Yue Xiuzhi could see tears welling up in the girl’s eyes the moment she turned around.
Yue Xiuzhi sighed lightly and suddenly pulled the girl.
“The departed are gone, but the living must continue living. I believe that person would want you to be happy,” Yue Xiuzhi said seriously to the girl.
The girl looked at Yue Xiuzhi’s face, so similar to that person’s, and suddenly burst into tears.
Even though the girl had heard this sentence countless times from family, friends, classmates, and teachers, hearing it from this person made her feel as if it was truly the right time to tell her: Don’t be sad, keep living happily.
“I just regret…” The girl choked up.
She didn’t have any deeply ingrained stories with Yue Shize.
Yue Shize was three years older than her, and they were together when she was still in college. They just met at the right time, got some appropriate opportunities, and were slightly attracted to each other… They were not each other’s first love. The unfolding of their relationship was quite ordinary.
But after being together, she began to care more and more about him, because Yue Xiuzhi was truly an impeccable person, fulfilling all of the girl’s fantasies about mature and stable men. He was considerate and reliable, unlike most boys of the same age who were somewhat immature, yet he was also humorous and witty, so their time together was never dull.
But the more it was like this, the more uneasy the girl felt.
She wasn’t particularly pretty, and her temper wasn’t good either. Although Yue Xiuzhi treated her very well, she always felt like something was missing in their relationship… So she became more and more uneasy, trying every means to prove Yue Shize’s feelings for her.
So they went from Yue Shize’s tolerance at the beginning to constant quarrels, and finally, they peacefully parted ways.
It was as simple as that, and breaking up was also dignified.
Modern people’s emotional injuries aren’t actually that severe. The girl went back and got drunk with her sisters, cried for a few nights, and then could accept it calmly — at least on the surface, she still loved to smile and have fun.
She didn’t go begging or clinging on, her self-esteem didn’t allow it. She just quietly waited for the wound to heal on its own.
It was only after hearing about Yue Shize’s death that the girl realized she didn’t actually feel that indifferent.
A perfectly fine person, such a good person, the person who was saying goodnight to her just a moment ago… just left like that.
No matter how sad she was, life couldn’t be chaotic because of it, she could only miss and feel sad quietly in the dead of night.
“Thank you,” the girl slightly bowed to Yue Xiuzhi, then turned and left.
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For some reason, under the consolation of this stranger who looked extremely similar to Yue Shize, she actually felt much better.
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Remembering that there was someone next to him, Yue Xiuzhi’s heart sank a little after the girl left.
#Asking for advice: How to deal with running into an ex-girlfriend shortly after confirming the relationship with a new boyfriend? Online, waiting urgently!#
At this moment, Pei Ming suddenly grabbed Yue Xiuzhi’s hand and led him to a deserted alley.
He pushed Yue Xiuzhi against the wall. Yue Xiuzhi was already so nervous that his thoughts were scattered and he couldn’t concentrate, thinking vaguely… if this guy were to destroy the world in the next second, it wouldn’t be surprising.
Who knew, instead of raging, Pei Ming lowered his head, his voice muffled, sounding a bit aggrieved as he said to Yue Xiuzhi, “I only found out today, Xiuzhi, I’m not the only one.”
Yue Xiuzhi’s heart was extremely complicated at this moment.
On one hand, he felt relieved that Pei Ming didn’t explode in anger, but on the other hand, Pei Ming’s attitude made him even more guilty, as if he was holding back something big… and he also felt a bit sorry for this aggrieved Pei Ming.
“What do you mean by ‘you’re not the only one’?” Yue Xiuzhi chuckled bitterly. “I have no relationship with her anymore. Now, there’s only you for me, forever.”
Actually, Yue Xiuzhi wasn’t someone who liked to talk about “forever.” Because slightly more mature people knew that the word “forever” was just a lie told to children. At the moment you made that promise, maybe you were truly sincere, maybe you were willing to give everything, but time could change everything. It could dilute both the good and the bad.
So, don’t promise lightly, don’t throw around “forever.”
This was the first time Yue Xiuzhi had ever made an eternal promise to someone after understanding the weight of this word.
Naturally, Pei Ming also understood the meaning behind Yue Xiuzhi’s words. He knew what it meant for someone as serious and cautious as Yue Xiuzhi to say such a thing.
His jealousy instantly dissipated by half, but he didn’t show it on his face because he didn’t want to miss this opportunity.
“Even if it’s over now, but before, you did love someone else…” Pei Ming lowered his eyes, continuing to feign grievance. “Perhaps it was more than just that one woman… For me, Xiuzhi is my entire life, but I’m missing the first half of his life.”
Yue Xiuzhi felt a headache coming on. He opened his mouth to say something but felt a bit embarrassed. Finally, seeing Pei Ming’s distressed expression, he gritted his teeth and said, “A-Pei, I’ve only ever loved you.”
“I’ve had a few relationships before, but it wasn’t because of love, just compatibility, maybe a little bit of infatuation… Ugh, saying it like this makes me feel a bit of a play boy,” Yue Xiuzhi was a bit conflicted.
