Difficult To Raise Chapter 56

Chapter 56 Fear Jiang Ran bent his legs and sat against a tree…

Jiang Ran bent his legs and sat under a tree. He didn’t know what kind of tree it was.All I know is that it’s very tall.The bark of the tree is still rough and it leans against people.

But he no longer had the strength to stand up.

Just now, he searched in the direction where the two girls disappeared. After searching for a long time, he couldn’t find anyone, but he was lost.When the cool wind in the mountains blew, he felt a little scared.

He ran around in a panic, not knowing what he stepped on. He rolled all the way down the slope and didn’t stop until he reached the bottom of the tree.

There were no injuries on my body, I just felt tired, more tired than ever before.

When he first fell, Jiang Ran kept trying to shout for help, but after calling for a long time, there was no response except the chirping of insects and birds, which made him very tired.

The longer time passes, the more desperate it becomes.

In the end, Jiang Ran simply closed his eyes and stayed where he was to rest, which could save some energy, hoping that others would quickly discover that he was missing and look for traces to find him.

It was completely dark. Jiang Ran leaned against the tree and could see the stars in the sky. Compared with the stars in the city, the stars in the mountains were much brighter, shining like a dream.

The surroundings are dark and deep, but once you look up, the sky is so bright and beautiful.

If it weren’t for such an environment, Jiang Ran would even feel a little bit enjoying it.

Do others feel like him when they are in despair?Jiang Ran didn’t know, he only knew that he had only one thought in his mind at this time.

If something really happened today, I would regret not having seen such a starry sky with Jiang Jin, and I would regret not having done so many things with him.

Thinking of this, he actually heard Jiang Jin’s voice in a daze.

However, when I listened carefully, there was silence again.

Jiang Ran sighed and thought, I won’t have any illusions.

Just as I was thinking this, suddenly——

“Brother, brother…”

A sound became clearer and clearer from far away.

Jiang Ran straightened up suddenly. This time he heard clearly that someone was indeed shouting to him at the top of his lungs.

He instantly became excited and responded loudly in the direction of the sound: “Here! I’m here!”

The voice paused, and a few seconds later, he heard rustling footsteps, and then, a ray of light shone on his face.

Jiang Jin’s voice was hoarse and trembling, like holding a handful of gravel, “Brother, are you okay?”

Jiang Ran squinted his eyes at the sudden light. After he got used to it, he was stunned. He had never heard such a voice from Jiang Jin.

Because he wanted to sing, Jiang Jin cared more about protecting his voice than others. He rarely shouted loudly, rarely smoked and rarely drank. But at this moment, his voice was no longer as clear as before and became hoarse and astringent.

Jiang Jin’s singing must be very unpleasant to listen to, maybe even more unpleasant than his singing.

Jiang Ran was stunned for a while before replying, “I’m fine.”

Jiang Jin responded and walked down the slope with his mobile phone. The slope was not too steep, so it didn’t take much effort to walk down.

He saw Jiang Ran sitting under the tree and leaned over to squat beside him. He carefully looked at his legs and asked, “Did you fall?”

Jiang Ran shook his head, “No, I’m just a little tired.”

Jiang Jin looked around him again, his throat felt a little itchy, he coughed lightly and suppressed the itching, “Why is the phone turned off?”

“I don’t know,” Jiang Ran controlled his emotions, took out the mobile phone in his pocket, looked at it, and said, “I’ve been using this mobile phone for several years. I don’t care about the battery. It looked like it still had 60 battery, but now it inexplicably won’t turn on.”

Jiang Jin hummed, his tone a little more relaxed, “It’s okay, I’ll give you a new one later.”

“Also…” Jiang Ran grabbed his sleeve, “I lost my wallet. It contains bank cards and ID cards. It would be very troublesome to lose it.”

“It’s okay, I picked it up,” Jiang Jin laughed hoarsely and patted his coat pocket, “It’s in my pocket.”

“That’s good.”

Jiang Ran lowered his head, thinking about what else he hadn’t thought of or considered, “And… and…”

And how are the two girls? Are they in any danger?Did the others also come out to look for me after they knew I was missing?How long have you been looking for me? Why is your voice so hoarse?

He had many questions he wanted to ask, but when he raised his eyes and saw Jiang Jin’s eyes, his slightly pursed lips, and the worried look on that familiar face, he couldn’t say anything anymore.

