Extra episode 4
There are still two days left before Xie Zhinian leaves Kyoto.
Yu Jingchen learned from Xie Zhinian's flight information that Xie Zhinian came from Guangzhou.
It’s really far away, more than a thousand kilometers away from Kyoto.
Time was running out, so Yu Jingchen went to see his high school class teacher again.
The head teacher is nearing retirement and now has very few classes every day. When he has no classes, he sits in the office and reads books and drinks tea.
Yu Jingchen was her most proud student. Seeing Yu Jingchen, the head teacher smiled happily, "Jingchen, how have you been recently?"
"Very good, thank you teacher for your concern."
After a few simple greetings, Yu Jingchen suddenly said, "Teacher, I found Xie Zhinian."
The head teacher suddenly stopped blowing the hot tea.
This name, like Yu Jingchen's name, occupies almost the same position in her mind, and she will never forget it.
Yu Jingchen knew that the head teacher must have known the situation back then, otherwise he would not have been vague and looked guilty. But no matter how Yu Jingchen asked before, the head teacher refused to say anything. Only Xie Zhinian could pry the head teacher open his mouth.
"He lives in Guangcheng now. I met him recently when he came to Kyoto for business." Yu Jingchen's throat was dry. "Teacher, I have waited for more than ten years. Now I have finally got what I wanted. He has dyed his hair, but his personality is still the same as before."
Yu Jingchen handed a photo from his mobile phone to the head teacher. It was a photo he secretly took last night of Xie Zhinian sleeping on the sofa.
The head teacher pushed her glasses. She knew that Yu Jingchen had been trying to find out what happened to Xie Zhinian in recent years. At first, she didn't understand why Yu Jingchen was so persistent, but now she probably understood.
"Zhi Nian, he..." The head teacher hesitated to speak, and the office fell into silence for a long time.
After a long, long time, the head teacher finally gave in. She seemed much more tired than before and sighed deeply, "Let someone else tell you about this matter. I don't know the details very well."
She hoped that Xie Zhinian would not blame her and forgive her for making the decision on her own.
Compared to Xie Zhinian's teacher, she is more like Xie Zhinian's parent after learning about the real situation of Xie Zhinian's family. She sincerely hopes that Xie Zhinian will be fine in the future and that someone can help him get out of this.
The head teacher found a man who was about the same age as Yu Jingchen. He looked honest and kind, had a dark skin, and was wearing chef's clothes.
"This is Xie Zhinian's former neighbor. I met him when I went to visit Xie Zhinian's home. He was in the same class as you guys, so he was Xie Zhinian's childhood friend." The head teacher's eyes were a little sour. "You guys can chat, I won't join in."
The office door closed, and the man scratched his head. His voice was rough and loud. "Xie Zhinian and I are not childhood friends. My dad knew his dad before, and Xie Zhinian and I were in the same class in kindergarten. I should be one of the few people who know the real situation of his family. What do you want to know?"
The truth was within reach, but Yu Jingchen was not happy at all. Instead, he was a little hesitant and didn't know where to start asking.
He thought for a long time, and finally spoke slowly, "Where did Xie Zhinian go to school later?"
The man paused, a little surprised, "Go to school? Xie Zhinian didn't go to school later. He couldn't go to school. He went to jail."
"Jail?"
Yu Jingchen repeated it slowly and doubtfully, as if he had missed a step on the stairs and his heart had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Yes, his family situation is too complicated to explain in a few words." The man pulled a chair and sat down, sighing. "His family background is not good. Everything is because of his father's sins."
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Xie Zhinian, a bad Omega.
When he was five, his parents divorced and Xie Zhinian lived with his alcoholic father. His mother would visit him occasionally, bring him some delicious food and give him some pocket money.
But once his scumbag father finds out, he will beat and kick him and force him to hand over the wrinkled money.
Later, Xie Zhinian's mother fell ill and died. Xie Zhinian's father asked Xie Zhinian's grandmother for a large sum of money, saying that he was going to be a good person and go out to work to earn money.
Xie Zhinian has been dependent on his grandmother ever since.
Grandma was very kind to Xie Zhinian. She would make Xie Zhinian's favorite pancakes, tell him bedtime stories, and hold him in her arms to comfort him when he missed his mother.
Xie Zhinian is a very hardworking boy and his academic performance has always been among the best. After he grew up, he became like a little sun in front of his grandmother, warming her up.
This peaceful life continued until the summer of Xie Zhinian's high school year.
