Inferior by Nature

After getting off the car, Chen Qiao hurried up to meet him, his face full of worry.

"Brother Ning, are you okay?" He looked me up and down, didn't see the wound on my hand, but saw the palm print on my face, and immediately said in surprise, "Fuck, you don't slap people in the face, Brother Snake Crazy to strike so hard?"

Afterwards, he kept blaming himself, thinking that he hadn't fulfilled his duty as a close brother to stay by my side, which caused me to encounter these things.With a slumped face and frowning, he looked more injured than me.

No matter from which angle you look at it, it's too weird to blame Kong Tan for that braised egg, and I can't blame him. Besides, I have a hunch that even if there is him, Kong Tan will not be polite, and the two will be tied together at worst.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury." I comforted him.

"Park the car, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Ran Qingzhuang walked over and handed the car keys to Chen Qiao.

"Oh, ok." Chen Qiao took the key obediently, "Then, Brother Ning, take a good rest tonight."

It wasn't until I stepped into the house and returned to a relatively familiar environment that my nerves were completely relaxed.

Sitting limply on the sofa, I lowered my face, closed my eyes, and stood there hunched over. I just felt that everything tonight was like a dream, a dream that was enough to make people feel chills from the bottom of my heart just thinking about it .

After searching for a while, Ran Qingzhuang sat beside me.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that he had found a first-aid kit from nowhere.

He put the box on the coffee table, took out an alcohol swab from it, and motioned for me to reach out.

"A while ago, there was a problem with our business. Kong Tan suspected that someone had tipped off the news, and has been strictly investigating this matter recently."

The cold cotton swab gently landed on my fingertips. The wound was actually very small. The blood had already congealed, and the pain was no longer there, only a little itchy.

I curled up my fingers uncontrollably, but was pushed back by Ran Qingzhuang.

"Moving what?" He looked up.

My eyelashes trembled, and I uttered a word without confidence: "...it hurts."

He lowered his eyelids, and then the swab was lighter and more itchy.

Maybe because of my injury, I always feel that he seems to have a "warmth" towards me, and he no longer speaks and does things coldly.

After a moment of silence, I remembered what he said, and resumed the conversation: "He...doubts you?"

Although it was me who was kidnapped by Kong Tan tonight, every question he asked was related to Ran Qingzhuang. Rather than doubting me, it was better to say he suspected Ran Qingzhuang.

"He didn't doubt me, he just disgusted me. After all, you are mine in name." Ran Qingzhuang threw the cotton swab into the trash can, took out another band-aid from the first aid kit, and wrapped my injured finger. "Okay, don't get in the water these two days, there shouldn't be any sequelae."

Although it hurts when the needle goes in, the wound is actually only the size of the needle tip.Come to think of it, Kong Tan also knew that if he really lifted my nails, he would offend Ran Qingzhuang terribly.And then I can't teach the young master the cello anymore, Jin Chenyu might scold him to death.

Bend the index finger after treating the wound, except for a little tingling when bending, there is no big problem.

Ran Qingzhuang rummaged through the first-aid kit for a while, took out a gel and gave it to me, and said: "There is also this, remember to apply it on your face before going to bed, and the swelling will go down tomorrow."

I took it from him with both hands and thanked him well.

Ran Qingzhuang started to pack the first aid kit and put everything back into place one by one.His hands are completely different from mine. They are darker and bigger than mine, and the knuckles are more distinct. When you use force, the tendons and phalanges on the back of the hand will stand out. It is a pair of hands full of strength.The only fly in the ointment may be the deformity of the left little finger.

"He said he made your hand."

Ran Qingzhuang paused as he closed the box, obviously he knew what I was talking about in an instant.

"Well, he did it. It's an unwritten rule. Mr. Jin is always extra cautious about those who stay with him, and he has to go through a series of assessments. About four years ago, I just joined the Union Group for a full In the first year, Mr. Jin was very satisfied with my various assessments, so he asked Kong Tan to give me a final test."

