When the Qujia Restaurant was about to close, Qu Raner, accompanied by a young man with red lips and white teeth and a pair of peach blossom eyes, slowly walked out of the restaurant and came to the street.
At this time, Qu Ran'er was smiling like a flower. As she walked and listened to the man's words, she would lower her head and sneer from time to time, looking very happy.
After the two of them chatted and walked along the street for a while, Qu Raner turned around and said considerately: "Master Zhu, actually you don't have to wait for me to come home every day. Your home is far away, and it's inconvenient to go back late."
This man's name was Zhu Haoran, and he was an opera singer. Because he was handsome and could please women, An Huai brought him to Ganquan County. After some hints, Zhu Haoran began to go in and out of Qujia Restaurant every day, frequently
He showed his kindness to Qu Raner.
Bai Yucheng had just left Qu Ran'er at this time. She spent every day alone in the empty house with no one to talk to. Zhu Haoran, who was very good at making women happy, immediately took advantage of the situation and entered Qu Ran'er's life.
Zhu Haoran smiled and shook her head and said: "Sister Qu said such things, but she was out of touch. Hao Ran didn't know in the past that Sister Qu had to go home alone at night every day. Think about it, if you meet a bad person along the way, then
Isn’t it... Bah, bah, bah, look at my stupid mouth... I want to say that a beautiful woman like Sister Qu should have a man to act as a flower protector.
Send you home safely."
These few words made Qu Raner feel warm in her heart. Ever since the last time she and Bai Yucheng went home at night and were attacked by beggars with rotten eggs, Qu Raner had been feeling a shadow in her heart. She especially wished there was someone by her side.
Go home with yourself.
"Master Zhu, my sister is afraid of troublesome you and wasting your time." Qu Ran'er said.
Zhu Haoran immediately joked: "That's very easy to handle. If Sister Qu feels bad, just treat me to a few more drinks in the future, right? Hahaha..."
As he spoke, Zhu Haoran burst into hearty laughter, and Qu Raner followed beside him and also laughed.
Amid laughter, the two of them continued to move forward.
After walking and talking all the way, Zhu Haoran soon sent Qu Raner to her door.
After the two stopped, Zhu Haoran slowly raised his hands and said politely: "Sister Qu, then Haoran will go back."
"Ah? Ah..." Qu Ran'er wanted to talk to Zhu Haoran for a while, but when she heard the other party saying goodbye, she had no choice but to say: "Mr. Zhu, walk slowly and be careful on the road.
"
Zhu Haoran smiled slightly, nodded gracefully, turned and walked away.
Qu Ran'er did not enter the door immediately, but kept watching Zhu Haoran's back disappear before sighing softly.
Then, Qu Ran'er took out the key from the embroidery bag and prepared to open the door and enter the house.
Suddenly, someone from behind called her name: "Ran'er..."
Qu Ran'er, who was not mentally prepared, was startled. He even dropped the key and dropped it on the ground. At the same time, he took a big step back and said in panic: "Who? Who?"
In the darkness, Bai Yucheng walked out. At this time, he was in a miserable state, with wounds all over his body, his head drooped, as if he had no face to face Qu Raner...
"Bai...Bai Yucheng?" Qu Ran'er was extremely surprised.
She never expected that Bai Yucheng would appear in front of her like this at this time.
"Why are you here?" Qu Ran'er asked in confusion: "Didn't you go back to your hometown? How could...how could it be like this?"
Bai Yucheng shook his head sadly and said: "Ran'er, you don't know, after I left the city that day, I was beaten up by the gangsters, and all the things on my body and the money you gave me were all...
They were all robbed! Alas..."
Qu Ran'er suddenly felt distressed after hearing this, and immediately asked him if he had eaten anything, but the moment he opened his mouth, Qu Ran'er still held back and did not say anything.
Because at this moment, Qu Raner's mind suddenly flashed through the scene when he left that day, his pleading, Bai Yucheng's determined face...
