- Original, G City

Hearing the knock on the door, the middle-aged lady stood up happily and walked quickly to the door: "It's coming, it's coming!"

She opened the door, and in front of her was Zhang Zhaohua, a child who had been absent for a year, and next to the smiling child was Zhou Xuesong, one of his few friends.

"Auntie, long time no see!" Cedar greeted heartily, looking even more energetic and cute than before.

"Ah Komatsu, you haven't come to our house for a long time to play, you've grown a lot taller!

Before she could finish speaking, another scream came from behind Cedar, and a brown-haired boy with a cocked nose was staggered into her field of vision.

"Ah, and there are guests?" the two blonde and blue-eyed children stood up with a gentle smile as they smiled and greeted each other softly. Then several heads popped out from behind the kid like a magic screen, all of them the slick faces of their peers, noisily greeting each other.

"What's the matter, why don't you have a proper shape?" Cedar complained, and said with a smile, "Auntie, these guys are a little crazy, and they don't usually look like this......"

"Mom and Dad, these are my ......" still lowered his confidence when he opened his mouth, Zhaohua glanced back at them, and the boy with the upturned nose hooked his shoulder enthusiastically.

"Good?friends! My name is Ivan, Muddy Howl!"

The short and beautiful boy on the side couldn't help but laugh: "Ivan, you are pretending to be a ghost, you can take the Mandarin certificate, what kind of foreign accent do you have?"

"Don't debunk it! it's cute!" said Ivan.

Zhaohua couldn't help laughing, and then smiled and introduced them one by one: "This is Ivan, this is Harden, this is Alicia, Abel, Ata, Selena, Xuehe, as well as Han Feng and Yueming." ”

"Ah, it's you, Xiaohua has told me, this is the first time Xiaohua has brought so many friends home...... Come in!" the lady hurriedly invited, and laughed again as she remembered something, looking at the tallest boy's golden hair, tied up in the sky.

Seeing her smile, the child named Abel was obviously confused: "Zhaohua, did you say anything, how do I feel ......?"

"You must have mentioned your pineapple hairstyle, don't guess!" Ivan laughed, "Zhaohua, how did you mention me to your aunt, the most handsome and sunny one?"

"The nose is like one of Pinocchio. Harden scoffed.

Ivan glared back, and the counterattack was sonorous: "Shorty." ”

"Don't make a fuss!" Seeing that Harden was about to have a seizure, Cedar hurriedly grabbed his arm and smiled awkwardly at Zhaohua's mother.

"Come and sit down, the meal is almost ready. ”

"I'm sorry for you, let's help!" Cedar said, and everyone yelled into the kitchen.

The home with so many children was destined not to be deserted, and after eating dinner noisily, the children crowded into Zhaohua's room again and made a fuss together. When Cedar came out of the room to pour water, she ran into Zhaohua's mother holding fruit, and the lady smiled at him, her eyes were full of relief: "Great, we are always worried that Xiaohua is not social...... I'll take care of him in the future, Komatsu. ”

"Well, everyone is very good, and Zhaohua is much more cheerful now than before. ”

"That's good, I can see that Xiaohua likes you very much...... What about the teacher?"

"Huh?"

"Xiaohua has been writing letters to his family, in addition to saying that you are just saying that the teacher is good, remember that it is Mr. He?"

"Oh, Mr. Oh Ho and the ...... No, he and Mr. Milton will probably come tomorrow, it's not that he's irresponsible, we smuggled out with Harden...... Mr. He took good care of us!" Cedar hurriedly explained.

"He must be a very good person, at the beginning, Xiaohua's letters were short and dry, and then they gradually became longer, and I can feel that he is having a good time with you...... I remember that he was very afraid of teachers in the past, how could he be so happy to say how kind and knowledgeable the teachers were, and he must thank them well. ”

"Well, it's a teacher to show off. Cedar smiled at the thought that he could introduce the two sages to his family so intimately.

"After that, you're going to go to the United States as an exchange student?"

"Well, Miami. Cedar nodded, Miami, the location of the Heavenly Punisher Origin Branch.

"Is communication okay?"

"Although the English is average, it's no problem, you see that our friends also have a lot of foreigners, we can all do it!" Cedar is still looking forward to his new life.

Looking at such an energetic child, who would feel uneasy? The lady couldn't help but smile: "Xiaohua has a group of friends like you, and he must be fine." I'll tell my child's father, and I'm relieved to talk to you. ”

"Well, don't worry, Auntie, Zhaohua is very adaptable, no problem!"

As he was talking, Zhaohua also walked out of the room, and his expression seemed to see that he had made up his mind.

Knowing what he would say, Cedar smiled and stepped back slightly.

"Xiaohua, what's wrong?"

