Chapter Twenty-Nine: Away from Home Forever
There are only a few days left before Zhao Lei's start, and Zhao Lei's injuries and I have not healed yet, so we can only leave because of the arrival of the school and the urging of Zhao's father.
When I came, I knew it would be a bad outcome. It is also possible to be beaten, scolded, and kicked out of the house. Sure enough, after going through all this, I was able to confirm that my guess was correct at the time.
Come happily, go with loss... For us, this is the best ending of the love war...
Early the next morning, we started packing. Zhao Lei's hand injury was more serious than mine, I said to let him rest, but he didn't listen, he had to rush to do it, and blocked me aside, watching him fold clothes with one hand and sort out the things in the suitcase with one hand, which was really a bit of Yang Guo's taste.
When I walked out of Zhao Lei's room, a faint pain caught my eyes. This is where Zhao Lei has lived for more than 20 years, and he will never come back in the future, "Don't you want anything in your house?" I asked, pointing to some of his collections in the room.
Listening to Zhao Lei, those were gifts given to him by his classmates when he was in middle school. He doesn't usually like collecting, but these gifts are so meaningful that he keeps them.
He also put down the suitcase in his hand and turned to his room to say his final goodbyes. "Don't! I can't take anything from this house, including them. Zhao Lei pretended to be relaxed and replied, but the corners of his mouth that he forcibly pulled up were still dragged down by his sadness.
To him, this room is like a prison cell where he has lived for more than ten years. It is filled with his pain, his happiness, and the bits and pieces of his life. Getting out of prison is a good thing, but at the cost of depriving you of all the good memories you once had.
The room still has the window open, a gust of wind blows, and the potted plant that has dried up is also swaying in the cold wind, and the leaves are not many, and now it looks even more bare, "That potted plant should be able to be taken away, let's take it back and plant it!" β
I walked straight to the window sill, and this road seemed long, like a bridge that could not be walked to the end, every step, my heart will have a little more concern for the memories that Zhao Lei gave up, when I walked to the window and picked up the dry potted plant, the two feet had grown on the floor, how could not be lifted.
"But it's dead, it's still a question of whether it can be planted alive," Zhao Lei shirked on his lips, but his eyes were retaining, he also wanted to take something away from his past, and this withered potted plant might be the only thing he could take away.
I leaned in and took a deep breath, not smelling the slightest smell of life, only a few remaining wisps of fragrance, "It's okay, it's okay to take it as a souvenir." "My hand holding the flower pot trembled unconsciously...
When I went downstairs, the Zhao family's parents were having breakfast, and the maid of their family was still standing next to them. When they saw us coming down from the upper floor, they didn't react in the slightest, and the eyes they raised and cast at us were strange and cold.
Also, Zhao Lei no longer belongs to this family, what kind face do you have to give? Father Zhao is already tolerant if he doesn't beat him to the point that his flesh is broken.
The sound of the wheels of the trunk broke the peace of their meal, and the box retrieved from the garbage bin and their noble table were the product of two different civilizations.
Zhao Lei pulled me to the dining table and said his parents a final goodbye, "We are gone, and we will not come back in the future." β
Seeing that her son was leaving, Zhao's mother had already put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand. I just raised my hand to keep it, but I seemed to think of something, so I shrank back again. Father Zhao, who was facing away from us, couldn't see his expression clearly at the moment, it could be seen that he was still eating breakfast with relish, and his mood would not fluctuate much.
"From today onwards, we will sever our blood relationship, you take your Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge. Don't come back if you can't get on outside, the door of our house won't open for you, and I'm... I..."Zhao's father's voice was like the strings of a guzheng, trembling every time it fluctuated, and the sound coming out of his throat was heartbreaking.
The last few words, Zhao's father swallowed for a long time, his hand holding the chopsticks was trembling, and finally, he simply put down the dishes and chopsticks, and breathed a long sigh of relief, "We don't have a son like you." β
"I know." Zhao Lei replied lightly, without thinking too much, such ruthless words did not leave any wounds on his heart. "I won't be coming back."
I stood aside and was silent, as an outsider, I became a sculpture that couldn't speak, just like the luggage in Zhao Lei's hand, called by him, but no one was allowed to touch it.
"Let's go." Didn't say anything more, that's all. After speaking, Zhao Lei took me out of their table, turned around and walked towards the door, no, not to go, but to escape, to take me to escape from this place that has imprisoned him for more than 20 years...
