Chapter 85: The Funeral
The girl's funeral was arranged a week later, in the early morning of late autumn, most of the people in the community went, as if to match the sad mood of everyone, the sky was still drifting a dense light rain, Qinghuan silently offered a white chrysanthemum in front of her tomb, and stood in place for a while, then walked in the direction of parking with Su Jing, and when she passed a hillside, she saw a familiar figure under the tree not far ahead, standing there, motionless.
This person is none other than Joan.
"Sue, can you wait for me in the car? I have a few words to say to Joan. Qing Huan bowed his head and said to Su Jing.
Su Jing glanced at Qiong, then at her, and finally nodded, and walked towards the front alone.
Qing Huan walked slowly towards Joan, and then stood beside her, and found that from this angle, the girl's tombstone could just be seen.
"Why is you standing here alone, why don't you go over?" Qing Huan asked in a soft voice, looking ahead.
Joan's expression stiffened slightly, she didn't speak, she still looked into the distance, and a trace of unknown emotion flashed in her eyes very quickly.
"Is it because you feel that you can't face it?" Qing Huan turned her head sideways, stared at her tightly, and raised her voice slightly, "Just because of your bad taste, in order to show your so-called superiority, this girl is lying here forever, are you happy now? Are you happy? In the future, can you even advocate to the outside world that someone doesn't even want their lives in order to join the club? Will this make it more difficult to join this club? Will the threshold for next year be raised higher?"
A series of questions made Joan's face suddenly pale, and her body began to tremble a little uncontrollably, "No, no one would want this to happen, and no one forced her that night, it was just an accident......"
"Accidental? Qing Huan suddenly sneered, "Do you dare to say that you didn't take this situation into account when you forced the newcomer to do those things? Do you know? In my opinion, this is not an accident at all, this is murder, and you are all murderers!"
"No......" Joan's eyes suddenly filled with tears and she unconsciously took a few steps back, "No, I didn't mean to. β
"You should go to the girl's grave and say this, go and tell her that you didn't mean it, go and tell her parents that it was just an accident, and see if they can understand you and forgive you, instead of hiding here like a coward!" Qing Huan's emotions suddenly became excited, she forced two steps forward, and shouted sharply at Joan.
A panicked expression flashed on Joan's face, and she looked at Qing Huan and subconsciously shook her head.
"Enough, Wendy, you're going too far. At this time, a figure suddenly flashed out, pulled Joan behind him, and then frowned and looked at Qing Huan with a look of disapproval on his face.
This person was Frank, who also came to the funeral, and he passed by here after offering flowers, and when he heard the movement, he came over, and just happened to hear the words that Qing Huan forced to ask Joan, so he came forward to protect Joan.
"Is it too much? What is the girl lying there? Aren't you too much to do to her?" Qing Huan felt the anger in her heart roar again after hearing him say this, she clenched the fist on her side fiercely, trembling slightly, raised her head and asked.
Suddenly, Joan squatted on the ground with her face covered and cried.
Frank glanced at Qinghuan, who was still angry, and then at Joan, who was crying uncontrollably, sighed helplessly, and helped Joan up from the ground, "Joan, don't cry, listen to me, can you go back and rest now? Let's have a good talk in two days, okay?"
Joan looked at him with a sobbing look, then nodded, turned and walked down the hill.
"Alright, Wendy, it's time for us to talk. After Joan left, Frank looked sideways at Qing Huan and frowned slightly, "Don't you think you shouldn't have done that to Joan?" She is also very sad when something like this happens, and you should know very well in your heart that the responsibility for this matter is not her." β
"But she's the president, isn't she? she could have prevented this from happening. Qing Huan hung her head and couldn't help but shout, "If she doesn't agree, how can those people be so unscrupulous?"
"Do you think that she can do whatever she wants when she is the president? Do you know how many years this club has been in the school? Everyone who can successfully join the club unscathed represents a kind of power and background behind them, they respect the tradition, and they are willing to maintain it, do you think these things can be controlled by a mere president? Do you ask yourself, is it fair to her that you put all the blame on Joan?"
