Because of the sudden episode in the restaurant, Yan Qiu lost his appetite, so he ate a few mouthfuls before walking out with Li Zhi.

He has changed too much from the original, and he is wearing a mask, so no one recognizes him.

Probably because the self-protection function of human beings is too strong, those experiences in the Yan family have actually gradually faded in his memory.

He only remembered that a long time ago, there were indeed many people who helped him.

In fact, he no longer knew many people in Qian'an, but he didn't expect that they would still remember this hatred for him after he left.

He really appreciates it.

During the darkest three months in his life, he also thought about ending it.

After all, studying hard, getting admitted to university, and getting rid of the life here were his only spiritual pillars in those years.

Like the carrot hanging in front of him, he can still hold on.

But then, that carrot was gone.

He really couldn't think of the meaning of continuing his life like this.

So he took out the carving knife and cut open his wrist little by little.

Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Maybe after a while, my aunt will come to pick him up.

But what he waited for was not his aunt, but the police.

The neighbor couldn't see it, so he called the police, who broke into the house and rescued him.

Yan Qiu lay in the hospital for a long time, the wound was not too deep, so only a shallow scar was left.

If you don't look carefully, you won't see it.

The Yan family and his wife wept bitterly at the police station, saying that such a thing would never happen again.

Although the police sympathized with him, it was a family matter after all, and a few words of criticism and education passed away.

Several neighbors visited him.

The neighbor's grandma loved him the most, and she was the one who called the police this time.

In fact, she saved Yan Qiu's life a long time ago.

In the winter when he was frozen in front of his house.

But the town is too small, and her knowledge is limited, so calling the police is the only thing the old man can do for him.

"That couple is really not human! I think they are crazy!"

"Xiaoqiu, you are well, you still have a long life, so don't get overwhelmed."

Yan Qiu quietly listened to their concern for him, but couldn't say a word.

I just thought, maybe life is too long.

If the grass and trees only had one autumn, it probably wouldn't be so painful.

After he was discharged from the hospital, probably because the brain's self-protection mechanism was working, his memory got worse and worse, and later he couldn't even remember what happened yesterday.

Emotions seemed to be withdrawn from his body, but it seemed that the pain was not as painful as before.

Because of this matter, Li Cunxiang treated him better, and found him a job and asked him to do it.

Listening to her words, Yan Qiu felt neither sad nor happy.

In this way, he works from eight to nine every day.

He thought that his life would be like this, but he didn't expect that one day, fate would play a trick on him again.

He is actually not Li Cunxiang's child, but the second young master of the Fu family who was wrongly hugged.

Li Cunxiang was even more excited when he heard the news.

Yan Qiu still couldn't feel any emotions in his heart, but after all, he still had a little more longing.

He finally has parents who truly love him and a real home.

However……

Will life really be good?

Yan Qiu asked himself countless times in the middle of the night.

He didn't know, maybe.

Li Zhi saw that something was wrong with Yan Qiu's state, so he found a hotel, booked the best room, and went to rest with him first.

After watching him fall into a deep sleep, Li Zhi walked out of the room.

The words of those people in the hotel just now kept circling in his mind, and the expression in Li Zhi's eyes darkened a little bit.

So he took out his phone and sent Lin Jin a message.

"Help me find someone, Qian'an Town, Li Cunxiang, and her son's gambling debts."

When Lin Jin saw this news, he immediately realized that it must be related to Yan Qiu again, so he replied without hesitation, "OK".

Yan Qiu slept for a long time, and when he woke up, it was already dark.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Li Zhi sitting not far away holding his notebook, as if he was dealing with something.

Seeing that he was awake, he closed the computer casually, then got up and walked over to him and asked, "Awake, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

When Yan Qiu woke up, the things that happened this morning seemed to have been separated by a layer of veil in his mind, foggy.

The mood finally got better.

So he smiled at Li Zhi and said, "I'm hungry."

Seeing that he was happy again, Li Zhi smiled along with him, raised his hand and stroked his hair, "Then let's go eat."

"good."

Because the weather was too cold, Yan Qiu chose hot hot pot.

After eating, Yan Qiu felt that he was alive again.

The two of them were walking back to the hotel after dinner, when Yan Qiu suddenly asked, "Li Zhi, aren't you curious?"

"What are you curious about?" Li Zhi also asked.

