Bad news
"Are you alright?" A clear and melodious girl's voice reached her ears, which refreshed her.
Xu Changjia tried to get up from the person, but unfortunately, he couldn't muster any strength in his legs.
The little girl smiled and gently helped her up, saying, "It's alright, I'll help you walk slowly."
She felt a little embarrassed, but when she recognized the person as Peng Wanyi, who was her classmate and had treated her to a meal because Peng Wanyi had given up her spot in graduate school, she felt a little relieved.
She told me that she was also at school to pick up her graduation certificate and took a photo with her roommates while waiting for the graduation ceremony in a few days.
I just happened to run into her on my way out of school and she didn't seem to be doing well, so I helped her out.
Seeing that her phone was broken, Peng Wanyi offered to take her back to her place first, and if needed, she could accompany her to get the phone repaired.
She wasn't used to being so close to others, so with their help, she got into a taxi and went back to her little house.
On the south bank, it seemed that apart from her few scattered friends, she really couldn't find anyone else to help her. Back in her small apartment, she put a band-aid on her wound and pondered how to buy herself a new phone or something.
Then they heard a series of knocks on the door, "knock knock knock... knock knock knock... knock knock knock..."
Few people ever come to her small apartment, and her first reaction to the knocking was fear. Countless images of stalking, tracking, murder, and body disposal from the novels she had read flashed through her mind.
I told myself, "It's okay, it's okay. We live in a society governed by law and with good public security," before I got up to open the door.
My legs aren't weak anymore, but my head is still a little dizzy.
Seeing through the peephole that it was my senior, Wenxue, carrying things outside the door brought me comfort, and I opened the door a little faster.
As soon as he entered, he proactively placed his things on the table. "I brought the bandage for your head injury, and there's a new cell phone in the bag for you to use."
She looked up at her senior, her eyes filled with doubt, and then she heard him say the following—
Your classmate is a nice person. She was worried about your safety, so she asked someone she knew to contact me and say that you were injured and your phone was broken, so she asked me to come and check on you.
Xu Changjia felt a warmth in his heart. Peng Wanyi was quite thoughtful. He should find an opportunity to thank her properly another day.
"How could you fall down while walking on the road?"
She shrugged helplessly, indicating that she didn't understand either.
"Come here, let me apply the medicine for you."
He had been interning at the TV station for about half a year, and he often encountered such emergencies when he went out to report and cover news. The first aid he had learned came in handy at that time, and he never expected that it would be used on Xu Changjia one day.
Xu Changjia originally wanted to say that she had already taken care of herself, but when she saw Wenxue Chang placing those special medical supplies on the table one by one, she obediently shut her mouth and sat there waiting for him to take care of them.
He shoved his phone in front of her. "Here, remember to transfer me the money. This new phone cost me almost half a month's salary."
The new phone is really nice; it's the light green color she likes.
The medicine was administered, and the new phone was installed. As soon as it was turned on, there were many missed calls.
There were calls from her father, her mother, and even a lot of strangers. That feeling of her heart pounding came back, and she felt a sudden tightness and panic for no reason.
The senior student sat next to her and saw a row of paper cups under the coffee table. He poured himself a cup of water and looked up to see her looking lost and dejected.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
She didn't know what to say, so she could only plead with him, "Senior Liberal Arts, please don't leave yet."
Then she handed him her phone and told him everything that had happened that afternoon.
He frowned as he listened. He knew that there was a special kind of telepathy between people, which often occurred between relatives. But how could he possibly say such a thing to his little sister whom he had been taking care of for seven or eight years?
If nothing happens, that's fine. But if something really does happen, he'll be held responsible and could die a thousand deaths.
All I could do was keep reassuring her that everything was alright and that I should call back to check on her.
She pressed the green dial button, her whole body still tense, not daring to breathe too forcefully.
Wen Xuanyi sat to the side, close to her, gripping his water glass tightly, desperately praying that everything would be alright.
The entire small apartment was quiet; apart from the beeping of the new phone, there wasn't a sound to be heard.
The mother's phone went unanswered, and the father's phone also went unanswered.
He simply picked up his new phone, dialed another number he had already called seven or eight times, and put it on speakerphone. This time, someone answered.
When the male voice came from the other end of the phone, her ears rang, and she couldn't understand what he was saying at all. She slid off the sofa and almost knocked over the paper cup in her senior's hand.
Fortunately, there was someone by her side who remained rational and, after learning that her parents had died in a car accident, helped answer the phone and handle some matters.
With a "beep," Wen Xuanyi hung up the phone and put it back on the table.
