My Stepmother's Secret

"Long time no see!"

This voice, it was a girl's voice, pulled me back from my memories and back to reality. When I heard this voice, my body immediately trembled.

When I looked back and realized that it was her, my whole body fell into the memories of the past.

She's Ao Xiaoxue.

Yes, it was her. I remember the time in junior high school. Although it was a little disrespectful to threaten her with Chen Shien's video, it was still fun to think about that time. At least she was still alive, and at least I could threaten her. But now, she's dead. She didn't even have the chance to see me for the last time.

So when I met Chen Zihan and saw Ao Xiaoxue again, it wasn't as surprising as I thought. I just let out a faint "Oh."

Ao Xiaoxue looked at me and asked me strangely,

"Zhang Feng, what's wrong with you? At least we used to be schoolmates. Why are you so cold to me?"

"Besides, I've looked for you a few times since graduation, but you're not there anymore. I heard that you moved to the city. I asked someone to leave a letter for you. Why didn't you reply?"

After two sentences, Ao Xiaoxue asked me, but I just sighed. I usually stayed far away, then walked slowly away from the girls'dormitory.

Ao Xiaoxue didn't seem willing for me to ignore her. She chased after me, tugged my arm and asked me, "What do you mean?"

When I reached a place where no one was around, I turned around and looked at her. Tears were already in my eyes. I wiped them away and said, "Yes."

"Hello, Ao Xiaoxue. Long time no see."

"I'm sorry, I don't have time to reply to your letter. When I see you again, I remember the past!"

I wanted to leave again, but she held me back.

"Are you here to see Chen Zihan? Her mother is dead. She's in this school. I'm taking care of her. She's your sister anyway. Why are you leaving without saying anything?"

When she saw me like this, she was very angry and unhappy.

"I'm a girl. I've been looking for you a few times, and you ignored me. Now I'm saying hello to you. We haven't seen each other for so long, and you ignored me. What do you mean?"

In the end, I noticed that her eyes were red as well. I remembered what I did to her, and she helped me and my dad. I shouldn't have done this to her.

I looked around and said:

"Why don't I treat you to a meal? I don't know what to say. I'm living a miserable life anyway. Look at me like this."

I pointed to the dirty place where Shen Baiwan had just hit me and smiled miserably.

She nodded and went to dinner with me. Along the way, she asked me what was going on, and I said I was beaten up by the devil. While eating, she asked me if I could afford to treat someone to dinner.

"You see, I have to pay for the dinner, and you still have the nerve to invite me?"

I scratched my head awkwardly and chuckled. The sad atmosphere between us was instantly resolved by this joke.

I also asked her how she was doing at the Yizhong and how she spent her summer vacation. She said it wasn't just like that. She just wanted to have fun, but she was very disappointed. Why did she call me? I didn't reply. I can only say that I went to the city, so I didn't hear about her looking for me.

I asked her if she was also a bully in the Yizhong, a big sister, a boss, a gangster. She said no, she came to the Yizhong to study. Her family was a gangster, and her father didn't want her to be a gangster, so he forced her to come to class.

I smiled and nodded. "That's good, too. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good to be a big brother on the street and a gangster like your brother."

Ao Xiaoxue asked me if I owed him a beating and said that if her brother heard this, he would definitely teach me.

In the end, when we started eating, I asked her if she knew about Chen Zihan and Chen Shien.

She said, "I don't know. After your father killed someone, their mother and daughter were gone. Then they came to the Yizhong for some unknown reason to study. But Zi Han doesn't seem to remember me, but I still treat her as a good sister. But don't worry. Even if you're not at the Yizhong, I will take good care of her for you."

She also asked me if I was in the Qizhong. I said yes. I had the chance to come to the Qizhong, but I didn't want to.

She asked me why I didn't want to. I said, "I want to develop my strength in the Qizhong and find someone to avenge me."

She asked who I was.

I said:

"Broken finger old six, do you know this person? It shouldn't be his full name, it should just be a title, a title in the underworld."

She shook her head and said, "I don't know. I've never heard of it."

I said a little strangely:

"Logically speaking, your family started out as a gangster. Your father was still a gangster. He should know someone like that. This broken finger sixth is the murderer who killed Chen Shien. I guess he's either a gangster or a loan shark!"

I told them about my relationship with Chen Shien and Hongjie. Ao Xiaoxue was also very sorry. She said that she didn't expect Chen Shien to die. The next time she went to the cemetery to see her, she shook her head and said:

"I really don't know. I haven't heard from my dad. He has a reputation in the county, but I've never heard of him. Maybe he's not in the city."

Although he was eager to know who this broken finger old six was, even Ao Xiaoxue's family did not know, presumably this broken finger old six is really very few people know. Hongjie and Shen Baiwan, the bastards, would never tell me. They had to start with something else. My mother would never tell me. How could she count on her for money when she didn't even want her son and husband?

After dinner, she and I were going to part ways, and I laughed and said, "Nice to see you again. Thank you for inviting me to dinner. I was the one who invited you!"

She raised the corner of her mouth and said, "How dare you!"

After that, she told me to keep in touch with her. After all, they were classmates and alumni. She assured me that she would take good care of zihan and let me visit her often.

I said, "Don't worry. I'll definitely come to see Chen Zihan often. I'm also responsible for Chen Shien's death. I've hated her for so long. I'll take good care of her daughter!"

She asked me again, "By the way, do you remember what happened to us before?"

When she said this, her body and face turned red. I didn't pay attention at that time, so I just asked:

"You bullied me? Remember, you still want to find a gangster to bully me, I am a gangster now! When I get mixed up, I will take revenge!"

I joked. However, her face turned even redder, and she was a little angry, scolding me:

"Idiot, I'm talking about you bullying me!"

Otherwise, why do you think I've called you several times? Are you not responsible?"