Xie Zhinian's scumbag father who had been working away from home for many years came back. Not only did he not earn a penny, he also owed a lot of money. He spent his days idling around, drinking and playing mahjong.
In the month since the scumbag dad came back, he asked Xie Zhinian's grandmother for money many times. Xie Zhinian's grandmother refused to give it, saying that it was for Xie Zhinian's college education. The scumbag dad then started to snatch it away. In order to protect his grandmother, Xie Zhinian fought with the scumbag dad several times, and that's how he got the injury on his arm.
The scumbag father was kicked out of the house by Xie Zhinian. He knew he couldn't beat Xie Zhinian, so he went to find Xie Zhinian's grandmother when Xie Zhinian was at school.
The last time, the scumbag father and Xie Zhinian’s grandmother accidentally pushed the old woman to the ground during a scuffle. The old woman’s head hit the corner of the table. Nothing happened at the time, but soon after Xie Zhinian rushed home and took his grandmother to the hospital, his grandmother died of intracranial hemorrhage.
On that day, Xie Zhinian lost his beloved grandmother. But that scumbag father returned home at night and played mahjong with the money he had robbed in the afternoon. Not only did he lose all the money, but he also asked Xie Zhinian, "Is that old man dead?"
Xie Zhinian picked up a chair and smashed it on the scumbag's head. When the neighbors found out and called the police, the scumbag's father's face had been beaten so badly by Xie Zhinian that it looked unrecognizable. He was lying on the ground unable to move.
Xie Zhinian actually came to school the next day, but he was accompanied by the police and no one knew about it.
He went to find the class teacher, who was the only one in the school who knew the true situation of Xie Zhinian's family. She grabbed the police's hand and begged, telling the police what a good child Xie Zhinian was, and took out Xie Zhinian's award certificates, awards, and transcripts as evidence.
But reality has never favored Xie Zhinian at all.
Just one month ago, Xie Zhinian celebrated his 18th birthday with the blessings of his classmates.
He is an adult and must bear full criminal responsibility.
The last thing the head teacher could do was to help Xie Zhinian maintain his pitiful self-esteem and keep his secret.
Xie Zhinian did not go to college, but was imprisoned for intentional injury.
The first and second trials lasted more than a year, and he was finally sentenced to six years.
He spent the best years of his life in a cold prison, without a cell phone and cut off from the outside world, so no one could find him.
The boy who should have been admitted to his ideal university had his wings clipped in the midsummer of that year.
"Anyway, Xie Zhinian is pretty miserable. My dad used to compare me to him, saying that he had such good grades even though no one was watching him." At this point, the man couldn't help but feel very sorry, "If it weren't for his dad, he would definitely have a bright future."
Yu Jingchen clenched his fists and felt his heart throbbing with pain.
So how did Xie Zhinian survive those days and nights in prison when he couldn't get through on the phone?
Yu Jingchen took a breath with difficulty, "Then why did he lie before?"
All classmates thought that Xie Zhinian had a harmonious family and a happy life, and some even said that Xie Zhinian had gone abroad.
The man lowered his head. "It's all because of something that happened in kindergarten."
Xie Zhinian started school a year later than normal people. By the time he went to kindergarten, he already understood some things and knew what others were saying.
At that time, the kids in the kindergarten didn't want to play with him. They all laughed at him behind his back, saying that he was a poor guy, picked up from the garbage dump, and had no mother...
"It is said that children's words are innocent, but this is too hurtful. Xie Zhinian is so smart, he must know what they are talking about." The man said, "Xie Zhinian is sunny on the surface, but he is actually very inferior in his heart."
So after entering elementary school, Xie Zhinian began to go to and from school independently. There were more classmates in his class, and gradually fewer people knew about his family affairs.
Xie Zhinian had good grades and became more and more popular in the class. Perhaps his experience in kindergarten left him with a psychological trauma. He was worried that his friends would ignore him after he told them about his family situation, so the young Xie Zhinian learned to disguise himself.
He disguised himself as a child from a normal family, liked to be with friends, and wanted to bring positive energy to others. Over time, it seemed to become a habit.
But Xie Zhinian's lies did not hurt anyone. Instead, he turned the blade inward, leaving all the suffering to himself. He was always sunny, cheerful and interesting when facing others.
Xie Zhinian...is this what you said, you've been living well these years?
Yu Jingchen felt a suffocating pain in his heart, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
Xie Zhinian, you are really a complete liar.
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