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Hearing these words, Ye Wenyu felt her logic crumble; what was the old man saying?
Just then, her three roommates pushed open the door and greeted Zhang Susu with smiles. Zhang Susu warmly offered them some of her homemade vegetable buns, and after a few polite exchanges, they reluctantly left.
That night, Ye Wenyu tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Her mother's words echoed in her heart like a series of alarm bells. She didn't hear anything else, but Cai Wenchuan's words, which had saved her life several times when she was young, resonated in her heart like a great bell.
Memories flashed by, like a montage of scenes from a movie.
She didn't fall asleep until dawn.
The next day, while she was reading in the library, it suddenly started raining outside. She hadn't brought an umbrella when she left home in the morning, so by the time the library closed, the rain outside was still pouring down like a flood, not only not stopping but actually getting heavier. She had no choice but to stand outside the library and wait for the rain to stop.
Going back to the dorm in the rain like this would probably make me sick, but it seems like the rain is going to continue all night and won't stop anytime soon. Girls with boyfriends and boys with girlfriends all picked up their phones and made a call, and a few minutes later, their significant other came to pick them up.
Watching them walk side by side under the umbrella, chatting and laughing, Ye Wenyu felt a pang of sadness and loneliness.
She glanced at her phone, wondering who she could contact to bring her an umbrella. She didn't have many contacts. Jiang Zhiming? He was probably interning at the Lin Group now, spending most of his time away from school, and he was content with Lin Tingyue. Lin Tingfeng? She had sworn yesterday that she would never contact him before his divorce, and he hadn't appeared in her life for the past few months. That left only Cai Wenchuan—
Should she contact Cai Wenchuan?
No, no, knowing that he didn't love her, she simply couldn't bring herself to contact him first.
Just then, a large black umbrella appeared in front of her. Ye Wenyu was taken aback; it was truly a case of speaking of the devil and he appears. Cai Wenchuan, wearing a dark coat, stood before her, holding a large black umbrella, and smiled slightly at her.
Ye Wenyu blushed, staring blankly at Cai Wenchuan, her face as red as a bride's veil, momentarily speechless. He stood tall and elegant, like a jade tree in the wind, his smile like the moon in one's embrace. Being the school's most handsome man, he always became the center of attention wherever he appeared. Even though it was almost midnight, several boys and girls without umbrellas were still standing outside the library, all looking in their direction. The girls, in particular, looked on with envy when they saw Cai Wenchuan come to pick up Ye Wenyu.
Cai Wenchuan said as if explaining, "I happened to be borrowing books at the library when I saw a girl standing here. Her back looked a lot like yours, so I came over to take a look." His voice was as warm as a midnight radio broadcast.
Ye Wenyu remained silent, wondering if it was really true. Cai Wenchuan was indeed trying to change. In the past, he would try his best to avoid seeing her. Just like when he first returned to China, even though he had been promoted to professor, was teaching elective courses, and was in the same school, he never took the initiative to contact her, and the two of them never bumped into each other on campus.
But ever since he stood under the camphor tree and told her that he had loved the wrong person and that he needed a chance to start over, they have started to meet again.
Ye Wenyu recalled how he had saved her life several times when she was a child.
Shouldn't a person be grateful and repay kindness? Everyone in this world is prone to making mistakes, and we can't deny people the opportunity to correct them.
She had never had a chance to repay his and his family's kindness, but now she finally had one.
Love is a legendary ghost; we've only heard of it, never truly seen it. Why bother so much about whether or not there is love?
Anyway, she doesn't have a boyfriend right now, and she doesn't know if anyone suitable will come along in the future. Is she just waiting for Lin Tingfeng to appear? Months have passed, and there's still no news. Who can believe a man who says he wants a divorce and then tells you to wait for him?
As Ye Wenyu pondered, her heart, which had been as firm as a rock, began to waver slightly.
"Let's go, or the rain will get even heavier." He smiled at her and tilted most of the umbrella toward her. Ye Wenyu looked over and saw that most of Cai Wenchuan's body was outside the umbrella and was soon getting soaked by the heavy rain.
Someone once said that if two people share an umbrella, one of them will inevitably get wet.
If two people go through hardships together, is it inevitable that one of them will be implicated?
Lost in thought, Ye Wenyu nodded, shared an umbrella with Cai Wenchuan, and left the library.
Time seemed to have passed, and the rain seemed to have lessened a bit. Cai Wenchuan suddenly said, "Looking back now, we seem to have been very happy when we were young. As children, we looked forward to growing up, but now that we're grown up, we think how silly we were as children, and we wish we could go back to our childhood."
Ye Wenyu looked up at Cai Wenchuan and said to him, "I never wanted to go back to my childhood. When I was a child, I was so powerless and could only struggle in that kind of life. I couldn't change anything. Now that I'm grown up, I can earn money to support myself and change my destiny."
Hearing this, Cai Wenchuan laughed. He gazed at her under the umbrella and said, "Xiaoyu, I really admire you. Your heart is much stronger than mine. Even now, I still believe that an individual cannot change their fate, and that one's family of origin is a shackle. So, I—" He looked at her and said softly in his heart, "So, I, so weak, need you, so strong, to lead me out of this sea of suffering."
Ye Wenyu smiled slightly, thinking of her considerable savings, excellent academic record, and rich work experience. She calmly said, "Of course, a person can change their destiny. Social classes are fluid. If you want to live a certain kind of life, as long as you don't give up, you will definitely achieve your dreams." She even hummed Xu Xiaofeng's "Every Step": "Every step is built with blood and sweat, thank you to the master in my heart for paving the way for me—"
A person with inner strength and independent thinking will have nothing to fear, no matter where they go.
Cai Wenchuan smiled, feeling a warmth in his heart. Every time he was with Xiaoyu, he felt as if sunshine was shining into his heart, making him feel at ease and warm.
That's why, after learning that she was studying at Q University, I couldn't help but take the initiative to find her.
The rain outside fell in a gentle drizzle, like silver threads, but under the umbrella, with her by his side, he smelled her faint fragrance and suddenly felt a warm glow. His mother was right; people should associate with those from the same world, otherwise, both will suffer. Everyone only has one life, a life that seems long but passes quickly. Why bow and scrape to others?
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