The black night sky entwined by electric snakes is like the opening scene of a thriller movie, with raging raindrops slanting down with resentment, and muddy river dams leading all the way to the nowhere of the sky under the heavy rain. Wu Jiaojiao pulled a pair of white sandals and walked the mud on the embankment out of a rugged puddle. The pale blue skirt was stained with muddy water. Raging floodwaters poured down the river.

She stood on a high mound of earth, the mound that had been dried and cracked into tortoiseshell lines after a season of exposure to the sun had not been washed away by the flood for a while, she stood on tiptoe, threw the open red umbrella down the river, and let it run with the washed river and swirl with the whirlpool, and in the blink of an eye, it drifted far away and disappeared from view.

She reached out and touched her obviously bulging abdomen, remembering Liu Xingchen's expression when he said that he had broken up, and the heartache like ten thousand arrows piercing her heart made her loveless. She walked on, to the edge of the mound of earth that had been eroded by the river, and looked down at the jubilant rapids that swept the air bigger and bigger. Time is like a stream of water, which can wash away a qiē and a person's heart in the blink of an eye, but she is like this stubborn mound, unable to accept the reality of the passage of time. Why is it that everyone can be dashing and empty, but she can only be eaten by pain little by little? At this moment, she no longer hated, and there was only one firm thought in her calm heart, jumping down, and the river would warmly welcome her.

The mobile phone that was wet in the rain was still flashing with calls from the world, although Liu Xingchen's phone number had been deleted, she still remembered that even if Cui Xiaokai's phone number had never been saved, she also knew it, Ai Mengmeng's mobile phone number showed the word "same table", these three people seemed to say yes, and at this moment they alternated calls to her mobile phone, which seemed to her how funny it was. She threw her phone into a swirl of mud and raised her face to see bowl-sized raindrops falling slanting from the sky. The rain fell from the sky and hit her weak shoulders and cold cheeks, and the swaying dress looked like a curtain of deep blue water from a distance.

All youth will be wasted, all rituals will come to an end, all sacrifices will end, and she will leave this world......

She closed her eyes and leaned forward, hearing the panicked flood roaring from upstream, while a very high voice behind her shouted to her: "Wu Jiao—" The overwhelmed mound of earth collapsed at the same time as the sound, and sank into the water.

At that time, Wu Jiao felt held tightly by a pair of hands from behind, and did not seem to hesitate to fall into the river with her, she felt that her bulky body kept falling, filled with a cavity of mud, and annihilated the top of her head in the monstrous rapids, and then several pairs of hands came to lift her up from the water. Although the feeling of weightlessness in the bottomless whirlpool was not the best choice to die, only those hands were his, and she would pray to live.

This is a flood area, and even the road is not built in this area, but fortunately it has just started to rain today, and the riverbed is not too deep. Wu Jiao was just a little frightened and drank a few sips of water, because she was picked up as soon as she fell into the water. She saw Liu Xingchen's face under the reflection of lightning, he hugged her, shouting her name in the deafening thunderstorm, she didn't know if the water droplets in the corners of his eyes were tears or rain, he seemed to be crying and laughing, he was talking to others: "She woke up!" She's awake! "Let's come up and take a look.

The rain was still raging over the collapsing levee, and the lightning froze several people like a spotlight in a discotheque, turning several people into a silent film that was white frame by frame. Cui Xiaokai, who was soaking wet, said loudly in the rain: "Hurry up and send it to the hospital!" ”

There was a * man standing next to him, Wu Jiao's brother-in-law, and he said loudly: "Yes! Send to the hospital! The town hospital is not far from here! ”

Liu Xingchen touched Wu Jiao's forehead and said anxiously: "She has a fever!" ”

Ai Mengmeng said: "I have a blanket in the car! You carry her to my car and wrap her in a blanket! Brother-in-law, sit in front and show me the way! Cui Xiaokai, don't go, you can't sit in the car, you go back and report your safety to your family! ”

Cui Xiaokai shouted: "Why did you let me go to report safety!" Let my brother-in-law go! I'm going to the hospital! ”

Ai Mengmeng said loudly: "Then do you know the road to the town hospital?" ”

"I know!"

So several people split up. Ai Mengmeng went to drive, but the car could only drive to the gravel road, Liu Xingchen ran a long way on the river dam with Wu Jiao in his arms, and the little body that had just recovered was almost exhausted. Wu Jiao was having a high fever, her consciousness was a little blurred, the air conditioner in the car was small, it didn't help at all, everyone was shivering from the cold, Liu Xingchen's chest was very warm, but there was always a sense of distance that was difficult to approach at the angle he held her, and this path made of stones was particularly bumpy and difficult to walk

It was quiet in the car, and everyone heard Wu Jiao say weakly: "Xingchen, why are you trying to save me, so that everyone will know about my pregnancy......"

