Chapter 926 - 321: News about Little Fish (2)

The man in front of her was a downright scumbag, universally acknowledged as such.

Juggling several women at once—no matter how talented, how rich he was, he was still a scumbag!

Let me tear off your scumbag mask and see if you’ll be hopping mad.

Zhang Ruoxue glanced at Li Yuan, wanting to provoke him further:

"Hmph, even if I knew, why should I tell you?"

"Because you have money?"

"Because you’re a big celebrity?"

"Or because of what, exactly?"

"Answer me, will you?"

Li Yuan really was a little angry inside. He honestly wanted to ask about Little Fish’s situation, and this was the attitude he got. If she didn’t want to talk, then forget it.

Li Yuan forced down the fire in his chest and looked at Zhang Ruoxue calmly, but solemnly.

"Not because of anything. I just want to see her one more time and give her an apology."

Meeting Li Yuan’s gaze, Zhang Ruoxue’s body suddenly jolted; a shiver ran through her, and some of the anger in her heart scattered.

She just stared at Li Yuan like that, the four eyes locked on each other.

Li Yuan wasn’t backing down either; with a calm gaze, he met hers head-on.

In the crowd, the two girls who were there to watch the drama saw Li Yuan and Zhang Ruoxue locking eyes like that, along with the changes in their expressions, and a whole melodrama unfolded in their heads.

Liang Jingjing pressed her lips together, secretly laughing, and teased: "Siyu, I told you, Li Yuan and that girl definitely have a story. Looks like they’ve had some kind of falling-out. Want to step in?"

Qi Siyu just quietly watched Li Yuan and Zhang Ruoxue, and gently shook her head.

"It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to go out there right now. Let’s just wait here for Li Yuan."

"Boring!"

Liang Jingjing curled her lips. She really wanted to know what would happen if Qi Siyu suddenly stood up, walked to Li Yuan’s side, and stood in front of that girl.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t Li Yuan’s girlfriend; she didn’t have that kind of standing. Otherwise, she definitely would have stepped out.

Li Yuan hadn’t noticed Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing over to the side; all of his attention was focused on Zhang Ruoxue.

Seeing that Zhang Ruoxue wouldn’t answer,

Li Yuan let out a soft sigh, lowered his head, turned around, and prepared to leave.

He wasn’t even sure whether Zhang Ruoxue knew anything about Little Fish’s situation, but judging from her reaction, odds were high that she did.

Before this, he’d also asked Little Fish’s other roommate Xie Ping about her, and Xie Ping’s answer had been cold and brief.

Three words: "No idea."

"Sorry for bothering you." Li Yuan looked extremely disappointed as he got ready to go.

Watching Li Yuan walk away, Zhang Ruoxue suddenly felt a tightness in her chest. It was like something was stuck in her throat, making her feel awful.

Did she know how Little Fish was doing?

At first, she hadn’t. Later, she did.

After all, she and Little Fish were roommates in the same dorm. Their relationship was really good.

When Little Fish suddenly left, they couldn’t get in touch with her no matter what. More than a month later, Little Fish finally sent them a message, briefly explaining how she was now...

When Li Yuan asked Xie Ping for Little Fish’s contact info, everyone in the dorm knew; they were all there that day. They’d even seen with their own eyes how Xie Ping replied.

After that, for a while, Li Yuan asked a few more times, and they all gave the same answer, even going so far as to ignore him outright.

Later on, they stopped getting any messages from Li Yuan at all and instead saw all kinds of news about Li Yuan on TV and online.

Stuff like the "Tea Color Moonlight" milk tea shop, Zhihu website, the "Milk Tea Girl" selection, the release of the "Honor of Kings" game, and so on...

Back then, in the dorm, they’d even been roasting him, saying Li Yuan was a hypocrite, a complete scumbag...

They never imagined they’d randomly run into Li Yuan tonight in a place like this.

Watching Li Yuan turn and walk away, that incredibly lonely figure, and remembering how she’d just gone off on him like that while he hadn’t even gotten angry, Zhang Ruoxue sighed inwardly and called out to his back.

"Do you really want to know?"

