In May, the temperature in Fengming City gradually rises and it feels like summer.
On the green lawn of the university campus, a young girl urged: "Where is the money you promised to buy me clothes?"
In front of her stood a man wearing a white shirt. The quality of the shirt was very poor, and from the yellowed cuffs, it was obvious that the shirt had been worn for many years.
The man silently took out a few red bills from his pocket and gave them to her.
The girl counted and said, "Only one thousand yuan."
The man was silent for a moment: "No, if it's not enough, I'll do it this afternoon..."
His voice was harsh and unpleasant, as if it had been cut.
The girl's eyes flashed with impatience, and she interrupted him: "That's enough, just make do with it. Go quickly and don't let my classmates see you."
The man raised his eyes and looked at her.
The girl named Chen Lianxing realized that she had said something too much. She adjusted her expression and said, "Thank you. By the way, you know I have to perform in a school play. I am busy with rehearsals and cannot go to the hospital to see my mother. Please continue to take care of her."
The man did as she said and turned and left.
The campus in May was picturesque, with all the flowers in full bloom. Chen Lianxing watched his back disappearing into the path, then revealed a bit of disgust.
The man's name is Chen Jing, and he is her brother. To be precise, he is not her brother, but an orphan adopted by her father Chen Jirui.
Chen Jing had a miserable life. It was said that before Chen Jirui picked him up, he was abandoned in the jungle and raised by a mother wolf who had lost her cubs. Later, there was a shortage of food in the jungle and the mother wolf died of old age. The ten-year-old Chen Jing walked out of the jungle and wandered to an orphanage.
He couldn't speak, couldn't use chopsticks, and couldn't even swallow raw meat.
The children in the orphanage rejected this little monster and almost drowned him.
Chen Jirui adopted him.
Chen Jirui was once a gang leader, but he had a bit of kindness and loyalty in his heart. He took the little wolf boy home, washed him, dressed him in new clothes, fed him personally, taught him to speak, and even let his seven-year-old daughter call him brother.
Unfortunately, the beast scratched the little boy's throat, leaving a deep scratch and damaging his vocal cords. Even though he learned to speak later, he had an unpleasant stutter.
The Chen family prospered for a long time. Later, Chen Jiru accidentally killed someone and was sentenced to prison. The Chen family was no longer prosperous and was condemned by everyone.
The Chen family was splashed with paint, enemies came to smash things, and some even wanted to insult Chen Jierui's wife.
Chen Lianxing was so frightened that she was trembling with fear, and her mother was also filled with despair.
The sixteen-year-old stuttering boy said nothing, picked up a kitchen knife and sat at the door with a cold look in his eyes.
From that day on, no one came to cause trouble anymore. Chen Jing only said two words to them: "I'm here."
He dropped out of school and did odd jobs everywhere, sometimes as a porter, sometimes working in a restaurant, or as an administrator in an Internet cafe. As long as he was paid, he would do anything.
He used his young shoulders to support a broken family, earning money to support his sister Chen Lianxing's education and taking care of his depressed mother Chen.
Eight years passed in a flash, Chen Lianxing went to college, but her mother was diagnosed with leukemia.
Chen Jing insisted on treating Chen's mother, but Chen Lianxing was not grateful to him. She often thought that this man was not her brother, but a jinx that no one wanted. So many bad things happened to the family after he came. After so many years, she almost forgot what good days were like.
When Chen Lianxing was in high school, she heard her classmates secretly discussing her stuttering brother. The voices were unpleasant and she felt extremely ashamed. From then on, Chen Lianxing never mentioned him to her classmates again, and even stopped talking to Chen Jing in front of acquaintances.
Chen Jing was not a fool, he understood something, and from then on, he became more and more silent. He only sent her money once a month and no longer interfered with her life.
Chen Lianxing took the money and walked towards the dormitory.
She would never go home again after she went to college. Who would want to live in a dark alley? Chen Lianxing often used excuses to ask Chen Jing for money to buy cosmetics or treat her to a meal, but this stage play was not a lie.
