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Ye Wenyu said calmly to Lin Tingfeng, "Tingfeng, I've had a great three months. I'm free and dignified, relaxed and happy, at ease and fulfilled. I don't have to worry when I walk down the street. Yes, I'm still working, and I'll have to worry about finding a job after graduation, but I like my life now. So, I can't come back to you. Please respect me. Let bygones be bygones."

Lin Tingfeng didn't speak. His hands, which were originally on the table, were trembling slightly, so he put them under the table.

He can't let go of the past; he can't get over it.

My limbs were ice-cold, and my mind was blank. My hands were clenched into fists.

He always thought of her as a kite flying high in the sky, temporarily flying away from him, flying far away was okay, because the string was in his hand.

But now it is discovered that his hands are empty.

He was deep in thought, his heart burning with anguish as he desperately tried to win back the girl he loved. He had thought that after five months apart, she would understand his heart, that she loved him and couldn't lose him, just as he had understood his own heart, that he loved her and couldn't lose her.

However, she didn't seem to.

Their love was unequal; she didn't have the same warmth and affection for him.

He had initially thought that after five months, she would return to her former life, fall ill again from poverty and overwork, and beg him for help on the street. But she didn't. She did become thinner and more haggard, like a greenhouse flower suddenly leaving its comfortable environment and being ravaged by a storm, but she was in good spirits, with a slight smile on her lips and eyes as bright as the stars in the sky.

This surprised him greatly. He looked at her in confusion, wondering where she had gotten her divine power, which made her less anxious and helpless after leaving him.

He remained outwardly calm, but a huge question mark rose in his mind. Things were developing in a way he hadn't expected; everything was spiraling out of control, like an avalanche.

For the first time, he felt a sense of panic. Never before had he realized that he had lost her, and was terrified that he could never get her back.

She has gone very, very far away from him.

Between them, it was as if they were separated by a galaxy.

Lin Tingfeng remained silent for a long time, as if the blood in his body was silently seeping out from every capillary.

Ye Wenyu didn't want to face Lin Tingfeng anymore, so she stood up and said to him, "I'm sorry, I have class, I have to go now, goodbye!" Then she turned around and walked out of the coffee shop like a gust of wind. She left his side at an almost frantic speed.

How could Lin Tingfeng accept this? A man who had never failed before, how could he face the failure of his own love life? He stood up in a panic, hurriedly paid the bill, and then chased after the woman out of the coffee shop like a whirlwind.

"Xiaoyu—" He rushed forward, calling her name. A sense of helplessness washed over him like a tidal wave, almost suffocating him.

Ye Wenyu hurried ahead like a fleeing rabbit.

The cold wind outside hit my face like ice water being poured over my head.

The two chased and fled, and soon arrived at the south gate of Q University. Ye Wenyu discovered that Lin Tingfeng's black Mercedes was gone, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The night was as dark as ink, and in the distance, only one or two dim streetlights could be seen, like the sleepy eyes of a camel.

At this moment, Lin Tingfeng caught up and blocked her way like a mountain. He lowered his voice and pleaded with her, "Xiaoyu, I know you love me. You just haven't realized your true feelings yet. Can you really leave me? Are you willing to leave me?" His voice trembled like a spider's web in the wind, his face was as pale as paper, and his two hands at his sides trembled slightly.

He had always believed she loved him deeply, and he had once been smug and proud of it. But now, he was no longer so sure. The Bible says that love is like chasing the wind; one person's love for another can turn into indifference. Feelings are like flowing water and floating lanterns—the most unpredictable thing.

Hearing this, Ye Wenyu felt a lump in her throat. She thought to herself with a sense of grievance, "What's the use of love? If love requires freedom and dignity as a price, then I'd rather let this love die in my heart!"

Lin Tingfeng pleaded with her, "Give me and yourself a chance. Please believe me. I, Lin Tingfeng, will always keep my promises. I promised you I would get a divorce, and I will do it—" His eyes were filled with glistening tears, like diamonds. Were they tears? Ye Wenyu glanced at them but dared not look again. In her haste, she lowered her head.

Before Lin Tingfeng could finish speaking, a figure lunged at him, and a sharp female voice rang out: "Impossible! You're lying to her! She will never go back!"

Ye Wenyu and Lin Tingfeng were both stunned.

Lin Tingfeng told himself to calm down and looked closely, only to find that, unexpectedly, Ye Wenyu's mother, Zhang Susu, was standing between him and Xiaoyu.

This unexpected troublemaker, with his fierce brows and glaring eyes, looked like a protective mother hen guarding her chicks.

Lin Tingfeng was quite surprised.

Ye Wenyu was also very shocked. Looking at her mother, she asked, "Mom, why are you here? You didn't even call me?"

Zhang Susu gave Lin Tingfeng a hostile look. For the past five months since her daughter's breakup, she had been on tenterhooks, constantly on guard against Lin Tingfeng coming back to harass her. Five months had passed, and he hadn't come looking for them. Unexpectedly, five months later, as her daughter's second semester of junior year was about to end, he came to the school looking for her.

Luckily, she saw it today; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Zhang Susu patted her chest, her heart pounding like a drum. She'd woken up early that morning, and her right eyelid had been twitching nonstop. There's a saying, "A twitching left eyelid means good fortune, a twitching right eyelid means bad luck," and she wondered if something was wrong with her daughter. She hadn't seen her daughter for months, so she'd prepared some dishes, packed them in a lunchbox, and come to the school to find her. Unexpectedly, just as she arrived at the school gate, about to call Xiaoyu, she witnessed this scene.

Lin Tingfeng tried to force a smile onto his face. He felt that Zhang Susu was different from before and not as easy to deal with.

He was somewhat displeased, but because he remembered that the other person was the mother of the girl he deeply loved, he tried his best to control his emotions.

The night dew is low, not a single star can be seen in the sky, and the weather is getting colder and colder.

Zhang Susu looked at Ye Wenyu and explained to her, "It's been four months since school started, and you haven't come home to see your dad and me? We were worried about you. I happened to be in the city on business today, so I came to your school to check on you. As soon as I got off the bus, I saw you with him. How long has he been looking for you? What does he want from you? Did you promise him anything?"