In the following days, I saw Xu Li almost as often as I did the previous year.

He always showed up at the entrance of my studio, downstairs from my apartment, and even when I went to eat with Xiao An, I would run into him. Not only that, his friends would call almost every day, saying he was wrong and trying to make it up to me.

In the end, they would always add:

"Sun Yun, that's enough."

After hearing that, I really wanted to ask them, if they had already "let it go" a long time ago, then why were they still saying these things?

I ignored all of Xu Li's attempts to make amends.

Eventually, even Lu Yan appeared.

"Sun Yun, you got what you wanted."

At the entrance of my studio, Lu Yan started off this way, her voice cold with anger, the first time I had seen her emotions so exposed.

"Xu Li doesn't want me to see him, and he said there's no need to meet all the time in the future, this is what you wanted, you got what you wanted! Congratulations!"

"Xu Li is only in your control for now, it's only temporary. Who do you think you are, a woman with no family background or looks, why should you be with Xu Li!"

I interrupted her: "If that's what you think, then why are you causing a scene? Besides, Xu Li and I have already broken up, if you want him, you can take him, why don't you want him, don't you like him?"

Lu Yan shouted uncontrollably:

"Who do you think you are! If I had known, I should have drowned you in the pool that day, instead of jumping in myself!"

I watched her go crazy quietly, and also watched Xu Li not far behind her.

Lu Yan was still out of control, constantly talking about Xu Li's care for her, but the more she snarled, the more pitiful she looked.

Xu Li quickly came over and grabbed Lu Yan's hand.

"Xu Li..."

Lu Yan was surprised, "When did you come?"

"Just now when you said you jumped into the pool." Xu Li said angrily, "all of that is true right? You pretended to be sick to make me break our date, you made me think Sun Yun was jealous and pushed you, making everyone blame her, you made those people deliberately joke about us, Lu Yan, I've always treated you well, why do you treat me like this!"

"I...I didn't..."

Lu Yan's body shook pitifully, she explained incoherently, but it was useless.

I was too lazy to watch this ridiculous play between the two of them, and turned to leave.

"Wait," Xu Li held me back, "Sun Yun, I'm sorry."

"I never expected her to do such a thing. I should have never gone to see her when she came back..."

"That day Sun Yun... I actually arranged for someone to take you. I didn't know he didn't go..."

I interrupted his words:

"If it wasn't for your indulgence and softness, how could she have played so many tricks? She did the things, but the one who truly hurt me was you, Xu Li!"

"Your feelings towards me were never equal from the beginning. You're arrogant, self-centered, everything revolves around you. If you truly saw me, we wouldn't have fallen to this point."

"Let's not continue this. You cherish Lu Yan, it's better than wasting time on me."

"As for the past, I don't want to be entangled anymore. The further you stay away from me, the better, understand?"

I stared into his eyes, seeing his expression shift from excitement to understanding, then to disappointment. I understood that this time, he shouldn't be entangled anymore.