64 I'm leaving
After staying in Barcelona for a week, the three of them returned home.
Once she went to study in England, she was closer to Barcelona. During boring holidays, Li Yaya could come over anytime. She wanted to experience Barcelona's four seasons and take lots of photos to burn for Li Jianren when she returned to visit him.
It seemed that because she would not have to work for a long time soon, Li Yaya seemed particularly energetic when working after returning.
Moreover, after the breakup, Li Yaya seemed to have become more relaxed.
It seems that once you unload the burden of emotions, you can stop worrying about anything and be free to be yourself.
However, she still had to do one very important thing when she was not busy, which was to go back to her and Jiang Yi's home, their former home, and take her things away.
Because she had been staying in the hotel for so long, there weren't many things at home that she had to take with her. It was just that this was a legitimate excuse for her to return, to their home, to their past.
The room was covered in dust, showing no signs of having been lived in for a long time.
Li Yaya's belongings weren't even packed in a single suitcase. She stood in the middle of the living room, taking one last look. The room was completely bare, and every trace of their past was visible. Li Yaya wasn't the type to cling to the past, but when the past seemed too good to be true, people often miss it.
Fortunately, she is going to say goodbye completely today.
Li Yaya said "goodbye" in her heart, as if she was saying it to this family, but also to her past self. She hung her keys on the rack at the door, walked out, closed the door, dragged her suitcase, and left without looking back.
Li Yaya continued to live in the hotel. She would be living in the UK for a long time to come, so there was no need to rent another house. She temporarily left the unused items she couldn't take with her at Liang Qiu's house.
Liang Qiuqiao, inexplicably, appeared in every corner of Li Yaya's life.
However, Li Yaya was completely unaware of it.
After their breakup, during Li Yaya's break, Jiang Yi had come back several times. It was just that each time he'd only stayed briefly. He didn't have the courage, nor the ability, to leave this place filled with laughter and joy between him and Li Yaya.
It's not that he hasn't thought about reconciling them, but he also knows that Li Yaya is stubborn and once she makes a decision, it seems like there's no way back.
But every time I come back and see that Li Yaya’s things are there, I always feel that she will come back.
But in the quiet time, Li Yaya quietly packed up her things and took them away. She wiped away all traces of her existence in his life.
The next time they met, it might be at an event; the next time they heard about each other, it might be on a trending Weibo search. But for Li Yaya, it didn't matter anymore.
When they were together, she took the relationship seriously and gave everything she could. But after realizing that they were not compatible, she withdrew in time.
It's not that Jiang Yi is bad. On the contrary, Jiang Yi is still the passionate boy with aspirations in life. But when did they start to reach a crossroads?
Perhaps it was because he never fought for his relationship with Li Yaya, letting the company's people arrange his so-called persona and hype. Perhaps it was because when the Weibo post about her past broke out, his first reaction was that it shouldn't be brought up. Perhaps it was because he acquiesced to her coldness and alienation. Perhaps it was because he was self-righteous, thinking that what he wanted was what Li Yaya wanted...
Li Yaya never denied everything Jiang Yi did, but now, she loved herself even more.
Before officially starting school, Li Yaya will study language for a period of time. So, in late autumn, she will leave Beijing and board a flight to the UK independently to start her exploration of unknown areas.
She was neither nervous nor afraid, she only had longing and anticipation for the future.
The world is really big, and she wants to use her own footsteps to measure the trajectory of the world.
Before leaving this time, she hadn't returned home. She felt reassured that her aunt was taking care of the household. Especially after she started sending money back regularly, her aunt quit her tiring job, took her grandmother home, and devotedly cared for her.
You see, money is a really good thing.
But Li Yaya went to Xiangyuan.
If her Beijing home held the joy and laughter of her and Jiang Yi, then Xiangyuan was where it all began. Life has its beginnings and its end, and Li Yaya wanted to say goodbye to her past self once and for all.
The house she once rented had a new tenant, also a young girl. Li Yaya explained her purpose and the girl warmly invited her in. However, Li Yaya didn't. She just stood at the door and took a look. The rocking chair on the balcony was still there, but the people and things had changed.
Li Yaya went to the cake shop, the landlady, and everyone else.
The women at the cake shop kindly took Li Yaya to take photos, saying they would print them out for promotional purposes. Finally, they went to a bar. However, she didn't show up at the bar directly. Instead, she sent a message to Xie Cheng, asking if he wanted to meet.
Of course Xie Cheng wanted it. Not for anyone else, but because Li Yaya was the closest person to Xie Di. After running away, he didn't want to miss any news about her.
The two of them sat face to face, and this was the first time Li Yaya looked carefully at Xie Cheng's appearance.
