Chapter 49 After Wang Kan left, no one dared...
Wang Kan left without anyone daring to stop him, leaving Fang Minzhou stunned. Zheng Yanhang glanced anxiously at the two of them, then, at Ouyang Qian's signal, caught up with Wang Kan.
When Teacher Zhan arrived, Lin Si casually mentioned that there was a misunderstanding between him and Wang Kan, but it was nothing serious.
Fang Minzhou noticed the gaze that Teacher Zhan was casting at her. She lowered her head and remained silent until Teacher Zhan gave Lin Sinian a few instructions.
Summer vacation had already started, but the clinic was closed. Fang Minzhou and Ouyang Qian insisted on accompanying Lin Sinian to the street clinic just a block away.
His brow bone and corner of his mouth were cut, with multiple bruises, and he also had abrasions on his elbows and knees. When the doctor disinfected Lin Sinian's wounds, he winced in pain but didn't make a sound. She and Ouyang Qian discreetly moved away. Looking at the patients and doctors coming and going outside, she thought of Wang Kan, wondering where he was now, whether he had gone to the hospital…
The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and the angrier I get, the more upset I feel...
Ouyang Qian gently patted Fang Minzhou's back.
"You guys are still fighting even after you've graduated?" The doctor finished treating the wound and clicked his tongue in amazement. "What's so great about fighting? If it got any more serious, it would be terrible."
Fang Minzhou felt extremely guilty and apologized to Lin Sinian for what seemed like the umpteenth time.
Lin Sinian had lost the ferocity he displayed when he fought with Wang Kan. He had regained his usual refined and courteous demeanor, and even his mood seemed completely unaffected. "It's okay, it's not like you hit me."
But the joke backfired, and Fang Minzhou couldn't laugh. She apologized instead, "I'm sorry..."
"I told you, it's nothing." Lin Sinian smiled and sighed.
“If you go back like this, won’t your family…” Ouyang Qian asked.
This is also one of the things that Fang Minzhou is worried about.
"It's okay, I won't say it was Wang Kan who hit you." Seeing Fang Minzhou's nervousness, Lin Sinian said this directly to put her at ease.
“…Thank you,” Fang Minzhou said. “I’m really sorry.”
Lin Sinian didn't want to hear Fang Minzhou apologize anymore, so he changed the subject, half-jokingly: "So can I ask you, why did Wang Kan hit me?"
Fang Minzhou found it difficult to speak. After a long while, she told them that she and Wang Kan had a disagreement about filling out college applications.
He said he would rather die than go to Beicheng, probably... because he overheard what she and Lin Sinian were saying.
After listening, Ouyang Qian coldly commented, "Wang Kan is a madman."
“If that’s the reason…” Lin Ssu-nien said, “I can understand it quite well.”
Ouyang Qian looked at Lin Sinian as if she had seen a ghost. Lin Sinian said gently, "I think he came to see you because he wanted to talk to you. If I had known beforehand, I wouldn't have said 'see you in Beicheng,' as it could easily cause misunderstandings. It's also partly my fault."
Ouyang Qian didn't look away from her probing gaze. "Class monitor, I've noticed that you... have a very broad mind."
Her flattery was sarcastic, but Lin Sinian still smiled good-naturedly. Just as he was about to speak again, his phone rang. He walked to the side, chatted for a few words, and then came back, slightly apologetic: "I have to go home now."
Fang Minzhou quickly replied, "Okay, if anything happens, just tell me. And as for Wang Kan, I'll..."
“I told you, you really don’t need to worry about anything anymore. This matter is over for me,” Lin Sinian comforted him. “I hope things will be alright between you and Wang Kan. I hope that if he comes to Beicheng again, he won’t hit me again.”
Fang Minzhou laughed at the joke, but it was a forced laugh.
After Lin Sinian left, it was lunchtime, and Ouyang Qian accompanied Fang Minzhou to a nearby noodle shop for a meal.
Fang Minzhou didn't have much of an appetite, but she forced herself to eat noodles. After seeing that Ouyang Qian had finished eating, she said, "Why don't you go first? I'm fine."
"You eat, I'm fine," Ouyang Qian advised. "If you can't eat, then don't."
"We must not waste food," Fang Minzhou said.
Ouyang Qian rested her chin on her hand and watched Fang Minzhou continue eating noodles. During this time, she glanced at her phone and saw that Zheng Yanhang had sent her a message. He and Wang Kan were currently at a karaoke bar.
