Fan Yue arrived ten minutes early for her date with Tu Hengsha; however, Fan Yue was even earlier, holding a glass of water with a sowhat dazed expression.
She walked over, and when Fan Yue suddenly saw her, she pulled out a smile, "Little Sha, you’re here."
"Yueyue." She sat down.
"What do you want to eat? Go ahead and order, it’s on ." She handed over the nu.
"The sa as before." There were a few dishes they always ordered at their gatherings.
Fan Yue smiled, "Okay."
After that, they fell into silence, both sipping their water, creating an awkward atmosphere.
Finally, it was Fan Yue who spoke first, "How are things between you and Su Ronggui now?"
"Mm, quite well."
"That’s... good..." Fan Yue’s fingers nervously rubbed the glass, her expression extrely unnatural, "You were my bridesmaid when I got married, I wonder who will be your bridesmaid when you get married?"
Tu Hengsha thought for a mont, feeling sowhat like a failure since she hadn’t made any other female friends over the years besides Fan Yue.
Because they were rare, they were more precious.
She looked at Fan Yue, sighing inwardly, "Yueyue, I guessed it, you don’t have to be conflicted anymore."
Fan Yue suddenly looked up, her eyes wide.
"After Grandma passed away, Su Ronggui asked you all to move out; he said it was because Grandma was gone, and living with you all was uncomfortable for him as a man."
Fan Yue was stunned, "Did he say that?"
"Yes." She took a sip of water, "But I know the real reason isn’t that; you all moved out before Grandma passed away, and it was so rushed. Could he predict when Grandma would die? Or was he cursing for it? He’s not a harsh person; without a reason, he wouldn’t have done this. After thinking it over, there’s only one possibility: maybe you or Cui Pei were involved in Grandma’s death. There was nothing else that could make him do this."
Fan Yue’s water glass fell onto the table, tipping over and soaking the table.
Tu Hengsha watched as the spilled water spread quickly, soaking Fan Yue’s sleeve, and felt as if a part of her own heart was wet, "As for how Grandma died and why Su Ronggui’s mom took Grandma to the mountain, I’ve thought about that too. Over the years, Su Ronggui’s mom has always wanted to distance herself from the Xu family, avoiding any contact, and didn’t even like Su Ronggui to have much contact with the Xu family. Taking her forr mother-in-law up the mountain to see her ex-husband? Unlikely. As for , I was a new developnt over the years, and it should be related to . What’s more, Su Ronggui was setting up our new house those days, about to marry , she must have been anxious. How did Su Ronggui’s mom co to know all this? Grandma said Su Ronggui wasn’t one to talk, and he wouldn’t ntion things until they were settled. I don’t think he would have said it himself."
Fan Yue barely managed a smile and said nothing.
Tu Hengsha continued, "Do you know about my dad’s stuff?"
Fan Yue ca prepared, so when Tu Hengsha asked, she didn’t deny it and nodded.
"I’ve never told anyone, including you. Those who used to know have long left my circle, and over the past ten years, I hadn’t t anyone else who knew. The only person who knew was Su Rongxing, who was with when I saw the file. I disappeared for three days, and soon the whole newspaper knew about it. I knew it was Su Rongxing who spread it, but how did he know? I once suspected it was Su Ronggui; I even overheard Su Rongxing saying that Su Ronggui admitted it himself. However, I later learned from my mom that on the day I ran away from ho, she was anxious and called you, telling you everything. I wavered between you and Su Ronggui, wondering who it could be. In the end, he was open, and you were anxious. Yueyue, these days, I’ve clearly felt that we are not the sa as we used to be."
Fan Yue finally cried, "I’m sorry, Little Sha, I didn’t an to..."
"I know you didn’t, you and Su Rongxing had no connection, so how could it be you? You only told Cui Pei, who then inford the Su family. The Su family called back Su Ronggui for questioning, and that led to Su Rongxing hearing Su Ronggui admit it himself. And then, Su Ronggui’s mom went to find Grandma, and Grandma had her accident...the sequence of events should be like this, right?"
"I don’t know, I don’t know what the connection between Cui Pei and the Su family was, but the rest is mostly right..." Fan Yue’s tears fell like rain, "I didn’t think that just by saying sothing to Cui Pei, it would trigger such a chain reaction, leading to Grandma... I really didn’t an to, Grandma was so good to us... I... how could I want Grandma to die... I live with guilt every day... and Little Sha, I never ant to betray you either..."
Tu Hengsha gazed at her, tears welling up in her own eyes, and finally pulled out a tissue, handing it to Fan Yue.
When Fan Yue took the tissue, she clutched Tu Hengsha’s hand, her tears streaming down, "Little Sha, will you forgive ? Will you bla ? Can we still be friends?"
Tu Hengsha lowered her eyes, thinking slightly.
She recalled the girl who had once angrily splashed ink on her so-called "good friend," and at that mont, she felt no anger.
"Yueyue, if it were before, not only would I not forgive you, I might even hate you. I used to despise traitors the most, but now, looking back, it was just because I was insecure and cowardly. If one’s heart is strong, without fear, how could they fear betrayal? How could they fear rumors? Under the sky, everyone has eyes, and eyes will see, mouths are on people’s bodies, and mouths will speak; I don’t have the right to demand how others act or speak. I only know that I’m no longer afraid, so there’s no more resentnt. Grandma’s passing might not be blad on you; even without you, Su Ronggui’s mom would still have found out about my relationship with him, and maybe the result would be the sa, or perhaps different. You can use this sentence to console yourself; if you can find relief in it, I hope you live freely, without bearing guilt, as long as you can successfully convince yourself, and not . I know you’re in pain now; the root of human suffering is actually their own demons. You see, those directly responsible for Grandma’s death aren’t as pained because they aren’t tornted by their inner demons. As for whether we can continue to be friends..." she paused slightly, "to be honest, Yueyue, I don’t know either. Life is like a revolving lantern; we et person after person, and eventually, we say goodbye to everyone we et. So people are destined to just pass by, so will accompany us for a while, and so will stay for a lifeti. As for how long soone will stay, none of us knows until the end. Maybe one day, you’ll have the courage to face openly, and I’ll be able to forget everything, and we might return to what we were, but it’s also possible that day will never co. I can’t predict it, nor can I give you an answer now; just like at this mont, even if I tell you I don’t mind anything, we start over, you might not even overco your own hurdle, you can’t even lift your head to look at properly."
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