Chapter 2: Strange Rings
There was only one compilation course in the afternoon, which was a big class taught by three classes in the Computer Department. In order to avoid Du Yunlong and Gu Sixin, Du Cheng deliberately sat in a remote corner of the computer room.
After class, Du Cheng saw Gu Sixin looking for his figure from time to time. However, whenever Gu Sixin came over, Du Cheng avoided it by using the partition of the computer desk. Du Yunlong sat next to Gu Sixin. He seemed to have discovered Du Cheng's position, intentionally or unintentionally blocked Gu Sixin's view, so that Gu Sixin did not find Du Cheng's position after the whole class.
After class, Du Cheng did not rush to leave, but continued to stay in the computer room. Because Du Cheng did not have a computer, the computer room of the department became the only place where Du Cheng could use the computer. Therefore, after class, Du Cheng usually stayed in the computer room until the management of the computer room cut off the power supply.
After leaving Futian College, it was getting late, and the street lights on the street turned on at 6 o'clock. Du Cheng carried the backpack he put in the school in the morning and walked along the street towards the First Hospital of F City.
Du Cheng’s goal is the First Hospital of City F, because there is Du Cheng’s closest person - his mother.
Du Cheng's mother became a vegetative person when Du Cheng fell off the stairs when he was seventeen years old. She had been on the hospital bed for four years, but there was still no sign of awakening.
The high medical treatment will be paid by the Du family, because it is not something that Du Cheng can afford. Therefore, when Du Yunlong mocked Du Cheng, Du Cheng could only choose to remain silent. This was the only time he asked the Du family for money, or in other words, for money from his equally pitiful father.
After packing up some food in the hospital canteen, Du Cheng took the elevator to the 16th floor of the hospital.
Due to the Du family's attack, the hospital arranged a separate suite for Du Cheng's mother with a nurse.
When Du Cheng opened the door, the nurse was washing Du Cheng's mother's face with a warm towel, and her movements were very careful and gentle.
The nurse's name is Su Hui, who is a senior old nurse. She is very careful and responsible. In the past four years of taking care of Du Cheng's mother, she can be said to be dedicated to her heart and responsibility.
"Du Cheng, you are here."
Seeing Du Cheng pushing the door in, Su Hui greeted Du Cheng, and had already climbed onto some wrinkled faces, full of caring smiles.
"Aunt Hui, have you not got off work yet?" Du Cheng's face showed a faint smile. Only when facing the Du family could Du Cheng appear very cold.
"Well, it's almost done. I think you should come. Anyway, there's nothing to do, so I'll wait for you to get off work." Su Hui washed the towel in her hand, glanced at the fast food box in Du Cheng's hand, and frowned and said, "Why are you eating fast food again? How can you not eat something to replenish? And you're still in school. Let's do this, I'll invite you to eat something delicious outside to replenish your body."
"No need, Aunt Hui, next time, you should go back." Du Cheng knew about Su Hui's family. The family was not poor, but he also said he was not rich. He had two children in school, one in college and the other in high school, and there were many places that needed money.
Su Hui seemed to know what Du Cheng was thinking. She looked at Du Cheng with some love and said, "Silly child, what money should I pay for a meal? Let's do this. I will bring you some replenishment from home tomorrow."
Du Cheng knew that Su Hui had always treated herself as her child and would bring some stewed supplements for herself to eat, but she couldn't tolerate her rejection, so she could only nod and respond.
Seeing Du Cheng agreeing, Su Hui pushed the nursing car out.
Du Cheng finished the fast food in just a few seconds, washed his face in the bathroom in the ward, and sat next to the hospital bed.
Since his mother became a vegetable, Du Cheng has been looking for ways to awaken his mother's perception. Among all the methods, the only thing Du Cheng can do is to talk with his mother and use family affection to awaken his mother. Therefore, Du Cheng takes time to come to the hospital to talk to his mother every day.
"Mom, my job was fired again today. Du Yunlong is still the same. As long as I find any new job, he will be the first to come out to destroy it."
