Chapter 48
After returning home, Pei Qing finally spoke, and just like Qiao Ye thought, he asked her, "What did that man do to make you so angry that you wanted to kill him?"
Her chest kept rising and falling. She had grown up in a safe environment, and the greatest malice she had faced was her father's inaction.
But even so, she only wanted to punish her father through legal means and never thought of letting him die.
But what she saw today proved that there are other means to avenge herself besides the law.
"He made me unhappy. Shouldn't I make fun of him?" Qiao Ye had a bright smile on his face, as if he was just talking about the weather today, and he didn't care about other people's lives at all.
As expected, when Pei Qing heard her words, her eyes suddenly widened and she took a few steps back in disbelief.
It seemed that he never thought that the Joe in his memory would be like this.
"But he didn't harm you."
Hearing this, Qiao also put away the smile on his face, looked at her indifferently, and asked her: "So what?"
These four words were like a bolt from the blue, tearing Pei Qing apart.
What followed was the rupture of her three views that had been shaped for more than twenty years.
She didn't dare to accept it, and even stepped back, shaking her head, muttering to herself: "But what you did is wrong... They didn't do anything wrong..."
Joe also looked at her and sneered, as if he didn't take it seriously at all.
She poured herself a glass of red wine gracefully, sat at the bar beside her, and looked at her lazily, "Do you think he didn't make any mistakes?"
"I don't think he made any mistakes." Pei Qing slowly raised his head and spoke in a firm voice, although his speech was slow.
"Well, okay." Joe nodded, indicating that he understood what she meant. "What if he was the culprit who gave way on the Ring Road? Even so, you still think he is innocent?"
"He caused me to have a car accident. Even though it was his fault, he doesn't deserve the death penalty." Pei Qing retorted.
"Good!" Joe clapped his hands. "What if he's guilty of something else?"
The woman slowly came down from the bar, walked up to her, and said calmly.
"Then he should be punished by the law. Not you—"
Her words made Qiao stunned for a moment. She didn't know what Pei Qing said that made her fall into deep thought.
Then, she suddenly laughed. "Since you believe he's right, the law will prosecute and bring him to justice. However, practice makes perfect. Everything you say is just empty talk until it becomes reality."
Her words made Pei Qing's eyebrows twitch. Her intuition told her that what Qiao Ye was going to say next would definitely not be good for her.
"It is now 4:27 AM. I require you to vacate my home by 8:30 AM this morning. From 8:30 AM until the end of your semester, I will not be providing you with any assistance."
Pei Qing was stunned by her words. She thought Qiao would argue with her, but after hearing what she said, she was still a little surprised.
Joe also took in her expression.
"Admittedly, as a lawyer, I do need to respect the law. But when I tell you some things, you might think I'm trying to scare you. Only when you experience them yourself will you realize how insignificant you are, and..."
Having said this, Joe paused meaningfully and looked at her. "I won't have any delusions about anyone."
"I respect your respect, but at the same time, I respect your choice."
*
The professor in front called her name. Pei Qing came out of her memories, stood up and answered the professor's question.
It has been three months since she moved out of Qiao Ye's room.
Although this school advocates equality for all on the surface, it seems that there is still a lot of discrimination behind the scenes.
Although she was not treated differently because of this, it caused a lot of inconvenience in her life.
In order to save money, she had to share a house with a girl not far from the school.
They said they were sharing a house, but in fact they were just eight girls living together.
Just that everyone has a bed, that's all.
"Aqing, do you want to go back to the dormitory?" A black-haired girl called her.
Pei Qing stopped and nodded subconsciously, "Yes. Aren't you going back?"
The other party laughed and said, "I'm not going back. I found a part-time job and will be able to rent a house on my own after a while."
Pei Qing was a little surprised by her words.
This girl is also Chinese. Her name is Susan. She originally came here to study abroad, but she didn't expect her parents to go bankrupt all of a sudden. In the end, she had to move out of her original single room and squeeze in with them.
Pei Qing had tried to find part-time jobs before, but the hourly wages of those part-time jobs were terribly low, so now she needs to rely on four part-time jobs every day to barely cover her monthly expenses.
This is not even considering that she has no tuition fees to worry about.
Thinking of this, Pei Qing could only shake his head with a wry smile and took the things Susan wanted to take back from her.
"Then remember to come back early."
"good."
After returning to the dormitory, Pei Qing first changed himself into a set of dirty clothes.
Because she has to work as a waitress in a restaurant at four in the afternoon.
The boss was a nice guy and would reserve dinner for her every afternoon.
This is why she likes working for this boss, but she only spends three hours here.
