Tao Tao remained silent for a long time as she watched her brother's body gradually lose its warmth.
It wasn't until she felt the cold handcuffs on her hands that she finally came back to her senses and remembered that summer a long, long time ago.
That summer, her parents passed away in a car accident. None of her relatives wanted to raise two more children. After some discussion, they decided that each family would give her and her brother a few dozen yuan each month to ensure that they wouldn't starve to death.
The Tao Family had many relatives, and Tao Tao received more than 500 yuan each month. This money indeed wouldn't starve them to death, but both of them had to go to school, and school fees were a huge expense. Moreover, they had to wear clothes, right? They had to pay for water, electricity, and gas, right? As a girl, she could make do with being a vegetarian. However, Tao Xuan was at the age of growing up. His height was like a willow tree, and he couldn't keep up with the nutrition.
Although Tao Xuan was very sensible and never made any requests, children didn't know how to hide. Every time the smell of stewed meat drifted over, Tao Xuan would cover his nose and stomach.
When Tao Tao saw this, she felt even worse than if she were hungry herself.
Without her parents, Tao Xuan was her only family. She believed that she had the obligation and responsibility to raise Tao Xuan well. She began to work without Tao Xuan's knowledge. Because she was underage, she couldn't go to formal places. She could only find restaurants, KTVs, nightclubs, and other places where good and bad people mixed together.
She was a delicate and beautiful girl. Even if she used her toes to think, she knew what she would encounter. She could often feel wretched gazes lingering on her body — these were the better customers.
If they were drunk, they would directly flirt with her. Some customers even relied on their power and influence to force her to drink with them. If she didn't, they would kick her out of the KTV.
In the end, she compromised. She needed this job too much. That night, she went home drunk. Her bag was stuffed with money from the KTV boss. She put the money in the pocket money drawer and smiled very happily. "Xiao Xuan, we can eat meat for a month!"
From that day on, whenever Tao Tao went out to work, she could always feel a shadow behind her.
The twelve or thirteen-year-old Tao Xuan didn't know much, but he knew how to protect her in his own way.
Until one time, when a customer bullied her, Tao Xuan rushed out and beat him up. It was also at that time that he found out about Tao Xuan's illness while he was treating his injuries at the hospital.
Faced with the high medical fees, the siblings sat facing each other for the entire night. When dawn broke, Tao Xuan said to her, "Sis, I don't want to go to the hospital. It's too cold and boring. I want to use the rest of my time to take care of you."
Tao Tao didn't say anything. She secretly made up her mind to make money to cure her brother's illness.
Perhaps there was always a way out. Not long after, she was spotted by a talent scout and signed with a company to enter the entertainment industry. Tao Xuan could no longer be her secret guard, so he had to do the housework after class every day, cook for her and wait for her to come back.
At nine o 'clock in the evening, Tao Tao could eat a hot meal.
At eleven o 'clock in the evening, Tao Tao could eat a hot meal.
After work in the middle of the night, Tao Tao could still eat hot food.
No matter what time it was, as long as she walked into the dilapidated neighborhood, she could see the light coming from her window.
Someone was waiting for her to come home.
Later on, as her fame grew, she became busier and busier, often staying out all night. But every night, she would call Tao Xuan to tell him that she was safe, so that Tao Xuan wouldn't be able to sleep.
As she earned more and more money, she finally had the ability to send Tao Xuan to the hospital for treatment. After the hospitalization, she promised her brother, "As long as I'm free, I'll definitely come and see you."
The exhaustion on Tao Tao's face was obvious. Tao Xuan nodded absent-mindedly.
In the end, he still became his sister's burden.
Later on …
Later on, she fell in love with a man, but that man didn't love her back. She became paranoid and used all means to get that man.
In the end, not only did she not get him, but she also killed herself.
Then she was reborn. She knew that she was the heroine of a novel, and that man should have fallen in love with her.
It was another person who took away everything that belonged to her.
She hated it.
Fortunately, the heavens gave her a chance to be reborn.
With the advantage of her memory, she planned carefully from the beginning, step by step, step by step. But no matter what she did, Bai Ye still fell in love with Qi Xingchen, and couldn't even be bothered to look at her.
She became more and more resentful, and began to use all means. She put all her thoughts on scheming, and naturally neglected Tao Xuan.
On the first day of the New Year, she went to the hospital under the reminder of her manager. That day, Tao Xuan asked her a question.
"Sister, are you happy now?"
At that time, she was blinded by hatred, and her mind was filled with thoughts of destroying Qi Xingchen and snatching back Bai Ye. She said she was happy.
It was only at this moment that she realized —
As a person of two lives, the happiest days were the poorest days. As long as her brother showed a satisfied expression, it was enough for her to be happy for a long time.
What she missed the most was not the person she couldn't get, but the shadow that guarded her in the dark alley, the food that was always hot in the pot, and the warm light that she saw when she looked up after a tiring day.
That was the proof of her family.
At this moment, she killed her only guardian with her own hands, and tore apart her family with her own hands.
She knelt on the ground and held her brother's hand like when they were children at the playground. She smiled silently, and then returned the recording pen to Qi Xingchen. She said to the police, "I plead guilty. Take me away."
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After all, she was a public figure. When the news of Tao Tao's arrest came out, Weibo exploded.
[F * ck, is this the Tao Tao I know? The Tao Tao who acted in 'Heart of the Ocean'? This is fake news, right? She looks so gentle and harmless!]
