Chapter 1349
Unrequited Love 3
Chapter 1349 Unrequited Love 3
Han Yu watched Xu Yanzhen turn into another street before turning back to go to the attic. The attic wasn't big, but it was much better than where he lived.
His parents passed away, and he was evicted by his landlord for not being able to pay his rent. He had slept anywhere these past few days. Now, he can finally relax.
Han Yu rested his head on his backpack, which contained his meager belongings: two sets of clothes, and nothing else.
At that moment, Xu Yanzhen was also urgently apologizing to her friend. After finally calming her friend down, she dragged her feet back to the small house she shared with her friend Meng Qingtong.
Meng Qingtong was putting on makeup in front of the mirror, dressed in a sparkly nightclub outfit, her long, curly hair cascading messily over her shoulders. Seeing Xu Yanzhen enter, she raised an eyebrow: "Back so early?"
“Hmm,” Xu Yanzhen said wearily as she changed her shoes at the door, “I had planned to spend Christmas Eve with my friends, but a few students got into a fight, so I had to go to the police station to deal with it.”
"I'm going back to my room to rest now, I'm really tired."
Meng Qingtong waved her hand: "Go on, go on, I'm going out in a bit and won't be back tonight."
Xu Yanzhen simply waved and silently entered the room. Her exhaustion wasn't physical, but mental. Anyone who had been reborn and immediately faced their ex-husband, along with those with whom they had past entanglements, would feel weary.
"Teacher Tan, are you still there?"
After lying on the bed for about five minutes, Xu Yanzhen finally spoke in a low voice.
Tan You suddenly appeared on the bay window of her room: "Yes, your friend has gone out."
Xu Yanzhen turned over: "Teacher Tan, Han Yu is having a very hard time. Is there any way to help him? I'm just a teacher, and my abilities are limited."
Tan You suddenly remembered the food cart she used in one of her past lives, and she couldn't help but smile: "I can help, but you don't have much money on hand. Why don't you wait until you've earned some money before considering helping Han Yu?"
"Can I introduce Han Yu to part-time jobs, like these?"
As she spoke, she pulled up the light screen, which displayed various advertisements for part-time jobs.
Xu Yanzhen reluctantly felt relieved: "But I don't know how to make money either. I'm just a teacher, and my salary is fixed."
“I can manage your assets. You’ve worked for 13 years and live a very frugal life. Your savings are now equivalent to about RMB 60, which is enough.”
Xu Yanzhen trusted Tan You completely. Although Tan You was mysterious and powerful, once she accepted her commission, she would consider her own interests, and Xu Yanzhen believed that Tan You would not harm her.
Therefore, she readily handed over her assets to Tan You to manage, bearing all the profits and losses herself.
Tan You chuckled, thinking that Xu Yanzhen was quite carefree and easily trusting.
Tan You is currently helping Xu Yanzhen with her investments, while Xu Yanzhen is contacting Shi Yuexin, her former student and now friend.
Shi Yuexin is currently studying at a university in a neighboring city. On Christmas Eve, she was having a small gathering with her friends when she received a call from Xu Yanzhen. Shi Yuexin couldn't help but scream, "Teacher!"
Xu Yanzhen was infected by Shi Yuexin's liveliness and couldn't help but smile: "Yuexin, Merry Christmas Eve!"
Her gaze swept over the antler headband on Shi Yuexin's head. "Yuexin, is it convenient for you to talk now?" "Wait a moment, I'll find a quiet place." Shi Yuexin seemed to sense something. She turned and said a few words to her friends before going to a quiet corner.
"Teacher, what is it?"
Xu Yanzhen spoke calmly, but her words left Shi Yuexin reeling: "Yuexin, I'm giving up on having a crush on your brother."
"Huh? How could this be so sudden?" Shi Yuexin was extremely surprised, her tone full of panic: "Did my brother do something?"
“No, I just felt that my unrequited love over the years should have an ending.” Xu Yanzhen sat cross-legged: “Unrequited love has two endings: one is to see the light of day, and the other is to disappear silently. I chose the latter.”
Shi Yuexin asked cautiously, "Teacher, is something wrong?"
Xu Yanzhen couldn't talk about her two-year marriage with Shi Cheng after her divorce from Jin He. She just smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just suddenly realized that the Shi Cheng I had a crush on was the Shi Cheng I imagined, not the real Shi Cheng."
“I’m 36 now, it’s time to wake up from this dream.”
Shi Yuexin ultimately sided with Xu Yanzhen. She sighed with some regret: "Teacher, it's actually better if you give up on my brother. He's such a womanizer; he's dated so many girlfriends."
Xu Yanzhen laughed: "So I still can't understand why I had a crush on someone like that. Fortunately, I've finally come to my senses now."
Having severed all emotional ties, mentioning Shi Cheng again would no longer evoke any emotional fluctuations in her; it would be as if she were talking about a complete stranger.
Shi Yuexin scratched her cheek: "Then let's not mention my brother anymore, teacher. To celebrate that you've finally gotten rid of your hopeless crush, I'll prepare a big gift for you on Christmas Eve. Just wait and see what surprises I have for you!"
Xu Yanzhen smiled and said, "I hope the surprise won't turn into a shock."
In her past life, Shi Yuexin, in an attempt to help her, sent Shi Cheng roses and chocolates in her name for Christmas. Coincidentally, on Christmas Eve, Shi Cheng and Meng Qingtong met at a bar, and the two, like dry wood meeting a spark, immediately confirmed their relationship.
If the two weren't together, the gift would have been fine. But Shi Cheng clearly has a girlfriend, so it's inappropriate for Shi Yuexin to send flowers and chocolates in her name.
To stop Shi Cheng from getting the gifts, she went to Shi Cheng's company. Unfortunately, the florist was too efficient; the gifts were already on Shi Cheng's desk and were seen by Jin He, who had come to submit his design drawings.
Thinking about all the drama that followed, Xu Yanzhen took a deep breath: "Yuexin, I'm serious. I don't want to know anything about Shi Cheng's future, and I don't care. He has his life to live, and I have mine to live."
Shi Yuexin agreed, "I know, I will definitely not try to match you up again. Teacher, I'll come back to see you when I have my vacation, and we can get together again."
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Having cut off the potential drama that might occur tomorrow with Shi Yuexin's help, Xu Yanzhen breathed a long sigh of relief. Now that she had avoided Shi Cheng and Jin He as much as possible, she figured they wouldn't have any further contact.
Tan You, hidden in mid-air, looked at Xu Yanzhen's marriage line, but smiled without saying a word.
In this world, she was merely a bystander. She also wanted to see how her love life would unfold if she could start over, with the emotional ties between Xu Yanzhen and Shi Cheng severed.
The snow fell even heavier at night, and when I woke up in the morning, the snow on the ground was already very thick, and the ground was covered in a blanket of white.
Xu Yanzhen opened the window and breathed in the damp, cold air. Although it was cold, she felt as if her whole body had been cleansed.