If the world had no daylight

It was past eleven o'clock at night, and the man in the peaked cap lowered his head and walked through the street behind the night market, looking around and behind him without any trace, while walking forward.

Taking a shortcut to the notoriously dirty old housing area, the man walked around in the complex old buildings, and then got into a building.

He walked briskly up to the sixth floor, took out the key to open the door of the rental house, walked in, and locked the door behind him.

As usual, he checked the mark on the door lock, and after confirming that it was correct, he took off his jacket and hung it aside, then lay down on the sofa.

The phone in his pocket vibrated, Wei Zheng took it out without even looking at it, and directly opened the phone cover and pressed the answer button.

What did the person at the other end say, and he replied: "I see."

There is a birdcage hanging in the room, and a starling is turning around in it, staring at him from time to time.

Wei Zheng changed to a more comfortable position, lay on the sofa, and listened to the other party in silence.

Not knowing what the other party said, he suddenly interrupted: "Bai Tian doesn't know anything, and Ye Wan doesn't want to involve her anymore."

After a few more seconds, Wei Zheng sat up and took out the cigarette case and lighter a little irritably.

With a cigarette in his mouth and a mobile phone in one hand, he pressed the lighter to light the cigarette, took a deep breath and exhaled the smoke, and then said to the human on the other side of the phone: "Third brother, that's not the intention of the team leader. You know better than me."

Wei Zheng took the ashtray, shook the ash, listened to the continuation, the next second, he suddenly stood up.

The curtains by the balcony window were slightly covered, revealing a little gap, and a little moonlight came in from the outside and sprinkled on the concrete floor.

Wei Zheng quietly walked to the window, turned sideways and looked out of the window through the gap.

A house on the opposite building turned on the lights at some unknown time, and there was a faint figure shaking in the house.

Wei Zheng held his breath, and stood there for a long time with a cigarette in his mouth, while the starling beside him looked at him obediently, without making a sound.

He smiled, stretched out his fingers to touch the starling's head, then looked away, and walked back to the sofa.

The person on the other side of the phone was still talking, but Wei Zheng became a little impatient. He coughed lightly, took down his cigarette, and said, "Ye Wan's character is not something you and I can control as we want."

"She is determined to go this way, and you want to stop her unless you shoot her."

Probably hearing that Wei Zheng was in a bad mood, the person opposite could only let it go for now.

The man finally warned: "You just came out, the people over there are still watching, don't meet Ye Wan again soon."

Then he hung up the phone.

Wei Zheng threw the phone on the sofa, took another deep breath of the cigarette, then extinguished it and threw it into the ashtray.

He took off his black vest, went into the bathroom and turned on the tap to take a shower.The bathroom was small, but there was a big mirror. Wei Zheng stood in front of the mirror and wiped off the mist on it.

He looked at the bumps all over his body in the mirror, and raised his hand to touch a scar on his left chest.

The depth of the wound can be seen at a glance, and a little carelessness can be fatal.

The image of the girl crying and calling his name flashed in his mind, Wei Zheng looked away and put on his clothes.

That night, Bai Tian couldn't close his eyes.

She knew that as soon as she closed her eyes and fell asleep, the nightmare that had haunted her for many years would come to her again.

The shocking red condensed into a monster with its teeth and claws in the stench of the night, and stretched out its long claws to strangle Bai Tian's throat.

No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape.

Bai Tian hugged the pillow and sat on the bed all night.

After dawn, the electronic alarm clock rang on time, bringing her back to reality.

Bai Tian numbly climbed out of bed, changed his clothes and washed, went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, ready to make breakfast.

After searching for a long time but not seeing milk in the refrigerator, Bai Tian belatedly remembered that today is Saturday, and she only ordered milk for weekdays.

He took out the white toast from the refrigerator and put it in the microwave, and after solving the problem of breakfast, Bai Tian sat on the sofa and watched the news.

The time on the wall passed round and round, she stared at the TV screen in a daze, and when she regained her senses again, the sun was already shining brightly.

