After being abandoned, Tofu Xishi broke off the relationship

Knowing that she was from another place, the tea shop owner enthusiastically told her about the ancient temple at the foot of the mountain.

Su Ruanruan looked in the direction he pointed, and saw only lush green mountains in the distance.

It turned out that there was an ancient temple at the foot of the mountain with a long history and many pilgrims. On the high mountain peak, there was a prayer hall with 1,088 steps. One had to kowtow and kneel every three steps to get a string of precious Buddhist beads.

Many people can't persist and give up halfway.

Speaking of ancient temples, Su Ruanruan always felt somewhat familiar, but she forgot where she had heard of it.

She didn't drink the tea, but took out a portrait from her bosom and asked him if he had seen the person in the portrait, but he shook his head.

Su Ruanruan was extremely disappointed, but she still put a few copper coins on the table.

Just as she was leaving, a little beggar called out to her from behind.

"Sister, this is for you." The little beggar slapped a piece of paper into Su Ruanruan's palm and ran away.

Su Ruanruan opened it doubtfully, and when she saw the familiar handwriting, she couldn't help but get excited. It was Mu Bai!

She was excited and looked around quickly, but did not see Mu Bai.

Why didn't Mu Bai come to see her, but asked someone else to pass the message?

She asked the tea stall owner for the address on the note.

The boss enthusiastically showed her the way.

With anticipation in her heart, Su Ruanruan felt that her illness was almost healed.

Facing the setting sun, she anxiously ran towards the bridge mentioned in the address, feeling mixed emotions and her eyes quietly turning red.

The glow of the setting sun cast a shimmering golden hue on the surface of the lake.

Under the willow tree, the figure that I had longed for day and night stood facing the lake for a long time without moving.

"Brother Mu Bai."

Mu Bai heard the voice and just turned around, but bumped into Su Ruanruan who threw herself into his arms.

At this moment, neither of them spoke, but their extreme longing for each other turned into a warm hug, and they remained together for a long time.

"Brother Mu Bai, I miss you so much. Why did you write me a letter like that..."

Mu Bai closed his eyes in pain. After a long while, his hoarse voice came out, "Ruanruan, I am sorry for you."

Su Ruanruan raised her head, her eyes were already wet.

She touched Mu Bai's thin face and the small stubble on his chin, "Brother Mu Bai, why have you lost weight?"

She laughed softly a few more times, "You always bully me. You didn't even go home after the Autumn Examination, so I had to come to find you."

"Shall we...go home?"

Mu Bai turned his face away and covered his eyes with his slender fingers, not letting Su Ruanruan see the hot tears in his eyes, but his voice was choked and sad, "Ruanruan, I am sorry for you. I have failed you in this life."

Su Ruanruan stared at him blankly for a few seconds, then left his arms, "Brother Mu Bai, what are you talking about? You were just joking with me, right?"

"You...what on earth are you talking about?"

"Have you forgotten? We agreed to prepare for marriage after the Autumn Examination."

"Did you not perform well? It's okay. Let's study hard and work harder in three years, okay?"

Su Ruanruan forcefully pried Mu Bai's hands apart, revealing his eyes that were filled with the moist mist of the autumn moon.

But those eyes, which once only saw her figure, now looked red and moist.

Su Ruanruan was confused and squeezed her fingers between Mu Bai's fingers and interlocked theirs.

"Brother Mu Bai, what happened? Don't scare me."

Mu Bai tilted his head and looked to the side.

Su Ruanruan followed his gaze and saw a graceful woman standing under a tree not far away. She was wearing a veil so her face could not be seen.

"Ruanruan, I... have already married her."

Su Ruanruan's blood froze instantly, and she was in a trance.

She...she must have heard it wrong.

"Brother Mu Bai, what did you say?"

Mu Bai bit his lip tightly, "Ruanruan, she and I are already married, I am the one who is sorry for you."

His voice was very soft and faint, but Su Ruanruan felt that something in her heart was silently shattered.

Su Ruanruan let go of Mu Bai's hand and took a few steps back. Tears flowed down without warning, bitter and strong.

"Ruanruan..." Mu Bai raised his hand to wipe away her tears.

"Don't touch me!" Su Ruanruan burst into tears, and all her defenses collapsed at this moment.

"Why, why, why are you doing this to me?!"

"why?"

Mu Bai clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves and saw Ruanruan crying heartbreakingly.

