Shi Mengwan had been living with Qiao Ze for more than a year. Ever since the last time she saw Qiao Ze fight with someone, she had never seen Qiao Ze fight with someone again.
She knew that Qiao Ze was actually hiding something from her. But she also knew that it was his life. Even if she wanted to change it, there was nothing she could do.
As long as she told herself that she didn't see it, she could pretend that Qiao Ze was living a normal life outside.
They spent the Mid-Autumn Festival, Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival together. After the hottest summer in Lin City. Shi Mengwan's studies had entered the male track. She was smart and willing to work hard. Even if she stopped for half a semester, she wouldn't be unable to keep up.
In the blink of an eye, it was the National Day again. After the National Day, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After Shi Mengwan started living with the young man, the two of them slowly lived a better life.
Shi Mengwan went to school during the day and cleaned the house and did her homework at night. The young man went out during the day and returned home at night. When Shi Mengwan did her homework, he would read.
Shi Mengwan once thought that the youth had always been a gangster outside, so he didn't know much.
But what the youth read were history books and biographies of famous people.
In the narrow living room, two people sat under the lamp, each with their own things to do.
At night, the two of them had been sleeping on the same bed ever since the weather turned cold last year. Even when it was summer, neither of them said that they wanted to change places.
Shi Mengwan's sleeping posture was actually very good, but it was very strange. Every time she slept, her back was facing the youth, and the two of them maintained a certain distance.
But when she woke up in the morning, she would definitely be in the young man's arms.
The young man put his hand on her shoulder and circled her in his arms, forming a protective posture.
At first, Shi Mengwan would feel awkward and embarrassed. But as time passed, she no longer felt embarrassed.
Especially after a stormy night. That day, the weather was especially bad, with thunder rumbling. The thunder was accompanied by lightning, plunging the entire Lin City into darkness.
In the middle of the night, the electricity went out. Shi Mengwan was afraid. She subconsciously sought the young man's embrace.
The young man held her in his arms and covered her ears with his hands. "Sleep, I'm here."
"Big Brother."
"I'll stay with you." The young man's voice, which had gone through puberty, was a little hoarse. "Don't be afraid."
She pressed her face against the young man's chest. For a moment, his heart beat louder than the thunder outside.
That steady and powerful heartbeat, beat after beat, made her completely forget the fear and terror in her heart.
He had the power to calm people, and she liked being close to him like this. From then on, Shi Mengwan no longer turned her back to the youth to sleep.
Imperceptibly, the relationship between the two became even closer.
It was almost the National Day, and Shi Mengwan's school was going to give her a seven-day holiday. She wondered if she could go out with Qiao Ze for two days.
She had been in Lin City for so long, but other than that time when she went out to watch the fireworks, she had not gone anywhere seriously.
The youth did not object to her suggestion. He thought about it and remembered that there was a Qin Mountain in Lin City. It was famous because there was a huge rock on it that looked like a zither.
Shi Mengwan had heard of that place. Some of her classmates were from nearby.
Because this was the first time she went out with the young man, even if it was to the city's scenic spot. Shi Mengwan was also very happy.
She asked her classmates in advance how to get there. I'll take a bus.
On National Day, she prepared some snacks and drinks and went out with the young man.
The scenery on Qin Mountain was beautiful. Other than the huge rock that looked like a zither, there were a few other wonders. At that time, the two of them didn't have a camera, so they couldn't take photos.
However, Shi Mengwan smiled very happily and was very satisfied.
Her stamina wasn't good, so she was exhausted after climbing the mountain for a short while.
When the young man went down the mountain, he looked at the sweat on her forehead. He turned around and bent down, gesturing for her to get on his back.
Shi Mengwan wasn't willing. "I'm very heavy. I can walk by myself. Dear Brother, let's go."
The young man just didn't move. He lowered his body and insisted on Shi Mengwan getting on.
Shi Mengwan had no choice but to get on the young man's back. On National Day, there were many people on the mountain. The young man carried Shi Mengwan on his back, but his footsteps were very steady.
