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The supple bangs were wet with cold sweat, and they were tightly attached to Ji Chen's forehead.

He was shaking, shaking constantly.

He contacted Aisha's family overnight, and He Yunqi, who had settled everything temporarily, had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by the sound of the person next to his pillow in the middle of the night.He quickly turned the bedside lamp to dim.The person huddled under the quilt had opened his eyes, but his face was really ugly, and the collar of his pajamas was clinging to the back of his neck, already soaked with sweat.

"Chenchen... Are you uncomfortable?" He Yunqi gently pushed aside the quilt and leaned over, hugging the young man who hadn't fully woken up yet.

The quilt was as warm as his embrace, Ji Chen slightly loosened his clenching fingers to the point of spasm, and tightly grasped He Yunqi's nightgown as if he was looking for a straw.But even so embarrassed, he still bit his lower lip and shook his head: "No..."

His denial was not convincing at all to He Yunqi, He Yunqi got used to it, and didn't ask any more. He patted Ji Chen's back which finally stopped trembling, and walked slowly along that thin spine. Going down, took the time to wipe the cold sweaty forehead of the person in front of him, brushed away the wet forehead hair, and slowly dried the glowing skin: "Did you have a nightmare?"

The light in Ji Chen's eyes flickered, and he weakly denied: "No..."

"Don't lie."

The person in his arms can always make He Yunqi feel helpless and affectionate. With a slight force on his arms, he wraps Ji Chen completely in his arms.The familiar smell lingered on the tip of the nose, Ji Chen, who woke up from the dream, lowered her eyes and her breathing gradually calmed down.He Yunqi slowly approached, his thin lips lingered on Ji Chen's cheeks and forehead, and finally stopped on the pale lips with tooth marks, and said softly: "We are at home, I am still here, and I am here at the hospital." I found a nurse and made arrangements. No matter how anxious I am, my body must not collapse, otherwise how can we get them back? What did you dream about? Can you tell me?"

The mattress was very soft, like a ball of cotton. Ji Chen lay on this ball of cotton, and his body gradually relaxed.He slowly raised his hands, the loose cuffs slipped from his wrists all the way to his elbows, and his hands pressed against He Yunqi's cheeks.Ji Chen slowly opened his eyes and tilted his head back a little.The foreheads of the two were touching, and the tip of their noses rubbed against each other. In the warm yellowish light of the room, this silhouette was very intimate.

Surrounding the two of them, a faint blue and white light band flowed, and a light flashed in front of He Yunqi's eyes. He quickly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, it was no longer the warm scene in the bedroom.

This is Ji Chen's memory.

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In the field of vision is a pair of small hands, carrying a small stool, slowly walked to the washbasin, turned on the faucet, and took off a small towel from the towel rack on the side, but the movements of scrubbing were exceptionally skillful , After scooping several handfuls of water on his face, he finally wiped his face clean.The morning sunlight spilled into the bathroom through the window frame, cutting golden light blocks on the floor tiles.

In the mirror, there was a small face with water droplets hanging on it. It looked about seven or eight years old. The hair was wet with water and stuck to the forehead in strands. The child in the mirror had big eyes, but no With a smile, his small face was straightened, and he was extremely serious. He was exactly the same as him when he grew up many years later.

He Yunqi wanted to touch his face through the barrier of memories, it would be best if he could press the corners of his mouth with his fingertips and give him a bright smile.

The bell rang outside the window, it was vaguely heard, it was probably the wake-up bell or the assembly bell, little Ji Chen jumped off the stool, put the things back in place, then packed her schoolbag and ran out of the dormitory.There are several bunk-style wooden beds stuffed in the small dormitory. Most of these beds are old, and the brown wooden paint is also peeling off. The condition is not good.

When Ji Chen ran out of the dormitory with his schoolbag on his back, the children in the room woke up slowly.

It turned out that he had developed the habit of avoiding people since he was so young.

Xiao Jichen's life is really too monotonous, he doesn't talk after class, doesn't raise his hands in class, just lies on the seat like a gourd, staring at the nine-to-nine multiplication table on the metal pencil case in a daze, occasionally he can hear his voice, it's also When the teacher points to him to answer the question.Such a dull daily life is not at all what a little boy should have.

