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Lin Tingyue smiled confidently and asked Cai Wenchuan, "Is it to see Ye Wenyu?" Her voice was as clear and melodious as a wind chime on the eaves.
Ye Wenyu froze, looked up, and nervously glanced at Cai Wenchuan not far away. It was as if thunder was rolling in her heart. She pursed her lips, her face was pale, and her palms were sweating.
Hopefully, her pessimistic guesses are wrong, and hopefully Cai Wenchuan's true love is her, not Lin Tingyue. That way, she won't feel so desperate, so tired, so cold in this difficult life.
Silence followed again. After a few minutes, Cai Wenchuan finally raised his head and said firmly, "That's right, I came back to see Wenyu because I missed her."
"Really?" Lin Tingyue asked in a suspicious tone, indicating that she didn't believe it at all.
Ye Wenyu didn't believe it either, because Cai Wenchuan's overly firm tone showed that he was lying and that he was forcing himself.
Ye Wenyu smiled bitterly, feeling as if she were in an ice cellar, her whole body shivering with cold.
Lin Tingyue turned around, took a few steps behind her, and then turned back to Cai Wenchuan, warning him in an almost commanding tone: "Xiao Wenzi, my elder brother likes Ye Wenyu, and I hope you won't steal her away."
What? !
Cai Wenchuan and Ye Wenyu were both stunned.
Cai Wenchuan clenched his fists, his heart pounding as if it had been struck by an earthquake and tsunami. He said angrily, "Xiaoyu and I grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and we love each other. Your older brother is already married. What right does he have to like Wenyu?!"
Ye Wenyu recalled what Lin Tingfeng had said to her before, and that he hadn't contacted her for almost three months. She thought to herself that it was just Lin Tingyue's wishful thinking. In fact, in this life, Lin Tingfeng had no interest in her at all.
She thought to herself that she was such a failure as a person. In her previous life, at least for a while, Lin Tingfeng had truly loved her. But in this life, it seemed that no one had ever truly loved her.
Lin Tingyue looked at Cai Wenchuan without being angry at all. Instead, she smiled and slowly said, "Ye Wenyu is someone I introduced to my older brother." Her small face was as cute as a rose, but her big eyes emitted a devilish light.
Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment before realizing that Lin Tingyue was not as naive and foolish as she appeared on the surface.
What? Like a bolt from the blue, Cai Wenchuan trembled with shock and anger. His face was ashen, and he pointed at Lin Tingyue, stammering, "You, you, witch!"
Ye Wenyu, who was watching from outside the bamboo forest, couldn't understand it. Just a few minutes ago, Cai Wenchuan learned from Lin Tingyue that she and Jiang Zhiming had been very happy together. He felt sad, disappointed, and painful, but also blessed and supported her. But now, just a few minutes later, he angrily pointed at Lin Tingyue's nose and called her a witch.
It's astonishing how quickly one person's feelings towards another can change within just a few minutes.
Lin Tingyue giggled, her voice like a silver bell, and said smugly to Cai Wenchuan, "I've been a vixen since I was little, you know that, and you're still helpless against this vixen. So, little Wenzi—" At this point, Lin Tingyue slowed her speech, quickly walked to Cai Wenchuan's side, stared at him, and said slowly, "Don't go against me. You're my friend, not my enemy, right?"
Ye Wenyu was stunned. She said she couldn't understand the relationship between Cai Wenchuan and Lin Tingyue at all.
In Lin Tingyue's heart, Ye Wenyu had become nothing more than a pawn she used, which was truly laughable.
Cai Wenchuan had calmed down. His hands, hanging at his sides, clenched into fists. He said to Lin Tingyue expressionlessly, "Do you think I'm a puppet on your strings, to be manipulated at your will? I've been controlled by you for over ten years, and now I'm free. Lin Tingyue, let me tell you, I won't allow you, and I won't allow your elder brother, to do this! Wenyu is my beloved, and I will cherish her and take good care of her. Even if it means death, I will protect her!" After saying this, Cai Wenchuan turned abruptly and strode out of the bamboo forest.
Fearing that Cai Wenchuan would see her soon, Ye Wenyu immediately turned around and ran away as fast as a rabbit.
Fortunately, she wasn't discovered. She returned to her dormitory, her heart pounding and sweat pouring down her forehead. Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Cai Wenchuan calling.
She stared at the ringing number for a long time before finally deciding to answer. Cai Wenchuan said gently on the other end of the phone, "Xiaoyu, I'm back in China. I want to see you. Where are you?" His tone was tired and sad. Ye Wenyu had just accidentally witnessed the scene in the bamboo forest, so she knew why he was tired and sad.
Ye Wenyu remained silent, thinking to herself, "Just now, Cai Wenchuan told Lin Tingyue that she was his true love, but when he suddenly returned to the country, the first person he went to see was Lin Tingyue."
Was she truly his true love? Or was she just a shield he used to escape his inner demons?
"Xiaoyu, are you listening? Xiaoyu, hello, Xiaoyu?" Cai Wenchuan raised his voice.
Ye Wenyu finally came to her senses. She slowly said, "Yes, you're back in the country, is that true?" She tried her best to pretend she knew nothing, acting as if she were overjoyed and incredulous. But this joy was forced because she had discovered the terrible truth. Once a person's heart is broken, it can never truly heal.
Cai Wenchuan laughed and said to her on the phone, "Yes, it's true. I'm coming to find you now. Where are you?"
"Girls' dormitory".
"I'll be right there, come downstairs."
After Cai Wenchuan hung up the phone, Ye Wenyu composed herself and slowly walked out of the girls' dormitory. She felt like she was trapped in a maze. Before, there was only Lin Tingfeng whom she couldn't understand, but now she realized that besides Lin Tingyue, there was also Cai Wenchuan, and Lin Tingyue—she couldn't understand any of these three people.
Ye Wenyu walked out of the girls' dormitory with a heavy heart, as if her chest was filled with lead. She looked up and saw Cai Wenchuan standing on a camphor tree, smoking. His handsome face was covered in smoke. Ye Wenyu had never seen Cai Wenchuan smoke before.
A man only smokes when he's in a really bad mood.
She walked slowly in front of him and softly called out, "Brother Wen—"
Cai Wenchuan snapped out of his daze and smiled when he saw Ye Wenyu. He threw away his cigarette butt, stretched out his arms, and tried to hug Ye Wenyu, but she didn't cooperate. She remained standing there like a statue, motionless. Cai Wenchuan had no choice but to lower his arms in disappointment.
Why did she show no surprise or delight at his sudden return to China, as if she had known all along that he was coming back?
Cai Wenchuan felt somewhat guilty.
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