we are not friends anymore

On the morning when he set off for City C, Qiao Mingxi got up with his right eyelid twitching a little bit. He rubbed his eyes and tilted his head in doubt.

In the past, he occasionally heard people talk about what twitching eyelids indicated, but he didn't believe it, but this day he somehow wanted to remember what it was.

He went downstairs to ask Aunt Hui, and Aunt Hui smiled while rubbing the leaves of the potted plants: "Hey, young master, that's all nonsense, do you young people still believe this?"

Qiao Mingxi rubbed her right eyelid, which was still twitching lightly, remembering what she heard back then.

As the old saying goes, jumping in the right eye indicates disaster.

It was past 1:[-] in the morning, but the lights at the foot of the mountain were still brightly lit.

There was already a light rain on the road, the summer was over, the night was very cold, and the cold wind made people feel as if their hearts were frozen.

Qiao Mingxi didn't care about opening the umbrella at all, got out of the car and walked straight ahead, his hands were shaking violently, and after a few steps, he started to breathe quickly.

The scattered shops on the side of the road have been closed, and all the cars parked at the entrance of the mountain have their lights on. The rescue team has already parked on the side, ready to go, but it has been a long time since they went up the mountain.

Qiao Mingxi looked around randomly, and the bodyguard behind him reminded, "Fourth brother is over there!"

He looked up and saw that Xie Zhen was standing next to an off-road vehicle, beside him was Lou Feng who was fidgeting shaking his cigarette case.

Qiao Mingxi ran up to them: "My sister... Where is my sister?"

His voice trembled violently, his bangs were soaked by the drizzle, and his eyelashes were pressed in embarrassment.

Xie Zhen's expression was serious: "Calm down, breathe evenly."

Qiao Mingxi looked at him quietly and took a few breaths hard.

"Don't embarrass him." Lou Feng squeezed the empty cigarette case, and took two steps irritably, "I can't even calm down."

Xie Zhen frowned. Qiao Mingxi looked at the two of them and asked, "Why did my sister go to the mountain? The rescue team... Isn't the rescue team here? Why don't you go up?"

"I've already gone to a batch." Lou Feng said, "The back mountain is an undeveloped area, and it's dark everywhere, so I can't go in so quickly."

Qiao Mingxi was stunned: "Where is Qian, Qianshan?"

"The front mountain is a scenic spot, and all the roads are roads. I looked for it as soon as I came here." Lou Feng rubbed his hair, showing no trace of his usual suave appearance, "I didn't find it."

"Third sister won't go to Qianshan." Xie Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Sister, she can't walk!" Qiao Mingxi suddenly became excited, her voice a little hoarse, "Why did she go to the back mountain? She, how did she go up?"

Lou Feng opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

Seeing his expression, Qiao Mingxi remembered what Aunt Shi Hui said.

"The lady went out after answering the phone, and she didn't let anyone take her with her. I didn't hear what she said, but she just said that she must go. I should have known... I should have known. It's so late, what can I do when I go out?"

Qiao Mingxi's right eyelid twitched suddenly. He stared at the ground and thought for a while, then raised his head to look at the two of Xie Lou, and said word by word, "Is that person... not dead?"

Lou Feng wiped his wet hair, and said in a cold voice, "Impossible. Someone must be playing tricks."

Qiao Mingxi lowered his head again upon hearing this.

Qiao Mingyue's lover had passed away for more than 10 years, but if it wasn't related to him, how could Qiao Mingyue go to the mountain alone?

"Now..." he asked, "what now? Can we go up the mountain?"

"Going up will only cause trouble." Xie Zhen said, "Wait for news."

Qiao Mingxi tremblingly said, "When will it be?"

Xie Zhen and Lou Feng looked at each other, but neither of them answered.

Qiao Mingxi's hands and feet were cold, and Qiao's bodyguard brought a thick coat and tried to put it on for him, but he gently pushed it away.

Xie Zhen said, "Little Qiao, you go back first."

Qiao Mingxi didn't answer, but pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Let him stay here." Lou Feng said, "You wouldn't want to go back."

The person in charge of the nearby scenic spot came up to talk to Xie Lou and the two. Lou Feng patted Qiao Mingxi on the shoulder.

He smiled at the boy and whispered, "Don't worry."

This wait lasted another two hours, Qiao Mingxi's lips turned pale from the cold, and the people in front of him walked back and forth, but he couldn't do anything except wait.

The sound of rain, footsteps, and voices collided with each other, making it almost impossible for him to think.

The sudden ringing of the mobile phone pulled him out of the vortex like an external force. Qiao Mingxi pressed the connection button with his stiff fingers, and the voice over there made his heart sink.

"I know where you are now." The male voice over there laughed softly, "I'll give you three days, and after three days, come and see me with what I want."

The hand holding the phone was getting harder and harder, and Qiao Mingxi exhausted all his strength before he could speak: "Dream."

There was another burst of laughter over there, and the voice was like a hand tightly grasping Qiao Mingxi's neck: "Be obedient, child, your mother... misses you too."

The rescue team didn't come down from the mountain until it was bright.