In the end, Bai Tian opened the door and walked out, and rang the doorbell on the opposite side.

Ye Wan sat on the sofa and looked at the person opposite who had a bad face, but already knew why she was looking for him.

So she took the lead in breaking the silence and said, "I was released from prison a week ago."

Bai Tian raised his head, looked at her for a long time, and then said slowly, "Why didn't you tell me?"

The person curled up on the sofa turned his head, thought for a while, and was about to say something, but he sighed first.

"Bai Tian." Ye Wan called her name with the same tone as before.

"Eight years, forget it. You're just making trouble with yourself, why bother?"

Bai Tian looked at her, the things in her eyes turned cold little by little, she seemed to have spent a long time finding the strength to speak, but she was still angry when she spoke: "Forgot?"

There was a little sadness in her eyes, and the expression on Ye Wan was even incomprehensible.

"Why you can still be so nonchalant, I really don't understand."

The corners of Bai Tian's eyes turned red little by little, and there seemed to be a flash of water in his eyes, Ye Wan turned his head and stopped looking.

"Who made him suffer eight years of imprisonment for no reason and ruined his life?"

She tried her best to restrain herself, but her hands still trembled uncontrollably, "He was only 19 years old when he was imprisoned, eight years, and he spent all his youth in prison, but our two culprits lived well, how dare you let him I forget?"

Ye Wan stood up and walked into the bedroom. After a while, she came out with a box of tissues and put them in front of Bai Tian.

Bai Tian lowered his head and covered his face with his left hand, not looking at her.

The person standing there looked out the window, carefully hid all his emotions, and then said: "He never hated you, Bai Tian, ​​let go of this matter, so that you can live a good life."

"The one I'd rather die is me!" Bai Tian finally roared in a broken voice, Ye Wan's shoulders trembled, she raised her head and closed her eyes.

Bai Tian could no longer support his body, slipped off the sofa, and knelt on the ground.

The person standing there slowly knelt down, hugged her into his arms, and gently comforted her.There were tears rolling down her white face, but it was impossible to tell whose it was.

Ye Wan hugged her, patted her on the back slowly, and said softly: "If there must be someone to bear it, it shouldn't be you."

"The culprit is me. If you want to hate, hate me."

The summer vacation of the first year of high school came earlier than usual.

People with good relationships in the class agreed to play together during the holidays, and then went back to their respective homes with their schoolbags on their backs.

Bai Tian has already made plans for the summer vacation - helping out in restaurants, and going to dance classes on a regular basis.

Bai Laosan promised that if she behaved well during the summer vacation, she would be officially asked to help cook.

Bai Tian is very confident about this, after all, she has lived in such an environment since she was born, and she is no less experienced than ordinary cooks.

All she needs is a formal opportunity.

Half a month after the holiday, Bai Tian was discussing with Zhao Yuelan the culinary competitions she had seen abroad. Bai Tian was fascinated by the top-notch competitions between culinary masters from various countries. Unfortunately, she didn't have a computer at home, so she could only Go to Zhao Yuelan's house to watch the game video.

After making an appointment to go to Zhao Yuelan's house, Bai Tian packed up his things and went out to a restaurant.

It's actually not too far from home to the restaurant, unless it's too late to walk on the street alone, Bai Tian will walk there.

There is a shortcut that can be taken on this road, but it has to cross two remote side streets, and Bai Tian usually does not take a shortcut.Whenever this happens, she will feel that it would be fine if she were a man.

The troubles of being a woman, from the handicrafts of men but not women in the family, to the bad things I have experienced from childhood to adulthood, are all vividly reflected.

As Bai Tian was walking on the road, he suddenly thought of Ye Wan.

Ye Wan is really outstanding, she must have experienced a lot of troubles, so she pays so much attention to the way of protecting herself in private.

I have to say that wearing men's clothing is indeed much safer.

If Bai Tian hadn't been very familiar with Ye Wan's figure, he probably wouldn't have been able to recognize her under her fully armed at first sight.