Actually, this way of dating was quite common in modern times. It wasn’t necessarily about deep affection, just compatibility… or maybe just because they wanted to be in a relationship. Of course, Yue Xiuzhi wasn’t that type. He just felt that at his age, it was time to date someone, and as a straight man at the beginning, women naturally attracted him instinctively.
“You know I would get jealous, yet you comforted her in front of me… and you say you don’t like her?” Pei Ming’s expression grew increasingly sour.
Yue Xiuzhi suddenly became nervous and continued to explain earnestly, “I just didn’t want her to dwell on my death… It was unnecessary to begin with. I couldn’t tell many of our relatives and friends, including her, about what happened, but I don’t want them to be sad about it. Helping one person is better than none.”
“I don’t care… I feel so miserable,” Pei Ming said, burying his face in the crook of his neck.
Yue Xiuzhi furrowed his brows, not knowing how to comfort him.
“When that brat was five years old, a part of my soul possessed him… Seeing how good you were to that brat, you have no idea how jealous I was…” Pei Ming suddenly dropped a bombshell.
He had originally planned never to mention this, because… it felt a bit embarrassing. But now that he thought about it, it might soften Yue Xiuzhi’s heart.
#Pei ?More than six hundred years old? Scheming old boy? Ming is online#
Yue Xiuzhi was stunned by this revelation, his eyes widening, clearly shaken by the implications of this bombshell.
He naturally knew who the “brat” referred to by Pei Ming was. So, Pei Ming’s meaning was… he had actually been in Pei Xiaoming’s world thirteen years ago. He had originally thought Pei Ming was just staying by his side as Jun Huachen…
“Later, I was able to leave his body and be by your side as a soul… For thirteen years, you taught him, cherished him, poured your heart out to him, while I could do nothing, say nothing; just a soul that couldn’t be seen or heard, standing there watching.”
“Later, I also found out that you were refining suppression pills for him and that you had nearly died several times… I was jealous to the point of going crazy and heartbroken to the point of nearly dying. But I couldn’t do anything, only watch you get hurt time and time again…”
“Xiuzhi, I think I’ve drunk the vinegar pool dry and my stomach hurts.” Pei Ming said sullenly.
It was the first time Yue Xiuzhi had ever seen someone express jealousy in such a heart-wrenching way.
He had no idea that Pei Ming had been by his side for thirteen years.
He thought back to his experiences in Pei Ming’s illusion, where Pei Ming couldn’t see him, hear him, or feel him at all. He could only watch Pei Ming get hurt over and over again… He couldn’t imagine how hopeless that must have felt.
Bringing that feeling into himself, he suddenly understood Pei Ming’s feelings.
It was… heartache to the extreme, reaching out to touch someone, but only being able to pass right through.
Thinking of this, Yue Xiuzhi heart ached a little.
He hesitantly stroked Pei Ming’s back and said somewhat incoherently, “I’m sorry… I won’t let you feel upset again in the future… Whatever you say, I’ll agree, okay?”
As soon as he said this, he felt something was off.
“Then, I want…” Pei Ming suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered softly.
Yue Xiuzhi’s ears turned red instantly. “No.”
“You just said you’d agree to anything I said…” Pei Ming argued logically, “And besides, I won’t go all the way…”
“But, but…”
But wasn’t this too fast?
They’ve only been together for a few days strictly speaking?
“So, were you just lying to me earlier?” Pei Ming’s voice sounded a bit sad.
Yue Xiuzhi: “…”
He felt that being in a relationship really made people much more childish.
He clearly knew that Pei Ming was pretending to be aggrieved, and Pei Ming didn’t even bother to disguise it much, but he was just afraid that Pei Ming would really feel upset… And thinking about those thirteen years before, he suddenly felt uncomfortable and couldn’t wait to compensate him with something.
“Fine… alright,” Yue Xiuzhi said helplessly.
Perhaps it was because his previous partners were all younger than him, he was used to accommodating them, and after meeting Pei Xiaoming, he had been spoiling him for over a decade. Now, whenever he looked at Pei Ming, he would always remember his childhood… Although Pei Ming, this guy, was six hundred years older than him, Yue Xiuzhi couldn’t help but spoil him.
In the days to come, Yue Xiuzhi would realize how much trouble indulging without principles and yielding would bring him, how he would be devoured completely by the other party.
After this incident, neither of them was in the mood to go shopping. Pei Ming was even more impatient to take Yue Xiuzhi back to their place.
Yes, they bought their own house, after all, it wouldn’t be appropriate for the two of them to live in Yue Xiuzhi’s parents’ house.
Anyway, as an extreme among non-human beings, Pei Ming had plenty of legal channels to earn money.
Rather then some ex-girlfriend that didn’t exist 3 chapters ago I’d much rather see Pei Ming’s reaction to that scum that thinks he owns Gu Sinian. Hopefully the author hasn’t forgotten about him.
totally agree, and I hope we get a sensible explanation as for why an ID-less, literally came to these world three days ago guy is immediately able to buy a house and drown in money…
Thanks for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Never, and I mean never ever promise a gong to “do anything”. Also, dear Pei Ming, you know exactly how deep our Baby Xiuzhi’s guilt runs, I’d tone down the false pitifulness a bit, thank you 😊(🔪)