The school arts festival is coming soon, and the department has carefully rehearsed a play called "Rose in the Rainy Season". Half a month ago, the heroine of the stage play was suddenly replaced by an exchange student from Jingshi University.
The girl had elegant manners and polite conversation, and most importantly, I heard that she was the daughter of a wealthy family.
Chen Lianxing was originally complaining about the role change, but when she heard the girl's identity, her eyes immediately lit up. If she could be friends with her, she would definitely be able to get to know a lot of people in Beijing through her. If she was lucky, she might even be able to marry into a wealthy family!
With this in mind, Chen Lianxing tried to get along with the girl, but she didn't expect that Miss Ji would really accept her and speak to her in a friendly manner.
Chen Lianxing was overjoyed and took this stage play even more seriously.
She returned to the dormitory building in a happy mood, thinking in her heart, what topic should she discuss with Miss Ji when she meets her in the afternoon
But Chen Lianxing didn't know that her disliked stuttering brother met the rich girl she wanted to please before leaving the campus.
Ji Tian was wearing an elegant long dress and smiling gently: "Hello, I'm so glad to see you here. Thank you for saving me in the Internet cafe last week. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Chen Jing had an impression of her. Last week, he was on night duty at an Internet cafe. This beautiful young girl came unexpectedly, saying she was looking for someone, and was almost bullied by gangsters. He didn't want to cause trouble in the Internet cafe, so he beat the gangsters away.
Chen Jing shook his head and walked past her.
He was not doing good things. Firstly, he was good at fighting and didn't want a girl of the same age as Chen Lianxing to be bullied. Secondly, the Internet cafe where he worked was chaotic, and the boss hired him, which was equivalent to hiring a capable bodyguard for free, and also meant for Chen Jing to maintain order.
Since it is part of my job, there is no question of whether I should repay you or not.
Ji Tian looked at his figure and thought in his heart.
She knew what was special about the second male protagonist. His vocal cords were damaged, and his adoptive father had enemies everywhere. It was not easy for him to raise an ungrateful sister and a sickly adoptive mother.
The tycoon who would become the most powerful tycoon in the future was not yet called "Yan Jing" at that time. Before he returned to the Yan family, he was just a man who lurked in dark alleys to make a living. His name was "Chen Jing".
Ji Tian chased after him: "Wait, I forgot to tell you, my name is Ji Tian, what's your name? Last time I saw that you were very skilled, so I came to Fengming City. Maybe I will need your help in the future. Of course, I mean to hire you for help."
Hearing the word "hire", Chen Jing stopped and handed her his business card.
Ji Tian curled her lips and smiled, "I'll remember it, Chen Jing."
The girl in front of him was gentle and pretty, so Chen Jing didn't have any bad feelings towards her. Besides, having a job was the most important thing for Chen Jing. He was working three jobs now, just to save more money and wait until the day when his adoptive mother had suitable bone marrow.
Ji Tian got his contact information and continued, "I have to go shopping for clothes for a stage play this weekend afternoon. My bodyguard is sick and can't come. Can you take his place? It will take about three hours. If you agree, one thousand yuan is ok."
This price was quite good. Sometimes Chen Jing could earn less than a thousand yuan in a day's work, so he simply nodded.
Ji Tian's smile deepened: "Then, see you this weekend."
She waved at him.
Ji Tian's appearance is considered outstanding in Fengming University. With her exquisite clothes and makeup, she exudes the glow of beautiful youth.
The college students coming and going couldn't help but look at her. This kind of beauty was contagious, and Chen Jing also took a closer look.
The girl in front of him was living a life that a man like him could never live. Chen Jing once wanted to study and go to college. Some of his high school classmates have become doctors, some have become gardening experts, and some have become teachers. Only Chen Jing is still struggling for life.
At dusk, Chen Jing delivered the goods in his truck and rode his motorcycle on his way home.
Thinking about visiting his adoptive mother tomorrow, he stopped in front of the window of a cake shop.
