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918 Donglin Road.

On the bronze medals of some years, this line of upright words is engraved.

They seem to tell the years and identity of the big house behind them, with a noble aura that no one can approach.

So much so that the young man standing at the door raised his eyes and glanced at them hurriedly, and then quickly looked away.

He lowered his head, blocked his expression with his slightly long bangs, and fell back into the dead silence that had not been there since his mother's death.

"Hoshikawa, let's go in, the master will be back soon." Uncle Wang, who was in charge of his care, was very kind.

The young man whose name was called shook his head and made a beautiful voice that did not match his feelings: "No, I'll wait for him here."

Hearing this, Uncle Wang immediately laughed: "Silly boy, you will live here in the future, why do you have to stand outside the door?"

The boy stubbornly did not speak.

His anger was so weak in the adult world that he could only use silence as a weapon, and it was the most annoying act he could tolerate.

"Xingchuan, you heard grandpa say that Miss An is no longer here, and the master will take care of you in the future, as well as your Aunt He and Brother Lu, they will accompany you." Uncle Wang tried his best to persuade him, for fear that he would be unhappy and make something out of control.

Care, companionship?

The boy felt that what he heard was ironic, he did not believe that there was any family in the world that would accept the children of the third child, and he did not believe that these sophisticated rich people would tolerate uninvited guests to take the family property - although he was not very old, the truth in front of him was so simple that it did not require much life experience.

The cool autumn breeze blew quietly, and it couldn't get rid of the embarrassment at the moment.

Suddenly, the noise from far and near attracted the attention of the old and the young.

"Ahh Get out of the way!" A boy playing skateboard was on a rampage under a peaceful plane tree, and with a terrible scream, he soon lived up to his expectations and fell a not far from them.

"Little Joe, what are you doing here? Are you alright?" Uncle Wang has been a housekeeper in this house for half his life, he is familiar with the neighborhood, and he is warm-hearted, so he hurriedly walked in and helped this guy up.

"Hehe, my mom bought me a new one, isn't it handsome?" The boy's legs were bleeding, but he still laughed happily, picked up his skateboard and rushed to show off.

"Handsome, handsome." Uncle Wang touched his short hair very lovingly: "Hurry up and apply some medicine."

"Hey, it's okay, who is he?" The boy noticed his peers standing at the door of Lu's house and looked sideways.

"This is our little young master Lu Xingchuan, you seem to be about the same age, right? Later, when we met at school, we had to help each other." Uncle Wang introduced, "Xingchuan, this is the only son of our neighbor Mr. Qiao, Qiao Bai."

"Hey, hey, grandpa, don't be so serious, what age is it? Young Master." Qiao Bai approached with a smile, stretched out his hand and patted Lu Xingchuan's shoulder: "Dude, hello!"

Lu Xingchuan didn't react much, stared at his beautiful eyebrows intently, and said lightly, "Okay."

Qiao Bai wiped the dust off his face and looked nonchalant.

"Don't be stupid to stand here, Xingchuan, let's take Xiao Qiao into the house to treat his leg injury?" Uncle Wang took the opportunity to find a way to call the little master into the house.

Lu Xingchuan saw that the blood on Qiao Bai's knees had already flowed to his ankles, and his socks were dyed red, and he looked very strict, so he nodded.

Uncle Wang hurriedly picked up his suitcase and hurriedly walked into the courtyard with two little boys.

"Isn't Brother Lu here? I want him to help me with my homework." Qiao Bai seemed to come to visit often, and made shameless requests in a familiar tone.

"My God, don't pester him to help you do bad things, when your mother knocks on the door, I'll have to bear the old bones." Uncle Wang seemed to think of some terrible memory, handed the box to the maid who greeted him, and went upstairs to get the medicine box with neat steps.

Qiao Bai, who was left in place, turned his head curiously and peeked at Lu Xingchuan, who was frozen next to him: "Hey, I heard your brother mention you."

Lu Xingchuan has lived with his mother since he was a child, rarely sees his father's family, and is even more unfamiliar with his eldest brother, so he asked, "Really?"

Qiao Bai blinked his big black and white eyes, and suddenly hooked his neck: "Brother Lu said that you are very good at studying, and English composition must not be difficult for you, right?"

