Chapter 307: Chapter 307: Unwilling to Let Go of Oneself

Chen Meizhi just wept without speaking.

Gu Wei had already called the police, and it didn’t take long for them to arrive.

Both men tied up by Gu Wei kept claiming their innocence: “It really wasn’t us harassing her, she was the one who came onto us first. Look at how provocatively she’s dressed; you can tell she’s not a decent woman…”

The police glanced at Chen Meizhi and couldn’t help but exclaim, “It’s you again?”

…

Since those two men were caught by Gu Wei, he also had to go to the station to give a statement. Su Meixi followed along conveniently. Wang Bing had nothing to do with this so she went back to the hospital first, but she was quite curious and asked Su Meixi to tell her the outcome afterwards.

The police car arrived at the hospital, where the two men were ushered out, and Wang Bing was taken in by a policewoman for a medical examination.

Su Meixi sat down with Gu Wei to give their statements, and the policeman taking their statements was the one who knew Chen Meizhi.

Su Meixi asked, “Officer, do you know Chen Meizhi?”

“I do. If she keeps this up, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later!”

“Does this happen often with her? Does she have psychological issues?”

“Exactly!” The officer sighed, “She’s become pathological now. Alas, such a nice girl, and she won’t forgive herself.”

“Won’t forgive herself?”

The police officer, probably because he saw Su Meixi’s beauty and kind heart, got frank: “She used to have a best friend. Once, they went to a bar together, got drunk, and she didn’t even notice when men took her friend away. By the time she woke up, her friend had been violated, and even though we caught the rapist, her friend had been abandoned and took her own life.”

Su Meixi’s heart trembled sharply, “So, Chen Meizhi can’t forgive herself, feeling like she’s responsible for her friend’s death. That’s why she frequents such places, wanting to endure the same pain her friend did?”

“Probably so.”

“Her family doesn’t care?”

“They can’t control her, unless she sees a psychologist. But it’s quite hard to find a reliable one. Mainly, she doesn’t work and doesn’t have the money for a good one.”

Su Meixi commented, “That is really pitiable.”

“It’s up to her to get out of it,” said the officer.

After the statements were completed, Chen Meizhi came out as well.

She was groped, but nothing more happened. She had been quiet at first, but she chose to resist at the last step.

She was still wearing Su Meixi’s coat and tried to take it off on the spot to give it back to Su Meixi, but Su Meixi quickly stopped her: “No need, you keep the coat.”

Chen Meizhi didn’t say anything, just clutched the coat tightly.

Su Meixi couldn’t bear it and approached her: “I’ve heard about what happened to you. You must feel terrible about this incident.”

Chen Meizhi started to cry.

In this period, her family scolded her, wanting to kick her out due to her indecency, neighbors shunned her considering her bad luck, and although there were people in the bar who stood up for her, they quickly avoided her upon learning of her story. No one spoke to her kindly anymore.

Su Meixi held her hand again and said: “Don’t go to bars anymore, if you can, try going places where you can help others? The world still needs you.”

Chen Meizhi looked at Su Meixi for a while and asked, “Where could I still be needed?”

Su Meixi originally thought about suggesting volunteering at nursing homes or orphanages.

But those who can volunteer are those with a wealth of spirit, and with Chen Meizhi’s heart being so battered, she probably wouldn’t be able to do such work.

“I don’t have an idea for the moment, but I’ll tell you when I think of something.”

She got Chen Meizhi’s WeChat and said they would contact each other later.

…

Su Meixi and Gu Wei arrived in Li City today.

I must say, the hostel introduced by Qiu Shuai is truly great, a whole courtyard with two floors, a living room downstairs, and bedrooms upstairs with large balconies filled with flowers. There’s dedicated service too; tell them what you want to eat, and someone will bring ingredients and make it right there.

Sitting on the balcony, basking in the sun, feeling the sea breeze, looking at the sea, and smelling the flowers, it doesn’t get any more pleasant than this.

“This is what a vacation really feels like!” Su Meixi exclaims while sitting on a swing.

Then she called to Gu Wei: “Take a few pictures of me, will you?”

Such a beautiful setting is sure to make anyone look pretty in photos, and if we send them back to the sisters-in-law, they’ll definitely want to come here too.

Gu Wei obediently took photos for Su Meixi.

Kidding me, which husband doesn’t end up taking thousands of photos for his wife on a trip?

“Did you get it? Let me see.” Su Meixi said.

Gu Wei handed over the phone for her to look at.

She was not quite satisfied and laughed, “Gu Wei, the angle is not quite right, look how you made my head look big and body small. Stand a bit further away and try positioning the camera here.”

“Okay, wife.” Gu Wei patiently shot from the angle Su Meixi suggested.

“It’s not quite right, now my legs do look longer, but the framing is off, you can’t see the sea at all, only flowers. Try taking a few from a different angle.”

“Okay, wife.” If his wife wasn’t satisfied, Gu Wei felt it was his responsibility too.

After taking a few more photos, he handed the phone to Su Meixi, “Wife, how about these?”

Su Meixi was at a loss for words, “Gu Wei, is this how you see me?”

Gu Wei: “…”

She said, feeling aggrieved, “You always say I look beautiful, that I look good standing, sitting, or lying down. So why do I end up looking short or fat when it comes to photos?”

Gu Wei quickly coaxed, “Wife, it’s my lack of photography skills.”

Su Meixi was tired from posing and took the phone back, “Forget it, I’ll just take them myself.”

Seeing that his wife was upset, Gu Wei didn’t dare to make a peep.

Sitting to one side, he silently searched online: how to take photos for your wife.

He found a bunch of people sharing the same sentiment, complaining about being scolded by their wives countless times over photography, some even saying, “That’s just what my wife looks like, can I make her into a fairy?”

But there were also plenty of husbands who had become wise to it, having grasped the essence of taking photos for their wives, and they shared many clever tricks.

Gu Wei got the gist of it after half an hour.

“Wife, shall we take a few more shots?” he asked.

Su Meixi was looking at the sea and couldn’t be bothered to move. “I’ll just sit here, you shoot whatever you want.”

“Okay, wife.”

Gu Wei held his phone and practiced the shot; now that his wife was sitting, he would take a long shot of her from behind, including the sky, Er Hai, and the flowers in the frame. The person shouldn’t be in the exact center, there should be a scenic backdrop, but still with the person adding life to the scene.

After taking a few photos, he showed them to Su Meixi, “Wife, how do these look?”

Seeing them, Su Meixi’s eyes lit up, “Not bad, you’ve improved.”

“Go stand over there, and I’ll take a few more of your front.”

“Sure.”

After he took the shots, Su Meixi looked at the photos and was all smiles, “How come you’ve suddenly got it right? Were you deliberately messing up before to annoy me?”

“How could I annoy you? I just looked up online how to take photos for your wife.”

Su Meixi was moved again, “Then take a few more, I’ll send them to the sisters-in-law later.”

“Sure!”

…

Dusk.

They decided not to have someone come over to cook but to go out to eat at a restaurant instead.

They picked a local specialty restaurant according to the guide and walked in hand in hand, when suddenly someone approached them.

“You guys… are here for dinner too?”

Su Meixi turned and saw a chubby man had already come close to them.