Nanxing returned home in a daze.

Seeing Nanxing's unusual expression, Nanhao couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Daughter, what's wrong?"

Nanxing wanted to smile and say she was fine, but her smile looked worse than a grimace. In the end, she could only say, "Dad, I'm fine. I'm a little tired. I'll rest now."

Nan Hao: "Are you really alright? Didn't you go to find that kid from the Duan family? Didn't you two come up with a solution?"

However, Nan Hao did not receive a reply from Nan Xing; instead, he heard the door close.

Xie Congjing also came over: "Honey, what's wrong?"

Nan Hao: "Nan Xing has been acting strangely ever since she went to see Duan. Do you think they had some kind of conflict?"

Xie Congjing: "What conflict could there be? My brother and sister-in-law are still at home, aren't they?"

Nan Hao: "Oh yeah, what happened to Nan Xing?"

Xie Congjing and Nan Hao looked at each other, both confused as to what was wrong with Nan Xing.

So Xie Congjing stepped forward and knocked on Nanxing's door: "Baby, are you hungry? Do you want Daddy to cook you something to eat?"

Xie Congjing and Nan Hao waited for a long time, but there was no movement from the room.

Just as Nan Hao was getting anxious and about to knock on the door again, Nan Xing's voice came out: "Mom and Dad, I'm fine. You should go back and rest. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I won't eat."

Hearing Nanxing say this, Nanhao and Xie Congjing were relieved. After giving a few more instructions, they returned to their room.

Nanxing, meanwhile, sat at her desk, looking at the Strawberry Bear piggy bank.

This was a birthday gift Duan Ye gave her when she was in the first year of junior high school. Although it only cost a few dozen yuan, she has kept it until now, and it is now full of coins and is quite heavy to hold.

Nanxing seemed to remember something again, and turned to look at the bed, where an 80-centimeter-tall Doraemon lay quietly. It looked a bit old, and its clothes were faded from washing, but it was still clean.

This is…

The year she graduated from high school, Duan Ye gave her a graduation gift. In addition to these, there was also the origami cranes that Duan Ye folded for her the year they were admitted to the same high school.

Thousand paper cranes…

Nanxing suddenly remembered something, quickly stood up, crawled under the bed, and found a box. Inside the box was a transparent jar filled with many, many origami cranes.

She has kept these things very well over the years, but she has never opened them up to look at them.

Something flashed through Nanxing's mind, so she began to unpack the entire jar of origami cranes one by one.

I opened the first one, and it was written in pen, the ink had faded considerably, and there was only one simple sentence: Nanxing, I like you.

This sentence is written very neatly; it's clearly written with a ruler during one's student days.

Nanxing's eyes stung slightly.

I took down another one, which read: "It rained heavily today. I know you didn't bring an umbrella. I was so happy that I couldn't sleep all night because you were able to share an umbrella with me on the way home from school."

Nanxing's hands began to tremble slightly. She took off another piece of paper, which read: "I heard you got injured in the dance studio. I'm very worried."

At that moment, Nanxing's tears could no longer be stopped. Those past events that she had ignored reappeared before her eyes like scenes from a movie, with each note on the note.

It was clearer than ever before, and more painful than at any time in recent years.

Nanxing felt a sharp pain in her chest and couldn't help but gasp for breath, her hands unconsciously clutching her collar.

In that instant, she felt like she was going to die from heartache.

Just then, Nanxing's cell phone rang.

Nanxing looked over with tears streaming down her face and saw that it was her best friend Chen Doudou calling. She quickly answered the call.

As soon as the call connected, Nanxing couldn't help but sob, "Dou Dou..."

Chen Doudou's smile froze, and she immediately put down what she was doing and stood up: "Nanxing, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Nanxing cried for a very long time, until she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

However, Chen Doudou still managed to piece together a complete sentence from those fragments: Duan Ye got married…

Chen Doudou: "Wait for me at home, I'll be right there."

Chen Doudou was in the same class as Nanxing and Duan Ye in both junior high and high school.

When Nanxing said those words, it meant that the situation was really serious.

Duan Ye had liked Nan Xing since his student days. Although he didn't confess until he went to university, his intense feelings were obvious to everyone in the class, and even the teachers could tell.

Although Nanxing never responded, she would bring Duan Ye water when he played basketball, and secretly tutor him when he failed an exam, saying she didn't like it...

They're just blinded by their own involvement.

Duan Ye lost his appetite and took a shower before going to bed. But just as he dried his hair, his phone rang.

Duan Ye glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Luo Qingyuan.

As soon as Duan Ye answered the phone, Luo Qingyuan said, "Guess where I am?"

Duan Ye was taken aback: "Shouldn't you be at the hotel?"

Luo Qingyuan smiled mysteriously: "No, wait, guess again."

Duan Ye's mind went blank for a moment, then he raised his voice: "You're not downstairs at my house, are you?"

Luo Qingyuan: "Hey, keep your voice down, or you'll wake your parents. Go to the window."

Duan Ye actually walked to the window, but their building was on a high floor and it was too dark for him to see clearly.

Before he could even speak, Luo Qingyuan turned on her flashlight and waved in his direction.

Duan Ye was shocked: "What are you doing here so late? If you're here, why didn't you just come up? It's not like I wouldn't open the door for you..."

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