Chapter 434 Extra: Zhan Qi's sequel
A strange city.
The unfamiliar streets, the bustling night, were shrouded in the bustling neon lights. The dazzling lights merged into one, creating a hazy and bizarre scene.
The wind in the city on summer nights is muggy.
There is a lingering warmth.
Looking down from the overpass, apart from the cars coming and going, there were also the indifferent pedestrians on both sides of the bridge. Everything seemed out of place, and he couldn't fit in with the city.
Cheap clothes from street stalls, and dusty sneakers with mud and scratches on them.
Numb eyes whose sharpness has been dulled by the difficult life.
You can still vaguely see the shadow of the past.
Go around the busy streets, stepping on the light and shadow cast by the orange street lamps. Avoid the noisy and bustling crowds, and stay away from all the noisy hawking and laughter.
Zhan Qi walked into the dark and damp alley.
Walk around the intricate paths and enter the area of low and simple old huts.
“Click—”
After turning the key, the door opened.
The sound of a hilarious comedy playing on the TV in the living room soon became clearer. A single table lamp barely illuminated the dim living room, and the air was filled with a damp, musty smell that came from nowhere.
Zhan Qi changed his shoes at the entrance.
"You're back. How much did you earn today?"
Zhan Hao was sitting on the bench with his fat arms bare and wearing shorts. When he saw him come back, he asked casually as usual.
"One hundred and twenty."
Zhan Qi lowered his head and fished out the red note from his pocket, which contained a twenty-dollar bill. He placed it on the small table and handed it to Zhan Hao.
The debt that was owed has been repaid.
Zhan Hao stopped gambling and quit drinking, perhaps because his life was tight, and also because he was afraid of owing money.
Saved a little money.
Zhan Hao wanted him to go back to study.
But it's too late now, he is already past that age.
Zhan Hao didn't say anything, just sighed. From that day on, Zhan Hao never hit him again.
Zhan Qi also fell silent.
After paying off the debt, I don’t understand what I am doing.
His daily life was a blur, and he seemed to be out of tune with everyone here. He was working part-time jobs that paid him daily, hoping to find a stable job.
Just working as a waiter.
Or an assembly line worker with no educational requirements.
In the past, I could earn more money by doing hard work, but it was often accompanied by the unpleasant smell of snuff and the sour smell of sweat from some uncles around me.
Some uncles would feel emotional when looking at him.
"My son is about your age and is already in college. Why are you working at such a young age?"
University?
Zhan Qi was a little dazed. The word seemed particularly distant to him.
It was something he would never have the chance to encounter in his life, and for no reason he thought of that person. She was probably in college now, and although he gave all his earnings to Zhan Hao, he also saved some for himself.
I heard.
Her situation is not good and her biological mother has left her and doesn't care about her anymore. So how will she pay for her tuition?
Zhan Qi was silent.
He then returned to his previous state.
He became the lowest person in the society, often looked down upon by others with sympathy and pity. However, he did not care, nor could he feel anything, and did not have any sense of being alive.
Don't know what I'm doing.
But every day is busy.
He worked day and night, working both the night and morning shifts. He only had four hours of sleep a day, but that was enough for him.
live frugally.
He had learned it before.
Saving money wasn't difficult, and he managed to save enough before school started. Then—
Look at the contact information in the newspaper.
Zhan Qi dialed the phone.
Even his voice trembled slightly as he asked, a complex mix of emotions coming together. Was it anxiety, uneasiness, or perhaps nervous fear?
only.
The response from the other side was that they were not in a position to disclose the specific situation, but only said that the girl did not need help. Some people who wanted to help her had contacted them through the contact information in the news.
But the girl declined them all.
So...
He was being nervous and expectant for no reason, which was really a bit ridiculous. Zhan Qi clenched his grip on the phone, but eventually put it down and walked out of the phone booth.
He looked up at the clear blue sky.
tomorrow.
It will be another beautiful day.
He only continued to waste time in a daze, even if the world changed, it had nothing to do with him. It would not make any difference to his situation. Once he got used to doing something mechanically and numbly,
The passage of time.
It seems less important.
Zhan Qi's injuries, which hadn't been treated for a long time, lingered on the edge of worsening after a slight recovery, constantly consuming his once youthful body until every last bit of value was squeezed out.
The injury, which did not heal repeatedly, completely worsened.
All the pain hit him in an instant, and the fatigue accumulated from the intense work could crush him. Dragging his sick body to work, he put all the money he had saved into his bank card and gave it to Zhan Hao.
He repaid the kindness of raising him.
One day, he felt extremely tired.
After that, he never woke up again.
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