Just like today, Ran Qingzhuang was unprepared and tied into the small dark room and spent the night there.

Kong Tan was not as merciful to Ran Qingzhuang as he was to me, maybe because of selfishness, or because he was angered by Ran Qingzhuang's words, Kong Tan not only broke Ran Qingzhuang's fingers, but also made him stay in the hospital for half a month.Afterwards, I just made an apology, saying that I was doing it for Mr. Jin, for everyone, and told him not to take it to heart.

I was so hurt and so scared by the needle, it's hard to imagine how Ran Qingzhuang survived that time.Four years ago, he was only in his early twenties. At that time, Nan Xian and I had just graduated from school. We didn't know the dangers of society, and our heads were full of longing for the future.

On the day I got the offer from the orchestra, my mother specially bought a cake for me to celebrate, and my younger sister used her pocket money to buy a very beautiful piano case for me. Sea ticket money.

While I was enjoying all this, Ran Qingzhuang was locked in a dark and cold simple room, and was beaten and tortured by Kong Tan.

He once said that he would never follow his father's old path, but in the end he still joined the same organization as his father.The son inherited his father's business and became the dog of the Jin family.

And tracing back to the root cause, the fault is not Kong Tan, not Jin Feisheng, it's all my fault, I was the one who harmed him.

The hands on my knees tightened a little bit, and I asked in a hoarse voice, "Didn't your father die to save Jin Chenyu? Is that what the Jin family did to you?"

Ran Qingzhuang looked at me, a little surprised: "You still know a lot."

I froze for a moment, afraid that he would think I was inquiring into his privacy and get angry with me again, so I hurriedly explained the cause and effect.

"I also overheard the young master mentioning it..."

Ran Qingzhuang didn't express any opinions after listening, and answered my question: "My dad did save the eldest son, but that was him, and I'm just his son. Mr. Jin can take me by his side, making me a person with no qualifications and roots." My little brat got promoted so fast, it's because of my father's face." After speaking, he stood up with the first aid kit in his hand, and walked to the kitchen.

I got up too, and stayed behind him, watching him stuff the first-aid kit into a high cabinet.

"Kong Tan kept asking me about my relationship with you, so I told him that you and I have been together before, but now I like you unilaterally and pester you, and you just did it because you were pestered... Buddy." When it came to the last word, I couldn't help but feel uneasy, "Remember it, don't show your flaws in the future."

Ran Qingzhuang just listened and didn't answer.

"I didn't say anything else." I added.

Leaning on the cupboard door, Ran Qingzhuang turned his back to me, and suddenly heaved a heavy sigh.Maybe it was because I was too frightened tonight, just this sigh made my heart tremble three times, and I began to quickly review what I said wrong again.

Ran Qingzhuang closed the cupboard door, turned to face me, a little incomprehensible: "You still don't leave now? Is money so important?"

Part of the reason why I stayed on the island was because of the high salary and good treatment here, but after what happened tonight, anyone with a sound mind knows to leave as soon as possible. After all, life is more important than money.But I couldn't leave because Ran Qingzhuang was still on the island.

Even if I told him that I stayed because of him, he probably wouldn't believe it.The old classmates who haven't seen each other for many years suddenly meet, suddenly say that they want to redeem their sins, and suddenly they can't get rid of them and can't get rid of them. No matter how suspicious they look, the reason of "love money" is more convincing.

Also, money is really important to me.From then to now, it is very important.

"Well, it's very important." I replied in a low voice, somewhat embarrassed.

Ran Qingzhuang frowned slightly when he heard the words. Although he tried his best to conceal it, there was still some uncontrollable disgust in his eyes.

I lowered my gaze and stopped looking at him.

"Then it's up to you."

As if he was too lazy to care about me any more, he left a word, he brushed me and walked out of the kitchen, a cold wind rolled up beside me as he walked.

I looked at his back, and regretfully found that the rare temperature that had just risen on his body dissipated now.

Jin Chenyu also knew that he was wrong, so he gave me a paid leave the next day, allowing me to rest well and regain my energy before going back to class.

