Chapter 2 is not a ghost, but a real person.
The dinner party ended.
Li Mai ran away without saying goodbye to her superior, Ji Wangyu.
Only after getting into the taxi did Li Mai dare to let those surging emotions show on her face.
She had just arrived in Beijing and hadn't rented a place yet, so she was temporarily staying at her senior classmate You Huan's house.
You Huan recently resigned, so I can help her look after her child for a few days.
She hasn't completed the kindergarten enrollment procedures for her son yet.
It was already 10 p.m. when I got back to You Huan's house.
As soon as she entered, You Huan told her, "Chengcheng is asleep. He's very well-behaved. He takes a bath and goes to bed by himself. I don't need to do anything for him."
Thinking of her son, Li Mai smiled gently.
"Senior, thank you for your help."
She had just arrived at the head office and was very busy, so she couldn't take care of her son at all. These past few days, You Huan had been helping her look after the child.
You Huan waved her hand: "Why are you being so polite with me? Chengcheng is my godson, he's like half a son to me. It's only right that I take care of him."
Li Mai knew that there was no such thing as "should" or "shouldn't" in this world.
She's a kind senior.
The senior student helped her a lot.
You Huan could tell that she seemed to be in a bad mood.
I pulled her to sit down on the sofa.
"Come on, tell me what happened? Is someone at work bullying you?"
Li Mai: "No."
"What happened?"
Tonight's drinking session has exhausted Li Mai, and she's very tired, so she simply leans on You Huan's shoulder to rest.
"Senior, I saw Zhou Songyan."
"What?"
You Huan was surprised and turned around abruptly.
Caught off guard, Li Mai slipped and fell into her arms.
You Huan grabbed her and made her sit up.
"Did I hear that right? You saw Zhou Songyan?"
Li Mai nodded.
You Huan: "Are you sure you saw a living person?"
Li Mai searched for this ex-boyfriend for a long time.
Five years have passed, and there's still no news.
You Huan thought he was dead.
Li Mai looked listless and lost her soul.
"Not a ghost, a real person."
You Huan was silent for a moment before asking, "Did you explain it to him? Did you tell him about Chengcheng?"
Li Mai shook her head.
You Huan frowned; she sensed something was wrong with Li Mai.
She searched for Zhou Songyan for five years.
Two things sustained her over the past five years.
One is raising Chengcheng.
The other thing is to find Zhou Songyan.
Logically, she should be very happy to have found Zhou Songyan.
But she looked completely lost and unhappy.
Her expression changed: "Zhou Songyan got married?"
Li Mai shook her head.
She heard that the Crown Prince was not married.
You Huan: "He has a girlfriend?"
I really don't know about Li Mai.
"I didn't ask."
Furthermore, in what capacity did she ask this question?
"Senior, I only found out today that Zhou Songyan comes from a very wealthy family."
"How wonderful?"
"A wealthy family, a very wealthy family."
"Didn't you say his family ran a small business?"
"Yes, that's what Zhou Songyan told me back then, and I thought so too."
Why did he lie to you?
“He concealed his identity when he went to work at a branch office, and the company I joined was owned by his family.”
"But you're his girlfriend. You've been together for so long, and he even hid it from you?"
Li Mai smiled wryly: "He probably wanted to take this opportunity to test me."
"Damn it, is this some kind of test? If he had told you earlier, you two wouldn't have broken up."
Li Mai felt a sharp pain in her heart.
You Huan felt sorry for Li Mai.
She knows best how Li Mai has managed these past few years.
That year, Li Mai came to Beijing to find her while heavily pregnant.
Ask her to help find Zhou Songyan's whereabouts.
Because Zhou Songyan said he was from Beijing.
Li Mai then went for a stroll on the main street.
She said: Maybe she and Zhou Songyan will bump into each other on the street someday.
She couldn't stop her, so she had to ask her friends for help.
It now appears that she belongs to a different social class than Zhou Songyan, and none of her friends know Zhou Songyan.
