Heartthrob, Your Image is Crumbling!

Chapter 379: Past and Present, Lost and Gained

"What are you guys talking about?"Zhou Yuwen and Liu Yilin's conversation was utterly baffling. Lu Wanting listened in complete confusion; how did a perfectly normal conversation suddenly turn into treating Zhou Yuwen like a gang boss with thousands of subordinates?

Zhou Yuwen dismissed it as nothing.

"I probably beat them up too badly that day, so they assumed I was in the underworld," Zhou Yuwen said with a smile.

Lu Wanting thought this made some sense, but she still found it strange. "Even so, where did the thousands of people come from? If it were a few dozen, that would be believable, but thousands? Is the mainland really that chaotic?"

"Don't listen to their nonsense." Peng Xiaoyong, who always carried a somewhat self-righteous air, glanced at Zhou Yuwen and said, "He probably just bragged to those people."

"I think the best solution is still to inform the parents and teachers."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen simply smiled without a word and lowered his head to continue drinking his soup.

Meanwhile, Liu Yilin stood obediently beside Zhou Yuwen. Seeing that he had almost finished his chicken soup, she took the initiative to ask, "Brother, do you want me to serve you another bowl?"

Zhou Yuwen replied, "Aren't you the obedient one?"

Seeing Zhou Yuwen praise her, Liu Yilin actually smiled shyly. At this moment, Peng Xiaoyong and Lu Wanting were still discussing educational issues, but Zhao Rui had already explained the specific situation to Liu Yilin earlier.

At that time, Zhao Rui had slapped her own face while expressing her deep regret. "Yilin, I really regret it! If I had known Zhou Yuwen was your brother, even if you lent me the courage, I wouldn't have dared to bully you!"

"You don't even know, at that time, so many people were calling your brother 'Boss'!"

"Your brother is a true boss. In front of him, I'm absolutely nothing!"

"Sister Yilin, from now on, if you need anything, just let us do it for you. Seriously, we will go through fire and water for you! We won't hesitate!"

Zhao Rui's resolute expression completely overwhelmed Liu Yilin. It had to be known that Liu Yilin naturally had a shy and introverted personality. Faced with this sudden shift in attitude, she had no idea how to react. It took her a long time before she helped Zhao Rui up and stammered, "No, no, you guys don't need to do this."

"As long as you don't keep disturbing my studying from now on, we can still be classmates," Liu Yilin said.

"Then, then can you ask your brother to forgive me?" Zhao Rui looked somewhat embarrassed saying this, feeling it was too extravagant a request.

However, Liu Yilin nodded and agreed, "Okay, I will tell him when I get back."

Just like that, Zhao Rui immediately beamed with joy.

Even though Liu Yilin had told Zhao Rui multiple times not to disturb her studying.

Zhao Rui clearly still harbored ambitions of joining the Xuhuai gang, so she naturally went to great lengths to curry favor with Liu Yilin. Always addressing her as "Sister Yilin," she not only bought milk tea and bread for her but also smiled fawningly, asking if there was any time she could treat Zhou Yuwen to a meal.

Obviously, Zhou Yuwen rejected this presumptuous request without a second thought.

Zhou Yuwen lectured his cousin, telling her not to associate too much with those kinds of people.

Her main priority right now was still to get into a good university.

"Do you have a dream university in mind?" Zhou Yuwen asked.

"No."

"If you don't, then aim for Jinling. That way, I can take care of you when the time comes."

Liu Yilin smiled and nodded. Actually, last night, she had secretly searched online to see what universities were in Jinling and had already set Nanjing University as her top choice. Although her current grades were a bit short of the mark, she felt that with some hard work, there was still hope.

Truth be told, although Zhou Yuwen and Liu Yilin had played together for a while when they were kids, they had barely kept in touch since high school. The last time they met was at the celebratory banquet for Zhou Yuwen's college admission.

At that time, Zhou Yuwen had performed poorly on the college entrance examination and only got into a second-tier university. His family had almost been too embarrassed to even host the banquet.

Zhou Yuwen himself was also in a rather gloomy mood.

The two of them hadn't talked much back then, and in the blink of an eye, nearly half a year had passed without them seeing each other. Their relationship had actually started to grow distant long ago.

Who could have expected that when they met again this time...

Liu Yilin would see a completely brand-new cousin.

How should she put it? The cousin standing before her was confident and mature, exuding an indescribable aura from head to toe. In short, he was incredibly handsome.

