My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

For some reason, Su Zaixi could easily understand the other meaning behind Xie Huanian's words, so she looked at him and said directly, "Is it because it satisfied your desire to see her more? The fundamental reason is still because of her."

Xie Huinian didn't say anything. He might be thinking about something, or maybe he was avoiding the topic.

So Su Zaixi asked again, this time asking on her own behalf, "Does that mean I have no chance?"

Su Zai Xi doesn't like to be shy or keep things in her heart. She will not feel at ease until she gets clear answers to all questions. She can accept both good and bad results.

When she likes someone, she is very brave and determined, and she never lacks the courage to be rejected. She only needs to follow her own heart. She doesn't want to feel regret because of cowardice when she looks back on the past in the future.

Unexpectedly, Xie Huinian still did not answer her question. Instead, he looked straight at her face and suddenly smiled. That smile was actually a bit complicated, with an indescribable meaning in it, but overall it was probably more of regret and sadness. Then he started talking with such an expression.

"Actually, I envy you. If I had your courage, I wouldn't be so regretful about some things. If I missed something, I could make up for it immediately without hesitation."

Suddenly hearing Xie Huinian's words that could be regarded as an analysis of his inner thoughts, although he did not quite understand them, he probably did not say them for the purpose of being understood and heard by others. Su Zaixi frowned in confusion, and then tried to reply to him with words of comfort, "Life is so long, even if you make a mistake, there are still opportunities to make up for it."

Xie Huinian shook his head, his expression suddenly becoming lonely and silent, "I always thought this way before. If you miss the sunset once, you can still miss it thousands of times. If you don't say it in person, you can save it and say it slowly later. If you receive the ring amid misunderstanding but don't explain it, you will always get a better one in the future, and everything will be perfect."

"You know, people always overestimate themselves and underestimate their fate." Xie Huinian lowered his head, rubbing his fingers on the fabric of his trousers on his knees, "Some things will never come back if you miss them."

Xie Huinian said so much, and one could tell that they were all sincere and genuine words from his heart. Su Zaixi should have been happy about his sudden reveal of his true feelings, but she was not. She just understood one thing very clearly at this moment - Xie Huinian would never like her.

Su Zaixi had no idea about the relationship status between him and the other person involved in these conversations, nor did she know anything about their past, but she knew that these memories and regrets of Xie Huanian had been sewn into his bones, existing with his tendons and veins, flowing with his blood, and living with his heart.

No one can interfere with this unspeakable relationship full of twists and turns and silence.

Su Zaixi, who understood this, felt a little sad and heartbroken, but fortunately she was not the kind of person who would indulge in such emotions. Looking at Xie Huanian's half-lowered head, Su Zaixi thought for a moment and said, "The International Space Station orbits the earth once every ninety minutes, so astronauts in space can watch the sunrise and sunset up to sixteen times a day. Isn't it incredible? Missing the sunrise is not a big deal, and the same goes for the ring."

“It is not advisable to always dwell on the past, because the past can never come back. The present is the most important thing.”

"When my grandpa was still alive, he always told me that as long as people are still alive, they can be more sincere, more serious, and try their best. Everything has a chance of being half recovered. The most important thing is not to give up easily, otherwise everything will fall into an irreversible situation."

There are cicadas chirping in the garden, loud and crisp, the hottest summer has just arrived.

Xie Huinian smiled, and although there was no smile in his eyes, he still looked at Su Zaixi very seriously and sincerely and said thank you.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the two families finished their conversation. Xie Huanian also walked out of Su Zaixi's room, went downstairs in silence, and still said goodbye to Su Jingshan and Fang Qiao politely with a smile. The few of them said at the door that they would get together again when they return to China next time, and if they stay longer this time, they can come over and sit more often.

Xie Huinian just stood aside with his brows lowered quietly, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Su Zai Xi stood behind the adult and looked at him quietly, not knowing whether Xie Huinian had heard what he had just said.

However, after she told him that she liked Xie Huinian, although he clearly rejected her, they were able to talk to each other more openly afterwards. Therefore, Su Zai Xi was not sad for long. On the contrary, she became curious about Xie Huinian's past, and even more so about Lu Zaozao.

Su Zaixi was still thinking about something in his mind, making random guesses, but when Su Jingshan tapped his forehead, he realized that Xie Huinian and his family had already left. "Huinian looked so absorbed? Did you have a good chat today? Did you have any common topics?"

Fang Qiao was watching her with a smile on her face, supporting and appreciating whatever her daughter did.

"Uh, it's okay." Su Zai Xi scratched her head. She originally wanted to say that it was impossible for Xie Huinian to like her at all, and asked her parents to stop trying every means to match her with Xie Huinian. It was totally unrealistic.

But after thinking about it, he changed his words, which would be less embarrassing, so he cleared his throat and said to Su Jingshan and Fang Qiao in a serious tone: "I have decided not to like Xie Huinian anymore and to study hard! Please support my decision!"

After getting in the car, Xie Huinian spoke very little along the way. He only said a few words symbolically when Jiang Mengran and Jiang Ming took the initiative to talk to him. Most of the time he remained silent, with a faint look of fatigue on his face.

Xie Huinian didn't eat much at dinner, and in fact, he didn't eat much at noon either. Xie Huinian's appetite has never been very good, so it's not surprising that he didn't eat much.

After dinner, Xie Huinian went back to his room, took a quick shower, and then sat on the carpet to play with Deng Deng.

There were insects chirping outside, calling intermittently, making the already silent night even more quiet. The moon was hanging high in the sky, always bright and clear.

Xie Huinian was a little absent-minded. Not long after, there was a slight knock on the door of the room.