Chapter 61
Summer ended up staying in the living room until the latter part of the night, listening carefully to the sounds outside the door and also to the sounds downstairs.
She didn't know if the police would come to arrest her, and she didn't call the driver to ask him about the two men.
She got on her phone and saw Ling Yichen's message and the sexy woman beside him waving around like a beautiful snake with her arm around him.
She thought she was already high-profile, but she didn't realize that the real high-profile person was someone else.
She thought he was being very nice and indulgent to her, but she didn't expect him to be so arrogant.
Suddenly she saw Tian's mother also simmering with her in the living room before she went back to her room.
Her heart was frying like oil, she thought she might not sleep all night, but the opposite was true.
She fell into bed, her eyes closed, and within ten minutes she had fallen into a deep and dreamless sleep.
She woke up early the next day and simply packed her things together and put them neatly in her suitcase.
Tian's mother was startled to see her come out with her suitcase, "Sister Xia, what are you doing?"
"Tian Ma, there's a school event and I want to move to the school for a few days." Xia Mao explained.
"But Mister doesn't know about it," Tian Ma was a bit perplexed, "Wouldn't it be the same to have the driver wait for you in front of the school every day, and come back when you're done?"
"That's too much trouble," Xia Mao shook her head, "I'll tell Mr. when I call him during the day."
Tian's mother couldn't do anything but send her downstairs and watched Xia Mao get into the car and walk away, then she went back upstairs and called Ling Yichen, but the phone never got through.
When Xia Mao suddenly moved into the dormitory, her housemates were surprised, but then they didn't ask any questions, and two of them even welcomed her with open arms.
She smiled kindly at them and said "thank you".
When Li Ji Yao found out that she had moved to the dormitory, he was so happy that he almost lifted Xia Mao up. He walked around Xia Mao twice before standing in front of her and asked, "Is your wound healed, do you still need to change the medicine?"
"No, it's already much better." Xia Mao was also infected by his mood and got a little excited, as if she had really done something amazing herself.
"I can tell you, we're going to be busy this month, not only will we have a long run, a song contest, a basketball tournament, Christmas, New Year's Day, and then we'll have to organize students to buy tickets to go home ......" Li Ji Yao was a little excited and broke his fingers with her, "so we'll have to start planning and setting up this month ......"
"Does any of what you're saying have anything to do with me?" Xia Mo looked at him funny, "It doesn't seem to have much to do with you either, does it?"
"How is it not relevant?" Li Ji Yao said, "I've also joined the sports department of the student union, and all these activities need the cooperation of the sports department and your literature and propaganda department, do you think it has anything to do with it?"
"It seems to be a bit related." Xia Mao smiled and nodded, she was in the Propaganda Department, but she didn't feel that it had much to do with her, she was just an idle person arranged by the school administration for the sake of Ling Yichen.
The two of them chatted for not more than five minutes, admitting that they were frank and had nothing to hide, but they had managed to attract a lot of people's attention, and the rumour that "Xia Mao had been dumped by Ling Yichen and had hooked up with Li Ji Yao" spread throughout the school.
However, Xia Mao did not know about it.
She knew in her heart that both Tian's mother and the driver would tell Ling Yichen about her leaving the flat.
But to her surprise, Ling Yichen didn't even call her.
It looked like he and that woman were getting along very well and were having a hot fight.
Three days later, Xia Mao had just walked out of the school building when Li Jiyao shooed her from behind.
"This weekend, I'm going to be a promoter at Tevye, are you going?"
"A promoter?" Xia Mao was stunned, "What does that sell?"
"Selling cars." Li Jiyao spoke to her excitedly, "I'll pay two hundred a day, help with leaflets and reception, we'll go with twenty or so people."
"Good." If we went eight days a month, that would be more than a thousand.
"Then I'll come to you at six in the morning on Saturday and we'll go together." After Li Jiyao finished talking to him, he was called by someone else to go play basketball, and Xia Mao walked around the playground by himself before going back to class.
