Looking forward to the future

  At a very young age, around her father who was a policeman, Ye Cai realized the subtle relationship between human beings' extreme good and evil. She witnessed with her own eyes how her father shot dead a small town citizen who went crazy killing people to fulfill his own justice.

  The other party spoke warmly and had a gentle face, was an ordinary owner of a small restaurant. When Ye Cai was young, he would often be rewarded with a braised egg for saying something pleasant to hear. However, later on, the boss, in order to avenge his daughter who was raped and committed suicide, could no longer bear it, grabbed a kitchen knife, and like a murderous demon, rushed towards a private mansion, injuring three rich young masters who participated in the rape of his daughter. On the way to kill the main culprit, he was shot dead by Ye Changhu.

  Ye Changhu returned home and fell into a state of frenzy, holding his head in pain and crying uncontrollably, muttering "I'm sorry" over and over again. Ye Cai cautiously approached him with tissues and heard from her usually admired father's mouth the boss's last words: "The law? It's all too late..."

  From then on, the tall and majestic image of her father in her mind gradually collapsed, and she no longer believed in the police and the law. At the same time, a small but great dream was born.

  That is, to earn money, buy a piece of land, and provide those lonely and helpless people with a carefree life. Then, form a guard team to block out those who disregard the law. She calls this land without pain or crime in her heart "Paradise".

  The plan of the park, her sister Ye Xiaoxiao also knew and fully supported him at that time.

  But later, everyone was slapped in the face by reality one after another. The pale reality told them that paradise does not exist, and even if it did, it would be destroyed instantly. As a result, the children who followed Ye Cai's body left one by one and merged into a life full of pain. Only Ye Xiaoxiao and Ai Ziyu remained by her side.

  But now, at the age of seventeen, she is also constantly slapped in the face by reality. She reluctantly comes to realize that paradise is not so easy to establish. Perhaps this kind act will be seen as anti-human activity by the world. But she never gives up, believing that as long as she keeps walking, no matter how difficult the journey is, one day she will see paradise, a landscape filled with warmth and happiness.

  At this moment, she is overflowing with thoughts and ideas, wanting to convey these thoughts through words to every person struggling in painful life, telling them to live on with hope and longing, believing that a paradise will exist, sooner or later it will radiate a warmth and splendor unlike the rest of the world, standing tall on this earth.

  She gave the protagonist, named "Ye Cai", who is her incarnation, traveling in a parallel world. She will make Ye Cai in the text bravely call on people all over the world who are just and believe in the existence of paradise...

  ……

  ……

  At eight o'clock in the evening, Ye Xiaoxiao arrived on time with her first-year books and knocked on the door before entering Ye Cai's room.

  Ye Cai's slanted eyes calmly looked at her sister for a moment before she pursed her lips and said, "Give me five minutes."

  In five minutes, she will gradually withdraw from her state and start reviewing junior high school knowledge under her sister's serious guidance. However, what her sister can help her with is limited to language subjects, while other science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology are taught by Xiao Xue, who is also a science student.

  Reciting an ancient poem, she raised her head, racked her brains to recall the next line, turned around, gazed out of the window, and couldn't help but think, what were Aizi Yu and Luoli doing at this moment?

  ……

  ……

  Still the same poster of Ichigo Kurosaki, still that narrow but warm room, now filled with a sense of busyness and anxiety.

  Aizi You, wearing a plain white tank top and ultra-short shorts, revealing her slender arms and long legs, slightly tilted her neck, tousling her lightly curled golden hair, pouting, impatiently gazing at her mother, Liu Xiangxiang, who was busy packing things while chattering away.

  "After returning to school, don't hang out with those old friends anymore. Remember, you're not the old Aizuyu anymore, now you're called Liu Youyou. This time your dad also helped you fix the ID issue, so from now on, whether in private or in society, you are a weak and delicate girl who needs to learn how to protect yourself, got it? From now on, if you want to play, play with girls only, huh? Huh? Did you hear me? Liu Youyou?"

  Her mother, Liu Xiangxiang, suddenly turned around and saw that "Liu Youyou" was pouting with a scowl on her face. Sighing, Liu Xiangxiang put the folded half-body skirt in her suitcase, then came to her side, grabbed her hand, and gazed at her with a soft yet helpless expression, saying with deep concern——

  "Zi You, mom knows what's on your mind, don't be so stubborn and learn to let go. If not, just think of it as a new beginning. You're not married, you don't have kids, you're not even considered a real man, what's there to hold onto? Look, you've changed your name, your school records are new too, just pretend you're not Ai Zi You but a brand new girl, huh? Your parents won't abandon you, and if your classmates ask, just say you're Ai Zi You's sister, isn't that easy? Think about it some more, what's good about being a boy? After graduation, they have to work hard, earn money, support a wife, raise kids, buy a car, buy a house... all these expenses, it's scary just thinking about it. But you're fine now, you don't have to worry about any of that, right? What you need to do now is... sigh, you silly child."

  "Uh-huh, uh-huh!" Ai Ziyou nodded continuously, then supported her mother's shoulders and said: "I know, I know, mom, my ears are numb, I know! Now that I'm Liu Youyou, a girl, don't worry about money issues, just focus on studying hard, right?"

  Mom flung out her arm and left a helpless white eye, saying: "Forget it, I won't waste words on you."

  The former "Ai Zi You", now Liu Youyou, was speechless and pouted as she watched her mother silently packing up the clothes. She let out a sigh and went forward to help her mother pack, but her mother pushed her away, stopping her from approaching again, saying that she was clumsy and should just go aside.