Is there anything peculiar about this memory entrusted in the dream?He Yunqi was wondering, the second class in the afternoon was over, today is Tuesday, after the second class, school time has come, Ji Chen still lay motionless on his seat, the noisy laughter around him gradually faded away Only then did he stand up slowly from his seat, glanced at the tree shadow outside the window, and walked towards the school canteen by himself.

However, Ji Chen was stopped by someone on the way to the canteen.

Because he didn't like to be in contact with people, Ji Chen took a small path behind the teaching building that he often walked, and at this time, the hidden path blocked three uninvited guests. The three children were not very old, but they all Taller than Ji Chen, as a small bean sprout among her peers, Ji Chen probably met a brat who was following her.

As soon as the three children saw Ji Chen, they immediately walked up and surrounded him. The one in the head didn't look tall, but maybe it was because of running wildly all day, he was a lot stronger than the two next to him. The family probably did it for To make it easier for him to exercise, he shaved his head straight.

The short-cut boy had an arrogant face, imitating the walking posture of the hooligans on TV at that time, and shook his arms away.Before he could open his mouth, Ji Chen quickly turned around and started to run away, but at that time he couldn't run very fast at all, and was stopped by the three children within a few steps.

Cun Tou should have observed Ji Chen for a long time, otherwise he wouldn't have led people to block this inconspicuous path.And the purpose of him leading someone to stop Ji Chen is very obvious, for some pocket money, this is a very common blackmail among elementary school students.Ji Chen looked at them steadily, didn't say anything, and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he actually took out some change from his school uniform pocket and handed it over.

The three brothers didn't know if it was the first time that the blackmail went so smoothly, but they froze in place and did not dare to accept it.Ji Chen's action of giving money was too quick, which made Cun Tou lose the opportunity to read the words of the TV station, he immediately took a step forward, grabbed a few tickets in Ji Chen's hand, counted them for a long time before counting them, As soon as he curled his lips, he took a step forward and grabbed Ji Chen's collar, and said viciously, "How much is this? Send the beggar? There are three of me and my younger brother, this is not enough for us to buy spicy sticks!"

"That's it!" The two younger brothers echoed.

"Your parents must have given you a lot of money for letting you live in school. Give me all of it!"

Ji Chen froze for a moment, but still didn't say anything, with no emotion on his face, he touched his pocket again, it was already empty, and he really only brought this money out today.All his money is kept in the homeroom teacher and allocated on a weekly basis. After all, the child is young, and he is afraid that he will not be able to collect too much money. Ji Chen is also very smart. After getting the money from the homeroom teacher every Monday, It will be divided into seven parts, put into a small box with separate compartments, and take out how much you use every day.

The money held in the hands of this brat was already all he had withdrawn today.

"Can you talk? Why are you pretending to be dumb all day long!" Bunny was very dissatisfied with his silence, grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall. He felt something hard mixed into the fabric he was grabbing. Without further ado, he asked two of his men to hold Ji Chen's shoulders, and he personally dug out a green jade pendant from the crumpled clothes.

"Wow——" the three children immediately exclaimed. It seems that the conditions at home are not very good. They have never seen such accessories since they were young. When they saw the jade pendant, their eyes lit up, and they wanted to touch it one after another. Touching, Ji Chen, who had been obedient all this time, suddenly changed his face, snatched the jade pendant back from their hands, and held it tightly in his hand, his eyes also became vigilant from the calmness just now.Cun Tou just touched the jade for a few seconds, when he saw that the man dared to resist, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately pushed him furiously: "Hand over that thing to me!"

Ji Chen staggered back a few steps, but still stood firm and said, "No."

The three of them never expected that the first sentence Ji Chen uttered would be this, and Cuntou, who had always played the role of the big brother, became even more angry. He pushed Ji Chen hard, raised his right hand and waved, and the two younger brothers immediately followed Rushing forward, holding down the person who fell to the ground was a beating of neither light nor severe.

The world was turned upside down for a while in his sight, he didn't know who was punching down, and he didn't know who was kicking, Ji Chen didn't say a word, he tightly clutched the jade pendant on his chest with both hands, curled up into a ball as hard as he could, to avoid injury to yourself.But the more this happened, the more insolent these three children became, and the attacks on him became more and more reckless.

