Chapter 2 Fire

Author: Li Zhaozhao

Chapter 2 Fire

From the day she became sensible, she knew that she was a rich orphan. Her parents were well-known entrepreneurs in the city. She died young due to an accident and left a considerable inheritance.

She was brought up by her distant aunt.

At first, her aunt didn't really want to take care of her. After all, she was a relative she hadn't interacted with for a long time. Later, when she heard the lawyer said that she still had inheritance to get, she happily took her home.

Since she covets the inheritance left by her parents, of course her aunt cannot be very kind to her.

She often scolds and beats her, and often complains in front of outsiders about how disobedient and difficult she is, which breaks her heart.

Even though...she didn't do anything.

At that time, she understood the truth that orphans have no right to speak.

Apart from going to the bank to collect her living expenses every year, her relatives focus all their attention on getting the inheritance after she turns 18.

Even if she gets sick occasionally, as long as she doesn't die from the illness and can still work, no one will let her go to the hospital.

Especially when her little brother from a relative's house was greeted by his family every day, she could only stand aside and watch, and she felt more and more like a meal ticket who worked hard and paid regularly.

No one cares about how an orphan feels or what kind of person he will become in the future

In everyone's eyes, as long as she lives, nothing else matters.

This emotion accumulated until she was sixteen years old, the flowering season of adolescence, and her classmates all had unlimited hopes for the future.

She was the only one who was different, didn't care about anything, and even...wanted to end her life.

One rainy night, her aunt scolded her out of the house for not helping her younger brother with his homework.

The vicious curses in her ears, the coldest month, and her loneliness and embarrassment, everything was bad.

That was when she was most desperate.

It was also at that time that she met Pei Shi.

To be precise, it was an interview article published in a youth magazine when I met Pei, which read:

【…………

In my opinion,

Everyone has their darkest moments,

Someone has to pull you out of the abyss,

If there is no such person, you will be that person】

Such deep handwriting was like the moonlight in the dark night penetrating into the valley bottom, soothing her barren emotions and filling the wounds in her heart.

For the first time, someone told her when she was young that it didn't matter even if there was no one behind her, the abyss could break free on its own.

She was like a bewildered child who was anxious to find her way, and hurriedly walked into the nearby bookstore that was open 24 hours a day.

At that time, Pei Shi had not yet become famous, and books were hard to find.

She had no choice but to ask the clerk for help, and finally found the book mentioned in the magazine in the mezzanine in the corner of the warehouse.

I wiped off the accumulated dust on the book cover with my hands without caring, sat quietly in the bookstore, and read tirelessly all night.

No one knows how much power that book and that name gave her on that rainy night.

So much so that in the difficult days that followed, she gritted her teeth and persevered through Pei Shi's light.

Pei Shi went from an unknown writer to the youngest famous writer in China.

Moths have phototaxis, and humans also have the trait of being close to light.

Because she liked Pei Shi, she worked hard, was admitted to one of the best universities in the country, made her own good friends, and even entered Pei Shi's studio as an intern.

Everything seems to be going in the best direction.

But things often backfire.

Before she could fully appreciate the surprise God had given her, Pei Shi died in the flames.

I just remember that a reporter broke the news that night that the gentle and gentle famous writer Pei Shi had an extremely tragic past.

His biological father killed his wife and abused his parents and children. These eight words became Pei Shi's life-threatening talisman.

She couldn't describe how painful her heart was when she saw this news. For three days, she started to vomit violently after eating. She closed her eyes and wanted to sleep for a while, but she couldn't help but shed tears.

When she was in her early twenties, she suddenly understood a truth: even if some people have parents, it is a sad thing.

A good person like Pei Shi went through a lot of pain, but he turned around and cured her life. Even her last regret of not having her parents was taken away by death.

Later, at Pei Shi's funeral, the moment she saw Pei Shi's coffin, the world she had finally put together suddenly collapsed.

His eyes went dark, and screams came one after another in his ears.

