Chapter Seventy-One: For Friendship
Mrs. Ann stood at her desk, and Shuqing walked over to her.
"You really don't know where Li Zhen is?" Shuqing said.
"Yes, I don't know where she is now, I haven't seen her since I came back from Longmen. β
"Don't you suspect something might have happened to her?"
"Why did something happen to her with her husband. If something had happened, Jinpeng would have told me last night. β
"Did you see Jinpeng last night?"
"Oh, yes, he's coming to eat with me. Talking about some business matters, I invested money in his company. Nowadays, many young people don't know what money means, and they blindly pursue money in order to get more nicotine and women. But Jinpeng is different, he is very good at fiddling with numbers. He made millions more for me. β
Speaking of this, she turned to look at Shuqing and said, "You know that I have put a lot of thought into Xin'er's illness, and I don't want her to rely on drugs or anything, so I have been helping her with psychotherapy, and I never give her drugs that are very dependent unless necessary." But after she went to Longmen, her personality changed greatly, and Hu Sheng asked me for help, what can I do. β
"You asked him to give her an amphee?"
"Oh, no. I didn't. I didn't give him any advice, I told him I had nothing to do with her anymore. β
Shuqing stared at Mrs. An, unable to believe what she had heard. Mrs. An smiled awkwardly: "What right do I have to blame a friend who helped me, if I have the heart, I should check it myself-" She paused here for a long time, then she looked at Shuqing and laughed: "Shuqing, let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea." β
"But, Xiaowen, what are you asking me to do today?" Shuqing said with a frown, she remembered the embarrassment of yesterday, "I think, I should leave." β
"Oh, don't talk about the past, we can't change the past, and you know what kind of mother I am now. Even if you tell me, I might think the same. I ignore how well you know my friend, and I really shouldn't be angry with you. β
"No, no, Xiaowen, if I knew that my daughter was in an insane asylum, I would do everything I could to get her out, whether she was crazy or not!" Shuqing looked at her, her brows furrowed even deeper.
"I don't understand, Shuqing, you told me that Nana is dead, how can I get her out, where did I get her!" An Xiaowen looked at Shuqing in surprise and said incredulously.
"Haven't you been looking for her for so many years?
"Oh my God, don't mention him. I beg you!"
"Xiaowen, I've always regarded you as my friend, you know that I have no friends by nature, I'm always alone. But I've always treated you as my best friend, even more than Junya, and I don't want toβI don't want you to have a bad time. Shuqing stretched out her hand and took one of Mrs. An's hands, and continued: "We don't usually have much contact, but it doesn't mean that I don't care, I can never forget your help and care for me, especially in Mr. Curly Hair - in short, Xiaowen, I don't want to have any misunderstanding with you, you know I believe in you." β
Mrs. An looked at Shuqing holding her hand, wanting to speak and stopping, as if she was hesitating something. It seems to be making a big decision. Time flew by in the clock on the wall, and they just stood there, letting time drag its heavy steps. What was An Xiaowen thinking? Shuqing couldn't see it, but she knew that An Xiaowen, a simple woman, must have been trapped by something. Yes, in her eyes, An Xiaowen is a simple woman, a stupid woman, and a flamboyant stupid woman. And this stupid woman, who doesn't look old at all, has something to hide from her.
In the end, Mrs. An still didn't say anything, she just expressed her gratitude to Shuqing, and apologized, saying that she shouldn't blame her for Anna's affairs, how could she be embarrassed to blame the friends who helped her as a mother because she didn't fulfill her responsibilities, they didn't have this obligation in the first place. Then she returned to her old cheerful mood, took Shuqing's arm, and walked downstairs with her.