195 The Woman Who Jumped into the River (2/2)

If this lady had come out from a movie, she would be Sadako. She didn't even need further make-up or costumes!

Just at that moment, the lady sensed a change in the atmosphere around her and turned around. She discovered Hong Dali and his people behind her and cried out in agitation, ”Don't come any closer!”

Hong Dali shrugged. His expression remained friendly and smiling. ”We're just here to gawk, but my eyesight is not so good, so I wanted to come closer.”

The lady turned around. Hong Dali still couldn't see her face clearly. He could only hear her say with self-deprecating laughter, ”Here to see me for a joke?”

Isn't it obvious? You decided to jump, are you afraid of people looking?

That was what Hong Dali thought, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he asked curiously, ”Speaking of which, sister, why do you want to kill yourself? You have a great figure, curves in all the right places, your waist is slim, and your legs are long. Your dress is pretty, and your hair long and flowy. You look like a goddess, so what are you troubled about?”

Although it was her freedom as an adult to want to commit suicide, Hong Dali was unable to suppress his natural urge to want to try and save her.

He didn't expect her to simply answer sadly, ”If you want to talk me out of it…”

Hong Dali was crushed. ”You're going to jump soon anyway. No harm chatting a little, right? We can talk about our hopes and aspirations, or about life in general. Whatever will do. That won't be too bad, will it?”

Hong Dali knew something was very wrong when the lady didn't find what he said funny, and only nodded slightly. The aura the lady gave off was peaceful. The chilly night air would have made anyone shiver, but she gave no signs of feeling cold.

What Hong Dali originally thought was wrong. This lady was bent on killing herself.

Her voice was serene. ”What do you want to chat about?”

Hong Dali thought for a while but realized he didn't know. Finally, he asked, ”Hrm… Do you smoke?”

The lady replied, ”I don't smoke.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

Hong Dali snapped his fingers. ”You're going to jump anyway, there's no harm trying. Even if you choke, take it as a new experience before you die.” As soon as he finished talking, a lackey came forward and respectfully passed him a cigarette.

The lady reached out, took the cigarette from him, and put it to her lips.”Well… Okay…”

She had long slim fingers which were very pale. He could see that not only was her clothing white, but her complexion was also white as well.

This made Hong Dali more curious than ever. What made such a naturally beautiful lady want to kill herself? Was it because she was jobless? He had never heard of anyone who wanted to commit suicide because they couldn't find a job. Was it because she fell out of love? Which man would be so stupid as to give up a beautiful woman such as this?

Hong Dali commanded. ”Light it!”

The lackey took out a few hundred dollar notes, set them on fire, and used them to light the lady's cigarette.

”You're very rich.” The lady took a deep draw of the cigarette. She had never smoked before and choked, which set off a coughing fit, her long, luscious hair blowing in the wind. She took another two puffs, after which she commented, ”Cigarettes taste bitter, and hot, and acidic…”

Hong Dali stomped his foot impatiently. ”You shouldn't be complaining now. Why do you want to jump into the river? Tell me about it.”

The woman continued smoking. ”I've never amounted to anything all my life. I loved drawing comics. I drew characters and their settings and submitted my drawings to the comic publisher. After…”

Hong Dali asked curiously, ”That's good. What happened after that?”

The lady gave a bitter laugh. ”After that? The comic book publisher's company caught fire. That fire turned four years worth of my drawings into nothing. Four years. How many four years do we have in life? They were all hand-drawn and irreplaceable. The comic book publisher went out of business as a result of the fire. I didn't get a single cent…”

This was such a tragedy. If it had happened to Hong Dali, he definitely would have been badly affected. ”That's really sad.”

The lady said in a dry voice, ”After that, I found a boyfriend, but he soon left me for a rich lady.”

Hong Dali asked forlornly, ”You can draw the comics again even after they were gone. Speaking of which, you're jumping into the river for him, and he is still not concerned? Is the rich lady very rich?”

The lady said slowly, ”Richer than me at least.”

Hong Dali nodded and said, ”Right, that's his fault then. But as the saying goes, out with the old and in with the new.”

The lady said miserably, ”It's not that easy. I wanted to work hard and earn more money, but who knew my luck was so bad? No matter which company I joined, it folded. Finally, I went to work at a supermarket. Within two months, the supermarket closed down. Sigh, I have no other way out, how can I continue living?”

The lady really had quite an unfortunate life. Hong Dali asked, ”Did you try to find out why?”

She laughed bitterly. ”I tried to find out. I'm very ugly. I'm an ugly and unlucky woman. I have no place on this earth. Who would treat me as a human being?”

As she talked, her face started looking sadder and sadder. She shrugged her shoulders hopelessly. ”Thank you for chatting with me.”

After saying that, she smiled and finally turned around to take one last glance at Hong Dali.