Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Shazhong Road, Jiangbei District, Congzhou City.

In order to get the English tour guide certificate, Lu Jinpeng worked hard to learn English. For him, being a tour guide is not just a job, but the best excuse to escape the city and leave home.

If you become a tour guide, you can spend most of the year in the field. Lu Jinpeng regretted that he hadn't realized this earlier. If he had thought about this in high school, he would have chosen to major in tourism instead of the frustrating statistics.

Home, for most people, is a warm harbor. But in Lu Jinpeng's heart, home is just a cold shelter, a box for him to eat and sleep.

To be precise, the concept changed when I was nine years old. That year, Lu Jinpeng's father hanged himself, and soon after, his mother took him to remarry, so that the creature "stepfather" appeared in his life. From then on, he lived a life of being humiliated under the fence.

The past is unbearable. Lu Jinpeng stayed at his stepfather's house for thirteen years and realized one thing - if he didn't want to follow his biological father's example, he had to leave the city and this home far away.

To this end, he used the last time on the eve of graduating from college to sign up for English training, just to get a tour guide certificate, and fly away in a justifiable way.

Every day, Lu Jinpeng stayed at the training center until the end, and then wandered the streets alone, delaying the time to return home as much as possible.

But he didn't expect this to happen tonight.

At the public 'handover' station, Lu Jinpeng was slapped from behind. Then, put both arms around his shoulders. Lu Jinpeng looked left and right - there were two evil-looking men standing beside him, both taller than him. They had cigarettes in their mouths and stared at him with slanted eyebrows.

"What are you doing...... Before he finished speaking, the two arms around his neck carried Lu Jinpeng to a small alley next to the road like shackles.

There were no street lights or pedestrians in this alley, and the two ruffians pushed Lu Jinpeng to the corner of the wall, put his nose and said, "Brother, borrow some money to 'spend'." ”

Lu Jinpeng could see that the two ruffians regarded him as a middle school student, but it seemed pointless to remind them that he was an adult. Because his stature and physical strength are actually only at the level of middle school students - a baby face, a height of 1.58 meters, and a weight of 40 kilograms - most 'girl' students look stronger and stronger than him. Growing so thin and small, in addition to nutritional deficiencies, is also due to genetics. His father was such a small man.

Since elementary school, Lu Jinpeng has always been favored by gangsters outside the school, because he is always the skinniest boy in the class. Being "battle-hardened", he knows very well what these ruffians need, and he knows where he stands. It is impossible for him to fight, and he cannot win, so he can only obediently 'hand' over the property of his birth.

Lu Jinpeng took out all the change in the pockets of the two 'trousers' and 'handed over' to one of the strong men like a boar.

The man counted for a moment and glared at Lu Jinpeng viciously: "Only more than forty yuan?" Do you call us 'flowers'? ”

"That's all I have." Lu Jinpeng didn't dare to 'provoke' them.

Another hooligan with his hair covering half of his face grabbed Lu Jinpeng, put his hand into his 'trousers' pocket to search, and took out his mobile phone and public 'handover' card. The boar slapped Lu Jinpeng's head, and the two ruffians put their belongings in their pockets and left scolding. Lu Jinpeng breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of this small alley, and walked home.

Back at my home in Jiangbei District, it was already ten o'clock.

After entering the 'door', Lu Jinpeng's mother came over from the living room and asked, "Why did you come back so late today?" ”

Lu Jinpeng had no other excuse but to tell the truth: "I was robbed of money and a public 'handover' card by two hooligans, so I could only walk back." ”

"Ah, you've been robbed?" The mother was shocked and said, "Did they beat you?" Injured or not? ”

"Nope." Lu Jinpeng said tiredly and walked into the living room. At this time, the stepfather came down from the second floor.

"You were robbed?" The stepfather said, "Why are you so useless? ”

Lu Jinpeng didn't want to talk to his stepfather. But his stepfather would not let go of this opportunity to ridicule him, walked up to Lu Jinpeng, and looked at him: "How many people robbed you?" ”

Lu Jinpeng replied expressionlessly: "Two." ”

"How old?"

"Seventeen or eight."

"High school students?"

"Probably."

