" Lin Chuyu asked Zhou Yao with concern, "Do you want me to send someone to buy you something to reduce the swelling?"
She looked at us with even more hatred in her eyes: "I'm telling you, if you want me to help Li Qiuyang, it's impossible! Get out!"
I haven't seen Lin Chuyu for a long time. I didn't expect that he completely ignored me and was very concerned about Zhou Yao, whom he had always looked down upon.
I think it’s ridiculous. Zhou Yao has changed, and even Lin Chuyu has changed.
The world is changing so fast that I can hardly keep up. Seeing Zhou Yao's resolute attitude, there was no point for Yi Tian and I to stay in the meeting room any longer.
When he passed by Lin Chuyu, he lowered his head. If I could see clearly the smug look in his eyes at that time, as if his conspiracy had succeeded, I probably wouldn't be so ignorant of all the changes.
Leaving the meeting room, I felt a little desperate and Yi Tian felt a little regretful.
Just when the two of us were at a loss, Lin Chujian's call was like a ray of light in the darkness, giving us hope.
He said that he and Lu Yan found the big boss and settled the matter.
The world of rich people is something we don’t understand.
They can always find another rich person through twists and turns, and this person just happens to have a close cooperative relationship with the one who was beaten, and can easily solve the problem with just a word or a look.
It was something that Yi Tian and I could not accomplish no matter how hard we tried, but it was solved in just one afternoon, without any effort.
After Li Qiuyang came out, he took Lin Chujian's hand and said gratefully, "It would be great if you were my brother-in-law."
I understand what he means. If Lin Chujian was his brother-in-law, he might be able to accept Lin Chujian's help with a clear conscience.
But it's impossible.
I looked up at Lin Chujian. He was standing there dejectedly. The sunlight shining on his body made the darkness on his face even darker.
Li Qiuyang came out of the detention center. In order to help Li Qiuyang wash away the bad luck, Yi Tian invited everyone to have dinner at the restaurant. However, we waited there for a long time and only Lin Chujian came. He was only there for a short while, because within a few minutes, Xu Yaxin called and called him away.
As for Lu Yan, the great hero of this incident, he was in no mood for the party and did not come.
In the end, there were still only three of us.
On the way back, none of us three spoke. A lot of things had happened recently and we were all mentally exhausted.
Li Qiuyang said that he hadn't taken care of the bar for a long time , and now he didn't know what to do when he returned home, so he wanted to go to the bar. Yi Tian and I were in a bad mood, so we also thought about going to the bar with him.
There is a long and very remote road from where we are to the bar. The street lights are never on all year round, and I feel nervous every time I walk there alone.
I pulled Yi Tian's sleeve, and Yi Tian pulled Li Qiuyang. Just as the three of us walked forward cautiously for fear of falling, five or six people with cigarettes in their mouths appeared in front of us.
Without lights, I couldn't see what they looked like. I only heard someone say, "Boss, that's them."
"Come on."
There were at least five or six people on the other side, and we only had three, including two weak girls. Before we could figure out what was going on, Li Qiuyang immediately pulled us towards the road.
Li Qiuyang ran too fast and I couldn't catch up with him and fell to the ground.
The people behind were still chasing us. Li Qiuyang didn't think much about it and just carried me on his back. He told Yi Tian beside him, "I'll carry Li Ge and you follow me. As long as we run to the main road, they won't dare to do anything to us."
"Okay." Yi Tian responded breathlessly.
The sound behind me was getting closer and closer. Li Qiuyang ran like crazy with me on his back, not even bothering to look back, for fear that he would be caught up if he stopped.
After a long dark run, we finally stopped in front of a convenience store. Li Qiuyang said breathlessly: "Yitian, we are safe."
But there was no Yi Tian's voice behind him.
I got off his back and looked everywhere for Yi Tian but couldn't find her.
"She didn't catch up..." I collapsed and looked at Li Qiuyang, who was also confused.
"Sister, I'm going to go back to find Yi Tian, ​​you call the police first!"
Li Qiuyang ran back with a pale face. I took out my cell phone and called the police tremblingly. I said in a crying voice: "Hello, this is No. 33 Jianshe Road. My friend is in trouble. Please come quickly... come quickly! She... she is my best friend. You... you must hurry... you must hurry... she can't get into trouble, please hurry, please... please..."
Then I called Lin Chujian and said, "Lin Chujian, come quickly, come quickly..."
There was a police station nearby, and the police came very quickly. I sat in their car and searched along the street little by little. Finally, I saw Li Qiuyang holding Yi Tian at the entrance of a narrow alley. He stood there, his face pale, like a statue. When he saw me, the corners of his mouth moved, but he didn't say a word.
With messy hair, Yi Tian buried her head in Li Qiuyang's chest, covered with his coat. Her exposed calves were dirty and stained blood.
I was driving in a panic, and when I got out of the car, I accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.
I no felt any pain. I got up and stumbled over to them, calling softly, "Yitian."
She finally turned her head and looked at me. Her red and swollen eyes, bruised face, and blood at the corners of her mouth made me so painful that I couldn't speak.
Yi Tian said: "Li Ge, it's a good thing it wasn't you."
Tears fell down my face in big drops and I squatted on the ground, without the strength to stand up.
“Li Ge.” Lin Chujian, who came rushing over, hugged me tightly and said, “Li Ge, don’t cry.”
The sounds of sirens and ambulances intertwined to create a nightmare that I will never forget in my life.
I clutched Lin Chujian's collar, looked up at him with tears streaming down my face and asked, "Why not me?"
He didn't answer me.
The doctor said that Yi Tian had many scars on his body and that he must have been abused before.
The police said that the thugs had been caught and they admitted that they were the ones who did what happened that night. But they said that they just got lustful because they saw that we were good-looking and there was no one behind it.
When he heard these words, Li Qiuyang punched the wall and cursed: "Fuck it, no one ordered it! If I find out who did it, I will definitely not let him off easily!"
After being hospitalized, Yi Tian became silent. She was like a puppet every day. She would eat the food we brought her and drink the water we poured for her. She would not refuse and would not communicate much with us.
Most of the time she looked out the window, occasionally asking me, "Li Ge, do you think it will snow this year?"
I said, “Maybe!”
There was a longing expression on her face, and her next words made me burst into tears again.
She said: "The snow is so white and clean!"