Turning around, Chu Xingman was staring at the girl in the equipment room in a daze. The girl was thin and had her head down with no visible expression.

Chu Xingman stepped forward, her voice clear and pleasant: "Um, are you okay?"

The girl jumped up like a frightened rabbit and ran out without saying a word.

Chu Xingman was so frightened by her reaction that she instinctively jumped back and muttered, "You don't need to ask a question, do you?"

After finding the badminton racket and ball, the two went to the playground.

After fighting for about ten minutes, Chu Xingman shouted that he didn't want to fight anymore.

Zhang Hui also let her lie on the lawn like a bug and act naughty.

As soon as she sat down, Chu Xingman crawled over to her, and they sat back to back.

Chu Xingman held the racket and poked the ground with the handle of the racket from time to time.

"Tell me, are those girls new to our school? And the one who was bullied, why didn't she fight back?"

Zhang Hui knew that she was thinking about this and had no intention of playing basketball.

"I think those four girls are not students of our school. The one who was bullied should be, but if she doesn't stand up for herself, no one can help her."

Who could follow her every day, not leaving her side? Zhang Hui pulled off a blade of grass and kneaded it in his hands.

Sometimes, tolerance will not make things go away, but will make the abuser feel that you are easier to bully.

"Should we ask about it?" Chu Xingman said with reluctance in his tone.

Zhang Hui knew her. If the matter was not put in front of her, it would be fine. But as soon as she saw it, she had to get to the bottom of it.

"Okay!" She didn't try to persuade him. It was useless. When Chu Xingman heard her agree, he pushed himself up with his hands.

Fortunately, Zhang Hui was prepared and did not fall backwards because of her sudden movement.

Chu Xingman realized this and gave Zhang Hui an embarrassed apologetic smile.

After returning the equipment and keys, the two returned to the dormitory.

Chu Xingman walked around several dormitories and got the information about the bullied girl.

The girl's name was Xing Qingqing. She came to school half a year late due to family problems. Her roommates said her family was in extremely poor conditions.

Her father was in a car accident in his early years. Fortunately, he survived, but unfortunately, both his legs had to be amputated.

The pillar of the family collapsed, so her mother worked so hard to earn money to support the family. Over time, she became ill.

Xing Qingqing has a younger sister who is only in junior high school. The family really can't afford to support two students, and Xing Qingqing's mother fell seriously ill when school started last year.

She decided to give up going to school, take good care of her mother at home, and let her sister go to school with peace of mind.

Or the village party secretary couldn't bear it. How could the child's academic performance be delayed? That was Jing'an University, a first-class university.

So after much persuasion and communication with the school, Xing Qingqing was finally given a long vacation.

After this year, as soon as her mother's condition improved, she urged her to go to school, otherwise she would stop taking the medicine.

Xing Qingqing had no choice but to go to Beijing to go to school, worried about her family and with the living expenses collected by the villagers.

"What's going on with those girls who bullied her?" This is what Zhang Hui was concerned about.

"I don't know. Xing Qingqing is a quiet person in the dormitory. She keeps to herself all day. I guess she hasn't told anyone about this."

Given the current situation, no one can help her unless she stands up on her own.

"Let's wait and see and pay more attention." After coming to the conclusion, Chu Xingman put the matter aside and asked Zhang Hui about his plans for Sunday.

"Let's go to the pedestrian street to see Grandma Xu and Bao Bao first. Do you want to go? I don't know if Bao Zhen has made a decision."

"I have to go and see it. I should have gone there before the New Year, but I forgot." Chu Xingman was a little annoyed.

"I was in a hurry to go home at that time and didn't go. I will go and take a look this week."

After five days of classes, campus life was as peaceful as usual. The four girls never showed up again. They must have found a way to sneak in when school started.

On Saturday, Zhang Hui got up early and ran a few laps on the playground, then came back to wake up Chu Xingman.

Chu Xingman grabbed the corner of the quilt with both hands and refused to get up.