The hand holding his sleeve tightened. The panic, despair, and regret that had appeared when he was alone here seemed to have suddenly found an outlet. Jiang Ran leaned forward, got closer to him, and said in a very low tone: “…Xiao Jin, I… am still a little scared.”

At that moment, something seemed to hit Jiang Jin’s heart, making his heart suddenly soften into pieces.The emotions that he had deliberately suppressed just now finally broke through and poured out as if he could no longer control them.

Jiang Jin took a deep breath and pulled Jiang Ran into his arms. He hugged him, put his chin on the top of his head, stroked his back with his right hand, and said in a hoarse voice: “Brother… do you know, you are scaring me to death.”

Jiang Ran buried his face in his chest, smelled the familiar scent, rubbed it gently, and said nothing.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here, I found you,” Jiang Jin took his hand and touched his face, “touch and see, I’m here.”

Jiang Ran followed his strength and touched his eyes and nose. His fingertips stayed on his lips for a while, feeling the warm and soft touch, and his tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The two hugged each other quietly for a while. Jiang Jin let go of him, put the phone into his hand, knelt on the ground with one knee, and slowly squatted down with his back to him, “Let’s go, brother, let’s go back.”

Jiang Ran glanced at his crouching back. His back was very broad, completely different from when he was a boy, but he was able to overlap the two shadows.

Jiang Ran thought that this might be because this person, this person squatting in front of him at this moment, has been doing the same thing over and over again since he was very young, and protecting him again and again.

At one point, he jumped on him, shielding him from punches and kicks.

In a certain alley, he kicked over the person who bullied him and carried him out of the dark alley.

He looked at him, held his hand, and never let go of his hand.

After looking at Jiang Jin for a long time, Jiang Ran sniffed, put his hands on his shoulders, and slowly hugged his neck.

Jiang Jin carried him firmly on his back and walked towards the way he came without saying a word.

The two walked into a field of dancing fireflies.

The light of mobile phones, the green fireflies, and the stars in the sky are all illuminating them.

The night wind blew on the two of them, and when they raised their heads, they could see a large expanse of starry sky. It was still so quiet here, but because there was one more person, the chilling feeling on the back was gone.

Jiang Ran lay quietly on Jiang Jin’s back, and the tip of his nose was filled with his unique smell, which was light and faint, a bit like the fragrance of bamboo leaves.

After walking for a while, Jiang Ran asked, “Am I heavy?”

Jiang Jin bumped him up and said, “It’s not heavy, it’s as light as a feather. I told you to eat well before, didn’t you listen?”

“I eat a lot every day,” Jiang Ran complained softly, “You charge so much money and you don’t even know if you can get it back after graduation. How can I stop eating?”

“Ah,” Jiang Jin laughed softly, “What should we do?”

Jiang Ran reached out and pinched his cheek, “What else can I do? Who made you stupid?”

After pinching for a while, I switched to kneading.He buried his head next to Jiang Jin’s neck and felt the regular beating from the carotid artery. A firefly flew past their eyes, swaying and bringing out a dreamy light.

“Xiao Jin.” Jiang Ran stared at the light and called Jiang Jin.

“Huh?”

“I regret it,” he lowered his eyes and said, “I shouldn’t have abandoned you at that time. No matter what, I should… hold on a little longer.”

Once you have tasted the feeling of being left alone in the darkness, you will never want to experience it again.He couldn’t imagine how desperate and broken Jiang Jin felt at that time.

Jiang Jin paused in his steps and was silent for a while before asking: “Brother, have you ever visited me in those years?”

Jiang Ran’s throat rolled up and he didn’t answer.

He had looked for it, but how could he not have found it? At first, he went downstairs to Jiangyue Company, but the front desk heard that he did not have an appointment. They only said that they would inquire for him and asked him to go back and wait. He waited for a long time but there was no response.

Then, there’s school.He took the time to search all the schools on the other side of Xihe, but Jiang Jin was nowhere to be found.

Jiang Ran knew that he must have transferred to another city, but he still held on to a little hope, hoping to see him and take a look at him from a distance to see if he was doing well, but no matter how he searched, there was no reply in the end.

Too much disappointment leads to despair.Later, he also learned not to have hope.

Jiang Jin didn’t hear his answer and was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: “But brother, I went to find you.”

With a “boom”, Jiang Ran felt as if something had hit him hard in his head, and his ears were buzzing.

He opened his mouth and asked with a trembling voice: “When…when?”

Jiang Jin lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes, and he smiled, “You were asleep at that time.”

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