Genshin Impact: Please don’t bully me, fellow stragglers

In a trance, Nan Ke returned to the time when he was fourteen years old.

She has not yet moved out of the old neighborhood. Her family of four lives in a rented house, leading a hard and difficult life.

"Study with me?"

Nan Ke was holding the test paper that he had not finished explaining to Nan Yi when his father took him to the study room alone and he heard this unfamiliar word.

Although he was puzzled, Nan Ke still thought about it seriously for a moment and asked his father,

"Dad, what should I do to accompany my children to study?"

"When the time comes, there will be a car to pick you up. Just take the car to his house and take the tutoring lessons with his daughter. If his daughter can't learn, you can teach her."

It doesn't sound difficult.

but--

"Why choose me?" Nan Ke was genuinely confused.

My father didn't answer.

Although there was no answer, Nan Ke still obediently left with his father and went to accept the so-called accompanying study interview.

The other party is a big client who will promote my father in the future.

We are still in the process of negotiation and urgently need to improve the relationship.

Nan Ke, wearing her school uniform, sat stiffly in the alcohol-filled box. The arm of a strange man was around her shoulders and resting on the back of the sofa behind her.

Being so close to strangers made Nan Ke feel uncomfortable.

Especially when the other person touches her hair, her face, and her legs.

But when Nan Ke looked across, he saw his father immersed in chatting with others, and he only glanced at him occasionally, but didn't care at all.

Nan Ke kept his request for help to himself.

After returning home, Nan Ke secretly mentioned this matter to Nan Yi in bed.

"I don't understand either." Nan Yi shook his head.

I thought it was over, but the next day, because of Nan Yi's unintentional words, the matter reached her mother's ears.

That was the most terrible fight between Nan Ke and his father.

They even got to the point where they were arguing about divorce and who should get to keep which child.

Until the head office notified my father of his transfer and promotion.

At the same time, the client responded. Nan Ke was very good, and the client was willing to help them build relationships, establish a foothold in the new city, and send Nan Ke to the local key position.

It goes without saying who is behind the scenes helping the father who has no foundation.

The mother's anger had to be calmed down.

"Call uncle."

At the high school opening ceremony, Nan Ke stood at the school gate and was pushed by his father towards a strange man who got out of a car.

"Hello, uncle." Nan Ke lowered his head.

The man handed her a big bouquet of flowers and said with relief: "Well, good girl. Get in the car and go to my house."

"Dad..." Nan Ke looked at his father uneasily.

Her father smiled and pushed her forward again: "Go, good girl."

It's like losing weight and falling into the abyss.

It is like drowning in a lightless deep sea.

Only countless broken scenes surrounded Nan Ke, filled with unbearable echoes.

Under the pretext of greeting, I was touched and kissed on the cheek.

I was induced to wear strange clothes and learn to dance cheek to cheek.

Being secretly photographed without knowing it.

There have been times when I almost didn't get to go home for the night.

The "uncle" claims to be a gentleman and wants to wait for Nan Ke to "grow up" well.

But does Nan Ke really know nothing?

"call……"

Nan Ke slowly opened his eyes.

A beam of white light passed through the gap in the blackout curtains, flew straight over the empty single bed, and fell on the ground, in front of her knees.

How long had she been curled up in the corner of the room, in a daze?

Nan Ke was at a loss for a moment.

She felt her limbs getting cold and stiff. She raised her head and suddenly a cold light flashed in her peripheral vision.

Nan Ke glanced sideways and saw a pair of scissors lying on the ground.

The two sharp blades were open, and the tips were stained with red.

What did she do?

Nan Ke opened his hands. There were only burns on the palms and backs of his hands that had not yet healed, while his wrists and arms were intact.

Nan Ke was feeling sleepy and tired, so he just shook his head and pulled himself together to pick up the scissors.

Nan Ke felt a stinging pain in his chest due to the movement, and he finally realized what was happening and lowered his head to look at the T-shirt on his body.

It was like a large dark red camellia blossomed on the white T-shirt, with the gorgeous petals swaying along the curve of the body, from the chest to the waist.

Nan Ke tore open the cloth and saw four or five blood scabs crisscrossing the chest, as if it had been cut several times by a sharp object.

This is also the place where I was touched by a stranger last night.

It has been a while since that happened.