"What happened this morning."

In fact, Yan Qiu was a little embarrassed when those wounds were reopened in the morning.

After all, compared with Li Zhi, the background of his life is too gloomy.

He has no loving parents, no brilliant academic qualifications, and no glamorous life.

The first half of his life was like his gray room, bleak.

Li Zhi thought for a long time after hearing the words, then squeezed his hand little by little, and said slowly: "I am not curious about your past, I am only curious about whether you are happy? What kind of life do you want to live in the future? What is left unfulfilled?wishes?"

"desire?"

"right."

Yan Qiu thought for a long time before hesitatingly said: "I want to continue studying."

Li Zhi nodded when he heard the words, and agreed: "At your age, you should continue to go to school."

Yan Qiu suddenly smiled when he heard his words, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and said to him with some pride: "Actually, I used to study very well, and I got 985 in the exam."

"Xiao Qiu is so powerful." Li Zhi immediately praised without hesitation.

"When I was in school, I was always number one in my grade. I worked very hard."

"Then you should read on."

"Read the doctor."

"Okay, I offer you, you can read whatever you want."

Yan Qiu suddenly stopped when he heard this, and turned to look at Li Zhi.

There were scattered snowflakes drifting in front of him, and Yan Qiu realized that it was snowing again.

"Don't be caught by the past." Li Zhi also stopped and looked back at Yan Qiu.

In fact, he wanted to continue to say something, but before he finished speaking, Yan Qiu suddenly called his name, "Li Zhi."

"Huh?" Li Zhi replied with some confusion.

In the next second, Yan Qiu suddenly threw himself into his arms and hugged him.

Although Li Zhi didn't understand why, he subconsciously hugged him back.

The boy in his arms was still so thin and small, he could easily wrap it around with one arm.

In fact, why didn't he feel distressed when he heard those things, he didn't ask because he was afraid of uncovering his scars again.

"What's wrong?" Li Zhi hugged him with one hand, and gently brushed the snowflakes off Yan Qiu's head with the other.

"It's nothing." Yan Qiu's voice was muffled, and seemed to be crying, but he still pretended to be strong.

"It's just that I suddenly realized... I like you so much."

No one can resist the confession of his sweetheart, and Li Zhi is no exception.

Yan Qiu's words were like placing a light feather on his heart, itching and numb.

But still couldn't help but tease: "So it was discovered suddenly?"

The person in his arms smiled when he heard the words, but didn't look up, just buried his face in his heart, and continued: "Actually, I found out a long time ago."

They returned home the next day.

Yan Qiu had already adjusted his emotions, he didn't want his aunt to see him unhappy.

It has just snowed, but the entrance of the small courtyard is very clean. It should be that the aunt next door came to clean it early in the morning.

Yan Qiu pushed open the door, and the familiar courtyard was still in front of him.

It seems that it will never fade, just waiting here quietly.

After Yan Qiu went in, he realized that Li Zhi hadn't followed.

He turned his head, and then saw Li Zhi motioning for him to go in first.

Yan Qiu understood what he meant and left him some time to spend alone with his aunt.

Yan Qiu walked into the yard, came under the walnut tree in the middle of the yard, and quietly looked at the walnut tree in front of him.

It snowed all night last night, so the branches were covered with snow. Although there were no green leaves, it seemed to be covered with a new white dress.

In this way, the tree will probably not be cold.

"Auntie." Yan Qiu walked over and lightly touched the rough tree trunk, pressing his face against the tree trunk, as if he could get closer to Auntie in this way.

"I'm back."

"A lot of things happened this year, so I haven't had time to see you. Do you miss me? I miss you very much."

"Did you see Diudiu? Considering its age, it should be fourteen years old, and probably no longer alive. I raised a new cat. This time it is not called Diudiu, but Xiaolihua, because it is a cat.It's a raccoon cat, I still don't know how to name it."

"Actually, there is another cat between Diudiu and Xiaolihua, but I can't find it. It probably has a new owner. I hope the new owner will love it well."

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine and I'm not alone anymore."

"I met a very good person. Before I met him, I never thought that there would be such a person in the world, so I brought him to meet you today. You will definitely like him very much..”

"Auntie, I am very happy, and you should be happy too."

