Chapter 24 Chapter 24 You clearly said you were mine.
After a walk, Mother Sheng came home and walked back to her room, preparing to get clothes to take a shower. She took off the rings and bracelets on her hands and put them on the bedside table, where she saw an envelope.
Mother Sheng thought that Father Sheng had left it here, so she picked it up suspiciously and saw Sheng Jianan's handwriting on the envelope. She frowned subconsciously and quickly opened it.
After taking a look, he immediately called Mr. Sheng in in a hurry.
Mr. Sheng thought something had happened and rushed in: "What's wrong? What's the matter that's so urgent?"
"Look, this is the letter Nan Nan left for us." Mother Sheng read it and handed it to the side.
Father Sheng took the letter, quickly scanned the preface, and read the key content below -
[From childhood to adulthood, I have always lived under the protection of you and Jiang Chi, and have had little contact with the outside world. I haven't even gone out alone once. I know it's because of my physical condition, and you all feel that I need to be protected all the time. But in fact, since I was in junior high school, my physical condition has been much better than before. Although I am still more prone to minor illnesses than ordinary people, I recover quickly. At least there is no problem with going out. I know you are doing this for my own good, and you always want to protect me forever and treat me like a child who never grows up. But Mom and Dad, I also hope you can understand me. I don’t want to be a patient trapped in a greenhouse forever. I also want to go out and see the outside world by myself.
Jiang Chi and I have lived together since childhood, and he has helped me in so many ways that I cannot count them all. To me he is the best brother and best friend. But I can't take his efforts for granted and hinder his normal life. If it weren't for me, he might have lived a better life, maybe he would have fallen in love, and could have done a lot of interesting things. Instead of accompanying me every day and spending all his time on me. He has his own life too, and I hope he can pursue what he wants.
You know that I have loved watching travel channels since I was a child, and I have always longed for this vast world. So I had a plan a long time ago to save some money and travel alone. Treat it as an exercise in your independence. Because I can't rely on you forever, I will have to learn to take care of you in the future. I can't rely on Jiang Chi forever. He might fall in love one day. So I want to adapt to independent life as soon as possible. I hope you can understand me.
I'm very sorry, Mom and Dad, I have submitted a leave of absence application to the school and am now on my way to leave Xiacheng. I know this decision came so suddenly and it must be hard for you to accept. But please give me some time, I really want to find a new way of life that doesn't depend on anyone. 】
After reading the letter, Mother Sheng immediately started crying, while Father Sheng sat quietly on the bed for a while.
He seemed to think seriously for a while, then raised his head and looked at Mother Sheng: "Why are you crying?"
"Nannan has run away from home, how can I not cry?" Sheng's mother cried, "What if she encounters danger on the way?"
"It's because you keep thinking like this that he feels so overwhelmed that he wants to run away from home." Father Sheng sighed, "He's a 20-year-old boy and should be able to take care of himself. What could possibly happen to him?"
"But he has never been out alone. Does he know how chaotic the world is?" Sheng's mother said, "He even met a pervert at school last time. What should he do now that he is out there? Who will help him?"
"He has never been out alone. If you don't let him, he will never have the chance to break through for the first time. Do you want to keep him by your side forever?" Sheng's father paused and added, "This kind of pervert, especially for men, is something a normal person would only encounter once in their lifetime. This is the first time I've heard of it since I was a child. You can't be afraid of ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once, right? Do you have to trap yourself for the rest of your life just because you encounter a pervert once?"
This time, Mother Sheng was quiet for a long time before asking, "What do you mean? Do you think it's right for him to run away from home?"
"No, I don't think it's right for him to run away from home," said Sheng's father. "Especially since he's a student, at this age, he should put school first."
He was a little puzzled as he spoke: "This is indeed not what Nan Nan would normally do. He has always been sensible and knows what to do at a certain age. If it was during the winter or summer vacation, it would be fine. But why did he suddenly drop out of school and run away? "
Hearing this, Mother Sheng started crying again.
