I thought my next step towards you would be the last, but I didn't expect that I would end up at the end. All the good times were wasted, but I still love you, involuntarily.

Li Ziye cried herself to sleep in Song's mother's arms, and when she woke up, she was already lying in her room, covered with a blanket. She looked at the time and realized that she was going to be late, so she could only get up from the bed with a dizzy head.
At this time, Mother Song pushed the door open and came in, wearing an apron and with a gentle smile on her face: "Aye, I've prepared breakfast, hurry up and change your clothes, wash your face and come down to eat."
Li Ziye nodded... Actually, she was a little uncomfortable with the sudden harmonious relationship, but actually, this feeling was quite good.
However, whenever she thought of Ye Xiang, she couldn't help feeling sad.
Mother Song seemed to notice the change in her expression. While helping her get her school uniform, she said, "Aye, if you need to let go of someone who is not suitable for you, you should let them go as soon as possible. Everything will pass. Don't think too much."
Li Ziye nodded.
Let it go, how to let it go? She has been Ye Xiang's little tail for a year, and she really can't let go of such feelings so easily.
But what can I do if I don't let go? He already has a girlfriend!
He was just a jerk, a big liar who deceived her feelings and played with her.
But why did she feel so unwilling?
She really didn't want to accept this. She had given her all her heart, but was this the only outcome she got in return?
Was all of Ye Xiang's special attitude towards her before fake?
She really didn't believe it.
…
When Li Ziye arrived at school, a BMW car stopped right in front of her. She subconsciously dodged and prepared to go around it .
Unexpectedly, as soon as the car door opened, Ye Xiang got out of the car. Then, the girl he met at the restaurant door last time also got out of the car and took his arm affectionately: "Ye Xiang, from now on, I will ask the driver to pick you up from your house every day, or you can move to another place first. Your house can't be called a house, it's simply a slum."
Ye Xiang did not respond, his eyes were sharp. As a result, when he turned around, he ran into Li Ziye's eyes, which were full of disbelief, as if his faith had collapsed, so desperate.
After Li Ziye woke up, he quickly turned around and walked desperately towards the school.
They had clearly taken the bus to school together the day before yesterday, and they were still talking and laughing at that time. Why did they become people from two different worlds overnight?
When Li Ziye walked into the classroom, the class had already started talking: "Did you know? Ye Xiang from Class 3 and Xia Ke'en from Grade 1 are together! Hahaha, now Li Ziye is really asking for trouble!"
"That's right. A few days ago, I saw them inseparable, but suddenly they are together with someone else. Li Ziye finally got her comeuppance. Who told her to treat Bai Yuwang like that in the first place?"
"It's really satisfying. The plot is worthy of a TV drama at eight o'clock."
Li Ziye didn't say a word and walked back to his seat silently, trying hard to make himself an invisible person so as not to attract the attention of people around him.
But she felt that there was a pair of eyes fixed on her, which was different from the eyes of those watching the fun around her...
When she looked up, she saw Bai Yuwang looking at her meaningfully, as if to say, she didn't listen to his advice at the beginning, and now it has come true, right? Has she become a pitiful creature like him?
Li Ziye turned around and stared at the textbook.
So what if Ye Xiang is gone? At most she will just go back to being alone. She has endured such hardships, so she is not afraid.
Now she has Mother Song, Father Song, and Song Chuling, she is not alone.
However, even though she comforted herself in this way, she still felt like there was something missing in her heart.
Li Ziye had hardly touched alcohol before, so when she was sitting on the side of the road drinking alone, she realized that alcohol was so bitter and not tasty at all. It was so bitter that she wanted to cry even more.
But after drinking the wine, the burning sensation in her stomach made her feel like she wasn't that cold anymore. But that moment was so short, so she could only keep drinking, and drinking more, hoping to warm herself up.
Li Ziye stood up from the bench and staggered forward. This place was not too far from her and Ye Xiang's home. Although she had never been to Ye Xiang's home, she secretly followed him there once. It was on the first floor of a very old apartment building. The walls were covered with creepers. I heard that it was rated as a Class C dangerous building not long ago, and it was hard to say when it would be demolished.
