Chapter 14

After listening to his phrases, Lin Yuyan instantly begged for mercy. He even stated just a few good phrases to flee this catastrophe. 

Shao Zheng’s van stopped on the intersection close to them. He opened the automotive door and ready to exit when he noticed this scene in entrance of him, making him slip and practically fall butt-first to the bottom. 

“You- Why are you right here?” Not to mention getting carried by Gu Yaoyang, he didn’t even anticipate Lin Yuyan to be right here. May he be “injured?” 

Gu Yaoyang bluntly stated, “No.” He positioned the younger man on the bottom, letting him stroll on his personal earlier than getting on the van. 

Lin Yuyan was a bit of embarrassed and didn’t clarify an excessive amount of. He obediently walked over and stated to Shao Zheng, “Thanks.” earlier than moving into the automotive collectively. 

He… hasn’t left but? Shao Zheng was puzzled as he held the steering wheel and checked out them via the rearview mirror. 

Gu Yaoyang slept behind the automotive with Lin Yuyang sitting subsequent to him. Shao Zheng grimaced. He didn’t dare to overtly look, so he solely sneakily glanced at them. Perhaps he checked out them too clearly, as a result of Gu Yaoyang opened his eyes and stared at him. He instantly turned his head round and appeared on the window, watching the surroundings outdoors. 

However what freaking surroundings is even outdoors for him to see? It was only a shantytown that received demolished not way back as a result of a automotive ran over it with yellow sandy soil so far as one can see.

“Yaoyang.”

“Hmm?”

Shao Zheng noticed that Gu Yaoyang was awake and stated, “I’m going to Uncle Zhou’s later to repair one thing for him, do you wanna come?” 

Gu Yaoyang casually replied with an affirmative, “En.” 

Shao Zheng glanced at Lin Yuyan who had pricked up his ears as he listened to their dialog and requested, “Is he going too?” 

Lin Yuyan instantly replied, “I’m going!”

Gu Yaoyang chuckled as he requested, “What are you? My follower?” 

Lin Yuyan snorted twice, not desirous to admit it, however sadly, his present conduct was certainly fairly much like one. 

Uncle Zhou didn’t appear to reside on Wenchang road, as his place was much more distant than Wechang road. In actual fact, it was virtually within the suburbs. The van drove via an deserted practice lane earlier than stopping at a tree-lined highway, just a few dozen meters away. 

At ten o clock within the morning, the sky was getting sizzling once more, and the tree round them made a “Zhili zhili’ sound because the wind blew round them, making the temperature fairly chilly. Shao Zheng took out a toolbox from the automotive earlier than stepping on the steps in entrance of him. 

The steps weren’t too huge, with easy self-built installations on either side. Uncle Zhou’s home was on the left facet. There was a bamboo and rattan chair close to Uncle Zhou’s red-painted door with greater than a dozen potted flowers subsequent to these chairs. 

Shao Zheng knocked on the door. After ready for a couple of minutes, an previous man in a wheelchair got here and opened the door. 

“So early as we speak.” Mentioned the previous man as he glanced at Shao Zheng earlier than turning his head and seeing Gu Yaoyang. He appeared a bit of stunned and stated with a smile, “Yaoyang is right here too?”

Gu Yaoyang nodded earlier than calmly saying, “To see in the event you can stroll.” 

Uncle Zhou’s trousers have been each empty. After listening to what Gu Yaoyang stated, the enjoyment in his eyes vanished earlier than he unwillingly turned his wheelchair and went away. 

Shao Zheng coughed and stepped into the room first. Lin Yuyan blinked earlier than following behind Gu Yaoyang and getting into the room collectively. 

Uncle Zhou’s home was a bit particular. It wasn’t massive, nevertheless it was filled with vegetation and potted flowers, particularly sunflowers. There have been many vegetation that Lin Yuyan didn’t acknowledge right here.   

The sunshine in Uncle Zhou’s home was damaged and his water pipe was additionally blocked. Shao Zheng went to repair the water pipe whereas Gu Yaoyang changed the damaged lightbulb. He picked up a chair and positioned it down earlier than standing on it and unscrewing the lightbulb. 

Lin Yuyan couldn’t assist them, so he squatted among the many flowers as he checked out him, nonetheless considering that he must be individual. 

“Drink some tea.” Mentioned Uncle Zhou as he turned his wheelchair over and handed him a cup of aromatic flower tea. 

Lin Yuyan shortly thanked him and sat down on the small bench that Uncle Zhou had handed over.

“That is the primary time I’ve seen you.” Uncle Zhou appeared like he was in his fifties, however his face had many wrinkles. His eyes have been sunken in his eyebags, his palms have been tough, however he had a refined temperament. He requested. “Are you Yaoyang’s buddy?”  

Lin Yuyan was frightened that he’d repeat Grandma Hu’s scenario, so he immediately nodded and launched himself with a smile. 

Uncle Zhou appeared relieved as he stated with a smile, “It’s uncommon for Yaoyang to make new pals.” 

