On a sumr night in June, the atmosphere was so dry that it made people panic. The boy who confessed finally left with a red face.
Who in the First, Third, and Sixth High Schools didnt know Pei Chuan right now?
No one would think about the relationship between Pei Chuan, the famous science student from the college entrance examinations, and Bei Yao. The boy left with a complicated look. But in the end, they had already graduated, there was no need to explain this gossip anymore.
While the wind gently swayed the trees on the street, Bei Yaos eyes curved and her pupils were filled with stars.
She moved to stand in front of him and suddenly called, Pei Chuan, Pei Chuan!
He clenched his teeth, feeling ashad and resentful of his uncontrollable feelings; his determination would always be shattered over and over again. Pei Chuan lowered his eyes, and said after a while, That person just now isnt good. He has no spirit; girls shouldnt look for that kind of boy.
He didnt even dare to snatch her, what kind of spirit was that?
She couldnt stop laughing. En, yes.
He was silent again.
After a long while, he asked again, What if I wasnt here?
Bei Yao said, I will tell him I have a boyfriend, ah.
He clenched his fists.Silly girl.
While walking ho together, Bei Yao asked him, Pei Chuan, what major are you enrolled in?
Computer. Pei Chuan looked at her. What about you?
Bei Yao said, Not now, Im not telling you. You have to wait till July to know.
He lowered his eyes.
Bei Yao had actually enrolled in dicine; she had finally chosen to beco a doctor.
She wasnt as clever as Pei Chuan, and she wouldnt be able to invent anything to contribute to the country in the future. But as a doctor, she could take care of this kind of sensitive and self-abasing man.
Just like that night when Pei Chuan had insisted on carrying her at B University, until today, she still didnt know what kind of pain and injury prosthetics could give to soone who wore them.
No one loved him, so she would do anything to love him.
Bei Yao got on the bus to get ho and waved at him. Pei Chuan, see you at university in September!
His knuckles turned white as he watched the young girl's back as she left.
While the bus slowly drove away, an ornant store on the street played a song from a distance.
The shopkeeper played Teresa Teng's "By the Water Side*" from the 1980s. The females voice sang languidly.
*t/n:The original title is , you can search it up if you are interested.
......Im willing to swim against the current,
To nestle next to her.
I cant avoid the danger in front of ,
And the road is far and long.
Pei Chuan watched as the bus got farther and farther. Suddenly, he took a few steps forward. Yaoyao!
The sumr nights were long and desolate.
As the wind blew on his black hair, she was getting farther and farther away from him.
He ran in the night with the song still ringing in his ears.
I would like to go down the streams,
And search for her whereabouts.
But it was vaguely visible, as if,
She was in the center of the water.
He forgot about his stumps, forgot that he was soone without legs, and ran after the bus. Yaoyao!
Could you look back at one more ti? A farewell cant be so plain. He wanted to see more of her.
But the singing was getting farther away. Pei Chuan staggered and sat down in the middle of the road in the dim street lights.
The bus had long disappeared.
The sumr night of 2009 marked the beginning in Bei Yaos heart, but it was a quiet farewell in Pei Chuans.
~
In July, all universities would issue their acceptance notices. Bei Yao was ecstatic when she discovered her acceptance notice online. anwhile, Zhao Zhilan gasped, "Yaoyao, you chose to study dicine? Do you know how hard it is to study dicine? It's hard to be a doctor."
Bei Yao smiled and said, "I know, I like it."
"I heard that there is also an autopsy or sothing; youre a girl, aren't you afraid?"
Bei Yao replied, Mom, there are many female doctors in the world, no one is afraid.
Zhao Zhilan was still worried.She was accepted into B University, she should choose business or sothing. Wouldnt it be okay to just sit in an office in the future?
Bei Licai ca over and said, Its fine if our daughter likes it. What do you worry about? Besides, both teachers and doctors are good professions.
Bei Yao also nodded, Yes, ah, the employnt rate is very high, youll get employed by a hospital once you graduate.
The husband and daughter were on the sa side. What could Zhao Zhilan do? She thought that although her daughter would have to work a little harder in the future, she would have a job. It was her youngest son at ho, who was eager to beco an Olympic champion, that caused a headache.
At the sa ti, every city was paying attention to the university that the top scholars in liberal arts and science would choose.
The liberal arts champion in C City went to X University, and the science champion, Pei Chuan, went to B University.
The day Pei Chuan checked his admission notice, the sky started to rain.
The rains in sumr were always sudden and long.
When police cars drove into the apartnt building one after another, Pei Chuan closed the computer calmly.