The pain was tearing at his wounds, and countless expressions danced and changed in his eyes.

After a long time, he finally heard his own voice, "After the Autumn Examination, I came to the ancient temple to burn incense. When I was going down the mountain, I encountered bandits and happened to meet her. It was she who led her servants to resist and save me. But the enemy was outnumbered..."

"Later it was her father who redeemed us, although no one knew about it."

"But, she wanted to save me after all, so she..."

"Ruanruan, I can't just ignore her."

Su Ruanruan never dreamed that the reason Mu Bai left was to be responsible for another woman. It was not because he had fallen in love with someone else, but... responsibility and guilt.

What about her? Should she be abandoned?

What if they consummated their marriage on her coming-of-age night? What choice would he make?

Will he choose her because he feels responsible for her?

Su Runrun smiled bitterly. It turned out that everything was fate and God had already made the choice for him.

No ifs... That night, she hated the restraint and politeness of that night.

"Ruanruan, I'm sorry."

Now that everything is settled, it's too late to say anything.

Even if she was heartbroken, Su Ruanruan would not steal someone else's man.

She will never be the third party who destroys others.

But it's really hard to love someone.

It hurts so much that I can’t breathe.

She has met a young man who amazed her youth. He is so good that she thinks she will be able to grow old with him in this life.

He is so good and kind that he will spend his whole life repaying that girl.

Does she hate him?

She didn't know, she just knew that her heart ached so much.

She knew that she had completely lost the person whose heart and eyes were filled with her.

She will never fall in love with anyone else again.

"Ruanruan, I will leave here tomorrow. I don't know if I can see you again in the future..."

Mu Bai said softly, "Ruanruan, I will never forget you in this life. I am sorry for you, I hope you will be safe and happy in your life."

Su Ruanruan looked at the calm lake, her throat choked and she was unable to speak.

Peace and joy?

No, without him, how can he be happy and joyful...

Mu Bai looked into the distance, "Ruanruan, do you still remember that we met at Fengshui Bridge..."

Su Ruanruan interrupted and said, "I'm not her."

Mu Bai smiled bitterly, "I know you are not her. She was always shy when she saw me before, but that time, it was different. You were lively and cunning, and you would make me laugh. You would always secretly hook my finger with your little finger."

Su Ruanruan forced herself not to look at him. She was afraid that she would not be able to help but hug him and cry in his arms.

It turns out he knows everything.

Suppressing the bitterness in her heart, Su Ruanruan said in a hoarse voice, "If I had known it would be so heart-wrenching, why didn't we meet in the first place? We met on the bridge, so let's end it... beside the bridge."

"The mountains are high and the road is long. It will take many years to get here. Please don't bother me or miss me. In this life... we will never see each other again."

Su Ruanruan's farewell words were like a blunt knife stabbing into Mu Bai's heart.

"Soft..."

Mu Bai suppressed the tearing pain in his heart and took off a string of Buddhist beads from his wrist.

"This is the Buddhist beads I got for you from the ancient temple. I wish you a life without illness or disaster, and a smooth life."

Su Ruanruan looked at the Buddhist beads that Mu Bai handed to her with his slightly trembling hands, but did not reach out to take them.

He has already started a family, and everything that belongs to Mu Bai no longer belongs to her.

Su Ruanruan wiped away the tears from her eyes and smiled bitterly, her voice like the foam on the sea that disappears at any time, "Give it to your wife. It doesn't belong to me, and you... don't belong to me either."

"This is the last time I'll call you Brother Mu Bai, take care!"

After she finished speaking, Su Runrun moved her gaze away from Mu Bai's pale face, turned and left, tears rolling down her face like beads from a broken string, she covered her aching heart and ran away quickly.

In my ears, I heard Mu Bai's low sobbing and calling...

Until she was out of sight, Su Ruanruan finally couldn't control herself anymore, slid down under a tree, and burst into tears.

She really loves Ai Mubai...

But, nothing can go back...

There is a saying that is very true: No matter what our relationship is in the end, you will always be the most important part of my life. You are my unexpected encounter and my sudden joy. I am lucky to meet you, even if it is sad, it is love.

It is love, family affection, and also ruthlessness.

Her heart is full of Mu Bai. It was sweet before, but now it is painful.

She touched her chest, it really hurt...

(′へ`、 ) I finished writing this chapter while crying. I felt so sad.