Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

When Xie Xiao hung up the phone at last, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had made an appointment with Qi Yan, agreeing to discuss the detailed transfer after returning from City C on New Year's Day.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Xiao finished reviewing the remaining documents. It was already ten o'clock by the time he left the company.

He had intentionally been controlling his overtime hours so they wouldn't be too late.

Because he knew that no matter how late he returned, Luo Yanran would be waiting for him.

But sometimes she would be out on errands during the day and actually be very tired in the evening.

Xie Xiao had discussed with her that she didn't have to wait for him and could go to rest first.

But Luo Yanran said, "But I can't rest easy until you've come back..."

The feeling of being cared for like that was actually really nice.

Now it was nearly the end of December, almost January, and the weather was very cold.

The snow on the ground was thick even though someone cleaned it every day; by evening, it still formed a thick layer.

City C also had snow in winter, but it wasn't as heavy as in City B, and the snow didn't pile up as much.

In her first year here, when it snowed, Luo Yanran's eyes would shine, and she'd drag Xie Xiao out to have snowball fights.

Eventually, they even played with the children from the neighborhood.

Xie Xiao thought of that scene and an uncontrollable smile appeared in his eyes.

So many years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Really, time flies.

He really wanted to go home now, to embrace his love.

Driving in this weather was actually quite troublesome, and even after ten o'clock, the streets were still quite crowded.

When Xie Xiao was still a short distance from his neighborhood, he saw a figure on the street corner being harassed by a man. It looked very familiar.

It was Li Xiu.

Xie Xiao frowned and stopped his car.

Li Xiu's face was full of anger, and the man's expression was also very agitated.

Xie Xiao had just walked over when he heard Li Xiu say loudly, "Are you okay? We've already broken up. I didn't press charges for you sneaking into my home last time, after your parents begged me for mercy. What more do you want?"

The man's voice was hoarse, "Just give me one more chance, please, Xiuxiu..."

Xie Xiao saw Li Xiu struggling to shake off the man's hand, but it seemed like she didn't have enough strength.

Xie Xiao sighed in his heart, with just these short two sentences he could roughly guess the situation.

This man was probably the "ex-boyfriend" who had sneaked into Li Xiu's house last time.

"Li Xiu." Xie Xiao raised his voice and walked over at that moment.

The two tugging at each other both looked over.

Li Xiu's eyes brightened, and she took the opportunity to shake off the man holding her hand and walked quickly over, "Xie Xiao."

The man, seeing that the newcomer was a tall male, clearly retreated a bit, not daring to pull and tug anymore, but instead took a cautious step back.

Standing behind Xie Xiao, Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and said to the man, "In the future, don't come and pester me anymore or I really will call the police."

Her tone was filled with helplessness, "Having been together for so many years, I really don't want to call the police one day."

The man looked at Xie Xiao and asked, "Is this your new boyfriend?"

Xie Xiao frowned slightly, about to speak.

But Li Xiu had already spoken, her face somewhat dazed, "No, this is my neighbor, and also the husband of my friend. They..."
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She looked at the man before her with disappointment in her eyes, "They have been together since high school, just like we had, but the endings are completely different. They're very happy..."

The man was stung by her words as if evading her gaze.

He finally fled in a panic.

Xie Xiao hardly said a word throughout.

Li Xiu stood in place, watching the man's retreating figure.

She bent slightly at the waist, her posture overlapping with the memory of him waiting for her downstairs in his youth with his back straight.

Her eyes were slightly reddened, but she still managed a smile and said to Xie Xiao, "Thank you for being willing to stop and help me."

Xie Xiao hesitated before asking, "Are you okay? Get in the car; I'll take you home."

Li Xiu wiped her eyes and said, "It's nothing, I'm just troubling you then."

Arriving at the car, she said with a smile, "Can I sit in the back? I mean no disrespect to you, but I feel like Luoluo might not be too happy to see another woman in the passenger seat."

Her attitude was natural and forthright, and Xie Xiao smiled, "Actually, she doesn't mind these things."

But Li Xiu still got into the back seat, laughing at herself, "Then let's just give me a little space to be sad."

Xie Xiao had to admit that Luo Yanran was right, Li Xiu was a very pleasant person.

To know that Luo Yanran's personality is naturally cold, and apart from having a fairly good relationship with Liu Ou, it seemed like her relations with other friends were rather average, but she unexpectedly liked Li Xiu.

If it weren't for this, Xie Xiao might at most have called the police, and might not have really gone down to help.

After the car started, perhaps Li Xiu really couldn't hold it in anymore, she spoke softly, "Can we talk a bit?"

"Of course, if you think it will make you feel a bit better," Xie Xiao said.

Li Xiu smiled, "I really like you and Luoluo, no, I should say I'm very envious."

She told a story, about a boy and a girl.

They met in high school, were deskmates, secretly together.

"Actually, his grades were also very good initially. If he hadn't insisted on being in the same place as me, he wouldn't have lowered his standards to go to a not-so-good school..."

But sometimes the environment can change a person.

The girl had already starting arguing frequently with the boy in college.

But they felt that being in love was enough.

"Actually, we had broken up for a year right after graduation. His university, well, didn't teach him much. Finding a job after, he couldn't find a better one. You know how competitive B City is..."

During the breakup, the boy returned to his hometown.

Li Xiu stayed in B City, starting a new relationship that seemed very suitable.

But sometimes even if things seem suitable, they may not last until the end.

"Later on, I broke up, and he came looking for me. We got back together..."

The term "the one that got away" isn't just damaging to boys, it's the same for girls.

After getting back together, they were heading towards marriage.

Li Xiu's career path was always smooth, getting confirmed at work, doing projects, being promoted...

But by comparison, her boyfriend was really struggling. Young people have pride, but his abilities didn't match up...

Li Xiu never despised him, even constantly encouraged him.

However, the gap between them just kept getting bigger.

"Later on, it was rather cliché, we had met each other's parents, but still, we broke up..."

After the breakup, he picked up gambling...

"What happened next was the break-in incident. Today after work, I didn't expect to run into him. He was begging to get back together, saying he had quit gambling, saying that he was just unwilling to accept before, that he wanted to win, that with enough capital, he could start a business..."

But really, how easy is it to run a business?

Li Xiu was at a loss.

Feeling sour inside, she looked towards Xie Xiao's profile, "So I'm really envious of you guys, you are the future I dreamt of during my adolescence when I was with him..."

Who doesn't dream when they are young?

The future Li Xiu imagined while with him was always warm and beautiful.

It was a pity, things didn't turn out as hoped.

Luckily, she met Luo Yanran and Xie Xiao.

Who says the love of our youth always ends unsatisfactorily?

They have always been doing well.