"Do you have anything else to do?"

Chen Xinyue stopped in her tracks, deliberately feigning a look of confusion.

"Chen, the educated youth~"

Looking at the beautiful face before him, Wang Hongliang's face flushed slightly, and his voice unconsciously softened, "I want to ask you, what is my impression of myself?"

"You? You're alright."

A hint of amusement flashed across Chen Xinyue's eyes.

His tone remained unchanged as he casually inquired, "I wonder why Wang Zhiqing asks this?"

"Chen, the educated youth~"

Wang Hongliang mustered his courage and brought up the topic that had been on his mind for a long time: "I want to date you, but I don't know if Chen Zhiqing would be willing."

"Find a partner."

Chen Xinyue's expression remained calm, but her gaze sharpened slightly as she looked at him. "Wang Zhiqing, don't joke like that. We don't know each other at all, how could we possibly be dating?"

"It's okay if you don't understand now; you can get to know each other gradually when you're dating."

Wang Hongliang frowned. "Everyone is like this. Could it be that Chen Zhiqing is already engaged?"

"No."

Chen Xinyue shook her head, and before he could cheer up, she added, "I said you don't understand because I'll be leaving here in a month."

You should know that I am not a real educated youth sent to the countryside. I have regained my memory and will leave when it is time to leave.

Therefore, we are not a good match.

"You...you're leaving?"

Wang Hongliang was extremely surprised and taken aback.

He had considered the possibility of being rejected, but he never expected it to be for this reason.

"Yes."

Chen Xinyue nodded. "Please keep this a secret, Wang Zhiqing. I don't want too many people to know for now."

Wang Hongliang responded blankly, "I...I understand."

"Thank you for your trouble. I'll head back now."

Without saying anything more, Chen Xinyue turned and left.

Wang Hongliang stared intently at the receding figure until it completely disappeared from sight.

"No, I didn't expect it to be like this."

After a long while, Wang Hongliang came to his senses and gave a wry smile.

He reached up and touched his chest.

The slight throbbing pain made him realize that he had truly fallen for her.

He and that guy He Zhenhua became brothers in misfortune.

They were all unable to spend their lives with the first woman they fell in love with.

A distraught Wang Hongliang returned to the front yard.

He lay in bed, staring blankly at the mosquito net, saying nothing.

He didn't know when he had fallen for her.

I've always thought Chen Xinyue is pretty and a good match for me, so I thought about dating her.

Although he had considered the possibility of rejection, deep down he always felt that the other person would definitely accept him.

I never dreamed she would leave.

It was only then that they discovered that the person in question was not a genuine educated youth and could leave at any time without having to live there permanently.

"Alas~"

He sighed softly.

Wang Hongliang closed his eyes, as if trying to forget the image etched in his mind.

However, some people cannot be forgotten simply by wanting to.

"Hongliang~"

When He Zhenhua returned from work, he pushed open the door and saw the person lying there like a corpse. "What happened to you?"

As they walked over, they asked, "Are you sick?"

"No."

Wang Hongliang opened his eyes and responded weakly, "You and Mu Zhiqing can cook lunch yourselves, don't worry about me."

"Not sick?"

He Zhenhua was even more puzzled.

Looking at the listless and somewhat unhappy person, he said, "Something's not right about you. Oh, right."

Suddenly I thought of something.

His eyes lit up, and he sat down on the edge of his bed, asking in a low voice, "You little rascal, did you go and confess to someone?"

"uh-huh!"

Wang Hongliang responded by making a sound through his nostrils.

"So, they're not willing?"

Seeing his half-dead state, He Zhenhua already guessed the outcome.

She couldn't help but frown. "She's not young anymore. If she's looking for a partner, you're the most suitable. Why won't she agree?"

Is there some other inside story?

"I guess so."

Wang Hongliang didn't intend to hide it from him. "She wasn't a real educated youth. Now that she's regained her memory, she knows where her family is and is preparing to leave after a while."

"she……"

Thinking that Chen Xinyue was someone who was injured and brought back to the educated youth compound by Su Jingtian.

He Zhenhua was at a loss for words.

After a moment of sympathy for her friend, she said, "Take it easy, you'll find the right person for you eventually."

"roll."

Wang Hongliang rolled his eyes, ignoring the gloating people.

He Zhenhua smiled silently, stood up, and said, "I'll go cook. After you've eaten your fill, you'll be a hero again."

He wasn't worried about his friend's situation at all.

After all, he knew Wang Hongliang's personality very well; he would accept the reality after a few days of feeling bad.

Being rational, he, like himself, couldn't bring himself to pester or pester someone relentlessly.

Both of them believe that what is yours is yours, and forcing what is not yours is useless and will only bring trouble and ruin yourself and your family.

night.

Lin Jingyu walked over to Chen Xinyue, who was lost in thought, and sat down next to her. "Miss, what happened?"

"Hmm~"

Chen Xinyue came to her senses.

Meeting Lin Jingyu's concerned gaze, she couldn't help but smile, "It's nothing important, Wang Hongliang came to see me today."

"I want to confess my feelings to you?"

Lin Jingyu blurted out, "You rejected him?"

"Yes."

Chen Xinyue nodded and said naturally, "We're not a good match, and I don't have any feelings for him. However, he's the first person who confessed to me without knowing my identity."

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