Chapter 62
Ji Rang barely slept the entire night.
He couldn't imagine how desperate such a tender little girl could be to choose suicide to end her life and end her pain. He couldn't accept that her optimism was actually a false illusion.
How she came out of the shadow of suicide, how she swallowed the pain that ordinary people could not bear alone, and finally showed a gentle smile to the world.
My heart breaks when I think about this.
It was not until the foggy morning that he fell into a light sleep. But he didn't sleep for long, because Qi Ying's flight was at noon, and he had to go back to his previous home to take a look before leaving. He only dozed off for more than an hour before getting up, with bloodshot eyes, to wash up.
After checking out, I sat on the sofa in the lobby wearing a hat and waited for her.
After a while, Yu Cheng brought Qi Ying down.
She looked normal except that her eyes were a little red. When Yu Cheng spoke to her, she raised her head and responded obediently, showing no sign of hurt at all.
Ji Rang was almost heartbroken.
He put on his hat and walked beside her across the street.
They wanted to go and take a look at Qi Ying's previous home. It wasn't far away, just a straight road that would take more than ten minutes to walk there.
In the spring, the pink cherry blossoms on both sides of the street were in full bloom, clustered on the branches. His tall and thin figure shuttled between the pink double-petaled cherry blossoms, like an unrelated passerby, with his hands in his pockets, strolling leisurely. No matter when she turned her head, she could see him.
Qi Ying felt very relieved.
She lived in an old neighborhood. The security guard at the door was wearing a pair of reading glasses and reading a newspaper. He also knew Qi Ying, and when he saw her, he stood up a little excitedly: "Isn't this Yingying? I haven't seen you for a long time."
She greeted the security guard politely. The Qi family's accident was not spread, and they only said that they died in the line of duty. Even people in the community thought they had moved away.
Yu Cheng chatted with the old man for a few words and then led Qi Ying in.
She walked a few steps and looked back. Ji Rang was standing under the street light across the street, leaning against a telephone pole with his hands folded behind his back, his hat resting on his eyelids. She couldn't see his face clearly because he was too far away, but she knew he was looking at her.
She gave him a furtive wave.
As expected, he raised his hand and waved.
She felt so happy that even the stinging feeling of returning home was alleviated a lot.
There was indeed a lot of dust in the house, and the furniture was covered with white dust-proof cloth. Yu Cheng was choked and coughed. She covered her nose and went to open the window for fresh air. She walked back to her bedroom and took a look.
It was so strange. Although it was her first time here, she was familiar with every corner. She opened her suitcase and packed some small things that she had not had time to pack when she left in a hurry last year.
There is her most convenient pen, her favorite strawberry hairpin, a diary filled with her girlish thoughts, a teddy bear doll that has been with her for many years, and a family photo.
She squatted on the ground and looked at the family photo.
The photo was taken at Ocean Park. Behind them was the Mermaid Pavilion, and you could see a golden mermaid in the water. All three of them were smiling happily.
After a long while, she called out in a low and hesitant voice: "Dad...Mom..."
She still didn't understand where the sense of familiarity and pain came from, but after crying and revealing her heart in front of Ji Rang yesterday, she found that this body was not as strongly resistant to things related to her parents as before.
Yu Cheng shouted outside: "Yingying, let's go. If you are late, you will miss the plane."
She rubbed her eyes, put the photo in her suitcase, and answered obediently: "Okay."
When leaving the community, Ji Rang was still standing in the same place. When Yu Cheng was waiting for the taxi, he looked around casually and muttered to himself: "Did I see this person in the cemetery yesterday? Impossible, how can it be such a coincidence?"
He has always been a careless person, so he didn't think much about it and just got on the bus and left as soon as it arrived.
Ji Rang waited until they left before calling a taxi to the airport.
He said he would accompany her, and he really accompanied her all the way. He waited until she passed the security check before sending her a message: See you in Haicheng.
Qi Ying replied with an obedient "OK".
But he did not board the plane.
I changed my schedule to the evening and went back to the place where I had visited with Qi Ying last night.
He was alone again, walking the path she had walked, eating at the restaurant she loved, and finally going to her school. Yan Qi was in class, and the security department would definitely not let him in, but this did not bother him.
He can build two walls of Yan Qi's old wall at once, he's not kidding.
After entering the school and strolling around casually, he actually saw her photo on the school's faded bulletin board.
She was named an outstanding three-good student in the first semester of her freshman year in high school. The introduction under the photo said that she was admitted to Yancheng No. 7 Middle School with the fourth place in the city in the high school entrance examination.
