PFC Chapter 167: The Dejected Bai Yi
Chapter 167: The Dejected Bai Yi
It was not until she sat down next to him that Ning Yuechen realized his mistake and greeted her with a slightly red face: "Good morning."
"The weather is nice today. Are you here for a morning run too?" Xia Wenwan asked.
Ning Yuechen replied: "I don't have the habit of jogging in the morning. I just happened to get up early today, so I just went out for a walk."
"Are you still upset about what happened last night?"
After a few seconds of silence, Ning Yuechen said, "Not entirely. What Li Li said yesterday did make me angry, but she also learned her lesson. So even if this matter is over in my heart, I will not waste my emotions on someone like her."
"You're right, it's really not necessary."
Xia Wenwan continued in a gentle voice, "You are very brave and clear-minded. If a girl encounters something like what happened last night, she might choose to have a big fight or endure it silently, but you chose the most correct way to protect yourself."
"It was through what happened yesterday that I saw the most beautiful and courageous side of a girl in you, and I also learned a lot from your attitude towards this matter."
Listening to her soft and gentle voice, Ning Yuechen's irritability finally subsided a little.
She looked at the rising sun in the distance and said, "I didn't expect that I would be so tough and courageous yesterday, even with a bit of hostility, because I was not like this before."
With just this one sentence, Xia Wenwan understood why she was worried and asked, "You mean you felt strange even to yourself yesterday, right?"
"Correct."
Ning Yuechen didn't dare to look at her, and only said: "I feel like I don't recognize myself anymore."
Ning Yuechen used to be bright and lively, full of enthusiasm for life and a bright vision for the future. She always had a tolerant and loving heart towards the world.
But now, she seemed to have lost interest in everything around her, and was even more negative and indifferent towards others.
She could no longer find her former self, and she hated her present self very much.
The next moment, she heard the person next to her slowly speak: "In my heart, you have always been the girl who gave me chocolate."
Ning Yuechen suddenly turned his head to look, his eyes flickering and ripples in his heart.
It was in this state of excitement that she heard the other person say, "People are bound to change. With the passage of time, growth experiences, or other objective factors, they will change more or less. This is uncontrollable and normal, but it is not your fault."
Xia Wenwan turned to look at her: "I know you must have experienced something unhappy, which made you unhappy. But in my heart, you have always been the kind and talented Ning Yuechen. Just like those colorful paintings you drew, no matter how much time has eroded them, the background color of the paintings will never change."
"Background color?" Ning Yuechen murmured to himself.
"Yes, everyone has a background color. In my eyes, your background color is kindness and brightness. This has never changed. You are also brave."
Xia Wenwan turned to look into the distance, her voice filled with memories: "I was very unhappy for a while before. I felt as if I had been abandoned by the world, and that everything I experienced was unfair. I wanted to fight against fate desperately. But fortunately, I have a sister who loves me and very good friends. It was their company that helped me get out of that darkest time."
She looked at Ning Yuechen again and said, "I don't know what you've been through, and I won't advise you to let it go. But what I want to say is that you can grow and change because of other people's mistakes, but never make things difficult for yourself. As long as you are still yourself, those experiences are just experiences, and walking the road ahead is the most important thing."
After she finished speaking, she found that the other party just stared at her blankly without responding, so she felt a little embarrassed: "Are the words I said a bit like chicken soup for the soul? But these are really my insights into my life."
Ning Yuechen shook his head, his eyes tinged with a bright and happy smile, and said: "No, I just think I am very lucky."
"What?" Xia Wenwan didn't understand what she meant.
"I am very lucky to have met you. I will always remember what you just said to me."
"I'm glad to meet you, too."
Just at this moment, someone in the distance called Xia Wenwan's name. They both looked over and saw Wen Yiqian walking towards them.
"Qianqian, you're here." Xia Wenwan's voice was sweet and coquettish.
Ning Yuechen looked at her happy profile, and when he raised his eyes, he met Wen Yiqian's cold and bright eyes, thinking that this person was really jealous anytime and anywhere.
So she stood up and said goodbye: "Wen Nuan, I'm going back to the dormitory first, you guys chat."
"Okay, it's still early now, remember to catch up on your sleep when you get back."
"I will."
Ning Yuechen walked out of the playground step by step up the steps, then stood beside the tree-lined avenue and watched the two figures running side by side on the track. After an unknown amount of time, he turned around and left.
But unlike when she came just now, with the feeling of depression in her heart that she couldn't get rid of, she now felt extremely relaxed and happy, and even her steps were much lighter.
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In the main office of a large industrial park factory located in the foggy city of Country E, Liu Yingzhen looked at the man who had been working for forty-eight hours straight and was still working hard at his desk. He smelled the choking smell of cigarettes in the room and finally couldn't help but explode.
"Bai Yi, are you planning to be buried right after this year? You're always smoking and drinking, and you work without sleep. If you continue like this, your body will collapse before you achieve your goal."
The person who was working on the project plan ignored her and continued to focus on his work.
Seeing her stubborn attitude, Liu Yingzhen became even more furious: "Why are you in such a hurry to make achievements? The Bai family's assets will be yours sooner or later. Besides you, who else can be the heir?"
Bai Yi finally stopped the work in his hands, his delicate features now full of fatigue: "I thought so at the beginning, that's why I ended up like this today."
"Who made you so lovesick? You've made yourself like this for Ning Yuechen. I think not only have you worked in vain for the past twenty years, but you've also lived in vain." Liu Yingzhen mocked her mercilessly.
Hearing this name, Bai Yi's expression instantly turned cold: "Don't mention this person in front of me."
Liu Yingzhen didn't care about her and went straight to the point: "It seems that she really hurt you badly. Look at your current appearance. Not only are you down and out, but you're also haggard and emaciated. How can you look like a beauty at all?"
As she spoke, she walked to the desk and sat down. She was not afraid of the increasingly cold expression on the opposite side of her friend's face, and continued: "You are five years older than Ning Yuechen. You two will definitely not see each other again in this life. You should ruin your beauty and body as much as possible now. When we meet again in a few years, I will still be a beautiful girl. And you~"
Bai Yi was listening with her brows furrowed, and a mirror appeared in front of her. She looked at herself in the mirror and saw that she looked haggard and sallow, and even her usually smooth and delicate skin had become a lot rougher. Her heart suddenly tightened.
She had devoted all her energy to her career during this period, without paying any attention to her image, and only then did she realize that she had become so embarrassed.
The next moment, I heard my friend say, "You are old and ugly, and you are really old and ugly. How disgusted I must have been. I am such a young and beautiful girl, and I was pursued by a bad, ugly and old woman like you. It is a past that I cannot bear to think about."