"Wow......" the stepfather said mockingly, "a twenty-two-year-old college student who was robbed by a high school student." Our family is really talented! ”

Mother came over: "Don't say such things. ”

The stepfather pointed to Lu Jinpeng and said, "Look at your son's wretched appearance, don't let people say it?" ”

"And what do you want me to do?" Mother said.

"Indeed, you can't help it." The stepfather said, and then looked at Lu Jinpeng sympathetically. "To be honest, I can't blame you, who called your dad a wreck? Yes, if there is a father, there must be a son! ”

For his stepfather's long-term ridicule and sarcasm, Lu Jinpeng was already numb. But today, he actually talked about his biological father. A fire ignited in Lu Jinpeng's chest, and he opened his eyes wide and glared at his stepfather angrily.

"You're going too far!" The mother was furious, too. "When people are dead, can't you accumulate some virtue on your mouth!"

"What, am I wrong?" The stepfather looked at Lu Jinpeng and said provocatively, "You said it yourself, is your father a wreck?" I wanted to learn from others to do business, but I was cheated out of all my money and hanged myself like a 'woman'. Aren't these facts? Have I wronged him? ”

Lu Jinpeng's whole body trembled, and a taste of blood welled up in his throat. His eyes burst out with resentment, and he said word by word: "No-yes-you-insult-insult-me-father-dear." ”

The stepfather stared at him for a few seconds and asked, "What do you want to do when you look at me like this?" ”

Lu Jinpeng didn't speak, just stared at his stepfather's ugly face with round eyes.

The stepfather looked at him for a while, and suddenly raised his palm and slapped Lu Jinpeng in the face, beating him to a stagger, almost not standing firmly, and fell to the ground.

"What are you hitting him for?!" The mother yelled at her stepfather and walked over to hold her son. Lu Jinpeng shook off his mother's hand, although his face hurt hotly, he still glared at his stepfather as before.

"That's right, that's the kind of emotion you want." The stepfather walked over to Lu Jinpeng. "Do you hate me now? Then come on, hit me! What your wretched dad didn't teach you, I'll teach you! ”

Lu Jinpeng heard him say for the third time this evening that his father was a wreck. Not only does he want to hit him now, but he even has the heart to kill him. But he just has a "heart", he doesn't have the guts, let alone the ability. The stepfather was a burly man, with a big waist and a round waist, and if he really wanted to make a move, he would deal with himself as easily as pinching an ant to death.

The stepfather walked up to Lu Jinpeng, looked at his pitiful appearance condescendingly, and after a while, shook his head and said, "Your son is really a seedless thing." He didn't dare to do anything like this. It seems that there is only one life left to be robbed and bullied. I'm out of line, I can't teach. ”

At this moment, the 'door' of the downstairs bathroom opened. The stepfather's own son, Lu Jinpeng's half-brother Lu Hao, came out of the bathroom. Lu Hao is twelve years old this year, and he looks as tall and strong as his stepfather, although he is ten years younger than Lu Jinpeng, he is a head taller. This kid always walks out naked after taking a shower at home. Now, too, he was wet, and he walked out with a big thorn in his crotch.

"Brother was robbed again?" Lu Hao came over gloatingly, patted Lu Jinpeng's shoulder with a smile like a little brother and said, "It's okay, I'll be your bodyguard next time!" ”

Lu Jinpeng took Lu Hao's hand off his shoulder in disgust, not bothering to pay attention to him.

"Hahahaha!" Stepdad laughed. "Worthy of my son! Balls! ”

"Lu Hao, how many times have I told you, put on your clothes and come out again!" The mother scolded her younger son.

Lu Hao grimaced at his mother and went back to his room. The stepfather looked at his son's big white ass and said appreciatively, "This is a man, informal!" ”

Lu Jinpeng knew that these words were all for himself. In the eyes of his stepfather, his only value in this family is to set off his younger brother Lu Hao, to prove how outstanding his stepfather's excellent bloodline and genetic factors are. And this sense of superiority is often extracted from the process of insulting and ridiculing oneself.

Lu Jinpeng knows very well that in this family, he and his mother are weak; Stepfather and Lu Hao are strong people. Ever since his mother remarried, he has been living in this 'shadow'. This life made him feel hopeless, and he wanted to resist countless times, but with his thin and thin body, what could he do?

If one day, God gives me strength...... Lu Jinpeng bit his lower lip tightly and bit out blood. Maybe I'll ...... F