(Volume 2) Chapter 34: The Way Back
"Let's go in the morning."
Mo Jian smiled faintly. Sure enough, Shi Xue's answer was the same as most people, or who would not want to return home and to their relatives as soon as possible after this long tutoring session?
"Where are you?" Shi Xue asked softly at the firm face still rendered by the fireworks.
This is not a difficult question to answer. Everyone will go home, even if the prodigal son has been away for many years, but for Mo Jian, this question is really difficult to answer, just because the word "home" in his mind has long become a distant and unattainable memory.
"I won't go back."
"Hey? Why?" Shi Xue couldn't help looking at Mo Jian with surprise when she heard the sound.
"Because I don't want to cause trouble for others anymore." Mo Jian looked at the fireworks in his hand and said lightly as if he had nothing to do with him.
Perhaps he was not really homeless, just because he had an aunt who loved him and the uncle who loved him and regarded him as his own, but he understood that it was not his home, at least it did not belong to him. They had paid too much for him, so much that he did not know how to repay him, so much that he could not know how to accept or even start to escape.
The fireworks in his hand gradually dimmed, and the firm face seemed to be assimilated by darkness. At this moment, there was a sad sadness that was so strong that it made people sad.
"sorry……"
Looking at Shi Xue, who had his head down and his expression was unknown, Mo Jian smiled faintly. He knew that Shi Xue was blaming himself because she was a very gentle girl. She would never treat anything with the mentality of wanting to hurt anyone.
"You don't have to blame yourself for this, because I'm used to it."
What is a habit? A habit? A root? Or a mentality? And no matter what it is, it always makes a strange thing, something that can make people continue to move on in adversity, but at the same time, a habit is a sad thing, just because it usually makes people numb when it gives people motivation to move on.
"But……"
Shi Xue slowly raised her head. From those clear pupils, Mo Jian could see that she was still resentful of her problems just now. This made Mo Jian regret a little, regret not saying this to her.
"By the way, when will you go back tomorrow morning?"
Looking at Mo Jian who suddenly changed the topic, Shi Xue thought quietly and said, "I don't know very well, I will probably go back with Xiaolin."
"Is that right?" Mo Jian thought carefully. Today, the gangsters outside the school gate did not decrease. It seems that there will definitely be no fewer tomorrow. This made him a little doubt whether Han Zhu would really let them go as he thought. If Han Zhu did not act as he thought, wouldn't Shi Xue's situation be very dangerous? Fortunately, Mo Jian has always been a person who is planning ahead, so he naturally has already made plans.
"You and Xiaolin don't go back early tomorrow."
"Why?" Shi Xue couldn't help asking in confusion when she heard this, but then she thought of the people around the school gate who were asking for trouble for Mo Jian. Since they were asking for trouble for Mo Jian, they wouldn't let her go.
"Don't be afraid." Mo Jian looked at Shi Xue, who flashed a hint of fear, and then knew that she had figured it out, he continued: "Tomorrow I will find a few friends to accompany you back."
"What do you do?" Shi Xue was a little relieved when she heard this, but then she thought of Mo Jian who was not going back. Wouldn't he be very dangerous during this period of time when he stayed alone in school?
"I'm fine." Mo Jian smiled faintly and continued: "As long as they stay in school, they can't do anything to me, not to mention that they can't keep biting me, so they'll be fine if they just wait for a while."
Of course, things were not as simple as Mo Jian said, and he did not intend to hide for a while, just because he understood that the deadly awl would never be someone who would leave things behind for a while, and the reason why he said this was just to reassure Shi Xue.
"Yes." Shi Xue slightly lowered the stone hanging from her heart. Even though she was still a little worried, what else could she do?
The fireworks slowly leaned against the fingertips in a short distance, and the gorgeous and warm firelight flashed in the silver fog-like moonlight that made people confused.
