Gongliang flower shop

A few young people in their early teens and early twenties gathered together, nothing more than hooking their shoulders and making innocuous jokes, playing a game of jumping on the edge of the scale around a few bottles of wine.

It's been a round of eating, and now everyone is gathering in a huge box, crying and howling.

Chen Dan was sitting in the corner by himself, and the pitch-black shadow completely enveloped him.

Passing by as the person who invited him over was somewhat uneasy, so he looked over frequently.

The person who was pulling him to fight the wine immediately said unhappy: "What's the matter, you, you are still caring about a bottle of oil when you come out to play."

No one cares about Chen Dan, they just feel that he is not interested in staying here.

"Don't say that."

There is no way to pass by.

People in the class are unwilling to play with Chen Dan, and Chen Dan will not take the initiative to communicate with them.

Chen Dan, who was being taken care of by passing by, stood up suddenly, his thin back disappeared at the door.

He shook off the hands on his shoulders and said hello: "You guys drink first, I'll go out for a while."

There are mixed fish and dragons here, and he is worried that something will happen to Chen Dan's temperament.

Chen Dan resisted the discomfort to stay with everyone, but the smell of cigarettes and wine in the box mixed into a suffocating smell.

It was the first time he had seen such a depraved and wild scene in the dark.

The time had reached 09:30, thinking that no one would care, he decided to leave anyway.

Dozens of boxes were lined up in the long and narrow corridor. Under the flickering lights, Chen Dan turned several corners but failed to find the exit.

He became a little anxious. After passing by several drunks who lost their composure, the unfamiliar environment began to make him feel uneasy.

"Excuse me, I would like to ask how to get out of the way."

Meeting a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, Chen Dan asked him shyly.

Wearing glasses and neatly combed hair make this middle-aged man a little more amiable.

So much so that he didn't see the other party's flickering dark eyes.

"I can take you out."

The smiling face and kind tone made Chen Dan a little more at ease, but his instinctive caution still made him decline the other party's kindness.

"No, just tell me how to get there, please."

The middle-aged man pushed his glasses, looked at him a step forward and said, "This place is very big, you will get lost by yourself, let me take you out."

The close distance made Chen Dan take a step back uncomfortably.

"No need, I'll look for it myself."

After he finished speaking, he strode away, but just as he took a step, his wrist was pulled, and his whole body was hugged tightly.

"Chen Dan, Chen Dan, don't you know me?"

The sticky smell made Chen Dan's scalp tingle.

"let me go!"

He struggled violently, wanting to run away without thinking.

But the people behind locked him hard, and wet kisses landed on the back of his neck.

Chen Dan's eyes widened, as if a snake had crawled over his body, making people sick and frightened.

"Let go of me, I don't know you, if you do this again, I will call the police!"

Chen Dan was so panicked that his limbs were cold, and when he saw a waiter in uniform passing by in front of him, he hurriedly shouted: "Help... um..."

The lips were tightly covered.

"Chen Dan, I am Teacher Wang, have you forgotten?"

Teacher Wang, what teacher Wang, he doesn't even know!

"Well……"

He tried his best to run forward, but his body was still dragged back uncontrollably.

His eyes overflowed with tears because of fear, and he broke the wall vigorously, begging for someone to appear at this time.

"Chen Dan?"

A doubtful voice rang from the corner in front.

Chen Dan's fingers hurt badly, but he still gripped the wall firmly, whimpering and making a sound.

"Chen Dan, are you there?"

Passing by felt a little strange, he approached step by step, poking his head to look over.

Just as he was about to turn a corner, a man bumped into him head-on.

He quickly took a step back and said embarrassedly, "Sorry."

The other party straightened his collar and said warmly, "It's okay."

After the person walked away, passing by, he continued to look for Chen Dan's figure, but suddenly his trousers were grabbed by a hand.

He was startled, and when he looked down, he saw Chen Dan shrunk in a corner, his lips were pursed and turned white, and big tears fell silently on that pale face.

"Chen Dan..."

……

Because the place where the incident happened was in a blind spot, surveillance could not collect evidence, Chen Dan was still in fear, his huddled body trembling unceasingly.

Passing by sighed.

Judging by the way the other party looked, he was probably a veteran.

"Do you remember the appearance of the other party? I will take you to the police station to call the police later. I don't believe it and I can't find out."

Passing by was a little bit aggrieved, thinking that the clubhouse just wanted to see the two students being bullied, so they wanted to make it a big deal.

Although this kind of place is not peaceful, I have never heard of such a vicious incident.

Passing by, he suddenly remembered the impatient tone of the person in charge of the clubhouse. Perhaps similar incidents have always happened here, but they were all suppressed.

He was very blocked in his heart, and he felt even more depressed and annoyed seeing Chen Dan still out of his wits.

"Come on, let's go to the police station!"

He stretched out his hand to grab Chen Dan, but he was thrown away suddenly.