There are a lot of people in the restaurant today. Although there is an air conditioner, it cannot make people in such a large restaurant feel cool.
Also mixed in was the smell of sweat.
The mixture of various smells makes it difficult to breathe.
Pei Qing hasn't experienced this feeling for a long time.
The last time she experienced this was when she was in high school. Her monthly living expenses were not enough, so a young couple who ran a small restaurant in the alley in front of the school took her in and asked her to help out there.
Pei Qing felt a little dizzy.
She hadn't slept well for half a month.
This is a bad signal for the biological clock that has become accustomed to a normal routine.
She wanted to close her eyes to relax for a while, but her vision went dark and she fell heavily to the ground.
Apart from the terrified face of her boss that she saw before she fainted, she knew nothing.
When she woke up again, she was in a small clinic.
The clinic doesn't look very formal, but it is very cool.
The doctor said in broken English: "You have heatstroke. You need to rest well."
Sitting next to her was the boss.
Seeing her boss hesitant to speak, she knew that this relatively good part-time job might have to come to an end.
As she thought, the boss told her: "Because you suffered from heatstroke in the restaurant, I'm afraid the restaurant can no longer accommodate her."
Before leaving, her boss paid off her medical bills.
Pei Qing was lying on the hospital bed, looking at the medicine bottle hanging high up, which was slowly dripping medicine downwards.
I'm a little hungry.
She didn't work the full three hours, but her boss still paid her for three hours, but she didn't have anything to eat for dinner.
She waited until the drip was finished and said goodbye to the doctor in the clinic before walking out.
She took a quick look and saw that it would cost more than forty dollars to take a taxi from here to where she rented, so she didn't want to take a taxi.
Because she worked hard for three hours and only got thirty dollars.
At this moment, a thought inexplicably emerged in her mind: It would be nice if Joe was here too.
But she quickly put the idea behind her.
She shook her head in self-mockery. She and Qiao were from two different worlds. No matter how much she wanted to, she still couldn't rely on her.
A whistle sounded in her ears.
Pei Qing subconsciously turned his head to look and saw a blond young man.
She searched for this person in her mind and confirmed that she did not know him, so she wanted to bypass him and leave.
But after taking a few steps, he stopped me.
"Hey, I know you. Is this Pei?"
Behind the young man was a black racing car that looked very cool.
Hearing his words, Pei Qing turned around and asked, "Who are you?"
"We're from the same school." The young man leaned against his car, staying in a relatively safe area with Pei Qing. "I'm also from Scotto University."
Despite what he said, Pei Qing did not let down his guard. "But I'm not sure if you're from our school. So, I'm sorry, I should go home now."
After she finished speaking, she strode away without waiting for the young man to speak.
She walked very fast, as if there was some monster behind her.
The young man didn't care about being rejected. He just stood there, shrugged, and then rode away on his motorcycle.
Pei Qing didn't have a chance to catch his breath until she returned to the dormitory.
She happened to meet her roommate who was carrying out dirty clothes. Seeing her here, she was a little surprised, "Student Pei? Why are you back at this time?"
Pei Qing is the most financially strapped person in their group, and everyone can see it, so generally no one bothers her when there is anything.
Of course, this is largely due to the fact that she is not in the dormitory except when sleeping.
At this time, she shouldn't have finished get off work yet.
Hearing this, Pei Qing forced a smile, seeming reluctant to mention the matter: "There was a small incident, I shouldn't be back so late next time."
She didn't say it explicitly, but everyone who had worked part-time knew what she meant.
So the woman just nodded and said, "I see. Then you should take advantage of this time to rest well and get yourself better before looking for a part-time job. It's such a shame to spend all your free time on a part-time job."
"I know, thank you, Amy."
After saying that, Pei Qing fled into his room.
It can't be said to be her room, because the room is not big. It is just a small wooden door that divides the master bedroom into two halves, and she lives in the innermost part.
This "room" only has a bed and a movable clothes rack.
This door is not a particularly good one. If you want to see it for a while longer at night, you need to use curtains with excellent light-blocking properties to cover the entire area of only 17 square meters so as not to disturb others' rest.
It is even more troublesome in the summer, with mosquitoes buzzing in your ears all the time, making it impossible to sleep well.
The living conditions here are like heaven and earth compared to what we had before at Qiao Ye's place.
But it was too late to say anything now. She could only force herself to go to bed quickly because there was a group meeting tomorrow and it was her turn to report.
There was a rustling sound outside. It was her roommate Susan who came back.
Although she was very careful in her movements, the noise still made it difficult for Pei Qing to fall asleep.
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