Old Tang not only exposed Sun Ming's existence in front of Xin Ping, but also played the recorded phone calls and chat logs for her to see. Xin Ping felt that she had no privacy at all. She felt like a transparent person, clearly seen by Old Tang. Sun Ming seemed to have evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace. Xin Ping never expected to lose him in this way. She thought Sun Ming would send her a message or call her. But he didn't.
Xin Ping called Sun Ming, but his phone was turned off. She sent him a message on WeChat, but he didn't reply. While scrolling through Douyin, she found that Sun Ming's account hadn't been updated. It was as if he had vanished from her world. It was then that Xin Ping realized how fragile a relationship that couldn't be exposed to the light was. She finally understood how much she loved Sun Ming.
She thought about him every day, missing him like crazy. She wondered if something had happened to him. She remembered that Sun Ming had mentioned he was ill. She worried that he might have had an episode. She wanted to find him, even if it meant giving up everything she had now. She didn't want to lose him again.
She decided to go to Harbin to find him. She left a note for Old Tang: "I am going to Harbin to find Sun Ming. If I don't come back, just consider me dead." Just as she stepped out of her house, her phone vibrated. It was a message from Sun Ming's number: "Ms. Xin Ping, you and Sun Ming will not have a future." "Please do not disturb him anymore."
Xin Ping was stunned. She never expected Sun Ming would send her such a message. She wondered if everything was really just a dream. Did Sun Ming really not want her anymore? Standing by the roadside, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She thought, if Sun Ming didn't want her anymore, what was the meaning of her life?
Just when she was heartbroken, her mother called.
“Xin Ping, where are you?”
“Come home quickly, Mom has something to say to you.”
Xin Ping wiped her tears and took a car back home.
Her mother looked at Xin Ping, her eyes red.
“Xin Ping, I know about your situation.”
Xin Ping was stunned.
She looked at her mother, her eyes welling up with tears.
She threw herself into her mother's arms and cried loudly.
Her mother patted her back, choking back sobs, “My child, you have suffered.”
Xin Ping cried even louder.
Her mother held her hand and said softly, “It was Nana who told me about your situation.”
“She said that day she took Old Tang's car back, and there were listening devices in Old Tang's car.”
“She sent me the recording from the listening device.”
Xin Ping's face turned pale.
She thought Old Tang was truly terrifying.
He actually installed listening devices in the car.
She thought she was so foolish.
How could she not have noticed?
Her mother looked at Xin Ping with deep sympathy: “Child, what do you plan to do now?”
Xin Ping bit her lip and remained silent.
Her mother sighed: “Why don't you reconcile with Old Tang?”
“After all, once married, there’s a bond for a hundred days…”
Xin Ping's eyes reddened.
She thought the possibility of reconciling with Old Tang was already gone.
She didn’t want to return to that dark life without hope.
She thought that if it were possible, she really wanted to end it all.
But she couldn't let go of Sun Ming.
She couldn't forget him.
She felt her emotions were like a blood-stained letter, but she didn’t know where to send it.
Just when she was about to give up, her phone rang.
It was a video call from Sun Ming.
Xin Ping hurriedly answered the call.
On the other end of the phone, Sun Ming lay on the hospital bed, his face pale.
He looked at Xin Ping and forced a faint smile, "Xin Ping, how have you been lately?"
Xin Ping's eyes turned red, her voice choked, "I'm fine, and you?"
Sun Ming smiled weakly, "I'm sick and need to have surgery."
"When I get better, I'll come find you."
Xin Ping's expression changed, "You're having surgery?"
"What kind of surgery?"
Sun Ming chuckled softly, "It's nothing, just a minor surgery."
"The doctor said I would be fine after the surgery."
Xin Ping's heart ached as tears streamed down her face, "Which hospital are you in? I'll go see you right now."
Sun Ming shook his head, "No need. You should take care of yourself."
"When I get better, I'll call you."
Xin Ping was in tears, "No, I want to see you."
Sun Ming smiled gently, "Silly girl, don't cry."
"Didn't you say you liked Northeast China?"
"When I'm well again, we'll go to Harbin."
"We'll choose our favorite city together and live freely."
Xin Ping cried so hard she couldn't speak.
She thought how wonderful it would be if time could turn back.
She would never miss him.
She would love him properly this time.
Just as she was heartbroken and crying, the video suddenly disconnected.
Xin Ping's heart raced; she hurriedly called Sun Ming.
On the other end of the line, there was only a busy tone.
Xin Ping's heart sank.
She thought, what if something happened to Sun Ming?
The more she thought about it, the more worried and scared she became.
She wondered what meaning her life would have if something happened to Sun Ming.
In the following days, Xin Ping waited for news from Sun Ming every day.
She waited anxiously, feeling cold all over.
But she never received any news from Sun Ming.
She thought, could it be that something really happened to Sun Ming?
Just when she was on the verge of despair, Old Tang appeared. He was wearing the sweater that Xin Ping had bought for Sun Ming, with a fierce expression on his face. Xin Ping felt a surge of panic and hurriedly hid in her room.
Old Tang knocked on the door loudly, "Xin Ping, come out!"
"You really have some nerve, hiding from me and talking to that wild man."
"You think I don't know, huh?"
Xin Ping trembled in fear. Her mother stood beside her, forcing a smile, "Old Tang, please calm down."
"Xin Ping didn't mean to..."
Old Tang glared at her mother fiercely, "Shut up!"
"This is none of your business."
Her mother's face turned pale, and she dared not say another word.
Xin Ping looked at Old Tang, feeling both hatred and fear. She thought to herself that she couldn't go on like this. She realized she had to find Sun Ming, no matter the cost.
She opened the door and strode out.
Her mother was taken aback, "Xin Ping, where are you going?"
Xin Ping gritted her teeth, "I'm going to find Sun Ming."
Her mother's expression changed dramatically, "Are you crazy?"
"Old Tang won't let you go."
With tears welling in her eyes, Xin Ping replied, "I have no choice."
"I can't let him go."
Her mother anxiously paced back and forth, "But you..."
Xin Ping put on her thickest coat, grabbed her ID and phone, and left without looking back.
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