Xie Cheng was puzzled and asked with a smile, "Is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I think Sister Reddy has average taste."
Well, wait for him here.
"Yes, yes, I'm not worthy of her."
Now Li Yaya was silent. She hadn't expected Xie Cheng to say that directly. She wasn't entirely clear on the love-hate relationship between him and Xie Di. She only knew that the story was now unfolding as Xie Cheng left Beijing, and Xie Di, without a word. He came to Xiangyuan and opened a bar.
"Let's not talk about us. What about you and Jiang Yi? Why did you break up?"
Xie Cheng knew that the two had broken up, which was unexpected but reasonable.
"you guess?"
"Don't learn these nonsense from Shady."
"Look at you, bringing up Sheidi again. If you really can't let her go, go get her back. Men shouldn't be afraid of losing face. What if Sister Reddy gets taken away by someone else? I wonder what you'll do."
"I will bless her." Xie Cheng's tone was serious, without any reluctance.
Then the two of them went to eat wontons together. The wonton stall owner recognized Li Yaya at a glance and asked why Jiang Yi didn't come back with her.
Li Yaya's eyes curved as she said, "We broke up, so this time I came back on my own."
The wonton stall owner was stunned for a moment, unsure what to say. Over the years he'd been running his stall, he'd had plenty of men and women come to his stall, and breakups were common. But he hadn't expected Li Yaya and Jiang Yi to break up, too.
The boss doesn't use the internet, so naturally he doesn't know that those two kids have become big stars. He just sighs and laments, how can people drift apart?
The world outside is too vast, and people’s hearts are always changing.
Only the taste of wontons remains the same.
In December, the cold of Siberia has already howled through, and it feels like a knife cutting my face. In Beijing, it is another winter.
Li Yaya dragged two huge suitcases and boarded a plane to the UK. On the day of her departure, Xie Di and Liang Qiuchen went to the airport to see her off.
It wasn't a sad farewell, because it wouldn't be long before Li Yaya would have to come back for work. Working and studying at the same time was a busy and fulfilling life, and Li Yaya enjoyed it.
Li Yaya waved goodbye, said "I'm leaving", and left without looking back.
Looking at Li Yaya's leaving back, Xie Di suddenly felt a little emotional.
The little girl who was full of curiosity and unknown about everything around her when we first met has become an adult who can face the world independently. How wonderful! This delicate and beautiful rose was cultivated by her own hands.
She doesn't think she is that great, she just feels a sense of accomplishment.
Liang Qiuzhen stood aside, looking at Li Yaya's departing back, feeling lost.
Xie Di turned his head to look at Liang Qiuqiao beside him and said in a tone that seemed to know everything, "So, when do you plan to catch up?"
"It depends on the weather."
Shady rolled his eyes.
Xie Di didn't know when Liang Qiuchen started to have feelings for Li Yaya. But he never showed it to Li Yaya. If Xie Di hadn't known him for so long, and if she hadn't known him so well, she wouldn't have noticed, nor would she have noticed that Liang Qiuchen had a different attitude towards Li Yaya.
But she didn't ask him why.
Xie Di thought, let him be. Who can explain the reasons behind emotional matters? She couldn't even handle her own feelings, so what right did she have to ask too much about others?
If, Xie Di thought, that relationship could have a result, she would definitely support it with both hands and give her most sincere blessings.
In the British winter, the gray sky is its eternal background. The sun rises lazily at 8 a.m. and sets hastily at 4 p.m. This brevity makes the sun even more precious.
The cold here is different from the dry cold in Beijing. It is a damp cold that can penetrate into the bones. The sea breeze carries the moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and silently soaks the coat.
Fortunately, Li Yaya had a strong ability to adapt and quickly, though not completely, she was able to fit in quite well. Over the years, Li Yaya had never given up on learning English in her spare time, so the language classes weren't too difficult.
However, white people’s food is really hard to describe. Even someone like Li Yaya who is not picky finds it a bit baffling.
After class that day, it started raining again.
Li Yaya walked into the rain, holding an umbrella. Before returning home, she needed to go to the supermarket. After a moment's thought, she decided to walk another block to the Chinese supermarket. In this weather, she wanted to go home and cook hot pot. She mentally considered what ingredients to buy, completely oblivious to the distant gazes falling on her.
I went home carrying a big bag of ingredients and milk.
Downstairs in the apartment building, Li Yaya saw a figure from afar. It looked familiar, but she couldn't believe why he was here. She took two quick steps, walked in, stopped, and said in surprise, "Teacher Liang, why are you here?"
Liang Qiuchen pointed to the sky and said, "Ya Ya, this kind of weather is perfect for the two of us to have hot pot at home. Do you want me to join you?"
——Do you want me to come with you?
--good.
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