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    Chapter 87 Chapter 87 The Living Dead (3)

    Lose the child

    “Who are you?” Xiao Heru huddled in the corner, with a large puddle of dried gruel on his clothes. His hair was torn and messy, but it was not difficult to see its delicate appearance before.

    She looked at the girl with braid in front of her with a wary expression, and put her hands behind her back, ready to run away.

    “My name is He He, who are you?” He He is neatly dressed. Although the clothes are not brand new, they are better than clean.

    Her white leather shoes were polished to a shiny shine. Regardless of the vomit-like things surrounding her, He He stepped forward and reached out to comb her hair.

    She giggled when she saw the girl in front of her subconsciously ducking back.

    “What are you hiding from? I won’t eat you.” Why couldn’t she find a place to sit down even though she looked left and right, so she just patted him.

    “Move over, let’s sit here together.”

    He Ru was like an alert little leopard. She looked left and right, and just as she was about to run away, the girl was indeed unceremonious and sat down next to her thighs.

    The girl’s body was soft and smelled of soap. She held her breath and froze.

    “I am the daughter of Teacher Xu Zheng. Do you know the new teacher Xu Zheng? She is my mother, and I came here with her job change.” He He looked at her seriously, with a pink face.

    He Ru wanted to complain about her. These two sentences actually meant exactly the same thing, but her attention was attracted by more important things.

    “My name is He Ru.” He Ru looked up at her.

    This is the first time they both meet.

    For a long time after that, He Ru’s life was much better.

    She was eccentric and withdrawn, and was bullied in the welfare home. Because she was the youngest and lacked the strength, she was often beaten until her teeth were all over the floor and she could not get up.

    But why is it different from others of the same age? Not only is she strong and strong, but she also has a very useful identity – the daughter of a teacher from the Welfare Institute.

    With this status, not only did no one dare to provoke her and He Ru, but because of the subtle connection between their names, He Ru was fawned over by many people who had beaten her in the past.

    Moreover, even Xu Zheng seemed to favor her. He not only often took her out to eat, but also bought things for her out of his own pocket.

    For this reason, there were a lot of rumors in the Welfare Institute, saying that He Ru was Xu Zheng’s illegitimate daughter, who was sent outside because he was afraid that the family would find out.

    Besides, these two people have such similar names!Who would believe it if I said it didn’t matter.

    “They say you are my sister.” He He sat down, smiled and patted her.

    He Ru’s brows twitched, and she looked at the group of little ghosts in the distance with some annoyance. The little ghosts were afraid of He Ru. This guy always gave people a bad look, and they immediately dispersed when He Ru looked over.

    They are already in junior high school. In junior high school, He Ru has a cold and indifferent expression, but He He smiles when he sees everyone and is naturally smiling.

    This smile dispelled the haze in He Ru’s heart. She imitated her and tried to raise the corners of her mouth: “Don’t listen to them, they are talking nonsense.”

    “If only you were really my sister, you could move to my house.” He Yi pursed his lips, feeling a little unhappy.

    He Ru couldn’t help but laugh when he saw her looking depressed.”My life here is pretty good. Teacher Xu treats me very well, and we can see each other every day, which is great.”

    There was obviously worry on Why’s face, and she sighed, her expression not as relaxed as usual.

    “What if I’m not here soon?”

    He Ru was silent. She looked at He Ru, and it took her a long time to say the next sentence: “Why?”

    “My mother wants to take me away, not Xu Zheng, but another mother. They divorced long ago, and now she wants to come back to fight for my custody rights.”

    He Ru said it softly, and He Ru’s expression quickly turned ugly, which made her hold back the second half of her sentence.

    Recalling the text message he saw on Xu Zheng’s phone last night, He Yi’s hands clenched tightly unconsciously.

    -Why?I want to take her away. For so many years, I thought you had forgotten that woman, she would have been dead long ago!

    I don’t mind the fact that you named your daughter after her, but are you crazy to go to work in the welfare home where that woman’s daughter is?Why are you still taking it with you?I tell you she is our daughter, not yours!

    An unfamiliar number, a familiar tone, and the message came from her other mother, Chu Xiang.

    Chu Xiang wanted to take her away, but Xu Zheng could no longer read it back.

    Frankly speaking, she didn’t like Xu Zheng. She was willing to go with Chu Xiang, but at the moment she wanted to take He Ru with him. But judging from Chu Xiang’s attitude towards He Ru, this path would not work anyway.

    “Are you willing to come with me?” He He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at her, the reluctance in his eyes almost overwhelming her.,

    He Ruyi smiled bitterly.

    She shook her head, her upper and lower teeth pressing together tightly, causing a bloody smell to escape from her mouth.

    “Where can we go? We are just children and can’t go anywhere.” He Ru said, pretending to be calm.

    “The sky is big and the earth is big, you can go anywhere.” Looking into the distance, He Yi saw that the old courtyard wall of Wanhe Fu-li Yuan was low, and along the wall, one could see endless cornfields.

    The corn was lush and lush, and the branches and leaves were airtight. Looking from afar, it seemed as if the earth was a huge corn field, and they were just two little pests gnawing in the middle of the corn field.

    “Do you know what’s outside the cornfield?” He He pointed at the wall.

