Hang Jiabai heard the sound of banging on the door while on the phone, and came over here without hanging up. When he came, he met the hotel security guard. After asking, he found out that He Wanqing's parents were too noisy and were complained by the neighbors next door.
The arrival of the security guards made He Wanqing's mother Gong Sufen even more emotional. She stood at the door of the room and refused to leave no matter how much they tried to persuade her. If anyone pulled her or touched her, she would scream that she was being molested.
Gong Sufen is good-looking, but she is old after all. The security guards recruited by Haiyue Hotel are all young, the oldest is no more than 35 years old, and they are all retired soldiers from the army.
It was also a coincidence that the two people who came up to persuade the people to leave were greenhorns who had just been discharged from the army this year. They were usually fine handling disputes with customers, but just standing there made the newcomers feel timid.
However, this was the first time they had seen an unreasonable shrew like Gong Sufen, so they were restrained.
Lin Shuyue clicked the yes option and paid ten points to the system. Before she could pull up Feng Qinqin's life story, she heard Hang Jiabai's voice.
She looked at Feng Qinqin: "You stay in the room, I'll go there."
Feng Qinqin took a deep breath and said, "I'll go too. This is all caused by me, so I have to deal with it. It's no use just hiding in the house."
After Feng Qinqin learned from Lin Shuyue that He Wanqing's mother had brought weapons to find her, she knew that there was no turning back for her friendship with He Wanqing.
She dared to open the door in front of Lin Shuyue. The noise in front of their door also attracted the onlookers from the next few rooms. As soon as Feng Qinqin came out, Gong Sufen took out a rolling pin as long as her arm from her sleeve and swung it at her.
Feng Qinqin subconsciously closed her eyes. Seeing that Gong Sufen was still trying to attack, the two security guards stepped forward, pinned her down, and snatched the rolling pin away.
Feng Qinqin glanced at the rolling pin for a moment, then looked up at He Wanqing's father, He Xuandu. She had heard He Wanqing say that in her family, although her mother was noisy, she still had to listen to her father on important matters.
In other words, He Xuandu's word is law at home.
"Uncle He, He Wanqing and I have been friends for two or three years, but I haven't seen you all that often. I really don't understand what I did that was so outrageous that you all shouted and called for my death the moment you saw me. Even if we haven't met, Auntie would still call and scold me. What did I do wrong?"
Feng Qinqin had wanted to ask this question for a long time. She had endured it before for He Wanqing's sake, but now she didn't even want to be friends with He Wanqing anymore, so she decided to ask it today.
She glanced at the people around her, trying hard to hold back her tears. These people were all reporters from all over the country.
When they met outside a few days ago, they even said hello and talked to each other, but in just a few days, she became the butt of their conversation.
He Xuandu didn't expect Feng Qinqin to be so brave, but that didn't stop him from hating the little girl.
Since he'd been here for a few days, he had to explain everything. He glanced at his wife, who was about to start scolding him, and said, "Feng Qinqin, right? You should know that my daughter has been a good child since she was young, right? Whether she's at school or at home on vacation, she never puts down her books. And they're all school books."
"Even if it's a collection of poetry, it's probably a collection of famous poems from ancient and modern times. A collection of poetry written by an unknown author like this wouldn't even catch her eye."
"But since she met you in her sophomore year, she started reading novels. This made us very angry. Just to inform you, from childhood to adulthood, the extracurricular books we let her read were all miscellaneous books like Hundred Thousand Whys and Zizhi Tongjian." He Xuandu was furious when he thought that the daughter whom he and his wife had carefully raised for more than 20 years had become such a vulgar person after meeting a bad friend.
Feng Qinqin laughed. "She only started reading novels after she met me? Uncle, just because you don't know she reads doesn't mean she doesn't. I remember her saying she'd been secretly reading novels since junior high school."
