"Fourth Brother."

Tang Li got out of the car, quite surprised.

"What are you doing here? My phone should still be on, right? You can call me if you need anything."

Tang Li checked her phone; it still had over 60% battery left.

The signal is also very good.

Even if the phone isn't muted, you won't miss calls.

Lu Zhixing walked up to her, and just like Song Beiye before, opened his arms and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Tangtang, can I hug you?"

Tang Li subconsciously took a small step back, but when her gaze met Lu Zhixing's eyes, she could deeply feel his helplessness and longing. She hesitated for a moment, then instantly convinced herself:

"If the older brother wants to act cute in front of his younger sister, of course the younger sister will let him have his way."

elder brother.

younger sister.

They're just siblings.

Lu Zhixing tucked his hand in, raised it, and patted her head:

"Just kidding. I just finished work and happened to be passing by, so I came to check if you had behaved and changed your password."

As it turned out, she really did obey.

I really did change the password.

From that moment on, he was someone who was shut out of that door.

Lu Zhixing felt lost and disappointed, but could only force a smile.

Tang Li was also feeling bad. The man in front of her knew how to behave and knew when to advance and retreat, and never made things difficult for her in the slightest.

The more she felt this way, the more guilty she felt.

Compared to his decisive rejection of Song Beiye's embrace, Lu Zhixing's early withdrawal was even more heartbreaking.

Tang Li smiled and pointed to the door:

"It's almost dawn. Fourth Brother, do you want to go back to sleep, or have breakfast before you leave?"

She didn't suggest eating breakfast before leaving.

Instead, they gave him a choice.

Lu Zhixing could not hide his disappointment and could only lower his head.

"One of the essential attributes of a night owl is that the more you stay up, the more energetic you become. I'd better go home now. There are fewer cars on the road, no traffic jams, and I can get home quickly. Otherwise, I'll be sleepy after eating, and it will be difficult to concentrate while driving, and I'll run into the morning rush hour again."

Lu Zhixing gave a long explanation, but all he really needed to do was say he wasn't going to eat breakfast.

Tang Li nodded:

"Then I'll invite Fourth Brother to dinner another day."

This sentence also has another meaning: let's all go home.

Lu Zhixing finally saw the car Tang had driven away and casually asked:

"You got a new car again?"

Tang Li answered casually:

"It was a friend's car, I borrowed it to drive back."

Lu Zhixing didn't ask any further questions, but simply told her to go back to sleep.

Tang Li stood at the door:

"Fourth Brother, go first. I'll see you off."

Lu Zhixing didn't hesitate any longer. He got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.

Tang Li sighed and turned to go back into the house.

She didn't fall asleep until dawn, proving Lu Zhixing's words true: the longer she stayed up, the more energetic she became.

Forty minutes later, Tang Li received a WeChat message from Lu Zhixing: "Arrived home safely."

Tang Li did not reply to the message.

Lu Zhixing is different from Song Nanzhou and Song Beiye. Song Nanzhou doesn't know who he loves at all, or rather, he has lived in his own world for too long and doesn't understand what love is.

Ninety percent of Song Beiye's feelings are based on atonement.

Rather than love, it's more accurate to say he didn't want to betray his conscience as a human being.

But Fourth Brother.

Although his intentions were impure when he approached her, his love for her was genuine.

Tang Li turned over and saw a post from Tang Sui on her WeChat Moments: "Dawn breaks, time to call it a day."

She's been taking on a lot of orders lately, and once again she's been working until dawn.

The two sisters hadn't chatted in a long time, so Tang Li sent her a message reminding her to eat breakfast before taking a nap.

Tang Sui replied with delight:

"Honey, are you awake? Or did you stay up all night writing?"

Tang Li lay on the bed, thought for a moment, and then told her what was on his mind:

"Sui Sui, how do I reject someone who truly loves me without hurting him?"

Tang Sui sat on the sofa, took a sip of the remaining coffee, and replied to her:

“Darling, you need to know that the moment you realize you don’t love him anymore, you’ve already hurt him. But don’t feel guilty. There are so many people in the world, and we can’t respond to everything, especially when it comes to feelings. Mutual affection is the rarest thing.”

Being unable to reciprocate the love of someone is itself a betrayal.

But such betrayal is hard to avoid.

Tang Sui, fearing she might overthink things, tried to persuade her again:

"All things are bitter, and only self-salvation can save you. The moment he decided to fall in love with you, he must have been prepared not to receive a response from you. And, sister, if what you just asked was about President Lu, then you have even less reason to feel guilty."

Tang Li turned to the side, changed his posture, and asked:

"Why? Fourth Brother is very good to me."

Tang Sui sent a voice message:

"He is different from others. When others love you, they want to possess you and your heart. But when he loves you, he hopes that in your life, someone will love you, cherish you, protect you, accompany you, and spend every sunset with you."

"His love is only for your well-being."

His love is only for your well-being.

Tang Yuan repeated the sentence in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes instantly.

Therefore, the more sensible a person is in this world, the more heartbreaking they are.

The same applies to the world of emotions.

Tang Li was very sad. She truly felt that having a brother like him was wonderful, but to become his lover...

She can't do it.

I realized this after asking Lu Zhixing for help.

She suddenly realized that she could accept what Huo Chenyu had given her with a clear conscience, because in her heart, this man and she were inseparable in this life.

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