To get out of the old housing area, you need to cross an old street. This street is not easy to walk, and there are usually no cars passing by.When Bai Tian walked over, the sun was just out, and the ground was bumpy because of the rain in the morning, so she walked carefully.

There were some hardware stores and waste collection places on both sides, Bai Tian passed by an alley, caught a glimpse of a few young men with messy dyed hair standing inside, and quickened his pace.

A young man with green hair walked past her and got into the alley. When the people inside saw him, they asked, "That kid Wei Zheng ran away?"

Bai Tian paused and stopped by the wall.

The green-haired young man casually spat out the betel nuts in his mouth, and replied with a local accent: "That kid is a jerk, he must have heard the news in advance, and ran away early."

The person inside swears a dirty word, and then said: "Fifth brother let out the cruel words. If you find this brat, each person will be rewarded with 2 yuan."

Lumao said viciously: "His broken shop is still there, there is no way he won't come back, and he will take his brothers to guard it tonight."

Grabbing the bag, Bai Tian quietly walked forward a few steps, and only started to run when he could not hear the sound at all.

She ran all the way to the station, directly boarded the car in the opposite direction to the restaurant, and then took out her mobile phone to call Wei Zheng.

The other party's phone was turned off, Bai Tian thought about it, and called Ye Wan again.

This time, there was no one to pick up, Bai Tian didn't dare to go to Wei Zheng's shop, so he had to go to Ye Wan's house first to look for it.

The person who opened the door was Zhang Ma. She had never seen Bai Tian before, so she asked suspiciously, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Ye Wan, is she at home?" Bai Tian asked quickly.

Mama Zhang shook her head and said, "The family went on a trip and haven't come back yet."

Bai Tian left the Yanglou community in disappointment, and continued to call Wei Zheng.

Ye Wan and Wei Zheng were the ones who beat Zhang Lao Wu back then, but now that the other party came to him, it was obviously impossible to let it go.She had to tell Wei Zheng quickly that it was best to hide outside for a while longer.

It would be fine if Zhang Lao Wu was just a local hooligan in this area, but his family is an upstart with no shortage of money, and his uncle is the director of the police station. Wei Zheng will definitely suffer if he meets head-on.

More importantly, if Zhang Laowu followed the vine to find out about Ye Wan...

For an hour, Bai Tian's intermittent phone calls didn't go through. She called Ye Wan again, but no one answered.

She really had no choice but to call Principal Ye.Since father and daughter travel together, they are always together.

Ye Chengze was very puzzled: "Ye Wan? She went home two days ago, didn't she say she wanted to go out to play with you?"

Bai Tian opened his mouth, and then said: "Yes, she has an appointment with me, maybe she's still on the way, I'll wait."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Tian looked at the phone, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually expanded.

In the end, Bai Tian could only sit in the convenience store outside the Western-style building complex, watching the street corner and waiting.

Although Bai Tian knew rationally, with Wei Zheng's behavior style, he would definitely contact Ye Wan before running away, telling her not to go to the store recently.

But she was still worried about not being sure about it herself.

After casually finishing lunch in the convenience store, Bai Tian waited until two o'clock in the afternoon, but no one was found.

It was at this time that Bai Tian suddenly realized that she had no idea where to find her except Ye Wan's home and shop.

Obviously the relationship between the two is not what it used to be, but she still only understands the part that Ye Wan wants her to understand.

Bai Tian knew nothing about other things.

For example, when did Ye Wan fight Zhang Lao Wu, and why did he fight.

Another example, who is that person named "Hui Ru".

As soon as the doorbell of the convenience store rang, two figures walked in, took two bottles of soda from the freezer, and went to the counter to check out.

Bai Tian sat on the bench by the window, turned his back and looked at the area leading to the community from the street intersection, without blinking his eyes.

The cashier swept the soda and said, "Hello, the total is four and five."

A female voice sounded: "Let me come, I just have some change."