"If you don't believe me, go ask her junior high school classmates and teachers. Ask them if they knew she was reading novels. Then ask her teachers if they ever confiscated her novels." Feng Qinqin remembered that He Wanqing once said that when she was in junior high school, her teachers had confiscated several of her novels. She was scared because she was afraid that the teacher would tell her parents about her reading novels.
"You're talking bullshit." Before He Xuandu could say anything, Gong Sufen spoke up. She had little education, but she felt that her greatest achievement in life was marrying He Xuandu. You have to know that He Xuandu was a college student at that time, the only one in their village!
During all the years she had been married to He Xuan Du, she had always worked according to his instructions. He Xuan Du wanted to raise her daughter into a gentle, lovely and cultured Miss Qianjin, so she firmly upheld her educational policy.
In other words, if He Xuandu asked her to kill a chicken, she would never even glance at the duck next to it. Facts proved that He Xuandu's educational approach was effective. The older He Wanqing grew, the more she developed a gentle temperament. Her daily behavior and manners were like those of a wealthy young lady.
Gradually, she came to regard He Wanqing as her most outstanding work. As He Wanqing grew older, she would always praise her wherever she went. Her waist had been straight for so long that she no longer wanted to bend it. She would not allow anyone to destroy He Wanqing's perfection.
Mengmeng, who used to play very well with He Wanqing, is not a good girl, and now Qinqin is not a good girl either.
Lin Shuyue turned on the Good and Evil Radar and found that Gong Sufen and He Xuandu's Good and Evil values were not low, both around 18 or 19 percent.
It's only one step away from committing a crime.
Before Feng Qinqin could say anything, Gong Sufen said, "My Wanqing sent me a message this afternoon saying that there were not enough charging ports in the hotel and she hadn't been able to charge her phone, so it was about to run out of power. She had to attend an event, an exhibition or something."
"I told her not to go. She said, 'Feng Qinqin really like a sculptor and a poet. If she didn't accompany you to see it, you'll be unhappy.' She only has one friend, so not going is unacceptable."
"That's great! She disappeared right after she went with you!" The news that someone disappeared at Liu Chongsen's sculpture exhibition in the afternoon was published in the newspaper that evening.
He Xuandu had a classmate who worked in the capital. Before leaving home, they asked He Xuandu's classmate to go to the newsstand to check. They came only after confirming that someone was missing.
Their anger had accumulated to a certain extent. It was precisely because of this that Gong Sufen couldn't help wanting to hit Feng Qinqin when they saw her.
Feng Qinqin was truly stunned. She knew He Wanqing wasn't always so honest, but no one had expected her to be so outrageous.
"Hey Xiao Feng, you like the poem of Net of Pollack? That's not true, right? I remember it was Xiao He who liked the poem of Net of Pollack." Someone couldn't stand it anymore and started to defend Feng Qinqin.
"Yeah, yeah, I remember it was He Wanqing who liked that Pollack's poem. Hey, Old Peng, did she discuss it with you? What was your opinion of that Pollack's poem back then?"
The man called Lao Peng is a big man with an unshaven beard, but no one knows that this man is a member of the National Writers Association and is very accomplished in modern poetry.
He Wanqing had known this person for a long time and went to his house to get close to him on the first day she arrived.
Old Peng saw that He Wanqing was a young girl with a pleasing appearance and personality, so he chatted with her. However, when it came to academics, Old Peng was rigorous. After reading a poem by A Net of Pollack, he commented with three words.
"Whining without cause." Old Peng repeated what he had said to He Wanqing that day. He indeed had not seen the poem about A Net of Pollack.
Hang Jiabai has already stood beside Lin Shuyue.
After hearing this, Feng Qinqin no longer had the desire to explore further. She also knew where her previous scolding came from.
She have been friends with He Wanqing for many years. He Wanqing is very afraid of her parents. She is afraid of being blamed by them, so she makes up a lie in advance and puts the blame for her late promotion and the unpopularity of her published reports on others. In this way, the mistakes become someone else's.
