Chapter 179 Inertia of Thinking
Although Lu Jin had a class in the first period, he still had time to escort Xia Zhen back to her dormitory.
He inserted a straw into the yogurt he had just bought and handed it to her, saying, "I don't have class this afternoon, so I'm planning to go to the library."
Xia Zhen took the yogurt, bit the straw, and took a sip. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then I'll come to the library to find you after my afternoon classes."
Since he told her his schedule, he must have wanted to hear her thoughts. Couples in the throes of new love naturally want to be together every moment.
Xia Zhen put one hand in his and let him hold it. She asked with a smile, "Lu Jin, are you getting along well with your classmates?"
Lu Jin: "It's alright."
Anyway, it was a lukewarm relationship, and he didn't care. However, some people did talk about him behind his back because of his appearance and because he was the school beauty's boyfriend.
However, external opinions do not affect him.
Xia Zhen nodded with relief, "That's good. Although I hope you can get along well with everyone, don't force yourself."
Lu Jin chuckled, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Zhenzhen."
On such a beautiful morning, someone had to appear at the most inopportune time.
Downstairs in the dormitory, Song Zhu listened to Song Heng's lecture with a look of impatience. Occasionally, girls passing by couldn't help but glance at Song Heng a few more times. They had long heard that there was a very handsome boy in the school named Mu Zhijing, but this unfamiliar boy was so good-looking that he was no less handsome than Mu Zhijing.
Song Heng rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Song Zhu, I beg you to behave yourself, don't run around recklessly in the future, and don't trust any man's words."
Song Zhu muttered, "I know, I know, saying it once is enough, is it necessary to say it so many times?"
It turned out that on Xia Zhen's birthday, Song Zhu left Song Heng behind and went alone. However, when Song Heng returned home, he did not see Song Zhu.
Song Zhu had just returned to China and had no other friends' homes to stay at besides her own. In addition, she had almost been kidnapped when she was six years old, so Song Heng was naturally afraid that something might happen to her.
Song Heng called Song Zhu, but the phone was switched off and no one answered.
Song's mother burst into tears, "Xiao Heng, has something happened to Zhuzhu?"
This woman, who had been relegated to the background, hadn't shed a single tear during her husband's several critical illnesses, but now she was crying genuinely.
Song Heng was equally upset. He was about to go out to look for the person and call the police when Song Zhu returned.
She got out of a black car. It was too dark to see who was driving, but it was clear that it was a man.
Before Song Heng could walk over, the car drove away first.
Song Heng frowned and asked, "Why are you so late?"
Song Zhu: "A quiet night..."
Song Heng: "If you don't speak properly, I'll send you to a psychologist right now."
Song Zhu glared at him, "My phone is broken, and I don't have any cash with me. I don't know how to call a taxi!"
When she went to Xia Zhen's birthday party, she rode in Song Heng's car. At that time, she didn't want to talk to Song Heng, so she thought of calling a car on her phone using a ride-hailing app. As soon as she took out her phone, it slipped and fell down the steps, stopping working immediately.
Song Heng asked, "Is it so hard for you to lend me your phone to make a call?"
Song Zhu said matter-of-factly, "It's not difficult, but I don't remember your phone number at all."
Song Heng choked on his breath, "Who was the person who brought you back?"
Song Zhu blinked. "I don't know."
"You dared to get into his car?"
"He said he was Xia Zhen's friend."
Song Heng asked, "Friend?"
Song Zhu nodded. "He said he was Xia Zhen's personal photographer, and I even saw a lot of photos of Xia Zhen when she was a child."
...Was she sure that wasn't a stalker?
Song Heng felt a strong sense of helplessness towards his mentally challenged younger sister. "You believe whatever he says? Aren't you afraid he might be a bad person? What if he takes you to a secluded place to hurt you?"
"But he really did bring me back."
Song Heng was speechless at her lack of sense of crisis.
When Song Zhu was little, she was the same way. At the age of six, she loved to follow Xia Zhen around. No one knows what she was thinking. One day, she caught a small green worm in her backyard and said she wanted to show it to Xia Zhen.
But at that time, the adults were all busy, and Song Heng happened to be at the hospital to have a tooth pulled, so the adults coaxed Song Zhu and then took her to the Xia family to play later.
But Song Zhu glanced at the little worm in her hand. Seeing that the worm looked listless, she was afraid it had died, so she secretly slipped out of the house by herself.
When the Song family found her in a small alley, the little worm in her hand was gone, replaced by a strange book. The girl, dressed like a little princess, looked like she had rolled around on the ground and was filthy.
At that time, Song Sheng still had some conscience, and he asked nervously, "What happened?"
Song Zhu said, "An uncle said he wanted to take me to his house as a guest, but I didn't want to go. When I was running away, I fell down, and then a brother in black chased the uncle away. I traded this little green caterpillar with the older brother."
The little girl hugged a thick book, her dirty little face beaming with an innocent smile. "He said he'd come find me and be my wife when I turn eighteen!"
This older brother must be a pervert!
The Song family spent a lot of time finally finding out the man who tried to kidnap Song Zhu, but they couldn't find any information about the so-called "big brother" who appeared later.
A few years later, that old man from Song Province became increasingly interested in women outside the family and illegitimate children, and the Song family gradually became corrupt and chaotic. Song Heng's mother decided to send Song Zhu abroad to study, as if this would allow Song Zhu to escape the dirty realities of the adults.
As for Song Heng, he naturally had to stay in the country; he couldn't just hand over everything in the Song family to that illegitimate son outside.
This is why, although Song Zhu said she didn't care about Song Heng, she always cared about him deep down. She knew very well that she could live a carefree life as a young lady, far from all the struggles, because Song Heng had shouldered all the pressure behind her.
If it weren't for Song Heng, she might have been treated like a commodity by Song Sheng and sent away to marry young men from other families.
Song Heng couldn't keep an eye on Song Zhu every second. He could bring Song Zhu to school today, but who knows what dangerous things this troublesome younger sister might do once he left.
But Xia Zhen is here...
Song Heng closed his eyes, trying to banish the name that had suddenly popped into his head.
This inexplicable, habitual way of thinking made him feel irritated.
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