Chapter 7: Time Never Turns Back 01
Yao Yizhou stayed with me until the afternoon and didn't leave until around five or six o'clock.
After Yao Yizhou left, I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of relief. I packed up the snacks and cups and took them to the kitchen.
The woman was cooking dinner in the kitchen. When she saw me carrying a square plate with snacks and a cup of water on it, she quickly took the plate from me and said with a smile, "Xiaoya, just give these to me. I'll clean up."
Since I, the so-called stepmother, volunteered to clean up the mess, I naturally didn't intend to be polite to her. I let go of her hand and turned to walk out.
"By the way, Xiaoya, what do you want to eat tonight? I bought some vegetables and prepared to make braised spareribs and sweet and sour fish. You seemed to eat more of these two dishes before."
Just as I walked to the kitchen door, I heard the woman's voice behind me. I was surprised that she still remembered that I liked those dishes, but did she have any other intentions in trying so hard to please me?
I turned around and folded my arms to look at the woman who married my father when I was a child, but I inadvertently discovered that there were several deep crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.
"Xiaoya, the boy who came to our house today is really nice. Your dad and I both think he's pretty good. If you don't have a boyfriend, then consider him. Your dad said that this boy seems to play the violin well. His parents are both musicians and are now in France. To be honest, this boy has really good conditions. You're about to graduate from college, so it's time to think about your lifelong event. If you meet someone with good conditions in school now, just date him first. After you graduate, your dad and I will arrange your engagement."
Seeing that I rarely listened to her, my stepmother started to grumble about my lifelong affairs. I rolled my eyes impatiently and said coldly, "Are you done yet? Do you really think you are my mother and have the power to control me? Forget it. You should take care of your own son first. You don't need to worry about my affairs."
"Xiaoya, these are not what I want to say. Your father asked me to tell you."
Seeing that I didn't appreciate her kindness, my stepmother immediately told me who was the mastermind who had instigated her to come and talk to me. I sneered and shook my head, saying, "Don't bother with my business. I know what's going on."
I left the kitchen and went back to my room, locked the door, and did not eat the meal that my stepmother had prepared for me. I don't know who knocked on the door for a while, but I ignored it and no one knocked again.
After a day's rest, I felt better, but when I got to school, I found that Yao Yizhou was not in a very good mood. I didn't know how to face him, so I had to sit far away from him, and even looked at his back secretly through the gap between the books.
Yao Yizhou did not show any special emotion towards my deliberate avoidance. He just looked back at me from a distance and smiled, giving me the illusion that nothing had happened.
But I still didn't dare to face Yao Yizhou, so I ran to the milk tea shop after class. Although I hid in the milk tea shop, this place was not very safe for me now. Yao Yizhou played the violin here for a while before, and also worked for me for a while. He was very familiar with this place.
I couldn't do anything but stay in the milk tea shop in fear, but Yao Yizhou seemed to know that I was avoiding him and didn't come to the milk tea shop to catch me. It wasn't until I finished my work and was ready to leave that Yao Yizhou didn't show up, and I was relieved and went home at ease.
This hiding continued for a few days, until one day, I suddenly remembered that Shen Xiaoyu had not contacted me during this period, nor had she come to see me and Yao Yizhou. This result made me feel very uneasy, so I took the initiative to go to her classroom to find her.
Shen Xiaoyu was in class. I was afraid that she would leave after class with the excuse of having something to do, so I sneaked in through the back door during class and sat behind Shen Xiaoyu.
Shen Xiaoyu was still listening to the class seriously and didn't notice me suddenly appearing behind her. I reached out and poked her back, and Shen Xiaoyu frowned and turned around.
She was a little surprised by my sudden appearance. I poked the back of the classmate who was sitting with Shen Xiaoyu and said softly, "Classmate, let's change seats."
This classmate was a pretty nice . He changed seats with me without saying a word. I tiptoed and sat next to Shen Xiaoyu.
We were silent for a long time, and no one spoke first, until I couldn't help it anymore and whispered in Shen Xiaoyu's ear: "Xiaoyu, why didn't you come to see me these days?"
Shen Xiaoyu turned around and smiled, whispering, "I've been busy these days. Oh, I was just about to tell you that there's a guy pursuing me recently and I think he's pretty good. I want to try dating him."
I was shocked. It was hard for me to accept that Shen Xiaoyu suddenly had a love affair. I immediately asked anxiously, "What happened? When did this happen? Who is that boy? Do I know him? Have I met him before?"
I looked at Shen Xiaoyu anxiously, waiting for her answer, but Shen Xiaoyu smiled nonchalantly and said calmly, "Nothing special, it's just that I suddenly realized that I don't have to be with Yao Yizhou. This boy showed up at the right time, he treats me well, and I want to give it a try."
I looked into Shen Xiaoyu's eyes, trying to find some clues from her eyes. But she just smiled, and after a long while she slowly said, "Who must be with whom? Didn't you break up with Ji Chuan? Who can say for sure what's going on now?"
"Xiao Yu, I seemed to have seen you in the bar that day. Did you go to the bar with Yao Yizhou to find me?" I hesitated for a moment, but still said what was in my heart.
Shen Xiaoyu frowned and shook his head: "When did it happen? I didn't go to the bar with Yao Yizhou to find you. Did you see it wrong?"
I lowered my head, looked at the tiles on the ground, and sighed. Seeing that she didn't admit it, I didn't know what to say, so I changed the subject and asked about the boy: "Xiao Yu, how long have you known that boy? Is he a good person? Is he good to you? You have to think about it carefully, don't just agree to it blindly."
Shen Xiaoyu just smiled at me and didn't answer my question. Although I always felt that this matter was not quite right, Shen Xiaoyu seemed to have already made up her mind, as if she had already made up her mind to give up Yao Yizhou and choose to accept the pursuit of other boys. I couldn't say much about her decision, and it was even harder to persuade her. After all, I was just an outsider in their love.
An inexplicable feeling of relief filled my heart. In a trance, I seemed to feel that the heavy burden on my heart had unknowingly become lighter, and I couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Wen Ya, do you have anything else to say? If you don't have anything else, you should go out. I am still in class. This course is very important to me."
Shen Xiaoyu's words were extremely cold, and her tone was as if she was talking to a stranger. I opened my mouth, but couldn't say a word, so I could only turn around and leave.
When I walked out of Shen Xiaoyu's classroom, I was completely dazed. Although Shen Xiaoyu denied appearing in the bar that day, I understood that everything she was doing now, accepting the pursuit of other boys and being so cold to me, was all because of me crying in Yao Yizhou's arms that day.
I can imagine how much of a blow this incident was to Shen Xiaoyu, I can even imagine her crying quietly under the quilt. Although I wanted to explain to her, it had already happened, she had seen everything she should have seen, I could no longer think of any reason for her to forgive me, I could only pray that she would forgive me one day and not be angry with me anymore, and I would be able to tell her with confidence that there was actually nothing between Yao Yizhou and me, and that I was just drunk in the bar that day.
However, I still felt a little relieved in my heart. I don't know if it has something to do with Shen Xiaoyu having a new boyfriend. This thought made me feel like a bad girl. I felt that I was really bad. I used to say that I hated Li Jiawei, but now I did something worse than her. I hurt my best friend and couldn't even find a way to get her forgiveness. This is really a sad thing, even more heartbreaking than breaking up with Ji Chuan.
I don’t know what Shen Xiaoyu is thinking right now, but the way she is now makes me worry whether her and I’ve been friends for many years has come to an end, or is about to come to an end.
