Ji Guang

Xiang Huai never said a word to Lin Ji after that.

He locked himself in the room and could not come out. Lin Ji sat at the door of his room, and the two of them were silent for a long time.

Xiang Huai understood those reasons, but he refused to accept them to the death.He didn't think there was anything wrong with them, and he couldn't accept any setbacks.

These days, he asked Lin Ji for assurances over and over again, but in the end it was all fucking false, and no one counted.Lin Ji is a liar and a traitor.

Two days later, Song Lingran was discharged from the hospital, and it was time for Lin Ji to move out.

He has very few things, the most are books, and there is nothing to clean up.Song Lingran silently watched him tidy up in his room, her face was always pale these days.

"Are you going back to your grandpa?" Song Lingran asked.

Lin Ji shook his head: "No."

He doesn't want to be attached to anyone anymore. Attachment means that he cannot be independent, and only independent can he not be expelled.

Song Lingran pursed her lips and asked, "Go back to your original home? Can you be alone, who will take care of you..."

Before she finished speaking, she couldn't continue. She was obviously the one who kicked Lin Ji out, so asking these questions now only seemed pretentious.

Lin Ji didn't show anything, just smiled politely: "It's ok, I'm already an adult, you don't have to worry."

Song Lingran was taken aback for a moment, and then she remembered that Lin Ji's birthday had already passed. A long time ago, she wanted to celebrate Lin Ji's birthday properly, but she forgot about it.

After that, Lin Ji will never have another birthday.

Song Lingran clenched her hands together vigorously, lowered her head, not wanting Lin Ji to see her red eyes, and said in a low voice, "Call us if you need anything from now on."

"Okay," Lin Ji said, "it will be fine. Thank you for taking care of me this year."

Song Lingran hummed vaguely, she couldn't stay any longer, got up and left Lin Ji's room quickly.

Xiang Huai was standing against the wall outside Lin Ji's door, his face was expressionless and cold, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Song Lingran came out, and the two met their gazes. Xiang Huai didn't say anything, and turned and went into his own room.

At night, Xiang Huai sat on the floor, listening to Lin Ji's footsteps stopping at the door of his room.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and a suffocating silence swept over. Xiang Huai grabbed the ring on his chest and pressed it tightly to his lips, so that he could not shout out of control.

After a long time, Lin Ji's voice came in through the door panel, which seemed a little vague.

"Huaibao." He called softly.

Xiang Huai gritted his teeth, but tears fell on the back of his hands. He almost stopped breathing to stop his useless crying.

Lin Ji said, "I'll leave tomorrow morning."

You promised me, Xiang Huai thought.

"The school and the place to live are all arranged."

You promised me.

"Aunt Li will help the family when the time comes."

You promised me.

"You don't have to worry." Lin Ji said.

Xiang Huai covered his eyes with one hand.What does it matter to me, he thought bitterly, tell me what to do?

Lin Ji's hand was pressed against the cold door, he closed his eyes, and after a pause he managed to maintain a steady voice: "Huaibao, it doesn't matter if you get angry with me again, and it doesn't matter if you don't want to talk to me, but don't ignore me." like me."

Get out, who the hell wants to like you!He thought so, but couldn't stop his tears.

After a long, long time, there was no movement outside the door again. Xiang Huai heard Xiang Qi and Song Lingran talking in a low voice. The white that is about to break dawn.

Xiang Huai stood up staggeringly, his legs were already numb after sitting for too long.

He walked to the window, looked downstairs, waited for a while, and Lin Ji appeared in his field of vision.Lin Ji didn't let Song Lingran and Xiang Qi send him off, and left with his luggage alone.

After walking a certain distance, Lin Ji stopped suddenly, turned around, but Xiang Huai withdrew his gaze from Lin Ji, and looked down at his own hands.

He just discovered that the palm of his hand had been pinched by himself at some point.Xiang Huai stared intently at the crescent-shaped bloodstains, feeling a dead silence in his heart.

Is he angry with Lin Ji?maybe.Maybe not.

What he really hated was himself, who was nothing and could do nothing.All the things these days flashed in his mind. He thought of casting spells, Song Lingran, his tears sitting in the stairwell, Xiang Qi telling him not to be afraid, and finally Lin Ji, he was so useless, he still Ask Lin Ji to compromise for him.

Just like now, Xiang Huai was staring at his palm, what else could he do other than be cruel to himself?

After leaving Xiang Huai's house, Lin Ji went to the abandoned city alone, and sat there for a long time.

