The sea breeze from the vast sea brings a rare touch of coolness to the sweltering city. It had just rained, and the air was crisp – the city seemed to have a calm it hadn't seen in a long time.

Cars that are speeding by emit muddy and dark exhaust fumes.

People are walking in a hurry with their bags, and everyone has the same expression under the street lamp, which is tired, and the fast-paced life brings everyone unparalleled life pressure.

……

And in the slums of an ordinary city on the West Coast, the new girl arrives quietly. Carrying a battered suitcase, she passed through the bustling neighborhoods of the city and into the poorest corners. She looked dusty, except for a fairly good face, she could fit in perfectly, shabby canvas shoes, washed white clothes, hair tied up haphazardly, no makeup on her face, you could see her immaturity. Her hair didn't seem to be trimmed, and her long bangs almost covered her eyes. This is a young girl who looks boring and boring.

Standing at the corner of the street, the woman with heavy makeup who couldn't tell her age was vomiting, she noticed the arrival of this girl. The girl patted her on the shoulder, then handed her a bottle of mineral water.

She doesn't look very old, and her face is raw. Dani, who was a part-time hotel waiter doing some extra money, glanced at the girl in front of her, her eyes a little wary.

She didn't drink her water, and she asked her in English with a strong accent:

"New here?"

Feng Ranran nodded. The woman looked her up and down, her eyes focused on her chest, she seemed to have something to say, but it was clear that she held back.

She whispered:

"Good luck."

She didn't care why the Oriental girl had fallen here - in short, the only thing she could do was wish her good luck. Her face looked so pure and innocent...... This kind of girl will soon be here, dyed with ugly colors. She might have reminded her of that, but she didn't, don't blame her for being cruel, everyone here is like that.

……

Feng Ranran did her homework before coming here. This West Coast city is undoubtedly one of the most crowded areas – not one of them. This one, as Stephen had asked, was full of thieves, villains, drunks, stowaways, and homeless people sleeping next to the garbage heap, and this was a place where the bright light could not shine. This is a slum, a scabies that has been covered, but it is still very real.

There are still many people who live here.

Of course, safety comes first. Safety is the most important thing here, especially for a single young girl, and if you don't have any precautions, then it won't end well.

Feng Ranran chose an unobtrusive time and walked in here secretly.

Working so hard for a role that may not be able to be won - in fact, of course it may not be worth it - maybe she could go to a variety show at this time, or go to a TV series, get a high salary, or simply go on vacation, and fly with Pei Yifei to a wonderful island country in the Pacific Ocean to have a good time, instead of experiencing life in this dangerous slum - but she still came.

On the premise of ensuring safety, she still came.

……

The next day, Mr. Han's family at the door found that it seemed to have a new neighbor. The girl standing at the door smiled and handed over a small box of cakes, which could be seen to be made by herself, although it was not valuable, but it was more or less a thought.

With a greeting gift, it is not so difficult to open the chatterbox.

"I just came here 10 years ago."

Mr. Han himself has a big face, a collapsed nose, small eyes, he looks like an Asian, he is very talkative, he laughs when Feng Ranran chats with him, and he looks very well cultivated. Feng Ranran only later learned that Mr. Han had a very good job in his own country, but when he had a fever and sold the house and paid the intermediary fee, he came here only to know that it was not as good as advertised.

He now earns money by working as a night train driver. Originally, I could already rent an apartment close to the city, but it seems that something has changed in the past few years, and I have to move back here because I have spent all my savings.

He looked at the little girl in front of him and asked:

"What about you? There are a lot of young girls here...... But ......"

Although he wanted to say something, his meaning was quite obvious. Feng Ranran didn't say much, she lowered her head, and a wry smile overflowed on her face. The man looked at the look of the girl in front of him, and he actually felt a little distressed for a moment, and he also felt that he was asking a little presumptuous. To be honest, everyone who can come here has a little story of his own, and he doesn't have to expose this girl's wounds.

Feng Ranran only used one expression to successfully make people start to sympathize with her. Actually, she herself is a little embarrassed - it's a bit of an actor to use her acting skills here...... It's a bit hard to say the past.

Mr. Han seemed to be really good, he glanced at the girl in front of him, and said hesitantly:

"If you are really short of money, you can go to the Chinese restaurant on the street to work and wash dishes, I heard that the treatment is okay - and the proprietress is very good."

"As for the rest, don't believe it, it's dangerous."

He really said this for Feng Ranran's sake. Feng Ranran nodded and whispered thank you, the haggard man hurriedly walked into the night, he was about to start his busy day's work.