None of those immature brats at school could even begin to compare with him.

Most importantly, just talking with him made her feel very happy.

Staying by her cousin's side gave her a strong sense of security.

Originally, Liu Yilin was a very introverted girl, but today she had spoken a lot with Zhou Yuwen. She even dared to express herself boldly and share her thoughts with him.

Crucially, Zhou Yuwen actually listened to her seriously and offered her advice based on his own personal experiences.

For instance, when she mentioned wanting to get into Jinling University.

But she also felt that getting into Jinling University was too difficult and wondered if she could actually pass the exams.

Zhou Yuwen simply asked what her current test scores were.

It would be a bit challenging, but with hard work, it was doable.

After all, there was still one semester left.

Liu Yilin asked embarrassedly, "Then, Brother, can you give me supplementary classes?"

"Uh, you want me to tutor you? I go to a crappy second-tier university. If I tutor you, you might end up in a second-tier school too."

Liu Yilin couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this. She said, "A second-tier university is actually fine. If I can go to the same school as you, Brother, that would be great too!"

Zhou Yuwen immediately shot that idea down.

"It's useless. Look, with the major I'm studying right now, it will be hard to find a job in the future. Otherwise, I wouldn't be writing novels myself. If you have the ability, you should aim for Nanjing University."

"Oh, right. I have a classmate who goes to Nanjing University. If you really want someone to give you supplementary classes, I can ask her to help you," Zhou Yuwen said, suddenly thinking of Li Shiqi.

But Liu Yilin frowned. Her original intention was to have Zhou Yuwen tutor her so she could spend more time with her cousin. Thus, she replied, "Forget it, that would be too much trouble for her."

"It's no trouble at all. She's a good friend of mine. I'll just arrange it for you."

After all, Liu Yilin was his cousin, and nepotism had been a human tradition since ancient times. Since his cousin had the potential, he definitely needed to groom her well. Li Shiqi was short on money, but if he just gave her cash directly, she definitely wouldn't accept it.

When the time came, he could privately pay Li Shiqi a tutoring fee and have her properly instruct Liu Yilin.

Then, after Liu Yilin attended Nanjing University and graduated, she could directly join his company and help him.

It was hitting multiple birds with one stone.

What could possibly be wrong with that?

However, it was obvious that this was not the outcome Liu Yilin wanted. Her face showed a hint of disappointment.

Before she could say anything, their little cousin, who had been listening from the side with wide, darting eyes, suddenly threw himself into Zhou Yuwen's arms and declared, "I want to go to a university in Jinling in the future too!"

Amused by this, Zhou Yuwen chuckled and said, "Let's wait until you finish first grade before we talk about that!"

The little cousin fussed around for a bit, and a few other children also ran over to play with them.

On New Year's Eve, Zhou Yuwen's house was very lively. The men were drinking, while the women sat in the living room, cracking melon seeds and chatting.

A bit later in the evening, they set up two mahjong tables in the card room on the second floor.

The children stayed on the first floor, watching TV and playing.

Usually, at midnight, the adults would take the children to the roof to set off firecrackers.

Zhou Yuwen kept the young relatives company until eight o'clock. By this time, the Spring Festival Gala had been broadcasting for a while, right around the fourth performance.

It was the actor Huang Bo, wearing a Hermes jumpsuit, walking forward on the stage while singing the song "My Demands Aren't High."

An eighty-square-meter cozy nest.

And a warm, good wife.

A child who successfully gets into university, And finds a good job right after graduation.

Hearing this song again, Zhou Yuwen suddenly realized that it seemed to be starting from 2014, exactly with this song, that people really began looking forward to the future.

Listening to this song in this era, it felt as if everything sung in the lyrics was something people deserved as a given.

It wouldn't be until many years later that everyone would realize that the things sung in the song were actually unattainable pipe dreams.

Let alone an eighty-square-meter cozy nest.

Even a gentle, good wife.

In the years that followed in his past life, men wouldn't even dare to dream of such things.

The song was catchy and the melody was simple. The children babbled along and started singing it after just hearing it once.

Zhou Yuwen wasn't interested in this. Today was naturally a festive season, and a whole group of girls was simultaneously sharing their Chinese New Year experiences with him.

Jiang Xinyi had already flown to Hawaii.

She asked Zhou Yuwen if he wanted to see her in a bikini.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "How could I possibly have any inappropriate thoughts about the Teacher's Wife?"