"But I can probably understand him." Sheng's father said, "Men don't like to be constrained. You and Jiang Chi usually protect him too much. You protect him so tightly that he must be under too much pressure. After all, who likes to be stared at every day? If you are asked, you would be willing to do so."
Father Sheng picked up the letter and looked at it again. He paused for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "I suspect Nan Nan has someone she likes."
Mother Sheng was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"He has been with Jiang Chi for so many years, have you ever heard him mention anything? Why would he want to cut off ties with Jiang Chi so suddenly?" Father Sheng analyzed as he looked at the letter, "He also said he wanted to find a new way of life. I suspect he has a girl he likes and wants to fall in love. He realized that he and Jiang Chi were too close and wanted to distance himself."
Mother Sheng's eyes moved, and she suddenly thought of something: "I suddenly remembered that Nan Nan came home some time ago and asked me if he was not independent enough when he was with Jiang Chi."
"That's the problem. We still treat him as a child, but he has grown up. He wants to date, wants to be independent, and doesn't want to be restricted by others. This is the most fundamental reason why he left home." Father Sheng slapped the letter on the table and sighed, "I didn't expect Nan Nan to be so thoughtful. We can't see it at all. It's true that children grow up and are no longer under the control of their parents."
Mother Sheng said nothing.
She had always treated Sheng Jianan like a baby. Sheng's father knew she couldn't accept it at once, so he explained, "Leaving without saying goodbye, dropping out of school, and not contacting us, this will definitely be severely criticized when the time comes. Nannan is really outrageous. But apart from this, I can understand his thoughts. He is a boy. He will have to fall in love and support his family in the future, so he must learn to be independent first. You can't always You should keep him at home for the rest of his life, right? Even if you keep him at home, what will he do when we leave? Nan Nan is right, Jiang Chi treats him well, but you can't take it for granted. He also has his own things to do, he has to fall in love, get married, and run a big company in the future. If you don't learn to let go now and let Nan Nan always depend on others, you will really ruin him in the future."
After a long silence, Mother Sheng picked up the letter and murmured, "...I thought these two children were a couple."
Mr. Sheng didn't say anything.
In fact, he had thought so before, and he had even suspected that they were in a premature relationship a long time ago.
Who knows.
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Jiang Chi got home two hours later. As soon as he entered the house, he couldn't wait to climb onto the windowsill and ran all the way into Sheng Jianan's room.
"Sheng Nannan, did you miss me?" Jiang Chi asked.
His tone was light and there was a hint of laughter in his voice, and he sounded like he was in a good mood.
Jiang Chi jumped down from the windowsill, took out the strawberry cake in his hand and put it on the table. I saw the painting on the desk at a glance.
Jiang Chi picked it up and took a look.
The painting shows him in high school, surrounded by a group of cheering classmates. He vaguely remembered this scene. It was when he was in high school, his class had a conflict with the senior class, and the winner was decided by playing basketball. He almost won the fight, and the boys in the class were cheering, but he turned around and looked at Sheng Jianan the first time.
Jiang Chi smiled and saw the handwriting left by Sheng Jianan in the corner——
Happy birthday.
Jiang Chi raised his eyebrows.
Birthday presents just lying there? No surprise for him?
"Sheng Nannan." Jiang Chi put down the painting, turned around, and said with a smile, "You just leave your birthday present like this? Are you sincere?"
As he spoke, he walked towards the bathroom. When he got there, he leaned against the door frame lazily and knocked on the door lazily: "I'm coming in."
After a while, Jiang Chi heard no movement from inside, so he put his ear to the door and listened.
No sound at all.
"Sheng Nannan." Jiang Chi knocked on the door again.
Still no sound.
Jiang Chi frowned, turned the door handle and pushed the door open.
The bathroom was pitch black. There was no one in sight.
