Flower Butterfly
"What happened to her when she was a child?" Ye Jing'an asked tentatively.
"Her father was a domestic abuser. He would beat her and her mother when he was drunk, and was eventually convicted of murder and sent to prison. There were no other relatives in their family, so she and her mother lived alone. Although their life was a little hard, they no longer had to live in fear every day. However, the peaceful days didn't last long, and her mother passed away," said Song Yiyu.
Ye Jing'an had a rough idea of what had happened between them, which were all sad things that he couldn't bear to look back on, so he didn't ask any more questions. However, he was still puzzled by the fact that Song Yiyu acted like a sissy in high school, so he asked him why he did that.
Song Yiyu explained that he liked Ren Heshu and couldn't bear to see her living alone in that dilapidated residential building, so he confessed to his father. His father said he would never agree to them being together, and it was then that Song Yiyu realized that he had a childhood engagement with the eldest daughter of the Chen family.
Normally, Song Yiyu's father spoiled him and did whatever he said. However, no matter how he made a fuss about this matter, it was useless. The final result of the coordination was that he agreed to support Ren Heshu's studies, but the two of them could not be together.
Song Yiyu had no choice but to act like a sissy at school, making his bad reputation worse and letting his fiancée hear it so that she could tell her father to cancel the engagement herself. This way, he wouldn't put his father in a difficult position, nor would his fiancée, whom he had never met, lose face.
"You really work hard. You act so realistically. How about it? Have you achieved your goal now?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Yeah, but Ren Heshu doesn't agree to be with me." Song Yiyu leaned weakly on the sofa. "She has been an independent and outstanding person since she was a child, but her mother's death did deal a big blow to her. She went from being confident and cheerful to being inferior and introverted. She always feels that she is not worthy of me, and she never uses the clothes and gifts I give her."
"Dude, you're not good enough!" Ye Jing'an looked up and down at his expensive suit. "You know that girl's life is hard and she feels that she is not worthy of you. But you still dress like a flower. When you walk on the street, girls all turn their heads. Who dares to get close to you?"
"Shouldn't I dress up nicely to see her?" Song Yiyu retorted.
"Okay, okay, you're so stubborn. Just continue to be single." Ye Jing'an sneered.
"..." Song Yiyu asked him curiously, "That handsome guy with long hair looks so aloof, how did you get him?"
Ye Jingan rolled his eyes and thought about it. He didn't seem to have actively pursued her, and he just treated her like a good friend. In the end, the friendship couldn't continue, so he resorted to force, and made her go to the hospital. It seemed that he didn't really pursue her, but it was Brother Liu who liked her. If Brother Liu didn't like her, there would be no point in playing tricks.
However, Ye Jing'an didn't want to tell Song Yiyu about the mess he made when he confessed his feelings, so he said that he was just silently accompanying her and everything would come naturally.
Song Yiyu pointed to Ren Heshu's room and asked Ye Jing'an, "So what do you think I should do now?"
"Are you asking me for advice?" Ye Jing'an raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, I'll treat you to a meal." Song Yiyu said.
"Just wear tattered clothes, walk to her pitifully and tell her that your father kicked you out and you have nowhere to go, so beg her to take you in." Ye Jing'an whispered.
"Isn't this just lying to her..." Song Yiyu hesitated.
"Haven't you cheated enough people?!" Ye Jing'an glanced at him.
"I don't want to lie to her." Song Yiyu said.
"Okay, okay, you continue to be a butterfly." Ye Jingan said.
Song Yiyu thought about it and decided that he couldn't lie to her, but he could ask his father to kick him out of the house. Being kicked out was quite easy. He could just find something to piss him off and he would definitely be kicked out for a few days.
"You stay here and help me look after her. I'll come right back as soon as I get back." Song Yiyu said.
"Okay, give me some of the snacks you bought." Ye Jing'an pointed to the bags next to the sofa and motioned him to hand them over. Ye Jing'an watched TV and ate snacks while occasionally sending a message to Liu Muze to ask how things were going over there.
Ever since the last incident, Liu Muze has been replying to messages instantly. He would reply to even insignificant messages unless it was urgent. Ye Jingan was becoming more and more satisfied with his attitude. In the past, when they chatted, Liu Muze would only reply to urgent matters, and would ignore everything else. Ye Jingan complained several times, but Liu Muze only agreed verbally. He would not reply to messages whether he wanted to or not. Ye Jingan thought that dying once was not a bad thing, and his status would rise a lot.
Ye Jingan was watching TV when he saw Ren Heshu coming out of the room. He sat up straighter and smiled as he called Ren Heshu over for some snacks.
"Where is Song Yiyu?" Ren Heshu asked.
"He seemed to have gone back for something." Ye Jing'an said.
Ren Heshu felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward. She said to Ye Jingan, "Let's have dinner at home tonight. I'll go out and buy some food."