"(Angry) (Angry) (Angry)"

Jiang Xinyi sent several angry emojis and replied: The look in my eyes when I want to murder someone cannot be hidden.

Zhou Yuwen just sent her a few grinning emojis in response.

Jiang Xinyi scoffed. Without waiting for Zhou Yuwen's approval, she went ahead and sent her swimsuit photo anyway.

The picture showed a blue sky, white clouds, and a golden sandy beach.

Wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit, Jiang Xinyi showed off her snow-white, toned legs while flashing a V-sign with her fingers.

Beside her stood the elegant and poised Liu Jing, wearing sunglasses, a straw hat, and a black swimsuit.

Looking at this photo.

Zhou Yuwen sent an expression of envy.

He texted, "The life of the rich is just so unpretentious and simple."

Jiang Xinyi covered her mouth and laughed on her end, replying, "If you want to come, you can too, you know?"

"No, I refuse!"

"Hmph!"

Although Beijing was much colder than Jiangsu Province, with heavy snow already falling on New Year's Eve, the heating systems in Beijing had been turned on long ago.

Zheng Yanyan had followed her parents to her grandparents' house early in the morning for the Chinese New Year. Wearing a red knitted bodycon dress, Zheng Yanyan propped her long, pale, and slender legs up on the coffee table to snap a picture for Zhou Yuwen.

Beside her was a little girl, looking to be about four or five years old. According to Zheng Yanyan, it was her younger cousin from her extended family. Zheng Yanyan's family didn't have as many relatives as Zhou Yuwen's. She only had one younger aunt who was already married and had given birth to this smiling little girl.

Zheng Yanyan deliberately tried to seduce Zhou Yuwen, completely exposing her bare feet on the coffee table.

The little girl thought it looked fun and directly pounced over to bite at them.

This amused Zheng Yanyan so much that she couldn't stop laughing, and she hurriedly sent a video of it to Zhou Yuwen.

When it came to being delightfully provocative, no one could beat Yan Yan.

This battle robe, paired with those beautiful legs and feet, actually managed to stir something inside Zhou Yuwen. He replied, "I want to take a bite too."

Hearing this, Zheng Yanyan found it even more hilarious and said:

"(Smug) Then come over here, I'll let you take a bite."

"I can't make it over there. Why don't you come over instead? I'll hold you while sleeping."

"Hmph, I'm not even your girlfriend, why should I let you hold me while sleeping?"

Zhou Yuwen sent a shrugging emoji.

"Alright then, forget it."

Besides Zheng Yanyan, Qu Jing and Tao Tian also sent Zhou Yuwen some fan-service photos.

Qu Jing sent a video of herself wearing a black leather collar. In the video, she flicked the little bell attached to it and said pitifully, "Jingjing has been thinking of Master very much during the Chinese New Year too!"

As for Tao Tian, she shared a picture of her family's New Year's Eve dinner with him.

Lu Lin was the most bored one of all. Because she was the only one who stayed behind in Jinling, she spent every day lounging around like a corpse in Zhou Yuwen's Big Flat. It was the Chinese New Year, yet her table was covered with nothing but snacks and KFC.

During such a festive time, all the other girls were competing for his favor.

Yet this Lu Lin hadn't even bothered to reach out to Zhou Yuwen once.

This made Zhou Yuwen rather displeased. He sent a message to Lu Lin, saying, "You don't even know how to wish me a Happy New Year? Which old flame are you fooling around with?"

Zhou Yuwen was actually just joking.

But right after he sent it, Lu Lin immediately started a video call with him.

Zhou Yuwen clicked accept.

He saw Lu Lin wearing pajamas, lying prone on the sofa with sleepy eyes. She scratched her head at Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen glanced roughly around the room and couldn't help but smile. He said, "You don't even know how to do some cleaning while you're at home."

"There's no one else here anyway."

Lu Lin muttered. Because she was lying face down on the sofa, her slender little feet naturally swung back and forth in the air behind her as they chatted.

'Fair enough,' Zhou Yuwen thought. He felt that among all his girls, Lu Lin was probably the one he worried about the least.

Zhou Yuwen had interacted with quite a few girls by now. Truth be told, Lu Lin was actually a bit colder and more detached than the others. He felt that as long as he provided her with good food and drinks, she wouldn't ask for anything else.

He remembered a few times when he was taking her from behind.

Lu Lin had simply sat on top of him, playing video games while bouncing on him.