After coming down from the mountain, the two of them waited for a long time, but they didn't see a bus. After Shi Mengwan and Qiao Ze discussed it, they unanimously decided to walk two stops to a place where there was a bus.
The two of them had just walked one stop when they realized that they might have gone the wrong way. They were still a distance away from the real foot of the mountain.
By the time they reacted, a few people had already come in front of them and blocked their path.
Shi Mengwan was behind Zhan Haoze. Seeing that those people were frightened, she shrunk her body behind the young man.
The young man looked at those people and narrowed his eyes.
"Kid. Your followers aren't by your side today, right? I want to see how you can be so arrogant today. "
Qiao Ze blocked Shi Mengwan behind him and looked at the people in front of him. The corners of his lips curled up with a mocking smile.
He turned around and looked at Shi Mengwan. "Go over there and hide. I'll be right there."
Shi Mengwan was scared and couldn't help but grab the hem of the young man's clothes tightly. Qiao Ze patted her hand, signaling her not to be afraid.
She quickly ran to the side and hid behind a tree.
There seemed to be eight people, but the young man was only one person. Shi Mengwan was extremely worried.
However, she saw that the young man was fighting one against eight. He wasn't afraid of the punches and kicks that were landing on his body at all. He countered every move.
Shi Mengwan's heart was in her throat. She watched as the young man fought back. She also suffered a lot of blows.
Her eyes were red. The young man's fists had been accumulated in actual combat. His fists hit the flesh and hit the vitals.
Three or four people had already been beaten to the ground by him. The remaining people became angrier, and their counterattacks became more and more powerful.
The young man didn't notice and suffered a few more blows. Shi Mengwan became more and more worried.
At this moment, a few people appeared out of nowhere. Those people were different from the hooligans just now. Each of them was carrying a stick and a steel pipe as thick as a thumb.
Shi Mengwan's eyes widened as she watched the group of people rush towards Qiao Ze and start fighting.
At first, Qiao Ze was still able to withstand one or two blows. Later, his hands and body were hit several times by the stick, and his figure began to stagger.
Shi Mengwan knew that she would only cause trouble if she went over, but when she saw someone swing that long steel pipe at Qiao Ze's head, she couldn't help but shout.
"Dear Brother, be careful."
Her shout made Qiao Ze avoid that blow. However, it also made other people notice her direction. Soon, a few hooligans rushed towards her.
Qiao Ze was anxious. Without thinking, he ran in her direction, but there were too many people on the other side. They surrounded him and he couldn't come over for a while.
Shi Mengwan casually picked up the stones on the ground and threw the stones at them when they rushed towards her.
However, she was young and didn't have much strength. Other than one stone that hit her, the rest of the stones were all empty. The hooligan who was hit by her was enraged. He rushed towards Shi Mengwan and threw a punch.
The punch was blocked by Qiao Ze, who was rushing over. Qiao Ze protected her behind him. When the other party rushed over, he pushed her and told her to run quickly.
Where could Shi Mengwan run to at this time? In her anger, she picked up the wooden stick that had fallen to the ground and waved it around.
That kind of disorderly fight didn't have any effect at all. Soon, she was surrounded by a few hooligans.
The youth desperately wanted to run in her direction, but it was useless. Shi Mengwan was still beaten in the end.
Shi Mengwan was a little girl. When had she ever suffered this? Her body was knocked back a few steps and fell to the ground.
The remaining hooligans weren't people who had tender feelings for the fairer sex. Those sticks swung towards Shi Mengwan. At first, she could still protect her head with her hands.
Later, she was hit on the head and felt dizzy. She forced herself to tell her Dear Brother to run. But another blow struck her on the head. She completely lost the ability to resist.
The youth wanted to rush over, but a hooligan from before took out a knife and stabbed it at the youth.
"Dear Brother –" Shi Mengwan's heart was burning with anxiety. She desperately wanted to save her Dear Brother, but it was useless. She was hit on the head again, and she started to feel dizzy.
