Xia Qingyue sat on the sofa, exuding an icy aura, and coldly glanced at Bai Ye, who was on the balcony making a phone call.

She didn't know who called, but the phone call woke Bai Ye up and ruined her plans.

...

Bai Ye answered the phone.

The phone number was one he didn't recognize, and Bai Ye wondered who it could be.

"Hello!"

"Who are you?"

"Bai Ye, where are you now?"

The familiar voice instantly triggered Bai Ye's nightmare.

"Yu...Yuyan?"

"Yes! Answer my question."

"Of course I'm in my dorm. Why did you change your number?"

Yao Yuyan sneered, "I'll use my own number. I wonder if that person dares to answer!"

Bai Ye scratched his head; he really didn't dare to accept the offer.

What's up?

"Can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong?"

"Why are you looking for me if there's nothing wrong?"

"I can only contact you when I need something?"

"..."

Bai Ye was speechless, too lazy to argue.

He casually replied, "I can find it, I can find it."

"There's a horror game out there tonight, wanna go play it?"

Bai Ye decisively refused: "I'm not going."

"If you don't want to be stuck at the school gate the next day, you'd better say yes!"

Bai Ye's face darkened. "They're picking on the weak. They really think they're easy prey. Is there no law anymore?"

Thinking of his ex-girlfriend's domineering personality and her strong bodyguards, Bai Ye subconsciously swallowed.

"Can you please stop? We agreed it was just a fake relationship, and I haven't bothered you since, so please stop bothering me too, okay?"

Feelings aren't something you can just decide to like someone for no reason. That summer, our relationship was already over.

Bai Ye's voice was a little louder, and his emotions were slightly out of control.

That summer, Bai Ye smoked alone, looked at the stars alone, looked for summer jobs, and tried to numb herself so she wouldn't think about it anymore.

When he returned from summer vacation, he had almost recovered from the shock, but she told him that she liked him.

Bai Ye said with a hint of self-deprecation, "If only your affection had come sooner."

How wonderful it would have been if you had fallen for me before we broke up.

But she came back to bother Bai Ye just when he was about to let go of his resentment.

When Bai Ye faced her again, he still felt a trace of affection, but it wasn't the same as before.

I no longer have the same feeling for her, the feeling of being infatuated with love.

The more this happened, the less Bai Ye wanted to face her.

"I know I hurt you deeply. You didn't believe me when I said I liked you, but everything I said was true."

Before, I only had eyes for Gu Yanzhi. Because we grew up together, I treated him like an older brother and mistook my feelings for love.

But now I understand that my feelings for him are not romantic, but rather the dependence a younger sister has on her older brother.

I remember all the kindness you showed me, how you made me laugh, played with me, comforted me when I was sad, and gave me advice.

Even if you don't believe me, it doesn't matter. You pursued me for a year, so I'll pursue you for ten years. I will prove that my love for you is no less than your love for me back then.

Tonight, I'll be waiting for you under the streetlights by the river. Whether you come or not, I'll keep waiting!

After the phone call ended, Bai Ye felt weak all over, and her eyes were wet without her noticing.

He didn't cry. He was a mature adult now. Crying was something only children did; he was no longer a child.

Yao Yuyan's words echoed in his mind.

She waited for him there, at the place where they met and parted ways.

Bai Ye put down her phone, silently leaned against the balcony railing, and looked at the garden below the apartment building.

I stared for a long, long time, my eyes unfocused, as if I had lost my soul.

He didn't even notice when Xia Qingyue approached from behind.

Xia Qingyue sat on the sofa, but her attention was focused on Bai Ye. Bai Ye did not turn on speakerphone, so she did not hear the specific conversation, but she heard what Bai Ye said.

I learned that the person I spoke to on the phone with was my ex-girlfriend whom I had met that day.

Seeing Bai Ye staring blankly into space, Xia Qingyue felt a pang of heartache.

She reached out and hugged Bai Ye's waist from behind, saying softly, "Don't be sad, I'm here. I'll always be with you."

A glimmer of light returned to Bai Ye's lifeless eyes as she tried to break free, but ultimately gave up.

Xia Qingyue's embrace was so warm; Bai Ye felt like he was back in his mother's arms.

This went on for quite a while.

"Thank you, Sister Qingyue."

Xia Qingyue gently patted Bai Ye's head: "Why are you being so polite with your sister? Silly little brother!"

Bai Ye is a little heartbroken today, so I won't tempt him. It's time for my caring older sister to come online.

Bai Ye said with a wry smile, "Sister Qingyue, can you please stop treating me like a child?"

Xia Qingyue said softly, "That won't do. In my heart, you'll always be a little child."

She said indulgently, "So... listen to me, if you want to cry, just have a good cry in your sister's arms, or you can act cute with your sister."

Bai Ye's mouth was slightly open, her mind filled with complaints.

Acting coquettish? That's something a grown man like him would never do.

He's not some soft, delicate little boy.

Bai Ye looked awkwardly at the hands that were tightly holding him: "Alright, I'm fine now, Sister Qingyue, why don't you let go?"

Xia Qingyue feigned sadness and said, "What? You just used my sister and now you want to abandon her? What a scumbag!"

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What does "use and discard" even mean? Is that how you say it? Anyone who hears that would look at them with a strange expression.

And who did he dump? He could never be a scumbag, he would never be a scumbag in his life.

Xia Qingyue sighed and rubbed his head again: "Alright, alright, are you hungry? Let's go out to buy groceries. I want to eat your cooking."

Bai Ye said weakly, "Sister Qingyue, why don't you let go first!"

Xia Qingyue withdrew her arms from his and walked towards the room.

"I'm going to change my clothes, wait for me!"

Bai Ye glanced at her graceful back and wondered what Xia Qingyue would wear later.

Bai Ye sat on the sofa, her mood inexplicably complicated.

He subconsciously pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, and habitually put it in his mouth. Then he took out a lighter, subconsciously wanting to light it and start smoking.

But after thinking about it, I put my hand down from the lighter; the smell of smoke was too strong here.

Sister Qingyue doesn't seem like a smoker, and probably hates the smell of smoke, so it's best if she doesn't smoke.

But if he didn't smoke, he felt a little itchy.

He gritted his teeth and put the cigarette back in the pack, then stuffed it back into his pocket.

He suppressed his urge to smoke, wondering whether he should go see her that night.

If you want a clean break, it's best not to go looking for her.

But Bai Ye was also worried that she really had been waiting for him all along, and that making a girl wait for him indefinitely was undoubtedly a sin.

Bai Ye hesitated.