Xue Xue left with a natural and unrestrained posture.
Xi Lang waited until the woman's back completely disappeared from him before he finally came back to his senses.
He opened his hands and looked at his empty fingers. The trace left from wearing a ring for a long time had faded away at some point, along with the ring that had disappeared into the trash after he regained his bachelorhood, as if to tell him that nothing could come back.
But…
The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Xi Lang's thoughts.
"Hello?"
When the man picked up the phone and heard the sobbing voice on the other end, he frowned.
Xue Xue naturally didn't know about Xi Lang's phone call from Yang Keqing, but after saying those few words to Xi Lang, she felt extraordinarily relieved.
There was this feeling of joy that resembled when someone who has not seen the sun for a long time suddenly sees the bright sunshine.
Xue Xue thought that this was probably Xue Ning's mood.
In that fire, not only Xue Ning's life was burned, but also her unrequited love for Xi Lang.
Xue Ning actually figured it out. When the two divorced, she blamed her own obstinacy for the failure of the marriage, so she didn't complain or hate, but silently hid her strong feelings deep in her heart and savored them alone.
However, when the two of them became entangled again, Xi Lang could be said to have been distracted by Yang Keqing. From an unreasonable decision to doing all the harmful things, the most innocent person in this process was probably Xue Ning.
Xi Lang's inferiority was brought out thoroughly. After he gradually discovered the importance of Xue Ning to him, he was unwilling to let her go, but he was also attracted by Yang Keqing and could not extricate himself.
A greedy man who wanted both the white moonlight and cinnabar mole.
[T/N: Both of them usually refers to the unforgettable women in a man's life. White moonlight is usually the pure and introverted, gentle and virtuous one and cinnabar mole is the charming, and stunning woman.]
In the end, it hurt Xue Ning who chose to stay time and again because of her softheartedness.
But maybe there are people in this world who are kind-hearted by nature. After knowing that Xi Lang was not unwilling to save her but was just a step too late, she also chose to save the other party again, but this time, she would not foolishly give away the most precious love in a woman's life.
This being the case, it made things much easier to do.
"It's all right."
"It's all over."
At the crossroads where there was heavy traffic with people coming and going in a rush since it was peak lunchtime, Xue Ning patted her heart and whispered a few words at a volume only she could hear. It was like appeasing or saying goodbye.
Sure enough, after some time have passed, her heartbeat returned to normal, and her heart was as quiet as a wave. Xue Xue felt the returned of her vigor and spirit, and smiled slightly.
"What did you say?"
"You still want to overdraw your salary? Do you know that your salary has been overdrawn for half a year? Do you think I am doing charity work?"
The angry male voice did not care that it was a public place. The pitch of each word was very high, which made people's eardrums hurt.
Xue Xue thought about whether to check out and change to another store, but the next male voice made her give up her mind immediately.
"I'm very sorry, but this is really the last time." The unexpectedly pleasant baritone voice, was like the gurgling sound of running water among mountains, forests and streams, bringing a cool feeling to the heart. "My mother, she…"
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"Your mother, you said it! She's your mother, not my mother!" Finally rasing his tone higher, the angry male voice suddenly seemed to be deflated, and there was nothing but helplessness. "From my principle, I have and will help as much as I can, but you should understand that I can't help you fill that bottomless pit."
"It's not easy for us to run this business. Not to mention, my children, they are counting on me to support them, so what can I do?"
Xue Xue looked sideways, and saw the wealthy middle-aged man who was facing her patted the young man opposite him on the shoulder.
"That's it, you don't have to pay back the money, but I can't lend you any more money, and I can't let you take leave like this every three days."
"So you can do it until today! Once you collect your things, you don't have to come tomorrow."
The middle-aged man turned to leave.
"I will pay you back." At this moment, the young man who was just listening in silence suddenly spoke up. "Thank you for taking care of me during this time."
The middle-aged man's footsteps stopped, he didn't look back, just waved his hand and said "whatever you want" and left.
Time seemed to have stood still at this moment.
At least in Xue Xue's eyes.
The young man who had been standing upright, like he was holding on to something, suddenly collapsed his shoulders and slowly turned his body in the direction of Xue Xue.
Xue Xue finally saw his face clearly.
However, before she could discern the impressive looks, her attention fell on the man's eyes.
Those were a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes.
Even if it looks bleak, both the curvature of the eyelids and the depth of the eye sockets were just right for Xue Xue, and only two words could describe it.
Especially the color of the pupils.
When a beam of sunlight came in from the window, the man didn't notice it, but Xue Xue clearly saw the bright luster that seemed to be embedded with countless broken diamonds.
Deja Vu.
But she was pretty sure she hadn't seen him.
When Xie Conglu changed out of his work clothes and walked to the place where his motorcycle was parked, a woman was standing there.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and intuition told him that the other party was waiting for him.
He was sure.
Xue Xue looked at the man who came over.
He should be only in his twenties. His hair was cut short, his face was gentle, his facial features were straight, and he has a pair of stunning peach blossom eyes under his frowning brows. Probably because he has been depressed for a long time, his whole temperament looked a bit more depressed than what she saw in the restaurant.
He stared at Xue Xue closely, as if he was on guard.
"Who are you?"
"You need money, right?"