Feng Qinqin had used this trick before, back in elementary school, but after second grade, she never did anything that hurt others and benefited herself again.
She didn't expect He Wanqing to be such a person. Being friends with such a person, becoming the scapegoat for such a person, the insults she received were really not unjust.
Everything was the retribution for her failure to judge people.
Hang Jiabai's phone rang. After checking it, he said, "It's confirmed that He Wanqing took a bus to Meng Province. Xu Yu and the others have already called the police station in Meng Province. They'll intercept the bus once it reaches Meng Province."
After hearing this, Feng Qinqin had nothing to understand. It turned out that He Wanqing was not captured by Liu Chongsen at all, but left on her own.
She sneered and said to He Xuandu, "He's also a policeman. Did you hear what he said? Your daughter left on her own. It has nothing to do with me."
Feng Qinqin turned back to her room, but the door was not closed. She threw herself on the bed.
At this time, the hotel's housekeeping manager came hurriedly. He had been out for a while while on duty tonight. Who knew that something would happen in the second half of the night? It was so unlucky.
"Sir, Madam, you have seriously disturbed the guests of our hotel. If you continue to make trouble, we will have no choice but to call the police."
For He Xuandu, the most important thing in his life was face. Why didn't he stay in college after graduating? It was because he had fully realized that if he stayed in the big city, he would only be the tail of the phoenix, but if he returned to his hometown, he would be the head of the chicken.
Over the years, he entered the civil service system and worked there for twenty or thirty years, but he was still an ordinary clerk. All his hopes were on his daughter.
His daughter was beautiful, so he had been sending her to various special classes to cultivate her temperament since she was five years old. He Wanqing, who was said to improve her figure and temperament, studied dance for thirteen years, stopping only when she entered university.
He Xuandu was very satisfied with He Wanqing. All he was thinking about now was how to help He Wanqing marry better and help his career and reputation.
This was one of the reasons why he had always controlled He Wanqing's friendships. He was not a fool, and from Feng Qinqin's few words, he also knew that perhaps He Wanqing was not as simple as he thought.
But it didn't matter, as long as it didn't affect her marriage. That was all for the future. Right now, he absolutely couldn't go to the Public Security Bureau.
If he goes, he will inevitably be accused of provoking trouble, which will be very detrimental to his career.
"Sufen, let's go." He Xuandu looked at Lin Shuyue and Hang Jiabai deeply, then grabbed Gong Sufen from the security guard and left.
After they left, everyone closed their room doors after the housekeeping manager apologized.
"It's getting late, get some rest. We can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
"Okay." Hang Jiabai also left.
Lin Shuyue returned to the room and found that Feng Qinqin had already emptied out all the things in her suitcase on the bed that belonged to He Wanqing.
The clothes and the poetry book she brought were scattered all over the bed.
Feng Qinqin said: "Her important documents were taken away, as well as her favorite clothes."
Feng Qinqin sat on the bed with red eyes.
She had previously had hope in He Wanqing, but now after seeing what was in the suitcase, she realized how stupid she was.
Although she was a little confused and unclear about friendship, she was not a fool. He Wanqing wanted to escape from home, but she was afraid that she could not escape, so she kept her as a scapegoat to receive all the anger of her parents for her.
If she hadn't happened to find out about Liu Chongsen's situation today, there was a 50% chance that her plan would have succeeded. If she had gone far away, what would have happened to He Xuandu and Gong Sufen, who had lost their daughter?
Given their personalities and the lies He Wanqing fabricated, she might never be able to escape from their clutches in her entire life.
What will happen then?
Feng Qinqin didn't dare to think about it.
Lin Shuyue patted Feng Qinqin on the shoulder and said, "Every failure is a learning experience. When making friends in the future, be careful and be discerning."
"Yeah." Feng Qinqin said, "Go to sleep, Shuyue. It's late at night. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"It's okay."
