When Xia Ke'en and Ye Xiang appeared, Li Ziye still had his head down, and on the surface he looked really embarrassed.
Xia Ke'en seemed quite satisfied. He took Ye Xiang's arm and laughed cheerfully: "Brother Enze's moves are really different. He made this girl obedient in no time... Hey, Ye Xiang, are you satisfied with the gift I gave you? I remember you seemed to be quite annoyed with her, so I helped you get rid of her."
"Boring." Ye Xiang left these two words and turned away.
Xia Ke'en hurriedly chased after him, smiling from ear to ear: "What's wrong? Is your old lover unhappy because he got a lesson?"
Ye Xiang did not answer, but walked forward quickly, as if he wanted to put everything behind him. After a long while, he only said, "Don't do such boring things in the future, otherwise I don't know what I will do."
Xia Ke'en hugged his arm and smiled sweetly: "Just tell me, what else do you want to do? Uncle Luo is kneeling in front of you begging you, do you dare to break up with me?"
"You..." Ye Xiang clenched his hands into fists and his face turned pale.
Of course, Li Ziye didn’t hear the rest of the dialogue. The only thing she heard was those two words - "boring".
So that's just the case... It turns out that he was just bored when he saw her being beaten.
Li Ziye brushed off the dust on her body when she got up from the ground. She was about to walk away as if nothing had happened, but Luo Enze threw her a pack of tissues.
"Hey, wipe your tears. They are all coming out. It must be very uncomfortable, right?" Luo Enze sighed lightly, "I am most afraid of girls crying. Look, how about this, I owe you a favor today, and I will make you my friend. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me."
Li Ziye shook his head: "I don't need friends. I didn't need them in the past, and I won't need them in the future."
Luo Enze was stunned for a moment, but he was not angry. Instead, he tried to persuade her: "Look, you are a little girl. You like to say discouraging words at such a young age. Who in the world doesn't have friends? Only with friends can you drink and have fun together, and even if you fight, you have an extra pair of hands. If you don't have friends, you can only get beaten..."
Li Ziye used a tissue to wipe away the tears on his face. Because there was dirt on his face, it became darker and darker, and his whole face was messed up.
"Hey, hey, hey, you'd better go wash your face, or I'll ask someone to buy you a bottle of mineral water?" Luo Enze looked at her who had made herself look like a beggar and there was nothing he could do about it.
But what Luo Enze didn't expect was that the girl in front of him with a dusty actually started crying while wiping her face, and then squatted down while crying, ignoring anyone who called her.
Luo Enze knew that he was in trouble, but there was nothing he could do. Girls' tears were his Achilles' heel, and he couldn't stand seeing girls cry.
So he had no choice but to squat down and try to coax and persuade her: "Hey, if the boy you like leaves with someone else, the sky will fall? Then who can I go to for justice? Let me tell you, I'm talking nonsense about treating Xia Ke'en as my own sister. Everyone knows that I grew up with her. I knew I liked her since I was seven years old in elementary school."
Li Ziye still buried her head between her knees, but she was no longer about to cry. What she didn't expect was that Luo Enze, who was meeting her for the first time and was supposed to be an enemy, was now telling her about his private affairs.
"But what's the use? She has changed boyfriends one after another, but she just doesn't like me." Luo Enze even lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, sighing deeply, "Look at what I'm doing now? Helping her teach her current boyfriend a lesson... It's a lie to say that she doesn't feel bad. But I think it's enough for her to be happy. When she thinks it through and sees clearly one day, and knows how good I am, she will come to me again."
Li Ziye raised her head a little hesitantly... To be honest, she really didn't expect that the emotional journey of a so-called campus boss would be like this.
A girl like Xia Ke'en might be taking advantage of his love for her to order him around.
But how come Luo Enze doesn't mind at all?
As if he saw the confusion in Li Ziye's eyes, Luo Enze quickly added: "Don't think I'm a softie who can tolerate anything. In this world, apart from the three words Xia Ke'en, no one else can bully me."
