The old woman didn't answer directly. Instead, she looked her up and down a few times and asked cautiously, "Who are you to her? What do you want with her?"
Lu Jingxuan straightened his back, trying to make himself look more like a good person.
Just as he was about to tell her that he was her boyfriend, he remembered that Li Xi had said before that she hadn't told her family about their relationship.
It would be bad if he said it without permission and it caused her any trouble.
He changed the subject before speaking: "I'm... I'm her classmate. She didn't go to class today, and the teacher asked me to come and see if anything happened to her."
“My dear classmate,” the old woman’s wariness lessened a bit; Li Xi had indeed been admitted to university.
"So you came from the east side of the city after class?"
Lu Jingxuan smiled. It's true that Peking University is in the east of the city, and he came from there. But now he is Li Xi's classmate, and Li Xi's university is in the west of the city, which are two different directions.
"Auntie, what are you saying? Our school is in the west of the city."
The old woman then smiled genuinely, "Look at me, I'm getting old, my mind isn't clear anymore."
Lu Jingxuan shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.
He just wanted to find Li Xi. "Auntie, do you know Li Xi? Can you take me to her? I'm so worried about her... My classmates and teachers are all very worried about her."
Upon hearing this, the old lady led him the way, thinking to herself, "This university teacher really cares about his students."
I thought it that way and I said it out loud.
Lu Jingxuan smiled awkwardly. "If you don't go to school for a long time, the teacher will pay attention to you. This is the first time, so the teacher will just think you skipped class."
Fortunately, the old lady was leading the way in high spirits and didn't see his expression.
Older people like to chat with others, talk about school, and talk about life.
Finally, let's talk about Li Xi.
“I’m their downstairs neighbor. I always see Li Xi with a sour face, but I didn’t expect her to be so popular at school.”
Lu Jingxuan frowned. He had just started dating Li Xi and was deeply in love with her, so he couldn't stand hearing others speak ill of her.
But he still needed the other party to take him to find the person, so he could only suppress his displeasure for now.
He didn't speak, and the old woman didn't care. She continued talking to herself, "It's a good thing you met me today, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to find her. She only started living here regularly recently."
Lu Jingxuan's mind stirred, and his ears perked up.
“Some time ago, something happened in her family. I thought she and the Fu family boy would be wary of each other or wouldn’t come back if they didn’t want to be reminded of the past. But who knew that the two of them would move in just two days later.”
Fu family lad?
The surname is Fu?
Isn't Xiaoxi's surname Li?
"Sigh, everyone has their problems. As long as the couple looks forward and moves forward, there's no hurdle they can't overcome. I think things are going quite well these past few days."
As she spoke, she leaned closer to Lu Jingxuan with a sly grin: "You have no idea, my house is right downstairs from hers. Oh my, the noise they make when they're making love at night is incredible. They're so affectionate."
Lu Jingxuan became more and more confused as he listened. The panic he felt at the school gate returned, and his bad premonition grew stronger.
Fu family lad?
A couple?
Noises in the middle of the night?
He wasn't an innocent boy who knew nothing; he understood what that meant.
The truth was just a thin veil away, and when he finally saw it, he refused to believe it.
Clinging to the last glimmer of hope, she asked in a hoarse voice, "Auntie, are the couple you're talking about Li Xi's parents? What's all this commotion about?"
The old woman rolled her eyes at him and said in a tone that suggested she was an experienced person and shouldn't pretend in front of him, "What do you mean by her parents? She married the Fu family's son, so why would her parents be here? I'm talking about her and the Fu family's son, of course."
What noise was that? Don't play dumb with me, you two are so young, what noise could you possibly be making in the middle of the night? You're a grown man, surely you know?
As his last glimmer of hope vanished, Lu Jingxuan's face drained of color, and only one thought remained in his mind.
Li Xi lied to him.
All those strange points from before have now been explained.
She didn't want him to go to the school to find her, simply because she was afraid of running into her husband or being seen by her classmates.
That's why she, a girl, was always willing to come and find him.
Our first meeting was probably part of her carefully planned scheme.
She didn't tell her family about him, but since she was already married, what else could she say? That she was seeing someone else outside?
And that day at the movie, the way he was acting, like he'd fallen down, he must have just gotten off their bed.
She's really busy.
The old lady was still saying, "Sigh, back then, the two of them insisted on getting married. They would have a small argument every two days and a big argument every three days, which made our whole building not have a good New Year. We just watched the drama unfold. Luckily, the two of them went to the countryside after the New Year."
Ah, so we were together when we went to the countryside.
Who does he think he is?
No matter what he was thinking or how unpleasant his expression was.
Lu Jingxuan didn't stop walking. He wanted to go to that house and see what she had to say to make him give up completely.
His gullibility is merely a matter of basic trust in the person he's attracted to; it doesn't mean he's indecisive or stupid. Since things have come to this, he should cut ties completely.
He needs to know the whole truth.
"This is it," the old woman said, pointing to the Fu family's gate.
Lu Jingxuan nodded his thanks and took out a two-ounce meat coupon from his pocket. "Auntie, thank you. This is a token of my appreciation."
The old woman saw that it was a warrant for meat and quickly refused, "Oh, young man, I can't take it. It's just a matter of showing you the way, you don't need this."
Lu Jingxuan's attitude was firm: "Auntie, please accept it. Without you... I might still be going around in circles."
He gave a wry smile at the end.
The old woman accepted it hesitantly, because her family was also struggling financially. The meat ration wasn't much, but at least it was meat.
As soon as the old lady left, Lu Jingxuan took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Li Xi slowly opened her eyes, somewhat confused about the situation.
My vision blurred, as if something was blocking my view. I couldn't help but shake my head, trying to clear it.
The moment she moved, the pain at the back of her head instantly brought her back to her senses.
She realized it was Fu Tingshen; he had hit her with a stick.
She tried to raise her hand, but found herself tied to a stool. Looking around, she realized she was still in their bedroom, but Fu Tingshen was nowhere to be seen.
I tried to struggle, but it was no use; it was tied very tightly, with no gaps at all.
what to do?
Why?
Why did you tie her up?
Jingxuan was still waiting for her, and he didn't know how much time had passed.
Just as I was lost in thought, the door opened.
Fu Tingshen came in with a glass of water and smiled when he saw that she was awake.
"Xiaoxi, you're awake."
Li Xi leaned back, her palms slightly sweaty, clearly very nervous.
"Fu Tingshen, what are you doing?"
His expression remained unchanged: "Xiaoxi, drink some water first." He then held the water glass to her lips.
Li Xi turned her head away, who knows what he might have put in the water.
Fu Tingshen wasn't annoyed at all; on the contrary, he was very good-tempered: "Fine, if you don't want to drink, then don't."
He naturally pulled it back and brought it to his lips to drink.
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