Tens of seconds of confrontation, rumbling thunder rolled through the sky, and the rain densely woven a huge net between the dark night sky and the rooftop.

Without warning, Bai Xinrui slapped Chenchen twice frantically, and then, began to kick him with all his strength, her movements were too big and too violent, which made Chenchen feel scared, he grabbed her shoulders tightly, worried that if he dodged and resisted a little, both of them would fall from the upper floor.

He didn't dare to move, just stared at her with wide eyes and let her punch and kick him.

Suddenly, Chenchen felt that the fists and feet on his body were lighter, and Bai Xinrui's body suddenly fell backwards, and her posture was as beautiful as a ballet dancer's waist, and half of her body had reached out of the building.

Chen Chen grabbed Bai Xinrui's arm, just to stop her body from falling, but she was like a puppet doll and lost her life.

He grabbed her waist with one hand, and with the other arm passed under her legs, he picked her up from the ground.

There was no time to pick up the umbrella floating on the rooftop, so he carried Bai Xinrui and walked towards the door leading to the corridor.

The rain gradually subsided, and in the white rain curtain, the rooftop became empty again, only a silver flute lying quietly in the muddy rain, next to it was a large inky blue umbrella turned over, like a blooming flower, pushed by the wind from one side of the roof to the other......

This Monday is unlike any other Monday in the past, because today, Chenchen is going to participate in the student council election, however, now, his state is not very ideal.

The night before, he carried the unconscious Bai Xinrui to Miss Verson's clinic, who was diagnosed with fever and stayed in the infirmary for quarantine that night.

"Charlie, you don't look very good, although you don't have a fever now, you will get sick if you don't have a good life, there are five beds here, do you want to stay and observe as well?" Miss Ferson asked, looking at an exhausted Chenchen.

Chen Chen hurriedly shook his head and said, "Just now, can I take some of the cold medicine you gave Stella, if I have symptoms, I can take it myself." ”

"Absolutely. This is antiviral, this medicine is for colds, and there will be a slight drowsiness reaction. ”

Miss Ferson handed the medicine to Chenchen, he said thank you, and ran out of the clinic with a puff of smoke.

I heard Miss Ferson's voice shouting behind her, "Remember to change your wet clothes when you go back." ”

***

After the first trial, William moved from the isolation cell into a small cell in the detention center, and he was joined by three other people who shared the same identity as him - suspects.

On the first day of his formal detention, William had not eaten water for 48 hours, and he was so weak that he died.

When he learned from his lawyer that the date of the next trial was uncertain, and that it could be from the second month to two years after his detention, William immediately felt a pang of despair.

As soon as he was admitted to his cell, he began to vomit incessantly, there was nothing in his stomach, and all that came out was gastric juice and bile.

The old white man who lived in William's bunk tried to persuade him to drink some water, but he closed his chapped lips and said nothing.

"Don't persuade me, it's useless, he may have a problem here." The Taiwanese man on the opposite bed pointed to his head and said, "I hope he doesn't die in this cell, it's unlucky." ”

The old man and another Mexican brother who was not much older than William couldn't resist the Taiwanese, so after some arguments, they simply called the prison guards.

As a result, William was immediately transferred to the infirmary of the detention center, where the doctors determined that William would need to stay there for a period of time to undergo physical and psychological rehabilitation.

Lying in the hospital room where Sibai fell to the ground, William thought with tears in his eyes, just die.

He pulled out the infusion needle from his hand and refused to eat, but in exchange for being tied up in something called a "restraint garment".

Doctors, nurses, counsellors, and even his lawyer took turns to see him while he was in a semi-conscious and semi-conscious state, presumably because an important principle in the detention center was to ensure that the suspect was alive.

They seemed to be very concerned about William's physical condition, however, no one could understand William's feelings, for him now, the fact of being alive was the most painful for him.

As soon as William's condition stabilized, the counselor sat on his bedside for most of the day, chanting and reassuring him, warning him that if he was found to be suicidal, he would have to be locked up with a more special type of suspect and subject to stricter restrictions on movement.

Of course, he understands what the so-called "more special type of suspects" refer to, and most of them are people with mental problems.

