"Alright!" Quan Shaoqing agreed without hesitation.
Silence enfolded them like a stifling net; neither spoke, as though they had a thousand words but no way to begin.
"You can leave! I’m tired and need to rest," Gu Xiaoxi picked up her phone again to play games.
Quan Shaoqing’s lips moved slightly, his gaze falling on the bandage above her forehead, "Alright, I’ll come visit you when I have time."
After that, he turned and left.
Gu Xiaoxi was baffled. Wasn’t Chen Lu the one he was supposed to be concerned about?
Was he saying this as a way to ingratiate himself with her?
Scumbag! Eating from the bowl while eyeing the pot.
The wound on her forehead had Gu Xiaoxi staying in the hospital for an entire week.
Chen Lu had to stay in the hospital for a month, and thinking about it, she felt she was rather lucky.
What delighted her most was that her limited-edition sports car was back. And it was still brand new!
Half a month later, when Chen Lu was about to be discharged, Gu Xiaoxi went to visit her with Bai Yu and Dongfang Le.
In the face of Gu Xiaoxi, Chen Lu didn’t show any resentment on the surface.
But Gu Xiaoxi could feel a subtle resistance beneath her smiling expression.
Another month passed, and winter arrived.
The first snowfall cloaked the magnificent campus of A University in white. Dongfang Le, dressed in a down jacket, stood at the school’s entrance, her pretty face marred by worry.
Gently touching her belly, the baby was now four months along. The growing feeling of not wanting to part with the child made her want to flee this cruel world with her baby.
Gu Xiaoxi patted her on the shoulder from behind, "If you can’t bear to leave, then stay. If you don’t want people to know, then go abroad!"
Find a place where no one knows you, quietly have the baby, and then hide the child’s identity as you raise her.
Dongfang Le shook her head, her cold hands catching countless falling snowflakes, letting them melt into glittering droplets on her fingertips. She didn’t say much else.
"By the way, Bai Yu told us to meet her here, where is she? If she doesn’t come soon we’re going back. It’s so cold!" Gu Xiaoxi felt that something was off and tried to change the subject.
Just then, a black sedan slowly drove up the street and stopped at the school’s entrance.
Bai Yu stuck her head out of the window and waved at them, "Come here!"
Gu Xiaoxi asked Dongfang Le to wait where she was and ran over.
Bai Yu pulled three large bags and three big bouquets of roses from the trunk.
"Today we celebrate the first snowfall together," Bai Yu said with a cheerful smile.
Directed by Bai Yu, Gu Xiaoxi carried the roses and snacks back to the dorm. Later, they also received delivered pizza and milk tea!
They celebrated the first snowfall, and also the farewell between the three of them! Of course, this was something Gu Xiaoxi would only learn three days later.
At that moment, she was very happy.
With friends by her side, she felt that even if she couldn’t freely love someone or have a passionate romance, this college life was enough.
The snow continued for three days, and on the fourth day, as she got up, the sun was rising, the accumulated snow shining so brightly that it took her a long time to adjust to the post-snow sunshine.
She found two letters on the desk in her dorm.
The first was written by Bai Yu.
Xiao Xi, I received a letter from them. I can go back to work, and they’ve promoted me. I will no longer be an unseen International Secret Agent, but the captain of the International FBI’s action team.
I officially start tomorrow, which means I must leave today. You’ll be happy for me, won’t you?
I didn’t tell you earlier because I fear goodbyes. The time I’ve spent with you is the most precious in my life. I was afraid I would not bear to part with you and thus give up my dreams and career.
So, I left without saying goodbye!
I’ve never had many friends, but you are the only one I consider a confidante.
You’ve always wanted to know about me and Luo Yiyan, right?
Everyone said he didn’t deserve me, including my parents! I remember the first time I met him; he was just a handsome boy from a poor family. Back then, he was completely obedient to me, gentle and shy, like a loyal dog. I told him to go left, and he would never dare go right.
Later on, things happened, and I left him and hurt him. Everything he’s doing now is just revenge against me!
There will always be dark secrets in life that can’t be exposed! So don’t worry about me, perhaps without me, there will be less pain.
Forgive me for telling you only now. Besides, I’m leaving. You take good care of yourself. If you don’t like my brother, just tell him so. I wish you find your happiness soon.
Gu Xiaoxi put down the envelope, everything too sudden for her to react.
Bai Yu was gone, but what about the other letter?
She opened the envelope, and as expected, it was from Dongfang Le.
——Xiao Xi, I’m leaving, thank you for your suggestion. I will keep the baby and go to a place where no one can find me. I will live well and take good care of my child. If my brother comes looking, just say you don’t know anything!
Of course, you also need to be happy. When the baby is born, I’ll bring him to see you.
I will never forget you; you are my best friend. After reading, burn the letter, don’t let my family find out. Especially my brother!
Gu Xiaoxi felt the morning air as bitterly cold and suffocating. She took a lighter and set the two letters on fire.
The blue flames consumed her past experiences, and from now on, the two best friends were gone from her world. They had come in a rush and left just as quickly.
She had thought these gentle and beautiful days would last forever, but they were fleeting, gone in the blink of an eye.
It was just a parting after all. She never really belonged to this world, and maybe one day she would leave as well.
Putting on her heavy down jacket, she called Mi Xi, wanting to visit him and play.
In the end, she still feared loneliness and solitude.