Chapter 2 Where are you
When he lowered his head and looked again, he saw that the instructor's car had disappeared at the end of the road. As if he had realized something, he took out the business card that the instructor had given him when he said goodbye, looked at it again, and put it back in his pocket seriously.
In the past three years, the ancient town has undergone rapid changes. The widened streets have become very neat, and tall buildings have risen from the ground, marking that the city has entered a new era.
The dazzling street scenery did not attract too much nostalgia from Shan Sihua. He walked through the bustling crowd and walked quickly towards home.
Walking into Fanxiu Road, Shan Sihua's heart beat so fast. In front of her was You Li's house, and she could already see the door.
The crazy scene three years ago immediately came to mind, and Shan Sihua couldn't help but slow down. He wanted to rush through the door immediately and make a heart-wrenching confession to the person he missed so much.
Looking at the shabby clothes on his body, Shan Sihua gave up the idea of going in right away. Suppressing his pounding heartbeat, he quickened his pace and walked towards his Sanheyuan.
The unchanged Sanheyuan made Shan Sihua feel more familiar, but what changed was that there was a hidden strangeness in the eyes of the neighbors.
Shan Sihua didn't bother to delve into whether there was contempt or pity in the eyes of the neighbors. All he cared about was how to meet You Li and how to express his inner regret to You Li after meeting her.
Although Shan Sihua tidied up the messy house, when his father came back from get off work, there was no trace of surprise in his eyes.
"Are you back?" Dad said a few words with a dark face, then turned to his own business and didn't pay much attention.
Perhaps the mistake I made was too shameful and hurt my father's heart too deeply. Living under the strange eyes of others every day, my father's feelings have long been numb.
Thinking like this, Shan Sihua didn't care about his father's loneliness, but helped his father with the housework more enthusiastically.
It was not until after dinner that my father, who had remained silent, started to say the second sentence.
"How are you living in there? You've suffered a lot?" Dad asked lightly, but he didn't look at Shan Sihua. He seemed to be talking to himself.
Shan Sihua smiled naively and did not answer. Let the unbearable past go with the wind and never mention it again. This is what Jin Si once said back then, and it is also the principle by which Shan Sihua handles things now.
"By the way, has anyone come to the house to look for me while I'm away?" Shan Sihua changed the topic, hoping to hear You Li's name from his father's answer.
"Where is there? I've been at work all day, and I can't see anyone if they come." Dad said this slowly, and there was a hint of vicissitudes in his words.
Looking at his father's dark and thin face, and listening to the vicissitudes of his voice, Shan Sihua suddenly felt that his father had really aged a lot.
It was all his fault that he made a big mistake just for the sake of quick success, causing his father to be looked down upon by others. Shan Sihua, who was full of guilt, understood that his father was about to retire.
Dad has worked hard all his life, and it’s time for him to take on the burden of life.
Shan Sihua secretly made up his mind to go out to find a job early tomorrow morning. But before looking for a job, he had to find You Li first.
The next morning, Shan Sihua, who had packed up, was excited and ready to go to Youli's house to express his repentance. For this purpose, he specially selected a set of clean clothes and bought some gifts on the street.
After finally arriving at the door of You Li's house, the uneasy Shan Sihua hesitated again and again, and finally pressed his finger on the electric bell next to the security door.
After thinking all night last night, he had already thought of a lot of things to say when he saw You Li. Although he was fully prepared, when he actually stood at the door, his heart was still in a state of turmoil.
After standing there for almost half a minute, there was no movement inside the door.
Shan Sihua changed his hand to carry the heavy gift bag and rang the doorbell again.
Another half minute passed and still no one came out to open the door.
Didn't you hear it?
Shan Sihua, who was waiting anxiously, couldn't help but take out his hand and gently knocked on the iron security door a few times.
The waiting time was particularly unbearable. After dozens of seconds, there was still silence inside the door.
Shan Sihua still refused to give up and knocked hard on the iron door again, shouting at the same time: "Is there anyone? Is there anyone in the house?"
The fist hit the iron door hard, making a loud "bang" and "bang" sound, which was particularly ear-piercing in the quiet corridor.
The door to You's house did not open, but the door opposite did. A middle-aged woman put her head in and shouted dissatisfied: "Why are you knocking? Don't wake up the little kid in my room."
After waiting for a long time, someone finally came out to talk. Naturally, Shan Sihua would not miss this opportunity. He immediately politely asked the middle-aged woman about the current situation of the You family.
"They moved away a long time ago. Someone else is living in it now. Don't knock on it anymore."
When she heard that Shan Sihua was here to see Youjia, the middle-aged woman unconsciously showed a hint of disdain, and before closing the door, she added: "I heard that the girl from Youjia was fucked by a male classmate of hers.
You still have the nerve to live here."
The middle-aged woman gently closed the iron door. Shan Sihua's heart fell into the abyss and he could hardly hold the pocket in his hand.
None of the opening remarks he originally thought of came into use, so Shan Sihua mechanically turned around and walked outside.
Unexpectedly, his sudden impatience would have such a negative impact on the You family, and he even had to move the whole family to escape public criticism.
With a heavy sense of guilt, Shan Sihua returned to his cabin as if fleeing, fell on the bed, and fell into deep self-blame.
Even the neighbors talk like that, which shows how much criticism the You family has encountered. And how sad and desperate You Li must be.
After all, it was all my fault. It was myself who ruined Youli's golden years and cast a veil of humiliation on such a flowery girl. The You family couldn't hold their heads up and had no choice but to avoid it.
Where did the You family move to, where is You Li now, and how is her life going?
Question marks overlapped in Shan Sihua's mind like an Arhat, weighing him down until he could hardly breathe.
With heavy sighs, Shan Sihua called You Li's name over and over in his heart. Now, his psychological endurance has become very strong, so he decided to find You Li at all costs!
In the next month, Shan Sihua frantically ran through the streets and alleys of the ancient town, asking people who might know about it, but failed to find out the whereabouts of You Li.
You Li, where are you? I want to say sorry to you, You Li, I hurt you, where are you? Give me a chance to atone.
Lying on the bed in her hut, Shan Sihua, who was physically and mentally exhausted, once again cried out helplessly in her heart.
Staring at his absent-minded eyes, Shan Sihua tried hard to think whether he had missed anyone who might know the whereabouts of You Li.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and a person's name jumped out from the depths of his memory.
Chapter completed!