In the last sentence, she raised her voice intentionally, as if hoping to sound more relaxed. Xiong Wanting was startled, and turned to look at Shu Nian, feeling even more sad.
How she has been living these years, only she, the person involved, knows best.
Those unintentional but cruel pranks might have been forgotten by others, but they brought her endless harm and shadow.
The two of them entered the supermarket and wandered around the shelves filled with all kinds of goods. After so many years, it felt like a lifetime ago that she and Xiong Wanting were walking hand in hand in the supermarket. The last time they walked around the supermarket like this, they were still young girls who didn't know what it was like to be sad.
Supermarkets always take a lot of time. Just wandering around casually has already taken up nearly two hours.
After finishing the shopping, Shu Nian pushed the cart to check out. While waiting in line, Xiong Wanting took out the purple crystal powder from the cart and played with it in her hands, "When did you start eating this? Didn't you dislike it the most before?"
Shu Nian was slightly startled, and then he whispered, "This is something to nourish the stomach."
"Your stomach is not feeling well?"
“…No.” Shu Nian shook his head, as if he had just woken up from a dream.
How long had she been with Ye Yan? She had become so obsessed with him.
He said he needed time to calm down, but when he went shopping in the supermarket, he still unconsciously picked things according to his preferences and needs, and even ignored his own taste.
Xiong Wanting saw through her distraction and looked at the amethyst powder in her hand in confusion, not sure if she had said something wrong.
"Niannian?" Xiong Wanting called her, and Shu Nian came back to his senses. Finally, he picked up the purple crystal powder in her hand and put it into the recycling bin of the supermarket next to him. "I'd better not take it. I bought enough things."
Xiong Wanting let out a soft "oh", knowing that something was wrong with her, but didn't say much.
After paying the bill, the two of them walked out of the supermarket, each carrying a bag. Xiong Wanting took two steps before she realized that she was in a completely unfamiliar city. She turned around to ask Shu Nian where they should go next, but when she turned around, she found that Shu Nian had stopped without knowing when.
She stood there stiffly, holding her things, without moving, her gaze fixed on a certain point.
Xiong Wanting looked in the direction she was looking at and was also stunned. No, she was shocked! Too shocked! The tall figure standing next to a royal blue sports car looked very familiar.
It’s Ye Yan!
It turned out to be Ye Yan!
This person, standing in the crowd, was unruly and dazzling. Even after five years, even though he no longer looked like a young boy, Xiong Wanting could still recognize him at a glance. It would be hard to forget such a person.
Shu Nian felt very uncomfortable seeing Ye Yan here at this moment. Just two days ago, she had stood here, waiting for him to pick her up with spring love and sweet mood. She was deeply intoxicated by the feeling of being held in his hands. However, the higher he held her, the more painful it would be when she fell...
Ye Yan had already seen her, no, to be precise, Ye Yan was actually waiting for her here. Shu Nian didn't know how he knew she was here, or... he had actually been following her, but she had never noticed
While she was daydreaming, Ye Yan had already walked slowly towards them.
"…Give it to me." Ye Yan glanced at the bag in her hand, and then, naturally, he wanted to take the things over. Shu Nian subconsciously held the shopping bag tightly, and Ye Yan could see that she was still resisting as always, and his eyes darkened.
His hand was suspended in the air. After a while, he slowly pulled it back and put it in his pocket. He looked at her with complicated eyes and asked in a low voice, "How did you do in the exam?"
"Maybe... just so-so."
Ye Yan hummed, his deep gaze fixed on her, and there was silence for a while.
Shu Nian didn't say anything either.
The two of them were so close at this moment, so close that they could touch each other, but Ye Yan could clearly feel that there was an unbridgeable gap between them. He said that day to give her a week to calm down, but he knew in his heart that with Shu Nian's personality, how could he make it through in a week? This week was just for himself...
A week of this kind of cold war was already the limit for him...
He couldn't bear the torment for too long.
"We're in a hurry... so we'll leave first." Finally, Shu Nian spoke first, breaking the awkward silence.
He raised his eyes to look at Ye Yan, then with his free hand, he held Xiong Wanting's hand and was about to leave silently.
"Shu Nian..."
But, just one step away, Ye Yan called her back. She stopped and heard him whisper, "I'll be away for a few days, on a business trip to Country F."
Shu Nian paused for a moment, and finally... just whispered calmly: "Bon voyage."
Ye Yan's eyes were gloomy as he stared at her back.
No regrets like last time...
There is no previous tenderness...
There was no reminder to take care of your stomach...
What, all gone...
Bon voyage, it's like just saying goodbye to an ordinary friend.
Strange, cold...
Is it true that in her heart, even her attachment and love for him were taken away by the truth that happened five years ago
At this moment, the proud and usually fearless Ye Yan did not dare to ask further questions.
After all, he was afraid of such a ruthless answer...
Even though Xiong Wanting was not very perceptive, she could still see that something was wrong between Shu Nian and Ye Yan. Even though the way they looked at each other contained pain, that kind of pain was only felt by people who were deeply in love.
so…
Are they in love
Is it because of what Hu Yang said that caused their current awkward situation
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In the next few days, Shu Nian accompanied Xiong Wanting to walk around the city for several days. Xiong Wanting was in a very bad mood because of her breakup with Hu Yang, so she did not leave too early.
On the fifth day, Shu Nian received two emails as soon as he got up.
She was a little nervous.
He turned on the computer, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then sat in front of the computer. Xiong Wanting had also gotten up and came over. Shu Nian had not experienced the college entrance examination, but the tension at this moment was probably no less than when the college entrance examination results were announced.
She clicked on the first one, which was from the First Medical College in Beijing, Country S - her first choice.
I clicked on it while holding my breath, my eyes moving all the way down, only looking at the two most conspicuous words. After seeing them, my eyes gradually dimmed.
Very disappointed...
got rejected.
Originally, it was the school she had the most confidence in getting into. After all, this was the goal she had been striving for in the past few years.
"Don't be so anxious to feel disappointed. Don't you still have a wish?" Xiong Wanting pinched her arm to cheer her up. "If you really go to study in Country M, wouldn't that be perfect? Anyway, I'm going to study for a doctorate there. Can't we be together again in the future?"