"In City F, the Du family has power and power. Who wouldn't be afraid of the Du family's power? Fortunately, I would also like to thank Du Yunlong for his self-intelligence. How did he know that because of his appearance, the bosses who fired me could only settle their salary to me first, and even give me a little more..."
"Also, Mom, do you remember the girl I told you last time? Her name is Gu Sixin. Actually, I like her very much. Her smile makes me feel very warm."
"Mom, Sixin invited me to her birthday party today. I really want to go there, really."
"But I still rejected her invitation because I knew that she and I were not from the same world, at least not now. Her family is not inferior to the Du family. I am a poor boy. If I go there, I will be embarrassed."
When talking about Gu Sixin, Du Cheng's expression was a little sad and a little disappointed. Fortunately, the experience from childhood to adulthood made Du Cheng's heart become very strong.
"Mom, when will you wake up? If you wake up, then we will go to other places. We can't afford to offend the Du family, so we can always afford to hide. When you wake up, let's go to Dali. Dali is really beautiful..."
Du Cheng said while massaging the muscles on his mother with his hands. When Du Cheng found that he was poor, more than two hours passed quietly. He gently turned off the lights in the ward. Du Cheng picked up his backpack and walked out of the ward.
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Du Cheng lives now in an old-style living area called Shangbuting in Chengguan. The buildings there are all old wooden buildings, which are the oldest urban area in F City.
Shangbuting is very far from the hospital and the Futian College. It takes at least fifteen to twenty minutes to walk. There is also a long and wide ring of cities in the middle, which separates the old Shangbuting and the prosperous modern city.
On both sides of the river, there are bright lights on one side, pedestrians and vehicles shuttle back and forth, while on the other side, it looks a bit black. Apart from a few gray-yellow street lights, even pedestrians can't see a few.
Du Cheng had to walk back and forth on this road every day. Although the street lights were gray and yellow, he was very familiar with the road conditions. He walked along the river of the city and headed forward. As long as he reached the end, he would be Shangbuting.
Walking on the cement road beside the city river as usual, Du Cheng remembered the way Gu Sixin invited him today. Du Cheng knew that he wanted to agree, but there was no way. He, Du Cheng, now doesn't even have a formal outfit that can be worn in formal occasions, so why are you talking about attending a banquet?
A bitter smile appeared on Du Cheng's face, and he shook his head, as if he wanted to dispel the pain in his heart.
And at this moment, Du Cheng suddenly felt a pain on his head, as if he was hit by a hard object.
In pain, Du Cheng quickly touched his hand on his head. He felt a little warm and wet. Du Cheng took his hand down and saw that it was stained with blood.
"Who threw it away with me?"
Du Cheng's first reaction was that someone was joking with him or someone was causing trouble for him. He was a cripple. Some naughty children often threw them with stones, and even some young people would do this. Du Cheng can be said to be used to it.
However, when Du Cheng glanced around, he found that there was no one in the entire river, not to mention human figures, even ghosts could be found.
If you can't find someone, you can only find a "murder weapon". Du Cheng turned his gaze to the road paved with rough cement. Soon, Du Cheng found the "murder weapon" that injured his head about two meters in front of him.
It was a black ring, which was not obvious in the darkness, but it was still very easy to find by Du Cheng on the fairly clean road surface.
The shape of the ring is very strange, with a discordant diamond shape, and the body of the ring is pitch black, completely different from those common gold and silver rings, giving people a very mysterious feeling.
After picking up the ring, Du Cheng found that the ring was actually a little warm, like a warm jade, without the cold texture of metal at all. The black ring was carved with small patterns, and the patterns looked densely connected like circuits.
"What kind of ring is this? Why is it so strange?"
Du Cheng looked around again, and after confirming that there was no one else, he muttered to himself in confusion.
Due to curiosity, Du Cheng carefully looked at the ring in his hand and put it on the index finger of his left hand.
Just as Du Cheng put the ring in his arms, Du Cheng suddenly felt like countless fine needles were hidden inside the ring, deeply piercing into his index finger. The piercing pain almost made Du Cheng exhale.
Du Cheng could clearly feel that the ring was like sucking his own blood and was tightly connected to his fingers. No matter how hard Du Cheng tried, he could not take off the ring.
Chapter completed!