The photo has faded a lot, but it is not difficult to see the cute smile on her face.
He took out his phone and took a picture of the photo.
Just as I finished taking the photo, I heard someone shouting from behind: "Which class are you from? You're not wearing your school uniform and wandering around outside during class?"
Ji Rang was about to run when a student who was standing behind the bulletin board posting campus newspapers poked his head out to look. Their eyes met and they were both stunned.
Fu Nanxun thought he was dreaming.
He stared at the indifferent young man in front of him with his mouth wide open. After a long while, he shouted in shock: "Ji Rang?!"
The security guard behind him had already approached and patted Ji Rang on the shoulder, "Which class are you from?"
Fu Nanxun walked out from behind the notice board, still holding the campus newspaper and glue in his hands, and said to the security guard with a smile: "He is a new student in our class. He hasn't received the school uniform yet. We are changing this issue of the campus newspaper."
The security guard naturally knew this top student in the grade who was loved by all the teachers and students in the school. He nodded and left without any suspicion.
Fu Nanxun stopped laughing and looked at him inexplicably: "You... why are you here?" He glanced at Qi Ying's photo on the bulletin board, paused for a moment, and whispered in disbelief: "You didn't come all the way here to steal the photo, did you?"
Ji Rang: “…………”
What’s wrong with these top students in their class?
Twenty minutes later, Ji Rang and Fu Nanxun sat on the stands of the school playground, each holding a bottle of Coke.
The temperature in Haicheng has risen enough to wear spring clothes, but the wind in Yancheng is still chilly. There is a class taking a physical education class on the playground. They are running and jumping, very energetic.
"So, you came back to accompany her to pay respects? She's gone, so why don't you leave? And why did you climb over the wall to come to our school?"
Fu Nanxun found it unbelievable.
During the week he was an exchange student in Haicheng, every meeting he had with Ji Rang was not friendly. He really didn't like these bad boys who fought and quarreled, and he had heard some bad rumors about Ji Rang when he was in Class 2, so he didn't have a good impression of him.
But Qi Ying likes him.
And I like it very obviously.
The person that little girl would like should not be a hopelessly bad person.
But he never imagined that one day he would be sitting in the stands of his own school drinking Coke with this bad boy.
This is magical.
The boy next to him had a cold aura and an indifferent voice: "I want to come and see where she lived."
"You..." Fu Nanxun organized his words: "It's quite romantic."
Ji Rang played with the Coke bottle in his hand for a long time before hesitantly asking, "What was she like before?"
"What?" Fu Nanxun leaned back, resting his arms on the armrests of the chair, and thought for a moment: "It's still the same as it is now. Very well behaved, smiling at everyone, not complaining when wronged, and secretly wiping away tears."
He smiled as he recalled something: "When we first entered school, we didn't know each other well. The seats in our class were arranged according to the results of the high school entrance examination. I was ranked first in the city and she was ranked fourth. Because the second and third were in the same class before, they were required to sit together, so I became her deskmate."
"At that time, we didn't know each other well. She was gentle, smiled at everyone, and was very pretty. She was confessed to within two days of joining the class. She rejected the boy, but he kept pestering her and would go to block her after school. She asked me, Fu Nanxun, what should I do? I said, tell your dad to pick you up from school in a police uniform, and he will definitely not dare to do it."
"Guess what she said? She said, no, my dad would beat him to death if he knew. He just confessed to me, and it was sad enough to be rejected by me. If he was beaten up, it would be miserable."
Ji Rang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Fu Nanxun also laughed and sighed: "At that time, I was wondering how there could be such a cute girl in the world."
A wind blew by, blowing away the laughter of the two young men.
After the laugh, there was another moment of silence.
After a long while, Fu Nanxun whispered, "I didn't know what she had gone through. She suddenly disappeared without even saying hello. I held a grudge against her for a while. I thought, what's the big deal? Even though she doesn't like me, we were at least desk mates. Is it necessary to be so heartless?"
It was not until I went to Haicheng that I knew what she had been through.
Just listening to other people's retelling made him feel so miserable, he wondered if he would be able to survive if these things happened to him.
"The answer is no, I can't do it. I definitely can't be like her, still strong and gentle in facing life. So when I saw you, I was actually quite grateful." He patted Ji Rang's shoulder, "Your appearance should have brought her a lot of strength."
Ji Rang shrugged and shook his hand off: "You don't need to be grateful. It has nothing to do with you."
