July 13, 2018, Weibo.
An ordinary person: "When love appears good, it’s not love; it’s wisdom and morality."
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During the summer after freshman year, Ning Youguang and Xia Hui were in Europe.
Relaxation, enjoyment, contemplation, decadence.
During the trip.
Ning Youguang asked Xia Hui, "Sister Hui, do you know why people love to travel?"
Xia Hui answered without hesitation, "Because everyone likes the freshness of the journey."
Ning Youguang continued, "Then do you know why everyone likes this sense of freshness?"
Xia Hui shook her head, "I’ve never thought about that question."
"People like freshness because it can immediately capture their attention, allowing them to live in the moment."
"That seems to be the case."
"Matt Haig once said, if you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in every breath."
Xia Hui pondered thoughtfully.
She realized during this trip with Youyou in Europe, she really hadn’t thought much about the jerk.
Not thinking of him, she didn’t feel sad at all.
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On the plane back to Jin City after the trip.
Xia Hui said to Ning Youguang, who was sitting next to her and gazing at the azure sky through the plane window, "Youyou, I’m really grateful you’ve been by my side. Now that I think about it, seeing his true colors, I’m actually thankful life taught me this lesson. I’ve decided to work hard, and I want to be the person who once loved life, full of energy and happiness!"
Ning Youguang turned his head and looked at her, smiling gently, "So, is this a closed Chapter?"
Xia Hui took a deep breath and also smiled, "Yes, it’s a closed Chapter! From now on, I won’t ask or bring up these things again, and will try not to think about them either. Thank you for your companionship and guidance during this time!"
After a moment of silence, she continued, "Now I feel a bit happy. This not-so-great love affair only wasted three and a half years of my life, but it taught me a lot about relationships. Compared to a long life ahead, I think these lessons are worth it."
"Right, it’s really a small matter in life, a very small one."
"Yes, I now feel I’ve made great progress in my views on love and life!"
Ning Youguang’s clear eyes were full of admiration, "Have you also experienced the feeling of not entangling with trash? Trash will turn you into trash too."
"I don’t think about it anymore."
"Then live well in the next Chapter of life."
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August 6, 2018, Weibo.
[An ordinary person: "Love is a self-education process. Whoever you meet, they are the person who is meant to appear in your life, not by chance, they are sure to teach you something, so I also believe, wherever I go, that’s where I am meant to be, to experience what I’m meant to experience, and meet the people I am meant to meet.]
In a single apartment in Boston, USA,
Shi Wangyue read Ning Youguang’s Weibo with a slight smile on his lips and hit the like button.
After doing all this, he went back to her main Weibo page to scroll down and found he hadn’t missed any of her new content. Only then did he return to his own Weibo page and post:
[A person who likes the ordinary: "Some say liking someone makes you brave, but for me now it seems not the case, liking someone makes you timid and never outspoken."]
Fortunately, there’s still Weibo and the internet.
Even separated by thousands of miles, he can still see the messages she posts.
That way he knows he hasn’t lost contact with her today.
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When the two cousins returned from Europe.
Xia Hui didn’t continue to laze around at home but wrote her resume and went out to apply for jobs, finding a related field to intern at a company.
Everything in this world has two sides.
A breakup would cause Xia Hui pain, but would also allow her to grow.
After returning from Europe, she picked up her broken heart, began to rethink life, and decided to try living a life she had never imagined before.
Miss Xia, in the end, is someone who loves her home; she didn’t go far away for her internship but found a job in Jin City.
This reassured Ning Youguang quite a bit.
She left early and returned late every day, basically not being home during the day.
Although her family found it a bit surprising that their grown daughter went out to find a job, they fully supported her.
The intern life gave Xia Hui a sense of novelty.
Entering the workforce for the first time, the work was busy, and the pay was not much.