C15

The night was as cold as water.

The blue sky district in the center of A city was a district that was about to be demolished, and most of the residents had already moved away. Few people live here.

Mu Zixi's house was here, but even the worst house in A city wasn't hers. The landlord had already received the demolition fee and no longer cared about the house, so Mu Zixi still hadn't moved out yet.

There were a total of seven buildings in the residential complex, but he didn't see anyone from the moment Lin Nuofan drove into the residential complex all the way to the moment she lived downstairs.

"Zi Xi, is this where you live?" He looked at a dilapidated six-storey building in front of him. Some of the floors had even lost their windows. As for the building on the first floor, the word "dismantle" had also been printed on it. So eye-catching, so shabby.

There was no way anyone could stay here any longer. However, Mu Zixi had no choice but to live here. It was all because she had no money. Even though she worked hard, went to school during the day, and worked at night, she did not eat nor sleep for the sake of earning money. She was as thin as a piece of paper, but she was still unable to move out.

At this moment, Lin Nuofan's heart ached.

This was the first time he was sending Mu Zixi home. He really didn't expect her to live in such a place.

Seeing Lin Nuofan's suppressed expression, Mu Zixi's heart ached for some reason. The feeling of inferiority made her tingle. She shouldn't have let Lin Nuofan send her back. Otherwise, Lin Nuofan wouldn't see her being so poor.

She said, "Yes, my family has lived here for many years, and I already have feelings for this place. If I were to tear it down, I would be reluctant to move away. After a while, when this place is truly torn down, I will go out and live somewhere else." Her voice was as calm as the wind as she tried her best to find an excuse for herself.

However, her hands were tightly clenched, her nails digging into her palms.

Mu Zixi, you can fool others, can you fool yourself? You want to leave this place more than anyone, this nightmare, this dark house.

The place where she had lived with her father ever since she was young. The only memory she had was her father beating her when he came back from drinking and calling her a burden. She cried and begged for mercy, but nothing worked. It was the only memory she had of the house, the fear, even now that she had grown up. Father was not home. Every day when she returned to that house, she would feel fear. The memories of her youth would be carved into her soul and would never be erased. As soon as the sky darkened, she couldn't help but curl up with the blanket over her head to find a sense of security and force herself to fall asleep. In the past, she could work part-time outside until dawn and never came back. When she was in school, she would always try her best to stay in the dorm and not go home.

However, facing such a nightmare, it was still her so-called home. Because, other than this place, there was actually no place else in this world for her to stay. If she couldn't live here anymore, then she would really be homeless. All the money she earned, she had to pay for her father's medical expenses. Apart from her tuition, she could not even afford to pay for her meals. Out of the three meals she had every day, besides the fifty cents worth of steamed buns, she did not eat them, but instead ate some biscuits and bread that her classmates had bestowed upon her. But she was still hungry.

In such a luxurious and extravagant twenty-first century, she actually led such a life. Perhaps, if she didn't study, it would be much easier, but that was the only thing she had insisted on since she was young. What would happen if she didn't study? How would she live without her education and a good job? Was there any hope for her in the future? Therefore, she had to persevere, because she wanted to change her life more than anyone else. She didn't want too many things. She just wanted to live a peaceful life.

But it was too difficult. Because she was soon going to be homeless. The so-called "moving out" day was the day she would be homeless.

How could the heavens be so cruel to her?

Mu Zixi tidied up the pain in her heart. Still smiling, she unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. She said to Wu Tie, "big brother Lin, thank you for helping me today."

"What are you thanking me for? This is what I should do." As he said that, Lin Nuofan also got out of the car, "Let's go, I'll walk you up." His voice was as warm as the sun in June, but it made her heart throb even more.

She could not let him send her up again. Seeing where she lived would only make her feel even more ashamed.

"No need. "big brother Lin, I'll go up myself." Mu Zixi was still smiling, but she unconsciously took a step back.

Please. God, don't be so cruel. What he saw was already pitiful enough. She just wanted to keep a little self-respect in front of the people she liked.

"But, I just want to send you upstairs. I want to see if you have any neighbors to stay with. If you don't, then I'll call my friend and help you find a place to stay …" Lin Nuofan's heart ached. It really hurt. At this moment, he could almost be sure of how he felt about Mu Zixi. He didn't want her to suffer any more.

During the day, he had already seen how desperate she was and only at night did he realize that she was in an even more miserable state than he had expected. How could he just let her go like this?