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Finally, Lin Xi and Lu Chenyu reached the summit. Standing at the highest point, Lin Xi felt as if she could touch the clouds and see everything beneath her. She spread her arms wide, facing the wind, gazing into the distance, when a sudden wave of melancholy washed over her.
"In the face of nature, how small humans are, and love seems even smaller," Lin Xi said with deep emotion.
"Oh?" Lu Chenyu stood beside Lin Xi, glancing at her profile but unable to discern anything from her expression.
He did not know that the direction Lin Xi was looking towards was where she had longed to escape from the mountains of her childhood.
"Where is your hometown?" Lin Xi smiled slightly as she looked at Lu Chenyu.
"I don't know. Before I started school, I traveled everywhere with my parents. After I began school, I lived with my grandparents in Provincial Capital and never left. I don't remember my early childhood; I suppose this place is my hometown after I started remembering things," Lu Chenyu answered Lin Xi earnestly and in detail.
"Why do you suddenly ask this? Are you still thinking about him?" Lu Chenyu suddenly realized something.
"It's not that I'm thinking about him; it's just that childhood memories have always lingered in my mind." Surrounded by swirling clouds, Lin Xi gazed at the distant, ethereal clouds, still immersed in her own world.
She suddenly pulled out her phone from her coat pocket and dialed a number.
"Is it for him?" Lu Chenyu asked.
"No," Lin Xi shook her head while waiting for the call to connect.
After a moment, Lin Xi showed her phone to Lu Chenyu and shrugged, saying, "No signal."
"I wanted to ask what Lanlan is doing in that mountain village now." "Lanlan?" Lu Chenyu repeated the name questioningly. "Yes, she is another character from my childhood stories. Actually, she and I both attend A University; she came here because of him, but I only found out she was also at A University before the winter break."
Next, Lin Xi retold Lu Chenyu the story of her time in Liu Family Village, this time including Lanlan's name in the narrative.
Once the story was finished, it seemed Lu Chenyu wanted to ask something else but hesitated after thinking for a moment.
"I just feel that if Brother Shaojie doesn't seize Lanlan's heart, he might lose his happiness." As they prepared to descend the mountain, Lin Xi carefully assessed the path down while speaking.
"Oh? What do you mean?" In fact, Lu Chenyu was also preoccupied with his own thoughts. So while Lin Xi spoke, he nodded along, pretending to listen intently.
"Because it seems someone else likes Lanlan more. And that person seems quite good—perhaps not inferior to Brother Shaojie and might even be more outstanding," Lin Xi explained with a smile.
Oh, the person Lin Xi is referring to is definitely Xu Wen. Her concerns are not unfounded.
Before this holiday, Xu Wen wanted to take Qinglan to his home to meet his parents. If it weren't for the unexpected encounter with Lin Xi, Qinglan would have certainly agreed to Xu Wen.
After that chance meeting with Lin Xi in the library, Lin Xi still couldn't understand why An Shaojie had not forgiven Qinglan. Saying she forgave him was actually just giving An Shaojie a way out; in reality, Lin Xi understood that it wasn't about An Shaojie forgiving Qinglan, but rather that Qinglan had repeatedly forgiven him.
However, An Shaojie stubbornly believed that everything was her fault.
Afterward, Lin Xi began to refuse to study with An Shaojie, often seeking out Qinglan for walks instead.
From Qinglan, she gradually learned about the life she and An Shaojie had shared over the years and apologized to Qinglan, saying, “Lanlan, I'm sorry for making you worry all these years. And as for me, you were so close, yet I didn't feel your presence. If I had insisted on asking Brother Shaojie, he would have eventually told me about you. It was my lack of persistence, not his unwillingness to share.”
There was an expression of regret on Lin Xi's face as she took all the responsibility upon herself, absolving An Shaojie.
Qinglan gave a bitter smile; she didn't need to defend An Shaojie in front of her because she had never blamed him.
So this winter break, Lin Xi refused to go home with An Shaojie, inviting Qinglan instead.
Moreover, Lin Xi got in touch with Simple. When they met, Simple almost hugged Lin Xi, jumping and shouting with joy.
But this time, Qinglan couldn't go home with them because she said she had promised Xu Wen to meet his parents.
"But did you really decide?" that night when Qinglan told Lin Xi, she asked her.
Qinglan never nodded in response.
"If you can't let go, why bother accepting a new relationship?" Lin Xi said.
"But this relationship is one that must be let go of even if it's hard because there is no hope of waiting," sighed Qinglan, gazing at the starry sky.
If the eyes of the stars could truly see the world below, I wonder if they would shed tears for her.
At that moment, however, Qinglan felt like crying but had no tears left; she thought she had already shed them all.
"But I don't see it that way," Lin Xi insisted on her viewpoint.
"Mm?" Qinglan turned to look at Lin Xi.
Lin Xi took a step forward and said to Qinglan, "Actually, Brother Shaojie has feelings for you."
Qinglan remained silent; she couldn't discern the accuracy of Lin Xi's viewpoint. For so many years, she had tried to analyze this perspective herself but ultimately could not provide a definitive answer.
Then Qinglan let out a sorrowful smile. If Lin Xi's words were true, then she must be the most miserable person in the world! Because no one else in this world would be so fortunate to be loved by someone in such a cold manner.
But if Lin Xi's judgment was mistaken, then she would be even more wretched. The person she devoted her entire life to didn't even have her in his heart; that would be enough for her to let go and find peace. Although love is a personal matter, romance is ultimately a two-person affair. She couldn't force him to like her, yet she had made the person she loved hate her for a lifetime. There couldn't be anything more tragic than that.
How could she find peace and solace in that?
If she didn't let go, how could she ever be happy?
But even if she did let go, could she truly find happiness?
Unless this person had never appeared in her life at all.
But that was clearly impossible.
So, she could only pretend that he had never been important in her life. That way, after letting him go, she could feign happiness. "It's true, don't you believe it?" Lin Xi emphasized. "Many things are clearer to outsiders than to those involved; love is the same. You can't judge his feelings for you, but others can see it." Qinglan was taken aback, seeming somewhat interested in Lin Xi's topic, though her expression still conveyed disbelief.
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