Chapter 86 Ji Huaishen's Memories 1

Ji Huaishen met Wen Duo for the first time in the summer when he was working part-time at the amusement park.

The boy stood at the entrance of the amusement park, his thick cartoon bear costume wrapping him tightly.

The August sun poured down like molten gold, burning his skin through the cracks in the doll's hood.

Sweat had already soaked through the washed-out T-shirt underneath, sticking to his back. Every step he took felt like countless ants crawling on him.

"Sir, would you like to see the new attraction in our amusement park?"

Ji Huaishen mechanically handed out the flyer, his voice muffled by the mask and sounding unclear.

His throat was dry and painful, but he didn't dare take off his hood to drink a sip of water.

The supervisor said that if you are caught slacking off, you will lose your wages for today.

Although his nominal mother sent him to school, she never gave him any living expenses.

In order to continue his studies, Ji Huaishen took on almost any job.

But because he is a minor, he can only do these cheapest and most difficult part-time jobs.

The air in the hood became thinner and thinner, and sweat flowed into my eyes, stinging them so much that I couldn't open them.

Ji Huaishen knew that he could not hold on any longer, but he could not fall down.

Today's wages are his food money for next week.

"Hold on for another hour..." He muttered to himself, but his vision became more and more blurred, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears, as if ten thousand bees were flying around.

"Big brother? Big brother!"

The tender voice of a child woke him from his chaos.

Ji Huaishen opened his eyes with difficulty and found that he had been lying on the ground without knowing when.

The stuffed bear head was taken off and placed aside, and a chill came over my face.

Someone was fanning him with something.

He turned his head and met a pair of big round eyes.

A little girl about five or six years old was squatting beside him, holding a small pink fan in her little hand and blowing it in his face.

Her cheeks were red from the sun, and the strands of hair on her forehead were wet with sweat and stuck to her skin, but she still insisted on holding the small fan and pointing it at him.

"You finally woke up!"

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief and said in a baby voice:

"My mother said that people who faint need to ventilate and drink water."

As she spoke, she took out an unopened bottle of mineral water from her pink backpack:

"for you!"

Ji Huaishen struggled to sit up and wanted to say thank you, but his throat felt like it was burned by fire.

He took the bottle of water and his fingers trembled as he unscrewed the cap.

The moment the cool water flowed into his throat, he felt like he came back to life.

Just as he was drinking water, the little girl's watch suddenly rang. She picked it up, said "hmm" twice to the other end, and then said to her:

"My mother is looking for me. I'm leaving now. You should have a good rest after drinking some water!"

The girl walked away so quickly that he didn't even have time to reach out and stop her.

He watched her back as she skipped away, then looked down at the water in his hand.

He didn't even say thank you and didn't know her name.

.........

After that encounter, Ji Huaishen often thought of the little girl who saved him.

Her bright eyes, sweet smile, and that bottle of life-saving mineral water...

Until one day, he happened to see a news program on the TV in the mall.

The host excitedly announced:

"Congratulations to the talented ballet girl Wen Duo for winning the gold medal in the National Children's Dance Competition!"

The girl in the photo has grown taller. She is wearing a white ballet skirt and standing on tiptoe with an elegant posture like a swan.

But those bright eyes and sweet smile have not changed at all.

Ji Huaishen stood there, and the noisy voices around him seemed to disappear.

His heartbeat quickened and beads of sweat formed on his palms.

"Wendo..."

He whispered the name, as if he had found a lost treasure.

It turns out her name is Wen Duo, and she is a little ballet dancer.

From then on, Ji Huaishen began to collect information about Wen Duo intentionally or unintentionally.

Which dance troupe did she train in, what awards did she win, which school did she study in...

These public information were like puzzle pieces, gradually piecing together her growth trajectory in his mind.

He knew this was abnormal, but when such a ray of light suddenly appeared in his life, he couldn't help but pay attention to it.

He just paid attention and never wanted to disturb.

He just thought that one day in the future, he would have the chance to help her.

But this hope is very slim.

He looked at his tattered life and thought.

Later, the woman could no longer get money from Ji's family and felt that he was of no use to her, so she beat and scolded him.

Ji Huaishen finally couldn't stand it anymore and escaped on a rainy night.

The penniless boy stood on a strange street, rain dripping down his hair.

Where to go?

He looked around blankly and finally chose the city where Wen Duo was.

At least there is a hint of warmth and light.

Ji Huaishen found a temporary job as a porter in the ballet troupe. Although the salary was meager, at least he could be close to her.

He told himself that he just wanted to see if the little girl who had once helped him was doing well, that was all.

That day, he was moving props for a performance with several male colleagues.

Sweat slid down his neck, soaking his white work vest, outlining the boy's gradually maturing muscles, causing several girls nearby to look at him frequently.

"Hello, new guy."

A colleague named Li Qiang bumped him with his shoulder and pointed to the side:

"Chat?"

Ji Huaishen ignored him and continued to pack the box in his hand.

He knew that Li Qiang was interested in Xiaoli at the front desk, but Xiaoli always asked him for help.

He knew what Xiaoli meant, but since she paid him, he didn't mind helping move some things.

He rejected all others.

"Why are you pretending to be so noble?"

Li Qiang sneered, "Isn't it just that she's more handsome? Let me tell you, I was the one who fell in love with Xiaoli first."

"I'm not interested in her." Ji Huaishen replied coldly and moved a box of things to the designated location.

"Bullshit! Then why do you always help her move things?"

Ji Huaishen sighed: "She gave me money, so I helped her."

"Oh, for money."

Another colleague chimed in:

"No wonder, you even hooked up with the front desk lady Wang for money? She's married."

Ji Huaishen knew that these people were deliberately looking for trouble.

He didn't want to cause trouble, especially here, where Wen Duo might appear.

He didn't want her to see this side of him.

"What? You want to fight?"

Li Qiang pushed him and said, "Come on, pretty boy!"

Ji Huai took a deep breath and clenched his fists.

Just as he was about to make a quick decision, a clear voice came from the end of the corridor:

"No hitting!"