The dream of wind and flowers turns into bubbles, the reality is that beasts have human clothes
Liu Che was sure he had found the answer, because he had heard the name before. He suppressed his shock, first holding Xue Jiuyue's hand tightly, and then slowly said two words: "Zhang Ru!"
Like a hammer's blow, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. Rumbling drums of thunder shook the heavens and earth; shimmering golden snakes ripped the firmament apart. The once complete, colorful world shattered into countless fragments, crumbling and decaying. In the void, images gradually became clearer amidst billowing black smoke. Each scene was familiar: captivating confessions, performances that shone against the night sky; shouts at the top of their lungs, vows of deep affection. These familiar images resurfaced, but now the protagonist was a handsome man with fair complexion and rosy lips.
Then the picture changed again with the boy.
"Xiaoyue, I heard that a junior in our department suddenly became blind due to illness. How about I organize a charity sale for both schools in the name of the student union?"
"That's a good thing, but you're so busy, can you spare the time?"
"I'm not asking for your help."
"I can be the host and mobilize my best friends to help. For publicity, I'll post more on the BBS and connect with more students from both schools. However, things like the venue and teachers still need to be coordinated."
"It seems your dad's classmates include some of our school leaders. You could get in touch with them. I'm about to graduate, and if I can achieve more, it will be easier for me to find a job."
"No need, my dad doesn't like to trouble his classmates. My best friend's father can handle it!" Xue Jiuyue thought of Cheng Lixue.
"That's great! Why haven't I heard you mention that? I'll thank you in person later!"
The scene shifts to after the event that day, probably backstage at the auditorium.
Zhang Ru said brightly, "Xiaoyue, thank you so much. The event was a great success."
“But you don’t even want to go on stage…”
"Not taking credit for myself makes me appear less utilitarian. Just now, the school leader came backstage to praise me!" Zhang Ru came over excitedly and wanted to hug me.
Xue Jiuyue took a step back, "You come again, we agreed to wait..."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you!" Zhang Ru suppressed his impatience, turned around, took a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it, and handed it over, "Are you thirsty?"
"Yes! Thank you," Xue Jiuyue lowered her head to take the water bottle, but glanced at Zhang Ru's right hand, and saw that the ring finger was jumping for no reason, plucking like playing the piano.
Without thinking too much, Xue Jiyue was about to drink some water when Cheng Lixue rushed in. "Xiaoyue, I finally found you. A classmate is looking for you outside. It's really inconvenient that both of our phones are charging in my dad's office. Don't forget to remind me to get them later."
"Don't worry, I won't forget you. Let me introduce you. This is Zhang Ru."
"Zhang Ru, this is my best friend Cheng Lixue. I mentioned it to you, thank goodness she helped with this event."
"Hello, I always hear Xiaoyue mention you. Thank you so much this time. I will definitely treat you to a meal next time!" Zhang Ru greeted politely.
"Hello, you're welcome! Xiaoyue's business is my business." Cheng Lixue only responded with one sentence, and took the water from Xue Jiuyue's hand, "I'm so thirsty, give me a drink..."
"Hey..." Zhang Ru wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it back.
Xue Jiuyue was curious, "What?"
"It's okay. I wanted to get her another bottle."
"Hey, we're inseparable." Cheng Lixue had already finished half a bottle. "Xiaoyue, a bunch of classmates are looking for you outside. They want to collaborate on some activities and want you to go to the concert hall to try out the equipment. Go quickly!"
"I haven't finished cleaning here yet."
"I'll help you clean up, go ahead!"
Zhang Ru also advised: "Go ahead, Xiaoyue, it's almost closing time, let's meet at the restaurant later."
"Okay, thank you both for that, Xue'er. Let's go eat together later!"
"Okay!" Cheng Lixue did not refuse.
