The project was eventually lost.

Mie Jue Master was so angry in the office that she cursed loudly, and in the end, she gave Sun Ran N+1, asking him to pack up and leave.

As for Sun Ran's mother, Mie Jue Master resolutely refused to reconcile and even mentioned litigation.

Not long after, Sun Ran's mother went in.

This matter caused quite a stir among us. After Sun Ran lost his job, he applied for jobs for a month but kept hitting walls.

After finally finding a decent job, he was pointed and gossiped about by new colleagues on his first day at work.

"It's said that it's him. His mother always goes crazy at the company, scaring away the clients, which led to him losing his job."

"I heard he was even planning to force himself on his boss. The ice-cold-faced leader in her forties screamed like a scared chicken on the spot."

Sun Ran, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, couldn't bear being ridiculed like this. The next day, he packed up and left.

Finally, in order to maintain his income, he had to start delivering takeout.

I saw him again, downstairs at the company.

I bought a small cake, just as I stepped out, I was bumped into by a delivery guy.

He kept apologizing.

It turned out to be Sun Ran.

He was wearing a delivery uniform, looking disheveled, with his hair standing up like a bird's nest, and his beard unkempt. Due to wind and sun exposure, his once fair skin had turned rough and tan.

As he looked up, he froze:

"Lin Xinyue?"

He stood there in a daze for a few seconds, then suddenly snapped out of it and pulled me to a corner.

"Is there still a chance between us?" His face turned red, his voice slightly hoarse.

I tilted my head, looked at him, and smiled:

"We ended a long time ago, didn't we? What are you dreaming about?"

"Why? Just because of ice cream?"

He suddenly raised his voice, with an incredulous tone:

"Do you always think I deliberately ordered the ice cream, waiting for you to cancel the order, right?"

"You're thinking too much. That ice cream was specifically ordered for you. I just don't understand, clearly I was being kind, how could you retaliate against me for this?"

I squinted at him, watching his ridiculous behavior.

After he finished his act, I calmly said:

"Sun Ran, you know best what you truly think in your heart.

"You should be able to see that, initially, I was looking to marry and date you."

"But from the day you started having twisted thoughts and scheming against me, you should know that this relationship was ruined by you."

He listened in a daze, then suddenly softened his tone:

"Xinyue, I know I was wrong. Can you come back?"

He pleaded with a trembling voice,

"As long as you forgive me, I'll do anything. I'll give you my salary, and in the future, I'll support you."

His tone changed rapidly, without a trace of acting, making me want to sneer.

Before, the image he showed me was honest and reliable.

Later, after I saw through him, he became frantic and furious.

He was still the same person, but because he lost everything he had before, he was willing to pretend to humble himself.

But love is not a business deal. Once other things are mixed in, it becomes tainted.

I gently pushed him away, smiled at him, and said:

"It's not necessary, Sun Ran. Let's each go our own way."

Before he could say anything else, a colleague walked in.

Perhaps not wanting his former colleagues to see him in this state, he finally left in embarrassment.

I found a seat by the window.

Through the window, I saw him take out a steamed bun from the trunk and sit on the roadside to eat.

The bun had dried out, with a greenish tint on the skin, and he struggled to eat it.

After a few bites, he got up and went to the convenience store. After some bargaining, he came out with the cheapest bottle of mineral water.

I sighed.

How ironic.

If I hadn't discovered his chat history with his mother, maybe he would be immersed in happiness at this moment.

With his education and the support of my family, he could have easily established himself in this city.

But now, everything from the past had turned into a dream, and our lives had become parallel lines.

All those unpleasant people and things had vanished.

I lowered my head and took a bite of the small cake.

It was truly delicious.