The police broke down the door, and the leader of the team held his gun. He looked at the only teenager in the room, and asked, "Are you Pei Chuan?"
The two police officers in the back row looked at each other. The young boy in the middle of the room didnt look very big, nor did he look like the creator of the turmoil last year.
To think that at such a young age, he could already create sothing like that.
Pei Chuan stood up and held out his hands.
When the handcuffs were put on him, everyone in the room was silent.
They had arrested criminals for so many years, but it was the first ti they had seen people like Pei Chuan, who sent them all the evidence. This included thirteen dens from Singapore to China, the number of people involved, their criminal histories, and family background; there were 56 people in total.
He had sent all the information about the cases that the police hadnt been able to solve for many years.
The police cleanly arrested a group of people just based on the information he had provided.
There were many cris with sufficient evidence, and each of them was a capital offense.
That night, all the policen looked at the information with trembling hands.
And this young man was their accomplice, or a dangerous producer.
He had betrayed everyone and turned himself in.
As the officers pushed him forward, Pei Chuan asked, Officer Cui, has everyone been arrested?
Officer Cui held complicated feelings towards Pei Chuan, and said, All caught.
Thats good, he said with a low voice. No one can stay.
No one in the room spoke.
It was raining in July and the sounds of police sirens made everyone in the apartnts poke their heads out.
Pei Chuan stood in the rain, looking in the direction of the old neighborhood. After a long ti, he got into the car.
No one could hurt her, including himself.
~
The biggest news in July was the arrest of the top science student in C City for the suspicion of a cri.
B University finally withdrew the letter of acceptance that had been sent to Pei Chuan.
The na "Pei Chuan" had been in the news three tis. The first ti was the drug case in 1996, the second ti was about the top student in science, and the third ti was due to the cri, which was being reported all throughout the dia.
He was like a bunch of fireworks. A mont of brilliance followed by a lifeti of silence.
Sociologists had published articles analyzing Pei Chuan's growth, which was a wake-up call for later generations.
Even a genius could go slant and beco a lunatic.
The trial of Pei Chuan's case was scheduled for the coming January.
The case was too complicated, and the number of people involved was too many, so it took a lot of ti to sort out.
When Bei Yao saw this on TV, her mind buzzed. She then turned around and ran for the door.
At that ti, Zhao Zhilan was also stunned, her eyes widening. She couldnt believe that a little citizen, who had been so diligent all his life, would grow up to beco a criminal one day.
Bei Licai frowned. Yaoyao! Where are you going!
Dad, this cant be true. Ill ask Pei Chuan to make it clear!
Bei Licai held her daughters arm and said, No! Where are you going to find him? Look at these words on TV, focus on the cri! Wake up!
Zhao Zhilan also returned to her senses and didnt let her daughter out.
Bei Yao cried, He promised that wed go to university together and watch the snow together. He promised
Zhao Zhilan was shocked. You and him
Mom, I beg you, let see him.
Zhao Zhilans heart was in a ss. This was the first ti she had seen her daughter cry so hard. However, this wasnt an ordinary concession problem. It no longer involved an ordinary teenager, but a criminal.
Zhao Zhilan said, No, hes a criminal now! Yaoyao, youre about to go to university, so you cant get involved with him anymore.
Bei Yao shook her head, dried her tears, and cald down. I want to see him, Mom. If I cant see him today, Ill see him tomorrow. If I cant see him tomorrow, Ill see him next month. If that doesnt work, Ill see him next year. You cant stop for the rest of my life. Since childhood, Ive been dumb and have only had a one-track mind. If hes a good person, then the one I like is a good person, if he is a bastard, then the one I like is a criminal. If I dont see him, Ill never get out for the rest of my life.
The rain outside the window had been coming down for several days. At this mont, there were several small puddles on the road.
Zhao Zhilan felt cold for a minute.
However, she was deeply shocked.
For the first ti, Zhao Zhilan realized that her daughter had grown up. Yaoyao said, "If Pei Chuan is a good person, then I like a good person. If hes a bad person, then I simply like a criminal.
As long as Pei Chuan was still Pei Chuan, shed have to see him again in her life.
Zhao Zhilans eyes filled with grief; she felt furious and bitter. Finally, she opened up her umbrella. Ill take you there.
The mother and daughter went to the police station.
The police glanced at Bei Yao. "He isnt with us. Such suspects will be transferred. We don't know exactly where they are. Little girl, go ho with your mother."
Bei Yao said, "Youre lying to !"
The police frowned.
Zhao Zhilan said, Yaoyao! How can you speak like that?
Bei Yao pushed her mother away. He asked you to say that, right?
