"Yutang, which high school do you want to go to?"

Chen Xin smiled and turned to look at the girl behind her, only to find that the latter was absentmindedly looking into the distance, completely unresponsive to her words.

"Yutang?"

“…… Yes? What did you just say ......? The girl behind her was stunned, and finally came back to her senses.

"Classmate Lin Yutang, please listen to people~" Chen Xin deliberately pouted angrily, turned around and walked over, and affectionately hooked the girl's arm. "Why have you been in a daze for the past two days......"

"Shhhh......h

As soon as Chen Xin grabbed the girl's arm, the latter suddenly took a breath of cold air as if he had been electrocuted, and subconsciously withdrew his hand and took two steps back.

"Right...... I'm sorry! Chen Xin subconsciously apologized, and then suddenly realized something. Are they ...... Bullying you again? ”

The girl lowered her head, tugged at the corners of her clothes with both hands, and remained silent.

Chen Xin looked at the girl's somewhat embarrassed appearance, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward as if she had made up her mind, grabbed the girl's arm, and lifted the sleeve of the girl's school uniform.

Three shocking blood blisters were deeply imprinted on the girl's thin little arm, and at first glance it was a cigarette burn.

"This ...... This is what those guys in your class did!? Chen Xin's voice trembled, and she slowly raised her head to look at the girl. On closer inspection, Chen Xin found that the girl's cheeks seemed to be a little swollen, and there were blood marks on her neck.

"This ...... When did this happen?! It's just too deceitful! Let's go to the school review! Chen Xin was furious, and dragged the girl's hand to go back, but found that the girl was still standing still, and she didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

"What's the use of looking for a school......" a hint of bitterness appeared on the girl's face. You've appealed to me before, but what ...... turned out to be?"

Chen Xin was stunned, and took the girl's hand and slowly let go......

yes, she should have thought of it. Even if I appealed to the school, the result was still unsuccessful, and even ...... It also provoked retaliation from those bullies. This has been the case before, and this time, I am afraid it will be the same.

Lin Yutang is Chen Xin's next-door neighbor, from elementary school to the current junior high school, he has always been a classmate, and he is also a child; Chen Xin has a cheerful personality, while Lin Yutang is quiet and introverted, and the two complement each other's personalities. They get along very well. Although they are not in the same class now, they will always meet together to go home from school as they do now.

At the beginning, both of them had excellent grades when they graduated from primary school, but under the current education system, even if their grades are good, they can only enter the designated junior high school in the street where their hukou is located according to the principle of "nearby distribution".

Due to the uneven quality of students, and the teaching level of those junior high schools, some qualified parents choose to pay high "school choice fees" to let their children enter better schools. But for Chen Xin and Lin Yutang, who are from ordinary families, there is no choice at all, and the fate of the two has changed dramatically-

They were assigned to a notorious "rogue secondary school".

The so-called "hooligan middle school" is where the gangsters gather. Not to mention the low admission rate of high schools and the corruption of the academic style, they are the most rampant. It's that "bullying phenomenon".

Almost every year, victims are beaten for no reason, verbally abused, and coerced by the so-called "awkward" form of extortion, and almost every year, victims are forced to drop out of school or transfer to another school. Chen Xin, who has a fiery personality, can barely protect himself, but Lin Yutang, who is introverted and forbearing, has unfortunately become one of the pitiful victims of the "bullying phenomenon".

At first, Chen Xin would also pull the bullied Lin Yutang to complain to Lin's head teacher. But the latter is just a casual warning to those bullies as usual, and then later, they don't even bother to say such warnings. Instead, he scolded Lin Yutang for having nothing to do, and under this connivance, those bullies became even more unscrupulous.

With the long-term bullying, Lin Yutang also became less and less talkative, and her originally excellent academic performance also declined rapidly, so she was not treated by her homeroom teacher; And the attitude of the head teacher is like a weather vane, and soon, Lin Yutang became the object of collective exclusion in the class.

"Yutang...... You have to tell your parents about this and ask them to go to the school theory, you can't just leave it at that! Chen Xin took Lin Yutang's hand and said loudly.

"No, you can't!" Lin Yutang raised his head suddenly, a frightened expression flashed on his face, and he stopped him repeatedly. "Please, don't ...... Don't let them know! ”

"But, those people even did such a thing as burning cigarette butts!"

"What are they doing...... Lin Yutang's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he muttered ominously, then quickly looked away and whispered to Chen Xin.

"My parents...... They are all on a business trip right now and have a busy job...... And even if you go to school, there is no evidence for the theory, but you will be embarrassed by the head teacher, last time it was ...... I don't want to see them sad anymore, so don't talk to them...... Please! ”

"Yutang ......" Chen Xin gritted her teeth, wanted to say but couldn't say anything, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in her heart. Although he has helped each other out a few times, after all, he and she are not in the same class, even if Lin Yutang is bullied in the class, he can't help her in the first place, and in a school with that atmosphere, his strength seems so insignificant......

