"Xia Hua, can you understand how I feel?" Jiang Zhiyu gazed at Li Yuan, her voice utterly helpless as she asked, "What do you think I should do now?"

Li Yuan was stunned. In this situation, how could he possibly tell Jiang Zhiyu what to do? If he were in her shoes, a few slaps to his own face would be getting off easy. Dumping his own body in the Huangpu River would have been a distinct possibility!

Because love is selfish. It’s impossible to share with another person, unless one’s love for someone surpasses all ethics and morals, or...

Li Yuan shook his head slightly and sighed. "Little Fish, I’m not qualified to make this decision for you. This is my fault. I will support any decision you make."

Hearing Li Yuan’s response, Jiang Zhiyu felt a pang of disappointment. She had wished so desperately that he would unhesitatingly say to her, "Come back, Little Fish!"

But she understood that those words could never come from someone who truly loved her. To truly love someone is to respect their decisions and wish them happiness.

But Xia Hua, you’re my true love. How can I possibly convince myself to give you up? Jiang Zhiyu muttered to herself as two figures waged war in her mind.

One was gentle and lovely, dressed in traditional Hanfu. She had a soft, pleasant voice and two shallow dimples on her cheeks, and she smiled as she tried to persuade her. "Little Fish, since you love him, be brave and choose to embrace it. Love is never perfect; there will always be passion and impulse. Even if you get hurt, at least it will be a passionate affair. Don’t let your future self have any regrets..."

The other wore a black trench coat and black sunglasses. Her face was as cold as frost, and she had only one icy sentence. "Jiang Zhiyu, wake up. He doesn’t only love you. With your pride, could you stand sharing him with other girls? Give up. Stay away from this scumbag!"

The two figures were evenly matched in the battle within her mind, and for the moment, no victor could be decided.

Seeing Jiang Zhiyu’s conflicted and lost expression, Li Yuan reached for the guitar and said with a smile, "Little Fish, could you do me another favor?"

Jiang Zhiyu snapped back to reality. Staring at Li Yuan’s face, she replied, "Xia Hua, I’ll do anything you ask that I’m capable of!"

After saying those words, her heart began to pound. The last time they had their duet at Ji University’s welcome party, she had said the same thing in his Lamborghini, and then... something very special had happened. For some reason, a strange sense of anticipation bloomed in her heart.

Li Yuan reached down and picked up the paper and pencil that Jiang Zhiyu had just thrown onto the grass, handing them to her. "Little Fish, could you please help me compose the sheet music?"

A faint, almost imperceptible blush crossed Jiang Zhiyu’s face. She snuck a glance at Li Yuan, murmured a soft "Oh," and took the paper and pencil.

Li Yuan smiled gently. "Little Fish, the song I sang that day, ’Just Met You,’ was also a gift for you. It just doesn’t have a musical score yet. Shall we finish it together?"

"Yes!" Jiang Zhiyu nodded. The playful, lively version of herself in her mind seemed to receive a mysterious surge of power. She suddenly grew bolder, and her voice drowned out her cynical self.

Little Fish, when you first met, he wrote ’Love Confession Balloon’ for you. That meant he was starting to fall for you but was too shy to confess directly, so he chose another way... After you got together, he wrote the duet ’Natural Beauty’ for you, choosing to perform it with you on stage at the Ji University welcome party as a testament to your relationship... After that incident came to light, he chose to sing ’Just Met You’ to you at his book signing, in front of hundreds of readers and the television cameras. It showed that he already knew the outcome in his heart, but he was still happy he met you... And today, he wrote ’Anhe Bridge’ for you, as a way to reminisce about your relationship. It shows that he simply can’t let you go... Little Fish, don’t these four songs prove his love for you? What are you still hesitating for?

Jiang Zhiyu was internally in chaos, her mind muddled and confused.

It wasn’t until the sound of Li Yuan’s guitar reached her ears that she finally came to her senses. Holding the pencil, she began to lightly sketch one musical note after another.

Li Yuan watched as Jiang Zhiyu sketched out the notes, giving her a deep, affectionate look. He slowly began to sing.

*We cried,*

*We laughed,*

*We looked up at the sky,*

*A few stars were still shining bright*

...

*Because I just happened to meet you,*

*Leaving behind footprints makes it beautiful,*

*The wind blows, flowers fall, tears stream down like rain,*

*Because I don’t want us to part*

...

Behind them, Zhang Ruoxue, Xie Ping, and Li Qingqing were whispering amongst themselves when a beautiful melody reached their ears.

"Huh, is Li Yuan singing again? This song sounds so familiar, I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before," Zhang Ruoxue asked curiously.

Xie Ping, a secret fan of Li Yuan’s music and books, listened intently. The moment she heard the familiar lyrics, her eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but hum along softly, "Because I just happened to meet you, leaving behind footprints makes it beautiful..."

Li Qingqing heard clearly now. She covered her mouth, exclaiming in shock, "This song... I think it’s the one Li Yuan sang to Zhiyu at his book signing. Why is he singing it again?"

"I saw the video from that day. Because of the environment, the recording felt a little flawed," Xie Ping said, her gaze fixed on Li Yuan and Jiang Zhiyu with a hint of envy. "This is probably Li Yuan choosing to sing it for Zhiyu alone, since this is the song he wrote for her."

Zhang Ruoxue muttered, "’Love Confession Balloon,’ ’Natural Beauty,’ ’Just Met You,’ and that song from just now... why do I feel like they form the complete cycle of a relationship? Getting to know each other, passionate love, breaking up, and reminiscing... Tsk tsk, Li Yuan really has some talent!"

Hearing Zhang Ruoxue’s insight, Xie Ping felt a jolt. She began to recall the flow of the songs and realized that Zhang Ruoxue was right. Could Zhiyu and Li Yuan have really broken up?

After he finished singing "Just Met You," tears had welled in the corners of Li Yuan’s eyes. He had been a sensitive man in both of his lives, but he lacked emotional intelligence. He was often easily moved by the emotions evoked in certain songs.

"Little Fish, thank you. I officially give this song, ’Just Met You,’ to you as well." Li Yuan gently rubbed Jiang Zhiyu’s head, smiling sincerely as he spoke. "No matter what happens between us, I will always remember you. I’ll remember that there was a girl who loved me so deeply, a girl who had eyes only for me."

"Let’s be grateful we met and leave no regrets."

Jiang Zhiyu gazed at Li Yuan, her eyes shimmering with tears, her voice choked with emotion. In that instant, the version of her clad in white completely triumphed over the one in black. Her mind was filled with nothing but the image of Li Yuan.

"Xia Hua, take me. I want to be your real girlfriend!"