Before she fainted, she saw her Dear Brother dodge the knife, but he didn't dodge the steel pipe waved by a hooligan behind him. His body also fell down.
"Dear Brother –"
She wanted to scream, but she couldn't. She could only let the darkness pull her consciousness away.
When she woke up again, she was already in the hospital.
Beside her were the worried Father Shi and Mother Shi. They had been looking for her for more than a year. They had even put her on the missing persons website.
She was clearly in Lin City, but her parents didn't know.
She didn't know how she got to the hospital. Later, she heard that someone had called the police. When the police arrived, she was already there. Other than her, there were also a few injured hooligans.
Shi Mengwan was rescued by the police and brought to the hospital. They found her parents and informed the Shi couple to pick her up.
When she woke up, it had been three days since the attack.
She asked her parents where her Dear Brother was. But no one knew where he was. Even the police said that there was no such person.
Not only that, but those hooligans also said that they had never met Qiao Ze.
Qiao Ze seemed to have disappeared from the world. No matter how she asked or searched, there was no information about Qiao Ze.
The police even told Shi Mengwan that there was no one called Qiao Ze in Lin City. She didn't believe it and insisted on the police investigating.
They found a few people called Qiao Ze, but none of the information matched. She could only ask the police to investigate again, but no one believed her.
She didn't have a photo, and she couldn't find a witness to prove what she said. Everyone only treated her as a child.
After that, she was brought back to town by her parents. She kept begging her parents to let her find her Dear Brother. But Lin City was so big. Even the police said that there was no one, so her parents wouldn't care.
No one believed her words, and no one listened to them. Even if she wanted to find her Dear Brother, no one would help her.
Most importantly, after running away from home this time, Shi Mengwan's mother was scared by her. She even ignored the fact that she only had two daughters and ran to have a vasectomy. She said that she wouldn't have a third child and used this to beg her not to leave home again.
In the end, Shi Mengwan had no choice but to listen to her parents and stop thinking about coming to Lin City to find her Dear Brother.
However, she couldn't restrain her longing for Qiao Ze. Every night, every sunrise, every festival.
She would think of the young man who protected her behind him. That kind of longing didn't fade with the passage of time. Instead, it became clearer and deeper.
She missed him, missed him crazily.
However, she didn't expect that when they met again, the two of them would reach such a stage.
Her Dear Brother had changed his name and was no longer the same person. Not only did he not care for her at all, but he also hurt her again and again.
..
Zhan Haoze looked at Shi Mengwan, who was sleeping on the bed, and a flash of guilt flashed through his eyes.
He lost control yesterday, and in the end, Shi Mengwan fell sick. Her body was already wet, and he was so reckless.
In the end, she fainted because of him. Even though he dealt with it in time, wiped her hair clean and cleaned her body, Shi Mengwan still fell sick.
He called her to call the doctor. She had a high fever of 39 degrees.
The doctor gave her an injection to reduce the fever, but her temperature didn't drop immediately. After the doctor left, Zhan Haoze went to the bathroom and wrung a towel over her head.
The towel was wet and dry, cold and hot. However, Shi Mengwan didn't wake up.
During this period, Xiao Ji and Xiao Qiu from her studio called to look for her. Zhan Haoze picked up the phone and didn't care how they would react when they heard a man answer Shi Mengwan's call. He directly said that Shi Mengwan was sick and couldn't go to work for the time being.
Zhan Haoze called Tang Hua again and asked him to send the work over.
After hanging up the phone, he sat down by the bed and his gaze fell on Shi Mengwan.
Her face was abnormally red because of the fever. Her breathing was also a little heavy. Even though she was asleep, her brows were tightly furrowed.
"Dear Brother –"
In a daze, he seemed to hear her murmuring. When he got closer, he could hear clearly that she was calling out 'Dear Brother'.
Zhan Haoze's eyes were deep. He reached out his hand and gently caressed Shi Mengwan's cheek. The fever was intense, and the temperature was much higher than usual.
