Chapter 13
Qiao Ruiyi on the side clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white from the force. He tried to look calm, but his slightly trembling lips betrayed his inner feelings.
Why did things evolve to this point?
He wanted to try to comfort her, but the sight of his usually strong mother with red eyes due to sadness made him at a loss for words.
This matter is his fault.
The police officer looked embarrassed. He could understand the feelings of the victim's parents and spoke in a gentle tone: "We have retrieved the surrounding surveillance and are doing our best to investigate. We will continue to follow up on this case and will not let the perpetrator go."
"Do you know how badly he was hit by the car?!" Qiao's mother became more and more agitated. She stood up suddenly and pointed at the police.
"If you can't find anyone, how can I explain to my children?"
Mother Qiao's shoulders were shaking. The sudden reality made her feel so heartbroken.
The police officer quickly explained: "Ma'am, don't worry, we will do our best and notify you as soon as there is any progress."
Mother Qiao also knew that losing her temper would not solve the problem at all. She slumped in the chair, covering her face with her hands, trying to suppress her crying, but the sound still came out from between her fingers, which made people feel distressed.
In the end, Qiao Ruiyi's brother could not be saved and passed away at the age of eighteen.
Qiao's mother asked all of Qiao Ruien's friends but couldn't find out who the friend he was going to meet that day was.
Since then, Qiao Ruiyi's mother has strictly restricted his range of movements and social space. He cannot go to unfamiliar places without permission, and he has to tell everyone he wants to make friends with in advance.
Qiao Ruiyi, who lived an unhappy life, often sighed: he could understand his mother's fear of losing another child, but the heavy shackles were really suffocating him.
However, he simply didn't have the courage to say no, because he was also responsible for his brother's misfortune.
Filled with guilt, he was afraid to even look up at his mother, fearing that she would see his dead brother through him, and even more afraid of disappointing her.
Back to reality.
Qiao Ruiyi turned off his cell phone and walked to the balcony. He leaned on the railing and slowly breathed in the fresh night air, trying to keep himself awake.
The moonlight outside the house is bright and flawless. The faint moonlight falls to the ground, as if covering everything in the world with a layer of snow-white gauze.
Standing on the balcony, Qiao Ruiyi unexpectedly saw the housekeeper standing in the garden. The other party looked in his direction, and from time to time lowered his head to look at his mobile phone, as if he was texting someone.
This butler was not the one who grew up with them. Qiao Ruiyi thought that the other party might be more suitable to be a spy than a butler.
No matter what he is doing, the other party will send a message to his mother immediately, and the timeliness of releasing information is even faster than that of paparazzi.
Qiao Ruiyi pressed the corners of his mouth down, and the suffocating feeling of being unable to breathe came back.
He immediately turned around and walked into the house, pulling the curtains, and the light in the house disappeared into the quiet night.
Upon seeing this, the housekeeper immediately sent a message to his employer, Ms. Li.
[Housekeeper] Boss, Ruiyi turned off the lights and went to bed.
【Li】Good.
Qiao Ruiyi, who hurriedly logged off, did not see the last message Shanxing sent him.
[Shanxing] Let’s make an appointment and play together next time?
【Shanxing】Is tomorrow night okay?
Yuan Xingyou waited patiently for a minute, but not only did he not receive a reply from the other party, but he saw a message that the other party had gone offline.
The anchor showed an expression of disbelief on his face. He shouldn't have done anything wrong, or said anything wrong, right?
"Why did he ignore me and go offline?"
The aggrieved anchor clicked on the other party’s personal information interface, and the hero displayed on the right was, as expected, the other party’s favorite DJ Mulan.
Yuan Xingyou looked at the ID he gave to the other party, and the dissatisfaction in his heart gradually dissipated.
"You should have seen the message I sent, right?"
The people in the live broadcast room couldn't bear to see the usually flamboyant anchor showing a frustrated expression, and they all sent comments to comfort him.
[Loving you is not just talk] Maybe Mulan’s phone ran out of battery, so she exited in a hurry.
[Sang San Jiong Jiong] Big anchor, you actually make such an expression, this is the first time I see it.
【nsjs】Brother Yaoxing, we believe that your fate with the goddess Hua Mulan is more than just tonight.
