Author: Robot Wall-E

The sky in Dongzhou City in the afternoon was gray, as if covered with a layer of mold.

The weather forecast said there would be heavy rain in the evening, but on this summer weekend, people were still coming and going at the Guomao Plaza on Mingxing Street.

Among them, a man wearing an orange brown bear toy costume was handing out leaflets to passers-by. He wriggled his body lively from time to time, making many children passing by laugh.

The children's laughter made many passers-by smile and happily accept the flyers, but most people still waved their hands and refused.

Probably because the heavy rain is approaching, there is a muggy heat in the air.

Under the brown bear doll suit, Lei Yue was already sweating profusely from the heat, but he continued to perform hard.

It wasn't until the sky became darker and darker and his head became more and more dizzy that he walked to a remote leisure bench and sat down, put down a large stack of flyers, pulled back the hood of the doll suit, and let out a sullen breath.

He looked at the crowd in the distance, took out a bottle of mineral water from the pocket of his doll suit, opened it and took a few gulps.

At this time, a little boy holding hands with his mother passed by on the side path.

As soon as the little boy looked curiously, he suddenly seemed to see something terrifying and exclaimed: "Mom, look at that person!"

The woman turned her head to look, frowned, and whispered instructing: "Don't look at him." After saying that, she took her son's hand and walked away quickly.

Soon, another child and his parents passed by on the path, and then the next couple, and the next couple. Children who noticed Lei Yue would exclaim, dodge behind their parents in fear, and some would even cry in fear.

"Dad, look, that man looks so scary..."

"Mom, is that person a monster?"

Some adults saw it inadvertently, turned their heads abruptly, and quickened their pace.

Lei Yue drank mineral water as if no one else was around, tore open a pack of biscuits and ate them. Occasionally, he squeezed out a smile to the surprised passers-by, so that those voices and eyes that entangled him like thorns would make him unable to get rid of them.

The sense of alienation is not that stinging.

He is a senior high school graduate who insisted on taking the acting exam because of a childhood oath he made to his parents despite the disapproval of his teachers.

Although he performed well in the live performances in the examination room and his college entrance examination scores stood out among the candidates, he was not admitted to any of the art schools he applied for and failed as expected.

So far, this is the only job where he can cover his face and wear a doll costume, so he won't be disliked by others.

Lei Yue thought about it, took out his mobile phone, and saw his face reflected in the matte screen:

Medium-short hair, half-covered, handsome face on the right side, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and clear contours;

The left side of the face, bounded by the midline of the nose and extending to the left ear, is full of pitted and twisted purple-red flesh, and is full of scars that will never fade away.

Half of his nose was rotten, half of his mouth was rotten, his left ear was also mutilated, and there was a large area of ​​scalp exposed next to the ear. It was a rotten face.

A fire broke out in his home when he was six years old. Not only did Lei Yue lose his parents, he also lost his health. Half of his body was burned extensively and half of his face was severely disfigured. The hospital was unable to repair it.

"Monster" and "Monster", from that time on, throughout Lei Yue's growth process, he would constantly hear this name, called by people he knew and people he didn't know, openly and privately.

He was raised by his grandmother, who always said to him seriously: "Xiao Yue, leave them alone. Those who call you a monster are the monsters."

It was his grandmother who always encouraged him to be brave, encouraged him to boldly persist in his interest and study in acting that he had developed before the fire disfigured him, and also supported him in pursuing this love and pursuing the vow he could never let go of.

A few months ago, my grandma was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer and was admitted to the hospital soon. Now her condition is not very good.

Grandma didn't want to continue the treatment. The only thing she couldn't bear to leave in the world was Lei Yue. But because of this, she didn't want to waste any more money. The money had to be left for her grandson to use for tuition, treatment fees and other things.

But for Lei Yue, he was even more reluctant to let go of his grandmother. How could he give up?

Grandma has taken care of him for so many years and is his closest and only relative in the world. It doesn't matter whether she has money or not.

Lei Yue rested for about five minutes, hurriedly finished the biscuits, drank half a bottle of water, put the doll costume hood back on, and continued to skip towards the passers-by in the center of the square.

He also walked towards the shopping mall, preparing to finish distributing the flyers in his hands and grab one.

Grandma doesn’t have much savings, so she has to bear the medical expenses by herself. Now he works three jobs during the day, and then goes to take out food for four hours after 22:00 at night...

Soon, the laughter of children echoed in this bustling commercial square again.

The flyers Lei Yue handed out were all obtained from the business center of the mall, and they promoted various stores in the mall.

The first floor of the shopping mall was full of people having fun and hanging out. The sound of clanking machines came from the game hall. Dinner guests began to gather in various restaurants. Many students who went out to play during the summer vacation gathered in groups.

"Galaxy KTV, welcome everyone!" Lei Yue handed out the last stack of flyers in his hand as he walked, shouting the merchant's slogan from time to time.

Suddenly, he stopped and saw several familiar figures walking past him talking and laughing. They were all his high school classmates in Dongzhou No. 1 Middle School.

They walked straight into a restaurant with trendy decoration nearby. Lei Yue saw through the transparent glass wall that there were more classmates inside, laughing and laughing. They seemed to be having a party.