The sun shone brightly on the ground, dust floated in the hot air, the surroundings were silent, the whole world seemed to be empty, and only he was left.

When he was about to leave, he saw Lin Hui who had also been standing against a tree for a long time.

Seeing Lin Ji looking at him, Lin Hui immediately had a mocking smile on his face, and said in a vicious voice, "I've finally been kicked out, I've waited so long, it's wonderful!"

Lin Ji didn't seem to hear, and walked forward past him.

Lin Hui took two steps forward, clasped Lin Ji's shoulders, and said viciously, "What do you mean?"

Lin Ji pulled off his hand expressionlessly, as if tearing off a piece of garbage that fell on his shoulder.Lin Hui exerted all his strength on his hands, but it was no match for Lin Ji's strength.

Lin Hui was furious. What he hated the most was Lin Ji's aloof appearance, which made it clear that he didn't fight him not because he was afraid, but because he felt unworthy.

When Lin Hui was nine years old, Lin Duanyi regained contact with his family. At first it was just a phone call, but later Lin Duanyi sent money back. It was then that their life became more prosperous.

Along with the money, there was a photo of a little boy, about six or seven years old, fair and delicate, with a cold or arrogant expression on his face. He was wearing a small black suit and was playing the piano.Above his head was the golden light cast by the stage, and his whole person was as elegant and dignified as a person from another world.

Naturally, this photo cannot be seen by Lin Hui's mother. The old couple hid the photo in the cabinet and took it out to take a sneak look at it when Lin Hui's mother was away, but Lin Hui bumped into it.

His grandparents may think that he is still a child and don't understand those grievances or hatred, so they reached out to beckon him over and told him, this is your younger brother.They have never seen such a beautiful and clean child, and they are still their blood-related grandsons. They couldn't help showing a little pride. If it wasn't for Lin Ji's weird identity, they might want to show it off to their neighbors on the street.

But Lin Hui hated him the first time he saw him. The more beautiful and dignified he was, the more proud Lin Hui hated him. From that photo, he saw his muddy face under his fingernails. The ridicule of the people around his mother's tears saw Lin Duanyi's betrayal and abandonment.

But Lin Ji enjoyed everything he had lost.

Lin Ji's indifference and arrogance are a mockery of him, and also a jealousy and nightmare that he can't get out of.

Lin Hui roared angrily, and punched Lin Ji in the face with clenched fists. Lin Ji's eyes didn't change, he dodged his fist, and quickly counterattacked back.

He is not Lin Ji's opponent. Lin Hui knows that he knows almost everything about Lin Ji, what competitions he participated in and what awards he won, what painting he drew, he went to learn Sanda, learned photography, and First place in the exam... As Lin Duanyi's connection with his family deepened, the name Lin Ji appeared more and more in his life, like a distant phantom, so dazzling and disgusting.

Lin Hui is different from his elder sister Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao has been looking forward to his father's return since he was a child. When Lin Duanyi appeared in their lives, Lin Xiao was very happy. She still called Lin Duanyi's father on the phone.Lin Hui smashed the phone at that time, he had a big fight with Lin Xiao, he would never recognize Lin Duanyi no matter what.Lin Duanyi is not his father, he is an enemy.

After Lin Duanyi and Jiang Yue died, only Lin Ji remained as his enemy.

The distant phantom finally became a reality in his life, and Lin Ji lost all his proud capital, but Lin Hui looked at him with the same indifferent expression as in the photo, and felt that he had become that nine-year-old boy again, with low self-esteem. He put his dirty hands behind his back.

Why is Lin Ji, he is the dirty one, why is he superior, and why should I feel inferior?

Lin Hui fell hard to the ground, Lin Ji looked down at him, raised his hand to wipe the corner of his broken mouth casually, turned around and was about to leave.

"Why do you?" Lin Hui finally asked. He sat up, his voice getting louder and louder, as if he wanted to shout out all the grievances and hatred of these years, "You are a bastard, what are you?"

He even cried out his tears.

Lin Ji frowned and looked at him, as if he was puzzled by his tears. He was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "If you could choose, would you choose such a family?"

Lin Hui didn't speak.

"If I could choose, I'd rather not have been born myself." Lin Ji said.

While Lin Hui was in a daze, Lin Ji turned around and left. The blazing sun shone on his straight back, and Lin Hui couldn't believe that he said those words.He watched Lin Ji's back go away, as if he realized for the first time that it was someone who was related to him by blood, and they had experienced the same pain before.