Chapter 205: Chunfen
“Xie Jingyan!” Jiang Ning saw he was serious and quickly shouted to stop him.
However, Xie Jingyan did not turn back and walked away very briskly.
Jiang Ning incredulously widened her eyes.
This guy was not cute at all anymore.
[Host, what are you going to do now? How about… committing suicide.]
Little Honey suggested.
Jiang Ning had a face full of black lines: ‘Commit suicide my ass, I’d have to be fucking crazy to commit suicide.’
She glanced at the pin-hole camera in the corner flashing a faint red light.
Her eyes lit up: “Got it!”
Little Honey: [???]
Jiang Ning no longer protested by refusing to eat or drink, after all, the body was her own—what if she starved herself?
She still ate three meals a day, and no longer smashed things to force Xie Jingyan to come out.
Not having to study was pretty good, very free.
It would just be nice if they could give her a mobile phone to pass the time.
But that was a bit too much to hope for.
Xie Jingyan saw that she had quieted down, so he paid much less attention to her.
After all, he still had to study and was facing Gaokao.
On one hand, he had to deal with the Lin Family, and on the other, fend off the Jiang Family’s entanglements; Jiang Li had returned to Jin Cheng and used her own money to rent a three-bedroom apartment for her parents.
She had sought out Xie Jingyan to ask about her sister’s situation.
The answer she got was that he did not know where Jiang Ning was.
After going down the mountain, he had left, and Jiang Ning had not gone with him.
To the extent that when the police came, he used the same excuse.
He Shang blocked him at the entrance to Class 1: “Come with me.”
Xie Jingyan frowned, wanting to refuse, but He Shang pleaded: “Brother Yan, please, I want Sui Tang to live.”
Xie Jingyan swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and was pulled by He Shang toward the artificial lake.
Xie Jingyan saw Sui Tang there.
Compared to her brightness from before, with the Jiang Family and Sui Family having consecutive incidents recently, Sui Tang no longer even had a smile; she spent every day very gloomily.
Even on her slightly exposed wrist, there was a winding scar, and she had lost a lot of weight overall; her silence made her look dazed and broken.
He Shang’s voice became much gentler: “Tangtang, Brother Yan is here; ask him whatever you want.”
Sui Tang then lifted her head; her eyes lacked any spirit, her face was thin, and her voice was slightly hoarse: “Where is my cousin? Where is she?”
Xie Jingyan’s voice was indifferent: “I don’t know.”
Sui Tang was silent for a few seconds before nodding: “Got it.”
He Shang pursed his lips and, seeing Sui Tang with no expression, could not help asking: “Aren’t you going to ask anything else?”
Sui Tang shook her head, looking at the calm lake surface: “My cousin originally told me to study hard, not to be too naive or too silly; it was my fault—that josen approached me with ill intentions, but I was naive and treated him as my benefactor, even bringing him to see my dad. Only now do I know that josen was Zhou Yuchu’s man; I harmed my dad and have no face to see my cousin again. Knowing she’s with you puts me at ease…”
Sui Tang stood up and bowed toward Xie Jingyan: “Please take good care of her; I… won’t return to Jin Cheng anymore.”
He Shang panicked: “Tangtang, where are you going? Isn’t it good in Jin Cheng? You’re in Grade 3 this year, haha, Gaokao is coming up soon.”
Sui Tang gave He Shang a deep look, a faint smile tugging at her lips; after this ordeal, she had become much more steady overall: “I’ve decided to hire a tutor and repeat a year; I’ll work hard, He Shang…”
He Shang looked at her.
Sui Tang’s eyes reddened: “You have to get better and better too. Goodbye.”
Sui Tang left after speaking.
Her back view was thin and slender.
He Shang gritted his teeth tightly and shouted loudly: “Don’t do anything stupid again, Sui Tang! I will definitely come find you… definitely!”
Sui Tang, with her back to him, raised her hand and waved.
She walked away without turning back again.
He Shang looked at her back view, somewhat lost and dejected; he plopped down on the flower bed: “Half a month ago, Sui Tang attempted suicide, but I saved her.”
“The bathtub was full of bright red; she had slashed a big gash on her wrist.”
“They resuscitated her for a whole night, she slept unconscious for another day, and only woke up on the third day.”
He Shang muttered on.
“After being saved, she stopped smiling much; that sweet and naive girl… it’s good that she’s not naive anymore.” By the end, He Shang’s voice trembled slightly.
“Brother Yan, if you really still care about Jiang Ning and love her no matter what, then treat her well. Once you lose her, you’ll truly regret it.”
After he finished speaking, he left.
Xie Jingyan stood there deep in thought.
Regret?
He wanted Jiang Ning to admit it herself.
Until then, he would not go see her.
Once he made up his mind, Xie Jingyan threw He Shang’s words to the back of his mind.
After all, to him, Sui Tang was just a stranger.
Calm days passed for half a month.
Before going to school in the morning, Xie Jingyan received a call from Xie He.
Her voice was weak, but she tried hard to sound happy: “Brother, today is your birthday. When are you coming over? I want to eat cake with you.”
Xie Jingyan looked at the date somewhat dazedly.
March 20.
Chunfen.
Had it already reached Chunfen?
Time passed so quickly that he had lost track.
He had kept Jiang Ning confined for almost a month.
Xie Jingyan’s voice was gentle: “Brother will come to the Capital City this afternoon to eat cake with you. Thank you, Xiao He, for holding on until Brother’s birthday.”
Xie He laughed lightly: “It’s okay, Brother. After today, can I go to sleep?”
Xie Jingyan gripped his mobile phone tightly; he had already anticipated this day would come, but experiencing it truly made him realize how painful it really was.
His sister.
She could have lived.
It was all because of Jiang Ning…
Even though he knew this had nothing to do with her, just seeing her face made Xie Jingyan feel bad.
Xie Jingyan’s voice was steady: “You’ve worked hard, Xiao He. After the birthday, you can sleep.”
“Thank you, Brother.” Her voice was clear and crisp, carrying a sense of relief.
She was really in so much pain, so much pain.
In pain every day.
She wanted to sleep forever, not be awake.
Xie Jingyan booked a ticket for 2 p.m., attended half the day of school, then took half a day off.
The last class of the morning.
During class, Xie Jingyan received a text from the aunt who cooked.
[Young Master! Miss Jiang committed suicide!]
Seeing this message.
Xie Jingyan’s mind went blank for a brief moment.
He did not even care that class was in session and the teacher was still lecturing on the podium; he stood up and rushed out regardless, so fast that even Old Li could not stop him.
Xie Jingyan ran to the street and stood alone in front of a taxi; if the driver had not braked in time, Xie Jingyan would have been sent flying.
The taxi driver cursed angrily: “You damn kid, if you want to die go somewhere else! Is this how you fake an accident? Running in front of my car—are you tired of living?”
Xie Jingyan ignored his cursing, pulled open the door, and got right in; his hand trembled as he pulled several hundred from his pocket: “This money is yours—get me to the villa at 88 Yumo Road at the fastest speed.”
Please give tickets~
