They've left?

Is he... going to leave her here alone?

It's so late, and the new campus is so remote, how is she going to get home?

"But I..."

"Don't worry, I've arranged a driver for you." He has his own car here, so he can just drive away.

"Oh, well..."

Before Bai Xiaoruo could finish speaking, Xian Mingyu had already turned and left the house.

Soon, the sound of a car starting its engine came from outside. He was gone, really gone.

I thought he would do something to me again.

Bai Xiaoruo didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.

Does he really not care about her anymore?

She walked to the dining table and sat down, stirring the light mushroom and lean pork congee in front of her.

He knew she loved mushrooms, and he never touched them, yet he made this bowl of porridge for her.

Bai Xiaoruo scooped up a spoonful with a small spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and ate it in small bites.

It smells wonderful, it's soft and chewy, and the shiitake mushrooms are cut into large pieces. There's a generous amount, but it doesn't taste bitter at all.

He washed it very clean and had a special method for removing the astringent taste.

As Bai Xiaoruo ate, she couldn't help but feel like crying again.

This is the best mushroom and lean pork congee she has ever eaten in her life.

It still tasted familiar, the taste of what he made for her himself.

She thought that a woman like herself had been abandoned by the whole world and that no one would care about her life or death anymore, but unexpectedly... he appeared by her side once again like a savior.

She had said so many hurtful things to him and tried to drive him away, yet he was still willing to take her in.

Hsien Ming-yu, I really owe you so much...

It seems like I can never repay this debt in this lifetime... What should I do?

Why... do I still love you so much...?