When the weekend came, Xia Mao got up early, packed up lightly and left quietly in the sleep of his roommates.
Li Ji Yao, wearing jeans and a white shirt and navy blue windbreaker, looked at Xia Mao walking out of the girls' dormitory and couldn't help but grin.
I didn't expect Xia Mao to be wearing jeans white shirt as well, only with a caramel colored trench coat on the outside, those two were also dressed like a couple's shirt today, it simply matched too well.
"I'll take you to dinner first." Li Ji Yao smiled and greeted him, "Just in time to go after dinner."
"I'll buy you!" Xia Mao was full of anticipation for her first part-time job.
"Are you kidding? With a guy as handsome as me, you still need a girl to treat you?" Li Jiyao smiled and took her to a breakfast spot not far from the school. The two of them ate doughnuts and tofu brains and hurried to Tevye.
As soon as Tevye's lobby manager Liu Jing saw Xia Mao, her eyes lit up and she walked up to her, "Sister, we're short of an etiquette lady today, can you help us fill in for a while?"
"Me?" Xia Mao looked at Li Ji Yao and shook her head at the manager, "I can't."
Li Jiyao looked at the two women in backless dresses not far away and shook his head too, "We're just here to do sales."
But Liu Jing had been waiting for someone here for half a day, so she could not easily see such an outstanding one, how could she easily let it go?
"There will be five leaders cutting the ribbon on stage in a while, but one of the ceremonial sisters is sick, and now we can't find anyone to replace her, so you can consider it a favor, okay? I'll give you double your salary," Liu Jing begged, "Even if you do me a favour, will you? If there's really one less person today, our general manager will have to fire them."
"But ......" Xia Mao still wanted to refuse, but Liu Jing enthusiastically took her hand.
"You can walk up from the east side, give the clippers to the guest of honor, and after the guest of honor is done, you can take back the clippers and walk down from the west side, even if it's done," Liu Jing pointed to the stage not far away and told Xia Mao in detail, "then you can change back to your own clothes and continue to work as a shopper, so you can get three salaries a day. The next time there is a job like this, I will tell you in advance and reserve two places for you."
The next time there is a job like this, I will tell you in advance and reserve two places for you." Xia Mao let her talk and nodded her head and agreed.
Liu Jing was busy pulling Xia Mao to change her clothes, and Li Jiyao uneasily let in the door to the changing room.
The moment the door opened and Xia Mao walked out, Li Ji Yao was frozen for a moment. He was just about to take a step to welcome her when a fragrant breeze blew past him straight to Xia Mao.
"Xia Mao!?"
Chapter 62
Xia Mao looked at the man who suddenly rushed to him and froze, "Leng Junsheng?"
"Xia Mao, what's wrong with you?" Leng Junsheng looked at Xia Mao with distress, "Why have you fallen into disrepair like this?"
"Why are you here?" For this so-called classmate's brother, Xia Mao was speechless.
If she hadn't seen the look of pain in his expression, she would have thought he was deliberately mocking her.
"I'm the guest of honour for today's ribbon cutting," Leng Junsheng looked at Xia Mao who was wearing a strapless celadon dress, his eyes were full of amazement, but then he furrowed his brows in dissatisfaction and pushed Xia Mao, telling her to go back to the dressing room, "You quickly change out of this dress."
"I'm going to be the ceremonial sister later." Xia Mao took his hand away, "You go ahead and go about your business."
"How can you wear this dress when it's been worn by an unknown number of people?" Leng Junsheng looked at the manager next to him and glared at her before saying to Xia Mao, "How can you be the etiquette?"
"How come I can't?" Xia Mao couldn't help but glare at him, "There are plenty of college students working part-time now, if others can be, I can be too."
"You're not like them," Leng Junsheng glanced at the manager next to him and the leering Li Jiyao, pulling Xia Mao towards the door to make sure no one could hear before whispering, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you from now on, let that Ling Yichen go eat shit! "
"Why should I need you to take care of me?" Xia Mo looked at him and really cried and laughed a little.
