Someone was shouting anxiously at the top of their lungs: "Catch the thief! Catch the thief! Catch that thief! He stole my wallet!"
There was a commotion in the market, and the already crowded crowd was rippled because the thief ran as fast as he could and the person who caught the thief chased him desperately.
As the thief ran, he arrogantly raised the kitchen knife in his hand and shouted: "Get out of my way! I will chop whoever gets in the way!"
Who would dare not to hide when seeing this situation? People hurriedly gave way to the thief, resulting in a crowding situation.
Mo Bei was hit by the crowd and took a few steps back. He raised his eyes and saw the thief running past with a kitchen knife.
Mo Bei found that he and An Ran were separated by the thief. He immediately raised his feet to look for An Ran, but he heard frightened screams one after another.
"Oops! The thief hurt someone with his knife!"
The thief was blocked by the crowd and was afraid of being caught, so he became anxious and started to hurt people with the kitchen knife in his hand.
Hearing the horrified voices of the crowd, Mo Bei decided to come back later to find An Ran. He knew that she would be waiting for him nearby with Leilei, so he turned around and chased the knife-wielding thief.
Gu Anran, who was dispersed by the crowd, never relaxed her hold on Leilei's hand. Ever since she arrived at the market, Gu Anran had always held Leilei's hand tightly when she saw the sea of people. She was worried that if she let go, Leilei would be swallowed up by the crowd.
Can't find it.
At this moment, too, although the panicked crowd dispersed her and Mo Bei, she still held onto Leilei's hand tightly. Leilei was also clever, leaning on Gu Anran's arms and holding on to the corner of her clothes.
Afraid that Leilei's small body would be pushed and trampled, Gu Anran led Leilei to the wall, and the two of them looked around, looking for Mo Bei's figure.
"Second aunt, where is my second uncle?" Not seeing Mo Bei, Leilei raised his head and asked worriedly.
"Don't worry about your second uncle." Gu Anran had already guessed in his mind, "He should have gone to help catch the thief. This thief is so scary. He has a knife in his hand. If he is not caught, he will hurt him.
A lot of people came.”
Leilei still frowned after hearing this, "The thief has a knife, but the second uncle doesn't. Will the second uncle not be hurt?"
"No." Gu Anran showed a confident smile, "Your second uncle has been a soldier. He will not be in danger when dealing with a little thief."
"That's good!" Leilei finally smiled and shouted, "Second uncle, come on! Catch that thief!"
Gu Anran was interacting with Leilei, and he never noticed that there was a man next to him.
The man saw her at a glance in the crowd, walked over to her, and heard her proudly praising her husband.
"An Ran." The man called her. Gu Anran frowned slightly when she heard the voice. When she turned her head and saw him, she squinted her eyes and the smile disappeared from her face. She rolled her eyes coldly and asked, "Why is it you?"
"
Zheng Wei was a little embarrassed by Gu Anran's disgusting attitude. He frowned, then forced a smile and said, "Isn't it almost the New Year? I'm also coming to the market to buy new year's goods."
Children's memories of unfamiliar people are easily replaced by the latest things. Leilei no longer remembers that the person in front of him is the stinky man who wanted to take away his second aunt.
But he still maintained his resistance to Zheng Wei. He pushed Zheng Wei with his small hands, stood between Zheng Wei and Gu Anran, and warned Zheng Wei fiercely, "My second uncle will be back soon! If you dare to bully me,
Second aunt, my second uncle will definitely beat you up until you’re full of teeth!”
This little milky voice will not cause any deterrent to an adult male. Zheng Wei lowered his head and glanced at Leilei, "This child is so lucky. You spare no effort to protect him. Even if he is taken away by bad guys, he will still be taken away by you."
Get it back."
"Well, aren't you here to buy new year's goods? Go and do your work! Leilei and I are waiting for Mo Bei." Gu Anran didn't want to talk to Zheng Wei anymore, hugged Leilei in his arms, turned away and continued to wait for Mo Bei.
Come back north.
Even though Gu Anran was so indifferent, Zheng Wei had no intention of leaving immediately.
He hesitated for a moment and asked her, "An Ran, not long after I returned to the village, I heard that you and Mo Bei were back. There is something I have wanted to find out from you for a long time, but I was worried about going to you rashly and doing something wrong to you.
The impact was not good, but fortunately, I met you here today."
Oh, now I know that looking for her will have a bad impact on her? Why didn't you think about her when you climbed over the wall in the middle of the night and wanted to take her to elope?
Gu Anran turned to look at Zheng Wei. Seeing his remorseful and self-blaming look, she guessed that what he wanted to ask had something to do with Wu Dongxue.
Gu Anran's hand covered Leilei's ear. She didn't want him to recall the scene that day.
Then she slightly raised her chin and looked at Zheng Wei, "If you want to ask anything, just ask."
"An Ran, I saw the newspaper report that a girl from a night school slipped and fell..."
Zheng Wei paused, took a deep breath, and continued with a slightly trembling voice, "The newspaper used a pseudonym for the person involved, and the picture was not clear, but from various information, I feel that the girl who fell from the building was...
…yes……"
"It's Wu Dongxue." Gu Anran said it for him. She saw that he was clenching his hands into fists and the muscles at the corners of his mouth were twitching nervously. She just couldn't say the name, so she said it for him.
"Really, is it really her?" Zheng Wei suddenly felt weak and took two steps back.
"Why are you so surprised? Didn't you ask me if I had already thought of this result before?" Thinking of what happened that day, Gu Anran also felt depressed. He had finally forgotten the scene of that day these days. Zheng Wei suddenly appeared and asked
When this happened, she suddenly felt bad.
"I really didn't expect..." Zheng Wei kept shaking his head, "I really didn't expect that incident would have such serious consequences for her... I hurt her... I hurt someone who might be admitted to the night school.
A good girl who may have a bright future..."
Zheng Wei stepped forward with a painful expression, took Gu Anran's hand and slapped him on the face, "Anran, hit me! Hit me for your friend!"
Gu Anran threw away his hand and scolded angrily in a low voice, "What are you doing? What's wrong with you? Do you think that by doing this, something that has already happened can be treated as if it didn't happen? Childish! The dead person is already dead and has no chance to see you.
Repent. If you really feel that you have done something wrong, think carefully about how you should treat others in the future."
Zheng Wei was woken up by Gu Anran's scolding, and he quickly took a step back to maintain a normal distance.
Fortunately, the attention of the people around them was attracted by the world where thieves hurt people, and no one noticed anything strange about them. If acquaintances saw them tugging, I don't know what kind of gossip would be spread.
There was an endless silence between the two of them. Gu Anran's eyes shifted to the street again, hoping to find Mo Bei as soon as possible.