This sentence sounded acquainted, Grandma Hu had additionally appeared to say this to him. 

Lin Yuyan inexplicably requested, “Why… is it uncommon?”

Uncle Zhou stayed silent as he basked within the solar with him for some time. His eyes have been fastened on Gu Yaoyang and he appeared as if he was remembering one thing. 

He stated that it was round 5 or 6 years in the past. At the moment, Gu Yaoyang was solely twelve or 13 years previous. When he discovered him, he was mendacity on the nook of Wenchang Road. His higher physique was bandaged, however numerous blood saved seeping out of him. 

If this type of factor had occurred someplace else, somebody may need rescued him or at the very least referred to as for an ambulance. However the folks residing on Wenchang Road have roughly skilled some issues and have suffered from folks’s scorn outdoors; they’ve lengthy misplaced their emotions of sympathy. 

Even when somebody pitied him, they wouldn’t dare to go and assist him. He was injured too badly and it didn’t seem like it got here from a standard battle. Nobody needed to get into hassle. He had most likely laid there for a complete day when he lastly regained a bit of little bit of power. He received up and slowly walked to the place the place he lived now. Uncle Zhou was his neighbor at the moment and his legs have been nonetheless in good situation. When he went out, he was startled by his pitiful look. He needed to go round him, however Gu Yaoyang had stopped him from doing so. 

At the moment, Gu Yaoyang had handed him some cash and requested him to assist purchase some drugs for him. 

Uncle Zhou thought for some time earlier than lastly agreeing to his request. He took the cash and went to a close-by hospital to purchase some wound drugs and bandages. He watched because the boy utilized the medication himself. 

Uncle Zhou requested Lin Yuyan if he had ever been injured earlier than. 

Lin Yuyan stretched out his index finger that was about to completely heal, he wasn’t positive if this type of wound counts. If bruises and scratches didn’t rely, then he doesn’t appear to have been injured earlier than and was properly protected ever since he was a baby. 

Uncle Zhou nodded and stated, “Then you definitely most likely haven’t skilled any such ache but. The sensation of a skinny gauze sticking to a cracked wound, hooked up to a newly grown tender meat underneath it, and having that gauze peeled out little by little. My coronary heart trembled once I noticed that, however he didn’t utter a single phrase.”

His coronary heart tightened as he listened, he knew that the scar would positively damage. 

Uncle Zhou continued, “Later, I helped ship meals for him just a few occasions. There was additionally Mrs. Hu, who was additionally kind-hearted. Realizing that such a baby was on this road, she adopted me and delivered a meal in flip.”

“He didn’t refuse, however he by no means stated thanks.” Uncle Zhou smiled earlier than persevering with, “I’ve met too many white-eyed wolves like him in my life, so I didn’t take it to coronary heart.”

Uncle Zhou stated that he had additionally been in jail earlier than, arrested for a significant financial case. He was framed, and after he received out, his spouse and household separated. He couldn’t discover a job and had no place to reside, so he went to Wenchang Road and rented a home. 

About half a 12 months later, Gu Yaoyang’s physique recovered, however he didn’t exit or go to highschool. When he introduced meals for him, he started to refuse, and his angle was at all times chilly.

Uncle Zhou took the meals again, however he didn’t take it to coronary heart, considering that possibly at some point, the kid would depart on his personal.

“Then, then what?” Lin Yuyan requested.

Uncle Zhou was silent for a very long time earlier than saying, “Then, I had a automotive accident. My decrease physique received paralyzed and wanted to be amputated.”

Lin Yuyan’s eyes moved to his legs, not realizing what to say.

“Truly, I don’t bear in mind what occurred throughout that point. In any case, I had been mendacity within the intensive care unit the entire time. Once I awoke, my legs have been gone. Later, it was Mrs. Hu who stated that the cash was paid by Yaoyang.”

Lin Yuyan requested: “Is he… wealthy?”

Uncle Zhou answered him, “Ought to be a bit of bit wealthy, however at the moment, he solely had sufficient cash for himself. The medical payments have been so costly and he earned all of it collectively, desirous to pay me again. The kindness of giving him just a few meals, helped me…get it collectively.”

Uncle Zhou vaguely stated, however Lin Yuyan was nonetheless shocked. Its as if he knew why Gu Yaoyang would take part in that type of competitors…

After ten minutes, the lights and water pipes have been all fastened. Gu Yaoyang washed his palms and referred to as out to Lin Yuyan, prepared to go away.

Earlier than Lin Yuyan stood up, Uncle Zhou whispered just a few phrases to him, “Yaoyang is a bitter little one. Don’t take a look at his chilly face and foul mouth, he is an effective individual. You guys ought to get alongside properly sooner or later… “

Lin Yuyan smiled at him, however didn’t reply instantly.

When he went again, Shao Zheng was nonetheless driving. He was idle and bored. He waited for the impartial place on the pink mild, and glanced on the again seat. Gu Yaoyang fell asleep once more, and Lin Yuyan got here near him and checked out him quietly.

He appeared like there have been flowers blossoming on his face.