Related thematic articles: Untitled Document "Stop crying, your brother is just going abroad to work, don't... worry too much." Li Chengsi was driving Feng Yan, having just passed through the toll gate. The airport expressway back to Beijing on weekends was a bit congested. This woman had cried all afternoon. When Feng Qingjin entered the boarding gate, she almost couldn't hold her body. She rushed forward, sobbing pitifully, which drew many passengers' attention. Feng Qing didn't have the heart to look back and went through customs. He handed her another tissue, but no one took it. She silently shed tears, refusing his concern. She couldn't bear it; her brother would be gone for two years, and she was also afraid of how she would get through the next two years. While driving, he glanced at her with his peripheral vision and saw her tightly leaning against the car door, deliberately staying far away from him. In this limited space, her hostility was very evident. "Why are you crying! Feng Qing is doing it for you." He was annoyed by his sudden soft tone, which wasn't like him. He never showed sentimentality, let alone in front of her. The person she hated should be cold and cruel. "Stop crying!" He suddenly shouted irritably. She was startled and leaned even closer to the car door. The reflection in the car window glass showed the man in the driver's seat. Was there a pair of disdainful eyes under those heavy eyebrows? Without her brother, he no longer pretended? Li Chengsi, a name like a nightmare. She had avoided him for so long, but she still fell into his hands. In the waiting room, carrying luggage, "Take good care of yourself. If anything happens, A Si will help you. He is like your brother, understand?" Her brother hugged her shoulders, patted her back, and slowly calmed her sobs. Handing over the passport and ticket, her brother turned around and smiled at her, "I'll be back soon. During holidays, I'll take you and Gege to Cambodia. With Chengsi around, don't worry. Take good care of yourself, and call me when you arrive!" Her brother left without looking back; his little sister-in-law was waiting for him across the sea, and his steps were quick. She suddenly wanted to rush over and grab her brother, "Don't leave, don't abandon me!" She wanted to tell her brother that she didn't want to stay alone in the country, nor did she want to stay with that "elder brother." She cried again, and the suppressed sobbing returned. She called out her brother's name and chased after him, but was held firmly in someone's arms behind her, not allowing her to vent recklessly until her brother's figure disappeared. She wanted to leave, even follow her brother and wander, go see the little sister-in-law, become an unimportant shadow in their home, rather than stay with Li Chengsi. She really wanted to escape from him. At six years old, the first time she met him, he was her brother's classmate, and she was afraid of him. At sixteen, he flew away, for four years, her four years without nightmares. At twenty-four, her brother left her with that man. She had known him for eighteen years. That seemingly righteous man, who had hidden peacefully for eighteen years, what about the next two years? Brother, how could you misjudge this friend and ruin my life prospects! "Did you do it!" She suppressed her tears, her voice containing the last remnants of strength and determination. After pretending for so long, in front of her brother, she couldn't break through his mask; he always acted like another kind and caring elder brother. But in fact, he wasn't, he never was. "It was you who forced my brother to leave!" She raised her voice and looked at the driver for the first time. If he had let go and allowed her to live well, perhaps she wouldn't regret knowing him so much and start hating him. Suddenly, he slammed on the brakes. Lu Xun, he stopped the car on the deceleration strip, grabbed her body forcefully, forcing her to look at him. His grip hurt her and made her afraid. Her brother was gone; where could she hide now? Her brother was gone, the little sister-in-law wasn't around, and no one in this world could protect her. The warning in his eyes was too obvious, his tone filled with threats. "So what if it was me!" She couldn't respond, retreating backward. She was scared and tried to push him away. Those two sentences earlier had exhausted her courage; she couldn't resist his strength or match his tactics. "You belong to me!" His voice, as cold as ever, the comfort earlier was probably also a disguise! He tightened his grip on her wrist and then suddenly let go, started the car, and drove back into traffic. A rough tissue was shoved into her hand. For the rest of the journey, no one spoke. Between them, besides silence, everything else had been shattered... Chapter One Stealing People On the morning of graduation day, Feng Yan broke her classmate's belt, and the boy cried uncontrollably. Feng Yan was also shocked; she just wanted to snatch back the red flower in the boy's hand. It was given to her by the dean during the graduation ceremony. Punished to stand in an empty classroom piled with folding beds used for naps, she listened to cicadas chirping endlessly in the afternoon. Other children were taking naps, while she stood there with her head bowed, tears still hanging in her eyes. Children in full-time care especially looked forward to weekends. It was Friday already, and she didn't know when her parents would come to pick her up. Quietly reaching into her pocket, the crumpled red flower was finally snatched back. When she grabbed the belt, she used all her might. The belt broke, the boy fell, and she got the red flower. Feeling sleepy, she hadn't eaten much lunch because of her bad behavior, and now she was both hungry and tired. The classroom door opened, and the teacher on duty for the middle class came over, standing in front of Feng Yan, tidying her messy braids. "Is it true that you chased classmates today, Feng Yan?" The teacher's voice was commanding, and Feng Yan was an exceptionally obedient child. Shaking her head, Yu Qiuyu, the dried-up tear drops in her