After discussing a new activity with her classmates, Xue Jiyue didn't go to the cafeteria as planned. She realized she had left her student ID in the auditorium's dressing room. When she returned, the auditorium was locked. However, she had the key that Cheng Lixue had secretly given her during rehearsal.
Sure enough, she found her student ID in the dressing room, but when she was about to leave, she heard faint panting coming from backstage.
Curiosity drove Xue Jiuyue to approach gently, and she parted the low curtain. Under the soft light, two snow-white bodies pierced her eyes. After a brief blindness, everything came back into her sight.
That familiar profile, that familiar figure, that muscular body moving constantly with a reckless vigour. He held his narrow waist with one hand, and with the other, he held a cell phone, seemingly filming.
The snow-white figure below, with its head tilted as it shook, turned towards Xue Jiuyue. It turned out to be Cheng Lixue. However, her eyes were tightly closed, and it was unknown whether she was dead or alive.
Xue Jiuyue was terrified and wanted to flee, but she was also concerned about her best friend. Just as she was about to take a step, she knocked over the ladder leaning against her, causing the curtain to rip open, leaving nothing between Xue Jiuyue and Zhang Ru.
"Xiaoyue?"
"You, what are you doing?"
"Xiaoyue, it's not what you think..." Zhang Ru stood up naked.
“Give me the phone!”
"It's her, it's her master..." Zhang Ru was still confused and couldn't think of a solution.
Xue Jiuyue didn't listen to his explanation, "Give me the phone!"
Taking the phone from Zhang Ru, Xue Jiuyue first deleted the video completely, then threw it hard to the ground! Fearing that Zhang Ru would cause trouble again, Xue Jiuyue stomped on the phone a few times.
During this gap, Zhang Ru also came back to his senses. He took a mineral water bottle with half a bottle of water from the side and said, "Don't be angry, Xiaoyue, it's really not what you think. Come and drink some water first, and let me explain it to you."
Xue Jiuyue stood still because she saw a bright orange color on the water bottle - that was the color of Cheng Lixue's lipstick today.
Thinking about it carefully, Xue Jiuyue cried out loudly, "Lixue, Lixue..."
Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Zhang Ru removed his disguise and said with a ferocious look, "You can't wake her up even if you scream at the top of your lungs. You'll know how she feels soon. You've sown all these seeds, so don't blame me..."
Zhang Ru approached her as he spoke, he grabbed Xue Jiyue, pushed her to the ground, picked up the water bottle and tried to force her to drink it. What Zhang Ru didn't know was that when he used force, Xue Jiyue's eyes went dark.
When Xue Jiuyue opened her eyes again, she was sprawled over her dressing table, the entire auditorium deserted. She groped her way out, dazed, and stumbled along the path, leaving this unknown place. As she left her father's alma mater, the gates, along with the people and events there, were firmly shut, sank into the depths of her memory, as if it had vanished. Only two clear tears fell like a seal...
"Do you remember?" Liu Che's voice came with tears, warm and powerful.
"Yeah! I remember everything now. It was that beast!"
Liu Che came over and hugged Xue Jiuyue into his arms, patting her back gently, "It's okay, it's okay, it's all over..."
As the tears fell and all the thoughts in her mind faded, Xue Jiuyue regained her composure, but her voice was still choked with sobs. "It was him. After the charity sale that day..."
"If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to, don't force yourself to say it! I will always support your choice. What I want to tell you is that the past is the past, and the present is the present. The absence of cause and effect is the cause and effect of the present. In my heart, you will always be pure without a trace of impurities, just like when we first met."
Liu Che's thoughtfulness warmed her soul, and Xue Jiuyue said firmly: "I choose to tell you..."
"What a beast." Liu Che gritted his teeth.
"Can we bring him to justice?"
"After so many years, is there still evidence?"
Xue Jiuyue thought about it and shook her head helplessly, "Not only did I forget, I guess Cheng Lixue didn't remember either. This must be the effect of the bottle of water."
Liu Che stroked his forehead and said, "Yes, you all forgot. Even if there was a video, it would have been overwritten after so many years."
