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Ji Shengsheng did not see Cheng Yu's message.
After Xing Xing said those words to her, out of a sense of responsibility to others and to herself, she still thought about it seriously for a few minutes.
Then she gave her answer: "Then let's break off all ties."
Xing Xing was almost bursting with rage.
"Just for Xu Yu? For someone you've only been with for a few months?"
"Have you forgotten about his flirtatious relationship with other women, which made you cry secretly several times?"
"Have you forgotten how much you did for him in college? Did he appreciate it back then?"
"You two got together very quickly just a few days after you returned to China. If he really liked you, would he have gone years without looking for you?"
"And it happened...you were still living together. You stayed with him for the few days you weren't home for the New Year, right? You lived with him again when you went back to Lucheng, right? Don't you have a house in Lucheng?"
"He touched you after only being together for a few days. He can't even resist. Is he even a man?"
"I...you're really making me furious, all for someone like this."
Seeing that Ji Shengsheng did not refute, Xing Xing became even angrier: "On the day you attended the party, did he also take that woman named Shao Yun home?"
"You don't remember anything? You don't care? He beckoned to you, and you went up to him?" Xing Xing's face turned bright red. She paced back and forth, shouting until she could hardly breathe.
"You're not going to say anything, are you? You're unmoved by all this talk, aren't you?"
"I think you've completely gone mad. Don't come back to me if Xu Yu dumps you in the future."
After saying that, Xing Xing prepared to leave.
Ji Shengsheng recalled the past few years.
She was always Xing Xing's emotional dumping ground.
Interpersonal relationships with classmates, academic pressure for college entrance exams, the pain of unrequited love and heartbreak, marital and family conflicts with parents, and anxiety about her grandmother's illness... all these things, because she doesn't like to change her long-standing lifestyle and relationships, she almost always grants Xing Xing's requests.
Even though his repeated childish behavior had affected her life and her feelings, Ji Shengsheng tried her best to help find solutions, provided emotional support, relieved her own stress, and often had to explain things to Xu Yu.
She doesn't usually want to think much about the drain on her energy and the demands on her emotions.
If Xing Xing didn't proactively present her with difficult problems and force her to make a decision, she thought she could continue to manage and maintain a balance.
Even now... we still have to face so many emotional accusations and distrust.
"Don't go yet."
"You regret it?" Xing Xing immediately stopped in her tracks.
“I’m not kidding you. This isn’t the kind of argument that you can just have tomorrow night by banging on my door like crazy.”
"It's a real, irreversible, and irreversible break."
Xing Xing watched as Ji Shengsheng's mouth opened and closed, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't understand what she was saying.
"I will delete all your contact information and never see you again." Ji Shengsheng thought for a moment, giving him one last chance, "Think it over."
"You're really heartless." Xing Xing took out his phone and deleted all contact information in front of her, saying defiantly, "Then let's break up."
Then he said those words and turned to leave.
Ji Shengsheng stood downstairs, trying to calm herself down.
She couldn't understand what she had done wrong to cause so much pain to those around her.
After calming down for a while, she finally regained her composure and felt nauseous.
She had eaten something at noon, a rare treat, but now the churning stomach pain was disrupting her thoughts and mood. She squatted downstairs for a while, but the pain wouldn't subside; it was still unbearable.
Ji Shengsheng slowly climbed the stairs, returned home, and opened the bathroom door to vomit.
Vomiting caused tears to stream down her face, and she collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. The words "dizzy and disoriented" were barely enough to describe it.
Feeling her stomach was empty, Ji Shengsheng stood up, leaning on the sink, and went to the mirror to wash up. In the mirror, she saw her pale face and tired eyes.
She wanted to rest. She desperately needed rest.
After recovering, Ji Shengsheng drank some hot water and took the stomach medicine she had bought from the hospital last time.
She cancelled her train ticket, which she could no longer use, and prepared to drive back to Lucheng.
She had only recently obtained her driver's license and couldn't drive on highways, so she had to pass through many unfamiliar villages and towns.
The duration has almost doubled.
Fortunately, we can still arrive today.
Unfamiliar with the road conditions, Ji Shengsheng drove very slowly, focusing all his energy on getting there.
When I saw the sign for Lucheng, it was already almost 10 o'clock.
When Ji Shengsheng stopped the car on the side of the road, he realized that he was covered in a cold sweat and his clothes were almost soaked.
Perhaps it was because she relaxed, or perhaps it was because the air inside the car wasn't circulating well, but Ji Shengsheng felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and tinnitus at the same time, and could only slump over the steering wheel to relieve it.
Just when she thought she had adjusted everything and was ready to start the car, that moment came again.
Prolonged blurred vision and tinnitus made her momentarily disoriented, unable to discern her own location.
Not daring to drive any further, Ji Shengsheng got out of the car and took a taxi home.
There were no messages from Xu Yu on her phone. She didn't know if he was busy or what he was doing. Ji Shengsheng didn't have the energy to think about what to say.
A feeling of escaping death spread through her limbs.
At least for now, she needs to go home and lie down.
Perhaps due to recent exhaustion, illness, and emotional stress, Ji Shengsheng was unaware that nearly twenty hours had passed between her waking and sleeping.
It was the thirst and near-death state that forced her brain to clear up quickly. Ji Shengsheng got up, poured herself a glass of water, and felt that she had truly come back to life.
Regardless, breaking ties with Xing Xing in this way must have been very painful for her.
