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When He Chi arrived at He's house, the first person he saw was He Zhou.

He sat quietly in the wheelchair with a blanket on his lap, and he wasn't surprised to see He Chi enter the door at all, as if he was waiting for him specially.

Holding an old-fashioned radio in his hand, Hezhou played a piece of news this morning on a loop: "A student surnamed Su from No. 36 Middle School in Xinyang City was expelled from the school for falsifying gender and falsifying files. High school entrance exam score No.1..."

"This is the radio left by my grandfather." He Zhou patted the plastic casing lovingly. "It's already an antique, and he still listens to it every day."

He Chi didn't speak, he put on his slippers and entered the room, just as he stepped up the stairs, he heard He Zhou ask him: "Brother, do you know this classmate who was expelled?"

"My boyfriend."

"Oh," He Zhou nodded, "I guessed it a long time ago."

"Well," He Chi said, "I guess you guessed it."

He Zhou leaned forward, put the radio on the coffee table, and cast a shadow over his head.

He looked up and saw He Chi standing in front of him, looking down at him.

"Last semester, you asked the homeroom teacher to find out about my relationship with Su Xing." He Chi said affirmatively.

"Yes," He Zhou admitted with a smile and nodded, "I also asked him for the file of classmate Su, who lived in a slum, his father died young, and his mother was unemployed. It is said that... he has a bad reputation."

"You were the one who told He Lei." He Chi continued to ask.

He Zhou tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "No, I just reminded Dad a little. Maybe it's because of this classmate Su that my brother doesn't want to go home. Dad is a little upset that my brother is hanging out with this kind of person, too much. It's a disgrace to our He family."

He Chi looked at He Zhou quietly, and after a while, he loosened his clenched fist.

"It's time for me to ask my brother a question," He Zhou said, "You are Alpha."

"I'm."

"Why are you an Alpha?" A crack finally appeared on the gentle mask on He Zhou's face, "Why are you always better than me? Your mother is still alive, you have friends, a lover, you have legs, and you have these? Isn't that enough? The only thing I'm better than you is gender, but you...why are you still an Alpha?"

He Chi looked at He Zhou's red eye circles, feeling complicated and didn't know what to say.

He had never really hated this half-brother, and He Zhou was a victim of this farce just like him.He was born prematurely, in poor health, and later suffered a serious car accident. From the outside, the natural thing of "growth" seems to have stagnated on him, and he will always stay at that age--thin and small , white like a bunny in a pet shop on Moon Street.

He Chi ignored him, taunted him, and even wanted to scold him and beat him many times, but he was his younger brother, the younger brother who had followed him all over the alleys of Moon Street in those years.

"What are you doing back?" He Zhou raised his eyes and stared at him fiercely, "Grandpa is gone, are you all happy? You are coming back to be the young master of the He family, aren't you? Your mother stole my mother's things, You want to take my stuff too, right?"

"Xiaozhou," He Chi half-kneeled in front of him, putting his hand on the back of his hand, "You are stronger than me, really. You are smarter, stronger, more decisive than me, and braver than me. I If I don’t fight with you, I’ll leave right away, and maybe I won’t come back in the future.”

He Zhou shook off He Chi's hand, and suddenly raised his voice and roared, "You are not allowed to leave! You haven't paid off what you owe me, why do you just leave!"

"I don't owe you anything," He Chi lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "If I owe you anything, it's that when you were young, I always called you a little oil bottle, a short-legged dwarf..."

He Zhou froze for a moment, a tear rolled down from his eye socket and hit the blanket, he quickly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Okay," He Chi stood up, "Stop talking, take good care of yourself, don't let your mother and grandfather worry."

"You don't want anything?" He Zhou thumped the armrest of the wheelchair, "You don't want the identity of He's parents, the right to inherit the company?"

"No." He Chi shrugged and said as he walked up the stairs.

"Where's that woman?" He Zhou yelled, "You don't want your mother either?!"

He Chi's footsteps paused, and He Zhou panted, staring at He Chi's back with a cold expression.

A few seconds later, he saw He Chi standing on the stairs and waved his hand.

For some reason, he felt that He Chi's steps were easy, as if some heavy burden had been lifted.

On Su Xing's side, Zhou Jinyan called early in the morning, sobbing without saying a word.

On the other end of the phone, he heard Li Lang saying: "Why are you crying! Speak well!"

"Ah, Ah Xing..." Zhou Jinyan twitched, "You, you, you are, are you, retreat..."

"Dropped out," Su Xing said, "Yes."

Zhou Jinyan burst into tears.

Su Xing shook his head helplessly, and said softly, "Don't cry, it's okay."

"A Xing," Zhou Jinyan blew his nose, "You, you are..."