Nan Ke hit his head twice with his hands, staggered to his feet, wiped the scissors clean, put them in the drawer, and went to find some clean clothes.

Because he had worked night shifts for two days, Nan Ke took a day off before being rescheduled to daytime shifts.

The thunderstorm finally stopped.

The large amount of rainwater accumulated on the streets quickly evaporated under the scorching sun, and the resulting heat wave swept across every corner of the city.

The store manager came out of the monitoring room to inspect and saw Nan Ke mopping the floor. He glanced at her from top to bottom and frowned:

"White top and black pants, don't make the mistake tomorrow."

Nan Ke is wearing a black top today.

"Sorry, I won't do that tomorrow." Nan Ke stood up and bowed to the manager.

The store manager hummed, did not pursue the matter, and went somewhere else with his hands behind his back.

After finishing cleaning, Nan Ke went to wash his hands and face, and when no one was around, he checked the scar on his chest.

There were two or three cracks, but luckily she was wearing black clothes, so the little bloodstains were not obvious.

The downside of wearing all black is that it can get quite hot in direct sunlight.

The sun had not yet set when Nan Ke got off work.

There is a fast food self-service restaurant near the convenience store, and Nan Ke usually eats dinner there before going home.

She passed by the fast food restaurant all sweaty and stopped for a short while. She was so hot that she had no appetite, so she decided to go back directly.

The strong sunlight hit his back, and the scorching heat stretched Nan Ke's shadow into a long line.

After walking for a while, Nan Ke inadvertently saw another slender shadow, which gradually passed by his feet from behind as the sun set in the west.

She quickened her pace slightly.

The shadow also accelerated, like her tail.

She stopped on the street to wipe her sweat, and her shadow disappeared. When Nan Ke took another step, after a while, his shadow was following her closely.

who is it?

Nan Ke didn't look back.

There was a bakery in front. Nan Ke turned into the glass door of the bakery and suddenly looked back.

Through the glass, there were only pedestrians walking normally on the street.

Is she worried?

Nan Ke was still suspicious, so he picked up a piece of bread and walked out again, but the shadow had disappeared.

The same situation happened again the next day when Nan Ke got off work.

It was also the afternoon when she got off work, and it was also the same shadow that followed her everywhere.

"Nan Ke?"

The sunset poured into the living room from the French windows. Ah Liu was sitting at the table in the living room, writing a paper. He looked up and asked,

"Why don't you come in?"

Nan Ke stood in the entrance holding the door handle. When he came back to his senses from the shock, he looked up and saw the handsome face of the young man.

"Sorry, A-Liu." Nan Kela came to the door, "Did I disturb you?"

Ah Liu shook his head and observed her expression carefully: "Nan Ke, you haven't been in good spirits these past few days, and you got off work later than usual. Are you feeling unwell, or did you meet someone?"

There was concern in those purple eyes, and a barely perceptible wariness hidden deep within them.

"Who did you meet?" Nan Ke asked back.

"For example," the pen between Ah Liu's fingers swung a small arc, "a noisy girl?"

"That's not true."

A Liu smiled suddenly: "Nan Ke, I bought a small cake, do you want to eat it together?"

"I'm a little tired, I want to go rest first," Nan Ke smiled, "You can eat by yourself."

"Nanke..."

Nan Ke pretended not to hear what he said and went straight back to her room with her bag.

Is the person following me related to A Liu?

Nan Ke locked the door and leaned against it, frowning and thinking.

Is it...

Nan Ke remembered that in the middle of the night, A Liu seemed to be being chased by someone.

She couldn't help but look towards the living room.

There was complete silence outside the door.

In fact, on the way back today, Nan Ke was still hesitating whether to ask A Liu for help and wait for her at the convenience store after tutoring like before.

No matter what the purpose of the person following her is, he will most likely give up when he sees that she is no longer alone.

But what if the other party was originally coming for A Liu?

Nan Ke sighed helplessly.

As a person being followed, the minimum self-protection is to ensure that your residence is not discovered.

Nan Ke insisted on taking a detour home for several days and became a little impatient.

She tried various methods but still couldn't find out what the other party was talking about.

She had been in a bad state during this period.

If I continue to be in this state of fear, I'm afraid that next time I won't just be mentally confused and have a few minor injuries.

Inability to regulate one's own mental state.

At least we have to eliminate external factors.

Monday afternoon.

Nan Ke asked for leave early from work.

