About a week had passed since Su Baizhou's birthday.
Luo Ye was working at the bookstore as usual.
The moment the bookstore opened, he spotted a round, chubby creature sitting at the entrance. Looking closer, he realized it was Xing Zhen.
After all this time, Luo Ye could be considered acquainted with him, so he immediately asked, "Were you waiting for the door to open?"
"Bro, I got dumped."
Xing Zhen squatted on the ground, hugging his knees with both arms as he spoke pitifully.
Hearing that, Luo Ye sighed and said, "That doesn't count as getting dumped. That means you failed to pursue her."
"But, bro, I don't understand. I offered her my whole heart and went along with everything she wanted. Why wouldn't she be with me?"
Feelings weren't something where liking someone meant they were bound to like you back.
Luo Ye opened the door and let Fatty Xing into the bookstore.
He tidied things behind the counter while saying to Xing Zhen, "You were lucky. She didn't string you along and rejected you directly."
"But I'm still unhappy."
Xing Zhen's English was very good. His family wasn't particularly well-off, and his father often went abroad for work and was away from home year-round. That was why, after his high school graduation, he had gone abroad with his father.
For example, Xing Zhen had gone mining overseas.
Going mining at such a young age was grueling and exhausting, but the food was decent. As a result, Xing Zhen had actually gained some weight after two months of work.
"Time will wash everything away."
Luo Ye said the line that everyone used to comfort someone after a breakup.
"No. I think what washes everything away isn't time, but falling for someone new."
"That makes sense." Luo Ye nodded.