Lu Xingchuan looked back ruthlessly and refused to respond.

Qiao Bai moved his eyebrows flexibly.

The ghost knows how he can make such a funny expression when he has an angelic skin that can charm thousands of little girls.

The corners of Lu Xingchuan's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Hey, if you want to laugh, why are you holding back?" Qiao Bai was indeed very lively, and suddenly became happy.

Lu Xingchuan, who had been gloomy for many days, finally gradually showed a smile.

It's a pity that Qiao Bai immediately asked again, "How old are you?" Shall I call you Second Brother Lu, Second Brother?"

Lu Xingchuan was instantly paralyzed.

"Hahahahaha!" Qiao Bai was so happy that he couldn't do it, he slapped his thigh, and when he hit the injury, he began to crack his teeth again.

At this time, Uncle Wang had already come back with the medicine box, grabbed him and said, "Little Ancestor, sit down and look at your blood, where is your mother?"

"She went shopping." Qiao Bai fell on the sofa without seeing it, asked Uncle Wang to help him with medicine, and said sweetly, "Thank you, grandpa."

"Thank you, you're better than anything else." The wrinkles on Uncle Wang's face were all smiling.

Lu Xingchuan felt too many vicissitudes of life too early, and sensitively saw that Uncle Wang cared for Qiao Bai from the bottom of his heart, and it was just his duty to himself.

But this discovery did not make the poor boy feel cold.

Hearing the lively movement made by Qiao Bai alone in this big house, Lu Xingchuan felt a little less embarrassed and became extremely relaxed.

"Dude, are you also coming to Nancheng No. 1 Middle School, I'm from the third and fifth classes of junior high school." Qiao Bai asked with interest.

"Yes, I'll transfer him next week, and I'll be in the same grade as you." Uncle Wang bandaged him, patted him on the leg, and said, "Get up."

Chopper jumped to the floor and smiled with white teeth, "Tell your dad to come to our class, see you then."

Lu Xingchuan bowed his head, looked at his happy back and said, "I seem, I've seen him."

"Sound familiar?" Uncle Wang replied while packing up the medicine box: "Xiao Qiao looks exactly like his mother, his mother is Liu Yunan, and he has played many famous TV drama actors."

"No wonder." Lu Xingchuan replied with little interest.

Isn't it? Those who can be neighbors with their fathers must be either rich or noble, and they are a species of two worlds.

"Your room is in the third room on the left hand on the second floor, go rest first, change your clothes, and I'll call you when the master comes back." Uncle Wang said thoughtfully, "There are already snacks in the room, if you are hungry, eat some first."

"I'm in trouble." Lu Xingchuan pulled over the suitcase and walked upstairs with a stiff demeanor.

It wasn't until I entered the bedroom and closed the door that I gasped softly.

Who knows what slammed the glass on the ground.

He walked over suspiciously, and saw that it was Qiao Bai standing on the balcony next door to his room, changing the appearance of the good baby just now, and smiling like a little devil.

Lu Xingchuan opened the window: "What are you doing?"

"Ergou, if you don't want to be bullied by your brother, just recognize me as a big brother and mess with me in the future." Qiao Bai smiled even more exaggeratedly.

At this time, Lu Xingchuan realized that he had a small tiger tooth, which was white and shiny in the sun, and after being slightly stunned, he asked coldly, "What do you call me?"

"Ergou, do you really want me to call you Second Brother?" Qiao Bai actually bent down and picked up a living little Demu: "You see that you look exactly like my second dog."

Lu Xingchuan didn't know where this guy came from, so he slammed the window and closed the curtains without hesitation.

He collapsed on the exaggerated bed, exhausted, pulled out the picture of his mother in his wallet, and looked at it quietly for a long, long time, but did not say a word.

I really miss her, but I miss her ten thousand times, and she can't hear it.

Lu Xingchuan knows very well that the only person in the world who loves him has disappeared without a trace.

02

It is said that all roads lead to Rome in life, but Qiao Bai became the lucky one who was born directly in Rome.

His mother is a famous actress and his father is a first-rate fiction writer.

