Rebirth with Love

Yizhi..., a name that has not been called by anyone for many years.

Su Yizhi woke up suddenly, looking around the dark hole, his forehead was dripping with sweat.I just dreamed that Zhuang Fan was caught by a group of soldiers, robbed of all his belongings, and was beaten half to death.Bing Pi left, Zhuang Fan got up from the ground, covered in blood, turned his head and glared at himself fiercely.Su Yizhi thought of that gaze, as if it was right in front of his eyes, and shivered faintly.

If you lie down again, you won't be able to fall asleep.The gate of the courtyard was locked, and Su Yizhi was walking around in the courtyard like a trapped animal in his clothes.At dawn, when he heard the sound of De Qi unlocking, Su Yizhi rushed out of the house and walked out without stopping.

"Master, where are you going?" De Qi hurriedly pulled him.

"Look for someone." Su Yizhi looked at him impatiently.

"Haven't had breakfast yet." De Qi stopped him, not allowing him to go out.

"Don't eat." Su Yizhi wiped away De Qi and was about to go out. Su Shunqing coughed softly from behind.Su Yizhi paused and sighed in disappointment.

"Who do you want to find?" Su Shunqing slowly walked behind him.

"I'm looking for Zhuang Fan." Su Yizhi turned his head and looked at Su Shunqing calmly: "I saw someone wearing his clothes among the refugees."

"This..., do you suspect that Mr. Zhuang was robbed?"

"Yes."

"Okay then, I'll send two more people to look for it with you. But I still have to eat breakfast."

Su Yizhi reluctantly walked back to the flower hall to have breakfast.Su Zhen wasn't at home, Biying didn't come out as usual, and Su Shunqing didn't bother to send someone to invite her.Su Xinghua mechanically bent over to Su Shunqing: "Second dad."

"Let's eat." Su Shunqing sat down, Su Yizhi and Su Xinghua also sat down.Su Shun looked at the two juniors beside him, and curled the corners of his lips in satisfaction.It would be great if they could always treat each other like a guest.

A ray of sunlight shone on the floor through the gap in the window, Zhuang Fan sat up and stared blankly.Although it is already the beginning of autumn, the summer seems to be far away, and the sun is very hot.He opened the window, his eyes were blinded by the strong sunlight.After squinting for a while to get used to it, he slowly opened his eyes.

Downstairs is the busiest street in Ze County, full of pedestrians.The bells of the rickshaws and the bicycles made a lot of noise.All kinds of selling came one after another.Zhuang Fan suddenly remembered that when he was in Runcheng, Su Xinghua took him to go shopping and try various snacks.Su Yizhi didn't like Xinghua pestering him, so he quietly pulled him away.He slightly pursed his lips, and the scene was deeply imprinted in his mind, as if it had just happened.

"Master Zhuang." Su Zhen stood in front of Zhuang Fan's door and knocked, but no one answered.He looked back at Degui.Degui hurriedly said: "I watched, Mr. Zhuang didn't go out, he probably fell asleep."

"Can I sleep all day?" Su Zhen glared at him and pushed open the door. Zhuang Fan had already stepped out of the window with one leg.Su Zhen rushed forward and hugged him, dragged him from the window and threw him on the bed.Zhuang Fan got up from the bed numbly, and looked at Su Zhen dully.

Su Zhen waved his hand angrily and slapped him across the face: "If you want to die, why bother to ask me to rescue you from the Red Sleeve Pavilion. I bought you out for twenty thousand oceans. If you want to die, pay back the money first .If you don’t pay back the money, your life will be mine! Everything is up to you.”

Zhuang Fan looked at the floor, and a few blood-red fingerprints instantly appeared on his fair face.Su Zhen looked at that dazed and expressionless face, and his heart trembled slightly.He sat down by the bed and supported Zhuang Fan's shoulder: "Why are you bothering?"

Zhuang Fan remained silent.

"I'm going back to Run City tomorrow, come back with me."

"No." Zhuang Fan suddenly came to his senses and screamed, "No."

"Why?" Su Zhen frowned.

"I want to go back to Peiping, I want to go back to my own home."

"However, now Peking has been occupied by the Japanese..."

"I want to go back to Peiping, I want to go back to my own home..." Zhuang Fan murmured softly, repeating these two sentences over and over again.

