Mo Yan’s thoughts were correct: he was indeed too naive. Maybe everyone thought that he and Nanxi were as good as sealed, unable to go wrong! With some more time, they would certainly come together!
However, the issue was, he was no longer able to wait!
Love is inherently selfish. He had once chosen to bear with it and stay behind, only to have his partner disappear without a trace!
He had once retreated time and time again, which only added to his sorrow and damaged him further...
It seems that all his decisions were wrong. Reality was pushing him, pressing him to be colder, more heartless, to make clean breaks!
Perhaps that way, he wouldn’t have lost Nanxi for eight years!
Nanxi loved him in her heart, a love that might also be profound, yet she herself did not know it!
At the same time, her guilt towards Li Weihuan was so deep, into her very bones, nearly about to obscure the fact that she was in deep love with him...
That being so, how could he allow such feelings to fester on?
Taking a temporary leave, giving her space, be it quiet or chaotic, so long as he was not there in it!
That way, he would be in his own space, missing another him existing in a different space elsewhere!
Discovering his true feelings and true thoughts!
Of course, all of this was still not enough!
The best way for a woman to realize her loving feelings for a man is to make her face a romantic rival, subtle yet potentially existent.
He used that clumsy method, knowing Nanxi would probably not believe the reports, so he was not worried she would misunderstand.
Yet, even without misunderstanding, as a woman, seeing the man she loves behaving intimately with another woman... it would still make her uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.
The willfulness of others cannot be easily explained, and your voice can never replace the other person, can never replace everyone else...
A slight smile, is not she already sulking silently right now? Has she begun to resent him a little?
Is it possible that she suddenly misses him more than before?
Nanxi hangs up the phone, her expression exceedingly conflicted!
Yang Su leans in close and asks, "What did he say?"
Nanxi shakes her head, "He didn’t say anything..."
Yang Su: "But I heard you didn’t ask him anything either!"
Yang Su sighs, after scolding her harshly, she begins analyzing the situation for her, like an emotion expert!
Yang Su says, "Nanxi, be careful. Lu Yinchu not explaining things to you indicates something, do you know what?"
Nanxi shakes her head, "What does it indicate?"
Yang Su: "Silly girl, it indicates that he is a top-grade man with exceptional emotional and intellectual quotients, he is trying to outdo you! But to be honest, his opponent–you, is just too weak! Sure, your intelligence quotient isn’t low, but it’s not high either. Forget everything else, he’s eaten ten years more rice than you, so you’re not a match for him!"
Nanxi frowns, listening to this it seems as though dating is like guerrilla warfare, too much!
Yang Su continues enthusiastically, "Men and women, in fact, are completely two different kinds of people. Women can’t figure out men, men also find it hard to understand women. Therefore, to decipher a man as a woman, you must first understand his personality. That way you can understand the man, and hence control your own emotions. In your impression, what kind of personality does Lu Yinchu have..."
Nanxi bites her lip, "I feel... he’s very hard to fathom!"
"...That’s because he’s hidden too deeply!" Yang Su explains, "A man like him probably belongs to the melancholic and reserved type–the introverted and attractive type..."
Nanxi: "... "An introverted and attractive type? Lu Yinchu?! ⊙﹏⊙b Sweat.
Yan Su then says a lot, finally concluding with: "You can’t just sit idly by, Nanxi. Let’s not compare emotional quotients, but you need to show off your intellectual quotient!"
"Nanxi, did he tell you when he’ll be back?" Yan Su continues to ask her.
"Probably... in three to five days!"
"..." Understand what? (⊙o⊙) What?
"Nanxi, you need to reinvent yourself before he returns!"
"Yes!" Yan Su says, "Actually Nanxi, Lu Yinchu is already thirty-two. What kind of woman does a thirty-two year old man fancy? It’s needless to guess–a woman with a hot figure and a gentle temperament! You meet the temperament criteria, but your figure... I’ve always wondered why Lu Yinchu chose you. Now I think about it, all I can say is–he has a rather peculiar taste!"