Li Ziye didn't know why, but he walked to the front of this apartment building as if possessed by a ghost.
Her head was dizzy, as if she had forgotten many things. She just wanted to find Ye Xiang and ask him why he didn't want her? Why did he get so close to her again and again even though he didn't like her?
She really wanted to know if he had ever liked her even a little bit, at least just liked her.
She stumbled up the stairs and began knocking on the door frantically, each blow with all her might, until her palms were bleeding.
Her eyes were red from crying, and she knocked on the door while shouting hoarsely, "Ye Xiang, I know you are in there! Open the door!"
When Ye Xiang opened the door, she staggered and almost jumped in.
Seeing Ye Xiang, she actually laughed and grabbed his arm: "Ye Xiang, you are still willing to open the door for me... You, you don't hate me, right? You, you lied to me, right? You were joking before, right?"
Ye Xiang frowned, reached out his hand to steady her, and said loudly: "Li Ziye, who are you going crazy for? I didn't lie to you, I just played a trick on you and hurt you! You should live a better life for me! What's the point of torturing yourself like this! Do you think I will pity you? You are wrong, I will only think that you are a complete loser!"
Li Ziye was even more confused by Ye Xiang's scolding. He cried even harder, sobbing and could only keep saying: "But I really like you... I really like you... I don't know what to do... Ye Xiang, tell me, what should I do?"
The veins on Ye Xiang's forehead were already bulging. He held her shoulders tightly and supported her: "Li Ziye! Wake up, I am not worthy of your love! You should be with good students like Bai Yuwang. They are kind-hearted, unlike me! Don't be silly, you can't afford to waste time!"
Li Ziye still cried: "But I only like you."
"Li Ziye, I tell you, I don't like you, not at all." After saying this, Ye Xiang immediately pushed Li Ziye out and slammed the door.
Li Ziye's legs went limp and she sat down on the ground. The loud sound of the door closing sobered her up a little, but the drunkenness came back immediately. She sat on the ground and didn't want to get up or think. It seemed as if she couldn't hear any sound and no one had anything to do with her anymore.
After sitting there for an unknown amount of time, Mother Song actually came in front of her.
Seeing the drunk Li Ziye, Mother Song's eyes were sore. When she helped her up from the ground, she was still talking drunkenly: "Ye Xiang... do you really not like me... really...?"
Mother Song patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Be good, let's go home, everything will be fine when we get home."
Li Ziye turned around and looked at her in surprise: "Mom...why are you here?"
"Your teacher called me and said someone told her that you were drunk and acting crazy in the hallway, so she asked me to come and take you away..." Mother Song sighed, looking helpless, "The boy who hurt you is not bad enough to notify someone to pick you up."
"Oh..." Li Ziye seemed to be gradually losing consciousness, and fell into a deep sleep unknowingly.
Mother Song looked at her peaceful sleeping face and felt mixed emotions.
If possible, no parent would want to see their child get hurt.
But she understood that getting hurt was an inevitable part of the growing process, and only by getting hurt could she learn how to protect herself and learn to cherish.
Li Zi grew up in a nightclub, and those people she shouldn't love will one day become a passing cloud in her life.
After Li Ziye woke up from a hangover that day, she and Ye Xiang were completely strangers. She didn't know if she had really let it go, but she really didn't have the energy to like him anymore. If loving someone was so painful and tiring, she should stop loving.
Although she was drunk when she knocked on the door, strangely , those memories still remained in her mind after she woke up.
She still clearly remembered what Ye Xiang had said, and how Ye Xiang had pushed her out of the door and slammed it shut... Because she remembered, she would not make the same stupid mistake again.
…
After school, Li Ziye was surrounded by several boys in school uniforms when she just walked out of the school gate. They looked like they were up to no good. Her first reaction was to run away, but one of the boys grabbed her collar and her arm and said, "Li Ziye, right? If you know what's best for you, just follow me."
