Chapter 473 Love Yourself First
Kenai looked at the girl's departing back until her figure completely disappeared in the rain.
He looked down at the umbrella in his hand. Its light yellow surface was emblazoned with many little yellow ducks. The handle still held a trace of warmth, like a mark of tenderness.
He held an umbrella and continued walking along the river bank.
The rain gradually subsided, but the night deepened.
Turning a corner, he suddenly saw a familiar figure sitting on a bench by the riverbank, with his long hair slightly blown by the wind.
It’s Meng Zhen.
She hugged her knees and stared at the river with empty eyes, not even noticing that the rain had wet her shoulders.
Kenai frowned, walked over quickly, and held the umbrella over her head.
"Why are you sitting here in the rain alone?" His tone was calm, but revealed a hint of concern.
Meng Zhen finally came to her senses, looked up and saw it was him, and forced a smile: "Doctor Ke, what a coincidence?"
"Take a walk," he answered simply, his eyes falling on her slightly red eyes, "Unhappy?"
Meng Zhen turned her face away, her voice a little hoarse: "Nothing, it's just... things aren't going well at the studio."
You can't lie to a psychiatrist. From her expression, Konai could tell that her sadness was not because of work.
He was silent for a moment, then sat down beside her, the umbrella firmly covering their heads.
"I heard from An Ran that you broke up with Xiao Han." He said bluntly, "It's not shameful to be heartbroken. If you're unhappy, you can just say it directly. There's no need to hide it."
Meng Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "If only he could be as perceptive as you."
"Everyone has a different personality, and everything has two sides. His straightforwardness is purely his strength. People with delicate and sensitive minds are more easily hurt." Kona paused for half a second, then softened his tone, "Just like you."
Meng Zhen's eyes flickered slightly, and she pursed her lips without answering.
Conai is right, everyone has different personalities and shining points.
The Xiao Han she likes is the confident, straightforward and sincere boy. She shouldn't use assumptions to change him to meet her expectations.
"But I'm still very sad..." Meng Zhen looked at the river in the distance, her voice full of melancholy, "We broke up because we were not suitable, but I can't let go easily."
Conai narrowed his eyes slightly, judging from his many years of experience - she was just bored!
Most people who can’t get over a breakup do so because they have too much free time, which gives them time to think about all sorts of things and feel sad about the passing of time.
"Do you know what the seven emotions and six desires of human beings are?" he asked.
Meng Zhen was puzzled: "What?"
"The seven emotions are joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire. The six desires are life, death, ears, eyes, mouth, and nose."
Kenai gave a serious suggestion: "If you feel you can't let go, watch movies, listen to music, exercise to relax, and travel more when you have time. Or immerse yourself in busy work and be so busy that you don't have time to think about other things.
“When you have seen the world or achieved something through hard work, you will find that the world is vast and boundless, and a little thing like love cannot constrain you at all.”
Meng Zhen was stunned, and suddenly remembered her sister's words:
When you are strong enough to do everything you want and have the confidence to control any outcome, you will no longer worry about boring questions like love or not.
She hesitated for a long time and asked softly, "Is it true that only weak people would be entangled in love?"
After a moment of contemplation, Konai offered a relatively objective answer: "Even the strongest people will feel sad when they break up. It's just that they understand the principle better: to love others, you must first love yourself. So, they won't allow themselves to become depressed, but instead choose to enrich their lives and improve themselves."
Meng Zhen lowered her eyes, as if she was thinking seriously about his words.
The two sat quietly for a while, and the rain finally stopped. Meng Zhen seemed to feel a little relieved.
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Kenai put away his umbrella and stood up first.
The night breeze blows, bringing with it a fresh scent after the rain.
Konai walked her to her doorstep.
Meng Zhen hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Dr. Ke, thank you. I think I understand now."
Kenai waved his hand and drove away.
After arriving home, he took out his phone and sent a message to Meng Anran: [I'm back as the flower protector. No need to thank me.]
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At the same time, the towering buildings in Hai City's commercial center are still brightly lit.
If you want to make a living in a big city, it seems that you have to work day and night without sleep.
In a barbecue restaurant at a crossroads, Xiao Han saw Liu Jia, who was wearing a fluorescent pink dress and was particularly eye-catching in the corner, as soon as he entered the door.
"Why are you so free to come to Hai City? Could it be that you made a mistake at work and got fired by the eldest lady?" He sat down opposite Liu Jia and casually took off his backpack and put it beside him.
Liu Jia rolled her eyes at him, clearly used to his sharp tongue. "Where's Meng Zhen? Why didn't she come with you?"
"We broke up." Xiao Han took a sip of lemonade, his attitude so calm as if he saw everything.
"Break up?" Liu Jia stared at him in shock. After confirming that he was not joking, she nodded in agreement, "That's right. Who can stand your poisonous tongue?"
Xiao Han glanced at him speechlessly, but didn't continue to debate the issue. Instead, he asked, "Isn't Tianyi preparing for the launch of "Dream Peak" recently? As the person in charge, how did you find time to come to Hai City?"
"Tianyi has more than just this one game. After Dream Summit is launched, they're going to start planning and developing new games. He Guang is watching over the studio, and I've been ordered to go on a business trip."
Liu Jia gave a simple answer, not intending to let Xiao Han off easily for breaking up.
After all, he only has this one friend who can be called a "brother". It's rare that this guy has a girlfriend, but she was dumped after just a few months. He must seize the opportunity to gossip about her love life.
"You don't look sad at all after the breakup. Do you really like Meng Zhen?" Liu Jia asked.
Xiao Han's expression seemed to be the same as usual, but the hand holding the food clip paused slightly. "I can't let my feelings affect my work. Even if I'm sad, it won't help. Don't we still have to live day by day?"
Liu Jia curled her lips, clearly not believing his calmness at the moment, "If you're unhappy, just say it directly. I won't laugh at you."
Xiao Han raised the corners of his lips and glanced at him with disgust. "Do you think I'm as hypocritical as you? Breaking up is breaking up. It's just an insignificant experience in a long life. What's there to be so reluctant about?"
"Haha." Liu Jia fiddled with her exaggerated tassel earrings, "I hope you can still act so calm next time you see Meng Zhen."
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