After sending Lin Qianqian out of the house, Pu Sangzhi quickly locked the door again.
Of course, the windows of her ho were also completely closed, with no access to the outside world.
Master Cheng rely ntioned to her and her mother that there was a suspicious person at the alley’s entrance.
It didn’t an this person was targeting their ho, it didn’t imply a debt collector, and it didn’t suggest any danger to them.
However, even this slight disturbance was enough to raise their vigilance.
Pu Sangzhi returned to the room where Chen Huifen worked, pulled up a chair and sat down, and began to help Chen Huifen pack up so valuables.
Seeing her nervousness, Chen Huifen knew what she feared and comforted her, "Xiaosang, it might not be debt collectors. Perhaps we’re just overthinking?"
Pu Sangzhi shook her head and responded, "Whether it is or not, we need to observe for a while. What if it is, and I’ve gone off to school, what will you do here alone?"
Pu Sangzhi worried about Chen Huifen being ho alone.
Chen Huifen was also worried that should the debt collectors turn up, Pu Sangzhi would be at ho.
Each worried about the other, hence, they needed to remain vigilant.
"Mom, last ti I found out that ituan Delivery could order groceries directly, let’s not go out for a week. Let’s order our groceries for the week on ituan later, and after that, you must ensure you don’t step out the front gate or the second door. At least while I’m not around, make sure you do not step out or open the door for anyone," Pu Sangzhi instructed Chen Huifen.
Pu Sangzhi advised Chen Huifen, "In case, I an just in case sothing happens at ho, you must call my class teacher. He’ll inform imdiately."
Chen Huifen nodded, pondered for a mont and then said, "But you must also be careful going to school. Xiaofeng will co to pick you up for school, right? And after school, he will bring you back, right? It’s a ten-minute walk, and I’m not at ease with you walking alone."
Usually, Huo Feng would do so every week.
He would pick her up from school, bring her ho...
But not this week.
Unfortunately, not this week.
Pu Sangzhi didn’t know whether it was fate playing tricks on her, or heaven punishing her, but just when she needed Huo Feng the most, Huo Feng had abandoned her.
He hadn’t picked her up from school yesterday afternoon, nor had he co to tutor her this afternoon.
If he didn’t contact her, Pu Sangzhi wouldn’t reach out to him either.
So, at this mont, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t be sure whether Huo Feng would co to pick her up on Sunday.
When Chen Huifen kept asking without getting a response, she asked again, "Did you have a fight with Xiaofeng? He didn’t co to see you this afternoon, and yesterday you also ca back alone. What happened?"
Pu Sangzhi put down the valuables she was handling and replied, "How would I know what he’s thinking? Maybe he doesn’t want to study anymore. Probably tired of it..."
Chen Huifen couldn’t help feeling anxious, "So will he co to pick you up tomorrow?"
Pu Sangzhi replied, "I don’t know. It doesn’t matter whether he cos or not, I’ll be fine."
Upon hearing this, Chen Huifen said, "If he doesn’t co tomorrow, then mom will take you to school."
Pu Sangzhi responded, "No need. It’s too dangerous for you to co back alone."
Chen Huifen frowned deeply and said sternly, "What are you saying? If it’s dangerous for to co back alone, isn’t it dangerous for you to go alone? I’m the elder, I have to look out for your safety."
"Mom..."
Pu Sangzhi looked up, her gaze defiant as she fixed it on Chen Huifen, "The debt collectors all know you, but they might not recognize . I can wear a hat, wear a mask, they won’t recognize . Besides, it might not even be them."
Chen Huifen said, "No need to argue. If Xiaofeng doesn’t co to pick you up tomorrow, I will definitely go with you, that’s the decision, no argunts."
Pu Sangzhi: "Mom..."
Chen Huifen stared back at her resolutely, her eyes conveying an irrefutable determination.
Mother and daughter were alike in temperant, both stubborn, and once they set their minds to sothing, it was hard to back down.
Thus, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen argued about this topic for a long ti...
Until bedti, they still hadn’t resolved their argunt.
...
At ten in the evening, Pu Sangzhi went to bed on ti.
However, she was sowhat insomniac tonight, tossing and turning in bed for a long ti, brooding over thoughts...
Eventually, she might have fallen asleep after one o’clock.
But not long after falling asleep, Pu Sangzhi had a nightmare.
In her dream, back in Shanghai, she was pursued by thugs for debts, driven to desperation, hiding in her ho too scared to even venture outside the door or look at it.
During that ti, attending school was a luxury for her.
Pu Sangzhi, with such good grades, was forced to give up school, compelled to skip classes continuously...
She dread of the two days of the middle school exams, where she sat uneasily in the exam hall, unable to concentrate.
While she was imrsed in the examination, her ho was being violently vandalized by the debt collectors, and Chen Huifen was brutally beaten up, falling to her knees begging for rcy.
These scenes were so vivid, they moved Pu Sangzhi to talk in her sleep, repeatedly saying, "Don’t, don’t hit..."
The nightmare shifted through several scenes, not just during middle school, but also high school...
Pu Sangzhi dread that while she was studying at Longxiang, the debt collectors found their ho there, they pried open the door, stord in and assaulted Chen Huifen.
Taking advantage of her absence, those people brutally bullied Chen Huifen, smashing her head against the wall, the scene was horrifying.
In the dream, Pu Sangzhi received a ssage and imdiately rushed out of the classroom, running down the stairs, heading to Huo Feng’s class, she went to find Huo Feng...
In the dream, she trembled as she grasped Huo Feng’s hand, crying and pleading, "Huo Feng, help ... help my family..."
In the dream, Huo Feng shook off her hand, looking down on her with a sneer, "Asked the wrong person, huh? Didn’t you always ignore ?"
This dream, cruel yet realistic, made Pu Sangzhi weep unconsciously...
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