She is in the fog

He Xi thought about it for a moment and felt that what the black man said made sense. "That's true. It's a pity that I didn't write down one or two winning lottery numbers."

White villain: [It's okay. Anyway, your house was bought in full by your mother, and you also have a share, so you won't be left without a place to stay. If He Sicheng dares to kick you out of the house again, you can take him to court! ]

Hearing this, He Xi shook his head, lowered his eyes, and said indifferently: "That's where I live, but it's not my home."

Since He Yanyan's death, home is no longer home.

According to the orphanage director, He Xi was abandoned by his parents when he was less than a month old and was adopted by an infertile couple when he was two years old.

This couple is He Sicheng and He Yanyan.

He Yanyan named the orphan He Xi, hoping that her future would be as bright as the rising sun.

He Yanyan cared for her meticulously and told her clearly: "Although you are adopted by mom, mom will love you as if you were her own child."

Therefore, for a long time in He Xi's childhood, she felt that she was happy.

It was not until 2004 that an accident happened and everything that happened afterwards made He Xi realize that the previous happiness was just a bubble in the sun, which looked colorful but would burst at the slightest touch.

The incident happened in the summer vacation of 2004. It was hot in the summer. At night, He Sicheng and He Yanyan took He Xi to the park to play in the cool air. Seeing someone selling popsicles, He Yanyan bought one for He Xi. At this time, someone licked an ice cream and walked past them. He Xi refused to take the popsicle and clamored for ice cream.

He Sicheng refused, saying that they already had popsicles and couldn't eat ice cream.

He Xi refused and insisted on eating ice cream, so He Yanyan stuffed the popsicle into He Sicheng's mouth, coaxed He Xi, and went to the supermarket opposite the park to buy ice cream.

There is a road that is neither long nor short between the supermarket and the park. He Yanyan crossed the road, picked out the same ice cream as the passerby in the supermarket, and then stood on the side of the road, patiently waiting for the red light.

He Sicheng held He Xi's hand and waved to He Yanyan at the park.
He Yanyan also smiled and waved the ice cream in her hand to He Xi.
At this time, the green light came on, and He Yanyan stepped onto the crosswalk without hesitation. He Xi looked at He Yanyan who was getting closer and closer, and couldn't help but salivate over the delicious ice cream in her hand.

Suddenly, a white car sped past in front of her. With a loud "bang", He Yanyan was knocked more than ten meters away and her body broke into several pieces on the spot.

The car showed no intention of stopping and disappeared in a flash. Not only did it cause an accident, but it also fled the scene, which is an even more serious crime.

This extremely bloody scene brought a great shock to He Xi's young mind at the time. She closed her eyes, and all she could think of was her mother's broken and bloody arm, and the ice cream she was holding tightly in her hand.

Since then, He Xi no longer liked the color red and never ate ice cream again.

Less than half a year after his mother He Yanyan passed away, his father He Sicheng brought a woman and two children back home. The woman was named Chen Quxin, and the two children were twins, a boy and a girl, who were two years younger than He Xi. The older brother was named He Jingrui and the younger sister was named He Jingqi.

He Sicheng said to He Xi, "These are your brother and sister." He then pointed at Chen Quxin and said, "From now on, she will be your mother."

How could she be her mother? Little He Xi felt a little sad. Her mother had gone to another world and would never come back.

It was then that He Xi truly understood the feelings of the little protagonist in the text "Racing Against Time" and gained a deeper understanding of time and life, but he also missed his deceased mother even more.

Sometimes, she would recite the sentences in the text repeatedly, put herself into the author's emotions, and imitate the author, running around in circles on the school playground every day, running until she was tired and fell to the ground, crying on the lawn, as if this could relieve the sorrow in her heart.

But she also understood, just like what the father in the text said: "Everything in time will never come back. Your yesterday is gone, it will always be yesterday, and you can never go back to yesterday."

Therefore, at a young age, He Xi understood what it meant to be "both clear-headed and in pain."

Since He Yanyan's death, all the good things have disappeared like bubbles.

On one side, there was the indifference of his adoptive father, and on the other side, there was the wanton bullying of his classmates. Little He Xi took it all in and buried it all in his heart.

But sometimes, when I wake up in the middle of the night and dream of my mother's gentle smiling face, my tears still wet the pillowcase.

The power of psychological suggestion is very strong, strong enough to change a person's character. The impact of the environment on a person's growth is also very huge.

He Sicheng reminded He Xi all the time that it was He Xi who killed He Yanyan, causing He Xi to take everything on himself. Even though he knew that the police had found drugs in the driver's blood and determined that the driver was "driving under the influence of drugs", He Xi still stubbornly believed that he was the one who killed his mother.

