Chapter 415: Evil (44)
Qiao Xi didn't come that afternoon.
Yan Shen was hospitalized, and Zhan Qi took a short vacation. No one knew what happened to them that morning.
When Qiao Xi took Zhan Qi back.
Zhan Qi's father, Zhan Hao, was already waiting at home. When he saw Zhan Qi, he angrily picked up a feather duster and beat him, saying that Zhan Qi had brought shame to him and was not worthy of being his son.
All kinds of insults that are unbearable to hear.
Qiao Xi didn't stay to watch and went straight back to her room.
Even if Zhan Qi already has the ability to resist.
However, he never resisted his father, who often beat him, and he never even communicated with him.
Zhan Qi was beaten all over.
Even so, he remained silent. After being scolded and reprimanded by Zhan Hao, he dragged his broken and bruised body back to his room.
The small first aid kit that Qiao Xi gave him is still there.
But there was no sign of the girl.
Zhan Qi looked at the bottle of medicine that Qiao Xi often gave him in the past, clenched it in his hand, and lowered his eyelids to hide the gloom and darkness in his eyes.
A series of intertwined wounds.
It climbed onto the wheat-colored, even skin, and the pain from being beaten spread out into a burning sensation. The slightest movement of the arm would involve several wounds that were gradually starting to swell.
Qiao Xi didn't care about him anymore.
Zhan Qi took the bottle of medicine, recalling the girl's actions when she applied the medicine to her in the past. She clumsily and immaturely poured out some of the medicine and began to apply it to herself step by step.
He really hasn't used it.
In the past, it was Qiao Xi who applied the medicine for him, but now he was doing it himself, so it was inevitable that he was clumsy and a little unskilled.
It's either too much or too little.
There were a few times when he wasn't paying attention and it got into the wound, causing a sharp pain to spread rapidly, making him frown.
It took almost an hour to complete the process slowly.
During this time, I almost knocked over the medicine bottle.
He finally finished applying the medicine on himself. If it were his old self, he would probably still disdain to apply the medicine, mainly because he was too lazy to do it.
but……
Ever since Qiao Xi applied the medicine to him for the first time, she told him with a worried look on her face that he should not let these injuries drag on.
Then they insisted on dragging him to apply medicine.
Zhan Qi watched the girl coldly as she busied herself with applying medicine to him, and after the medicine was applied, he watched the girl give him private lessons.
Recalling those scenes.
It seems like it happened just yesterday.
For some reason, he began to not want to make Qiao Xi worry, and gradually he seemed less resistant to this matter.
but……
When did it all start to change? It was when he began to foster Qiao Xi's badness and cultivate the girl's greed.
From that time on.
Qiao Xi seemed to no longer care about him and was always thinking about having fun and going out to play.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
A knock on the door brought Zhan Qi back to his senses.
He casually pulled his coat over his shoulders, covering his muscular figure, and stood up to open the door. As soon as he opened it, he saw Qiao Xi, dressed in casual clothes, standing at his door.
He was seen wearing only trousers and a coat.
The girl seemed to let out a soft "eh".
The scrutiny in her beautiful eyes was undisguised, falling on Zhan Qi's sturdy and strong body beneath his jacket, glancing over the newly acquired hideous scars and the increasingly pronounced lines on his abdominal muscles.
Zhan Qi lowered his eyes and looked at her.
Capture the slight emotions that flashed across the little girl's eyes.
"Want to see it?"
The man grabbed his coat with his knuckles and was about to pull it off, but Qiao Xi raised her hand to block it.
"No, I told you I'm tired of you."
What surprised her was that Zhan Qi actually applied medicine to herself?
Changed sex?
"I applied the medicine." Zhan Qi stared at her without blinking with his dark eyes, hinting at some implicit expectation, like a child waiting for praise and compliments.
"oh."
However, Qiao Xi was not interested in this. She didn't even look at it and just leaned against the door and said something casually.
"You don't have anything else to do this afternoon, right? Go buy some groceries and cook."
“…”
Zhan Qi pursed his lips and said nothing, his stubborn gaze still fixed on her face, trying to see some of the girl's different emotions.
