"I know, I know I haven't made any money these past few years. It's just that my... my family doesn't know about my debts. Please cover for me for now. I'll pay you back as soon as I have the money. I know I've wronged you, I feel so guilty, I can never repay what I've done to you in this lifetime..."
"Ye Zurong, do you remember what day it is today?" Gu Yueji suddenly interrupted him coldly.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before the voice became low and gentle, "Of course I remember, I'll always remember, Yueyue, happy birthday."
Gu Yueji's tears fell with a soft thud, clearly audible in the quiet and enclosed space.
So he remembered it was her birthday today.
Since he remembers, how could he do this, insisting on calling her today and saying such things?
Because her family was poor and her family never remembered her birthday, she had never celebrated her birthday since she was a child. Ye Zurong was the first and only person to celebrate her birthday.
The scene of him waiting for her downstairs in the dormitory with a birthday cake in his hands during college, the first birthday party he cooked for her after graduation, and the birthday cake he gave her every year, singing her a birthday song and wishing her a happy birthday. All her beautiful birthday memories came from him, and each scene seemed to be just yesterday. How could he let everything from the past be destroyed today?
"I'm sorry, Yueyue. I hope you can find a man who is more worthy of your trust in the future, and I also hope you will be happy in the future."
The phone call ended, and the only light in the room went out.
Gu Yueji knelt and lay prostrate on the ground, her head pressed against the cold floor. Tears streamed down her face, and she gradually began to sob loudly, each sob higher and louder than the last, until her wailing echoed throughout the entire room.
She is not a crybaby; in fact, she hates people who cry. From a young age, she knew that crying could not solve any problems and would only invite her parents' scolding. Therefore, she rarely cried, and even when she did, she would grit her teeth and shed tears silently.
This was the first time she had cried so unrestrainedly, because at this moment she felt so much resentment.
She resented the injustice of heaven, the unfairness of the world, the misfortune of fate, the hard work she had put in all these years yet still lived such a difficult life, the lack of reward for her conscientiousness and refusal to take shortcuts, and the betrayal and separation she received in return for her wholehearted devotion...
She kept crying and crying.
With each unrestrained sob, she released all the resentment and hatred in her heart.
I don't know how long I cried, until I couldn't cry anymore, until my voice was hoarse and I couldn't make a sound anymore, until I was completely exhausted.
Gu Yueji lay on the ground at some point, her eyes vacant as she stared at the dark room, the silence so profound it seemed as if she were the only person in the world.
In reality, her world has always consisted only of herself; no one cared about her, no one loved her, and it always has been that way.
This emotion, like the darkness that enveloped her, grew stronger and closer.
She sat up abruptly, rubbed her face vigorously with both hands, and turned on the light. The light was so bright that she closed her eyes for a while to adjust before opening them again and turning on her phone screen.
It wasn't 11 o'clock yet, so she still had time. She opened a food delivery platform and ordered a cake for herself.
She had cried, complained, and hated, but she had always told herself to be strong. Even if no one cared about her or loved her, she had to love herself even more.
So now she wants to light a candle for herself, even if she's alone, she wants to give herself a chance to make a wish.
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