Chapter 15: The Eve of the Nightmare
In a certain Internet celebrity restaurant, the four people in the corner are feasting, and the number of empty plates on the table is accumulating wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Oh no, why don't you just eat and drink, oh, by the way, you're just a bunch of young kids." Chen Sijing swallowed the food in her mouth and shouted, "Waiter, come with two bottles of beer." β
"Drink it yourself, don't pull us along." Yu Chen looked at Su Liang, who was already blushing with chili peppers, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show an arc.
Chen Sijing didn't say anything, took the last piece of meat on the plate, and the waiter had already brought the wine to the table.
Su Liang's eyes fell on the golden liquid in the cup, as well as the layer of white foam on it, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.
"Can I taste some?" Su Liang looked at Chen Sijing, who had already drunk half a bottle in front of him, and asked.
"Only a little." Before Chen Sijing could speak, Yu Chen picked up the cup and poured some for Su Liang.
Su Liang looked at the amount that had just passed the bottom of the cup, and it was really a little bit, the kind that he drank in one sip.
The icy cold liquid slid down my throat, a little spicy, not delicious but not much of a feeling. Su Liang put down the cup and relieved the curiosity in his heart.
"As the saying goes, every confidant has a thousand glasses of wine, you can drink as much as you want, and if you can't drink it, run away." Chen Sijing seemed to be a little drunk, muttering alone.
"It's still the same small amount of alcohol as before, and you can get drunk with beer." Yu Chen looked at the person in front of him a little speechlessly, and said, "Don't you see that your drinking amount has grown a little bit every day?" β
"Oh, it's so late, Xiao Liangzi still has to take pictures, and if you don't leave, the door will be closed!" Suddenly, Fu Ran glanced at the time, stood up and exclaimed.
"Well, yes, photography, I'm going to keep my first work in so many years." Chen Sijing seemed to wake up as if she had drunk all of a sudden, and stood up violently.
The group visited the nearby photo studio and hurriedly took a taxi to it. There were no red lights along the way, but after arriving at the place, most of the lights in the store had been turned off.
"I'm sorry, it's closed, let's come back tomorrow." The clerk who was mopping the floor looked at the group in front of him and said politely.
"We don't need makeup to do styling or anything, can you take another picture for us?" Su Liang gritted his teeth and reconciled with the other party.
"The cameras and stuff have been turned off, and the stuff has been cleaned up." The clerk said with a look of embarrassment.
"It's hard for us to get together, just one." Su Liang still didn't give up and continued to plead.
Yu Chen looked at Su Liang, who was usually silent and didn't seem to be interested in anything, and was a little surprised at this time, taking the initiative to talk so much to others for a group photo.
"Triple the price, can you take a picture?" Yu Chen stepped forward, attached his ear and said softly to the clerk: "I know that you are just a part-time worker, and now that you are off work, I will pay for the photo, and this three times the money is for you." A few minutes of a photo, you can earn a day's wages Think about it. β
"Okay, just one." The clerk nodded in agreement after a moment's thought.
"Hey, brother, you're not going to be a seduction, are you?" Fu Ran pulled Yu Chen's sleeve and said.
Although the process was a bit difficult, I finally got the photos. It was getting late, and everyone was gone.
"I'll send Su Liang back, Yu Chen, you can send your sister back." Chen Sijing patted Su Liang's thin shoulder, burped and said.
After the separation, Chen Sijing didn't rush back, but just took Su Liang to buy two more cans of beer and found a hidden corner to sit down.
Xu was a little thirsty, Su Liang took a small sip of the beer in his hand, and was already slightly drunk.
The evening breeze in early summer is very comfortable on people, and for some reason, I don't want to leave. After seeing these people, and having friends, Su Liang knew that he didn't talk much and didn't mean cold, but no one paid attention to her.
"I don't know your details, I'm not in school, and I'm not a threat to you. I see you today and I have something I want to say to you. After three rounds of drinking, Chen Sijing broke the silence.
"Listen to what that kid meant, it's because you've been bullied, thinking it's because of your looks. Today I tell you very clearly, if you want to turn over with a makeup, you are dreaming! Beautiful and unsociable will only be bullied more, not to mention whether it is really because of appearance, or because of your own weakness and bullying, have you thought about it? Chen Sijing drank the wine in his hand and said.
"I know that they don't like me, so they naturally slander everything. But I'm about to graduate, and with a new environment and people, maybe everything will be different. Su Liang's face was red, and she said the words that had been sealed in her heart.
"Hmph, it's really naΓ―ve, you think you're used to being weak, and it's good to be in a new environment? No matter where you go, someone will be bullied, and the strong will be strong wherever they are, you have to understand this truth. There's no way to fight back now, there's no way to go anywhere. Chen Sijing dragged Su Liang's ears with some hatred.