"...I'll walk here and will be there in about fifteen minutes." Nan Ke stood under the eaves, taking out a parasol while talking on the phone.

"No hurry," the other side smiled faintly, "Be careful."

Nan Ke said goodbye politely, put away his phone, opened his umbrella and walked into the sun.

After Nan Ke got used to working in the convenience store, the store manager scheduled her shifts in the afternoon, so she usually got off work around five o'clock.

Five o'clock is before most residents nearby get off work, so Nan Ke guessed that the person who had the leisure to follow her at this time was probably not in school or at work.

The fact that the stalker did not show up in the previous two days, Saturday and Sunday, further confirmed this point.

There must be someone at work in the other person's home, so he only has free time to keep an eye on her on weekdays.

As for why it is certain that it is "him".

Although Nan Ke did not find the stalker.

But I did spot the back of a suspected stalker.

Nan Ke got off work a little earlier.

The route I took wasn't the usual one to go home.

A few minutes later, the chilling feeling of being stared at from behind once again spread from Nan Ke's heels to the top of his head.

Nan Ke put the parasol on his shoulder to block out the uncomfortable gaze and continued walking forward.

She was going to the most prosperous commercial street in the university town.

Speaking of prosperity, the nearby universities are now on summer vacation and the sun is at its brightest in the afternoon.

Nan Ke crossed the shadows of many buildings along the way. Most of the roller shutters on both sides were pulled down and closed to welcome guests.

A few stray cats ran out from the alley on the side. They probably didn't expect to run into people at this time, so they stopped in a hurry two or three meters in front of Nan Ke.

Nan Ke had to stop and stare at them.

The overly bright summer divides the light and shadow.

Between the overlapping and distinct geometric lines, a mass of color that could be described as pitch black appeared from the depths of the alley behind the stray cats.

The cats all stood up with their fur standing on end, as if they had seen their natural enemy. They turned around and ran to the alley in the opposite direction.

In the blink of an eye, all Nan Ke could see was a black cat's tail as fast as an afterimage, chasing the fleeing cats.

What a fierce competition for survival.

Nan Ke passed by the alley, listening to the screams inside, and thought.

No one can resist watching cats fight.

Especially the large-scale pvp scenes with multiple cats.

Nan Ke is no exception.

Nan Ke held an umbrella and paused just as she was about to pass the entrance of the alley. She hesitated for a moment and took a step back.

The alley is a dead end, with a lot of miscellaneous items such as wooden racks piled up at the innermost side, and now half of it is occupied by a group of stray cats.

The one chasing the team relentlessly was a black cat. With no way to escape, the stray cats rushed towards their rival one after another, and the fluff they scratched flew all over the sky like dandelions.

Nan Ke couldn't help but sneeze.

The fighting cats were startled, and the two big cats flew over the eaves and walls, climbed over the top of the wall and disappeared.

Nanke was amazed.

Other cats were running around in the alley. Nan Ke consciously moved to the side. Several cat shadows came out of the alley and flew in all directions close to her feet.

Only when the alley became completely quiet did Nan Ke stick his head out to look inside.

The black cat sat upright on a broken wooden table, raised its paw and licked its wound attentively, looking like a winner.

It keenly noticed that the troublemaker had not left, and glanced over suddenly.

A pair of cold purple cat's eyes were hidden in the shadow of the wall, shining brightly.

Nan Ke stared at it for three seconds.

The cat didn't move, and she didn't move.

a long time.

"Meow?"

Nan Ke put away his umbrella and took small steps towards it.

The black cat stared at her without blinking.

Nan Ke became a little bolder, and meowed again, taking slightly bigger steps.

Although it was clearly attacking its own kind with heavy punches, the black cat did not react at all until Nan Ke approached and squatted down. It just looked at her quietly.

"You are so awesome."

Nan Ke put his hands on his knees and sincerely praised it for its previous performance.

The black cat wagged the tip of its tail.

"Are you the boss here?" Nan Ke asked.

The black cat brushed its ears, stood up and jumped off the wooden table.

Nan Ke followed it with curious eyes.

It had many wounds all over its body, which looked a bit burnt. They didn't look like scratches or bites, but more like burns.

The black cat passed by her silently and walked out of the alley.

Are you too lazy to pay attention to her?

Nan Ke tilted his head slightly and was about to stand up and leave, but suddenly a dark figure came into his sight.