SYLM Chapter 97

Chapter 97 “Li Sa is my girlfriend, not an outsider.”

Girlfriend.

Li Sa’s words stirred up a thousand waves. As soon as she spoke, everyone else present fell silent. They stared back and forth between the two women standing at the door, the atmosphere becoming as tense as a taut string, ready to snap at any moment.

Li Sa’s crisp and upright voice echoed in Gu Wan Jun’s ears, each word like a sharp nail piercing her eardrum, piercing her heart.

Not a friend.

Not a female friend.

But a girlfriend.

The literature teacher’s ability to dissect words was far beyond that of ordinary people. Her fingers pinched hard, and Gu Wan Jun couldn’t even force a trace of a polite smile on her face when she heard the word “girlfriend.” Obviously, she didn’t believe Li Sa’s statement.

Seeming to see through her thoughts, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Li Sa raised her eyebrows and straightforwardly shared her love experience:

“Hey, it’s unbelievable, right? Actually, I didn’t expect us to be together. The first time I met Chen Lu was when Chen Lu’s book ‘Prison’ was about to be published. She was looking for a photographer to take her author photo. I was invited to participate in a photography exhibition in Canada at the time. By fate, we met. I fell in love with Chen Lu at first sight. But before we got close, Chen Lu was too cold. Gu teacher must have experienced this deeply, right? I pestered her for a long time under the pretext of taking pictures. I was almost dissuaded several times. If Chen Lu hadn’t blushed and shown me her diary once, I wouldn’t have known how much she liked me.”

“…”

Whether it was because Li Sa told the story so well or Gu Wan Jun’s empathy was too strong, listening to the woman in front of her talk about her and Chen Lu’s bits and pieces, the last trace of hope in her heart was completely annihilated by the word “diary.” Gu Wan Jun felt like she suddenly couldn’t breathe, and every part of her body ached from the inside out.

Writing secret love in a diary. That’s something Chen Lu would do.

She once had the honor of being the heroine in the story.

But now it’s someone else.

Anyone looks beautiful under the cherry blossom tree, and Chen Lu’s love is passionate for anyone.

People lose their ability to think in situations of extreme panic or extreme pain, let alone when both occur simultaneously.

Gu Wan Jun felt a blankness in her brain. She pinched her fingers hard, but couldn’t seem to feel the pain, like a pitiful puppy abandoned by its owner. With a bit of flattery, a bit of pleading, and even a bit of humbleness, she stubbornly looked at Chen Lu, trying to see something from the girl’s clean eyes that would never lie to her, anything would be fine.

But there was nothing.

Nothing at all.

Nothing.

Those beautiful, clean eyes were too calm, so calm that Gu Wan Jun simply didn’t have the courage to doubt whether those heart-wrenching words were true or false.

Compared to other people’s words, Gu Wan Jun only trusted Chen Lu’s reaction.

But what about now?

Chen Lu’s reaction forced Gu Wan Jun to believe what she had just heard.

Yes, from the class reunion when they met again, including every contact and encounter that Gu Wan Jun had planned and longed for since then, Chen Lu had never said that she was single.

So, was that what Chen Lu meant when she said those words to her in the morning?

Chen Lu really has a girlfriend.

Is this beautiful woman named Li Sa really Chen Lu’s girlfriend?

Gu Wan Jun still didn’t want to believe it.

Perhaps it was because the sight of the beauty’s eyes reddening and on the verge of tears was too pitiful, Li Sa, who had been beaming since she entered, seemed to feel a little unbearable seeing Gu Wan Jun like this.

“Gu teacher, what’s wrong? Why do you look like you’re about to cry for no reason? Are your eyes uncomfortable?”

Li Sa said, taking out a silk handkerchief from her suit pocket and handing it to the person in front of her. Gu Wan Jun looked at it, not knowing what expression or reaction she should make.

She knew she was in a very embarrassing situation, she almost never allowed herself to be so out of control, but at this moment she couldn’t care less.

