Looking back at the stories that have happened over the years, her life can be summed up in two words: twists and turns.
Her father passed away at an early age, and her mother took her to remarry, so she also had another name that stayed with her for more than ten years.
Zhang Ya.
This name accompanied her through elementary school and junior high school. It was not until... her stepfather was sentenced to life imprisonment that she was able to use her previous name.
In junior high school, Zhao Yalin was taciturn. Because she traveled around with her mother in the early years, she was much thinner than other children of the same age. And because she sold her hair to support the family, she spent most of her childhood as a child.
Short hair looks attractive.
She and Liu Changqing were classmates in the second grade of junior high school.
She happened to be sitting right in front of Liu Changqing in junior high school. Although Liu Changqing would bully her at that time, he did not do anything too extreme, and when other classmates had conflicts with her, he would actively stand by her.
Refute others' position.
In this regard, Zhao Yalin at that time always treated Liu Changqing with gratitude.
It was he who gave those not-so-easy years a glimmer of warmth.
But everything turned around with a theft incident.
After the physical education class, a person in the class from a slightly wealthy family found that his newly purchased item was missing. I heard that it was a jade pendant that the other person's family bought from other places.
During the physical education class, Liu Changqing, who had a stomachache, went to the toilet, so the man insisted that Liu Changqing had stolen the jade pendant.
It seemed that all the fingers were pointed at Liu Changqing at that time. Zhao Yalin has not forgotten it to this day. Liu Changqing was panicked at that time and shouted loudly that he did not steal.
At that time, no one in the class stood up and said that they believed Liu Changqing did not steal, and everyone chose to remain silent. Although Zhao Yalin wanted to stand up and help Liu Changqing clarify, due to the herd mentality, she did not stand up in the end.
At that time, there was no surveillance in the classroom. Liu Changqing, who was incomprehensible, discussed the results with the teachers. Although the stolen jade was not found, Liu Changqing was a serious suspect, so he asked the other party to compensate half of the amount.
Zhao Yalin still can't forget that when Liu Changqing's parents arrived at the school and apologized, Liu Changqing's father kicked him several times angrily.
At that time, Liu Changqing remained silent.
From that time on, the other party became taciturn and began to be a loner in the class, and his academic performance also dropped a lot.
After seeing what happened to the other party, Zhao Yalin felt very guilty. She tried to communicate with Liu Changqing, but it seemed to have no actual effect.
Then, after the third grade of junior high school, the two of them never met again.
In the third year of junior high school, something happened to Zhao Yalin's family. His stepfather was sentenced to prison, and his family moved away from the city at that time.
She also changed her name from Zhang Ya back to her original name.
In the blink of an eye, so many years later, Zhao Yalin experienced a failed marriage and gave birth to a daughter, who also took her surname.
Compared with her character back then, she has already changed after years of social training.
I just didn't expect that when we met again twenty years later, the other party would not remember me.
Zhao Yalin clearly remembered that he often mentioned his previous name to Liu Changqing.
She prefers the name Zhao Yalin to Zhang Ya.
But the last time she discussed publishing with the other party, although she recognized Liu Changqing at a glance, it was just... that the other party had no impression of her at all.
He looked up at Liu Changqing standing in front of him, feeling a little sad in his heart.
No wonder when my daughter showed her the photo of the little fat man, she felt that he looked familiar...
On the other hand, Liu Changqing felt a little baffled by Zhao Yalin's words.
Why are you sorry to me again?
Although he said some bad words to her last time, considering that Zhao Yalin in front of him might be his biological mother in the future, Liu Changqing thought for a moment and responded.
"Last time I had a very big problem. Because I was worried about something, my tone might have been a bit harsh... Read this article and we can continue to cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Zhao Yalin stared at Liu Changqing in front of him, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't.
Sighed slightly.
"Let's go in first. Where is Xuanwen now?"
"Have a rest inside."
After saying this, Liu Changqing took steps, followed by Zhao Yalin behind him.
The distance between the two people remains two positions.
Liu Changqing continued.
"The doctor has just prescribed medicine, but it only provides temporary relief. The most important thing is not to eat a lot of cold food."
"Um."
The two of them arrived at their destination while talking.
Zhao Xuanwen's face looked better, and he was holding a paper cup in both hands and taking small sips while An Yuanyao sat aside.
He seemed to have noticed the movement, and quickly looked up and saw Liu Changqing and Zhao Yalin beside him.
After a brief daze, An Yuanyao also stood up.
He looked at Zhao Yalin and then focused his gaze on Liu Changqing's face, with a somewhat confused tone.
"Who is this……"
"Mother……"
Before Liu Changqing could introduce him, Zhao Xuanwen, who was holding a paper cup and drinking water, called out softly.
As if he was afraid that his mother would scold him, Zhao Xuanwen forced a smile after shouting.
It was obvious that she was not suitable to laugh at this moment.
Looking at his daughter's weak appearance at this moment, Zhao Yalin's eyes were filled with distress. He stepped forward past Liu Changqing and sat next to his daughter, making a gesture of reaching out to grab her face.
Seeing his mother stretching out her hand, which seemed to be a subconscious move, Zhao Xuanwen's head retracted.
The outstretched hand paused for a moment, then gently patted her head and spoke.
"How many times have I told you not to eat so much cold food...you don't have any memory."
"I won't eat so much next time..."
"And next time?"
"No more, no more!"
Seemingly realizing that he had said the wrong thing, Zhao Xuanwen quickly retorted.
Liu Changqing stood on the side and looked at the mother and daughter. He felt that the atmosphere between the two was very good, and it seemed that the other party was not a rigid mother.
Not knowing what was going on in Liu Changqing's mind, An Yuanyao, who was standing next to him, first looked up at him for a while, and then followed his gaze to look at Zhao Yalin, who had a somewhat distressed look on her face.
There was a slight change in his expression.
After Zhao Yalin warned her daughter for a while, she looked at Liu Changqing and said.
"I drove here. I'll take her home directly in a while. If you have anything to do, go back first."
"Okay, I'm really sorry this time. Mainly because I don't know that your daughter can't eat too many popsicles."
"It's okay, it's not a big problem."
After a few more polite words, Liu Changqing took An Yuanyao and left first.
Walking to the front of the car and getting into the driver's seat, Liu Changqing fastened his seat belt and was just about to start when he noticed that An Yuanyao, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was looking at him slantingly.
After being stunned for a moment, Liu Changqing looked at An Yuanyao with some confusion and asked.
"What are you looking at me for?"
"..."
An Yuanyao didn't reply immediately, but her eyes were scrutinizing. She stared at Liu Changqing for a while before speaking.