Chapter 284 If You Were Her
After seeing Mr. Li’s like reminder, Song Yi remembered the tiramisu he had just eaten - Mr. Li had sent it to him several times before, and it was always cut into pieces, but this time it was obviously sent as a whole.
Song Yi thought for a moment and decided to send a WeChat message to Mr. Li to express his gratitude.
Song Yi: [Thank you for the tiramisu. I only found out at dinner that you asked Aunt Xu to bring it back this afternoon.]
L: [You’re welcome. How does it taste? ]
Song Yi: [It’s very good, and my friends like it too.]
L: [Yeah.]
Song Yi: [You should keep one piece for yourself.]
L: [Alone, forget it.]
Song Yi inexplicably tasted a hint of sadness and self-mockery in this message - Aunt Xu had said before that Mr. Li seemed to have always lived here alone, and he had never been seen with anyone around him.
New Year’s Eve and the Spring Festival should be lively days. Even if your family is not around, at least you should have friends.
Logically speaking, someone like him should have no shortage of friends around him.
Unless, he subjectively doesn't want to be accompanied by anyone.
Song Yi wanted to ask him if he was alone, but then he thought it would be rude to ask this question to a neighbor he had never met.
So, she changed the subject: [There were fireworks outside, did you see them?]
L: [I didn’t pay much attention.]
The fireworks were so obvious, didn't you pay much attention?
The neighbor looked unhappy.
Song Yi didn't know what to say after his reply. When he was struggling to decide whether to end the conversation, another message came from the other party.
L: [Sorry, I'm in a bad mood today. I hope I didn't affect you.]
This news confirmed Song Yi's thoughts.
Since the other party took the initiative to open up and mentioned that he was in a bad mood, Song Yi also took the opportunity to express his concern: "Is it a work problem? I believe you can solve it with your ability."
L: [It’s not about work, it’s about personal feelings.]
Song Yi pursed her lips. Since it came to personal feelings, she didn't want to ask any further questions.
After all, it's not that mature.
However, Mr. Li seemed to be very eager to talk. Perhaps he was really in a bad mood and there was no one around him, so he told his troubles to her, a stranger.
L: [She left me, and I am waiting for her.]
Song Yi didn't know what to say. She felt that Mr. Li didn't tell her this to help her find a solution.
At times like this, she just needs to be a listener.
Therefore, the other party was the only one talking for the next few minutes.
Song Yi roughly extracted some information from his message - he had done something that hurt the person he loved, and now that the other person had left him, he was very painful.
Song Yi didn't ask him what he had done to hurt others, but she thought that it must be a serious injury to make a person decide to leave.
After hearing this, Song Yi inexplicably developed a sense of substitution and felt that this experience was quite similar to hers.
Just as I was thinking this, Mr. Li sent another new message.
L: [If you were her, would you look back? ]
This is clearly a statement seeking comfort.
Out of consideration for his feelings, Song Yi didn't want to be too harsh and could only respond ambiguously: "You have made changes, everything is possible. I wish you all your wishes come true and your relationship goes smoothly in the New Year."
Song Yi has always had a good sense of propriety. Even though the other party had just confided so much to her, she didn't think that they had a very close relationship.
I still won’t say anything that’s too out of line.
Mr. Li replied, "Thank you."
Song Yi sat on the sofa holding his phone and chatted with Mr. Li for a long time, and did not participate in the conversation between Ying Xing and Tang Qing.
The two of them talked to Song Yi several times but received no response.
"What are you doing? You're staring at your phone." Ying Xing moved to sit next to Song Yi. "You're like you're in love."
"No, I chatted with the neighbor next door." Song Yi put down the phone.
Ying Xing heard the key word "neighbors next door" and immediately raised his eyebrows: "You are so engrossed in the conversation, is there something going on——"
Song Yi smiled helplessly, "No way, he liked my WeChat Moments post, so I went to thank him for the tiramisu."
Ying Xing: "Is your neighbor really interested in you?"
She narrowed her eyes, "I liked it in seconds on my Moments, and even made a cake and sent it over..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Song Yi gestured, "My neighbor has someone he likes, so shut up your imagination."
Ying Xing: "How do you know he has someone he likes? And he even talked about this with you?"
Tang Qing also looked over with curiosity.
Logically speaking, neighbors you have just met or haven't even had the chance to meet would not chat to this extent.
"Maybe he's in a bad mood, so he's just looking for a stranger to talk to." Song Yi saw the confusion in their eyes, "Sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger, right?"
"That's true." Tang Qing and Ying Xing nodded at the same time.
Adults are like this. There are many things they cannot say to people around them because they have too many concerns and are restricted.
On the contrary, when talking to strangers, you can express your troubles without any burden.
Mr. Li's topic ended here.
Song Yi did not talk about his love history in detail, after all, it was the other party's privacy.
However, after listening to the description just now, Song Yi vaguely guessed the reason why Mr. Li liked cooking and baking - the lover in his heart should just like eating tiramisu like her.
I think he learned it for the other person.
From this point of view alone, it is quite touching.
However, one should not advise others to do good without experiencing their suffering. She didn't know how Mr. Li had made the other party so disheartened, so naturally she couldn't feel sorry for Mr. Li.
All results are achieved step by step.
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seaside.
Fu Xijing sat on a beach chair, staring at the screen of his mobile phone with his eyes lowered.
It has been five or six minutes since the chat ended, but the phone interface is still stuck on the conversation with Song Yi.
This was the first time he interacted with Song Yi from such an identity and perspective.
Every one of her replies was polite and appropriate, responding to every topic he mentioned without crossing the line.
Fu Xijing looked at her replies again and again, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
The fireworks overhead continued.
The blooming fireworks made the smile on his lips look more gentle.
"Mr. Fu, are we continuing tonight?" At this time, a staff member came up and stopped beside Fu Xijing, waiting for his instructions.
Fu Xijing came back to his senses, stroking his phone with his fingers, and looked up at the sky.
"Go on." He thought of the photos Song Yi shared on WeChat Moments.
She rarely posts on WeChat Moments, but this time she posted several pictures of fireworks.
She likes it, so keep going.
"Okay, Mr. Fu, then we'll arrange another forty minutes." The staff member immediately went to do it.
Who wouldn’t be active in making money?
As soon as the staff left, Fu Xijing's phone vibrated.
He looked down and saw that it was a video played by Fu Xiao.
When Fu Xijing picked up the call, another firework exploded above his head, and Fu Xiao on the other end of the video also saw it.
Fu Xiao's brain was quick, and he guessed something immediately: "I was wondering why there was suddenly a fireworks display over there, and it was what Song Yi posted on WeChat Moments. Was it all arranged by you?"
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