Liu Xingchen said irritably: "Don't say it, let's go to the hospital and have a look." ”

Wu Jiao cried and said: "No, I want to say, if the child is still there, the problem is still there, it has not been solved, I don't want to face it, I want to die!" Don't save me! It's useless for you to save me today! Do you understand, it's useless! Woowoo...... I want to die, I want to die! ”

Liu Xingchen hugged her body hard: "Wu Jiao, what do you mean by this!" ”

Wu Jiao shouted: "I'm not interesting, I'm not interested in living, and there's no meaning in dying......"

Liu Xingchen said indignantly: "Can you spare me?" I'm like this, what else do you want from me! ”

Wu Jiao cried and said, "I don't want you to do anything, I didn't let you care about my life or death......"

Liu Xingchen slapped the back seat angrily: "If the child is still there, fucking get married!" Is it okay? ”

Cui Xiaokai turned his head angrily and shouted, "The surname is Liu!" What the fuck is your attitude!? ”

Liu Xingchen roared angrily: "That's my attitude!" What's wrong! ”

Wu Jiao cried even harder. Cui Xiaokai looked back at her, and had to try his best to suppress the indignation in his heart. Ai Mengmeng has been driving the car expressionlessly. There was a long silence in the car. For the second half of the journey, Liu Xingchen stared at the black water stains washed out by the heavy rain on the car window, perhaps because the window picture was like his bleak and blurred future that had lost its color.

Wu Jiao's family had been waiting in the hospital for a long time, and Wu Jiao was sent directly to the emergency room, and when Liu Xingchen told the doctor that she was four months and twenty-one days pregnant, except for Wu Jiao's brother-in-law, Wu Jiao's parents and sister all looked at him with an extremely hateful eye. But Liu Xingchen didn't seem to mind, what he was thinking in his head didn't seem to have anything to do with what he said and did, it was obviously an indifferent attitude, so calm that people gnashed their teeth, no matter what, Wu Jiao was still willing to forgive him, the child was almost five months old, and no one had any say in this marriage.

During the night, the chairman and his wife rushed to hear the news. The chairman and his wife, who were shocked by Wu Jiao's pregnancy and suicide, couldn't hold their heads up like sinners in front of Wu Jiao's parents. No matter how disrespectful everyone was, Liu Xingchen just stared at Ai Mengmeng in the corner blankly and didn't say a word.

Ai Mengmeng turned around, patted Cui Xiaokai, who was also forgotten in the corner, on the shoulder, and whispered to him: "Cui Xiaokai, I have something I want to ask you." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Don't tell Wu Jiao about me and Liu Xingchen for the time being, is it okay?"

Cui Xiaokai said in a mocking tone: "Sooner or later, she will know, and it has been spread among her classmates!" ”

Ai Mengmeng said: "Wu Jiao doesn't like to contact her classmates, she should be able to hide it for a while, and it doesn't matter when they get married." ”

Cui Xiaokai was stunned for a moment: "...... marriage"

"yes, don't you want them to get married?" Ai Mengmeng asked.

"I hope Liu Xingchen is killed by thunder!" Cui Xiaokai glanced at Liu Xingchen from a distance and asked Ai Mengmeng: "Do you want them to get married?" ”

"Hmm." Ai Mengmeng lowered her head and hid a frustrated look.

"Don't kid yourself, huh." Cui Xiaokai sneered.

Ai Mengmeng said: "Anyway, if Wu Jiao knows, that's what you sued." ”

Cui Xiaokai tilted his head and said, "Why? ”

Ai Mengmeng said: "Then you promise me." ”

Cui Xiaokai squinted his eyes and looked at her with extreme contempt: "Oh-I see, you still want to maintain that kind of relationship with Liu Xingchen, right?" I really don't understand what that despicable guy has to attract women, if I were a woman, I would want to smack him to death! Disgusting! ”

Ai Mengmeng looked back at Liu Xingchen, who was more sad than dead, and explained to Cui Xiaokai: "He is not what you think. ”

"Come on! He could only be more disgusting than I thought! Cui Xiaokai looked back at the serious Ai Mengmeng, and said with a disdainful expression: "Okay, okay, if you have an affair with Liu Xingchen, then I will have an affair with Wu Jiao, and then we will take what we need and make a deal!" ”

