Yu Xiangyang rode his bicycle very fast, and Yu Xiangnian followed behind on his bicycle. The wheels were smoking from pedaling and his voice was smoking from shouting.

He chased him all the way to the downstairs of the tube-shaped building. Yu Xiangyang was locking his bicycle when Yu Xiangnian suddenly braked and blocked his way.

"Yu Xiangyang, don't be impulsive!" Yu Xiangnian panted, "She's just been through such a big change, leave her alone. If you go up to her and argue about these things now, it will only lead to a big quarrel and even a breakup. Both of you should calm down first."

"Tomorrow, I'll come talk to her and find out the situation first." Yu Xiangnian added.

Yu Xiangyang stood in front of the bicycle, hesitated for a moment and said, "She's already signed up!"

Yu Xiangnian was silent for a moment. "It's already been reported, and this can't be changed. But if you go up now, it will only make things worse!"

Yu Xiangyang looked upstairs and saw that Wen Qiuning's door was closed. He didn't know whether she had gone out or had already fallen asleep.

But what Yu Xiangnian said made sense. His current mood was indeed not suitable for discussing things, and he was bound to lose his temper and quarrel.

The brother and sister looked at the closed door, then rode their bicycles back in disappointment.

Wen Qiuning was sitting on the ground behind the door at this time. She had been behind the door since Yu Xiangyang left, and she went from standing against the door to sitting on the ground against the door.

The whole day, my mind was full of random thoughts, I thought about everything, but I didn't know what I was thinking about.

Before I knew it, it was dark. There was no light in the house, and the light from the corridor came through the thin curtains, allowing me to vaguely see the furnishings in the house.

She sat alone in the dim room. Outside, she could hear the laughter of children chasing and playing, and the sounds of neighbors cooking and chatting. Inside the room, there was only the sound of her heartbeat.

In this world full of laughter and the smell of fireworks, she has no home and no relatives. She is alone, silent, sober and lonely.

Is there really such a thing as destiny in one's life? Then she was destined to be miserable and lonely.

She had a miserable life since childhood and finally had the ability to bring her mother to Beijing. She just wanted her mother to stay away from the ridicule and bullying, and for the mother and daughter to live a good life together and try her best to make her mother happy. But these things happened and her mother left the world in despair.

She just wanted to live a good life with Yu Xiangyang, but her mother gave birth out of wedlock and then committed suicide, and her so-called father was a scum and was under investigation. She could not overcome the feeling of rejection, and she was not even qualified to form a normal family.

Yu Xiangyang is a dazzling light, and she, a person covered in mud, will only block his light and stain him as well.

The lights in the hallway were turned off, the noise outside faded away, and her world sank into silence, darkness and loneliness.

After sitting on the floor for so long, her legs were stiff, and she struggled to stand up, walked across the room, and climbed onto the bed numbly.

She was used to the darkness.

The next afternoon, after work, Yu Xiangnian went to Wen Qiuning's house first.

Wen Qiuning was cooking when Yu Xiangnian said, "I'll come see you on my way home from get off work."

Wen Qiuning smiled faintly, "I'm fine, let's eat together, I'll be ready soon."

There was no fresh meat at home, so Wen Qiuning took a sausage that Yu Xiangnian had given her before the New Year.

She made three dishes and a soup: steamed sausage, stir-fried cauliflower, tiger skin green peppers, and cabbage soup.

The two talked about other things while eating. After dinner, Yu Xiangnian shifted the topic to Yu Xiangyang.

"Yu Xiangyang told me that you signed up."

"Um."

Yu Xiangnian said, "It's good to go out and train for a while. It will only take two years. Yu Xiangyang will have graduated by then."

Wen Qiuning said calmly: "I broke up with him."

"That's not necessary," Yu Xiangnian said. "Your pursuit of career and your love and family are not in conflict."

Wen Qiuning didn't have any extra explanations, but just said, "Forget it, I don't want to continue."

Yu Xiangnian said a lot, covering all aspects, trying to persuade Wen Qiuning not to break up.

Wen Qiuning simply said, "I've made up my mind."

The tone of his voice was not harsh, but it was extremely firm.

Yu Xiangnian could only give it one last try. "You have to consider Yu Xiangyang too. He's already old and ready to get married. If you suddenly break up with him, it will hurt him so much!"

Wen Qiuning lowered her eyes, then slowly raised them after a while, "I am sorry for him, he deserves better."

Yu Xiangnian said: "No one is better than anyone else. Being happy together is the best."

Wen Qiuning said: "I don't think I will be happy with him."

Yu Xiangnian asked, "What's not happy about it? You can't fail in advance, you have to at least try."

Wen Qiuning: "I feel sick when I see men's things. I can't have a normal married life. How can I be happy?"

Yu Xiangnian: “…”

I was caught off guard! I was caught off guard! I had never imagined this would be the reason!

Uh...this aspect is indeed very important!

If you feel sick just by looking at it, you won’t be able to proceed in the early stages, let alone the later stages.

Yu Xiangnian's mind flashed with the inappropriate incident between her and Cheng Jingmo.

Yu Xiangnian paused for a moment and said, "This can be cured."

"How long will the treatment take? Who will treat it? Will it be cured in the end?"

Yu Xiangnian: “…”

It’s hard to say, and there is no cure for this disease in China yet.

Wen Qiuning smiled in relief, "Forget it."

It was getting late, and it was almost time for Yu Xiangnian to leave.

"It's almost time. I'm leaving." Yu Xiangnian stood up and said, "If you need any help, just come to us."

"Okay, thank you."

Wen Qiuning sent Yu Xiangnian downstairs, watched Yu Xiangnian ride away on his bicycle, and then turned around and went upstairs.

She cleaned up everything, boiled water and took a bath, just like a robot completing a task according to a program.

Yu Xiangnian was thinking about how to persuade Yu Xiangyang all the way, and she didn't want to reveal Wen Qiuning's hidden illness.

Fortunately, Cheng Jingmo will be back home tomorrow. Let Cheng Jingmo persuade Yu Xiangyang.

As soon as Yu Xiangnian returned home, Yu Xiangyang kept asking her, "Did you go to see her? Is she okay today? What did you guys say?"

He followed Yu Xiangnian's advice and did not go to see Wen Qiuning all day.

Yu Xiangnian organized the language in his mind, trying to express the content in the words that Yu Xiangyang could best accept.

"Well... I went to see her. She's fine. She even cooked for me. You don't have to worry about her." Yu Xiangnian said, "She's much stronger than you think."

Yu Xiangyang disagreed, "You didn't see her cry, my clothes were soaked with tears!"

"It's better to cry. You'll feel better after venting and waking up." Yu Xiangnian said.

"Get to the point!" Yu Xiangyang asked impatiently, "You persuaded her, what does she say now?"

Yu Xiangnian thought for a moment and said, "I think it's okay to break up. She'll be abroad for at least two years, and you can't afford to delay her. Besides, with your conditions, you can pick any girl you want. There's a whole forest for the trees, don't just focus on this one tree!"

Yu Xiangyang looked at her in astonishment.

After a long while, "You said you were going to persuade her, but you came to persuade me instead?!"