Qiao Mingxi moved his stiff legs and stumbled towards the side. When he saw the person on the stretcher clearly, he was hit hard in the head and could hardly stand up.

Xie Zhen took his hand firmly: "Be brave."

Qiao Mingxi stared fixedly at Qiao Mingyue, who was covered in blood, and nodded with red eyes.

The group went to the hospital. Qiao Mingyue was covered in injuries. She entered the operating room for several hours before she came out, but her life was still not out of danger.

Aunt Hui also rushed to the hospital. Qiao Mingxi helped the old man who couldn't stand. He wanted to say something to comfort her, but found that he couldn't even comfort him.

The sound of hurried footsteps in the distance was getting closer and closer, making it especially noisy in the silent hospital corridor.Two men who looked like assistants walked quickly in front of Xie Zhen and Lou Feng, and whispered something anxiously.

Qiao Mingxi didn't hear clearly, but saw Lou Feng stand up abruptly, Xie Zhen stretched out his hand to hold him, and said in a deep voice, "I'll go."

After that, he took the people away quickly.

Qiao Mingxi sat beside Aunt Hui, looking up at Lou Feng who was standing there.

Lou Feng also turned to look at him, walked up to him for a long time and knelt down, his handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

"Axi, listen." He said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter if the third sister can wake up or not, now, you are the speaker of the Qiao family, take up your burden, and don't let your sister down, understand?"

Lou Feng, Xie Zhen, and Qiao Mingyue were all people who fought for their lives on the tip of a knife in the wind and rain. Qiao Mingxi was not as good as them.But he looked at Lou Feng's serious face and nodded seriously.

After two days, Qiao Mingyue still didn't wake up.

Qiao Mingxi's collateral uncles who had no real power all got the news, and they stood outside the ward with different expressions. Qiao Mingxi looked at their faces with different thoughts, and tensed his nerves.

"I think it's hard for Yueyue girl..." Qiao Mingyue's cousin wiped away the tears that hadn't shed, "I must contact Lawyer Shao as soon as possible to see Yueyueyue's story..."

"Sister is fine." Qiao Mingxi said, "It's too early to talk about it now."

The elders of the collateral line looked at each other, and the cousin looked at Qiao Mingxi, with a seemingly kind smile on his face: "Mingxi, you are young and don't understand these things. It's not that the cousin said something frustrating, but such a big family , with so many industries, you have to make plans, originally Yueyatou is a girl..."

Qiao Mingxi looked at her fixedly: "When my sister is away, the Qiao family, I have the final say."

"What are you talking about?" An aunt laughed out loud, "You haven't cared about things for so many years, and you don't understand a lot of things. If you don't let your uncles and aunts help you, isn't it a mess?"

"Besides, you and Yue girl were not born to the same parents." The uncle said, "You young people, you just can't handle it... According to me, it's better to bring your father back..."

"Qiao Family, I have the final say!" Qiao Mingxi suddenly raised her voice, making everyone stunned, "Brother Feng and Fourth Brother are helping me, so don't worry."

"What's it like to ask outsiders to help?" The uncle was still objecting, but Qiao Mingxi didn't say a word. He took a step back, and the bodyguards of Qiao's family saw him in the distance, and came forward to hold them together without any explanation. The elders "please" go out.

In the long, silent corridor, only Qiao Mingxi was left.

Xie Zhen and Lou Feng will take care of the outside affairs; but with such a big Qiao family, he can't let everything mess up.

He didn't have much ability, but Qiao Mingyue paid for his health and even his whole family, so he had to keep it for her.

Qiao Mingxi had always been a little lazy, but now she straightened her back and her delicate jaw line was tense.He stood quietly for a while, then turned around and walked slowly towards Qiao Mingyue's attending doctor's office.

On the third day, Qiao Mingxi received a call from the man again.

He stood outside the ward and looked at Qiao Mingyue's lifeless face from a distance, before asking coldly, "The time and place."

After hanging up the phone, he curled up his right hand and put it on his heart, as if holding something that reassured him.

"Sister." He looked into the ward and said softly, "It's been so hard for you all this time."

After Ji Yan finished taking photos of the inside pages of the magazine, before he could reach his lounge, he was stopped by someone chasing after him.

"Brother Yan!"

When Ji Yan turned around, he was a young boy who looked familiar.

Seeing the expression on his face, the boy clapped his hands and smiled, "Brother Yan, I am Wan Yi."

Only then did Ji Yan think of the newcomer brought by Luna, and smiled politely: "Come to work?"

"That's right." Wan Yi said, "I saw you just now. In fact, I've been looking for a chance to strike up a conversation with you. Unfortunately, you left when I came to Dongxing, and there has been no chance...Brother Yan Are you done?"

"Yeah." Ji Yan nodded, "Are you off work too?"

"No!" Wan Yi waved his hand, "Be lazy for a while while Sister Na is away."

Ji Yan smiled: "It will be bad if you are caught by her in a while."

"She couldn't catch me, she didn't come at all!" Wan Yi said, "Brother Qiao has to reject all the recent announcements, and Sister Na is busy with dealing with things, so she has no time to pamper me."

Ji Yan was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, then frowned: "Qiao Mingxi?"