Su Zhen nodded helplessly: "Okay then, I'll make arrangements and find a way to send you back to Peiping."

Zhuang Fan fell silent again.

"Go buy a bowl of porridge for Mr. Zhuang." Su Zhen ordered Degui.Degui turned and went out, and after a while a bowl of porridge was served.

"Eat something, Degui said you haven't eaten all this time. If you're not full, how can you have the strength to go back to Beiping?" Su Zhen said as he picked out a spoonful of porridge and blew it to Zhuang Fan's lips.Zhuang Fan opened his mouth and swallowed the spoonful of porridge.In this way, a bowl of porridge was quickly finished.Su Zhen looked at Zhuang Fan who looked like a wooden man, and pursed his lips.Now he is a wooden man, but one day he will not be a wooden man.He handed the empty bowl back to Degui: "Let's go out, Mr. Zhuang, take a good rest. You'd better not think about suicide. Not to mention whether you are sorry for your parents, you are also sorry for me, a passerby who has nothing to do with you .”

Zhuang Fan fell on the bed and wrapped up the blanket.Su Zhen was afraid that he might still have the idea of ​​jumping off the building, so he closed the window, and asked Degui to get a brass lock and put it on before leaving in peace.

The room was hot and dead silent, and Zhuang Fan fell asleep with his head covered.There were all kinds of faces in front of him, and he stood naked among them and let them look at them like they were looking at commodities.Either nodding or shaking their heads, without exception, with harsh laughter.

"You're so dirty." Su Yizhi stood in the crowd and laughed contemptuously.

Zhuang Fan shivered when he saw that his body was covered in blood, which couldn't be washed off no matter how much he washed.Su Yizhi sneered and walked away.

Zhuang Fan opened his eyes, he was still in this room.Even though it was hot and stuffy, his hands and feet were cold.He walked into the bathroom, turned on the faucet and slapped his face with cold water.As soon as he looked up, he saw his own strange face in the mirror.Both eyes were sunken, with dark circles.With this appearance, even if he walked in front of Su Yizhi, he might not be able to recognize him.it's all over.Good or bad, it's all over.When I return to Peiping, I will act as if none of this has happened, and leave here whether I go to Germany or the United States.Forget about everyone and everything.

Zhuang Fan smiled coldly with trembling corners of his mouth.

The streets downstairs gradually became lively, and a new day began again.Su Zhen went to Zhuang Fan's door and knocked on the door. Zhuang Fan opened the door and looked at Su Zhen blankly.

"Master Zhuang, go down and have breakfast." Su Zhen looked at Zhuang Fan with a smile.

"Okay." Zhuang Fan hoarsely took out a word from his throat and followed Su Zhen downstairs.There is a western-style restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, and the aroma of coffee milk and freshly baked butter bread wafts around.Su Zhen ordered Zhuang Fan a ham sandwich and a glass of milk.Zhuang Fan ate and drank slowly.

"I inquired about the route to Beiping. We can only go around, and it may take some time. First go to Guangzhou, then take a car to Hankou, and then take a boat from Hankou to Tianjin to Peiping."

"Oh, thank you." Zhuang Fan gave Su Zhen a polite look.

"I'll see you off in person, lest there be any mistakes on the way."

"Thank you." Zhuang Fan expressed his gratitude.

"However, there is no train station in Ze County. We have to go back to Runcheng to take the train. From Ze County to Runcheng, it takes about three hours by car. The train leaves tomorrow afternoon, and we will leave tomorrow morning..."

Zhuang Fan was stunned. The word "Runcheng" was like a thorn in my heart.Su Zhen let out a sigh of relief, and stretched out his hand to support Zhuang Fan's shoulder: "Don't think too much..."

Zhuang Fan trembled suddenly, stood up, and shook off Su Zhen's hand.Su Zhen raised his head in surprise, Zhuang Fan stared at his hand in horror.Su Zhen twitched his face and said with a dry smile, "I was the one to be rude."

"I'm sorry..." Zhuang Fan wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and said in a low voice.

"It's okay, you can continue to eat."

"I won't eat." Zhuang Fan wiped his mouth.

"Do you want to go out for a walk? Let's get some air, don't stay in the room all the time."

"No." Zhuang Fan bit his blue lip and trembled slightly.

"Then let's go back to the room. I'll ask Degui to buy you some books for fun. Tomorrow morning, we'll go back to Runcheng by car and stop in Runcheng."

