Su Congwen looked at her sincere and expectant eyes, knowing that she had probably used up all her courage to say these words. He wanted to reject her directly with some cold and heartless words as before, but his mouth seemed to be stuck with glue and he couldn't open it at all.
Whenever he thought of Chen Xiaoyu having traveled such a long way to find him, he couldn't say anything that would make her sad.
In Chen Xiaoyu's eyes, his silence was a silent rejection. The light in her eyes dimmed little by little, and her face was full of loss.
"I understand what you mean." Chen Xiaoyu smiled bitterly.
"It's okay." She sniffed, trying hard to hold back the tears that were about to burst out. "Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore. I bought a train ticket and will be back this afternoon."
After saying that, she turned around and tears began to fall. She tried hard to tell herself that it didn't matter, she had tried many times, it was Su Congwen who didn't cherish her, it was he who was worried, if he missed her, he would be the only one who would regret it.
Su Congwen followed behind her, wanting to say something several times, but he didn't know what to say.
The two returned to the Su family in silence. When the Su family saw Chen Xiaoyu's red eyes, they knew that something was wrong.
Zhang Xinlan secretly glared at her son several times, but she didn't know what to say directly. It would be bad if she said something that would hurt the girl's feelings even more.
The family worked hard to liven up the atmosphere.
"Brother Congwen." Xia Qiu hadn't gone back yet, so she moved her small stool to Su Congwen's side.
"Hmm?" Su Congwen responded absentmindedly, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Xia Qiu chuckled, "I just want to tell you something. Don't do anything that will make you regret. Sometimes, if you're bolder, things aren't as bad as you think."
Su Congwen looked at her with some surprise, "Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome." Xia Qiu smiled slightly.
She just saw that Brother Wen and Chen Xiaoyu were obviously in love with each other, but for some reason they didn't get together. Moreover, the one who seemed braver between the two of them was Chen Xiaoyu, while the one who had concerns was Brother Wen.
She didn't know what happened between the two of them. She only knew that if Brother Congwen missed this girl, he would probably regret it, so she kindly reminded him.
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Xia Qiu asked to leave.
"Xiaoqiu, don't go back. Just eat at home." Wu Guixiang greeted.
"No, Grandma Wu, dinner is ready at home. I'm going back." Xia Qiu refused with a smile. There was no reason to have dinner at someone else's house on New Year's Day.
"Okay, slow down."
"Okay!"
Xia Qiu agreed and left the Su family.
Soon, lunch was served and the Su family warmly invited Chen Xiaoyu to eat.
"Xiaoyu, come, try this."
"And this one is also good. It's your aunt's specialty."
Chen Xiaoyu, however, was still not in the mood and forced a smile, saying, "Okay, thank you."
"It's okay, eat quickly." Wu Guixiang said, "Look, you came all the way here and brought us something, but we don't have anything to treat you. Just a little food, don't be disgusted."
"How could that be? It's delicious." Chen Xiaoyu forced a smile and took a bite of the dish.
"If you don't want to eat, then don't eat." Su Congwen frowned at her, "There's no need to force yourself."
"Who said I don't want to eat? I want to eat." Chen Xiaoyu buried her head and tried hard to take two mouthfuls of rice. Her tears fell into the bowl, and only she saw it.
Su Congwen moved his lips but didn't say anything.
The whole family noticed the strange atmosphere between the two of them. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say. After all, it was not appropriate for them to interfere in the affairs between these young people.
They didn't expect that after dinner, Chen Xiaoyu would ask to leave.
"What? Xiaoyu, you just got here? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Zhang Xinlan said quickly, "Don't be in a hurry to leave. Stay here for a few more days and let Congwen accompany you around."
"Yes, you just arrived. Don't leave in a hurry. At least have two more days to play."
"Don't think that we are in the countryside. There are many interesting things here. If you want to go into the city, you can let Congwen accompany you."
The whole family advised at once.
"No, thank you for your kindness, but I really have to go back." Chen Xiaoyu forced a smile. "My parents will be worried if I stay out for too long."
"That……"
After Chen Xiaoyu said this, the Su family could no longer persuade her.
"Congwen, hurry up and take Xiaoyu to the station and get her on the train safely." Wu Guixiang said to Congwen.
"good."
After Su Congwen said a few words to his parents, he picked up Chen Xiaoyu's luggage and said calmly, "Let's go."
Chen Xiaoyu pursed her lips and followed Su Congwen away.
On the way, the two of them were silent and no one spoke.
As time passed, Su Congwen still didn't say anything to keep her, and the last bit of hope in Chen Xiaoyu's heart disappeared. She laughed at herself and thought, forget it, she had tried her best, so let it be.
Arriving at the waiting hall of the county railway station, Su Congwen looked around and said to Chen Xiaoyu, "Wait for me for a moment."
Soon, Su Congwen came back with a bottle of soda.
"Drink some water."
"Thank you." Chen Xiaoyu pulled the corner of her mouth, "The car will be here soon, you can go back, no need to see me off."
"It's okay, I'll take you to the car."
"Okay." Chen Xiaoyu did not refuse. The last time she could spend with him was an inestimable luxury, and she did not want to refuse.
Su Congwen sent her to the platform to wait for the train.
Chen Xiaoyu looked at him and said goodbye, "When I go back this time, maybe we will never see each other again in this life."
"My family introduced me to someone, and before I came here, I told myself that this was the last time. If nothing works out, I'll just accept my parents' arrangement."
"Now it seems that this is indeed the result."
"Su Congwen." Chen Xiaoyu looked at him. "In the days ahead, you should be well. No matter what, you must take care of yourself."
"If...if you meet a girl who has the courage to be with her in the future, then I wish you the best."
To say this, Chen Xiaoyu almost used up all her strength.
Su Congwen frowned and wanted to say something, but the train whistle sounded, drowning out his words.
"Okay, the car is here, I'll get in, you can go back quickly." Chen Xiaoyu smiled casually and stretched out her hand to take the luggage from Su Congwen.
Su Congwen stretched out his hand... and held her hand.
Chen Xiaoyu was stunned and looked surprised.
"Let's go, get on the bus." Su Congwen took her hand, took out a train ticket from his pocket, handed it to the conductor for inspection, and then got on the bus.
Chen Xiaoyu stared at him blankly without reacting.
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