"Omega."

"I'm not talking about that," Zhou Jin said with a strong nasal voice, "You are my best friend, I don't care what gender you are, you are my best friend!"

Su Xing smiled and said, "Well, I got it, don't cry."

Zhou Jinyan went on to say: "I saved 830 yuan and [-] cents, and I forwarded it to you on WeChat. You have to eat well, don't, don't be hungry. I heard that there is a college entrance examination for adults, and you can also go to university."

Su Xing felt warm in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Thank you."

Li Lang was bluffing on the side: "Xueba! The 48 yuan is the breakfast money I saved this week!"

Su Xing smiled and sighed: "Thank Li Lang for me too."

"By the way, Ah Xing," Zhou Jinyan said, "Si Ge came to me and asked for your phone number, should I give it to her?"

Su Xing thought for a while and said, "No need, you tell her to study hard, take the exam well, and take the first place in the exam with my share."

After hanging up Zhou Jinyan's phone call, Su Xing contacted the online class center where he worked before.

He is in urgent need of money now, and it is unrealistic to go out to work, Su Hong cannot lack someone to take care of him.

The boss is very happy. Every winter and summer vacation, Su Xinglu's class sells the best. He is handsome and has a clear thinking in solving problems. The students speak highly of it.

He had always hoped that Su Xing would also come to work part-time, but Su Xing's school also had classes, so he couldn't squeeze out so much time.This time Su Xing took the initiative to find him, and he was so happy that he arranged three junior high school classes for Su Xing on the spot.

"Excuse me," Su Xing said hesitantly after thanking him, "I want to ask... can I advance the class fees for the next two months?"

"This..." The boss was a little embarrassed, "The company has company regulations..."

"Okay." Su Xing understood what he meant and didn't want to make it difficult for him. "It's okay, thank you."

"But I can give you an advance," the boss said with a smile, "I will personally give you an advance."

"Thank you, thank you," Su Xing leaned against the wall and whispered, "Thank you very much."

"Hi! What a big deal!" The boss laughed boldly, "Your class sells well, and I'll give you a bonus!"

After making the phone call, Su Xing entered the ward, and Su Hong was already awake.

She developed a fever again last night, and the fever reached nearly 40 degrees, which is almost the limit that ordinary people can bear.Su Xing stayed by the hospital bed and didn't close his eyes all night. The temperature didn't drop until after three o'clock in the morning.

Su Xing helped her to sit up, she drank a few sips of water, looked at Su Xing's dark eyes, and asked him, "Didn't you sleep last night?"

Su Xing said, "Sleeping."

"I cheated on your mother."

Su Xing smiled and asked her, "Do you want to go to the bathroom?"

Su Hong shook her head and asked, "Where's He Chi?"

"Going over there."

"Where is his father?" Su Hong's eyes widened, and she raised her voice, "Why is he going there?"

Su Hong doesn't know anything about the He family's affairs, she only knows that He Chi's parents are not good people.

"It's okay," Su Xing said while brushing Su Hong's hair, "He'll be back after a visit."

Su Hong felt a strong sense of panic in her heart. She saw her son getting thinner day by day, and when his elbow accidentally touched her back, she felt sick.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a guess.

Why did He Chi go to find his father?Doesn't he wish he could never go back for the rest of his life?Is he doing it for money?

After all, it was all because of her, she was a waste, she dragged Su Xing and He Chi to death.

After Su Hong had lunch and went to sleep, Su Xing went back to the Ruyi District to take the computer to record the online class video.

Su Hong slept very restlessly. She dreamed that Su Xing went to work on the construction site for money. He climbed up the high scaffolding, and when he bent over, a pen fell out of his pocket. He didn't see it, and stepped on the pen. , fell off the scaffolding.

There was blood all over the floor, Su Xing's face and Lin Qiang's face appeared alternately in her dream, she wanted to scream, but her mouth was dry and she couldn't make a sound.

Su Xing was lying in a pool of blood, her eyes were wide open, she just stared at her in a daze, people came and went around, but no one came to save her son.

She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the passers-by. They were all wearing black masks, and no one gave her a look.

Su Hong woke up crying. When she woke up, she found that her face was covered with tears and her back was covered with sweat.

She stared at the ceiling and didn't dare to blink. The scene in the dream was so real that her hands and feet were shaking, and her head was in pain like a burst.

Su Hong struggled to sit up. There was a newspaper on the bedside table, which was just read by the family members of the next bed. She urgently needed something to divert her attention. Living.

"The number one student in the senior high school entrance examination was expelled? Who will pay for the lack of integrity of contemporary students?"

The bold headline was like a huge rock, hitting her head with a "boom".