Li Yuan was walking very slowly, in a foul mood. When he suddenly heard that line from Zhang Ruoxue,

he immediately turned around, quickly walked back over, came right up to Zhang Ruoxue, and stared straight at her.

"I do. Very much. Can you tell me?"

Seeing how worked up Li Yuan was, the anger that had been simmering in Zhang Ruoxue’s heart for months slowly started to dissipate.

"Zhiyu’s in the Chinese department at Yanjing University. Her current phone number is 18356..."

Hearing Zhang Ruoxue’s answer, joy instantly surged in Li Yuan’s heart. He hurriedly pulled out his phone and saved the number; he was afraid he might forget it.

Seeing Li Yuan take out his phone, Zhang Ruoxue thought he was about to call right away and quickly spoke up:

"Don’t call her now. And don’t say it was me who told you."

After entering the information, Li Yuan looked deeply at Zhang Ruoxue and nodded solemnly.

"Ruoxue, thank you. I owe you one."

Seeing that Li Yuan wasn’t calling, Zhang Ruoxue secretly let out a breath of relief. Even though Jiang Zhiyu hadn’t specifically told her not to give Li Yuan her contact info, she still didn’t really want to disrupt things...

"Hmph, Li Yuan, as a stranger, let me give you one more reminder."

"Since you can’t give her the love she wants, then let go. Don’t disturb her anymore. If you both live your own lives well, that’s the real sunshine."

"You go on being your big star, take your several girlfriends to travel around every day, enjoying romantic sights. Zhiyu will slowly forget you too, meet the real love that belongs to her, and start a new life."

"That’s all I’ve got to say. Take it or leave it."

"We won’t be meeting again."

Finishing in one breath, Zhang Ruoxue turned around, went back to her setup, packed up her computer, and got ready to leave.

Li Yuan let out a soft sigh in his heart.

What Zhang Ruoxue said made a lot of sense. Since he couldn’t give Little Fish what she wanted—an exclusive, one-of-a-kind love—then maybe he should just let go, let them each live well on their own.

But he really couldn’t forget that girl, that elf-like angel.

He couldn’t forget how, after his rebirth, when he’d just started writing and had no results at all, she kept sending him gifts, became a group admin, and chatted with him every day...

Nor could he forget how, at the start of university, she arrived at Daxia University in a Rolls-Royce, wearing a mamian skirt, holding a bouquet of fresh flowers. The first time they met, she clung to his arm and shyly called him "Xia Hua"...

He couldn’t forget the gift she’d given him—a Lamborghini sports car worth tens of millions, directly fulfilling his long-held dream...

Even more unforgettable were those scenes on the lawn of Ji University’s campus: him singing while she cradled a guitar, playing along, personally teaching him how to strum and how to compose...

And he couldn’t forget that moment on the campus-wide stage when she sang "Love Confession Balloon" to publicly confess her love to him...

What he could never forget most of all was that night—knowing full well he was two-timing, three-timing, but still choosing to break all shackles with him, to cross that last line and become as close as two people can be, only for it to become their final goodbye...

That night was their farewell for life; they’ve never met again...

Li Yuan just stood there in a daze, watching as Zhang Ruoxue, guitar case on her back and computer and speaker in hand, slowly disappeared into the night...

Once Zhang Ruoxue had left,

Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing suddenly appeared in front of Li Yuan, the four eyes staring at him together.

Neither of them was stupid; they could both tell that Li Yuan’s mood was off, like his soul had suddenly flown away. He was standing there blankly, not moving at all.

The two girls exchanged a look, and since Liang Jingjing was the bolder one, she cleared her throat, breaking the night’s silence.

"Ahem, Li Yuan, you feeling any better?"

Only then did Li Yuan come back to himself. He looked dazedly at Qi Siyu and Liang Jingjing’s weird expressions.

"Oh, I’m fine. Just zoned out for a bit."

Hearing that, Qi Siyu didn’t say anything. She simply stood quietly by his side, reached out her warm little hand, grabbed Li Yuan’s icy big hand, and placed it in her palm to warm it...

Feeling the warmth of Qi Siyu’s hand, Li Yuan smiled slightly and pulled her into his arms:

"I’m really fine. It’s getting late. Let’s go home."