"En." Zhuang Fan let out a heavy breath, returned to his room with lingering fear, and continued to close the doors and windows tightly.

It's another day of ignorance.When Zhuang Fan got up, he tidied himself a little.Walking out the door, Su Zhen looked at his pale but lively face, and his heart twitched again.It's not without reason to be swooning over this man.Whether he is sick or not, whether he has an expression or not, it makes people feel trembling, and I really want to hold him firmly in the palm of my hand.

"Let's go." Su Zhen stretched out his hand to touch Zhuang Fan, but withdrew it halfway.

After going downstairs to have a simple breakfast, Degui drove the car to the front of the hotel.After getting in the car, Zhuang Fan opened the curtains and looked at the people and things passing by outside, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Go to sleep for a while. You only arrived in Runcheng in three hours. When you arrive in Runcheng, you have to go through the formalities and get on the train." Su Zhen sat beside Zhuang Fan and handed him a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"Oh." Zhuang Fan closed his eyes.Su Zhen leaned on the back of the chair and looked at his profile to his heart's content, no matter from which angle he looked at it, it was very delicate.Su Zhen raised his eyebrows, a faint smile floated on his face.

The car drove out of Ze County, walked through a section of asphalt road and then walked onto a section of dirt road.The dirt road was bumpy and rough, and the car shook badly.In addition, the weather was hot and dry, and the smell of car gas wafted into his nose from time to time, Zhuang Fan bit his lip, his stomach began to churn.

"Motion sickness?" Su Zhen inadvertently held Zhuang Fan's cold hand.

Zhuang Fan shook his head, suddenly a mouthful of sour water came out of his stomach.He quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief and swallowed the acid water.My stomach growled, and the noise became more severe.Cold sweat seeped out in bursts.

"Stop." Su Zhen patted Degui.

Degui parked the car on the side of the road, Zhuang Fan got out of the car, held the tree by the roadside, searched his stomach and vomited.Su Zhen gently wiped Zhuang Fan's back, and brought the military iron pot filled with water to Zhuang Fan: "How is it? Let's take a rest first."

"What time is it? How long is it until Runcheng?" Zhuang Fan supported the tree softly.

"It's ten o'clock. There are about [-] minutes left for this section of the road. After waiting on the asphalt road ahead, we will reach Runcheng in an hour." Degui said.

"Then let's go." Zhuang Fan staggered back into the car.As soon as the car door closed, my stomach started churning again.He scowled and put a handkerchief to his mouth.

Su Zhen glanced at him and waved his hand.Degui returned to the car and was about to start the car when he heard a gunshot.Su looked around in shock, and urged Degui to drive quickly.Degui panicked, shifted gears and drove frantically.The car just started, and several fast horses came oncoming.

"Master... you're a bandit." Degui turned pale with shock.

"Turn around and go back to Ze County, hurry up." Su Zhen took out a self-defense pistol from his bag.Before Zhuang Fan came back to his senses, Su Zhen pressed his body on the seat: "Don't raise your head..."

Before he could finish speaking, another gunshot rang out.Zhuang Fan only felt some shards of glass and warm liquid splashed on his face.He raised his head slightly, and Su Zhen's left shoulder was red all over.

"Su, Master Su..." Zhuang Fan was shocked.

"Don't be afraid." Su Zhen crawled on the seat and panted lightly.

"Mr. Zhuang, help our master press the wound to stop the bleeding." Degui stepped on the accelerator hard.Zhuang Fan felt dizzy after seeing the bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth, and pressed the handkerchief that Su Zhen gave him just now on his shoulder.

"Grab the person in the car in front, and grab the ocean." Several fast horses had already caught up, and they smashed the glass on the car with their big knives, causing debris to fly around.Su Zhen hugged Zhuang Fan and held him in his arms, "Okay..."

"Drive faster." Su Zhen was drenched in cold sweat.The car body shook violently, and Zhuang Fan fell headlong into Su Zhen's arms.Just as Su Zhen was about to help him up, a gunshot sounded close to his ear.Zhuang Fan raised his head in horror, a bullet mark grazed Su Zhen's face.He held Zhuang Fan's silent moment tightly, and put the gun in his hand: "If the car stops for a while, you run as hard as you can. Their target should be me."