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Seeing Ye Wenyu's relaxed expression, Lin Tingfeng smiled and mustered his courage to ask her, "So, after my divorce, can I pursue you?" His heart was pounding like a rabbit's, and he had to purse his lips tightly, otherwise, his heart might have jumped out of his throat.
Ye Wenyu slowly took a sip of tea, recalling the change in her heart just now. She had said that she would re-examine Lin Tingfeng and his feelings for her. Therefore, she had to keep her word. The most important thing for a person is not to miss the happiness around them. So, she looked at him gently, met his eyes, and softly said, "Okay." Her face was already as red as an autumn persimmon.
Really? Lin Tingfeng laughed, and laughed so hard that he leaned back in his chair and shielded his face with his hand in the dim light of the teahouse. He was so happy; these were the most touching words he had heard in all these years!
This girl is absolutely adorable.
He looked at her, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes sparkling like stars.
At this moment, Lin Tingfeng felt that the teahouse was warm and cozy. The continuous autumn rain outside, the dim lighting inside, the elegant furnishings, and the music flowing gently like water made the teahouse look extremely beautiful, like a delicate traditional Chinese painting.
He gazed at the girl opposite him, his feet seemingly floating on colorful clouds, feeling as if he were on a celestial abyss.
Ye Wenyu recalled her previous life, thinking that the reason why the two of them were unwilling to communicate later on was that Lin Tingfeng was too scheming. He became too lazy to explain many things to her, and without his explanation, she was completely confused. As a result, the two of them continued to make mistakes, making mistakes and making mistakes until the end, which eventually led to tragedy.
Misunderstandings are sometimes the biggest source of tragedy in relationships.
Therefore, after thinking for a moment, she said seriously to Lin Tingfeng, "Tingfeng, the reason I've always kept my distance from you is because you're too cunning! You hide yourself very well, your heart is like the bottom of the sea, I don't understand you at all, which scares me a little. If you really intend to—" Her face continued to burn red, as if all the blood was rushing to her face, so she had to stop talking and quickly lower her head.
But the heatwave continued to spread, flowing like water from my face down to my neck and shoulders.
Lin Tingfeng smiled as he looked at her flushed face, her ears as red as agate under the light, and his heart was filled with joy as if it were singing. He had never been as happy as he was today.
After bowing her head for a few minutes, Ye Wenyu finally raised her head again, but her face was still as red as a bride's veil. She mustered her courage and said, "After your divorce, when you come to me again, I hope you won't be like before, and you won't be like you are now. I hope you will be more honest and sincere with me."
Lin Tingfeng stood there, stunned. Did she want him to be honest? But that was his nature. A businessman who tells everyone everything can't succeed. Shrewdness and cunning are a businessman's nature, ingrained in his bones and flowing in his blood. It's a businessman's inherent nature. If you're not deep and ruthless enough, you can't succeed in the business world.
However, he still nodded and said gently to her, "Okay, I will try to be honest with you."
Ye Wenyu's lips curled up, seeing him unusually obedient, but she was still worried he wouldn't understand. So she continued to explain, "It's just that whatever's going on, it should be brought up and discussed openly. The worst thing between lovers is guessing games, because most of the time, the guessed answer is wrong." She simply didn't want to repeat the mistakes of her past life, to look at things from a new perspective, and then in this life, to try a different approach to start over with Lin Tingfeng.
Give him, and yourself, a chance to start over.
Upon hearing this, Lin Tingfeng couldn't help but let his lips curl into a wild smile. She said "between lovers," as if they would really become lovers in the future. His heart began to pound with anticipation, his eyes shone like stars in the sky, and a smile spread across his handsome face. He began to imagine his life pursuing her after his divorce.
Ye Wenyu was tired. Seeing that the rain outside hadn't stopped but had obviously lessened, she stood up and said to Lin Tingfeng, "I really have to go now, goodbye!" Without waiting for his reply, she hurriedly walked out of the teahouse and into the wind and rain outside.
Ye Wenyu returned to the girls' dormitory in the rain, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and went to class as if nothing had happened.
In class, she was lost in thought, as if two little voices were battling inside her. One voice shouted, "He never loved you. He approached you with ulterior motives from the beginning!" The other voice cried out, "No, he loves me. He has loved you since he was a child. In terms of who appeared first, you were the first one to appear!"
These two little people caused her immense pain and left her utterly exhausted.
Ye Wenyu closed her eyes in pain, letting herself drift off into a daze in the university classroom.
By evening, her legs felt like they were filled with lead, and her bones ached as if they were about to fall apart. She walked heavily back to the girls' dormitory.
The bookstore owner called, and Ye Wenyu answered slowly and listlessly. The bookstore owner shouted on the other end, "Xiaoyu, you promised me! How could you break your promise?!"
Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment before she remembered her promise to the bookstore owner. She then perked up, put on her outdoor clothes, and went to the bookstore.
The boss was delighted to see her arrive in the rainy night.
Ye Wenyu said to him, "I'm sorry, boss, I won't be working here starting tomorrow."
What?! The boss was utterly astonished; his jaw nearly dropped. Seeing her arrive on that rainy night, he'd assumed she was there to sell his books via livestream. Turns out, she was there to resign!
He said sadly, "What kind of world is this?! As the boss, I've never thought about firing any employee, but I'm constantly being fired by them! Is there any other boss in the world as pitiful as me?" He rubbed his face and sighed bitterly, "Alas, the bookstore is failing, we can't sell many books, and now we can't even keep our employees. Sometimes, I really feel like I'm still alive, but I'm already dead. I'm a person abandoned by the times. My books, my store, my people—all of them have been abandoned—"
Seeing the boss's pitiful appearance, Ye Wenyu couldn't help but smile and said gently to him, "Boss, don't worry, even if the whole world is eliminated, books will not be eliminated."
"Really?" The boss perked up, his eyes lighting up, and asked her, "Then why are you leaving?"
Thinking of Lin Tingfeng, Ye Wenyu felt a mix of emotions, like a bottle of mixed feelings had been spilled. She composed herself and had no choice but to tell the bookstore owner the truth: "Because this job was found for me by a friend, I don't want to owe him a favor, so I can't continue working here."
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