Chapter 4 Don’t Die!

Qi Nian took small steps, following Chu Rongshi, his deer eyes cautiously glancing at the other's profile from time to time.

The other person has a pair of perfect almond eyes, with smooth eye ends and slightly upturned. When such eyes have no emotions, they appear cold and heartless, with a sense of alienation that makes people afraid to approach them.

Qi Nian bit her lip, hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Brother, I..."

Halfway through his words, that pair of cold eyes looked over at him, and Qi Nian's mind went blank. The words he wanted to say got stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them for a long time.

Fortunately, Chu Rongshi only glanced at him and looked away: "Are you going to school?"

Qi Nian's beautiful deer eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly: "Yeah... I want to go."

Chu Rongshi didn't say anything else, just said: "Follow me."

Qi Nian immediately hurried to catch up. Looking at his back which was more perfect than a model's, he suddenly felt that his brother was not as fierce as he had imagined.

Moreover, he happened to be very powerful, and just a few words could scare the arrogant mother Han into silence.

If it were him, he wouldn't be able to say those words.

So happy, yet a little scared. Can he really have a brother like this?

Qi Nian followed Chu Rongshi in silence all the way and sat in the back seat with him.

Qi Nian secretly glanced at Chu Rong beside him, and was a little anxious whether he should find a topic to talk about, but he didn't know what to say...

Fortunately, Chu Rongshi seemed to be very busy. Before Qi Nian could think of anything, he saw him busy replying to messages.

It seemed that there was no need to find a topic to talk about, so Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window.

I wonder how Lu Ze is doing?

Although he didn't know the other person, it didn't matter if he didn't know. Now that he knew what the other person had experienced, Qi Nian still wanted to go and see if he could help.

——

In the school, there is a rooftop of the boys' dormitory where many students usually dry their blankets and clothes, so the door leading to the rooftop is not locked and you can go up directly.

It was the beginning of summer vacation and many students had not yet left the school. So when the students downstairs saw someone standing on the roof, they noticed it immediately.

Lu Ze stood on the edge of the roof with a numb expression, looking down. He never knew that the sixth floor was so high. It seemed like a bottomless abyss.

As if realizing that he would be crushed to pieces if he fell, a hint of fear finally appeared on his numb face, and he stepped back slightly.

This time was unlike any other decision he had made before. He still couldn't make up his mind and he hoped someone could give him a hand.

There were noisy footsteps behind him, and a glimmer of hope emerged in Lu Ze's dull eyes. He turned around and looked at the people coming over. There were dormitory managers, and classmates he knew and didn't know.

The dormitory manager's face turned pale with fear. She comforted Lu Ze in an incomparable way, telling him not to act rashly: "Child, there is nothing that you can't overcome. You...you listen to your aunt, come down quickly...come down...If you have suffered any injustice, tell your aunt..."

Lu Ze's numb face showed a painful expression. This was the only consolation he had received in such a long time. His eyes were red and filled with tears. He wailed in pain: "They don't believe me. I don't have their things. I didn't take them... Why don't they believe me? Will they believe me if I jump down?"

At this moment, several boys murmured softly.

"Tsk, if you stole it, then just steal it. Why are you complaining about it?"

"Just jump if you can..."

"Do you think he really dares to jump? He's just trying to scare us."

Lu Ze suddenly yelled: "Okay, then I'll dance for you guys to see!"

Dormitory auntie: "Child, calm down!"

However, Lu Ze acted as if he couldn't hear her words, and kept muttering: "No one believes me, why don't you believe me..."

He looked at the abyss in front of him, with only one thought in his mind: jump in. If he jumped in, they would believe him. Yes, if he just jumped in, everything would be quiet, and all the ridicule and insults would disappear...

Lu Ze closed his eyes as if to be relieved. Just as he was about to take a step forward, a familiar voice came: "Lu Ze! Don't jump!"

Lu Ze seemed to be pulled back to reality. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked behind him.

He saw the counselor with messy hair and sweat on his forehead. In his memory, counselors were always very delicate, but never so ferocious, Lu Ze thought distractedly.

He whispered, "Teacher Zhang..., please stop bothering me. It's meaningless."

Teacher Zhang let out a breath, her heart filled with anger. She was angry at Han Jie, why did he wrongly accuse a classmate? She knew Lu Ze's family situation. He was a poor student, but he was admitted to Peking University through his own efforts.

He usually works part-time to earn tuition fees, but even in this situation, he still gets a scholarship. What an excellent student he is!

As far as I can remember, he had never shown any inferiority complex, but after just a few days of not seeing him, he had been tortured into this state.

Teacher Zhang couldn't help crying as she thought about it. She choked up and said, "Lü Ze, you still have a bright future ahead of you. Listen to me and come down first."

