"Feng Lin, you..."
Yang Fenglin quickly wiped away his tears: "Dad, I'm leaving."
Watching Yang Fenglin's departing figure, Yang Changping also began to feel depressed.
Over the years, he had never realized that Yang Fenglin had such feelings for Qi Yunjie; perhaps he was mistaken.
Hopefully he's mistaken.
Yang Fenglin drove quickly to the detention center, and after identifying himself, he met Qi Yunjie.
The two were far apart. Qi Yunjie was wearing detention center clothes. Her short hair no longer made her look neat and tidy. The person who was usually sharp and assertive looked very small today.
"Qi Yunjie, did you really do it? If you've been wronged, tell me, and I'll definitely help you."
Yang Fenglin was still unwilling to give up.
Qi Yunjie glanced at Yang Fenglin and said slowly, "Yunxin asked you for help, right? Now that things have come to this, I have nothing more to say. I only have one younger brother, Yunxin. If I'm gone, please take good care of him for me."
Qi Yunjie's words were tantamount to an admission of guilt in front of Yang Fenglin, who was in great pain: "How could you do such a thing... Did someone force you?"
Yang Fenglin looked like he couldn't accept it, and he almost lost control of his emotions in front of Qi Yunjie.
These days, his only worry is that he won't be able to overturn Qi Yunjie's testimony and cause her to suffer an injustice, but he never expected it to end like this, which makes it even more unacceptable to him.
If Qi Yunjie were to say that she was innocent, he could at least have a glimmer of hope.
But she didn't.
Qi Yunjie was about to be transferred to a detention center. She knew what she was facing, but her emotions remained calm as usual.
Yang Fenglin looked at Qi Yunjie: "Qi Yunjie, don't you have anything to say to me?"
She shook her head: "I don't know what to say to you, what you want to hear? Do you think I should feel ashamed and repent in front of you?"
That's not what I meant!
Yang Fenglin had always known that Qi Yunjie had no romantic feelings for him, and he had long since come to terms with the fact that there was no future for them, but Yang Fenglin did not want it to end like this.
He would rather the two of them forget each other in the vast world than know news like this about Qi Yunjie.
“With your father around, you will definitely have a bright future. Yunxin is embarrassed to tell you, but I hope you can help him out of consideration for your childhood friendship. Back then, it wasn't that he didn't want to help you with my aunt's situation, but my father kept him at home and he couldn't go out.”
Qi Yunjie had only this one thing on her mind, and since Yang Fenglin was here, she naturally had to explain it to him again and again.
Yang Fenglin asked in despair, "Enough! I don't want to hear any of this! Are you doing all this for your father? Did Qi Yunxin participate in any of this?"
“He didn’t! You know him, he wouldn’t do such a thing. We know he’s close to you, and we never tell him anything like this.”
Yang Fenglin closed his eyes. He had initially believed in Qi Yunjie just as firmly, but now he didn't know how to truly understand someone.
"Feng Lin, I..."
"Alright, you don't need to say anymore. If Qi Yunxin ever needs my help in the future, I certainly won't stand idly by. But as you know, my father definitely won't lend a hand, so there's only so much I can do."
"It's good that you can take care of him."
Yang Fenglin remained silent for a while. He had thought he would have a lot to say to Qi Yunjie, but at this moment he was speechless.
"I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."
"Feng Lin!"
Yang Fenglin stood up, but Qi Yunjie called him back. He stood there, and heard Qi Yunjie say, "Take good care of Yunxin for me, and don't let him get involved."
Although he hadn't held out much hope, Qi Yunjie's last words to him were this, and Yang Fenglin seemed to suddenly let out a sigh of relief. A sense of powerlessness washed over him from head to toe. He forced himself to walk out, and as if he had lost his memory, he didn't know how he got back to his car.
His car remained parked outside the detention center for a long time. Yang Fenglin was somewhat dazed and dared not start the car.
Yang Fenglin took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but didn't light it. He tilted his head back and swallowed the tears welling up in his eyes.
All he can recall now is Qi Yunjie standing next to the gardenia tree in a white shirt when he was a teenager, as if she were right in front of him, and he can still smell the strong fragrance of the flowers.
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