"There will be actors changing clothes backstage, and there will be no surveillance."
"That's really difficult! With only one side of the story and no evidence, it's hard to even file a case." Liu Che frowned. "Where is your classmate Cheng Lixue? If I can help her regain her memory, maybe we can find some evidence."
"I heard from her cousin that she was in Qiuting before."
"Qiuting..."
"Even if I help her find her memories, it will only leave her with a scar. It won't help..."
"Sister Mei, believe me, and believe Xiaoyue. When Mr. Qian takes your relationship seriously, that will be a turning point! Moreover, Mr. Qian has spent so much time pursuing Xiaoyue. Although his need to be needed has not been completely released, it should be alleviated. As long as you make some changes, I am confident that you will get back together!" Li Jingzi was comforted after listening to Mei Rugu's story.
"Oh, let's hope!" Mei Rugu sighed, "You know, people are really strange. When we were together, even if I didn't work for a minute, I felt like I was wasting my life. Now that we're apart, it feels boring."
"Now you admit it, don't you? Although your intentions are good, you just want to compete with Mr. Qian."
"I didn't deny it, but as you said, I probably didn't even know it at the time."
Li Jingzi smiled and said, "This is normal. People often care most about what the people they care about think of them. Just like parents always want to leave the most glorious and great image in front of their children."
"Stop talking about me. Is there still hope for you and Dr. Liu?"
"I didn't have any hope at all, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to tell Xiaoyue Dr. Liu's hometown address. You don't have to worry about me. If I didn't want to stay with you until you remarried Mr. Qian, I would have planned to move to another city to develop..."
"Xiao Ming, forget it. Everything is fine with us now. Let the past be the past." Xue Jiuyue didn't want to dwell on the past.
Liu Che made up his mind, but said, "Well, I'll ask my classmates about his later situation. As long as he doesn't do evil again, that's fine."
"Xiao Ming, it's getting late. I'll go back and make you lunch. What would you like to eat?"
"No need to bother, we can just order takeout."
"No, no matter what, regaining your memory today is worth celebrating. I'm going to cook a reward for you myself! We'll go out for dinner tonight!" After Xue Jiuyue made the arrangements, she added with a smile, "Silly Xiaoming, is it true that every time I make an appointment with you, you won't make an appointment with anyone else for the whole day?"
"You know this, too?"
"Stupid Xiao Ming, I've never met any other customers of yours. Do you rely on me alone for your livelihood?"
"That's hard to say. Look, I don't even pay for food now, and I still eat your cooking every meal."
"Don't be naughty, I'm leaving now. See you later."
Here, Li Jingzi said to Mei Rugu, "I'll see you off, Sister Mei."
"Don't send me off, Lan. I can walk on my own."
"I just came out to get some fresh air."
"Xiaoyue, what a coincidence to meet you again."
The two had met when Xue Jiyue came just now and chatted for quite a while. If Li Jingzi hadn't been worried that the breakfast Xue Jiyue brought would get cold, they could have talked more deeply.
"Yes, Lan, we are destined to be together! Sister Mei, okay!"
"Hello Xiaoyue, hello Doctor Liu."
"Hello, President Mei."
The sunlight, filtered through the layers of leaves, was bright but not anxious, spreading freely and comfortably. The four people in the yard bathed in this comfortable atmosphere, relaxed and happy.
Xue Jiuyue looked at the two dark eyebrows opposite her, which were similar to hers, and raised her eyebrows and smiled at Li Jingzi. Li Jingzi also smiled back, and the blockage in their hearts was completely melted away by the smile in the sunshine.
"Leaving now, Xiaoyue?"
"Well, go back and cook, and come back at noon. What do you like to eat? I'll make your portion too."
"Are you really not afraid of the light bulb?" Li Jingzi smiled provocatively.
"It's so lively here, what are you talking about?" a male voice came.
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