Qing Huan's face stiffened slightly after listening to his words, she closed her eyes restrainedly, she still felt a tingling pain in her heart, she couldn't tell why, but she was suddenly very disappointed in the world, very disappointed, disappointed to the point of heartache.
There are things that you know are wrong, but you can't change them, you don't have the ability to correct them, and this feeling of helplessness can really make people feel broken.
"You know what? It's not uncommon for this girl to happen, it happens in many schools and even every year, in our club, they have been more restrained in the two years that Joan has been the president, and she has done her best, you shouldn't blame her. Frank looked at her and said in a low voice.
Qing Huan stood there and took several deep breaths, and finally couldn't help but say: "It's because you feel that you can't change it, so you all choose to stand by and watch, right? As long as this happens, you will try your best to comfort yourself on the sidelines, telling yourself that this is an accident, and it is not an accident caused by you directly, so you should be calm about it, should you be indifferent?"
Frank's face changed when he heard this, "So do you think you can change anything? Do you know why there are so many things going on, but even the school has never intervened?" Because they know that it is useless, no matter what they do, it will not have any impact on these communities, and they don't dare to offend the relationships and resources behind these communities, because the relationships behind some of these people are unimaginable, and they are never afraid and will not fall off the top of the pyramid, so do you think you can make any changes with your personal strength?"
The rain gradually became heavier, the mountain was full of wind and rain, this small hillside was soon shrouded in mist mist, a layer of fine white water vapor rose on the ground, and after a while, the clothes were all soaked, Qing Huan's fists on his side clenched and opened, and then held hard, the strength of the back of the hand can be seen faint green tendons, she lowered her head, long eyelashes covered, like a shrub with branches and leaves, but there are crystal raindrops, or maybe tears, as if they have not fallen.
"Wendy, although such an unpleasant thing happened, but the resources and opportunities that the club can bring you are also beyond your imagination, you finally joined the club, and also passed the saddest level, just enjoy the result, the world is not fair, you have to learn to accept, but also learn to forget, so that you can make your life less hard. Frank looked at her tense face, sighed, and persuaded softly.
"Do you think I'll continue to stay in this ugly place with peace of mind?" Qing Huan raised his head and couldn't help but sneer, "I'll officially withdraw from the meeting when class starts tomorrow." β
"Why are you so impulsive? Don't you want your goals or dreams?" said Frank, frowning, shaking his head.
"There are many ways for me to achieve my goals and dreams, and this is not the only way, right?" Qing Huan's emotions slowly calmed down, and his eyes looked into the distance, " Frank, you don't understand, we are not the same kind of people, so I can't be as unmoved as you are, of course, I also know that my ability is limited, maybe like you said, I can't shake or change something, but at least there is one thing I can do, that is, through my own efforts to get the opportunity, and when I really enter my dream land, I will look back and tell those who are still wandering at the door of the club, do whatever it takes to enter, you see, the way to success is not only this, the opportunity does not have to let go of your self-esteem, and you have to suffer insults to get itγ β
Frank was stunned for a moment, and looked at her in a daze, only to see a glimmer of light flash in her originally silent eyes, which were so dazzling.
"Qinghuan ......" At this time, a crisp voice sounded, Su Jing stood not far away with an umbrella, glanced at Frank with some caution, and then hurriedly walked over, "I see that you haven't come down for so long, and the rain is heavy again, just come up and take a look, how about it, no one embarrass you, right?"
Qing Huan shook her head and smiled at her, "It's okay, let's go." With that, he left with Su Jing with an umbrella.
As soon as he took a few steps, he heard Frank's voice sound again, "Venti, I hope you won't regret your decision today in the future." β
Qing Huan's footsteps paused, but he didn't look back, and after a few seconds, he continued to walk forward firmly.
Frank watched her figure gradually disappear from his sight, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time, in fact, he should have laughed at her, laughed at her inadequacy, and whimsy, but for some reason, when he heard her say that, he didn't do that, but an indescribable emotion rose in his heart, and he frowned slightly for his reaction, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.