Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him suddenly become so agitated.
However, he quickly grabbed Xi Mufan's arm, "Wait! What's the rush! Do you think you can make it to the train station like this? You need a letter of introduction to buy a ticket! Leaving school without permission, is that considered unexcused absence or unauthorized departure?! Do you want to be expelled?!"
At this moment, Xi Mufan didn't care about anything else. He struggled, his eyes urgent, "Let me go! I have to go back right away! Bai Yun... she's..."
We definitely need him!
She must have been terrified when she suddenly found out she was pregnant!
She married Lei Yongkang, but she is pregnant with his child. Will Lei Yongkang beat her? Will he make her suffer?
Thinking about all this made him extremely anxious!
Seeing his eyes were red with anxiety, Yang Fan still wouldn't let go. "Comrade Xi Mufan, calm down! Listen to me! Find a quiet place and call Lao He's wife. She was very worried when she couldn't find you. Call her back first. She's Bai Yun's older sister and knows the situation best! Find out Bai Yun's current condition, how far along she is in her pregnancy, and what she needs you to do!"
Xi Mufan stopped struggling, paused for a moment, and remembered the phone calls he had received from the other side in the past two days.
So, Guan Wenru wanted to tell him that Baiyun was pregnant that day!
But he thought it was…
Xi Mufan suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself.
He deserves to die!
"..." Yang Fan's eyes widened in shock, his curiosity burning, but he still pretended to be calm. "Don't get so excited. After you finish the call, go to your department head and ask for leave! Make up a legitimate reason, be sincere, and get them to approve the leave slip and issue a letter of introduction before you can leave!"
Xi Mufan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his turbulent emotions. His eyes regained a sliver of clarity, and he solemnly said, "Understood! Thank you, Comrade Yang!"
Yang Fan patted him on the shoulder, "Go ahead."
...
After regaining his composure, Xi Mufan first saw Yang Fan off, then turned and quickly left the campus, anxiously searching the nearby streets.
It took more than twenty minutes to finally find a relatively secluded phone booth.
He rushed in, his hands trembling as he inserted coins and dialed.
Xi Mufan's voice trembled almost imperceptibly, "Operator! Please connect me to the Sunan Feed Processing Plant and speak to Plant Manager Guan Wenru!"
Every second of waiting for the transfer felt incredibly long!
A dozen minutes later, the phone in Guan Wenru's office finally rang.
Realizing something, Guan Wenru immediately picked up the microphone and said, "I am Guan Wenru."
"Wenru!" Xi Mufan's heart pounded when he heard the familiar voice. "It's me! Xi Mufan!"
Guan Wenru breathed a sigh of relief. "Xi Mufan, you finally agreed to call?! You…"
Before she could finish speaking, Xi Mufan interrupted her urgently, "Wenru, Baiyun...she's really pregnant?"
"Hmm!" Guan Wenru smiled when she heard his anxious voice. "It's a preliminary assessment. She's experiencing pregnancy symptoms and her period is long overdue. She's most likely pregnant, but as you know, she's unmarried, and I can't take her to the hospital for a checkup, which is why I contacted you in a hurry."
"I'll be right back. I'll go process the withdrawal in a bit and get back as soon as possible." Xi Mufan gripped the phone tightly. "Don't let her contact Lei Yongkang during this time. Don't let her be bullied. I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I was a jerk yesterday. I shouldn't have hung up on you!"
Guan Wenru sighed, her tone softening slightly, "Xi Mufan, you've misunderstood. Xiaoyun and Lei Yongkang never registered their marriage. She knew you had given up your spot to go back to the city to study, so she asked Comrade Lei Yongkang to put on an act so that you would willingly go back to school."
That marriage certificate is fake! Xiaoyun was also at fault; she shouldn't have taken it upon herself to stage that scene and hurt your self-esteem. Now that we've talked it out, let bygones be bygones. You should take leave immediately and buy the fastest train ticket back!
But don't drop out of school. You two should get your marriage certificate first, and I'll find a way to get you both back to the capital. Baiyun went through so much trouble to get you admitted, so don't waste this opportunity and make her feel guilty again.
Xi Mufan's expression was solemn. "Alright, but it's okay if Baiyun can't come back. I'll go back. Don't worry, I can't let Baiyun suffer alone. I will definitely get back as quickly as possible. Baiyun... I'll have to trouble you to take care of Baiyun and the child during this time!"
Guan Wenru hummed in agreement. "However... there's still something I don't understand. Even if you misunderstood and were angry back then, it wouldn't have been to the point where you didn't even want to hear Bai Yun's name, would it? And you even hung up on me directly. Wasn't that reaction a bit too much? Is there... another reason?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by Xi Mufan taking a deep breath.
After a moment, Xi Mufan's voice lowered, "About half a month ago, I received a letter, written by... Uncle Wang."
Guan Wenru's eyes sharpened instantly. "Captain Che? He wrote you a letter? What did he say?"
"In his letter, he said... that after Baiyun and Lei Yongkang got married, Lei Yongkang was a petty person who cared a lot about Baiyun's past relationship with me. He felt that we saw each other frequently, so he treated Baiyun... not very well, even..."
Xi Mufan's voice was filled with suppressed anger, "I even became paranoid, thinking that Baiyun would run away with me. Uncle Wang advised me in his letter... that if I receive any letters or phone calls from the Northwest, especially those mentioning Baiyun... it's very likely that Lei Yongkang is testing me... trying to cause trouble, or trying to control Baiyun..."
For Baiyun's sake, I had to act cold and cut off all contact to put Lei Yongkang at ease... I thought that this way, Baiyun's life might be a little easier!
"!!!" Guan Wenru's face instantly turned so dark it could drip water!
The microphone crackled as he squeezed it between his fingers.
Xi Mufan's voice was filled with pain, "I'm sorry! I... I really believed it back then! I just hoped Lei Yongkang could treat Bai Yun better... so... that's why I didn't dare answer the phone... didn't dare listen to any news about her... I was afraid I couldn't help myself... and would hurt her..."
“I don’t think Uncle Wang would do such a thing!” Guan Wenru’s voice was icy cold and filled with overwhelming anger. “You must have been tricked by Che Xiaoni. She can definitely forge Uncle Wang’s handwriting.”
"!!!" Xi Mufan also realized something instantly and clenched his fist.
Che Xiaoni!
Damn it!
After all these years, her thoughts are still just as repulsive!
Guan Wenru was also furious. She suppressed her anger and said, "I'll go and call Baiyun over. You two can talk first so she can rest assured and recover. You don't need to rush. Get the formalities done before you come back."
After saying that, she quickly went to call Baiyun.
She told Bai Yun to stay in her office and have a good talk with Xi Mufan, while she rode her bicycle directly to the Dahewan Production Brigade.
Che Xiaoni…
She hasn't paid much attention to it over the years.
Little did I know that Che Xiaoni had so many tricks up her sleeve!
Does she hope that others can't be happy either because she can't be happy herself?
How come she never noticed the dark side of Che Xiaoni in her past life?
If we don't teach Che Xiaoni a lesson, who knows what she might do to Bai Yun later.
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