Chapter 1: Dead wood in spring, desperate for life

"Late sunlight can't save the girl trapped in the dark night, but you can."

"The cold winter is scattered and the stars are bright, and when he comes, it is more dazzling than the light."

- Xu Xingyan.

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Midsummer in August, HN City.

The night is low, the twilight is four, and on the dark blue sky, the bright moon hangs obliquely, and the moonlight is quietly sprinkled on the world.

On the silent and deserted mountain path, only a little girl ran desperately forward like crazy.

Not far behind him, there were bursts of hurried footsteps and roars.

Boom –

The summer nights were a little hot, but now they had an indescribable sense of dullness.

The black oppressive clouds piled up, and the sense of oppression suddenly became stronger, and the mountain rain was coming.

She didn't know what was waiting for her after she stopped.

I'd rather die than die at the hands of this crowd.

At this time, the man behind him chased after him and pressed the little girl to the ground.

"Run, why don't you run, you're quite capable, keep running?"

The little girl who was pressed to the ground whimpered and struggled, tears sliding down her eyes.

The small body is still struggling.

", why are you still moving, can't you be convinced? You give Lao Tzu another run! ”

The man's eyes were scarlet, very scary, and he pinched the girl's jaw hard, fierce and irritable.

Xu Xingyan was tightly shackled by the man, and her mist-clear and clean eyes were full of stubbornness.

As if it hadn't hit her at all.

Young people are fearless.

Ignorant and fearless.

The man met those stubborn eyes, and for a moment greedy desire surged into his heart, and he also moved his thoughts that should not be moved.

"Tut-tut, this little skin is so white......"

"Why is it so pretty?"

The next second.

The tall figure lifted its small body and dragged it into the darkness.

Xu Xingyan understood after the man showed his greedy and lustful eyes......

An inexplicable chill hit her little by little from the soles of her feet, tightly wrapping her entire body.

It was a sense of fear that was simply indescribable, indescribable.

Boom –

The night gradually became dark, and the huge raindrops fell on the leaves and the ground with a particularly crisp sound.

Rain and tears mixed together and slipped down his cheeks.

It hurts to the heart.

Scene after scene instantly came to mind.

Four years ago, my parents divorced.

She was placed in foster care with relatives, and every time she went to ask for a living allowance, they would kick her around.

It's as if she's a dispensable object that can be kicked around at will.

Because of the lack of attention from his parents, Xu Xingyan can often hear a sentence in his ears:

"Xu Xingyan, your parents don't want you anymore, they don't want you anymore, you are so pitiful!"

For so many years, I didn't care about her.

It's been so long, she thought she was used to it, but when she thought about it, she still couldn't help but feel pain in her heart.

She knew they didn't like her.

It's just that I didn't expect to dislike it so much.

……

A few minutes passed.

Xu Xingyan didn't dare to struggle.

was probably confused by Xu Xingyan's obedient appearance, and he didn't tie Xu Xingyan up.

The raindrops fell on Xu Xingyan again and again.

The man wiped the rain from his face, cursed, and strode away to the side of the road to drive the car.

Xu Xingyan felt that her arm gradually became a little numb, and she couldn't use her strength anymore.

The strong desire to survive in his bones gave Xu Xingyan the courage to desperately escape from this place.

After allβ€”

This was her only chance.

And at this very moment.

A jacket with a lime mint flavor fell on Xu Xingyan's small body.

The leather coat was very large, which could wrap most of Xu Xingyan's body and block a lot of chill for her.

The girl raised her eyes slightly, and the young man was half-squatting in front of Xu Xingyan.

The boy looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing black short-sleeved, cargo pants, and a pair of combat boots of the same color on his feet.

He lowered his head, his slightly constricted eyebrows and eyes hidden between the soft broken hair in front of his forehead, gentle as light.

That moment.

His arrival.

For her, it is like a dead tree in spring, and a desperate place to live.

The girl who walked alone in the dark night finally felt the presence of light.

So much so that later, this light illuminated her whole world, warmed her entire youth, and pulled her out of the abyss little by little.