Chapter 506: Chapter 191 Empress Dowager Xia’s Perfect Daughter-in-Law, Seeing Jiang Zhiyu Again_4

On the laptop’s desktop was a photo of her and Li Yuan riding around in a sports car.

In her headphones, a song played on repeat. It was the song her Xia Hua had sung to her in front of hundreds of people at his new book signing event.

We cried

We laughed

We looked up at the sky

Where a few stars were still shining

...

Because I happened to meet you

The beauty is in the footprints left behind

The wind blows, petals fall, tears flow like rain

Because I don’t want to part

...

Because I happened to meet you

Leaving behind a ten-year promise

If we meet again

I think I will remember you

...

Jiang Zhiyu listened as silent tears streamed down her face, her mind filled with the image of Li Yuan on stage, singing this song with deep emotion.

"Xia Hua, do you know? This dream has been so beautiful, and I don’t regret a single moment of knowing you," she murmured.

"I used to think I was a girl who was brave enough to love and hate fiercely. I believed that as long as it was true love, I would cross mountains of knives and seas of fire without hesitation. I thought I wouldn’t be afraid of anyone who tried to stop me...

"But now, Xia Hua, I really don’t know how to face you. I so desperately want to see you, but I don’t even have the courage to do so. That day, when you sang ’Just Met You,’ I wanted nothing more than to rush up there and hug you tightly, but I held back...

"Xia Hua, am I useless? I obviously like you so much, I love you so much, but I can’t even bring myself to embrace you. I’m like a little turtle that withdraws into its shell the moment it hits an obstacle, hiding away to lick its wounds alone...

"I’m really preparing to go abroad. I wonder if we’ll ever have a chance to meet again!"

Jiang Zhiyu whispered to herself, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes one after another. Her gaze occasionally flitted to her pink phone, her heart filled with an inexplicable anticipation. She longed for a call from the person she missed day and night; she longed to see him again.

On the Ji University campus, Li Yuan had managed to get his BMW X6 onto the grounds by slipping the guards a pack of expensive cigarettes. Inside the car was a bouquet of pink roses and the gift he had prepared for Jiang Zhiyu. After knowing her for so long, aside from writing a few songs for her, Li Yuan had never given any other gifts to this poor Little Fish whose eyes were only for him.

Since it was an afternoon during class time, there were not many students on the Ji University campus. Li Yuan drove to the girls’ dormitory he had visited before. He looked up at the familiar building, took a deep breath, and parked the car on the side. Holding the bouquet of roses and carrying the guitar Jiang Zhiyu had given him, he got out.

He took out his phone and nervously dialed Jiang Zhiyu’s number.

Li Yuan’s appearance, with his flowers and guitar, immediately caught the attention of some passing students, who stopped in their tracks and began to whisper among themselves.

"That guy has flowers and a guitar. Is he here to confess to someone in the girls’ dorm?"

"I’ve noticed something strange. Why do guys always bring flowers and a guitar to confess? Some of them are terrible players."

"Heh, maybe it’s a tradition. Or maybe it’s just that girls fall for that sort of thing."

"Hey, have you noticed? That tall guy looks kind of familiar. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before."

"I get that feeling too. Oh, wait, I remember! Isn’t he that guy from another university who sang ’Natural Beauty’ with School Beauty Jiang at our welcome party?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"It really is him! That’s weird, why is he here? I just heard a few days ago that the scumbag already broke up with School Beauty Jiang."

"What? You’re calling him a scumbag? What’s the gossip? I haven’t heard anything. Spill it!"

"You don’t know? It’s been all over the internet for the past few days, especially on our school’s Tieba forum. Someone made a really detailed post. The short version is that he’s a scumbag who was dating several girls at once, and School Beauty Jiang was one of them..."

"Holy crap, for real? This guy’s got some nerve, messing with School Beauty Jiang. He has a death wish."

"I heard that a few days ago, at Tianyu Plaza, the scumbag sang a song in public. He and School Beauty Jiang are already broken up..."

Li Yuan heard the discussions of the passersby around him. He frowned, redialing Jiang Zhiyu’s number again and again.

...

「The girls’ dormitory」

Jiang Zhiyu saw her phone vibrating insistently. The familiar ringtone made her heart beat faster and faster. The phone rang three times, long enough that even Xie Ping and Zhang Ruoxue cast curious looks her way.

Finally, with trembling fingers, Jiang Zhiyu pressed the answer button.

From the other end, Li Yuan’s deep voice came through. "Little Fish, I’m downstairs at your dormitory. I want to see you!"