She was truly something else.

Zhou Yuwen asked how she was doing in Jinling and if she missed him.

Lu Lin suddenly turned serious and asked, "If I miss you, will you come back immediately?"

"Probably not..."

"Then why should I miss you?" Lu Lin retorted proudly.

Zhou Yuwen chuckled softly and asked her how the labor dispatch business was going.

Since Jiang Xinyi was currently in Hawaii, Lu Lin and Lu Hui were the only ones left to stare at the labor operations.

Lu Lin said that the vast majority of the students had gone home for the Chinese New Year.

There were still a few who remained at the factories, and Lu Hui was keeping an eye on them.

Basically, there were no major issues.

Zhou Yuwen nodded. "Thanks for your hard work."

"I'm not really working that hard. I feel like Lu Hui is the one working really hard," Lu Lin said lazily.

Zhou Yuwen replied, "It's only right for her to work hard. I'm paying her double salary, after all."

"So that means I don't get anything?"

"You get something too."

"Then what do I get?"

"This is a special consolation from a hubby to his wife."

By this time, Zhou Yuwen had moved from the living room out into the courtyard, speaking to Lu Lin with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Lin actually blushed—a rare sight. She let out a very proud 'hmph' and didn't say another word.

Seeing this reaction through the video call, Zhou Yuwen couldn't help but laugh.

He stood in the courtyard, chatting with Lu Lin for a while longer before hanging up the phone call. At that moment, a child ran over again, pestering Zhou Yuwen to take him to set off firecrackers.

Seeing that Lu Wanting was also there, Zhou Yuwen said, "Have your cousin-in-law take you. Your cousin doesn't have time right now."

The child didn't overthink things. Grabbing Lu Wanting with one hand and Zhou Yuwen with the other, he demanded, "Cousin and cousin-in-law should go together."

The child spoke without any hidden meaning, but as the two adults heard this, they felt an undeniable sense of awkwardness.

Zhou Yuwen thought he was just overthinking it. But when he looked up and caught Lu Wanting's expression, he knew instantly that she had realized the same thing.

The atmosphere suddenly turned rather awkward.

Lu Wanting pretended not to understand the implication. Lowering her head quickly, she said, "Alright, let's not be disturbing your cousin anymore. Cousin-in-law will take you to set off fireworks, okay?"

"Yay!"

And just like that, Lu Wanting led a group of children away to play.

Zhou Yuwen chatted individually with the girls for a while longer. Then, checking the time, he saw it was almost eight-thirty in the evening. He cast a glance at Lu Wanting, who was playing with fireworks with the children not far away.

After a moment of thought, he felt there was nothing left for him to do at home.

He might as well just go to Su Qing's house and keep the mother and daughter company.

The Chinese New Year was bustling and lively for most people, but for Su Qing's family, there wasn't much excitement to speak of. After all, it was just the two women. At most, they would eat a meal, chat, and watch the Spring Festival Gala together.

Actually, the atmosphere this year wasn't too bad. After all, a car had been bought, and they had checked out new houses.

They finally harbored some expectation for the future.

At Su Qing's suggestion, the two of them even opened a bottle of red wine.

Su Qing taught her mother how to properly drink red wine: swirling it like this, and then taking a small sip.

Watching her daughter put on such a sophisticated act, Pan Min secretly found it quite amusing.

She remarked, "You've been away at university for four months and haven't learned much, but you've certainly mastered the decadent habits of capitalism."

"How is this decadent? This is called enjoying life."

Su Qing lifted her chin and said with a bright smile.

Today, she had her hair braided into a thick plait that draped over one shoulder. Wearing a white crewneck sweater and holding a wine glass, she genuinely exuded an air of elegance.

Pan Min smiled and replied, "Right, it's enjoying life."

"You never knew how to do any of this before. Zhou Yuwen probably taught you all this, right?" Pan Min asked.

Su Qing replied, "How could he have taught me?"

"He's a rough guy. There's no way he could teach me; I'm the one who taught him all of this, okay?"

In their previous life, Zhou Yuwen had been a rough guy who didn't care about these refined details.

But Su Qing had a somewhat bourgeois sentimentality and would occasionally play out some romantic gestures with Zhou Yuwen.

So it was indeed Su Qing who had taught Zhou Yuwen these things.

However, Pan Min didn't believe her. In her mind, her daughter had been a well-behaved and honest girl in high school. How could she have picked up so many fancy tricks after just four months away?

