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As she was lost in thought, Cai Wenchuan hurriedly appeared from the forest path and walked beside her like a gust of wind. He blushed and lowered his head to open the car door. Clearly, because he felt guilty, he dared not look Ye Wenyu in the eye.
Ye Wenyu quietly got into the car. Cai Wenchuan started the engine, and Ye Wenyu noticed a woman's fragrance on him, a fragrance she had smelled on Lin Tingyue before.
Why does he have to act like a sinner? Can't he just be like those shameless, philandering men who do something wrong to their girlfriends but act as if nothing happened?
Without even asking, it's obvious that his sudden disappearance just now was because he was with Lin Tingyue.
Lin Tingyue is just like a vixen; she seems to have an irresistible charm over Cai Wenchuan!
Upon discovering this, Ye Wenyu suddenly felt a sense of desolation. The undeniable truth told her that Cai Wenchuan had changed his mind uncontrollably, like a boulder rolling downhill. This was not a choice he made, but a choice that Lin Tingyue had induced him to make. Faced with such a powerful temptation, his resistance seemed extremely insignificant.
How wonderful it would be if a person could be like a robot, without feelings or thoughts, so that she would not suffer.
Cai Wenchuan started the car, and it slowly drove along the winding mountain road. The two of them remained silent, but after a while, Cai Wenchuan, feeling uneasy, began to make conversation. He said to Ye Wenyu as if to explain, "Just now, I saw that Grandpa Lin and my dad were chatting happily, and it didn't involve me, so I went to take a look at our old house."
Ye Wenyu seemed deaf and mute, pretending not to hear or see anything. She was very disappointed in Cai Wenchuan. His promises, in the face of irrefutable facts, were like a paper tiger, meaningless.
She was deeply confused about her past choices.
It turns out that in this world, good intentions often go unrewarded. The most important thing for a person is to make the right choice at the right time.
And she clearly made the wrong choice.
She thought painfully, should she really listen to Lin Tingfeng's advice and break up with Cai Wenchuan sooner rather than later? Rather than waiting for him to bring it up out of shame someday in the future, she should take the initiative and let him go free.
A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. The sooner it ends, the sooner she can be free. Since she brought it up herself, she can at least maintain some dignity.
But--
His love for Lin Tingyue is clearly unwise! Today, it's obvious that Uncle Cai and Aunt Cai discovered the signs of this, and they were shocked and disappointed. I don't know what the two old people are thinking.
Time passed slowly as Ye Wenyu struggled with her decision. Soon, they arrived at Q University. Cai Wenchuan parked the car, and the two of them got out.
The weather was slightly chilly, and gusts of wind felt like ice water being poured on you.
Feeling guilty, Cai Wenchuan escorted Ye Wenyu to the girls' dormitory and said, "Xiaoyu, let's have dinner together tonight."
Ye Wenyu had already gotten out of the car. She glanced at Cai Wenchuan in silence. He lowered his head, not daring to meet her eyes. Even after so much time had passed, his face was still flushed, like a child who had done something wrong.
Because of her disappointment and pain, she said faintly, "I have something to do tonight," which was her way of refusing. Then, without waiting for Cai Wenchuan's reply, she turned around and hurriedly left alone.
Cai Wenchuan watched Ye Wenyu leave in a flash, stubbornly holding her head high and her back straight like a plumb bob. He sighed, clenched one fist and slammed it heavily on the steering wheel, then slumped over it, not moving for a long time.
He knew he had done wrong, but he couldn't control himself; it was as if his body and soul were beyond his control.
He became a puppet, controlled by Lin Tingyue from body to soul.
Ever since he learned that Lin Tingyue and Jiang Zhiming had broken up, his heart could no longer remain calm like still water in an ancient well. A strange hope, like a budding sprout in spring, arose from the bottom of his heart and then grew vigorously. The idea of starting over, forgetting the past, cherishing what he had, and being clear-headed and rational—all these things became fleeting clouds and disappeared before him.
In front of the beautiful and lovely Lin Tingyue, all rationality was utterly insignificant. Without her, life would lose its value and meaning, so he had to hold on to her tightly.
He couldn't see his parents, nor could he see Ye Wenyu. All he could see was Lin Tingyue. She was like a fairy in the forest, her big eyes blinking, her small face glowing, as she smiled and walked towards him.
His soul followed her.
She is the entirety of his life's value and meaning; without her, he loses everything; with her, he gains everything.
Therefore, whenever Lin Tingyue took the initiative to approach Cai Wenchuan, he was like iron filings drawn to a magnet, his body uncontrollably moving towards her. Today, at the Lin family's old house, even though he knew his parents and girlfriend were right beside him, and even though he knew his parents were very unhappy about him and Lin Tingyue getting so close again, when Lin Tingyue winked at him and then playfully pointed towards the door, her expression just like when she was a child, he could no longer control himself. A few seconds after she turned and left, he quietly slipped out as well.
He spent the next few hours with her.
Being with her was like being in paradise. Even just strolling along a forest path, listening to her tell jokes, sing, or fool around, or chasing a butterfly together or watching a flower bloom, made him feel as happy as if he were on a colorful cloud.
So he forgot everything, forgot the affairs of the world, and went away for so long.
It wasn't until his phone rang and his girlfriend Ye Wenyu's number appeared on the screen that he came back to reality, realized his true identity, and returned to Ye Wenyu's side in a daze.
Ye Wenyu didn't speak or blame him. There was no smile on her face; she looked at him coldly, as if he were looking at an unrelated person on TV. He knew she was angry.
However, even now that things have progressed this far, he still cannot stop; he simply cannot control himself.
Over the next few days, Cai Wenchuan did not meet with Ye Wenyu; he neither sent her WeChat messages nor made phone calls.
He knew his heart was in turmoil, his thoughts a jumbled mess, and no one could help him. In his current state, seeing Ye Wenyu would mean he couldn't do anything or say anything, and would only make her angrier and more heartbroken.
It would be better to separate and let everyone calm down.
On this day, Cai Wenchuan was quietly preparing his lessons in his office. It was raining outside the window, the weather was gloomy, and the whole world looked like a giant lead bucket.
Then he heard a familiar "Xiao Wenzi—" crisp, sweet, and melodious like music.
He thought he was dreaming and didn't look up until his colleague stood up, leaned out, nudged him, and gestured towards the door, saying, "Professor Cai, a beautiful woman is looking for you!"
Cai Wenchuan suddenly looked up and saw Lin Tingyue standing at the door of his office in purple, smiling slightly at him. His face immediately turned red.
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