Chapter 213 Extra - Liao Qian and Wu Cheng Part 1
In Liao Qian's memory, her childhood was a colorful world with green grass, blooming wild flowers, a warm family and a long stream of love.
Although her family was not rich, she was very down-to-earth and happy.
Until that year, on a stormy night, my father passed away on duty, my mother became sad and silent, and the originally peaceful life no longer existed.
Later, her mother remarried, and that was the first time she met her stepfather.
He didn't look as kind as his father, but he was pretty good to his mother. At least he was willing to provide them with food and clothing, and to pay for her education.
In this way, the three of them lived together.
At that time, Liao Qian still had her hair tied in a long braid, and her mother said that this was how girls should look.
At that time, she really liked her mother braiding her hair after getting up every day. The comb would gently stroke her scalp, and her mother's hands would gently pass through her hair, tying some beautiful scorpion braids.
When she went to school, her classmates would envy her, "Liao Qian, your mother is so skillful, your braids are so beautiful."
At that time, it was still in the countryside, and people had seen very little, so seeing rare things was quite surprising. Liao Qian's mother came from the city, so she knew a lot and knew some popular braiding styles in the city, so her classmates envied her for having a city mother.
That year, Liao Qian was in primary school and had been commuting to school.
Every day when she returned home, her mother would be waiting for her at home for dinner, and her stepfather would always be working in the factory and would only come back at night. The days passed like this.
At that time, she was quite competitive and loved to study. In the sixth grade, she was successfully admitted to a school in the city.
When she returned home with her report card that day, she opened the door and found the house was quiet and the lights were off, but she could faintly smell alcohol.
She knew that her stepfather always liked to drink.
So, she raised her hand and turned on the light, and saw her stepfather sitting at the paint-chipped dining table, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, his face flushed from drinking.
Seeing her, he looked her up and down, and said drunkenly, "Qianqian is back. Come, come here, drink with me."
She was young at that time and had always kept her distance from her stepfather, but she thought that he had always been good to her and her, so she walked over bravely and asked, "Uncle, where is my mother?"
"Your mother is visiting friends."
"Then I'll go find her." Normally, her mother would go to the neighbor aunt's house more often. She had always known this, so she planned to go look for her next door.
"No, I'll be back soon. Come drink with me."
Liao Qian knew that her stepfather was a little drunk, otherwise why would she repeatedly ask to drink with him?
Somehow, she instinctively felt that there was a hint of irrationality in the air. She took a few steps back and said, "I'd better go find my mom."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stepfather stood up and walked towards her step by step, "I've raised you for so long, and you don't even want to drink a glass of wine?"
His eyes were red and fierce, the wrinkles on his face were terrifying, and the expression on his face could only be described as ferocious.
Liao Qian was so scared that she ran away.
That night, there were lightning and thunder, and everything in the house was knocked over. She also fell to the concrete floor, her skin was scratched in many places, and her skirt was covered in dust.
She screamed at the top of her lungs, and could still hear her stepfather's words in her ears, "You are prettier than your mother."
"Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."
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Liao Qian stared at the ceiling in a daze. At that moment, she felt her soul leaving her body. She began to hate herself and her soul no longer wanted to stay in her body.
With a "bang", the door was opened.
Mother is back.
The stepfather looked over in panic, and facing the anger in his mother's eyes, he seemed to sober up a lot in an instant.
My memory of what happened afterwards is very confused.
That was the first time Liao Qian saw her mother fighting with someone using a chair.
As a result, my stepfather was beaten with bruises all over his body, but my mother herself was not much better off, with multiple fractures.
Liao Qian didn't care about her torn skirt and crawled over to hug her mother. At that moment, she cried so hard that she felt like the sky was falling.
At that time, her mother forced herself to say to her, "Go, the farther the better, and don't come back."
Later, Liao Qian lived in the school dormitory during junior high school and high school. During holidays, all her classmates went home, but she stayed in school.
During the winter and summer vacations, the school didn't want to keep anyone, so she rented a house in the city and lived a hard life.
After that incident, she took a pair of scissors and cut off her long hair, which she loved so much before, began to focus on physical training, and even brainwashed herself into thinking that she was a boy, because if she was a boy, such a thing would not have happened.
Sometimes she even wondered why she was a girl.
My mother did not divorce my stepfather. In her own words, she had lived like that all her life. At that time, women in the village were used to relying on men for survival, and they had never thought about living in a world independent of men.
In the village, there is no divorce unless one is widowed, otherwise people would be drowned in spit.
Later, her mother gave birth to a younger brother. Whenever Liao Qian went back, she would see the injuries on her mother's body.
She managed to escape from the cage, but her mother was trapped there forever.
She secretly swore in her heart that maybe when she had earned enough money to support her mother, she would take her away.
After going to college, she became an adult and had the ability to earn money, so she began to work part-time and send the money to her mother.
Although she also knew that her mother would give the money to her younger brother, she would never buy anything for herself.
However, she would continue to send money back, even if the amount was small.
She originally thought that she would continue living like this, graduating from college and finding a job to settle down.
Unexpectedly, I would meet Wu Cheng one unexpected evening during my junior year, and quietly fall in love with her.
That day, Yutong met Wu Cheng for the first time at a party hosted by He Feigang.
By chance, they also sang a song together called "A Little Sweet"
Wu Cheng always wears glasses and has the aloof aura of a cool and arrogant academic master. Many people in school call him a genius. He doesn't look like a warm-hearted person, but his singing voice is very nice.
But he didn't look at her much during the singing.
But after that day, she would think of him from time to time.
But she also understood that Wu Cheng probably didn't take it to heart at all, and she was the only one who was feeling overwhelmed with emotions.
It was only after she met Wu Cheng that she realized that she had almost forgotten that she could dress like a girl, wear pretty dresses, wear nice jewelry, grow long hair, and tie it into different hairstyles.
Wu Cheng's appearance made her feel that she was no longer like a girl.
Because even he would call her Brother Qian.