Chapter 2 Zhou Yanchuan, Let's Break Up
At one o'clock in the morning, the only sound in the quiet was the rain outside the window.
When her lips and tongue felt numb and her breathing became difficult, the hand that had been holding her slowly released its grip.
...
Pulled out of her memories, Wen Jiu couldn't describe how she felt at this moment. A surge of emotions welled up inside her, and her heart felt numb and sore from the excessive strain.
She stared at him blankly.
Zhou Yanchuan glanced at her once, then completely ignored her, shifting his gaze away. He then got up from the sofa and walked towards the adjacent cubicle.
Watching the person disappear from sight, Wen Jiu came back to her senses and slowly lowered her eyes.
Xia Shi, who was standing to the side, naturally saw the man get up and leave, and turned her head to look at him nervously.
There was no change in emotion on her beautiful face.
It was as if I wasn't seeing my ex-boyfriend, but an ordinary stranger.
"Class monitor, fairy."
A voice suddenly sounded behind her. Wen Jiu turned around and saw a handsome, sunny face.
Chen Yu was prepared not to see Wen Jiu at this gathering.
He was closer to Zhou Yanchuan than to others, and naturally became friends with Wen Jiu as well.
When the two broke up, one went abroad, the other cut off all contact, and no one answered when asked.
This complete estrangement suggests that something must have happened that they are unaware of.
But he didn't expect that when the person arrived, a look of joy flashed across their eyes, and he suddenly felt that there was hope for a reconciliation.
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Since their school days, Chen Yu has always been the one to lighten the mood, and his arrival at this moment caused the subtle feeling that filled the air to vanish instantly.
People came forward one after another, exchanging pleasantries and showing concern.
This is the scene that Zhou Yanchuan saw when he came out of the cubicle.
Under the crystal chandelier, the girl leaned slightly forward, holding a fork in one hand, slowly scooping out a little bit of the red jam from the top.
She didn't eat; instead, she lowered her face and listened attentively to the person opposite her, occasionally raising the corners of her lips when she heard something interesting.
As I watched him, I noticed a hint of gentleness between his brows that he himself didn't even realize.
Zhou Yanchuan stood there for a few seconds, then walked towards the sofa.
When she noticed the sudden silence around her, Wen Jiu paused, her hand holding the fork still.
She didn't look up, but from the sudden exchange of glances among everyone, she knew that Zhou Yanchuan had come over.
Chen Yu glanced at the girl opposite him, who was looking down and silent, exchanged a look with Su Shun beside him, and then secretly switched places.
As Zhou Yanchuan approached, he asked in a normal tone, "Finished the call?"
"Um."
A slightly deep voice sounded from behind, familiar yet long-lost.
Wen Jiu's hand, which was resting on her knee, twitched slightly. She deliberately avoided looking at him, but as he passed by, she noticed a new tattoo on his wrist.
"What's wrong? You just got back and you're on the phone for so long?" Chen Yu asked.
"From the company."
As he spoke, he lazily sat down on the sofa.
"That's true, the company is starting to expand into the domestic market, so they must be very busy."
Zhou Yanchuan curled his lips and glanced at the person who had suddenly become formal: "Are you giving a work report?"
Chen Yu: "..."
Who is he doing this for?
I just wanted to show him his abilities.
"So how long are you staying this time?" Su Shun asked from the side.
Wen Jiu placed the fork in her hand on the side of the plate and reached for her phone, which suddenly vibrated.
Just as she opened the document sent by her boss, a cool, magnetic voice reached her ears.
"I'm not leaving."
Her breathing quickened.
"Really?" Chen Yu exclaimed excitedly.
Zhou Yanchuan didn't speak immediately, his fingers resting lazily on the sofa.
A few seconds later, "It's fake."
"..."
"Aren't you annoying?" Chen Yu kicked him.
He easily dodged it, a hint of a smile playing in his calm eyes.
Through the rising steam of the tea, Wen Jiu quietly raised her eyes. She seemed to see him again as a pure, boyish young man at eighteen.
That carefree and unrestrained demeanor, no matter what happened.
Wen Jiu's thoughts were momentarily dazed.
Only after snapping out of my reverie did I realize that I had been staring at him for quite some time.