Not to mention the superior family background since childhood, the atmosphere is also free and unrestrained.

probably developed this guy's rare ghost horse character, acting without a law, and seeing new good things has to be obtained, including living people.

The youngest son of the Lu family, whom I met by chance that weekend, made Qiao Bai very interested.

It's a pity that he was pressed by his mother in front of the table and stabbed on the beam after that, and he never had a chance to see him again.

Finally stayed up until school day, Qiao Bai couldn't help but gossip with his little friend and dead friend Ke Yizhu during class: "Eh, you know what? The illegitimate son of the Lu family lived on Donglin Road two days ago."

Ke Yizhu's temperament is the same as his name, gentle and elegant, and he smiled when he heard this: "Really?"

"It's a pity that it's a stupid hillbilly who doesn't respond to anything." Chopper yawned, fell on his desk and looked out the window at the blue sky and white clouds, and said sleepily, "His dad will definitely ask him to transfer to our school."

"When the mistress's son arrives in the house of the main palace, what other superfluous reactions can there be?" Ke Yizhu knew very well that Chopper didn't understand the shortcomings of life's hardships, and suddenly reached out and pinched his nose: "Anyway, this has nothing to do with you, don't cause trouble."

"Ahh Qiao Bai opened his mouth and bit him.

Unexpectedly, Ke Yizhu didn't dodge, and his clean and white fingers were gnawed out of red marks in an instant.

Qiao Bai was startled, and quickly shrunk his neck: "You are stupid, you are!"

Ke Yizhu sneered, "Ever since you raised Na Demu, you have become more and more like its kind."

"So what, my second dog is super cute!" Qiao Bai cut off: "Do you want to go to the game hall after school?"

"Don't you have a cram school?" Ke Yizhu reminded.

"Something happened to the teacher today." Qiao Bai is very playful, and lies come as soon as he opens his mouth.

"Okay." When Ke Yizhu heard the class bell, he immediately turned around and waited for the teacher to enter the door, revealing his serious expression as the class leader.

However, Xiao Qiao, who hated studying the most, fell back on the table and went to Zhou Gong.

——

Nancheng No. 1 Middle School is a private middle school with a very high threshold, and almost none of the children in it come from ordinary backgrounds.

The environment here is beautiful, the teachers are abundant, the management is scientific, and the requirements in terms of work and rest are not as heavy as those of ordinary middle schools.

The junior high school students, who were free at five o'clock in the evening, rushed out of the classroom when they heard the bell ring.

Qiao Bai, who treats this place as a prison, is naturally among them.

He groped his pockets as he walked, and finally looked at Ke Yizhu pitifully: "How much money do you have?"

"......" Ke Yizhu was speechless, took out his wallet and stuffed it into his hand.

Qiao Bai happily opened and counted the bills: "When my mother lets me go, I will pay you back immediately."

"If she catches you going to the arcade again, you'll be poor enough to go to college." Ke Yizhu has delicate facial features, standing next to him with a polite appearance, and his speech is also a kind of immobility beyond his age.

On the contrary, Qiao Bai was still full of childishness: "Tiger poison does not eat children! When she was angry...... Huh?"

In the middle of his words, this fellow suddenly ran forward like a dog without the reins, as if he had discovered some new continent.

——

The days when he came to the new school to study, for Lu Xingchuan, were not inferior to the difficulties of the family environment.

He used to live in poverty, had little in common with his classmates, didn't understand what they were talking about, and didn't want to explain his origins to anyone.

It's just that the Lu family's momentum is extraordinary, even if they are always silent, everyone still confirms the identity of this illegitimate child in various ways.

Curious looking, faintly discussing.

Although cruel, it is also human nature.

After school, Lu Xingchuan recorded the homework neatly, and then hurriedly picked up his schoolbag and walked out.

Who knew that before he arrived at the school gate, he was attacked by a "human bomber" unsuspectingly.

"Why are you here, what class are you in? Didn't I tell you to come to our class? You're here today?"

A series of questions and Qiao Bai's vivid face grabbed all of Lu Xingchuan's attention at the same time, and he hesitated for a moment before answering simply, "Well, the arrangement at home."

Qiao Bai's long eyelashes seemed to be alive, flashed and said, "Oh, are you embarrassed to tell your parents? I'll help you say it!"

