Under the orange street light, two young men of similar build and hairstyle stood facing each other.
Qiu Yang said calmly, "Sun Yichuan, I've thought a lot these past few days, and separating is the best option."
Sun Yichuan opened his mouth to argue, but Qiu Yang immediately said, "Wait until I finish."
Qiu Yang said, "You're different from me. You can find a woman, marry, have children, and live a normal life without facing condemnation from the world. You have a bright future and are full of ambition. Your life shouldn't be ruined because of me."
"Don't you?" Sun Yichuan asked back, "Didn't we come back to realize our ambitions?"
"So, it's best for us to separate." Qiu Yang's lips curled up, "You and I can each realize our own life values."
Sun Yichuan asked: "What can you do when you return to Nancheng? Are you going to get married and have children?"
Qiu Yang was still smiling, but his smile was extremely sad. "Don't worry about me. I will be fine."
Sun Yichuan asked again: "We made an agreement, how can you just give up like that?"
"Persistence is much harder than giving up," Qiu Yang said. "Sun Yichuan, even romantic relationships can end. This abnormal relationship between you and me should be completely severed."
A taxi stopped and Qiu Dahui and Yang Jie were ready to get in.
Qiu Yang raised his eyes and looked directly at Sun Yichuan, his gaze piercing. "Let's say goodbye now. I wish you a happy family and a bright future!"
Qiu Yang turned around and strode towards the taxi on the side of the road.
The taxi sped away, and Sun Yichuang stood there looking at the road in the distance.
The early spring wind was cold and fierce, blowing from his body into his heart. Sun Yichuang's body and mind seemed to be frozen, and he was in so much pain that he felt numb.
He was taken back home by Sun Fuhai and Wang Jiahui who found him along the way.
Sun Yichuang knew Qiu Yang too well. Qiu Yang was a man of strong will and a man of his word.
Qiu Yang said goodbye so decisively, which meant he had made up his mind to never see her again in this life.
Sun Yichuang's chest hurt as if it was being cut open alive.
The next morning, Qiu Yang completed the discharge procedures and then went to his workplace to submit his resignation.
The leader tried to persuade him to stay, "Comrade Qiu Yang, why are you doing this? You're a talented person! Our leaders all recognize your contributions to the unit, and your personal life doesn't affect your work."
"Also, Comrade Mo Zhixin engaged in unfair competition and deliberately slandered you, and his unit has demoted him and issued him a warning. Our leaders have discussed this and decided that you are the most suitable person to be the director."
Qiu Yang never cared about being the director or not, and now he doesn't even care about his job.
He smiled politely and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, boss. I have decided to resign."
When Qiu Yang returned home, Qiu Dahui and Yang Jie learned that he had resigned.
They asked Qiu Yang to ask for leave from his unit, go back to Nancheng with them first, and then use their connections to transfer his job back to Nancheng.
Who knew that he would resign without saying a word.
Qiu Dahui couldn't help but curse: "How many people out there are desperately trying to find a stable job, but you have one, but you don't want it! Do you think you are so capable?..."
Yang Jie pulled him and signaled him to stop talking.
Qiu Dahui endured it again and again and shut his mouth.
Qiu Yang said calmly, "Mom and Dad, let's pack up and go back to South City tomorrow."
Yang Jie: "...so fast?"
Isn’t the purpose of their coming here to bring Qiu Yang back to South City?
Why is she so anxious now that Qiu Yang is obediently going back with them?
Yang Jie said, "Your uncle Yu and the others are planning to go back with us. I'll go tell them we're leaving tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go buy the tickets."
Qiu Yang and Yang Jie went out together, and then separated, one went to the train station to buy tickets, and the other went to the staff quarters.
Qiu Yang was walking on the familiar road. The bright spring sunshine made him cry.
He and Sun Yichuang both like outdoor activities, but in the past few years since returning to China, they have not dared to play outside openly to avoid suspicion.
Most of the time, the two of them stay at home, reading, chatting and working.
Yang Jie came to Yu Xiangyang's house and told Yu Jiashun and Zhao Ruozhu about Qiu Yang.
The couple was silent for a long time.
Yu Jiashun thought, this is what children of soldiers should be like, able to take it and let it go!
Zhao Ruozhu sighed, "Qiu Yang must be feeling so heartbroken."
These words made Yang Jie cry again.
Zhao Ruozhu advised her, "Don't be sad. Now that things have come to this, let Qiu Yang return to Nancheng and take some time to recover."
After Qiu Yang bought the train ticket, he went into his room and slept for a whole day and night without eating or drinking.
Early the next morning, Yu Xiangyang drove with Yu Jiashun and Zhao Ruozhu to pick up the Qiu family of three and took them to the train station.
When we got to the station, everyone got off.
Yu Xiangyang stopped Qiu Yang and said, "Qiu Yang, I heard about what happened between you and Sun Yichuan."
Yu Xiangyang didn't know what to say. He said, "You've been smarter than me since childhood, read more books than me, and seen more of the world than me. I support you no matter what decision you make."
Qiu Yang smiled faintly, "Thank you."
It's rare for the two of them to be together without bickering.
Yu Xiangyang said: "If you have any questions, call me."
"good."
Qiu Yang got on the train without hesitation.
Yu Xiangyang returned to the army and told Cheng Jingmo about the separation of Qiu Yang and Sun Yichuang.
Cheng Jingmo was silent for a moment. "If the genders of one of them were swapped, it would be a real-life version of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai."
Yu Xiangyang replied: "They can't turn into butterflies."
Cheng Jingmo rolled his eyes at him. "I'm talking about the beauty of love, about two lovers being forced to separate because of family and worldly matters! You're talking about myths!"
Yu Xiangyang stubbornly said, "But Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turned into butterflies! The beauty and sadness of the story lies in their transformation into butterflies!"
"Get out of here!"
Sun Yichuang only heard about Qiu Yang's resignation at noon on the day Qiu Yang left.
Although it was within his expectations, he still felt indescribable pain.
The next step is for Qiu Yang to return to South City.
Sun Yichuang immediately walked out of the office and rode his bicycle to the house bought by Qiu Yang's parents.
He knew that Qiu Dahui and Yang Jie didn't want to see him, even Qiu Yang didn't want to see him.
But he still came.
He knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered.
Or the neighbor next door said: "Early this morning, a family of three left with their luggage. They must be going back to their hometown."
Sun Yichuang rode his bicycle away again. The scene of Qiu Yang crying after they broke up kept appearing in his mind.
Sun Yichuang only felt pain and stuffiness in his chest, as if he was about to suffocate.
The bright sun shines directly on the earth, making people feel dazed.
With a "clang", the bicycle fell to the ground and Sun Yichuang fell to the ground.
At this moment, Qiu Yang was staring at the scenery outside the car window with a dull look.
From the moment he got on the train, he just stood there, not saying a word or moving, just looking outside.
The scenery rushed past before his eyes, and in his mind were the twelve years he and Sun Yichuang had spent together.
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