In the summer mornings, the sky gets light very early. At around four o'clock, the east begins to turn slightly white and it becomes dimly light all around.
The security guard guarding the gate was dozing off in his thick clothes. In his daze, he seemed to hear a girl crying. He woke up suddenly and leaned out of the window yawning.
The gate was empty and deserted, without a single person in sight.
It seems that I was probably dreaming because I was confused during my sleep.
He turned off the light outside the front door, yawned again, leaned back in his chair and fell into another deep sleep.
Gu Miao cried as she ran to the first floor of Linjiang. Her steps were fast, her hair was messy, and her face was covered with traces of tears.
Soon, she reached the downstairs and ran upstairs without taking a breath.
It was still dark at this time, and the stairwell was a little dim, so it was difficult to see clearly.
She ran in a panic, and with tearful eyes, she accidentally stepped on empty air and fell on the stairs with a "thump".
“Wow~~!” She cried out, hugging her knees and crying in pain, shouting at the top of her lungs: “Big brother! Second brother! Big brother! Second brother!”
A moment later, two tall figures hurried down from upstairs.
Gu Yi rushed down cursing and started swearing before he even saw her.
"Mom! You still remember to come out?! I thought you had been hiding away all your life! You've become capable and competent? Huh? What are you still doing here?!"
Gu Miao hugged her knees and cried miserably, shouting: "Brother...Brother! I...I fell!"
Gu Qi didn't care about anything else. He squatted down and helped her up. Seeing her screaming in pain, he quickly asked Gu Yi to help her go upstairs.
"It hurts, it hurts!" Gu Miao screamed.
Gu Yi scolded angrily, "What are you arguing about! You just have a bump on your calf, but your leg isn't broken! Many people haven't woken up yet! You deserve to be scolded for waking up the neighbors upstairs and downstairs!"
Gu Miao had no choice but to shut up.
The two brothers carried their sweaty sister home.
Gu Qi lowered his voice and said, "Your sister-in-law has to take an exam later. Don't wake her up. Let her sleep a little longer. Let's go to your room."
Gu Miao limped and stumbled into the small room.
Perhaps because she knew that she had caused a big disaster, she didn't dare to raise her eyes. She sat on the edge of the bed with her head buried, not daring to move, and sobbing softly.
Gu Yi frowned and was about to scold her, but was stopped by Gu Qi.
"Don't wake up your sister-in-law so early in the morning. Go ahead and pour her a glass of water, and then get her a basin of water to wash her face."
Gu Yi didn't dare to refute his elder brother, nor did he dare to wake up his sister-in-law who had to rush to take the college entrance examination later, so he had to do as he was told.
Gu Miaoxian was extremely thirsty, so she drank a large glass of water in one breath and wiped the corners of her mouth.
"Brother, I...I want more water."
Gu Yi poured another cup with a sullen face.
Gu Miao still drank it all in one gulp. After putting down the cup, she combed her hair and washed her face. She looked less disheveled. However, perhaps because she had not slept all night, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, like two red peaches.
Gu Qi and Gu Yi didn't say anything. They just stood outside silently and no one looked at her.
Gu Miao was extremely nervous. She hesitated several times before finally speaking in a low voice.
"Brother, um...is the factory director okay?"
When she started to curse, she was just doing what Sister Tiantian said. She didn't think so much about it, let alone that Director Guo would be so weak. After being cursed by her, he actually fell down with his head in his hands!
She was terrified and stood there at a loss for a moment.
Many people came forward to support Director Guo, glared at her fiercely, and some even scolded her for her foul mouth.
She was extremely scared at the time, her head was buzzing in chaos, and she felt as miserable when she was scared as she was when she cursed. She stumbled and ran to find Qin Tiantian.
Qin Tiantian comforted her and said it was okay. She also gave her a piece of watermelon and said that she had done a good thing and her sister would never forget the favor she had done for her as a good sister.
She also said that if Guo Jingru asked about it in the future, she would have to say that she was unaware of the matter and that it was she, Gu Miao, who couldn't bear to see her good sister being wronged, so she bravely stood up for her.
