Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2383 - 2319: Seeking Shelter
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Due to Ye Wanqing's influence, the heavy despair nearly shattered her, driving her up to the rooftop where she stood poised to leap.
Her thoughts were truly muddled in that moment. A jump would have meant her end, thrusting her family into endless mourning and heartache.
Even in death, she realized she'd linger as a perpetual source of mockery.
Anyone discussing her passing would inevitably blame it on her anguish from being exploited by a certain man.
Thank goodness Chiang Xiao yanked her away from the brink.
Reflecting on that fateful day, Xie Landi now viewed her actions as utterly ridiculous.
Chiang Xiao had loaned her the funds, and shortly she'd start aiding him on the job. These past few days had steadied Xie Landi's nerves completely, filling her with assurance that brighter days lay ahead.
Yet right then, Ye Wanqing burst into view before her in this pitiful state once more.
"You... what are you planning? I’ve got nothing to offer you."
The moment Ye Wanqing appeared, a wave of unease washed over Xie Landi on instinct.
"You must shelter me; I have to stay right here!" Ye Wanqing clutched Xie Landi’s hand tightly. "I’ve got no other refuge, I need to remain, I’m begging you."
"But you’ve already quit school; the academy won’t permit non-students in the dorms."
"Can’t you simply keep it quiet? If no one speaks up, how would anybody find out?"
"This room has other residents too, you recall? Wang Lili and Qin Xiaojun headed to the library; they’ll return any minute now."
"Will you plead with them on my behalf? I truly have nowhere else. Without your help, I could perish out in the cold!" Ye Wanqing gripped Xie Landi’s hand even harder. "I’m flat broke at the moment; someone snatched my bag."
"Don’t you have a home to return to? Why not head back there?" Xie Landi awkwardly avoided referencing the home Deng Qingjiang had purchased for her.
Truth be told, whispers about the scandal had already swept across the entire campus.
Had Ye Wanqing not withdrawn, she could never have lingered on school grounds without torment, as classmates would whisper and stare endlessly.
Entangling with a wedded man during her first year, then igniting such a explosive confrontation with his spouse—she was the very first at the art academy to stir such chaos.
"I can’t return home right now!"
Ye Wanqing fumed at Xie Landi’s continued waffling after her frantic appeal, firing off questions instead.
She shoved Xie Landi roughly. "What’s this? You’re seriously refusing? After everything I’ve sacrificed for you, always putting you first in good times, is this your gratitude? Half a year as dorm mates, Xie Landi, and you’re this ruthless? If I freeze solid outside or fall prey to thugs, could you live with yourself?"
"You’re only crashing here for tonight and vanishing by morning?" Xie Landi chewed her lower lip.
"How long do you imagine I’d crave sticking around? If I get booted out, I’d never dream of coming back!"
"Fine, but you absolutely must clear out by tomorrow."
"Understood!" Ye Wanqing exhaled in relief upon realizing Xie Landi would finally harbor her. Her knees buckled, and she steadied herself against a chair before collapsing into it.
"Xie Landi, I’m still hungry; I haven’t eaten. Got any food around?"
"No, I never stock eats in the dorm, as you well know." Xie Landi shot her a look and added, "Want to clean your face and hands first?"