Lin Hai, seeing my state, began to urge me to leave, “You should go now, her mother is here, I need to go and comfort her.”

“Okay, then I’m leaving. Call me if anything happens…”

Before I could finish speaking, Lin Hai strode into the mourning hall. I didn't linger and left the place immediately.

…

That night, Wang Rui asked to meet me outside. Ever since Youxiang came back, we rarely saw each other. She probably wanted to see me today because Lao Wang and my mom had told her about my situation.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Hangzhou was still a bustling metropolis. I parked my car in front of the coffee shop Wang Rui had chosen. It was in a prime location, so it was naturally crowded inside. I scanned every corner and was about to call when I suddenly saw Wang Rui waving at me from the center table.

As I walked over to her, Wang Rui kept staring at me. I pulled out a chair and said, "Don't say comforting words, I don't need them."

Wang Rui laughed and calmly replied, “Sit down, I didn’t plan on comforting you anyway. You’re being sentimental.”

I sat down directly and asked, "What kind of coffee do you want? I'll go order."

"It's already ordered, it'll be here soon. I ordered you a black coffee."

"That's good, it suits my mood."

Wang Rui turned her head and looked at me, saying, "Do you know what Mom said about you?"

"What did she say?" I asked curiously.

"She said you were too embarrassing this morning, that you were kicked out by Pei Shi Yu."

"It wasn't that bad, Pei Xianglong wouldn't let me leave."

"What happened this time to cause such a big scene?"

"It's not convenient to go into too much detail. Did you ask me out here today just to make fun of me?"

"I haven't been that free lately. I heard from my dad that he wants to send you abroad?"

"Yeah, that's what they were planning anyway, it just happened to coincide."

At that moment, the coffee was served. I took a sip, it was very bitter, and I instinctively frowned…

"Sending you abroad should mean they think highly of you, how did things suddenly get so tense?" Wang Rui asked, puzzled.

"It's hard to explain, or maybe it's better not to say. In a word, it's just that we used to live different lives."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I asked you out today to discuss your going abroad."

I looked at her, a little confused. Lao Wang said he would handle this, so what did it have to do with Wang Rui?

"My dad told me today to handle all the procedures for your studies abroad, so now I'm your guardian. Behave yourself during this time and don't cause any trouble."

"Oh? Do you want to draw up a schedule for me and have me travel according to your instructions?" I asked exaggeratedly.

"Be self-aware, I'm just afraid you'll become self-destructive after losing love."

"I won't, it's not that serious."

"Which country do you want to go to?"

"Whatever you arrange, it's all the same to me."

"Okay, I'll arrange it, and I'll let you choose in advance."

"Is there anything else?"

"No."

"You could have just said it over the phone, why bother making such a fuss?" I said deliberately, trying to spoil the mood.

"Isn't it good to see each other after so long?"

"How have you been lately?"

I looked at Wang Rui and noticed that she was in very good shape lately, looking radiant and confident in her conversations. Her clothes today were very appropriate, making her seem more womanly than when I usually saw her, as if she had changed.

"I've been very good lately. It's much livelier at home with Youxiang and the others. Youxiang is also slowly getting the hang of work, so I've been quite free these past few days. If you go abroad, I'll go with you, and we can take a trip."

I don't know why, even though I broke up with Pei Shi Yu, I suddenly didn't feel like I was separated from her. I only realized it this morning. Now my sixth sense tells me that we'll still be together, so I don't want to analyze this matter too much in front of Wang Rui.

Wang Rui is like a confidante to me. We can drink, chat, and not have to worry about anything. Moreover, her personality is relatively cheerful, which matches mine.

"Lin Yang's mother passed away, did my mom tell you?" I suddenly changed the subject.

"No, was she still quite young?" Wang Rui asked, surprised.

"Yeah, much younger than my mom."

"She passed away today?"

"Around noon. Lin... my dad asked me to go, but I thought it was a bit inappropriate, so I came back."

"It seems your relationship with your dad is back to normal."

"More or less, all thanks to Pei Shi Yu and her dad. Without them urging me, I might still insist on my own opinion. It wouldn't be so easy to truly let go of my resentment towards him."

After speaking, my eyes fell on two girls in another place, I don't know what they were talking about, they were showing brilliant smiles. Suddenly my phone vibrated, it was Pei Shi Yu calling, I was stunned for a moment, it seems my sixth sense is still quite strong, I picked it up and the corners of my mouth began to rise...

"Hello!" I deliberately made my voice very deep.

"Come and take your things away quickly." Pei Shi Yu's tone was very bad as she explained her purpose.

My heart sank, then I put away my smile, the difference from what I thought was a little large, then I replied loudly:

"Just throw them away if you don't like them."

"I'm not that free."

"Then tell me what time is convenient for me to come and pick them up?"

"Right now." Then there was no sound.

I feel that Pei Shi Yu's attitude today is not good, even if we broke up, she shouldn't use this way of speaking to cause further conflict between the two sides. If the clothes I took there weren't so expensive, I basically wouldn't go to her place again, who could accept being spoken to in a tone that sounds like shooing away a dog.

Seeing my strange expression, Wang Rui looked at me and asked, "Pei Shi Yu called?"

"Yeah, I still have some clothes at her place, she wants me to go get them."

"Isn't it that she doesn't really want to break up with you?"

"Impossible, her tone just now made me feel worse than a dog."

"If you really broke up, she wouldn't let you go get them."

"The clothes I took there are relatively expensive, a few suits are worth a lot of money, she wants to throw them away, but she probably feels a little sorry."

"She wants you to go now?" Wang Rui asked uncertainly.

"Yeah, she's home now, she's usually not there." I explained.

Wang Rui didn't answer, just showed a strange smile, then said casually, "Go quickly, don't keep her waiting."

I stood up and pointed at her before leaving, saying, "That's a misunderstanding smile, I'm leaving."

I took a few steps, then turned around and looked at Wang Rui again, only to see her looking at my body, with the smile still on her lips. I knew what she was smiling at, but I knew in my heart that it was the wrong message.