Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

Chapter 191 Waiting for Ning Yao

Chen Feng hurried down from upstairs, and every step seemed extremely heavy.

The scene just now was like a huge rock pressing on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He knew that Ning Yao might have seen that scene. When he thought of this, his heart felt as if it was burning on fire.

After all these years together, Chen Feng knows Ning Yao's character very well.

Outwardly, she looks like a delicate flower, but in her heart she is hard and stubborn, tougher than anyone else.

He couldn't imagine how hurt Ning Yao would be and how she would face him if she really saw that scene.

"No, I must find her as soon as possible and explain everything to her." Chen Feng thought to himself, then took out a pager from his pocket and started calling Ning Yao.

"Beep, beep, beep..." Chen Feng's heart leaped into his throat as the pager buzzed with busy tones. However, all he got in response was a cold, mechanical voice: "The user you're calling is currently out of service."

Chen Feng was unwilling to give up and called several times in a row, but the result was the same.

He was extremely anxious and began to pace back and forth, wondering where Ning Yao might have gone.

In a hurry, Chen Feng even rushed to Beijing University and went straight to the dormitory where Ning Yao used to live.

The dormitory building still stands there quietly, but everything inside has changed.

Chen Feng wandered downstairs for a long time, looking at the familiar window, silently praying in his heart that Ning Yao would appear.

However, as time passed, Ning Yao still did not show up.

"Could she have returned to Ninghai?" Chen Feng suddenly thought of this possibility, and with an idea in his mind, he decided to go to Ninghai to find her immediately.

I can't wait like this any longer.

He sighed, turned and left the dormitory building.

He returned to Yuquan Mountain, found the old man, and lied that there was something at school that required him to go back and deal with it.

The old man looked at his anxious expression and without asking any questions, he immediately asked someone to book a plane ticket for him and sent a guard to take him to the airport.

While waiting at the airport, Chen Feng was still unable to calm down.

He kept recalling every moment he spent with Ning Yao, feeling uneasy.

He was careless this time, but who could have expected Liu Hongni to do such a thing!

Chen Feng now only hopes to meet Ning Yao and explain everything to her, and the misunderstanding between them will definitely be resolved.

Finally, the plane took off.

Chen Feng looked out the window at the gradually receding capital, and silently said to Ning Yao in his heart: "Wait for me, I will definitely explain it to you clearly."

A few hours later, the plane landed at Ninghai Airport.

As soon as Chen Feng got off the plane, he couldn't wait to take a taxi to Ning Yao's residence.

Along the way, his heart was pounding, and he was both looking forward to and afraid of the moment when he would see Ning Yao.

The taxi slowly stopped, and as soon as the door opened, Chen Feng couldn't wait to get out and hurried into the Ninghai University teachers' quarters.

When the security guards at the door saw that it was him, they all smiled and nodded, and no one stepped forward to stop him.

Chen Feng didn't bother to respond, he just wanted to see Ning Yao as soon as possible.

He walked through the familiar path and came straight to Ning Yao's door.

This house was specially reserved for Ning Yao when the community was renovated. She was the only one living in the entire floor. It was quiet and spacious, and the three rooms were connected, making it particularly warm.

But at this moment, the door was tightly locked, and there was no sign of Ning Yao.

Chen Feng sighed, feeling very disappointed, but decided to wait.

He sat down on the steps in front of the door, his back against the door, his eyes fixed on the stairs, afraid to miss Ning Yao's figure. He waited all night.

The first ray of sunlight from the horizon shone through the treetops, but Chen Feng didn't notice it at all.

His eyes were bloodshot and his heart was filled with anxiety.

Ning Yao, where are you?

He slowly stood up, his legs numb. He went downstairs and went to the public phone at the school gate. He took out his pager and tried calling Ning Yao again, but there was still no response.

He shook his head helplessly, went to the nearby shop and bought a bucket of instant noodles. After making them, he squatted next to the phone, eating while waiting for a reply.

Just then, a familiar figure walked over. It was Xie Hong, holding a newly bought thermos in his hand.

Seeing Chen Feng's expression, he was so surprised that his eyes widened. "Seventh Brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you like this?"

Chen Feng smiled bitterly, chewing instant noodles in his mouth, and said vaguely: "It's okay, it's okay, just waiting for the pager."

"Oh." Xie Hong looked at him doubtfully and asked again, "Are you really okay?"

"It's really okay, you can go and do your thing." Chen Feng waved his hand, motioning him to leave.

Although Xie Hong felt something was wrong, he didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and walked away step by step.

Chen Feng looked at his back, suddenly slapped his forehead, and remembered something.

Yes, before going to Beijing, he had promised Xie Hong’s girlfriend Wan Juan that he would help them contact the school paging station so that they could become operators.

He quickly picked up the public phone, dialed Xu Wei's number, and briefly explained the situation.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng paged Ning Yao twice, but still no response.

He sighed and squatted next to the phone again.

The surrounding noise seemed to have nothing to do with him, and there was only Ning Yao in his heart.

He didn't know where Ning Yao was at the moment, but he knew that he had to wait until the moment he saw her.

Chen Feng stayed in that small public telephone booth for the entire day.

Whenever someone wanted to call, he would advise them to go somewhere else, saying that he was expecting an extremely important call.

Some people complained, but he paid them off one by one. He had only one thought in his mind: Ning Yao would definitely come back, and he would wait for him!

Time passed minute by minute, the sun rose from the east and set in the west, but Chen Feng sat there like a statue, motionless.

It was not until nine o'clock in the evening, when the street lights came on one by one, that he realized how starving he was.

He stood up, staggered to the nearby convenience store, bought a few buckets of instant noodles and a few bottles of mineral water, and returned to the Ninghai University teachers' residential area.

He sat at the door of Ning Yao's house again, chewing on dry instant noodles, but his eyes were fixed on the closed door.

The night is so quiet that you can only hear your own heartbeat and the chirping of insects in the distance.

But that night, Ning Yao still did not come back.

The next morning, Chen Feng dragged his tired body back to the public telephone booth.

He dialed the pager again...

School life continues, students come and go,

The recruitment for the paging station has also ended, and the selected students have received notifications one after another, and they are all very excited.

On the other hand, Wan Qian, Zhao Li and Hu Min were very unwilling.

They waited eagerly for the admission notice from the paging station, but there was no news.

Wan Qian couldn't help but complain: "Didn't Chen Feng say he would help us put in a welcome gesture? How come no one was selected? He's just talking big!"

Zhao Li also sighed, and recalled the embarrassing scene in the video hall that night, feeling very uncomfortable.

He probably didn't want to help at all. That night, she mustered up the courage to grab Chen Feng's hand, but he pulled it away. She still feels hurt when she thinks about it.

Hu Min felt even more lost.

Her family's financial situation has deteriorated, and she really wants this work-study opportunity.

Chen Feng and she grew up in the same village, and their families lived not far from each other. They were childhood sweethearts, but he was unwilling to help, which made her feel a little cold.