I stood motionless under the streetlamp like a stone statue, while the crowds passing by seemed shrouded in a thick fog, their expressions and words obscured. In that moment, only I was real; all I could feel was the heavy, rapid beating of my heart…

How could Yang Sisi be like what Xiao Bao described? She's clearly a carefree person with a weak sense of self, so in my mind, she's a girl with exceptional emotional resilience. But now it seems that might not be the case.

I finally spoke to Little Leopard, asking, "What exactly happened? Why did she jump into the sea?"

"Haven't I explained it clearly enough?... You're the one who hurt her and turned her into this."

"...What do you want me to do, and what can I do?"

"What is it about her that you treat her like this?"

I realized that I wasn't on the same wavelength as the little leopard, so our conversation was extremely awkward. I fell into silence and took a deep breath of the air. There was a damp smell in it, and it looked like it was going to rain.

"Say something! Is it like you're a man to avoid talking like this?"

I asked, "How is she now?"

"He's in the hospital, and he's just out of danger."

"She's so stupid!"

"You hurt her so deeply... You actually blocked her without a word... When you did that, did you ever think about how she treated you before... She only wanted you to be nice to her, and didn't hold anything against you... She said she wouldn't go to Dali again, but she went again and again. Who was she doing this for?... Do you really think going to Dali was an easy thing for her?... To be able to go to Dali to see you, she had no choice but to compromise with her parents time and time again, but she's not a person who likes to compromise, so living in this environment of compromise, she felt very depressed and sad... You were her last motivation... But you insisted on cutting off contact with her and even called her stupid... You're not even a man!!"

This is the second time Xiao Bao has called me a man on the phone... and I can't describe how I feel. If I could change my color, I would turn myself into someone with a full head of white hair to prove that I am also very sad... But I don't have that ability, I can't even show superficial grief, and I don't know who to show it to.

I finally spoke and replied, "Little Leopard, if cursing me can make you vent your anger, then go ahead and curse, even the harshest things, I can accept it... But after you calm down, you have to understand one thing... No one can explain matters of the heart... So, I don't know where I went wrong... I have to tell you, I have a girlfriend now, and I know that Sisi liked me, but if I had any sense of responsibility as a man, I couldn't let this complicated relationship exist between us. I can only make a painful choice... I hope you can understand me."

After these words were spoken, I heard Xiao Bao's voice choked with sobs, probably because he was worried about Yang Sisi's current state...

In my opinion, although he appears effeminate, he is actually very tough at heart... At least, his level of understanding is higher than Yang Sisi's, and even higher than mine, because he understands that love is about fulfillment, not possession, and he has acted accordingly. Therefore, I have no reason to look down on him or dislike him; at the very least, his overall logic in dealing with this matter is correct.

He then questioned me, "If you didn't like her, why did you get involved with her in the first place?"

"I didn't provoke anything; fate brought us together."

"You're really talking nonsense... telling me to blame fate! If you hadn't provoked her... why would she like you instead of me?"

"I'd also like to figure this out."

After a long silence, Xiao Bao choked up and said to me, "I know this isn't your fault, it's Sisi's own fault for being so irrational... But what am I supposed to do now that she's like this?... I'm afraid she'll become even more irrational in the future!"

I felt depressed and subconsciously looked up towards the direction of Cangshan Mountain. I saw a bright flash of lightning in the thick clouds, which disappeared in an instant, followed by a loud thud. That's how the weather is in Dali. Even in spring, there are thunderstorms that are hard to come by.

I finally spoke to Little Leopard: "If I said she would learn from this experience... would you believe me?... Because her original intention was definitely not to end her own life. She just chose the wrong way to vent her anger. She is actually a girl who cherishes life very much."

Are you sure?

"I'm sure... this time it won't be wrong... spend more time with her..."

At this point, I paused, remained silent for a long time, and then continued, "Sisi's biggest flaw is that she doesn't understand the hardships of life... She lacks nothing, so she can't appreciate the feeling of missing something; now, suddenly having this feeling, she can't accept it for a while, which is why she acted so drastically... But people in this world will always experience all kinds of emotions... Once she gets used to this feeling, everything will return to normal, and she will still be the optimistic person she always was... No one, and no emotion, can defeat her."

Can I trust you?

"able."

Little Leopard suddenly yelled at me, "Since you knew she wouldn't be able to adapt immediately, why didn't you choose a gentler approach and let her adjust little by little?...Are you in such a hurry to sever ties with her?...Michael, you'll get your comeuppance because you got one woman at the cost of hurting another. You have no conscience!!"

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