The tide thought that what Pei Yao did to her was already an unbearable weight in her life. Before the storm of the arson incident subsided, she found that her life, which had never been a candle, had been lit after the fuse was lit.

At first, it was just a malicious name-calling word on the class blackboard, then a "big-character poster" full of her name and private affairs written on the bulletin board, and the most serious time was when someone deliberately took away the clothes that she put in the cupboard in the public bathroom when she took a shower. In the past 20 years, Tide has felt the deepest malice, which is the school violence that has happened to him for the second time in news reports. She didn't know who was behind these things, and she didn't have much time and energy to ask for an explanation because she was used to it. Every time Xia Cicada was angry and wanted to call the police, she stopped it.

"It's all for Qiao Shen, it'll be fine after a while."

Of course, she knew there was no end to it. Qiao Shen didn't know anything about these things, after the truth of Pei Yao's arson was exposed, in order not to cause a commotion, the school insisted on finding a lame reason for violating electrical appliances to suppress it, and Yu Pei Yao only announced it under the guise of dropping out of school due to illness.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Jiang Luo tutored after class. Because Uncle Jiang was going to take Jiang Luo to a party this weekend, he pushed the course forward to the weekday by two hours. There are still a lot of pedestrians on the road at nine o'clock, but the location of the high-end villa area here is relatively remote and quiet, and there are only cars speeding with headlights coming and going outside the community, and street lamps shining on the asphalt floor with dim yellow light.

There were hardly any people on the road, and the tide could only hear the whistling of cars passing by and the sound of the wind blowing and turning the leaves.

She glanced around, and there was a large road not far in front of her. There is a 24-hour convenience store and there are many people.

There seemed to be a figure following in the afterglow. Tide subconsciously reached into the pocket on the side of the bag and pulled out the Swiss Army knife.

Memories go back to those years when she knew a little about the world, and this saber has been with her for I don't know how many years. There used to be a large group of hideous-looking girls who surrounded her, spat on her, punched and kicked her. She thought that only girls couldn't get used to her ugliness, but there were still boys who also violently tore her clothes in the alleys, just to scatter her unsightly photos. At that time, she was used to being extremely strong, and she didn't shed a single tear, because she knew that when she cried, no one would wipe her tears, Chaohai was busy socializing all day long and didn't care about her, and Yangmei was addicted to gambling and lost her temper and never cared about her at all.

She remembered that it was a day in a dense drizzle, and a strange woman, after chasing away the girls who had bullied her, shoved a delicate knife into her hand before leaving. She looked up at her in the dense rain curtain and saw her smiling lips, but her eyes were firm and strong.

"Take it and stop letting others bully you."

That's the Swiss Army knife, which has never left her for a moment since the day it entered her life.

Tidal tightened his grip on the saber in his hand, feeling the sweat oozing from his palm. She forced herself not to think too much, and to calm down and keep going.

The next second, a pair of shoes suddenly appeared in front of him silently. She let out a low exclamation, staggered back a step, and she looked up to see the unfamiliar boy standing straight in front of her, his hands in his pockets, and his chin slightly raised.

"Are you a tide?"

He strikes preemptively. The tide dazzled at his half-silhouette reflected in the dim light. It was a very flamboyant face, with tough eyebrows and obvious sharpness.

"Yes."

Tidal looked straight at him, and heard the sound of his heart beating violently in his chest.

"I'm Pei Yao's brother, Pei Yicong."

As he spoke, he took out a cigarette and lighter from his pocket, lit them slowly, and put them in his mouth.

Pei Yao's name exploded in his mind. The tide seems to make clear the intention of the person who came. She saw the smoke rings he had spat out of his mouth, slowly filling the quiet air in the dim light.

"So, you're going to avenge your sister?"

She lifted the saber up in the dark of her hidden pocket, trying not to let Pei Yicong find out.

The boy suddenly grinned when he heard this. He laughed very ruffianly, with the smell of a bad boy.

"I'm a gangster, but I never hit a girl."

The tide relaxed slightly, but still maintained the vigilance in his hands. "Then what are you looking for me for?"

Pei Yi's expression became serious from this time, took the cigarette out of his mouth, threw it on the ground and stepped on it with his foot. His eyes were stained with the frustration of the night, dark and deep.

"You have two choices, one, I don't know Qiao Shen, help me call Qiao Shen out."

He spoke lightly, glanced meaningfully at the silent tide, and then pulled the corners of his lips and leaned over slightly.

"Two, sleep with me, I won't trouble Qiao Shen."

The tide felt that the last sentence was like five thunderbolts. A sense of shame stuck in the mouth, mixed with nameless anger and indignation, waiting to converge and erupt.

She glared at him, the saber in her hand ready to move.

