Ten Years

Chapter 27: Atonement

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A dog barking interrupted the memories, Jian Jie looked in Lin Xiaotian's direction in confusion, Yuan Bao rested his paws on Lin Xiaotian's lap, opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue with excitement.

Lin Xiaotian yawned uncontrollably, tears welled up in his eyes, and he was sleepy.

It takes more than ten years to know Jane Jie and Jian Jie. Seeing Jian Jie's dull and self-reproaching expression, you can know what Jane is thinking.

"I'll go back to sleep, I guess Gu Yan is at my house now, you come with me?" Lin Xiaotian stood up, yawned, and caressed Yuan Bao's head with his hands: "I said, you have to ask Gu Yan about these things, Only if he is willing to talk... Also, it's not just because of you, otherwise I wouldn't have this scar on my back. Instead of blaming myself, think about how to enlighten Gu Yan. After so many years, I can It’s useless to say everything that can be persuaded, once a city wall is built in people’s hearts, it’s not so easy to collapse.”

Seeing that Lin Xiaotian was about to leave, Jian Jie grabbed Lin Xiaotian's sleeves.

Lin Xiaotian's gaze fell on Jane's hand, and he could clearly feel that Jane was trembling.

It's perfect to say that good fortune tricks people.

"Come on, speak clearly."

Gu Yan went to the kitchen to get a glass of cold water, he raised his head and took a few sips, the coolness poured down his throat and into his stomach, completely eliminating the sleepiness.

The dream just now was like a soft knife made of water, stabbing into his heart, but no blood was seen when it was pulled out.

Gu Yan raised his head and looked at his hazy body silhouette on the glass door of the kitchen, feeling that he was in an illusory space. Everything he saw in ten years was a dream with mixed feelings.

There is nothingness under his feet, his body is heavy, and his limbs and bones are completely helpless.

The truth he didn't want to admit was staring at him.

Dirty.

so dirty

The sound of the faucet made him terrified, even so, Gu Yan reached out to pick up a handful, and wiped it on his face fiercely.

But it's not enough,

I can't wash it clean!

Tears merged with the tap water, Gu Yan wanted to cry loudly, but found that he couldn't cry at all.

Numb.

Frantically rummaging through the kitchen, the pots, pans and pans fell to the ground, Gu Yan saw what he wanted from the corner of his eye in the chaos, and pounced on it like a bloodthirsty beast.

"Gu Yan—"

The coolness from Lin Xiaotian's back made his scar, which he hadn't hurt for many years, twitch and hurt again!

Taking a few steps quickly, he almost rushed into the kitchen, opened the fruit knife in Gu Yan's hand with one hand, and dragged Gu Yan out of the kitchen with all his strength.

"Gu Yan!"

"Gu Yan!"

Jian Jie didn't have time to react, her mind went blank and she helped Lin Xiaotian carry Gu Yan back to the sofa in the living room.

Gu Yan's eyes were closed tightly, his muscles tensed together, his limbs frantically moved to break free from Lin Xiaotian and Jian Jie's grip, the roar deep in his throat made his veins bulge! The whole person has lost his mind.

In the chaos, Gu Yan's clothes were torn apart, and several old and new scars were exposed in the air on the chest where the neckline was connected to the shoulders.

Jian Jie's pupils suddenly constricted!

"let me go!"

"open-"

While struggling, Gu Yan kicked Lin Xiaotian's waist, taking advantage of the moment Lin Xiaotian let go of the pain, turned around and bit Jane Jie's arm hard.

Jian Jie let out a muffled snort, and stopped holding Gu Yan in his hands.

"Shut up! Gu Yan!" Lin Xiaotian hurriedly patted Gu Yan's cheek.

"do not move!"

Jian Jie's other arm circled Gu Yan from behind, so that Gu Yan could half lie in his arms, and shook his head to signal Lin Xiaotian to back away.

After waiting for three or four minutes, until Jane's clothes were stained with blood, the crazy Gu Yan slowly let go, taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Xiaotian quickly pulled Jane's arm out.

"Grass."

Lin Xiaotian was still in a daze, panting heavily and trembling all over.

"What's going on!" Jian Jie yelled in fear, worry climbed onto her shoulders, and looked at Gu Yan in her arms in bewilderment.

Gu Yan's eyes were closed tightly, and some inconspicuous bloodstains remained at the corners of his mouth. His forehead was already dripping with sweat, and his tense muscles showed no intention of relaxing, like a stiff corpse.

Lin Xiaotian's legs gave way, and he fell to the ground, his face full of pain, and he couldn't imagine the consequences of being a step late.

The unspeakable fear spread throughout the living room, and the three of them were in a panic.

Since receiving Gu Yan's call last night, Lin Xiaotian's worries haven't dissipated, but fortunately, he came just in time.

"I'm sorry..." Lin Xiaotian covered his face with one hand, crying, "I didn't take good care of him."

"Gu Yan." Jian Jie raised Gu Yan's body, took off his coat and put it on Gu Yan, still not recovering from the shock.

How much did he miss? Gu Yan's body was heavy, as if he had exhausted all his strength, and after struggling a few times in Jian Jie's arms, he became quieter.

In the bedroom, the curtains blocked the light from the window, only a small night light was turned on, and the only thing that was silent was Gu Yan's steady breathing.

Lin Xiaotian pushed open the door, his eyes were still red, he held a cup of hot tea in his hand, and his dirty clothes were still on his body.

"Have a drink." Lin Xiaotian opened his mouth, his voice hoarse.

Jian Jie was still holding Gu Yan's other hand with one hand, her heartbeat could not be steady for a long time.