  Liu Youyou retreated to the side, quietly gazing at her mother's busy figure, and inexplicably felt a sense of emotion. She knew that her mother, who was often on planes flying back and forth and rarely met with her four seasons a year, was a little reluctant to part with her now, but things in life are often contradictory, and personal feelings cannot delay important matters. So, her mother could only help her with some last-minute tasks on the eve of her departure, making up for the delayed maternal love over the years.

  She pursed her lips, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart. She had also had doubts, perhaps thinking that her mother was doing something for her, but it was all just her own wishful thinking. As soon as she thought this way, she couldn't help but shed tears. Maybe after becoming a girl, her tear glands had developed a lot, which made her feel even more depressed, thinking to herself that the old her was gone forever.

  She couldn't help but think of her best friend, Ye Cai, wondering if she was also struggling with the same contradictions and suffering, or if she had already found relief and liberation. But she knew that no matter what, Ye Cai would always be cheerful and lively in front of loved ones and close friends, just like a simple little girl. After all, Ye Cai was so soft-hearted and sensitive that even if she was suffering greatly, unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn't usually reveal her true feelings on her face, thereby affecting the mood of others.

  Taking a deep breath, she lowered her eyes and turned around to find that her mother had flipped up the bed sheet! For a moment, she was stunned, then came back to herself, shrinking her neck and anxiously thinking about how to deal with this situation.

  Her mother was also stunned, then felt a tinge of sadness and helplessness, thinking in her heart that she would find an opportunity to find a boyfriend for her outside - under Liu Youyou's bed sheet, many crumpled paper tissues were flattened...

  ……

  ……

  Around 8 o'clock in the evening.

  The gate of Luoshui No. 2 Middle School.

  More than ten motorcycles surrounded a circle, the motorcycle in the middle had a man wearing a floral shirt but not buttoned up, the people around him were quietly staring at him, and he was holding a mobile phone to his ear, don't know who he was talking to.

  "Can I believe you?" The man's mouth curled up in a helpless smile.

  "Captain Yang, your leg was beaten by someone, right?" The girl on the other end of the phone asked timidly.

  Captain Yang was taken aback, awkwardly smiled and said: "Did he tell you? Ah, big sister, one day when I'm free, let me take a look, our little gift's standards for choosing a partner should be very high, huh, thinking about it makes me a bit excited."

  "Brother-in-law ~ I'm really Luo Li!" The voice on the other end of the phone emphasized in a strange tone.

  Captain Yang was taken aback, and after reacting, he shook his head and laughed: "How is that possible? Why would Xiao Li speak to me in this tone? Hurry up and tell me where you two are, we'll go buy some firecrackers and stuff on the way, to celebrate your little couple's occasion."

  When Captain Yang said this, more than a dozen young men surrounding them looked at each other in dismay, with joy in their eyes.

  "My mom, my mom, my mom is so humiliating!" A sudden shrill cry burst out over the phone that day.

  Captain Yang's smile froze on his face, gradually sinking down, and he sighed, saying: "He even told you this?"

  "Hmph! I won't say anything more! Anyway, I am Luo Li! If you don't believe me, go ask Ye Cai! She will give you an explanation!"

  Captain Yang looked silly, listened to the buzzing sound for half a day, and finally put down his phone. He looked around and said to more than ten young men: "Find, find, wild vegetables, who is wild vegetables? Who called wild vegetables?"

  The young men looked at each other in dismay and shook their heads together.

  ……

  Old Street

  A certain telephone booth.

  Leng Xiao Ya put down the phone with a huff, her eyes blazing red as she stared ahead, her chest heaving violently, unable to catch her breath. Leng Yu Fen hurried over to her side, grasping her arm in concern and asked, "What's wrong?"

  Leng Xiao Ya pursed her lips, took a deep breath, shook her head, then turned her face aside and forced a smile, saying: "It's nothing, I don't care anymore, anyway... I'm Leng Xiao Ya! Hehe..."

  The cold rain suddenly made her laugh with a glance, muttering: "Unaccountable."

  Leng Xiao Yao's smile gradually subsided, her lips pursed into a gentle and soft smile. She walked out of the phone booth, gazing at the distant dark night sky, thinking to herself: Ye Cai, how will you face my brother? Will you say that you are my girlfriend?

  She thought of this, she deeply pressed her lips and took a deep breath, swallowing the urge to cry, Leng Yu Fang raised her face and asked in surprise: "What's wrong again?"

  She shrugged and shook her head, curling up one corner of her mouth, saying: "No, I'm just overthinking things, maybe..."

  The cold rain poured down, and the ugly face opened its mouth, let out a cry of surprise, threw away an exaggerated white eye, and said: "What are you crying about? Have I ever cried?"

  Forced a smile, Leng Xiao Yao raised one corner of her mouth and hung up the gentle evil smile that was once very common. She half-turned around and said: "I still have something to do, I'll probably be back around 11 o'clock, you should open the door for me..."

  It seemed that Leng Yu had expected this, and she turned to leave with a decisive tone, leaving behind a greenish figure of Leng Xiao for her. She raised her right hand and waved it, saying "Go, go."

  She watched as the little girl walked all the way into her house, then she finally felt at ease, took a deep breath, turned around and headed towards the park. Once inside the park, she leaned against a tree trunk, panted for a few moments, then stood quietly in front of an old tree, revealing a hint of a smile on her face.

  She raised her hands, brushing off the two plastic gloves on them, revealing her fists wrapped in white steamer cloth. She flexed her fingers a few times, seemingly in good condition, and smiled brightly.

  Against the sturdy tree trunk, she struck a boxing pose that she had practiced day and night, jumping back and forth, letting out a cute cry, her right arm suddenly raised, with a dull thud, her fist wrapped in a steamer cloth hit the tree trunk heavily...

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