Fu Nanxun: “…………”
Was this guy raised in a vinegar jar?
However, the top student in the grade was always magnanimous and didn't bother with this bad boy. He looked at his watch and said, "I have to go back to class. When are you leaving? I'll treat you to dinner after school."
After glancing at Ji Rang's indifferent expression, she retorted: "Although I don't like you very much, since you have come to Yancheng, I still have to do my duty as a good host."
Ji Rang said: "No, I don't want to recall her hometown and the scene of eating with you in the future."
Fu Nanxun: “???”
Damn it, is it too late to report to the security department and have him arrested now?
The top student in the grade was almost turned into a puffer fish out of anger.
Ji Rang stood up from his chair, patted his clothes, turned around and left, took two steps, and waved back: "Thanks for your Coke. Next time you come to Haicheng, I'll treat you to a meal."
Fu Nanxun: "No thanks! No need!"
Who doesn't have a temper?
Ji Rang smiled silently, jumped down from the stands, put his hat back on, and walked away with the bottle of Coke.
It was already early morning when we returned to Haicheng.
He should have taken a taxi home, but after getting in the car, he gave out Qi Ying's home address.
The taxi took him to Haitang Street.
The crabapple blossoms have bloomed, and the whole street is filled with a faint fragrance. Under the streetlights, the flower buds seem to be shrouded in a thin layer of halo, and the fragrant mist fills the air, filling the moonlight.
He didn't know what he was doing here.
At this time, the little girl must have fallen asleep.
But he just wanted to see her.
Even though I couldn't see anything, and couldn't even see her window through the crowded buildings, I felt relieved when I got close to her, knowing that she was within a hundred meters.
He had quit smoking for a long time, but now he was squatting under the shadow of the crabapple flowers, but he couldn't help but want to smoke.
The 24-hour convenience store not far away was still open. He took a look, then stood up and walked over.
When he came out, he was holding a lollipop in his hand.
No smoking.
He always hugged her, and she smelled the cigarette smoke on his body, which was not good.
He squatted on the side of the road eating a lollipop.
Occasionally, passers-by coming back from the night shift would avoid him when they saw him. He was wearing a sweatshirt and a hat, and looked like a bad guy with bad intentions.
After eating one candy after another, the candy wrappers were scattered all over the ground.
He stared at the hazy night in the distance for a long time, then took out his cell phone and made a call.
I called twice before someone answered. The person on the other end was obviously woken up by the noise. He smiled helplessly and said, "My little master, are you torturing me at this hour?"
"So late at night?" Ji Rang frowned, "Isn't it daytime where you are now?"
"I'm not in New York." The man sat up and yawned, "I'm back home. Didn't your sister tell you?"
"I haven't contacted her." Ji Rang was a little tired of squatting, so he sat down on the steps. "It just so happens that I have something to talk to you about. Which private hospital do you work in? Or do you have your own clinic? I'll come to see you after school tomorrow."
"None. I'm on vacation and not taking orders. And did I hear you right? Come to see me after school? When have you ever attended class properly?"
"I'm not kidding you, this is business."
The other end heard his serious tone and laughed: "I tied you up to see me before, but you refused to come. When you came, you jumped out of the window and ran away. Not only did you run away, you also smashed the Jingde peony porcelain that I had bought with great difficulty. Now you are actively coming to me?"
Ji Rang was very annoyed: "Why do you talk so much? Forget about seeing him. There are more than one psychologist in the country."
Seeing that he was angry, the other end finally stopped teasing him: "Meet, meet, meet. How can I not meet you when the young master tells me to? I'll send you the address, you can come over anytime."
Ji Rang agreed, and before hanging up, he said calmly, "Don't tell Ji Qian."
"Okay, what's the bribe?"
Ji Rang was almost laughing at his anger: "Chen Fengzhi, do you know that you can't catch up with my sister because of this annoying look?"
The other end sighed helplessly: "I can't catch her even when I'm pretending, just get used to it."
Ji Rang didn't want to talk to him anymore and hung up the phone.
It's very late at night.
He finished the last lollipop, picked up the candy wrapper on the ground and stuffed it into his pocket. When he stood up, his legs felt a little numb. He looked at the deep night in the distance for a long time, and whispered in a low voice: "Yingying, don't be afraid."
Don't be afraid, I will always be with you.
Accompany you to walk out of the unknown pain, accompany you to drive away those shadows and sorrows, and let you become the truly happy girl you once were.
I promise.
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