Forbidden to Flirt and Run 27p2

Chapter 27 p2

The two of them walked in side by side. As they passed a lawn, a crowd suddenly gathered in front of them, all exclaiming, “Jumping,” “Jumping.” Xu Qingtang was stunned for a moment, then pushed through the crowd. From a distance, she could only see a blurry figure on the ground. She recognized the person by his clothes as the man who had just argued with the old lady’s son.

Xu Qingtang subconsciously took out her phone to call 120, but then she heard someone say, “Someone has gone to call a doctor. Ai, why bother?”

As if she had thought of something, Xu Qingtang’s face turned pale and she ran towards the inpatient department. It wasn’t until the elevator reached the destination floor that she regained her senses. Jiang Wan followed closely behind, panting slightly. “Qingtang, what’s wrong?”

Xu Qingtang calmed down and said, “It’s nothing. Weren’t you going to register? You can go first. I still have something to do.”

“Were you scared? Don’t be afraid. The doctor has already arrived. I heard he’s still breathing. He should be able to be saved.”

Jiang Wan followed her and said, “I’m not at ease with you like this. How about I take you home?”

Hearing her say this, Xu Qingtang shook her head and said, “I’m fine. I’m here with my mom today. She’s not in good health. I’m afraid she’ll be traumatized if she knows about this.”

Seeing that Jiang Wan had no intention of leaving, Xu Qingtang had to say, “Then don’t mention this in front of her later. Help me keep it a secret.”

When they reached the ward, the old lady and her son were both inside. They obviously didn’t know about the jumping incident yet.

Xu Qingtang put down the fruit, made some polite remarks, and then said, “Mom, let’s go back. My theater has something urgent for me to deal with.”

The old lady enthusiastically tried to make them stay, but fortunately, Teacher Qi didn’t want to stay long either. The three of them walked out of the ward. Xu Qingtang introduced, “This is a friend of Gu Yizhi’s.”

Jiang Wan smiled. “Auntie.”

Teacher Qi also smiled. “Not feeling well?”

“Yes, it’s been raining a lot lately.”

The three of them chatted idly as they walked out of the elevator. Teacher Qi looked at the direction of the road and asked, “Why are we going this way?”

If they went straight ahead, they would definitely see the bloody scene. Xu Qingtang was thinking of an excuse when Jiang Wan had already smiled and said naturally, “It’s blocked ahead. Yizhi is waiting for us at the back door.”

Xu Qingtang: …

Gu Yizhi, of course, couldn’t have appeared so conveniently. It was probably Jiang Wan who had called her over.

When they reached the back door of the hospital, Xu Qingtang did indeed see Gu Yizhi’s car parked by the roadside.

Gu Yizhi first took Teacher Qi home, then returned to the hospital. Jiang Wan got out of the car and said to Xu Qingtang, “Little Qingtang, see you later. Remember to come and support your sister then.”

Xu Qingtang: “…Alright.”

The car started again. Gu Yizhi handed Xu Qingtang a bottle of water, her voice gentle. “It’s alright. Don’t overthink it.”

“I’m fine. I’m just worried about my mom…”

Xu Qingtang leaned against the car window, feeling a little irritable, and regretting not having changed wards earlier.

“She didn’t see the scene. In the future, even if she hears people mention it, it won’t be so shocking. Teacher is not that fragile. Don’t worry.”

“I know. I’m just worried…” Xu Qingtang sighed. “A former patient of my mom’s has a son who is gay. The one who just jumped was his boyfriend.”

Hearing this, Gu Yizhi was silent for a moment, then comforted her, “Let’s change hospitals for Teacher in the future. By the way, I know this is very presumptuous, but if Teacher’s illness is because of this, you should actually take her to see a psychologist.”

Xu Qingtang pursed her lips. “We have.”

Gu Yizhi reached out and rubbed Xu Qingtang’s head. “That incident has nothing to do with you two. Don’t blame yourselves. Don’t be so hard on yourselves.”

Xu Qingtang was a little dazed by her sudden action. Inexplicably, her eyes grew a little hot. “I’m fine. I’m used to being heartless. It’s just that my mom can’t let go.”

Looking at the traffic flowing back and forth outside the window, Xu Qingtang was lost in memories.

The high school where Teacher Qi used to teach was a key high school in Lin City. Xu Qingtang was still young at that time, and of her many students, she only had an impression of a girl named Qi Qingyue.

When Xu Qingtang was in elementary school, she would often see her at home and would always call her “sister.”

Actually, Qi Qingyue’s original name was not this. Her family name was Liu. Her family was poor and favored boys over girls. When Qi Qingyue was in her first year of high school, they wanted her to drop out and get married in exchange for a bride price to buy a house for her younger brother in the county town. Later, it was Teacher Qi who helped, and the farce came to an end. In those days, it was not as difficult to change one’s name as it is now, so Qi Qingyue secretly went to change her name on her own.

