"Xingchen? Why are you squatting at the door so late and not entering the house?"

Aunt Zhang was carrying her bag as if she was about to go out, but when she came out she saw the little girl opposite, hugging her knees and lowering her head, huddled in a dark corner beside the door.

Hearing the sound, Li Xingchen slowly raised his head, raised his lips politely, and explained the reason in a warm voice: "I went downstairs to throw away the trash and closed the door. When I came up, I forgot to take the key."

"Then let me call your family." Aunt Zhang reached into her bag to take out her cell phone.

"No, no." Li Xingchen quickly stood up, her legs were numb after squatting for a long time, and she was still a little dizzy when she suddenly stood up. She endured the discomfort and declined Aunt Zhang's kindness. She hesitated: "I... I'd better go find it myself.

Aunt Zhao."

"Okay then..." Aunt Zhang went downstairs hesitantly.

Zhao Hui was a big talker, and she had no taboo about her dissatisfaction with adopting Li Xingchen. She would talk about it everywhere, and even the neighbors who were closer knew about her situation.

Aunt Zhang also felt sorry for this good child. Halfway down the stairs, she turned around and said to her: "If you really can't go back, just knock on my door. Your uncle is in the house."

Li Xingchen nodded, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang."

When Aunt Zhang's footsteps got farther and farther down, the voice-activated light in the corridor went out, Li Xingchen lowered his eyebrows and squatted back in the corner again.

Li Zhengye has returned to the company. He is too busy with the projects he is responsible for. He has to run field measurement data every day. If he is not on vacation, he lives directly in the employee dormitory. Whether he can come back even on Saturdays and Sundays depends on the situation.

Zhao Hui was playing cards in the chess and card room downstairs, and Li Xingchen knew that he couldn't disturb her. Even if he just asked for a key, Zhao Hui would not only give it to her, but he might even scold her.

Li Xingchen could only place his hope on Li Yun who was out, but since that night, Li Yun had not spoken to her again. He went out early during the day and came back late at night.

The windshield in the corridor was broken and had not been repaired. After waiting for about half an hour, the coolness of the autumn night came. Li Xingchen was wearing slippers and a thin long-sleeved T-shirt without a jacket. She hugged her body tightly and still

I couldn't help but shiver.

She really couldn't wait for Li Yun. After struggling for a while, she decided to go to the chess and card room to explore the situation. If Zhao Huizheng won, she might be given the key.

The chess and card room is behind the canteen downstairs. This is the brightest and noisiest place in the residential area at night.

As soon as we entered, the smell of cigarettes, sweat, and foot odor was thick and mixed together with the sounds of shouting and playing mahjong cards, as well as the sound of slot machines dispensing coins.

Li Xingchen frowned and covered his nose. When he raised his eyes, he found that many people were looking at him.

"Who has such a pretty girl?" she heard in the noise.

Li Xingchen walked towards the mahjong area and soon saw Zhao Hui's newly permed curly hair, but after taking a few steps forward, she stopped.

It was obvious that Zhao Hui was arguing with another person at the card table.

Li Xingchen felt that it was impossible to get the key. She stood there blankly, and suddenly a hand touched her shoulder, and an unpleasant smell of armpit odor entered her nose.

She subconsciously dodged away, turned around and saw a greasy, bald middle-aged man, smiling obscenely, showing his teeth full of yellow stains, "Who are you looking for, little girl?"

People around him noticed that they all called him nonsense, but he didn't take it seriously and stared at Li Xingchen greedily.

Li Xingchen frowned and shook his head in panic. He wanted to go out, but was blocked by his fat body. "Let's go, uncle will take you to have fun."

As she spoke, she was about to stretch out her hand again. Li Xingchen backed away in fear, and her arm accidentally hit the corner of the card table. She ignored the pain and tried to squeeze out from the side, but the uncle moved forward and tried to pull her.

Everyone around looked at him, cursed him a few times, and then returned to his cards. No one took any action. First, they didn't mind his own business, and second, they felt that he didn't have the guts to do anything wrong.

Suddenly there was a scream, and the uncle's ears were grabbed and twisted by an aunt who looked very fierce. She was his wife.

He was dragged out by his ears, "How dare you molest a little girl in a building?! If you want to go to jail, I will send you there myself!"

Li Xingchen ran out in panic, while Zhao Hui was still arguing about the cards so hard that his face turned red and his neck was thick, without even turning his head.

The night is endless, and darkness sweeps across the land.

Li Xingchen calmed down her fear and walked out of the residential building slowly and in a daze. The cool breeze hit her neck. She folded her arms and rubbed them, and walked along the street with the purpose of strolling.

She didn't know how long it took for her to walk from the quiet old district to the brightly lit downtown area. She found a bench and sat down on a busy street. She watched the people coming and going in front of her, speeding up like a movie camera.

at every turn.

"Meow~"

A plump white cat with glistening eyes suddenly jumped out from the bushes behind and came to her feet. Without saying a word, it started to pull at her.

Li Xingchen was forced to stand up, and the white cat stopped, looked in one direction, then looked back at her and barked twice.

It took two steps in that direction with its short legs, then looked back at her and barked twice.

Li Xingchen thought it was inexplicable, but it seemed to have something to do with it. Anyway, she had nothing to do and nowhere to go, "You can lead the way."

It stopped and looked back, as if it was afraid that she wouldn't follow. Li Xingchen suddenly wanted to laugh. He felt that it was strange to sneak out and follow a very thoughtful cat at night.

Behind is a small circular square, surrounded by lush flowers and trees. In the center of the square, there are people walking dogs and dancing. When you walk through it, roughly symmetrical to the bench where she sits, Jiang Cong is sitting there.

Li Xingchen paused for a few seconds, then lowered his head and looked at the cat, rubbed his eyes and looked over again, it was indeed Jiang Cong.

Unbelievable x2.

A motorcycle with smooth lines was parked not far away. Jiang Cong leaned back on the bench with all his strength. His arms were draped on the back of the chair. The cigarette in his hand was a little scarlet, and the smoke was dense. He didn't smoke, and let the wind blow.

Blowing and burning, the eyes are empty.

Light footsteps approached, "Meow~"

Jiang Tiechui swayed into view, followed by a pair of pink girl's slippers, with a thin and lonely ankle exposed.

Jiang Cong slowly raised his head, and the moment their eyes met, both of them were stunned.

After sitting and standing in shock for several minutes, they both spoke at the same time.

"runaway?"

"Been beaten?"

"..."

Silence again.

Li Xingchen looked at his fair-skinned face. There were several dazzling red marks from his palms. There was a dark red blood scab on his eyelids, and the surrounding area was purple. The corners of his mouth were also broken. She frowned unconsciously.

After observing his injury for a moment, Li Xingchen walked over and sat down next to him. He looked at the ground and sighed, and asked worriedly: "Would you like to take care of your injury?"

She didn't ask the reason. It was impossible for Jiang Cong to be beaten. Unless he didn't fight back, it was most likely... his family.

Jiang Cong put out the cigarette first and turned his head to look at her without saying a word. After looking at her for a few seconds, he took off his coat, reached out and threw it away, and the loose clothes were put around her head and covered most of her body.

He didn't answer and asked instead, his voice a little hoarse with fatigue: "Why did you run out dressed like this at night?"

The clothes marked his unique smell. Li Xingchen pulled down some coats and put them on his shoulders. He turned to look at him and said: "I had a quarrel with my family and they kicked me out. I am now penniless."

There’s nowhere to go.”

Jiang Cong: "..."
Chapter completed!