"The Foolish Woman" - 75. Disheartened

When Lu Pei chased after Zhong Yi out of the alley, he happened to see Zhong Yi get into a green taxi.
The car started its engine, sped away, and instantly left him behind.
It seemed as if fate was deliberately working against Lu Pei. He reached out to flag down a taxi on the roadside, but after waiting for half an hour, not a single taxi passed by.
The alleyway is relatively remote, but on a normal day, a taxi will pass by every ten minutes or so.
For some reason, the more anxious he became today, the less likely he was to catch a bus.
Almost fifty minutes later, Lu Pei finally got a run-down taxi.
The driver was an older man who didn't speak Mandarin very well and only spoke his local dialect. It took Lu Pei ten minutes to explain to him that the destination was the Zhong family villa.
The uncle drove slowly, which took a long time; it took him an hour to arrive at the Zhong family's house.
Because it was his first time driving a passenger to the Haitang Bay villa area, he was unfamiliar with the area and took a longer route, so he ended up charging Lu Pei 100 yuan.
Lu Pei was in a hurry to see Zhong Yi and didn't bother to haggle with the uncle, so he gave him the only hundred yuan he had left.
When Lu Pei arrived at the Zhong family villa, the gate was tightly closed, and since he didn't have the key, he naturally couldn't get in.
It just so happened that Zhong's father was home today, so Lu Pei called him.
Three minutes later, Zhong's father appeared.
As soon as he opened the door, Lu Pei rushed inside.
"Hey, you can't go in." Mr. Zhong grabbed Lu Pei's arm, frowned, and asked sternly, "When your sister came back just now, she seemed very angry. She said you weren't allowed to come in, or she would run away from home. Tell your father, did you bully her again?"
"Dad, I...I didn't mean it, it was just a small misunderstanding that happened a long time ago. Please let me in and explain it to my sister." Lu Pei pleaded anxiously, looking annoyed.
"Don't go. Xiaoyi is furious. She saw your old water cup on the tea table and smashed it without saying a word. If you show up in front of her, she'll definitely tear the house down."
Mr. Zhong sighed and said, "Your sister is also a child with a hard life. She lost her mother when she was young. I'm biased towards her right now, so don't blame me. Once she calms down, I'll ask her opinion and let you go home."
Lu Pei looked up and gazed at the open window on the third floor, which was Zhongyi's room. He could only see the curtains fluttering in the wind, but he couldn't see Zhongyi's figure.
He looked away in disappointment and nodded: "Okay, thank you, Dad."
Lu Pei turned away dejectedly, about to leave, when Zhong's father called out to him, "Lu Pei, wait."
Lu Pei turned around, and Zhong's father placed a stack of cash in his hand: "A couple of days ago, your sister said that you were eating at school by mooching off girls. If you run out of money, you can tell your father. You can't do such a spineless thing. Although your father can't let you go home, he will still give you living expenses."
"Thank you, Dad." Lu Pei squeezed the banknote in his hand, but ultimately accepted it.
He really can't afford his living expenses right now, and he just spent his last hundred yuan.
*
on Monday.
As dawn broke, Lu Pei got up and went to school. Two days later, he finally met Zhong Yi.
He wanted to explain things to Zhongyi, but she ignored him.
After class, he wanted to ask her out for a chat, but Zhong Yi glanced at him coldly and said arrogantly, "Who do you think you are? Why should I go out with you? Get lost, we're not acquainted, don't try to get close to me."
Zhong Yi refused to speak with Lu Pei alone, and those words involved too much privacy to be said in public.
The matter was thus delayed again and again.
The weather is getting colder and colder. As soon as you step out of the classroom, the cold wind in the corridor can hurt your ears.
Winter break is just around the corner, and final exams are in a week. Everyone is busy studying.
Zhong Yi spent the whole day immersed in books. Occasionally, when she encountered something she didn't understand, she would ask Xiao Qi for help, or she would remain completely silent.
She began to fall silent.
She never looked back again.
The heartbroken girl turned her sorrow into motivation, becoming more diligent and focused on her studies than ever before.
After the final exams, Zhongyi was in a good mood. She had reviewed all the types of questions on the exam, and she had a feeling that she wouldn't do too badly.
Zhong Yi invited Xiao Qi to visit the Zhong family and to help her with her studies.
Xiao Qi agreed.
With winter break starting, Lu Pei won't be able to see Zhong Yi as often.
He secretly went to the Zhong family's house, but he still couldn't get in.
He hid by the wall and, through the swirling snowflakes, saw Xiao Qi and Zhong Yi emerge from inside.
Zhong Yi smiled and said goodbye to Xiao Qi, telling him to come back tomorrow.
Xiao Qi suddenly stepped forward and hugged Zhong Yi. He whispered something in her ear.
Zhong Yi was stunned for a moment, but she didn't push him away. She hesitated for a while, then raised her hand and slowly hugged him back.
Lu Pei's heart seemed to freeze in the wind and snow for a moment, and stopped beating for a brief instant.
Xiao Qi left, and Zhong Yi went inside.
Only Lu Pei stood blankly at the base of the wall.
Large snowflakes fluttered down, seeping into his collar and melting from his body heat. The icy snow water was bone-chilling, but he seemed oblivious, not even bothering to wipe it away.
After a long while, Lu Pei took out his phone from his pocket with his frozen fingers and dialed the number he knew by heart.
No one answers; it always says, "The number you dialed is currently busy."
They should have been blocked a long time ago.
Lu Pei lowered his arms dejectedly, turned around listlessly, and dragged his heavy legs through the thick snow, step by step, to the foot of the mountain.
This winter was very cold. This year, the boy lost his mother and the girl he loved.
*
The winter vacation has only been over for a few days, and then it's the Spring Festival.
During the meal, Zhong Haisheng subtly inquired of Zhong Yi, "Xiao Yi, it's almost New Year's Eve. It's a tradition since ancient times to emphasize family reunion. Do you think we should invite your brother back for a meal?"
Zhong Yi paused, put down her chopsticks, picked up a tissue and elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth, and said casually, "If Dad wants to have dinner with his son, I, as his daughter, will naturally not stop him. I heard that my aunt is a good cook, so I want to go and have a meal with her on New Year's Eve."
Zhong Yi spoke casually, but her father sensed a threat in her words.
Her meaning was clear: as long as Lu Pei was there, she wouldn't be, leaving it to Zhong's father to choose for himself.
Mr. Zhong's face was a little stiff. He couldn't bear to part with his precious daughter, so he quickly tried to smooth things over: "Then we won't take her. In previous years, it was just the two of us eating together. It's not like we're missing anyone."

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