Meeting you in autumn

She knew perfectly well that if she came back to City A with them now, it would mean parting ways with A-Yi.

Of course she wanted to go home, but the thought of Ah Yi's heartbroken expression when he found out she had left made her feel like she was being stabbed by a thousand needles.

Looking at the stubborn girl in front of her, Aunt Su said with heartache, "Xiaoyu, good girl, listen to Auntie, let's go back first, okay?"

"I really don't want to go back. Please, let me stay a few more days, okay?" Guan Yu bit her lip tightly, trying hard not to let her tears fall.

She looked at Feng Ming and Aunt Su with almost pleading eyes, hoping to get their consent.

Feng Ming and Aunt Su turned their faces away, no longer looking at her.

Meanwhile, Shen Chen and Jing Yi had already arrived downstairs in the residential complex.

Shen Chen, who had walked ahead, stopped and turned to Jing Yi, saying in a low voice, "Leave Guanyu."

Hearing his words, Jing Yi frowned slightly and slowly clenched her fists. However, Shen Chen continued, "You don't deserve to be with her at all."

After she finished speaking, her eyes were like nails, fixed on him, as if trying to see through his flesh and bone, to see right through him.

However, at that moment, Jing Yi's eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp, like two cold beams shooting straight at Shen Chen.

Faced with such a sharp gaze, Jing Yi did not back down and stared straight back.

"Whether I'm worthy of being with Guan Yu is not for you to decide." Although his voice sounded very calm, the firmness within it was undeniable.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chen was slightly taken aback, then sneered: "Heh~ He's just a young master from the Jing family in the capital. Tell me, what do you think you have to protect her with, hmm?"

As he spoke, his voice grew louder and louder, almost shouting.

Upon hearing these words, Jing Yi's previously calm expression instantly darkened, like the dense dark clouds before a storm.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "Stop being so self-righteous, Shen Chen. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Let me tell you, you'll never have a chance."

"Thoughts? Hahahaha..." Shen Chen burst into laughter as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

After laughing, his face quickly turned cold again, full of mockery: "Jing Yi, you are really naive. You have no self-awareness at all."

"For the past three years, you've been nothing more than a fleeting passerby in her life, while I've been by her side since childhood. Compared to me, what are you?"

Jing Yi could no longer bear to hear these words, and the anger in his heart instantly reached its peak.

With a roar, he took advantage of Shen Chen's complete lack of awareness and suddenly swung his fist, using all his strength to smash it hard into Shen Chen's cheek.

With a muffled thud, Shen Chen had no time to react and was knocked back several steps by the sudden punch, almost falling to the ground.

In an instant, the atmosphere between the two became extremely tense, as if a conflict could erupt at any moment.

"Shen Chen, stop bringing up those things. I'm the one with him now, not you!!" Jing Yi roared at the person in front of him.

Shen Chen straightened up, casually wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said in a sinister tone, "How long have you two been together? And how many years have I known her? You've only been together for three years."

Jing Yi's chest heaved violently. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and stared at Shen Chen without saying a word.

However, Shen Chen smiled dismissively and walked past him.

Watching Shen Chen's departing figure, Jing Yi's mood grew heavier. He realized that this battle of emotions was far more complicated and difficult than he had imagined.

Upstairs, Guan Yu was looking around listlessly when she suddenly saw Shen Chen walk in alone. Her gaze quickly swept around and she noticed that Jing Yi was not following behind, which made her feel a little puzzled.

Then, she caught a glimpse of blood at the corner of Shen Chen's mouth, and her heart tightened. She frowned slightly and asked with concern, "Brother Shen Chen, what happened to you two? Did you fight? And where's A-Yi? Where did he go?"

Shen Chen was taken aback by her question, then a bitter smile appeared on his face, followed by an angry laugh: "I told that bastard to get lost!"

Having said that, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and plopped down heavily on the soft sofa with a dull thud.

Seeing this, Aunt Su's expression immediately turned sour, and she said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Oh dear, you actually got into a fight with that kid Xiao Yi? Can't you resolve things properly?"

"That's nonsense!" Shen Chen immediately retorted, his face full of indignation. "What do you mean we fought? It was clearly him who beat me up, okay?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gently touched the wound on the corner of his mouth, gasping in pain.

At this moment, Guan Yu was thinking about going downstairs to find Jing Yi and ask her for clarification, but as soon as she got up and took a step, she was frightened by the warning looks that Shen Chen and Feng Ming gave her at the same time.

The two men gestured to her with their eyes, signaling her to sit down obediently and not meddle in other people's business.

Left with no other choice, Guan Yu reluctantly returned to his original seat.

But her expression was resolute. Biting her lip, she said to the three people in front of her, word by word, "No matter what, I don't want to go home right now."

Looking at the stubborn Guan Yu in front of him, Shen Chen already knew in his heart that the reason she refused to go back was most likely because of that brat Jing Yi.

Thinking of this, his heart involuntarily clenched, and an indescribable pain spread through his heart.

Just as he was about to say something, a sudden cell phone ringtone came from his pocket...

Helpless, he took out his phone, pressed the answer button, put it to his ear, and after responding with a few "uh-huhs," he handed the phone to Guan Yu and said in a flat tone, "Xiao Yu, it's your brother calling."

Guan Yu, who had been sitting with her head down in the corner of the sofa, trembled violently upon hearing these words. She raised her head, her eyes revealing a hint of tension and unease.

She hesitated for a moment before slowly reaching out to take the phone, holding it tightly in her hand as if it weighed a ton.

Then, she took a deep breath and whispered into the microphone in a slightly trembling voice, "Brother..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a soft sigh, and then a gentle and concerned voice: "Xiaoyu, I'll give you a week to prepare. You must come home after a week, okay?"