Chapter 140: Implication
Gu City, South Gate Street Post Office.
Yan Bei, who had been standing at the doorway for a long time before coming out, had an ugly expression, with veins bulging prominently on his fist-clenched arm.
Deep in his eyes, it was like a sky covered in dark clouds, brewing a storm.
“Yan Bei…”
“I’m fine.”
It was just a subconscious response; Yan Bei’s gaze seemed to be on her yet also completely through her, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing him like this, aside from the glimpsed future, it was Su Ning’s first time seeing him like this in reality, and she couldn’t help but feel a bit worried deep down.
But she opened her mouth and didn’t know what to say; at this moment, no matter what she said, it wouldn’t make anyone feel any better.
So she silently closed her lips again, standing quietly in place by his side, silently accompanying him without words.
……
It was just after five, not yet six, and the sky was already dark gray, with streetlights on the roadside lit up.
Without the bright sunlight, accompanied by the evening breeze blowing from the Lishui River, there was a thread of coolness.
“Hey, comrade, are you—you—are you Comrade Su Ning?”
The silence was suddenly broken by a communicator who came running out of the post office. Su Ning, who was secretly rubbing the goosebumps on her arm, turned her head to look at her upon hearing this and nodded, “I am.”
“Hurry, there’s a telephone for you.”
Thinking of something, her eyes lit up, and she prepared to say something to Yan Bei. Seeing him still in that state of furrowed brow thinking, she didn’t disturb him, but quickly turned and returned to the post office.
“Hello?”
“Ning Ning, it’s Zhang Qi.”
“Brother Zhang!”
Unable to say too much detail over the telephone, Zhang Qi could only skip the people and directly pick the important matters to mention.
“The eldest’s is the northern Reclaimed Land Farm, the second is Guer Farm.”
Upon hearing the two very unfamiliar names, Su Ning’s heart, which had been suspended without landing, finally settled steadily.
Changed, all turned into unfamiliar places, no longer the burial ground that caused Yan Family members to die one after another!
“Brother, thank you, for the hardship.”
“I didn’t contribute much; there were still several waves of people in between working on it. I sent them some thick cotton clothes, cotton pants, and thick bedding for winter, but…”
“Hm?”
“The uncle from the eldest’s family is injured quite severely; not sure if there will be any problems.”
“Injured where? How severe?”
“From what I saw, his leg bone seems broken; he probably can’t stand up.”
If she remembered correctly, in the glimpsed future, Uncle Yan’s leg was broken at the sent-down place, where while saving someone, he was instead sneak-attacked and maliciously broken by the person he saved.
Because he didn’t receive effective and timely treatment, not only did he become lame but also developed very serious chronic issues, and he didn’t survive the coldest winter in the Northeast, being the first to pass away.
But after the change, the outcome still hadn’t been completely altered?
“Brother…”
“Rest assured Ning Ning, I’ll go ask tomorrow, and once I get the exact address, I’ll send you a telegram.”
She couldn’t help but smile; the two weren’t blood siblings yet had this rare tacit understanding.
After thanking him, she also caringly asked a few questions about the health of Brother Zhang’s godfather and godmother, and of course Xiao Qiu.
It wasn’t early anymore; he had probably been busy with this since receiving the call, so Su Ning didn’t delay him any longer, letting him go back and rest soon.
“Good, I’ll head back now. By the way Ning Ning, before the end of the month when I finish the work on hand, I’ll take long leave and bring parents and Xiao Qiu to come to Gu City.”
“End of the month? Sure, then send me a telegram in advance when you come over, and I’ll go pick you up.”
After hanging up the telephone, Su Ning’s steps slightly paused as she walked out of the post office.
Realizing it, she quickly went forward and, together with Luo Shuangshuang, pulled apart the one-sided beating fight.
“Yan Qi, what madness are you on!”
“If you keep this up, I’ll fight back!”
What answered him were even more powerful and fierce fists; Fu Jiaming repeatedly sucked in cold air: Damn, this is serious!
What grudge what enmity?
Just over half a meeting and he had to try to kill him?
Surely not because of envy and jealousy, that he got the beauty first ahead of him?!
“Stop fighting, Yan Bei what are you doing, quickly let go of Fu Jiaming! If you keep hitting, he’ll be beaten to death by you!”
This really wasn’t an exaggeration.
Luo Shuangshuang watched the already berserk Yan Bei smash down fist after fist heavily; she had heard several crisp sounds of bones from the impacts, not to mention the blood continuously trickling from the corner of Fu Jiaming’s mouth.
“Calm down, Yan Bei, calm down!”
Cursing and retorting at her was fine, but breaking up a fight and pulling people apart—she really couldn’t do that.