Jiang Chi was stunned for a moment, frowned, took out his cell phone and called Sheng Jianan.
Did he go back to school alone?
No one answered.
He transferred the call again.
The power is turned off.
Jiang Chi suddenly panicked and looked around the room. His schoolbag was still on the sofa, but Sheng Jianan's schoolbag was gone.
Did you really go back to school alone? Jiang Chi stood calmly for a moment, opened the door, and prepared to go next door to ask Sheng's father and mother first.
However, as soon as I opened the door, I saw two people standing at the door. As soon as they saw him, Sheng's father and mother looked at each other in embarrassment, and the latter hesitantly handed him a piece of paper.
Jiang Chi's heart skipped a beat as if he sensed something, and then he swallowed and slowly took the letter.
It was only two minutes of reading time, but Jiang Chi's face turned pale, his mind was spinning, and his steps staggered twice.
It was Sheng's father who helped him up in time.
"Jiang Chi, you don't have to worry." Mother Sheng looked at him with concern, "I know Nan Nan. Since he did this, he must have been fully prepared."
Jiang Chi suddenly thought of something, steadied his steps, and quickly walked to the closet. Sure enough, the closet was half empty and yesterday's suitcase was gone.
So yesterday I didn’t intend to donate clothes at all, but I had planned to run away from home.
Sheng's father and mother were worried about Jiang Chi's mood and were about to call Jiang's father and mother over, but the next second they saw Jiang Chi rushing out quickly.
“Jiang Chi.” Sheng’s mother hurriedly chased after him and shouted, her throat choking instantly, “Jiang Chi——”
Having seen Jiang Chi grow up, she knew too well how he felt about Sheng Jianan. Even worse than her. But what should we do in this situation now?
Having watched them grow up, the two children are as real to her as her own children, and she doesn't want either of them to get hurt or be in trouble.
what to do?
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"Sheng Jianan."
"Sheng Jianan."
"Sheng Jianan."
…
Jiang Chi ran all the way out of the community, shouting as he ran. He still doesn't want to believe that Sheng Jianan would run away from home. Why? There was no reason, he had never had such a thought before.
"Sheng Jianan, are you playing with me?" Jiang Chi shouted, "Stop playing, okay? Come out and talk if you have anything to say."
"Tell me what you want to do, don't scare me like that."
"Sheng Jianan." His voice became lower and lower, and gradually became choked with sobs. He ran to the guard room, panting, and asked to check the surveillance video.
The guard was very familiar with his face, and after hearing him speak a few words in a hurry, he did not dare to delay and quickly called him out.
Jiang Chi stared at him intently. Not long after, a tall and thin figure appeared in the surveillance video. He was wearing a long black down jacket that Jiang Chi rarely saw him wearing, a baseball cap and a mask, and was pushing a suitcase as he walked out of the community.
When he walked out the door, he looked back and the surveillance camera just happened to be shining on his eyes.
Nothing is more despairing than seeing it with your own eyes. At that moment, Jiang Chi clenched his fists tightly and his whole body trembled uncontrollably, which scared the security guards beside him. They hurriedly wanted to find his parents and asked him if he wanted to call an ambulance.
However, the next second Jiang Chi ran out and dashed all the way towards the airport.
If Sheng Jianan's direction wasn't the train station, then it could only be the airport. It has been more than two hours since they separated. If he goes through the airport, plus the time to pack his luggage, take a taxi and go through security, he will probably not be able to get on the plane.
After running for more than a kilometer in one breath, Jiang Chi's throat became dry and he was almost angry when he remembered to take a taxi.
As soon as he got in the car, the phone in his pocket started vibrating. Jiang Chi's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't wait to take it out to check. When he saw it wasn't Sheng Jianan, he hung up.
Jiang Chi's lips trembled slightly. He held the phone and couldn't help thinking that Sheng Jianan might look for him. He had to keep his phone open at all times.
