Because of Xu Li's matter, I was lost in thought while holding my phone.

When I came back to my senses, I saw Wu Chu staring at me intently.

"What's wrong?" I felt a bit embarrassed.

"Aren't you planning to go see him?" Wu Chu asked, his probing gaze on me.

"Why should I go?" I smiled, "He has so many people around him, never lacking me. Besides, I have nothing to do with him anymore."

After hearing my words, Wu Chu smiled and said, "Little junior, you have really grown up."

Unexpectedly, hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar address made me feel a bit embarrassed.

Then, I heard his deep voice, "If he is already in the past, would you consider starting a new relationship?"

I lifted my head and met his deep sea-like eyes.

He said, "Five years ago, I wasn't proactive enough and missed you. But now, I don't want to miss out anymore."

"Is it possible?"

He gently took my hand with his.

...

The next day, Wu Chu went on a business trip. I went out as usual, but when I came back, I saw Xu Li's figure downstairs again.

His beard was unkempt, his head bandaged, and his clothes wrinkled, far from his previous cold and aloof CEO appearance.

He stopped in front of me, hesitated for a while, and finally lowered his head to say:

"There's nothing between me and Lu Yan."

Me: "?"

As if afraid of being interrupted, he continued:

"I did have some ambiguity with her in high school, but that's all in the past. Her family situation is complicated, and I only took care of her out of pity. If you can't stand it, I'll reduce my contact with her in the future."

"Sun Yun, we are already discussing marriage, is it necessary to break up over such a trivial matter?"

As he spoke, Xu Li turned his face away, unwilling to meet my eyes, looking very embarrassed.

I looked at him in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, at this point, he still thought I was just making a scene, just "over a trivial matter." But he didn't realize that it was these accumulated trivial matters that almost suffocated the relationship.

And his recent explanation inadvertently shifted blame to Lu Yan, without him realizing it.

"Even now, you don't think you did anything wrong with her." I sneered, "But, it's not a big deal. We've already broken up, how you feel about it is your business."

Xu Li seemed very surprised and instinctively grabbed my hand.

I forcefully pulled my hand away, unable to hide my disgust on my face:

"Do you think that by casually apologizing like this, I will come back to you? Xu Li, it's over between us. I was wrong to not break up with you when you brought Lu Yan to our new home. No, maybe it would have been better if we never started in the first place."

"Without starting, there wouldn't have been so many years of heartache."

"But now, I've had enough."

I decisively turned away.

As I left, I caught a glimpse of Xu Li's expression, was it... sadness?

Could a person like him also have a heart?