Chapter 37: A Critical Moment
The night slowly faded and the sky began to lighten. I looked out of the window over the empty street.
The cigarette didn't take a few puffs before it turned into full-shaped ashes on the ashtray.
I haven't smoked since I got married, but I've quit smoking for a year now.
After graduating, I joined the workforce, socialized a lot, and the pressure of life increased dramatically, which inevitably led to some bad habits. I used to be disgusted when I smelled cigarettes.
I stared out the window for a night with my bloodshot eyes open, my eyes swollen and dry from excessive tears.
The sky is slowly brightening.
I went to the kitchen and made a sandwich, but not to fill my stomach, but to kill a little more time.
On the seat, I still don't have any appetite at all.
It's the first day of summer vacation, and who would have thought it would be so bad.
I reluctantly opened the English book and tried to read the above text, but it was useless, and the knowledge could not enter my brain at all.
Mom and Dad went to work as soon as they woke up and told me not to forget to study.
I nodded in agreement, and after receiving my affirmative answer, they finally left satisfied.
I was the only one left in the empty house, and I reluctantly flipped through the books left and right to distract myself.
"Dingding-ding-" My phone rang.
I picked up the phone.
"Yuan Wenqian, I'm Li Yunling."
Li Yunling's cold voice woke me up in a drowsy state.
"I'm really embarrassed about what happened last night, I know you definitely didn't take that necklace, it was Zhang Churan who lost his temper and wanted to deliberately embarrass you, which made everyone quite embarrassed, I apologized to you for Zhang Churan."
I replied gently, "Oh...... Thank you too, if you hadn't helped me out, I wouldn't know how to excuse myself. By the way, the necklace is still with me, and I'll return it to you when you're free. ”
Li Yunling said, "Hmm...... Then you can do it today, but today my mother was discharged from the hospital, and I have to pick her up first. ”
I said, "It's just so good that I can go see Aunt Su, how about we meet in the hospital." ”
Li Yunling said: "Okay. ”
I hung up the phone and hurriedly washed up, casually changed into a sportswear and went out.
The bus drove for a long time before I arrived at the hospital.
Aunt Su's complexion was much better, but she still revealed a little tiredness.
Seeing me coming, Aunt Su was very happy and hurriedly asked Li Yunling to bring me fruit to eat.
Aunt Su asked me to go to their house to sit together, and I saw that there was nothing wrong today, so I agreed.
Li Yunling's house is very close to the hospital, and we will arrive after walking for a while.
His house is in the depths of the alley, very simple, and it looks like an old house.
In my impression, I have never been to Li Yunling's home.
After we were planning to get married, he took me to visit an upscale apartment in the heart of the city, and the home was also very stylishly decorated.
When ordinary people see Li Yunling, because of his too cold temperament, they will always associate him with the kind of big family with a well-born and strict hierarchy. However, who would have thought that Li Yunling and Aunt Su would live in such an ordinary place.
We walked into the door, Aunt Su and I sat on the sofa and started chatting, while Li Yunling went into the kitchen to help us pour water.
We had only been chatting for a while, but we didn't expect a shrill slamming of the door outside.
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!
The sound is getting louder and louder.
"Wife surnamed Li, come out for me!"
A middle-aged man's rough roar came from outside.
Li Yunling immediately walked to the door and looked outside through the cat's eyes.
It's a couple of middle-aged strong men dressed as gangsters.
"Come out for me, don't think Lao Tzu doesn't know! I see you and your son back! The guy surnamed Li owes us 200,000 yuan, and now he has run away with the money, and even his address has changed! If you don't help him pay back, we won't leave today, and we'll see how you get out!" ”
Li Yunling pulled his throat and roared in a low voice: "We have nothing to do with Li Ruixing!" Don't ask us for money, if you want to find him! If you don't leave, believe it or not, call the police? ”
Aunt Su and I were so frightened that we curled up on the sofa.
There was a contemptuous laugh outside: "Do you know that Li Ruixing was guaranteed in the name of his wife at that time?" If you little rabbit dares to call the police, it will be his wife who enters the bureau! ”
Li Yunling turned his head and looked at Aunt Su in shock: "Mom!?" How did you vouch for him in the first place? ”
Aunt Su's tears fell: "I can't help it, your father was going to do business, and he said that he wouldn't let you go to school if he didn't vouch for him......"
Li Yunling's eyes turned red with anger, and his teeth were biting and hitting each other.
His fist slammed into the wall, making a loud clang.
Aunt Su shouted: "Yun Ling! ”
His knuckles were so hard that they were scratched by the wall, and blood was leaking.
I was so startled that I hurried to find gauze and alcohol to stop the bleeding.
Aunt Su's emotions couldn't be controlled anymore, and she cried bitterly.
Outside, there was still the sound of slamming doors, and there was a mess.
I went into the room and pulled out an alcohol swab and gauze from a drawer.
Just as I was about to take it out, my phone rang.
I just picked up the phone without looking at the screen.
"Hey, Yuan Wenqian...... It's ...... me."
Qin Shen's slightly guilty voice came.
"What's that...... Actually, I've always wanted to contact you.,It's just that I didn't pull down my face.,That,Yesterday,Eh.,You won't be angry, right?,Really, I'm sorry for you.,I was a little angry yesterday.,I didn't doubt your meaning.,You know.,I'm hot-tempered.,Alas.,I'm like this.,I'm sorry.,You adults have a lot.,Can you stop worrying? ”
I hurriedly said, "I'll settle accounts with you in the future, I'm in a critical situation now, so I won't talk to you about it yet." ”
Qin Shen asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Where are you now? ”
I covered my mouth and whispered, "I'm at Li Yunling's house." ”
Qin Shen's tone suddenly turned sharply: "Why? How did you do it in his house, what do you do? ”
I said, "I came to pay back the necklace, but his family found a group of debt collectors, and we are now stuck at home, and it is inconvenient to call the police for various reasons, and the situation is critical!" ”
Qin Shen said angrily: "I really can't help you as a person, why do you always get into trouble with these things......"
I said, "I won't tell you yet, we can't protect ourselves, and we don't have time to talk to you." ”
Qin Shen said: "Wait a minute, you send me his address, and I will bring someone to save you immediately!" ”
I was so excited that someone could finally come to our rescue!
I hurriedly hung up the phone and sent the address to Qin Shen on QQ.
I picked up my bandaged items and walked out the door.
At this time, Li Yunling was sitting on the sofa with his head down, not saying a word, his hands were still bloody, but he didn't seem to care, and he didn't care.
Aunt Su was still sobbing quietly.
In view of this solemn atmosphere, I didn't dare to speak, so I silently moved to sit next to Li Yunling.
I gently lifted his palm with one hand, and with the other I picked up a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to help him rub the medicine.
Li Yunling raised his eyes and stared at me with bloodshot eyes without kindness.
"Why?"
I wondered, "What why?" ”
"I said," his tone was wary, "why are you doing this for me?" ”
I was stunned.