You're my wife, don't doubt it!

“Besides,” Xiao Yao said, “what’s the point of drugging her then?”

As they were talking, Yu Bo pushed open the door and walked in: "After the social practice activity ends tomorrow, I'm going to the hospital to see Zhou Qi. You two want to come with me? --Nothing else planned?"

"Zhou Qi?" Xiao Yao said in surprise, "Zhou Qi hasn't been discharged from the hospital yet?"

Chapter 196 The Charity Rogue Group

2023-05-19

The next day was a beautiful day, with not a cloud in the sky.

It was already mid-July, so what was considered good weather was actually bad weather for people who were outdoors.

The sun hung high in the sky, radiating scorching light, making everything on earth seem as if it were covered with a blazing blanket. The air was thick with a stifling heat, as if an invisible force was pressing down on one's breathing.

The leaves on the trees turned yellow and withered under the scorching sun, and even the wind seemed sluggish and powerless. Pedestrians on the road hurriedly sought shade, trying to escape the scorching heat.

The buildings lining the street were scorching hot under the sun, their shadows distorted. Vehicles left gleaming tire tracks on the asphalt, making the ground exceptionally hot.

The entire city was filled with the scorching heat of the sun, and people couldn't help but feel as if they were being roasted. It was a day when everyone wanted to escape the sun, one of the hottest days of the sweltering summer.

Xiao Yao even suspected that this was probably what "purgatory" looked like. Father Yu arranged the "social practice activity" on this day with the intention of "purifying" the sins of these petty hooligans.

"Damn it, I was fooled by the weather forecast," Yu Bo muttered, licking his popsicle. "I should have chosen another day."

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying exchanged a glance, both with three black lines on their foreheads.

Today, Xiao Yao was wearing a basketball vest and shorts that Shen Jie had bought for him, and he was barefoot in a pair of black sandals.

Despite the sweltering heat, Yu Luying was still wearing a royal blue long dress, the hem of which covered most of her calves and the sleeves almost reached her elbows. One wonders if she felt hot.

At this moment, she was wearing a pair of light blue canvas shoes, with a light blue ribbon wrapped around the top of her right light blue sock. She looked like Doraemon, which Xiao Yao liked very much.

He didn't walk with Yu Luying. Firstly, his niece seemed to have a lot to say to her uncle alone. Secondly, he wasn't sure if Yu Bo knew about the complicated relationship between him and Yu Luying. Thirdly, even if Yu Bo knew, this was a group activity, and openly being affectionate together might not be a good thing.

Xiao Yao texted Shen Jie on QQ while walking.

oO舒荷Oo: A blue dress? Let me look for it, I should be able to find one.

oO舒荷Oo: Why did you suddenly ask this?

Don Quixote: No, I just suddenly wanted to see you in all blue; it would really suit your style.

oO舒荷Oo: I haven't tried it... It feels a bit strange, but I should be able to build it.

oO舒荷Oo: If not, I'll go buy two more.

Don Quixote: Mm-hmm.

oO舒荷Oo: I heard from my silly sister that you've already passed your exams and advanced to the next level?

Don Quixote: Pretty much, but my first small goal now is 80 points.

oO舒荷Oo: Really? Fatty Huo?

Don Quixote: Really, after school starts, I'm going to use my absolute strength to give them a little shock.

oO舒荷Oo: Suddenly I feel ambitious!

Don Quixote: Yes, after all, there are people worth striving for, and goals to strive for.

oO舒荷Oo: You're getting better and better at talking.

Shen Jie, of course, did not know that Xiao Yao's "goal" mainly referred to the "80-point reward," otherwise, one wonders what she would think.

oO舒荷Oo: By the way, what exactly was your social practice activity today?

Don Quixote: Today I'm supposed to go to People's Square to deliver food to the homeless.

Don Quixote: Bogo's homemade borscht and chicken soup.

oO舒荷Oo: Huh? A bunch of hooligans going out in a grand procession to deliver food to homeless people? That's quite a funny sight.

Don Quixote: First, I am not a rogue.

oO舒荷Oo: Okay, okay.

Don Quixote: Second, don't label people as scoundrels. When my brother Jesus chose the twelve disciples,

Shen Jie didn't seem particularly interested in the original professions of the Twelve Disciples.

oO舒荷Oo: Okay, okay, I'm not a hooligan.

oO舒荷Oo: A repentant rogue.

