After completing the formalities, Cun Jiyuan and I walked out of the police station one after the other.
While going through the formalities, you can still hear Yan's mother yelling and mumbling. For someone like Cun Jiyuan who has worked hard in the business world, the contract he drafted certainly includes a penalty for breach of contract. Judging from Yan's mother's screams, it should be at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan!
The sun was still shining brightly outside, and my coat was getting a little hot. I wanted to take it off, but Cun Jiyuan held me down. He asked me carefully, "Do you want me to take you to buy a new set of clothes first? The one you're wearing is a little dirty."
"Thank you for what you did today. I will work hard to earn money and pay you back." He said it easily. Fifty thousand yuan is an astronomical figure for me. I may have to find another job.
"Weiwei, I'm your father, there's no need for that between us..." He looked at me, filled with sadness.
"I'll go back first, thank you." He helped me so much, I should be more enthusiastic, but I couldn't force a smile.
When I turned around, I heard him sigh softly. I didn't stay for long because of the sigh and walked out directly .
When I walked out of the police station, I unexpectedly saw Ji Suting.
He stood under the shade of the tree, his fingers sliding back and forth on his phone, his brows slightly furrowed. The scattered sunlight shone through the layers of leaves onto his face, and his beautiful eyebrows and eyes were clearly visible in the mottled light.
Ji Suting is the most handsome boy I have ever seen, and this has never changed.
Perhaps it was because I heard the voice, for when he looked up I happened to be looking at him, and our eyes met. I turned my head away feeling a little guilty, but I could clearly feel that he was walking towards me.
"I saw the video on the school forum and they said you were brought here, so I came to see you. Are you okay?" he asked.
"It's okay, I'm just about to go back." I replied.
"Let me take you home!" he said.
I wanted to refuse, but in the end I didn't say anything.
When we were about to leave, Yan Wenbo and Yan's mother also walked out the door. When they saw us standing together, Yan Wenbo had no expression on his face and his eyes were empty. But Yan's mother sneered, "Su Ting, don't blame your aunt for not reminding you. You should stay as far away from such a girl as possible. You don't know when she will harm you!"
"Thank you for the reminder, Auntie. I'm thankful that Zhiwei can be with me. I don't care about anything else." Ji Suting smiled and answered politely.
I saw the anger on Yan's mother's face. She glared at me fiercely and pulled Yan Wenbo away.
After all, he grew up with Yan Wenbo, so Ji Suting must have understood Yan's mother's temper. He asked with some concern, "Did she bully you just now?"
"No." I shook my head.
He smiled helplessly: "I know Aunt Yan, she loves Wenbo very much, how could she let you go easily? From childhood to adulthood, her mouth is 'invincible in the community', how could you not be bullied?"
"If that's the case, if she sees you with me, you'll go back, right..." I was a little worried for him. Just like he said, I've seen what Yan's mother said before, and I don't know what she will say about Ji Suting in the community after she goes back.
"Zhiwei, I won't retreat or be afraid anymore. I won't do the same thing for the third time." He looked at me with a firm gaze.
For the first time, he stood behind Hua Siyu and let me be called a mistress without saying a word.
The second time, he stood in the office and let my design be robbed and then he persuaded me.
Before the third time, he swore to me that there would never be a third time.
The boy I fell in love with at first sight made a vow to me with deep affection. I should be happy, but I am not happy at all. After going through all this, I feel a little hopeless about college and life. I don’t know how to go on in the future, and I don’t know what role he will play in my future life.
"I know you're a little sad after breaking up with Wenbo, and I won't force you to do anything. I just want you to know that no matter what, I will always be there to protect you from the wind and rain." Ji Suting said.
His determination surprised me. It was as if he had grown up overnight. The boy I used to know who only knew how to smile gently had grown into a man who could stand tall and proud.
"Thank you." Sometimes I have to sigh at the lack of language. When he said this, I thought for a long time and could only utter these two words.
"If you really want to thank me, let me take you back!" he said.
I nodded.
The story that Cun Zhiwei beat Yan Wenbo so badly that he was invited to the police station for tea and then taken back by Ji Suting spread like wildfire on campus. The various versions of the rumors could be strung together to write a melodramatic romance novel.
I have heard several versions of the story from the school gate to the girls' dormitory. Each version can be summed up in three words - a love triangle. Some people say it is a love quadrangle. Hua Siyu, who has broken up for a long time, is also included. After all, she has been with Ji Suting day and night for design work during this period.
When I got back to the dormitory, Xu Meng'er and Shi Shuxia were both there. Shi Shuxia asked me if I had any records left at the police station and if they had made things difficult for me. Xu Meng'er asked if Yan Wenbo was seriously injured.
I answered their questions one by one. Fortunately, they didn't ask me what was going on with Ji Suting. In fact, I myself didn't know what was going on.
On campus, you often see loving couples. They quarrel occasionally, but usually make up quickly. Even if they break up, it rarely becomes as well-known as mine.
