After finishing her work, Chen Yu went to Huang Xiaoni's company to report for duty. The benefits there were very good, and the salary was higher than before. However, it was just the beginning, and she would probably have to figure out many things on her own.

Her mind was always on work, and she often worked overtime until late at night with Huang Xiaoni and Li Ke'er.

Jiang Yang would occasionally bring Wang Yue to deliver meals.

Friday night.

Jiang Yang and Wang Yue brought a lot of food to visit the three busy people.

Wang Yue took out a box of fried rice that Chen Yu loved the most, opened the lid and placed it in front of her, saying, "I know you're a busy person, so I opened it for you myself."

"How thoughtful of you, Yueyue! How's work lately?"

"I'm doing great. Jiang Yang's parents take good care of me and give me a lot of bonuses. I've already prepared my own little car."

Wang Yue looked proud. Her family's financial situation was below average, and her parents were just ordinary working-class people.

Being able to afford to send Wang Yue to such a good high school was already beyond our means. Fortunately, she now earns a monthly salary of nearly 20,000 yuan, which she saves all of after subsidizing her family.

Where's your boyfriend?

Li Ke'er took a bite of pizza and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Boyfriend? We broke up a long time ago. He always said I was too busy with work and didn't understand his feelings."

Chen Yu was slightly taken aback. She didn't even know when Wang Yue had broken up with her boyfriend, and he hadn't mentioned it to her.

"Yueyue, when did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Everyone's been busy lately. It was just something that happened a while ago. I didn't like him that much, so it's okay."

Wang Yue looked indifferent. She took the pizza Chen Yu handed her and took the first bite. Only then did she remember to ask Chen Yu why she hadn't seen Chen Yan for the past few days.

"Where's Lao Shen? Is he so busy that he doesn't even show his face?"

We broke up.

Chen Yu feigned a relaxed expression, but in reality, her heart was shattered into pieces.

"Huh? Why?"

The four people present were surprised and looked at Chen Yu in disbelief. Everyone thought that Shen Yan was busy, which was why he did not appear.

"No reason."

Chen Yu clearly didn't want to continue the topic. Wang Yue wanted to ask more, but Jiang Yang glared at her. He had actually told them about what happened last time, but Chen Yu hadn't brought it up. He certainly couldn't let her know that he had already told her.

She and Shen Yan haven't been in contact for almost half a month.

Shen Yan didn't go home either. She ate and slept alone every day, and she worked overtime because she didn't want to be alone at home.

Everyone finished dinner in silence. Huang Xiaoni left early with Jiang Yang, and Chen Yu and Wang Yue went back together in the end.

After thinking it over, Wang Yue decided to stay at Chen Yu's house for two days. The two chatted and laughed as they returned home.

Opening the door, Chen Yu was stunned to see the living room lights already on. Had she left without turning them off? Wouldn't that mean her electricity bill would be over the limit?

"Oh no, I forgot to turn off the lights."

Chen Yu looked dejected as she took off her shoes.

"Um, I think it's not that you didn't turn it off, it's that someone came back, so I'm leaving now."

Wang Yue looked up and saw Shen Yan sitting on the sofa. Chen Yu kept her head down and didn't see him.

She quickly closed the door for the two of them.

Carrying the clothes, I returned home the way I came.

Chen Yu didn't realize what was happening at first, and by the time she tried to grab Wang Yue to ask, she had already run away.

Turning his head, he saw Shen Yan sitting on the sofa, intently looking at the computer in his hands.

Chen Yu pondered for a moment, but had no intention of paying attention to him. After all, this was Shen Yan's home, and it wasn't like he couldn't come back.

I picked up my bag and was about to go upstairs.

"Aren't you going to talk? Are you going to keep dragging this on?"

"We have nothing to talk about."

Chen Yu refused outright and continued upstairs.

The silent treatment is a way to fight for power and is specifically used to punish those in positions of authority. Shen Yan's favorite method is the silent treatment. She knew this from the beginning, but because she loved him so much, she was forced to back down step by step.

From beginning to end, she never blamed Shen Yan; it was just that she had imagined Shen Yan to be too good.

Shen Yan slammed his computer shut, feeling extremely frustrated. He had come back hoping to have a proper talk with Chen Yu, but instead, Chen Yu gave him the cold shoulder.

Chen Yu returned to her room and sat on the bed in a daze.

Looking back now, every time we argued or had a disagreement, Shen Yan rarely took the initiative to coax her.

She could only force herself to understand that Shen Yan was not good at expressing himself.

But what she got in return didn't seem to be what she wanted, and this time she wasn't going to compromise.

Chen Yan strode upstairs with heavy steps and knocked on Chen Yu's door. "Are you sure you want to keep this cold?"

After thinking for a while, Chen Yu realized that there were indeed some things that needed to be made clear.

She opened the door and stared blankly at Chen Yan, lost in thought. It had been almost half a month since she had seen his face, and he still carried a faint scent of perfume.

Let's break up.

Chen Yu calmly uttered these words, his stern eyes filled with disbelief, but his gaze gradually turned cold.

"Have you thought it through?"

"I've thought it through."

He remained silent for nearly half an hour, staring at Chen Yu's face. He had a thousand words stuck in his throat, but Shen Yan just couldn't say them.

Chen Yu stared at him intently without saying another word. Both of them tried to find a clue in each other's faces, but they both seemed to be very good at pretending. Neither of them could tell what the other was thinking.

Finally, Shen Yan left home, taking his belongings with him.

There was some money and a letter left on the living room table.

Chen Yu saw it when she woke up in the morning.

She slept well last night, a rare occurrence, and didn't dream about Chen Yan again.

She sat down on the sofa in the living room and opened the letter written by Shen Yan, which contained a few scattered words.

The gist of it is that he told Chen Yu the password to this card, which contains 1 million yuan, left behind by him as the older brother.

Chen Yu didn't know how long he had been reading this letter or how long he had been reading those words.

I was also absent-minded on my way to work.

I was almost hit by a passing car.

"Little girl, don't let your mind wander while you're walking, you almost killed me!"

The uncle gave Chen Yu a lecture and then told her to leave quickly.

Chen Yu sat down at the company. She hadn't quite recovered from her shock yet. She opened her phone to send him something, but ultimately didn't.

She forced herself to get into work, but after a while she would want to rest. She always felt that something was missing, but she just couldn't put her finger on it.

Finally, it was time to get off work. Chen Yu went to a quiet bar alone, sat down, and ordered the cocktail she had drunk earlier.

I drank two or three glasses until I felt I couldn't drink anymore, then I took a taxi home.

Pushing open the door, she finally broke down in tears in the darkness.

The pain of separation struck again.