If she had known Zhou Songyan's family was so well-off, she would have asked that person; maybe he would have known.
Every day after breakfast, Li Mai would go for a walk in the streets.
She has to go to work and can't be with her.
Li Mai stopped doing this foolish thing because she started bleeding.
Li Mai spent a week in the hospital.
She advised Li Mai, "Zhou Songyan is avoiding you; there's no point in looking for her."
"Now that you're pregnant, you need to take care of your health and can't keep looking like this."
"If you are destined to meet again, you will meet again someday."
Li Mai then returned to Suzhou.
But she knew that Li Mai had been inquiring about Zhou Songyan's whereabouts all these years.
You Huan nudged the half-dead person next to her: "What does Zhou Songyan mean now?"
Li Mai lowered her head: "Senior, it's impossible for me and him."
Let's not even talk about how Zhou Songyan dislikes her.
A top-tier wealthy family in Beijing.
She's not good enough for him.
...
Li Mai, with the shower running, squatted in the bathroom and cried her heart out.
Over the past five years, she had imagined many scenarios of meeting Zhou Songyan.
But I didn't expect it to be like this.
Even if she were to explain to Zhou Songyan now that they have a child.
What will Zhou Songyan think of her?
Will Zhou Songyan come back to her?
Won't!
Zhou Songyan hates her.
He probably already has a girlfriend.
You Huan leaned against the wall by the bathroom door, her eyes filled with sorrow.
For Limai.
And for myself.
...
The next day, Li Mai took leave and rented a two-bedroom apartment.
The decor was a bit dated, but Li Mai liked that it was clean and the rent was within her budget.
It's close to the kindergarten; just turn right after exiting the building and cross one traffic light—it's a five-minute walk.
Back at You Huan's place.
The senior student is still asleep.
She hasn't been going to work lately, and her sleep schedule is a bit reversed.
"Mom, you're back."
A little boy ran barefoot up to her.
Li Mai changed her shoes and ruffled her son's soft hair.
Have you brushed your teeth?
"I brushed it, and I even washed my face myself."
"Yes, you were very diligent today, which deserves praise."
"Go wake up your godmother and have breakfast."
"good!"
The little guy ran away.
"Godmother! Godmother, wake up! Breakfast is ready!"
The little guy called out and knocked on the door.
With messy hair and a dejected look, You Huan opened the door and vigorously rubbed Li Chengyi's face twice.
"Hey loudspeaker, you're so noisy!"
Li Chengcheng broke free from her grasp and ran back to Li Mai's side.
"Mom, what's for breakfast?"
"I bought soy milk and fried dough sticks, as well as steamed buns, fried dumplings, and pancakes. What would you like to eat?"
Pan-fried dumplings.
"Okay, go wash your hands first."
"oh."
Li Mai set out breakfast and then poured a glass of fresh milk from the refrigerator and placed it in front of Li Chengyi.
You Huan washed her face, sat down, and stuffed a fried dough stick into her mouth.
What time did you get up?
Li Mai: "Six o'clock."
"Why are you up so early? By the way, aren't you supposed to be at work today? Why are you back?"
"I took a day off to go look at houses."
"After you finish eating, help me move."
"Why move? We'll stay here."
Li Mai smiled and said, "Forget it, if we stay any longer, it will affect your ability to find a boyfriend."
You Huan took a sip of soy milk nonchalantly: "I don't need a boyfriend, I'm fine on my own."
Li Mai didn't want to bother her; she was alright on her own, after all, she had a child with her.
You Huan is used to living alone.
"The house is right next to the kindergarten, which will make it convenient for me to pick up and drop off Chengcheng in the future."
You Huan didn't say anything more.
"Okay, I'll drive you there in a bit."
"Thank you, senior."
I moved and tidied up the house.
Li Mai started working.
I had just arrived at the company when Ji Wangyu called me into his office.
What's going on between you and Zhou Songyan?
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