The moment his hand touched it, perhaps because Shi Mengwan felt waves of coolness, her furrowed brows even relaxed a lot.
"Dear Brother –"
Shi Mengwan felt like she had had a long dream.
In the dream, she wasn't forced to separate from her Dear Brother. There weren't those hooligans who came looking for trouble, and there wasn't Zhan Haoze who made her sad.
There was only her Dear Brother who had always been by her side and protected her.
She dreamed that she had opened a studio and set up a company. She dreamed that her Dear Brother had started a business with her. She dreamed that they had been together since they were young.
She also dreamed that she and her Dear Brother had finally gotten married and walked into the auditorium together.
But on their wedding day, just when she was about to marry her Dear Brother. Chen Feifei rushed out of nowhere.
"Brother Hao is mine, you shameless mistress."
"You stole my man. You're shameless. You're despicable."
The wedding became noisy because of Chen Feifei's arrival. All the guests who came to watch the ceremony looked at them as if they were watching a farce.
"I didn't. I'm not a mistress."
She was the one who met Zhan Haoze first. How did she become a mistress?
Shi Mengwan was shocked. She wanted to defend herself, but no one listened to her. She saw her parents' disappointed faces and the shocked expressions of her friends and relatives.
Even her best friend, Su Qingsang, looked at her with pity. "Wanwan, give up on him. Give up on him. "
Those voices and those people's gazes were like knives that made her feel a lot of pain.
"Don't –"
She woke up with a scream, but found that her hands and feet were weak. Not only that, but her entire body was covered in sweat. She looked as if she had been fished out of the water.
"You're awake?"
A hoarse male voice sounded. She turned her head and saw Zhan Haoze guarding by the bed.
He didn't look very well. There were faint bruises on his chin, and his eyes were bloodshot. Seeing him, Shi Mengwan also recalled why he was here.
"You –"
As soon as she spoke, her voice was very hoarse. Zhan Haoze brought over a cup of warm water at the right time, helped her up, and fed her to drink it.
She wanted to refuse, but her body, which had just had a fever, really didn't have much strength. Her throat was uncomfortable, so she couldn't refuse. She drank all the water in the cup.
The warm water entering her throat finally made her feel better. She looked up at Zhan Haoze again.
"Are you hungry? There's porridge in the kitchen. It's hot. Let me bring it over for you. "
Zhan Haoze's voice could be considered gentle. Shi Mengwan looked at him. Before she could stop him, he had already gone to bring the porridge.
Shi Mengwan was really hungry. She naturally didn't know that she had slept for two whole days from the time she woke up from her fever.
She didn't usually get sick, so when she got sick, her reaction was very severe.
Zhan Haoze brought the porridge in. He helped Shi Mengwan sit up and scooped a spoonful of porridge into Shi Mengwan's mouth.
Shi Mengwan tilted her head and avoided his hand.
"Zhan Haoze –" Her voice was hoarse, and she looked rather powerless. "Why haven't you left yet?"
"Eat the porridge first." The spoon in Zhan Haoze's hand was still there. "You've been sick for two days. You have to eat."
Shi Mengwan's brows were tightly furrowed. With her current condition, he could naturally guess that she was sick. She didn't forget who the culprit was that caused her illness.
"Zhan Haoze, I don't want to see you. Get out. "
She hadn't recovered from her illness, and her voice and face were all weak. When she said this, she didn't have any aura at all.
Zhan Haoze still maintained his previous posture. "Drink the porridge first. We'll talk after you finish."
"You leave first. I'll naturally drink after you leave." Shi Mengwan turned her face away and stubbornly refused to drink.
"You drink first. I'll naturally leave after you finish."
Zhan Haoze's words made Shi Mengwan angry. She couldn't help but glare at him. However, even if she was healthy, she definitely wouldn't be able to suppress him in terms of aura, not to mention that she was sick now.
