What the f * ck Empire!
Are you from the Shimada family?
After Huai Shi opened his eyes, he felt like vomiting. Shouldn't he have recovered his HP and gained two more skill points after defeating a strong enemy?
He looked at the dust on the ceiling helplessly.
Where am I?
Who am I?
Where am I going?
"Do you want to continue?"
Crow seemed to be snickering.
He sighed as he recalled the murderous intent he once experienced. It was as if he could feel the gaze that was spying on him in the dark.
How many generations of bad luck did he have?
"Continue!"
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and sank into the darkness again.
Crow shook his head in pity, took out his phone, and added another line under the emoji pack: Two rounds is fine.
So, the beating continued.
The beating continued until the afternoon of the second day. When Huai Shi was finally able to pass without any injuries, he felt like he was about to cry.
This Red Gloves guy really didn't have it easy!
After rejecting Crow's suggestion to continue, he took a hot shower with the rest of the electricity bill paid by Old Liu, changed into a black suit that was only worn for formal performances, and prepared to go out.
"It's rare to see you dressed up so well." Crow teased, "Where are you going to ask the little girl?"
"… The funeral parlor."
Huai Shi sighed.
There was no little girl.
Today was the day of Lao Yang's cremation. No matter what, he had to go.
The couple had always been good to him, although the one who was good to him was his sister-in-law. But in this day and age, how many people were willing to give you a chance to be self-reliant when you were at the most difficult time?
Even if this guy tricked him, he still helped him in the end.
To some extent, it was all thanks to Lao Yang that he was able to keep his dignity and live until now. He didn't have to pick up trash and do illegal work.
Besides, although Lao Yang was sometimes unreliable, Huai Shi was not a high-end talent. After so many years, everyone had tricked each other, and they were almost used to it.
Weren't all so-called friends like this?
Now that Old Yang was leaving, he had to send him off no matter what.
Even though he hurried all the way, by the time he arrived at the funeral home, the farewell ceremony was almost over.
Lao Yang had been a middleman all his life. He had a wide network of friends and relatives when he was alive. Now, there was a huge crowd of people who came to send him off.
Huai Shi followed the line in silence. When it was his turn, he didn't dare to look. He put down the flowers in his hand, avoided his sister-in-law's gaze, and ran to the back with his head down.
Although Lao Yang died in the church in Laotang, the official cause of death was a car accident. After being restored by the funeral parlor, the unrecognizable face had regained some of its former charm. It looked as if it had fallen asleep and was carefree, which made people feel uncomfortable.
This bastard had spent most of his life for money, and in the end, he finally sold himself for a good price. He got what he wanted and died without any regrets.
According to the people who came to send him off, when he was counting his inheritance, this guy really left a large sum of money for his wife, which was enough for her subsequent treatment.
After hearing a few words, Huai Shi walked a little further away. He didn't want to listen to it anymore.
After the farewell ceremony, the body was sent to the back for cremation … To Huai Shi's surprise, although her eyes were a little red, his sister-in-law didn't cry from beginning to end. Instead, she organized Lao Yang's final farewell ceremony in an orderly manner, making him leave with dignity.
That bastard, how did he marry such a good wife?
Huai Shi's mood became more and more complicated.
Soon, the funeral was over. When the guests left, Huai Shi received a message from his sister-in-law, asking him to go to the back.
In the family room of the funeral parlor, the woman drove away all the irrelevant people, closed the door, and took out a thick envelope from her bag.
"… What does this mean?"
Huai Shi was stunned. He looked at the envelope on the table. If there was money inside, it would be at least ten or twenty thousand.
"Take it. This is what Lao Yang owes you."
She smiled as if ashamed. "In the past, he did so many things for me. In the end, it should be sister-in-law who has wronged you.
Xiao Shi, you're a good girl. You didn't say anything when you were cheated, but you can't always owe him money. Now that he's gone, I think that I should make sure he's clean.
If you really want to make me feel better, then don't decline anymore. "
Huai Shi was silent. He looked at the envelope on the table for a long time, then slowly shook his head.
"What's there to owe?"
He said softly, "In the past, when I didn't know anything, I always thought that it was natural for others to treat me well, because I would repay them a hundred or a thousand times in the future.
But after I became more sensible, I gradually understood that sometimes, when those people helped me, they didn't expect me to repay them in the future.