Lin Shuyue took a bath towel and went to the bathroom to take a shower. When she came out, Feng Qinqin was already lying on the bed with her back to Lin Shuyue. Lin Shuyue didn't know whether she was asleep or not.
She lay down on the bed and turned off the light, plunging the room into darkness.
Lin Shuyue brought up Feng Qinqin's life story.
Feng Qinqin was born in a small town in Hebei Province. Her parents ran a small shop and, due to the family planning policy, they only had her. They treated her like the apple of their eye and loved her dearly. Coupled with the fact that there weren't many bad people in the town, Feng Qinqin grew up to be a somewhat naive, kind, and soft-hearted girl.
Because of her good personality, she has always had many friends, even in college. This situation continued until her sophomore year, when she met He Wanqing.
After becoming friends with He Wanqing, her time was almost entirely taken up by He Wanqing. After being with He Wanqing for a long time, she seemed to be particularly good at taking care of people, such as fetching food and water, which she always did without hesitation.
Sometimes, she was like He Wanqing's maid. He Wanqing enjoyed Feng Qinqin's care and was always so sweet that Feng Qinqin was willing to do what she wanted. This kind of care lasted from college to when she entered society.
This continued until He Wanqing disappeared.
He Wanqing disappeared around the time of the "Top Ten Young Journalists" selection conference. Feng Qinqin had no friends around to offer her advice, so she called the police, but they were unable to file a case. She could only call He Wanqing's parents.
He Wanqing's parents also arrived that night. Just like this time, they beat Feng Qinqin first, and then went to the police station to deal with He Wanqing's matter.
But by that time, the best time to recover her had been missed. They only knew that He Wanqing disappeared completely after taking a bus to Meng Province and could not be found.
He Xuandu and his wife, who couldn't find their daughter, seemed to be crazy. They didn't listen to anyone and directly blamed Feng Qinqin for He Wanqing running away from home.
No matter how Feng Qinqin explained, they had an excuse to block her back. The most disgusting one among them was Gong Sufen, who was just unreasonable.
What she talked about most was that she was friends with He Wanqing, and that He Wanqing must have consulted her before running away from home. Now that He Wanqing was gone, she, Feng Qinqin, should be responsible for them.
With this information, Gong Sufen and He Xuandu openly interfered with all of Feng Qinqin's affairs. After Feng Qinqin resigned and went into hiding, they continued to harass her parents. They followed her wherever she went.
At that time, He Xuandu, whose hopes were shattered, had already given up hope.
In the end, Feng Qinqin's life was a mess. She dated several guys, but they were all ruined by He Xuandu and Gong Sufen. She was still unmarried at an old age.
He Xuandu and Gong Sufen had been living in her house since she was 30, eating and drinking at her expense. Whenever they were upset, they would go to her workplace and disrupt things. She lost countless jobs. In the end, she couldn't even find a regular job and could only do odd jobs to make ends meet.
When she was 45, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, but she couldn't even afford the money for her treatment. Before her mother passed away, she was still worried about her. Her father passed away just two years after her mother. Before he died, he held her hand, deeply worried about her.
Not long after she finished her father's funeral, she saw He Wanqing by chance. At that time, He Wanqing had broken away from her parents' control and lived a very free life. She had already married in Mongolian Province and married a herdsman. Her family owned thousands of acres of grassland, hundreds of horses, and several white-headed yaks.
She also became a moderately famous photographer online under a pseudonym. She was surprised and heartbroken to see Feng Qinqin, already exhausted. Tears welled up in her eyes as she explained the frustrations she'd felt in those days and the fear and anxiety she'd felt over not contacting her all those years.
She cried and begged Feng Qinqin for forgiveness. After decades of living on the grasslands, accustomed to the vastness of the prairie, He Wanqing finally let go of her youthful grudge against her parents. She reconciled with them and even took them in to support them.
He Xuandu and Gong Sufen, who had troubled Feng Qinqin for half her life, happily patted their butts and wanted to follow.
Only Feng Qinqin lost her job, her life, and her parents. From beginning to end, it was only her life that was ruined.