Zhang Hui was so angry that she laughed. Qian Pingping and Shao Manli were still sleeping on the other two beds. She was afraid of disturbing their rest, so she had to let them go for the time being.

Ten minutes later, Chu Xingman was punching and kicking the ground in his dream, beating a group of thugs into a pulp.

She put her hands on her hips and was about to say a few more harsh words when she suddenly smelled an enticing fragrance. She was so greedy that her stomach started to rumble.

Chu Xingman opened her sleepy eyes and saw a few small buns with thin skin and rich fillings dangling in front of her.

The shiny red sauce soaked a portion of the dough, and the unique aroma of pork wafted into the air.

Delicious meat buns! She reached out to grab them, but the buns quickly disappeared in front of her.

Zhang took the buns back and put them on the table, making it clear that he should get up if he wanted to eat them.

Chu Xingman wailed, then reluctantly put on her clothes and got up.

After washing up, she finally stuffed the tempting meat bun into her mouth. She gnawed on the bun and followed Zhang Hui out.

Her eyes were all on the buns, and she didn't look at the road, relying entirely on Zhang Hui's instructions.

When they arrived at the pedestrian street, there were still a lot of people. They bought some daily necessities and came to Xu Baozhen's house.

The alley was as quiet as usual, a completely different world, and the hustle and bustle of the pedestrian street was inaudible.

Chu Xingman went to knock on the door, "Knock knock knock..." After knocking for a long time, no one answered.

Zhang Hui used his spiritual sense to probe inside, and found that there was no one in the yard, living room, or bedroom. Did they all go out?

No! She suddenly discovered that some of the photos in the hall were missing, and there was a thin layer of dust on the coffee table.

Chu Xingman had already shouted: "Baozhen, open the door! Baozhen! Grandma Xu!"

A crack opened in the next room, and a woman looked at the two of them suspiciously.

"Stop knocking, everyone has left!" she said vaguely.

Zhang Hui had a bad feeling in her heart. She asked with some difficulty: "Sister, where did they go?"

The woman's eyes moved down to the bags they were holding.

Chu Xingman hurried forward, smiled and stuffed something into her arms: "Big sister, the first month of the year isn't over yet, it's still New Year, I'm giving you a little gift, don't despise it."

The woman said, "Isn't this a bit bad?", took the bag and walked back.

After a while, he came out, opened the door and coughed softly: "You students are so sensible! Much more sensible than that Baozhen."

"Before the Chinese New Year, it was probably the 25th or 26th of the twelfth lunar month, I can't remember exactly, Baozhen's grandmother fell down and it was very hard."

"He couldn't be saved at the hospital, so we old neighbors helped and sent him to the funeral home for cremation."

Zhang thought of many possibilities, but he never expected this result.

"What happened next?" Chu Xingman asked, the uneasiness and guilt in her heart lingering.

"Later, Baozhen's mother suddenly showed up. I don't know what she said, and Baozhen followed her mother and left. We are entrusted with the care of the house for now."

So that's how it is. Baozhen has her biological mother taking care of her, so Grandma Xu should be able to rest assured.

Zhang Hui and Chu Xingman said goodbye to their neighbor's elder sister. They walked unconsciously on the pedestrian street with heavy hearts.

They say that things are unpredictable, and it is true. Before the exam, they went to Baozhen's house once, and Grandma Xu told them to study hard and not to worry about her and Baozhen.

Who would have thought that after just one Spring Festival, we would be separated forever and never see each other again.

"Pa pa..." There were two crisp sounds, followed by a girl's shrill curse: "You country bumpkin!"

"The boss thinks highly of you, so she asked you to clean her shoes. How dare you refuse, you bastard? You have the guts!"

Zhang Hui looked up and saw four or five girls surrounding another girl in a narrow alley, beating and scolding her.

That girl was Xing Qingqing! Chu Xingman shouted angrily, "Stop!" and then rushed over like a cannonball.

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