Lao Zhong didn't know how to use the Internet, so he asked Lao Zhang from the hardware store next door for help. Lao Zhang's son took a photo of the announcement and helped him post it online.
Nobody cares.
No one cared whether he was innocent or not, it was as if there was an invisible hand that was determined to kill him.
Almost no one visits the shop anymore, and even those former neighbors and old customers look at Lao Zhong with strange eyes every time they meet him.
Old Zhong looked at the increasingly dilapidated shop and his impoverished wife and daughter, and he let out a long sigh.
[You are such a dirty scum! You should die as a token of your guilt! Stop dragging down your wife and daughter! ]
I don’t know who shouted that sentence, but it kept echoing in Lao Zhong’s ears.
He hugged his wife and daughter for the last time, and all three of them cried bitterly.
That night, Lao Zhong asked his wife to take Zhong Ke back to her parents' home to hide for a while, and he would take care of everything.
"...What are you going to do?" his wife asked him tremblingly.
"I have a few acquaintances at the Tianhai Public Security Bureau. I want them to help me think of a solution... It's been too much trouble recently. I heard that Keke was bullied in elementary school. Let's go hide somewhere else for now."
"dad......."
Zhong Ke sobbed and grabbed his father's hand.
"We did nothing wrong...why are they doing this to us."
Lao Zhong couldn't answer the child's question because he also wanted to know why.
He smiled, touched his daughter's head, took her to the door of the store, and pointed at the dark sky above their heads.
"Coco, look, is it dark now?"
"Dark..." Zhong Ke said in a low voice.
"Dad thinks it's dark too, because there are dark clouds covering the moon."
"Then Dad...will the moon still come out?"
The father squatted down and gently touched his daughter's head.
"Yes, Coco. One day, when you look up, you will be able to see the moon, the stars, and everything... Coco, remember, we did nothing wrong, so never admit your mistakes or bow your head... Believe that the dark clouds will eventually pass, and tomorrow will be a good day."
That was the last time Zhong Ke saw his father.
She and her mother returned to her parents' home and stayed there for three days, but they could not contact Lao Zhong.
The mother was very worried, so she took her daughter back to Tianhai City.
The moment the shop shutter was opened, Zhong Ke heard his mother's almost desperate laugh.
The mother did not open the rolling door completely, because at this moment, Lao Zhong's body was hanging in the middle of the store.
At his feet was a suicide note written in blood.
There is no resentment about one's own grievances in it.
Only reluctance and guilt towards his wife and daughter, and...
Admission of food poisoning.
"That's unreasonable!"
Xia Lingyue, who was originally lying on the bench, sat up directly.
She punched down and smashed the bench under the two people into pieces.
"Ah!" Zhong Ke also sat down on the ground.
".....I'm sorry, this chair has fallen into disrepair."
Xia Lingyue quickly tried to make amends and then changed the subject, "This matter! This is too much! From beginning to end! Those people couldn't produce any evidence! Instead, your father kept proving himself, but even if there was evidence, it would be ignored!"
"How can there be such a ridiculous thing in the world! And! Why did your father admit it in the end!?"
Zhong Ke stood up from the ground carefully and patted her already very old school uniform.
"I, I don't know. My mother inherited the shop after that. People felt sorry for us and would occasionally come to patronize us. But I heard that even if they bought something from my family, they wouldn't eat it and would throw it away when they left. They were just taking care of us..."
"Fuck! Such delicious food! They just threw it away! What a waste! They don't deserve to eat it!"
Xia Lingyue was so angry that she paced back and forth with her hands on her hips.
"Anyway... Xia Lingyue, I, I hope you don't be afraid. There is absolutely no problem with the things in our house..."
Xia Lingyue rolled her eyes at her and muttered, "My mom's cooking is probably the real poison. Old Li said Sudan red mixed with yogurt is not as good as my mom's cooking. Even if your food is poisonous, it doesn't matter."
"Eh? Xia, what did you say?"
"That's enough! Don't call me classmate, just call me Lingyue. That's what all my friends call me."
"Friends...?"
Zhong Ke pointed at himself in disbelief: "You, are you willing to be friends with me, someone like me?"
"What's wrong? Do you have an extra eye or an extra mouth? Or is there something extra under your skirt? Let me see?"
As she spoke, Xia Lingyue went to lift Zhong Ke's skirt.
“Ahhh!!” Zhong Ke blushed and covered her skirt, saying with some dissatisfaction: “Ling, Lingyue! No, you can’t do this…”
As a result, Xia Lingyue did smile nonchalantly and said, "Right, you see, isn't it much easier to talk this way?"
Then she suddenly remembered something: "Oh no, Lao Li said that the mentally retarded kid was discharged from the hospital today, and we should go out for dinner together."
"I'm sorry! Did I take up your time?"
Xia Lingyue didn't say anything, but was just thinking. Seeing this, Zhong Ke bowed slightly and wanted to leave.
The girl suddenly grabbed her hand and made a phone call.
