Chapter 47 To My Best Friend
"Hello, Mom? It's me." Shachuan coughed lightly and stabilized his voice.
A stern voice came from the other end of the phone: "Don't yell, I don't dare to be your mother! Shachuan, tell me clearly now, are those things said on the Internet true?"
"Auntie, you are an educated person after all. Don't you know what those people on the Internet are like? They say whatever they want and can even say that someone is dead!" Shachuan's tone was filled with suppressed anger. "Have you forgotten that someone said that Xuexue committed suicide because her family forced her to marry a rich man who was one generation older than her?"
"Those are just random words written by marketing accounts to attract attention. You have to believe me, this past year, it wasn't the first time I visited you two when you had something to do. You can't wrongly accuse me like this." Shachuan said, revealing a hurt look at the right moment.
He always likes to confuse right and wrong. This series of words even made the highly educated mother Xu on the opposite side stunned. She wondered if she really misunderstood him.
But it was only a moment, and Mother Xu quickly said, "This is not a marketing account on the Internet. We saw the girl Jiang Huaguo in the live broadcast. She used to play best with our Xuexue. I believe what she says."
"Having fun? The friendship between college roommates is just because they live under the same roof. It will be gone after graduation. And think about it, Auntie. After Xuexue died, she didn't even come to see me. How can she be considered a good friend?" Shachuan showed a look of disdain and ridicule. "I heard that she is working in an entertainment company now. Maybe she came out this time just to take advantage of Xuexue's popularity to promote her company."
[Hiss… If Shachuan said so, it’s not impossible.]
[Didn’t Jiang Huaguo say that she wanted to avoid this bad news? 】
[Alas, speaking for myself, if my best friend died I would definitely go to her funeral]
【I also……】
Seeing that the conversation was leaning towards him, Shachuan immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Anyway, there are many people with ulterior motives right now. You two should stop reading online news. I will explain it to you two after I finish filming this episode."
Jiang Huaguo was naturally also paying attention to the dynamics of the Tangui live broadcast room. When she heard what Shachuan said, she immediately ignored everything else and even did not hesitate to expose her own scars. "I didn't go to see Xuexue because I was afraid of the cemetery. I was very afraid... On the day my father was buried, my mother hugged me, touched my head, and said, Nannan, I'm sorry. I didn't know why she suddenly said sorry at that time, but when I reacted, my mother's head had hit the tombstone of my father's grave... On the same day, I sent my father away and lost my mother. It took me a long time to figure out that my mother felt that she couldn't support me alone and didn't want to live such a hard life in the future, so..."
Jiang Huaguo smiled miserably: "She didn't have the courage to face life after losing the breadwinner of the family. Perhaps, I should thank her for not taking me with her. I think I am living a decent life now."
She had been an orphan since she was a child and had no relatives willing to take her in, so she was sent to an orphanage.
The environment in the orphanage was very bad. The older children bullied the younger ones and snatched her food... But even so, she survived with difficulty. With the support of the orphanage, she completed nine years of compulsory education. Later, because of her excellent grades, she was admitted to a local key high school. Later, she worked part-time, studied whenever she had time, and was admitted to Q University, one of the top two universities in China.
When she first entered university, Jiang Huaguo was very nervous. She had been bullied and looked down upon since she was an orphan. She didn't know whether her roommates here would look down on her background like her high school roommates did.
But soon, Jiang Huaguo realized that he was worrying too much.
Her roommates were very nice to her. Knowing that she had to work part-time to earn tuition, they often helped her answer questions for some non-professional courses. When they went out for dinner, they chose places she could afford.
The one who treated her the best was Xu Xue. The capital was covered with ice and snow in winter, with biting cold winds. Jiang Huaguo, who came from the island, had no idea that winter could be so cold, and there was not a single piece of clothing in her luggage that could keep her warm... and cotton-padded clothes and down jackets were so expensive.
She had just saved enough money to pay for this year's tuition, so where would she get any extra money to buy clothes?
Jiang Huaguo could only wear all her clothes, one by one, to try to resist the severe cold. Xu Xue asked her if she wasn't cold wearing only sportswear. She smiled and said that she came from an island where it was hot all year round, so she had a strong temper and didn't feel cold.
Xu Xue did not expose her, but just asked her if she had a part-time job in the afternoon and if she could accompany her to the mall to buy some things.
She said she wanted to buy a down jacket as a gift for her best friend.
Jiang Huaguo still remembers the rising tone and bright smile on Xu Xue's face when she said this. It has been four years, and she has not forgotten it at all.
Jiang Huaguo accompanied Xu Xue into the mall. The other party smiled and asked her to help try on clothes, saying that her friend had a body shape very similar to hers.
Jiang Huaguo awkwardly tried on the exquisite and light down jacket, but just as she put it on, Xu Xue smiled and hugged her waist from behind and put her head on her shoulder.
Xu Xue asked with a smile: "So my best friend, do you like this gift?"
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"Xuexue said that I was her best friend. I am afraid of cemeteries, because that is where I have the most difficult memories in my life. But you think that everything I said is false because of my fear. I am willing to go to the cemetery in front of you for my best friend Xu Xue and swear in front of her grave that every word I said was based on my understanding of her relationship with Shachuan and not for any other purpose." Jiang Huaguo spoke every word, with determination and seriousness on her delicate and well-behaved face.
Shachuan soon discovered that the comments that had originally been biased towards him became mostly abusive. He became anxious and didn't understand how Jiang Huaguo had to be so eloquent to convince the audience.
He was in a state of confusion, with only one thought being particularly clear - as long as he said nothing, nothing would be discovered.
However, at this moment, Qi Gu, who had been listening for a long time, finally moved. He tilted his head and saw clearly the black threads on Shachuan's body and the relationship between them and the people behind him: "So that's how it is. No wonder this person's life debt is so elusive and unclear."
"A debt of life? What debt of life?"
Mother Xu on the other end of the phone and all the viewers in front of the screen exclaimed at the same time.
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