Lu Ze was moved for a moment as he looked at Teacher Zhang, whose delicate makeup was stained by her tears. Amid the exclamations of the people around him, he sat down on the edge of the tall building.

For some reason, the abyss that had frightened him just now didn’t seem so scary anymore. Perhaps it was because he knew that this would be his final destination sooner or later.

However, facing Teacher Zhang, he suddenly wanted to say something else.

Lu Ze supported his body with his hands, looked at the dazzling sunlight in the distance, and suddenly laughed. He said loudly: "Teacher Zhang, do you know? I never thought there was anything wrong with being poor."

Lu Ze: "I was born at a different starting point from them, but I still hope to change everything one day. They say poverty means ignorance, but I just want to tell them that I am no worse than them. Ignorance has always been their stereotype."

When Lu Ze said this, his eyes lit up a little, and he turned into that spirited young man again: "I finally did it, I was admitted to Kyoto University, but everything is completely different from what I imagined..."

"My efforts don't seem to change anything..." Lu Ze looked bewildered. "Just a few days ago, I suddenly felt that poverty was the original sin. They believed that I stole things because I was poor. No matter how I explained it, I wanted to cut open my stomach to let them see how many bowls of noodles I had eaten..."

"I believe you!" Teacher Zhang was already sobbing: "I believe you, come down quickly, I know you didn't do this."

Lu Ze looked at Teacher Zhang in astonishment, then he smiled: "Teacher, thank you for believing in me and letting me know that at least someone still believes in me."

"But it's useless." Lu Ze murmured: "I have no choice..."

Lu Ze lowered his head and looked down at the high-rise building. Firefighters had already come and were laying life-saving air cushions below. He blinked and said, "There's no time."

"don't want!"

"Calm down and don't jump!"

"Lü Ze!"

"I have a way to prove it!" a voice came from far away.

Lu Ze turned around abruptly and looked behind him. There was a curly-haired boy. He didn't know if it was because of the heat or the anxiety, but his face was flushed and he was looking at him anxiously.

Lu Ze shook his head: "Who are you? You are lying to me."

Qi Nian quickly said, "No! I didn't lie to you! I know it was Han Jie...who framed you for stealing."

When Lu Ze heard his words, his eyes lit up again: "Really? Let him come over and let him explain it to everyone!"

Qi Nian frowned, he felt that there was little hope that Han Jie would come over and explain himself.

Seeing him silent, the light in Lu Ze's eyes gradually extinguished. At this moment, Qi Nian said hurriedly: "There is someone who can prove it, Lin Han, he... he is Han Jie's friend, he knows Han Jie's plan."

Teacher Zhang looked around and said, "Lin Han was here just now. I'll go look for him now!"

Lu Ze: "Okay! Let him come over and tell everyone that I didn't steal anything. I'm not a thief!"

Qi Nian saw Lu Ze calm down, he slowly exhaled, his legs felt a little weak, he didn't know if it was because he had been running all the way here, or for some other reason.

Or maybe I said so much in front of so many people, and I was too anxious to notice it at first, but now I realize it belatedly and feel a little nervous.

He staggered, and Chu Rongshi's assistant was about to reach out to help him, but unexpectedly a hand had already grabbed Qi Nian's arm.

The assistant looked at Chu Rongshi in surprise, but the latter's expression was still indifferent. He just noticed his gaze and glanced at him indifferently. The assistant immediately withdrew his gaze obediently.

Now no one dared to provoke Lu Ze, and the scene became somewhat quiet.

Soon, several firefighters came over with a panicked boy. Lu Ze was sharp-eyed and immediately shouted, "Lin Han!"

Lin Han looked at so many people with a guilty look on his face, knowing that he couldn't escape. He just came over to see and was shocked to find that Lu Ze was about to jump off the building. After all, he knew the truth.

So he ran away...

Now under the pressure, he lowered his head and said honestly: "It was Han Jie who put the watch in your cabinet... I advised him! But he didn't listen, saying that he wanted to teach you a lesson, because... because he, Chen Yuxin, likes you... I still have the chat records here, I really advised him!"

——Chen Yuxin is the most beautiful girl in their department and has always had a crush on Lu Ze.

After hearing this, Lu Ze ran over from the edge of the building, grabbed Lin Han by the collar and questioned him. The two were quickly taken downstairs.

Qi Nian completely relaxed, and then he noticed that someone was holding his arm, and almost his entire weight was pressed on the other person's hand.

Qi Nian turned his head and met Chu Rongshi's handsome face.

Qi Nian's eyes widened: "!!!"

By the time he reacted, Chu Rongshi had already withdrawn his hand: "Let's go downstairs."

Qi Nian glanced at the empty rooftop, nodded quickly, and followed the other party.

But I don’t know if it was his illusion, but Chu Rongshi seemed to walk a little slower this time.