"What do you think of me? A shield in exchange or a tool for you to vent your impotent anger? ”

Pei Yicong's smile froze a little at the corner of his mouth. He narrowed his eyes, and the gaze he looked at was mixed with an unpredictable look.

"You're pretty tough. I'm still thinking about what kind of person can make my sister grit her teeth with hatred, and it's really a ruthless character. ”

He didn't wait for the tide to speak, and then added. This time, his tone was not as tactful and gentle as just now, and there was obviously some stiff anger. "You only have these two options. Remember, sacrificing yourself for Qiao Shen is not worth it. ”

The tide fell silent. He gave her one last look, then turned and walked away.

"Tell Qiao Shen that at noon on Saturday, Greenland Square. If he doesn't come, you're going to be in trouble. ”

She heard Pei Yicong's voice blown away by the wind blowing in the darkness.

In the last class on Friday afternoon, Tide sat in his seat and thought about Pei Yicong's words in a daze.

She glanced back and saw Qiao Shen packing up the books on the table. The day after tomorrow for the fourth and sixth level exams, the outer courtyard will be used as the examination room, and everyone's position will be emptied.

Pei Yicong named and said that he wanted to find trouble with Qiao Shen. Although Pei Yao was imprisoned because of himself, he still thinks that the final origin of the matter was because of his sister's unrequited love for three years, Qiao Shen. Matters between men and men are sometimes serious, and they are matters that involve human lives. She didn't dare to imagine how much Qiao Shen would be retaliated against by the other party.

This matter must not be told to Qiao Shen, nor to Xia Chan, let alone anyone.

The fault is not Qiao Shen. The fault was that she shouldn't have gotten too close to him.

Tide turned his head, pondered for a while, and looked at Qiao Shen's back as he walked out of the classroom, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Think about what else you can't survive during this time. was inexplicably targeted by Xiao Ya, drugged by Sun Mu unclearly, jumped into the lake without looking back, the clothing accident on the performance stage, the sudden retaliatory fire, and all kinds of targeted insults and frames. Now that Pei Yicong came to the door with a naked threat, she has experienced so many winds and waves, what else is she afraid of.

From a distance, she saw Pei Yicong standing in the center of the green square with a leisurely face. The strange thing is that the whole square seems to be surrounded by him, and there is not a single passer-by.

Tidal reached out and touched the saber in his jacket pocket, feeling the delicate patterns and flow marks on its jacket. I don't know if this knife can really be used on the right path today. She remembered the cold blade of the knife at her wrist the last time it touched her.

Pei Yicong saw her walking alone with a calm face as if she was dying, and his heart was already a little stunned. He felt amused and pitiful.

"You chose the path yourself, don't blame me when the time comes."

He smiled angrily, and there was a bit of ruthlessness in his eyebrows.

Tidal didn't speak, her eyes resting on his face, her eyebrows on her chin, her neck on the soles of her feet.

She was trying to remember what he looked like. Remember this person who is about to bring her unknown risks halfway through her life.

Pei Yicong didn't say a word when he saw her, so he had to raise his chin slightly and follow him with his eyes. "Let's go, make good on your promise."

He waited for the tide to follow, and then walked side by side with her.

"I'll give you one last chance."

He knew that he was not such a resolute and vicious person, but the indifferent expression of the girl next to him made him more curious and forgiving. "I didn't mean to spoil you."

"I hate listening to the most."

Pei Yicong was choked by this sentence. He looked sideways and saw the light in the girl's eyes like flames. "I don't want you, like your sister, to waste your few good days in a dark prison. But the path is my choice, and I voluntarily bear the consequences. ”

When the tide saw the two characters in the night flickering in the streamer, he felt despair spread to his heart.

She remembers it. On the night when I met Sun Mu for the first time, there was still Jiang Qi's smile as he said 0.5 centimeters falling in the wind.

"Accompany me and a few buddies for a drink first."

Pei Yicong suddenly turned to look at her in front. "It's up to you to behave. If you behave well, I won't embarrass you. ”

The tides, as always, do not speak. does not refuse or agree, in Pei Yicong's opinion, there is a charming ruthlessness.

He sighed slightly and led her inside.

The night is sultry. It's always like another world compared to the outside. When people come here, they just drink and have fun, and the pleasant or sad things that happen during the day are left behind for a while in the colorful ambilight. People are always accustomed to deceiving themselves into living in the moment, thinking that being drunk can solve a thousand sorrows and hatreds.

After this time, I may never set foot in this place again.

The tide remembered this sentence for no reason. She saw a girl sitting alone at the bar drinking wine and crying, and a man lying unconscious on the sofa and drunk.

is also a human being, and she may have no reason to live without a shock.