Although it sounded like a weak excuse, Li Ziye believed it, otherwise he wouldn't be the boss with a name well-known throughout the campus.
There will be such a person in everyone's life. In the eyes of others, he is just an ordinary person, but he makes you willing to become a fool for him, and even enjoy it.
…
From that day on, Li Ziye and Luo Enze became friends for the first time. Luo Enze probably felt that he and Li Ziye shared the same suffering, so he was particularly enthusiastic towards her and would greet her whenever they met. But when the story spread to the class, it evolved into multiple versions.
For example, "Because Ye Xiang fell in love with Xia Ke'en, she hooked up with Luo Enze."
"She dumped Ye Xiang just for Luo Enze, and Ye Xiang was with Xia Ke'en out of spite." "She hooked up with all kinds of boys for money and power, just to climb up the ladder"...
Li Ziye had long been accustomed to hearing these rumors and would no longer pay attention to them. In their eyes, no matter who she was close to, there was something wrong with her. She should be alone and isolated because she was a troublemaker and a cold-blooded person.
However, it was also because of the rumors that she learned the truth that Ye Xiang and Xia Ke'en were together.
The story goes something like this: Luo Yun's father, who died, worked as a driver for Xia Ke'en's family. By chance, Xia Ke'en fell in love with Ye Xiang at first sight, but Ye Xiang did not accept her at first. When Xia Ke'en learned about the relationship between Luo Yun's father and Ye Xiang, she asked Luo's father to ask Ye Xiang to agree to date her, otherwise she would fire Luo's father.
In order to keep his job, Luo's father went to find Ye Xiang, which led to Xia Ke'en's relationship .
After hearing the whole story, Li Ziye should have felt better, but in fact, she didn't feel better at all. Although Ye Xiang was forced to be with Xia Ke'en, it was for the dead Luo Yun...
She could see that Ye Xiang didn't like Xia Ke'en at all, and Xia Ke'en was not a good person at all. The fact that Ye Xiang could endure being with her showed that he still loved Luo Yun very much and he would do anything for her.
For Luo Yun, he could even hurt her and abandon her so mercilessly.
She tried so hard to get close to him, but in the end, she was not as good as a girl who had been dead for three years in his heart. Even so, Li Ziye could not blame Ye Xiang. He was so devoted. It was only her who was wrong from beginning to end. She was stubborn and she should not have provoked Ye Xiang. If she had not liked him at the beginning, or if she liked Bai Yuwang first, maybe the ending would be completely different. With the help of Bai Yuwang, she might gradually become cheerful and start to study hard to become an excellent person...
However, fate will not give anyone a second chance. Moreover, even if everything starts over again, Li Ziye may still like Ye Xiang. Going through it all again is just suffering again.
She didn't know how many times had told herself that it was time to give up on Ye Xiang.
But when they met by chance at school, she would still look in Ye Xiang's direction, but her eyes were cold and resolute. Ye Xiang also met her gaze once, but he just frowned slightly and turned his eyes away.
She knew that many things were destined to become only memories, and some people were destined to exist only in memories. They had reached the end and would no longer have a future.
When Li Ziye was promoted to the third year of high school, Song's father's condition became more and more serious. Although the school forced her to attend evening self-study classes, she applied to the teacher for permission to not attend them and went to the hospital to visit Song's father every day. Perhaps because she had untied the knot in her heart, Li Ziye can now get along with Song's father easily and freely.
Father Song was tortured by the disease and became emaciated. His arms were just skin and bones, and his eyes had lost their former vitality.
However, Li Ziye often took her math papers to ask him for help, and she even asked him many questions that she could already do... For some reason, she always felt that if she didn't continue asking, he might close his eyes and never wake up again.
Although Song's father was very tired, he still smiled and explained to her how to do this question and how to solve that question. Sometimes he would frown and say, "Aye, you must listen carefully in class, okay? These questions are very basic, and you can't do them yet. What are you going to do in the college entrance examination?"
