Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Xie Xiao sat beside Luo Yanran.

Although she couldn't see herself, Xie Xiao could clearly see her sorrow, the uncontrollable sadness that spread through her being, to the point where even the driver couldn't help but ask with concern, "Young girl? Are you alright? There's nothing in life that can't be overcome."

Luo Yanran seemed to suddenly come back to her senses and said to the driver in a low voice, "I'm fine, thank you, Uncle."

Xie Xiao wanted to reach out and touch her face, stroke her hair to comfort her.

But it was no use, he couldn't touch her.

Xie Xiao was saddened by the emotions that burst forth from her.

He had never seen Luo Yanran like this before.

In their past life, every time she appeared after that, she was aloof and detached, only occasionally lost in thought, as if in a daze.

Xie Xiao followed Luo Yanran out of the car and back to her home.

The layout and decor of the home were similar to this lifetime, but it looked cold and lifeless.

The house was empty.

The villa seemed more spacious than usual at this time, and even the sound of her dragging her suitcase over the floor was painfully harsh.

But Luo Yanran seemed to have grown accustomed to it, silently carrying her suitcase upstairs.

Xie Xiao followed her into the room, a room he had glimpsed during their video calls in this lifetime.

However, it seemed some of the arrangements of items were different.

Originally, there was a cat in her house, but at this time, it seemed to have already passed away.

Xie Xiao saw a photo of Luo Yanran with the cat on the desk.

In this life, when the cat died, Luo Yanran grieved for a long time; Xie Xiao tried all sorts of ways but couldn't cheer her up,

He even started considering another cat, thinking if it really came to it, he would just get another one. Read the latest on empire

But Luo Yanran didn't want to keep cats anymore.

The lifespan of animals is too short, the attachment too great, their departures always bring sorrow.

At that time, Luo Yanran held him and whispered, "I already have you, you will always be with me, right?"

But at this moment, without Xie Xiao, Luo Yanran could only cry while hugging a rabbit plushie.

Even though she had just cried for so long in the hospital stairwell, holding the plush she still managed to cry bitterly.

It was as if the tears would never stop flowing.

Xie Xiao felt both anxious and heartbroken, hating that at this moment he couldn't touch her.

He desperately wished that someone were there to accompany her.

Her crying was too heart-wrenching.

However, after a while, Luo Yanran stopped crying, wiped her eyes, and stood up to go into the bathroom.

Watching the bathroom door close out of habit, Xie Xiao hesitated for a moment but then followed her in.

Fearing she might do something foolish, and after all, she was his wife, it shouldn't be a problem.

As expected, she started crying again while showering.

She appeared cold and indifferent, but was softer-hearted than anyone.

Luo Yanran, having forgotten to bring clothes, wrapped in a bath towel, came out.

Xie Xiao followed her gaze as she opened the wardrobe door.

She had a lot of clothes, but Xie Xiao's eyes were immediately drawn to a Nanyang high school uniform tucked away in the corner. One of the white school uniforms was too large; clearly not her size. Beside it was a smaller one, probably hers.

Xie Xiao noticed immediately because that uniform was his, to be precise, it was the one he gave to Zhou Mianmian on graduation day.

But it was actually Zhou Mianmian who had taken the initiative to ask for it.

She said she wanted a memento of graduation and even asked Xie Xiao to sign his name on the chest.

The reason he recognized it at first glance was that Li Hua, upon knowing it was for Zhou Mianmian, had spitefully drawn several red hearts on the shoulder, particularly ugly ones.

He wanted to draw more but Xie Xiao had refused.

But now, that school uniform was in Luo Yanran's wardrobe.

Luo Yanran probably saw it too, as she reached out and gently touched the uniform.

Although Xie Xiao no longer liked Zhou Mianmian, his mood at that moment was somewhat complicated.

Why did the thing he gave her end up in Luo Yanran's place?

Luo Yanran had changed into her pajamas and suddenly pulled out a big box from under her wardrobe.

Xie Xiao watched as she sat on the carpet and opened the box.

But what was inside made him freeze.

Xie Xiao's basketball, which Zhou Mianmian had said she liked, and he had given to her.

The keychain and phone case Xie Xiao had given to Zhou Mianmian before...

And the pencil case and pens she'd asked him for after an exam one day, suggesting maybe they'd bring her good luck...

Now, they were all in the box.

In Luo Yanran's possession.

Luo Yanran was very downcast, and as she looked at these items,

she didn't reach out to touch any of them.

Eventually, she picked up a photo frame.

In the photo frame was Xie Xiao, wearing a school uniform, sitting by the window, with a boy sitting on the desk talking to him. Xie Xiao was looking up with a smile.

The picture was beautiful, and the composition was exquisite.

Xie Xiao recognized the boy as Lin Yu.

He also knew the angle was taken by Zhou Mianmian.

He seemed to guess something but wasn't certain.

But Luo Yanran soon confirmed his suspicion.

She took out her phone and made a call.

It took a long time for the other side to answer. Xie Xiao once knew that voice so well—it was Zhou Mianmian's.

But gone were the pitiful and soft tones, only impatience remained, "I don't have anything of Xie Xiao's left to trade with you. Can't you stop acting like a freak?"

Luo Yanran's eyes were red with rage, as she tightly clutched the photo frame, her voice cold, "You can. Stay with him at the hospital for me. Until school starts again. I'll give you 500 a day."

"Are you crazy?" Zhou Mianmian's voice was full of disbelief, "Xie Xiao is a lost cause, and you still like him?"

The voice was loud and piercing.

Luo Yanran's eyes were filled with coldness, and Xie Xiao's heart was violently wrenched.

Not because of what Zhou Mianmian said, but because Luo Yanran had loved him so humbly without his knowledge.

How much money did Zhou Mianmian get from exploiting Luo Yanran using him?

Luo Yanran's voice trembled slightly, "Zhou Mianmian, it was because of you..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhou Mianmian's voice was loud, tinged with panic, "What does this have to do with me? It was all his choice! Why are you trying to pin this on me? You're sick!"

Then the call was hung up.

Tears trickled down from the corner of Luo Yanran's eyes again.

She choked out a curse, "Xie Xiao... you, you're just an idiot!"

Xie Xiao thought to himself, wasn't he just an idiot before?

He hadn't seen such a wonderful girl right in front of him, as if he had been blind.

How aggrieved she must have been.

This was even more painful for Xie Xiao to witness than hearing her cry loudly.

Her silent tears fell drop by drop on the back of her hand, and on Xie Xiao's heart too.

His eyes grew warm, "I'm sorry..."

How much must you like someone to call your rival and offer money to send her to be with the person you like?

Xie Xiao had always known that Luo Yanran was a proud girl in high school.

But now, all that was left was her disheveled state.

And the one who had put her in this state was himself.

Xie Xiao watched her silently shedding tears for a while, then shakily opened the chat with Zhou Mianmian and typed word by word, "2000 a day, you go and be with him, please, I'm begging you. He's not doing too well..."

There was no reply on the other side.

Xie Xiao watched as she made a transfer, but the other side showed the transaction was rejected.

Zhou Mianmian had blocked her.