Chapter 69: Missing Sister (14) Failed Confession

After three rounds of drinks, Yuan Xiaohu was still chattering, and Sang Luo asked casually: "How did you know her?"

Hearing this question, Yuan Xiaohu immediately perked up. He cleared his throat and began to vividly describe their first encounter:

"That happened eight months ago. I had just started working there. One day, my master assigned me to catch someone. The official car had been borrowed by a team, so my master and I went there on bicycles. When I entered the criminal's house, he climbed out the window and ran away. We chased him out the window for a long time until it was dark before we caught him."

"We handcuffed him and took him back to the police station. Then I remembered that my bicycle was parked downstairs of the criminal's house and I forgot to lock it. I hurried back to look for it, only to find that it was missing. That was the bicycle I had just bought!"

"I was very sad and walked home slowly. It happened to rain heavily at that time. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. I was soaked like a drowned chicken. At this moment, an umbrella suddenly stretched out above my head."

"At that moment, the sound of rain around me became quieter. I turned around and saw - saw - I am a rough man and don't know how to describe it, but that was the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life."

"She smiled at me tenderly, and my mind went blank. I didn't know what to say. The umbrella was very small. We walked together under it, shoulder to shoulder, and my heart was pounding."

"After only a few minutes of walking, she said she had arrived. It turned out that she was a Chinese teacher at Sunshine Primary School and lived in the teacher's family building next door, just a few steps away."

"Before leaving, she handed me the umbrella. She said I still had a long way to go, so this umbrella was for me."

"I was so excited that I forgot to say thank you to her until I walked a distance. When I looked back, she had disappeared into the building."

At this point, Yuan Xiaohu rubbed his hands, looking young and ignorant: "After I went back, I tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. When the next morning came, I cleaned the umbrella and ran to the school to return it to her. By the way, I asked her name, and then I knew her name was Xu Jingye."

"Jing Ye, what a beautiful name! It sounds very meaningful. She is well-read and elegant. She will definitely look down on a rough guy like me who doesn't understand romance..."

Yuan Xiaohu started nagging again. Xie Ling'er couldn't stand it anymore and patted him on the back:

"I'm telling you, are you done yet? You're so decisive when it comes to arresting criminals, but why are you so unconfident when it comes to relationships? You haven't even asked her, so how do you know she doesn't like your type? You haven't taken any action at all, and you've already created so many difficulties for yourself before you've even taken a step. If you keep dragging your feet, you'll miss out on the chance to be together!"

Yuan Xiaohu wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Sang Luo picked up the wine glass again. Her emotions were a mess now. She was in no mood to encourage Yuan Xiaohu. She just said in a half-drunk and half-awake state:

"People are so different from each other, how can we be together? Maybe some people are destined to be missed, so it's okay to miss each other."

After hearing Sang Luo's words, Yuan Xiaohu was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up, paid the bill and walked out.

"Hey, where are you going?" Xie Ling'er grabbed him.

Yuan Xiaohu stopped and said word by word: "I want to confess my feelings."

Xie Ling'er was very surprised: "How did you suddenly figure it out?"

Yuan Xiaohu turned around and looked at the two of them: "You are right. At this age, if I don't take action, I am afraid I will really miss her. I don't want to miss her!"

After he finished speaking, he walked out resolutely, a completely different person from before. Xie Ling'er, who was eager to find out, pulled Sang Luo and followed him out: "Come on, come on, this coward finally dared to confess his feelings, let's go and watch the fun together!"

Sang Luo was drunk and was dragged by her. The three of them walked on the street and soon arrived at the entrance of Sunshine Primary School. Yuan Xiaohu glanced at the time and said with certainty: "She hasn't come out yet. Let's wait a little longer."

"It's already so late. Primary schools should have finished school long ago," Xie Ling'er asked curiously, "How can you be sure she's still in school?"

Yuan Xiaohu patted his chest and said, "Of course I have asked around. I haven't been idle these past few months. Since I knew her name, I asked my acquaintances to help me ask around. It turns out that she stays at school very late every day because she has to tutor those poor students. Some of the children come from rural areas, their parents can't read a single word, and the children learn very slowly, so she stays to tutor these children for free until the children have learned everything, and she often stays until nine or ten o'clock!"

"He is so loving and a really good person!" Xie Ling'er exclaimed.

Yuan Xiaohu nodded and pointed to the teaching building: "No doubt about it. Look, it's the second cubicle on the third floor. That's her office. The light is still on!"

