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Chapter 14: Brother and Sister Talk
If you feel wronged, you should at least have someone to complain to.

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Tiantian led Junpei to a random shop and sat down.

For some reason, the outdoor barbecue stalls and dumpling supper restaurants on the usually bustling streets seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and not a single one could be found.

The huge contrast on this street almost made Tiantian think she was out of the country.

Now, Tiantian was sitting in a ramen shop with Junpei. After she ordered something to eat for herself and Junpei, her craving for alcohol and cigarettes became stronger again.

So she bought a pack of foreign cigarettes of an unknown brand in the store, and opened a bottle of Japanese shochu, which she had never drunk often. In front of Junpei a minor, she started smoking and drinking with a comfortable expression.

Cigarettes and wine, they have the magic power.

The mixture of tobacco and alcohol made Tiantian's tense mood soothing a lot, and white smoke spewed out from her lips.

Her comfortable and experienced look made people call her an expert.

"Sorry, I'm an addict here. I'll try my best to smoke towards the window, please forgive me."

Although Tiantian was in a drunken state, her tone and voice were very steady when she spoke. Perhaps, because of the smoke in her throat, her voice was very low.

It was low-pitched but not lacking in human touch. On the contrary, she was like the amiable uncle of Junpei's neighbor. She talked to him cordially in a conversational tone, as if they had known each other for a long time.

"..."

Junpei remained cautiously silent and cautiously raised his eyes to look at Tiantian who was smoking.

The wound on his forehead that had been treated with mineral water seemed to be beating again at this moment, and sudden pains continued to come.

He wanted to lower his head and continue eating noodles as if nothing had happened.

But Tiantian's skillful attitude towards cigarette and alcohol made the words he wanted to say in his heart keep gushing out like a flood trying to break out of a dam.

The way Tiantian smokes easily reminded Junpei of his mother.

That young woman who constantly used alcohol and cigarettes to relieve herself from the pressure of childcare and work.

"Why... why do you smoke and drink?"

Obviously, such a young girl.

Junpei turned the words around in his chest several times, but finally couldn't suppress them and spilled them out of his mouth.

After the young man asked what was on his mind, he quickly lowered his head. The knuckles of his left hand gripped the chopsticks tightly, as if he was worried that those casual questions would offend Tiantian.

"That's what you asked."

Tiantian smiled tolerantly, without any offended look on her face.

"If you don't smoke or drink, what's the point of living in this life?"

The girl answered with a calm and generous smile. She snuffed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray with her slender fingers and then lit another one.

She used the most indifferent tone and said shocking words.

Junpei: "..."

The young man looked at Tiantian blankly, shocked by Tiantian's answer. He lost all reaction for a moment.

There were so many flaws that he didn't even know where to start.

What was "if you don't smoke or drink, life is meaningless"?!

Was the meaning of life as you define it so simple? Was this pursuit of life a little too vicious?!

Even though Junpei didn't have much desire or definition for the future of his life, he also knew that a person's life should have more benign fun than smoking and drinking, which were harmful to the body.

For example, follow your favorite movies and go to a university you like.

Anyway, it was definitely not a life full of cigarettes and alcohol.

"Of course, you are still young, and things like cigarettes and alcohol are not good for your health. As someone who has experienced it, I tell you, don't touch these things if you can't do it in the future."

Tiantian smoked again and again, but she did not forget to spread the message that "cigarettes and alcohol were harmful" to minors, so she said more.

"Obviously you... know this too. When trying to persuade others, why don't you stop doing this yourself?"

Junpei didn't know why, but after hearing Tiantian's words, he thought of his mother's sometimes tired face, and the smell of her knuckles stained by smoke.

The young man couldn't hold back, and his words had a somewhat questioning tone.

"We can't compare."

Tiantian still spoke pleasantly, and was not affected by Junpei's tone. She was like an elder, speaking slowly and leisurely as if avoided something, and she was also very patient when speaking.

"I have reached the age where I can decide my own life. I can bear the consequences of all my choices. Even if I am diagnosed with lung cancer one day, it will be my life, I accept it."

"This... isn't this different!"

When Junpei heard this, his eyes widened and his tone couldn't help but become a little excited.

Tiantian's logic was completely incomprehensible to him.

How could something like fate be spoken of so easily?

Could you eat the evil consequences caused by your own bad habits so calmly?

In other words, why should we rush into an ending that could obviously be terminated or avoided? It's like going to death.

"Tsk, why are you so anxious while you are talking?"

Tiantian looked at Junpei inexplicably and flicked the ashes helplessly.

Why were today's children so easily startled? Weird and scary.

"Every person is different from each other. As long as he lives with positive energy and happiness, he will be fine. Don't think too complicated. Look at that face of yours. You are full of bitterness and hatred."

"Everyone has their own way of living. Don't worry about the process. At least you have a clear understanding of your own life. Just know the life you want and the path you want to take."

"..."

Junpei didn't seem to expect that Tiantian would say such words. He was stunned for a moment, his pupils trembled in his eyes, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The young man lowered his head, his bangs hanging down slightly, revealing the red scar on his forehead.

