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Ye Wenyu paused for a moment, wondering why he always seemed depressed and unhappy, and why he always seemed preoccupied.
Doubts rose in her heart like a fog.
Lin Tingfeng sat opposite her in a small, unhygienic restaurant. The small tabletop was shiny with oil, and the air was filled with the smell of cooking oil. There was no range hood in the kitchen; all the fumes were produced by a small exhaust fan.
Lin Tingfeng found this environment very unsettling, as it had been a long time since he had been there.
Ye Wenyu rinsed the two chopsticks with boiling water and smiled at him, "It's not very hygienic, but the taste is really good. I ordered blackfish noodles for you. Try it. Their blackfish is all freshly stir-fried. Even if only one person orders blackfish noodles, the owner will kill a blackfish on the spot, stir-fry it as a topping, and put it on your noodles. It tastes very fresh."
Lin Tingfeng watched her earnestly introduce a bowl of ordinary noodles costing a little over ten yuan and couldn't help but find it amusing. No matter how fresh a blackfish was, how delicious could it be? It wasn't abalone, and besides, he didn't think abalone was delicious either.
He has lost his appetite for many years. Eating is like chewing sawdust, like refueling a machine. For him, meals are just something he has to do to maintain his physical strength.
So he laughed. When the blackfish noodles were served, steaming hot, he looked at Ye Wenyu's expectant eyes. Not wanting to disappoint her, he picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of blackfish meat, and ate it. Then, he nodded and slowly said to her, "Mmm, it's really delicious. I don't think I've ever eaten such delicious noodles before." After saying that, his face flushed slightly. He didn't think he had ever spoken in such an exaggerated tone before. He had changed a lot since being with this girl.
Ye Wenyu laughed happily and asked him exaggeratedly, "Is it so delicious that you'd want to eat your tongue too?"
Lin Tingfeng had no choice but to nod.
Ye Wenyu burst into a silvery laugh.
The two happily began eating noodles. Wen Yu then said that her pork kidney noodles were also delicious and that he should try them. After tasting them, Lin Tingfeng also praised the taste.
That night, he suddenly had a great appetite and ate a whole bowl of noodles, leaving not even a drop of soup. He was sweating when he finished.
Seeing that he, who usually had little appetite, ate so much today, Ye Wenyu was especially happy. She said proudly, "I wasn't lying to you, was I? If you like this kind of food, I know a lot of delicious little restaurants. They may not be the most hygienic, but the food is amazing. Lin Tingfeng, let me tell you, the real delicacies are found among the common people."
Lin Tingfeng couldn't help but laugh when he saw her speaking eloquently like a gourmet. The noodles tasted good, but the exhaust fan in this small noodle shop was probably terrible. People were eating noodles in the shop while being constantly surrounded by fumes. When they got home, he would probably have to throw away his Armani and her Chanel.
Eating a bowl of noodles was a huge price to pay, but he was happy because he could buy more clothes. For him now, the hardest thing to buy was happiness.
He nodded and said, "Okay."
Ye Wenyu's eyes crinkled with joy, like a newly risen crescent moon.
Then he said, "Once Tingxuan stops having an attack, he will definitely apologize to you. Then we can have a meal together again."
Ye Wenyu nodded. She had a lot of curiosity, but since he didn't bring it up, she wisely refrained from asking.
She lost track of time. Finally, Ye Wenyu pulled her thoughts back from their flight. She had been standing not far from the bar for a very long time, her legs numb, as if made of rubber. She slowly raised her hand, clutching Lin Tingfeng's gold-embossed business card tightly in her palm. The three characters "Lin Tingfeng" pierced her eyes like needles, making her tremble.
In their previous life, they were entangled until they both died. Lin Tingfeng later died of cancer, leaving all his property to her before he died. However, she was not happy, and not long after his death, she also chose to commit suicide.
Now that I have a second chance, I can't live like this anymore!
In her previous life, why did Lin Tingfeng confess everything to her from the very beginning, asking her to be his lover? Why did he persistently bring her into the Lin family again and again, introducing her to the family members and trying to integrate her into the Lin family? Later, when she was heartbroken and wanted to escape, why did he take drastic measures to deprive her of any chance to escape, making her forever like a bird in his cage, deprived of her freedom? Ye Wenyu never understood any of this until her death.
Because Lin Tingfeng is too complicated, in this life, having been reborn, she is afraid of him and does not want to have any more entanglements with him. Therefore, the only way is to avoid meeting him.
She no longer wanted to find answers to the questions of her past life. At this moment, she only wanted to cherish this hard-won opportunity for rebirth, to live a simple yet happy life again.
But the student ID is in his hands, and he is still owed more than 8,000 yuan?
Ye Wenyu was preoccupied, staring blankly at the business card in her hand, which was already wrinkled from being squeezed too hard.
Should she go see Lin Tingfeng or not?
No, absolutely not! Ye Wenyu gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and shook her head desperately, her heart filled with the strongest resistance. In this life, she already had Cai Wenchuan. He treated her well, he loved her deeply, and she cherished this hard-won happiness. Besides, she was already able to handle life's various troubles with her own strength. In short, although life was poor, she could manage. Although it was a little tough, it was a positive, hopeful, and happy healthy life!
In her previous life, she was with Lin Tingfeng and gained immense material satisfaction. However, in the end, facing the complete collapse of family, love, and friendship, she was trapped in various negative emotions such as boredom, emptiness, and world-weariness. Unable to escape, she could only commit suicide to avoid it. That kind of life was too unhealthy.
Therefore, in this life, she must not meet Lin Tingfeng.
As for her student ID, she figured she could just go back to school and get a replacement. As for the IOU, if Lin Tingfeng came looking for her and asked for the money back, she would return it; if he didn't, she wouldn't. After all, in her previous life, because of him, she had wasted her precious youth, squandered her enviable academic achievements, and even sacrificed her young life. She had paid too high a price in her previous life, so in this life, there was no reason for her conscience to feel guilty about owing him a few thousand yuan.
With this in mind, Ye Wenyu threw the business card in her hand into a nearby trash can.
Ye Wenyu finally felt relieved, no longer troubled or in pain, and her steps became lighter. She cheered herself up and went back to school. However, she didn't spend the money she originally planned to pay back casually, but saved it, so that if Lin Tingfeng came to ask her for the money one day, she could return it to him without hesitation.
She tried to fill her heart with hope and strength, putting the fear brought about by Lin Tingfeng's appearance far behind her.
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