Chapter 73: My wife is dead
So tired…
So tired…
Tired…
Why am I so tired…
The young girl walked forward, one step at a time, with a heavy schoolbag on her back.
She didn’t know where she was going.
At this time, according to common sense, she should be going home, but… can that place really be called home?
A student ID hung around the young girl’s neck.
Her name was Su Luoluo.
She was a student at Jiangliu City First High School.
Three months ago, the doctor told her she had depression, and she didn’t dare to tell her family.
Furthermore, since starting at First High School, the pressure on her had been increasing.
Even though she had been at the top of her class in middle school, here she was just an ordinary student.
Her appearance was unremarkable, and her grades were average, which forced her to try her best to move forward.
This was because the expectations of her parents rested on her.
Growing up, in her parents’ eyes, she had to be perfect, a dragon among men.
Yet, she was just an ordinary person.
With ordinary talent, she tried her best, but at First High School, where all the top students in Jiangliu City gathered.
She… was truly just an ordinary person.
The word “tired” was deeply etched into her soul.
At school, there were endless assignments, and at home, there were her parents’ expectations, even their demanding gazes.
If she stopped, she would be questioned and scolded by her family.
Her mother’s words replayed in Su Luoluo’s mind again and again.
“I raised you, and I didn’t say it was hard! You just have to read and do homework?”
“The maximum score is 120, why did you only get 101?”
“Are you even trying? Are you going to let your mother down?”
She wanted to complain, to confide, but even when she found her father.
It was the same words.
“It’s not easy for Dad to earn money, you need to study well,”
“If you study well now, you’ll have a good life if you become a doctor in the future,”
“It’s just a little homework, it will be easier at university,”
The memories ended abruptly.
Su Luoluo realized then that she was standing on the rooftop.
The helplessness in her heart had turned into despair due to the catalysis of depression.
This despair made her unable to breathe.
Even if she told her parents about this, they wouldn’t care, would they?
It was as if they didn’t care about her feelings at all.
They only boasted to others about having a good daughter, a little genius.
They told everyone that she would definitely get into a good university in the future.
But in reality… she was really tired.
The afterglow of the sunset, the sad music playing on repeat in her headphones, deepened the despair in her heart.
At this moment, a terrible thought crossed her mind.
If she were to die… would she be freed?
Would her parents at home regret it for the rest of their lives?
Anyway, jumping from here would only be a moment of pain, right?
Compared to the torment and despair of her entire life, this moment of pain… seemed insignificant.
Su Luoluo, this young girl, ultimately chose to sit on the railing.
Looking at the world below, the height like a bottomless abyss instilled a primal fear in her heart.
Her legs were already a little weak, but her hands tightly gripped the railing, as if to fix herself there.
Su Luoluo was facing the direction of the pedestrian street.
There were many people over there, so someone quickly noticed the young girl sitting on the rooftop.
People below started to gather, whispering.
Some were calling the police, some were watching the show and pointing fingers, and some were looking for the stairs to go up.
But the stairs to the rooftop were on the back of the building, and only Su Luoluo and the tenants here knew about them.
The young girl’s gaze fell on the crowd below.
Looking at these people, a sense of satisfaction appeared in her heart for the first time.
So this was what it felt like to be noticed?
So this was how wonderful it felt to be cared about…
She did not choose to jump down. Although her heart was completely disheartened, she was indeed waiting here.
Perhaps she was waiting for the firefighters to arrive, or perhaps she was waiting for her parents to arrive.
But she was indeed waiting here.
Time ticked by, and the crowd below grew larger and larger. The young girl’s heart also began to feel more and more satisfied.
No one was willing to die. She didn’t jump immediately, perhaps she was silently calling for help.
Soon, firefighters arrived at the scene, and her parents also arrived below.
In their eyes, there was disbelief at what they saw, and Su Luoluo saw that shock.
And no one knew what she was thinking.
“Tap…”
“Tap…”
“Tap…”
At this moment, a slow footsteps sound came from behind Su Luoluo.
She didn’t look back, but she could probably guess it was the firefighters who had come up.
Were they here to persuade her not to commit suicide?
“Don’t… come here…”
The young girl was a little timid, but her tone was very firm.
However, the footsteps behind her ignored her completely and continued to walk forward.
“I said… don’t come!”
This was the first time Su Luoluo had shouted so loudly in her life.
It was also the first time she had ever stood up to someone since she was little.
However, when she turned her head, she found that behind her, it wasn’t firefighters at all, but a man.
He looked very young, but had a maturity far beyond his age, but for some reason, his face was unusually haggard.
In his hand, he held a cigarette that was only half smoked.
The man’s words sounded without any sympathy, and he seemed to be the one who was completely disheartened.
“Please move to the right and make some space for me.”
“Ah… okay.”
Su Luoluo didn’t understand. Seeing how haggard this man looked, it was as if his wife had run off with someone else.
Could he be here to commit suicide too?
Although she couldn’t figure it out, Su Luoluo still moved aside.
The man also sat on the railing, about three meters apart from her.
This distance was very safe for Su Luoluo.
She didn’t have to worry about this man saving her, because as long as the man wanted to grab her, she could jump down at any time.
One person sitting on the rooftop, and the scene below was very lively.
When two people sat on the rooftop, the scene below exploded even more.
And the firefighters who rushed to the scene were even more bewildered.
Which one should they rescue first?!
“Hoo…”
And the person sitting on the railing was none other than Liu Haoyu.
The man took a deep drag and exhaled the white mist bit by bit.
“Are you… also here to commit suicide?”
At this moment, in the young girl’s consciousness, she had already recognized Liu Haoyu as someone who intended to end his life.
Such a person, to her now, could naturally be considered a companion.
“Yes…”
Liu Haoyu stubbed out the cigarette butt on the railing and said with a sigh.
“My wife is dead, and I don’t want to live either.”
