“We just dismantled a drug ring. Unluckily, the people there just happened to be associated with the deceased who were all friends. Your sister’s usual friends were all drug addicts, and you, being the older sister, have never known that? I don’t think I need to tell you that you know how your sister got into drugs.”
Zhao Lanlan was completely confused.
During that time, she was working every day, lost in her own doubly devastated thoughts, and didn’t have much heart to care about Hope at all. So …
She always sleeps during the day and goes out at night because she’s socializing with this group?
She recalled the image of the time she had led her back to the bar. The rebellious kids she dealt with really weren’t any good. And …
Later, she looked more and more haggard.
Thoughts traveled all the way down, and she suddenly remembered that Xia Feiqing had once reminded her to keep an eye on Hope when she returned from dropping her off.
Days!
She, as a sister, had been negligent to this extent!
She should have realized something was wrong with her!
And …
Now …
Did she wrongly accuse Xia Feiqing?
“There is another thing … according to that nanny, originally Mr. Xia was going to send the deceased directly to the drug rehabilitation center, but in the way of not wanting the deceased’s family to know that she is now in this state, so there is no way to choose this way.”
The other party’s words, as soon as they were uttered, Zhao Lanlan’s tears rolled out at once.
So …
What the hell has she been doing lately?
It was because he was afraid she would be sad and upset that Xia Feiqing chose not to tell her. He helped Hope find a job, helped Hope find a house, and even wanted to help Hope get out of the deep swamp …
After all he had done, she turned around and shamefully falsely accused him of biting back.
No wonder, he was so disappointed that she never trusted him! If she did, would she not have given him a chance to explain?
She covered her trembling mouth to keep the whimpers from ringing through the phone, but the big, big tears, she couldn’t hold them back.
“Please hurry to the police station and cancel the case.” The policeman concluded.
“Yes, thank you, please.” Speaking later, she choked up. Quickly hanging up her cell phone, covering her mouth, she squatted in the corner of the supermarket and cried all of a sudden.
Cries that couldn’t be stifled in any way.
What to do?
She really hated herself!
Now, if she went back to him and apologized and told him she was sorry, would he be willing to forgive her? No, she didn’t just want to apologize, she owed him a thank you.
“Miss, have you been wronged in some way? Do you need our help?”
Her cries startled the staff in the supermarket. Someone came up to ask questions.
She cried and shook her head.
This time, it wasn’t her who was aggrieved.
He was indiscriminately framed by her. All of the good intentions, all of them were falsely accused by her of being intentional … even, causing him to be suspended now!
What has she done?
Not bothering to buy anything else, she stood up and ran outside. Flipping out her cell phone, she quickly dialed the familiar string of numbers. However, the call never went through.
She dialed ten times, and ten times she couldn’t get through.
She was a little unsure. Was he so annoyed that he just blocked her number?
Nope! Whether he’s going to get angry and lash out or not, at the very least, he should hear her say ‘I’m sorry’ …
Zhao Lanlan thought so, stopped the car and headed for the Xia home. He must be at home! Definitely!
After a few moments of prodding from her, the car finally arrived in front of Xia’s house and she quickly rang the doorbell.
It was Mrs. Xia who came to open the door and froze slightly at the sight of her in the doorway.
“Lan Lan?” Mrs. Xia gave her a searching look, noting her red, swollen eyes and the tear tracks that hadn’t had time to dry, “What’s wrong with you? Come in quickly, why are you crying for a good reason?”
Mrs. Summer sidestepped and hurriedly let her in.
“Mom, is Feiqing still home? I want to find him, I’ve been calling him, but I can’t get through.” Zhao Lanlan said, getting a little anxious again, her tearful eyes reddening.
When she thought that she had wronged him and slandered him in such a bad way, but he had always stoically kept his mouth shut, her heart felt strangled and uncomfortable. She knew that he was disappointed and truly saddened by her, which was why he didn’t even bother to explain.
Yes, he doesn’t give a shit!
“It just so happens that Fei Qing is not at home today.” Mrs. Xia said and looked at Zhao Lanlan’s eyes that were dense with tears, “I heard about what’s going on between you two, Feiqing is telling me not to care too much, but, Lanlan, although there are some words that are too much to say, but mom still has to say …”
“Whether or not our Feiqing is sincere to you is obvious to everyone. Not to mention that this child of yours carries the blood of our Xia family, even if you weren’t pregnant right now, Feiqing would still want to marry you into the family all the same. And we, too, have always treated you as a daughter-in-law. This has nothing to do with the child.”
Mrs. Xia’s words made Zhao Lanlan feel more and more uncomfortable. Wasn’t she just like the white-eyed wolf now? Without even giving him a chance to explain, she threatened to sue. From start to finish, impulsive to the point that she had all but thrown the elders’ goodness to herself out the window.
“I’m sorry, mom, it’s me who was too impulsive and ignorant.” She wept and apologized, her face was full of guilt, “This time I came over, just want to say sorry to him properly … In the future, I won’t be so distrustful of him again.”
***
Mrs. Xia sighed, “Mom doesn’t mean to blame you, and understands the reason why your trust in him is so fragile. But … if you want to apologize to him, you may only be able to say it on the phone. He said he was too bored, so he went out for a walk.”
“So where did he go?”
“Abroad. Switzerland.”
“Switzerland?” Zhao Lanlan slumped her shoulders with some loss, murmuring, “I wonder when he’ll be back …”
He doesn’t even want to answer her phone calls right now, so it’s not like he’s going to want to hear what she has to say to apologize, right?
And …
There was so much more she wanted to say to him in person.
“He just went over, it may take some time before he can come back. And …” said here, Mrs. Xia slightly paused, “Ning Jiao knows that he went over, also followed.”
Yu Ningjiao?
“Are they … dating?” She asked very, very lost, her voice unusually soft, like she was afraid she wouldn’t be able to handle the answer Mrs. Summer was giving her.
It’s not easy to go out for a walk alone, no matter how it sounds.
Mrs. Xia looked at her drooping eyelashes, a hint of prying light crossing the bottom of her eyes, seeing that she couldn’t hide her sadness, the corners of her lips rose slightly, and she lied for her son, ”Well, even though Feiqing hasn’t formally mentioned it to us yet, but looking at their looks, it’s not too far from the truth. Ning Jiao also said that she doesn’t mind Feiqing having a child. When the time comes, we’ll see what your intentions are. If you want to take the child away, Feiqing will definitely be responsible for all the alimony. If you want to stay, the child will still be yours as well, you can see it whenever you want.”