Bypassing Li Sa, Gu Wan Jun walked to the center of the restaurant, stood in front of Chen Lu, and when she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse:

“Miss Li, could you please give Chen Lu and me some time to talk alone?”

These words were for Li Sa, but Gu Wan Jun’s eyes had been fixed on Chen Lu.

As soon as she heard that Gu Wan Jun wanted to talk to Chen Lu alone, Fu Yi Wen, who was standing at the warehouse door, looked left and right, then hesitated to pull Tang Ying’s wrist, but the person being pulled stood still, her cold gaze fixed on Li Sa, who hadn’t reacted yet not far away.

Talk alone?

Li Sa shrugged her shoulders, nodded good-naturedly, and turned around to get her bag and go out to find another place to wait, but the next second, Chen Lu grabbed her wrist.

“Li Sa is my girlfriend, not an outsider.”

Chen Lu’s tone was calm, but with an unwavering firmness. Eye to eye, Gu Wan Jun saw the determination in those beautiful eyes:

“Moreover, I’ve made everything clear to you, there’s nothing to talk about.”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the restaurant was so oppressive that it couldn’t be more oppressive.

Chen Lu’s preference, Chen Lu’s protection, Chen Lu’s patience… all the most precious things that once surrounded Gu Wan Jun were now given to someone else.

Looking at Chen Lu and Li Sa’s intimate appearance, Gu Wan Jun desperately suppressed the sourness in her eyes. She didn’t know what courage she still had to stand here, but she still met Chen Lu’s calm gaze and asked in a low voice, unwilling to give up:

“So, is that what you meant when you said those words to me this morning?”

“What do you think?” Chen Lu asked back, her eyes still without any warmth: “I said, I won’t repeat the same mistake.”

“…”

Gu Wan Jun felt as if something was tightly clenched in her chest, even breathing became difficult, and the pain in her heart was so extreme that it was a kind of numbness, and she couldn’t even feel the pain.

So what now? Should she bless Chen Lu?

Gu Wan Jun wanted to pretend to be generous and bless her little girl with happiness, but her eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears streamed down her face, wetting the front of her clothes.

She couldn’t say it.

Li Sa, who was on the side, seemed unable to bear to see others cry, let alone see a beauty as pitiful as Gu Wan Jun cry. She raised her hand and wanted to use the handkerchief in her hand to wipe away Gu Wan Jun’s tears, but the next second, the outstretched hand fell empty.

Caring nothing about propriety and etiquette, Gu Wan Jun couldn’t say anything else, turned around and left.

“Gu Wan Jun.”

Tang Ying frowned and followed her out.

Tang Ying followed out like that, how could Fu Yi Wen not be worried?

When passing Chen Lu and Li Sa, Fu Yi Wen looked at her friend with a complicated expression. The person still looked indifferent and carefree. Fu Yi Wen bit her lip and followed her out.

What’s going on?

Outside the restaurant.

As soon as Gu Wan Jun got into the car, Tang Ying, who had caught up, quickly grabbed the car door.

“Gu Wan Jun.”

“I’m fine.”

“Fine? Crying like this is called fine?”

Gu Wan Jun smiled with red eyes, this smile looked even worse than crying: “Tang Ying, I want to be alone.”

“No, you in this state——”

“I won’t do anything stupid.”

Gu Wan Jun interrupted Tang Ying’s words, her voice choked with sobs: “I just want to be alone, I I know I still have a daughter, I can’t do anything stupid.”

It’s can’t, not don’t want to.

Tang Ying’s throat felt astringent when she heard this. The person who had always been calm, self-possessed, and weighed the pros and cons was now rarely speechless, and could only let Gu Wan Jun drive away.

Fu Yi Wen, who followed out, heard the conversation between the two just now. At this moment, she was only a few steps away from Tang Ying, but she still didn’t dare to step forward.

How did things become like this?

The white BMW sped on the highway, bathed in the sun, but the car body was flashing with a cold light.

The roar of the engine was low and powerful, and the tires rubbed against the ground, making a slight hiss. Changing lanes and accelerating were done in one go, wishing to desperately escape this world.