"Uh, I can't cook." Ye Jing'an smiled awkwardly. He could cook, but he was afraid of drugging them to death...
Ren Heshu laughed dumbly: "You are a guest, how can I ask you to cook? I will cook for you."
"How can this be? You haven't rested well these past few nights, so how can I let you cook? If Song Yiyu finds out, he will kill me." Ye Jing'an said.
"You always have to eat. Only when you are full can you have a good rest." Ren Heshu said.
"Let's order takeout when Song Yiyu and Brother Liu come back." Ye Jingan asked her curiously, "Hey, do you like him?"
"Ah?" Ren Heshu felt embarrassed by the question and lowered his head without answering Ye Jingan's question.
"This is tacitly agreed. I'm telling you, don't like him. He's not a good person at all." Ye Jing'an said.
"No, Song Yiyu is a very nice person. You misunderstood him." Ren Heshu retorted.
"Oh, he's very good." Ye Jing'an suppressed his smile, "Then why don't you let him take him down?"
"I can't waste his time, so let's just be ordinary friends." Ren Heshu said.
Ye Jingan was stunned. Why did this sound familiar? It was not the same as that Liu. Ye Jingan thought to himself: Thank you so much for your understanding!
"Okay, don't delay him. Just let him wait alone. His father is urging you to get married, and you don't agree to go along with him. He's not happy about marrying someone else, and you're arguing at home every day. His relationship with his parents is getting worse and worse, and in the end he might not even be able to go home. He'll be depressed and regretful for the rest of his life." Ye Jing'an nodded. "Yeah, that's good. He deserves to live like this for the rest of his life."
"No, people will change. As time goes by and the enthusiasm fades, the situation you described will not happen." Ren Heshu said calmly.
"How do you know if he will change? If he changes, you can't say who will be wasted by being with him. If he doesn't change, you will have let down someone who loves you to the core. Do you want such a person to live alone for the rest of his life?" Ye Jingan said.
"I..." Ren Heshu was speechless for a moment. He had participated in debate competitions in high school and college, and was always the best debater. But today, he couldn't win the argument against Ye Jingan. She always felt that there was a problem with the logic of his words, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it made sense and didn't know how to refute it.
"He must have helped you a lot over the years. If you think he is good, you should think about what he wants and what he thinks is good, rather than what you think is good for him." Ye Jing'an said.
"I understand the logic, but I can't do it." Ren Heshu sighed. If nothing had happened, maybe they could really be together happily. But now, she was almost overwhelmed by life. How could she bear Song Yiyu's kindness and resist the outside world's gossip?
Growing up, she'd always wanted to be independent and strong, so she could protect her mother from getting hurt. Along the way, she changed many of her habits and personalities, becoming known as an optimistic and positive student. She also held an umbrella for many people along the way.
She thought she had truly become the person she had always wanted to be, but in the end, she hadn't been able to protect her mother. Instead, she completely lost her mother, and she herself was still the self-deprecating and cowardly person she used to be. How could she let Song Yiyu fit into this broken life? How could she, a broken person, be worthy of Song Yiyu's love...
"Don't worry, just let it go." Ye Jing'an comforted.
The two looked at each other in silence. Ren Heshu was thinking that their experimental data and paper would be submitted soon. She had been troubled by the dream these past few days and had no energy to write. Now that someone came to help her, she felt a little more at ease. She could take advantage of the free time in the afternoon to organize the experimental data and then finish writing the article and submit it.
Another hour passed. Ye Jing'an was hungry and sent a message to ask Song Yiyu why he hadn't come back yet.
"I'll be back soon, can you lend me some money?" Song Yiyu said.
Ye Jing'an was always puzzled by Song Yiyu's behavior. Song Yiyu's family was much richer than the Ye family's, and when had this rich young master ever been short of money? So asking him to borrow money was a bit unexpected. However, the loan was not much. Ye Jing'an thought that perhaps this young master had some requirements for the amount in his wallet, or some other strange reason, so he didn't ask any more questions and directly gave him the money.
After a while, Song Yiyu returned. Ye Jing'an opened the door and saw that he was covered in dust. He had taken off his suit jacket, and the white shirt underneath was messy and dirty. The left side of his face was red, and there was a scratch with dried blood. This didn't look like he had just returned home, but more like he had picked a fight.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Song Yiyu didn't answer his question. He glanced around the room and didn't see Ren Heshu, so he asked Ye Jingan how she was and whether she was feeling unwell.
Ren Heshu heard Song Yiyu coming back in the room. He walked out of the room and saw Song Yiyu in a miserable state. He rushed to him anxiously, carefully examined the injuries on his face, and asked him what happened.
"It's okay. I was beaten by my dad." Song Yiyu smiled embarrassedly and said, "He kicked me out. Now I have nowhere to go. Can I stay at your house temporarily?"
Ye Jingan secretly gave him a thumbs up. This guy was very active and acted well. His acting was so realistic.
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