"Boys my age are all so immature," Ouyang Qian thought to herself.
Although she had never thought highly of Fang Minzhou and Wang Kan, she never expected the two of them to quarrel again.
However, it's not entirely accurate to say who is more mature.
Ouyang Qian disagreed. She wasn't targeting Fang Minzhou, but she had always scoffed at the idea. So, to some extent, she could understand Wang Kan, because she was always the one pushed to the sidelines.
But Wang Kan was truly difficult to reason with.
She still prefers honest guys, especially those who remain silent even when life wears them down.
In comparison, although Wang Kan was violent, at least he had some insight.
After finishing their noodles, Ouyang Qian accompanied Fang Minzhou to find Wang Kan.
Does an outsider's perspective truly mean they are clear-headed? But she still told Fang Minzhou the truth: "Even if you two reconcile, even if he goes to Beicheng with you, you won't be in the same school. And if he goes to Jiangcheng, you'll be in a long-distance relationship."
She wasn't trying to persuade Fang Minzhou to break up, but she did feel that a short, sharp pain was better than a long, drawn-out one.
"I know." Fang Minzhou understood Ouyang Qian's good intentions.
However, upon arriving at the karaoke bar, only Zheng Yanhang returned from the restroom to find Wang Kan missing. Ouyang Qian was disappointed in Zheng Yanhang's incompetence, and Zheng Yanhang himself felt ashamed. He tried calling and messaging Wang Kan again, but received no response.
The air conditioning in the private room was too cold, and Fang Minzhou felt chilly, but she just smiled and said, "It's okay."
She went home and acted as if nothing had happened. She looked through her college application materials, ate, and slept. When she woke up the next day and still hadn't heard from Wang Kan, she sat by her bed for a long time.
For the first time, he didn't say goodnight to her.
She should be sad, she should be angry, but her emotions were blank. She simply thought that things shouldn't end like this, like a math problem where the answer she had was wrong. She couldn't just ignore it; she had to recalculate it, even if she eventually found that the problem was in the problem statement itself.
She went out in the afternoon and went to Wang Kan's house.
She knew where his apartment complex was, but not the exact house number, and Wang Kan might have gone back to Nancheng.
Some things seem simple in theory, but are difficult in practice. She had already arrived downstairs at Wang Kan's house, but was hesitating whether to call him.
The weather forecast said a typhoon was coming tonight, and the wind grew stronger, rustling the treetops incessantly. Fang Minzhou's heart pounded with anxiety. Only now did she dare to face herself and admit that she wasn't as calm as she thought.
"Hello..." someone greeted her.
Fang Minzhou turned around in surprise. It was a young woman. "Are you... Fang Minzhou?"
Fang Minzhou was taken aback. The other person smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Wang Kan's cousin."
Xu Jingxiao entered the residential area first, and when she came out again, she found the little girl was still there. Curious, she approached and recognized her immediately; she had seen her picture before. Seeing the girl's youthful face flush, she asked, "Are you here to see Wang Kan?"
Fang Minzhou nodded hesitantly.
"He's in the hospital now..."
"Huh?" Fang Minzhou was startled.
“His mother was hospitalized, but she’s fine now. I’m here to help her get some things.”
Fang Minzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized that Wang Kan's family must have seen the injury on his face, so he was even more at a loss for words.
"What do you need him for?"
Wang Kan's cousin treated her very well. Fang Minzhou had mixed feelings, so she took out the materials from the canvas bag and said, "This is the information I compiled for filling out college applications... It may not be very useful, but you can take a look."
"How could it not have worked? Thank you." Xu Jingxiao was surprised and asked, "You helped him look up information, so what about you? Have you decided which school to go to?"
"……Um."
Upon learning that Wang Kan's girlfriend was going to study at a university in Beicheng, Xu Jingxiao could easily guess what had happened between the children, even though she didn't know who Wang Kan had fought with, there was definitely a misunderstanding.
She thanked Fang Minzhou again and said she would hand over the documents to Wang Kan properly. "Are you going home later? Come on, I'll take you home."
Fang Min waved her hand hastily, but Xu Jingxiao was already pushing her toward the car. "Let's go, there's no rush at the hospital. I'll take you home first, otherwise it'll rain later."
Fang Minzhou couldn't refuse, so he got into the car.
