When Gao Ya asked about the pawnshop, I didn't know how to explain for a moment, so I could only vaguely say, "Actually, that company is not mine, but is owned by a relative of mine. However, he immigrated a few years ago, and it's not convenient for him to invest as an overseas Chinese, so I just put it in his name."

"I see. I didn't know you had relatives abroad."

Gao Ya didn't say anything, and continued, "Actually, after I broke up with you back then, I always felt indebted to you. After all, you had the conflict with Gao Qiang because of me, but I broke up with you, and even..."

After hearing Gao Ya's explanation, I quickly felt relieved: "Didn't I say that these things are all in the past? Besides, everyone was young at that time and didn't understand what love was."

"Maybe so, but I really miss that time when everyone was carefree and there was a sense of youthful innocence."

As Gao Ya spoke, a smile appeared on her face: "I'm leaving Shenyang tomorrow. A classmate in the south helped me find a job. If possible, I'd like to treat you to dinner tonight as a way of thanking you! Thank you for taking care of me when I was a child, and thank you for helping me see Gao Qiang as a scumbag."

I initially wanted to refuse her invitation, but after hearing that she was leaving the city, I thought about it and agreed: "I'll treat you."

...

Lately, I've been doing nothing all day. That night, I closed the hotel early and rushed to the elegant hotel I had booked.

Although I no longer have feelings for Gao Ya, she was, after all, my first love. We sat together and talked about our student days, which made me feel quite relaxed. In the end, I drank myself into a stupor and lost consciousness.

I woke up early the next morning, feeling incredibly thirsty. I reached for a water glass on the bedside table, but instead touched something soft.

I initially thought I was dreaming, but as my hand moved downwards a short distance, I suddenly opened my eyes and sat up in bed.

I am in an unfamiliar hotel room, completely naked.

Looking to the side, the same elegant attire is displayed without a single piece of clothing.

Gao Ya was awakened by my movements. She turned to me with a smile and then moved closer, saying, "You're awake."

"Don't move!"

I grabbed Gao Ya's shoulder and looked at her snow-white body, my mind went blank.

I've been tricked!

My alcohol tolerance isn't great, but it's definitely not bad either.

I tried hard to recall what happened last night. I had only drunk five bottles of beer at most, which was far too much for me to black out.

Then, thinking back to the day of the class reunion, when Gao Qiang told me to let him off the hook and that he would give me Gao Ya, I suddenly realized that this was very likely a trap set by Gao Qiang.

Gao Ya was utterly puzzled by my actions: "Shenxing, what's wrong with you?"

"nothing!"

I pushed Gao Ya aside and started frantically putting on my clothes, while warily glancing towards the entrance of the room: "Why am I here?"

“Last night, you got drunk, and I couldn’t take you home by myself, so I booked a hotel room. I was just trying to help you take off your coat, but you suddenly hugged me. I had been drinking too, so…”

The elegant voice grew softer, but then became firm again: "Don't worry, everything last night was my own choice. Let's just consider it as making up for the regrets of our childhood! I'm leaving Shenyang today, so let's just treat it as a dream."

Hearing Gao Ya say that, I suddenly felt that what I had done was pretty awful, and explained, "Gao Ya, I didn't mean anything by it, it's just that this happened so suddenly."

"It's okay. I was drunk last night too. Just consider it a way to vent after suppressing my feelings."

Gao Ya then sat up and began to put on her clothes in front of me without any hesitation. She glanced at her watch and said, "My flight is about to start, so I can't stay here to take care of you anymore. You drank quite a bit last night, so get some more sleep."

I tried to recall what happened last night, but my head was throbbing, and I couldn't remember anything except what happened at the restaurant: "Um... I'll take you to the airport."

After seeing Gao Ya walk into the terminal with my own eyes, I finally confirmed that what happened last night was not a trap, but that I had really drunk too much and done something stupid.

On the taxi ride back from the airport, I smoked one cigarette after another.

I never dreamed that I would lose my virginity so easily, without even a trace of it.

Sometimes I think about it, and youth really is absurd. If Gao Ya and I hadn't met our classmate at the hotel back then, I probably would have given her my virginity long ago. But after all these years, this is still the result.

Before Gao Ya boarded the plane, I asked for her phone number, but she said she owed me too much and didn't want to have any more contact with me, and just like that, she disappeared from my world.

Humans are often prone to being foolish, and I'm no exception.

When I first found out that Gao Ya and Gao Qiang were together, I felt extremely disgusted with her, and even the last bit of good memories I had of her disappeared.

But after we actually had sex, I found myself distracted every day, constantly thinking about her.

More than ten days passed like this. I spent my days tending to the pawnshop, while Monkey's side made rapid progress. After switching to an accounting firm, he had already completed almost all the necessary procedures.

That evening, I was lying behind the bar reading a novel and waiting for it to close when I heard the wind chimes at the door ring.

I thought a guest had arrived, but when I sat up and saw the woman at the door, I excitedly stood up and went to greet her: "Gao Ya, you're back!"

Gao Ya took a deep breath: "Duan Shenxing, I want to talk to you."

Her cold attitude made me feel a little uncomfortable for a moment: "Let's talk?"

"I am pregnant."

She looked at me calmly and said, "The child is yours."

When I heard those elegant words, I was stunned and my mind went completely blank.

Just a few days ago, I had just come to accept that my world had lost its elegance, and then she suddenly came back and told me that she was pregnant with my child.

For a moment, I didn't know how to answer. After a while, I remembered to say, "Um, please sit down. I'll get you a glass of water."

"Don't bother, I only have a few words to say, then I'll leave."

Gao Ya rubbed her cheeks and then sat down on the chair by the window: "Originally, after I found out I was pregnant, I didn't plan to tell you. Instead, I went to the hospital to have an abortion. But I had previously helped Gao Qiang abort two children, and the doctor told me that if I had another abortion this time, I would never have the chance to be a mother again in my life."