He seemed to be trying to suppress something, and his tightly pursed lips were trembling.

"Understand" your own life.

Know what kind of "future" you want.

It's easy to say this, but how could it be so easy to do?

He couldn't even easily solve the current problems in school. What qualifications did he have to touch the unreachable future and think about those profound and philosophical problems?

If his life could be summarized from before to now... he would probably be just a cannon fodder in a tragic movie.

Either end your life doing nothing, or wait for the real protagonist to appear and take your hand.

And this kind of waiting had become unrealistic and fantasy.

"..."

Tiantian held her cigarette in silence, her sharp blue eyes stared at Junpei, observing the boy from head to toe.

"Besides those bullies, did anyone else bully you at school?"

She stared at Junpei calmly and asked.

"...!"

The boy didn't answer Tiantian's question immediately.

It seemed that he was ashamed to speak, or perhaps a little afraid of something.

But his lowered head and slightly trembling shoulders directly conveyed the answer to Tiantian.

"May I... have your name?"

Tiantian asked.

"...Junpei, Yoshino Junpei." The young man replied in a low voice.

"..."

Tiantian was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

...

What the hell, this name sounded like a foreign friend. Was this name Japanese?

He spoke Chinese pretty well, with no accent at all. This kid probably grew up in China.

Thinking of this, Tiantian suddenly felt a little pitiful for this child.

He was in a foreign country and was made like this by other gangsters.

"Junpei, that's what I'll call you, just call me Sister Tiantian."

Anyway, this child looked like he was in middle school or high school, and was definitely younger than her. Even if she was older today, there was nothing unjustifiable.

"..."

Junpei gave Tiantian a subtle look.

Donat? Sister Donut?[1]

What kind of strange name was this? Was this her stage name?

"Junpei, my words may not sound nice, but I definitely don't mean anything bad. Just listen to what you choose and regard it as my advice."

Tiantian flicked the ashes of her cigarette and didn't notice Junpei's strange expression.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she followed the same old routine of chatting with people — 'I'm going to educate you, don't worry about the bad words'.

"...ah, okay."

Junpei had never experienced the baptism of Chinese civilization and did not understand the routines of these veterans. On the contrary, he felt that Tiantian's way of speaking was very interesting.

Not only did she sound very upright, but she also took his feelings into consideration. She also told him in advance not to think too much about it, which made him feel a little warm.

Sister Donut was actually a very gentle person.

"Junpei, I don't know what your situation is like in school. But my most intuitive feeling is that you are definitely not a naughty child."

Junpei seemed to be a person who won't cause trouble. There was a high chance that he was the kind of person who was bullied unilaterally.

"But you, you seem to be a bit stubborn, but also a bit shy. If I'm not wrong, you probably haven't told your parents about these things that happened at school, right?"

"..."

Junpei grabbed the seam of his pants and bit his lip stubbornly.

"...there's no need to tell my family about this kind of thing..."

"If you don't say it, it means you think you can solve it, but have you solved these problems now?"

Tiantian looked at Junpei seriously and said seriously.

"I have also been through your age. If you don't want to tell your parents, there should be some reasons of your own. We don't force this. I don't mean anything else. I just say that no matter what, you can pass No matter what way or method, you should resolve this matter."

She looked at the silent and trembling young man and spoke earnestly.

"You are a very good child, don't ever wrong yourself."

"Student life is a very precious time. What people fear most in life is regret. Don't let this matter affect your entire age when you should study hard, by then, this may become a lifelong regret and a lifelong regret. The shadow in my heart... is it worth suffering for my whole life for such a few scumbags?"

"..."

Opposite him, Junpei tried his best to open his eyes wide, but his eyes quickly turned red.

The young man blinked his eyes, trying to look at the ceiling and the floor, trying to divert his tears, but his eyes still became wet.

Tiantian sighed when she saw this.

Her hand gently touched the boy's trembling and pale hand, and she spoke soothingly.

"If you have any inconveniences, tell your parents. If you can trust me, just have a good chat with me."

"Don't worry, this is nothing to be ashamed of, and it's not your fault."

"Since I asked you, it means that I am confident and sure that I can definitely resolve this matter with you."

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Physical beatings again and again, verbal humiliation, cigarette butts that taste bitter but sting the tongue.

The indifferent and frightened gazes of the students and the indifferent look of the teacher.

His mother's tired face was an ugly face that would wake him up in the middle of the night and sweat profusely.

"...I said it all."

After a long time, Junpei spoke with a trembling voice.

The young man bent over and curled up tightly, tears falling down the bridge of his nose.

Emotionally out of control.

That's how people were.

You could remain silent even if you had been greatly wronged.

But when someone else asked you gently — "Are you okay?"

Instead, he howled and cried.

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[1] Tiantian play the game in Chinese, Tiantian hears and speak in Chinese, and the JJK people hear and speak in Japanese, so even though the characters speak in Japanese, what Tiantian hear is in Chinese,

It's same with the JJK people, what Tiantian says, they hear it in Japanese.

That's why Tiantian though Junpei is a foreigner studying in China.


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