"You –"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Zhan Haoze fed the spoon in his hand into her mouth. She couldn't say anything. She was forced to swallow the porridge in her mouth.
Before she could speak again, the second spoon had already been fed to her. Just like that, Shi Mengwan finished the bowl of porridge under half-forced circumstances.
When she saw the bottom of the porridge, she also recovered some energy. "I've finished it. Can you leave now?"
Zhan Haoze put down the bowl and wasn't in a hurry to leave.
Instead, he took out a tissue from the bedside table to wipe Shi Mengwan's mouth. Shi Mengwan avoided his actions.
"Zhan Haoze, I really don't want to see you."
Zhan Haoze's hand that was holding the tissue stopped in mid-air. Shi Mengwan's gaze was fixed on an unknown point in front of her. Her head was still a little dizzy, and her body was also soft. She couldn't exert any strength.
However, there were some things that she had to say.
"You already have Chen Feifei. Why are you still looking for me?"
Not giving him a chance, she smiled bitterly. "Yes, you want to say that you and Chen Feifei aren't that kind of relationship. You want me to believe you and give you time. Right? "
"But why should I believe you? Why should I give you time?"
"You and she can appear in front of everyone. You and she can stand under the sun and receive everyone's blessings. But what about me and you? Zhan Haoze, what can I do with you? For example, on an occasion like yesterday, do you dare to introduce me as your girlfriend to everyone? Do you dare? "
She finally looked at him. Her voice was slightly hoarse and her eyes were dim. "You don't dare."
Zhan Haoze's brows were tightly furrowed. He opened his mouth to speak, but Shi Mengwan didn't give him a chance.
"You don't dare to let people know that I'm your girlfriend. You don't dare to let people know that there's a relationship between us. You can go out with Chen Feifei, but you can't see me go out with other men. You humiliated me and hurt me. Zhan Haoze, I'm a human being, not a doll – "
After saying so much in one breath, Shi Mengwan's breathing was a little ragged. She placed one hand on her chest and kept calming herself down.
"Zhan Haoze, the past. I can treat it as my mistake. It's my mistake. I gave you the chance to hurt me again and again. But I've already paid the price. Zhan Haoze, can you let me go? "
Her face was pale, and she looked pitiful and weak. She was completely different from her usual bright and charming self.
Zhan Haoze felt his heart tremble. He looked at Shi Mengwan and couldn't react for a moment.
His surprise fell into Shi Mengwan's eyes. She thought that he still didn't want to let go just like that, and her eyes were a little red.
"Zhan Haoze, I'm really tired, very tired. I don't want to continue. Can I? You don't want me to fall out with you, do you? "
It was rare for her to be so stubborn. "I think if Chen Feifei finds out about our relationship, she'll probably be unhappy, right?"
Zhan Haoze's expression changed slightly. He thought of Chen Feifei's usual methods. What happened to that Ling Xue from before? If that happened to Shi Mengwan –
He suddenly didn't dare to think any further.
Shi Mengwan saw that his face was pale and knew that he definitely didn't dare to let Chen Feifei know. The corners of her lips curled up, and she smiled mockingly.
"You can go." Shi Mengwan was really uncomfortable. She felt tired and uncomfortable. She shrank back into the blanket and turned her face away. She didn't look at Zhan Haoze. "I'm very tired. I want to rest."
She closed her eyes. In fact, after sleeping for two days, she didn't want to sleep now, but she didn't want to see him even more.
The room was very quiet. She didn't move, and Zhan Haoze didn't move either. She could feel that he was still sitting there, and she felt uncomfortable. She wanted to chase him away.
But she knew that she didn't have the strength now, and she wasn't his match.
Many thoughts flashed through her mind, from when she was young until now. From when she reunited with Zhan Haoze until now. Finally, there was that dream.
Chen Feifei pointed at her nose and scolded her for being a shameless mistress' dream.
Her eyes were a little sore, and she felt a little uncomfortable. She resisted the urge to rub her eyes, but in the next second, she felt an extremely gentle kiss on her forehead.
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