Flowers in full bloom [Through the book, I became the favorite of the dark group]

Chapter 281: Dream 1: Previous life? Xiaoye

Chang Le, who was about six or seven years old, squatted under the eaves of a closed supermarket. The chilly autumn rain was blown by the wind and penetrated his skin through his thin clothes.

She shivered with cold and curled herself up even tighter against the wall.

She looked at the sky, which was darkening faster due to the rain, then turned her gaze back to the empty street, watching it motionlessly, not daring to miss a single second.

She is waiting for someone, waiting for the person who will take her home.

The sound of footsteps in the distance easily drowned out the sound of the autumn rain.

Chang Le jumped up happily like a little rabbit, looked over, and smiled brighter than a sunflower: "Sister Ye!"

Over there, a girl of eight or nine years old ran over with an umbrella and a bulging waterproof cloth bag in her arms.

Chang Le jumped up and was about to rush into the rain, but Xiao Ye glared back at him: "Don't get wet in the rain!"

Chang Le shrank back immediately.

Xiao Ye ran over, handed her the cloth bag, and covered both her and the bag under the umbrella. She then raised her arm and asked her to hold his: "Let's go back."

Chang Le clung to her and pushed the umbrella, which was tilted towards him, towards her.

The two little girls huddled under an ugly blue checkered umbrella and walked toward the alley in the old neighborhood.

There was news a year ago that this street was going to be demolished, but although the news spread widely and the notice was issued, no actual construction has started yet.

It is said that many old residents were dissatisfied with the demolition conditions and had a fierce quarrel with the town’s responsible persons. It so happened that the group responsible for the construction was in poor financial condition, so the demolition of this old street has been delayed for a long time.

But many people had already moved away, so Chang Le was taken in by an old man and temporarily lived in an empty old house.

Xiaoye and Changle went into the house, and Xiaoye carefully put away the umbrella.

The old house is rather dilapidated and has not been renovated since the owner moved to the city, but at least it can shelter from wind and rain.

The main furniture inside has been moved out, leaving only a foldable and worn-out sofa, a small table, a cupboard and a stool, which are the support for Changle's life.

Xiao Ye sat next to her and said, "Open it and take a look. They are all for you."

Chang Le couldn't wait to open the cloth bag, which contained steamed buns still bubbling with heat and a plastic jar of honey filled with pickles.

Turning the page further down, there was a neatly folded sweater. The light blue had faded to grayish blue, but it was very clean and had a faint smell of laundry soap.

At the bottom, there were two steel rods that were removed from somewhere, and the ends were wrapped by Xiaoye with soft and wear-resistant cloth.

"Wow!" Chang Le picked it up as if it were a treasure and shook it a few times in his hand.

Xiao Ye patted her steadily: "Le Le, don't hurt yourself."

Chang Le put them away immediately: "I'll go hide them!"

"Go ahead." Xiao Ye said quietly, "Come back and we'll have dinner together."

At the door of the old house, the autumn rain was drizzling. Two little girls were sitting side by side at the door, gnawing on steamed buns with pickles, shoulder to shoulder, smiling at each other.

But soon, night fell, and Xiaoye took her cloth bag and umbrella and left. She wanted to go home.

Chang Le's entire complexion turned gray, like a frustrated puppy, tugging at her clothes and not wanting her to leave.

"Xiao Ye, isn't it good not to go home?"

Xiao Ye shook her head in embarrassment: "No, I haven't cleaned up my brother's room over there yet. They will be back after dinner tonight. If they find out I'm not at home, they will get angry."

"They always make you work! They're not nice to you at all!"

As Chang Le spoke, he pulled up Xiaoye's sleeves and sure enough, he saw bruises underneath the long sleeves. Some were caused by pinching, some were caused by bumps, some were new and some were old.

Chang Le was so angry that he raised his eyebrows and glared: "They beat you again! I will go and avenge you!"

As she was about to take her newly acquired weapon, she was stopped by Xiao Ye:

"Don't mess around! You can't even beat me, what revenge are you seeking? Besides, they... are my family."

