Ji Hanchuan was 10 years old that year.
In addition to worrying about losing teeth and homework, his days are filled with constant bickering between his parents.
He got good grades and went home with a small certificate, but his parents didn't care. He didn't care either, just rubbed it and threw it in the garden.
The paper ball was picked up by another child, who unfolded it and said, "Hey, first prize."
The child looked at him and said, "You are very powerful."
Ji Hanchuan, who had been waiting for praise ever since he received the certificate, finally heard it, but still nodded reservedly.
He had never seen the child and was not interested in him, but the child pestered him, chasing him and asking questions.
At first, he thought this person was really annoying, but this kid could always find something interesting to amuse him.
That's the half-brother, named Ji Xiangyu.
Ji Hanchuan only found out about this later, and he would also live here in the future.
Parents hate Ji Xiangyu when they see him, and grandpa sighs when he sees him, but Ji Xiangyu is always cheerful and takes Ji Hanchuan everywhere for adventures.
Ji Hanchuan For the first time, I felt that summer vacation could be so fun.
One day after fishing for the precious koi raised by my grandfather, Ji Hanchuan and Ji Xiangyu came home and saw a strange woman sitting in the living room crying.
"Xiangyu, you go home with your mother, your father doesn't want you anymore!" The strange woman grabbed Ji Xiangyu and pulled him away.
Ji Hanchuan thought he would never see him again, so he chased him to the door.
Unexpectedly, the mother and son came back the next day. The woman cried and scolded his mother for being evil, and wanted to separate the mother and son. She also scolded Ji Hanchuan, saying that he treated Ji Xiangyu as a servant, and that Ji Xiangyu was the eldest son, and that he would inherit Ji Family in the future, and would not give them a penny at that time.
The woman had been making trouble all day long, and Grandpa was so angry that Ji Hanchuan guarded him sadly. Unexpectedly, Ji Xiangyu came to find her secretly.
Ji Hanchuan has never seen Ji Xiangyu show such an expression.
Hysterical, desperate, and numb.
"Can you give me my father back?" Ji Xiangyu looked at him dully, "We will always be brothers, but can you give me my father back?"
Ji Hanchuan saw the black and purple bruises on Ji Xiangyu's arms and asked him what happened.
Ji Xiangyu smiled bitterly and continued to repeat, "Can you please return my father to me?"
To be honest, Ji Hanchuan doesn't really want his father, and I don't understand why Ji Xiangyu is so persistent.
Although his father was a scumbag and never cared for him, he was still a human being and Ji Hanchuan could not make decisions for him, so he encouraged Ji Xiangyu to ask his own questions.
But no one thought that his father was really a scumbag, and the mother and son simply gave up on him.
The woman collapsed and took Ji Xiangyu to jump into the lake.
Ji Hanchuan had no time to stop it, and watched helplessly as Ji Xiangyu was submerged in the water.
Ji Xiangyu can swim, but he was held tightly by his mother. Although he was still struggling, he could only sink with his mother.
"Save me..."
Ji Hanchuan jumped down like crazy. The screams of his mother and grandfather behind him were no longer heard the moment he sank into the water. There was only one thought in his mind - save him!
He swam over desperately, but the distance between them was not reduced.
"Save me..."
He heard it very clearly. He tried his best and almost touched Ji Xiangyu's hand, but the driver who came over quickly hugged him and prevented him from getting close to the crazy mother and son.
Ji Xiangyu looked at him with disappointment. Although he was young, he already realized what this meant.
"I hate you, Ji Hanchuan I hate you!"
Ji Hanchuan was stunned and helplessly watched Ji Xiangyu disappear little by little into the undulating lake water. The cold lake water took away his tears.
After the funeral of the mother and son, the lake was filled in.
But Ji Hanchuan suffered from depression, became violent and irritable, and couldn't sleep. He always thought that Ji Xiangyu's ghost was haunting him, and he even went so crazy that he sleepwalked and jumped into a lake.
The treatment lasted for a long time before he returned to normal, but on this day every year, he still couldn't control his subconscious behavior.
Shi Wei let out a long sigh.
This story is very long and very sad. It started to rain again, and it was still raining.
The intermittent raindrops look like incomprehensible sadness.
What a tragic childhood story this is. No wonder Ji Hanchuan turned into a villain in the end.
"You realize it's not your fault at all, right?"
Ji Hanchuan said calmly, "It's my fault. He approached me because he actually wanted to know about my life."
Giving people hope they shouldn't have is the biggest mistake.
Shi Wei went over to hold his hand, turned ruthless, and said viciously, "Ji Hanchuan, you bitch, you deserve to be sleepwalking, you deserve to be tortured, you deserve to be like this! Do you think you are great because you are an actor? You are a scumbag!"
Ji Hanchuan pursed his lips. "It sounds more like you want to scold me."
Shi Wei:...
Damn it, he heard it.
"Go back first."
"Don't you need to worship?"
"No need." Ji Hanchuan wrapped his hand around his neck and led him down the mountain.
Shi Wei looked back at the tombstone in time.
While walking, Shi Wei suddenly thought of something, "Speaking of which, how did you get better? Can't you go find that doctor again?"
Ji Hanchuan didn't answer, "Go home first."
Oh, another secret within a secret.
Walking down the mountain, Ji Hanchuan asked him, "You don't want to run?"
"I think so." Shi Wei felt very aggrieved, "But the only car key is in your hand."
Ji Hanchuan:...
It seems that the car keys cannot be given to him.
"Don't worry, since it was cured before, you can definitely be cured now." Shi Wei comforted him.
Ji Hanchuan The current situation is that he understands everything, but he just can't get over this hurdle. No matter how much he says "it has nothing to do with you" or "it's all your scumbag father's fault", it's useless.
You have to use other methods.
Ji Hanchuan drove back to his old house, parked the car in the garage, and suddenly handed him the car keys, "I'll give it to you. At least you don't have to call an online taxi when you run away."
"Wow!" Shi Wei didn't expect such a good thing to pick up a car for nothing, and his whole face lit up, "Thank you."
Ji Hanchuan:...
If I hadn't known earlier that the little bastard was heartless, now I see that he is indeed very heartless.
Forget it.
The two of them sat on the sofa together all day watching comedies. When they went to bed at night, Shi Wei continued to tie Ji Hanchuan's hands.
Shi Wei was still waiting with wide eyes for Ji Hanchuan to fall asleep first.
It's really hard to fall asleep with such a bright and energetic guy next to you.
"How about I sing you a lullaby." Shi Wei suggested excitedly.
"... I think you want me to die."
"Tch." Shi Wei rolled his eyes, "You always diss me, then why don't you sing."
Ji Hanchuan looked at him, thin lips parted slightly. "Memories light the corners of my mind..."
Shi Wei stared at him without blinking.
In the quiet night, a low male voice sings slowly.
He was the only one who knew that something was throbbing fiercely in his chest.