The two were silent, and the atmosphere became a little oppressive.

"Xiao Xin, why do you say they ...... Will you find me? Lin Yutang suddenly asked.

"They just see you as introverted and bullied!" Chen Xin said indignantly. "We must be admitted to a good high school this time and stay away from those scumbags! When the time comes, we'll forget all the unpleasant things in junior high school and start over! ”

"Have you forgotten everything...... Hehe......" Lin Yutang slowly raised his head, as if he was smiling bitterly, but he didn't seem to be able to laugh. "There are some memories that I can't forget even if I want to...... Unless ......"

Lin Yutang muttered, casting his gaze to the void in the distance, as if talking to himself.

"Unless, go and drink 'Meng Po Soup'......"

"Huh? What did you say? Chen Xin didn't hear clearly, and asked.

“…… No, nothing. Lin Yutang shook his head and slowly moved his gaze back to Chen Xin's body.

"If I do drink 'that,' I won't have any memories left, but I hope ...... At least keep your memory of Xiao Xin. ”

"Yutang...... What happened to you? ”

Chen Xin looked at Lin Yutang's appearance. suddenly felt that this Fa Xiao, who had grown up together since childhood, had become faintly strange.

"No...... I just think...... Memories are sometimes a painful thing, how good it would be if some memories could be erased......" Lin Yutang lowered his eyes, and there seemed to be something gloomy in his big blank eyes slowly spreading. "As long as those memories are still in my head, I'm afraid I'm ...... I will never forgive those people for the rest of my life......"

"Yutang ......" Chen Xin didn't know what to say for a while.

"Ah, oh no, I seem to have left my homework book in the classroom......" As if remembering something, Lin Yutang said suddenly. I'll go to the classroom to get a notebook, Xiaoxin, you better go back first. ”

"Huh? But it looks like it's going to rain on this day......"

Chen Xin raised his head and looked at a dark cloud in the sky. Said worriedly. "And it's getting dark, I heard that the city has not been safe recently, it seems that there is a wanted criminal, you better not ...... alone"

"It's okay, soon, you go first." Before Chen Xin finished speaking, Lin Yutang waved his hand and turned around to walk towards the school.

"That's right, Xiao Xin ......" Lin Yutang suddenly paused. Turning his head, he looked at Chen Xin steadily.

"How...... What's wrong? Chen Xin was stared at a little uncomfortable.

The gloomy sky reflected the thin junior high school girl, and the air seemed to become a little heavy.

"Thank you...... Bye. ”

After being silent for a long time, Lin Yutang threw out a sentence. Before Chen Xin could react, he turned around and ran away without looking back-

"Boom—"

The muffled thunder roared in the sky, and Chen Xin raised his head. Looking at the room opposite the window that belonged to Lin Yutang but there was no light on, I felt faintly uneasy.

It's so late and you haven't come back yet?

Chen Xin stopped the pen in his hand to write homework. Get up, walk to the windowsill and look out.

It was already dark, and the rain began to fall at some point, Chen Xin took out his mobile phone and dialed Lin Yutang's number.

"I'm sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off...... the prompt tone from the microphone made Chen Xin more and more uneasy.

Is her phone out of battery? It can't be because it's raining and you're stuck in school, right? And I remember saying that her family was on a business trip these days......

Thinking of this, Chen Xin became more and more in the mood to do his homework. She thought for a moment, then grabbed two umbrellas and hurried out the door.

"Where are you going so late?" Mother Chen's anxious voice came from behind.

"Go to school and give Yutang an umbrella!" Chen Xin casually explained, and rushed towards the school despite her mother's dissuasion.

There were few pedestrians on the street on a rainy night, and Chen Xin didn't dare to stay for a moment because of the rumors of wanted criminals circulating in the market, almost running all the way. Luckily, the school wasn't too far away, and ten minutes later, she was at the school gate.

"Sorry, the phone you dialed is turned off......

Lin Yutang's phone still couldn't get through, Chen Xin glanced at the dark teaching building, and wanted to enter the school to find someone, but was stopped by the doorman and refused to let him in.

"Rain...... Yutang ......?? Chen Xin recognized the familiar figure on the roof of the building and was surprised.

Lin Yutang's figure moved slowly, looking down at Chen Xin's location, and at that moment, Chen Xin saw a face full of woodenness and despair.

"Yutang!! What are you doing there!? Come down!! Chen Xin suddenly realized something, shouted anxiously, and wanted to push the door opener and rush into the school.

However, it was too late.

In the wind and rain, Chen Xin watched Lin Yutang's body fall from the roof like a thin leaf...... (To be continued.) )

PS: I've wanted to write about this topic for a long time...... However, the main story line and the protagonist will not change, please rest assured.