She hadn't read much, and it was difficult for her to read the newspapers.She stared and caught the keywords of "blood draw", "fake", "sex", and "Su Mou". These words are enough to form a complete plot.

Who can save her son?Su Hong was suddenly out of breath, she turned her head and looked around helplessly, wanting to ask who can come and save her son?

This newspaper was the last straw, and she was the camel that was crushed.

Everyone else in the ward was startled, not understanding why the woman in bed No. 3 suddenly burst into tears.

"Mom." Su Xing was just about to go out when he received a call from Su Hong.

"Are you home?" Su Hong asked him.

"Yes," Su Xing said, "Go to the hospital right away."

"There is a box in the closet in my room," Su Hong said softly, "Bring it for me. It contains my wedding dress. Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary with your dad. I want to wear it."

Su Xing nodded subconsciously, and then remembered that he was on the phone, but Su Hong couldn't see it, so he said, "Okay."

He entered Su Hong's room, opened the closet, and found a white paper box in the corner with crooked pink hearts printed on it.

Su Xing opened the lid of the box, and there lay a white wedding dress inside. The neckline was lined with complicated lace, and the lace edge was yellow.

There is also a wedding photo in the box, the scene is very contemporary.Su Hong was holding a handful of plastic roses and holding Lin Qiang's arm. The two stood side by side in front of the big red background board, smiling happily.

He looked at the photo quietly for a while, then carefully picked up the carton and took it to the hospital.

Su Hong took out the wedding dress, stroking the neckline with her ten fingers.

"Your dad bought it for me with a month's salary," she said with a gentle expression, "He rented his own suit from someone, and he felt distressed at fifteen a day. He would also buy such an expensive thing for me." You saw me wearing it once, do you think it was a loss?"

"It's not a loss," Su Xing replied, "My dad thinks it's worth it."

"He's just naive," Su Hong smiled, "He's not willing to change his pants even if they're worn out, but he's willing to spend money on the two of us."

"My dad..." Su Xing choked.

"Help me put it on," Su Hong opened her arms, "Just put it on."

Su Xing put a white wedding dress on Su Hong's hospital gown. Due to swelling, Su Hong gained a lot of weight, and the zipper on the back of the skirt couldn't be closed no matter what.

"Clumsy! I'll do it myself." Su Hong scoffed at him, and twisted her hands behind her back to try to pull the chain up a bit, but it got stuck halfway through.

She burst out laughing: "It's because I got fat. Back then I wore clothes that were too big, and I had to clip them on my lower back."

"It's okay," Su Xing smoothed the lace on his neckline, "It's still pretty."

"Really?" Su Hong asked.

"Really." Su Xing replied seriously, "It's very beautiful."

"Okay," Su Hong sat on the edge of the bed, "take a picture of me."

Su Xing turned on the phone camera, and Su Hong moved her body uncomfortably, covered her face in embarrassment, and said coyly, "Wait a minute, I'll change to a better posture."

She spread out the hem of the skirt, rubbed her palms on her face a few times to get some blood, and then put her hands on her knees.

Su Xing looked at Su Hong through the mobile phone screen. She had lost a lot of hair, and her bluish-white scalp was exposed at the corner of her forehead; her face was so swollen that her eyes were squeezed into a slit; Pulled up, the waist and neckline are uneven.

There was a trace of shyness and embarrassment on her face, she let out a long breath and asked, "Do I look good?"

"It's beautiful." Su Xing's eyes were sore, he pressed the shutter button of his phone, and said with a smile, "Happy [-]th wedding anniversary, Mom and Dad!"

At night, Su Hong suddenly opened her eyes.

Su Xing set up a recliner at the end of the bed, nestled on it and fell asleep.He has tall legs and long legs, and his whole body is curled up, and his posture is uncomfortable to watch.

Su Hong looked at him quietly for a while under the faint moonlight, and then touched the wedding dress beside the pillow with her palm. There was a small pocket inside the belt, and she took out a small medicine bottle from it.

The day she found out she was sick, she hid a bottle of sleeping pills up her skirt.

Su Hongping was lying on the bed, holding the small medicine bottle tightly in her hand.

Su Xing turned over, muttered something in a low voice, Su Hong trembled all over, and stared at the ceiling holding her breath.

There is a clock on the wall, and the sound of the second hand ticking is very clear at night.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Su Hong counted silently in her heart.

In the early morning, the patient in the next bed woke up to go to the toilet, knocked over the kettle, and woke up Su Xing.

There was a hazy sky outside the window, he turned on his phone, it was [-]:[-] in the morning.Su Xing half sat up and took a look, Su Hong fell asleep peacefully.

