Chapter 1143: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1143: Wang Xiaohua's Self-Blame

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"What? Jianjia actually..."

When Wang Erhai heard this terrible news, he immediately looked completely shocked.

He never would have thought that Li Jianjia would actually make such an extreme choice.

"Third Brother, where are you now? I'm coming over to find you right now!"

Wang Xiaohua's despondent voice came through the phone:

"I'm at Jianjia's house."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be right over!"

Wang Erhai hung up the phone, immediately stood up, and rushed out in a hurry.

Zhang Yueran had just finished cooking; seeing Wang Erhai about to leave, she hurriedly asked:

"Where are you going?"

Wang Erhai answered truthfully:

"My Third Brother's wife jumped from a building. I'm afraid he might also not be able to figure things out, so I must go find him immediately!"

Zhang Yueran was also very surprised to hear this news:

"How about I go with you?"

Her first reaction was to go together, to see if she could help with anything; if she could help, she would.

But Wang Erhai said:

"You stay at home. I'll go alone. There are many things we two brothers can speak openly about when we're together; with you by his side, he might instead be too embarrassed to say them."

"Alright then, you hurry and go. Persuade your Third Brother more, let him look at things more openly."

"Mm, okay!"

Wang Erhai grabbed his car keys and rushed downstairs.

He drove to Central Garden Community, parked the car by the roadside at the community entrance, and rushed in without parking in the underground garage.

Arriving in front of Building 8, Unit 8, First Floor, he discovered a section of the floor ahead had been cordoned off with warning tape, and there were white powder outlines of a human shape scattered on the ground.

That should be the spot where Li Jianjia landed after jumping.

Wang Erhai looked at it and felt a bit panicked inside; he hurried to the elevator, only to find the elevator had just gone up and would probably take a while to come down.

His anxious heart made him feel every extra second of waiting was torture, so he chose to climb the stairs directly.

Climbing eight flights of stairs in one go, Wang Erhai arrived at the door; by the time he pressed the doorbell, he was already panting heavily.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong!"

The doorbell rang a few times.

The door had just opened when Wang Erhai saw Wang Xiaohua with bloodshot eyes and a haggard expression.

"Third Brother, has Jianjia been sent for emergency treatment?"

Wang Erhai asked concernedly.

Wang Xiaohua shook his head:

"When the ambulance arrived, she had already stopped breathing. Now her body has been placed in the County Hospital morgue."

"Sigh, how could she not want to figure things out like this? This is too sudden! Third Brother, I know you're very sad, but you must be strong. Absolutely don't do anything rash. If anything comes up, you must tell me the first thing!"

Wang Erhai truly feared his Third Brother would not want to figure things out and follow in Li Jianjia's footsteps.

Because he knew his Third Brother and Li Jianjia loved each other deeply.

The two were high school classmates, and each other's first love. If Li Jianjia's family hadn't met with misfortune, they could have been happy together forever.

It's just a pity there are too many variables in this world.

Who could have imagined Li Jianjia's family would fall apart in such a short time.

Who could have imagined her father would suddenly die in prison.

Even more unexpected was that Li Jianjia would actually commit suicide by jumping from a building on the very day she finished handling her father's funeral arrangements.

All of this came too suddenly.

Even Wang Erhai found it hard to accept, let alone Wang Xiaohua, Li Jianjia's husband.

"Second Brother, I shouldn't have asked the counselor for leave. I shouldn't have taken the counselor's call in the car. If Jianjia hadn't heard those words from the counselor, maybe she wouldn't have done this. I shouldn't have gone out to see you off. I should have stayed by Jianjia's side every single moment. I knew early on she had depression and might not be able to figure things out; I should have never left her side..."

The more Wang Xiaohua spoke, the more agitated he became; the more he spoke, the more he blamed himself. Tears poured down.

He fiercely gave himself two hard slaps, feeling as if everything was his fault.

"Third Brother, don't be like this!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly grabbed Wang Xiaohua's hand, stopping this self-harming behavior.

"This isn't your fault. You've already done well enough. Don't blame yourself like this! I know you're sad, but at this stage you must be strong. Otherwise, who will handle Jianjia's funeral arrangements?"

Once Wang Erhai said this, Wang Xiaohua calmed down slightly.

Wang Erhai spoke again:

"I know you need to vent right now. Come, I'll take you drinking. Drink yourself drunk, vent all your emotions. Then when you sober up, do what needs doing. Being alive means there's hope, right?"

Wang Xiaohua didn't say anything more.

He followed Wang Erhai to a da paidang near the downstairs of the community.

Wang Erhai ordered several dishes, then had the boss bring two dozen beers, and the two started drinking.

Wang Xiaohua drank several bottles without getting drunk, so Wang Erhai ordered two more bottles of Banquet; mixing beer and Banquet finally took effect quickly.

Wang Xiaohua got drunk, his face flushed red, alternating between crying, laughing, blaming himself, and regretting.

Like he had gone mad.

Wang Erhai just watched him from the side, not stopping him at all.

As long as he didn't affect others, he let him vent.

Finally, after a bout of wailing, Wang Xiaohua grew tired and collapsed on the table, dead drunk.

Wang Erhai paid the bill, carried Wang Xiaohua on his back to the roadside, hailed a three-wheeler, and headed to Zhang Yueran's house.

He didn't dare leave Wang Xiaohua alone at Li Jianjia's place; otherwise, who knows what he might do in the middle of the night if he couldn't figure things out.

Just as he returned to Zhang Yueran's place, Zhang Yueran opened the door, saw Wang Erhai carrying Wang Xiaohua in, reeking of alcohol, but didn't blame him, only saying:

"Hurry and take him to the side room, don't let him catch cold."

Seeing Zhang Yueran didn't blame him, Wang Erhai felt grateful in his heart:

"Okay!"

He placed Wang Xiaohua in the side room, tucked him in, then came out to the living room, sat on the sofa, and smoked in silent distress.

"Why have so many things happened lately? I got squeezed out of Liguo Mountain, my dad was diagnosed with cancer, Third Brother's wife has this mess... it's too strange, could the feng shui be the problem..."

Wang Erhai didn't originally believe in feng shui, but now he could only think in that direction; otherwise he truly couldn't explain all the recent events.

One big thing after another, suddenly piling up, too strange.

Actually he still didn't know another thing: Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan, who hadn't quarreled in all these years, recently had a huge fight over Wang Zhanggen's treatment.

Anyway, right now everything's going wrong, everything has problems.

Before this, everything was originally developing in a good direction.

"If you're worried, find time to invite a Feng Shui Master to take a look."

Zhang Yueran said this, not refuting Wang Erhai's superstitious behavior even though she's an atheist and a cultured high school teacher.

Because she knows, when facing hardship and major upheaval, spiritual comfort is more important than anything.