"Is this love...... Chen Ge was very heavy, Du Ming couldn't get up for a while, he covered the wound on his face, seemed to finally calm down, and began to think about Chen Ge's words.

"Your mother is very strict with you, but she doesn't seem to tell you what love is, or she doesn't teach you how to love someone properly."

"Love is a kind of ability, it is a kind of responsibility, it is not the same as happiness, and it is not only the longing for the person you love, but also the attitude towards your family, friends, and the world."

"People who know how to love have tenderness hidden in their eyes and light in their hearts, even if they walk in the fog and night, they will not get lost."

Du Ming's family education is very strict, his mother has reached the point of being harsh on him, and if this development continues, Du Ming will become an excellent person, but he is destined to lack something in his heart.

The wind on the rooftop was whirring, Chen Ge gave Du Ming time to think, and then he took his mobile phone and squatted in front of Du Ming.

"Did you spread those rumors at school?"

Chen Ge clicked on the photo album on his mobile phone, and the photos in it had been emptied, only there were two photos in the favorites, one was Zhang Ya who was secretly taken, and the other was the back of Zhang Ya and Chen Ge walking outside the school with an umbrella.

"I didn't pass it on." Du Ming held back a sentence for a long time, and he raised his puffy face: "My mother peeked at my phone, and she found the photo and asked who the woman was, and I said it was our new teacher." ”

"What does this have to do with rumors?"

"She saw you and the teacher going home with an umbrella, and felt that such a trainee teacher was very unqualified, so she told the parents about it." Du Ming's eyes were full of self-blame and guilt, and he hated his powerless appearance.

"Parent groups? When was this? Does my dad know? ”

"On the day you walked with the teacher, your dad should have known about it, when someone in the group recognized you through your back, and many people asked your dad to come out and give an explanation. Your dad kept talking to you, and then he seemed to be kicked out of the group, and I thought he would tell you about it. ”

"My dad already knew?" Chen Ge calculated the time, and he happened to live at Zhang Ya's house that day and didn't go back.

His father didn't accuse him, and proved his trust in Chen Ge with his actions.

Parents felt that such a teacher could not teach their students at all, and felt that there was a problem with her quality, so they decided to discuss with the school. Some parents even told their children about it, warning them not to do such a stupid thing. Du Ming knew everything in his heart, but he never said it, no wonder he didn't dare to talk to Chen Ge later, but just put all his homework on the table, as if he wanted to express his apologies in this way.

"Zhang Ya's interview and written test ranked first among all intern teachers, and the school certainly would not dismiss Zhang Ya because of a few photos, and the two sides were deadlocked for a few days." Du Ming became even more guilty when he said this: "I am very dissatisfied with my family because of this incident, I have never resisted them before, but I don't want to back down in this matter, but my resistance was not understood by my family, she felt that the child she had carefully taught was taken by the new teacher." ”

"In other words, your mother blamed Zhang Ya for the failure of her education?" Chen Ge found that he had neglected one person before, and that was Du Ming's mother, that woman was the best person in the world to Du Ming, and at the same time, the person who hurt him the most.

Chen Ge had never understood why Du Ming, who had such an excellent academic performance, was so unpopular, and many times he was selfish and indifferent, never responding to others, but now he finally understood the reason.

"The conflict really broke out because my test results were terrible a few days ago, and my mother felt that my grades would regress entirely because of Zhang Ya, and then let this new teacher be responsible for educating me, it would probably ruin me." Du Ming's expression was bitter and painful, he was like a bird locked in a jar, and the people outside the jar admired his pleasant "chirp", feeling that everything was the work of the bird trainer, and she didn't take into account the bird's inner feelings at all.

"My mother told me about me in the class group that night, and many parents stood up to support her, and when it came to their children's education, they decided to go to the school to discuss with the school." Du Ming no longer had the strength to continue: "You know the rest of the matter, saying that it is 'discussion', but it is actually a quarrel, my mother is a very strong person." ”

"Adults don't understand children, my mother thinks that I have done so much for me I should understand her painstaking efforts, she thinks that she is arguing loudly in the office for the sake of the child, but I hear her high-pitched voice and just want to find a place to hide, I know she loves me, but I am afraid of being called my mother now."