"......" Lu Xingchuan felt that this guy's emotional intelligence was impeded, and he couldn't find the words to answer at all.

Taking advantage of this, Ke Yizhu had slowly approached, stretched out his arm around Qiao Bai's neck, and whispered in his ear, "Are you brain-dead? Don't talk about it."

"What's wrong?" Qiao Bai asked loudly.

Ke Yizhu let go of his hand and smiled at Lu Xingchuan, wanting to drag Qiao Bai away.

But Qiao Bai just likes the new and hates the old, and finally found the neighbor's brother, and broke free regardless of the invitation and said, "It's just right, you go play with us, play games!" Why are you going home so early?"

"Nope." Lu Xingchuan refused to pay attention to him, turned around and took a step.

But Qiao Bai didn't care whether people liked it or not, and immediately grabbed him and said, "What's so embarrassing? I said I'm covering you! Let's go."

"Let go." Lu Xingchuan broke free, and his coat was almost pulled off: "You let me go!"

As a result, Qiao Bai, this kid, had a brute force, and dragged the neighbor's little brother forward without moving, and turned back with a smile and called his friend: "Bamboo go, what are you doing in a daze?"

Ke Yizhu looked at the two people calmly, lifted his glasses, and didn't say anything, just followed behind with a strange smile.

——

When students leave school, it is the busiest time for the game machine hall.

Inside, the people are buzzing and the lights are blurred, but fortunately, because of the strict regulations, smoking is banned, so that the air will not be muddy.

Lu Xingchuan, who had been to this kind of place for the first time, didn't know what to do at all, and always followed Qiao Bai, watching him dance and roar, and soon said unbearably, "You play, I'm going back."

Qiao Bai felt that he was simply an alien, and he didn't like such interesting things: "What? I still have so many coins to spend."

Lu Xingchuan doesn't like to make friends very much, and he has no good impression of his exaggerated demeanor and open-mouthedness: "You play slowly."

"Don't, give it to you, you try." Qiao Bai stretched out his claws again and grabbed his arm.

"I won't." Lu Xingchuan frowned.

Qiao Bai twisted his eyebrows into twists, and then suddenly pulled him to the coin machine: "You will always do this, just put in the coin, you don't need IQ."

"I won't be because of my low IQ!" Lu Xingchuan was not very old after all, so he retorted instantly.

"Oh." Qiao Bai didn't respond angrily, and threw coins into it with all his might: "Come on."

"I hate gambling." Lu Xingchuan twisted his head.

"Why?" Qiao Bai was puzzled.

"Because you're going to lose." Lu Xingchuan replied.

"It's good not to care if you win or lose, so you can get a surprise." Qiao Bai felt very inexplicable.

Lu Xingchuan asked calmly, "Is it, looking forward to surprises is called not caring about winning or losing? Aren't you trying to get something in return by throwing in your coin?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he was making a big fuss, so he turned his head and shut up.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Bai, who was babbling, explained very seriously: "You are really entangled, anyway, I only enjoy the process of coin-throwing, this process is called hope, not attempt, give."

Lu Xingchuan was forced to stuff a game currency by him, and felt that it was extremely unhygienic to be touched by many people, so he threw it in instantly.

Who knew that the coin machine was playing music in an instant, and countless gift certificates were flying out!

Qiao Bai immediately raised his eyebrows: "Wow, wow, buddy, your luck is too good!"

After saying that, he hurriedly took the basket to collect.

Lu Xingchuan saw the back of the idiot he was squatting on the ground, and the whole person was a little confused.

"It's nice to be pleasantly surprised, isn't it? Two dogs?" Qiao Bai turned his head again and asked, "What do you want to change, go and pick it."

Hearing this vulgar and stupid title, Lu Xingchuan instantly pushed the pile of game coins that he was so precious that he couldn't do it to the floor, and took advantage of Xiao Qiao's busy efforts to go home ruthlessly.

Attempt and hope, these are completely different things for Qiao Bai, even if it takes many years later, he can't tell the difference.

Perhaps there is evil in the attempt, and good in the hope.

Qiao Bai's shining life is matched with hope, of course.

And Lu Xingchuan can only live in humble attempts in the years full of thorns.