[It's hard to draw a tiger's skin, but it's hard to draw the bones. You can know a person's face but not his heart. Hehe.]
[Oh my god, is this b * tch psychopath? Can she sleep at night? Isn't she afraid of ghosts coming for her life?]
[Ugh, I'm going to vomit. I never thought that there would be such a vicious person in the world. I hope that she dies without an intact body, and her body will be eaten by dogs … Oh no, dogs will only dirty their mouths. Let her melt into a puddle and stop harming small animals.]
[Why can't she be tortured now? She should be sent to death by a thousand cuts, one by one, to appease her soul in heaven.]
[Death by a thousand cuts is not enough. I hope that she will be reincarnated into an animal and never be a human. She will always be a cow or a horse for the people she killed. She doesn't deserve to be a human at all!!!]
.....
Unfortunately, Qi Xingchen didn't have time to read those curses. After the police arrived last night, they first went back to the police station to cooperate with the police to take statements and submit the recording pen and the evidence in the DV. After that, they were sent to the hospital for a physical examination. Fortunately, although Nie Dawei's head wound was big, it was not fatal. After the emergency treatment, his vital signs were stable, and he could be sentenced after he woke up.
Tao Xuan's body was directly taken away by the police. At Qi Xingchen's request, it was handled very decently. According to the beautician who did his makeup, he always had a smile on his face. He must have returned to heaven.
Yes, angels should belong to heaven.
After Tao Tao was arrested, Qi Xingchen and Qi Jiaze were naturally responsible for organizing her belongings. That was the first time Qi Jiaze went to Tao Xuan's residence and saw the place where Tao Xuan grew up.
After cleaning the room, Qi Jiaze said, "Brother, can you leave first? I want to be alone with him for a while."
Qi Xingchen ruffled his hair and left as instructed.
At the same time, due to the conclusive evidence and Tao Tao's confession, the mysterious man who bribed the former employees of the Qi Corporation for Tao Tao was quickly arrested.
Seeing that the mastermind had been brought to justice, the mysterious man quickly admitted to the crime of anonymously reporting with a wig. The truth of the Qi Corporation's tax evasion case was revealed. Financial tabloids, financial news, and all the shareholders who had believed that "the Qi Corporation was finished" complained incessantly. They wiped their tears as they watched the Qi Corporation's stock rise at the speed of light.
Qi Yunxiao, who had been detained for nearly a week, finally saw the light of day again.
The Qi family had finally survived this catastrophe and was reunited.
That night, in order to celebrate, Grandpa Qi opened several bottles of red wine and ordered, "No one is allowed to push the wine. Just treat it as getting rid of the bad luck. Xiao Bai, drink with Dad too. "
Bai Ye didn't dare to disagree. He thought to himself that Father Qi and his parents were no less than him when it came to acknowledging their son.
The family chatted as they ate. When they talked about the Liang family's help, Grandpa Qi couldn't help but recall the extraordinary years when he and Uncle Liang started their business together. When they talked about Ji Yuedong's so-called "VAM agreement" where he would give money first and set the price later, Qi Yunxiao frowned and spat out two words. "Profiteer."
"Brother." Qi Xingchen was curious. "Brother Ji is quite a good person. Why do you say that about him?"
Qi Yunxiao said, "You've only interacted with him a few times, so of course you don't know him. He's the type of person who never loses out. He did help us this time, but when our Qi family recovers, he will definitely slowly get back the 800 million from you and me. At the end of the year, you'll know when you see how he deals with Ye Xing's shares. "
Qi Xingchen could tell that although his brother sounded disdainful, his tone was full of gratitude. He replied with a perfunctory "Oh."
"Believe it. Back then, he and Bo Qian from Bochi Group were known as the top three killers in our school."
The top three killers …
Qi Xingchen thought that he hadn't drunk too much. He tilted his head. "Aren't the top three killers three people? Who's the rest?"
Qi Yunxiao was silent for a while before he said expressionlessly, "It's me."
Qi Xingchen: "…"
"Hahahahaha!"
When they talked about Tao Xuan, everyone's eyes were wet. Grandpa Qi said, "He's a good boy. Let's toast to him."
Everyone drank it in one gulp and then silently sent him their blessings in their hearts.
"By the way," Qi Yunxiao suddenly remembered something. "Xing Xing, before our family was in trouble, you said that you became mature because something went wrong. What happened?"
Qi Xingchen was stunned.
If his brother hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten.
At that time, he didn't expect the Qi family to encounter such a big obstacle. He was prepared to wait for the right time to tell his family about his identity as a book transmigrator.
Actually, looking back, everything was settled now. It was the best time to confess. Qi Xingchen smiled. "Brother, you still remember … When I said something went wrong, I had a small accident when I was filming in the mountains. I almost slipped down the mountain. At that time, I suddenly realized that life was very precious. I didn't want to continue living in a daze, so I began to learn to grow up and be a person. "
The Qi family had always trusted Qi Xingchen's words. Immediately, they were indignant that the safety measures of the crew were not good enough. They also tried their best to persuade him to quit acting. Filming was dangerous and tiring. It was better to go home and inherit the family property. Anyway, he had a company in his hands and could be a carefree boss.
Qi Xingchen didn't say yes or no to his family's persuasion.
Perhaps … his first movie would also be his last.
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