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Although Lu Zhao only mentioned it briefly, Xia Yu knew clearly what happened in the third year.
Lu Zhao's mother passed away.
This strong and arrogant woman had always had a profound influence on Lu Zhao, so her death was a huge blow to him.
This made him soften his heart for a moment, and he did not refuse Lu Zhao's hug.
Lu Zhao slowly hugged Xia Yu tightly and buried his head in Xia Yu's shoulders and neck. It was a rather fragile posture, as if he was helpless and could only rest for a short time on Xia Yu's shoulder.
Xia Yu didn't say anything, nor did he push Lu Zhao away.
The drizzle outside was still falling.
Autumn rain is cool in nature.
The osmanthus flowers in the yard are in bloom, and a light sweet fragrance mixed with the scent of grass and woods comes in, and it is hard to tell whether it is bitter or sweet.
For a moment he almost felt as if there was a dampness on his shoulders.
But soon, he found out that it was just his illusion.
Lu Zhao's sadness was too obvious, so heavy that it covered the cold rain outside and filled the room.
After a long while, Lu Zhao asked, "Why did you fall in love with Xu Zhan?"
Only three months after they separated, Xia Yu married Xu Zhan, which was incredibly fast.
He even secretly wondered if Xia Yu was forced.
But one day after Xia Yu got married, he came back to Chuan City. Sitting in the car, he saw Xia Yu and Xu Zhan coming out of the mall together.
Xia Yu and Xu Zhan walked side by side under an umbrella. Xu Zhan was holding the umbrella, while Xia Yu was holding a bag in his hand and stuffing a snack into Xu Zhan's mouth.
In the bustling crowd, they huddled together closely, just like any other couple deeply in love.
He was watching this scene in the car, like an insignificant passerby in a pantomime, the villain who would destroy the protagonist's happiness as soon as he appeared. . .
Xia Yu didn't speak for a long time.
How should he answer? He had never fallen in love with Xu Zhan, but it only took a moment for him to agree to marry Xu Zhan.
The moment he desperately wanted to escape from everything about Lu Zhao.
Xia Yu said, "Do you remember that year when we broke up, I went abroad to look for you and waited for you downstairs of your house all night, but you didn't come back. You were having a party with your colleagues and asked me to go back."
He chuckled when he said this, but his nose suddenly felt sore.
"Later, I fainted because I was not feeling well. I called you from the hospital, but you still didn't want to come to see me. You said that it was over between us and asked me to take care of myself."
He repeated word for word what Lu Zhao had said to him that year.
In fact, he now really believes that Lu Zhao loves him, but this is too shallow.
But the shadow that Lu Zhao left on him was too painful.
He felt Lu Zhao's arms around his waist tighten again.
The lighter he gave to Lu Zhao was still in his palm.
A lighter is now regarded as a treasure by Lu Zhao, but once both he and his feelings were regarded as dust by Lu Zhao.
It's such a huge irony.
He curled his lips and said, "Later, my brother and I returned to China. When I left the airport, it was Xu Zhan who picked me up. After that, my health was not very good. Every time I went to the hospital, Xu Zhan was by my side."