Qiao Xi touched her goose bumps without any concealment.
She glanced at him with disgust.
"Don't forget to wash your clothes. I need to have dinner when I get home in the evening. You can take care of it yourself."
Throw down this sentence.
She probably couldn't stand Zhan Qi's disgusting look anymore, so after explaining all this, she left without looking back.
Zhan Qi watched her leaving.
When I heard the door closing outside, the little warmth left in the house disappeared completely.
Qiao Xi went outside and entered an empty alley.
His consciousness slipped into the system space and pulled out the little black cat system that had just emerged from hibernation.
What do you want me to do?
The black cat was held by her, shaking its tail lazily and yawning.
【Go online】
Qiao Xi put it down.
Of course, there were internet cafes in town, and she had wanted to go there for a long time. She passed by and observed a few times, and found that most of the places she went were full of colorful non-mainstream ones, everyone was playing games, dancing, racing, and playing family games.
Especially the family with the four biggest bosses.
It's like being possessed by a demon.
The Internet cafe was very noisy. It was okay for Qiao Xi to go in with her adult ID card, but she was afraid that those from the Zang Ai Family might accidentally hurt people around them.
On the surface, it was very unsafe for her to be the only girl there.
In order to save some unnecessary trouble.
Naturally, someone had to be brought along to avoid any messy accidents and not disturb her from concentrating on attacking the game area.
The game on the foreign server is already very popular.
The iPhone 4 has also been released to great fanfare. If you want to ride the wave of this new era, you need to seize the opportunity to be at the forefront.
"Let's go."
The black-haired young man in casual clothes yawned lazily. He put one hand in his pocket and walked out of the alley with Qiao Xi slowly.
"Your ID?"
Qiao Xi looked up at him.
"It's not a big deal. I can tell you're an adult." Hei Wusui shrugged.
As for why Bai was not allowed to come.
With that eye-catching hair color, it's not surprising that he is mistaken for a member of a non-mainstream family. Maybe he can even infiltrate the inner circle and become the top leader.
So it’s better to give up.
Qiao Xi and Hei went to the Internet cafe together. As expected, there were several non-mainstream families gathered there.
Some people steal vegetables from each other's farms.
There are also people competing for hand speed, and then there are a bunch of colorful cauliflower heads crowded together to watch.
Qiao Xi brought money to pay.
It turned out that Hei seemed to have his own little treasury, so he paid for it all and took the girl to a relatively clean seat over there.
He had nothing to play.
In this era, it is ancient times for him, and he is actually not very interested in it.
Qiao Xi went straight to the US server to register an account.
I also built a wall by the way.
Then she searched for several popular video websites, and it was a bit beyond her expectations that there seemed to be no formal live broadcast platform at present.
It hasn't developed to that point yet.
So let’s start by releasing the video. There are only a handful of people playing on the US server now, but there are still many people paying attention.
You can join the circle first to gain some popularity.
After all, this game will become a phenomenal hit soon after it is officially launched.
She registered an account and started playing. She had played this type of game before, so she didn't find it difficult to play.
What's more, it's the development period of a new game.
Qiao Xi was a bit of a cheater, after all, when she was a streamer, she often encountered fans asking her to play games with her. Naturally, this skill needed to be practiced, and it also needed to cover a wide range of topics, keeping up with all kinds of popular games.
Hei watched her operate from the side.
The Little White Cat System looked at the two of them in the space, then looked at the pile of data waiting to be processed, and had no choice but to shake its head and get busy with its work.
【I'm slacking off】
Hei realized that it was busy, so he withdrew some of his consciousness and returned to the space.
[Oh, I touch it often, it’s okay]
The little white cat system expressed its understanding. Sometimes it didn't want to work and just slacked off. Some data work was also handed over to the little black cat system.
It's better than before when it was the only one in charge.
Do everything yourself.
Sometimes I have to urgently make backup robots, like an old mother worrying about me. Fortunately, they are mass-produced and not difficult to make.
The two systems are chatting.
Qiao Xi was busy playing ranked games.