"Bang!" The sound of closing the door cut off the relationship between Zhao Lei and the Zhao family. Today's weather is very good, and the corners of Zhao Lei's mouth also showed a relieved smile.
Leaving the Zhao family step by step, the luxurious house gradually moved away from my sight. On the way, his hand always held me, I kept my head down, and the withered potted plants in my hands were swaying in the wind.
Suddenly, I felt that Zhao Lei next to me was silent and something was not right, all I heard was the sound of the soles of my shoes rubbing the ground when I was walking, and the sound of the suitcase, but I never heard his words...
When he looked up, Zhao Lei's face had been raged with tears many times. Tears were all printed on his face, and one drop was still hanging on his chin and refused to fall.
"Xiao Lei?" I stopped and pulled his hand from his palm. He didn't stop, he was still walking, and my words drifted past his ears with the wind.
"Xiao Lei? What happened to you? I hurriedly chased after him and blocked him, and when he hit me, the trunk lever in my hand also fell, "Smack!" With a crisp sound, Zhao Lei's hands also wrapped around me.
"Brother, I'm out, I'm finally out! Ha ha... I'll never have to see them again, they'll never torture me againβ" His voice sounded heartbreaking, and his laughter carried through his pain.
He hugged me tightly, clung to my heart and cried with him, I could feel it, he was shaking, his hands were shaking, his arms were shaking, even the feelings of hatred for his parents were shaking.
After walking for a long time, facing the direction of the Zhao family, I couldn't see the luxurious decoration. The blue sky and white clouds, even though countless people have relaxed their inner depression, they can't make the man in my arms happy...
For more than 20 years, he is still his own parents. Should Zhao Lei be hated? Or should I laugh? Hate? That's his parents, what's the point of being angry? Laugh? In the future, I will be alone, what is the good news?
I hugged him with one hand, felt his pain, and listened to his aggrieved cries.
"I really don't have anything left... I was deprived of everything I had before, and now I have pushed them away, and I can no longer have anything to do with them in my life, and I don't even have the right to be deprived. β
He wept loudly, and he could only be heard crying on the long road. "And me, you and me. In the future, I will give you everything I can, and I will accompany you in the future. I patted him on the back and comforted.
He was silent, but his crying did not stop. I just don't know what kind of way the parents of the Zhao family will remember their son at this time?
When Zhao Lei came out, all his property was taken away by Zhao's father. Credit cards, debit cards, anything related to the Zhao family were taken away. Fortunately, I still have the money that Tang Rong borrowed from me at that time, which can also alleviate our urgent needs.
He is no longer a rich second generation, and he needs to be temperate after spending money. Faced with thousands of dollars in airfares, we can no longer generously take money out of our pockets, and can only turn our destination to the overcrowded train station.
Around the Spring Festival, it is the time when the train station is crowded. Zhao Lei, who has always been used to living a good life, how could he have seen such a crowded scene? Facing the pressure of a crowd, Zhao Lei followed me at a loss and watched me deal with such a situation.
"Give me two tickets to Shanghai, soft sleeper." I took out my ID card and handed it to the staff at the window, but the crowd behind me was still squeezing in my direction, making it difficult for me to stand on my feet.
"I'm sorry, there is no soft sleeper, only standing tickets." The work lady replied to me expressionlessly, her eyes always fixed on the computer screen. Turning my head to look at Zhao Lei, who didn't know the north, south, west and east, I thought about it for a while, and still decided to leave here. "Forget it, thank you..."
Zhao Lei definitely can't accept such a station, when the time comes, there are so many people, and he is forced to stand, which is even more torture for him, not to mention that we are all still injured, taking the train is not a good idea...
"There's no first class anymore, I bought a second-class ticket." I handed the purchased ticket to Zhao Lei, looking at the two hard-won tickets, Zhao Lei also frowned, "I'm sorry, I can't let you live a better life, I will definitely compensate you twice in the future!" β
A child is a child, and such a promise may be precious to him, but at my age, I have experienced so many things, and I just laughed..."Okay, I believe you." β
When sitting on the plane, looking at the land that is gradually in place, carrying Zhao Lei's past, Guangzhou with Zhao Lei's childhood memories is also bidding farewell to us.
"Rui Rui, we don't want to come back in the future, okay?" Zhao Lei looked at the white clouds outside the window and said to me.
"Well, I'm not coming back..."
I suddenly remembered that Ouyang Ze and I had said the same thing when we left China, but the ending at that time...