Chapter 311: Old Grudges
Su Man opened the door of the studio and led Fang Zhiming to sit in the reception room.
"Please sit down. I'll pour you a cup of tea. Black tea, green tea, or jasmine tea?"
"Flower tea, please. Um..." Fang Zhiming looked at Su Man, hesitant to speak, "How about you change your clothes first, so you don't catch a cold. You don't have to entertain me, I can do it myself."
His attitude was still the same as before, relaxed and casual, like a good friend. This reminded Su Man of the details of their past interactions, and a sense of familiarity came over her, causing her to relax a little.
"Okay, then feel free to do as you please. I'll take care of it."
Su Man went into the inner room, wiped herself, changed her clothes, and blew her hair half dry. Worried that Fang Zhiming would have to wait too long, she took a towel and walked out while wiping the ends of her hair.
Fang Zhiming was looking through the studio's enrollment brochure on the table. When he saw Su Man, he immediately put the brochure down and gave her a friendly smile.
Su Man came and sat down on the chair opposite him. "Where has Director Fang been this year?"
Speaking of which, since the two of them parted, Su Man has never heard of Fang Zhiming again.
It was as if he had completely disappeared from the face of the earth for a whole year.
Fang Zhiming smiled and said, "I really went to quite a few places.
"I went to Nepal to experience paragliding and admire their unique mountain scenery while gliding. I went to India to experience volcanic activity and went hiking with mountaineering enthusiasts and adventurers. I also went snorkeling in Weihai and enjoyed the fun of the ocean...
"I've traveled to many countries this year. If you're interested, I'll tell you more about it later."
"I'm so envious." Su Man sighed, as if she could already imagine the beautiful scenery of mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. "I still remember the scene when you and I said goodbye last year. I didn't expect that we would really meet again."
"How about you? How are you doing?"
"I... I'm not as carefree and cheerful as you." Su Man pursed her lips awkwardly. "I divorced Xiao Beisheng. Unbelievable, right? I divorced, got married again, and even had a child."
It turns out that so many things can be summed up as trivial matters in just a short sentence.
"You have a child?!" Fang Zhiming was surprised.
Su Man smiled and nodded. When she mentioned Doudou, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
"yes……?"
"It's my current husband and I's child."
"oh……"
I don’t know if it was Su Man’s illusion, but Fang Zhiming’s face actually showed loneliness and frustration.
He said regretfully, "When I left, I thought you and Mr. Xiao would continue to live a smooth life... Mr. Xiao was so devoted to you, he should have made you happy... I didn't expect you to divorce him in the end. If I had known this would happen, I..."
"It's over." Su Man was afraid that he would say something, so she quickly changed the subject. "What are the director's plans for coming back this time?"
Fang Zhiming also agreed with her: "I came back to find a job! I saw that your store is recruiting dance teachers. I wonder if you are still short of people? Would you consider taking me in?"
"Stop joking with me."
"I'm serious."
Su Man was stunned.
Fang Zhiming smiled and said, "Of course, we're just doing business. I can go through the normal onboarding process. If they think I'm not capable enough, they can just pass me over. That's fine with me too!"
"No, no, no, how could I think you're incompetent! If you could come, I'd welcome you. I'm just worried that my small temple wouldn't be doing a great favor to a Buddha like you, and the treatment I give you wouldn't satisfy you." Su Man was a little embarrassed. "To be honest, I've been experiencing a bit of an 'economic crisis' recently..."
"I don't need money either."
"ah?"
"I'm just kidding. Who doesn't work for money?"
Su Man was speechless: "Director Fang, you are still the same as before."
"As handsome as before?"
"Just as demanding as before."
The two of them laughed.
The atmosphere was harmonious and they talked until late at night. Fang Zhiming made an appointment with Su Man to go through the interview process the next day, and then he said goodbye and left.
Not long after she left, Su Man locked the door of the studio and returned to the small room to rest, when she suddenly received a text message on her mobile phone.
Another harassing text message.
Su Man held her phone, her brows furrowed. Shouldn't Xiao Beisheng be with Luo Yan right now? How could he be so free and have the time to entertain her?
The other end.
Fang Zhiming found a hotel near Su Man's dance studio to stay in.
At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the floor beside the bed.
Holding two mobile phones in each hand.
One is for his daily use.
On the other hand, the screen was stuck on the text message function column, on which were the obscene words just sent to Su Man.
Not just the ones just posted.
Swipe up and you can see a long list of harassing messages from these days.
Fang Zhiming looked at the message above, as well as the text message that Su Man replied to, cursing Xiao Beisheng, thinking it was Xiao Beisheng. A gloomy and cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
…
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
He threw everything on the hotel's long business table to the floor.
After cleaning the table, he took out a rectangular photo frame from his backpack.
In the photo frame is a black and white photo of a family of four.
A middle-aged couple hugged a pair of children standing in front of them.
The boy is a little older, with delicate features, and is just beginning to grow into a teenager.
The girl still looked like a child, with two pigtails and two dimples when she smiled.
The father hugs his brother, the mother hugs her sister, and the family is harmonious and happy.
This is Fang Zhiming’s family photo.
This was a photo he took with his family when he was in junior high school. It was also the only family photo he could find that showed the whole family together.
But this family photo has now become a posthumous photo.
He also printed a black and white photo of himself, and placed it in the posthumous photo alongside his deceased relatives.
In his heart, he had already died with his family on that cold night.
Now, he is nothing more than a walking corpse who bears the fate of revenge for his entire family.
He placed the photo frame in the center of the long table.
He then took out a metal incense burner and placed it in front of the photo frame.
He lit the incense sticks devoutly, bowed to the photo frame, and inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner.
"Mom, Dad, little sister, I am getting closer and closer to my goal.
"At first, I thought Su Man was useless and that Luo Yan was Xiao Beisheng's weakness. I even gave up on Su Man... But after a long journey, I realized that the outside world was wrong. Su Man's position in Xiao Beisheng's heart is not that simple...
"I will definitely avenge you. I will make the man who tore our family apart and made us both dead realize his mistakes and make him regret what he did...
"He caused you to lose your lives, took away my loved ones, and prevented me from experiencing the happiness of a happy family... I won't let him have it easy either! I want him to feel the same pain that happened to me!"
Fang Zhiming's face became hideous and sinister, as if he had been possessed by a ghost and turned into another person.
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