While chatting, Hei suddenly stopped talking, withdrew his consciousness from the space, and moved closer to Qiao Xi.
"I want to eat."
The young man's magnetic voice suddenly fell into his ears, and the warm breath it brought made Qiao Xi's hand almost fall off the keyboard.
“???”
"I haven't eaten ancient food yet."
It ate a lot of snacks, but never any real food. Although it had been dormant for a long time, it was not completely unaware.
When restarting from hibernation.
Will receive data from the outside world.
He could also know what Qiao Xi had experienced and what had happened. After all, it all happened in his script world, and as a system with permission management, he could naturally read the data.
"Okay, then you come back with me tonight."
Qiao Xi agreed immediately, "Let's go buy some cooked dishes."
She is not shy.
It was his own system after all, so giving him a nice meal was nothing. But Zhan Qi was also there, and since Hei was a guest, he still had to bring something to show his appreciation.
"OK."
Hei leaned back in the chair beside him, narrowed his blue eyes, and then stopped talking.
Qiao Xi concentrated on doing her own thing.
She edited several videos and uploaded them to the new video account. It was already dark outside, and she estimated that it was about time.
She also left with Hei.
At home.
Zhan Qi was waiting for her to come back alone. The clock hanging on the wall pointed to half past seven. The dishes on the table were not as hot as when they were first served, but they were still warm.
He was waiting for Qiao Xi to come back.
Every second that passed seemed like half a century to him.
Invisibly.
The anxiety and restlessness in his heart were magnified little by little, and he became more and more irritated. He wanted to make himself not care, but his mind could not help but think about what Qiao Xi was doing now.
Will you come back today?
The clock hands on the wall moved slowly, and the crisp sound of "tick-tick" was particularly clear in the cold and silent living room.
Every minute and every second.
Anxiety was burning in his heart.
Zhan Qi waited in this agonizing passage of time. He walked to the balcony, where the clothes washed in the afternoon were hung out to dry and were cold and damp.
Qiao Xi's clothes.
He washed very carefully, and even he felt very troubled when his hands were soaked in the freezing cold water and scrubbing the thick clothes.
I don’t know either…
How does Qiao Xi usually manage to wash clothes and make breakfast early in the morning before dawn every day?
The temperature at that time should be the coldest.
Her slender hands were soaked in such cold water for a long time.
It will also become wrinkled and ugly.
And at that time, did she not feel the slightest bit of resentment towards herself and the current situation?
When I came to my senses.
Zhan Qi's mind had already been filled with Qiao Xi's image for some time. Looking at the cold food on the table, his hands drooping at his sides clenched into fists.
I decisively went back to my room and put on my coat.
He hurried out to find Qiao Xi.
The same thing happened the night she disappeared for no reason. The difference was that when he came back that day, he didn't see Qiao Xi and simply went about his own business.
Do whatever you should do.
Not affected.
It was not until the inexplicable emptiness and coldness in his heart gradually magnified and the sudden fear and loneliness almost swallowed him whole that he woke up in shock.
In disbelief.
Accepted the reality that I originally didn't want to accept.
He seemed very afraid that Qiao Xi would disappear like that.
Same scene.
The same time, slowly overlapping. The only difference is him.
The struggling emotions slowly turned into determination.
Zhan Qi decisively opened the door and went out.
"Swish--" He just pulled the door handle, but his movements froze at this moment.
And the stairwell downstairs.
At this moment, a voice that was very familiar to him was heard.
"Did you buy too much?"
The girl's sweet voice with a hint of complaint was heard, accompanied by a rustling sound like a plastic bag being pulled.
"Baby, wouldn't it be nice if we could have some festive atmosphere in advance?"
There was a hint of laughter in the man's deep, magnetic voice, and there seemed to be an imperceptible doting in his words.
"Besides, isn't there someone else where you live now? Just let him eat more."
Immediately following.
Qiao Xi's dissatisfied and sweet voice came again.
"It's a waste to give it to him. I'm too lazy to even act with him. It brings bad luck. You might as well pack it up and take it back. We can eat it together later."
Sounds like.