The next bed went back to bed after going to the toilet, and fell asleep again, breathing heavily.Su Xing lay down for a while, but couldn't fall asleep, so he just got up.

After washing up, he went to the hospital cafeteria with a thermos to get a nutritious meal, returned to the ward and turned on the small light beside the bed. A junior high school student asked him to do homework for him last night. He planned to finish the work now. .

Su Hong was lying on his side with his back facing him, Su Xing tucked the corner of the quilt, and a small plastic bottle rolled out of the quilt.

Su Xing frowned, picked up the bottle and looked at the light, and instantly it was like a basin of ice water poured over his head and face.

The soles of his feet were cold, and Su Hong lay motionless, her thin long hair half covering the side of her face.

--What's up with her?What should I do?

For a period of time, Su Xing's mind was completely blank, and he didn't know how long he was in a daze. Should he check Su Hong's breath?What if, what if she wasn't breathing?

He felt as if he stretched out his hand and pushed Su Hong's shoulder, but when he came back to his senses, he forgot whether he had done this action or not.

"Mom?" Su Xing finally regained his sanity and called out tentatively.

There was dead silence and no response.

Su Xing found himself trembling all over, the plastic medicine bottle was pinched by him to make a dent, he trembled his lips, and let out a low whimper in his throat: "Mom..."

"Early in the morning, are you called Hun?" Su Hong moved, rubbing her eyes and turning around.

Su Xing's legs went limp, and he knelt straight down. His knees hit the ground with a muffled sound.

"You..." His throat felt like a blade was being cut, and he couldn't make a sound due to the pain.

Seeing the medicine bottle in his hand, Su Hong licked her lips and said in a low voice, "Why? Think your mother is going to swallow medicine to commit suicide?"

Su Xing couldn't speak, he buried his head in the bed sheet, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Su Hong patted his head a little stiffly, and crystal liquid welled up in his eyes: "Okay, how old is he, and he's still crying in front of your mother."

Su Xing held her hand tightly, gasping for breath.

"You don't have any books to read, do you?" Su Hong asked.

Su Xing grabbed her hand, unable to utter a word, lowered his head and buried his face in her palm.

Su Hong felt the moist touch from the palm of her hand, she sniffed, her voice was a little choked up: "I dreamed about your father last night, he said Xiaohong, our son was bullied, you have to protect our family well." Kid, you can’t die, if you die, our stars will really be helpless..."

Su Xing let out a suppressed sobbing sound, Su Hong leaned over, wrapped his other hand around the back of Su Xing's head, and held him in his arms.

"Your father is gone, I live for you," Su Hong said, "For you, I have to live..."

Su Xing nodded slightly.

"Silly son, don't cry, let others laugh at you!"

Others in the ward had already been woken up, and a girl looked at them with red eyes.Su Hong smiled at them embarrassedly, and took out a few tissues to wipe away Su Xing's tears.

"The snot is coming out." She laughed at Su Xing.

Su Xing blew his nose with a tissue, walked to the toilet, unscrewed the bottle, and poured all the pills in the bottle into the toilet to flush away.

"Bring that guy He Chi back to me," Su Hong yelled at him, "Did you hear that!"

He Lei returned to He's house late at night, and He Chi waited until he came back, and talked with him for a long time in the study.

In the early morning, he left the study and came to the door of Guan Xinxin's room. He paused in the air with his raised hand for a long time, but he still didn't knock on the door.

He took out a small USB flash drive he was carrying, put the USB flash drive under the carpet at the door, and then sent a text message to Guan Xinxin.

He Chi returned to the room and lay down on the bed. He hadn't slept all night, and his eyelids were like lead.

Not long after lying down, the phone rang, and it was Su Xing.

"Little milk pot." He Chi answered the phone with a smile, his voice full of tiredness.

"Princess Chichi," Su Xing said, "your knight has come to the castle to pick you up."

"What?" He Chi jumped up from the bed stiffly.

"I saw the stars you painted," Su Xing said with a smile, "On the window, the paintings are so ugly."

He Chi rushed to the window and opened the curtains. Su Xing sat on the bicycle with one foot on the ground, waved to him, and said to the phone, "Princess Chichi, go home!"

He Chi smiled, turned out the window, stepped on the branches of the sycamore tree outside the window, and jumped down nimbly.

He ran to Su Xing's side in two or three steps, jumped onto the horizontal bar in front of the car, and waved one hand: "Let's go! Star Knight!"

The two found a breakfast shop on the way to eat breakfast. He Chi ate half of a meat bun when the phone rang again, this time it was an unknown number.

"Who is it early in the morning?" He muttered while pressing the call button.

"He Chi, you bastard! I asked you to show me the store. Why the fuck are you laying out a floor of broken straw mats in my store?!"