But who can escape?

Inside the car, Gu Wan Jun let tears stream down her face. Not knowing how long she had driven, she stopped the car on the side of the road, and lay down on the steering wheel. The soundproof car windows separated her from the noisy world outside, and no one heard her pain.

On the other side. In the restaurant.

There were only two people left at the originally “lively” table.

The sound of the wind chimes at the door stopped as Fu Yi Wen left last. Chen Lu released Li Sa’s wrist the first time.

Li Sa turned to look at her, her tone seemingly emotional, and seemingly inquiring: “I really didn’t see it, little Chen Lu, you’re really ruthless.”

“There’s nothing ruthless about it.”

Chen Lu looked in the direction of the door, her tone sounding very calm: “I wouldn’t repeat the same mistake anyway.”

“Is that so?”

As if hearing something funny, Li Sa shook her head with a smile. She pulled the chair next to her and sat down, pulling over Chen Lu’s other hand that had been hidden behind her.

Her fingertips were digging into her palm, and Li Sa spent a long time prying open her fingers one by one.

A row of neat crescent marks were engraved in the palm of her hand, with traces of bright red, which looked painful.

Li Sa shook her head and couldn’t laugh: “Little Chen Lu, sometimes I really can’t understand you. You make yourself so painful while taking revenge on others. What kind of revenge is this? Why bother?”

“Revenge… revenge…”

A crack finally appeared on the calm mask, Chen Lu’s eyes were a little red. She silently withdrew her hand and muttered to herself: “I never really want to take revenge on her.”

“…”

Isn’t it revenge?

Li Sa was stunned for a moment, a little confused about what Chen Lu was saying.

In fact, what Li Sa said to Gu Wan Jun just now, except for the love part, the rest was true.

She is indeed a photographer, and she and Chen Lu know each other because of work.

Li Sa is a very sophisticated person, and can chat with anyone. When she first met Chen Lu, she only thought that this girl was cold, but she was efficient and generous, and was a perfect client. Later, with work contact, she didn’t know who told her that her studio’s funds were in trouble, and she quietly pushed a dozen or so big authors in the circle who needed photography to her.

And Li Sa heard about these things from others.

Chen Lu never revealed a word to her.

As a result, within a month of knowing each other, Li Sa came to a conclusion that this girl was a good person and could be friends with.

Li Sa was quite surprised when she received a call from Chen Lu before returning to China. After all, this person had never contacted her proactively. She took the initiative to start a topic, saying that she was going back to China to deal with things, and asked Chen Lu if she had time to have a meal with her. After a moment of silence, Chen Lu didn’t answer, but instead asked her if she could do her a favor.

Pretend to be a girlfriend. That’s the favor Chen Lu said she wanted Li Sa to do.

Chen Lu told Li Sa about the situation and the relationship between the characters. After listening to the whole thing, Li Sa’s frowning eyebrows never relaxed.

She’s not a good person, but she hates people who play with other people’s feelings the most.

Especially the feelings of little girls.

As a result, at the first meeting, Li Sa spoke with sarcasm, and wanted to hurt Tang Ying, who she thought was both wanting this and wanting that, in her impression.

Of course, she didn’t let Gu Wan Jun go either.

Thinking that Chen Lu asked her to pretend to be her girlfriend for the pleasure of taking revenge on her ex, Li Sa hid a knife in her smile as soon as she met her, and hurt her with every word.

But when she saw Gu Wan Jun trying hard not to shed tears, and saw the restrained look in her eyes when she looked at Chen Lu, even Li Sa, an outsider, had a moment of trance. Combined with Chen Lu’s pitiful appearance of hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting herself by eight hundred after Gu Wan Jun left, and the sentence “I never really want to take revenge on her”, this made Li Sa couldn’t help but wonder if she had misunderstood Chen Lu’s intention of asking her to pretend to be her girlfriend from the beginning.

But she worked so hard to put on such a big show in front of Gu Wan Jun. If it’s not revenge, then what is it?