?Chapter 31: Episode 31 Starting Over Again 2 Chapter 31: Episode 31 Starting Over Again 2 “Argh, should turn on the phone now…” Li Jiniang said with her toothbrush in her mouth, taking the smartphone from Yao Shanshan’s hand, “I turned it off yesterday, let me turn it…”
Before Yao Shanshan had time to mentally prepare herself, Li Jiniang pressed the power button…
However, after powering on the phone, there wasn’t the expected flood of text messages, just 3 new message notifications.
“Hmph…” Yao Shanshan took back her phone, her face etched with disappointment and scorn.
She had thought that after receiving her breakup text, He Tong would send her frantic messages begging for reconciliation, but he had not done so.
At the same time, she also despised herself for feeling disappointed at this.
Even though she was determined to cut ties with this scumbag, she still harbored the thought that it would be good if he could change his mind, berating herself for being so irredeemable.
“Ding dong dong…” Yao Shanshan hadn’t even had the chance to read the text messages when she heard knocking at the door.
“Huh? Is someone knocking?” She looked towards the bathroom.
“Mhm…” All three people nodded firmly in unison.
“Then you guys hurry up and brush your teeth and wash up, I’ll go see who it is…” Saying this, Yao Shanshan walked to the door and opened it.
“Shanbao! I was wrong! I’m here to admit my mistake!” Behind the security door stood He Tong, with a large bunch of roses and lilies in his hands.
Yao Shanshan glanced at him and subconsciously closed the door.
“Shanbao! Shanshan! I was wrong! I realized my mistake! Give me another chance!” He Tong hammered on the security door from outside.
“Go away! Haven’t we already broken up? Can’t you understand Chinese?” Yao Shanshan, who had thought she could be strong, found her defenses crumble upon seeing He Tong. Luckily, the security door was there, otherwise he would see her weak and crying.
Hearing the commotion at the door, the three people who were washing up in the bathroom put down what they were holding and ran over.
Li Jiniang hugged Yao Shanshan and, together with Kang Siyin, they pulled her back into the bedroom.
Zhou Xueyin casually used her hand as a comb to tidy her hair a bit before opening the door: “What’s all the yelling for? Are you mourning something?”
“Open the door, I want to see Yao Shanshan.” The sight of Zhou Xueyin opening the door seemed to anger He Tong.
The last time at Xidan Warwick, it was Zhou Xueyin who had scolded him pointing at his nose; and today, the person blocking him at the door was her again, prompting He Tong to curse under his breath.
“Hey? What did you just say? You’re the dog!” Zhou Xueyin slammed the security door once, then indignantly closed the main door, “Want to see Yao Shanshan? Keep dreaming!”
“Open this door! I need to explain things to Yao Shanshan face to face!” He Tong was still not giving up, pounding on the security door incessantly.
“Why is this guy so annoying…” Zhou Xueyin was about to open the door again to ask him to stop knocking and disturbing the neighbors.
“Ignore him, let him knock. When he’s tired and done yelling he’ll leave on his own…” Li Jiniang stopped Zhou Xueyin and pulled her back into the bedroom as well.
“Jixiang, will this really be okay? What if our neighbors start complaining about the noise?” Zhou Xueyin said worriedly. Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Her biggest fear was disturbing the neighbors where she lived and leaving a bad impression on them.
“No worries, even if the neighbors step in, he’s the one who will look bad.” Li Jiniang smiled slyly.
“Am I really that useless?” Yao Shanshan wiped her tears, looking pitifully at the others.
“It’s normal; after all, you had a 4-year relationship.” Kang Siyin held Yao Shanshan’s hand, comforting her.
Less than 10 minutes had passed, and the knocking and yelling from outside grew fainter; it seemed He Tong’s patience and endurance were reaching their limits.
Suddenly, all went quiet outside. Zhou Xueyin tiptoed to the door and pressed her ear against it, listening for any sign of He Tong.
He Tong’s unreasonable disturbance finally alerted the next-door neighbors, who came out and asked him to keep it down, saying they should talk things through nicely.
He Tong bent over backwards, nodding and bowing as he apologized to them, and then prepared to call Yao Shanshan on his phone.
“Shanbao… it’s turned off…” Zhou Xueyin’s cautionary warning hadn’t even finished before Yao Shanshan’s cell phone started ringing.
Decisively hang up!
The other party calls again.
Hang up again!
After several rounds of this, He Tong sent a text message:
Shanbao, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong!
We’ve been together for four years, and I truly don’t know how to go on living without you.
What I had with Mi Lu and the others was just playing around.
I’m the most serious about you!
Can you give me another chance?
If you don’t open the door, I’ll just wait here at the door.
I’ll wait until you decide to open the door for me.
Wow, this guy, not only with Mi Lu, he’s got someone else too?
“How did I not realize He Tong’s skin is thicker than the corner of a city wall?” Zhou Xueyin said as she looked at the text message he sent to Yao Shanshan, finding it both funny and pathetic.
After reading the text message, Yao Shanshan suddenly stood up, went to the bathroom, and roughly washed her face.
Then, she returned to the front door, took several deep breaths, and stood there for a long time.
Zhou Xueyin originally wanted to follow Yao Shanshan, but was held back by Mrs. Lee, who shook her head and looked determinedly at Yao Shanshan, implying that they should trust Yao Shanshan to make the right decision.
Yao Shanshan took a deep breath and decisively opened the front door, completely ignoring what He Tong was doing, and just yelled one word: Scram!
That “scram” was said with so much force, it was if you could hear her full-throated command all the way down on the first floor.
He Tong was indeed stunned by that “scram,” standing outside the security door, dumbfounded for a good 10 seconds.
“Shanshan! Baby, you finally opened the door to see me!” Once He Tong snapped out of it, his face was plastered with a smile, “Quick, open the security door too; I want to hug you right now. Let’s not fight anymore, okay?”
“Huh…” Yao Shanshan sighed, “He Tong, can’t you understand plain speech? I yelled at you so loudly to get lost, why are you still shamelessly asking me to open the security door?”
“Alright, alright, Shanshan… I know I was wrong, haven’t I admitted my mistake? Just forgive me this one last time, okay?” He Tong continued to smile sycophantically.
Yao Shanshan looked at that grinning face and felt nothing but physical repulsion.
Seeing that twisted smile trying to please her, any leftover fondness she had for He Tong evaporated, leaving behind only disgust and revulsion.
“You don’t need to smile so obsequiously; I had a tiny bit of affection for you, but now I can’t stand the sight of you. Get lost! Give your flowers to whoever you want! Oh right, the trashcan is the most suitable recipient! Let me make this clear one last time: We’re breaking up!” Yao Shanshan glared at He Tong, “And if, after I shut this door, you keep banging on it endlessly, I will call the police and report you for disturbing the peace!”
“Okay, okay… I’ll leave, and you take some time to cool off. After you’ve calmed down, we can talk again, alright?” He Tong still wasn’t giving up—he left the bouquet of roses at the doorstep and prepared to leave dejectedly.
“Talk my ass! Scram! Get lost!” Yao Shanshan yelled again, loud and clear, and then slammed the door shut with force.
The moment the door closed, as if all the strength supporting her was spent, she collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.