The fact that Zhou San asked Yang Sisi that question on Wednesday must mean that Yang Sisi had drawn me into those bittersweet feelings. While I breathed a sigh of relief, I also felt ashamed and heartbroken, because I knew better than anyone who the man she was talking about was.
Yang Sisi looked at me while replying to Zhou Sansan, "Who else could it be? He's standing right in front of you... You should get down now and let him go and relieve you... I think the person who deserves to die the most is him!"
Although it was a sarcastic remark, I quickly chimed in, "San San, come down right now, I'll take your place... Thinking about it, I'm really much worse than you... I always want to find some peace and quiet, but peace and quiet is the hardest thing in this world... Even if I don't die, I should go and become a monk with my friend on Jizu Mountain..."
As I spoke, I walked toward Zhou San with a smile, intending to pull him down and end this thrilling night.
Unexpectedly, Zhou San shrank back again and said to me, "Brother, don't come any closer... I understand what you're saying... but I'm really desperate right now, I don't know what to do..."
"Let's not talk about the future for now. You promise me you won't do anything foolish... We can talk about other things later."
Zhou San looked at me, breaking down as she said, "Brother, my parents died early, and my maternal grandparents raised me. But they passed away when I was in high school... After that, I relied on my aunt's help and scholarships to get through university... My aunt's family isn't well-off, so she secretly helped me out. She had high hopes for me... I can't let her down... This year, my aunt's child also got into university, but the family really couldn't afford it. When my uncle found out that my aunt had been secretly spending money on me, he beat her, beat her really badly... I had no choice but to..." I took out a loan online... and then paid it back to my aunt... but I can't get over it myself. Those debt collectors are harassing me every day, pressuring me... I did go to a prostitute, but I reported myself to the police. They forced me into this situation... I thought I could escape these people in the detention center, but the people there are even worse... They almost beat me to death... I'm just too weak-willed and can't adapt to this society... I can't repay the money... I'm really terrified of them. Even after I went back to Shangri-La, they still found my new number and said they'd kill me..."
I laughed and replied, "I thought it was something serious... You're really something, you even fooled me... I thought you were really that desperate for women!"
"I'm not lying to you... I'm really lacking... I'm 27 years old and I haven't experienced anything... but I'm a normal man."
"Let's put that aside for now... let's talk about your loan sharking... how much money do you actually owe?"
"The initial investment was 20,000, and now it has grown to 80,000!"
“These bastards are really audacious! ... But 80,000 yuan isn’t enough to make you want to die... Come down first, I’ll pay for it.”
"Brother, this is no small amount... I can't be a burden to you."
"It's not a big number for me..."
Before I could finish speaking, Yang Sisi smacked me and said, "Both of your houses have been taken away by others, and you're still acting all high and mighty here..." Then she turned to Zhou San and said, "I have some rent money here, just collected from someone else... You can use it to pay off the loan sharks first... From now on, just stay by Michael's side and do things for him... Let him pay this money back to me."
I clapped my hands and agreed, "San San, it's decided then... And then I'll ask one more question: besides loan sharks, is there anything else that makes you want to die?"
"No."
"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and get down."
As I spoke, I walked over to Zhou San and pulled him down from the railing...
He sat slumped on the ground for a long time... and only then did I truly breathe a sigh of relief.
I don't want to think of the world as too dark, but sometimes it really isn't so beautiful... So, there are many people like Zhou Sansan, and I can only save this one...
No, I didn't save him... The person who truly saved him was Yang Sisi.
...
Wednesday's suicide attempt alarmed many people, and eventually the police arrived... We were severely reprimanded before we were finally freed.
I can't describe how I feel, but watching the onlookers leave one by one, I really felt a lot relieved... but also a little scared. What if I hadn't come to Shangri-La with Yang Sisi? What if Zhou San hadn't sent me that message? What would the situation be like now?
I don't dare to think about it, after all, Zhou Sansan is such a vivid and lively person in my heart.
...
In the biting wind, Zhou San, Yang Sisi, and I stood in a circle... The first to laugh was Yang Sisi, who said to us, "Looking at you now, don't you look like eggplants that have been hit by frost?"
I laughed and said to Zhou San, "She said we look like eggplants that have been hit by frost... Do you agree? If you don't, then give her a smile..."
Yang Sisi quickly stopped her, then replied, "Come on, given his current mood, his laughter might look worse than crying. I can't handle it..."
He paused briefly, then turned to me and said, "Michael... I just want to ask you one question: can you bring your good buddy and come with me to eat yak hotpot now?"
"You didn't eat?"
"I've been thinking about you... I can't eat by myself... Do you want to come?"
I put my arm around Zhou San's shoulder and replied with a smile, "Go... and it has to be my treat... I'll treat you to the best yak meat."
"If they close down when you get there... you're dead!"
"Don't worry, even if the restaurant closes down or goes bankrupt, I'll bring the owner back to make this yak hotpot for us."
"How domineering you are!"
Yang Sisi retorted to me like that, and then walked out of the hospital before Zhou San and I... The next moment, Zhou San and I followed in her footsteps.
She was a little faster than us. After walking a few steps, Zhou San whispered to me, "Brother, are there really women in this world as good as her?... I have a feeling she lied to me a bit just now!"
When Wednesday asked that question, I felt even more ashamed, because Yang Sisi had been much, if not more, than what she had just said…
Unexpectedly, Yang Sisi overheard these words. She stopped and turned to Zhou Sansan, saying, "No one in this world is truly a fool... I'm good to him because he's good to me too... Aside from feelings... he gave me everything he could!" Want to chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Miss"? Follow "Youdu Literature" on WeChat to read novels, discuss life, and find kindred spirits!
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