Daqing returned quickly, giving everyone a big smile.
"Alright, everything's taken care of. The police have already set off. Everything's fine now."
Daqing was in a great mood. He had done what he wanted to do and even stood up for what was right. How could a passionate young man not be excited?
"Since everything's alright, let's go quickly." Zhang Qinghua looked at Daqing calmly, telling himself several times not to discourage Daqing.
Song Lili looked at Daqing speechlessly. Was it really necessary to be so happy?
She turned around and saw Luo Juan still standing there, watching the boys beat the man relentlessly.
Song Lili couldn't see her expression clearly because they were diagonally behind Luo Juan and could only see her profile.
But even from this one angle, Song Lili felt that Luo Juan's face was filled with indifference, even cruelty.
She exuded an aura of cold indifference, as if everything else was irrelevant to her.
Song Lili frowned. Luo Juan seemed to have changed quite a bit, so should she be wary of her from now on?
Song Lili wasn't sure at the moment, so she just kept it to herself and didn't plan to tell anyone.
However, in the instant she turned her head, she seemed to see something somewhat familiar. What could it be?
As she took a step, Song Lili's eyes widened in disbelief as she turned back to look at the group of boys still gathered together.
They had been separated by the arriving police, but they still hadn't left. They were talking about something and seemed very agitated.
But Song Lili's attention wasn't on that; it was all focused on one of the people's arms.
On that arm was a red armband, but it was too far away to see clearly what was written on it. However, Song Lili was certain that there were words on it.
Song Lili stared blankly in that direction as if struck by lightning, her mind a jumbled mess, unable to process what had happened.
At this moment, she only had one thought: it's here, this catastrophe has finally come, and in such an unexpected way that she has clearly realized it.
Song Lili's wariness of Luo Juan increased to a new level, so she must have seen everything just now? Perhaps she also knows why?
So, would she imitate that too? The answer seemed to be coming to Song Lili's mind immediately, but Song Lili didn't want to think about it.
That would mean that Hongqi Village is not safe.
Her first reaction was to get away immediately, to get as far away from this place as possible.
Holding Yangmei's hand with one hand and glancing at Zhang Qinghua with the other, she ran away as fast as a startled rabbit.
"Lili, what's wrong?" Zhang Qinghua noticed quickly, or rather, the other three noticed as well.
"Yes, Lili, why are you suddenly like this? What's wrong?" Yang Mei asked worriedly.
Song Lili was very scared at this moment. Although she had been preparing for this moment, she was still afraid when she actually saw it.
Because the look in those boys' eyes kept replaying in her mind, making her increasingly terrified and frightened.
The eyes of those teenagers revealed the pleasure of revenge, as well as indulgence, madness, and even distortion.
This is just the beginning. How crazy will things get in the future? Song Lili didn't dare to think about it.
This sudden fear weighed on her like a mountain, making it hard for her to breathe.
She just gripped their arms tightly, breathing heavily, hoping it would calm her down.
It took Song Lili quite a while to finally regain her composure and calm down.
Song Lili leaned weakly against Zhang Qinghua, letting him support most of her weight, as her body felt limp and uncomfortable.
Zhang Qinghua felt a pang of sympathy and stared intently at Song Lili. He wanted to ask her what was wrong, but seeing her distressed appearance, he gave up and simply stood there silently.
After a while, Song Lili finally returned to normal, and her smile was a little unnatural. "It's nothing. I just suddenly felt a little stuffy, but I'm fine now."
She said this to Yang Mei, knowing that Zhang Qinghua wouldn't believe her, and with Yang Mei and Da Qing there, she couldn't explain it anyway.
She simply gave Zhang Qinghua a reassuring look, then thought to herself that she would explain it to him when they were alone.
On the way, Yang Mei was still worried about Song Lili and stayed by her side the whole time, which made Song Lili feel a little helpless.
She was only suddenly scared for a moment, and she no longer feels that way now.
But she was in a state of mental turmoil at the time, which is probably why that happened.
After so much time has passed, she has come to a clear understanding: whatever comes her way, she can only let things take their course.
Even if she's scared, what's coming will still come; fear and apprehension are useless.
Therefore, we can only take it one step at a time and deal with whatever comes our way.
Any emotion she might have at this moment would be superfluous.
Having figured it out, Song Lili felt at ease and returned to her calm and composed state.
However, Yang Mei and Da Qing's concern warmed her heart, making her feel very comforted and at ease.
My initial contact with the two of them was because they were family members in the past, so I wanted to get closer to them.
But now, they are still family, but they have an additional identity: friends, close friends, friends who will help unconditionally when in trouble.
That's why Song Lili felt warm and happy.
Zhang Qinghua originally wanted to take Song Lili home, but she refused, saying, "No need, I can manage on my own."
"Besides, you're carrying so much stuff, it would be tiring for you to make another trip. We can talk about it another day, I'll be home."
Zhang Qinghua smiled and said, "Alright, since you put it that way, then I won't see you off. I'll go back with the two of them."
Originally, all three of them were worried about her and decided to let Zhang Qinghua take her. But now Zhang Qinghua said this.
Yang Mei was somewhat disagreeing. "I think we should still deliver it. I'm worried about Lili like this. Zhang Qinghua, you should make the trip."
Yang Mei was unaware of Zhang Qinghua's feelings for Song Lili, but Daqing knew; he was his best friend and understood her very well.
The fact that Zhang Qinghua said this now means that he is certain that Song Lili will be alright.
Therefore, they also advised Yang Mei, "Look, Lili said she can do it, so we should believe her."
Song Lili chimed in, "That's right, Sister Yang Mei, don't worry. I was just feeling a little unwell earlier, but I'm fine now."
"I can manage on my own, otherwise I wouldn't be so stubborn. I won't joke around with myself, so don't worry, I'll be fine." It was a tone of coaxing a child.
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