Du Ming's mother's education did go wrong, and Chen Ge felt that he should go to see the other party once: "I think you should communicate with your mother well, never admit your mistakes, and only use strict requirements and moral bindings to bind children, this is not education." ”

Du Ming was already able to communicate normally, Chen Ge dragged him up from the ground, and the eyes of both of them were bloodshot: "Listen, there is still a chance to keep Teacher Zhang Ya, but I don't know if you dare to do it." ”

"Me?"

"Yes, you take your mobile phone to the office now, tell everyone the truth about the photo, there is nothing unpleasant between Zhang Ya and me, we held an umbrella that day because I forgot to bring an umbrella, you know all this, you can testify, you can debunk those rumors." Chen Ge stuffed the phone back into Du Ming's hand: "The key is whether you dare?" ”

Holding the mobile phone with the screen shattered, Du Ming stood in place and did not speak.

"Think about it and tell me." Chen Ge didn't force Du Ming, he looked at Du Ming quietly, but what appeared in his mind was Yu Jian's figure.

"I ......" Du Ming's five fingers were clasped together, his eyes were red, and it took a long time before he slowly spoke: "I can't go." ”

"What did you just question me? Your pain is obviously not less than mine, why don't you dare to face it? You just want to sink like this, don't you? Chen Ge wants to help Zhang Ya, and at the same time he is also helping Du Ming, if Zhang Ya leaves, Du Ming will probably feel guilty for the rest of his life, this is a knot in his heart that cannot be untied.

"If I were to clarify all this, my mom would be very angry, after all, she did these things because of me, and this is her love for me." Du Ming put away his mobile phone, gray slowly appeared under his eyes, and his whole face seemed to be lifeless, and it was not easy for him to make this decision: "Teacher Zhang still has you, but my mother is the only one with me, my father left when I was very young, and she is strict with me because she puts all her expectations on me." ”

"So it's for your own good, so it's going to turn you into a selfish monster? Depriving you of happiness and depriving you of the ability to love other people, does your mother always like to emphasize how difficult it is for you, how hard she has worked, and how much she has done for you? Chen Ge can understand, but he doesn't agree: "Your mother didn't train you to be yourself, but to train you to be the you she wanted." I do not deny that she loves you, but her love for you should not be based on stifling your personality, love is mutual, there may be certain inequalities, but it is generally fair. ”

Du Ming listened to Chen Ge's words and gritted his teeth.

Chen Ge didn't bother Du Ming, he looked at the little fat man in front of him.

Physiologically, Du Ming has no defects, but he also lacks one thing, something that a human being should have, and that is "love".

"I'll go with you and explain everything." Chen Ge grabbed Du Ming's shoulder: "I can drop out of school, I can give up everything, because this is all my mistake, and the person who should be punished is me, not Zhang Ya." ”

With Chen Ge's continuous efforts, Du Ming finally nodded.

Seeing that Du Ming had changed his mind, Chen Ge also breathed a sigh of relief, and he accompanied Du Ming to leave the roof together.

Knocking on the office door, Chen Ge and Du Ming, who had a blue nose and swollen face, walked to Director Shi's desk.

"Is there something wrong with you two? Who did you fight with? Director Shi was taken aback when he saw Du Ming like this, after all, Chen Ge did make a heavy hand, he beat Du Ming until he couldn't stand up before he started to reason.

"Director Shi, in fact, Teacher Zhang is not as rumored, she did not do anything that violated professional ethics." Du Ming took out his mobile phone: "The first photo in the parent group is this, the real situation that day is that Chen Ge did not bring an umbrella, and Teacher Zhang was worried that he would get wet, so he walked with him with an umbrella, and I was next to me at the time." ”

"But that's not what your mother said yesterday, didn't you tell her about it?"

