Rui Xiaodan buried her head under the blanket, letting herself cry freely, tears flowing without restraint. No matter how mentally prepared she was, when this ending arrived, she had to endure it with a broken heart.
When her emotions had somewhat calmed, she picked up the phone and called Ouyang Xue.
Ouyang Xue, hearing the trace of tears in Rui Xiaodan's voice, asked anxiously, "Xiaodan, what happened?"
Rui Xiaodan replied, "Ding Yuanying just left. It's all over. I wanted to let you know." She then briefly recounted what had just happened.
Ouyang Xue was silent for a long time on the other end, clearly unable to understand such an extreme action. Once she regained her composure, she said angrily and mockingly, "Do you really have to degrade yourself like this?"
Rui Xiaodan responded, "Degrade? If he had pounced on me like a wolf, then I would truly be devalued. By leaving, he let me see how much I really matter to him."
Ouyang Xue said, "I don't understand your high-level riddles. If it were me, I would have been furious. But thinking about it, it does make some sense. If men could think about responsibility at that moment, women's lives would be a bit easier."
Rui Xiaodan said, "It's enough that you know about it. Let's not talk about it anymore. I'm hanging up."
"Wait," Ouyang Xue said. "About the stocks, I need to tell you something. I turned your 200,000 yuan into stocks. In total, I bought 700,000 yuan worth. This means the money is no longer tied to the guarantee."
Rui Xiaodan was shocked, "That's not allowed. It's against the rules."
Ouyang Xue said, "But I can't handle it otherwise. If I didn't do this, how could I face people in the future? At this point, let's be heroes. If the stocks fall, we'll quickly get out."
Rui Xiaodan said, "Then take your chances. I have a table full of dishes to clean up here, so I won't chat anymore."
In her diary, she wrote: Are you so obsessed with solitude? I watched you leave, but my heart is asking, how can I love you now?
After hanging up the phone, she cleared the table of food and drink, cleaned the kitchen, and then sat down to open her computer, beginning her daily routine. But what could she write in her diary today? Her mind was a blank, her thoughts drifting aimlessly, with nowhere to settle.