Li Ziye knew that if she tried to resist at this moment, she would only suffer a great loss, so she was finally pushed and shoved by them into a small alley near the school, where one of them pushed her to the ground.
She shrank back in pain and looked at the people in front of her with a little fear: "What are you going to do?"
A leading boy walked out from the group and walked in front of her, holding a cigarette in his hand, looking down at her condescendingly: "Are you Li Ziye?"
Li Ziye tried hard to pretend to be confident and asked, "Who are you?"
The leading boy touched his head, raised his eyebrows, and replied: "I am Luo Enze, there should be no one in this school who doesn't know me."
When Li Ziye heard the name, he was also stunned. Luo Enze had always been known as the boss of C Middle School. He was a big shot in the school and most people didn't dare to mess with him. Li Ziye had indeed heard of his name, but he couldn't think of when he had a grudge against him.
Luo Enze saw the hesitation in Li Ziye's eyes, so he touched his chin and said, "Yes, in fact, you really don't have any grudges against me, but there is someone you should know."
Finding that Li Ziye was still looking at him blankly, Luo Enze couldn't help but slap his thigh and said, "Xia Ke'en, you know who your old lover's current girlfriend is, right?"
When Li Ziye heard this, his heart seemed to be stabbed by someone and it hurt badly.
Seeing that Li Ziye still didn't say anything, Luo Enze simply continued speaking: "Are you mute or what? Even if you are not surprised by what I have said, at least give some reaction, otherwise it seems like I have been talking to myself. Otherwise, why don't you shout for help? Maybe someone will come to save you."
Li Ziye still ignored him. She had been in her own world recently, and even at this moment she was still distracted.
Luo Enze had a defeated look on his face: "Hey... Well, to be honest, I don't like bullying girls, and I have no grudge against you. But Xia Ke'en is closer to me than my own sister, so her business is my business... She heard that you are still pestering Ye Xiang, so she asked me to teach you a lesson and keep you away from her boyfriend."
Li Ziye sat on the ground and remained silent for a long time. When everyone thought she would not speak again, she suddenly spoke: "Tell her not to be so nervous... Ye Xiang and I are not 'old lovers' at all. We are just ordinary friends... Oh, no, not even ordinary friends. He has been playing tricks on me all along."
"This scumbag!" Luo Enze slapped his thigh again, his face full of resentment, "I don't know if Ke En is blind or what, he actually likes this kind of pretty boy, and his heart is so bad! If it weren't for the fact that he is now my brother-in-law, I would take people to beat him up right now!"
Li Ziye was a little confused about what was going on. The people who were supposed to "teach her a lesson" were actually sharing the same hatred with her?
In fact, Luo Enze is not as scary as the rumors say. On the contrary, he always exudes an upright sense of justice. It is possible that he became the boss because he is clear about gratitude and grudges and is a righteous person.
No matter what, Li Ziye managed to escape a beating, so she was lucky.
She stood up from the ground and looked at Luo Enze: "Now that I have made everything clear, can I leave now?"
Luo Enze hesitated for a moment and stopped her: "Not yet. No matter what, you have to pretend to show it to Ke En. She and that guy will come over later. If you don't want to suffer, just cooperate a little. Here, rub some dirt on your body and get it a little dirty, then we will think that we have taught you a lesson."
For a moment, Li Ziye was a little confused and asked, "Will Xia Ke'en and Ye Xiang come?"
"Yes, she said that just teaching you a lesson was not enough, and she had to let that guy watch as well, to verify that he was not interested in you." Luo Enze played with the key chain in his hand and shook his head helplessly, "Do you think she is sick? Actually, I think so too."
It took Li Ziye a while to recover from his shock.
Seeing her in a daze, Luo Enze quickly grabbed a handful of soil from an unwanted potted plant nearby and sprinkled it on Li Ziye. At the end, he also smeared it on her face a few times, and then winked at his younger brother next to him.
The younger brother understood and walked over to grab Li Ziye's wrist: "Just cooperate, we are not such unreasonable people."
Of course Li Ziye did not struggle, but she buried her head very low... I wonder how Ye Xiang would react when he saw her like this?