I want to be friends with you

Translator: LazyBee

Editor: Wahnsinniger Herrscher

After clicking on the link, Miaomiao peered at a grisly photograph that had some text. As it turned out, the girl was found in a trash can. Her entire body had injuries...

Miaomiao stared at the thin cheekbones of the little girl in the photograph. This broke her heart as she looked at it.

They grievously injured her so much, but they only had to go behind bars for three years?

The post had details about the incident from start to finish. Both parents were college students. Soon after graduation, they began to live together. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a child. However, they both were violent.

They were fraught with problems at their workplace, and they were paid very low wages, causing them to be on the verge of destitution and squalor. The two frequently left their child at home. However, they soon discovered that the child was terrified of virtually everything, and since their balcony didn't have any railings, a balustrade, or any other structure to prevent one's fall, they purchased a cage and forced the little girl inside it. They then placed the cage in a small bathroom.

The child would cry when she was young, and she would cry when she was hungry. After working for the entire day, they came home famished and fatigued. Listening to the child's cries caused them to be fraught with discomfort and aggravation, so they beat her.

They found out that whenever they beat the child, she would cease crying, and they could relieve their stress by using this method as well.

As a result, the child grew up slower compared to other children, and they slowly became accustomed to his heinousness that they would sometimes even record some videos of their brutality.

Later, they began to beat her with increasing frequency and force when they found out that she didn't stay quiet. When she raised a fuss, they would beat her more and more. One day, after hitting her way too hard, they thought the child was dead, so they threw her into the trash. But they later believed that this incident was being reported on by every major news outlet, so they fled back to their hometown and hid.

Miaomiao was in tears as she read that the child was admitted to the intensive care unit. But it didn't mention whether or not the child was rescued or had survived...

Miaomiao sighed. She could not read that anymore. Grief began to stir in her heart.

Mother Hua poked her head from the kitchen at this point, "Miaomiao. It's time for lunch."

"Coming, coming," Miaomiao answered as she walked over.

Zhou Yuan called her again that afternoon, but this time he beseeched her for succor.

After digesting his request, Miaomiao was a little surprised, "Huh?"

"Class president. Do you have some time to spare today? I'm about to have a breakdown."

This was the first time Miaomiao learned that Zhou Yuan was on the verge of suffering a breakdown. This was a big deal.

"Yes. I have time. Where are you right now? I'll look for you right now."

"I'm standing right outside the gate to your community."

Donning her coat, Miaomiao quickly said goodbye to Mother Hua, and then she headed to the gate of her community.

As soon as she traversed outside, she spotted Zhou Yuan along with a little child who was pushing him towards the gate.

"Give me back my tablet!”

“Give me my tablet. I want to play games. I want to play games ......”

The little boy appeared to be about four or five years old, and his face still had some baby fat. His facial features, especially his eyebrows, resembled Zhou Yuan's.

When Zhou Yuan noticed that Miaomiao was coming, he pushed the little fat boy next to him.

Then he said to Miaomiao, "This is my little brother Zhou Dun."

"Let me introduce myself!" Zhou Dun looked at Miaomiao before patting his chest, ""My name is Zhou Dun. I've reached the level of 500 and fifty in an elimination game. When I have time, I will invite you to play with me."

Miaomiao thought the little fatty was really interesting. He was nothing like Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan then explained to Miaomiao with a cooing voice, "My parents are out of town, so they sent him to live with me for a few days. I'm not very good at taking care of children, so I came to seek your assistance.”

"I'm very good at taking care of kids." Miaomiao understood his situation very well. After all, Zhou Yuan never finished elementary school. Since he never finished it, how could he communicate well with children?

Little Zhou Dun furtively glanced at Zhou Yuan before turning towards Miaomiao. When he espied Miaomiao, he shook his head in disappointment.

She's not my type anymore.

Little Zhou Dun mused over his stained history. Yesterday, Zhou Dun came across a picture of a very cute little girl with a sweet, effulgent smile while he was rummaging through some things at his brother's house. Zhou Dun sprinted around the house to look for his older brother, and then he told him that he was going to marry this little girl.

But now his dream was shattered. The girl had grown up, and her face no longer had the baby fat that made her look cute.

Miaomiao was a little surprised, "Why does your brother continue to stare at me?"

Zhou Yuan replied, "Kids are like this. He’s going to play some games; therefore, take him outside to frolic around; otherwise, he won’t leave us alone.”

Then, she suddenly remembered something. She clapped her hands and said, "Zhou Yuan. Why are acting so foolish? Your brother is here, and you won't take care of him. Isn't this a good opportunity to ask out the girl you like to help you?”

Miaomiao had no idea that the girl Zhou Yuan liked was herself. She always thought it was someone she wasn't acquainted with.

This astounded Zhou Yuan for an evanescent moment.

Teenagers were teenagers at the end of the day, especially when it came to stuff about love and affection, so how could they remain as calm as the waters of a placid lake?

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but protest, "I'm not foolish."

Miaomiao replied perfunctorily, "Yes, yes. You're the smartest person in the world. You have a super high IQ."

Zhou Yuan: "..." Now, who's foolish?

Seeing Miaomiao's reaction, he really didn't dare to say that to her face.

Little Zhou Dun: "..."

You wanted to bring me here, and yet why are you trying to hide me?

During the afternoon, they took Zhou Dun to play some games, and then they all went to see a Doraemon movie.

After returning home, Miaomiao was lying on her bed for many hours, unable to fall asleep. She kept thinking that Zhou Yuan's weren't stupid...

She didn't venture to ask the meaning behind his words.

Miaomiao tossed and turned all night long, unable to sleep at all. Her mind wandered for a while. She focused on the person Zhou Yuan said that he liked. Her mind roamed and wondered about how two people befriended each other.

Zhou Yuan was an easy person to get along with.

While musing over it, Miaomiao couldn't help but send a message to Deng Feng. After all...she was worried about how problems seem to attach themselves to this fellow. Now, she was the one asking him for some advice.

Deng Feng replied immediately, asking, "Could you clarify what you mean?"

Miaomiao: "..."

"Miaomiao. Could you tell me whether or not the person you like had actually said this? Why did you tell him to go look for the person he likes? Did you tell you that he has someone he likes?"

Miaomiao replied, "He said it several times already."

"We're basically siblings. Do I need to share some of my insights with you?"

As soon as Deng Feng received her response, Miaomiao understood what the other party was saying since Jingjing always kept bringing up the person whom she liked.

Miaomiao: "..."

"Can you tell me a bit about your insights?"

"I wouldn't be so sad if I had never experienced it, you know?"

Miaomiao: "..." I aided him for nothing. He's gloating over my misery.

Miaomiao was stunned. How could Deng Feng's situation be tantamount with hers?

I...I don't like Zhou Yuan.

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