Yuan Wei's Quick Travel

After Huang Ziqing carried Zhong Qiaoxue into the room and returned to the living room, Zhong Shuli was gone.

Huang Ziqing glared: "Where are they?"

"He said he was tired and went back to his room."

Zhong Jinghong took a sip of tea and replied nonchalantly.

"Just let him go if he leaves. Don't you want your daughter-in-law anymore?"

Huang Ziqing snatched the cup from him and said, "What are you drinking? I told you not to drink."

Zhong Jinghong looked at her back, speechless.

What does it have to do with him if his son doesn’t tell them?

And his wine! He had hidden so little of it with such great difficulty.

Chen Sirui hasn't contacted Yuan Wei for three days.

At the beginning, Yuan Wei asked once, but after learning that Chen Sirui was busy, she never contacted him again.

Chen Sirui was clearly aware that something was wrong with his current state, but he couldn't control himself from letting his thoughts run wild.

He couldn't help but wonder what Yuan Wei was doing at this moment. Was she going out to eat with others again?

Will she miss me?

These questions kept circling in his mind, making him feel irritated and uneasy.

I don't even feel like going to work.

On the fourth day, Chen Sirui finally couldn't help but come to find Yuan Wei.

This was the first time Chen Sirui came to Yuan Wei's house.

He stood at the door, looking at the spaciousness of the house and the exquisite furnishings inside.

All these made him feel both familiar and unfamiliar, as if he had entered a world that did not belong to him.

Chen Sirui took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then said, "Want to go out for a walk?"

His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.

Yuan Wei looked at Chen Sirui in surprise and nodded: "Sure."

She didn't understand why Chen Sirui came to her house and went outside without even sitting down.

She sensitively noticed that something was wrong with Chen Sirui's condition, so she obeyed his wishes and followed him out of the house.

Along the way, Chen Sirui remained silent. Yuan Wei didn't know where he wanted to go and didn't ask much.

He only brought Chen Sirui to a small stream next to the community.

The scenery here is beautiful and the air is fresh, which may make Chen Sirui feel better.

The two of them sat quietly on the grass by the stream. Yuan Wei looked at Chen Sirui and asked, "What have you been busy with these days?"

Chen Sirui didn't say anything, but just looked into the distance silently, his eyes revealing an unspeakable pain and confusion.

After a while, he turned his head and looked deeply at Yuan Wei's fair and beautiful face, his eyes full of complicated emotions.

Chen Sirui closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were calm again.

I couldn't help but look away and looked across the stream again.

"Someone sent me a few photos before." Chen Sirui's voice was a little obscure.

"What photo?" Yuan Wei looked at him puzzledly.

“It doesn’t matter what the photo is.”

Chen Sirui shook his head and turned to look at her, "I've been thinking about something these days."

Yuan Wei looked up in confusion, motioning Chen Sirui to continue, she was listening.

Chen Sirui chuckled, crossed his fingers and placed them on the back of his head, then fell backwards, lying on his back and looking up at the sky.

The sky was cloudless and as blue as a mirror. The bright sunshine shone down, making people feel warm and cheerful.

Chen Sirui said softly: "I'm wondering if we are really suitable for each other."

"Huh?" Yuan Wei looked at him in surprise.

"When you're with me, you're neither unhappy nor very happy. It's as if it doesn't matter whether I'm with you or not."

As Chen Sirui spoke, his eyes fell on Yuan Wei's face, with a hint of confusion and uncertainty in his eyes.

Yuan Wei frowned slightly, as if she didn't quite understand why Chen Sirui suddenly said that.

Chen Sirui continued quietly, "When we are together, we always have a lot to talk about, but it seems like you have always been the one to accommodate me."

"No matter what I say, you always have a way of connecting with me. I used to be so happy that you understood me so well and that you thought we were a perfect match."

"But now looking back, maybe those weren't what you really liked, but it was just because your knowledge was broad enough and you had your own unique insights into everything I was interested in."

"I have no idea what you like or what you are interested in."

Chen Sirui sat up straight, looked at Yuan Wei intently, and his tone became serious and heavy.

"Didn't you ask me what the photos were? They were actually some photos of your smiling face. It was a smile I had never seen before, bright and bold, without any shadow at all."

"When I saw those photos, I realized that you could smile so brightly. So, Xiaowei, during the time you were with me, were you always just making do and never truly happy?"

There was a hint of pain and self-blame in his eyes.

Yuan Wei remained silent. She sat there quietly, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes.

She didn't know how to answer Chen Sirui's question. To be honest, she was a little confused by Chen Sirui's sudden self-analysis.

Looking at Chen Sirui's drooping face, the corners of her mouth rose slightly and she chuckled.

"Never having been happy is a bit of an exaggeration. I'm not an angry person, and I'm not unhappy every day."

After saying that, Yuan Wei looked at him gently and asked, "Have you been reading philosophy books these days? Why do you have so many emotions?"

Hearing her words, Chen Sirui looked at her in surprise and said exaggeratedly: "Wow, how did you know? Can you see through my mind? I really feel like I'm almost becoming a half-philosopher now."

Yuan Wei smiled without saying anything, just raised her eyebrows.

Seeing this, Chen Sirui suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Then what kind of philosopher do you think I am?"

Yuan Wei thought for a moment and replied seriously, "Well...it should be the kind where nine out of ten orifices are open, but none are clear at all."

After saying that, the two smiled at each other, and the originally solemn atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.

After a while, Yuan Wei suddenly asked softly: "So, are you happy when you are with me?"

Her voice was very soft, but it seemed to have a magic that could not be ignored.

"Happy, really happy."

Chen Sirui sighed slightly, but a wry smile appeared on his face.

“But the pressure is really great.”

He spoke slowly, as if every word carried a heavy burden.

After a moment of silence, Chen Sirui suddenly raised his head, looked at the girl in front of him with a firm gaze, and said softly: "Xiao Wei, let's break up."

After saying this, he seemed to have used up all his strength, and his whole body collapsed, breathing in the fresh air in big gulps.

He knew that this was an unavoidable reality between them, and at this moment, he finally mustered up the courage to face this cruel fact.

He felt as if his heart was being gnawed by millions of ants, but more than that, he felt a sense of relief.

It was much easier to say this than he thought, but the tears that were about to fall from the corners of his eyes made him extremely surprised.

He blinked hard, trying to force back the sour feeling, supported himself on the ground with both hands, looked up at the sky, and repeated once more: "Yuan Wei, let's break up."