Jiang Yaohai turned around and looked at his childhood friend whom he hadn't seen for many years at the bottom of the stairs. A few people who seemed to be his friends were walking behind him.
This staircase leads to the second floor. Even if you run, you won't get anywhere.
He could only smile helplessly and invite everyone: "Why don't you come up and sit down?"
Jiang Yaohai, a man of upright appearance and cheerful disposition, poured tea and water for everyone with a very friendly attitude. However, Gao Fei remained stern, seemingly unmoved by his overtures.
Everyone had never seen Gao Fei like this before, and they couldn't help but turn their attention to the source of the abnormality - Jiang Yaohai.
But Jiang Yaohai seemed oblivious to this, rambling on about other things, refusing to mention anything related to Gao Fei, as if they were merely customers who came to buy tea, and as the boss, he was simply entertaining them well.
"Where have you been all these years?" Gao Fei finally couldn't help but ask. His eyes were red, shining, and full of emotion.
Everyone was drawn in by this resentful question.
If there wasn't a big man sitting opposite her who was as big as herself, Li Chunhua might have started gossiping.
"..." Jiang Yaohai opened his mouth, wanting to explain something to Gao Fei. But looking at the people sitting around him, he finally closed his mouth and continued to make tea.
"His name is Jiang Yaohai, and he's my childhood friend." Gao Fei introduced him to his colleague. "We grew up in the same neighborhood and are best buddies."
Jiang Yaohai still kept his head down and made tea.
"I know that I've been away from home all these years, and you've been secretly helping me take care of my grandparents. I'm very grateful to you. But why do you always hide from me?" Gao Fei's voice rose unconsciously.
Jiang Yaohai said helplessly: "You should know that it is best for you if I stay away from you."
"I don't know, I just know that you shouldn't hide from me!" Gao Fei stared at him with red eyes.
The gossip factor in Li Chunhua's heart surged up again.
I heard that there are men who like men nowadays... Could it be that Gao Fei...
"Xiao Fei..." Jiang Yaohai was helpless and was about to speak when he was interrupted by shouting from downstairs.
"Brother Hai!" After a rude shout, the sound of "dong dong" footsteps could be heard. "Hey, Brother Hai has a guest! I'll leave first and come back later."
The man was dressed in a scoundrel style, carrying a handbag, and his eyes flickered as he spoke, making it clear he wasn't a serious person. He finished his words and, without waiting for a response, ran down the stairs again.
This person is from a completely different world from Jiang Yaohai, but he takes Jiang Yaohai as his leader in words, and it sounds like he wants to make a living under his control.
Jiang Yaohai's social connections are probably not simple.
Gao Fei is an active-duty soldier, so how could he be friends with someone with such complicated social relationships?
Several people had their own thoughts, but as the situation was unclear, they did not show it.
Jiang Yaohai could tell at first glance that the people with Gao Fei must be from the military. The reason why he didn't say anything was because he was afraid of affecting Gao Fei.
I thought I could get away with it, but I didn't expect such an accident to happen.
"Gao Fei, tell me." As Gao Fei's direct superior, Song Ren must inquire clearly about the dangerous social relationships.
Gao Fei felt regretful when he saw Song Ren speak. He should have come to him secretly afterward instead of letting Captain Song interrogate him in front of so many people.
"Let me tell you." Seeing Gao Fei in trouble, Jiang Yaohai, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke. He smiled and showed no guilt.
"Gao Fei and I did grow up together, but later...something happened and we went our separate ways. I haven't seen each other in all these years." Jiang Yaohai explained to everyone calmly, "It's normal for him to be a little excited after a long separation."
"He's taken care of me since I was little, and his grades have always been better than mine. If he hadn't been with me and encouraged me during the time my parents left, I wouldn't have been able to get into Hangfei." Gao Fei paused and said regretfully, "We could have gone to Hangfei together."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yu looked at Jiang Yaohai seriously.
He knew how difficult it was to pass the Hangfei exam. Gao Fei passed, but Jiang Yaohai, who had better grades than Gao Fei, failed. What happened?
Song Ren also realized that the key point of the matter was this incident, and asked directly: "So, can you tell me about this incident?"
Jiang Yaohai knew that the other person was being polite.
Even if he didn't tell anyone, his information would be clearly in the other party's hands later. It would be better for him to be frank: "There's nothing I can't say. I just committed a crime and can't continue my studies."
"Jiang Yaohai!" Gao Fei shouted urgently.
The other party didn't take it seriously and explained the whole story directly.
Jiang Yaohai's family situation is not much better than Gao Fei's.
His father is not a good man. Apart from making money, he doesn't care about anything at home.
Later, she found a mistress, which angered her mother so much that she became ill and passed away a few years later. Before she left, she held Jiang Yaohai's hand and asked him to take good care of his young sister.
Not long after Jiang's mother died, Jiang's father married his mistress.
Jiang Yaohai simply couldn't stand having that woman at home. Seeing that she seemed to be nice to his sister, he simply applied to live on campus, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
People say that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. The stepmother pretends to be caring for the child, but once the door is closed, the child will be beaten and pinched.
As a result, in the second semester of his senior year, he suddenly received a notice from his homeroom teacher during evening study, saying that his sister was gone.
Jiang Yaohai didn't react for a moment. What did "gone" mean?
The head teacher touched his shoulder with sympathy and said, "Yao Hai, you have to be strong. Your sister has passed away."
Jiang Yaohai couldn't remember what he said afterwards.
He ran home panting and saw his sister lying on the crib, no longer breathing.
He stroked his sister's pale and cute little face with trembling hands, not knowing why things turned out like this.
When she returned home a few days ago, she still sweetly called her brother...
His stepmother pretended to cry in the living room, and his father said nothing.
Jiang Yaohai's mind was in a mess, and he messed up his sister's clothes in his rude behavior. Seeing the mottled scars on her skin, he suddenly woke up.
He lifted up his sister's clothes with shaking hands and saw that there was not a single piece of healthy flesh on her body. It was covered with bruises and purple marks.
As smart as he is, he certainly knows what happened.
He actually left his sister alone in such an environment and she lost her life.
Jiang Yaohai burst into tears and slapped himself hard several times. He pulled up his sister's clothes, rushed to the living room, and punched his stepmother in the face with his fists, who was pretending to cry.
The fake crying was interrupted by a scream and turned into real crying.
Jiang Yaohai wanted to continue fighting but was stopped by his father.
How can a dead daughter who is not loved be as important as a beloved woman? Jiang's father does not allow his son to beat his stepmother.
Jiang Yaohai yelled and asked his father why he tolerated others treating his daughter like this.
But Jiang's father just said casually, "She's just a girl."
Jiang Yaohai lost all reason and punched his biological father.
But he was only a teenager, and his physical strength and fighting experience were no match for Jiang's father. He only relied on his anger to continue his attack.
During the struggle, Jiang's father was pushed to the ground and the back of his head hit the corner of the coffee table.
Blood...flowed out.
Jiang Yaohai is a tragic figure. Alas, poor Yaohai. Everyone, don't forget to vote.