Chen Jing pointed at the cheesecake with his slender fingers, and the waiter smiled and said, "Brother Jing, still three pieces?"
Chen Jing nodded.
He is a regular customer of this restaurant. He is mostly silent when he comes. The waiter always thinks he is mute and cooperates with him in the simplest way to communicate with him.
After wrapping the cake, Chen Jing walked out of the shop and immediately noticed that the helmet on his motorcycle was missing.
Chen Jing: …
He really didn't know what to say. He was so poor, yet there were thieves who were interested in his helmet.
Chen Jing had a sharp intuition. When he turned around, he saw a dirty girl squatting in the corner.
Her face was covered in black and gray, and she looked at him with a pair of large eyes with clear black and white.
The two buns were tied in a mess, with curly hair scattered innocently. The girl's trouser legs were torn and there was black dust on her legs. She was holding Chen Jing's helmet in her arms.
Chen Jing walked over and stretched out his hand to ask for her helmet.
She shook her head and hugged her helmet tighter.
Chen Jing has never met someone who acts so openly and brazenly. If he wants, he can beat eight homeless girls like this with one hand!
He squatted down and wanted to take the helmet back directly. The girl seemed to know that she couldn't snatch it from him, and she looked at the cake in his hand, blinking her eyelashes, and tears appeared in her watery eyes.
Silent and pitiful.
Chen Jing took back the helmet and paused. He had been struggling on the edge of a knife for all these years, so he should have become cold-hearted. But at this moment, the little guy in front of him suddenly reminded him of himself when he was ten years old.
Wandering around, without a home, being bullied and beaten.
He pursed his lips, took a small cake from the bag and handed it to her.
The girl reached out to catch it, took a small bite, and tilted her head to look at him. She was dirty, but her eyes were clean and bright. Chen Jing stood up and prepared to leave.
His shirt was held by a small hand, and the girl called him softly—
"elder brother."
Chen Jing turned to look at her. When Chen Lianxing was little, she would call him brother under Chen Jirui's instruction. Later, when Chen Lianxing went to high school, she no longer called him that. Even if Chen Jing treated her well, and even reduced his expenses and food to make sure she had good food and drink, he still couldn't change Chen Lianxing's attitude.
Over time, Chen Jing became indifferent to it and no longer insisted on it.
In this cold world, Chen Jing had only seen family affection from the she-wolf and Chen Jirui. However, the girl in front of him actually called him brother because she ate a piece of his cake.
He pushed the girl's hand away, ignored her, and prepared to leave.
She held the cake in her mouth, stood up from the ground, rubbed her eyes, and looked pitiful, as if she was about to cry.
Chen Jing took a step, and she followed. As soon as Chen Jing stepped into the car, her tears fell.
Like a stray kitten on the street, it hopes to be adopted, but feels very sad when it sees that no one passing by wants it.
Chen Jing suppressed the emotions in his eyes and frowned. The dark alley No. 18 was next door. If he didn't take care of her, this girl with such a tender voice might not be left with anything tomorrow.
I don't know how she ended up in such a chaotic area.
Chen Jing turned sideways, took off his helmet with a cold face, and put it on the girl's head.
The two buns on her hair made it difficult for her to wear a helmet, so Chen Jing tucked the buns in. Behind the transparent glass, tears were still hanging on her long eyelashes.
Chen Jingchong nodded to her. She was smart and understood what he meant almost immediately. She got into his car with a grunt.
Chen Jing started the car, finding it hard to describe how he felt.
He didn't know what he had picked up, but he decided to take a look at the situation first. She couldn't stay in such a messy place after dark.
The "poor little" dirty girl in the back seat stared at the back of his head with an amused smile.
Qingtuan covered his eyes. Chen Jing was so miserable. Dai Ning just smeared chocolate powder on her body, but he actually took the initiative to pick up an ancestor for him!
Ji Tian's purpose was to support and help him, but this little ancestor was trying to ruin him!