Sometimes I wonder why other people's love lives are so ordinary, but mine is full of twists and turns? I was in a relationship and made myself miserable. For a long time, I had to accept all kinds of criticism from people. There were even a few times when the mild-tempered Shi Shuxia couldn't help but argue with others, but in the end, all she got was even more infuriating sarcasm.
To be honest, I'm really tired and a little discouraged.
Fortunately, Shi Shuxia has always been by my side, and now Ji Suting is always cheering me up, so I don’t really collapse.
In fact, I feel that I am quite useless. Even though I have been hurt by Ji Suting twice, I still can't learn to refuse his kindness. I am like a fish that has been dry for a long time, longing for every drop of water that can moisten me and keep me alive!
My grandma was admitted to the hospital because of her old age and some health problems. The doctor said that she was not seriously ill, but still recommended that she stay in the hospital for observation for a period of time. My uncle and aunt did not have time to take care of her, so I could only spend most of my time taking care of my grandma. I would take a walk with her every day, watch TV series, and my mood became much calmer.
One evening when I came back from buying food for my grandma, I unexpectedly saw Ji Suting in the yard. He was supporting my grandma as they walked outside. The two of them were talking and laughing, as if they had known each other for a long time.
At that moment, I thought I had seen it wrong. I walked closer and confirmed it again. It was undoubtedly Ji Suting.
"Look, the girl is stunned. What's wrong? Don't you recognize your grandma, or don't you recognize your classmates?" Grandma joked with me.
"Why are you here?" I was puzzled.
"I'm a little tired, so I'll sit here for a while. You young people can go and chat first!" Grandma sat down on a wooden bench aside and motioned for Ji Suting and me to leave.
We walked a few steps and found a place within grandma's sight to sit down facing each other. I asked the same question again: "Why are you here?"
"You haven't looked well these days, so you go to the hospital whenever you have time. I came to see you and also to visit you, old man," he replied.
"Actually, you don't have to..." I didn't know how to refuse his kindness.
"Zhiwei, I know what you mean. Even as a friend, can't I come to see the old man? Don't always reject my kindness." He looked up at me sincerely, "I can see the changes in you these days, and I hope you can see the changes in me."
"Yeah." Of course I saw it. He always gave me little surprises inadvertently, and sometimes a little fright, but more often it was encouragement and support, and it was hard for me not to notice it.
"I still say the same thing. No matter what happens in the future, I will always stand in front of you to protect you from the wind and rain," he said.
"Yeah." I nodded again.
"Why are you just nodding like a chick? There's no food below for you to peck at." He joked with me.
"You are the chicken, your whole family are chickens!" I replied unconvinced.
Looking at me like this, he suddenly burst into laughter and didn't stop for a long time.
Ji Suting said that this was the Cun Zhiwei he knew, and that being sad and depressed about the passing of time was really not suitable for me.
I was also amused by him. The person laughing in front of me was not the Ji Suting I knew before, but I liked him very much like this.
Later, my grandmother asked me if this boy was the one I liked.
I didn't answer. I used to like him, but now I don't dare to admit it. Even if I like him, I don't know if we can be together.
There is always someone who will suddenly appear when you are in a good mood and break all your happiness.
For example, Filigree Language.
After being with Ji Suting for a long time, I was almost about to forget that Ji Suting had an ex-girlfriend like Hua Siyu, but she appeared in front of me again, still with an attitude of "I am his real girlfriend".
That day was no different from any other day. I attended classes and worked on time. As the end of the semester was approaching, I discussed with Sister Su and reduced my working hours. I spent more time studying in the library.
The design competition was imminent, and the final exams could not be postponed because of this matter, so Ji Suting was also very busy. In particular, he and Hua Siyu always had problems with the last link of their designs, and the time they spent together was getting longer and longer.
Sometimes I still feel a little uncomfortable. Shi Shuxia always says that I am jealous. I neither admit nor deny it. In fact, I am not quite clear about my feelings for Ji Suting now. After experiencing that period with Yan Wenbo, I seem to have lost sight of my own heart.
I once said that school is a small place, so small that some people can be seen at every corner. School is also a big place, so big that some people can only be seen a few times a year.
It has been a long time since I last saw Hua Siyu in the office. When I saw her again, she was still as beautiful as ever. She was wearing a well-tailored white dress, with slightly curly brown hair draped behind her and a hairpin on her head, looking exquisite and low-key.
When she saw me, she was stunned for a moment, as if she wanted to force a smile, but the corners of her mouth twitched but no smile came out. She turned her head to look at Ji Suting, as if asking a question.
Ji Suting replied, "Zhiwei and I have an appointment to have dinner together. Siyu, you can go back first. See you tomorrow."
"Ji Suting, are you planning to be with her?" Hua Siyu asked.
The three of us stood facing each other, as if we were back to the night when I was planning to confess my love to him. The only difference was that this time Ji Suting stood beside me, not behind her.
Hua Siyu looked at us, her eyes red. She bit her lips stubbornly to prevent tears from flowing down. She asked in a nasal voice, "Do you really have no feelings for me at all?"
