"Xuanxuan, I’m leaving Lincheng City."
Huang Anyuan looked at the girl in front of him; they had long since ceased to have anything in common, and he did not know why he felt the need to see her one last time before he left.
Even after seeing her, he realized that the two, once so in sync, no longer had anything to discuss.
"Hmm," Gu Shengyin responded indifferently.
A long, profound silence followed.
"Xuanxuan, will we still keep in touch in the future?" Huang Anyuan suddenly asked.
The girl in front of him had once been one of the most important people in his life for the better part of a decade.
Yet, the affection that had accumulated over those years had dwindled in less than a year.
Gu Shengyin unequivocally rejected him, "It’s better not to."
"You and I, we can’t say anything. We can’t be lovers, we can’t be friends." Gu Shengyin articulated every word carefully, "Strangers, that’s already the best relationship we can have."
"Alright," Huang Anyuan said with a bitter smile, realizing she could never forgive him.
"Then, I wish you happiness in the future." Huang Anyuan spoke softly, adding as he was about to leave, "When you find a boyfriend in the future, keep your eyes peeled and don’t pick someone like me again."
It’s rare that you are aware of yourself,
Gu Shengyin answered him with her silence.
This was the last time Gu Shengyin saw Huang Anyuan.
Nobody knew where he and his family moved to; he had cut off all ties with Third High School and everybody around, and even many years later at class reunions, no one knew where he was.
Gu Shengyin turned to leave and ran into Lu Yu at the corner.
Lu Yu said nothing; he took Gu Shengyin’s backpack in one hand and naturally held her hand with the other.
"Don’t you want to ask what we talked about?" Gu Shengyin intentionally asked.
Lu Yu said indifferently, "In the end, it’s just those words, I can probably guess."
"Oh?" Gu Shengyin became interested, "Then guess."
Lu Yu looked at her, "If I guess right, what are you going to reward me with?"
Gu Shengyin hesitated, a reward for this?
Lu Yu’s eyes twinkled as he spoke, "How about this, if I get it right, then you must agree to a request from me, okay?"
Such seemingly simple promises often turn out to be traps. Gu Shengyin watched him warily.
Lu Yu laughed as he saw her eyes widen in suspicion, "Don’t worry, it definitely won’t be any prank, it will be something very simple that you can manage with just a nod."
"Really?" Gu Shengyin was skeptical.
"Really." Lu Yu nodded earnestly.
"Okay, take a guess. I don’t believe you can actually guess anything correctly."
Lu Yu looked at her with a smile and began to speak softly.
The more he spoke, the wider Gu Shengyin’s eyes opened, "You... did you eavesdrop on us talking?"
Lu Yu spread his hands innocently, "I was standing around the corner; you know that distance is impossible to hear from."
"Then how did you..." Gu Shengyin was full of curiosity.
Lu Yu laughed without answering, "That is my secret."
Fool, of course, it’s because I’ve spent countless hours getting to know you.
Even jealous that a boy once occupied the first fifteen years of your life, I had tried to investigate him too.