I don't know who's hand grabbed his neckline again, pulled the bean sprouts from the ground, and smashed it down hard on the hard ground.This pain was so painful that Ji Chen let out a muffled snort, his eyes suddenly burst into pure black with starlight, and his mind was full of the loud noise caused by that momentary impact.

"Why did he close his eyes..."

"Boss, I... I didn't hit him, you did it! You grabbed him just now..."

"It's not me! I didn't! You... I was standing at the back just now!"

"Is he dead..."

The vague and noisy voice gradually faded away, Ji Chen finally let go of the little hands holding the jade pendant as he stuck to the cold ground.

The sound of the rain gradually increased with the turbulent wind, and gradually turned into a torrential downpour like the beating of a drum.When Ji Chen woke up, his field of vision was pitch black. He felt that he was lying in a swamp, which was very wet and uncomfortable. The sound of rain in his ears had already drowned out his heartbeat.

Still alive, with a heartbeat.It took Ji Chen several minutes to slowly lift his hand up. Something was stuck on his hand, it was cold and wet, it was sticky and greasy in his palm, making it uncomfortable. When his body gradually came to his senses, he The first thing I did was to turn over. The clothes on my body were soaked with water and stuck to my body heavily, which made me extremely uncomfortable.

Ji Chen touched the jade pendant on his chest, although it was also sticky and slippery, it was still on his body anyway, and it was not damaged, nor was there any missing corner.

It took him a few more minutes to seriously think about where he was. The rain was heavy and the wind was very cold. This autumn rain in the middle of the night made him shiver from the cold. He didn't know whether it was rain or tears in his eyes. I wiped my hands, but unfortunately it had little effect, so I could only use the back of my unclean hand to wipe my wet face.

The light is very poor, there are only a few faint street lights, allowing Ji Chen to see where he is.

He sat in a puddle surrounded by walls.He turned his head, the side that was hit dragged his whole head and felt dull pain, but he could see clearly that he was not in a yard, but in a dirt pit, he had never been in this place before, But he saw it through the fence. This is the construction site of the teaching building in the northeast corner of the school. When he passed out, he was taken into the construction site and thrown into this big pit.

The rain did not stop pouring down at all, and the loess in the pit was all mixed into mud by the rain. Ji Chen sat in the mud pit for a while, and slowly stood up while supporting the slippery soil around him, but as soon as he stood up, A sharp pain in his right ankle made him almost kneel down again. Under the joint effect of pain and cold, Ji Chen's breathing was trembling. He raised his head, and his blurred vision swept over obstacles much higher than himself, and finally Find a relatively gentle steep slope.

He began to climb up with all his strength.

This pit should be newly dug to temporarily store construction waste. There are some concrete clods and some steel bars in the ground, which are quite uneven. Ji Chen dragged his injured leg and found the first foothold. He stepped on the ground with his left foot. He went up, but the rain had already soaked the soil until it was soft and slippery. He couldn't step on his foot firmly, and his vision was shaken as he fell, and Ji Chen fell back to the bottom of the mud pit again.

I don't know what caused the pain, but he who has been silent all this time took a few deep breaths and started to sob. The child's voice was still very immature, sobbing and sobbing, which made people feel very distressed.But even though tears welled up in his eyes, Ji Chen had no intention of giving up at all. He lowered his head and cried for a while, then raised his head and walked towards the place where he had just stepped on.

The hands touched the dirty mud, and the feet stepped on the soft mud. Ji Chen sniffed, and tremblingly told himself a story: "The snail... climbs up the pole by three centimeters every day, during the day. , down at night... two centimeters down, the pole is fifty centimeters... how many days will it take to...cough..." The rain choked into his mouth, Ji Chen coughed hard, but he still didn't Let go, the stone he stepped on was very firm this time, sending him up a long way.

"...How many days will it take to climb to the top." Ji Chen whimpered and said the last sentence, gritted his teeth, and climbed up step by step, his trembling breath mixed with the sound of rain, just like his face Mixed with tears from the rain, he stepped on the air and slid down from time to time. Ji Chen slipped and fell countless times on this short section of dirt slope, but he cried again, sticking his skinny hands tightly to the mud wall , Climb up with your legs.