Li Ziye was not impatient, he just said: "Look, you didn't give birth to me to be as smart as my brother, so you have to keep teaching me. After the college entrance examination, there is university, and after university, there is work, you have to keep teaching me... Otherwise, I am so stupid that I will definitely be cheated."
Father Song touched her head, his skinny hands trembling slightly, tears in his eyes: "Aye, Dad can't bear to leave you, really can't bear to leave you..."
Li Ziye grabbed his hand and held it, feeling a pang of pain in his heart: "If you can't bear to let go, then listen to the doctor and take good care of your illness. When I get married and have children, you will have to help me teach my children..."
Father Song did not answer, but just kept smiling and pulled his hand back helplessly: "Aye, actually Dad is already very satisfied, really. Seeing that you don't hate Dad so much anymore, Dad is really happy..."
Li Ziye suppressed his inner trembling and shook his head vigorously: "You haven't paid off the debt you owe me yet, and I haven't said I forgive you yet, you must get better..."
Father Song was silent.
In fact, they all knew very well that Father Song didn't have much time left, and every day he was alive was a gift from God.
When she first came to the Song family, Song's father's illness was just an excuse for Li Ziye to pressure her. Only when death approached did she feel panic deeply... They had only known each other for two years, and Li Ziye began to accept this father, but he could leave her at any time.
At this moment, Li Ziye truly realized how insignificant human beings are.
…
When Li Ziye walked out of the hospital, he actually ran into Ye Xiang. He seemed to be visiting a patient as well. He was standing at the entrance of the hospital, staring at the passing traffic in a daze.
Li Ziye originally wanted to look away and walk away, but in the end he breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards him.
Ye Xiang didn't seem surprised to see her, but he didn't say anything either, and the look in his eyes was unreadable.
Li Ziye walked up to him and said calmly, "Ye Xiang, I've thought about it. Actually, you don't owe me anything. You said that we are just strategic allies, and you didn't say you like me, so you can't even be considered as playing tricks on me. I was self-indulgent and humiliated myself. So what I did before was indeed unreasonable. I'm sorry..."
Ye Xiang looked at her, his eyes trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
"After thinking it through, I'm not sad anymore. I won't like you anymore, really." After Li Ziye said this, he waved his hand at him, "See you later."
Finally, there was a time when she left him with her back to him. She didn't know what kind of expression Ye Xiang would have, stunned, numb, or even a little sad.
Of course, she didn't want to know anymore. From now on, it would be better if they went their separate ways completely. She wouldn't be reluctant to let go anymore.
She should let go of Ye Xiangchao and move forward. Perhaps she was too persistent in the past, and didn't know how to turn back even when she got hurt for some impossible things. Now, she must work hard to let go, so that the wound in her heart can slowly heal.
Maybe one day, sooner or later, she will only feel strange when she thinks of Ye Xiang's name, and she will have to think very hard to recall the memories of him. Maybe she will meet someone better than him and spend a life that has nothing to do with him...
Of course, just maybe.
Luo Enze planned to repeat a year because he failed to get into college, and was assigned to Li Ziye's class. He sat down next to Li Ziye without waiting for the teacher to assign seats. In addition to becoming Li Ziye's deskmate, Luo Enze also announced in the class that from now on, Li Ziye was also his brother, and anyone who dared to bully her would be against him. With him, Li Ziye's surroundings suddenly became quiet, and those girls who were so arrogant before also became silent.
Luo Enze also liked to talk to Li Ziye. He didn't care whether she was interested in his topics or not. He would talk to her about Xia Ke'en whenever he had nothing to do.
For example: "Li Ziye, do you know what I like most about Xia Keen?"
"I don't know." Li Ziye really didn't know, because Xia Ke'en's personality was really annoying... Although she really didn't have much say in whether her personality was annoying... Thinking about it this way, Luo Enze's criteria for liking someone was indeed a bit strange. The Xia Ke'en he liked was annoying, and he treated Li Ziye as a friend, but Li Ziye wasn't very popular either... Maybe he himself was too popular, so he didn't care whether the people who were his friends were popular or not.
