side by side

"...Master," the coachman called him cautiously, "Master, we are here."

Liang Jixuan sat blankly on the rickshaw, closed his eyes, unwilling to think about it, not daring to think about it.This way, the implementation was too fast, as fast as a moment, so fast that he couldn't prepare for it.

Different from the night, Xijiaoping is very lively during the day, bustling with people coming and going.Standing at the entrance of the alley, Liang Jixuan couldn't stop feeling cold.Mother, elder brother, Gu Huatian...everyone is hiding secrets, covering him up, hiding from him, driving him to go crazy.

Who can be trusted, and how much can be trusted, Liang Jixuan couldn't help smiling wryly, now, he doesn't know anymore.

Relying on his vague memory, Liang Jixuan walked deep into the alley.As he went in, there were fewer and fewer people. He looked around, squeezing the scattered and broken memories, looking for those slight similarities.Everywhere is the same, but everywhere seems to be different, Liang Jixuan's thoughts are complicated, his heart is hanging, and the further he goes to the end of the alley, the more he dances.

'Boom! ''Boom! ''Boom! '

'Boom! ''Boom! ''Boom! '

'Boom boom boom!'

With a 'click' sound, Liang Jixuan stopped in his tracks, the road is over.

The house stands at the end of the alley, the door is red, and it is drenched with thick blood, which is dazzling.Liang Jixuan raised his head, what he saw was the sky filled with red, ten bright red lanterns rising without wind.Stuck in place, in a trance, Liang Jixuan saw two cats, one black and one white, standing on the wall. Their eyes were blue and stared at him.The tip of the fiery red tongue stuck out, and licked the sharp fangs mockingly.

They showed no nostalgia, flicked their tails, turned around and jumped into the house.

But they disappeared in an instant, Liang Jixuan rubbed his eyes subconsciously, he vaguely felt that these two cats were the two he had seen in Guijiu Alley.In Guijiu Alley, there are two fierce cats that always appear at night and disappear without a trace.Liang Jixuan took a few steps forward as if obsessed, the door was closed tightly, but there was a narrow gap left.He lay on his stomach, and Liang Jixuan took advantage of the little gap to look inside.The gap was narrow, and his eyesight was also extremely narrow. He could only see the familiar osmanthus tree facing the gate.The wind blew past, and the rain of sparse sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fell, and the idea fell to the ground, smashed on the table, and rolled on the newspapers spread out on the stone table.

He saw the sweet-scented osmanthus on the newspaper roll forward suddenly, and the newspaper turned pages out of thin air.There was no one in front of the stone table, but Liang Jixuan vaguely saw Liang Jiqing sitting on the stone bench. He was still wearing the green coat, frowning and looking down at the newspaper.The wind blew past, and the falling osmanthus flowers fell on his head, and some of them fell on the newspaper, covering the writing marks. He didn't care about the ones on his head, and he blew away the flowers that fell on the newspaper.

Liang Jixuan rubbed his eyes, but only the tree, the table, and the newspapers were left in front of him.There were no so-called two cats, let alone Liang Jiqing.

Taking several steps back again and again, Liang Jixuan's heart was full of breath.He was going to St. Jordan University, and he wanted to ask Gu Huatian for clarification.

Liang Jixuan got hotheaded and rushed straight to the gate of St. Jordan University, but he hesitated.What to ask, how to ask, he stood still.St. Jordan University rang the get out of class bell, and Liang Jixuan saw Gu Huatian walking towards the school gate from a distance, and subconsciously hid at the corner.With a dignified expression, Gu Hua turned around and boarded a rickshaw. He lived in Pingxiangkou in the western suburbs, so there was no need to take a car.Where is he going?

Liang Jixuan frowned and lowered his head in thought, but was suddenly interrupted by a call.

"Liang...Brother Liang?" It was Qi Ruqiu who came, she stood shyly behind him, and opened her mouth tentatively.

"Ah?" Liang Jixuan was startled, he turned his head quickly, "It's Miss Qi."

Different from the sharp and crazy one he saw that day, Qi Ruqiu stood behind him with his hands clasped and his head bowed.She is not tall, with short hair reaching her ears, and her facial features are light, but she looks fair and delicate.She hugged the book and dropped the golden peas, and when Liang Jixuan called her Miss Qi, the tears fell even more fiercely, smashing them down.

Liang Jixuan panicked, he was always clumsy and tongue-tied, now he was in a hurry and didn't know what to do.It was the peak of the crowd after school, passers-by stood on the sidelines and talked a lot, Liang Jixuan blushed and was speechless.

Seeing Liang Jixuan stunned in place, Qi Ruqiu looked lonely.She was a girl of her own, and although she was still sobbing, she took the initiative to relieve the situation, "Let's go to the side and talk." Liang Jixuan hurriedly nodded as if he had been pardoned.

"Brother..." As soon as Qi Ruqiu opened his mouth when he reached the corner, the tears rolled down again. She murmured, her fair and clean face was already full of tears.

Through his face, what Qi Ruqiu saw was Liang Jiqing, and Liang Jixuan knew it.

"Hey..." Liang Jixuan's heart softened. Knowing that this girl might be the culprit who pushed his brother into the water, he still softened his heart. He took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears. He said softly, "Don't cry, cry!" It won't be pretty if you put on your face."

Now, Qi Ruqiu cried even harder.She was sobbing again and again, almost out of breath.

"You go with me, you go with me!" Qi Ruqiu's voice became hoarse, she grabbed Liang Jixuan's sleeve tightly and did not let go. into Liang Jixuan's flesh.Liang Jixuan was in pain from being ripped off, but he didn't dare to say more, the current Qi Ruqiu was really terrifying.

She took him to Beihai Park.

The lotus pond in front of you can't see the edge at a glance.The season has passed, and there is no sign of the white lotus, only brown and withered stems standing alone, crumbling and drooping on the dark green round leaves, the coldness is frighteningly sad.

Beihai Park... Liang Jixuan frowned suddenly.At first, when he questioned his brother what happened on September [-]st, Liang Jiqing used this to prevaricate him.September [-]st, Beihai Park, interview, little girl, fell into a lotus pond, saving lives... Recalling Liang Jiqing's prevarication remarks, Liang Jixuan felt inexplicably uneasy.

The interview, Beihai Park, the hesitation in Liang Jiqing's eyes, the little girl, saving lives, September [-]st... Liang Jixuan's head suddenly hurt again, and countless lines appeared in front of his eyes. They were originally messy and intertwined. , but now it is sorted out smoothly.He vaguely felt that he grasped the key to the problem, but missed some extremely important connection points.Not in a chain, he couldn't put them in a chain.

"Brother..." Qi Ruqiu opened her mouth with difficulty, her voice was already hoarse, and she shook her head desperately, "I was wrong, really wrong, I was lost for a while, I shouldn't have pushed you."

Liang Jixuan's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, as he had guessed before, on September [-]st, Liang Jiqing came to Beihai Park and was pushed into the water by Qi Ruqiu.

So, Liang Jiqing's stand-in was a sign?

No, no, it's impossible.

Liang Jiqing's water skills are quite good. How can it be so difficult for him to get in the pool with such a deep water?

"What happened later?" Liang Jixuan grabbed Qi Ruqiu, "What happened after you pushed him into the water?"

Qi Ruqiu's face turned pale.

tbc.

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Ah...the exam results are out in one week, worry face.jpg