Chapter 65: Chapter 65 Soone Else’s Wedding
Bi Yuanhang wore a sky-blue shirt today, paired with white casual pants and high-quality shoes, looking very sunny and refreshing.
As soon as he arrived, the people who had originally been surrounding Su ixi all flocked toward him, especially the girls.
The girls during our school days were shy and timid, but after a few years of polishing in society, plus being around classmates, they spoke freely and excitedly once they got going.
“Yuanhang senior, you were so handso back then. During our secret discussions about the campus hottie in the girls’ dormitory, more than half of us voted for you.”
“But then, Senior Yuanhang, you transferred schools all of a sudden and didn’t even take the college entrance exams. Did sothing happen at ho?”
“I used to secretly enjoy watching Senior Yuanhang play basketball on the sports field…”
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Bi Yuanhang always responded to their questions with a smile, “Yes, sothing suddenly ca up at ho at that ti, so I had to go abroad with my family… I felt disheartened then, and I couldn’t adjust to the environnt, so I didn’t keep in touch with everyone.”
Yanzi said, “Oh my God, Senior Yuanhang must have had a rough ti abroad, right?”
Bi Yuanhang glanced at Su ixi nearby and then spoke loud enough for her to hear, “Living under soone else’s roof abroad was, of course, not very satisfying, but now things are better. I can develop my own career and pursue the lifestyle I like, which is why I returned to China.”
After hearing this, Su ixi felt uneasy inside.
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The wedding ceremony began, and Su ixi took her seat at the table with school alumni. It wasn’t long before Bi Yuanhang joined as well.
When old classmates t, most of their chatter was about school days.
As they talked, soone suddenly asked, “I rember that Senior Yuanhang and Su ixi were neighbors, right? You two used to go ho together often.”
After this, everyone turned to look at them.
Su ixi nodded graciously, “Yes, we were neighbors, but we lost contact after he went abroad.”
One of the male classmates teased, “So you both ca together today… could it be that there’s sothing more between you two?”
Su ixi imdiately said, “Of course not. I was married, but just got divorced last week.”
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone looked at her in surprise and silence.
To have married and then divorced, this girl surely had a story.
Suddenly, Su ixi thought that maybe she shouldn’t have co; it was inauspicious for soone who had just divorced to attend soone else’s wedding.
Fortunately, the classmates didn’t dwell on this point. Yanzi even said, “Ah, getting married is for happiness, and so is getting a divorce. Today is a good day, let’s have a toast!”
At that mont, the bride on the stage began to throw the wedding bouquet, creating a diversion as the classmates sward to catch it.
Su ixi didn’t join in, nor did Bi Yuanhang.
But Su ixi kept looking at the couple on the stage, whose faces bead with happiness. As she watched, her eyes suddenly reddened.
She thought of Gu Wei.
She didn’t know why he ca to mind, but once she thought of him, she couldn’t stop.
Bi Yuanhang, who was beside her, saw Su ixi’s state. She hadn’t glanced his way much from beginning to end, and now she was starting to cry while looking at the newlyweds; she must have been reminded of her own feelings.
If she liked that person so much, why did she say such harsh words? Why did she say she never had feelings?
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After the wedding ended, Bi Yuanhang couldn’t resist asking Su ixi, “Xiao Xi, are you heading ho? We’re on the sa route. How about taking my car?”
Su ixi shook her head, “Since you’re going ho, you should go ahead. I want to go shopping at the mall.”
“Do you need to drive you there?”
“No need, I’ll just take a cab.”
There were taxis nearby; Su ixi told him goodbye and then got into one.
Bi Yuanhang watched the taxi as it drove away, growing smaller and smaller in the distance.
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Days passed in a tranquil haze, half a month slipping away.
Sumr was nearing its end, and with several autumn rains, the weather had started to cool.
Su ixi had already adjusted herself quite well, no longer muddled, and occasionally, in the still of the night, when she thought of Gu Wei, she no longer forced herself to avoid the thoughts but silently wished him happiness in her heart, hoping he was doing well.
One day at the end of September, a call for action circulated across the hospital’s communication group, encouraging doctors to support rural dical construction in remote areas, with benefits such as the opportunity for professional grading upon return, and additional points for their children’s middle school exams.
At that mont, Su ixi was dining in the cafeteria.
Many doctors read the notice and discussed amongst themselves:
“Word has it that it’s for those small county towns near the border, tough living conditions there, no signal, have to travel over mountains and valleys just to see a doctor.”
“Plus, you have to go for a year and a half, and by the ti you’re back, who knows, you might return to a broken ho. I’d rather push my son to study harder, the extra points aren’t worth it.”
“Such work suits unmarried young doctors.”
“Young doctors want to date, and those who aren’t are busy looking for partners—who would want to go?”
dical school typically takes 5 years, plus another 2 years for postgraduate study, by which ti they’re all eager to settle down and start families.
Going there for over a year, they could beco out of touch with the big cities upon their return, so none were willing to go.
Only Su ixi stared blankly at the ssage.
She was different from the others; her childhood dream was to leave Feng City.
She had studied hard in high school, made it to a university in another province, but after being thwarted in her job search, she had no choice but to return to Feng City.
Now, she still yearned to leave.
However, going to remote areas was not a decision to take lightly, and she felt caution was best.
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In the evening, just after Su ixi finished treating her last patient, she heard soone shouting outside.
The person was calling her na: “I want to see Su ixi!”
It sounded like Fang Xin’s voice!
Why was she here again?
Su ixi’s scalp tingled.
Fang Xin, with her brute strength, didn’t take long to slam the door open.
Upon entering, Fang Xin imdiately bombarded her with questions: “I heard you moved back in?”
Su ixi replied cautiously, “Yes.”
“Weren’t you living with your new boyfriend? What, got dumped this ti?”
“That’s my business, it has nothing to do with you.”
“You’re my daughter, that makes it my business!”
For so reason, Fang Xin’s approach had changed from her usual dominance to a more sentintal tactic, “Ah Xi, I’ve read your fortune before. You’re fated to have misfortunes in love, to encounter scum, and eventually end up financially and emotionally drained. You moved in with that boyfriend; did you lose both your pride and your money? My heart ached when I heard the news. How could such a beautiful girl like you keep eting such scumbags?”
Su ixi could sense Fang Xin was plotting sothing.
Sure enough, Fang Xin began to wail, but with no tears—just the sound of her lant.
“You’re my flesh and blood, a piece of at that fell from . If I’ve been neglectful, it’s because I had a new family. I’ve had regrets over the years, but we’re mother and daughter, blood is thicker than water, I still love you.”
Su ixi felt goosebumps all over her body, a sense of discomfort overwhelming her.
Fang Xin continued her wailing: “I’m not living well these days, with that video scandal, your father and I get pelted with rotten eggs when we go out, his driving school is down to a few students, our inco isn’t enough. So I thought, since your money would only advantage scoundrels, why don’t you lend so to …”
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