The next day.
Shu Nian was in a good mood because she was about to meet an old friend. At around ten o'clock in the morning, she took a taxi to the hotel where Xiong Wanting was staying.
Room 1021.
Shu Nian recognized the room number and rang the doorbell. After a while, he heard a clear answer from the door. Soon, the door was opened from the inside.
"Niannian!" Xiong Wanting rushed over and gave Shu Nian a bear hug.
After not seeing each other for five years, both of them have changed. Xiong Wanting used to have some baby fat, but now it is gone. She has become thinner and more beautiful.
The two looked at each other, their eyes reddened. Xiong Wanting wiped her wet eyes and pulled Shu Nian, "Come in first."
Shu Nian also hid his sentimentality, looked around the room, and couldn't help rolling his eyes and complaining: "Why are you still the same as before, so bad at cleaning?"
The suitcase was open, with clothes, cosmetics and other items scattered everywhere.
Xiong Wanting laughed, "It's not the first day you've known me."
As she spoke, she crossed her legs on the sofa, put on makeup, and looked up at Shu Nian. After a moment's consideration, she asked hesitantly, "How are you?"
Shu Nian sat down next to her, "Very good."
As she spoke, there was a faint smile on her lips. Xiong Wanting knew that she had not been doing well in the past few years. She originally thought that when she saw her again, she might no longer be the proud, young and smart Shu Nian she was back then. So, when she asked about her recent situation just now, she was a little cautious. However, seeing her now, especially her current expression, Xiong Wanting felt that she seemed to be wrong.
She seemed to be living a good life. There was a sense of happiness in her eyebrows.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Xiong Wanting looked at her curiously. This kind of tender look is only seen in women in love!
Shu Nian did not hide it, he said "hmm" and smiled, "He is on a business trip now. If he comes back in the evening, I will bring him to meet you."
"Great! You always have high standards, so your boyfriend must be good."
Shu Nian smiled but said nothing. It was hard to imagine what kind of expression Tingting would have when she saw Ye Yan. She would definitely be shocked! After all, at that time, Ye Yan and she were like water and fire.
"What about you? How are you doing now?"
Xiong Wanting's face also showed layers of girlish blush, "In fact, I was just about to introduce my boyfriend to you when we have dinner later."
"Is your boyfriend here too?"
"Yeah." Xiong Wanting looked mysterious, "My boyfriend, you actually know him. He really wants to meet you."
"Who is it?" Shu Nian was extremely curious.
Xiong Wanting kept it a secret, "I won't tell you. You'll know when you see him later."
…
By the time Xiong Wanting finished putting on her makeup, changed her clothes and left the hotel, it was almost 12 o'clock. They had lunch at a restaurant not far from the hotel. When the two of them arrived together, Shu Nian saw a man sitting at the window waving at them from a distance.
"There! There!" Xiong Wanting dragged Shu Nian for a moment and said as she walked over there, "My boyfriend!"
From a distance, Shu Nian felt that he looked very familiar. When he got closer, he found that it was his former classmate, Hu Yang.
If it was before, she probably couldn't face all her old classmates except Xiong Wanting with a calm heart, just like the feeling she had when she first met Ye Yan. But now...
Her mood was no longer as gloomy as before.
"Is this your boyfriend?" Shu Nian looked at Xiong Wanting.
Xiong Wanting nodded, then walked around to Hu Yang and took his hand.
"Shu Nian, long time no see." Hu Yang took the initiative to greet Shu Nian. His eyes were fixed on Shu Nian, with a complicated expression, as if he was sizing him up, and also as if he had a bit of regret. Shu Nian was a little confused by this look, and he pulled his lips and said, "Sit down first."
"What are you doing? Why are you staring at Nian Nian?" Xiong Wanting pretended to be angry and pinched Hu Yang's arm. "Could it be that you are secretly in love with our Nian Nian? No wonder you ask me about her all the time."
Shu Nian was embarrassed by what Xiong Wanting said.
Hu Yang, on the other hand, looked aggrieved. "It's not what you think. Don't misunderstand me."
He sat down while explaining, and then added: "I'm asking for Ye Yan."
Hearing these two words, Shu Nian raised his head, and without even noticing it, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, "Are you still in contact with Ye Yan?"
"Why is Ye Yan asking about Shu Nian's affairs?" Xiong Wanting asked.
Hu Yang responded to Shu Nian first, "In fact, we haven't been in touch for a long time. However, when you first left, Ye Yan would always ask me about your situation. But none of us could find you."
Xiong Wanting stared at Hu Yang for a while. "Why do you look weird to me? Why do you seem so uncomfortable in front of Shu Nian?"
After all, he is her boyfriend, and Xiong Wanting can tell at a glance if something is right or wrong.
Hu Yang smiled bitterly.
In the past few years, he has been carrying the shackles of sin, feeling guilty and blaming himself. Now the victim from that year is sitting in front of him. How can he feel at ease
"Let's order the food first and talk while we eat." Hu Yang came here today, prepared to be honest with Shu Nian about everything. However, a complete confession still requires courage.
Shu Nian naturally didn't know what was going on in Hu Yang's mind at the moment, he just ordered the food and chatted with Xiong Wanting. True friends are probably like this, even if they have been apart for five years, when they get together again, they still have endless topics to talk about.
When they were almost done eating, Xiong Wanting got up to go to the bathroom.
At the dinner table, Shu Nian and Hu Yang were the only two people left.
Shu Nian's personality was not as cheerful as Xiong Wanting's. She was not someone who could chat with everyone, and she was not familiar with Hu Yang before, and they even disliked each other, so the two of them were sitting opposite each other, and the scene was a little awkward.
Shu Nian had no choice but to lower his head and eat in silence.
"Shu Nian..." Just when she was feeling uncomfortable because of this embarrassment, Hu Yang spoke first.
Shu Nian raised his head and looked at him. Hu Yang looked serious, even solemn. Shu Nian felt more and more confused, and said nothing, just waiting for him to continue.
"Actually, I've always wanted to tell you something. No... I've always wanted to apologize to you."
Shu Nian was full of questions.
Hu Yang took a deep breath, as if he had finally mustered up the courage, "Back then... when you had a miscarriage and fell in a pool of blood, I shouldn't have stood by and watched. I... had never seen a scene like that before, and I was completely frightened at the time."
Shu Nian thought that he didn't care about the dark past at all, but when Hu Yang mentioned it, his hand holding the cutlery tensed a little.