Chen Dan was stunned for a moment, then said tremblingly, "Sorry...Sorry..."

His legs softened, and he squatted down against the wall.

"Are you OK."

Seeing Chen Dan like this, Guo Guo felt a little worried and a little guilty at the same time.

This wouldn't have happened if he hadn't invited Chen Dan over.

"I want to go home..."

Chen Dan choked up and hugged himself tightly, his exposed arms were terribly thin.

Passing through was holding his breath, but he couldn't force Chen Dan to go to the police station, not to mention his current state, if he was to recall it again, it would probably be another fatal blow.

"Okay, I'll take you back."

Passing by scratched his hair depressedly, and let out a foul breath.

He greeted the classmates who were still at the party, and he took a taxi to take Chen Dan home.

In fact, most of the students live in the dormitory of the school, and only a few people who may have money at home or because they are in love will live outside by themselves.

Passing by is the former, but Chen Dan is neither, and his home is far from the school, so he doesn't know why Chen Dan doesn't live in school.

At this time, the person was sent back, and he passed by and asked again: "Is there anyone else in your family?"

Who knew that Chen Dan, who heard this question, looked straight at him, his eyes were like arrows with cold light.

I was surprised when I passed by.

I didn't expect this question to make Chen Dan so sensitive.

"There's no one left."

Chen Dan lowered his head and answered in a low voice.

I didn't dare to say any more when passing by.

"Oh... then...then you pay attention to safety at night, and don't go out alone."

Passing by dryly told him that he didn't intend to go in either, and Chen Dan didn't intend to invite either.

After waiting for the door to be completely closed, passing by scratched his head inexplicably.

Damn, what are these things called?

The pitch-black interior gave Chen Dan a sense of security.

He curled up on the bed, his limbs still felt cold, and even his fingertips were numb from the fear of the rest of his life.

The quiet atmosphere amplified all suspicious sounds, but when the surroundings were completely quiet, the anxiety began to grow infinitely.

Chen Dan suddenly turned over and got out of bed, hurriedly climbed to the upper bunk, lifted the quilt and got in.

He held the thing in his hand tightly, choked up and said, "Brother...I'm scared...I'm so scared..."

There was no response, but the things in his hands enriched Chen Dan's sense of security.

He couldn't help hugging him even tighter, and he heard a faint "click".

Light floral notes mixed with other stale notes.

Chen Dan shrank into a ball, as if hiding in someone's embrace.

……

When I passed the flower shop the next day, I was still thinking about Chen Dan.

It was the first time he encountered such a thing, and the sense of justice in his heart made him unable to accept that it just passed. With a trace of depression, he couldn't help but glanced at Gongliang who was sleeping behind the counter several times.

In the whole flower shop, only Shanxing is like a monkey who eats too much, fumbling around Gongliang.

He was so angry that he pulled the flowers beside him, and accidentally pulled off a few petals. He glanced at the counter guiltily, and carefully put the petals on, but he didn't know where the wind came from, and the petals floated out in an instant.

The warm little daisy in full bloom is inexplicably bald.

"There are no guests today, if you are in a hurry, you can leave first."

Gongliang's lazy voice came from behind the counter.

Today is another day of doing nothing.

No, it should be said that this is the normal state of passing by part-time jobs, come and sit for a few hours when there is no class, and go home after the sun goes down.

It seems that he was hired just so that Gong Liang would have someone to guard the door when he slept during the day, so wouldn't it be more convenient to have a dog...

Passing through was choked by his metaphor.

He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and resolutely safeguarded his basic dignity as a higher creature.

"Teacher Gongliang, why did you ask me to invite Chen Dan to the dinner that day?"

Gong Liang didn't speak, a black head popped out, with long hair dangling from his mouth.

"Of course I hope that he can blend into the class atmosphere. Wouldn't the dinner party allow him to better mingle with everyone?"

Gong Liang pulled his hair but didn't move it, so he raised his hand and gave Shan Xing a slap, Shan Xing let go, covered the back of his head and bared his teeth.

Inexplicably, passing by saw a bit of pretentious viciousness.

He coughed.

"Teacher Gongliang, do you know what happened to Chen Dan that day?"

"what's up?"

Passing by hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "That day..."

"Ok?"

"No... nothing..."

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

Because Lu Guo has no right to disclose this matter, especially uncovering his scars without Chen Dan's permission.

He took his bag sullenly, and said with some dejection, "Teacher, I'll go back first."

"Ah."

Gongliang didn't ask too much.

The heart of passing by was even more blocked.

"Aren't you really going to ask about Chen Dan?"

"Don't you want to say it?"

Passing by was choked and couldn't get up or down.

It took a long time before I said discouragedly: "Yes... I don't want to say..." I have no right to say it.

Gong Liang sat up from behind the counter, looking at the backs of the rare and lifeless people passing by.

This silly kid... is pretty silly.

But the door looks good.

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