Meng Yan's Transformation

The gentle morning breeze blew on Zhan Mengyan's face, bringing a hint of coolness.

When the two people rode their bicycles onto the road, the sun had just risen. Its rays shone through the clouds, dyeing the sky golden, making people feel warm and beautiful. The golden-red light also set a bright golden edge for the dark sky, indicating that the new day was full of hope and vitality.

Zhang Xincheng raised his head and pedaled the bicycle vigorously, looking very "mighty and high-spirited", just like a victorious general. He said proudly: "Zhan Mengyan, I keep my word, don't I? I didn't lie to you, did I? I am better than your brother Zixun, right? He said he would help you go to high school, but he didn't take any action. I am still reliable, right?"

"Yes, you are the only one who can do it. You are a good person who always keeps your word. I will be grateful to your ancestors for eight generations." Zhan Mengyan echoed in a sarcastic tone.

Zhang Xincheng's face flushed red after hearing what Zhan Mengyan said, and he quickly explained: "Mengyan, I don't mean to ask you to thank me, I'm just happy for you, don't misunderstand me."

Zhan Mengyan leaned on the handlebars, sighed and said, "Zhang Xincheng, I was just teasing you, but I really thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you hadn't secretly helped me escape and contacted my homeroom teacher, I'm afraid I would have lost the opportunity to go to high school in this life."

Zhang Xincheng felt guilty and said, "Why are you thanking me? That's too polite. It took me so long to figure out a way to help you sneak out. You've been locked up for so long. I can't imagine how you feel every day is like a year... I just feel sorry for you. You got into the county key high school, but I don't know the teachers there. I go to an ordinary high school, so I only know a few teachers in our own school. It was a coincidence. Our second-year class was combined. The original head teacher Yan Shizhong and I had a good relationship. This time, he was assigned by the school to be the head teacher of the first-year liberal arts class. I explained your situation to Teacher Yan, and he agreed to let you go to his class. In fact, it was mainly because of your good results in the high school entrance examination that Teacher Yan made an exception to admit you. I just helped you pass on a message. It's just that I was incompetent and prevented you from going to the county key high school. You missed the opportunity to go to the key high school, which is a bit unfair to you, but it's better to have a high school to go to than not have one, right?"

"Yes, I... I don't feel wronged, I..." Zhan Mengyan said stutteringly.

Hearing the voice, Zhang Xincheng withdrew his gaze from the distance and looked down at Zhan Mengyan. This sight frightened Zhang Xincheng so much that he quickly braked and jumped off the bicycle.

Zhan Mengyan's clothes were stained with blood from her back. Her body was trembling slightly. Blood was dripping onto the ground. The blood-colored liquid reflected bright colors in the sun, like a ribbon wrapped around the road...

Zhang Xincheng looked at Zhan Mengyan's back, and was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. He said distressedly: "Zhan Mengyan, are you a wooden man? Why didn't you say anything when you lost so much blood?! It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I was too careless, too careless!"

Zhang Xincheng slapped himself twice and said, "Zhan Mengyan, let's get off the road and go to the sheltered area in the woods by the roadside. I'll check your back injury, okay?"

Zhan Mengyan said with a pale face: "No, I can hold on. Let's go to school to report to Teacher Yan first. We can't be late on the first day. After reporting, I will go to the county sports school to find the sports school coach, Coach Zhao Shimao. Every year after the sports meeting, he would find me and ask me to join the sports school basketball team. I didn't join the sports school basketball team because I was afraid of delaying my studies. He said that I could find him if I needed help. I will go to the county sports school to treat my wounds, and then see if I can find a place to stay in the sports school. I don't want you to carry me back and forth every day. First, it's hard for you, and second, I'm afraid that I will be locked up again if I go home."

"That's a matter for the future. Let's take care of your back injury first." Zhang Xincheng said anxiously.

The two were in a stalemate when a middle-aged woman came up from behind, carrying a basket of freshly dug wild vegetables on one arm and a little girl about three years old in the other. When the little girl saw the blood on Zhan Mengyan's back, she was so scared that she buried her face in her mother's legs.

The middle-aged woman walked up to him and asked with sympathy, "Why is this little girl's back covered in blood? Her clothes are all stained with blood! How did she get hurt so badly? My house is right on the roadside. Go to my house and get it treated."