The world treats me like a blade of grass, only you see me as verdant mountains!
Her lonely helplessness, only he felt pity for her; his confusion and hesitation, only she understood him. Eve...
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However, after worrying for a few days, Ye Wenyu found that nothing had happened and Lin Tingfeng had not bothered her, so she was able to put her mind at ease.
After a quiet winter break, her two younger brothers returned home for the Chinese New Year. Following her previous plan, Zhang Susu rented a room across the hall from her neighbor for a month. With money to spare, things went smoothly, and Ye Wenyu moved into a larger room. The family enjoyed a lively and happy New Year together.
During this time, Cai Wenchuan visited a few times, and Lin Tingyue also brought her boyfriend to her house. Her boyfriend, Jiang Zhiming, was tall, slender, and handsome, and was currently interning at the Lin Group. Seeing Lin Tingyue's boyfriend completely dispelled Zhang Susu's concerns, and Ye Wenyu no longer doubted the relationship between Lin Tingyue and Cai Wenchuan. Then, winter vacation ended, her younger brothers went to school, and she was about to go to university.
I'm currently in my second semester of my junior year.
Because her mother's home was a two-hour drive from the school, she planned to stay in the girls' dormitory at the school. So, that day, she packed her luggage and went back to school with her suitcase.
After arriving at school, she spent the whole day busy with registration and cleaning the dormitory before she could finally relax.
She decided to take a walk on campus and left the girls' dormitory. It was around 7 p.m., the night was cool and the campus was deserted. Some students hadn't arrived yet, and others were staying in their dormitories. In addition, the weather was cold and they didn't want to go out, so when Ye Wenyu walked out of the girls' dormitory, there were hardly any people to be seen.
Then she heard a familiar voice call out "Xiaoyu—" Ye Wenyu froze, suddenly looked up, and saw nothing, no one, and no car.
She paused, wondering if she was hallucinating. She had thought it was Lin Tingfeng calling her.
She was constantly worried that he would come back to bother her after the breakup, but a month passed and he still didn't come looking for her. It was as if he had disappeared from her world and would never appear again.
She's really something else. He stopped coming to see her, but she started missing him. So much so that right after the start of the semester, she started having hallucinations, thinking that he would drive to the school to see her like before.
In fact, it was just wishful thinking on her part.
She shook her head and smiled, then walked towards the library on campus.
Four months into the semester, Ye Wenyu, now independent, needed to save money to find a job after graduation. So she was juggling school and job hunting, working and studying every day. As a result, she was extremely tired. Every day when she returned to her dormitory, she felt like she had been beaten up, as if all the bones in her body were falling apart.
Winter passes, spring arrives; spring passes, summer arrives.
She started wearing white dresses again, her hair was longer than before and draped over her shoulders, and she was even thinner than before due to overwork.
However, she found herself to be happier and more joyful than before, so even though it was sometimes tough, she persevered through it all.
At 10 p.m. that night, she got off the bus and walked toward the girls' dormitory with her head down. Just as she was about to enter the south gate, she heard a familiar voice calling "Xiaoyu—" She didn't even bother to look up, because she had experienced this kind of auditory hallucination countless times, so she didn't believe that he would really appear.
Now, after five months, Ye Wenyu has gradually come to understand her own feelings. She does have love for Lin Tingfeng, and she still can't forget him. However, she lives with pride and dignity, and she doesn't want to live in darkness without a proper status. Therefore, her decision to leave him was the right one.
She knew she would leave him sooner or later, and their breakup in their junior year of college was earlier than she had imagined.
However, this time, it was another "Xiaoyu" in the same unhurried and gentle tone. She was struck as if by lightning and suddenly raised her head to look ahead.
Ten meters away, Lin Tingfeng stood there, dressed in black, with his hands behind his back, near a black Mercedes SUV.
He really showed up!
Ye Wenyu stared at him, a sea of people flowing between them. She wondered if she was dreaming. Five months had passed, and she thought he would never appear again, but he did!
He smiled at her as if they had never broken up, as if there had been no quarrel or misunderstanding between them, and as if he had simply finished his business and come to pick her up to go home, just like before.
Ye Wenyu stood there like a puppet, her big eyes wide open, her face filled with disbelief.
Lin Tingfeng smiled at Ye Wenyu, and seeing her standing there like a puppet, he walked through the crowd toward her.
At this very moment, as he walked toward her, a crowd began to gather around them, with some people stopping to watch, because Lin Tingfeng's black Mercedes SUV, worth millions, was too eye-catching.
Ye Wenyu's face began to heat up; she felt like she had become the center of attention.
Therefore, when Lin Tingfeng stood in front of her, before he could even speak, Ye Wenyu preemptively said to him, "Could you please have someone move your car? I don't want to become the focus of everyone's attention."
Lin Tingfeng immediately said, "I'm sorry." Then he made a phone call and said to her, "Let's find a place to sit down. Someone will come over in a bit and take the car away."
Ye Wenyu nodded and looked around. There were still female students curiously watching them. No one recognized Lin Tingfeng as the famous president of the Lin Group. However, Ye Wenyu was still uneasy. She was afraid of seeing acquaintances. Therefore, she lowered her head and led the way. They walked about fifty meters out of the campus and sat down in a coffee shop called Cat Shopkeeper.
Lin Tingfeng looked around the coffee shop and followed Ye Wenyu inside. English music flowed quietly like water. The two chose a secluded and quiet corner. A waiter came forward, and Lin Tingfeng asked her what she would like to drink. Ye Wenyu replied that anything was fine, so Lin Tingfeng took it upon himself to order two coffees and then a series of pastries for her.
After the waiter left and the surroundings quieted down, Lin Tingfeng looked at Ye Wenyu across from him and suddenly said, "Xiaoyu, you seem to have lost a lot of weight."
Five months had passed since they last met, and it felt like a lifetime had gone by. Only now did Lin Tingfeng realize his own heart: he couldn't lose her!
The coffee shop was dimly lit and had few customers. Only music played continuously. The two people sat on chairs, facing each other across the table, and there was a deep sense of sadness between them.
Ye Wenyu immediately lowered her head, not daring to look up at him again. Hearing his words, her nose tingled and tears almost welled up in her eyes. At this moment, she suddenly realized that she still loved him!