Facing Chen Fan's question, Wen Wan had a strange expression.

Nervous, awkward, and a little bit at a loss.

Chen Fan confirmed that he was not mistaken.

That's why I feel confused.

With how well I know Wen Wan, we can already be considered friends.

It wasn't like this when Wen Wan left a year ago.

Why now, it seems like he has become a different person, making Chen Fan feel unfamiliar?

Wen Wan had no idea what Chen Fan was thinking. She lowered her head and looked at the disposable chopsticks in her hand. She was silent for a long while before she slowly opened her mouth.

"What?"

Chen Fan thought about it and asked the first question.

"When will you be back?"

This time Wen Wan did not refuse to answer the question.

"I've been back for a while."

"Then why didn't you tell us when you came back?"

Chen Fan stared at Wen Wan, "I have always thought that in addition to the relationship between teacher and student, landlord and tenant, we can also be considered friends who understand each other."

Wenwan looked a little unnatural, and hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"I...I changed the SIM card in my phone and all the contacts in it disappeared."

Chen Fan was stunned. He didn't expect this to be the reason.

"So... why did you come back?"

This is the issue that Chen Fan is most concerned about.

"I remember when you left, didn't you say you might settle down in Yanjing, or take Aunt to see a doctor and travel?"

Wenwan remained silent and stopped talking.

Chen Fan felt helpless.

At this time, the boss came up with the beef noodles.

"Beauty, you are ready."

"Thank you, boss."

Seeing only a bowl of noodles in front of her, Wen Wan realized that she had forgotten to order one for Chen Fan.

"Boss, please give me another bowl..."

Chen Fan raised his hand: "No need. I just ate."

Hearing this, Wenwan lowered her head, picked up the chopsticks gently, and started eating.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how is your aunt?"

Wenwandong, who was eating with her head down, stopped for a moment and then started again after a while.

"My mother...is gone."

"Gone. Where to?"

Chen Fan's expression suddenly froze, his face full of disbelief.

"Auntie...how is it possible? When did it happen?"

Wen Wan raised her head and glanced at Chen Fan, her eyes red.

"This March."

Chen Fan thought about it and realized that it had only been more than two months.

"Didn't you say you were going to Yanjing for medical treatment? How come..."

Wen Wan put down her chopsticks and whispered, "I accompanied her to Yanjing, to see where she and my dad went to school, to every place she still remembered... and then... my mother passed away."

"Before she left, she told me that the luckiest thing in her life was meeting my dad, and she had no regrets."

"She hopes to bring her ashes back to Yunhai after her death and be buried with my father."

Chen Fan thought, this is why you came back again.

But Chen Fan still didn’t quite understand.

"Isn't Auntie's condition getting better?"

Wen Wan shook her head: "It has always been very serious. After the operation in Yunhai, my health deteriorated very badly."

"She went to Yanjing and visited so many places during that time. I could tell that she was holding on. She wanted to visit every place that my father remembered..."

Seeing Wen Wan's red eyes, Chen Fan had to comfort her: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask this, please accept my condolences."

Wen Wan said nothing and continued eating with her head down.

This time Chen Fan did not ask any further questions. Instead, he silently watched Wen Wan finish the entire bowl of noodles. In the end, there was not even any soup left, which she drank up cleanly.

"You seem very hungry."

Chen Fan asked curiously, "This wasn't the way I knew Teacher Wen before."

Wen Wan took a tissue and gently wiped the corners of her mouth without saying anything.

Chen Fan glanced at the violin case that Wen Wan had placed aside.

"Which bar do you work at?"

She nodded gently: "Yes."

Chen Fan looked puzzled, "Why do you want to work there? With your ability..."

Wenwan smiled bitterly and interrupted Chen Fan.

"After I lost my job at the school and settled my mother down, I tried to send my resume to other schools. Two of them had decided to accept me, but when they saw my information and found out about the gossip, they naturally didn't dare to hire me..."

Chen Fan was puzzled and was still thinking about the gossip news.

Seeing Wen Wan's expression, Chen Fan was startled, and then he reacted and said that it should be about the slander and rumors spread by Yunhai University's physical education teacher Liu Weijie on the Internet.

Although this rumor has been clarified later, rumors are scary, especially when it comes to teacher positions. No school dares to take such a risk.

The gentle voice continued to speak.

"Teacher, I guess this life is not for me. I don't have any other skills. For the sake of living, I can only play the violin everywhere."

"This is the first bar I've worked in. The longest time I worked there was one month, and the shortest was three days."

Chen Fan asked in confusion: "Why is this happening?"

He believed in Wen Wan's ability. Although he had never heard Wen Wan play the violin, Chen Fan believed that since she wanted to make a living from it, she must be quite good at it.

Unexpectedly, Wen Wan gave an unexpected answer.

"What bars need is energy, the ability to stir up emotions, singing and dancing. They don't welcome Chopin, Mozart and Tchaikovsky..."

Chen Fan suddenly understood and felt a little amused.

"Teacher Wen, the music you play is too elegant. You should go to a concert hall. How could people like it in a place like a bar?"

Seeing Wen Wan didn't say anything, Chen Fan asked with a smile: "Teacher Wen, where do you live now?"

“I rented a house.”

Chen Fan looked at Wenwan in front of him. After not seeing her for a while, this woman had obviously lost a lot of weight and her face was full of fatigue.

It seems that these people are not having a smooth life.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan was filled with anger towards Liu Weijie.

But that guy had already stepped on the sewing machine, so even if I wanted to take revenge, I couldn't.

But Chen Fan thought back to the rumors, one of which involved himself.

From this point of view, it is I who have implicated the other party.

Think about the first time I met Wen Wan, she was like a fairy to me and drove countless students crazy about her.

But now, she is actually worried about how to fill her stomach.

Chen Fan felt a little uncomfortable.

Thinking about this, Chen Fan took out his cell phone from his pocket.

"Tell me your cell phone number so we can remember it again."

Wen Wan was stunned and her expression suddenly became a little embarrassed.

"What's up?"

Chen Fan looked puzzled, then smiled bitterly and said, "No way? You really don't want me as your friend anymore?"

"no."

Wen Wan lowered her head a little embarrassedly, "I..."

"Actually, my phone number hasn't changed, it's just...disconnected."

Chen Fan's expression froze as he looked at Wen Wan, who had a blushing face and felt a little embarrassed and ashamed.

For the first time, I realized how hard it was to get through this period.