    “Car, house.” He Ru was lazy and not interested.

    “Can you cheer up? Don’t you want to go out and have a look? This is an adventure, just the two of us.” He Yi pressed He Ru’s hand. The person next to him seemed to be moved and blinked twice.

    Early the next morning, two young men of similar stature slipped out of the back door of the welfare home holding hands, and when they reached the door, Ho Ru was still hesitating.

    “If we leave like this, will it have any impact on Teacher Xu? What if she can’t find you?”

    Why did she look so cool? She took out a water bottle from her bag and drank a few sips of water. Then she wiped her mouth with satisfaction and said, “Let’s just go. Why do you think so much?”

    Just when He Ru was about to say something, he heard the roar of a car at the front door, followed by the sound of brakes with full power. He Ru’s body trembled, he grabbed He Ru’s arm and ran forward.

    “Come on, someone is coming!”

    The white canvas shoes that had just been cleaned stepped into the mud, splashing mud on the dazzling white uppers. The two of them pulled open the irritating corn leaves with one hand and squeezed hard into the gaps.

    The leaves are dazzling in front of my eyes, behind me is the formal noise, and in front of me is the nihilistic freedom.

    Why was he laughing while running? His laughter was loud and arrogant, startling a large flock of birds.

    He Ru’s hand was tightly grasped by her, and she followed him staggeringly. Her heart was like a blown balloon, which made her whole body float in the air, swaying and light.

    At the same time, Wanhe Fu-Leiyuan.

    Chu Xiang hurriedly got out of the car wrapped in her coat. She looked indifferent and ignored the surprised looks and attempts of several teachers around her to step forward to intercept, and walked straight to the deepest teachers’ lounge.

    Xu Zheng was wrapped in the quilt, very sleepy. When she was pulled out of the quilt by her hair, her upper and lower eyelids were still closed together, and she was very confused.

    “Where’s our child? Where’s Xiao Gu?” Chu Xiang grabbed her hair, and Xu Zheng had the momentum to grab her and throw her against the wall without opening her mouth.

    Xu Zheng didn’t even bother to open her eyes. She sneered and yawned lazily. Regardless of her satin-like hair being grabbed hard by the woman, she just lazily raised her head, exposing her beautifully curved neck.

    “It’s right here, go look for it.” The woman’s voice was hoarse. Chu Xiang saw the can thrown beside the bed, which was filled with cigarette butts.

    She threw Xu Zheng away in disgust, patted her clothes and strode out.

    Xu Zheng tightened his clothes, and the crowd gathered in front of the door turned into hazy spots of light in his sleepy eyes. Now these spots stared at her.

    Xu Zheng snorted coldly, grabbed the cigarette case and stuffed another one into his mouth.

    “Go, go, go, what are you doing here?” Several teachers saw this move and drove away the people crowded at the door for fear of spoiling the children.

    When the dean saw Xu Zheng’s appearance, she took a deep breath and locked the door.

    Without the annoying sight, Xu Zheng simply lay down and put her legs on the wall. She was half hanging on the bed, blowing out cigarette rings one after another. In the dark room, only the flame of the cigarette butt flickered on and off.

    After a moment, the door was pushed open again.

    This time the person who came appeared to be more rough, and he strangled her neck with one hand. The sudden suffocation caused half of the cigarette in her mouth to fall to the mattress, and a small hole was burned in the bed.

    “Hey… you.” Before Xu Zheng could curse, he saw Chu Xiang’s eyes getting red.

    “Where did you take your little story?”

    Xu Zheng was stunned. The bustling crowd squeezed in, and someone shouted: “Fire! It’s on fire!”

    The pungent smell of burnt protein spread into her nose, and a sudden stinging pain was felt on her arm. Xu Zheng woke up as if from a dream. She looked down and saw tongues of fire spreading along her long hair, burning into an abandoned spider web.

    *

    Wanhe Fu-Leiyuan lost two children out of thin air. This was known to everyone in the town. It was said that one of the children was the teacher’s daughter and the other was her illegitimate daughter.

    This relationship was about patient exploration, not to mention that the child was lost on the day the teacher’s ex-wife came to pick up her daughter.

    This is very interesting.

    For a time, rumors spread that Xu Zheng had killed her daughter. She was taken away by the police several times and took notes, but because her alibi was sufficient, she finally escaped without a trace.

    The police spared her, but Chu Xiang could not.

    There were a few slap marks on Xu Zheng’s face the day before. The slap marks turned purple the next day and spread to his whole face.On the third day, the wound bulged.

    Chu Xiang was not much better. Her well-kept face and neck were covered with hot marks from cigarette butts and scratches from fingernails. The two fought until they were panting, and Xu Zheng sat down in the yard of Fuliyuan and laughed.

    “Do you think I really want this child? How many scolds have I received for her over the years? How much pain have I suffered? I wish she would die.” Xu Zheng smiled nervously. She held her wrist to cover the hideous scars on her wrist.

    Chu Xiang turned her wrist expressionlessly. She stood up slowly. Against the light, Xu Zheng couldn’t see her face clearly, but he was familiar with her movements.

    “But I didn’t kill her.” Xu Zheng spoke slowly.

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