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Jiang Qi’s appearance became engraved
in Zhi Qi’s memory for a long time. As a matter of fact, for a ten-year-old
girl, she should have been afraid to see such bloodthirsty eyes from a young boy,
but she was strangely not afraid. Most
likely, because her pure eyes can capture the struggling soul beneath his skin.
Zhi Qi was more concerned that at the moment Jiang Qi was being suppressed,
bullied, and in pain.
Thus, Zhi Qi pursed her lips and did
something quite bold coming from her. The little girl knocked on the door and
shouted but no one answered. Seeing that Jiang Qi was beaten by the senior boys
inside, her heart was burning with anxiety.
She continued and took out her
stationery box from her schoolbag, then smashed it against the locked glass
window with all her strength!
Of course, the school bullies
couldn't match the solid iron stationery box bought by the girl from a well-off
family. With the crashing sound, everyone's movements stopped.
Several boys in the dark classroom
were startled and looked up suddenly—
"Jiang Qi!" Zhiqi saw Jiang
Qi’s state as she saw through the window, then quickly kicked a piece of glass towards
him, "Take it!"
Occasionally, violence may help some
people solve things. For example, in this current situation when those senior
boys saw the sharp glass in Jiang Qi's hand. They didn't dare to throw their
fists at him like before. They just take turns staring at Zhiqi and Jiang Qi.
Cursing and leaving them before the security guards patrolling the school found
them.
After all, it was the first time that
Zhiqi had ever done such a reckless thing. After they left, the courage she
held on to was relieved. She leaned against the wall behind her as if she had
lost her strength. Her face was pale and she was short of breath. Jiang Qi
looked at her with a little beam and said nothing.
After a long time, he heard the
little girl's soft murmur, “You...you didn't have your school bag."
Zhiqi hadn't forgotten why she was
looking for Jiang Qi. The boy lowered his eyes, walked to her in silence, bent
down, and picked up his schoolbag.
"Jiang Qi." I don't know if
it was because I was frightened just now. The girl's voice was a little weak and
she asked him timidly, “Can you pull me up?”
Her legs were a little weak.
So, Jiang Qi threw away the broken
glass in his hand, grabbed Zhiqi's hand, and pulled the girl up.
It was the first time they held
hands. It was only a short contact but Jiang Qi had only realized how pampered
and soft the girl's hand was compared to the rough hands he use to pick
vegetables to work with since he was a child.
It was Zhi Qi who gave a soft
"Huh".
She couldn't see the boy's hand in
the darkness, so she tilted her head curiously and asked, "Jiang Qi, do
you have something in your hand?"
She accidentally touched a scar on
the back of the boy's hand, but she didn't know what it was.
Jiang Qi's fingers stiffened
immediately. He pursed his lips and let go of her. Then he resumed his
indifferent voice, “Let's go.”
Later, Zhiqi told her parents that she
accidentally broke a piece of glass in the school and ended up paying money to
the school. After Jiang Qi found out about it, he took the initiative to look
for Zhi Qi after class for the first time.
The little girl was stunned and ran
over happily, “Jiang Qi, why are you here?"
With people coming and going, Jiang
Qi straightened his posture and became a little bit uncomfortable. He looked at
her with light eyes, “How much?"
The smile on Zhiqi's face froze and
she frowned in confusion, “How much money?"
"Classroom glass." After Jiang
Qi finished speaking, he seemed embarrassed and paused before continuing, “I
will pay you back."
The little hand hanging by his side
clenched involuntarily. As far as he can remember, everything related to money
made Jiang Qi feel ashamed - besides he didn't want to owe Zhiqi. Since
children from poor families are in charge of the family at an early age, Jiang
Qi had already understood how to live by the word ‘self-esteem’ at a young age.
"Oh, that." Zhi Qi's long
eyelashes blinked. She didn't know why she was a little disappointed, but she
quickly ignored the short-lived emotion and smiled again, “Why do you want to
pay me back? That’s right, it was me who broke it."
Although she was young, she already
understands the truth of being responsible.
"No." Jiang Qi said
stiffly, "It's because of me."
"No way." Zhiqi was already
leaning on the railing to drink milk. Her voice was vague, “I broke it and I
didn't have much money. Both my mom and the teacher said that it was good enough
I was fine and didn't get hurt. There were only five in total. Ten yuan..."
Fifty Yuan.
She didn't care about it at all, whereas
Jiang Qi wrote down the number silently and he hummed softly. Zhiqi didn't
realize how stubborn Jiang Qi was until later. In the end, he gave her fifty
yuan when they graduated from elementary school. For a little boy who needed to
help his uncle sell vegetables to earn money to go to school, fifty yuan was his
savings from every cent for about two years, but he still insisted on paying
her back.
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Withdrawing from her memories, Zhiqi
found that she had saved a folder’s worth of Jiang Qi's pictures. All of which
were searched on the Internet. She almost saved all high-definition pictures, raw
pictures, etc. She sighed with regret, it was a pity there were only few photos
of Jiang Qi and not much news of him.
When Meng Chunyu opened the bedroom
door and saw Zhiqi staring at the computer.
"Oh my God..." When she saw
the pictures of Jiang Qi on the screen, the girl's mouth opened in surprise and
she walked over quickly and asked, "Xiqi, do you like this Jiang Qi?
"
Zhiqi's heart thumped and her fair
face turned pink at a speed visible to the naked eye. She held the mouse
tightly and asked dryly, "How, how do you know?"
Her voice faltered nervously.
"Hahahaha, how could I not
know." Meng Chunyu couldn't help laughing at Zhiqi's behavior, “Why are
you nervous? You have the symptoms of a typical star-chasing girl!"
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TN:
I just finished reading the novel. I enjoyed it and love it so much. Despite the rejection and discrimination, ML encountered FL and their good friends were there for him. Feel free to leave a comment or reactions. Also, if you have the inkling, do leave a rating in NU (^◡^ )
