Chapter 308: Really Don't Understand Women

After sitting on the stone bench for another ten minutes, listening to the continuous sneezing, Shen Yan advised, "Go home and take a shower first, otherwise your body won't be able to take it."

Chen Shanni nodded blankly.

Afterwards, the two returned to the Danqingyuan Residential Complex.

Before parting ways, Chen Shanni begged Shen Yan not to tell anyone about this matter. Shen Yan nodded and agreed, "But you can hide it for a while, not for a lifetime. You should still notify your family as soon as possible, otherwise they will have regrets."

"What's the use of telling them? That feeling of helplessness must be very painful. I would rather leave quietly; at least it won't be too torturous for others," Chen Shanni rejected this suggestion.

Shen Yan felt a pang of soreness in his nose; the little girl was so sensible it made one's heart ache.

"Click!" The sound of a door opening rang out.

Wu Yue'er, who was busy in the kitchen, looked at Chen Shanni's drenched appearance and couldn't help but be stunned: "Shanni, where did you go? How did you end up like this?"

Chen Shanni managed a smile, pretending to be fine: "I had an accident on the way. You keep busy; I'm going to the bathroom to take a shower."

"Then hurry up, the meal will be ready soon."

Wu Yue'er didn't notice anything unusual and said with a smile.

Next door at the Shen Family.

After composing his mind, Shen Yan took out his phone; there was still no reply from Hao Anqi.

He called, but the phone was turned off.

Helpless, he had no choice but to send a message to Wen Xiaoyan: "Xiaoyan, is An Qi in the dormitory?"

Wen Xiaoyan: "She is. Did you two have a fight? Her mood seems a bit off; she's lying on the bed and ignoring everyone."

Shen Yan: "A small misunderstanding. Have her call me back."

Wen Xiaoyan: "OK!"

Not long after, Shen Yan received a message from Hao Anqi.

She said she wanted to talk to Shen Yan and was waiting for him downstairs at the dormitory building. Shen Yan couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

The situation didn't seem very good.

In his assumptions, after Hao Anqi saw the message, she should have trusted him without reservation, but now... he just felt the result of the conversation wouldn't be pleasant.

After pondering for a moment, he replied: "Alright! I'll be there in fifteen minutes."

On a night of light drizzle, soft raindrops fell, bringing a unique tranquility to the city.

On the grass beside the girls' dormitory building, Shen Yan and Hao Anqi stood facing each other under an umbrella. The ground was covered with withered yellow grass, giving a sense of deep loneliness.

But this was only temporary.

When spring arrives, this patch of grass will once again burst with new vitality.

Shen Yan took a step forward, wanting to grab Hao Anqi's hand, but she dodged it. Shen Yan looked at her with some confusion.

There were no streetlights on this side of the lawn, only the faint light shining from the various windows of the dormitory building, like fireflies. In the slightly dim environment, Shen Yan could vaguely see the expression on Hao Anqi's face.

Her fox-like eyes were a bit red and swollen, and the tears at the corners of her eyes had not yet completely dried.

Clearly, she had just finished crying not long ago.

"It was really a misunderstanding just now. Chen Shanni had some trouble and was caught in the rain. I just happened to pass by and comforted her. It's that simple."

Shen Yan frowned slightly and explained the sequence of events again.

Hao Anqi bit her lip gently, and after hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke: "Let's... let's break up."

"What did you say?"

Shen Yan was slightly stunned, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"I said I want to break up with you!"

This sentence seemed to exhaust all of Hao Anqi's strength. After saying it, she felt her whole body go limp, and at the same time, it felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her, and she became light.

It turned out that deep down, she had wanted to do that.

Even though there was ten thousand times the reluctance, life now was just too tiring; she couldn't bear it.

Shen Yan stared at her blankly for several seconds, then questioned: "The reason? Is it because you don't trust me, or because of that ethereal sense of disparity?"

"I feel so tired being with you. Before, I worried about you being snatched away by others, and my heart was always in a state of flux. Now, it's because you are too outstanding, and I'm not worthy of you," Hao Anqi said truthfully.

"Are you serious? Are you sure you're not just saying that in anger?"

"Yes, I thought about it for a long time last night after you fell asleep."

Shen Yan took a step forward, staring intently at those eyes, wanting to see anger or regret in them, but Hao Anqi dodged his gaze unnaturally.

For a time, the scene fell into silence.

Shen Yan knew he was a scumbag. Even if he was with Hao Anqi, he couldn't let go of others. Since that was the case, why not let go and fulfill her wish.

After all, he was the one who made the mistake first; what face did he have to try and save this relationship?

After taking a deep breath, Shen Yan calmly uttered this sentence: "I always thought I understood the human heart quite well, but I found I was wrong. I really don't understand you girls at all. You are definitely the most simple one I have ever met; even the reason for breaking up is so plain."

"I hope you can continue to maintain this state of mind and not be tainted by the outside world. That's it, I wish you happiness."

After speaking, Shen Yan took heavy steps, preparing to leave.

"Wait!"

Shen Yan turned back to look at her.

He saw Hao Anqi take out a Guardian An Qi Necklace and car keys from her pocket, and with her head lowered, she said, "Return these to you."

Shen Yan pretended to be carefree and waved his hand: "Since I gave them to you, there is no reason to take them back."

Watching that gradually receding back, Hao Anqi felt the tight string in her heart snap suddenly. She couldn't help but squat on the ground and cry, her tears gushing out like a broken levee.

She thought she could face everything strongly.

But only now did she know that she was actually so fragile.

At this very moment, the scenes they had experienced together in the past flooded into Hao Anqi's mind all at once: dancing together, ice skating, watching the sunrise... experiencing all kinds of strange and novel things.

She really couldn't bear to part with this man who had accompanied her through countless happy times.

Hearing the sobbing behind him, Shen Yan felt a sting in his nose, but he still took heavy steps and continued forward.

However, having walked no more than two steps, a familiar small electric scooter suddenly appeared on the asphalt road ahead.

Sitting on it were Lin Yang and Zheng Jiayue.

"Old Shen, why are you here?" Lin Yang stopped the scooter and looked at Shen Yan with a face full of surprise.

Looking again at the figure crouching and crying in the grass, he seemed to understand something.

"What, did you have a fight with your girlfriend?"

Shen Yan was in no mood to talk to him now, so he dropped a "let's talk later" and walked away without looking back.

(Temporary breakup, don't scold me...)