William finally realized how unworkable it was to die in federal custody, and he had to start eating again.

Until he returned to the small cell where he was held, and his parents did not visit him once, William wondered if they would be sad and sad about their imprisonment.

They ignored him because they had no money, no extra experience to take care of his adult children, so many younger siblings to take care of, not to mention the fact that the flight from Texas was expensive for his stormy family.

Lauren and Daniel had been here once, and in the reception room, Lauren almost cried tears when she saw William's shape, but the two could not do anything about William's current situation, so they could only keep comforting him.

Before leaving, they told William that they had topped up $2,000 on the terminal, and that he could ask the prison guards to buy him whatever he wanted, just by reporting the PIN code on the bracelet.

The headmaster, Mr. Nong, had actually come to see him in person, and the old man looked very sad, and he looked much older than before.

He told William: "Your matter was reported to your classmates and parents by email in accordance with the school's practice. Because the case involves the privacy of you and Stella, the school also issued a clear warning that it is not allowed to spread and spread, otherwise it will be punished by school rules. Despite this, the state newspapers of all sizes have reported on the incident, and at present, the media at home and abroad have paid varying degrees of attention and coverage to the incident......"

Hearing this, William cried, and he said to Mr. Nong: "I took the school's scholarship to study in high school for four years, and I wanted to win all kinds of honors for the school, but I didn't expect it, but it brought a bad impact on the school, which I can never forgive myself!" ”

He is no longer the president of the student union, and now that he is in prison, most of his classmates must be afraid of him, right? Perhaps, he has become a joke on campus, or perhaps, the busy classmates are gradually forgetting him.

After the principal left, no one came to see him except for the greasy lawyer White.

Despite the dull life of his detention, Attorney White's visits did not inspire him the slightest hope, for the fat fat man, like a crow, would always bring him some bad news.

William's only hope is to see Stella again, even if only once.

He would ask her what was going on, and he would bow his head and ask her for forgiveness and ask her to persuade his mother to withdraw the lawsuit. He had told this request to attorneys Daniel and Wright, not knowing if they had relayed it to Stella.

William did not wait for Bai Xinrui in his loneliness and pain, and the weekly visit of lawyer White always came as scheduled. He had persuaded William more than once to tell him the full truth, however, William always refused to talk deeply, it was the scars and stains of his brilliant life, why did he expose it to such a lewd and clumsy man?

Today, when the fat old man came over, he looked so distraught that William didn't know what bad news he was going to bring to himself.

As soon as Mr. White entered, he spread a copy of the Boston Globe on the table, with a large line on the front page that was eye-catching, "From a Famous Private High School Student in the East to a Sex Suspect, Look at the Sexual Liberation of America's Teenagers," and next to the report was a large photograph of him, which he recalled, after winning the state speech contest last year, and his flawless face was full of youthful pride.

William didn't look at the lengthy text under the headline, and even if he didn't, he could guess what the media would say, nothing more than wantonly distorting the facts out of context, and then, standing on the moral high ground, screaming bitterly.

Never before had William's name appeared in such an influential newspaper, despite his success in school. It had always been his wish to become a celebrity in the limelight, and ironically, that wish was fulfilled through such a notorious scandal.

"When will Stella come?" William asked straight to the point, this may be the only straw he can grasp, as long as he sees Stella, he is sure to convince her, then there may be a glimmer of room for redemption.

"I saw her, and she said she wouldn't come." Attorney White hesitated for a moment and told William the truth.

It seems that because of Yuyou's incident, Stella really hates him.

William's heart throbbed, he had believed that Stella still loved him, and if he gave her time, one day she would change her mind and cry and run to him to appease him for all the grievances he had suffered.

It seems that these are all his delusions, and now he has made a big mistake and has no way to repent.

"I'm here to tell you ......"

Before Mr. White could finish his sentence, William immediately said, "Bad news again, right?" What could be worse than me being locked up here? ”

"Harvard University revoked your admission and full scholarship, which ...... Or what I read about in a recent newspaper. ”

Mr. White's words did not fall, and William had a feeling of five thunderbolts.

In fact, this kind of result can be expected by any sane person, but it is still difficult to accept listening to others say it word by word.