Luo Shuangshuang was so anxious she was practically hanging off Yan Bei’s arm with her whole body, yet she still couldn’t stop him at all. That fist raised high made her feet leave the ground, nearly swinging her along with it.
“Stop it!”
Fu Jiaming, who had just taken another heavy punch, saw stars, but upon hearing her voice, his eyes immediately widened: Quick, quick, Su Ning, save me~
She grabbed his fist with all her strength, though her force was too small and she didn’t really expect to stop him.
But it was like hearing her voice and feeling her touch made him suddenly snap out of his frenzy.
Even at this point, Yan Bei instinctively feared that losing control would accidentally hurt her.
“Stop fighting. Do you really want to beat him to death?”
Feeling his fist under her hand tremble slightly from his agitated emotions, Su Ning gripped it tightly in return. “I’ve always thought you were the most clear-headed and rational one, Yan Bei.”
Taking advantage of his stunned moment when he let go, Luo Shuangshuang immediately helped up Fu Jiaming, who had collapsed on the ground in pain and lost his voice.
Fortunately, she had originally planned to apply to the Health School and had already done short-term training in first aid and nursing beforehand.
This time, Luo Shuangshuang wasn’t helpless like last time; instead, she quickly gave him a simple check-up using the knowledge she had learned.
“Good, good, the bones aren’t broken!”
She said it as if no broken bones meant the flesh didn’t hurt.
Fu Jiaming wanted to laugh but didn’t dare move—any movement made his whole body ache.
After a long while, he could finally lean on Luo Shuangshuang to stand up, and the frenzied person seemed to have regained his senses too.
Letting out a breath, Fu Jiaming weakly pointed at him, his voice squeezing out from his throat, dry and hoarse.
“Tell me, Yan Xiao Qi, what kind of madness has gotten into you?”
They two were all sweet and lovey-dovey, you and me, staying in the yard admiring flowers, scenery, and talking love—wouldn’t that be nice?
He came out running, wasn’t it because as soon as they stepped out the door, they were like lost and unable to find home those two?
After so long, even if it was just a telephone call, no matter how much nagging, they should have come back by now?
See, worrying led to him coming out and getting beaten half to death instead—wasn’t he wronged?!
Today, if Yan Xiao Qi Yan Bei couldn’t give a clear explanation, he would cut ties with him.
Heh, ptoo~
A day also counts, the most serious kind!
Ignoring the ash and soil on the ground, Yan Bei sat down dejectedly without answering his words, just lowering his eyes to hide all the emotions inside.
Knowing he was calming his mood, Su Ning sighed silently and gave them a look before walking to the side.
“What exactly happened? Su Ning, do you know? Hiss, damn, it hurts like hell!”
“Ning Bao Gai, you don’t know how terrifying Yan Bei was just now—like he was crazy, his eyes turned red the instant he saw us!”
Nodding in understanding, who wouldn’t go mad if this happened to them?
Looking at Fu Jiaming with a complicated gaze, Su Ning only prayed: When he learns the truth later, this guy wouldn’t go too crazy either.
Otherwise, just relying on her and Xi You, that scene would be hard to control again.
“Really… has to do with me?”
Fu Jiaming seemed to read the complexity in her eyes and pointed at himself in disbelief: No, what exactly did he do wrong to offend this lord?
“Yes, and no.”
She waved her hand to interrupt his barrage of questions like firecrackers going off nonstop, and only after he completely shut his mouth did Su Ning continue.
“Something happened to the Yan Family. Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan have all been labeled bad elements and sent down to the farm for reform.”
“What?!”
“How is that possible? When did it happen? Is it reliable? If something happened to the Yan Family, then our Fu…”
No, no!
This is very wrong!
Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if something really happened to the Yan Family, he could understand Yan Qi being emotionally agitated.
But why beat him half to death?
Could it be that something happened to the Yan Family because of him, no, because of their Fu Family?
Fu Jiaming shook his head and looked at her with great difficulty. “It has nothing to do with our Fu Family, right?”
The Yan and Fu families had a connection forged in iron going back to their great-grandfathers’ generation—his grandpa, his dad, then to Old Master Yan, Uncle Yan, Yan’s second uncle, and finally him and Yan Qi…
Anyone could be, anyone was possible, but it absolutely wouldn’t be their Fu Family!
“No, I don’t believe it. I don’t believe my family old man would do such a thing!”
“I don’t believe it!”
Fu Jiaming’s eyes instantly turned as red as Yan Bei’s, and at this moment he couldn’t even feel the pain on his body. He let go of Luo Shuangshuang’s shoulder that he had been leaning on and dashed into the Post Office at the fastest speed.
You You is here again. Writing this era story is driving me crazy. Oh my god!!