She didn't like Leng Junsheng at all, but she was by no means disgusted either, in the few short meetings she had, the impression Leng Junsheng had left on her was nothing but a constant stream of kindness and a heartless concern, although his concern was always baffling and a little embarrassing.
"Come on, don't fool around here, it's just as well my sister is back, I'll call her, she'll probably be so happy to see you."
Leng Junsheng had to push her to go to the changing room, but Xia Mao shook her head.
"I've promised people that I'll do it today, and besides, I think it's a good thing to work for money.
When Leng Junsheng saw that he could not persuade her, he could only agree reluctantly.
But after leaving Xia Mao, he hurriedly called his sister Leng Ling and told her that he had seen Xia Mao.
"Send me the address, I'll be right there." Leng Ling hung up the phone and said to the few old classmates around her, "You guys go to the teacher's house first, I have to go first, my big brother is looking for me in a hurry."
"I'll go with you." Song Jianan, who was walking next to her, heard the word Xia Mao from her phone call, and her heart shook, so she hurriedly said hello to the other students and followed closely behind Leng Ling, and when she was about to get into the car, she pulled her in excitement, "Where is she? Where is she?"
"Who's where?" Leng Ling raised her eyebrows at Song Jia Nan pulling her hand, "Is it my brother or Xia Mao?"
"Xia Mao!" Song Jia Nan said bluntly.
"I see that you look like you're very excited? What's the matter? She owes you money?" Leng Ling asked him with a smile.
Rumours had been circulating in the class that Song Jia Nan and Xia Mao were a couple, but Leng Ling looked at them with cold eyes and saw that they didn't look like boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Our two families are neighbours, we grew up together, we're like brother and sister." Song Jia Nan said and stopped a taxi, the two of them got into the car together, Leng Ling turned the positioning on and let the driver follow.
"You're just talking nonsense there," snorted Leng Ling, "How can you not know where she is when you're like brother and sister?"
Song Jia Nan looked askance at her, "You don't understand."
"It doesn't matter if you understand or not, what matters is that my big brother is in love with Xia Mao, you can't step in." Leng Ling warned.
"Does it matter if your big brother likes it or not?" Song Jia Nan grunted, "There are many people who like Xia Mao, but who Xia Mao likes has to be her own decision."
"You?" Leng Ling's back straightened and she was about to turn the other cheek before she sat back down again, "My big brother has talent, looks, money and a good temper, there's no woman who doesn't like him."
"That's not necessarily true." Song Jia Nan had never met Leng Ling's elder brother, but looking at her beautiful and sweet appearance, she thought that her elder brother should not be bad either, so she was a little upset again, worrying that Xia Mao might really like her elder brother?
Leng Ling stared at him for half a day before she wrinkled her nose, "Then it's even more unlikely that Xia Mao likes you!"
Song Jia Nan gave Leng Ling a blank look and didn't squeal.
Leng Ling also looked out of the window with her hands clasped over her chest.
Leng Junsheng's eyes kept circling around Xia Mao, watching her follow several other girls and learn how to get on and off the stage, his heart had a strong heart of joy.
He had been keeping an eye on Ling Yichen, and when he learned that he had gone to France to make love to a star, he thought he should go and find out about Xia Mao.
It was only because he was concerned that Ling Yichen didn't even dare to mess with his father that he didn't dare to make any rash moves.
In fact, he was very concerned that Xia Mao had a relationship with Ling Yichen, but he liked Xia Mao more.
He had liked Xia Mao since the day he picked up his sister from school, when he first saw her in her school uniform and ponytail, smiling and standing at the school gate, waving goodbye to her sister.
It was a very simple kind of liking, the kind that wanted her to be happy and joyful.
Now when he saw that Xia Mao was working, he was both heartbroken and happy.
He didn't really want to adopt Xia Mao or anything, but he wanted her to be well.
When he saw a supplier smiling lecherously and reaching for Xia Mao's shoulder, his face changed dramatically and he rushed up in a few steps. As he reached for the supplier's arm, Li Jiyao, who was not far away, also rushed up in three steps and pulled the supplier's collar.