Ai Mengmeng said helplessly: "Whatever you want." ”

The wait was long, and everyone was silent. Cui Xiaokai and Ai Mengmeng were sitting far away from everyone, and he whispered: "Hey, Ai Mengmeng, you say, if the child falls, will Liu Xingchen marry Wu Jiao?" ”

Ai Mengmeng said impatiently: "Didn't you hear it in the car?" ”

Cui Xiaokai said to himself: "I don't think so, Liu Xingchen is such a cunning guy, why should he be responsible if the child is gone, I guess he must be looking forward to the child now, heh, he must be thinking, let you old guys make a noise, once the child falls, get out of the way, hum." ”

Ai Mengmeng looked at him, and recalled in a trance that she had said excitedly that if Wu Jiao was not pregnant, she would marry him immediately, damn, her IQ at that time was almost on par with Cui Xiaokai.

In the wee hours of the morning, the door to the emergency room opened, and the doctor came out and announced, "Mother and child are safe." Families can now see the patient. ”

For a moment, there was a strong sigh of emotion in the corridor, but it was not all gratification. Everyone flocked to the consultation room to see Wu Jiao, only Liu Xingchen sat there motionless. The chairman's wife took her son's hand and urged him: "Go and see Wu Jiao, go quickly!" ”

Liu Xingchen said lightly: "I'll go in later, you guys go first." He said as he untied his mother's hand from his wrist.

The chairman's wife sighed helplessly and walked into the ward, which was crowded with relatives of Wu Jiao's family, and Cui Xiaokai also rushed in. Ai Mengmeng walked to the door of the ward and passed by Liu Xingchen, Liu Xingchen said, "Ai Mengmeng, come with me." ”

Ai Mengmeng looked back at him, followed him to the end of the corridor, and turned into a waiting area where no one was around. Late at night, it was so quiet that only the sound of breathing remained, Liu Xingchen stood there, lowered his head slightly, thought for a long time, and finally whispered: "Is this the result you want?" ”

Ai Mengmeng didn't answer for a long time. He said: "I want to have a showdown with Wu Jiao. ”

Ai Mengmeng said: "Don't you count what you say in the car?" ”

Liu Xingchen stepped forward and held her cold hands: "Why are you so cruel, aren't you in pain?" Or am I too poor to handle? I'm about to suffocate! So many people pressed me on my head, escorted me to the wedding hall like a prisoner, and asked me to get married, and you also have a share of the credit! Even if they don't understand my heart, don't you understand either?! Ai Mengmeng, can you save me, as long as you say a word, I will deal with everyone to the end! I will not give in under any pressure! At this time, I can transform into Superman or I can be slumped, because I just want to listen to you and give me a word, okay? One word is fine, say do you love me or not, say, do you love me or not? Love me or not! ”

Ai Mengmeng's hand was scratched by him very painfully. She remembered that night on the bar street many years ago, he also had this expression, he asked her to say if he was her boyfriend, and the scene reappeared in front of her at this moment, but now the situation is a hundred times more tricky than then, if she said "yes" that day, would she not be where she is today?

For the first time, she regretted her decision, and for the first time she realized that she had made such a mistake that she could not turn back today. At this point, everyone could see that Wu Jiao was not pretending to commit suicide, if it weren't for Cui Xiaokai's words to remind everyone that she might be alone on the river dam, if it weren't for her brother-in-law to guide her late at night, if it weren't for Liu Xingchen's off-road vehicle that could wade through the muddy flood area, they wouldn't have found the big mound, and they wouldn't have seen Wu Jiao again. How many coincidences have miraculously gathered in this matter, this is a gift and a redemption from God to each of them, can't he even understand this!

Ai Mengmeng stroked his hand inch by inch, and replied to him with tears in her eyes but absolutely calmly: "I don't love it." ”

In an instant, the world in front of him became no longer real, and the memories stubbornly stayed on a heartbreaking night seven years ago, although he had tried his best to erase it from his memory, he clumsily believed that returning after seven years would only take a warm night and that person's obsession with that person would be the best cure for heartbreak, but at this moment he woke up to find that there was only one cruel truth, that is, he was pushed down the abyss by the other party again.

The empty corridor was full of lights, more and more people gathered at the door of the emergency room, and all the relatives of the two families were there, everyone was rejoicing in the mercy of providence, but in this relatively quiet waiting area, on his face, which could not distinguish whether it was rain stains or tear scratches, there were two particularly obvious vertical tear lines that flowed from the corners of his eyes to his chin, and his dull eyes seemed to be unable to believe that this life had been indifferently thrown away by his beloved.