[Profound and extensive] Yes, after all, you led him to consecutive victories and became the No. 1 Mulan in the country. Who doesn’t like a teammate who has good skills and can be a stable C?
[What is a double Sa] Master Hua Mulan must see this message! I want to see the two masters continue playing games together!
[Not Single 1] The one in front, be bold, I want to see the two great guys together, hahaha.
Yuan Xingyou was not sure whether Hua Mulan had seen the message he sent, but he still hoped that he would be able to see the message sent to him by Mulan when he went online tomorrow.
The big anchor put his thoughts aside. It was getting late and it was time for him to end his live broadcast for the day.
"Everyone, it's getting late, I'm going to end the show first! Good night, and I wish you a sweet dream!" Yuan Xingyou smiled and waved at the camera.
The popular live broadcast room was flooded with a lot of good night comments, and soon the game live broadcast ended.
…
The next morning, Qiao Ruiyi simply washed up, put on his backpack and went out.
Young men were walking on the road, and the mottled spots of light were swaying in the wind, like pleasant notes falling to the ground.
Qiao Ruiyi is going to school today to discuss the problems with his graduation project with his tutor.
By the time Qiao Ruiyi came out of the teacher's office, it was already twelve o'clock noon. The sun was high in the sky and the earth was illuminated brightly by the strong sunlight.
“Dingdong——”
His cell phone suddenly rang.
Qiao Ruiyi picked up his phone and found that the person who sent him the message was his good friend and roommate in college - He Lijie.
[Jiejie is not my sister] Lao Qiao, I heard that you came to school, come with me to eat a five-star dinner? ! I'll treat you!
After reading the message, Qiao Ruiyi's lips curled up unconsciously. He Lijie was a very interesting person. He knew the special circumstances of his family and could understand his difficulties - he was the only close friend he could confide in.
【Joey】Okay, where are you? I’ll come find you now.
【Jiejie is not my sister】（Positioning）
[Jiejie is not the elder sister] Come quickly, there will be no room if you are late.
Fifteen minutes later, Qiao Ruiyi arrived at the familiar school cafeteria. He Lijie was standing under a tree outside the cafeteria door waiting for him.
As soon as the other party saw a familiar person, he immediately raised his hand and greeted enthusiastically: "Old Joe, I'm here!"
Qiao Ruiyi first glanced at his energetic good brother, then glanced at the cafeteria where he had eaten for more than three years, and walked forward with a helpless look.
“Is this what you call a five-star meal?”
He wouldn't call the school cafeteria a five-star restaurant.
"It's been a long time since you moved out of the dormitory, and you haven't even returned to school. You must miss eating in the school cafeteria after a long time." He Lijie said very convincingly. He took out his campus card with a balance of more than 30 yuan and prepared to treat his brother to a luxurious meal.
The hospitable He Lijie put his arm around Qiao Ruiyi's shoulders and forcibly led him into the cafeteria: "Come on, come on, don't be polite to me today, eat as much as you want, it's my treat."
Ten minutes later, the two people carrying lunch barely found two seats on the third floor of the cafeteria.
"By the way, Old Joe, how is your graduation project going?" While eating, He Lijie did not forget to ask about the progress of the other party's graduation project. He was so annoyed by these things recently that he almost gave up electronic products.
No wonder he often sees people complaining on the Internet that writing a graduation thesis is like a life-and-death test. If you can get through it, everything will be fine. If you can't, you'll be no different from a walking corpse.
"I just talked to my tutor and there are many places that need to be revised." Qiao Ruiyi was not feeling relaxed either. He would be busy with his graduation project for at least two days.
He Lijie nodded in understanding. He guessed that the other party's rare return to school must be due to his graduation project.
"Old Qiao, wait until I finish my graduation project these days, and then I'll teach you how to play King of Glory. I'm a King of Glory master now, and it'll be easy for me to help a Silver player like you climb the ranks."
He Lijie knew that the other party had recently started playing King of Glory. He had always wanted to fight side by side with his good brother in the Canyon of Kings. However, the graduation project was like a ruthless roadblock, which abruptly broke up their possibility of duo-rowing and gaining points.
Qiao Ruiyi, who was already at the 85th star level of the King Rank, smiled and nodded. He did not intend to tell the other party his current real rank. After all, they had agreed at the beginning that the two of them would rank up together.
Who knows, maybe he will help the opponent to gain points by then.
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