I pinched my waist and petted him, and I was made to cry by the ruffian Third Master.

Su Mian slowly opened his eyes, and his blurry vision gradually became clear.

She looked around and found herself in an unfamiliar environment. The strong smell of disinfectant made her frown.

Su Mian propped herself up and tried to get up, but the stinging pain on the back of her hand woke her up instantly.

What did she suddenly think of?

Su Hao, her younger brother, died on the operating table.

How could she accept this?

Just when Su Mian was about to get out of bed, the door was suddenly pushed open.

She looked up and her eyes fell on the person who walked into the room.

The person who came was Su Hao's teacher, Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng walked to the bedside with steady steps, his eyes revealing his concern for Su Mian.

He bent down slightly and asked softly, "Student Su Mian, how do you feel now? Is there anything wrong with your body?"

When Su Mian heard Zhang Cheng's voice, the image of his younger brother Su Hao instantly appeared in his mind.

Tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably and slid down my cheeks.

She held Zhang Cheng's hand tightly and asked in a trembling voice: "Teacher Zhang, all this is fake, right? My brother must be fine in school, right?"

Zhang Cheng stared at Su Mian's tear-stained face and grief-stricken look, and his heart couldn't help but tighten, as if it was being pinched by an invisible hand.

He took a deep breath, trying to suppress his inner sadness, and comforted her: "Su Mian, I know this is hard for you to accept, but this is the fact... We are all very sorry and sad."

He gently patted the back of Su Mian's slightly pale hand, and said in a low and gentle voice, "Please accept my condolences."

Su Mian froze instantly as if struck by lightning, his eyes empty and out of focus.

Time passed by minute by minute, and finally, she slowly came back to her senses, her voice as hoarse as sandpaper: "Where is my brother?"

"In the morgue."

Zhang Cheng’s words were like a sharp knife piercing Su Mian’s heart.

Hearing this, Su Mian didn't care about the needle on the back of her hand. She got out of bed resolutely and prepared to rush to the morgue to find Su Hao.

Zhang Cheng was quick to stop her: "You are still receiving an IV drip! Don't move."

"I want to go see him! Teacher Zhang, please let me go..."

Su Mian begged desperately, tears pouring out of her eyes uncontrollably like a flood breaking through a dam.

Zhang Cheng looked at the grief-stricken Su Mian in front of him, and the last line of defense in his heart was broken.

He nodded helplessly and helped the weak Su Mian to the morgue.

After entering the morgue, Su Mian stood quietly beside Su Hao, motionless.

Zhang Cheng, who was standing by, was originally worried that she would lose control of her emotions and burst into tears, but at this moment he was surprised to see Su Mian so quiet.

However, Su Mian just stared at Su Hao silently without crying. She calmly handled Su Hao's funeral, contacted the funeral home, and arranged for Su Hao to be cremated.

When coming out of the funeral home, the sunlight was a little dazzling. Su Mian lowered his head and hugged the cold and heavy square box tightly.

Along the way, passers-by cast strange looks at him, whispering and pointing, but Su Mian seemed not to notice. He just walked silently, with the only thing in his heart being the precious urn in his arms.

Finally returning to the door of the apartment, Su Mian took a deep breath and gently pushed the door open.

However, the scene in front of her shocked her. She saw Father Su standing on the balcony railing! He was shaky and looked like he might fall down at any time!

Su Mian was so frightened that she quickly placed the urn on the table beside her and ran to the balcony.

"Dad! What are you doing?"

Su Mian's voice was filled with fear and anxiety.

When Father Su heard his daughter's cry, he slowly turned his head, looked at Su Mian with empty eyes, and murmured, "Mian Mian, Daddy is hungry and wants to eat glutinous rice cakes. The glutinous rice cakes below smell so good..."

Su Mian felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and tears instantly blurred her eyes.

She quickly stepped forward, tightly grasped her father's hand, and tried to pull him back from the brink of danger while softly comforting him:

"Okay, Dad, come down first, I'll make you some glutinous rice cakes right away."

When saying this, Su Mian's voice couldn't help but tremble.

When she left for the hospital last night, she was worried that Su's father would run out and something might happen to him, so she locked the door when she left.

However, what she never expected was that her father actually tried to climb out of the window.

You know, they live on the seventh floor! If something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous.

Her mother and brother have already left her. If her father also met with misfortune, she really would not be able to bear such a blow and would completely collapse.

Hearing that he could eat his favorite glutinous rice cake, Father Su was as happy as a child and hurried down from the balcony.

When she saw her father coming down from the window safely, her heart finally settled down and she felt relieved.

Then she quickly went forward and closed the window, fearing that anything else might go wrong.

After calming down a little, Su Mian carefully helped the old man into the living room and said softly, "Dad, sit down and rest for a while. I'll make you something to eat."

Father Su smiled and nodded to show his agreement.

Then he added: "Make more. Haohao also likes to eat glutinous rice cakes. When he comes today, he will be able to eat it."

Su Mian's breathing stagnated when he heard this.