He knelt down in front of her, his tone becoming very gentle, "Changjia, you heard it all. The time this afternoon when you were injured coincided with the time your parents were in the car accident, so that's why..."
He didn't say the rest, nor could he bear to continue.
His little sister, whom he had watched grow up, was in the prime of her youth. How could she have lost both her parents so early?
The police station called and asked her to come back to identify the body. The forensic doctor had already confirmed that it was an accidental death caused by a car accident, so she could take the body back directly.
He mentally prepared several versions of his answer before continuing, "The police station has confirmed it. Are you going back tomorrow? Are you going back to Junzhou tomorrow?"
Seeing her with tears in her eyes, her upper teeth biting her lower lip tightly, her whole body curled up, hugging herself, refusing to cry out, he asked in a softer and softer voice until he stopped talking altogether.
Anyone would break down in the face of such a major event, especially a student who has never even stepped out of the school gates.
But he was wrong. Xu Changjia had already experienced the blow of losing both her parents in her previous life. She just couldn't understand why, if she had to do it all over again, and had already completed the task of saving them, her parents would still leave her.
She sat on the floor for over an hour trying to figure out the answer, but she couldn't.
Sniffing, he finally spoke, "I'm going back, I'll go back tonight."
Wen Xuanyi thought he had misheard, so he quickly sat up straight and stared at her again to confirm, "Is the flight back to Junzhou at midnight tonight?"
"Um."
He quickly opened his phone, booked two tickets for the next available flight back to Junzhou, and went back with her.
Along the way, he called his boss to ask for two days off, and told her that Ou Liyao would be back in a couple of days. He also mentioned that he had asked for leave for her at school, and that her advisor, Professor Xu, would understand.
He mumbled in her ear, and Xu Changjia's "hmm" sounds made him a little unsure about this girl's temper. It was amazing how she could remain calm when something happened.
It was past 1 a.m. when she returned to Junzhou. She took Wenxue Chang back to her home. He hadn't agreed at first, but then he thought, what if the girl was just pretending to be strong during the day and something else happened at night?
After declining a couple of times, I went with her to her large apartment and stayed there for the night.
That night, she sat alone on the edge of her bed, watching the light of a small lamp until dawn.
As dawn broke, how did her life return to the dark days of having no parents and no hope for the future?
The difference is that this time she was accompanied by someone, a friend who had been with her for many years, who pulled her back into the light.
A soft, lingering knock on the door pulled her thoughts back to the year 2121 of this life.
"Changjia, I went out and bought some soy milk and fried dough sticks. I'm going out to eat. I've already contacted the police officers at the police station. They'll come to collect your parents' bodies in a little while."
Wenxuanyi has developed a good biological clock because of her work. She wakes up at eight o'clock in the morning. When she wakes up, she is surprised to find that she is in someone else's house. She gets up quickly to wash up, puts the key in her bag, and goes out to buy her food. She still has a lot of things to do.
She put her hands to her face, closed her eyes, took several deep breaths to force back the tears she was trying to hold back, then pushed open the door and walked out, still acting as if nothing had happened.
She handled everything perfectly on her own, from retrieving her parents' bodies from the police station, obtaining death certificates, contacting relatives and friends to say goodbye, and sending them to the funeral home for cremation.
Even Yunhe's parents took time out of their busy schedules to pay respects to Xu's parents and help out, running errands for her twice.
After more than a week of busy work, the person by her side changed from Wen Xuanyi to Ou Liyao, and Yun He's family also came to pay their respects. Even his girlfriend Huang Qianqian came to pay her respects dressed in black and advised her to accept her loss.
She smiled and nodded, accepting their kindness.
Ou Liyao was worried that she would break down in this state. After asking her senior, she learned that she hadn't shed a single tear in the past few days, which made her even more worried.
The senior student informed the three of them that only she could return now, and because she had other commitments to attend to, he couldn't stay with her for more than a few days.
They discussed it for several days, but couldn't find a way for her to vent her frustrations.
That day, she accompanied her as they carried the urns and portraits of Xu's parents home. She opened two bottles of wine, intending to have a drink with her best friend who had also lost her parents.
Seeing her staring blankly at the foreign liquor, her smile tinged with sadness, I swallowed the words of advice I wanted to say. Not knowing what to say, I could only make an excuse, "It's getting windy outside, it looks like it's going to rain, I'll go close the window."
Xu Changjia, who was closer, stood up first and said, "I'll go turn it off."
As I walked to the window, I saw a familiar figure running towards me in the distance, and my eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Just like the golden sunlight of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old who pierced through the long night and came to her side once again.
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