Romance
Xiao Ruan was taken to a remote abandoned greenhouse by several children in his class.
Her face was dull and numb, like a piece of paper with lines scribbled on it with a rough pencil, and the surface was stained by the arm.
"Beat her!"
The leading child gave orders like a general and soon gained the unanimous support of the other children. Four or five of them surrounded the thin girl and beat her up as if they were playing a fun game.
Xiao Ruan hugged her head and looked up at the sky which was still bright at six o'clock in the evening with eyes without any light. The branches that had turned slightly green in spring but were still bare poked at it, and the sky was shaking from side to side like a plate.
"You freak!"
The children continued to curse, as if her sins were unforgivable.
"You killed your grandmother and your sister. You are a disaster!"
Xiao Ruan's empty eyes suddenly became cramped.
"Your parents deserve to abandon you! You deserve it!"
Children's language, uncensored, is inherently violent.
An unclear sound was squeezed out of Xiao Ruan's throat, and she spoke hoarsely.
"I don't……"
"It's you, it's you! You unwanted wild child!"
Xiao Ruan's thin body was twisting on the ground. She suddenly reached out and hugged a boy who was kicking her. The boy didn't expect her to resist, so he was knocked to the ground by her.
This resistance was met with even more violent attacks from the other children. They took off their shoes and stuffed them into her nose, and covered her head with their coats.
In the darkness, even the world is shaking.
Ye Yuanyin and Wang Yaya climbed over this remote mountain and finally found them. They were a bit far away, so she shouted, "What are you doing?"
The children stopped what they were doing and when they saw someone coming, they put on their shoes or took their clothes and immediately scattered like birds and animals.
Ye Yuanyin ran over quickly and reached out to help Xiao Ruan up from the ground. She saw the shocking bruises on her face.
Time and space are silent, my heart is sad, and the dirty corners forgotten by the world are filled with dust.
She carried the child on her back and asked, "Xiao Ruan, do you remember me? I'm Sister Ayin."
Xiao Ruan didn't say anything, hot tears rolled down her neck and burned Ye Yuanyin's skin.
The sky gradually darkened.
She carried the weight of a teenage girl on her back and walked step by step towards the most difficult part of the mountain.
Xiao Ruan lay on her back, refusing to say a word, the silence was deafening.
The mountain road is rugged, and the road in the heart is even more rugged.
Wang Yaya suddenly grabbed Ye Yuanyin's arm, pointed at the bright light ahead with surprise, and said, "Sister, there's a torch ahead. Someone's here to pick us up."
Ye Yuanyin stopped and saw that the person leading the group was Tie Sandeng, followed by Long Yan, Chen Di'an and Teacher Hu.
Tie Sandeng quickly took his granddaughter from her. Xiao Ruan looked listless. Tie Sandeng was furious. He demanded fiercely, "Tell me, Grandpa, who beat you like this? Grandpa won't let them off! Tell me, tell me now!"
Long Yan looked at the frightened child and stopped him, saying, "Don't ask any more questions, bro. The child is so injured, we should send him to Ah Feng first."
Tie Sandeng glared at Ye Yuanyin and vented all his anger on her.
"I shouldn't have listened to you and let my child go to school!" Tie San and others accuse him with a cold iron tone. "You're just like your father. You have no ability but still wishful thinking!"
The past was stubborn and Ye Yuanyin was forced to reveal her true colors by these words. Her emotions seemed troubled and turbulent.
"What is strength?"
Yan Chen'an suddenly spoke, his voice cold and devoid of warmth, "She brought the child here all by herself, all the way across the mountains, and you didn't even say thank you, yet you're still blaming her?"
He looked at me with disdain, bringing up old grievances.
"I think—it's better not to understand the rules of this mountain."
This was the first time that Tie Sandeng was choked to the point that he couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal. His face turned ashen and he was secretly sulking.
After all, Long Yan is the head of the village, and it is not easy for him to offend Tie Sandeng for the sake of a few young people. However, Mr. Shen is a god of wealth who has to be burned incense and paid tribute to, so he dare not offend him.
After much thought, I still have to let my niece down.
"Brother, Ah Yin is ignorant, please don't blame her. Come on, I'll take the child with you to visit Ah Feng!"
The village party secretary gave enough face, and Tie San and others came down smoothly.
Teacher Hu was afraid of getting into trouble, thinking that the old man was stubborn and cunning. If something happened to the child, the school would not be able to shirk responsibility, and he did not want to take the blame alone.
"I'm going too! How can I be at ease with Xiao Ruan injured like this?" Teacher Hu turned around, called Yaya over, and said sternly, "Yaya, you have to tell me everything that happened at school, okay?"
The group, including Wang Yaya, left, leaving only Dian Jing'an and Ye Yuanyin.
Long Yan turned around and secretly signaled them to leave quickly.
The spring night in the mountains is like someone holding down the sky and painting it with indigo and crimson with a paintbrush.
There is no moon tonight. Under the dark sky, the distant torches make the night even more glorious and grand.
On both sides of the mountain road, peach and apricot trees are in full bloom, the fragrance is overwhelming, and they warmly express the longing for the mountains.
Ye Yuanyin walked in front, and Chen Dian'an lagged behind half of her body, following her not far away.
