Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âAll, yes, itâs her!â Ji Ziâang said in realization.
Ji Yuanyuan and Fang Xinyi were always together, and Ji Ziâang had seen them a few times.
Ji Yuanyuan had told him Fang Xinyiâs name several times, but he could not remember it.
He could only remember this girlâs name was the same as Yang Jingyiâs, with the word Yi.
At this moment, Fang Xinyi was pushing her old bicycle and standing at the school gate, talking to a woman face to face.
The woman was carrying a huge luggage bag.
When a few of them arrived, Ji Zixuan politely stopped the bike.
âXinyi!â Ji Yuanyuan called out to her.
Fang Xinyi and the woman turned around almost at the same time.
Both of their expressions were a little off, especially Fang Xinyi whose eyes were red as if she had cried.
The womanâs expression was also very ugly. However, when she saw Ji Yuanyuan and the others, her eyes suddenly widened.
She hurriedly turned her head, not knowing what to do.
When Ji Ziâang saw the womanâs face, he suddenly asked in surprise, âHey, arenât youâ¦â
He looked at the woman, scratched his head, and stammered, âWhy does she look a little familiar?â
Ji Yuanyuanâs expression changed as she jumped down from the backseat of Ji Zixuanâs bike. She quietly walked to Ji Zangâs side and pinched him.
âDo you know my mother?â Fang Xinyi asked in surprise.
Ji Yuanyuan quickly said, âSo this is Auntie. Hello, Auntie. You look like one of our neighbors. My Second Brother must have seen it wrongly just now.â
Ji Ziâang seemed to have thought of something as he awkwardly added, âYes, I saw wrongly. Auntie, Iâm sorry!â
When the woman heard this, she turned around.
There was still panic on her face, âItâs fine, itâs fine. Xinyi, go in. Mommyâs leavingâ
Fang Xinyi held Mother Fangâs hand, her voice choked with sobs, âBe careful on the road, Mom. You have to eat dinner in the future.â
Mother Fang nodded, glanced at Fang Xinyi, and left with her bag.
At this time, Yang Jingyi had already gotten out of the car and said goodbye to Hu Chunli.
Ji Yuanyuan and Yang Jingyi went forward and held Fang Xinyiâs arm. The three of them walked in front while Ji Zixuan and Ji Ziâang followed behind.
They had things on their minds, so no one spoke along the way.
Fang Xinyiâs mother was actually the woman who stole shoes from the supermarket during the summer vacation.
It seemed she really wasnât lying back then.
At this moment, Ji Yuanyuan was somewhat glad. She was glad that she had developed compassion for Fangâs Mother at that time.
She had helped her friend.
Just now, the three siblings must have recognized Mother Fang, but in order to protect Fang Xinyi, they didnât say anything.
Ji Yuanyuan did not know if Yang Jingyi recognized her, and was afraid that she would spill the beans.
If Fang Xinyi knew how her first-place prize was obtained by Mother Fang, she would definitely be very upset.
The few of them remained silent until they reached the parking lot. After parking the bike, they walked towards the classroom.
When they reached the classroom door, Ji Yuanyuan instructed Fang Xinyi, âYou go in first. My homework is in Jingyiâs bag.â
Fang Xinyi nodded and entered the class with a dazed expression.
At the door, Ji Yuanyuan pulled Yang Jingyi to the side and asked in a low voice, âDid you remember anything just now?â
Yang Jingyi knew what she meant and nodded, âFang Xinyiâs Mother, weâve all met before. But donât worry, I wonât tell Fang Xinyi. Letâs pretend weâve never met.â
Hearing Yang Jingyiâs words, Ji Yuanyuan heaved a sigh of relief.
By the time Ji Yuanyuan returned to class, Fang Xinyi had already placed the textbooks in her bag on the table.
She lowered her head as if she was crying.
Ji Yuanyuan stepped forward and took a piece of paper from her bag, quietly stuffing it into Fang Xinyiâs hands.
She thought Fang Xinyi was only so sad because she had parted ways with her mother.
From Mother Fangâs words and the luggage in her hand, she could tell that she was probably going on a long trip.
With Fang Xinyiâs family background, she probably went out to work.
Such a young child, her mother went out to work, and there was only a paralyzed father at home.
One could imagine how hard life was.
However, Ji Yuanyuan soon noticed something was wrong.
Fang Xinyi had always been a very serious child. Perhaps it was because she knew her family conditions were not good, so she could only study.
Therefore, Fang Xinyi easily zone out during class, sometimes to the point where she forgot to eat or sleep.
But today, Fang Xinyiâs condition had been bad since the morning.
She even shed tears for no reason several times in class.
As her deskmate, Ji Yuanyuan naturally saw it.
Not only Ji Yuanyuan, even Teacher Huo who was on the podium saw it too.
After class, Teacher Huo called Fang Xinyi to his office.
Fang Xinyi still hadnât returned by the second period.
Ji Yuanyuan felt a little uneasy.
It wasnât until the end of the second period that Teacher Huo let Fang Xinyi go.
Her eyes were red as she lowered her head and sat down in her seat under the gaze of the entire class.
After she returned, Fang Xinyiâs mood worsened. For the second half of the class, she kept her head down.
Looking at Fang Xinyiâs expression, Ji Yuanyuan felt uncomfortable.
He had wanted to go to the field with her after class to comfort her.
However, she didnât expect Teacher Huo to step on the bell and come over.
He stood at the door and extended his hand to Ji Yuanyuan, gesturing for her to go over.
Ji Yuanyuan was a little surprised, but she still got up and followed Teacher Huo to the office.
In the office, Teacher Huo sat down with a ceramic teacup in his hand.
He silently opened the lid, blew at the tea leaves floating on it, and took a sip of tea.
From the beginning to the end, his brows were tightly knitted.
A moment later, he put down the teacup and looked up at Ji Yuanyuan.
âYour relationship with Fang Xinyi is pretty good?â Teacher Huo asked.
âYes, we are good friends.â Ji Yuanyuan nodded.
Ms. Huo nodded her head in relief, âSomething happened at Fang Xinyiâs house in the past two days. Do you know about it?â
âIs it related to Fang Xinyiâs mother?â Ji Yuanyuan probed.
âWhy do you say that?â Teacher Huo raised his eyebrows in surprise.
âWe met Fang Xinyiâs mother at the school gate this morning. She was carrying a big bag and seemed to be going somewhere.â Ji Yuanyuan told him the truth.
âOh, Fang Xinyiâs mother went to work in the city. But thatâs not what Iâm talking about. Fang Xinyiâs father passed away on Friday night.â
Ji Yuanyuan was stunned, âWhat?â
After a pause, she suddenly realized something.
No wonder Fang Xinyi was dressed in black today, and the headband on her head was also black..