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Lin Tingyue's face was completely bloodless, even her lips had lost all color. She slowly shook her head and backed away.
Ye Wenyu said slowly, "If you don't believe me, you can investigate. I believe that over the years, Lin Tingyue has done a lot of pimping to please her older brother. There should be quite a few smart, brave and beautiful girls in the Lin Group, and she must have arranged them to be by her older brother's side."
Lin Tingyue's face initially turned from red to white, then from white to green, and finally to gray.
Lin Tingfeng's wife glared fiercely at Lin Tingyue and gritted her teeth as she cursed, "I'll hire a private investigator to investigate! If it's true, I won't let you off the hook!" After saying this, she stormed off like a gust of wind.
"Sister-in-law, please let me explain, sister-in-law—" Lin Tingyue hurriedly chased after her, her voice both flustered and pitiful.
Ye Wenyu had won. A smile appeared on her face as the students who had been watching dispersed in twos and threes, some even giving her a thumbs-up and looking at her with admiration. She had preserved her innocence! Therefore, she was extremely grateful that in this life, she had wisely kept her distance from Lin Tingfeng and drawn a clear line between them. Otherwise, she would have been beaten up in public again today, repeating the fate of her previous life.
At the same time, her feelings also changed.
She slowly looked at Cai Wenchuan. Having a boyfriend now was a way to completely protect herself. Cai Wenchuan wanted to get rid of Lin Tingyue, while she wanted to get rid of Lin Tingfeng's entanglement.
Cai Wenchuan seemed to be in extreme pain. He lowered his head, and upon closer inspection, Ye Wenyu could see that his body was trembling uncontrollably, just like the maple leaves blown by the autumn wind at this moment.
She wondered, why was he so upset? Was it because of what Lin Tingyue had said and done? Did he still not clearly understand what kind of girl Lin Tingyue was? Was he still stuck in the fantasies of his youth?
He thought she was innocent, pure, weak, and helpless, but in fact she was scheming, vicious, powerful, and ruthless.
Seeing Cai Wenchuan like this, Ye Wenyu felt a pang of sadness, as if pricked by needles. A slight chill was in the air, and fallen leaves covered the ground in layers. They were both pitiful people, needing to huddle together for warmth. Even without love, they had every reason to be together.
Therefore, she mustered her courage, took a step, and slowly walked up to Cai Wenchuan and stood in front of him.
A light drizzle began to fall from the sky. Neither of them had brought an umbrella, and soon the raindrops soaked into their clothes, leaving them damp like moss.
Ye Wenyu gazed at Cai Wenchuan, trying to force a smile onto her face.
Cai Wenchuan kept his head down, as if he were lost in his own thoughts. He seemed deaf and mute, unable to feel the world around him. Ye Wenyu believed that even if it were a torrential downpour, he wouldn't feel it, let alone the light drizzle.
She sighed inwardly, trying to sound cheerful, and raised her voice, gently calling to Cai Wenchuan, "Wenchuan—"
Ever since she learned about the inner demons he couldn't shake, she started calling him by his name directly, and she could no longer utter the words "Brother Wen," which were full of affection and admiration.
From this day forward, he will be the one she rescues and protects.
Cai Wenchuan didn't hear, remaining motionless in that position like a clay sculpture or wooden carving.
Left with no other choice, Ye Wenyu raised her voice and called out to him again, "Wenchuan—" her voice as gentle as silk.
Cai Wenchuan looked up as if he had been burned, glancing at Ye Wenyu as if she were a stranger. His face was as pale as a corpse, his lips seemed to have lost all color, and his large eyes were empty and lifeless, as if his soul had long since left his body. At this moment, the Cai Wenchuan standing in front of Ye Wenyu was completely different from the Cai Wenchuan who had sincerely run to her half an hour ago, vowing to start a new life.
He seemed to have fallen into an abyss, and no one knew when he would be able to climb out.
Ye Wenyu thought desolately, "Cai Wenchuan, Cai Wenchuan, so when you said you wanted to forget, it was actually because you couldn't! When you said you wanted to start over, it was actually because you didn't have the ability to start over!"
However, she decided not to dwell on what he was thinking or why Lin Tingyue had such a terrifying power over Cai Wenchuan. In short, the Cai family needed her, and she needed the Cai family to avoid getting involved in an even bigger storm within the Lin family.
So she smiled and said to Cai Wenchuan, "It's raining."
When will the storms of life stop for these two people?
Cai Wenchuan seemed to wake from a dream, looked at the leaden sky, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's raining."
Ye Wenyu looked at him, silent, and did not speak.
About two minutes later, Cai Wenchuan, as if his reaction time had become exceptionally slow, said to her, "Xiaoyu, look, you're all soaked. Go back to the classroom to take shelter from the rain. I'm going back too." After saying that, he turned to leave.
Ye Wenyu called out to him, "Wait a moment."
Cai Wenchuan turned around in surprise and looked at Ye Wenyu. He seemed to have suffered a huge trauma and desperately needed to hide in a quiet place to lick his wounds. Therefore, he seemed to really not want Ye Wenyu to suddenly call out to him.
A west wind blew in my face, and a few maple leaves slowly fell down. A few students walked by, and those leaves were crushed into mud.
If people don't know how to protect themselves, they can easily be crushed and reduced to dust in the harsh reality of life.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu strengthened her resolve. She was not a saint who wanted to save the entire Cai family; she also had her own selfish motives. Today, Lin Tingfeng's wife and Lin Tingyue came to see her, and she protected herself with her quick wit. But what if they came to see her again? What if she continued to meet with Lin Tingfeng, and Lin Tingfeng's wife hired a private investigator to take photos of the two of them meeting?
Therefore, she smiled at Cai Wenchuan, who looked surprised, and tried to fill her eyes with a gentle light, and said softly, "I heard there's a really good movie with a high rating on Douban. Let's go see it together tomorrow night."
Since he didn't speak, she had no choice but to abandon her reserve and take the initiative to ask him out. She believed that someone as intelligent as him would quickly understand her changed intentions.
What I'm really saying is that since you mentioned before that you hoped we could start over, my suggestion to go to the movies together is essentially an acceptance of your invitation to start over.
A girl can't very well say directly, "Let's start over."
Ye Wenyu believed that Cai Wenchuan was a smart man and would understand what she meant. However, to her surprise and disappointment, Cai Wenchuan seemed like a wooden man. He lowered his head, and after a few minutes, he raised his head and said stiffly to her, "No, Xiaoyu, I have something important to do tomorrow night. Let's do it another day."
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