Later, not only could Xu Qingtang see Qi Qingyue, but she could also see a girl following behind her. The two of them were inseparable, very intimate, and would even kiss each other on the forehead.

At that time, Xu Qingtang didn’t understand what this meant. It was only later that Qi Qingyue bought her candy, told her not to tell Teacher Qi, and whispered that this was love, not an illness. Xu Qingtang thought, well, there are some benefits to girls kissing girls. It would be great if more girls kissed.

But after that, Xu Qingtang rarely encountered such things again. She only knew that for a period of time, Qi Qingyue looked very haggard.

Occasionally at school, someone would come up to her with a disgusted expression and say, “Your mom’s student is a homosexual.” Not long after, someone else said, “Your mom is a murderer.”

It was only later that Xu Qingtang learned that Qi Qingyue had jumped from a building.

The girl’s family found out about her and that girl and caused a scene at the school. The girl claimed that Qi Qingyue had threatened her into doing those things. The two desperate prisons of public opinion and school bullying quickly overwhelmed Qi Qingyue. Before she jumped, she had called Teacher Qi.

When Teacher Qi arrived, Qi Qingyue jumped right in front of her.

Everything was just so perfectly timed.

Qi Qingyue’s family, seeking compensation, carried her body to the school and caused a scene for a full ten days, only stopping after they received a satisfactory sum of money. But even so, they refused to even bury Qi Qingyue. The tree wishes for stillness, but the wind will not cease. The incident attracted countless media outlets. Teacher Qi was pushed into the eye of the storm, condemned by cyberbullies and critics. Some people even came to her door to cause trouble.

Teacher Qi’s health had been poor ever since, and she later resigned from the school. Xu Qingtang had taken her to see many psychologists afterward, but with little effect.

People in the know always said that Teacher Qi was heartbroken over Qi Qingyue’s death, but Xu Qingtang knew in her heart that this was only part of it. Cyberbullying, rumors, human indifference, and the apology that never came—all of these were the prison that trapped Teacher Qi, causing her to sink deep into a mire from which she could not save herself.

“Tangtang, it must have been very hard for you, all alone back then.”

Gu Yizhi’s voice brought Xu Qingtang back to her senses. When she looked down, she inadvertently saw the scars on her leg and couldn’t help but smile. “It was alright. I’m not one to suffer in silence. You asked me before where the scars came from, right? I actually lied to you.”

Xu Qingtang shrugged and said nonchalantly, “They’re from that time.”

Gu Yizhi pulled the car over to the side of the road. Just as Xu Qingtang was about to ask what was wrong, she saw her lean over and kiss the corner of her eye. “I wanted to kiss you.”

People were coming and going all around them. Xu Qingtang’s ears turned red. She pushed Gu Yizhi’s shoulder. “In the middle of the street? You’re such a rogue.”

As they were talking, Teacher Qi suddenly called. Xu Qingtang quickly answered, “Qingtang, have you reached the theater yet?”

Xu Qingtang sat up straight. “Not yet.”

“Is Yizhi still with you?” Teacher Qi asked. “Pass the phone to her. I want to have a chat with Yizhi.”

Xu Qingtang glanced at her phone screen and suddenly remembered something.

She first handed the phone over. “My mom said she wants to chat with you.”

After Gu Yizhi took the phone, Xu Qingtang picked up Gu Yizhi’s phone, waved it in front of her, and gestured for her to unlock it.

Gu Yizhi greeted Teacher Qi, “Teacher?” and unlocked the phone for her at the same time.

Xu Qingtang raised her eyebrows, tapped into the voice recordings, and immediately saw the voice message that had made her die of shame that day.

That day, they had failed to see the sunrise at South Mountain and had gotten caught in the rain instead. Xu Qingtang had forgotten to delete the recording.

Just as her finger tapped on it, preparing to long-press to delete, the delete option didn’t pop up. Instead, her own voice came through from the other end of the phone—

“Darling, my wife is hitting me, and is also involved with other women…”

Xu Qingtang was scared to death and quickly turned it off. She turned to look at the silent Gu Yizhi, took the phone from her hand, and tentatively said, “Mom?”

The usually gentle Teacher Qi’s voice was a little stern. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

Then, the sound of rustling and placating voices came from the other end. “Aiya, kids like to play. It’s very normal.”

“Yes, yes, it should be that cosplay thing, right? It’s very popular now. My daughter was wearing strange clothes a few days ago, saying she was some kind of creator god. Aiyo, Qingtang is probably acting this out too, right? It’s very normal for foreign gods to have a bunch of wives and lovers.”

Xu Qingtang: …?

How come there are so many people all of a sudden…