"Lao Li, I'm done with school, come pick me up, I don't want to walk, I want to take the bus! Um, by the way, can I bring a friend with me to dinner tonight? Really~? Lao Li, you're the best~ Bah, I won't call you dad, hang up, I'll wait for you at the school gate."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Lingyue found that Zhong Ke's hands were shaking.
"Ling, Lingyue, you, you, what you just said to your father...friend, could it be...?"
"Why, you don't have time tonight?"
"No... No, I, I'm free... I just can't be back too late... No! That's not the problem!"
"That's it." Xia Lingyue rolled her eyes at the girl, and then, regardless of her surprise, she pulled her away from the school rooftop.
Chapter 858 Chapter 7: Don’t mention this topic
In fact, Li Muhan does not advocate driving to school, as this will make children develop a competitive mentality.
And he can't drive.
But he didn't expect that when he led his son who had just been discharged from the hospital to the entrance of the medical department, he saw a white luxury sports car parked there.
"Why are you standing there? Aren't Lingyue and her friends waiting for us to pick them up?"
Xia Yue walked to the driver's seat as if nothing had happened.
"......Uh, where did your mother steal this?" Li Muhan said in a low voice.
"Dad, don't you want to live?"
Li Lingsheng had just been discharged from the hospital, so he naturally didn't want to go back to the hospital. He whispered to Li Muhan, "This was sent by my aunt. I remember Mom talked to you about this at home before, but you seemed to be playing games and just ignored her. You mustn't say you forgot."
Good son.
Li Muhan patted Li Lingsheng on the shoulder, indicating that this son was not raised in vain.
But Li Muhan still suggested that Xia Yue should not drive the car to school, so as not to attract trouble, and it is better to keep a low profile in everything.
"Tsk." Xia Yue rolled her eyes at Li Muhan: "You're not a high-ranking official, but now you're so arrogant."
Without waiting for Li Muhan to answer, she kissed him on the mouth: "I'll listen to you."
"Cough cough...cough cough cough!" Li Lingsheng coughed twice quickly to indicate that they were still at the entrance of the medical department of the Special Management Bureau.
Sure enough, there are now several pairs of eyes secretly looking over here. Li Muhan originally wanted to kiss back, but he also considered the bad influence.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yue kissed him again.
"What do you think? Kiss me back if you're not convinced, husband."
The girl put her arms around his neck and looked at him provocatively.
"I've already told you that you have to refer to your job title when you're working! Do you think I don't dare?"
“Cough cough! Cough cough cough cough!!”
Li Lingsheng coughed so hard that she was almost crying, and the two finally separated.
Finally, they borrowed Cen Lin's BYD classic car, and the few of them drove towards the school.
From a distance, Xia Yue saw Xia Lingyue waving at her at the school gate.
Li Muhan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also saw the girl next to Xia Lingyue. He turned his head slightly and asked his son in the back seat.
"Is this the girl who was with you that day?"
Li Lingsheng took a look and nodded: "......Yeah."
"Learn more from your sister and make more friends." Xia Yue said to Li Lingsheng after slowly parking the car.
"......Oh." Li Lingsheng responded with his head down.
Xia Lingyue pulled Zhong Ke to open the car door, then squeezed in first. Li Lingsheng shrank aside obediently.
"Shrek, are you feeling better?" Xia Lingyue asked her brother beside her while fastening her seat belt.
"...I'm not Shrek. I'm fine now."
"Well... this time, I'm sorry. You can curse me, but you can't use swear words, you can't insult my personality, and it can't be more than three words."
"......Hate."
Xia Lingyue was amused by Li Lingsheng and laughed out loud, while Li Muhan reminded his daughter.
"Lingyue, introduce a new friend."
As he spoke, Li Muhan turned around and looked at Zhong Ke.
The girl with long bangs and messy hair seemed afraid of dirtying the car, so she kept curling up.
The moment she raised her head and saw Li Muhan, her eyes, which had not seen the light for a long time, suddenly flashed with a glimmer of starlight.
"Ok?"
Li Muhan seemed to notice Zhong Ke's abnormality.
"What's wrong sister?"
When Zhong Ke heard Li Muhan talking to him, his face turned red.
Xia Lingyue glanced at Zhong Ke, then said to Li Muhan with a sly smile, "I like you, Lao Li."
"No, don't talk nonsense... Lingyue, I, I just think you, your brother... are very, very handsome..."
The last few words were so faint that her face became redder and redder.
"Ah? What? Brother?"
"Well... Lingyue, you, your brother and sister are all so beautiful. So pretty."
As she said this, the girl lowered her head even lower, as if she didn't dare to look at this car full of excellent genes.
"Hahahahaha, Lao Li! She said you are my brother!"
"If An An was like you, I would have beaten her to death long ago." Li Muhan rolled his eyes at Xia Lingyue.
Then he said to Zhong Ke with a smile.
"Classmate, I am the father of Xia Lingyue and Li Lingsheng, and this is their mother."
Zhong Ke's body, which was trembling slightly due to nervousness, froze in silence.
Then she suddenly raised her head, and her eyes behind her bangs looked at Li Muhan.
"Father, father..." Then he looked at the cold and beautiful girl who was driving.
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