Old Master Zhang knew I couldn’t hold back any longer, so he didn’t say anything else and just waved out. As soon as I left the study, I ran downstairs at a speed that was almost like flying.
That day, I drove straight to Xia Jing’s house, but when I arrived, I found it empty, so I went to ask the landlord.
"Hello, can I ask where the girl who rented your apartnt went?"
"You’re talking about Xia Jing, right?" the landlord asked .
Hearing the landlord still rembered Xia Jing’s na, I quickly nodded.
"Yes, yes, that’s her, Xia Jing. Do you know where she went? I haven’t been able to reach her for days." I said excitedly to the landlord.
"I don’t know exactly where she is, but it seems like she’s gone abroad." The landlord’s words were an absolute shock to . I didn’t utter a word for quite a while. The landlord waved a hand in front of , snapping back to reality. I asked the landlord again.
"Do you know when she left?"
"Seems like about a week ago. By now, she should have already reached her destination."
"Did she leave any ssage for you?" I asked again.
"She looked very upset when she left, her eyes were red, clearly had been crying." The landlord sighed as they told .
After hearing the landlord’s words, I knew that I must have broken Xia Jing’s heart, which is why she left without saying goodbye. I said to the landlord, "Thank you!"
The landlord turned and started to leave, but after a few steps, turned back and said to , "I suddenly rember that Xia Jing seed to have gone to your company to look for you that day."
"When was that?"
"Probably the day she left."
I recalled that on the day Xia Jing left, I stayed ho and didn’t go out. Could it be that Xia Jing went to the company to tell she was going abroad? If that’s the case, then Xia Jing didn’t leave without saying goodbye; it was who missed the only chance to persuade her to stay.
The more I thought about it, the worse I felt. I was full of regret for quarreling with Xia Jing and for saying so many hurtful things. At that mont, I wondered, "If I hadn’t argued with Xia Jing, would she not have left? If I hadn’t said those hurtful things, would Xia Jing not have left heartbroken?"
Feeling dejected, I left Xia Jing’s place and drove to the lakeside. I kept the car’s speed high as I raced along. Once at the lake, I parked the car and walked to the edge, gazing at the endless blue sky while reminiscing about all the monts spent with Xia Jing there. As I thought about it, a tear trickled down my cheek, and I cried, feeling the sharp pain in my heart. Half an hour later, I yelled at the vast expanse of the lake, "Xia Jing, I know I was wrong. Please co back! I shouldn’t have made you sad. Don’t leave alone, co back!" I shouted again and again, hoping that by calling out loudly to the lake, Xia Jing would appear before just like before.
I called for a long ti, but there was no sign of Xia Jing. I had to accept that this ti Xia Jing had truly left .
When I got ho, I shut myself in my room. Even when Aunt Xu called down for dinner, I didn’t eat. I sat blankly by the bedroom window, drinking bottle after bottle of liquor. As I drank myself into a state where I could barely stand, I pulled up a chair to sit by the window and continued drinking, shot after shot, bottle after bottle, until I drank myself into a stupor.
That night, even in my sleep, I murmured Xia Jing’s na. Old Master Zhang walked in and, seeing his son like this, couldn’t help but feel a little sad. He ca over and gently draped a blanket over . I grabbed Old Master Zhang’s hand, mumbling, "I’m sorry, Xia Jing, I didn’t an to say those things to upset you. I know I was wrong. Please don’t leave ..." As I spoke, tears began to flow. Seeing like this, Old Master Zhang was also quite conflicted. He wanted to tell his son where Xia Jing was, but he had promised to keep it a secret for her. In the end, Old Master Zhang decided to wait until I asked him directly to say anything.
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