Chapter 114 - (I Walked the Path You Had Passed (1/2)

Chapter 114 (I Walked the Path You Had Passed) I Walked on the Way You Came

Zhao Yuan dropped out of school, and no one could find him anymore, except Chen Wanxin.

When Lin Wenxi came to his sense, he forced Chen Wanxin to give him an explanation.

“But I didn’t make you wipe out the whole boxing field,” Chen Wanxin said with a smile.

“I didn’t care about this. Whatever the reason was, I still would do what I had done as long as I knew that Zhao Yuan joined the fatal underground boxing match. So it has nothing to do with you! I only want to know why Zhao Yuan would take part in the fatal underground boxing match!” Lin Wenxi asked sternly.

“I told you before.” Chen Wanxin turned her back to Lin Wenxi.

“It was not the first confrontation of us. So you should know that I am not a fool,” Lin Wenxi said coldly.

“If you are so capable, you can figure it out yourself.” Chen Wanxin sneered.

Slowly dropping the words one by one, Lin Wenxi asked her. “Who, are, you?”

“I am Chen Wanxin.” With a smile, Chen Wanxin went on her way.

Zhao Yuan was extremely angry with Chen Wanxin, but she had her reasons. “Even I could feel that you had stayed in bad condition recently, let alone Wenxi, who was in the same dorm with you. Wenxi did not know the agreement we made during the Spring Festival. You also kept your promise such that you did not make the whole thing clear to him. I guess that was the reason why he always chased after me to ask for an answer. Thus, I had to take him to the boxing field to see you.”

“Besides, Yuan, in all fairness, I also just knew why you joined the fatal underground boxing matches in these two days. How could I tell Wenxi the reason if I did not know that? He… I guess that he did not mean it and he just worried about your safety.” Chen Wanxin explained.

“I know. It’s okay.” Zhao Yuan smiled at her. However, Chen Wanxin instinctively took a step back. Apparently, Zhao Yuan hid something so deep from her in his smile, which was only the tip of an iceberg above the water. But what was buried in the water in the bottomless abyss? Chen Wanxin felt increasingly uncertain about the present situation.

When Lin Wenxi went home, he just lightly greeted his families, and then he went straight to the place where he did voluntary teaching.

He arrived at the home of the Village Head.

“Let’s chat,” Lin Wenxi said unconcernedly. But the Village Head seemed to be much frightened.

“I am only an ordinary teacher, and your attitude scared me,” Lin Wenxi added. He figured out long ago that the Village Head had known his background. It must be because of his mother, who always worried about this thing or that thing of him, and so she must have specifically told the Village Head to take care of him. Although he didn’t get too much preferential treatment, the politeness of the folks living in the village and the great caution of the Village Head when they faced him, all of which made him always feel that they would connect all his efforts to his background. Just like a handsome guy who achieved great achievements with his efforts, others would still say, “It was just because he is a good looking guy.” All of this made him feel that somehow, his hard work in teaching was not recognized. Others respected him only for the sake of his status. “Well, I’ll just try my best to get what I want by making use of my so-called status,” Lin Wenxi thought.

“No, not really. Mr. Lin, if you have anything to say, say it. I haven’t seen too much of the world, so I cannot guess people’s minds.” The Village Head could not help making it clear to him.

“You must know the things that had happened in Zhao Yuan’s family. Then tell me everything you know.” Lin Wenxi took the tea made by the wife of the Village Head, took a sip of it and looked at them with a condescending look. But everyone could see that the so-called “condescending” could not be used to describe the attitude of Lin Wenxi. However, sometimes, a paper tiger could also be scary.

Lin Wenxi almost heard all things Zhao Yuan’s family had gone through. He knew the road Zhao Yuan’s father had traveled. But in the end, all flourishing days of his family came to an end.

It was no wonder that Zhao Yuan had wide connections. It seemed that he was taking advantage of all the resources available around him, only to survive and go on living.

It was apparent that the Village Head did not know the ever-burning red lantern hanging in Zhao Yuan’s home deathless endlessly. He did not know how persistent Zhao Yuan’s father was in the long waiting, and how many sighs and sobs Zhao Yuan’s father had made in each long night. “I suppose that Zhao Yuan’s parents also had experienced the unreasoning passion of love when they were young and had made a life and death promise. Perhaps, Zhao Yuan, his only son, is the reason that keeps him alive.” Suddenly, Lin Wenxi thought again, “How would Yun Che and Zhu Ziping handle it when they faced such a difficult misfortune? What if it were my parents?” No, Lin Wenxi dared not to think more. Fate played such a trick on them, but who on earth was the one that governed all these things?

Lin Wenxi felt like this kind of blood feud of Zhao Yuan’s family was on him now. The Village Head did not dare to say the name of the person who indirectly caused the disappearance of Zhao Yuan’s mother. Suddenly, some part of Lin Wenxi realized that there were so many people who had been convicted by his father’s iron and blood methods. However, Lin Wenxi did not know whether or not Zhao Yuan’s father was one of them.

Clenching his fists, Lin Wenxi felt an upsurge of emotion, and his face looked sad and angry. With great caution, the Village Head said that it seemed the person always acted against Director Lin, but he was reluctant to say anything more beyond that.

“Isn’t he dead yet? Well, I will watch him die in the future,” Lin Wenxi said, grinding his teeth.

When his mind calmed down, Lin Wenxi asked lots of the things that happened in Zhao Yuan’s childhood. But it was a pity that the Village Head could not remember much of those things. He only told Lin Wenxi that when Zhao Yuan was six or seven years old, Zhao Yuan’s father moved to the town with his family. Upon seeing that Lin Wenxi cared so much about Zhao Yuan’s affairs, the Village Head told him many more things that Zhao Yuan did every year when he returned to the village as an adult. Zhao Yuan would lend a hand to repair houses and install electric wires for his neighbors. He would send domestic water to the school and repair tables and desks for the school. Zhao Yuan also liked taking the children in the village up and down the mountains to play. Lin Wenxi felt like that he had traveled through layers of space and time such that everything Zhao Yuan did was related to him. He was also there when Zhao Yuan was repairing the house. And when Zhao Yuan was carrying the water for the school, he accompanied him and wiped the sweat for him. While Zhao Yuan was playing with the children, he was among the group of children.

Before leaving, Lin Wenxi asked the Village Head abruptly. “Did Zhao Yuan ever have a pet name Fangfang in his childhood?”

The Village Head shook his head.

Lin Wenxi had asked Zhao Yuan’s aunt the same question, but both of them felt completely confused. It seemed that both of them had spotted Lin Wenxi’s gloomy look.

Lin Wenxi decided to stay here for a brief time.