"I said it, but she didn't believe me." Du Ming put his mobile phone on Director Shi's desk.

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding, this matter is done, you call your mother immediately, ask her to come over, and let's talk about it." Director Shi wanted to solve the problem, Zhang Ya was the best teacher he had ever interviewed, and he fired someone because of a misunderstanding, which is unreasonable.

Du Ming called his mother, who came over quickly. Director Shi also called Zhang Ya, but did not get through.

"Teacher Zhang won't have an accident, right?" Chen Ge wanted to go to Zhang Ya's house to have a look, but Director Shi didn't let him go, saying that he was also one of the parties and had to be present to testify for Zhang Ya.

After waiting for about half an hour, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, there was no knock, the office door was pushed open directly, and a middle-aged woman walked in.

She originally had impatience on her face, but when she saw Du Ming's miserable appearance, her expression changed instantly, and she trotted to Du Ming's side.

"What's going on? Who beat him? Isn't he? The woman glared at Chen Ge: "I told you a long time ago not to associate with this kind of person, if he doesn't learn well, do you want to follow him?" I happened to come over today, Director Shi, how about you think about changing my son's seat? ”

"I called you over today, I still want to tell you about the previous incident, you wronged Teacher Zhang." Director Shi took out Du Ming's mobile phone: "Teacher Zhang didn't do anything out of the ordinary with the students, they played umbrellas together because Chen Ge didn't bring an umbrella." ”

"Who told you?" The middle-aged woman's face darkened with a brush.

"It was Du Ming who told me, you don't believe Teacher Zhang's words, don't you still believe your son?" Director Shi thought that he could easily persuade Du Ming's mother, but he didn't expect that the other party was determined to want Zhang Ya to leave.

"Impossible! Someone must have forced him to lie! The middle-aged woman looked at Chen Ge: "Where did the injury on my son's body come from?" Did you force him to give you false testimony? ”

Du Ming's mother is like an enraged lion, her voice constantly rising.

The quarrel attracted the onlookers of all the teachers in the office, Du Ming lowered his head, but Du Ming's mother seemed to not care at all, and her voice became louder and louder.

"Du Ming's mother, calm down first, Teacher Zhang is my interview, she is such a good girl, she will never do the things you said."

"How can you guarantee it?" The middle-aged woman slammed her bag on the table: "She doesn't look like a good teacher, I sent my son to you to class because I trusted you, this is your attitude towards me?" ”

"You're being a little unreasonable." Director Shi was also a little embarrassed, he couldn't change the middle-aged woman's mind even after he had said all the good things, so he could only look at Du Ming: "Du Ming, you tell the teacher the truth, did Chen Ge force you to say that just now?" ”

Hanging his head, Du Ming grabbed his clothes with both hands, his face pale.

"Du Ming, you tell us how Chen Ge forced you to say it!" The middle-aged woman was almost in a commanding tone.

The office was quiet, Du Ming had not said anything, his mother's expression became more and more impatient, and just when she was about to explode, Du Ming spoke.

"No one forced me."

Director Shi and Chen Ge both breathed a sigh of relief, but Du Ming's mother couldn't accept it, she grabbed Du Ming's shoulder: "Don't be afraid, to be honest, are you threatened by him?" ”

"I'm telling the truth, Teacher Zhang didn't do anything unsightly with Chen Ge, you just saw a photo of Teacher Zhang on my phone, and I was afraid that Teacher Zhang would affect my academic performance, so I tried my best to get Teacher Zhang away!" Du Ming held back for a long time, and this time he said everything he wanted to say in one go.

"Du Ming?" The middle-aged woman's face was cloudy, her teeth were squeaking, and her nose was panting, she didn't seem to have thought that Du Ming would say this, and the feeling of anger and betrayal instantly surged over her head: "Isn't it all for your good?" Why don't you understand! ”

Du Ming didn't dare to reply, and at this time, the bell rang for the end of class, and many students ran out of the classroom and came to the corridor.