"I've been wondering for a long time why you don't get angry." Seeing that she didn't say anything, he asked himself and answered: "Now I think I understand."
She asked, "Why?"
"Compared to them, You Jing is the more reasonable one."
Ye Yuanyin looked at him quietly and suddenly laughed.
As the mountain breeze blew, petals fluttered down from the branches, making her clean face look even softer and more approachable.
Chen Yan'an's heart moved, and he said from the bottom of his heart: "Xiao Ye, I'm serious, it's better for you to go back to Ancheng."
She avoided answering and asked him, "What is the healing project you are going to do?"
"I think we can collect data on autistic children in rural areas, analyze big data, and use some specific methods to understand their thinking and intervene to help them grow more smoothly. But I don't have a good idea of what method to use, what kind of software to develop, or how to develop it."
The vastness of the mountains made him look even more aloof and majestic. Such a man, young and decisive in killing, could actually be felt by Ye Yuanyin in his limited contacts with him, with his picky and harsh nature hidden beneath his gentle appearance.
He and You Jing were two completely different people. You Jing was extroverted and passionate, burning with energy at every moment. Meanwhile, Chen Di'an was like white jade submerged in dark water, his gentle exterior concealing a dark determination. He channeled all his radiance into his being.
"Your major has a bright future, and Ancheng offers a grand stage for you to shine. It might be tough right now, but the uphill climb is always easy and tiring; that's the rule." He glanced at me, his voice resonant with gold and jade. "Don't let the failure and pain before you bring you down."
Ye Yuanyin felt his nose ache and changed the subject, asking, "How did you explain my sudden departure to Grandpa?"
"You don't need to know."
She frowned and whispered, "I want to know, can't you tell me?"
It was nothing more than a big temper tantrum and two slaps. Sediment smiled and said, "People in my family are always this violent."
Ye Yuanyin felt extremely sorry for him. "I'm sorry. My mother suddenly fainted at that time, and I wanted to leave. I didn't expect to cause you so much trouble."
"Nothing," said Yan Xi'an, accustomed to it. "In that family, Grandpa was the highest authority, ruling over everyone's life and death like a local emperor. Everyone received favors from the family, so everyone should be treated like a slave."
Ye Yuanyin was stunned for a few seconds, thinking that even rich people don't act recklessly. Life is full of suffering, and everyone is struggling in their own life.
"Why did you choose the children here as your pilot?"
"Nothing," Shen Yan'an said. "My grandfather made a lot of money, but he always felt uneasy. He wanted the Shen family enterprise to last for a century, so he used charity to win people's hearts and, more importantly, to open up channels and make more connections. My father has always been in charge of the family foundation, you know that. I have been influenced by him since I was a child, and I can see some of the disparity in this world."
The great changes in society have brought opportunities and challenges. The oldest left-behind children in the mountains have already started their own families and careers, but the new generation is still repeating the same fate.
They are indeed pitiful. Some people see it but don't have the ability to care, some people have the ability but have no time to care. Dian Di'an is a pampered man who lives in the most glamorous place in Ancheng. He originally had many choices, and he didn't need to care but he still did it.
Ye Yuanyin's heart was slightly moved, she saw the shadow of her father in him.
"Have you never seen people like us before?"
Sediment laughed, "What kind of people are you? I think you're all pretty much the same."
"Who said that?"
Her voice dropped, her honesty heartbreaking.
"The world you inhabit is glitz and glamour. There are celebrities, superstars, bustling traffic, endless excitement, endless delicacies, and countless entertainment options piled together, making it dizzying. Men and women chase each other, their words cryptic and unclear. I can't understand them, and I often feel embarrassed."
After listening to her, Chen Yan joked with her, "You seem to have never spoken to me for such a long time before."
Ye Yuanyin wrinkled her nose in embarrassment, looking annoyed. This innocent, girlish expression was fleeting, and she looked at the endless mountain road, feeling extremely melancholy.
"This place is poor, desolate, and shabby. People can't get by, children don't strive for progress, and the end of their days is in sight. You hate this place, don't you?"
Sediment An did not deny it.
"I'm not not angry. I was really angry yesterday. Although I was excluded, despised, and hurt by the world you live in, I never complained or laughed at it. This place is indeed not good at all, but you gave it up on the first day you arrived."
"I'm not saying this to show off my depth with pain. I just hope you can respect the customs here, just like I don't like your world but accept it. I hope you can also be non-judgmental and return after completing your project here."
Shen Dian looked at her. The girl before him was as melancholic as a spring mountain, as pure as the moon, and as clean as the wind that passed by them. He was not used to lowering his head, but he still spoke.
"Xiao Ye, I was rude yesterday. I'm sorry."
Ye Yuanyin imitated him and raised an eyebrow. He generously extended his hand to him and said quietly, "Welcome to my world."
Yan Zhan'an took her hand, and felt a warm, cool and smooth touch on his fingers. Before he could hold it, she let go.
"Are you still angry now?"
Ye Yuanyin smiled and shook his head.
"If I make you angry again, tell me like I am doing now."
She smiled and nodded again.
Soon, their conversation was interrupted by a sudden vibration.
Chen Yanan picked up the phone and took a look, then said, "Ji Quan is looking for me."
"Oh, okay." Ye Yuan was afraid that he might not be able to say some things in front of others, so he walked forward tactfully.
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