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Bellflowers and Yellow Roses
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When I met Yan Yike, it was during the time when my mother was hospitalized.
I remember that day, I took a day off and went to a nearby flower shop to buy some carnations to visit my mother.
As soon as I entered the flower shop, Yan Yike kept staring at me. I thought I had encountered a weirdo, so I quickly bought the flowers and left.
Little did I know, the next day when I passed by the flower shop, he stopped me at the door and shyly asked for my contact information.
This is a cliché way of hitting on someone, but I fell for it.
During the time with Yan Yike, he would send me flowers every day, which made my colleagues in the office envy me.
The most he ever gave me was undoubtedly that big bunch of red roses.
Under his insistence, I finally agreed.
I have been with him for more than two years, and I always thought that we would eventually get to the point of discussing marriage. But this rhythm was quickly disrupted by someone.
That was the first time I heard the name Bai Lingling.
At a class reunion, someone who had drunk too much suddenly looked at me and said this to me:
"Qi Yating, you and Bai Lingling really look alike. I thought Yan Yike was suspicious of his love, but it turns out he found a stand-in."
After the man finished speaking, he was quickly stopped by the person next to him. He hurriedly explained that he was talking nonsense because he had drunk too much, and asked me not to take it seriously.
Perhaps it's a woman's intuition, but I quickly became curious about this Bai Lingling.
After Yan Yike came back from the toilet, I pretended to smile and asked him in front of everyone, "Who is this person?"
As soon as I spoke, everyone except Yan Yike turned to look at me, as if I had asked an inappropriate question.
Yan Yike didn't smile as usual when talking to me. Instead, he picked up the bottle in front of him, drank it, and casually said, "She's my ex-girlfriend. Ask her what's up."
Of course, I couldn't do anything, so I could only ask curiously.
After all, not many women would like to hear that their boyfriend's friend said they look like his ex-girlfriend.
However, their expressions and attitudes made me realize that this "Bai Lingling" holds a different position in Yan Yike's heart.
So, I started to privately investigate Bai Lingling's information.
Soon, I found Bai Lingling's photo in a picture frame in Yan Yike's room.
It's ridiculous, there are two photos in the frame. One is a photo of me and Yan Yike, and the other is a photo of Bai Lingling and Yan Yike, and our photo is placed on top.
I always thought that our relationship was very good, so he would always put our photos by the bed when he sleeps.
The happier I used to be, the sadder I am now.
Looking at this group photo of him with others, my heart keeps surging with a sour feeling.
The same pose, all hands holding onto him, but Yan Yike and Bai Lingling stand together more happily, with a brighter smile.
The person in the photo, Bai Lingling, looks a lot like me, or I look like Bai Lingling. We are almost the same height, have similar slender figures, and our facial features are quite alike.
So am I her substitute?
I want to confront Yan Yike and ask why she posted Bai Lingling's photo, but in the end, I held back and decided to first get to know who Bai Lingling is.
After many twists and turns, I got the news about Bai Lingling from his childhood friend.
Yan Yike and Bai Lingling were high school classmates, and they both got into the same university. Their relationship has been good from high school to university.
But when they were seniors, Bai Lingling suddenly broke up with Yan Yike and went to study abroad.
For the future of his lover, Yan Yike chose to let go. But occasionally, he would save money to buy a plane ticket and secretly fly abroad alone to see Bai Lingling, without letting her find out.
He persevered like this for a full three years.
Until one day, when he saw a foreigner enter Bai Lingling's room and not come out all night, he gave up and stopped looking for Bai Lingling.
Yan Yike I was depressed for a long time, and then I gathered up my spirits and opened a flower shop, and then what happened after I met you.
After hearing his story, for a long time, I felt very uncomfortable.
I don't know if I should feel sorry for myself first, or feel sorry for him first.
Since that day, knowing what happened between him and Bai Lingling, my heart always aches a little when I see Yan Yike.
I secretly took Bai Lingling's photo and then waited for Yan Yike's next move.
Surprisingly, he found out in just one day.
He called me late at night and said, "You took the photo."
It's not a question, it's a statement.
"He knows it was me. At this point, I don't need to hide it anymore, so I just responded indifferently, 'Hmm.'"
On the other end of the phone, he fell silent for a long time after hearing my response, then hung up.
I knew there was a rift between us.
However, this time, none of us backed down first.
This is not something that can be resolved by one side compromising to the other.
We haven't been in contact for several days. It was only when the apprentice from the flower shop contacted me to say it was his birthday that I reappeared.
After all, in the eyes of others, we are still a couple. Neither of us has ever mentioned the word "breakup."
After this birthday party, it seems like our relationship has returned to its previous state, but I know that the knot buried in my heart will eventually come to light and cause a rift between us.
Neither I nor Yan Yike will mention this unspoken issue, and we remain silent towards each other.
We have already met each other's parents, and the date for our engagement is set for the 6th of next month.
I don't know if I should continue this, whether it's right or wrong.
Perhaps the God couldn't bear to see my reluctance to part ways, and at that moment, Bai Lingling returned. She was very high-profile, immediately calling for a gathering of old friends, of course, including Yan Yike.
I didn't know it myself, I just happened to see it. Today, Yan Yike at the flower shop gave the wrong flowers to several customers, and that's when I noticed something was off about him.
He asked me to go home early, saying he still had some things to take care of.
I pretended to agree, but actually stood by the road not far away, quietly looking at him through the glass window.
The expression on Yan Yike's face seemed to be very uncomfortable. He sat with his head propped up on the chair, and it took a long time before he closed the door and left.
I followed him all the way to the place where they were gathering. At that time, I only saw the few people I was familiar with around him, and didn't notice anyone else.
Those people are all friends who often socialize with Yan Yike. I didn't think much of it, just considered it a regular gathering of friends. I even thought to myself, why wasn't I invited, and casually pushed the door open.
As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw a familiar yet unfamiliar person.
In front of the position, there is a group of people sitting, and the person surrounded in the center of the crowd is none other than Bai Lingling.
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