Zhou Siping was leaving for Japan to study abroad. He was first going to spend some time studying the language, fulfilling his promise to Hanxing. When Xiang Yu heard him talk about it during their meet, she felt a surge of admiration. Zhou Siping was braver, more determined, and more grounded than she was. He was actually doing things instead of just thinking about them. Xiang Yu felt a lot of reluctance, but she was also very happy for Siping and Hanxing. "No matter what, I hope you and Hanxing can be happy," Xiang Yu said, almost in tears. In this life, she had a calm temperament. To others, her emotions didn't seem to fluctuate much, maybe because she had cried too much in her previous life. Zhou Siping smiled, tugged her arm, and gave her a big bear hug. "You can come visit me and Hanxing, you know. Plus, you know how my family is; they won't let me go to Japan, for years only returning home a few times. Don't worry, I may back during every holiday, as they will for sure let me do so. Besides, with the advancements now, calling is very convenient." "But Hanxing is going abroad, and now you're going abroad too, leaving me here all alone." "You have your Lu Heng, don't you? And Xiao Zhanyuan is here too! By the way, what's the deal with you and those two?" Xiang Yu looked down, "Xiao Zhanyuan is like you, a good friend, someone I grew up with. As for Lu Heng, I want to be with him in the future." "Oh, oh, oh, so you've finally admitted it, not just calling him a desk mate anymore," Zhou Siping teased. Xiang Yu gave him a sideways glance, "Thanks to you and Hanxing being so sweet and leaving me all alone, I had to hurry and arrange something for myself. Otherwise, I'd be a super third wheel in the future." Zhou Siping lightly pushed Xiang Yu, "You're something else. But, Xiang Yu, take care of yourself. You've actually always done well. Keep it up." Xiang Yu nodded, "I will. Sometimes I get a little lost, but I will. I'll get into college and take care of my grandma ." "And be with Lu Heng," Xiang Yu silently added in her heart. Life is long, life is short; reunions and separations never go as we wish. But if we keep each other in our hearts, is it really separation? We won't forget, we won't drift apart, right?
Xiao Zhanyuan and Xiang Yu went to the airport to see Zhou Siping off. Siping's grandparents were all in good health , they came to airport to see Siping off, and clung on to him, crying and not wanting to let go. Xiao Zhanyuan and Xiang Yu waited on the sidelines and finally waved goodbye to Siping. Leaving the airport, they walked in silence. Later, Xiao Zhanyuan sighed, "Xiang Yu, it's just you and me now." Xiao Zhanyuan looked at Xiang Yu with a mix of sadness and what seemed like some joy. Everything was vague and hard to put into words, followed by a long silence. Xiang Yu was still feeling a bit upset and didn't feel like talking. Besides, she didn't really know what to say. They remained quiet on the bus, holding onto the overhead handles, standing side by side. Xiao Zhanyuan had grown much taller than Xiang Yu, making her look even more petite. Xiao Zhanyuan leaned his forehead against his hand. His hand was right next to Xiang Yu's, and he secretly compared them. Xiang Yu's hand seemed to be only half the size of his palm. He could completely wrap her hand in his. He reached out and held Xiang Yu's hand on the handle, finding that he could indeed hold it entirely. Xiao Zhanyuan thought to himself, not realizing anything was wrong. Xiang Yu pulled her hand out from under his and switched to holding the handle with her other hand. She didn't question or scold him; she didn't say anything. At the entrance of Xiang Yu's neighborhood, Xiao Zhanyuan apologized, "I wanted to compare our hand sizes earlier. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you." Xiang Yu had Xiao Zhanyuan hold out his hand, and she held out hers, comparing them in the air. "It is a lot bigger," Xiang Yu said to Xiao Zhanyuan. "Next time, you can tell me. You can tell me anything, and we can figure it out together."