On the other side.

As soon as Mo Yuqing entered the cafeteria, she attracted countless stares.

Unlike Liang Zhirou, she never wore the same clothes twice. Even when it was drizzling outside, she still wore a light camel-colored, fitted turtleneck sweater with a black long skirt.

It perfectly showcases her near-perfect leg-to-body ratio, and coupled with her long, straight black hair, she inexplicably exudes a mature and sophisticated aura.

Even if her shoes were a little muddy, no one would even look at them because of her slender waist.

However, those with a keen eye may have noticed that this young lady has hardly ever been caught in the rain, nor has she often gone out in the rain.

Liu Yan, who was standing next to her, was dressed in a thicker coat and jeans, but even so, it couldn't hide her good looks. However, because she was with Mo Yuqing, no one had time to notice her.

Mo Yuqing is a little nervous today.

She wanted to prove to Liu Yan that she could live a good life without Chen Lu.

But as soon as she came in and saw the long lines, she frowned.

Does Chen Lu usually have to wait in such a long line to buy me food?

Mo Yuqing didn't think about it too much. In fact, she didn't care about the money she spent on ordering takeout every day, but she just wanted to compete and insisted on buying her own food from the cafeteria.

You have to pick up your own packages, book your own classes, and handle all class-related matters yourself...

She felt a little ashamed when listing the plans, because it seemed like something that others could always accomplish on their own.

While wiping Liu Yan's hair with a tissue, Mo Yuqing asked which window served her favorite dishes.

The two waited in line for almost ten minutes before they could buy the sweet and sour pork ribs that Mo Yuqing loved.

Liu Yan didn't seem to mind, but Mo Yuqing was already incredibly averse to queuing; she felt like she was going crazy.

There were so many people, and besides all the noise, there were also a lot of low-quality, cheesy videos playing out loud.

It was so loud it hurt her ears.

Just as she was about to ask which window had another dish, she suddenly spotted Chen Lu.

But... there was a girl sitting opposite him.

A girl who is completely different from me.

She didn't complain to Chen Lu about the various unpleasant things she encountered; she just ate quietly, occasionally glancing up at Chen Lu.

Chen Lu kept his chin in his hand, watching her. They didn't exchange more than a few words, but...

Why do they seem to get along so well?

Why did Chen Lu have dinner with girls other than me?

He's always only ever been with me...

Mo Yuqing was stunned for a long time, feeling a heavy weight in her heart.

I was both angry and annoyed.

I should be the one being looked at like that by Chen Lu!

His tenderness has belonged only to me all these years!

Liu Yan noticed it a little later than Mo Yuqing, so by the time she tried to stop Mo Yuqing, Mo Yuqing had already walked up.

The girl was still eating with her head down, while Mo Yuqing and Chen Lu were just looking at each other.

"What are you doing?" she asked irritably.

Chen Lu noticed that Liu Yan had an expression that said, "I tried my best to hold her back."

Although Chen Lu felt it was completely unnecessary, he was still grateful that she was thinking of helping him.

Even if someone's intentions are wrong, these things should still be handled separately.

"As you can see, what's the problem?" Chen Lu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't you like me? Then why do you eat with other girls?"

Is this what you like?

Because it was in the cafeteria, Mo Yuqing spoke very softly, but you could still hear the anger in her voice.

"It's true that I like you, but I also said when I confessed that I wouldn't do it again." Chen Lu's tone was somewhat cold, something he himself hadn't expected.

Normally, looking into Mo Yuqing's eyes at such close range would make his heart race, but he didn't feel that way at all right now.

So this is what it means to be utterly heartbroken...

"You were the one who rejected me. You only gave me two choices: either continue being your lapdog or we can't even be friends anymore."

"As you can see, I chose the latter because I'm tired," Chen Lu said with a self-deprecating laugh. "I'm not a saint. There's no reason for me to keep being good to you when I know there's no future for us."

The cold tone immediately stung her, making her inexplicably want to cry.

She couldn't understand why, but suddenly her vision became very blurry, and tears kept welling up in her eyes.

Mo Yuqing tried to hold back her tears and put on a disdainful smile, but unfortunately, she had always been the type to release her emotions without restraint since she was a child, waiting for others to comfort her, so she messed up her performance.

In the end, all he could do was pretend to be indifferent while shedding tears, saying, "Sure, no problem. It's none of my business if you eat with ten girls. As long as you're happy."

Then she stretched out her slender fingers and brushed the hair that was stuck to her cheeks with tears back behind her ear. "Since you won't answer my calls, you can forget about getting through to me again."

I won't answer even once.

"Okay, fine. So, what's your reason for criticizing me?" Chen Lu asked, tilting his head.

"You can't even explain it yourself, can you? We're not even friends anymore, you're meddling a bit too much."

Hearing this series of words, Mo Yuqing was a little stunned.

She suddenly felt that Chen Lu was a complete stranger.

He was such a stranger to me, it felt like I was meeting him for the first time.

Seven years have passed since Chen Lu gave her the first bouquet of flowers.

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