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“You know?”
“Yes, your lies are easy to see through; it’s just that you were lucky that Uncle Zhou was on leave.”
Lu Jiangting nodded, “Yes, I just… I just asked Uncle Zhou to help me keep it a secret for a while; I thought I could clear up the misunderstanding with you during that time, and I thought we could start over. But I didn’t expect your determination to leave me to be so strong. During this time, not only did we not clear up the misunderstanding, but the misunderstanding became deeper…”
“There’s no misunderstanding,” Lin Yuyao interrupted him directly, “It’s not that the misunderstanding is getting deeper; it’s that… there’s never been a misunderstanding between us. What you did is a fact; there’s no misunderstanding.”
“Fang Qing will cling to you like a vine for the rest of her life, and you can’t get rid of her; that’s also a fact. I’ve always made it clear to you; you just don’t believe it, or you don’t want to believe it.”
“I…” Lu Jiangting said with red eyes, “Yuyao, is there really no possibility for us?”
“Yes, there’s no possibility. I’ve accepted it, and I hope you can accept it too, don’t deceive yourself anymore. Every word I’ve said to you is true; there’s no manipulation. What you did to me last time…”
She suddenly chuckled bitterly, “Forget it, anyway, tomorrow we’ll go to Uncle Zhou together and get our things back. From now on… we’re strangers.”
After saying that, she turned and left, quickly disappearing into the crowd.
This time, Lu Jiangting didn’t chase after her.
Lin Yuyao bought two steamed buns and went home; she could fill her stomach with the pickles she brought from home.
She met Lu Jiangting today, and she was in a bad mood and didn’t want to cook.
Two steamed buns would do; she should save money; restaurants were so expensive.
After eating, she turned on the desk lamp and continued writing.
The desk lamp was so bright, far better than the lightbulb hanging from the ceiling.
She thought the desk lamp must be expensive.
Thinking about it, in that dream, she seemed to have bought a desk lamp for her daughter many years later.
It might be her illusion, but she found that as she distanced herself from Lu Jiangting, the terrible dream began to fade. Except for remembering that she was really miserable, and some major events and turning points in her fate were still fresh in her memory, she couldn’t remember the details.
Forgetting the past and welcoming a new life was a good thing.
…
The next day, Lin Yuyao got up early.
She washed her face with cold water, braided her hair, wore a beautiful outfit, and went out.
Unexpectedly, at the nearest bus stop, she saw Lu Jiangting.
He was wearing a neat military uniform, tall and handsome; he was very eye-catching in the crowd. Once, she had been captivated by his appearance, but unfortunately, what he did was too disappointing; after the filter broke, he was just ordinary.
Lin Yuyao stopped, wanting to change stops.
But on second thought, the bus to the city at this time seemed to only have one trip; if she went to the previous or next stop, she would still end up on the same bus as Lu Jiangting; changing stops wouldn’t make much difference.
The bus was coming.
Forget it, whatever, let’s get on.
Lu Jiangting also saw Lin Yuyao; he boarded the bus before her and paid for both of their fares.
Lin Yuyao took out her money, wanting to give it back to him.
But on second thought, he still owed her three hundred yuan.
And he definitely wouldn’t pay her interest.
Fang Qing’s barbershop was about to close down, and they couldn’t repay it.
Forget it, consider it as interest.
Lu Jiangting looked at her and asked, “Fu Huayi bought you this outfit, right?”
Lin Yuyao: “…”
“It’s really pretty, and it must be expensive. If it were me…” If it were him, he wouldn’t have been willing to buy such an expensive outfit for her.
“I’ll pay him back; you don’t need to be sarcastic.”
Lu Jiangting: “…”
She misunderstood again; was she protecting Fu Huayi?
Afraid of damaging his reputation.
Fu Huayi’s gaze toward her wasn’t pure at all; it wasn’t wrong for his reputation to be damaged.
“You’re trying to draw a line between us today, so you’re dressed so beautifully?”
Lin Yuyao: “…”
Humph, so annoying.
Lin Yuyao felt uncomfortable being looked at by him; it was already annoying enough, and she had to listen to his sarcastic remarks.
There weren’t many people on the early morning bus, and since their town was the starting point, there were many empty seats.
Lin Yuyao took her small bag and moved to the back row, away from Lu Jiangting.
Yes, He’s annoying, stay away from annoying people.
She never cared about what clothes she wore; she only had two sets of clothes; one was washed, so she could only wear the other one.
Of course, she was considered well-off in the village.
Many poorer families only had one decent set of clothes for several children.
Whoever went out wore it.
Many people went barefoot even when they were older; in the countryside, such children were commonplace.
Her family had prepared two sets of clothes for her for each season since she was young, enough for her to change.
Her brother Lin Ping had never worn new clothes; he always wore Lin Gang’s hand-me-downs.
Her situation was already better than many others.
…
The bus was slow, especially this kind of packed bus.
When they got on, there weren’t many people, but now it was loaded.
The doors couldn’t even close; several people were hanging onto the entrance.
It swayed and rattled, moving very slowly.
The good thing was that since it was so full, they didn’t have to stop to pick up more passengers.
After arriving in the city, people started getting off.
Although there were bus stops, vehicle management wasn’t that strict in those days.
Whether or not the bus stopped depended not on whether it had reached the stop, but on whether anyone needed to get off or on. The bus took a winding route, swaying for about three hours before finally arriving at the military district office in the city.
Lin Yuyao got off the bus, her face pale; she leaned against a tree by the roadside and started vomiting.
She didn’t usually get car sick, but this ride was really torturous; the whole time she felt like tofu in a filter, being shaken and filtered, and it was hard not to vomit.
Not only her, but seven or eight people got off at their stop; besides her, two others were also leaning against trees vomiting, and the others looked pale.
Lu Jiangting was fine; he asked her with concern.
Anyone who gets carsick knows; in her condition, she couldn’t speak, she didn’t have the energy.
Finally, she vomited; after vomiting, she felt like she had come back to life.
She took out her water bottle, drank some water, and rinsed her mouth several times, but the taste was still there.
Forget it, just bear with it.
It wasn’t early; it was important to get things done.
Seeing her turn and walk forward, Lu Jiangting followed.
“Are you okay?”
Lin Yuyao ignored him and took out the address Fu Huayi had given her.
She still had to find it.
Lu Jiangting said, “I know where it is; just follow me.”
Uh…
Okay.
This old street was hard to find.
Following Lu Jiangting, winding through the streets, they walked for about twenty minutes before arriving.