Finally, she promised that she would find a good job for Gu Miao in the future and take care of her work in Yucheng.
Then, she gave Gu Miao ten dollars and asked her to quickly find a small hotel to stay in, so that she wouldn't be found by her brothers and sisters-in-law, and to hide there for a few days before leaving.
Gu Miao had never lived alone before, and she was really scared when she took the train to Yucheng by herself. Thinking about living alone for a few days, she suddenly became timid.
Qin Tiantian coaxed her by saying that she had scolded the factory director to vent her anger, and her brothers and sisters-in-law would definitely be very angry when they found out, so she asked her to hide for a few days and then go to the first floor of Linjiang. That way, her brothers and sisters-in-law wouldn't be able to find her and wouldn't be able to take their anger out on her.
She would wait for a few days until her brothers and sisters-in-law had calmed down, then she could move in, to avoid being scolded by them again.
Gu Miao was unfamiliar with the people and places in Yucheng. After taking the money, she finally found an Overseas Chinese Hotel, but she was told that she needed an Overseas Chinese Certificate to enter and stay there, so she had to back out.
After wandering around the streets for most of the day, I finally found a shabby little hotel in the evening and asked for a room that cost fifty cents a night.
The room was small and dark, with a strong musty smell. The windows at the back of the house were dark, and from time to time there were terrifying cat cries, deep and terrifying.
The strange and scary environment made her curl up in bed, not daring to move. On the one hand, she wanted to go home immediately, but on the other hand, she was worried that she would be scolded when she went home.
She cried, out of fear and regret, for most of the night, not daring to sleep or move, until it began to get brighter outside the window. She could no longer bear the psychological torture, and fled the small hotel like a madman, running towards the shipyard.
Gu Qi didn't answer.
Gu Yi snorted in annoyance: "You pissed off Director Guo so much that he had to be hospitalized. Do you think he's okay? If he really has something wrong, you can just wait to be arrested by the police."
Gu Miao was stunned: "..."
Next, she howled with a loud “Wow!”
She just scolded Director Guo according to Sister Tiantian's words, and she didn't mean to hurt him. She didn't expect that before she finished speaking, he would fall down holding his head!
She really didn't mean to hurt him!
Gu Qi frowned and quickly closed the door.
"Don't cry, Director Guo is fine for now."
Gu Miao's face was full of tears. She asked timidly in disbelief, "...Really? Then he is not sick anymore? Not sick anymore?"
"Still in the hospital." Gu Qi stared at her coldly, "Old people can't stand the anger. Why don't you think before you do anything? Can you do it? What might happen next? Have you thought about it carefully?"
"...No." Gu Miao could only tell the truth: "Sister Tiantian asked me to do this, so I did it."
Gu Yi rolled his eyes and taunted: "She told you to die, so you die too? You just listen to everything she says? When have you ever been so obedient at home? Ah? Who is she to you? You don't even listen to our mom, but you listen to an outsider!"
"Brother, I... I was wrong." Gu Miao begged and choked: "Brother, I... I didn't know he would fall... I really didn't know. If I knew, I wouldn't dare. Brother, please don't let the police arrest me... please don't."
Seeing that she was shaking with fear and her eyes were swollen from crying, Gu Qi felt a little reluctant, thinking that his little sister was still young after all, and was tricked by Qin Tiantian into doing something bad.
"Don't be afraid, no one will catch you for now. Ah Miao, where did you go last night? Do you know how dangerous it is for a girl to spend the night alone?"
Gu Miao was not a smart person to begin with, and she didn't have any ideas. When she panicked and got confused, she blurted out all the problems at once.
"I... I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Sister Tiantian said that Director Guo wouldn't dare to chase me away in front of other leaders. She also said that we must do it when there are many people around, so that the effect will be better. How could I know that Director Guo would faint..."
"What benefit did Qin Tiantian give you?" Gu Yi asked with a sneer, "You even helped her in such a scandal? What's wrong with your brain? Is it a mess?"
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