"What I like most about her is that she is very real, straightforward and free-spirited... Ordinary girls would be desperate for love, but she is always the one who dumps the others and makes a bunch of guys desperate." Luo Enze said this as if he was lost in beautiful memories, and hearts were about to appear in his eyes.
Li Ziye couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "But you didn't even catch up with her, you didn't even have a chance to live or die."
"Aiya, what do you know, little brat! Do you have to get someone if you like him? That's the lowest level of love. I think, if Ke En likes me, I like her, and if she doesn't, I won't force her. Anyway, it's quite happy to see her dump her boyfriend." Luo Enze is obviously not as good as Li Ziye, but he always likes to talk to Li Ziye in an old-fashioned tone. While stroking his chin, he shared his bad taste with Li Ziye, and after a moment, the topic changed again: "But speaking of it, this Ye Xiang has persisted for a long time."
"This..." Li Ziye's expression froze for a moment, then he immediately returned to normal, jokingly saying, "Who knows, she might marry Ye Xiang in the future? What will you do then?"
"I'll just wait for them to get divorced!" Luo Enze said as if this was a normal thing, but Li Ziye felt that he was very abnormal. Luo Enze turned around and looked at Li Ziye: "Little girl, your emotional injury has healed. I remember that your face changed when I mentioned Ye Xiang before, and now you can even joke around. You have made great progress."
"What else can we do? We have to continue living after we die or live." Li Ziye had just finished speaking when he saw Bai Yuwang passing by them with a cold look in his eyes.
Li Ziye was stunned and didn't know how to continue the conversation for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Luo Enze continued, "In fact, I don't think Ye Xiang cares much about Ke'en, so breaking up is only a matter of time. Ziye, if you really like him, you can wait. I've waited for more than ten years. What's wrong with you waiting for a while?"
Li Ziye just shook his head: "No more waiting, some people can't wait."
"Well, everyone has their own aspirations. If you take a fancy to another boy, I promise to send a group of my brothers to tie him up and bring him to you as your boyfriend." Luo Enze patted his chest loyally, looking confident.
Li Ziye couldn't help but want to laugh: "A forced melon is not sweet, so forget it. I'll leave your little brother to you to rob the chief's wife."
"Am I that kind of person?" Luo Enze snorted with a look of disdain.
Li Ziye was almost defeated by his logic and was just about to surrender.
At that time, Li Ziye always thought that maybe one day Xia Ke'en would wake up, and maybe when she was tired of playing, she would turn around and see Luo Enze behind her.
I learned that Luo Enze was hospitalized after a fight with a student from another school because of the gossip in the class, which was always quick and accurate.
The cause of the incident was that the student from another school had dated Xia Ke'en before, but was dumped by her and had never resigned himself to the fact, so he would go to harass her from time to time.
Xia Ke'en was so annoyed that she told Luo Enze about it. Luo Enze had a bad temper and he couldn't stand it when his beloved girl was upset, so he called his friends and went to their school to fight with them.
Maybe for someone like Luo Enze, fighting is the most normal thing. Although Li Ziye had never heard much about Luo Enze fighting , this time both sides seemed to have fought ruthlessly. One of the opponents was admitted to the intensive care unit, and Luo Enze was also injured.
Li Ziye originally thought that maybe Luo Enze would return to school to continue his classes after recuperating for a few days. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the head teacher announced that he would be taking a leave of absence and had his desk removed.
It turned out that Luo Enze was seriously injured and his legs might never walk again. Upon hearing this news, the classroom exploded instantly.
"Actually, he's not a bad guy. He never bullies anyone casually, and he definitely never bullies girls... I always think he's like a knight."
"It's really not worth it to go through this for a girl like Xia Ke'en. This is a lifetime sacrifice..."