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

"Let him sleep." Lin Xiaotian said.

The quiet Gu Yan and the crazy self-harming Gu Yan just now are completely different. Jian Jie is worried, and still dare not let go of Gu Yan's hand.

"He's right here, let's go out and talk."

After hesitating for a moment, Jian Jie leaned over and stroked the back of Gu Yan's hand with his lips a few times.

Lin Xiaotian sighed, turned his back and went out first.

The living room was in a mess, the parrot brought by Gu Yan was huddled in the cage, Yuan Bao was languishing in the kennel, and he raised his head vigilantly when he heard Jane's footsteps.

"Actually, I started looking for you not because of the relationship between you and Gu Yan." Lin Xiaotian leaned on the sofa in fear, trying to find a trace of calmness, and said straight to the point: "I thought Gu Yan was much better, but I didn't expect him to be better than before." It's serious... I originally planned to wait until Gu Yan himself told you..."

"What's going on?" Jane endured the burning flames in her heart and clenched her fists.

Blame, fear, worry, doubt!

All the emotions were intertwined, which made him dare not but had to listen to what Lin Xiaotian was about to tell him.

"Gu Yan has been in here for more than six years from his arrest to his sentence. He was originally looking for a relationship. According to the minor injuries, the term is at most three years. But you know the situation of Gu Yan's family, and there are people outside who put pressure... ... In the beginning, he insisted that he caused serious injuries, and he was sentenced to nine years. Xie Jiang and my dad joined forces to find talents and reduced the sentence to seven years. Later, Gu Yan reformed well and came out early. You know that ... The situation inside is definitely not comparable to the outside, and in that environment, there must be some psychological problems for individuals."

"Liang Qi?" Jian Jie's face turned blue.

"Well." Lin Xiaotian nodded: "Do you remember what Xie Jiang said, the police and the police are all victims, not the one who is reasonable. In fact, I should go in too. The scar on my back is that time I stayed, but I was the victim, the lawyer said that I broke my mouth, fined tens of thousands of yuan, paid for medical expenses, lay on the ground for a month in the hospital, and got my dad to slap me a few times when I came out. ...Liang Qi was worse than me, he was lying in the hospital for more than half a year, and part of his small intestine was cut."

Jian Jie's feet were rooted, and he stood in place, breathing with icicles.

Facts made his brain unable to think.

Fixed-term imprisonment, negligent injury, hospitalization...

These distant terms lingered in his ears, and he didn't know how to respond to the current situation.

"It's not Gu Yan..." Jian Jie licked her dry lips in disbelief.

"Hmm." Lin Xiaotian pulled an ugly smile on his pale face, and asked back: "So what, no one believes it."

no one believes

How can no one believe it

"That fruit knife belongs to Gu Yan, it has his fingerprints on it, he was holding the knife when the police came..." Lin Xiaotian let out a leisurely breath, and the bloody day appeared before his eyes again.

"The whole world believes in Gu Yan, but those people don't."

"Look, there is no basis for empty words. Who would believe you, a high school student who can't get a diploma or is gay and has a lot of traces in school?" Lin Xiaotian tilted his head and looked at Jian Jie: "This is the reality. Two hundred thousand yuan can buy a person a few years of youth, and can also exchange a person's freedom, and can even distort the facts, isn't that what the human heart is like?"

Jian Jie was speechless, a line separated him from Lin Xiaotian by ten thousand zhang. His self-righteous anger and dissatisfaction buried in his heart were a humble joke in front of Lin Xiaotian and Gu Yan.

"When Liang Qi held Gu Yan's hand and stabbed the knife into his stomach, I saw it."

Lin Xiaotian stood up, holding back tears, shaking his head while saying: "What's the use! There is no surveillance around, we are two against one! The people brought by Liang Qi run faster than the other!"

"Xie Jiang resigned after that incident." Lin Xiaotian continued: "Since the school began to spread the relationship between you and Gu Yan in the first half of the third year of high school, your mother often came to see Gu Yan. Good students, we are not... In fact, Liang Qi was looking for you that day, and Gu Yan stopped him."

"Do you know why?"

"Gu Yan promised your mother that it will not affect your studies."

Lin Xiaotian didn't look at Jane Jie's expression, but felt a burst of joy in his heart, he could think of Jane Jie's expression at this moment.

"Actually, all three of us were at fault for this matter. You are too stubborn. After getting offended by Miao Zhengnan and Liang Qi, it never ended. It was Xie Jiang who figured out a way to finish the fight at the night market. Cover up the matter, but how could Liang Qi and the others swallow this breath in their hearts... People are like dogs when they go crazy, let alone you keep hiding, but let them push their noses in the face instead."

"Why...don't tell me?"

"What can I do if I say so?" Lin Xiaotian raised his head and looked at Jian Jie.

"I persuaded Gu Yan to endure it until graduation. It doesn't matter what Liang Qi is then."

"But I can't bear it. In the second and half semester of high school, Liang Qi brought people to block you. If you didn't tell Gu Yan that you were beaten up, Liang Qi in the second year of high school found something to do and found Gu Yan on his head. Your mother went to the school and said that it was Gu Yan who was delayed. You, who knows what idiot is spreading the word about your relationship with Gu Yan, things are rushing together... Gu Yan is just trying to negotiate the terms."

"Do you know why I found you despite Gu Yan's objection, and told you these things?"

Jane Jie looked at Lin Xiaotian.

"You have to make atonement, how can Gu Yan bear the matter of the three of them alone?"

The author has something to say: Injury caused by negligence is less than three years in prison, and serious injury is three to ten years.

You can point out where the article is not well written.

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ps: It's a bit (very) abusive.