Don Quixote: (This is a play on words, as "对溜" can mean "to slip away" or "to go back

oO舒荷Oo: Do ​​you deliver it regularly, or once a week?

Don Quixote: Who knows?

Don Quixote: Whatever Brother Bo wants to do, I'll just follow along.

Don Quixote: Oh, right, I remember now.

Don Quixote: They said we were going to a church nursing home and an orphanage later on.

oO舒荷Oo: Charity Rogue Group.

Don Quixote: Hmm.

oO舒荷Oo: I should still have some money in my account, you can donate some to Brother Bo.

Don Quixote: Okay, I'll have Brother Bo write you an invoice so your dad can get a tax reduction.

oO舒荷Oo: Come on, do you think this is the West?

Don Quixote: Oh right, did I tell you? Zhou Qi is awake. We're going to see her after we're done here.

oO舒荷Oo: Zhou Qi...who is he? Is he the classmate of the silly girl?

Don Quixote: No! That's Zhou Yao! Zhou Qi is the girl we rescued from Teacher Yao's temple!

oO舒荷Oo: What?

oO舒荷Oo: She's still not discharged from the hospital? She just woke up?!

Don Quixote: To be honest, when Brother Bo mentioned this yesterday, my reaction was exactly the same as yours...

Zhou Qi, classmate.

She used to be a girl who gave Xiao Yao a lot of trouble.

Over the past year, Zhou Qi has been at the forefront of actively participating in isolating and bullying his classmate Xiao Yao.

During her first date with Shen Jie at Gongqing Forest Park, she happened to run into Zhou Qi, whom she considered her nemesis, and was thoroughly humiliated in front of him.

Unexpectedly, my first time entering the hall was to save Zhou Qi. It can be described as fearless, repaying evil with kindness, and chivalrous.

Just like Saving Private Ryan, he almost got himself, Xiong Ji, Yu Luying, Shen Jie and a bunch of others involved.

It was also in that hall that, by chance, I inadvertently glimpsed fragments of Zhou Qi's memories.

It was only then that they learned that Zhou Qi was also a victim of school violence, and that the person who coerced her was Wang Ming.

At the same time, Wang Ming was also secretly instigating the whole class to isolate him.

When Zhou Qi was dueling with Teacher Yao's shadow in the principal's office, she stood by her "lover," Teacher Yao, without hesitation, and was ultimately kicked away by the White Knight's horse.

After Yao Ming's pedestal collapsed, Zhou Qi, who was unconscious, returned to the real world along with everyone else.

There was a horseshoe-shaped bloodstain on her stomach.

That day, it was Shen Jie who contacted an ambulance to take her to the hospital, and Shen Jie herself went with the ambulance.

Afterwards, Xiao Yao kept telling his friends that he would visit Zhou Qi when she woke up.

Who could have imagined that in the blink of an eye, about a month would have passed, and Zhou Qi would gradually become the "forgotten one" in everyone's mind.

Only Yu Bo still thinks about her.

When Brother Bo mentioned yesterday that we were going to visit her together today, Xiao Yao's first reaction was the same as Shen Jie's.

"What? She's still not discharged? What? She just woke up?!"

As Xiao Yao walked briskly under the scorching sun, lost in his own thoughts, it wasn't too surprising that he accidentally stepped on the heel of the person in front of him.

"Ah, I'm sorry..." Xiao Yao realized what was happening and quickly apologized instinctively.

The person whose heel was stepped on turned around and was none other than Xu Wuchen, the man with the pompadour who had once led a group to "borrow money" from Zhang Zhengkai in the alley.

Seeing the face with the airplane-shaped hairpin, Xiao Yao's arm still ached slightly.

It's called a "plane head" hairstyle, but nowadays, the "plane head" has been cut off, leaving a clean and refreshing buzz cut, and he even wears a pair of rather refined glasses.

"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Xiao." Xu Wuchen said with a big smile, then squatted down and hooked the heel of his shoe back on.

After Xu Wuchen stood up, Xiao Yao reached out and patted Xu Wuchen's arm to show his apology and goodwill.

Then, the two of them naturally walked side by side and started chatting as they went.

“Look, how happy and blissful the brothers are living together!” Yu Bo said to his niece, quoting from the Psalms, as he watched Xiao Yao and Xu Wuchen’s backs.

Yu Luying smiled at her uncle, pursing her lips, and gently patted his arm.

Xiao Yao and a dozen other former "delinquent youths" arrived at People's Square. At that moment, the streets were bustling with people and cars, and peace and prosperity were the themes.