Qiao Xi and the male voice seemed to be very familiar with each other, and their words were extremely intimate.
At this moment.
It was as if the whole world before his eyes had fallen into deep darkness, and Zhan Qi's legs seemed to be locked in place, stiff and unable to move.
Far better than before.
Even stronger, spreading unknown emotions.
Cold and fast.
It seeped into every part of his body, instantly shutting down his brain and turning his hands and feet cold. Footsteps approached from far away downstairs, but Zhan Qi seemed to be slowly drained away at this moment, leaving only a lifeless shell.
The world before my eyes seemed to be collapsing.
Everything that built up his beliefs seemed to vanish into thin air at this moment.
Warmth.
He originally thought that even if Qiao Xi hated him now, even if she despised him, he should still be different to girls.
At least.
Qiao Xi had cared about him and treated him well before, and she had her best interests at heart.
He thought.
The rest of his life was ruined, so before that moment came, he carefully maintained the warmth that had long been broken, trying to use the tenderness and love he had just learned to gradually heal those ugly cracks.
Even if.
It may not make Qiao Xi look back, but it may be able to get her praise or affirmation.
That's enough.
At least before the moment of real judgment comes, the world can still give him a wonderful dream.
But now...
Is that still the case?
All the anxiety and the torment and restlessness during the waiting period were ridiculous. At this moment, they became ridiculous, embarrassing, and unnecessary, like a clown. He thought of it as a home, a home for him and Qiao Xi.
Until now.
I couldn't even hold on to the end.
The vision before his eyes seemed to be falling into endless darkness. Listening to the interlaced footsteps coming from far away, Zhan Qi's heart was also slowly sent into purgatory by a pair of invisible hands.
Burning by the fire of karma.
The pain was excruciating, and it was torn and healed again and again.
The girl's slender figure just appeared in the stairwell within his sight, and the man next to Qiao Xi, who was so handsome that there was no flaw in his appearance, grabbed Qiao Xi's wrist at this moment.
Under the girl's slightly confused and ignorant gaze.
She was held in the man's arms, her petite body pressed against his tall and handsome body, and the visual contrast formed made people feel that they were a perfect match.
Stairwell.
It was the dim orange light and the hazy glow that outlined the slender figures of the two people hugging each other, casting an ambiguous silhouette on the ground.
He saw it.
The young man lowered his head and cupped the girl's cheeks. His movements were extremely careful, gentle and affectionate.
Then……
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Xi was still a little confused as to why Hei suddenly pulled her.
"It's a little dirty."
The young man's blue eyes under the orange light should have been cold and data-like, but perhaps due to the influence of the environment at the moment, Qiao Xi tasted a hint of softness in them.
His hand stroked the girl's cheek.
He gently wiped the side of Qiao Xi's face with his fingertips, leaving behind a small dusty mark that had been stained at some point.
Released again.
Qiao Xi also saw the light gray mark on his fingertips. It was probably because he accidentally rubbed it on the dirty stairwell when he used the key to open the door downstairs.
She turned and prepared to go upstairs.
When I raised my eyes, I saw Zhan Qi standing at the door.
Qiao Xi was also slightly stunned.
Hei followed her casually, carrying the things, and glanced lazily at Zhan Qi who was standing in front of the door. The unintentional glance was as if he was looking at an irrelevant bystander.
Zhan Qi's face turned ashen.
The hand hanging by his side had already been clenched into a fist unconsciously. The other person had the lazy aura of a superior, and even though every move was very casual, it revealed the dignity in his bones.
like.
The two of them are not on the same level at all, even if Yan Shen is here, he probably can't compare.
some people.
Just stand there casually, and even if you don't do anything, you can still surpass the people around you.
I'm probably talking about the black type.
Qiao Xi also followed him upstairs with great interest.
It's incredible.
The anthropomorphic form of this little black cat system seemed a little different from what she had imagined, and it seemed to be quite vindictive.
but.
When she saw Zhan Qi standing blankly at the door, Qiao Xi quickly started to act disgusted again.
Looks like.
She seemed a little reluctant and gave a brief introduction to Zhan Qi, who was carrying cooked dishes next to her.
