Time passed by little by little, and Yao Lanlan was numb from the pain and could hardly feel her own existence.
They are almost separated by a wall. Inside the wall is a noisy world with crowded people and blaring music, while the back alley is undercurrent, filled with stench, and so quiet that you can almost hear the sound of flies flapping their wings.
Two worlds separated by a wall.
Yao Lanlan's consciousness was fading bit by bit, and finally she lost consciousness...
dark......
The thought moves, in an instant,
Heart-piercing pain surged from all directions.
Yao Lanlan's consciousness gradually became clear because of the pain.
As soon as Yao Lanlan opened her eyes, she saw someone walking towards the door. The other person seemed a little excited after seeing that she woke up.
"Are you finally awake?"
Yao Lanlan looked at the strange woman in front of her and the unfamiliar room decoration and asked, "Where is this?"
The other person replied: "This is my home. I saved you. How do you feel?"
Yao Lanlan looked at the other person with indifference and said nothing. The other person thought that Yao Lanlan was still feeling unwell, so he said considerately: "Are you thirsty? I'll bring you a glass of water."
When the other party handed the cup of water to Yao Lanlan, she remained indifferent. After a long while, she asked calmly, "Why did you save me?"
When talking about this, the other party had a lot to say. It turned out that her name was Yang Li, a reporter. A month ago, she got the news that someone was doing illegal transactions in the bar. In order to get the latest news, Yang Li decided to go to the bar to find out the news.
When Yang Li walked around the entire bar and didn't get any useful information, she happened to see two big men carrying someone stealthily.
Her intuition, based on years of experience as a journalist, told her that something must be wrong.
Yang Li secretly followed the two men and watched them open a door, and then they went back empty-handed.
To ensure safety, Yang Li waited for a while. After confirming that the two men would not come back, she sneaked forward, opened the back door, and checked the alley behind the bar.
If Yang Li hadn't been careful, she might not have noticed Yao Lanlan thrown on the ground like garbage next to the smelly trash can.
Yang Li: "...I saw you were so badly injured at the time. If I hadn't saved you, you would have died right there. But thankfully, a week later, you finally woke up."
After hearing this, Yao Lanlan's heart was filled with grief. She murmured to herself, "Why bother saving me? You might as well let me fend for myself."
Yang Li quickly comforted her: "Hey, you can't say that. No one would stand by and watch someone die, right?"
Seeing Yao Lanlan still looking so downcast, Yang Li felt a little helpless. She walked over to her and asked softly, "Everyone has only one life. Never give up on yourself because of some people or things... If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you?"
Yao Lanlan shook her head and said lightly: "You can't help me, and no one can help me..."
Then, there was a long silence.
Yang Li comforted Yao Lanlan many times, but she remained silent and refused to listen to what she said. Yang Li had no choice but to leave the room and let her calm down.
After leaving the room, Yang Li looked at the time. It was getting late and time to cook. She opened the refrigerator and saw that there were not many vegetables left.
Considering that Yao Lanlan is now weak and needs nutritional supplements, Yang Li plans to go to the supermarket to buy a chicken to nourish Yao Lanlan.
When she finished shopping and was walking back with a basket full of fresh vegetables, she found that her door was open.
Yang Li looked at the door with some confusion: "Strange, did I forget to lock the door when I went out?"
Without thinking too much, Yang Li put down the freshly purchased vegetables and prepared to start cooking.
When she was about to start cooking, she suddenly remembered that she didn't know what Yao Lanlan's taste preferences were, so she put down the kitchen knife she was using to cut vegetables and went to Yao Lanlan's room.
"Knock knock knock, can I come in for a moment?"
There was a knock on the door, but there was no response from inside the room.
Yang Li knocked on the door again uncertainly, but the room was still as quiet as a chicken. Yang Li felt something was wrong and hurriedly opened the door, but the room was empty.
This made Yang Li anxious. She searched the entire room but could not find any trace of Yao Lanlan.
Thinking of the faint aura of death that Yao Lanlan had exuded before she left, Yang Li secretly thought, "Oh no! Is she going to commit suicide?!"
Yang Li immediately ignored everything and rushed out the door, looking for Yao Lanlan.
At this moment, a neighbor lady passed by and saw Yang Li. She opened her mouth wide in surprise and asked, "Little girl, didn't you just go upstairs? How come you are walking so fast and have already walked in front of me?"
Yang Li sensed something was amiss and quickly pulled the neighbor over to ask, "You said you saw me going upstairs. When did you see me?"
"Just about five minutes ago, when I entered the elevator, you kept your head down. I said hello to you, but you ignored me. I said today was really strange. In the past, everyone would say hello when they met..."
The neighbor lady kept talking non-stop. Yang Li was anxious and had to interrupt her: "Is the person you saw tall and thin, with long hair and a blue polka-dot skirt?!"
"That's right."
"That's it, thank you, Auntie!"
When Yang Li took Yao Lanlan home, in order to take care of her more easily and because they were of similar height, Yang Li gave Yao Lanlan her own blue dress. The neighbor must have mistaken her for Yang Li.
Now that she knew Yao Lanlan had gone upstairs, and thinking of the unenclosed rooftop, Yang Li rushed back to the building immediately.
2, 5, 9, 13, 19......
Looking at the constantly jumping elevator number, Yang Li's heart became extremely heavy, and she kept praying: Faster, faster, please make sure to catch up!
"bite!"
The elevator reached the 30th floor, and before the door was fully opened, Yang Li rushed out.
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