I Was Admitted To The Villain School

Chapter 7: Snow Woman (3)

The staff hesitated.

Lin Xinghe suddenly burst into tears and said: "... Sister, tell me where his wife lives. I promise I'll only take a look from far away. I won't bother her. I'll give up as soon as I take a look. He has a wife, but he lied to me about being single. He lied to me about his feelings. It's not worth it to waste my feelings on this type of douchebag. I'll just take a look—a look from really far away—and move on."

She cried like a pear blossom carrying the rain (1).

The staff is also a woman and women are the most empathetic. Seeing how Lin Xinghe was only a young girl who was deceived, she couldn't help but soften up. She handed over an address to Lin Xinghe and whispered, "Sister Meng is a pitiful person. Just look from far away. Don't disturb her."

Lin Xinghe got the address and immediately left the rescue center.

There is a small town at the base of the mountain. There weren't any high-rise buildings. The houses were all self-built and short. Most of them were only two-story. There was hardly anyone on the streets. For each house, the door was closed shut and the curtains were drawn tight.

Only a few shops were open for business. One or two silhouettes could vaguely be seen through the thick hanging screens that kept out the wind. They were all female.

A Door God was posted on every home's door (2).

The most common Door Gods are Shentu, Yu Lei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu, and they are always painted on red paper. But in this town, the Door God was a woman wearing a red dress (3) and she was painted on white paper. She had black hair that fell to her feet and a small, palm-sized face that lacked any facial features.

This woman was on every door.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon, the most lively time of the day. Still, Lin Xinghe got goosebumps just looking at this scene.

She soon found the door to Sister Meng's house which was shut tight like all the other houses in this town.

She tried knocking.

Nobody answered.

... There must be someone inside the house. If not, the staff wouldn't have given her an address and would have said that Sister Meng wasn't in town.

Lin Xinghe knocked on the door again: "Hello? Hello? Is anyone there? I'm here to return the money."

There was finally movement inside the house. The window to the right of the door was pushed halfway open. A face poked out, looking at her with a wary expression: "Who are you? What money?"

It was a woman in her 30s or 40s. She should be Sister Meng.

Lin Xinghe said: "I take it you're Sister Meng. Your husband lent me some money a few years ago. I was in a rough financial situation and didn't get to pay it back. My conditions are better this year and I saved up enough money..." She patted her backpack, "I can't get over the burden in my heart when I owe someone money. I wanted to pay him back in person, but I couldn't get in touch with him. I remembered him mentioning this address before so I came here. Don't worry, I included the interest for the past few years."　

As she said this, she sneezed.

"... It's really cold outside. Can I go in for a cup of tea? I'll leave after I finish returning the money and drinking the tea. I won't trouble you."

Sister Meng glanced at her a few more times. Thanks to Lin Xinghe's harmless, well-behaved appearance and her sincere tone, she let her in.

Lin Xinghe entered and calmly assessed her surroundings.