Zhou Qian recalled the distant memories. Her life went from happiness to sadness, and the brevity made her heartbroken.
"There's really not much to say about my childhood. Ever since Zhou Zhicheng became addicted to gambling, our family has been constantly being chased for debt."
"In order to pay off her debts, my mother had to go out every day to make money. Sometimes she locked me up at home, and sometimes she sent me to a neighbor's house. That's basically how I spent my childhood."
"Later, because creditors kept coming to collect debts, we moved countless times. It was these countless moves that brought a little color to our boring childhood."
Lu Jing listened to this quietly and couldn't help asking, "What color?"
"There, I met some people and things that were very important to me." Zhou Qian's voice was light, as if he was reminiscing.
"What's up?"
Zhou Qian thought about it, but suddenly she didn't feel like talking anymore. Speaking out would only make Lu Jing sneer at her. "Nothing."
Lu Jing was immediately displeased. "You're just telling half and keeping the other half. Is that your character?"
"Yes, that's just my character." Zhou Qian said indifferently.
Lu Jing snorted coldly, "If you don't have the courage, don't agree. Do you think it's fun to play tricks on others?"
Zhou Qian could tell he was truly unhappy, so she changed her mind and continued, "That year, we just moved to an unfamiliar town. The kids there excluded me, so I became very withdrawn."
"Until I met a little brother. Although he didn't like to talk, he was willing to play with me. From then on, I was no longer alone."
"We can spend a whole day together without talking, but we still have a lot of fun. When other children bully me, he will protect me, save fun and delicious things for me, and even teach me how to read."
"Unfortunately, I was dumb when I was little. He taught me so many words, but I only remember the four words 'Little Deer Brother'."
"He is indeed stupid, and he has been stupid since he was a child." Lu Jing interjected without any emotion.
Even though he couldn't see, Zhou Qian still rolled his eyes at him and said unconvincedly, "What's wrong with being stupid? Stupid Xiaolu brother still likes me."
"How do you know he likes you?"
"I want to be his wife, and he will be very happy." Her tone was a little bit arrogant.
Lu Jing chuckled, "Aren't you relying on others?"
Zhou Qian was surprised and asked, "How do you know?" She regretted it after she said it, feeling so embarrassed.
Lu Jing sneered and thought to himself: I am the person involved.
Zhou Qian tried to save face, "Although I was the one who cheated at first, Xiaolu brother took the initiative to make a pinky promise with me, saying that we would get married when we grow up."
"And then?" Lu Jing asked himself, "While you were making an engagement pinky promise with your little deer brother, you were dating someone else?"
Zhou Qian heard the sarcasm in his words and stammered, "That happened later."
"What do you mean by what happened later?" Lu Jing said in an unhappy tone, "You clearly knew you were engaged, so why did you still accept someone's pursuit?"
Zhou Qian explained anxiously, "That's because something happened. Brother Xiaolu won't like me anymore."
"What happened?"
Zhou Qian took a deep breath and calmed down. "Zhou Zhicheng was arrested for debt. To save him, my mother lied to me and said we were moving out with Brother Xiaolu. She told me to go to Brother Xiaolu's house and get the money. They were waiting for us at the station."
"After we left town, I waited a long time for Brother Deer to come find us. I realized that my mother had tricked me, so I started crying."
"Later, my mother told me that it was Brother Xiaolu and his friends who changed their minds and didn't want to leave the town with us, so my mother returned the money to them."
Hearing this, Lu Jing frowned tightly. So she didn't intentionally steal their money back then, but was deceived by Zhang Landi.
"What happened next?" Lu Jing's voice was a little hoarse.
"Then we lost contact."
"Have you ever hated him?"
"I must have hated it when I was a child, but I don't hate it anymore now." After all, childhood words should not be taken seriously.
"Have you ever thought of going to find him?"
Of course Zhou Qian had looked for it. After she learned how to use a mobile phone, she tried to contact Xiaolu's brother's mother, but the number was no longer in service by then.
When I grew up a little, I had to study, help my mother with housework, and then work part-time to earn money, and gradually I became less obsessed with it.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Qian kicked Lu Jing and said, "Hey, it's your turn."
Before Lu Jing could speak, a bright light suddenly appeared not far away. Zhou Qian stood up excitedly, and because he used too much force, he felt a pain in his leg.
She cried out in pain, but ignored the pain and said excitedly, "Lu Jing, look, someone must be looking for us."
Of course Lu Jing saw it too, but he didn't say anything.
"Hey, we are here..." Zhou Qian waved in the direction of the light, having long forgotten that it was dark and he couldn't see anything.
Maybe because we were too far away, the other party didn't hear us and didn't come over.
Zhou Qian was anxious, afraid that the person was gone, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Is there anyone there? Help... Help..."
"We are here... Help me..."
Lu Jing rubbed his ears, "Stop howling. You've deafened my ears."
"You want to die here, but I don't." Zhou Qian panted and said to him, then shouted a few more times in the direction of the light.
There was finally a response from the other side, and the flashlight shone towards them.
"Here...here..." Zhou Qian waved his hands excitedly. Finally, he didn't have to suffer the cold and fear in this damn place.
After a few minutes, the lights were getting closer and closer, and Zhou Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiao Qian, is that you?"
Hang Peng's voice came from various distances.
"Hang Peng, it's me." Zhou Qian endured the pain in his legs and walked towards them.
Lu Jing sneered, "It's only been a few hours since we last met. Why are you so anxious? Be careful if you get lost again."
"Don't be such a jinx here. If you want to get out, get out of here yourself."
Lu Jing snorted coldly, "If I hadn't protected you, you would have rolled off the cliff to feed the wolves."
"If you hadn't been so brave and acted like a hero, I wouldn't be here."
"I should have thrown you out at that time. I could have saved the child and prevented you from falling."
"Then why didn't you throw her?" Zhou Qian actually knew that he was sliding too fast at that time. If he threw her, she would definitely be bruised and battered.
The two men were arguing when people from Hang Peng's side arrived.
Hang Peng was the first to rush over. He grabbed Zhou Qian's shoulders and asked worriedly, "Xiao Qian, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"It seems your leg is injured, but it shouldn't be serious."
"Come on, I'll carry you." Hang Peng turned around and half-knelt in front of her.
Zhou Qian looked back at Lu Jing lying on the ground. "No need. I can still walk. But Lu Jing seems to be more seriously injured, and he has a high fever."
Someone had already gone to check on Lu Jing. Knowing that someone was coming to rescue him, Lu Jing peacefully fell asleep.
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