"Are all family members like this?" Chang Le pointed at her arm angrily and questioned, "Family members like this are worse than me!"

"Xiao Ye, please don't leave, okay?" Chang Le hugged her and rubbed his head against her.

"Be my sister, I will support you!"

Xiao Ye was amused by her words: "You are younger than me, how can you support me? I should be the one helping you.

It’s okay, Lele, they just asked me to do more work, they didn’t dare to do anything to me.”

"But..." Chang Le was still unwilling to let go.

She was so young that she didn't understand what it meant to favor boys over girls or to be partial to girls, but she knew that Sister Xiao Ye, who was very kind to her, was often beaten and had a hard life.

Sister Xiaoye is very sad and lonely, so she needs her friend.

Xiao Ye touched her head and said, "Okay, I'm really fine. I have to go back quickly. They should be back soon."

"Le Le, promise me that you will live well."

"If you have any difficulties, you must come to me. Be happy, understand?"

Chang Le raised his little head and promised solemnly: "Okay!!"

"Goodbye sister."

Xiaoye carried an umbrella and a cloth bag, faced the autumn rain, and plunged into the darkness.

Xiao Ye ran back downstairs and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was no light coming out of the windows on the first floor. They hadn't come back yet.

She took a deep breath, took out the key, opened the door and walked in.

I turned on the lights, shook the umbrella as dry as possible and put it in the toilet to drain the water, put the cloth bag back in its place, and then started to clean up the kitchen and living room.

When she had finished cleaning, dried her umbrella and put it back on the hook by the door, she heard a voice in the hallway. They were back.

Xiao Ye immediately ran to his room and closed the door.

There was laughter outside and my brother's loud voice.

The lights in the living room were bright. They turned on the TV and ate the snacks they bought.

In the small bedroom separated by a door, Xiao Ye turned off the lights, leaned against the door, and covered his ears.

This is good, don't think about her, at least she can live in peace.

When Chang Le was fiddling with the sweater Xiao Ye gave her, she found a colorful plastic brooch on the sweater. In the middle of the flower pattern was a photo of Xiao Ye.

In the blurry photo, Xiaoye has a bright smile.

That was a smile that Xiaoye would only show in front of Chang Le.

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Chang Le was awakened by the rare thunder in autumn. She ran to the door and saw heavy rain, lightning and thunder.

She immediately closed the doors and windows and wrapped herself up.

For some reason, she felt very uneasy and her heart was beating very fast, as if something was about to happen.

In such anxiety, Chang Le half-slept and half-awake until dawn.

The rain that had fallen overnight had stopped and there was a chill in the air.

Chang Le ran out of the house, shivering.

She squatted back in the old place, waiting for Xiaoye.

This morning, after Xiaoye's family left, Xiaoye came back to play with her.

Chang Le held the cigarette in his hand and looked at the gloomy sky, thinking that today must be a good day.

half an hour...

One hour……

Two hours...

Xiao Ye didn't come.

Chang Le panicked and turned around in circles, scratching his ears and cheeks.

Although she knew where Xiaoye's home was, she knew that Xiaoye's family didn't like her making friends outside, especially a little beggar like her. She didn't dare to go, fearing that Xiaoye's family would find out, which would be even worse for Xiaoye.

She finally decided to wait for a while. If Xiaoye didn't come, she would watch him from afar. As long as Xiaoye was okay, she would come back immediately.

As she was waiting, several people walked into the empty, abandoned old street.

In front was a middle-aged man in a suit, leading the way, followed by several men and women in uniform.

When the middle-aged man saw Chang Le, he pointed at her and then they walked towards her quickly.

Chang Le was startled and turned and ran away.

But her legs were short, and she didn't run far before the young man caught up with her and pulled her into his arms.

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There may be some jumps in the story, as these chapters are about some fragments of Lele’s “past life and present life” as well as the “original owner”.

In reality, Lele is in a coma.