Shu Nian felt a little sad when he thought about how little time he would spend with his father in the next five years. However, he didn't want Ye Yan to see it, so he just smiled and said, "My dad already knows about my divorce with Xiang Muyang, so I don't have to be homeless anymore."
Ye Yan's hand was clasping her slender neck. Hearing her words, he tightened his grip a little, "You know very well that you will never be homeless. You can stay at my place."
Shu Nian just leaned quietly on his shoulder, letting him hug her like this, without saying anything.
Of course, it was impossible to sleep here at night, so Ye Yan drove her back to his place.
The next day.
The sun shone through the curtains and into the room. Ye Yan's hand subconsciously reached to the side. There was nothing there, which startled him for a moment, and then he woke up completely.
"Year after year."
"Shu Nian?"
He called out twice, but no one in the room responded. He rubbed his hair, grabbed the watch on the bedside table and checked the time. It was past 9 o'clock. Where had she gone so early
He took out his cell phone and called her while walking out. In the restaurant, there was breakfast, but it was obviously cold because she had been out for a while.
On the other side, her cell phone was also connected.
"Are you going back to your place?" Ye Yan sat down and took a sip of porridge.
"No. Tingting and I are together. I'll talk to you later." Shu Nian said only this and hung up the phone in a hurry.
the other side.
Shu Nian pushed the taken photos and household registration booklet into the window and paid the money.
"I should be able to get a replacement passport within 20 days, right?" she asked the staff at the counter.
"Yes. If you want an expedited service, you can pick it up in a week."
Shu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. However, she felt empty inside. It was hard for her to imagine how Ye Yan would react if he knew that she was applying for a new certificate and that she would have to leave eventually.
"What's wrong? Everything has been done, why do you still look so depressed?" Xiong Wanting took Shu Nian's hand and came out of the Public Security Bureau.
"… nothing."
"You can't bear to leave, right?" Xiong Wanting comforted her. "When I was going to study in Country M, I couldn't bear to leave my parents either. At first, when I was not used to it, I cried all day long. However, we spent several years of hard work to get the opportunity to study there. We can't not go just because we can't bear to leave, right?"
Shu Nian still remained silent.
Xiong Wanting stared at her for a long while, "... Tingting, could it be that you are actually reluctant to part with Ye Yan?"
Shu Nian's heart tightened. "I haven't talked to Ye Yan about this matter yet. So... if he asks you or Hu Yang, don't let anything slip."
"Are you going to leave without telling him?"
"... He has already confiscated my passport. If I tell him again, maybe..." Shu Nian sighed, "Maybe he can even return my admission letter. I don't want to argue with him until the last twenty days."
Xiong Wanting thought for a moment, "Ye Yan has been very willful since he was a child. When he's angry, he can do anything. But if you just leave without saying a word, won't he be even angrier? Then... what if he wants to break up?"
Shu Nian didn’t know.
She was confused and felt a tightness in her chest. For a long time, Ye Yan's words "If you dare to leave, we will break up" echoed in her mind, tearing at every nerve in her body.
Shu Nian pursed his lips and said, "I'd better send you and Hu Yang to the airport first. I'll make plans for my own business later."
——
When Shu Nian accompanied Xiong Wanting to the airport, Hu Yang was already waiting there. To Shu Nian's surprise, Ye Yan was also there.
Two people, sitting in a coffee shop, no one knows what they are talking about. From Shu Nian's perspective, Ye Yan's mood is not very good. It was Hu Yang who was talking to him, and he only occasionally took a sip of coffee.
Shu Nian was startled and pinched Xiong Wanting, "Does Hu Yang know that I'm going to study in Country M?"
"I know. I've already told him about this important matter."
"Then did you tell him not to mention it to Ye Yan?"
Xiong Wanting bit her lip and shook her head. "Didn't you just tell me not to say anything? I... I haven't had time to tell him yet. He shouldn't say anything nonsense, right?"
"Given their relationship, they will definitely tell everything." Shu Nian was a little anxious. He didn't know whether he was really afraid that Ye Yan would force him to stay, or he was afraid that Ye Yan would be angry after knowing it.
"The key is... Hu Yang also knows that I came with you to get your documents today!"
Shu Nian's heart sank. She left Xiong Wanting behind and walked straight into the coffee shop. When the waiter came over to ask, she didn't respond, but just walked straight towards Ye Yan and Hu Yang.
Xiong Wanting followed behind and smiled at the waiter, "It's okay, it's okay, we'll go find friends."
When Shu Nian arrived, Hu Yang, who was talking, suddenly stopped talking. Ye Yan raised his head and looked at Shu Nian, his expression was calm, but there seemed to be some surprise in his eyes, "Why are you here?"
Shu Nian looked at him, then at Hu Yang. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Hu Yang had said anything or not.
I just said, "I sent Tingting here, and I saw you guys were here too..."
Ye Yan said "hmm", holding Shu Nian's hand with one hand and holding it. He raised his hand to check the time and looked at Hu Yang, "Should we prepare for security check?"
"Yeah!" Hu Yang nodded and stood up with his luggage.
Ye Yan took Shu Nian's hand and looked at her, "Come with me to pay the bill."
Shu Nian stared at Ye Yan blankly, and there seemed to be no anger on his face. She was dragged away by Ye Yan, and she looked back at Xiong Wanting and winked at her. Xiong Wanting immediately asked Hu Yang tactfully, "What did you two talk about?"
Hu Yang was carrying the luggage and put his arm around her shoulders. "What else can we talk about? Just catching up on the past."
"Just reminiscing about the past?"
“That’s more than that.”
"What else?" Xiong Wanting stared at Hu Yang, "You didn't say anything nonsense, did you?"
"In addition to reminiscing about the past, we also looked forward to the future. However, every word I said was true. I didn't say a single word out of turn."
Xiong Wanting turned around and looked back at the figures of Shu Nian and Ye Yan walking away, and lowered her voice, "You didn't tell Ye Yan that Nian Nian was going to study with us in Country M, right? If Ye Yan knew about this, Shu Nian would be in trouble. Maybe he wouldn't even be able to finish his studies."
"Why can't I read it?"
"Didn't you and Ye Yan call each other brothers before? Are you not familiar with his personality? He likes Nian Nian. Do you think you can let Shu Nian go?"
Hu Yang hesitated for a moment and nodded, "He just told me that he regretted not forcibly taking Shu Nian away five years ago. In the future, he will not let such a thing happen again."