Even if Lao Yang heard this, he would laugh at me, right?
For me, when I was at my most difficult time, Lao Yang helped me. That's enough. Nothing else is important. There's nothing that you owe me, and I owe you. "
He slowly pushed back the envelope on the table and said seriously, "So, even if there's a little bit of my share in this, please treat it as a small repayment from someone who has been helped by you."
Sister-in-law was silent for a long time. She didn't say anything to refuse.
She just lowered her head, wiped her nose, and forced a smile. "If Lao Yang was still alive, he would be ashamed to hear what you said."
No, that guy would be immensely proud of himself, right?
He would put the money away neatly, stuff it into his wife's bag, and then happily tell him that he didn't want it. It's too late to regret it now. He would take his wife to eat something good tonight.
How did this bastard get such a good wife?
Huai Shi sighed.
.
At the funeral, Huai Shi didn't go with them. It was sad enough to attend one farewell party. There was no need to be sad twice because of Lao Yang.
Plus, he really didn't want to see his sister-in-law cry.
After saying goodbye, he prepared to go home.
Unlike when he came, he was in a hurry to rent a house. When he went home, he chose to take the public bus to save money. He had to change two lines to cross the entire city before he could reach his home on the other side of Xin Hai.
Apparently, it was convenient after the subway was opened, but the subway in Xin Hai was said to have started construction when Huai Shi was born. After so long, there was still no sign of it.
Plus, Xin Hai was a medium-sized city. There were only so many people coming and going in the city. Even though it was a bit congested during the rush hour, it was impossible for there to be no subway.
After some time, people didn't have much hope.
During the long wait, he opened the WeChat that he had closed for 100,000 years to see if anything was up.
Thanks to the pressure of being poor for a long time, his interpersonal relationships were lacking. He only had one or two acquaintances, and almost all of them knew about his situation. Therefore, there were no random people who came to find him for the whole summer.
Other than the class WeChat group, which had now become a group for mobile games, there was almost no news.
Huai Shi scrolled up and realized that other than the daily messages of parties and treats, there was only the notice of the music room's adjustment after school started and a bunch of stupid pictures.
The sad thing was, Huai Shi realized that the picture of him standing in front of the brothel had been made into an emoji pack …
"Can you guys be more humane?!"
Huai Shi was furious. Then he found all the pictures of the people who had sent him the emoji pack, added a panda hairstyle, and posted them one by one.
Just as the stupid netizens were fighting with each other, his movement suddenly stopped. He felt a malicious gaze on him from the last row of the bus.
Perhaps it was because of the growth period that Crow mentioned, or because he had gotten used to the feeling of death, Huai Shi was now more sensitive to other people's malice.
Even though it was not at the level of mind-reading, after being stared at the whole way, it felt like there was a caterpillar crawling around his neck. It made him nervous.
Through the window of the bus, he could see the man in the last row with a cap who looked like he was sleeping. He was the source of the malicious gaze.
When he saw the man take out his phone to send a message, Huai Shi jumped up and rushed off the bus when it reached the stop.
As he expected, after the man was stunned for a moment, he chased after him without leaving a trace.
In the busiest pedestrian street in the busy city center, he strolled leisurely like he was taking a stroll. He even stopped to buy a pack of cigarettes, but from beginning to end, he followed Huai Shi closely, not letting him out of his sight.
Looking at the strange expression on that person's face, his wretched gaze, and his bulging chest muscles, Huai Shi suddenly trembled. Her chrysanthemum clenched, and an ominous thought flashed through her mind.
Damn, is he a perverted gay?
After strolling for ten minutes, Huai Shi could conclude that the bastard behind him was definitely following him.
Otherwise, even if it was a coincidence, it wouldn't be so coincidental as to enter the same public restroom.
Pretending that nothing happened, Huai Shi began to speed up on the crowded pedestrian street. He passed through two shopping malls, turned a few streets, and walked into the old town square.
The person behind him turned left and right, never letting him out of his sight. But after turning a corner, he found that Huai Shi had disappeared from the street.
Just as he looked around in shock, he saw the boy behind a glass door took out five yuan from his pocket. After bargaining with the counter auntie for half a day, he shamelessly changed his hand.
Then, he walked into the door behind the lobby.
The stalker froze for a moment, looked up in shock, and then saw the shop sign.
Spring Bathhouse.
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