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Cheng Yu had always thought that if Ji Shengsheng and Xu Yu broke up completely this time, Xu Yu might die.
Therefore, he had been paying close attention to Xu Yu's mental state from the first day Ji Shengsheng left the country until he saw Xu Yu's newly bought villa, at which point he was certain that Xu Yu would not die.
Not only will he not die, he will live a very good life.
Ji Shengsheng went abroad to wander and bought himself a new house.
"You are much stronger than I imagined," Cheng Yu commented on Xu Yu.
"You have more imagination than I imagined."
After he finished speaking, Xu Yu glanced at him and left with these words.
Cheng Yu: "..."
Even if he didn't want to think that way, he had to realize that from the very beginning, Xu Yu was mocking him.
Cheng Yu desperately wanted to use Ji Shengsheng's words about not wanting him to attack Xu Yu, but he was afraid that Xu Yu would attack him to death, so he kept his temper in check. However, Xu Yu clearly did not appreciate it.
Cheng Yu believed that her tolerance of Xu Yu was largely due to her sympathy for his plight.
Until one day, he saw Ji Shengsheng's post on WeChat Moments: "Luckily, our weather is fine."
The accompanying picture is of a blue bracelet.
He was very familiar with this thing because... Xu Yu also had one.
At this moment, he finally realized that Xu Yu's words were mockery.
They never broke up.
Out of his blessing for Xu Yu, Cheng Yu continued to tolerate him.
...
The renovation process is very long, taking eight months.
So Xu Yu rented the building next door as well, for a year.
In this way, when Ji Shengsheng returns, he will have already prepared a home for her. She can become the mistress of this home, and his mistress, whenever she wishes.
...
From the very first day of his arrival, Ji Shengsheng perfectly fulfilled his promise to Xu Yu.
Of course, this is inseparable from Xu Yu's proactive and positive mentoring.
With a time difference of six or seven hours, her morning is Xu Yu's noon, and her night is Xu Yu's early morning.
To maintain regular contact, Xu Yu made a time zone chart and sent it to her, and even thoughtfully set it to the size of her phone's screen saver.
This fostered in her the habit that the first thing she did upon waking up was to pick up her phone and reply to the messages Xu Yu sent that morning, and the last thing she did before putting down her phone each day was to leave a message for Xu Yu.
Xu Yu often stays up late because of company projects.
Therefore, she was able to stay in touch with Xu Yu even in the afternoon.
Sometimes, Xu Yu would wake up at five or six o'clock, waiting to reply with "good morning" to her "good night".
Gradually, Ji Shengsheng discovered that Xu Yu could reply to her messages instantly at any time.
Concerned about his health, Ji Shengsheng adjusted the frequency of his messages, intentionally compressing the time to daytime in China.
But Xu Yu disagreed.
The internet was bad that day, and Xu Yu almost had to chase after me.
Not wanting any trouble in a foreign country, Ji Shengsheng had no choice but to resume sending messages at the same frequency as before.
Gradually, he developed the habit of reporting his progress every day, sending his finished drawings to Xu Yu first, and telling Xu Yu about everything that happened.
Xu Yu was very satisfied.
Sometimes when the internet connection is bad, Xu Yu will update her Weibo for her.
Fortunately, it only lasted three months.
At the beginning of the third month, things were supposed to be very promising, but the Wi-Fi at Ji Shengsheng's place broke down, and messages were always very slow to be sent.
After being out of contact for a day, Ji Shengsheng finally managed to get a new card.
When logging into WeChat, Ji Shengsheng received many messages from Xu Yu. He quickly replied to the messages and explained the situation.
In the early hours of the morning in China, Xu Yu called via video. After repeatedly confirming that she was still abroad, Xu Yu's expression betrayed her disappointment.
He thought the reason for the loss of contact was... Ji Shengsheng had returned early to give him a surprise.
So he waited anxiously, pacing back and forth in the room.
He replaced the vase in the bedroom with pink peonies and crushed blue roses, which Ji Shengsheng liked, bought ingredients for dinner, and even changed into a new outfit.
"I'll be going back at the end of the month, so wait for me."
Ji Shengsheng had no intention of prolonging the time, but the situation was indeed tricky.
