For what Xu Fang, the mother, had done before, even though Ji Ling didn't regard her as a mother, she felt sad for the original owner.

It's unfortunate enough to fall in love with a mother like this.

Ji Ling didn't say anything, but in Wang Sanmei's eyes, it seemed that she was sad and lost.

"Xiaoling, don't be sad. There is a misunderstanding here. If Mom knew that I misunderstood you, she would be even more upset. Don't worry."

Seeing her at a loss, Ji Ling smiled and said, "I'm not sad, I'm just thinking about something."

Wang Sanmei took a closer look and saw that she was indeed in good spirits, so she let out a sigh, "Did Ji come this morning?"

"You were out at the time, and that's when you came here."

Wang Sanmei, "It just happened. If I were here, it would be great. She wouldn't have misunderstood you and spread the news back home."

"It's useless for you to be here. Sometimes it's like this. Once you make a subjective judgment about someone, they will never change. Before I was admitted to university, I did have a bad temper and caused my family a lot of worry. Now that I have changed, not everyone believes it." Ji Ling smiled, "As for Ji Ke, it doesn't matter what she thinks of me. She is an insignificant person to me."

There were some things Ji Ling hadn't said yet. Ji Ke was made stupid by Xu Fang. He was always as naive as a child, but also a little clever. He didn't know that in Ji Ling's eyes, those little actions were no different from those of a clown.

Being stupid is not scary; being stupid and not knowing it is the scariest thing.

Wang Sanmei said, "I'm going to call home. If you don't explain this, I have to. After all, it's you who are implicated by your family. How can I let you bear the responsibility?"

Ji Ling didn't care, "Go ahead and fight if you want."

She would feel uneasy if she didn't let Wang Sanmei beat her.

Because of the friendship between them, Ji Ling didn't want to embarrass her.

Besides, Wang Sanmei now knows the situation, but she doesn't call home to explain. Given Xu Fang's personality, in order to protect Ji Ke, she will end up blaming Wang Sanmei.

After getting Ji Ling's approval, Wang Sanmei immediately went outside to make a phone call.

Zhu Weidong came back and asked.

Ji Ling told him, "If I had any selfish motives, I shouldn't have agreed to Sanmei's phone call. In the end, my mother blamed Sanmei for not explaining for Ji Ke. After this happened a few times, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became distant."

Zhu Weidong smiled, "It's too late to beat Sanmei now, my mother-in-law will still blame her."

"You're right, Xu Fang really has that kind of personality." Ji Ling was suddenly in a good mood. She looked at Zhu Weidong, "Do you think I'm bad? Seeing my mother and daughter-in-law split up, you're gloating over their misfortune?"

"I think you are too soft-hearted." Zhu Weidong said seriously.

He is handsome, speaks little and has a cold personality. People who don't know him would think he is a cold and distant person.

But when you actually get to know him, you'll find that he just doesn't know how to and isn't good at interacting with people.

Ji Ling said nothing, staring at Zhu Weidong intently. Zhu Weidong also kept his composure and let her look at him steadily without changing his expression.

With a chuckle, Ji Ling laughed.

You see, this is how this man is. If someone else were being stared at, he would have collapsed long ago.

As for him, nothing happened.

On the other side, Wang Sanmei called back, but no one answered. She didn't give up and called three times in a row, but no one answered. The owner of the phone booth saw that there was still someone waiting.

"Comrade, no one is answering your line. Call back later. There are people waiting."

Wang Sanmei hung up the phone awkwardly and could only go back to the ward.

In the ward, Ji Ling saw her and asked, "Did someone tell you?"

"Go back to the store and call again." Ji Ling said, "I just discussed with Weidong that we will be discharged from the hospital today. You won't agree to live with us, so you can go back to the store first and ask for a few days off from school. Do you have any familiar classmates? If not, call the dormitory or Lin Hai and ask them to help you ask for a few days off."

"I have already asked for a few days' leave from school, so I don't need to ask for more." Wang Sanmei was naturally happy to hear that she was going to be discharged from the hospital.

In the hospital, she always had to trouble the Zhu family to take care of her, which was embarrassing, but she couldn't refuse.

To be honest, she felt more relieved after being discharged from the hospital.

In the afternoon, Zhu Weidong went to handle the formalities and contacted Zhu Yaowu and others. When he called his home, he said he was not at home.

Mrs. Zhu said, "Maybe he went to school."

Old Mrs. Zhu asked what happened again. When she heard that the patient was discharged from the hospital, she became anxious and said, "Why do we need them? You should take Xiaoling home. I think it's not as comfortable for a patient to be taken care of at home as it is in the hospital."

Zhu Weidong smiled and said, "Grandma didn't say that before."

Mrs. Zhu said, "How can I tell you if you kept it from me before? Now that you want to be discharged from the hospital, of course you have to listen to me."

"Okay, I'll pack up now and take Xiaoling back."

"Remember to let her wear something thicker, even if the weather is warm now."

"good."

After being discharged from the hospital, Wang Sanmei was sent to the store first. Ji Ling also got out of the car and followed her into the store.

When Lou Xuemei saw the three people coming in, she asked them about the situation in the store with concern and briefly explained it to them.

Knowing that Zhu Heping and others had come to help clean up, Ji Ling glanced at Zhu Weidong.

She hadn't thought of this, and thought that she really needed a man by her side.

Wang Sanmei walked into the backyard, her eyes fell on her room, and her steps paused noticeably. Life is unpredictable, and she finally understood this sentence.

"You can move into my usual room. I'm not going to live there anymore anyway." Ji Ling said, "Changing the place will also change your mood."

Wang Sanmei retracted her thoughts, "It's okay. When you grow up, you have to learn to face it."

Seeing the figure walking forward without hesitation, Ji Ling followed him. The room had been cleaned. The bloodstains on the floor yesterday were gone, and there was no smell of blood either.

The sunlight shines in from the window and spreads into every corner of the house, making it warm and peaceful.

Ji Ling was relieved, "Then I'll go back first and contact you by phone."

"Go back quickly." Wang Sanmei wanted to see her off, but was stopped by Ji Ling. Wang Sanmei did not argue with her and said, "Xiaoling, I'm sorry."

"Yes, I heard it, and I accept the apology." Ji Ling understood that no matter how she persuaded the kind-hearted Sanmei, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

She didn't know how to make her come to terms with it, maybe one day, maybe never.

Sitting in the car, on the way home, Ji Ling looked at the street scene outside the window. There was an endless stream of cars on the street, but she felt inexplicably sad. She felt wetness on her face. She looked up and touched it, and saw tears on her fingertips.

The other hand at her side was held. Without a word, the warmth from the bony big hand spread through her body little by little.

"I'm fine." Ji Ling sniffed, "I just burst into tears for some reason."

(End of this chapter)