Chapter 11: Love's Great Reversal 2
It took Qian Mengmeng and her father a whole week to pack their luggage, decide on a city to move to, and go through the withdrawal procedures at school. During this time, Wen Yuzheng came to see Qian Mengmeng several times.
"You finally got into Narita University, why do you have to leave now? What about your studies? Where is Uncle Qian? It's not easy to find a job nowadays? Mengmeng..."
"It's okay," Qian Mengmeng interrupted him, with a calm smile on her face, "Dad is old too, after we move, I'll work harder, and it shouldn't be a problem to support the two of us."
"But..." Wen Yu was about to say something else, but Qian Mengmeng was unwilling to say any more.
"Brother Yuzheng, I know what you're thinking, but my father and I have already made our decision and we won't change it. Instead of trying your best to keep me, why don't we just say goodbye, okay?"
Wen Yuzheng looked at her in silence. Ever since that incident, he seldom saw a real smile on her face. Now, even though she comforted him softly with words , Wen Yuzheng could still see the sadness hidden deep in her heart from her face. Wen Yuzheng couldn't help feeling guilty.
"Mengmeng, I'm sorry..."
Wen Yuzheng couldn't help but apologize again.
Qian Mengmeng smiled: "Don't apologize anymore, Brother Yuzheng, I don't blame you, and you shouldn't keep blaming yourself like this, we are still good friends, right?"
Wen Yuzheng nodded painfully.
Since then, Wen Yuzheng never advised Qian Mengmeng again, but silently helped her take care of everything, for which Qian Mengmeng was extremely grateful.
On the day when everything was ready, Dad Qian called Qian Mengmeng over, stuffed a red envelope in her hand, and said to her, "We have troubled your Aunt Wen so much over the years. Take this and say thank you for taking care of them over the years."
Qian Mengmeng agreed and took the red envelope to find Wen's mother, but when she arrived at Wen's mother's door, she heard a quarrel inside.
"How dare you show up here? I tell you, even if you come to see me, I won't ask Old Qian to forgive you. What you did back then was really too much!" This was the voice of Wen's mother. No one had ever heard Wen's mother sound so angry. Qian Mengmeng was worried that something might happen to her. She was just about to push the door open, but she stopped halfway.
She heard Pei's father's voice.
"You all misunderstood. You really misunderstood."
"Misunderstanding?" Mother Wen snorted coldly. "Of course you can say it's a misunderstanding now. After all, you didn't really let Lao Qian go into debt back then. But Mengmeng's mother still ran away from home. What do you want to say? You still have the nerve to say it's a misunderstanding?"
"Things are not what you think..." Pei's father said painfully and tiredly.
"What do you want to say? You betrayed Mengmeng's family and harmed them. Now you come here and say that you were wronged. Pei Zhengfeng, do you have any conscience? Don't you think you haven't harmed their family enough?"
"I didn't!" Pei's father's voice suddenly became sharp, and he said in a loud voice, "Mengmeng's mother, Mengmeng's mother...died of illness!"
Qian Mengmeng took a breath and took a few steps back to stand at the door. She couldn't believe what she had just heard!
"What? What did you say?" Wen's mother was obviously also shocked, and kept asking, "Mengmeng's mother died of illness? What illness? How come I didn't know? What happened back then...back then?"
"I have kept this matter in my heart for thirteen years," Father Pei sighed and said sadly, "I originally planned to take this secret to my grave, but I didn't expect Haochuan and Mengmeng..."
Father Pei paused here, then sighed, "The two children were the ones who suffered the most in this matter, especially Haochuan. He really didn't know anything. At that time, my phone was stolen and I didn't have time to contact Lao Qian. I was anxious and took the earliest flight back the next day. I originally planned to explain everything to Lao Qian, but when I arrived at their house, only Xinran was there. You know, Xinran and I have been friends for many years. I told Xinran the reason for the incident, but she asked me not to tell Lao Qian because she... had leukemia at the time, and it was in the late stage."
"How could this happen..." Mother Wen's voice was incredulous, she choked up, "I didn't even know that Xinran was already so seriously ill at that time!"
"Alas..." Father Pei sighed, "Back then, I was just like you. I couldn't accept the news at all. But Xinran showed me her medical records and appraisals, and then I believed that she really... didn't have many months to live. At that time, Xinran told me that she didn't know how to tell Lao Qian and Mengmeng about this. She was afraid that her illness would drag them down, especially Lao Qian. As you know, he is a well-known good man. If he knew that Xinran had such a serious illness, he would have given her treatment even if he had to go bankrupt. Xinran was worried about this, so when I told her that I hadn't repaid the loan on time, she told me that she wanted to take this opportunity to leave Lao Qian and Mengmeng..."
Qian Mengmeng stood at the door of Wen's mother's house, with mixed feelings in her heart.
It turns out that Mom didn't die in a car accident at all, and it turns out that Dad Pei didn't betray them at all! It turns out that all of this... all of this was a misunderstanding!
"I agreed to Xinran's request. After she left a letter for Lao Qian, I took her to live in my house. During that time..." Father Pei's voice became low, as if he was recalling the sad past again. "Xinran's condition was very bad. She missed Mengmeng and Lao Qian every day. In order to divert her attention, I asked her to help me take care of Haochuan for a while , but... she didn't last long and died. Before she died, she held my hand and asked me not to say that she died of illness, but that she had a car accident or an accident... For Lao Qian and Mengmeng, she really endured a lot alone... a lot..."
"Mr. Pei, why are you telling me this now?" Mother Wen choked up when she learned the whole story. "We have wronged you for so many years!"
"I..." Father Pei seemed to want to say something, but in the end he could only sigh, "I didn't know that Lao Qian would go to such extremes because of Xinran's departure. I know that he failed in business and was always discouraged and wanted to commit suicide. Alas, we were really too ignorant back then..."
Father Pei continued with regret: "If I had encouraged Xinran to accept this fact calmly, and encouraged her to face it with Lao Qian, perhaps there wouldn't be so many things later... I just... feel guilty towards Haochuan. His mother died of illness because she suffered a lot with me. Later, he finally had an Aunt Xinran who loved him and treated him well, but she left him again mercilessly. Now that he has grown up, he falls in love with Xinran's child again... Our Haochuan... clearly knows nothing. This child... is suffering so much..."
"Uncle Pei, where is Haochuan now?" The door was opened, and Qian Mengmeng stood at the door with tears on her face. She cried and asked Father Pei, "Where is Haochuan?"
"Mengmeng..." Father Pei was surprised to see Qian Mengmeng, "You...did you hear everything I said just now?"
"Yes," Qian Mengmeng nodded. She walked up to Father Pei and said, "Uncle Pei, I heard everything. We misunderstood you and Haochuan... Can you tell me where Haochuan is now? I want to find him. I want to start over with him!"
"This..." Father Pei showed an embarrassment on his face, "After you broke up with him, he has been very depressed these days. Just now, he told me that he has booked a flight to the United States and wants to break away from his previous life."
Father Pei raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Now, the plane should be taking off soon..."
Mr. Pei didn't say the rest because Qian Mengmeng turned around and ran downstairs as fast as he could.
Haochuan, wait for me...
You must wait for me...
On a sunny summer day, Qian Mengmeng ran outside. The girl had only one goal in her mind, and that was to win back her lost lover!