Chapter 129 It’s best to pray for good fortune in the future and treat Lin Yan as your ancestor
Xing Yu appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually in turmoil inside.
"What do you mean? Why is it because of you?"
Cheng Qing lowered his head, his shoulders began to tremble, and his crying voice was gradually replaced by a trembling voice.
"At that time... I really just... casually mentioned Yanyan's name... I didn't mean it... I really didn't mean it..."
Xing Yu: "Get to the point."
Cheng Qing seemed to have gathered all the sound in his dantian and spoke with a rustling sound.
"Back then... the person Mo Jiaozi started bullying... was actually me... It was just because I accidentally bumped into her in the cafeteria and knocked over the plate in her hand... that she started... started bullying me..."
Cheng Qing closed her eyes briefly, not wanting to recall those embarrassing moments in the past, but after a while, she continued speaking.
"Every night after self-study, Mo Jiaozi would ask me to go to her dormitory to find her, and then... then she and her roommates would bully me... making me kneel on the ground and bark like a dog... they would beat me... I couldn't cry... I had to smile..."
"After a week... I couldn't stand it anymore... I asked her how to let me go... Mo Jiaozi said... that if I could just find someone prettier and more obedient to replace me... she would let me go..."
Cheng Qing suddenly fell speechless, looked up at Xing Yu with regret, and tears immediately rolled out of his eyes.
"I...I suddenly thought of Lin Yan...She's the top student in our grade...she's fair and pretty...and has a gentle personality...so..."
Xing Yu tightened his jawline and replied coldly, "So, you pushed her out? Let her bear your pain?"
Cheng Qing covered his face with his hands and shook his head in frustration.
"I... I can't help it... My parents are just ordinary employees of a state-owned enterprise in Beijing North... I fell ill on the day of the high school entrance exam... I didn't get into Beijing North High School... That's why they sent me to my grandfather's house in Qingyang..."
"I don't dare to mess with Mo Jiaozi... Her family background is enough to make my parents lose their stable jobs... In my current situation, I have no choice but to be selfish..."
"Indeed, Mo Jiaozi no longer bothers me... and has shifted all her attention to Lin Yan..."
"But I... I always thought Mo Jiaozi was just looking for something new... and would let her go after a while... I didn't expect... she would even go so far as to bully Yanyan for three whole years..."
The tears that had been wiped away from her cheeks flowed out again. She didn't dare to look directly into Xing Yu's sharp and mournful eyes.
He lowered his head once again, staring blankly at the ground, letting the tears drip onto his toes.
"I witnessed her being bullied by Mo Jiaozi countless times... At first, she would resist... But later... She became so numb that she didn't shed a single tear, even after being bullied by Mo Jiaozi and the others...
"Those three years... were the darkest three years in Yanyan's life... and also the three years I regret the most in my life... I couldn't sleep every night... When I thought about how she, an innocent woman, had to endure everything she shouldn't have because of me... that guilt and self-blame tormented me every moment..."
"Since then... my guilt towards Lin Yan has grown... I always thought... I should do something for her to make myself feel better... During the college entrance examination... I secretly inquired about her aspirations... and so I followed her and applied to Beijing Foreign Studies University..."
"We've all become freshmen now... It's time to start anew... I have to atone for my sins... I have to pay her back for what I owe her... So I took the initiative to get close to her... became friends with her... tried my best to be nice to her... even though I owe her... I can never repay her in this lifetime..."
After saying this, Xing Yu was silent for a long time.
When he spoke again, his voice was hard to discern, but his face was extremely dark: "What's with that photo taken on the playground?"
Cheng Qing honestly said, "Mo Jiaozi is a very perverted person. She said she had a new target and wanted to organize some kind of handover ceremony... and take a picture as a souvenir... So she tied Yanyan under a tree and asked me to go over and take a photo with her..."
"I couldn't face Lin Yan... I didn't dare show my face... I didn't dare let her know that it was because of me, Mo Jiaozi, that I was causing trouble for her... After my desperate pleading, Mo Jiaozi reluctantly agreed to let me stand not far away and take a photo with her..."
"Mo Jiaozi told me to point at Lin Yan behind me and smile happily, with that kind of genuine joy... I still remember that because my smile was too fake, I got slapped a dozen times by Mo Jiaozi..."
"It was a bright sunny day... but it was the beginning of Yanyan's descent into darkness... and the beginning of my sleepless nights and inner torment..."
After saying this, Cheng Qing humbly knelt before Xing Yu, ignoring the passers-by.
"Xing Yu... I know I'm hateful, and I know I owe Yanyan my whole life... But I beg you... don't tell her the truth... I'm not afraid of her blaming me, or hating me... I'm afraid she'll have another mental breakdown after knowing everything..."
"Please... please don't tell her..."
There was a hidden anger in Xing Yu's eyes. After suppressing it for half a minute, he threw a cold word to Cheng Qing.
"You should be thankful that you're a woman. From now on, you'd better take good care of yourself and treat Lin Yan like your ancestor, otherwise I can't promise not to do something to you."
After leaving some words, Xing Yu left.
After getting in the car and just about to start it, his cell phone rang.
It’s Zhang Meng.
He answered: "What's up?"
There was a sound of wind on the other end of Zhang Meng's phone, as if someone was outside.
"Mr. Xing, when I came back yesterday, I went to the local area and found out about Mo Jiaozi's three former friends."
"What's the news?"
Zhang Meng's voice was filled with disbelief.
"It's very strange. I don't know if it was a coincidence or an accident, but they all went to Lantai one after another. I haven't heard from them since then. They have been out of touch with their family and friends for many years."
"Lantai?" Xing Yu asked, "What are they doing in Southeast Asia?"
"From what their family said, it seems they went to work for a high-paying company over there."
"All three?"
"Right! That's why I find it so strange. The news keeps reporting on how chaotic Lantai is, yet they're still heading there. They've been missing for so many years, and I'm sure something must have happened to them and they won't be able to come back."
Xing Yu pondered for a moment, then asked, "What are their names?"
"Ren Keyi, Tao Wen, and another one with the double surname Ouyang Ling."
"Yes." Xing Yu: "If you find out any news later, please contact me as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Xing Yu felt vaguely uneasy.
He clearly wanted to find those who bullied Lin Yan and make them pay the price.
But what he has learned so far is that no one who bullied Lin Yan had a good ending.
Is it God's will, or is it someone doing it on purpose...
If it was really man-made, who could that person be?
Who will help Lin Yan?
Who else is behind Lin Yan?
Just as I was thinking about it, the phone rang again.
I picked it up and saw that it was a number I hadn't contacted for a long time.
He picked up the phone and said in a steady voice, "Speak."
A female voice came from the receiver.
"Fiancé, I'm back."
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