Still, Pan Min wasn't going to argue with Su Qing over these minor details.

Pan Min simply raised her wine glass to clink it against her daughter's and told her that Zhou Yuwen was a good young man and she needed to hold onto him tightly.

"You've been too spoiled by me. You need to restrain yourself a bit when you're around Yuwen."

Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but purse her lips and say, "Mom, you have no idea how restrained I am around him!"

Pan Min said, "Is that so? From what I see, it looks like you just bully him all the time."

Su Qing felt incredibly wronged hearing this. She thought to herself, 'Your daughter is almost perfectly willing to be his concubine.'

Of course, these were things she could never say to her mother.

During the Chinese New Year, they should talk about happy things.

She clinked glasses with her mother again and took another sip of red wine. A faint blush had already crept onto her cheeks.

Su Qing told Pan Min that now they had a car and a house.

"Next up is the issue of your job. Mom, didn't you always tell me before that if you had the means, you wouldn't want to be a teacher for even one more day? Now that your son-in-law is rich, if you really don't want to do it anymore, just resign and move to Jinling with us!"

Pan Min said, "You just bought me a car and a house, and now you want me to go to Jinling? Wouldn't that mean we bought the house for nothing?"

"How is it for nothing? We can drive the car to Jinling, and the house can be rented out. Even if we just leave it vacant, its value will definitely go up in the future. The most important thing is that you're happy, Mom."

By this time, Su Qing was already slightly tipsy, speaking with a cheerful giggle.

Pan Min said, "Let me think about it some more."

"After all, you two aren't married yet. We shouldn't be so dependent on Yuwen."

"Ugh!"

Seeing that Pan Min was still so stubborn, Su Qing felt exasperated. Pouting, she said, "Mom, you don't understand the relationship between Zhou Yuwen and me at all."

"Anyway, he will absolutely never abandon me. Mom, just comfortably accept the things he gives you. Don't worry about it."

As she spoke, Su Qing set down her wine glass, reached over with both hands to hold Pan Min's hand, and said earnestly, "Mom, do you remember what I used to tell you? I said I wanted to give you a good life!"

"Now, I finally have the ability to do so."

"After the New Year, you should resign and move to Jinling. Zhou Yuwen and I will secure an investment for you. Haven't you always wanted to open a beauty salon? We'll invest five million for you to open three beauty salons!"

Su Qing held up three fingers as she spoke.

Looking at her daughter's joyful expression, Pan Min said, "Alright, alright, I know."

"If you can't handle your liquor, don't drink so much. Look at you, you're drunk, aren't you?"

"I'm not drunk, Mom. I'm telling the truth."

Su Qing had only had two glasses of wine so far. She wasn't truly drunk.

But her head did feel a bit dizzy.

She kept repeating over and over that she wanted Pan Min to live a good life.

"Really!"

Pan Min felt helpless and said, "Alright, alright, I get it."

"Then Mom, let's have one more glass?" Saying this, Su Qing raised her wine glass.

Pan Min said, "That's enough, stop drinking."

"Just let me drink!"

In the end, Su Qing drank it anyway. The small chandelier in their dining room created a very cozy atmosphere.

Under the warm light, Su Qing laid her entire upper body on the dining table.

Her shimmering eyes made her look drunk, yet they also seemed to conceal an invisible trace of sorrow.

How could she not be sorrowful?

She missed Zhou Yuwen.

On this New Year's Eve, the sound of fireworks echoed outside, drifting from near and far. It wasn't overly noisy, but it clamored with the lively celebrations of others.

After she started working in her previous life, the fast-paced environment had caused Su Qing to lose herself.

She had constantly felt the need to work hard and earn more money, entirely forgetting that during her most helpless and vulnerable moments...

It was actually Zhou Yuwen who had been by her side.

Just like right now.

The old Su Qing used to absolutely hate the Chinese New Year.

Because while other families reunited joyfully, her family had only ever consisted of two people. Even if they wanted to celebrate, their home inevitably felt quiet and desolate.

Su Qing remembered that during university, in the latter half of every New Year's Eve night, Zhou Yuwen would always come looking for her. Then, the two of them would go up to the roof to watch the fireworks together.

They would kiss right when the fireworks were at their most brilliant.

These were the most indelible memories of her youth.

But the Su Qing of her previous life had forgotten it all.

Now, having been reborn to live a second life, Su Qing remembered everything clearly again.