Bai Tian was taken aback when he heard the voice, and turned his head to look.Two rows of shelves blocked her figure, and she looked through the gap to the two people in front of the cash register.

The tall girl with a ponytail was taking out change to pay, and the girl in a pink dress standing aside picked up a soda bottle and twisted it, then frowned and said, "Ye Wan, I can't unscrew it."

The tall girl glanced at her, took it, unscrewed it, and handed it to her.

The girl immediately smiled and took a sip of the drink. Her face was a little red from the sun, and she smiled sweetly.

After paying the bill, the two walked out of the convenience store side by side. The person drinking the soda held the other's hand, talking and laughing as they walked towards the entrance of the community.

The mobile phone on the tall girl's body rang, she picked it up and took a look, but didn't answer it.

Bai Tian sat in the convenience store and hung up the phone.

That night, Wei Zheng's cell phone was finally turned on, he thanked Bai Tian, ​​and promised that he would hide for a while, and then lost contact.

During the remaining one and a half months of summer vacation, Bai Tian did not contact Ye Wan again, and the other party seemed to have forgotten about her, and never sent any messages.

Bai Tian's summer vacation was very fulfilling. She finally started cooking in a restaurant and won unanimous praise from the guests.Although the third uncle didn't say anything, Bai Tian could tell that he was also very happy.

Zhao Yuelan's summer vacation was still rich and colorful. She went on a trip with people she had a good relationship with in the class, and when she came back, she took Bai Tian to the next city for a day trip. In the last few days, she even brought Bai Tian There is good news.

"Master Chef Competition?" Bai Tian sat in Zhao Yuelan's bedroom, looked at her strangely, and asked, "Are you sure you didn't read some comic book and come to fool me?"

Zhao Yuelan tossed and turned on the bed a few times, and protested: "I'm not a second-degree patient, I'm telling you the truth."

Grandma Zhao happened to pass by her bedroom, looked at her and said, "Shengsheng, why didn't you wash the cherry your mother bought for Xiaotian to eat?"

Bai Tian quickly waved his hand: "Grandma, I don't want to eat, don't bother me."

"You child, you are always so polite, just wait, grandma will wash it for you." Grandma Zhao finished with a smile and walked into the kitchen.

Bai Tian and Zhao Yuelan looked at each other, and both showed helpless smiles at the same time.

Not long after, Grandma Zhao came back with a plate of washed cherries and put them on the table.After Bai Tian thanked them politely, Grandma Zhao walked out with a smile and closed the door behind them intimately.

Zhao Yuelan ate the cherries, then continued the topic just now, and said, "That competition is very formal, the audition starts in October, and those who are selected will continue to compete in the rematch, and finally go to the capital for the final. The time span is quite long, and it may take Do it for more than half a year?"

Bai Tian shook his head and said, "I'm not yet an adult, so I don't have the qualifications for the competition. And there are so many masters, it would be embarrassing for me to go."

"What are you afraid of, I think you can do it. And this competition is divided into age groups, you just need to sign up for the youth group. Many chefs will choose apprentices in this kind of competition. If you are lucky, you can learn more skills."

This sentence really made Bai Tian a little tempted. She stole the teacher from her grandfather, but she didn't learn everything.Bai Lao San is a person who does not have much pursuit of culinary skills, and is more rigid in stereotypes. Bai Tian is different, she wants to learn more new things.

After getting the registration materials for the competition from Zhao Yuelan, Bai Tian returned home.

Before she could decide whether to sign up or not, school had already started.So Bai Tian could only temporarily put this matter aside and return to campus life once again.

Liu Ran also went back to his hometown this summer vacation. He was tanned all over. He looked dark and strong, and he had grown a lot taller.

He was startled when he saw Bai Tian, ​​and circled around her five or six times, amazed.

Bai Tian squinted at him and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Boss, why do I think you've become more beautiful? Could it be that it's been too long since we've seen each other, and beauty comes from distance?"

Liu Ran compared her height, and said: "And she has grown taller."