She only told his father yesterday that Su Hao was coming over in order to coax him to sleep. She didn't expect that her mentally retarded father would still remember it.

Su Mian couldn't help but look at the exquisite urn on the table, and tears instantly blurred her eyes.

Due to financial constraints, she was unable to afford the cemetery fee of more than 200,000 yuan and could only silently take Su Hao's ashes back home.

At this moment, a strong sense of sadness surged into her heart. She felt her nasal cavity swelling and it was almost difficult for her to breathe.

"Dad, Haohao he..." The words got stuck in my throat. Those two heavy words seemed to be cast under a spell, stuck deep in my throat and I couldn't spit them out easily no matter what.

In my memory, Haohao has always been a well-behaved and sensible child.

Just yesterday, when I received a call from him, I could still feel the indescribable excitement and joy.

However, who would have thought that the young man who vowed to support her in the future has now left her forever.

Hearing his daughter's hesitation, Father Su looked at her blankly and asked anxiously, "What happened to Haohao?"

Su Mian took a deep breath, trying to calm the grief in his heart, and then said in a trembling voice: "He...he can't come."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly turned her head away, fearing that her father would notice something from her red and swollen eyes.

Tears flowed out of her eyes like a flood, but she could only cover her mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound.

Father Su obviously didn't notice his daughter's abnormality. After a moment of hesitation, he started to talk to himself, "Oh, so that's the case. That's right, Haohao is still studying at school. His homework is so tight, so he naturally can't spare the time to come."

Su Mian suppressed his grief and nodded silently.

She didn't dare tell the truth, fearing that her father would not be able to accept it.

Father Su continued to mutter to himself, "It doesn't matter, come back during summer vacation.

If you tell Haohao to study hard and have a bright future, I will feel relieved.

Don't worry about me, okay?"

Su Mian had already stopped crying and only responded with a choked voice.

Then she slowly turned and walked into the kitchen, hiding her endless sorrow and pain.

After taking care of Su's father and helping him finish his lunch, Su Mian carefully placed the urn in a safe place, and comforted Su's father in a soft voice, telling him to stay at home and not run around.

Hearing this, Father Su showed a bit of displeasure on his face, and muttered: "Mianmian, why are you going out again?"

Su Mian nodded slightly and replied, "Well, Dad, I want to go to Haohao's school to take a look and bring him some food."

As soon as he finished speaking, Father Su's eyes immediately lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

"Then go quickly! Remember to bring some glutinous rice cakes for Haohao for me. It's his favorite." Father Su instructed happily.

"Don't worry, Dad. I know." Su Mian agreed readily.

Afterwards, Su Mian hurried to school.

As soon as she entered the school gate, she went straight to the principal's office.

Because she knew in her heart that if she wanted to find out the truth behind her brother's death, she had to start from the school. She couldn't let her brother die in obscurity.

When the principal's eyes fell on Su Mian, he was slightly stunned, and then he said softly: "So you are Su Hao's sister."

Su Mian nodded slightly, and then asked the principal directly about the cause of his brother's death, and asked the school to provide surveillance video so that the thugs could be caught.

Because she was too emotional, Su Mian's tears couldn't be suppressed and slid down her cheeks like a dam bursting.

Facing the tearful Su Mian, the principal stared at her silently for a long time before slowly speaking: "I am also deeply saddened by such an unfortunate thing. How about this, the school is willing to give you 50,000 yuan as compensation."

Hearing what the principal said, Su Mian stood there in shock, with an expression of disbelief on his face. "Principal, what do you mean by this?"

Her voice trembled slightly with shock.

"We are indeed deeply sorry for the misfortune that Su Hao encountered, but in fact his death has nothing to do with the school."

The principal's words were like a sharp sword that pierced Su Mian's heart, making her furious. "My brother clearly had an accident at school, how can you say it has nothing to do with the school!"

Su Mian widened his eyes and questioned the principal angrily.

When the principal heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy.

"He was clearly out of school. Our school has clear rules that no one is allowed to leave the school after 7pm! He insisted on violating the school rules. Who can he blame for the accident? Besides, the school is willing to give out 50,000 yuan as compensation, which is very kind. Don't be ungrateful!"

After Su Mian heard this, she was furious.

At this moment, she deeply felt the ugly face of her alma mater, and a strong sense of anger and disappointment surged in her heart. How could her alma mater be so shameless to say such irresponsible words?

"I want to call the police!"

Su Mian, unable to bear it any longer, said this and turned away without looking back.

However, what she did not expect was that when the police received the report and rushed to the scene, they simply followed her to the school and conducted a routine inspection and questioning, and then prepared to go home.

Seeing that the police were about to leave, the anxious Su Mian quickly called out to stop them.

"My brother is dead, and you're just going to ignore it and leave without catching the murderer?"

Upon hearing this, the other party said in a businesslike tone: "Madam, please accept my condolences. We understand your feelings at the moment, but please believe that our police will definitely launch a comprehensive and in-depth investigation.

Once there are any clues or progress, we will contact you as soon as possible and inform you of the relevant situation in a timely manner. "After saying this, they turned around and left without hesitation.