On the night before He Wanqing left, she invited Feng Qinqin to dinner. Feng Qinqin went and, passing by a pharmacy, bought a pack of paraquat, which had been disguised as a new drug.
He Wanqing's husband is wealthy, and she herself has plenty of money, but when it comes to hosting Feng Qinqin, she's reluctant to spend the money. The restaurant she found is a tiny, run-of-the-mill establishment. Gong Sufen and He Xuandu are about to visit their wealthy son-in-law and have a deep disdain for Feng Qinqin.
She was invited to dinner, but she didn't come. The three of them went shopping at the mall next door. When the restaurant called her, she reluctantly brought her parents over. By then, Feng Qinqin had already taken advantage of the time difference and put weed control in their soup, wine, and tea.
While eating, He Wanqing and her family of three thought the food didn't taste right, but they didn't think much of it. It was a small restaurant, so it was normal for the cooking to be poor. Feng Qinqin also ate.
He Wanqing toasted her and she drank, until the end, when He Xuandu and Gong Sufen fell to the ground twitching and foaming at the mouth.
He Wanqing finally reacted and collapsed to the ground due to abdominal pain. At this time, she finally understood Feng Qinqin's revenge on her.
Feng Qinqin was in great pain, so she called 110 to surrender herself. While waiting for the police to arrive, she called a reporter. When the reporter heard the news, he immediately came with a camera.
Feng Qinqin told her story in front of the camera, and then refused treatment when she was sent to the hospital.
He Wanqing cherished her life very much. She spent all her money on her own medical treatment, but because the paraquat was too strong, she died. Her parents died at the same time as her.
At that time, Feng Qinqin was already in the underworld, having been waiting for them for a long time.
Seeing this, Lin Shuyue took a deep breath. She heard a sobbing sound beside her ears. Feng Qinqin was crying. Lin Shuyue did not say anything and waited quietly for her to digest this emotion.
She recalled the system's evaluation of Feng Qinqin's life. It was indeed a great injustice, but that injustice was an unjust one.
Did she do anything wrong? She just made a bad friend when she was young and ignorant at school. To pay the price of her life for this is too heavy.
And He Wanqing, how she could confidently come back and reconcile with her parents after running away for so many years, having come to her senses.
Even after knowing that Feng Qinqin's family's lives were ruined by her parents, how could she be so shameless as to let others think that she could get Feng Qinqin's forgiveness by just saying a few words of apology and shedding a few tears?
She didn't even apologize sincerely, and didn't even come early for the appointed dinner time, making Feng Qinqin wait for her. Where did her arrogance come from?
Lin Shuyue felt no pity for Feng Qinqin drugging her family, nor did she condemn Feng Qinqin for being too cruel. She simply felt unhappy. Why let them only bully the honest people!!!
Perhaps because she was too tired, Lin Shuyue had forgotten when she fell asleep. She only knew that it was already ten o'clock when she woke up, and she and Feng Qinqin rushed to the Public Security Bureau together.
He Wanqing was sent back.
The first time she saw He Wanqing, she had a slap mark on her face and was wrapped in her military coat. The first time she saw Feng Qinqin, she burst into tears: "Qinqin, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I'm just too scared of my parents. You know how domineering they are. I have no choice. I want to escape from them so badly."
Feng Qinqin looked at He Wanqing steadily, raised her hand, and slapped her in the face: "He Wanqing, you make me feel sick. I have lived for more than 20 years since I was born, and the thing I regret most in my life is meeting you and being friends with you."
"I came to see you today to tell you that our friendship is over. If we meet again on the road, you will go your way and I will go mine. We have nothing to do with each other."
After Feng Qinqin finished speaking, she took Lin Shuyue's arm and left.
Lin Shuyue turned around and saw He Wanqing squatting on the ground, crying out in pain.
Lin Shuyue felt that her tears were just like crocodile tears, hypocritical and disgusting.