Xia Mao blinked and saw that the two men she knew and another man, had together pinned down the old man who had just tried to take advantage of her.
The manager, Liu Jing, was terrified and was busy rushing up to the stage with three security guards, wanting to pull but not daring to pull around a few people.
Leng Ling then also ran up and went to pull Leng Junsheng who was doing it, "Brother, what are you doing?"
"He's trying to take advantage of Mamoru!" Leng Junsheng looked up at his sister, "Go and find me a knife, I'll chop his finger off!"
"Big brother, are you crazy?" Leng Ling was startled.
"Leng Junsheng, let go," Xia Mo reacted and also rushed up to pull Leng Junsheng, and looked at Li Jiyao next to her, "Li Jiyao, let go too!"
Li Ji Yao hesitated for a moment and then let go of his hand.
Song Jianan kept looking at Xia Mao, but Xia Mao didn't even look at him!
Chapter 63
"I'm telling you, this isn't over!" That confessor stood up from the ground, spitting and jumping three feet high as he shouted, "I'm telling you, you have to give me an explanation! I, Liu Zida, have never been humiliated like this before! If you don't give me a satisfactory answer today, and if you don't teach these thick-headed brats a good lesson, we won't be finished today!"
"Who is Mr Liu shouting at?" A gentle female voice followed, and Lu Wanru and Wu Ma came over with a smile, "There are so many people today, which show is Mr. Liu trying to put on?"
"Mrs. Ling is here too." Liu Zida immediately changed his face when he saw Lu Wanru, his arrogance just now disappeared, he smiled and walked towards Lu Wanru, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, it's just that this couple of kids are so unbelievable, I can't help but teach them a lesson."
"Mr. Liu probably doesn't know them yet, right?" Lu Wanru pointed to Leng Junsheng and Leng Ling and said, "This is Mr. Leng's son and daughter."
She then pointed to Li Ji Yao, "This is Vice Mayor Li's son."
Liu Zida's face turned a little ugly.
"They," Lu Wanru pointed at Xia Mao and Song Jia Nan and smiled, "are my cousin and cousin."
Liu Zida's face was no longer ugly, it was like he had eaten shit, he couldn't spit it out, and it took him half a day to laugh and snort, "This is a big mess, it's surprising that the water has washed away the Dragon King Temple, the family doesn't recognize the family!"
"It's just a misunderstanding, let's talk about it and be done with it?" Lu Wanru extended her hand to Xia Mao, "You, really naughty, why are you still wearing this outfit? Go and change out of it."
Xia Mao to felt like her whole body was a bit blinded from the moment she saw Lu Wanru.
In front of this proper family, she was always guilty, all with the vain feeling of having stolen something from someone.
She was even more ashamed of herself, especially because Lu Wanru was so noble and elegant, and she was even more convinced that the reason Ling Yichen was with her was because she was young and had some beauty.
Xia Mao gave Lu Wanru a look and walked towards the dressing room with her head bowed.
Song Jia Nan looked at her back and furrowed her brows tightly.
How could Xia Mao not even give him a glance?
By the time Xia Mao came out of the dressing room, Lu Wanru had already left and Liu Zida had also left, but Leng Junsheng, Leng Ling, Li Jiyao and Song Jianan were all still standing outside.
Xia Mao took her things and looked at the crowd, "I'll go first."
"Xia Mao," Leng Ling couldn't help but call out in dissatisfaction, "Do you even share a hint of surprise when you see me?"
Only then did Xia Mao look at the girl in front of her, who looked pretty but didn't sound civilized, "You're Leng Ling?"
"I don't have a facelift either, huh? Has there been a big change?" Leng Ling cupped her hands around her face and rubbed it back and forth twice, then looked at her brother and Song Jia Nan and suddenly laughed, "Have I become too pretty?"
Song Jianan didn't even look at her, only staring at Xia Mao, while Leng Junsheng said seriously to his sister, "My hair has grown longer and my face is tanned."
