"Five years ago, I collapsed in the classroom, and no one dared to approach me... Later, I saved my life from the hospital. When I first entered the school, the bulletin board was full of filthy words about me. Vulgar, cheap, Shameless, slutty... everything you can imagine was thrown at me... I was obviously a victim, but I could only humblely beg the school not to expel me. The school asked me to take a letter of apology. In front of more than 2,000 people in the school, I admitted how shameless I was..."
Shu Nian's eyes were red and his breath was a little unsteady.
"I was standing on the stage alone, and I couldn't hear anything clearly. However, I could feel the mocking eyes of the people in the audience... Those people seemed to be peeling off my skin, twitching my tendons, and trying to kill me. Step into the ground..."
"Those who have not experienced it personally will never be able to relate to that kind of humiliation."
Ye Yan's hand holding the steering wheel was shaking violently.
He looked sideways at the girl beside him, and with great effort, he asked, "Do you hate him?"
"who?"
"The person who got you pregnant five years ago."
"..." Shu Nian was silent for a moment, and then said: "Now I just hope that I will never know who he is. I'm afraid that when I find out, I may even have the intention to kill him."
Every word Shu Nian spoke was heavy, showing how heavy and rich the hatred held in his heart was.
Ye Yan couldn't say the words that came to his lips when he saw her hateful eyes.
Just wait!
When they got closer, he would tell her the truth.
If everything is explained clearly now, then... there will really be no possibility between them...
———
Yeyan drove the car very steadily. Shu Nian sat in the passenger seat, watching the scenery outside the window passing by frame by frame, feeling worried.
"Is your exam approaching?" Ye Yan found a topic to try to dilute the dull atmosphere in the carriage.
"Yeah. There's still another month and a half."
"How are you preparing?"
Shu Nian smiled and said, "It's been two years of preparation. It should be pretty good."
Ye Yan was also very pleased, "What school do you want to apply for?"
"I have several schools I like, but I haven't decided yet."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me and I'll ask Yun Xi for you."
"good."
Shu Nian nodded, grateful for Ye Yan's kindness.
The two chatted for a while and soon arrived outside Mousse's apartment.
"We're here." Ye Yan leaned over and opened her seat belt.
"Thank you. I met you last time in the supermarket. Do you live here too?"
"Yeah, it's very close." Ye Yan pointed to the mountain opposite, "You see there? I live with my parents."
Shu Nian said 'Oh', that's it. There is a wealthy area on the mountainside over there. She thought of the phone call she just heard again, and said apologetically: "I seem to have caused trouble for you."
"What?"
"You are going to be punished by your father because of me."
Ye Yan raised his eyebrows, "So, you mean, you want to date me?"
"..." Shu Nian was speechless, "I didn't mean that. You deliberately misinterpreted it."
Ye Yan pulled his lips, "Then my dad can't punish me yet. However, it should be a matter of time."
When he said this, there was an arrogant confidence in his eyes. That kind of confidence made Shu Nian almost feel like he would sink at any time.
She didn't look at him, just opened the car door and said, "I'm going up."
Ye Yan nodded, "Go ahead, I'll watch you go up."
Shu Nian carried his bag and walked into the community. However, after taking two steps, he turned back again. Ye Yan got out of the car, "What's wrong?"
"Wait for me here for a while. I'll go upstairs and get you something."
"What to take?"
"You'll know in a moment." Shu Nian looked at him again, "Don't leave first, just a moment."
Ye Yan leaned lazily on the car and crossed his arms over his chest, "Then you have to hurry up. Maybe I'll get impatient and leave."
"Ye Yan, why are you so annoying!" Shu Nian yelled and trotted upstairs.
Ye Yan looked at the back, the smile on his lips getting deeper and deeper. Recalling the scene in the garden just now, I touched my lips with unfinished thoughts.
After waiting for a short while, Shu Nian trotted down.
"Give."
"What?" Ye Yan asked, taking the thing in her hand.
A closer look under the moonlight and streetlight revealed that it was safflower oil.
"Take it back and apply it on it. There will definitely be bruises on your back."
Yeyan was in a good mood. In fact, there is a lot of this kind of safflower oil at home. Moreover, he usually practices boxing and jujitsu. What kind of injury has he not suffered? There is no need for medicine for such a small injury.
"Then what should I do if I can't rub the injury on my back?"
"Looking for your family. Don't you have a sister?"
"That little girl, she usually doesn't do anything serious. For things like applying medicine, you have to find a professional and reliable person, right?" Ye Yan glanced at Shu Nian, and the meaning was obvious.
Shu Nian put his hands in his pockets and looked at him with a smile, "That's right. The best thing is to find a doctor. Don't you have a doctor friend? Dr. Fu's methods must be very professional."
"..." Ye Yan's face turned dark, he threw the medicine into the car and glanced at Shu Nian, "I've never seen you like this. Courtesy is reciprocal, do you understand?"
"Um?"
"I applied it on your back last time. Don't you want to take the initiative to rub it for me this time?"
"..." Shu Nian's face turned red again. This man had the nerve to mention what happened last time!
"I'm going up!" She turned around and wanted to go back.
"Hey!" Ye Yan followed.
Shu Nian sighed, "If you are really in severe pain, come to the hospital. It's not a matter of whether you can rub it or not. You need to get a checkup."
Having said that, he couldn't stand Ye Yan's meaningful eyes, buried his head, and walked quickly into the community.
When she walked inside, she couldn't see Ye Yan anymore, so she slowed down again.
Sigh.
Covering his chest.
If she had only a vague feeling that everything was going off the rails before, this time... she felt it very clearly...
———
Ye Yan was lying on the bed, and Ye Lan was rubbing the injury on his back.
"Brother, how did you get here? Aren't we all in the club? How could you hurt yourself like this?"
"It's a long story."
"Then you can keep your story short."
Ye Yan glanced at Ye Lan and said, "You kid, you don't even understand what I'm saying."
Ye Lan slapped him on the waist angrily, "You are so uninteresting. When you see that sister, you will throw me away."
"I can't keep a light bulb like you with me." Ye Yan pulled down his clothes and sat up.
Yelan pursed her lips, "I'll put the medicine in the medicine box. You can go to sleep."
"Hey, come back." Ye Yan took the medicine away from her hand, "There's no need to put it in the medicine box, just put it here with me."
He carefully put it away in the drawer.
"Isn't this also a gift from that sister?"
When Shu Nian was mentioned, Ye Yan's face became a little softer. He flipped through the documents on the bedside and shouted, "Go to bed quickly. You have to go to class tomorrow!"
Ye Lan clicked his tongue twice and looked at him sympathetically, "Brother, sooner or later you will be severely punished by your father. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance."
"Children are so verbose."
——
the other side.
Shu Nian lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. He tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.
In her mind, sometimes the passionate and ambiguous scene between Xiang Muyang and Ning Meng, and sometimes the scene between herself and Ye Yan, disturbed her thoughts.