"And you have to understand that a good skin can make the already strong more like a fish in water, but it is a lifeline for those who are deep in the mud. If you kid didn't usually cover your face with bangs and let others find out that you looked good, it wouldn't be a simple exclusion now, picking off your clothes and taking nude photos or something, tsk, it's much worse than now. β
Su Liang's ears were slightly sore, but his heart fell into contemplation: even if the new school does not have the current classmates, if he goes to the new environment, there will inevitably be bullies, bullies, bystanders, and followers. Even if you are not a bullied person, you can only be a bystander, and there is no essential change.
It seems that it is indeed not as simple as I imagined.
"That's all for today, if you want to learn makeup, I'll be waiting for you in my little shop. If you want to talk about life, bring good wine and good food and wait for you at any time, you think about what I said for the time being, I will go first. Without waiting for Su Liang to react, Chen Sijing patted the soil on his body and left here.
You may ...... It's time to have a decision.
"Hey, I've already brought what you want to say, can you comprehend just look at this girl, it's really tired of the old lady, I've helped so much, a month's worth of food is not too much for you, the eldest young master, right?" Not long after he walked out, Chen Sijing called Yu Chen to ask for credit.
"No problem." Yu Chen didn't bother to bargain, and said lightly.
"Anyway, do you really forgive Fu Ran, such an excessive thing, her existence can harm you......"
Before she could finish speaking, Yu Chen interrupted her: "It's not her fault, I won't implicate others." β
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Under the desk lamp, Su Liang carefully stroked the photos in his hand, and since everyone was on the camera without tidying up their clothes, their hairstyles were already slightly messy. Especially Chen Sijing, who didn't wipe his roast chicken mouth just after eating, and there were some reflections at the corners of his mouth.
After a long time, Su Liang put the photo in the doll that Yu Chen gave him before and locked it in the innermost part of the drawer.
My most precious things are probably in it.
Su Liang looked at his face in the mirror, and suddenly felt a little strange, and when he touched it carefully, the warm touch could confirm that he was correct. It's just that the facial features give others a different feeling, and it doesn't feel like themselves anymore.
"The change is not in appearance, but in one's own ......" Su Liang pondered this sentence repeatedly, and his eyes were a little confused.
Suddenly, I thought of Fu Ran, ignoring her, can I really give her back a peace? Or maybe from the moment she just arrived in the class and sat next to her without hesitation, she was destined to be unable to change the fate of the same rope with herself.
Looking at the dates on the calendar, which are passing day by day, it is obviously getting closer and closer, but it is not at all about to get out of the current situation.
I seem to think that everything is too simple, what if nothing changes, and in the last 40 days, should I swallow my anger or ......
Double down on the humiliation of the past few years?
I don't care if I'm alone, but if you really dare to touch the sun in my heart, I will make you repay a hundred times! Su Liang's fists clenched tighter and tighter, and he secretly made up his mind.
It seems like...... It's also pretty good to practice with these people.
"I will stick to my kindness and bottom line as a human being, but that's all." Su Liang looked up at the starry sky, even in the face of endless darkness, he was still not afraid to flicker with light.
I am like that star, even if it is weak, it is no longer a reason to let the darkness cover itself.
The night is lonely, there are occasionally a few car horns, the wind is light, and the years are quiet. Everything seemed to be as usual, but it was as if something had changed.
"Hey, is the sun coming from the west today, how did you tie your hair up?" Early in the morning, Suning brought breakfast to the table one by one, and looked at Su Liang who came out of the study, a little surprised.
Usually no matter what I say, I refuse to comb the dull and ugly bangs, and today I don't know why, I suddenly opened up.
"It's nothing, it's hot, and there's some obstruction." Su Liang sat down, a little wilted.
I came back late yesterday and drank some wine, slept very soundly at night, and got up late in the morning without any surprise.
"Oh, it's a little late, don't you have to get to school very early every day, I'll bring you something to eat on the way." Suning had just drunk two spoonfuls of porridge, and when he saw the small alarm clock on the table, he put down the spoon and was about to go to the kitchen.
Although she is not far from home, her daughter is like a demon, she goes so early every day, saying that there is something wrong, and she refuses to say anything. Whether it's windy or rainy, I'd rather skip a meal than go, and over time, I'll get used to it.
"No need, it'll be later in the future." Su Liang slowly ate the small bun in front of him and said.
Going early by myself is nothing more than doing duty for them, and not wanting to walk to the seat under anyone's gaze. Now, the first battle of his counterattack is to start from duty.
Although they probably can't get out of it all, they must let them know that they are no longer easy to mess with.
Well, you must be well fed before you have the energy to deal with those people.
Su Liang looked at his daughter, a little unaccustomed, but no matter what, it was developing in a good way, so he didn't say anything.