In the dark night, Qu Raner's expression gradually changed. She bent down to pick up her keys and said angrily: "You actually have the nerve to come back! Have you forgotten what I said that day? Take those
Yinzi, once you walk out of this house, you will never come back!"
Bai Yucheng felt very embarrassed, but he still endured it and said weakly: "Ran'er, I...I am also desperate, so I came to you for help..."
"Looking for my help?" Qu Ran'er glared at Bai Yucheng and said bitterly: "Bai Yucheng, there is no relationship between you and me anymore, why should I still help you?"
After saying that, Qu Raner turned around and prepared to open the door with the key.
Bai Yucheng immediately became anxious, stepped forward and took Qu Ran'er's hand, and blocked the door lock with his body.
"Ran'er, I'm really desperate. Please help me. I will miss you forever!" Bai Yucheng said excitedly.
Qu Ran'er was frightened by Bai Yucheng's actions. She pushed Bai Yucheng away with all her strength, and while retreating, she said: "Bai Yucheng, don't mess around, or I will call someone!"
Seeing Qu Ran'er's unfamiliar and heartless look, Bai Yucheng suddenly felt a pain in his heart...
Bai Yucheng suddenly squatted down slowly and then sat directly on the threshold. When he raised his head, the back of his head hit the door panel with a "thud".
"What do you want to do? Are you trying to cheat? I really screamed!" Qu Ran'er said hurriedly.
Bai Yucheng was extremely discouraged and said feebly: "You can scream whatever you want. Anyway, I have no place to go now. It's best if you ask someone to send me to prison and lock me up."
After saying that, Bai Yucheng closed his eyes and pretended not to speak.
Just when Qu Raner was angry and undecided, Zhu Haoran suddenly appeared and came back again.
"Sister Qu, are you okay?"
Zhu Haoran, who was running over, immediately blocked Qu Ran'er's path, pointed at Bai Yucheng and said, "Shameless little boy, why don't you leave quickly!"
Qu Ran'er was surprised and said: "Master Zhu, you haven't left yet?"
Zhu Haoran turned her head and whispered: "Sister Qu, in fact, every time I watch you from afar when you enter the house, I leave..."
Qu Raner was so moved by these words that she almost shed tears.
Bai Yucheng opened his eyes and looked at Zhu Haoran, then slowly closed his eyes.
Zhu Haoran asked secretly: "Sister Qu, who is this person?"
Qu Raner didn't know how to answer for a moment. He hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and replied: "He...he is my brother-in-law..."
As soon as he said these words, Bai Yucheng, who had his eyes closed, suddenly twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled, but no sound was made.
"Brother-in-law?" Zhu Haoran said in surprise: "Sister Qu, do you have a younger sister?"
Qu Ran'er didn't answer, but asked Bai Yucheng directly: "Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
Qu Ran'er changed the topic eagerly because she didn't want Haoran to know about her relationship with Bai Yucheng, and she didn't want to scare them away.
Bai Yucheng opened his eyes and said: "I only need a little money, not much, just enough to go back to my hometown. I will sleep next to the city gate tonight, and I will leave as soon as it gets light!"
Qu Ran'er's uneasiness suddenly eased a lot, and she thought to herself, it turned out that she wanted money, so that would be easy to handle!
Then, Qu Ran'er took out a piece of silver from the embroidery bag and asked, "Ten taels of silver, is that enough?"
Bai Yucheng nodded: "That's enough."
Zhu Haoran immediately took the silver ingot from Qu Ran'er's hand, walked over and threw it at Bai Yucheng's feet, saying: "Take the silver and leave quickly!"
Bai Yucheng raised his eyes and glanced at Zhu Haoran without saying a word, then reached out to pick up the silver ingot, then stood up holding the door panel with some difficulty, said "thank you" to Qu Ran'er, and turned to the other side of the street.
Go.
Zhu Haoran suddenly took a step forward and shouted at Bai Yucheng's back: "You are not allowed to come again in the future, otherwise... otherwise, otherwise we will not be polite!"
Bai Yucheng didn't respond or look back. He walked slowly away step by step with heavy steps and disappeared into the night.