Li Xiyue didn't want to stop at all, but Li Wenbo caught up with her and blocked her way.
Li Wenbo took out two ten-yuan bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Li Xiyue's hand. "Here's 20 yuan. Keep it for your food. There are also two eggs that your mom boiled during the day. She was planning to give them to you for breakfast tomorrow morning. Take them with you and eat them tomorrow morning."
Li Xiyue frowned slightly; the last thing she lacked right now was money…
She said, "I have money. You should save your money to buy food and clothes for my mom. You dare to mistreat my mom, just you wait!"
Li Wenbo said awkwardly, "Daughter, what happened before... it's all Dad's fault. I was too impulsive back then..."
It won't happen again. I won't let your mom and you suffer anymore! Dad really knows he was wrong..."
Li Xiyue walked past Li Wenbo, saying, "We'll see how you behave in the future!"
She hasn't forgiven Li Wenbo yet. Time will tell, and the suffering her mother endured is not something Li Wenbo can easily repay!
Li Wenbo caught up with her, stuffed the money and eggs into Li Xiyue's small handbag, and then ran away.
Li Xiyue stood at the school gate, watching Li Wenbo's back. She felt uneasy. If Jin Cuicui hadn't done something bad back then, would her family be happy?
Hearing the commotion outside, the old man guarding the gate came out of the gatehouse, put on his clothes, and opened the school's large iron gate for Li Xiyue.
The old man smiled and said, "You're back. Is that your father? He's a very good man. He even knows how to give you money. He doesn't discriminate against girls at all."
Li Xiyue gave a wry smile. It was true that she didn't discriminate against girls.
In this era, almost all men favor sons over daughters and insist that their wives give birth to boys. There are even cases of divorces because the wives cannot produce sons.
Li Wenbo never complained that Cheng Xiaohui didn't give birth to a boy. Judging from Li Wenbo's love for Li Yin and Li Yan, he is indeed not sexist.
She handed two eggs to the gatekeeper, saying, "Sir, I ate a lot tonight, so here are some eggs for your midnight snack. I'm leaving now."
Before the old man could react, she had already run away.
The old man chased after him for a few steps, but he was too old to deny it, and he was already out of breath after only a few steps.
He held the egg carefully; it was a precious thing, and usually the family only gave eggs to their grandson…
He watched Li Xiyue's retreating figure and said, "What a wonderful girl! Whoever marries her will be so lucky!"
Du Jingshan walked over with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on Li Xiyue's disappearing figure in the darkness.
He said to the gatekeeper, "I heard that this girl is quite strange. Li Yin keeps calling Li Xiyue a ghost."
The gatekeeper said, "There are ghosts this beautiful and kind? If there are ghosts like that, that's good too. They're better than some people anyway!"
Teacher Du, you're not getting any younger, why don't you take care of your personal life?
Of all the girls in the school, this girl is the best-looking one. If you don't hurry, other boys might try to pick her up!
Du Jingshan coughed awkwardly, "Sir, what are you talking about? She's my student!"
The gatekeeper said, "So what if she's a student? Isn't she going to graduate and get a job? Let her date first, and get married after she graduates and starts working!"
Du Jingshan's expression froze on his face. "You should go back to your room and rest. It's so late, no one should be coming back."
He changed the subject and quickly slipped away.
The old gatekeeper, hands on his hips, shouted, "Don't you dare doubt my old man's judgment!"
"I've eaten more salt than the sweat on your feet. This girl is absolutely wonderful. Whoever marries her will be incredibly lucky..."
Something seems off...
What's that saying? I've eaten more salt than you have.
The old man was stunned for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what the sentence meant.
Du Jingshan almost choked on his own saliva. Doesn't the old man find it smelly?
He walked into the infirmary with his hands behind his back. It was late at night, and only the emergency room was lit by a dim light bulb; the other examination rooms and wards were completely dark.
Standing in the corridor, you could clearly hear Li Yin's ghostly screams.
He walked toward Li Yin's ward with a flashlight, and when he pushed open the door, he saw Li Yin curled up on the hospital bed.
The sudden flashlight beam was like a lifeline for Li Yin.
Ignoring her injuries, she jumped off the bed and lunged at Du Jingshan, screaming hysterically, "Help! Help! She's going to kill me! She's going to kill me! She's a ghost! She's a ghost!"
The death stare of Li Xiyue kept swirling in her mind, tormenting every nerve in her body. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Li Xiyue looking at her!
Du Jingshan pressed his fingers on Li Yin's Shenmen and Yintang acupoints, which have a calming effect.
Li Yin, who was teetering on the brink of collapse, slowly relaxed. She grabbed Du Jingshan's arm and cried out, "Teacher Du, save me! I don't want to stay here anymore! I don't want to die!"
Du Jingshan said, "Your wound has reopened, and the blood has soaked through the bandage. Go back to bed and lie down, and I'll change your dressing."
Li Yin was worried and tugged at Du Jingshan's sleeve, as if he would vanish into thin air if she let go.
Du Jingshan helped Li Yin lie face down on the bed, took out medicine powder and disinfectant iodine from the white enamel dressing tray on the bedside table, and cleaned Li Yin's wounds, changed the dressings and bandages.
As he changed Li Yin's bandages, he asked, "Why did you say Li Xiyue was a ghost? She's clearly a person."
Li Yin said with great seriousness, "She's a ghost! She must be a ghost! She really came last night, I'm not lying!"
The way she looked at me was ferocious, like she was about to strangle me at any moment!
She even told me I had four family members' lives on my hands! I haven't killed anyone, I swear to God, I haven't killed anyone! I really haven't killed anyone!
Du Jingshan's hand suddenly stopped, and his heart slowly sank. "Four people? Who are they?"
Li Yin shook her head and said, "I don't know, she didn't say."
Du Jingshan took out a bottle of ointment and applied it to Li Yin's wound, then wrapped the wound with a bandage.
He said, "Sleep peacefully, at least you won't die now."
He then took out a glass bottle and shook it under Li Yin's nose.
A pleasant, refreshing scent wafted from the glass bottle. Li Yin only took a few breaths before her eyes closed wearily and she drifted off to sleep.
Du Jingshan put the bottle away and left Li Yin's hospital room.
His brows furrowed tightly. Four people?
If Li Yin was lying, why would she make up the number four?
If Li Yin didn't speak... then the four people Li Xiyue mentioned...
Du Jingshan's lips pressed into a straight line. Could it be Li, Xi, Yue...?
His eyes were deep, like the deepest sea, and in the deepest sea, raging waves were churning!
Li Xiyue returned to her dormitory, and after all her classmates had fallen asleep, she quietly slipped back to her private space...
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