"They can even bring back men from outside now..."
Lu Zheng stood outside the bathroom, listening to the pattering water, looking down at the ambiguous clothes scattered all over the floor.
He clutched the cremation notice for his sister, Lu Yue, in his hand; that thin piece of paper seemed to be the last straw that broke his sanity.
Lu Zheng and Jiang Li'er spent ten years in love together.
He originally thought that the two families would visit each other during the Spring Festival and that he could get married smoothly during the National Day holiday.
Therefore, despite her illness, Lu Yue, the younger sister, dressed up carefully and specially changed into a little dress that she was reluctant to wear, for fear of embarrassing her future sister-in-law.
But on the way to the Jiang family for a reunion dinner, Jiang Li'er's first love, Zhou Mobei, unexpectedly returned from abroad and begged her to pick him up.
So, Jiang Li'er abandoned the brother and sister on the roadside like trash.
Snow was falling heavily, and the world was covered in ice and snow. Less than ten minutes after getting out of the car, Lu Yue's heart condition relapsed due to the cold, and she collapsed in his arms and never woke up again.
He desperately called Jiang Li'er, just because her car contained Lu Yue's medicine and heating equipment.
Jiang Li'er never answered, and at that moment, Lu Zheng's heart turned completely cold.
Even if the call finally goes through, all that comes out is Jiang Li'er's complaints and impatience.
"Lu Zheng, is it so hard for you to take a taxi yourselves? Did I not pay you enough?"
“Mo Bei just got back, and he got eczema from the change in environment. What’s wrong with me going to the hospital with him?”
"Lu Yue is just feeling cold. It's nothing to be upset about. I'll apologize to her later when we get home."
The woman's tone was impatient and perfunctory.
Before Lu Zheng could call for help, a weak male voice came from Jiang Li'er's side: "Lili, is Brother Zheng unhappy?"
"Or, I could..."
"Who cares about him? Taking care of your health is the most important thing. He and Lu Yue are both young, what's wrong with taking a taxi? He's spoiled!"
Jiang Li'er didn't care at all, and just kept comforting the people on the other side.
Therefore, his plea was ignored.
Even after hanging up the phone, she quickly blocked his number.
This resulted in my younger sister freezing to death in the snow.
Lu Zheng gripped the notification tightly, tears welling in his eyes.
Ten years of affection couldn't withstand a single gentle call from a first love.
Lu Yue's mother died in childbirth on the day she was born.
Because of oxygen deficiency, my younger sister has had a congenital heart defect since childhood, so she cannot do heavy work, and she cannot be exposed to cold or heat.
Her father passed away not long after, unable to bear the blow of her mother's death, and it was he who raised Lu Yue with great difficulty.
Lu Zheng asked for nothing else but the safety of his only younger sister.
The snow continued to fall heavily in the sky.
Lu Zheng was almost in a daze as he ran and finally got his sister to the hospital. However, upon learning that his sister had passed away, his face was covered in tears.
The order in his hand was almost torn apart; Lu Zheng was heartbroken.
A phone notification snapped Lu Zheng back to reality.
He opened his phone to inform his relatives of the time to come and pay their respects, but then he saw that Zhou Mobei had posted a new update on his WeChat Moments.
In the scene, snow is falling heavily, and Jiang Li'er is embracing him tightly, holding a large bouquet of red roses in her hand.
"Wishing myself and my loved ones all the best in the new year."
Lu Zheng was numb, his heart aching, but he had already made his decision.
He wants to break up with Jiang Lier.
Trembling, Lu Zheng typed on the screen as if venting his anger, typing out a sentence: "Wishing you a lifetime of happiness and harmony."
I also hope that we will never meet again in this life.
Concealing his sorrow, Lu Zheng took a deep breath and pressed the send button.
The words on the screen seemed to sever ten years of emotions, yet a sense of relief washed over me.
Lu Zheng knew that from this moment on, no matter how difficult things got, he would have to face them alone.
After replying to the emails on his phone, Lu Zheng went to his room to pack some things. When he returned to the room, he bumped into Jiang Li'er, who was wearing a silk nightgown.
As soon as Lu Zheng's hand touched the doorknob, Jiang Li'er couldn't help but coldly question him.
"Lu Zheng, what do you mean? It's Chinese New Year, why are you commenting on Mo Bei's WeChat Moments?"
"Mo Bei wasn't feeling well. His home is close to the hospital, so after he saw the doctor, I asked him to come over to my house to take a shower. Why are you giving me that look?"
Jiang Li'er kept talking, while Lu Zheng remained silent, took out a lighter from his pocket, and lit a cigarette.
His eyes were vacant, as if he couldn't hear anything.
"I'm asking you a question, what are you pretending for!" Jiang Li'er's eyes flashed with a hint of annoyance.
Lu Yue is gone. He had thought it through clearly, and his tone was even more calm: "Jiang Li'er, let's break up."
Jiang Li'er froze, staring at him in disbelief.
"Lu Zheng, have you thought this through?"
"You were the one who insisted on marrying me back then, and now you're the one who wants to give up!"
"If you break up with someone just because Mo Bei came to my house to take a shower, it shows you have no tolerance at all. In that case, we'd better not talk about marriage."
"Let's not talk about it anymore. I'll also be moving out of my house, so don't worry about me coming back and disturbing your good time."
Lu Zheng's hand, which was holding a cigarette, trembled so much that a lot of ash fell off.
Over the past ten years of their relationship, they have had countless arguments and conflicts.
But he couldn't bring himself to break up with her, because he believed that no difficulty could stop his love for Jiang Li'er.
Everything changed when Zhou Mobei appeared.
Jiang Li'er was still angry, but she didn't hold back her words, "Fine, let's break up then. Do you think you're so popular?"
Over the years, he has relentlessly pursued her, and no matter how much she humiliated him, he didn't care.
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