"Mom, I'll ...... later" Looking at Cedar a little hesitantly, Zhaohua took a deep breath, "I want to visit my brother." ”

Taken aback by his sudden request, the lady smiled bitterly and nodded, "Then ...... Shall we?"

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Zhaohua gently pushed the door open.

He had been in hiding for several years, and in the single room, his brother lay quietly.

It's been so long, and the little boy who stood up for him has grown up, but the silhouette is too slender, and the skin is as white as ash with a little transparency, and even the blood vessels can be clearly seen.

The real brother, Zhaoming, who accepted the demon contract for him, fell asleep like a quiet puppet.

With the cedar holding a bouquet of flowers, Zhaohua walked over slowly, stared down at the similar face for a while, and then sat down silently.

“...... Long time no see, brother. In the silence, Zhaohua paused for a moment and smiled bitterly.

"Hair...... It's time to cut it, right?"

Naturally, there was silence in response, and he could only gently hold his brother's pale and craggy hand, feeling the stubborn pulse of the battle against bad luck.

He paused, then spoke softly, "Do you remember, this is Cedar, we used to play together." ”

"Long time no see, Zhaoming. Cedar gently inserted the bouquet into the white porcelain vase, then sat down as well, gently took the boy's hand from his hand, and gently injected the power of spring into it, extending the pattern of the reborn vine pattern.

"It's a curse indeed," Cedar shook his head after sensing it for a while, "It seems...... I still can't do anything. ”

"It's okay Cedar, you're here, brother, he'll be happy. ”

"After that...... The curse comes from Musk, and they might be able to help. Cedar diligently advised.

"Well, thank you, you guys go back first, and I'll talk to my brother again. ”

"Don't worry too much, it's going to get better. Cedar carefully folded the quilt and quietly withdrew with a little apprehension, leaving the two brothers silent.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you all of a sudden......" Zhaohua said and looked out the window again, where Cedar and the Pine were quietly watching, "Brother, this group outside is my partner, I have made friends...... You know, I went to another world, I fought with them, we quarreled, we grieved, laughed, we were comrades with the same goal, because of them, I also had the courage to fight. ”

After stopping, there was still only silence in the room, Zhaohua lowered his head to look at his brother's face, and remembered the scene when his brother pulled him to meet Cedar who was playing with an electric car in the open space when he was a child, and emphasized again after smiling slightly: "I...... Made great friends. ”

Finally no longer had to let his brother worry about this problem, Zhaohua gently wrapped his hands around the warm and thin little hands: "You don't know, how happy I was when I was recognized...... After getting the Heavenly Punisher number and personal account, I didn't dare to take the initiative to add them as friends, and I don't know what I was afraid of......"

"Cedar added me first, that's for sure...... But Abel, Ivan, and Harden also added me very quickly! One after another, everyone started talking to me, and I was kind of improving, right?

"Look outside, that small, cute boy is Harden. Harden is a very handsome boy, and I have always looked up to him, always so straightforward and full of courage...... He is also very frank with people, and he is very frank about likes and dislikes, and I always think that it would be nice if I could get along with him. ”

Thinking back to the commotion in the summer that exhausted everyone, Zhaohua smiled bitterly, and his tone was still peaceful: "Harden, after adding me, he made some expressions, saying that he just tried to ignore him." If you don't understand what he says, do you think he's bullying me? Actually...... He just wanted to start a conversation with me, who didn't dare to take the initiative to speak. In the beginning, I was careful to send messages, always afraid of saying something wrong that would upset him and everyone...... Later, he was still the leader of Ivan or Mr. Lu, and he began to post some lewd expressions in the group, and then I laughed and scolded and I was not so worried, and now I can talk to him and everyone about trivial things, and even make jokes, which is a big improvement, right?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing, and Zhaohua's eyes became softer and brighter: "Also, all this is thanks to Mr. He's enlightenment. I would love to see him as well, and I hope you will get well soon and stay with us......"

This summer, they've experienced the taste of sadness, depression, and pain, and enough is enough to lose no one again, including you.

"They are all very good people, and I will try to become a better version of myself and become a reliable person!" Speaking of this, his voice that had become vague and trembling because of his sudden grief calmed down again, with gentleness and determination, "I have suppressed Musk, and I will try to remove the curse he gave you!" Wait for my good news, okay?"

The sleeping brother was still lifeless, Zhaohua clenched his hands, and the gaze under his lowered eyelashes shone in the water, full of fortitude:

"I'm going to be a trainee in Miami in a few days. Do you know, I'm so useless, I'm now the eighth among the Heavenly Punisher trainees, isn't it much more powerful than before? You once gave me the courage to dedicate your life to me, and in order to reverse the bad luck imposed on you, in order to become a person to be proud of, even if I am so inferior and timid, I will pay even more courage. ”

Love makes people seek change, and people become brave because they seek change, and this time even if I am cowardly, I will definitely try to move forward.

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