eyes reappeared. She felt wronged, extremely wronged. It wasn't intentional; he had taken her red flower. She hadn't been home for half a month and wanted to show the flower to her parents, but he had snatched it, so she chased and caught him. "The senior class has graduated, and when school starts again, they will be elementary school students. Girls shouldn't run after people like that anymore; they can't be wild girls, understood?" The teacher began educating her again. Feng Yan nodded again, looking up at the teacher. "Can I go home today?" The teacher took Feng Yan's hand and led her to the yard. "You can go home when your parents come to pick you up in the afternoon." Feng Yan was sent back to the senior class classroom, climbed onto her bed, and pulled the quilt embroidered with her name to cover her face. Her parents were always too busy, and Fridays often didn't have time to pick her up. In two more weeks, she wouldn't have to come to kindergarten anymore, hoping to stay home every day and be with her brother. Thinking about meeting her family in the afternoon, she touched her red flower, rubbed her eyes, and fell asleep. ... A small pebble hit the iron gate of the kindergarten, breaking the quiet afternoon with a particularly loud sound. Two boys scattered and ran, waiting for the old gatekeeper to open the door. They had thrown pebbles three or four times already, not believing that the old man wouldn't fall for it. Finally, the iron gate creaked open, and a gray-haired man stepped out, looking around at the passersby on the street. Whose child was causing trouble here continuously, listening to the transistor radio, the sound of pebbles hitting the gate reached his ears. "Grandpa, is this Dongcheng Kindergarten?" From behind a nearby tree, a tall boy walked out, looking about thirteen or fourteen. "Yes." The old man, hands behind his back, walked a few steps forward, without glasses, unable to clearly identify whose child this was. "Who are you looking for?" "I'm looking for... Teacher Liu from the middle class; she is my aunt." The boy laughed heartily, looking quite straightforward. The old man was somewhat suspicious, unsure if the boy was telling the truth, but indeed, the middle class was led by Teacher Liu. "What's your aunt's name? What's your name?" "Liu Shufen, my name is... Cheng Li." The boy paused for a moment, then laughed again. "Grandpa, is my aunt here?" "Ah, wait a moment, come in." The old man led the boy inside the kindergarten gate, letting him wait by the reception room door while he went into the yard toward the middle class. The boy named Cheng Li didn't stay still, looking around anxiously as if searching for something. In the distance, a boy bent over, quickly walking towards this direction. "Li Chengsi, quickly give me the schoolbag." As the boy bent over approached, a seemingly heavy schoolbag hung on his neck, sweat covering his face. "Found it?" The boy took the schoolbag from his neck, looking at the little girl on his back. "This is your sister, right? No mistake?" Just as he slipped in while the old man was talking, the boy carrying the girl was about to speak when the old man looking for him appeared, walking past the slide heading towards the gate. "Feng Qing, retreat, the old man's coming!" Li Chengsi picked up both schoolbags, ran behind Feng Qing, pushing him quickly out of the iron gate, then put the schoolbag on his back, covering the escape scene. Feng Qing ran pretty fast, carrying his sister a few steps, hiding behind a corner of a small store to catch his breath, finally safe. Li Chengsi quickly caught up, his face full of victorious laughter, his thick eyebrows raised, exuding arrogance after triumph. "I told you, it would definitely work." Li Chengsi patted the schoolbag, then compared it with his own chest, looking very confident! "Lower your voice, Yan Yan is sleeping." Feng Qing glared at Li Chengsi. "Let's go home before my parents return." The two boys, standing in the shadows, were gloating when they suddenly heard a loud shout from behind. "Whose unruly kids! Dare to steal children!" Trying to grab them, the two boys bolted like frightened rabbits, Feng Qing almost falling flat on his face as he stumbled, but Li Chengsi helped steady him. The old man's hand had barely stretched out when the boys were already gone like smoke. The old man chased all the way to the alley entrance, turned the corner, panting heavily, and couldn't see their figures anymore. Too exhausted to chase further, he turned around and hurried back to the kindergarten. Whoever's child they had carried off needed to be reported to the teachers immediately. These days, it was unacceptable for thirteen- or fourteen-year-olds to kidnap children! Hearing the footsteps fade, the two boys hiding behind a siheyuan gate squeezed out from behind the two thick doors. When Feng Qing bent down, the wooden fence hooked Feng Yan's little braid, waking her up in pain. Confused, she looked at the sweaty back under the bright sun. Just as she was about to open her mouth, not knowing what happened, a big hand suddenly covered her mouth. Turning her head, she realized she was being carried, following the dirty hand, seeing a pair of thick eyebrows and the warning in his eyes. "Don't make a sound, girl!" Li Chengsi lowered his voice and patted his companion carrying her, "Feng Qing, your girl is awake." Upon hearing that sentence, the girl moved slightly. Fear instantly turned into overwhelming joy, "Brother—Brother!" The large hand covering her mouth couldn't stop Feng Yan's sharp cry. "Sss..." The more he tried to stop her, the louder she screamed. Without hesitation, Li Chengsi reached out his hand towards her little braid. Ah! In the peaceful afternoon, deep in the alley, the sudden cries of a little girl echoed. http://www.novbook.com/reading/2/109130/458829.html This novel can be described as earth-shattering, moving heaven and spirits, making readers weep and listeners grieve. The plot rises and falls dramatically, incredibly stirring. Reading novels on -Reading Network- is quite good. 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