Chapter 124: The Past (3)
During the final exam, Jiang Zhao ranked among the top 50 in his grade.
Wang Guoxiong praised her for her intelligence and hard work in class. The girl was very proud and her tail seemed to be sticking up behind her.
They attended classes for another week and would be re-assigned to classes after returning from a few days' holiday.
Jiang Zhao sent him a message, asking if he had time to go out together before class started.
Luo Yan replied: OK.
They set a time.
He also had something to say to Jiang Zhao.
Luo Yan opened the small box on the table, and inside was a rose brooch decorated with ruby buds.
Brooches don't have special meanings like rings and necklaces, and they can be a gift to her to mark her progress.
That day was Xu Xin’s birthday.
Luo Wenchuan was overwhelmed by school affairs, so Xu Xin suggested that they organize one this year to avoid being laughed at.
They value face more than anything else.
Luo Yan felt inexplicably annoyed and said that he had something to do.
Luo Wenchuan said, "I'm already busy enough at school, please let me off the hook."
As he spoke, his eyes flicked between the two of them.
Perhaps because he looked too calm, Luo Wenchuan suddenly asked, "Did you write the report?"
Luo Yan didn't say anything. His cell phone rang. He looked down at the phone and saw a message from Jiang Zhao: I'm leaving.
This action completely infuriated Luo Wenchuan. He snatched the phone and slammed it to the ground: "Are you crazy?"
"I'm very sober."
Luo Wenchuan raised his hand and slapped him.
He didn't hide.
Xu Xin was scared away by Luo Wenchuan's angry scolding.
He had a big fight with Luo Wenchuan.
Finally, Luo Wenchuan said, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I tell you, my blood flows in your veins. Whether you die or not, you're still my offspring. No matter what you do, you can't change that."
After saying that, Luo Wenchuan left.
Luo Yan picked up the phone whose screen was shattered into a spider web.
The phone screen had gone black for a long time. Luo Yan pressed the power button, but there was no response.
There was a knock on the door.
For a moment, Luo Yan thought Jiang Zhao was running over.
He opened the door and saw Professor Wang who lived upstairs from them.
Wang Xiwen saw the glaring slap mark on his face, gasped, and hurriedly asked, "Xiao Yan, was this hit by your father?"
Luo Yan didn't answer, but asked politely: "Grandma Wang, what can I do for you?"
Wang Xiwen sighed: "Your grandma said there was a quarrel in your family, so she asked me to come and see you."
"I'm fine." Luo Yan touched his face, it hurt, but he smiled nonchalantly: "Don't tell my grandma."
Wang Xiwen was silent: "Xiao Yan, don't punish yourself for your parents' mistakes. They are them, and you are you."
He said, "I understand."
Wang Xiwen understood that he didn't listen.
She watched Luo Yan grow up.
The boy seemed indifferent and didn't care about anything, but Wang Xiwen knew that he was a kind and good boy, which was why he tortured himself with other people's mistakes.
So after leaving, Wang Xiwen chose to hang up the phone, hoping that his grandmother would come and persuade him.
After Wang Xiwen left, Luo Yan looked at the time.
Late.
Luo Yan thought about it and felt that his idea was ridiculous.
Luo Wenchuan was right. No matter what he did, he couldn't change it.
So sad.
He thought for a long time.
Finally, he opened the door and walked out.
Jiang Zhao was warm and frank. He couldn't be as sincere as her, but he should always tell him in person.
Because it is near the university, there is a mobile phone repair shop near the community.
Fortunately, we don’t have to wait too long.
As the phone screen lit up, the ringtone rang immediately.
It’s Xu Xin’s call.
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At night, Jiang Wei always felt uneasy.
He called Jiang Zhao several times, but Jiang Zhao didn't answer.
Today is the day I go back to school, and it’s almost time for evening self-study, so it’s understandable that I didn’t answer the phone.
But Jiang Wei still called Jiang Zhao's class teacher.
The head teacher found the teacher on duty and told him that Jiang Zhao was not there.
Jiang Wei was very panicked. He went to the property management of the community. They knocked on the door for a long time and said that no one was at home. They said that maybe the child had grown up and wanted to go out and play alone.
What the property manager said is very likely true.
But Jiang Wei couldn't figure out where Jiang Zhao had run off to, so he made an unreasonable but fortunate decision.
He said, "Then break the door down. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens."
After a few minutes, the property management said they had called 120.
Jiang Wei suddenly couldn't stand anymore.
Jiang Zhao slept for a day and a night. When she woke up, she picked up her cell phone immediately. Then she was stunned for a moment, seemed very disappointed, and turned around and tears fell.
She said she didn't want to go to school anymore.
Jiang Wei remembered that just a few days ago, Jiang Zhao happily told him that she had ranked in the top 50 in her grade, had made great progress, and felt that she liked their school.
He comforted his daughter for a long time.
Then, when Jiang Zhao went to the bathroom, Jiang Wei peeked at her cell phone.
He saw his daughter happily agreeing on a meeting time with the other party.
I also saw her humbly sending several messages to the other party, only to receive a bland "Sorry, I can't go."
Jiang Wei suppressed his anger and wrote down the other party's number.
After Jiang Zhao came back, Jiang Wei pretended nothing had happened, found an excuse to leave the ward, and dialed the number.
"Hello."
A young man's voice came from the other side: "Hello."
Jiang Wei maintained his politeness: "I am Jiang Zhao's father. Are you her classmate? Did you make an appointment with my daughter to go out yesterday?"
There was silence for a moment: "Yes."
"You didn't go?"
"yes."
"She waited a long time yesterday."
"I know. I'm sorry."
Jiang Wei tried his best to control his temper: "She had a fever of 40 degrees and was hospitalized. Did you know that?"
The other party paused, and the voice trembled a little: "Can I ask which hospital this is?"
Jiang Wei snorted coldly.
The boy explained hesitantly: "Yesterday...something happened at home."
"What's up?"
“…”
There was a long silence.
You can hear that the background noise from the other side is very noisy.
The hospital stairwell was silent.
The other party said again: "I'm sorry."
Jiang Wei suddenly exploded: "Who the hell wants you to apologize?"
Jiang Wei didn't dare to think about what would have happened if he hadn't called Jiang Zhao yesterday or if he hadn't sent someone to check it out.
"I don't care who you are, or what happened in your family that made you want to disgust others. I'm telling you, if your own home isn't clean, get away from my daughter."
Jiang Wei knew that he was losing his composure, but he couldn't care less.
He said in a cold and hard tone: "I'm sorry, I'm quite emotional. Maybe you have something to hide, but that's your own business. If you can't solve it, don't provoke her anymore."
Jiang Wei hung up the phone and returned to the ward.
Jiang Zhao was staring at his phone in a daze.
Jiang Wei sat on the bed: "Zhao Zhao, if you don't want to go back to school, let's go to another place, okay?"
Jiang Zhao turned his head.
Jiang Wei pretended to know nothing. "Dad has friends in Manhattan. We can just rent a house there... buy a house, and go to high school. Harvard and MIT are all there, better than Tsinghua and Peking University. If you don't want to go back to school, we can go there and study. We won't have to worry about anything else, okay?"
Jiang Zhao looked at Jiang Wei.
Her father, who had always been strong, now had bloodshot eyes and even tried to please her in his words.
"I..." She said hoarsely, but ultimately failed to make up her mind: "I'll think about it."
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