"I guess he's living a life worse than death now. He'll never be able to walk again. He was so successful before, but few people can stand up to him in a fight."
“That’s what I mean…”
The more Li Ziye listened, the sadder she felt. She called Luo Enze but he didn't answer. In the end, she shamelessly asked the class teacher for Luo Enze's family contact information.
During this period of time, her grades had long since gotten away from being at the bottom of the class, and her grades had made it all the way to the top ten in the class. The head teacher seemed to have forgotten that she had contradicted her in the past, as well as her "premature love" with Bai Yuwang, and treated her as a key seed player and was quite nice to her.
So when Li Ziye asked her for Luo Enze's family contact information, she didn't make things difficult for her. She just said, "Li Ziye, I know your grades have improved now, but Luo Enze is not a good student after all. Don't get too close to him. And now he doesn't accept visits from others, so you'd better forget it."
Li Ziye just bowed, said thank you, then left the office with the contact information.
The call was from Luo Enze's father. When the call came, Luo's father happened to be in the hospital. Li Ziye asked several times, but Luo's father still refused to tell her which hospital and which ward Luo Enze was in.
In the end, it was Luo Enze who yelled impatiently: "Come on, let me talk. I know that Li Ziye is a stubborn person who doesn't listen."
Luo Enze picked up the phone and asked, " Zi Ye, why do you want to come to the hospital? Do you want to see me disabled? I'm already miserable enough, please don't rub salt into my wounds... Look, you guys can all run and jump, I'm sure I'll be jealous, and then I'll start smashing bottles and jars, which will hurt the relationship."
His tone sounded so relaxed, but Li Ziye knew he was pretending. Who knew that he could still speak so cheerfully even though he was disabled?
Li Ziye held the phone and yelled back: "Luo Enze, is this all your ambition? Just because the doctor said you were disabled, you decided that you would be disabled? Aren't you still pursuing Xia Ke'en? Are you going to give up after waiting for more than ten years? The Luo Enze I know is never this kind of person!"
"I won't chase her anymore. I was just joking. It's useless for me to wait another ten years. She won't like me anyway." Luo Enze's tone was no longer as playful as at the beginning. Li Ziye could hear his frustration.
Li Ziye's voice became louder and louder: "Not pursuing her anymore? How can I not pursue her? Do you men like to break your promises? You are still the school boss, aren't you afraid that everyone will laugh at you?"
Luo Enze was silent for a long time, until Li Ziye thought he had hung up, he spoke: "Ziye, I know you want to stimulate me, to make me better. But my legs really can't be healed, not in this lifetime. The doctor said that it's impossible for me to even walk, and there's not even any rehabilitation treatment arranged for me." Luo Enze's voice on the other end of the phone was a little choked up, "What do you think I can use to pursue her? In a wheelchair?"
Li Ziye felt her nose sore and her eyes dry. In fact, Luo Enze's generosity and righteousness had really infected her these days, allowing her to step out of her own narrow world.
He is really a good friend, and she sincerely hopes that he can have a good ending... After all, he likes Xia Ke'en so much that he has even become disabled for her.
But now he wants to let go, maybe he feels that he is no longer qualified to like others...
As if sensing the sadness revealed in Li Ziye's silence, Luo Enze smiled slightly with self-mockery: "Ziye, don't be too sad for me. There is nothing particularly good about me in my life, but I have a good family background. When something happens to me, my parents will arrange everything for me, and even buy a full set of insurance for me. Even if my family goes bankrupt in the future, I will not have to worry about food and clothing until I am old. I think this is good, really good..."
“Luo Enze, just say it if you feel upset, don’t be like this…” Li Ziye really couldn’t bear it anymore. He was the one who was hurt, but she was the one who was comforted. She really didn’t know what to say.
"Zi Ye, the signal is bad, I'm hanging up." Luo Enze left this sentence, and then a busy tone came from the phone. When he called again, the phone was turned off.
Maybe Luo Enze was just like her, tired and unable to pursue anymore.