The policeman's face was cold. "If you don't believe , there's nothing I can do. I'm just a small police officer, I don't have that much authority to help you investigate others."
The young girl didnt want to leave and stayed outside the police station all night.
Thunder and rain accompanied the freezing night. A policewoman who couldnt bear seeing her like this opened her mouth a few tis, but her male colleague shook his head at her. It was still unknown how many years that boy would be sentenced. It was better to not make the girl wait. Moreover, the boy had been transferred. A small city like theirs dared not try to take on such a big case.
The policewoman gritted her teeth and closed her mouth.
Zhao Zhilan said, Yaoyao, lets go ho. You havent eaten anything. Your mom is distressed.
Bei Yaos teeth trembled, but she shook her head.
Her mom would feel distressed, and he would feel distressed too. When he felt distressed, he would eventually see her.
Zhao Zhilan's eyes were red. She took the blanket and hugged her daughter. "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, listen to your mother, youre still young, and one day youll forget these things. Let's go ho, go ho, okay?"
By daybreak, he still didnt see her. Only then did Bei Yao realize that he really didnt want her anymore.
She thought that after she had passed her youth, she would be able to accompany him for a lifeti. Pei Chuan's life had been too hard; she wanted to give him a warm ho. But in the end, this bastard had still left her behind.
After dawn, Bei Yao took out the small yellow talisman from her collar.
She opened it quietly and took out the thing inside.
At that ti, the sun rose and the police were all there.
Bei Yao sat on the stairs, the sun shining in her hands, and the lights passing through the stone in her palmshining brightly.
Everyone was watching.
Bei Yaos tears flowed down.
In her palm was a diamond, a round diamond that had been cut countless tis, in the size of a pearl.
In 2009, it was worth seven or eight luxurious houses.
It was the last thing Pei Chuan had left for her.
Diamonds would be used to be inlaid in a wedding ring, but Pei Chuan knew he couldnt afford the ring, so he endured the pain and ground it into the shape of a pearl.
Pei Chuan hadnt lied to her. He had really worked hard to get into B University.
She also rembered when she had given him that straw ring that afternoon. She had smiled at him and said, Im very greedy. Im giving you this now, but in a few years, you need to give a real one. Alright?
At that ti, what had he said again? He had gently said okay.
She looked at the diamond in her palm and wept.
"Mom, lets go ho."
On a sumr night in June, the atmosphere was so dry that it made people panic. The boy who confessed finally left with a red face.
Who in the First, Third, and Sixth High Schools didnt know Pei Chuan right now?
No one would think about the relationship between Pei Chuan, the famous science student from the college entrance examinations, and Bei Yao. The boy left with a complicated look. But in the end, they had already graduated, there was no need to explain this gossip anymore.
While the wind gently swayed the trees on the street, Bei Yaos eyes curved and her pupils were filled with stars.
She moved to stand in front of him and suddenly called, Pei Chuan, Pei Chuan!
He clenched his teeth, feeling ashad and resentful of his uncontrollable feelings; his determination would always be shattered over and over again. Pei Chuan lowered his eyes, and said after a while, That person just now isnt good. He has no spirit; girls shouldnt look for that kind of boy.
He didnt even dare to snatch her, what kind of spirit was that?
She couldnt stop laughing. En, yes.
He was silent again.
After a long while, he asked again, What if I wasnt here?
Bei Yao said, I will tell him I have a boyfriend, ah.
He clenched his fists.Silly girl.
While walking ho together, Bei Yao asked him, Pei Chuan, what major are you enrolled in?
Computer. Pei Chuan looked at her. What about you?
Bei Yao said, Not now, Im not telling you. You have to wait till July to know.
He lowered his eyes.
Bei Yao had actually enrolled in dicine; she had finally chosen to beco a doctor.
She wasnt as clever as Pei Chuan, and she wouldnt be able to invent anything to contribute to the country in the future. But as a doctor, she could take care of this kind of sensitive and self-abasing man.
Just like that night when Pei Chuan had insisted on carrying her at B University, until today, she still didnt know what kind of pain and injury prosthetics could give to soone who wore them.
No one loved him, so she would do anything to love him.
Bei Yao got on the bus to get ho and waved at him. Pei Chuan, see you at university in September!
His knuckles turned white as he watched the young girl's back as she left.
While the bus slowly drove away, an ornant store on the street played a song from a distance.
The shopkeeper played Teresa Teng's "By the Water Side*" from the 1980s. The females voice sang languidly.
*t/n:The original title is , you can search it up if you are interested.
......Im willing to swim against the current,
To nestle next to her.
I cant avoid the danger in front of ,
And the road is far and long.