As the taxi drove all the way to the airport, Jiang Chi felt like his head was about to explode. He forced himself to calm down and think rationally about how to find Sheng Jianan in the shortest time possible.
This is the fastest and most effective way to check passenger information.
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The taxi stopped at the terminal and Jiang Chi got out quickly. While running inside, he called the airport manager number that Grandpa Jiang had contacted for him.
The call was quickly connected, and the airport manager said politely, "Mr. Jiang, I just checked for you, and there is no information about this person, neither his ID card nor his name. At least for the next week, there is no information about his flight."
Jiang Chi suddenly slowed down his pace and looked at the spacious waiting hall. For a moment, his expression was dazed and confused.
Where would you go if not at the airport? Stay local? Or did you know that he would check the surveillance cameras, divert his attention, and go to the train station?
Time was running out and Jiang Chi had no time to think. He turned around and left the waiting hall and got into a car that had just been used by passengers.
Jiang Chi: "Take me to the train station, you can pay whatever you want."
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The car drove towards the train station at the fastest speed, but halfway there, Jiang Chi received a call from the train station manager.
The same result. There is no identity information for Sheng Jianan. This proves that Sheng Jianan did not leave by train either.
Jiang Chi sat in the car and felt short of breath for a moment, breathing heavily.
The driver in front saw that he was not in good condition and asked hurriedly: "Are you okay? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?"
Jiang Chi: "If a person doesn't take a plane or a train, how can he leave this city?"
The driver was stunned for a moment and said, "Bus?"
Jiang Chi raised his eyes and looked at him.
The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and continued, "I can take you to the station, but it will be troublesome for you to find someone on the bus. Many buses allow you to take a ride halfway. If your friend wants to avoid you, just contact the bus conductor online and you can take a ride halfway without an ID card. Many drivers and conductors make extra money this way."
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In the office of the long-distance bus station, the manager gave Jiang Chi the information of hundreds of vehicles sent to various regions across the country in the past few hours, as well as the contact numbers of the drivers and conductors.
"I'm not saying that even if you call them one by one, they won't tell you." The manager handed him a bottle of mineral water. "Do you think they will openly admit that they picked up passengers halfway?"
"As long as they find the person for me, I can give them a reward, one hundred thousand, one million, it's up to them." Jiang Chi said expressionlessly, holding a stack of contact information.
The manager looked at him, swallowed hard, and sighed, "You're definitely not going to find it. If you really don't believe me, just try calling them one by one. They won't cooperate. Besides, there are too many cars coming and going, and there are too many people wearing baseball caps. Using this method is like looking for a needle in a haystack. By the time you get the slightest bit of information, the person will have already disappeared."
"Why don't you think about whether he has told you where he wants to go, or whether any of his friends know about it, or check the records in the computer or something."
Jiang Chi's mind was a little numb now, and he had only one thought in mind, which was to find Sheng Jianan immediately. He didn't want to wait the next day or the day after, so he had no other choice.
Jiang Chi gulped down half a bottle of water in one breath, picked up the first contact number and dialed it. The phone rang for a long time before the other end picked up. It was a female voice, probably the ticket seller.
"Hello." Jiang Chi asked, "Excuse me, is there a tall, thin boy wearing a black down jacket, a black baseball cap and a mask on the bus that leaves for Yicheng at 8 o'clock this evening..."
Before he could finish his words, the phone was hung up.
Jiang Chi was stunned for a moment, then called again, but this time the call was hung up.
Jiang Chi thought about it and decided to send a text message first, explaining his purpose and offering a reward. Maybe this will work better.
Sure enough, on the third call, the other party picked up quickly.
Jiang Chi: "Hello..."
"You're crazy." The person on the other end cursed, "I've never seen this before. Don't call me again."
After saying that, he hung up with a "click".
Jiang Chi took a deep breath and started playing the second voice, this time it was a male voice.
