Chapter 6: The Farewell Song Fades Away 03
My foot injury wasn't serious, and I would be fine after a few days of rest. But Ning Qiyuan was making a fuss, and he insisted that the doctor wrap a thick layer of gauze around my foot. I looked at my foot, which was wrapped like a dumpling, and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't you have any idea how to protect yourself?" Ning Qiyuan asked me angrily while sitting in the car on the way back to school from the hospital.
He didn't say a word to me in the hospital before, just waiting for the reckoning later!
"I don't want to either." I answered honestly, "But there is always a surprise, right?"
Ning Qiyuan snorted and said, "Stay at my place for a few days." He made the final decision and would not tolerate any refusal.
I was shocked: "Why?"
Ning Qiyuan glanced at me calmly, and narrowed . I immediately shut up, but the tension of living with him was far less than the worry of hearing Li Anran's words.
Just as I was thinking about how to tell Jiang Sijin about this, my cell phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was her number.
"Why didn't you answer it?" Ning Qiyuan asked me, "Didn't you already see Li Anran, and you sprained your ankle?"
I looked at him hesitantly and said in a low voice, "I don't know how to tell her."
"Just say what you need to say." Ning Qiyuan sat back casually, "You will have to face it sooner or later. If you don't say it, will she not know? Don't be so smart as to think that you are doing this for her good. It may backfire."
He said these words lightly, but every word penetrated into my heart. I looked at him and made a decision.
Jiang Sijin's phone had already rung once, and because I didn't answer, she called again.
I didn't hesitate any more and picked up the phone.
"Shuchen, have you seen Li Anran?" Jiang Sijin's voice came clearly and urgently.
I hesitated for a moment and answered her in a dry voice: "Yes."
"Then what did he say?" Hearing her voice, I could almost imagine what she looked like now. I could also foresee what would happen to her after she heard what I was about to say, given her personality.
I took a deep breath and tried to calmly repeat to her what Li Anran had said to me outside the airport. I didn't tell her that I had beaten Li Anran and was almost hit by the rich girl next to him. I didn't want Ning Qiyuan to know, even though he didn't ask me a word.
Jiang Sijin didn't say anything for a long time. I felt a little panicked and called her quickly: "Sijin?"
"Did he really say that?" Her voice was surprisingly calm, but I could still hear a slight tremor.
"It looks like a brocade..."
"Shuchen, thank you for your help."
"What do you mean by trouble or not? I just hope..." But before I could finish my words, Jiang Sijin hung up the phone.
I held the phone blankly, my heart sinking to the bottom. I thought about it and decided to go see Jiang Sijin: "Send me to the station, I want to go back."
Ning Qiyuan turned his head to look at me and refused without thinking: "No, you are in this state now, you need to rest well."
"You heard what I said just now. How could I leave her alone now? What if she gets upset? I..."
"She'll be fine." Ning Qiyuan interrupted me, "Lin Zhan is by her side, he will watch over her."
"What? Lin Zhan?" I was a little stunned.
Ning Qiyuan nodded: "Lin Zhan had already gone to Jiang Sijin a few days ago."
Yes.
This explains why Lin Zhan told me that Li Anran would appear at the airport.
"I suddenly feel that I am not even as good as Lin Zhan." I said sadly, "When I needed comfort the most, she was by my side. But now she is in trouble, and I am not there to accompany her. How can I be worthy of being her friend if I do this?"
Ning Qiyuan suddenly pulled me into his arms and hugged me: "Tong Shuchen, don't let your imagination run wild."
I closed my eyes and felt like crying when I thought about what Jiang Sijin was facing now. I couldn't help but think of what happened the year Ning Qiyuan left . My mood at that time was probably the same as Jiang Sijin's mood now.
"It was me who didn't want you to go. If you want to blame someone, blame me."
I listened to his soft voice, but couldn't utter a word.
At this moment, the car slowly stopped. The driver said in a somewhat teasing tone: "We're here, are you getting off or not?"
My face turned red and I quickly pushed Ning Qiyuan away.
After we got off the bus, Ning Qiyuan wanted to carry me upstairs. I looked at the students passing by and said shyly, "I can walk by myself."
Ning Qiyuan glanced at me, then put his arm around my waist and held me horizontally in his arms again.
I screamed in fright.
"If you scream again, more people will come to watch." Ning Qiyuan said indifferently.
I looked around and found that quite a few people were looking at us, so I quickly hid in his arms, hoping that none of them knew me.
Although I repeatedly stated that this foot injury would not affect my normal life at all, under Ning Qiyuan's domineering attitude, I had to explain the situation to the teacher and promised not to fall behind in my studies before my leave was approved.
A few days later, I finally saw the follow-up report about Jiang Sijin's father Jiang Zhongyuan . Uncle Jiang's illegal activities were confirmed and he was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment.
Although Uncle Jiang deserved all of this, it was sad to see Uncle Jiang, who had watched me grow up, end up like this.
But what I am more worried about is Jiang Sijin.
I have been calling her repeatedly these past few days, but she has not answered. I can only learn about her current situation from Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan said that she didn't cry or make a fuss, and faced everything very calmly. Her mother's departure and the confiscation of her family property did not overwhelm her.
But I know that she was broken-hearted. From childhood to adulthood, her life had been smooth sailing. She had more than me and lived a happier life than me, but God made her meet Li Anran and she was hurt.
Soon, what I worried about happened.
Just after dark, Lin Zhan called me in a hurry and told me that Jiang Sijin was missing. He looked everywhere he could but couldn't find her. He guessed that she might have returned to Li City.
I was very anxious when I heard this, afraid that something might happen to Jiang Sijin, so I hurriedly told him a few places where Jiang Sijin might go. I didn't care that my foot injury had not fully healed yet, and I hurried out.
I couldn’t get through to Jiang Sijin on the phone, so I had to go to her school to find her first.
On the way there, I didn't forget to tell Ning Qiyuan where I was going. As expected, he scolded me. I knew he was worried about my foot injury. After I repeatedly assured him that nothing would happen, he stopped talking.
What I didn’t expect was that before I even arrived at Jiang Sijin’s school, I received her message:
"Shuchen, I'm by the river, come and keep me company!"