Their shared experiences and companionship over the years have forged a bond as strong as blood ties, and now they are trying to sever it abruptly.
However, if things can only develop in this way, she has no other way to change it and can only accept this pain.
After taking a bath, Ji Shengsheng set off to pick up her car and then went to Xu Yu's house.
At this time, Xu Yu should be working.
Ji Shengsheng could understand that Xu Yu hadn't sent her any messages; he was probably angry because she hadn't returned on time and had broken her promise.
However, Xu Yu should believe her.
This is not three years ago, nor is it a recent reunion. They have already shared so many moments of mutual understanding... Xu Yu should trust that she can resolve this matter.
She planned to secretly go back and give Xu Yu a surprise.
As she stepped outside, her heart began to race for no apparent reason. What if Xu Yu happened to be home when she opened the door?
Ji Shengsheng pressed down with his thumb.
No response.
I pressed the button several times with some confusion, but it always showed that I did not have permission.
Feeling the ringing in her ears and fearing that she might faint and fall, she immediately went downstairs to a more well-ventilated area.
Without any notification, Xu Yu deleted her permissions.
And there hasn't been a single message for so long.
Ji Shengsheng stood downstairs, and for a moment she felt as if she were still in her home in Taoyuan.
...Is this her love with Xu Yu?
They can possess each other's bodies to their heart's content, but they cannot build or prolong trust by even a fraction.
Without further hesitation, Ji Shengsheng drove home.
There was still good news. After returning home, Ji Shengsheng received a WeChat message from Xiao Qi.
She has fully entered the preparation mode for the college entrance examination and is getting along very well with her new roommate.
Looking at the sewing machine in the workshop, Ji Shengsheng felt a little more at ease, thinking about how the book she was drawing for Xiao Qi and her grandmother was in its later stages.
The novel for which she had previously illustrated was holding an author signing event, and she was invited to attend. Seeing that it was in Linxia, Ji Shengsheng thought about how many times she had been unable to go, yet this opportunity had suddenly arrived; perhaps it was fate.
After a quick meal, Ji Shengsheng returned to her computer and continued working on the draft she hadn't finished.
Everything else can be fake, but paintings and artworks must be real.
...
For three consecutive days, Xu Yu practically lived at the company.
Cheng Yu looked at the WeChat message she had sent to Ji Shengsheng last time and saw her reply, but she didn't dare to mention it to Xu Yu.
He had a feeling that Xu Yu and Ji Shengsheng had really had a big conflict this time, which could very well be a breakup.
"Chengyu, should we shout at our project's internal celebration party?" Du Meiyan noticed that Xu Yu's behavior was off and quietly asked Chengyu.
"Have you contacted Shengsheng recently?" Cheng Yu asked in a low voice. "What's her situation?"
“I contacted her and asked where she was. I found out she had returned to Lucheng. Then I asked her if she wanted to have dinner together, but she said she was very busy and we couldn’t see each other recently.”
Cheng Yu: "..."
Ji Shengsheng replied to him in the same way.
Moreover, Ji Shengsheng has simply disappeared from social media. He had checked Ji Shengsheng's WeChat Moments and Weibo, and there was almost nothing there recently.
"About the victory celebration..."
This collaboration was very successful, and Ji Shengsheng got along well with everyone in the art team. It's only right and proper that Ji Shengsheng was invited.
“Go ask Xu Yu,” Cheng Yu said, not trying to shirk responsibility. “If I ask him, things are more likely to go wrong.”
Du Meiyan was unaware of the situation and went to ask, but even if Xu Yu was unhappy, he wouldn't show any emotion towards her.
If he asks, things might not turn out that way. Xu Yu might misunderstand and think he's just enjoying the drama, and cause a big scene.
"good."
Cheng Yu watched as Du Meiyan walked into Xu Yu's office, and soon saw her push the door open and come out again.
"How about it?"
"I spoke to the boss."
"Then what?"
"He seemed to be in a much better mood when he learned that Sheng Sheng had returned to Lucheng."
Cheng Yu: "...And then?"
"Then he said he could invite me."
Cheng Yu: "..."
It seems that Ji Shengsheng has unilaterally broken ties with Xu Yu.
It's hard to say...
Xu Yu has never had any bottom line when it comes to Ji Shengsheng.
What if something happened to Ji Shengsheng, and Xu Yu got angry, then gave her the cold shoulder for two days and recovered?
Cheng Yu understands Xu Yu.
Not long after Du Meiyan left Xu Yu's office, Xu Yu went out.
He guessed that this was the excuse he used to go to the person's house to look for them.
...That was really exciting.
Xu Yu arrived at Ji Shengsheng's house at noon, bringing Ji Shengsheng's favorite steak and toast, along with some fruit that she could barely eat. Xu Yu knocked on the door.
No one has opened it for a long time.
A hopeless wait stretches time indefinitely.
Xu Yu received a message from Du Meiyan.
"Boss, Sister Shengsheng can't come. She went to Linxia for a trip with her friends."
Xu Yu closed the chat window, turned around and went downstairs.
From the day he returned to Taoyuan, Ji Shengsheng has been out of contact.
There was no news, they broke their promise and didn't return to their shared home; they completely disappeared.
Now, he came to look for someone, and then went to Linxia without saying a word.
Xu Yu dialed Ji Shengsheng's number, but the phone was switched off.
Xu Yu put away his phone.
It's his fault; he gave Ji Shengsheng too much freedom.
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