Moonlight falls into my arms

Ruan Li wore beautiful makeup today. Her soft, long hair lay obediently on the back of her neck, and her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly.

As beautiful as a porcelain doll in a shop window.

“I can’t do it.” Ruan Li’s voice trembled slightly. “Maybe everyone thinks it would be better if I agreed.”

Jiang Yuci couldn't understand her. "You, do you have some concerns?"

Is it because you're still bothered by that matter...?

“That’s why I’m refusing, because I have too many concerns.” Ruan Li took a deep breath: “Because I simply can’t be the same as before, my mindset has changed.”

Since she has already fallen for him, how can you cruelly demand that she only be friends with him? Does he expect her to watch him date other people in the future?

"You've changed so fast..." Jiang Yuci felt a surge of anger in her heart.

He said he could wait patiently, but he never expected to hear Ruan Li say that her feelings had changed.

I was holding his hand back then, standing on the rooftop in the dead of winter, telling him I liked him and wanted to be with him. How long has it been?

Her mindset changed.

"Don't be angry."

Ruan Li looked up and saw Jiang Yuci's chest heaving and he tugged at his collar.

"I know you may not understand me, but that's just who I am."

Jiang Yuci glanced at her, "I..."

What should he say?

What can he say.

"I don't want to suffer every day from now on. If I agree to your proposal, every time I see you, it will be like tearing open my wounds."

Jiang Yuci's originally restless and agitated heart paused for a moment after hearing Ruan Li's words.

Ruan Li said that every time she saw him, he was hurting her.

Bang.

He pressed his palm firmly on the steering wheel, and the horn beeped twice.

Ruan Li... hates him now.

Despite feeling extremely annoyed and angry, he shrank back in fright when he saw the little girl next to him.

He could only try his best to suppress himself, trying to hold back the questions in his heart.

In the end, it could only turn into a powerless piece of white paper, tear open his heart, and slowly fall to the ground.

His throat felt like it was blocked by a sharp-edged stone, making it difficult for him to speak.

"I'll take you home first." He exhaled slowly.

He wanted to find Huo Xingzhou and get to the bottom of things, to find out exactly where he went wrong.

"I'll take a taxi back."

As Ruan Li spoke, she lowered her head and pulled open the car door next to her.

Jiang Yuci pressed her hand down, glancing at her with a look that seemed to burst forth from the barrier of restraint in his eyes.

"Let me take you back."

Ruan Li felt a jolt in the back of her hand as if she had been electrocuted, and she softly said "okay".

Pull your hand away.

Jiang Yuci knew the route to Ruan Li's house almost by heart, so he drove there without using navigation.

The time it takes to turn at a traffic light.

The two sat in the car, neither saying a word.

Jiang Yuci spoke first: "Shall I take you to eat?"

She hasn't eaten yet at this hour... That's not good.

Ruan Li: "No need, just take me to my building."

"Aren't you planning to have dinner tonight?" Jiang Yuci asked.

Ruan Li remained silent; that was her original plan...

"Just walk me to the door."

All she wants to do now is go home, snuggle in bed and get a good night's sleep; she doesn't even feel like drawing on her new tablet anymore.

Jiang Yuci remained silent.

Driving quietly.

Jiang Yu made another phone call midway through.

"Make a reservation for me. I'll be there in twenty minutes. The usual dishes are fine."

Ruan Li kept her eyes fixed on the window, while Jiang Yuci's voice rang in her ears.

He dropped me off, and it's been about twenty minutes. Will I be able to make it to dinner in time?

Maybe he'll let it cool down first, since the weather's been hot lately, or maybe he made a reservation at a nearby restaurant.

After the car stopped, Ruan Li glanced out the window.

Jiang Yuci brought her to the restaurant.

Ruan Li lowered her eyes. "Then I'll get off here."

It should only take about ten minutes to get back by taxi from here.

"Get out of the car."

Jiang Yuci and Ruan Li got off the car together.

Ruan Li carried her bag and held her drawing board in one hand.

She stood frozen by the car door, watching Jiang Yuci get out of the car from the other side.

She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should say goodbye to Jiang Yuci.

This might truly be the last time the two of them see each other.

After all, she had already made her decision.

"Jiang Yuci." Ruan Li licked her dry lips and said, "Thank you for taking care of me before. I should treat you to a meal."

"You don't need to invite me. Even if you want to invite me now, I don't know if you'll change your mind the next second."

Ruan Li: "......"

His tone was strange.

"Then, goodbye."

"Go inside," Jiang Yuci said.

"Huh?" Ruan Li didn't quite understand what he meant.

Jiang Yuci stopped in front of her, his gaze shifting away after seeing her bewildered eyes. He raised his chin and gestured to the restaurant next door, "Let's go eat, room 1304."

Ruan Li slowly realized: "You... ordered this for me?"

"I don't know." Jiang Yuci turned and got back into the car. "Maybe it was ordered for someone who changed their mind."

Ruan Li watched him drive away.

There was no hesitation or delay.

She was left alone outside the restaurant.

She finally went inside; she'd already made a reservation, and it would be a waste not to eat it.

As soon as Jiang Yu got in the car, he dialed Huo Xingzhou's number.

The call connected, but the person on the other end seemed busy.

Jiang Yuci questioned him: "What use are you, anyway?"

Instead of receiving good news from Jiang Yu and being treated to a meal, Huo Xingzhou questioned her: "Why are you so angry... what's wrong?"

“Ruan Li, she…she…” Jiang Yuci took several deep breaths and said slowly, “She rejected me.”

And he admitted that his feelings had changed.

Jiang Yuci raised her wrist and pressed down on the steering wheel: "Is it just that her mind changes quickly, or are all girls her age quick to think?"

The person on the other end couldn't believe it: "She rejected him?"

Jiang Yuci said rudely, "Are you deaf?"

Huo Xingzhou: "Wow, your temper has gotten so bad."

Where did the Jiang Yuci who was alive and on the verge of death go? Where did the Jiang Yuci who was emotionally stable and never argued go?

"I can hardly believe it. Didn't she like you? Why did she reject you?" Huo Xingzhou added, "You don't have to play hard to get like this."

Jiang Yuci said to Huo Xingzhou very seriously, "She really rejected me. I can tell. She's very serious."

"Come to the law firm to find me." Huo Xingzhou felt that this matter couldn't be explained in a short time.

"Should I come and beat you up?" Jiang Yuci said calmly.

"Wow, why did you hit me after you got rejected? If you're so tough, go hit some young girl instead of me. What's with this infighting?"

“I followed your advice every step of the way…” Jiang Yuci paused. “Why should I follow your advice? I was wrong from the beginning. I shouldn’t have listened to you. If you were really useful, you wouldn’t still be alone now.”

Huo Xingzhou, feeling deeply hurt, said, "Love is too bitter, I don't want to touch it. And you, Jiang Yuci! You're not only bitter but also thorny, and a damn poisonous one at that. I'm not playing along anymore. Go find whoever you want."