"Siyu, we have broken up." Ji Suting said.
He was standing on the same side as me, a little in front of me. I couldn't see his expression, nor could I hear any emotion from his words.
"Of course I know we broke up. Breaking up... was initiated by me." Tears flowed from her eyes, and Hua Siyu's voice was a little choked. "But I regretted it as soon as I said it. I wanted to tell you so much that I didn't want to break up and be separated from you, but you actually agreed directly. I thought that after spending some time with us, you would fall in love with me again. After all, we have been together for so long, and there is still some affection between us. Every time you approached me and were gentle to me, I naively thought that you still loved me, but why? Why do you want to be with Cun Zhiwei now?"
In everyone's eyes, Hua Siyu is excellent, beautiful, elegant, and superior. I never thought that I would see her like this, crying with humble pleadings.
This may be the manifestation of loving someone deeply, not wanting to be separated even if you are covered in bruises.
"If my behavior has misunderstood you, I apologize. I have been with you these days only because the school arranged for us to be in charge of the same design, not because you are my ex-girlfriend. I still have feelings for you." Ji Suting's voice was very calm, even a little cold. "Si Yu, we have been together for so long, you should know me. Breaking up is breaking up."
"Is there no possibility of turning back?" Hua Siyu looked at him sadly, then turned her gaze to me, "Because of Cun Zhiwei? I'm out because of her?"
"Yes, because of her, I should have told you this a long time ago. At that time, I was too indecisive and couldn't make a decision. Now I have thought it through and know what I want. I chose Cun Zhiwei and will only choose her in the future." Ji Suting's determination surprised me.
I looked at him and felt a warmth in my chest.
He said to me more than once that he would stand in front of me and protect me from the wind and rain. I was skeptical about all this, after all, he hesitated and hesitated.
At this moment, I truly understood his determination and my place in his heart.
" You finally said these words to me, or maybe you should have said these words to me a long time ago, but you just didn't say them because you felt sorry for me." Hua Siyu closed her eyes, tears falling down, unable to stop. She turned around stubbornly, with her back to us, not wanting us to see her sad face again, "I don't have anything to say to you anymore, you guys go away, I don't want to see you."
Ji Suting pulled me away, our palms touching, no longer shrinking , but extremely firm.
A song by Jay Chou suddenly flashed through my mind: I want to hold your hand like this and never let go. Can love always be pure and without sadness?
After experiencing so many joys and sorrows, and enduring so much cold stares and pointing fingers, what a happy thing it is to be able to hold his hand and walk with him forever!
After dinner, he sent me to the downstairs of the girls’ dormitory. Without saying much, he just patted me on the head and told me to go upstairs and rest early.
I know he is sad too. After all, Hua Siyu is the person he once loved and who still loves him now. No matter who hurts such a sincere heart, no one will be happy to face it!
I whispered "thank you" to his back . It seemed that these two words were the most I said to him during this period, but I couldn't say anything else except these two words.
I didn't see Ji Suting for several days after that night. We only occasionally sent messages or called each other to update on each other's recent situation. I could always hear fatigue in his voice.
The news was circulating on campus that their design competition manuscript was badly criticized by the school. I understood how upset he was, and I knew that what he needed most right now was companionship.
After the news about the design competition, Hua Siyu was about to leave. It was said that she had applied for a graduate program abroad. She asked the school for a long vacation to submit the application documents. Before leaving, she came to the cafe to see me once.
She said: “I am finally leaving.”
I nodded, not knowing how to comfort her.
She smiled, put her hair behind her ears and said, "I knew from the beginning that you were special to him, but I just didn't want to admit it. I stubbornly thought that I was so outstanding that he couldn't possibly dislike me. You were just a spice in his life and would soon be forgotten. It turned out that I was wrong."
Hua Siyu told me a lot that day, about how she and Ji Suting met and got to know each other, about their separation, and about her sadness.
She said she never thought that she would really lose Ji Suting, and she never thought that she would flee this city because she was afraid to face it. Maybe one day she would find her true Mr. Right in a foreign country, or maybe she would come back and continue to fight with me for Ji Suting. No matter what, she hoped that she could live a good life, and she also hoped that I could live a good life. After all, I was the person Ji Suting loved deeply, and she didn't want to see him sad.
When she was about to leave, she turned around and asked me, "Do you know why I happened to show up in the auditorium that day and disrupted your confession plan?"
I shook my head. I simply thought it was the girl's sensitivity. She had discovered something wrong with Ji Suting and found that place. But from what she said, it seemed like there was something else going on.
I wanted to ask more, but she smiled and said, "I won't tell you. Just consider it as a punishment for you taking away the boy I love so much!"
She flew away like a beautiful butterfly, leaving me with a suspense that made me ponder the outcome.
The suspense will always be revealed one day. Now I don’t know how sad and painful it will be when the truth is revealed.
This truth disrupted all the beliefs I had held until now, and brought my relationship to a dead end once again.