Su Weiyi tightly pressed her lips together and paused before speaking, "How long will he be gone?"

After a while, Si Nian responded, as if he had just passed a toll station, "It’s hard to say. It could be as short as ten days to half a month, or as long as two months."

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

After Su Weiyi finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Si Nian listened to the busy tone on the line, frowned, and thought about sending Sheng Yanxiao a text message. But he hesitated and restrained himself, deciding against it. What if they were just acting on impulse? Now wasn’t the time to give Sheng Yanxiao any hope.

The greater the hope, the greater the potential disappointment. Moreover, the issues between them were really none of his business, and he’d already gotten too involved as an outsider.

Su Weiyi returned to her apartment. Even though Sheng Yanxiao’s business trip was a cold reminder of reality, her heart astonishingly calmed down.

Xie Xiaoran asked her, "Are you happy now?"

Is she happy?

Su Weiyi questioned herself. How could she possibly be happy? There was a void inside her, constantly filled with a chilling wind. How could she be happy?

And could she accept someone else?

He had appeared once and would continue to be part of her life. How could she accept someone else?

Can time really heal everything?

Su Weiyi began to doubt it.

For over these three years, these thousand-plus days haven’t healed anything; instead, they left deeper scars on both of their hearts.

Putting aside all those chaotic thoughts, Su Weiyi had an overwhelmingly strong desire in her heart. She wanted to be with Sheng Jianan, the young man she loved deeply.

She wanted to be with him, even if the whole world was against it; she still wanted to be with him.

This desire came stronger than ever before, like bamboo shoots after a rain, unstoppable by any amount of mud.

Su Weiyi returned to her apartment, took a shower, and lay on her bed, looking at the white ceiling, she smiled...

She didn’t know how long Sheng Yanxiao would be gone, but he would eventually return. For those three years, he was there and she was in the United Kingdom. Now, it would be her turn to be here, waiting for him to return.

Perhaps, due to a glimmer of hope in her heart, Su Weiyi slept very well that night and woke up early the next morning, feeling energetic and vibrant.

She arrived at the company early, opened the computer, and started working on her tasks.

It’s almost winter, and the temperature was starting to drop. Today’s weather wasn’t great; the sky was gray and overcast. Yet, Su Weiyi’s mood was unprecedentedly good, with her eyes and brows filled with smiles.

Her eyes were already dark and bright, and with such a smile, it was exceptionally captivating.

During lunch, Su Man couldn’t help but ask, "Xiao Yi, did you take a stimulant today?"

"Hmm?"

"You’ve been grinning all morning."

Su Weiyi touched her face, "Really?"

Su Man and Si Xia exchanged a glance and nodded together: "Very much so!"

Just then, Si Xia’s phone rang. Glancing at the caller ID, desperation appeared on Si Xia’s face as she answered, "Hello, Mom..."

Whatever was being said on the phone was inaudible to Su Man and Su Weiyi, but it was obvious that it had something to do with matchmaking or the like.

Suddenly, Si Xia shuddered, then looked across at Su Weiyi, casually responding a few times, "Oh, oh, okay, I understand, Mom, I’ll hang up now."

After speaking, Si Xia hung up the phone and then fixed her gaze on Su Weiyi.

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