Ye Qing was slightly taken aback, turned to look at Xi Yue, and was a little unsure how to start the conversation. However, Xi Yue spoke again: "Just leave me here, I'll go back by myself."
Although it wasn't late, and Xi Yue hadn't driven, walking back alone wouldn't have been a problem. However, Xi Yue was clearly in a bad mood. Regardless of whether Ye Qing liked Xi Yue or not, she couldn't let Xi Yue leave alone like that. If something happened, although she and Xi Quan wouldn't break up again, it would still be a bit awkward.
So Ye Qing stopped the car, but didn't leave. He watched as Xi Yue got out of the car and went to a small shop by the roadside. When she came out, she was carrying several bottles of beer. Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, locked the car, got out, walked to the side of the road, and sat on the curb, just like Xi Yue.
"Why didn't you leave?" Xi Yue asked, glancing at Ye Qing sitting next to her.
Ye Qing said, "Although our relationship is neither close nor distant, and not particularly good, with Xi Quan in the middle, no matter what, I will make sure you come home safely."
After hearing Ye Qing's words, Xi Yue remained silent for a long time, then tilted her head back and drank most of the beer in the can. She then smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Ye Qing, to be honest, sometimes when I see you, I really feel ashamed of myself. Even though you don't like me, you still personally take me home to take care of my feelings."
When Ye Qing first returned to Nancheng, Xi Yue seemed like a harmless little rabbit, even giving people a pitiful and regrettable feeling. Now, listening to Xi Yue's emotional words, Ye Qing felt that this was the attitude a person should have after experiencing a lot.
Ye Qing smiled and turned to look at Xi Yue: "You're not as humble as you were when I first came back."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Xi Yue tilted her head back and gulped down the remaining beer in the can. Perhaps because she drank too quickly, Xi Yue couldn't stop coughing.
Once her coughing subsided, Xi Yue spoke softly, "You saw my grandma's attitude. What else could I do but act pitiful? In fact, I've lost the pride I used to have. People who have been to mental hospitals, no matter how much others show they don't mind, are still different from ordinary people. Even family members will often remind you that you were once crazy, so if someone still wants you, you should just get married already. What right do you have to talk about feelings?"
At first, Xi Yue's words were rather resentful, but later they turned into anger and resentment. After that, Xi Yue said with a hint of helplessness and resignation, "Of course, my grandmother can't say she's wrong. After all, I really don't have the right to talk about feelings anymore. I was once badly hurt because of a relationship I cherished, and I almost went crazy. What more do you want? You told me to take my time getting married, aren't you afraid that I'll go crazy again?"
After speaking, Xi Yue stared intently at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing believed that Xi Yue had been holding these words in for a long time, and since she couldn't find anyone to talk to, she took this opportunity to say them all at once. So Ye Qing didn't say anything and just listened quietly.
But now, Xi Yue's gaze told Ye Qing that Xi Yue actually wanted to hear what he had to say.
After a long silence, Ye Qing said, "Although I now know that your opposition to me back then may not have been your original intention, but rather a result of your inability to control your emotions, those things have happened, and I don't want to easily say I forgive you. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that you are Xi Quan's sister, I would only nod and greet you when I see you again, and I probably wouldn't even nod and greet you."
“I know, that’s why I wanted to hear your opinion.” Xi Yue was also very frank: “From an outsider’s perspective, let me remind you once again of the cruelty of the truth.”
After hearing her grandmother's words, Ye Qing realized she had made a mistake. Xi Yue's decision to marry Liang Lu was not necessarily Xi Yue's own idea; it was more likely that her family was pushing her along.
Looking at Xi Yue's clear eyes despite having been drunk, Ye Qing knew that Xi Yue was perfectly sober.
This realization made Ye Qing frown. As if she had thought of something, she asked Xi Yue, "Since you don't want to marry Liang Lu, why did you go to Ye Shuang to make a scene?"
"She provoked me so much, it would be too unfair to her scheming if I didn't do something. Besides, if it weren't for her, Liang Lu and I wouldn't have had that misunderstanding, making people think I did something to Liang Lu. Now that I think about it, it was Ye Shuang who wanted to do something with Liang Lu. I was drunk and went into the wrong room."
Xi Yue spoke with a hint of helplessness and resentment.
However, Ye Qing seemed to sense that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was for the time being.
Although she said she wanted to hear Ye Qing's advice, she didn't hear any constructive suggestions. Xi Yue wasn't disappointed and continued to talk to herself: "Although I don't know why Ye Shuang deliberately made me go and cause trouble for her, she played a crucial role in my illness back then. As for revenge, it doesn't really count, since I had emotional problems back then, that's an objective fact. But I despise Ye Shuang's actions. So much time has passed since then, and I originally wanted to forget about it, but she insists on provoking me now, so it's not unreasonable to annoy her a little."
This was Xi Yue's logic, but Ye Qing was becoming increasingly worried. Ye Qing and Ye Shuang had sparred many times, and although it seemed that Ye Shuang was always beaten by Ye Qing, Ye Shuang's cunning was not to be underestimated.
Ye Qing was somewhat skeptical that Ye Shuang's scheming against Xi Yue was solely due to Liang Lu.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Xi Yue asked, looking at Ye Qing.
Ye Qing pulled herself out of her thoughts, glanced at Xi Yue, and said, "I'll say it again: if you're not absolutely determined to marry Liang Lu, there's no need to get married just because of what others say. I don't deny that I'm not stopping you from getting married because I'm afraid your emotions will be triggered again, but I have no ill intentions, I'm just trying to be kind. Everyone should live for themselves, not to conform to other people's expectations and do what others think, especially after you've experienced a failed relationship. You need to be more careful. What I mean is not that you should never talk about relationships again, but that you should clearly understand your own heart."
These words sound like motivational platitudes, but they are the absolute truth, the truth that Xi Yue dares not say aloud.
Regardless of whether Xi Yue truly harbors no resentment towards Ye Qing anymore, she agrees with Ye Qing's words and even envies Ye Qing's carefree life.
Xi Yue could tell that, comparatively speaking, her cousin Xi Quan was more afraid of Ye Qing leaving, while Ye Qing seemed to be the one who could leave gracefully at any time. Xi Yue chuckled and said, "I really envy you. I even understand why Ye Shuang is so determined to make things difficult for you."
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