Xie Jing put down the half-drunk fruit tea and asked, "How's Jin Xiao?"
She and Zhou Jiyun had only returned a few years ago, and although she knew the Jin family hadn't gotten any benefits, Xie Jing didn't know their current situation. Furthermore, Yun Lan and Cheng Shuying hated Yun Hua and Jin Xiao so much that it was even more unlikely they would mention them at home.
He Shiyu raised his eyes: "Didn't you go to see them?"
"There's no need," Xie Jing said softly, "If it weren't for Yun Hua, I wouldn't have been separated from my biological parents for so many years. If it weren't for Jin Xiao, I wouldn't have had any contact with you."
"One of them caused me to lose my parents' love, and the other showed me that first love can be a complete conspiracy. Now they are getting their comeuppance. Why should I go see them again?"
He Shiyu looked embarrassed: "I didn't know you two had such a relationship."
Xie Jing raised her eyes and looked at him with clear eyes: "Even if you didn't know that we were cousins, you approached me with bad intentions. You can't deny this."
"Yes, I admit it," He Shiyu's back slumped. "Looking back now, I realize how despicable the things I did were. I'm sorry, and now I can finally say this."
"I used to feel that everyone in this world had wronged me, but now it seems that I have also hurt many others."
Xie Jing: "I understand your apology, but whether you apologize or not is actually none of my business. After you chose to be with Jin Xiao, you became a complete stranger to me, and we no longer have any relationship."
"And I don't care about a stranger's apology or emotions."
Zhou Jiyun squeezed Xie Jing's hand. He appreciated this fact. Once they separated, Xie Jing would not drag her feet and was always so straightforward and decisive.
He Shiyu fiddled with the small spoon: "You have always been like this, so cold. Sometimes I wonder, is there anything in this world that you care about?"
"When you were with me, did you ever think about our future? Did you make plans?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said that, but as soon as he did, Zhou Jiyun's jealousy kicked in. In his two lives, if he had to say who he envied the most, it would have to be He Shiyu, because he had occupied Xie Jing's four years of college and was Xie Jing's first love.
Xie Jing patted Zhou Jiyun's hand: "I am your wife now."
When she looked at He Shiyu again, Xie Jing's smile slowly faded: "I'm already married, it's not appropriate for you to ask me these questions."
He Shiyu lowered his head: "Yes, you are married."
"Jin Xiao was sentenced to three years in prison. She's having a hard time. She asked me to tell you something. If I ever see you, she wants to see you."
Xie Jing shrugged: "I don't want to see her. Is she an important person? If she wants to see me, I have to go see her?"
"It's better not to meet him," He Shiyu sighed. "I'm just passing on a message. No matter what, I did have bad intentions when I was with you. But I never thought of hurting you. I didn't know Jin Xiao was using me to spy on you."
"When you looked at Jin Xiao through me, you should have known that your actions had already caused harm." Xie Jing said softly, "I don't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. For those who have hurt me, I won't think of giving them a second chance. Instead, I will completely stay away from them."
He Shiyu looked up at Xie Jing and said, "I understand. You have always been like this. You seem to care nothing about anything, but in fact, you have a strong possessiveness for what you have."
Xie Jing nodded, acknowledging what He Shiyu said: "You're right, I do have a strong possessiveness towards my things and won't allow anyone else to get their hands on them."
"But you're not like this to me," He Shiyu glanced at Zhou Jiyun: "We've been together for four years, and you've always been indifferent to me. You've never..."
Xie Jing chuckled and leaned back in her chair. "You...are you blaming me? Let me remind you that for four years in college, you were the one who was slacking off, not me."
"I know, in the final analysis, I am the one who is sorry for you." He Shiyu stood up and took a step back: "Whether you accept it or not, I still want to say sorry to you."
"You once said that every sincere heart deserves to be treated well. I'm sorry that I didn't do that before. I'm not a qualified boyfriend and I brought you a very bad emotional experience. I'm very sorry."
"Whether you forgive me or not, I have to apologize to you."
Seeing He Shiyu bowing to her, Xie Jing just raised an eyebrow and said, "Your friends are waiting for you. I hope we won't meet again in the future. Even if we meet one day, I hope we can just pass by each other and never have any intersection again."
He Shiyu stood up straight: "Okay."
He turned around and glanced at his friends, then looked at Xie Jing: "Xie Jing, goodbye."
Even if first love was extremely dishonorable, farewells needed to be respectable. He Shiyu knew that after today, it would be difficult for him and Xie Jing to meet again. Even if they did meet one day, they would tacitly treat each other as strangers.
As soon as He Shiyu left, Zhou Jiyun put his head on Xie Jing's shoulder. He was almost drowned in jealousy, and now he wanted Xie Jing to coax him.
Xie Jing held his chin with her right hand: "You know I only love you."
"I know, but I still can't help being jealous." Zhou Jiyun nudged Xie Jing's shoulder: "I'm jealous that he can appear in your life and occupy your life for four years."
"But those four years weren't a good experience," Xie Jing rubbed his cheek. "Only when I was with you did I know what love was, and I also knew that being loved could be so blissful, so blissful it makes you want to cry."
Zhou Jiyun was immediately coaxed: "Really? Are you happy with me?"
"Of course, every moment is very happy." Xie Jing is very frank: "When I think about someone who is thinking about me all the time and wants to be with me all the time, I finally understand the kind of sincere and passionate love that writers once described. At this moment, it has become concrete between us."
Cheng Yu, who came over to drink water, covered his chest and was about to collapse. No wonder Yun Xu said that he felt depressed when staying with these two people, and no wonder Zhou Jiyun always stuck to Xie Jing.
Anyone who has a wife who plays it straight will fall for her.
Zhou Jiyun was silent. He didn't say anything else. He just held Xie Jing's right hand and kissed her palm with great restraint.
Xie Jing tilted her head to look at him. When she saw his restrained yet burning eyes, she curled her lips slightly, then leaned forward and kissed Zhou Jiyun's cheek very lightly.
When Zhou Jiyun was about to kiss him back, Xie Jing dodged slightly: "No, in a public place."
As for Zhou Jiyun's endless obsession with her, Xie Jing has no interest in showing off their affection in public.
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