Repent
After Li Lai was discharged from the hospital, he was taken home to live.
Li Li said that the disease relapsed last time because she didn't take good care of herself. Her mother was afraid that she would not come back, so she came and took her back home to live.
Before leaving, Li Li wanted to say goodbye to Jing Shengxi. She knocked on the door but no one answered. She called but no one answered. Maybe he was busy. After sending him a message, Li Li took a car and went home with her mother.
I was playing with my phone on the high-speed train until it ran out of battery and turned off automatically without receiving a call from Jing Shengxi.
When he got home, the community circuit was being repaired, so he had to use the gas stove for meals. Li Lizheng had nothing better to do, so he could read a book to pass the time.
It wasn't until the next morning when she heard her mother open the refrigerator door. Li Li knew it was a call and quickly charged her phone. Among a large number of messages, she found the message from Jing Shengxi.
"take care of yourself."
Tsk, hypocrisy.
Li Lai threw his cell phone aside, picked up his cow cat and went to watch TV.
Life at home is very good. At least I don’t have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even when I take off my clothes, someone will wash them for me. This life is so comfortable.
Every evening, Li Lai would take the stray dog picked up by her mother out for a walk.
I couldn't walk fast for fear that I couldn't hold on while holding the crutch stool in my hand. If I felt uncomfortable, I would stop and rest immediately.
There are many rest areas along the river, and only older people would use a walking stick or stool. Li Lai, a kid in his early twenties, appeared there walking his dog with a walking stick and stool, which was somewhat eye-catching.
There is a youth team training on the river dam, running along the river dam, shouting uniform slogans. The energetic teenagers are running and always attract the attention of onlookers.
Li Lai sat on a bench and watched the teenagers running in circles. Suddenly, he thought of himself in sports school. At 6 o'clock in the morning and 5 o'clock in the evening, except in extreme weather, he would follow the leader to run on the river dam on time.
Day after day, year after year, just keep running, with the goal of breaking the best record.
From the beginning to the end of the team, the one who led and controlled the speed was Li Lai, who used to be on the upper bunk. She later won fourth place in the provincial team's 800-meter race, but unfortunately, she was the first place.
At the end of the team was Li Lai, my classmate and deskmate. He used to practice badminton, and later I heard that he joined the national team for training.
After the run, the children began to move freely for training, while Li Lai continued to walk the dog.
Walking past the youth training team, I saw some cute kids who couldn't resist the furry puppies. They stroked their heads and exclaimed how cute they were.
Li Li was not in a hurry either. He stood there and communicated with several younger teammates, asking them if they were tired and whether the coach was strict.
Children are very simple-minded. Basically, no matter what Li Li asked, they would tell her everything they knew.
For example, the two coaches leading the team today are busy recruiting them. They take them running several times a day and the training is very strict.
Being recruited is something you really need to take seriously in order to leave a good impression on your leaders.
After the children had played enough with the puppy, Li Li led the dog on his way, took out the crutch stool and sat next to the bench, scolding the little stray to be more obedient, attracting the attention of the two people on the bench.
"Li Li?"
"Ah, it's you guys."
Li Lai hurriedly stood up to leave, the discomfort in her right foot revealing her current "disability."
The two of them surrounded her, one on each side. Seeing that he was having a hard time walking, they asked curiously, "Your feet are really broken."
When her classmates mentioned her foot injury, Li Li felt disgusted and said something with a sting: "I don't need you to worry about me."
"Of course I wouldn't miss you. After all, we're all classmates. We even visited you in the hospital."
Li Li gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, please make way."
"Why should I give way? We are all classmates, and I am your deskmate."
I looked up to see these two people who claimed to be classmates, and the little friendship I had in my heart was gone. "Two years ago, the TV station announced the list of people selected for the national team training camp. I remember your parents were celebrating on WeChat Moments."
What a joke! Others may not know these rules, but Li Li doesn’t know them either.
Returning to the city team for training and returning to the provincial team for training are two completely different concepts.
If an athlete returns to the city team for training, it is no different from being eliminated.
As expected, seeing the two people's ugly faces, Li Li felt relieved in her heart, with a look of regret on her face: "Being a teacher in the city team is also good. Many champions were discovered in the city team."
It was not known whether the two men were tired from training or angry at Li Li, but they looked at each other and one of them took advantage of Li Li's unpreparedness and kicked her in the right leg.
Li Li fell to the ground uncontrollably. The stray dog loyally protected its master and barked wildly at the two men. The other man saw that the dog was about to jump up and bite them, and he kicked Li Li several times in anger.
The barking of dogs and the cursing of others soon attracted the people on the river bank. They surrounded the city and some of them tried to stop the fight.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting, or someone will die."
"Everyone, if you have anything to say, please talk it over. There's no need to resort to violence. Look, her leg is already injured."
"That's right, if we keep fighting, something serious will happen."