It was only half past eight in the evening. They were not sure what time Xu Jingye would come out, so they had to wait at the school gate. A cold wind gradually blew in the night, and the three of them shivered with cold. At this time, the old man drinking tea in the guard room noticed them, opened the window and asked:

"Hey, who are you and why are you standing at the school gate?"

Yuan Xiaohu couldn't directly say that he was here to confess his feelings, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Uncle, I'm Teacher Xu's friend, and I'm here to wait for her to get off work. Don't worry, we're not bad people."

"Oh..." The security guard looked at them a few more times and probably felt that they didn't look like bad people, so he took the initiative to say, "Come in and wait. It's very cold outside. At least there is still some warmth in my room."

After hearing what the old man said, the three of them immediately agreed, quickened their pace and hid in the guard room. After entering the room, it was indeed much warmer. It was not time to turn on the heating yet, and there was a stove in the old man's room. The three of them leaned against the stove to keep warm.

In order to ease the awkwardness, Yuan Xiaohu started to greet him: "Uncle, you still have to watch the gate so late, don't you want to rest?"

The security guard waved his hand and said, "I'm not like you young people. I don't sleep much. I usually go to bed at ten o'clock."

Xie Linger looked around the narrow guard room. In addition to the table, there was a bed covered with a thick quilt. It seemed that the guard usually ate and lived here. She said casually:

"Uncle, you usually live here, don't you go home?"

The security guard said angrily: "Why should I go home? I'm an old bachelor. It doesn't matter where I live. Living here is even better. The school provides free water and lunch. I'm enjoying myself!"

It seemed that the security guard was a lonely man, and their words just touched his sore spot. The three of them simply stopped talking to him and just sat by the fire quietly, waiting for time to pass.

At 9:30 in the evening, the lights in Xu Jingye's office went out. It seemed that she was about to come out. Yuan Xiaohu became excited instantly and opened the door to go out. Sang Luo was almost sober. She and Xie Ling'er leaned on the window together, ready to witness this wonderful moment.

Two minutes later, Xu Jingye walked out of the teaching building. What no one expected was that she was followed by a young man of similar age. The young man was dressed elegantly and carried a bag in his hand. He seemed to be a teacher as well.

Yuan Xiaohu instantly became nervous: "Could this person... be her boyfriend?"

Xie Ling'er comforted him, "Relax, it's nothing, maybe he's just an ordinary colleague, just walking together on the way home from get off work."

Before Yuan Xiaohu could say anything, the male teacher took out a scarf from his bag and whispered something to Xu Jingye's ear. Xu Jingye happily took the scarf and put it on, and both of them smiled.

Yuan Xiaohu froze in place for a moment. Seeing the two people getting closer and closer, he had no choice but to hide back in the guard room. The two people walked out of the school gate and headed west. Yuan Xiaohu's confession was thus ruined.

"He's already given her a scarf as a gift, so she must be the one for whom..." Yuan Xiaohu said in disbelief.

Xie Ling'er was also very surprised: "Since you have an acquaintance, didn't you ask if she is single?"

Yuan Xiaohu stamped his feet: "Of course I asked around. I only dared to like her because I was sure she was single. But who knew——"

Seeing Yuan Xiaohu's expression, the security guard laughed sarcastically: "Young man, your information is out of date. The male teacher who just left is a new teacher. He was recruited in September this year and has just started working. I heard that he also teaches Chinese."

Yuan Xiaohu sat down on the floor. "They must have more in common as they teach Chinese... and they are in the same office... It's over. I have no hope at all... This guy is too wicked. How could he just..."

Xie Ling'er shook her head: "You can't blame others for this. Since she is a good person, there must be other people who like her. It is obvious that you met her in advance, and you have several months to pursue her, but you don't take action yourself. Do you want to blame others for taking advantage of the situation?"

Yuan Xiaohu was speechless. At this point, he only hated his own cowardice. He clenched his fists tightly, but there was nothing he could do.

"Okay, if you missed it, you missed it. Let's face the reality." Sang Luo stood up cruelly and pushed Yuan Xiaohu out of the guard room. Xie Ling'er specially thanked the guard before closing the door of the guard room.

On the way home, Yuan Xiaohu was dejected, like a lost dog. Xie Ling'er tried her best to comfort him, but there was no improvement. The two girls were worried, so they sent him home and watched him walk into the house before leaving.

After sending Yuan Xiaohu off, Sang Luo walked back home alone. When she went upstairs, she suddenly felt something strange.

The door of the house opposite was open and there was light coming from inside, obviously someone was home.

Sang Luo frowned and thought to himself that something was wrong. Shouldn't Ruan Yu be hospitalized? Why was there someone at his house? Was there a thief?