…

Later, she was reborn.

She thought that this was an opportunity given to her by God.

At the best age of seventeen, go see the twenty-two-year-old moon.

So, as soon as she woke up, she got on the high-speed train and came to this familiar yet unfamiliar city without telling anyone.

Yun Ruozhi calmed down her mood, wiped the tears from her eyes, took out her wallet and went downstairs.

The city is not big, and the dusk is dark. There are a few cicadas lying on the small trees, making noisy calls. The orange-red clouds spread out in layers, and the dusk lengthens the gray shadows of pedestrians.

This year's summer was extremely hot. When Yun Ruozhi walked to the small shop, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

She originally planned to buy a box of ice cream and go home, but after looking at her wallet, she gave up and only picked a cherry-flavored popsicle.

She was still two months away from adulthood. At this time, she had not inherited the inheritance and became a young rich woman. She had paid the rent with all her belongings, and only had a scholarship of 3,000 yuan left with her.

Fortunately, she doesn't need anything right now, and the money should be enough. But if it doesn't, a summer job will definitely be enough.

The summer evening breeze blew the hair across the ears of the soft cloud branches, causing people to feel itchy.

Yun Ruozhi was sitting on a bench by the roadside. After eating the ice cream while watching the sunset, she found the words "Won the prize, get another one" printed on the ice cream stick. The smile on her face was as bright as it could be.

"Yun Ruozhi?"

An uncertain question came, cold and clear, with a girlish high tone at the end.

Yun Ruozhi looked up and saw a fat girl wearing a hairband standing on the roadside not far ahead, looking at her in disbelief. At first glance, she looked familiar.

acquaintance?

Yun Ruozhi's scalp went numb instantly. She was most afraid of the embarrassment of not being able to recognize anyone, so she bit her mouth and tried to remember.

This person looks so familiar, she must know him.

Who is it?

Before she could recognize her, the girl saw her face clearly first and confirmed that it was her. Then she waved her arms excitedly and hurried towards the bench.

When the person came closer, Yun Ruozhi suddenly remembered that this girl seemed to be her classmate in junior high school, named Gao Xin.

Now three years have passed, Gao Xin has not changed much, except that his figure has become rounder and his face has become more mature.

However, Yun Ruozhi was a little at a loss as to what to do.

Although the two were classmates in junior high school, their relationship was not very good.

When they were in school, Gao Xin would talk to her most of the time, but she would ignore her nine times out of ten. As time went by, Gao Xin had the sense to stop disturbing her.

I thought I would never meet someone again when I grow up, but now I meet them in another city.

Gao Xin looked very happy, his hairband fluttering in the wind, and he patted Yun Ruozhi's shoulder familiarly, "What a coincidence. Just now I thought I had recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect it to happen.

I met you here and you have become beautiful again."

Yun Ruozhi smiled, and she suddenly felt that her deskmate was very kind, "Thank you, I just arrived today, and I met you as soon as I went out. It's really a coincidence."

Gao Xin was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen a ghost. He took a step back, opened his mouth, and said seriously: "Wait a minute, I suspect I have recognized the wrong person."

“…”

"Huh?" Yun Ruozhi was stunned, and it was rare to see a trace of confusion on her cute face.

"Pfft, I'm just kidding, you are very beautiful, I will definitely recognize you."

Gao Xin was amused by her cute appearance. He waved his hands quickly and said with some hesitation, "But... your personality has changed too much. I was already prepared for you to ignore me, but I didn't expect..."

Needless to say, Gao Xin also understood what happened next. Yun Ruozhi also understood.

When I was in junior high school, I was too lonely.

Not right either.

Rather than being lonely, it is better to say that I have low self-esteem and dare not get along with others. I always feel that children without parents are different from others.

After college, due to Pei Shi's popularity, there were many fans of Pei Shi's books among her classmates. With a common topic, she gradually opened up her heart and made many friends.
Chapter completed!