Chapter 19: Visit and Gratitude

A group of people marched toward the police station. The incident location was only a ten-minute walk from the station, so they quickly arrived.

Gu Jingxuan walked up to Yu Zihan and gently said, “Can you tell me what happened at that time?”

Yu Zihan looked at the handsome man beside her and thought, how could someone like him have a heart of stone?

So she adjusted her emotions and intended to respond to his question in a cool manner.

Just as Yu Zihan was about to speak, her stomach let out a loud growl in protest. She hadn’t expected her stomach to betray her at such a critical moment.

She felt a bit embarrassed but didn’t show it on her face. As long as she didn’t feel awkward, it didn’t matter if others did.

Besides, it was just hunger; there was nothing shameful about it. She reassured herself mentally.

Gu Jingxuan noticed the girl’s changing expressions and couldn’t guess what she was thinking, but it was clear she was hungry.

He quickly instructed the people nearby, “Get some food for these girls.”

Hearing him say this, Yu Zihan thought to herself, “Finally, he did something a person should do.”

Soon, the staff brought food to the girls. The already famished girls began to devour the food without caring about their image.

Gu Jingxuan looked over the documents in his hands while paying attention to Yu Zihan’s movements. Although her eating wasn’t very graceful, she was considerate of those around her.

“Although she’s a little firecracker, she’s also a kind-hearted one,” Gu Jingxuan thought to himself.

After they had eaten their fill, the girls began cooperating with the police to give their statements.

As for Yu Zihan, she was personally questioned by Gu Jingxuan.

Without holding back, Yu Zihan named Li Libin and Li Limei as the siblings responsible. She was certain that today’s events were related to them.

She had always been a good student at school. Although her relationships with teachers and classmates weren’t that close, they weren’t bad enough for anyone to come up with such malicious schemes against her.

And on the street, no one knew her, so no one would think to use such vicious means to harm her.

She only needed to expose Li Libin and Li Limei; as for the details, let the police handle that themselves.

Gu Jingxuan took careful notes and then let the girls go home.

Before leaving, Yu Zihan deliberately found those girls and seriously reminded them once again.

She knew that returning home would present them with the most difficult challenges they would face.

She hoped they could bravely live through this special time and continue to live for themselves.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Yu Zihan left with Zhou Mengrui.

Little did she know that because of her encouragement, those girls each managed to get through their toughest times, and under her uplifting words, they all became very successful individuals.

As Yu Zihan walked into the alley of her home, she saw Yu Meijuan and Zhou Mengrui’s mother standing at their front door from a distance.

“Mom, Auntie, you must have been worried waiting for us. Mengrui is already home,” she said, not wanting to mention the unpleasant events to her mother and aunt at that moment.

Her mother was already quite worried, and she didn’t want to add to their psychological burden. Besides, they had transformed the crisis into safety. There would be opportunities to talk about it later.

Upon hearing that Mengrui was home, Liu Huifang said goodbye to the two mothers and hurriedly left.

“How did Auntie find our house?” Yu Zihan wondered. Although she knew Aunt Liu, her mother did not know her, let alone that Aunt Liu had appeared at their home.

“Oh, what a coincidence! I saw you hadn’t returned home for a long time, so I went to the school to look for you. I happened to see Aunt Liu was also looking for someone. When I mentioned your name, she warmed up to me.

She said you were a good friend of her daughter Zhou Mengrui, and her daughter often mentions your name at home. Since we didn’t know where you both were, and we knew you were definitely together, it was better to wait at our house.

Sitting at home, feeling anxious, she came to wait at the front door. You girls should also let your family know before going out next time, to avoid making them worry,” Yu Meijuan’s voice carried a hint of complaint.

“Got it, Mom,” Yu Zihan replied, feeling a little guilty, as the mother and daughter chatted on their way home.

Once home, Yu Zihan took out the backpack she retrieved from the police and carefully checked it. Everything inside was intact. She was curious about the person who reported the case.

“Come eat, it’s so late, aren’t you hungry?” Yu Meijuan nagged as she brought delicious food to her daughter.

At that moment, Yu Zihan realized she had already eaten. However, fearing another round of questioning from her mother, she had no choice but to eat lunch again.

The following time was filled with Yu Zihan’s enjoyable winter vacation. She had a packed schedule, consisting of her daily unwavering study routine and going out with her mother to shop for New Year’s goods and clean the house in preparation for the upcoming New Year.

One day, the mother and daughter were busy at home preparing food for the New Year when they heard a knock on the door.

“Who is it?” Yu Meijuan responded and went to open the door.

When she opened the door, she saw Zhou Mengrui and her family of three.

“It’s you guys! Come in. Zihan, Mengrui has come to visit us,” Yu Meijuan greeted the guests while letting her daughter know.

Inside the house, upon hearing that Zhou Mengrui had arrived, Yu Zihan hurried out to welcome them.

When she saw the family of three in her home, Yu Zihan knew that their situation was about to be exposed.

She sighed inwardly, realizing she was about to endure another round of her mother’s nagging.

She looked at Zhou Mengrui, who was curiously examining their home, appearing carefree.

After inviting them to sit down, Zhou Mengrui spoke up, “Zihan, I didn’t expect your house to be so nice.”

She glanced at her parents, who nodded in agreement. They had heard plenty from their daughter about how poor Yu Zihan’s family was and how difficult her life had been.

So, this time they came bearing many gifts, hoping to help the mother and daughter have a prosperous New Year and ease their difficult life.

Seeing the confusion in Zhou Mengrui’s eyes, Yu Zihan felt the need to explain. In front of her closest friend, there was nothing to be ashamed of.

“It’s not that we moved out of that house; we thought we would live in the city from now on, so we spent all our savings to buy this courtyard.”

“This courtyard is quite nice. I think it’s better than the apartment our work unit assigned us; it’s really peaceful,” Liu Huifang said, happy for them.

“Look at you all, coming over and bringing so many things. We feel so undeserving of this,” Yu Meijuan said as she watched them place piles of items on the floor of her home.

“Oh, come on, you can’t be so formal. If it weren’t for Zihan, our Rui Rui might not even be alive. What are these things compared to that?” Liu Huifang replied.

Yu Meijuan was stunned by Liu Huifang’s words, wondering how it related to a life-and-death situation.

Subconsciously, she concluded that something significant must have happened. She looked at her daughter, who was still pretending to be clueless.