……

Feng Ranran began to live peacefully here. She really went to the Chinese restaurant on the street to help as a waitress, the proprietress was very kind, she didn't know Feng Ranran, but it was normal, there were no domestic programs here - the posters on her wall were still photos of the most popular Chinese male stars more than ten years ago, she didn't even know Pei Yifei, let alone Feng Ranran, who became popular later.

This city is not a tourist city, and the chances of meeting tourists to be recognized are not great, not to mention that most of the time she only needs to help in the back kitchen, and her good knife skills are amazing.

She met □□ people. It is very difficult to get used to being a star and then return to the life of the most ordinary ordinary people, her family is good, even when she was in school, she never worried about her livelihood, but here she sees the most embarrassed group of people. But it's not bad either.

Dani, whom she met on the street at first, later met once or twice. She's not as old as she thinks. After removing her makeup, she looked a little haggard, and she was very skilled in lighting a cigarette. When Feng Ranran passed by her, she took a deep breath, and Feng Ranran heard her say:

"This fucking life."

This sentence seemed very vicissitudes when she said it.

Feng Ranran couldn't speak.

……

Three days later.

The wind on the west coast was still blowing, and the garbage in the alleyways in the early morning was still uncleaned and emitted a strong stench.

There was a figure there, lying there motionless. Her heart was pounding, and as she walked over, it was a familiar face. Feng Ranran covered her mouth, she almost screamed, but she didn't. She quickly called the police, and there was a perfunctory voice on the other end of the phone, this neighborhood was almost unattended during the day, and she stood there motionless, almost tears pouring out.

The feeling of being cold from head to foot just now is really something I have never felt before. She walked over cautiously, looking at this face that had been connected several times, and suddenly the whole person wanted to cry.

It's Dani.

When the police came, Feng Ranran had already collapsed. The chubby policeman just glanced at it twice, and his voice was very perfunctory.

"It should have been xx...... This kind of girl is all too common, and it is dangerous here at night...... There is no camera ....... ”

He muttered a few words, obviously not too concerned.

People were pulled away. Feng Ranran didn't know how she moved back, she lowered her head, remembering her misty eyes the other night-

That night, she leaned against the street lamp and lit a cigarette with her head skillfully moved. Her eyes were empty, Feng Ranran saw that her whole person was trembling, and her face was ugly and scary. She tried to help her, but she whispered don't touch me.

Feng Ranran handed her a bottle of water, and when she took it and started to drink, she began to cry. Really, that's a desperate way to cry.

Feng Ranran heard her cry and said; "We are born sinful."

She looked up, her eyes were painful—full of struggle—and she said she didn't want to be like this, but she couldn't do it. After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, Feng Ranran looked at her back, she didn't know her past, she was just a stranger on the street corner.

For Feng Ranran, although some of the people he met were just passers-by, they would still leave traces. Although she had wiped away her cold tears when she called Pei Yifei, he could see at a glance that she was crying.

"Ranran, are you crying?"

Feng Ranran did not deny it. She sniffed.

"I'm looking for you."

His voice was almost unhesitating. Feng Ranran suddenly raised his head and trembled. She looked at the man in front of her, she hesitated for a moment, and then she said.

"Don't ...... Really, don't. ”

Her eyes were a little red, but Pei Yifei heard her.

"I know I'm looking terrible right now, and I know I'm going to worry you, but that's okay...... Really, it doesn't matter. ”

"I'll look for you when I can't hold it anymore, but for now you just have to let me look at you like that."

Pei Yifei didn't say a word, Feng Ranran looked at the man in front of her, and didn't know why as long as she looked at him, it seemed that her heart could calm down in an instant. She took a deep breath, and then Feng Ranran wiped her face again, her voice sounded really better.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me. I can handle it, really. ”

Pei Yifei looked at her with a frown, and the girl in front of him stubbornly made him feel a little distressed. But she still insisted on smiling at herself.

"Don't push yourself."

"I know, I'm not going to force myself."

……

Feng Ranran, who had put down his phone, crouched in the corner, and the old window was still pasted with a newspaper from years ago, and to be honest, this kind of place was really too dangerous - poor and chaotic in the eyes of outsiders. This girl, even if the police find out the truth, what can they do......

Feng Ranran thought of her expression, and suddenly felt a dull pain in her heart.

Even after only a few days, she already felt more vicissitudes than most of the days she had been through—she rubbed her eyes to cheer herself up.

She can't go back yet, at least not - not yet.