After that, they said a lot, from the sky to the underground, from the mountains to the deep sea, from them to their friends, from memories from a long time ago to the vague and unattainable future, in just one night, they seemed to say something for a lifetime, perhaps just because of encounter, or perhaps just because of parting.
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In the dormitory, Li Tianying and others sat by the bed without saying a word, while Duan Shier stood aside without knowing what to say.
"Why don't you speak?" Zhang Bao was the first to be unable to bear the silence. He looked at Li Tianying with regret and asked in a deep voice.
"What do you want me to say?" Li Tianying looked at Zhang Bao quietly and asked coldly.
"It's okay to scold me or beat me, just say something."
"Why should I scold you and beat you?"
"because……"
Li Tianying did not give Zhang Bao a chance to speak. He continued, "Even if I scold you and beat you, what happened still happened."
"But do you know that I'm sad now?! This is all my fault. If I weren't tmd than a pig, I wouldn't have such a thing! Why don't you scold me! Why don't tmd hit me!"
Gu Jue looked at Zhang Bao with a confused look on his face in amazement, and after a while, he turned his head and looked at Li Tianying and said, "I have seen many people who are cheap, but I have never seen anyone who is so cheap."
Before Li Tianying answered, Zhang Bao changed into a strange cry and shouted: "Yes, I am a slut, I am a slut, I am a slut, I beg you to scold me, can I beg you to beat me?"
Luo Lie couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He pointed at Zhang Bao's face that was entangled like a rice ball, and said in Gu Jue's tone: "I have seen many people who ask for help, but this is the first time I have seen this in my life because of such excessive requests."
Li Tianying replied coldly: "Well, there will always be a first in everything. Since you encounter such an interesting thing like this, how can you not take a closer look?"
"Hell! Hello!" Zhang Bao screamed strangely and looked at Duan Shier who was standing aside in a daze, "Twelve, come, don't show mercy and just take ruthless actions!"
Duan Shier couldn't help but look at Li Tianying in a daze. Looking at Duan Shier who had not had any movement for a while, Zhang Bao couldn't help laughing in anger, "Okay! Your hands are clean, and you're afraid that you will dirty your hands when you hit me. Since that's the case, I will do it myself!"
After saying that, he raised his right hand high and slapped his face hard. An extremely crisp sound suddenly sounded, but when Zhang Bao raised his hand and was about to wave it down again, Li Tianying also stood in front of him.
Li Tianying held Zhang Bao's thug tightly, which was about to fall on his cheek, and breathed heavily, saying, "Why are you doing this?"
"Let go!" Zhang Bao glared at Li Tianying with a wide eyes and roared: "Even if Tong Qing can let me go, even if you can forgive me, I can't forgive myself!"
Li Tianying looked at Zhang Bao's twisted face quietly and said slowly: "I just ask you, why do you want us to scold you and beat you?"
"Because I was wrong!" Zhang Bao looked at Li Tianying and roared angrily.
"Very good." Li Tianying smiled faintly and said, "Since you know you are wrong, why should we scold you and beat you again? Even if we scold you and beat you, what can we do?"
"Because I don't want to make any mistakes!" After Zhang Bao said that, he ignored the hand that Li Tianying held tightly on his arm and fell heavily to his cheek again.
However, Zhang Bao's big hand did not fall on his face as he wished, because of Li Tianying's very powerful hand.
Looking at the arms that had been bleeding, Li Tianying slowly let go of his hand. He smiled faintly and said, "Since you know you are wrong and have a heart of repentance, how can we blame you? On the contrary, we will only be proud of you!"
Zhang Bao was stunned. He looked at the bright and clear eyes in front of him, feeling the warm gaze. He turned his head stiffly, only because his eyes became increasingly blurred.
The powerful and steady arms slowly fell on Zhang Bao's shoulders, and the warmth from the palm of his palm penetrated deep into his heart with a temperature that was enough to melt.
"What's more, because of your fault, I happened to understand something I couldn't figure out."
Chapter completed!