After nervously fastening her seatbelt, Wang Kan's cousin turned on the car stereo. Fang Minzhou heard the familiar melody, and Wang Kan's cousin was clearly waiting for her reaction. "I was wondering why Wang Kan kept listening to this song when he rode in my car before."
Fang Minzhou smiled, then casually looked out the window.
I realized that listening to "Mianmian" really makes me want to cry.
After the car had traveled smoothly for a while, Xu Jingxiao spoke again: "You must be so angry with Wang Kan every day if you're dating him, right?"
Fang Minzhou had calmed down, and at this point she should have denied it, but she said, "It's okay."
Xu Jingxiao laughed and said, "When boys your age date, the girl is usually the one who suffers more. Wang Kan is a good person, but he has a bad temper. Yesterday, his mother suddenly fell and twisted her ankle at home. His father wasn't home, so he had to fend for himself. I only got the call later." She glanced at Fang Minzhou, "He's alright, though."
Fang Minzhou blushed.
Fang Min looked serious on Monday.
Cherish the present.
It sounds like such a simple truth.
"Alright, we're here," Xu Jingxiao said, then winked at Fang Minzhou outside the car window, "Actually, I have high hopes for you guys."
As night fell, the typhoon arrived.
As if things weren't bad enough, Fang Minzhou woke up early the next day because of stomach discomfort. Her menstrual blood stained the sheets, and a large pimple appeared on her forehead.
The rain is still falling, and the typhoon is expected to leave Changi Island this evening.
Zhao Ningying and Fang Minzhou each took charge of one side, and the sheets, like parachutes, gently landed on the mattress. After making the new sheets, the two left the room. Fang Liangping was watching the morning news. The couple exchanged a glance but didn't say anything.
Husbands and wives don't keep things to themselves overnight, but last night Zhao Ningying heard about Fang Minzhou and that boy from her husband and complained that he hadn't told her sooner.
“What’s the point of saying that?” Fang Liangping replied, “She said they weren’t together before.”
"You believe her just because she says no? Does telling Mom or Dad make the difference? Just because you're together now means everything's fine?"
“If she wanted to tell you, she would have told you already. I didn’t say that you’ve been like this for a year. If I had told you, would you still be able to sleep every night? Don’t let her sleep either.”
They almost got into an argument. Zhao Ningying turned her back to her husband in anger, but after a while, she couldn't help but say, "When you fill out your college application, take a good look at it, especially around the deadline..."
In the darkness, Fang Liangping didn't answer for a long time. Zhao Ningying asked, "Is he asleep?"
"No, I know, she won't." Fang Liangping paused. "You should be careful around her."
Zhao Ningying sighed.
Even after the college entrance exam was over, her mother still prepared a very substantial breakfast. Fang Minzhou had menstrual cramps and was a little anxious, so she didn't have a good appetite, but she still finished a bowl of wontons and two shrimp dumplings.
This is what her grandmother taught her.
She said that no matter whether she was happy or not, she had to eat her fill so that she would have the energy to work.
After dinner, Mom and Dad went to work. Fang Minzhou rested for a day and kept checking her phone, but there was still no news from Wang Kan.
When her parents returned home in the evening, the sound of wind and rain outside the window gradually subsided, and Fang Minzhou's restless heart, like the typhoon, began to calm down.
She couldn't help but feel unsettled.
There was a knock on her door, three knocks, which was her father's way of knocking. Her mother usually only knocked once and would often come in without waiting for her to answer.
"What's wrong?" Fang Minzhou opened the door.
Outside the door, her parents looked at her with unspeakable expressions. Fang Minzhou immediately had a bad feeling. She forced a smile and asked again, "What's wrong?"
“You… classmate at the door,” Dad said, “you two can chat for a bit.”
“I agree with…” Fang Minzhou paused.
My classmate, who?
After Dad finished speaking, he sat down on the sofa. Fang Minzhou looked at her mother uneasily, but she left without saying a word. Fang Minzhou had an absurd guess. She walked towards the entrance, but her mother called her back, "Finish what you've said, and let them go home as soon as possible."
Fang Minzhou wanted to say "okay," but her throat tightened and no sound came out.
The door opened, and the light from inside the room shone into the hallway, turning on the motion-activated lights in the hallway.
Wang Kan kept his head down, his hands in his pockets, one shoe scratching restlessly on the ground. Hearing the sound, he looked up and forced a wide, embarrassed smile: "...Hi, it's me."
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