She stood up gently, turning away as the suppressed melancholy in her heart erupted.
She walked swiftly up the slope, though her steps at that time felt somewhat light and airy.
But she told herself, it’s okay, they are still young, the future is still long, and long-distance love isn’t scary, as long as their hearts are sincere and determined.
Yet just as she was about to reach the downhill steps, Shen Zui’s voice came again.
He said, "Nuannuan, let’s break up—"
Shi Nuan’s footsteps halted, the emotions she had been trying to control could no longer be repressed, and tears fell uncontrollably.
A breeze blew by, lifting the hem of her dress, even though the sun was still glaring, and the air hot enough to cause a headache.
But at that moment, she felt cold, very cold.
After almost a long time, she finally spoke, with just one word: "...okay!"
Shi Nuan never blamed Shen Zui for leaving, truly, she never did.
If she had any regrets, it was only that he chose to give up on her because of his departure.
Back when they were together, they promised never to part, but life is not a fairy tale.
There are farewells, and only then can there be reunions.
But because I believe that with you it will eventually be long-lasting, I dared to say that the future is long.
I believed in that long future, but what did I eventually get?
The pantry on the fifth floor was empty.
Once they went in, they conveniently closed the door behind them.
It was the first time that Shi Nuan seriously looked at Shen Zui’s appearance after nearly four years of not seeing him.
This year, he was nearly twenty-five years old, having shed the greenness of his early twenties, and had matured quite a bit.
Yet his features were still very handsome, with a touch of stubbornness and rebellion in his delicate looks, just like before.
Shi Nuan looked at Shen Zui, and Shen Zui also looked at Shi Nuan.
But he felt that the eighteen-year-old Shi Nuan and the Shi Nuan close to twenty-two now hadn’t changed at all.
Yes, not a bit, as if she was still the beautiful girl in his memory.
The first to break the silence was Shi Nuan, she said, "Long time no see!"
Shen Zui nodded, "Yeah, long time no see..."
Then they lapsed into silence again.
Later, it was Shi Nuan who spoke again, "Shen Zui, let’s not meet again in the future..."
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But now he knows, he is after all her husband, she needs to show him some respect.
Shen Zui’s dark eyes flickered, asking, "Why?"
"No reason, I’m not someone who likes to be entangled with the past, I think, between us back then, it is already over, I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore..."
Shen Zui frowned, "Are you blaming me?"
Shi Nuan shook her head, "It’s all in the past, I’m doing well now, I see you... seem to be doing well too. That’s good enough. Let’s leave it at that, I’m leaving. Goodbye!"
After Shi Nuan finished speaking, she went to pull the pantry door to leave.
But just as her hand touched the handle, her wrist was gently held back, and Shi Nuan instinctively frowned.
She struggled a little, but didn’t succeed.
Shi Nuan looked at him, eyes clearly rejecting.
Shen Zui was unfamiliar with this look, and it was at that moment he truly felt that Shi Nuan was no longer the Shi Nuan of before, she had changed.
His eyes flickered, and he subconsciously asked, "Have you... fallen in love with someone else?"