It was inevitable for Su Qing to feel regret. She thought to herself, if she hadn't gone crazy and insisted on getting a divorce in her previous life, perhaps the two of them would still be living a peaceful, ordinary life right now. Even if they didn't make a fortune, at the very least, she would have someone accompanying her during holidays and festivals.

She wouldn't be in this current situation, having to share Zhou Yuwen with other women.

All of this was simply her bringing trouble upon herself.

The events of her previous life felt like nothing more than a fleeting pipe dream.

As Su Qing lay on the dining table, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, completely unable to control herself.

She thought that Zhou Yuwen would never love her the same way he did in the past.

Before, she was Zhou Yuwen's one and only.

But now, she was merely one among his many women.

He would no longer treat her like a precious treasure in the palm of his hand.

Nor would he abandon the lively family gathering at his home on New Year's Eve just to keep her company alone.

Su Qing truly regretted everything.

Pan Min told Su Qing that her phone was ringing.

Yet Su Qing continued lying prone on the table, acting as if she hadn't heard a thing.

Having no other choice, Pan Min picked up the phone to take a look.

She was surprised to find that it was actually an incoming call from Zhou Yuwen.

She connected the call without a second thought.

"Hello? Yuwen?"

"Aunt Pan."

Zhou Yuwen hadn't expected Pan Min to answer and paused for a second.

At that moment, upon hearing Zhou Yuwen's name, Su Qing jerked her head up as if awakening from a dream.

Pan Min shot her daughter a helpless glare and handed the phone over to her.

Su Qing quickly adjusted her state and asked in a normal tone, "Hello? Zhou Yuwen."

Zhou Yuwen was speechless. "Why did your mom answer the phone?"

Su Qing mumbled, explaining that she had drunk some wine and her head felt a little dizzy.

"I spaced out."

"You really are a piece of work," Zhou Yuwen scoffed.

Su Qing pouted and asked how Zhou Yuwen had the time to call her. Did he need something?

"What else could it be?"

Zhou Yuwen felt like Su Qing was still half-asleep. He said, "Go take a look at the balcony first."

"Huh?"

"Just go."

Su Qing stood up in a daze, walked out to the balcony, and then asked Zhou Yuwen what he wanted her to do.

Zhou Yuwen said, "Look down."

Only when Su Qing looked down did she finally notice it.

In an open space downstairs from her apartment building, countless small fireworks had been set up.

And Zhou Yuwen was standing right there, squarely in the middle of all the fireworks.

Seeing this scene, Su Qing's eyes immediately grew moist. Her voice choked with sobs as she asked, "You... you still remember?"

"Of course, how could I forget!"

That was the first winter holiday Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing had spent together. The two of them had dated through their first semester. Although they had officially established their relationship, it was well known that couples tended to hold themselves back at the very beginning of a romance.

It wasn't until the semester ended and they returned to their hometown.

Su Qing finally began opening up to Zhou Yuwen about her family.

Her father had passed away a long time ago.

She and her mother had to depend on each other.

Every Chinese New Year, while other families gathered warmly together.

Her own home was always quiet and desolate.

Su Qing had looked extremely lonely when she spoke about this.

That very same first New Year's Eve.

Zhou Yuwen had run all the way to the downstairs of Su Qing's apartment to set off fireworks for her.

Su Qing had been incredibly moved back then.

Just as she was in this exact moment.

Even though it was her second time experiencing it, she was still so touched that she couldn't stop the tears from falling.

Covering her mouth, she wept silently.

Staring at Zhou Yuwen standing amidst the fireworks.

She stopped overthinking everything.

Instead, she rushed downstairs without any hesitation and tightly embraced him.

No matter what happened in the future, she was going to be with Zhou Yuwen.

This time, she would not change her mind!

Accompanied by a massive boom, a firework shot violently into the sky.

Then, at an altitude of several dozen meters, it exploded into thousands of brilliant sparks.

This Chinese New Year, Zhou Yuwen was still together with Su Qing.

The two found a nearby high-rise building and leaned intimately against each other to watch the fireworks. They talked about how they had first met and got to know each other, lamenting how difficult it was for them to still be together now.

The New Year's bell finished tolling.

The fireworks display began to grow denser.

The two shared a kiss on the rooftop.

Zhou Yuwen's hand slipped in under the hem of Su Qing's sweater.

When a butterfly spreads its wings, it means one is about to lose everything.