Chapter 617: All Worries Vanish With Everything’s End

Chapter 615 Chapter 617 All the cares, vanishing with the end of everything

Rejected 99 Times, the Aloof Campus Belle Comes On Strong at Me, Jiang Muye

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She crouched down beside the fountain, holding a small handful of breadcrumbs in her palm. Golden they were, and the pigeons flew around her, gently fed by her hand.

A scene so peaceful that it made people's breathing grow lighter.

As Leng Ruoli was watching her closely, the girl being watched slowly turned her head back.

She gazed at Leng Ruoli, her eyes gentle and warm.

"Want to come feed the pigeons together?" Xia Xiran asked softly.

"Sure." Leng Ruoli walked over and crouched down in front of Xia Xiran.

She had never imagined that one day she'd be able to get along with Xia Xiran so amicably.

Xia Xiran gently stroked the pigeon's little head and said to Leng Ruoli, "Congratulations."

"You knew?" Leng Ruoli had expected that Xia Xiran would find out, but she hadn't expected Xia Xiran to find out so quickly.

"You two are both so famous, of course I know." Xia Xiran's lips curved slightly. "Thank you."

Leng Ruoli had mentally prepared herself for Xia Xiran to feel unwilling to accept it. Who would have thought Xia Xiran would say something like that, completely catching her off guard.

"Why are you suddenly thanking me?" Leng Ruoli asked Xia Xiran in surprise.

"Why wouldn't I thank you? If not for you, he probably wouldn't be this happy, to be able to get married so quickly. Being able to marry so quickly means he's truly happy, right." Xia Xiran smiled bleakly. "At least you have the right to give him happiness, unlike me."

"You once had the right. You gave it up. But a person can have the right to happiness many times. I believe you'll be able to find your own happiness afterward."

"I probably don't have the right. Maybe this is my retribution." Xia Xiran lowered her eyelids. "Before, I never once thought that I liked him. Later I discovered that it was only after I'd been indifferent to him time and time again that I fell for him."

"The old me was someone who only cared about herself. For me to be able to fall for him, he must have given so very much behind the scenes."

"The me of back then really wasn't a good girl. I stood him up more than twenty times. We'd clearly agreed to go to the bookstore, but I ditched him for an academic conference and made him wait until the bookstore closed."

"One time I had a fever in the middle of the night, and he carried me on his back to the emergency room. And I blamed him for being clumsy and breaking my watch. I failed to notice that he'd accidentally cut his hand carrying me. But back then I didn't know how to express it, so I ignored his feelings."

"One time on a mountain-climbing trip, he clearly had a high fever but still silently climbed to the summit with me. I complained that he was dragging me down, climbing too slowly. Then, on the way down the mountainside, it suddenly started pouring. He gave me the only umbrella, and I even complained that the umbrella he brought was too small."

"That day his strength gave out, and on top of the fever, he fell down the mountain. But I didn't notice—I just ran off first to get out of the rain. When I got down the mountain and didn't see him, I assumed he'd come down on his own."

"I had no way of knowing that he was soaked through, that his wounds had festered, and that he'd gashed his head and needed several stitches."

As Xia Xiran recalled the little moments of the past, she felt more and more that she had truly been detestable.

If she could have treated Jiang Muye a little better, perhaps she wouldn't have fallen to where she was today.

As Xia Xiran spoke, she began to cry.

And Leng Ruoli before her was also teary-eyed, her eyes red and her nose red too.

She had known before that Xia Xiran had treated Jiang Muye badly, but only after Xia Xiran actually said all of it did she realize that Jiang Muye had endured so much hardship.

"I think the most miserable thing that ever happened to him was meeting me. It seems like all his misfortune started from that time. And the luckiest thing was meeting you." Xia Xiran choked up. "Maybe you two are destined for each other. You bring him fortune, and I was his jinx."

"What's past is past, so don't bring it up. You two not being suited doesn't mean you and someone else won't be. I believe you can start a new life." Leng Ruoli comforted Xia Xiran.

She wouldn't judge the Xia Xiran of before, but the Xia Xiran of now being able to repent proved she wasn't rotten through and through.

"I've already started a new life. I'm leaving." Xia Xiran smiled bitterly.

"Where to? Studying abroad?" Leng Ruoli was a bit taken aback.

Hadn't Xia Xiran been single-mindedly set on getting recommended for grad school?

"No," Xia Xiran shook her head at Leng Ruoli. "I'm not going abroad. I'm going to a small mountain village in Guizhou to teach."

"Then you're not taking the grad school exam?" Leng Ruoli was very surprised.

"I'll take it after I come back in two years. Right now I want to calm down and temper myself. Before, I was too restless, caring only about myself and ignoring too much." Xia Xiran smiled faintly and wiped away her tears.

The her of now was different from the past.

Her parents had still gotten divorced. Her father's affair had still come to light.

And she had been awarded to her mother.

The house was in utter chaos, making Xia Xiran want only to find a warm harbor.

When she was at a loss, it was the company of her best friends that made Xia Xiran decide to start a new life.

Most importantly, Xia Xiran had discovered a channel for teaching in the countryside. Teaching not only added credits, but also let her come into contact with a whole new world.

"It'll be hard, and tiring, but the time will pass quickly." Xia Xiran smiled bitterly. "I'll get through it. Tomorrow will be better."

"Go for it."

"You go for it too." Xia Xiran gazed at Leng Ruoli. "I'm not as fragile as you think, but I also want you not to be as strong as I think. Sometimes you're a girl—it's fine to be a little soft with Jiang Muye. He ought to take good care of you. You're his future Darling."

Leng Ruoli nodded.

At the thought of Jiang Muye, a warmth came into Leng Ruoli's eyes.

"Then I'm going to find my husband now."

"Bye." Xia Xiran was very envious that Leng Ruoli could say that so justifiably, but now, apart from envy and blessings, there didn't seem to be much more she could do.

Leng Ruoli said goodbye to Xia Xiran.

In her heart, she also told herself that she had to treat Jiang Muye a little better.

Especially since Jiang Muye had been through so many setbacks. Meeting her, she had finally managed to find him again—she absolutely had to make up for Xia Xiran's share too and treat him well!

When Leng Ruoli went to find Jiang Muye, Jiang Muye noticed that Leng Ruoli's eyes were a bit red.

"What's wrong? Your eyes are so red." Jiang Muye, his heart aching, began to blow on Leng Ruoli's eyes.

Seeing how much Jiang Muye cared about her, Leng Ruoli's tears streamed down, and she buried herself in Jiang Muye's arms.

This left Jiang Muye a bit at a loss.

"Baby, what on earth is wrong?" Jiang Muye didn't even know how to place his hands and feet.

"I just莫名其妙 felt like crying for no reason. It'll be fine soon. Girls can't avoid it. Maybe I'm just tired from being pregnant." Leng Ruoli gave a little hum.