Due to unforeseen circumstances during the research, progress was repeatedly hampered at the stage when results were about to be achieved.
She was thinking about how to break through the bottleneck almost every day. She couldn't come back early, and the pressure of not being able to return to China on time made it impossible for her to sleep normally for two weeks.
Xu Yu quickly realized something was wrong.
Because Ji Shengsheng started replying to his messages instantly.
Whether it's early morning or late at night in her area.
They usually made a video call every two days, but on this day, Xu Yu broke with that habit and called, and Ji Shengsheng didn't answer for a long time.
It was two o'clock in the morning where she was.
Ji Shengsheng's computer screen was lit up, the room lights were on, and a nearly empty cup of coffee sat on the table.
Ji Shengsheng cannot drink coffee.
She didn't have a very good appetite to begin with, and only recently has she finally been able to eat some staple foods and meat normally, and drink coffee?
Ji Shengsheng didn't think that much about it; she was exhausted and didn't even have the energy to explain.
She briefly explained to Xu Yu why she stayed up late, and finally, she had to tell Xu Yu the bad news.
"It might be another month before I can go back."
Ji Shengsheng thought Xu Yu would be unhappy and would think she was untrustworthy, after all, she had not explained the specifics of the matter to Xu Yu clearly, just like before.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yu only told her to drink less coffee.
He even started telling her bedtime stories every day before she went to sleep.
Actually, just hearing Xu Yu's comforting voice on the phone was enough to help her get a good night's sleep.
Xu Yu did not urge her.
After shedding this pressure, Ji Shengsheng threw himself back into his research.
She started getting very busy.
Although they maintained close contact every day, Xu Yu's replies often went unanswered.
Three months, five months, eight months, and the new house is finally renovated.
The vases in the bedroom changed from hydrangeas in summer to jasmine in autumn, and then to goldenrain trees in early winter.
Their time together lacked much about summer and autumn, which happens to be the most beautiful seasons in Lucheng and Linxia.
By the end of November, Ji Shengsheng had still not returned.
Xu Yu became increasingly silent, and Cheng Yu no longer dared to mention Ji Shengsheng's name to Xu Yu.
Although he didn't know how Xu Yu and Ji Shengsheng had discussed and arranged things, the fact that they were together so well and then suddenly went into a long-distance relationship for eight months... at least judging from Xu Yu's condition, their relationship was probably not going well.
He could sense that Xu Yu's world was about to collapse.
That afternoon, Cheng Yu saw Xu Yu walk up to him.
Calmly arrange the work and tell him that you will be going abroad next week.
The return date is uncertain, but it is currently tentatively set for two weeks.
Xu Yu didn't know if his sky had collapsed, but it certainly had.
Will Xu Yu end up like Ji Shengsheng, never to return?
He didn't know.
How long will he have to wait for Xu Yu? Will it be as long as Xu Yu waited for Ji Shengsheng?
He didn't know.
His favorite couple got a happy ending, but he sacrificed himself?
He can now be certain of this.
Unaware of the undercurrents between them, Zhou Zichen stood up from his computer, stretched, and walked behind Xu Yu: "Boss, can I hitch a ride with you to the joint social event that night?"
Hearing those unfamiliar yet familiar words, Xu Yu was momentarily transported back to the day he reunited with Ji Shengsheng.
"Is it raining?" Xu Yu seemed to sense the dampness in the air.
"right."
"Do you want to go to the mall to buy clothes?" Xu Yu said mechanically.
"Boss, is it okay?!" Zhou Zichen really wanted to go buy clothes.
He's still wearing the clothes he bought that day last year.
This year's event is another joint event with the Academy of Fine Arts. He heard recently that the girl he had a crush on during his undergraduate years has become single again this year, so he definitely has to go tonight.
It would be even better if Xu Yu could take him to the mall to buy a new outfit.
"Can."
He made this wish in his heart, and to his surprise, Xu Yu actually nodded.
Before setting off, Xu Yu looked at his phone; Ji Shengsheng hadn't replied to his messages for a long time.
However, he doesn't need to worry too much.
Ji Shengsheng's internet connection has been bad lately. This morning, Ji Shengsheng explained the situation to him, said he was having dinner with friends, and even sent him his location.