She lowered her eyelashes and quickly looked away. However, the very next second, Zhou Yanchuan silently looked over in the direction she was looking.
When Xia Shi noticed Zhou Yanchuan coming out, he immediately stepped out from the crowd.
He went to talk to the waiter about something, and then sat down next to the girl on the sofa.
Chen Yu was still complaining.
Xia Shi roughly understood what had happened through his complaints.
...
"Are you still leaving?" she asked the person opposite her in a gentle voice.
Zhou Yanchuan nodded.
Hearing it again, Chen Yu became even more annoyed and blurted out, "I don't know what's so special about foreign countries, why do you insist on going?"
"It's nothing abroad," Zhou Yanchuan said, raising his eyes and speaking casually, "and it's nothing when I come back."
"It's not a big deal that you're back, there's a class...we're here."
Even though Chen Yu stopped himself from saying something in time, the atmosphere around him still changed abruptly.
There was only a thin veil separating them.
Even if you do nothing, let alone puncture it, it will break with a gust of wind.
In this ambiguous atmosphere, everyone on the sofa fell silent for a moment.
After an unknown amount of time, a gentle voice rang out.
"There's no need for everyone to be so cautious."
Several people looked up.
Wen Jiu's voice rang out once again.
The tone was very soft, and the last syllable almost floated in the air.
"It's all in the past."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanchuan slowly lifted his eyelids.
He cast his first real glance at her since their reunion.
The moment their eyes met, Wen Jiu's heart tightened.
Those dark eyes held no emotion whatsoever; they simply stared at her indifferently.
When our eyes met, time seemed to drag on endlessly.
But no one looked away.
It seemed like they were in a standoff.
There was an undercurrent in the air that only they knew.
Chen Yu wished he could bury himself under the sofa.
The atmosphere...
It was simply too much for his fragile heart to handle.
Until a calm and indifferent voice rang in her ears: "Yeah, it's been over for a long time."
Chen Yu couldn't help but gasp.
The sweeter the relationship, the harsher the breakup.
This isn't talking; it's clearly stabbing each other in the back.
Each one was more ruthless than the last.
Wu Feng, who walked in from outside, broke the almost suffocating atmosphere on the sofa.
"What are you all doing? Why are you all silent?"
He brought a bowl of tea to Wen Jiu.
"Squad leader, this is tea brewed for you by the Summer Time Difference Restaurant."
Wen Jiu paused for a moment, then turned her head to look.
"You have a bad stomach and you still drink alcohol," the girl scolded her, then coaxed her, "Have some to calm your stomach."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu blurted out with concern, "Squad leader, is your stomach hurting again?"
Wen Jiu shook her head: "It's not serious."
“If it’s not serious, it still hurts,” Su Shun extracted the key information from the words, glancing at the man beside her as she spoke.
Zhou Yanchuan was still the same as before, leaning his shoulders against the back of the chair, his head slightly lowered, looking at his phone.
He appeared relaxed, carefree, and indifferent.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, Zhou Yanchuan slowly lifted his eyelids.
Their eyes met.
Under Su Shun's expectant gaze, he turned off his phone screen.
"Something came up, so I have to go now."
"Um?"
Unexpectedly, Su Shun subconsciously glanced at Wen Jiu beside him.
His eyes seemed to say: "What do I care?"
Back in the day, we would cherish even the pain in a finger, let alone a stomachache.
As if he hadn't seen his gaze, Zhou Yanchuan stood up straight from the sofa.
"What happened? Why all of a sudden?" Chen Yu couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Yanchuan reached out and took the coat from the waiter beside him. "Qin You has arrived at the airport. I'll go pick her up."
For a moment, Chen Yu even had the urge to bite off his own tongue.
Why did he ask such a sarcastic question?
Qin You, a new woman in Zhou Yanchuan's life. A supermodel who has been pursuing him in a high-profile manner for years.
Xia Shi glanced to her side. She opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Wen Jiu lowered her head, her eyebrows and eyes hidden in the misty white steam, making it impossible to see her expression.
She drank her tea, but her stomach seemed to hurt even more, her throat felt sour, and her vision blurred.
In a daze, I seemed to hear myself say those words from five years ago.
"Zhou Yanchuan, let's break up."
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