She looked up at the majestic building in front of her and took a deep breath.
Fine, I'll just be alone.
Her boyfriend's persona is that of a businessman who is always busy traveling, so it's perfectly normal that he can't find the time to be with her.
"Sizzle—"
Just in time.
The screeching sound of tires coming to an abrupt stop reached my ears.
Li Ruo looked over instinctively and saw a royal blue sports car parked on the side.
First, a high heel stepped down from the passenger seat, and then a woman named Shanshan, wearing a bright red tight-fitting dress, got out of the car.
She gently placed her small hand on one of the larger hands to the side, and Li Ruo continued to look, her eyes immediately landing on that familiar face.
She paused for a moment.
An indescribable feeling welled up in my heart.
The man next to Chen Sisi is Lu Zihang, the class monitor whom Li Ruo had a crush on during high school.
At that time, Li Ruo was isolated. The class representative who collected and distributed homework would throw things at her, and there were countless incidents of her homework being accidentally dropped into a bucket of water.
Li Ruo would always lower her head and whisper, "It's okay," silently swallowing all her emotions.
Lu Zihang was Li Ruo's only light at that time.
He is handsome, comes from a good family, can play basketball, and is always polite and courteous to others.
Li Ruo didn't know what love was; she only knew that Lu Zihang would stand up for her when she was bullied.
The light in dire straits is always so captivating.
She didn't know what liking someone meant, but she knew that this was the person who had saved her.
The thoughts and feelings of teenagers during puberty always resonate with many.
Before they knew it, they started going to and from school together, and were assigned to the same cleaning group, cleaning the classroom together after school.
She sat by the basketball court, watching him sweat profusely, clutching his bottle of mineral water at every crucial moment in the game.
Later, a boy in a white shirt stood in front of her and spoke to her.
"sorry."
"I have to take responsibility for Sisi."
Those are such short sentences.
Those were truly two very heavy sentences.
The injury was so severe that she could no longer go to school as if nothing had happened.
When faced with bullying, they can no longer remain silent.
After retaliating once, Jiang Luo was summoned to the school.
The teacher pointed at Jiang Luo's nose and started scolding him.
You can tell what kind of family a child comes from. Have you parents been too lax in disciplining her? Question her adoptive mother and ask if she knows that Li Ruo got into fights with many people at school and even pulled out a patch of their hair.
To Li Ruo's surprise, her adoptive mother not only didn't blame her, but also arranged for her to transfer to another school.
With this, her story with Lu Zihang came to an end.
I never expected that we would meet again after so many years.
"Ruoruo".
Chen Sisi saw her first and quickly came over, arm in arm with the person next to her.
Li Ruo concealed her expression and smiled gently.
"What a coincidence."
"Yes, yes, I was just talking to Ahang in the car, saying that you're coming back today too."
After saying that, Chen Sisi glanced at Li Ruo's empty back.
Chen Sisi's smile was ambiguous. "Didn't bring your boyfriend?"
Li Ruo said without changing her expression.
"He's busy with work."
A second later, Chen Sisi saw a car parked on the side and the car keys in Li Ruo's hand.
A hint of jealousy and anger flashed across her eyes, but Chen Sisi feigned concern, "Ruoruo, is this car yours? It must be expensive."
Then, Chen Sisi frowned and asked, "Your boyfriend is so rich, he can't be some rich old man, can he?"
"Ruo Ruo, let me tell you, you've never been in this circle before, so you're most likely to be scammed. Ah Hang and I often attend gatherings in high society, and many of the people there have wives at home but still have mistresses on the side."
The implication was that Li Ruo was a mistress.
After hearing this, Li Ruo's smile deepened.
"Chen Sisi, I'm not really interested in things like stealing someone else's husband."
In short, it may seem light and airy, but it's as sharp as a knife.
The three people present all knew perfectly well how Chen Sisi got Lu Zihang.
Her face turned pale instantly, and she looked extremely unwell.
Lu Zihang said, "That's good. Sisi is just concerned about you."
From the moment they met, Lu Zihang's eyes never left Li Ruo.
Many years have passed, and she remains as thin as ever, so thin that she seems as if she could be blown away by the wind at any moment.
But her temperament and complexion are much better now, and the white dress she's wearing is very much in line with her appearance back then.
As perceptive as Li Ruo is, she naturally notices the other person's gaze.
Li Ruo simply nodded and turned to go inside.
In the evening breeze, she could faintly hear sounds drifting from behind.
"Look at her! We clearly agreed to be best friends, but after all these years, she's still holding a grudge against me. She's so petty."
"It might be a misunderstanding."
"What misunderstanding? That last sentence was clearly about me. I didn't do anything wrong. We were all drunk that day. We didn't do it on purpose. Why would she make such a fuss!"
"..."
"Is she trying to disgust me because she sees how happy we are now and still thinks about you? I even kindly invited her to the party, and she's like a dog biting Lü Dongbin—she doesn't appreciate my kindness!"
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