Xu Jinyi has written countless short emails to that account over the years, and when she thinks of him, she can't help but open the mailbox.
I used to ask him why he wasn't on QQ? Can he still receive messages? Did something happen to him? Or, did he go abroad?
During subsequent holidays, she would send him some simple greetings, asking, "Is he okay?" and various similar greetings.
There was never a reply and he completely disappeared.
Later, when she knew she couldn't wait for his reply, she would log in to her email and tell him that she had published another comic...
Tell him why she transferred to another school...
Tell him that she finally graduated...
Tell him that she has found a job, engaged in a career she likes, and makes a living from her hobby.
However, no reply was received.
Jin Yi regarded him as an old friend. After all, during those days of youth, the two souls had such a tacit understanding.
It was already very late when she came out of the museum, and the rain had stopped. She used her mobile phone to book a taxi.
Standing on the side of the road waiting, I don't know if my sister and Brother Lin Mo have made any progress. Could it be that they were silent all the way?
After a while, the car came.
Jin Yi sat in the back seat of the taxi with the window open. The cool evening breeze blew in through the window, ruffling her hair but not dispelling the knot in her heart.
She thought of the man named Mao Mao again. In recent years, WeChat has become popular, and like the people around her, she rarely logs in to QQ.
The number of times I send him emails is getting less and less, but the number of times I think of him seems to be gradually increasing.
Until now, she still doesn't know the boy's name, let alone how old he is, what he looks like, or where he is.
But during the heavy academic days in her freshman year of high school, he was like a ray of light, discussing the creation of comics with her, and every time he gave her suggestions, he brought up ideas, so that her later creation level improved a lot.
Jin Yi was full of admiration for him, feeling that he was bigger than her, had better aesthetics than her, and had wider knowledge than her. He was both a teacher and a friend, and Jin Yi was also full of gratitude to him.
But he disappeared suddenly, and it was not known whether he was safe or not, and he didn't even have time to say goodbye properly.
This became Xu Jinyi's only regret in his youth, a regret that he never mentioned to anyone, and perhaps... the biggest regret.
Early next morning.
In the hospital.
Sheng Mingyu's surgery is still in progress, and doctors are rescuing him because he was really badly beaten and is not out of danger yet.
A doctor had already told the parents of the Sheng family, who had been waiting on the bench outside all night, about the situation and told them that they must go and collect the surgery fee immediately, otherwise the treatment would really be stopped.
After all, this is a hospital, not a charity. Two major and minor surgeries have been completed, and the Sheng family has not paid a penny.
Sheng's mother's heart was tormented and she hesitated. She murmured to her husband, "How about I sell my kidney?"
She wasn't kidding, she was really desperate.
I no longer have the credibility to borrow money from relatives and friends.
There is no airtight wall in the world. The whole neighborhood and the whole family knew about Sheng Mingyu's gambling and felt sorry for him.
Dad Sheng also thought of this as the only way. After all, the huge operation fee could no longer be postponed.
The couple also knew that selling one kidney would not be enough; two people would have to sell it.
But it's also a cruel choice.
At this time, slow and firm footsteps could be heard clearly, from far to near.
When the footsteps stopped, the couple sitting on the bench cuddled together, eyes half lowered, and a pair of shiny leather shoes came into view.
The two of them were slightly startled, and slowly raised their eyes along the straight trouser legs. They caught a familiar face, and their bodies froze involuntarily, and they didn't even dare to breathe.