My sister-in-law from Qingdao

Seeing my cousin's wife's calm demeanor, I was even more at a loss as to how to tell her about my cousin's passing.

Lin Moli returned with the wine, and the dishes were served as well. The three of us drank and chatted.

As I drank, I became a little drunk, and the more drunk I got, the more upset I felt.

Thinking back on my cousin's voice, smile, and the help he gave me, I couldn't quite describe the feeling in my heart.

We grew up together, playing and bickering together. Later, I went to university and he came to Qingdao.

But no one could have imagined that he would embark on such a path of no return.

Drunk, I looked gloomy and didn't even want to speak.

My cousin's wife noticed something was wrong with me and nudged my arm, saying, "What's wrong with you, kid? Didn't you come to have a drink with me? You seem a bit off."

Lin Moli looked at me with tender eyes and said, "Chen Dong, just say what you have to say, don't hold it in."

I mustered my courage and looked up at my cousin's wife.

"Sister-in-law, something happened to my brother."

My cousin's wife paused for a second, then snorted coldly, "With his personality, it's no wonder he got into trouble. Did he call you again to borrow money?"

I shook my head blankly and said, "No, he didn't ask me for money. I received a call from the Yunnan police. They said my brother went to Myanmar and joined a fraud group. When the police intervened to rescue him, he jumped off a building and committed suicide."

I could clearly see my cousin's wife sitting there, as if she had been petrified.

Her expression remained relatively calm for several seconds before she asked, "Xiao Dong, you're not lying to me, are you? Is what you said true?"

"I'm not lying to you, I'm telling the truth. The police couldn't get through to you, so they called me. They said they've already cremated my brother."

My cousin's wife didn't cry.

He simply stood up slowly, his hands gripping the table, and walked out mechanically, muttering to himself, "Impossible, you can't talk nonsense, it can't be."

Although Chen Fang is a scoundrel and a bad guy, he won't abandon me. He's not that kind of person.

As she spoke, she walked out alone.

Lin Moli then came to her senses, picked up her bag, and pulled me up.

"Go out and check on her quickly. What if something happens to her?"

We quickly went downstairs, paid the bill, and chased after her, only to see my cousin-in-law walking alone on the street.

The weather wasn't too cold during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the wind was quite strong in the island city.

The two of us chased after her, one on each side.

Lin Moli reached out and put her arm around her cousin-in-law's shoulder.

"Xiaoya, don't be like this. If you want to cry, just cry it out. It will make you feel better."

My cousin's wife didn't cry. She stared blankly ahead, walking mechanically, as if the two of us didn't exist.

She muttered under her breath, "Chen Fang, you bastard, where the hell have you been? Didn't you promise to love me forever? Didn't you promise to take me to the ends of the earth?"

"You're a fucking scumbag! If you can't make money these days, you can go back home and farm, why do you have to go and scam people?"

Lin Moli and I each took one side of her, unsure of what to do, so we simply walked forward with her.

As they walked, my cousin-in-law seemed to have lost her mind.

When we got home, my cousin's wife still acted as if the two of us didn't exist.

She went into her bedroom. Lin Moli wanted to go in and comfort her, but she was pushed out. At the same time, the sound of the door being locked came from inside.

Immediately afterwards, Su Xiaoya's heart-wrenching cries rang out.

Ah!

woo woo woo...

I was sitting on the sofa when I felt an itch on my face. I touched it with my hand, and tears started flowing down my face.

Lin Moli sat down next to me, handing me tissues while gently comforting me, "Your sister-in-law can cry, but you can't. If you cry too, she'll feel even more confused."

I wiped away my tears and sat there quietly, lost in thought.

Time passed by, and my cousin-in-law cried in her room for over an hour before finally stopping and opening the door.

Lin Moli quickly stepped forward to support her and said, "Xiaoya, since it has already happened, don't be sad. You are still young, you should look forward."

My cousin's eyes were swollen like peaches.

She walked up to me and whispered, "Xiao Dong, take Jasmine back with you. Come over first thing tomorrow morning, and the two of us will go to Yunnan to bring your brother back."

"We're not leaving tonight. We'll stay here with you. Chen Dong will sleep on the sofa, and I'll sleep next to you."

Lin Moli is a kind woman. She was afraid that something might happen to Su Xiaoya, so she wanted to stay here with her.

"No need, you have your own things to do, go back."

"Sister-in-law, let the two of us stay here with you. President Lin is worried about you too."

I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I'm really worried that she might do something rash, after all, she's carrying a huge debt and her cousin is gone.

"What's there to worry about? I'm not stupid. I'm still so young. Jasmine is right. I need to look forward. I want to rest early. Tomorrow we'll go to Yunnan early to bring your brother back and bury him. After that, I still need to live a good life."

That bastard dumped me, so I'd better take good care of myself.

After saying that, he actually grinned.

Of course, her laughter wasn't because she was happy, but because she was sad. At this point, she could no longer feel the pain of losing her lover.

"Xiaoya, let me stay here with you. I'm not busy anyway."

Lin Moli supported her cousin-in-law's arm again.

"Listen to me, go back. I want to be alone."

Seeing the helpless look in my cousin's eyes, Lin Moli nodded to me, and then we left her house together.

As soon as I closed the door, I heard soft sobbing coming from inside.

Lin Moli and I stood at the door for a few minutes, but in the end we decided to go back.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, I took a taxi to my cousin's house.

After I rang the doorbell, my cousin-in-law opened the door for me. I saw that she looked exhausted and her face was ashen.

It looks like they didn't sleep last night.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you not go to Yunnan? I'll go by myself. I'm just going to get the ashes; I can bring them back myself."

My cousin's wife looked haggard, and I was really afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it, so I didn't want her to go.

But she shook her head and said firmly, "Don't let your brother's usual roguish manner fool you, he truly loves me. The reason he went out into the world was for me, to give me a better life. Now that he's in trouble, I'm going to bring him back no matter what."

Come with me, I'm all packed, let's go.

After several twists and turns, we arrived at the Wangjiatun Police Station in Yunnan at around 9 p.m.

A police officer surnamed Sun gave us an urn containing ashes, two pieces of blood-stained clothing, and two letters.

One letter was for my cousin's wife, and the other was for me.

When I opened the letter my cousin had given me, I was completely stunned.