Pei Chuan watched as the bus got farther and farther. Suddenly, he took a few steps forward. Yaoyao!
The sumr nights were long and desolate.
As the wind blew on his black hair, she was getting farther and farther away from him.
He ran in the night with the song still ringing in his ears.
I would like to go down the streams,
And search for her whereabouts.
But it was vaguely visible, as if,
She was in the center of the water.
He forgot about his stumps, forgot that he was soone without legs, and ran after the bus. Yaoyao!
Could you look back at one more ti? A farewell cant be so plain. He wanted to see more of her.
But the singing was getting farther away. Pei Chuan staggered and sat down in the middle of the road in the dim street lights.
The bus had long disappeared.
The sumr night of 2009 marked the beginning in Bei Yaos heart, but it was a quiet farewell in Pei Chuans.
~
In July, all universities would issue their acceptance notices. Bei Yao was ecstatic when she discovered her acceptance notice online. anwhile, Zhao Zhilan gasped, "Yaoyao, you chose to study dicine? Do you know how hard it is to study dicine? It's hard to be a doctor."
Bei Yao smiled and said, "I know, I like it."
"I heard that there is also an autopsy or sothing; youre a girl, aren't you afraid?"
Bei Yao replied, Mom, there are many female doctors in the world, no one is afraid.
Zhao Zhilan was still worried.She was accepted into B University, she should choose business or sothing. Wouldnt it be okay to just sit in an office in the future?
Bei Licai ca over and said, Its fine if our daughter likes it. What do you worry about? Besides, both teachers and doctors are good professions.
Bei Yao also nodded, Yes, ah, the employnt rate is very high, youll get employed by a hospital once you graduate.
The husband and daughter were on the sa side. What could Zhao Zhilan do? She thought that although her daughter would have to work a little harder in the future, she would have a job. It was her youngest son at ho, who was eager to beco an Olympic champion, that caused a headache.
At the sa ti, every city was paying attention to the university that the top scholars in liberal arts and science would choose.
The liberal arts champion in C City went to X University, and the science champion, Pei Chuan, went to B University.
The day Pei Chuan checked his admission notice, the sky started to rain.
The rains in sumr were always sudden and long.
When police cars drove into the apartnt building one after another, Pei Chuan closed the computer calmly.
The police broke down the door, and the leader of the team held his gun. He looked at the only teenager in the room, and asked, "Are you Pei Chuan?"
The two police officers in the back row looked at each other. The young boy in the middle of the room didnt look very big, nor did he look like the creator of the turmoil last year.
To think that at such a young age, he could already create sothing like that.
Pei Chuan stood up and held out his hands.
When the handcuffs were put on him, everyone in the room was silent.
They had arrested criminals for so many years, but it was the first ti they had seen people like Pei Chuan, who sent them all the evidence. This included thirteen dens from Singapore to China, the number of people involved, their criminal histories, and family background; there were 56 people in total.
He had sent all the information about the cases that the police hadnt been able to solve for many years.
The police cleanly arrested a group of people just based on the information he had provided.
There were many cris with sufficient evidence, and each of them was a capital offense.
That night, all the policen looked at the information with trembling hands.
And this young man was their accomplice, or a dangerous producer.
He had betrayed everyone and turned himself in.
As the officers pushed him forward, Pei Chuan asked, Officer Cui, has everyone been arrested?
Officer Cui held complicated feelings towards Pei Chuan, and said, All caught.
Thats good, he said with a low voice. No one can stay.
No one in the room spoke.
It was raining in July and the sounds of police sirens made everyone in the apartnts poke their heads out.
Pei Chuan stood in the rain, looking in the direction of the old neighborhood. After a long ti, he got into the car.
No one could hurt her, including himself.
~
The biggest news in July was the arrest of the top science student in C City for the suspicion of a cri.
B University finally withdrew the letter of acceptance that had been sent to Pei Chuan.
The na "Pei Chuan" had been in the news three tis. The first ti was the drug case in 1996, the second ti was about the top student in science, and the third ti was due to the cri, which was being reported all throughout the dia.
He was like a bunch of fireworks. A mont of brilliance followed by a lifeti of silence.
Sociologists had published articles analyzing Pei Chuan's growth, which was a wake-up call for later generations.
Even a genius could go slant and beco a lunatic.
The trial of Pei Chuan's case was scheduled for the coming January.
The case was too complicated, and the number of people involved was too many, so it took a lot of ti to sort out.
When Bei Yao saw this on TV, her mind buzzed. She then turned around and ran for the door.
At that ti, Zhao Zhilan was also stunned, her eyes widening. She couldnt believe that a little citizen, who had been so diligent all his life, would grow up to beco a criminal one day.