Bai Tian liked to hear this sentence, so he gave up the idea of ​​kicking him.

She sat in her seat, glanced at the empty seat on the right, and put down her schoolbag.

When Li Laotu walked in, Bai Tian felt sleepy when he saw his face, and fell asleep with his head propped up.

At the beginning of school, there were a lot of miscellaneous things to deal with. Naturally, I couldn't attend the class. Bai Tian was left alone, so happy that he slept all morning, and was not woken up by Liu Ran until lunch time.

The two sat in the corner after having lunch, Bai Tian looked at Liu Ran's irrepressible smile, and couldn't help but ask, "What are you so silly about? You've been laughing all the way."

Liu Ran immediately put away his expression and buried himself in his meal.

A man stood before them with a plate and asked, "Can I sit?"

Bai Tian looked up and rolled his eyes: "I don't want to be watched by people eating."

Zhao Yuelan had already sat down, and picked up chopsticks to eat in a good mood.

Bai Tian was puzzled, and asked, "What are you all happy about? What happened that I don't know about?"

Liu Ran has already become a tomato, and he buried his head and dared not look at it.

So only Zhao Yuelan could answer her question: "You've been sleeping all morning, so of course you don't know."

"How do you know I'm sleeping?" Bai Tian asked.

Zhao Yuelan laughed out loud, looked at her and said, "Because I'm sitting on your right."

Bai Tian's chopsticks froze, her eyes widened, and she asked, "Are you assigned to our class?"

Liu Ran immediately corrected her: "It's because of the entrance examination, it's because of the strength!"

Bai Tian ignored him, and said in a strange way: "Why didn't I find you here?"

"You sleep like a pig, you will be a ghost if you find out." Liu Ran muttered in a low voice.

Zhao Yuelan blinked and asked, "How are you doing, are you happy?"

Bai Tian didn't want to give her face, so he said calmly: "It's so-so, anyway, the happiest person is sitting here."

Liu Ran buried his head even lower.

Bai Tian thought of something again, and asked, "Then who in our class was squeezed out by you?"

There are only so many places in class A, if you want to come in, you have to leave.

Zhao Yuelan didn't answer the question, obviously she didn't really want to praise such things.As a know-it-all, Liu Ran is extremely quiet at the moment.

Bai Tian suddenly realized something, Zhao Yuelan said, she was sitting on his right hand.

Before she could react, the entrance of the cafeteria suddenly became noisy, and the voices of the surrounding conversations became so noisy that Bai Tian had to look over.

"Who is that person? A freshman in high school? So cute."

"It looks a little familiar..."

"Damn, is that Xinlei? The one who played Wang Xiaozhi in "Single Mother"."

"It seems that she is really her. Why did she come to our school?"

The people around were chattering, and when Bai Tian looked over, there were crowds of people at the entrance of the cafeteria, surrounded by layers after layers, she couldn't see anything clearly, so she could only look away.

She didn't watch TV dramas much, so she didn't know who they were talking about, but she probably guessed that someone like a child star might be transferred to their school.

At this time, Liu Ran finally stopped pretending to be dumb, and he quickly said: "Wen Xinlei has transferred to our school, she is in class C. Boss, do you know her? She started acting in movies at the age of six, and now she is worth more than first-line actresses .”

Bai Tian said "Oh", but he had never heard of this person before, so he was not interested.

Zhao Yuelan sat on the side, a smile flashed across her face.

Liu Ran's heart of gossip can't be suppressed even in front of his goddess, he continued enthusiastically: "She looks really cute, she has completely inherited the advantages of her parents, and can be said to be the best of the second generation of stars. I saw one."

When he said this, he thought of something, and said: "Chen Huiru actually looks like her, that's why she is called the class flower of class D. Otherwise, in my opinion, Zhang Ting of class D is better looking."

The dish picked up by Bai Tian's chopsticks accidentally fell back, she raised her head and asked, "Who did you just mention?"

"Chen Huiru, you won't forget again, right? We met her the day we graduated from junior high school, at the snack street."