It's probably still a network problem right now.
He's not in a hurry.
If Ji Shengsheng still can't come back next week, he will go to find her.
After the house was renovated, the furniture was gradually moved in, and today, everything has finally settled down.
Once he has taken care of his work, he can spend a long vacation with Ji Shengsheng.
Then, we'll find a way to bring her back.
This wait seemed endless, and his patience had completely worn out; he could no longer bear the thought of Ji Shengsheng leaving.
The rain quickly turned from a drizzle into a downpour.
It's like a cycle; they're stuck in traffic at the same intersection.
"Boss, do you remember this day last year?"
As he spoke, Zhou Zichen took out his phone and took a picture of the traffic jam. He then flipped through his album from this day last year and found a photo that was slightly different in angle but very similar in situation.
He held it up in front of Xu Yu: "It's just like yesterday."
Will yesterday repeat itself?
If only... that would be great.
If he could do it all over again, he could probably do better.
At least we can find her sooner and not let those two weeks slip through our fingers so easily.
Xu Yu always thought that there was still plenty of time, and that they would have many more opportunities to create memories.
Looking back now, those first few months of the year turned out to be the only time they spent together day and night in the five years they had known each other.
He misses her so much.
I miss her so much.
He hadn't felt her warmth, her breath, or felt her real presence for far too long.
Ji Shengsheng said she wasn't a butterfly in his palm, and wouldn't fly away even if he opened his hand.
But even though he had been clenching his fist tightly, why had she still vanished without a trace?
Seeing Xu Yu suddenly slump over the steering wheel, Zhou Zichen assumed he was too tired and kindly said, "Boss, take a rest for a bit... I'll call you when the traffic starts moving..."
His good intentions were of no use.
Xu Yu sat up quickly because his phone rang.
It is Ji Shengsheng's exclusive voice.
Ji Shengsheng asked him if he had arrived at the mall.
After informing Ji Shengsheng about the traffic jam, Ji Shengsheng unusually asked him to confirm whether he wanted to go to the class reunion.
He wasn't really interested and gave a negative answer.
Originally, the reason he went last time was because he learned that Ji Shengsheng had returned.
If it weren't for that occasion, how could he be sure he would meet her?
"Okay." After receiving his response, Ji Shengsheng hurriedly hung up the phone.
Xu Yu couldn't tell whether she wanted him to go or not.
"Boss, I can actually shop around by myself." Zhou Zichen said considerately, sensing that Xu Yu wasn't in a good mood.
Xu Yu felt that these words sounded familiar.
"fine."
"I promise to finish this quickly and immediately." Zhou Zichen stood by the sign, solemnly swearing as he rapidly scanned the men's clothing brands on the sign. He wished he could find a good brand right away, go into the store, and buy it without wasting a single second.
Xu Yu didn't pay attention to Zhou Zichen's thoughts; he just kept his head down and replied to Ji Shengsheng's message.
"I have arrived."
Zhou Zichen had just decided on a store and was about to tell Xu Yu that he would go and check it out first when he saw Ji Shengsheng.
Ji Shengsheng, all alone...
She was wearing a green dress.
"Boss, yes, yes, yes..." Zhou Zichen stammered, "Should we go say hello?"
"Um?"
Xu Yu didn't pay attention to what Zhou Zichen was saying.
Because he saw Ji Shengsheng's reply.
She said, "...I've been waiting for you for so long, why aren't you looking up?"
Xu Yu looked up and saw Ji Shengsheng standing not far away with her hands behind her back, looking at him with a smile.
When acquaintances meet, they should always greet each other.
Before he could walk over, Ji Shengsheng had already jogged up to him.
Ignoring Zhou Zichen's presence, she wrapped her arms around his waist and said, "Xu Yu, it's been a long time. Can I hitch a ride home with you?"
It's so unreal.
Her voice, her body temperature, her hair, the touch of his body, the indentation of his clothes at the waist.
None of it is real.
"I miss you so much……"
Hearing her voice again, confirming the matter once more, Xu Yu responded to the hug, forehead to forehead, gently kissing her cheek and the tip of her nose.
"Let's go home."
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