When the time was almost up, Shu Nian picked up his bag, got on the bus, and walked towards the examination room.
After what happened yesterday, she didn't even know how she would perform.
On the bus, she chose a seat by the window. She leaned her head against the window. It was a cloudy day outside, and her face was reflected in the window. She saw that she looked pale and haggard.
At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang.
She took it out and saw the word "night" flashing on the screen, which made her eyes swell.
He took a deep breath and after a long while, he finally answered the phone and put it to his ear.
There was a long silence over there.
For a long time, the only sound I could hear was Ye Yan's breathing, which sounded heavy and tired.
Shu Nian did not say anything, just held the phone and listened quietly. Although he looked calm on the outside, his heart was in turmoil, with all kinds of mixed feelings.
“…Exam today?” Ye Yan finally spoke.
Four simple words, spoken in a hoarse voice. It can be heard that he probably didn't sleep much last night. In fact, Ye Yan also sat with his eyes open until dawn.
It took Shu Nian a while to let out a "hmm" sound from his nose.
"Do you want me to take you there? I'll be there now."
"No need." She tried to make her tone sound calm and indifferent, "I'm in the car now."
“Hmm…” After a brief response, Ye Yan fell silent again.
Shu Nian looked out the window, her eyes swollen. Finally, she spoke first: "Then... I'm hanging up."
Ye Yan said "hmm" and added: "Do well in the exam."
Shu Nian didn't call back. He hung up the phone and sat there in a daze, not coming back to his senses for a long time.
There is a difference between them...
stiff.
Alienated.
Temptation.
And be cautious.
Even though the two of them could still pretend to be calm when talking, they could not hide the fact that things were going well. The rift between them was obvious...
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Shu Nian had done her best in the several hours of exams. After the exam, she felt even more tired. She thought that if she stayed in the exam room for a while longer, she would probably faint. The great sorrow and pain she felt yesterday had consumed too much of her energy.
As soon as I walked out of the examination room and turned on my phone, Xiong Wanting called me immediately.
Shu Nian hesitated for a moment and picked up the phone.
On the other side, before Shu Nian could say anything, Xiong Wanting started sobbing.
Shu Nian pursed his lips and did not speak immediately. He only heard Xiong Wanting choking and saying, "I'm sorry, Shu Nian, I didn't know anything before... If I knew that Hu Yang and the others had bullied you so much, I... I wouldn't have started with him."
Shu Nian's heart was in turmoil, and her hand holding the phone tightened. After a while, her mood seemed to ease a little, and her hand slowly loosened a little. She twitched her lips and finally said, "It's not your fault."
"If I had known, I shouldn't have brought him here..." Xiong Wanting was still trapped in deep self-blame.
Shu Nian thought, if Hu Yang hadn't come here, everything would be peaceful now. Maybe... she and Ye Yan would be married now...
But, there are no ifs.
It’s just like, there’s no medicine to regret what happened back then.
"Don't blame yourself. Really, this matter has nothing to do with you." Shu Nian felt that he was very capable. At this moment, he could still pretend to comfort others in a meaningless manner.
"Can we meet?" Xiong Wanting stopped sobbing and said, "Niannian, I'm worried about you."
"Come to my house." Shu Nian did not refuse her, and there was no reason to refuse. It was very difficult for them to see each other now.
"Then I'll be right over!"
"good."
Shu Nian hung up the phone and sent the address to Xiong Wanting.
She put away her phone, walked out of the teaching building, and followed other students to the bus stop. The bus she was on passed by the community where she lived, and she didn't even raise her eyes. When passing by Yunting Waterside Pavilion, her eyes uncontrollably looked towards the entrance of the community. What was she looking at? Or, who was she searching for
The answer couldn't be clearer.
Shu Nian felt that he was very useless.
The bus stopped at the nearest supermarket to the community. The address she gave Xiong Wanting was also here. After getting off the bus and arriving at the supermarket entrance, Xiong Wanting was already standing there waiting.
Coincidentally, she also met Shu Nian at the first opportunity.
The two people's eyes met, and Xiong Wanting was already running towards her quickly, completely ignoring how high her high heels were on her feet.
Shu Nian helped her up and said, "Go slowly, be careful not to sprain your ankle."
Xiong Wanting's eyes were red. She grabbed Shu Nian's hand and sniffed, "I thought you would ignore me too."
Shu Nian smiled bitterly.
Hu Yang's fault was Hu Yang's fault, why should she take her anger out on her
"It's been five years, how come you haven't changed at all?" Shu Nian took out a tissue from his bag and wiped Xiong Wanting's tears helplessly. She was already 24 years old, but she was still as tearful as before, with a pure heart, and hadn't changed at all. This made Shu Nian envious. This is something only happy people have. Unfortunate people have long been tortured to the point where they don't have much of their original intentions left.
Xiong Wanting sobbed, "I didn't know he was such a scumbag before! I was so blind! Fortunately, I have dumped him now!"
"You... broke up?"
"If someone can do such a dirty thing, he can't be a good person. I can't keep him for the New Year!" Xiong Wanting really liked Hu Yang. Now that they broke up, she was heartbroken. However, she couldn't forgive such a thing as "rape". What's more, the person who "raped" her was her good friend. Even if she didn't expect such an ending at the beginning, it couldn't cover up the evil consequences they caused.
Some damage, once done, cannot be reversed.
Their so-called method of "just teaching a lesson" ruined a girl's half life or even her entire life.
Shu Nian was speechless for a long time. In her mind, Ye Yan's shadow was always there. She was a victim and a person who experienced it, but she was not as decisive and resolute as Wan Ting...
Giving up on someone is such a painful thing...
"Niannian?" Xiong Wanting called her when she saw that she was distracted.
Shu Nian finally came to his senses and met Xiong Wanting's worried and concerned eyes. He felt very uncomfortable.
"Let's not talk about this..." With a splitting headache, she didn't want to talk about the past anymore. She glanced at the supermarket and said, "Let's go in and buy some food. I'll cook for you at noon today."
"You can cook now?" Xiong Wanting tried not to think about the sadness of the breakup. She held Shu Nian's arm, and the two of them were still intimate as before. "When I went to your house before, Aunt Jun was responsible for cooking, and you never did it."
Shu Nian's eyelashes drooped slightly. "My mother... married someone else. After she left, I was the one who cooked."
The previous sentence is still obscure.
When she spoke the last sentence, she raised her voice intentionally, as if hoping to sound more relaxed.