He Xi was in an environment where she was not loved. She could not help but fall into deep self-blame and regret. She also doubted herself and denied herself everywhere. She even did not know whether she had any need to live in this world. Under this double blow, He Xi's personality changed from being cheerful, generous, optimistic and positive when she was a child to being silent, negative, depressed, inferior and cowardly.

She lived her life in a daze, like a walking corpse.

It was not until Mingmei transferred to another school in her sophomore year of high school that this girl in a red long-sleeved French vintage dress stopped her beside the jasmine tree on campus and asked her with a smile for the direction of the grade director's office.

That was the most beautiful smile in the world. He Xi was deeply attracted by it and couldn't extricate herself. From then on, there was a ray of sunshine in her life again.

At 13:41, a green train stopped at the platform of Qinglin Railway Station. He Xi queued up to get off the train and left the station as quickly as possible. At 14:21, she finally stood at the gate of Qinglin No. Middle School.

She straightened her clothes, walked to the automatic door, and shouted to the security guard in the security room: "Uncle, please open the door."

The security guard stuck his head out of the window, looked He Xi up and down, and asked suspiciously, "You are not from our school, right?"
He Xi said confidently: "I am from Qinglin No. 1 Middle School."
"Then why aren't you wearing your school uniform?"
"I woke up late from my nap and forgot to put it on."
"Where's your school badge? Let me see it."

"I forgot to bring my school badge. Uncle, I'm serious. I'm in Grade 1 (), Teacher Zhang Yuan's class. I'm already late, and the first class has already started. Please let me in."
Class 1 () of Senior High School was Mingmei’s class, and He Xi remembered it very clearly.

Seeing that He Xi accurately said the name of the class and the corresponding head teacher, the security guard also opened the small door on the side with doubt, and said half caringly and half scoldingly: "Don't be late next time. If you don't bring your school badge next time, I won't dare to open the door for you."

"Okay, thank you uncle." He Xi saluted the security guard and then started running.

This was He Xi's first time entering Qinglin No. 1 Middle School, but she did not have the leisure to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the campus. She followed the signs to the teaching building and found that Mingmei's class was empty. When she was about to go to the playground to see if they were having a physical education class, a male teacher with a crew cut called He Xi.
"Which class are you in? What's your name?"

He Xi guessed that the other person was probably the head of the grade, so it would be hard to fool him. But he probably couldn't remember every student's name, right? After thinking about it, He Xi replied, "Senior Grade 1 (), Class , He Xi."

"Why aren't you wearing your school uniform?"

"Yes, I had it on. I just had physical education class and it was too hot, so I took off my coat." He Xi lied very convincingly.

The flat-headed teacher frowned and said, "I just came back from the laboratory building. Isn't Class 1 having a biology experiment in the laboratory building? Why are they going to physical education class again?"

He Xi's lies were ruthlessly exposed, so she was mercilessly "invited" out of the school by the flat-headed teacher. When the flat-headed teacher led He Xi out, the bell for the end of get out of class rang at the right time. A group of students just came out of the experimental building. The students were all wearing the same spring school uniform. The boys had short hair and most of the girls had high ponytails. From a distance, they looked like they were cast from the same mold.

However, He Xi noticed Ming Mei in the crowd at a glance.

The first time He Xi saw Mingmei, his breathing almost stopped.
Sure enough, at any time and any place, He Xi could accurately lock onto Mingmei's figure, as if a Beidou satellite was installed on her, and never made a mistake.
Mingmei was seen holding a biology book in her hands, chatting and laughing with her classmates, with a sweet smile on her face.

One glance for thousands of years.

The bell for the end of get out of class at Qinglin No. 23 Middle School is a section of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. in A major. The tight and cheerful melody also reflects He Xi's mood at the moment.

"We meet again," He Xi breathed a sigh of relief, "Classmate Mingmei."
At this moment, she wanted to rush forward, hold Mingmei in her arms, crush her in her body, and greedily take all of her.

But she held back. In her previous life, she was so lucky to have Mingmei fall in love with her. She was afraid that if she arbitrarily changed the trajectory of their first meeting, it would trigger a butterfly effect and Mingmei's love would disappear completely.

Everything must be changed, but this one thing cannot be changed.

Therefore, the day she and Mingmei first met was still set on August 2012, 8, and it could not be changed.

"Good afternoon, Director Han."
When the students walked past the flat-headed teacher, they greeted him politely.

He Xi turned his head away to avoid everyone's gaze and not let them see his face.

Mingmei was safe and sound, and she felt much more at ease. She had enough time to rewrite Mingmei's ending.

When walking out of the school gate, Director Han criticized the security guard for not doing his job seriously and letting people from other schools come in at will. The security guard looked at He Xi with something strange in his eyes, so He Xi could only pout at him guiltily.

(End of this chapter)