Seeing someone trying to stop the fight, the two men took advantage of the situation and pointed at Li Li and said viciously, "Just let this go of your leg, or I'll cripple your other leg."
Li Li, who was already covered in blood, grabbed one of the men's trouser legs and said in a triumphant tone, "I've called the police."
Li Lai was very cooperative, including taking a statement at the police station, going for a physical examination, and then waiting in the mediation room.
Only the mother next to her was trembling all over, and kept asking Li Li what injuries she had and if there was anything wrong with her right foot, and asked her to go to the hospital for a check-up immediately.
"It's okay, the dog is there."
"He was kicked a few times, but it's nothing serious. He is now under observation at the veterinary hospital."
Li Lai said yes and thought about everything that would happen in a while.
Being able to sit in the mediation room means that reconciliation will be required soon, and I will definitely refuse.
The door of the mediation room opened, and six people came in: two policemen, three family members of the perpetrator, and one was Coach Li Li, who noticed at first glance that she had a talent for long-distance running.
"Li Lai," Coach Sun rubbed his hands. "These are the parents of those two students. We just discussed it and are willing to pay 20,000 yuan in compensation to settle the dispute."
Twenty thousand yuan.
Li Li sneered and looked at her mother.
The back corner of the mother's mouth twitched, and she cursed first, then said: "You guys just beat people up on the street casually. Besides, you all know that my daughter has a foot injury, and you still bully her." She choked up as she said the last few words.
"That's 30,000." Another middle-aged man in a Descente sportswear squinted at them and said, "We don't have any more than that."
"Is this something that can be solved with money? Our family doesn't need your 30,000 yuan. We want fairness."
"Oh, I didn't see you so tough five years ago." The woman sarcastically said, "So now both of your daughters are earning money and have moved up a level, so they don't care about the 30,000 or 40,000 yuan anymore."
"Yes, I am here to seek justice for my daughter." Mother Li slammed the table and answered firmly.
The dispute over reconciliation went on and on, and Li Li was determined to get these two people involved.
Seeing that the hard force was not working, the woman opened her mouth and tears fell.
"Li Lai, I know you've been holding back a lot of anger. You can do whatever you want to my son to vent it, but he's getting married next month. His poor grandmother is 80 years old and has cancer, and she's just waiting for her son to get married smoothly."
"Yeah, it's not easy for any family. In order to find a job for my child, I begged and pleaded with everyone. It cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars to get him this job."
The two men played the sympathy card and begged Li Li, which made her upset and she left the mediation room on the pretext of going to the bathroom.
The two aunts also told her hypocritically that it was too late and it would be dangerous not to wander around.
His mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to do. Li Li admitted that he was an ordinary person who was neither absolutely good nor completely bad.
Seeing those two women crying, I knew they were doing it on purpose to soften my heart.
This can't go on, it will make things worse.
Now Li Li had only one thought in his mind.
I want to call Jing Shengxi.
The call was connected quickly. Jing Shengxi was not asleep and should still be composing music in the recording studio. I could hear many tones.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to call and say hello."
I could have held back my grievances, but after receiving care from others, I couldn't hold back my tears. I kept wiping my tears with my hands, and my face was covered with tears and snot.
"Don't cry, tell me what happened." Jing Shengxi also became nervous: "Are you home now? Where is your home? I want to go there now."
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you a question."
"you say."
Li Li looked out the window. The night in this small town was really quiet. At eight o'clock in the evening, there were not many people on the streets. The lights on the buildings were dotted, and there were also local police officers and police officers on duty.
This town is so small that every family has many connections with each other. If something happens, we can find mutual friends to mediate.
"I want to ask if you will forgive those who have hurt you in the past."
There was no answer to the phone, and the chaotic vocal music was turned off.
Jing Shengxi gave his answer: "I don't know what you've been through. Since you trust me by asking me this, I can only give my own answer based on my own experience."
"Um."
"If you forgive those who hurt you now, who will comfort you as a child?"
Li Li held her phone tightly, trying not to cry.
"A few days ago, my teammate called me and asked if I would like to help him compose music. When I thought about how he drank and went to bars in the team, causing a lot of trouble and hindering my normal activities, I would refuse even if he offered me a high price as compensation, because I know I will never forgive him in this life."
When Li Lai returned to the mediation, he glanced at the long-distance running team coach who was sitting there, and the grievances that he had suppressed came up again.
She told her coach, "They have ruined my life. Why should I forgive them again and again?"
"We were all young back then, and now they're willing to pay 100,000 yuan to settle the matter."
Li Li wiped the tears from her face and said to the police: "I will not accept any settlement. I will sue."
Now the two family members were not happy and started to complain that Li Lai took the money but did not do the job and had no conscience at all.
"Don't forget, your father used our money to do the surgery."
"Without us, your family wouldn't even have a place to live, a house."
Li Li turned around, gnashing her teeth and saying word by word, "You haven't considered that your child has no chance of reforming."
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