Chapter 45
When Ye Qingqing saw Lu Xun's message, she was hanging out with her friends in a bar.
A group of young men and women gathered together to drink and sing, while Ye Qingqing sat in the corner drinking juice and daydreaming.
The phone screen suddenly lit up. She thought it was Jiang Qiao and hurried to check it out, but froze when she saw the note.
Calculating the time...it’s time to come back.
Lu Xun’s profile picture matched his style very well, a short black period.
Lu Xueba: [Student Ye, excuse me, is Jiang Qiao at your place?]
…………
Ye Qingqing stretched out her hand to reply, but she couldn't bear it and just turned off the phone.
Lu Xun sat on the sofa. There was no light on in the room. The light from outside came in through the small window, flickering on his face.
There was a red leather certificate on the table, with the words "Award Certificate" translated into Chinese and English on the cover.
After three hours, he finally slowly realized one thing—Jiang Qiao was gone.
Not a single word was left.
The dimly lit room was completely silent, with only the sound of the phone beeping as it kept replaying and automatically hanging up, over and over again, without stopping.
After a long while, Lu Xun stopped when his phone gave a low battery warning. At this moment, a message came in.
Lu Xun stared at the familiar note motionlessly. He didn't know how much time had passed. He tried to click on the message with his fingertips, but he almost didn't click it because of his trembling. Finally, he clicked on it and the message appeared in front of him.
Jiang Xiaoqiao: [Lu Xun, I dropped out of school. Let’s break up.]
Lu Xun seemed to be unable to understand the words for a moment.
It was brief and clear, without any procrastination, without any reason, without waiting for a reply, without leaving any way out, as if it was just a cold notice.
Lu Xun had no expression on his face, not even an extreme reaction, only a little inappropriate doubt.
He doesn't understand, why?
He won the first prize, with a prize of 20,000 yuan. Jiang Qiao's grades were also improving. Everything was moving in a good direction. The girl had sweetly said she missed him just two days ago...
How could it change so suddenly overnight? It was so unexpected, so... painful.
He went out and searched everywhere, even to the Jiang family's auctioned villa, but still couldn't find Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao doesn’t have many friends, and Lu Xun is not the kind of person who likes to get to the bottom of things, but he still showed up in front of the Ye family’s door.
After knocking on the door several times but getting no response, Lu Xun asked the teacher for Ye Qingqing's home address and her cell phone number just in case.
He dialed and heard the sound of a cell phone ringing from inside the door. As the ringing sound disappeared, the door opened from the inside.
Ye Qingqing had actually seen Lu Xun on the surveillance camera a long time ago. She wanted to pretend that he was not at home, but she was exposed. She had no choice but to open the door.
Lu Xun first expressed his apologies for coming without permission, and then asked directly: "Do you know where Jiang Qiao went?"
“…………I don’t know.” Ye Qingqing lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at Lu Xun, she said dryly.
This is the truth, she really doesn't know where Jiang Qiao has gone.
But Lu Xun didn't believe it: "Ms. Ye, you know Jiang Qiao's situation better than me. I don't know what she is thinking. Now I just want to make sure she is safe."
The first thing you do when you are dumped is not to ask why, but to make sure it is safe.
Ye Qingqing exhaled, and said sincerely: "I really don't know, Jiang Qiao... didn't tell me."
Unexpectedly...even Ye Qingqing didn't know...
Lu Xun's expression was blank for a moment. He lowered his eyes, and the despair in his eyes could no longer be hidden. He was so sad that he still politely said "Excuse me" before leaving.
Ye Qingqing looked at the boy's tall and lonely back, subconsciously took two steps forward, and said reluctantly: "Lu Xun, don't look for him anymore."
"…………Jiang Qiao will not come back."
Lu Xun paused for just a few seconds. In the distance, amidst the crowds of people and cars,
He heard himself whisper, "Jiang Qiao... won't be back."
Lu Xun sat on the small bed in the bedroom until midnight. When the sky gradually turned white, he moved his stiff limbs.
My eyes are dry and uncomfortable after not sleeping all night.
His stomach felt empty and twisted with pain. Lu Xun slowly realized that he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday.
His stiff legs took a few slow steps before regaining consciousness. He opened the refrigerator, which was filled with fresh ingredients and a few packs of bread.
Lu Xun took out a half-eaten bag of bread, and when he finished eating it, he felt a bitter taste on the back of his tongue.
After finishing the bread, the burning sensation in his stomach was gone. He stood up to water the two pots of succulents on his desk, then looked at the time, put on his coat, and rode his bike to school.
Other students were reading early in the morning, except for one seat which was empty and had some books on it that had not been taken away yet.
This is enough to prove that the owner of the books left in a hurry, or that he no longer needed the books, so he even felt troubled to take them away.
Lu Xun suddenly felt that he was just like those books. He was amused by his own irrational thoughts and pulled the corners of his mouth, but he just couldn't laugh.
It's all... insignificant.
The good news that Lu Xun won the world-class physics competition spread quickly, and well-known foreign universities extended olive branches to him. After learning about his situation, some even promised to waive all fees.
In the director's office, the dean of studies asked again earnestly: "What a great opportunity, you should think more about yourself."
He has been a teacher for most of his life and is now the dean of studies. He has to admit that the boy in front of him is the best student he has ever seen, both in terms of academic performance and temperament.
In time, you will surely be able to make your own achievements.
But he just couldn't understand why such an outstanding young man was confused in this regard.
"…Teacher, can you let me think about it again..."
"Okay..." The dean sighed, hoping that he could think it through.
In addition to top foreign universities, two domestic universities also said that they could directly recommend students.
The school leaders thought he was unwilling to go abroad, and tried to persuade him to choose one of the two schools, but Lu Xun never gave an answer.
The other two who participated in the competition, although they only won third prize, were both qualified for admission and quickly chose their favorite schools.
The weather in City A has warmed up completely, and it is time to wear whatever you want.
Early in the morning on the weekend, Ye Qingqing came out of her home with her schoolbag on her back, ready to go to cram school. After walking a few steps, she saw a young man sitting on a bench with his eyes downcast.
As I got closer, I saw clearly that it was Lu Xun.
"Lu Xueba, why are you here again?"
Hearing her voice, Lu Xun realized that there was someone standing in front of him. His hands hanging by his side paused, and he slowly stood up. It seemed that he had not spoken for a long time. His tongue was stiff and his voice was very hoarse: "…………I still want to know where Jiang Qiao went."
Lu: I don’t believe it.
(End of this chapter)
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