"Are you my real brother?" Leng Ling reached out and pinched her hand towards her big brother's waist.
Leng Junsheng was busy jumping two meters away and begged for mercy, "Sister have mercy, brother will never tell the truth next time."
"Big brother ......"
"What the hell happened to you?" Song Jia Nan couldn't help but ask.
"Xia Mao has lost her memory." Leng Junsheng said for Xia Mao.
He didn't wait for everyone to ask before saying, "This matter isn't really suitable for discussion here, let's find a place to sit for a while, I'll treat everyone to lunch."
Everyone was concerned about Xia Mao's situation, so they did not object and directly followed Leng Junsheng to his business car and went together to the Special Taste Restaurant not far away.
Xia Mao only simply said that she had lost her memory in an accident, while not saying anything else.
"So you haven't seen your mother yet?" Song Jia Nan asked.
"Well, one, I don't know where she is, and two, I'm afraid she'll be upset if she finds out I've lost my memory." Xia Mo learnt that he and she were neighbours and had been more than a little affectionate towards him since we grew up together, "You know where Mona is? My mum should be with Mona."
"I know Mona, she did come around a lot during the house moving days, but I didn't think much of it," Song Jianan looked at Xia Mao, "Don't you remember anything now? You've forgotten all about the past?"
"Could there be some kind of bruise or something in your brain that's pressing down on the brain nerves?" Leng Ling also hurriedly said.
"Then I'll take you to the hospital right now for a proper checkup!" Leng Junsheng said busily.
"It's all been checked, there's nothing wrong in my head, but it's not quite clear what caused the memory loss, at the time the doctor said it could have been caused by some powerful stimulation." Xia Mo explained, "But now that I've met you guys, if I find Mona and my mother again, maybe I'll soon remember what happened before."
"Yes," Leng Ling nodded, "that's what they do on TV, sometimes you should be able to remember if you fall again, or get a big stimulus."
"I'm telling you, Leng Ling," Leng Junsheng suddenly became serious after hearing his sister's words, "You hurry up and delete all those ideas in your head that you can cross over as soon as you die! Otherwise don't blame me for telling dad to cut off your living expenses!"
"Just cut it off, I can go out to work like Mamoru and still be able to support myself." Leng Ling made a face at his big brother without fear.
Xia Mao laughed as she watched.
"I don't have your mother's address, but I do have your mother's phone number." Song Jia Nan looked at the Leng siblings and said to Xia Mao, "I just finished calling her a few days ago."
"Really? You have her phone number?" Xia Mao got excited all of a sudden, "What's the number? You tell me quickly!"
Song Jia Nan took out a smile and casually wrote it down on the paper.
Leng Ling whispered next to her, "That's a good memory, keeping it in mind."
Song Jia Nan also ignored her and gave the number to Xia Mao, "The one above is your mother's number, the one below is mine, in my opinion, you'd better give her a call, you haven't contacted her for so long, she's worried about you."
"Mao Mao, I'll write my number down too, just in case you can use it," Leng Junsheng smiled and went to take the paper and pen from Xia Mao's hand, "And I think it's better to call than to meet up."
"Well, I think my big brother is right," Leng Ling looked for an opportunity to hold up her big brother, "Let my big brother accompany you on the trip, and when you're happy and excited after the meeting, you might be able to remember."
"Will that work?" Xia Mao's heart moved slightly, her black and white beautiful eyes shining brightly at Leng Junsheng.
"How come it won't work?" Leng Junsheng smiled and said, "I think it's okay!"
"It's better for me to accompany you!" Li Ji Yao, who had been silent and invisible, suddenly spoke up, "That number is from S City, my grandfather's family lives there, I can ask my big brother to help find the address first, then we can go directly."
"No, you still have to go to school." Leng Junsheng thought that he had easily gotten a chance to accompany the beauty of a hero, he didn't care what kind of official his father was, he just thought that this Li Jiyao was really too insensitive and was busy objecting, "Besides, how can we bother other people with Mamoru's affairs."