"This is a friend of mine. He's coming to have dinner with us today."
Until the girl's voice came.
Zhan Qi's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to reality, and a strong sense of disappointment came over him in an instant. The girl was clearly lying in front of him.
friend……
Do you have friends with this kind of relationship?
I knew she was lying and I knew she didn't care about me.
But Zhan Qi still looked at her, a subtle pain gradually flashing across his dark eyes. All the emotions that surged like a tsunami were hidden under his usual cold exterior.
It seems that this is the only way.
It can alleviate the sense of gap caused by some strong gaps.
It seems that only in this way can we continue to deceive ourselves.
Pretend not to see, pretend not to care about anything.
Then, he had to accommodate and accept Qiao Xi's clumsy lie.
He is a man without a future.
People like him, who have committed countless evil deeds, should go to hell.
But it's unprecedented.
He wanted to atone for his sins, he wanted to have another year with Qiao Xi, he wanted to struggle to survive a little longer.
Even though he is in a miserable and downtrodden state, people like him who are so dirty and stubborn as to struggle in the quagmire are all fantasizing about a future.
Unrealistic.
With Qiao Xi's future.
Watching the girl bring the young man back, she invited him to sit down, skillfully picked up the dishes he had prepared and went to the kitchen to heat them up.
But the young man didn't let her busy herself. He put down the cooked dishes and directly took the cold dishes to heat them up.
And then put the cooked dishes on the plate.
Qiao Xi helped him from the side.
The backs of the two people standing together were so intimate that it seemed as if they were the only ones here, and everything was separated from Zhan Qi.
It was as if even the air was repelling him.
How profound must it be to be so clear-headed and realize that you don't fit in?
Zhan Qi lowered his head slightly.
The messy hair on his forehead hid the dull pain in the depths of his eyes, as if it had taken a long time to come to terms with the facts before him.
He moved.
The stiff body walked towards the dining table mechanically and numbly.
The girl didn't care at all whether he came or not.
The chair has been pulled out.
Sit next to the strange young man and eat with him.
He sat opposite Qiao Xi.
He felt that the scene before his eyes was extremely dazzling, as if it was mocking his past. All the mistakes he had made were cruelly returned to him by reality.
Look at the white rice in the bowl.
It was he who had waited for Qiao Xi to come back.
But the girl did not touch the bowl he left. Instead, she gave it to the young man and filled a new bowl for herself.
Qiao Xi really...
Do you hate him to this extent?
In just a few minutes, the girl had captured his thoughts and almost made Zhan Qi's breathing stop.
The chopsticks in my hand are cold.
He trembled slightly, not picking up any food. An unbearable, heavy sorrow crashed into his heart, quickly spreading into a flood of bitterness and pain, tormenting him constantly.
Also forcing.
For him, having to face this is the cruelest outcome.
All the strength seemed to be drained away.
He watched the handsome man opposite him pick up food for Qiao Xi with considerate and gentle manners, and with a humble attitude of pampering.
Across the dining table.
The distance between him and Qiao Xi was widened very far.
Zhan Qi was like an empty shell of a walking corpse, just a slight touch.
They could tear him into pieces in an instant, leaving him in tatters.
He didn't know how the meal was finished.
There is no sense of reality.
All I know is that Qiao Xi personally escorted the strange young man out the door and then walked him downstairs for a while. Under the orange streetlight, a smiling girl waved goodbye to the young man.
A tender and affectionate look.
It's as if they are each other's true love.
Zhan Qi was in the kitchen, looking at the faucet that was already turned on, and the cold water pouring down soaked the greasy bowl.
The strong smell of oil and vegetables mixed together, telling him invisibly that this was the reality he had to face.
It has nothing to do with Qiao Xi.
He was living this kind of life before Qiao Xi broke into his world, and after Qiao Xi broke in.
A person appeared who was obsessed with him.
Willing to be nice to him.
A girl who takes on all the dirty work.
He used great malice to speculate on her kindness and test her sincerity. When Zhan Qi realized that he had fallen in love and could not leave Qiao Xi.
It's too late.
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