"It will take... 48 days." In the last step, Ji Chen exhausted all the strength in his body and rolled onto the ground with his legs bent.

"Go in the direction of the light." Ji Chen told himself.

But there is still a voice in his heart that keeps crying: Why does no one know that I am missing?Why did no one come to me?

The sound of breathing became louder and louder. Ji Chen got up from the ground and limped towards the place with lights. He said to himself: "It will be fine soon, it will be fine soon."

But what couldn't be covered by the sound of the rain was the uncontrollable trembling and crying in his childish voice. He sniffed again, wrapped up his school uniform, which had long been useless to keep out the cold, and looked towards the room with faint lights not far away. Go, that's the guard's room at the construction site.

Perhaps it was God who finally took pity on him. The moment he approached the guard room, a beam of bright flashlights shot straight at him. A tall figure held an umbrella and asked something in a strong dialect. Look at him. There was no answer, so he changed to poor Mandarin, and the man walked towards him while stepping on the water while asking: "God, boy, how did you get in here! How did you do this!"

The moment the light shone on his body, Ji Chen could see his appearance clearly. He was covered in dirty mud, his trouser leg was torn a lot, and he couldn't be more embarrassed.The voice was very rough, it should be an uncle, Ji Chen was so out of breath from crying, he was so trembling that he couldn't even speak, the uncle of the gate guard didn't say anything, and immediately hugged him who was covered in mud and water, Regardless of whether the clothes on his body would get dirty, he led him and ran towards the guard room, chanting something like "you made a crime".

Ji Chen's vision was full of water, and the orange light blurred into a hazy glass curtain. He suddenly felt very tired, as if all his strength was exhausted when he crawled out of the mud pit, before he was brought into the house by the guard. He went limp and completely lost consciousness.

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The sunshine outside the window was very good, and there were the chirping of birds. After a heavy rain, it was sunny for several days. After Jichen woke up, his sister in the same ward told him that he had slept for three days.That afternoon, the elder sister was discharged from the hospital. Before leaving, she left him a lollipop, saying that he was cute and likable.

The same table has visited him a few times, and brought her little sisters with her. The two little girls clumsily cut an apple for him. eaten.But Ji Chen was not unhappy, he quietly listened to their chat without interrupting.

On the seventh day, the parents who were the culprits were urged to come to the hospital by the head teacher. Seeing that there were no parents watching Ji Chen, he immediately turned his face with a prepared smile. How to apportion the money spent for his hospitalization outside the ward But they argued endlessly and almost got into a fight. The head teacher was a gentle young girl who couldn't be pulled away or persuaded. In the end, the strong nurse auntie pulled them away and drove them away one by one.

The guard uncle came to see him and gave him a new suit, saying that the school uniform is too worn out so don’t wear it every day, and wear something warm for the winter.Ji Chen wanted to refuse, but the uncle stuffed the clothes into his quilt and ran away without waiting for him to shake his head.

"Why don't your parents come to pick you up?" The deskmate came over again, peeled an orange for him, and asked quietly curiously: "It seems... I haven't seen them come to pick you up, did they Just like my parents, they are very busy, only grandparents can help take you around?"

Ji Chen didn't speak, just took the orange from the little girl's hand, stuffed it all into his mouth, and frowned: "It's so sour."

Almost half a month later, Ji Chen returned to the school, and those few bullies were no longer in the school. The head teacher especially emphasized once again not to bully the students at the opening meeting. Those students who were forced to transfer by the school It is the best example. Bullying is a bad boy, and he will be spurned by thousands of people when he enters society in the future.As the person concerned, Ji Chen didn't want to mention this matter any more. After narrowly escaped death, he still lay on the table and spent every day in silence.

But children are forgetful, and their awe of Ji Chen, a classmate who almost died and came back to life, did not last long.One morning at the end of the semester, Ji Chen was sitting in the classroom drinking milk when he was suddenly picked up by a little ruffian in the same class and wanted to grab a bun from him to eat.

Ji Chen silently drank the milk in the bottle, and then smashed the glass bottle on the little ruffian's head.

"No one can protect you." Ji Chen told himself, "If you don't protect yourself, no one can protect you."

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No one is born strong.