Bei Licai frowned. Yaoyao! Where are you going!
Dad, this cant be true. Ill ask Pei Chuan to make it clear!
Bei Licai held her daughters arm and said, No! Where are you going to find him? Look at these words on TV, focus on the cri! Wake up!
Zhao Zhilan also returned to her senses and didnt let her daughter out.
Bei Yao cried, He promised that wed go to university together and watch the snow together. He promised
Zhao Zhilan was shocked. You and him
Mom, I beg you, let see him.
Zhao Zhilans heart was in a ss. This was the first ti she had seen her daughter cry so hard. However, this wasnt an ordinary concession problem. It no longer involved an ordinary teenager, but a criminal.
Zhao Zhilan said, No, hes a criminal now! Yaoyao, youre about to go to university, so you cant get involved with him anymore.
Bei Yao shook her head, dried her tears, and cald down. I want to see him, Mom. If I cant see him today, Ill see him tomorrow. If I cant see him tomorrow, Ill see him next month. If that doesnt work, Ill see him next year. You cant stop for the rest of my life. Since childhood, Ive been dumb and have only had a one-track mind. If hes a good person, then the one I like is a good person, if he is a bastard, then the one I like is a criminal. If I dont see him, Ill never get out for the rest of my life.
The rain outside the window had been coming down for several days. At this mont, there were several small puddles on the road.
Zhao Zhilan felt cold for a minute.
However, she was deeply shocked.
For the first ti, Zhao Zhilan realized that her daughter had grown up. Yaoyao said, "If Pei Chuan is a good person, then I like a good person. If hes a bad person, then I simply like a criminal.
As long as Pei Chuan was still Pei Chuan, shed have to see him again in her life.
Zhao Zhilans eyes filled with grief; she felt furious and bitter. Finally, she opened up her umbrella. Ill take you there.
The mother and daughter went to the police station.
The police glanced at Bei Yao. "He isnt with us. Such suspects will be transferred. We don't know exactly where they are. Little girl, go ho with your mother."
Bei Yao said, "Youre lying to !"
The police frowned.
Zhao Zhilan said, Yaoyao! How can you speak like that?
Bei Yao pushed her mother away. He asked you to say that, right?
The policeman's face was cold. "If you don't believe , there's nothing I can do. I'm just a small police officer, I don't have that much authority to help you investigate others."
The young girl didnt want to leave and stayed outside the police station all night.
Thunder and rain accompanied the freezing night. A policewoman who couldnt bear seeing her like this opened her mouth a few tis, but her male colleague shook his head at her. It was still unknown how many years that boy would be sentenced. It was better to not make the girl wait. Moreover, the boy had been transferred. A small city like theirs dared not try to take on such a big case.
The policewoman gritted her teeth and closed her mouth.
Zhao Zhilan said, Yaoyao, lets go ho. You havent eaten anything. Your mom is distressed.
Bei Yaos teeth trembled, but she shook her head.
Her mom would feel distressed, and he would feel distressed too. When he felt distressed, he would eventually see her.
Zhao Zhilan's eyes were red. She took the blanket and hugged her daughter. "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, listen to your mother, youre still young, and one day youll forget these things. Let's go ho, go ho, okay?"
By daybreak, he still didnt see her. Only then did Bei Yao realize that he really didnt want her anymore.
She thought that after she had passed her youth, she would be able to accompany him for a lifeti. Pei Chuan's life had been too hard; she wanted to give him a warm ho. But in the end, this bastard had still left her behind.
After dawn, Bei Yao took out the small yellow talisman from her collar.
She opened it quietly and took out the thing inside.
At that ti, the sun rose and the police were all there.
Bei Yao sat on the stairs, the sun shining in her hands, and the lights passing through the stone in her palmshining brightly.
Everyone was watching.
Bei Yaos tears flowed down.
In her palm was a diamond, a round diamond that had been cut countless tis, in the size of a pearl.
In 2009, it was worth seven or eight luxurious houses.
It was the last thing Pei Chuan had left for her.
Diamonds would be used to be inlaid in a wedding ring, but Pei Chuan knew he couldnt afford the ring, so he endured the pain and ground it into the shape of a pearl.
Pei Chuan hadnt lied to her. He had really worked hard to get into B University.
She also rembered when she had given him that straw ring that afternoon. She had smiled at him and said, Im very greedy. Im giving you this now, but in a few years, you need to give a real one. Alright?
At that ti, what had he said again? He had gently said okay.
She looked at the diamond in her palm and wept.
"Mom, lets go ho."
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