With the previous experience, Jiang Chi stated his purpose directly this time: "Hello, I want to inquire about a friend. If you have any clues about him in the car, I can give you a reward of one million."
The other end was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Go ahead."
Jiang Chi: "Did you see a tall, thin boy wearing a black down jacket, a baseball cap and a mask on the bus that left for North City at 8:30 this afternoon?"
The other end seemed to think about it: "...It seems there is one."
Jiang Chi's heart skipped a beat and he asked hastily, "Is he in your car now?"
"Yes."
Jiang Chi: "Can you give him the phone? I want to talk to him."
There was some rustling over there, and after a moment, the person on the other side said, "He won't answer it."
Jiang Chi: "Then please turn on the speakerphone for me. I have something to say to him. Thank you very much. I will reward you handsomely if I find him."
"Don't bother yourself. Just come to North City and I'll take you to find him."
Jiang Chi paused, not understanding: "What do you mean?"
"I told you to just come over here and I'll take you to her. This girl is pretty. Is she your girlfriend?"
Jiang Chi: "...I'm talking about boys."
"Yes, it's just a young man, about 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black down jacket."
Jiang Chi: "...then can you tell me what color the earrings on his ears are?"
"Wait for me to see." The other end paused for a moment and said, "It's black."
Jiang Chi hung up the phone directly.
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There is a lake at the back door of the bus station. At three o'clock in the morning, Jiang Chi walked out of the bus station tiredly and stood by the river to enjoy the breeze.
His throat was so weak that he could no longer speak, but he still couldn't find any clues about Sheng Jianan.
Avoiding all channels that require ID card to buy tickets, do you know what he is looking for? Avoid him completely?
Jiang Chi took out the letter from his pocket and read it over and over again.
If it doesn't interfere with his life, he will live a better life, do more interesting things, spend more time, and pursue what he wants...
Jiang Chi smiled suddenly.
You speak so eloquently, but don't you really know what he wants? Can't you really tell how happy he is when he's giving?
"Sheng Jianan, why?" Jiang Chi looked a little confused, looking at the peaceful lake, and whispered softly, "You clearly said you were mine.
For a long time, Jiang Chi looked at the lake surface which was as calm as dead water, and his eyes gradually darkened.
Asking him to let go, Jiang Chi smiled.
He would never let go even if he died.
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In Sheng Jianan's memory, the little cannon fodder was present when Jiang Chi and the protagonist met for the first time, and he also witnessed with his own eyes that his childhood sweetheart, whom he had liked for more than ten years, was deeply infatuated with another boy.
And since then, the protagonist has often targeted him and isolated him. Even if the little cannon fodder suffers silently and stays away from them, he still cannot avoid the tragic fate. Just because he was Jiang Chi's childhood sweetheart, he had to become a victim of their relationship and a victim of the novel.
Although Sheng Jianan avoided his first meeting with the protagonist, Jiang Chi's abnormal behavior proved that the trajectory of fate was still running. Although minor details can be changed, one example after another proves that the plot direction is the same as the novel.
In other words, although he can change tiny details, there is a high probability that the final outcome will still be persecution suffered by the protagonist.
So he must completely avoid the protagonist until his death point in the novel passes, and perhaps he can find a way to survive?
I took the bus all night last night and didn’t sleep well. At noon on the day he arrived in Rong Town, Sheng Jianan found a comfortable homestay and had a good sleep.
I slept like this until the next morning.
The noise from the street outside the window woke Sheng Jianan up. When he opened his eyes in a daze, his mind was still a little dazed and he didn't know where he was.
After a while, he stood up, walked to the window and gently pushed it open.
There is blue sky and bright day above my head, trees and birds singing in front of my door, and the faint scent of flowers in the air. The street market below the building was bustling with activity.
This was the life he dreamed of in his previous life.
Looking at such a beautiful scenery, for a moment Sheng Jianan felt as if he had truly been reborn.
No longer is there the constant fear of death.
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