South of Chutian

When the three of them arrived at the tea house, An Yun was already waiting there.She didn't even go home, and the huge trolley case stood beside her, making her very slender.Tang Heng stood at the door of the private room in a daze for a few seconds before realizing that the woman in the black dress was really An Yun.

Having not seen each other for six years, An Yun and Jiang Ya have lost weight and the other has gained weight, and they are no longer what they used to be.

"Here we come..." An Yun saw them with no expression on her face, "Come in and sit..."

"An——An Yun..." Jiang Ya raised her hand, as if she wanted to pat her on the shoulder, but then withdrew her hand, "Are you really just here?"

An Yun said "Mmm", her eyes paused on Tang Heng's face for a few seconds, then she slowly moved away, and looked at Li Yuechi who was beside him.

An Yun asked calmly, "How long have you been out?"

Li Yuechi replied: "Two years..."

She smiled: "You came to him after only two years? I really thought you could bear it forever."

Naturally, this wasn't a gentle and friendly smile, but rather a hint of irony.

Tang Heng frowned.

"Okay, you two go out and wait..." An Yun looked at Tang Heng, "I have something to tell you."

Sitting across from An Yun, Tang Heng saw her take out a pack of women's cigarettes from her pocket and lit them expertly, then she asked, "Do you want it?"

"don't want……"

"Health?"

"is acceptable……"

"He told you all?"

"Almost..." Tang Heng paused, "There are still some details that he didn't mention."

"Hmm..." An Yun dusted off the cigarette.

This atmosphere made Tang Heng's throat sting. They were clearly old friends who were the most familiar with each other, but now they were like two—he didn't know how to describe it—enemies who had reunited after a long time?

"To be honest, I hated you, you guys..." An Yun lowered her eyes and said slowly, "Of course including myself."

Tang Heng remained silent, just staring at the white porcelain cup on the table.

"After Xiaoqin was raped that night, he took some photos and sent them to Li Yuechi... Later he took the photos to find the dean, but it was useless. It's not his fault, I know. I told my dad that if he doesn’t report Tang Guomu, I’ll jump off. I think, the death of two students in a row at the School of Social Sciences should attract the attention of the media, right?”

An Yun took a puff of cigarette and continued to say casually: "My dad was so scared to death, he really gave me the evidence. Tang Guomu has done many other things besides raping female students these years, especially, he passed your mother Money laundering."

"Even if the evidence is not enough to avenge Xiaoqin, at least it will make him unable to be a teacher again. Of course, my father will also be dragged into the water-but I can't care about these at that time."

"But I didn't expect..." An Yun shook her head to herself, "Li Yuechi stopped me. He begged me not to release the evidence. He said he would avenge Xiaoqin in other ways. When I asked him why, he said He said two words. He made an agreement with me that he would take revenge, and I would keep the secret."

With a feeling that his trachea was being strangled, Tang Heng picked up his cup and took a sip of the cold tea.

"He just said two words—do you know what they are?"

"... "

"He said, Tang Heng."

Tang Heng and An Yun walked out of the tea house side by side, An Yun hailed a taxi to go home, and Tang Heng met Li Yuechi and Jiang Ya.

Jiang Ya looked at the taxi gradually going away, and asked blankly: "What did she say?"

Tang Heng said softly: "All..."

"what?"

"Everything has been told."

Li Yuechi stood aside without saying a word.

Tang Heng exhaled soundlessly: "I'm going to find my mother."

"Now?" Jiang Ya said nervously, "We will accompany you..."

Tang Heng shook his head: "I can do it myself..."

"Are you... safe?"

"Do not worry……"

Until then, Li Yuechi finally spoke. He stared straight into Tang Heng's eyes and said in a low voice, "I'll wait for you to come back..."

Tang Heng said, "Okay..."

On the subway, Tang Heng called Fu Liling.She had already returned to Wuhan, and Tang Heng said, Mom, let's meet alone, or we will never see each other again.So half an hour later, Tang Heng saw Fu Liling in Han University's old residence.The last time we met was half a year ago. Tang Heng went to Shanghai to attend an academic conference, had dinner with Fu Liling, and went shopping with her.At that time, Fu Liling was leisurely and leisurely, so she was not half as embarrassed as she is now.

"He went to look for you, didn't he?! Tang Heng, how could you—you forgot how you were tortured by him?!"

Tang Heng was unexpectedly calm: "Mom, let me tell you one thing first. In the past six years, I haven't missed a single day."

Fu Liling screamed, "Shut up!"

"How is Wang Lili doing in the company?"

After Tang Heng finished speaking, Fu Liling became quiet for an instant.

It was as if boiling water was splashed on the ice, and with a "wow", nothing was left.

A few seconds later, Fu Liling murmured, "Who is Wang Lili?"

Tang Heng didn't answer, and continued: "I suddenly remembered that at noon that day, Li Yuechi pretended to be a delivery man and knocked on the door. Before that, you asked me if I knew a girl named Tian, ​​and you didn't finish what you said... At that time you You already know, right? She jumped off the building..."

"In those few days, you blocked my mobile phone and prevented me from contacting outsiders, so I never knew about Tian Xiaoqin. Mom, is this what you and Tang Guomu discussed?"

"No!" Fu Liling's legs went limp, and she slumped on the ground, "I didn't know... I didn't know that girl would die... I locked your phone because I didn't want you to contact him..."

"Then you're halfway there..." Tang Heng smiled bleakly, "We haven't been in touch for six years."

"Tang Heng, listen to what mother said..." Fu Liling staggered up and hugged Tang Heng's arm, "I just want you to break up with him, I didn't want to kill that girl, Wang Lili is Tang Guomu looking for me The borrower is right, but I didn’t even know what he wanted Wang Lili for!”

"But Tian Xiaoqin is indeed dead."

"Tang Heng..."

"This is what An Yun said..." Tang Heng repeated what An Yun said a few minutes ago, a little numbly, "We living people can still hate, regret, and take revenge—but what about revenge? Xiaoqin is dead, there is no such person in this world anymore."

Tang Heng said: "Mom, just pretend I'm dead too, and I won't be there anymore."

"What are you talking about, Tang Heng—" Fu Liling trembled all over, and she almost fell to her knees, "Don't scare me, okay? I do everything for you, I only have you as a child, Tang Heng— —”

"Me and Tang Guomu, you choose."

Tang Heng broke away from her hand: "I'm leaving..."

He rushed downstairs as if escaping, almost knocking down the person at the corridor entrance.

Li Yuechi caught him firmly, and said nervously, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine..." Tang Heng froze for a moment, "Why are you here?"

"Don't worry about you..."

"... "

Tang Heng suddenly felt that all his strength had been taken away, his whole body was limp, and he just wanted to collapse on Li Yuechi.He is not hard-hearted, he speaks harshly to his mother, and of course his heart will be broken when he sees his mother's appearance.

Like tearing up paper, I tore apart the first 27 years of my life with my own hands.

Li Yuechi carried a heavy bag and pressed it against Tang Heng's calf.

Tang Heng said hoarsely, "What is this?"

"Hammerhead, I just bought it."

"Ok?"

"If you get locked again, I'll break the lock."

"... "

"I mean..." Li Yuechi stroked Tang Heng's sweaty forehead, "I won't leave you behind this time."