Yan Qiu babbled for a long time in front of the walnut tree, and then sat down directly against the walnut tree. When he got up, he found that his legs were a little numb.

He supported the stone table next to him and wanted to stand up, but the stone table was too cold in winter, and he shrank a bit from the cold.

Just as he stood up, Yan Qiu suddenly heard a meow.

He raised his head, and then saw a white cat lying on the courtyard wall connected to the next door at some point.

It wasn't too cold either, just laying down in a pile of snow, wagging its tail at him.

When Yan Qiu saw the white cat, he was in a daze for a moment, thinking that Diu Diu had come back.

But it was soon discovered that it was not. Although they looked very similar, they were still different upon closer inspection.

This cat looked like a domestic cat, and it was white and plump, shiny and smooth.

Although he didn't recognize it, it was so similar to Diudiu, so Yan Qiu still waved at it.

The cat also stood up, stared at him for a while, then turned and jumped back to the next door.

Although he knew it wasn't Diudiu, Yan Qiu seemed to make up for a regret that had been lost for many years.

Whether it was the first DD or the second DD, he lost it too suddenly.

Now it's a good farewell.

Thinking of this, Yan Qiu felt that there really seemed to be no regrets in his life.

Grandpa was right, he really should move on.

There were footsteps behind him, Yan Qiu turned around, and saw Li Zhi walking towards him.

"Have you finished chatting with your aunt?" Li Zhi asked.

"The chat is over." Yan Qiu immediately replied, "There is only one last thing left."

"What's up?"

"Introduce you to her."

Yan Qiu turned around and introduced to the walnut tree in front of him, "Auntie, this is my lover, Li Zhi."

Yan Qiu didn't stay in Qian'an for too long, before leaving, he took a look at the old lady next door who had helped him.

The old lady was getting old, so it took her a while to recognize him.

Then he held his hand excitedly, looked left and right, and asked with emotion: "How are you doing now?"

"Having a good time." Yan Qiu replied.

"That's good, that's good." Most of the people here are elderly people who are not sensitive to outside news, so they don't know that the Fu family has collapsed.

Yan Qiu naturally didn't say anything.

"Seeing that you are doing well now, I am relieved. I really loved you at the beginning, but they were your parents at that time after all, and we can't always interfere. That couple is really vicious once in a century, butFortunately, they have been punished."

Yan Qiu remembered what he heard in the restaurant that day, and nodded in agreement.

"However, it's embarrassing. That Li Cunxiang loved his eldest son so much, and finally he did it." The old lady continued.

"What should I do if I can't do it? That's more than one million yuan. If you don't make it, you will be hacked to death. It's better to do it yourself, at least walk a little more decently." The daughter-in-law who was washing vegetables not far away raised her head., followed by saying.

Yan Qiu was a little dazed when he heard this, and asked, "What do you mean by doing it yourself?"

"Don't you know?" The daughter-in-law immediately became interested when she heard this, and she didn't even bother to wash the dishes in her hands. She ran over and sat down next to them, and said, "This is a big event in our town recently. ThatLi Cunxiang put rat poison in the rice, poisoning the whole family, and of course, she ate it herself, tsk, there are three members of the family, none of them are left."

Yan Qiu didn't expect such a development in the end, so he was a little surprised.

The daughter-in-law saw that he really didn't know anything, so she couldn't help but continue to say: "Her gambler son already owes money, and it took him two days to settle down last time his fingers were chopped off. I don't know why?I went to gamble, borrowed usury, and lost more than one million yuan. Those people said that he would chop up their whole family into minced meat. I guess Li Cunxiang really had no choice. After all, she was a rag picker.There is still a chance to pay back tens of thousands, but it is definitely not worth paying one million.”

"That's right." The old lady also said with emotion, "It's really a crime, but it's what the two of them got used to. It's so hard to get used to this end, I really don't know what to say."

Yan Qiu didn't know what to say for a while, so he fell silent.

In the end, it was the old lady who put an end to this matter, "It's all retribution."

When Yan Qiu went out, he still came to his senses.

Li Zhi noticed the change in his mood and asked, "Are you thinking about Li Cunxiang?"

"Well, it still feels so sudden."

"Actually, it's nothing sudden." Li Zhi said slowly, "It's just a matter of time before your nature doesn't change."

"That's right." Yan Qiu sighed, and then replied, "It's all... retribution."