When his eyes moved to the corner of the sofa, his heart suddenly pounded. Yang Yinuo was here too...

The girl had long, straight black hair, was tall, had a delicate face, and had a gentle and elegant temperament.

Yang Yinuo is the class study committee member and the goddess in the class. She is very kind to everyone. She never averts her eyes when looking at Lei Yue. Sometimes she talks and laughs. She even lends her study notes several times.

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Lei Yue watched silently and stood still for a while before jumping into the restaurant and walking toward his peers who were laughing constantly.

Restaurants do not welcome people who come in to hand out flyers because they will disturb guests while they are eating.

The female manager wanted to stop the brown bear doll, but she thought that his recent performance had brought a lot of joy to the entire mall and the customers liked it, so she let him in and reminded him to hurry up and get it done.

Lei Yue thanked him and walked away from other customers while silently counting the number of his classmates.

There are 50 people in the class, and now more than half of them are there. Is this a high school graduation party? Why didn't anyone say it to the classmate group?

Why didn't anyone inform him...

"Is there anyone else who hasn't come?" A boy with curly hair shouted, scanning the whole place, "That kid Mabu hasn't come yet, call him and ask if he's here yet, Xigua, Xiaohei... and

Woolen cloth?"

A short and fat boy heard this and suggested: "Lei Yue isn't here either, how about I call him?"

At this time, the restaurant fell silent, and everyone's expressions became strange, but no one said anything. The fat boy immediately realized that the atmosphere was not right, and stopped trying to make a phone call.

"Lei Yue, um..." The curly-haired boy hesitated and said in an awkward tone: "I heard from Teacher Wang that his grandmother is hospitalized with cancer. Lei Yue must be very busy recently, so let's not disturb him."

"Ah, that's it, then don't bother him!" A girl with glasses immediately responded.

Immediately afterwards, several more girls said: "Yes." "Don't call me Lei Yue."

Most of the students breathed a sigh of relief and started talking and laughing again, while casually accepting the flyer sent by a brown bear in a doll suit.

"But, Ah Yue..." The fat boy was a little puzzled. He was still about to speak, but was pulled away by another man with glasses beside him.

The bespectacled man approached the fat boy and whispered in a warning tone: "We don't want him to come. Do you understand? Let's eat. Wouldn't it be off-putting to have Lei Yue's face there..."

"Uh." The fat boy had nothing to say at this time and just scratched his head.

Although the man with glasses spoke softly, everyone could actually hear it. One girl lowered her voice as if gossiping and said, "Yeah, I got scared when I saw his face..."

Another girl nodded, "He sometimes smiles at you, as if you know him very well. You don't know that his grin is so scary."

"Yes, that guy is really not polite. He actually dared to take the art exam."

"I heard that he had some mental problems. He suffered from burns in a fire when he was a child. Some people saw him taking medicine."

"Actually, it doesn't matter to us, but won't there be some friends from other schools coming over later? It wouldn't be good to scare them, they won't be able to let go..."

At the same time, the brown bear in the doll costume squirmed and jumped up to Yang Yinuo and handed her a leaflet.

Yang Yinuo did not participate in the discussion, as if she had not heard it. She calmly drank the milk tea in her hand and took the flyer casually.

At this time, another group of young men and women walked in at the door of the restaurant. Everyone cheered, leaving the topic of Lei Yue behind and went to greet them one after another.

Yang Yinuo also smiled and stood up to wave.

Those who came in included their classmates and students from other schools, invited by some acquaintances.

"Nono!" One of the tall and handsome boys walked over quickly, put his arm around Yang Yinuo's shoulders, and the two of them sat down on the sofa affectionately. He said eagerly: "Shall we go to the movies later?" She said expectantly:

"Um."

The restaurant was lively, with young people drinking milk tea and joking. No one paid special attention to the departure of the doll, and no one noticed that the doll stopped jumping when he left.

No one wants to see a bad face, they're disgusted, they're scared, that's why.

Youth and love have nothing to do with you.

Flyers, handing out flyers, money, medical expenses...this is my business. Grandma is still seriously ill in the hospital...

Why would Grandma, such a good person, get cancer? Isn’t it said that good people are rewarded?

No, this is not a reasonable world.

After night fell, heavy rain began to cover the entire Dongzhou. Lei Yue was extremely panicked because of a call.

When he rushed to Dongzhou People's Hospital, soaked to the skin, and walked into the ward panting, his grandmother was already on her deathbed.

"Grandma..." Lei Yue staggered to the bedside and held his grandma's hand.

His impression of his grandmother was always her wrinkled but kind smile full of Buddha-like features, but his grandmother's face had long become dry and thin, and every wrinkle looked dilapidated.

At this time, grandma struggled to open her eyes, but she could only open a slight gap. Her eyes were extremely cloudy. She seemed to be able to recognize people, but she seemed not to recognize them anymore.

"Be mentally prepared." Before leaving the ward, Dr. Ma, the bedside doctor, whispered seriously to Lei Yue, "The patient will leave at any time."

Lei Yue looked at his grandmother's face, and his eyes were vaguely hit by the heat wave, "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law..." He called her over and over again, calling for her to stay, stay a little longer.
To be continued...