We all lived in the same dormitory and saw each other every day but didn't talk. The awkward atmosphere always permeated the air.

On Friday, Ji Ling packed her things to go back to her residence. Miao Man called out to go home early as well and asked Ji Ling to wait for her.

When it was time to leave, Tang Meng and Li Jia also packed up their things. Jiang Zheng left with Jiang Yihang before school was over at noon, so Gao Jing was the only one left in the dormitory.

When they arrived at the school gate, Ji Ling saw that the bus had stopped. Tang Meng and Li Jia both got on, but Miao Man did not move. She waved to the two of them, then took Ji Ling's arm.

"I won't be going home this week. I've already told my family."

Ji Ling didn't say anything, but listened to her continue, "I couldn't let go of what Gao Jing did last time, and I also want to see what she is up to, so I'll be following her this week."

Ji Ling was speechless. "Forget it. We can just not get along in the future. Is it necessary to follow her closely? Go home quickly."

"No." Miao Man pushed the bag in her hand into Ji Ling's hand. "These are my clothes. Leave them with you first. You can get them for me when you go to school next week."

"Where are you going to live?"

"I'm staying in a hotel near the school." Miao Man looked proud. "I've analyzed that Gao Jing is from a small county town, but there is one thing that's strange. She's not in the dormitory during the holidays. Don't you think it's strange?"

Ji Ling had never paid attention to this, but now she felt something was wrong, "Did he find a part-time job outside?"

"Where can I find odd jobs? And it's only for two days. You think it's easy. There is something shameful going on here. You think her face is swollen from being beaten. I must find out her true face."

Last time in the dormitory, Miao Man’s words had caused everyone to think deeply.

Ji Ling smiled and asked, "Do you think she's married?"

Miao Man nodded, "Is it possible? She married someone worse than you and she also came from a small county town, so she is jealous of you and feels inferior to you."

"Her low self-esteem is her own business, maybe it's because of the different environment she grew up in."

"We only know that she is from a small county town. Have you ever heard her talk about what her family does?" Miao Man said with disdain, "I think she is just hypocritical."

Although Miao Man is usually unstable, her analysis is sometimes very accurate. The so-called inferiority complex is one aspect, but hypocrisy is the root cause.

"Forget it, I can't persuade you, but don't go too far."

Miao Man smiled and got off, and Ji Ling left with her bag.

Miao Man found a place to squat at the school gate and waited until it was almost dark. Finally, she saw Gao Jing walking out of the campus. She didn't wait outside for long before getting on the bus.

In order not to lose her, Miao Man took a taxi and followed behind, all the way to the bus stop, where she got off the bus and followed from a distance, watching Gao Jing enter the high-end residential area.

Apparently she always came here, and Miao Man was an outsider so she couldn't get in, so she just wandered around outside the community, and even tried to ask the security guard for information, but was vigilantly driven away by the security guard.

It was getting dark and there was no one on the street. Miao Man estimated that it was almost eleven o'clock and Gao Jing still hadn't come out. Perhaps she was living inside, so she left unwillingly.

She found a place in a nearby hotel and asked the waiter to wake her up at dawn. She got up and ran to the gate of the community and squatted there. She squatted there for the whole morning, and it turned out that she really got what she wanted.

A look of disappointment flashed across Miao Man's face. It turned out that Gao Jing came to Jiang's house on the weekend.

It’s such an upscale neighborhood, so one should expect that the Jiang family lives here.

No longer wanting to keep watching, Miao Man saw the two of them take a taxi and leave, so she reluctantly took a taxi back to school. As soon as she arrived at the dormitory, she heard me knocking on the door.

He was from the next dormitory and said that someone was looking for Gao Jing, and it was a man.

Miao Man's eyes turned, "Gao Jing is not here, I will go down and talk to her."

As they were in the same dormitory, the student who delivered the message did not think much about it. When Miao Man went downstairs, she saw a man in his thirties standing downstairs of the dormitory building. He had an old face, and his clothes and calluses on his hands showed that the hardships in life had left a deep mark on him.

"Are you looking for Gao Jing?" Miao Man hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward when she realized that there was only one man around.

The man looked honest, but seeing Miao Manli's eyes darting around, you could tell he was not a good person and gave a bad first impression.

"Isn't Gao Jing in the dormitory?" the man asked, his voice was shrill and there was a hint of flattery in his attitude, which further reduced the impression.

"Then it seems that I asked the right person. I have to confirm whether you and Gao Jing know each other. Do you have any proof? I am in the same dormitory with Gao Jing, so I can tell you where Gao Jing went." Miao Man saw a flash of anger on the other person's face after she finished speaking.

The man said, "I am her man, what else do I need to prove? I paid for her college education, didn't she tell you?"

Miao Man took a deep breath and suppressed her excitement. "Hey, Gao Jing is married? We always thought she was single."

"What? She didn't say that?" The man was not happy after hearing that. "Her family didn't allow her to go to school, so she agreed to marry me, and I paid for her to go to high school and take the college entrance exam. How dare she say she's single?"

"Comrade, please keep your voice down. This is a school. I don't know the details of what happened, but from your tone, I know that you do know Gao Jing. I won't ask about your relationship. Gao Jing is staying at a female classmate's house, and I guess she won't be back until Sunday night. If you want to find her, come back on Sunday." Miao Man knew this information, and it was enough for her.

I didn't expect that Gao Jing usually pretends to be so pitiful, but she actually hides such a big secret. She is quite thoughtful.

The man also knew that it was useless to get angry with Miao Man, so he left angrily.

Miao Man was so happy that she didn't even go upstairs. She went straight out of the school and took a taxi home. There was nothing better than this.

On Saturday, Ji Ling and San Wangmei went to see the shop she had chosen and had agreed to rent it. Ji Ling went to sign the contract and pay the rent. She had some money on hand, so she could pay a deposit first and then ask her eldest brother to transfer the remaining balance to her.

This is a shop on the street, surrounded by small shops selling things. After the policy changed, more small shops were run by individuals, so the shops were in great demand. Wang Sanmei relied on her sincerity and honesty to convince the landlord to rent to her among several tenants.

After the landlord left, Ji Ling and Wang Sanmei made some simple plans in the house. When they came out to lock the door at noon, they turned around and saw Jiang Zheng and Gao Jing. They also saw Ji Ling and glanced at the shop behind her.

"Xiaoling, let's go." Wang Sanmei realized that Ji Ling didn't like her, so she took Ji Ling's arm and left.

Jiang Zheng stood there without moving, watching Ji Ling leave, and then glanced at the empty shop. Then she heard Gao Jing beside her say, "Is Ji Ling going to open a store?"

(End of this chapter)