"I'm a father and a mother by myself, is it so easy to pull you apart? Do you know how many sins I have suffered? The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth: "I put all my expectations on you, is this how you respond to me?" ”

Du Ming's mother's voice was very loud, and the students in the corridor could hear it clearly, and they gradually gathered around and peeked by the window.

"I'm talking to you! What do you think about every day? For that Teacher Zhang, you didn't even listen to me? What kind of ecstasy did she give you? The middle-aged woman grabbed the clothes on Du Ming's shoulder: "After your father abandoned us, I am the best person in the world to you, everything I do is for you, as long as you are good, I am also very happy, why don't you understand?" ”

"I'm the only one in the world who is really good to you! Du Ming! You've let me down so much! ”

A sentence tore at Du Ming's heart, and the wound cracked, full of blood in the name of love.

He gasped violently, his hands twisting his clothes tightly, his fingerbones rattling.

The quarrel was loud, and it could be heard clearly outside the corridor, and the faces of the students were pressed against the windows, and unfamiliar eyes fell on everyone in the room.

Du Ming felt as if he had been stripped naked and put on the stage, and he desperately covered his private parts, trying to find a place to hide.

"Du Ming's mother is here again?"

"I heard voices in class."

"Du Ming's mother has a really good temper."

"Come and see! There was another quarrel. ”

"Is Du Ming a single parent? His dad abandoned them? ”

"No wonder he is withdrawn and inferior, and he stutters a little bit when he speaks in class......"

A sentence came into Du Ming's ears, tormenting every nerve in him, and the last bit of self-esteem he tried so hard to maintain was trampled to pieces.

His chest heaved violently, and he wanted to cover his ears, trying to escape from this place.

The pupils turned uneasily, the mother's reprimands and questions kept coming, and the strange eyes and discussions in the corridor also poured into my mind.

"Don't say it, don't say it, please don't say it again......" His mouth opened unconsciously, his body trembled, and he slowly retreated back to the side of the windowsill.

The unconscious fingers pressed against the edge of the windowsill, and Du Ming, who was panting violently, opened the window violently as if a drowning man had finally found an exit out of the water cellar.

His legs crossed the ledge, his body seemed to lighten, the wind blew in his face, and a pair of hands grabbed him as his world was about to turn upside down.

"Are you crazy?!"

What caught Du Ming's eyes was Chen Ge's slightly unreal face: "Death can't solve any problems!" ”

With all his strength, Chen Ge dragged Du Ming back.

Just now he found out that Du Ming had a problem with his emotions, so he kept standing by his side.

Everyone in the room was stupefied, they didn't expect Du Ming to do such a thing, including his mother.

The teachers in the office all looked at Du Ming, and the onlookers didn't dare to speak anymore, as if the world suddenly stood still.

"Why?" It took a long time for Du Ming's mother to speak, but her voice was noticeably different from before, as if someone else was speaking from her mouth.

"Why would you rather die than listen to me? Obviously, I am the best person for you in this world, and I am the person in this world who really understands you and loves you. ”

Black patches appeared on the middle-aged woman's face, and the world behind the door, which was almost not much different from the real world, began to change, fine black silk threads emerged from the corners, and a pungent stench poured from all around.

The overcast sky was overhead, and the torrential rain washed away the town's false camouflage.

Black skies, red rain, gray buildings, and countless intertwined curses.

"You are obviously the same person as me, only I can understand you in this world, and only I am sincerely helping you, but why would you rather die than become the same person as me?" The middle-aged woman raised her head, and the black curse escaped in all directions, revealing the face of a baby.

Underworld!

At the time of this face, Du Ming's body was also slowly changing, and his fat flesh was like a cage woven with a curse, and a scrawny boy was locked in it.

Du Ming's mobile phone also fell to the ground, and the woman in the background of the screen was no longer Zhang Ya, but another strange woman wearing glasses.