It may be for the purpose of appeasing, or it may be to separate Kong Tan from Ran Qingzhuang intentionally. Jin Chenyu not only gave me a vacation, but also gave Ran Qingzhuang a vacation, letting him accompany me to rejuvenate.

The fingers were only slightly scratched, and the face was not swollen the next day. In addition, Nanxian asked me to accompany him to climb the mountain. I thought about it and it would help to relax my mind, so I informed Ran Qingzhuang that he planned to ask Chen Qiao to take me out.

Unexpectedly, when Ran Qingzhuang heard that I was going out, he put down the dumbbells he was practicing, and asked me to wait for him for 10 minutes, but he actually wanted to go out with me.

I thought yesterday was a bit unhappy in the end, and he wouldn't talk to me these two days.

Taking a look at the bathroom where the sound of water was coming out, I leaned against the door and waited silently for Ran Qingzhuang for 10 minutes.

After taking a quick shower, Ran Qingzhuang came out with wet hair.

I stared at the tips of his hair that were still dripping, and said, "Aren't you going to blow dry your hair? It's only a few minutes away..."

Ran Qingzhuang finished putting on his shoes, opened the door and went out.I shut up and followed him into the elevator.

Chen Qiao drove to the east to pick up the south string, and the four of us visited the various scenic spots on the island one by one.

Nan Xian is not an introverted person. When she learned that Ran Qingzhuang was my high school classmate, she called her fate, and then quickly became friends with Chen Qiao, who was also extroverted, calling each other "baby".

Climbing up the hill where the lighthouse is, Chen Qiao led Nan Xian into the church for a visit. I had already been there, and we waited outside with Ran Qingzhuang.

There are many small animals on the island, such as birds, squirrels, hares, and cats, a lot of cats.

Ran Qingzhuang was standing in front of the guardrail smoking a cigarette, a little wild cat meowing from nowhere ran to his feet, rubbed its head in various ways, and lay down on the ground with its belly rolling.

Ran Qingzhuang exhaled smoke, looked down, unmoved, and continued to look back at the endless blue sea in the distance.

I found it interesting, so I squatted down to observe the kitten, afraid of being caught, I only dared to touch its tail with my finger.

The little guy is an authentic raccoon cat, he fed himself fat and strong, and his stomach is full of dangling belly meat.

"When we were studying, there were many stray cats near the school. Do you still remember a raccoon cat? It often got together with a little black dog and tricked students into buying them ham. The two were closer than brothers, especially Interesting, I don’t know if it’s still there now.”

To live up to the present, they have to be more than ten years old. The life span of stray animals is very short, and most of them are gone.

Ran Qingzhuang's feet moved, and the kitten quickly turned over, as if realizing that the pillar it had been rubbing against turned out to be a living thing, it trotted onto a bench by the side of the church, turned around, and lay on its head Went to bask in the sun.

"you forgot?"

I looked up, Ran Qingzhuang was facing the sun, his expression was in the shadows, but I could still tell from his tone how stunned he was.

"what?"

Ran Qingzhuang looked at me strangely: "Xiao Hei died a long time ago. We buried it together."

A needle-like pain erupted in my mind, followed by a large number of fragmented memories.

The night, the alley, the blood, the dead dog...

I stood up, staggered without noticing my feet for a moment, fell forward uncontrollably, and was quickly supported by Ran Qingzhuang.

"Are you OK?"

The headache disappeared quickly. I stood up straight and broke away from his support: "Thank you, it may be a little blood supply..."

Not long after, Nanxian and the others came out of the church, and we went to visit other scenic spots.But after this, I have a lot of worries, let alone relax, even if I can't concentrate on playing.So much so that even Nan Xian noticed something strange and asked me if I didn't sleep well last night.

I had a lot of misery, and I admitted that I didn't sleep well, but I was wondering how many things I had forgotten.Will he forget more and more, and finally forget all his relatives and friends like Alzheimer's disease?