Chapter 383: Is He Really Heartbroken?

She hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes and turned back: "Is something the matter?"

"Yes."

Sheng Hanyu said: "Remember for next time, you shouldn't say 'have a safe journey' when seeing someone off at the airport; it's bad luck."

Shi Youxuan:...

So it wasn't a confession, he was just worried about bad luck!

"Got it." Shi Youxuan turned back around, lowered her head, and walked back listlessly.

Tears fell in torrents, but she didn't dare wipe them, afraid that if she did, he would notice.

But then she thought, why would he be watching?

She understood Sheng Hanyu's temperament somewhat; he was decisive and efficient in his actions, never dragging things out.

Once he gave up, he would give up completely and wouldn't look at her again... Had she been abandoned?

Sorrow welled up in Shi Youxuan's heart, and her tears fell even harder.

"Tsk tsk, what's wrong? Crying like this, did Sheng Hanyu bully you? Do you want me to go vent your anger for you?" Jian Yixin didn't know when she had arrived, looking like a curious child.

"Mind your own business."

Shi Youxuan glared at her: "Are you here to watch me make a fool of myself? Now that you've seen the show, you can go."

Jian Yixin didn't leave.

To her, the show had only just begun; how could it be over?

She handed over a pack of tissues and kindly reminded her: "Wipe them off, he can't see you from this far away."

Shi Youxuan was walking fast; by the time they were talking, she was almost out of the departure hall. If Sheng Hanyu were watching from behind, he certainly wouldn't be able to see her.

So she took the tissues to wipe her tears, not noticing that Jian Yixin had quietly used her phone to take a picture of her doing so.

Jian Yixin said "kindly": "You shouldn't go out looking like this, right? Why not go to Starbucks and sit for a while, calm your emotions before you go back."

"No need, I'm fine, perfectly fine." Shi Youxuan was the type who would keep up appearances even when falling apart; even if she was heartbroken to death inside, she had to hold on and not let others see her as a joke.

"If you're perfectly fine, then why are you crying?" Jian Yixin mercilessly exposed her.

She still retorted stubbornly: "I'm not crying, the wind blew sand into my eyes."

Jian Yixin:...

She had seen people who could lie without blinking, but she had truly never seen someone who could make up such an outrageous lie and still be so righteous about it!

This was an airport, not a construction site; where would the wind and sand come from?

She stopped wasting words with Shi Youxuan: "You have to treat us to a meal. We've all been running around for your affairs and are exhausted; it won't do if you don't show some appreciation!"

Asking her to treat them to a meal was just a pretext; Jian Yixin wanted to take advantage of everyone being there and the fact that Shi Youxuan's heartache hadn't passed yet to strike while the iron was hot, make her realize her own heart, and push the two of them together!

"Fine, I'll treat, noon at the Prince Hotel."

Shi Youxuan made a call to book a private room, and Jian Yixin smiled: "That's more like it."

Noon.

When Shi Youxuan arrived, everyone was already there.

Originally, before she arrived, everyone had been chatting quite lively, but the moment she entered the private room, these people immediately fell silent, none of them speaking, all looking at her.

"What are you all looking at me for?"

Shi Youxuan turned her head to instruct the waiter to serve the dishes, and she also ordered a bottle of high-proof Moutai, intending for everyone to drink until they were drunk.

"What's this, planning to drown your sorrows in alcohol?" Ma Ling'er hit the nail on the head, while also not giving her any face at all.

"Of course not, you really know how to joke, hahahaha..." Shi Youxuan laughed heartily, not looking sad at all: "What do I have to be sad about? Ranran is fine, it was just a false alarm, which is a good thing; I'm too happy if anything."

"Inviting everyone here today is just to express my thanks, thank you all for taking care of and caring for my daughter and me for so long..." Shi Youxuan said many polite words and even had gifts for everyone.

Everyone had a gift, and they weren't all the same, but they all suited each person's preferences; it was clear she had put thought into it.

By the time she came back home, she had already composed herself.

Giving gifts was one way to express gratitude, and another was a good excuse to cover up her true feelings.

Only by pretending that nothing had happened could Shi Youxuan save face.

But Jian Yixin didn't let her off the hook after accepting the gift: "Hey, do only we have gifts? Where is Hanyu's gift?"

Sheng Zerong pulled his wife, signaling her not to push too hard; this kind of thing couldn't be rushed, it had to be simmered carefully, taking it slow.

Before Shi Youxuan could answer, Ma Ling'er chimed in: "What kind of relationship do those two have? Do they even need to give gifts?"

"Right, that makes sense."

The two women sang in harmony, their cooperation seamless.

Shi Youxuan panicked and hurriedly explained: "No, only you guys have gifts. He isn't even in Jiangzhou anymore, so even if I wanted to prepare one, I couldn't send it, so I didn't prepare one for him at all."

Since Sheng Hanyu was mentioned, the topic inevitably began to revolve around him.

Ma Ling'er had a straightforward nature and a quick temper; ignoring the others winking at her, she asked directly: "Xuanxuan, we've all known each other for so many years, I won't beat around the bush with you. Tell us directly, is there still a chance between you and Sheng Hanyu? What are you thinking in your heart, do you want to get back together with him?"

In front of everyone, without any preamble, she just asked it bluntly.

How was Shi Youxuan supposed to answer that?

So she denied it: "No chance. Since it's in the past, it's in the past; I haven't thought about getting back together."

This woman was saying the opposite of what she felt.

Everyone sitting there was sharp, and almost all of them could tell she wasn't telling the truth.

However...

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed.

Jian Yining smiled and said: "If you don't want to be with him, then I'm relieved. We were actually worried about how to tell you, but now it seems there's no need to worry about anything..."

Shi Youxuan felt that what he was about to say next probably wasn't something she wanted to hear.

But Jian Yining suddenly stopped speaking, because Jian Yixin gave him a look, so he stiffly changed the subject: "Right, Xuanxuan, what are your plans for the future?"

Shi Youxuan had no plans; she only intended to first get to the bottom of the second half of what he hadn't finished saying.

"Don't change the subject. Didn't you have something you wanted to tell me just now? Go ahead."

"Say what? Nothing, hahaha, nothing!"

This guy denied it vehemently, and the more he denied it, the more it showed there was something fishy going on.

So Shi Youxuan said to Jian Yixin: "If he won't say it, you say it. What exactly is going on? You are hiding things from me; are we still friends or not?"

She had already escalated it to the level of "whether we are friends," so it would be unreasonable for Jian Yixin not to answer.

"Actually, it's nothing. You saw it at the airport this morning, didn't you? Wang Bingbing and Hanyu left together. A Ning was afraid you would feel sad in your heart. Since you said you didn't want to be with Hanyu, there's nothing that can't be said. Anyway, you don't have him in your heart, so there's no question of feeling sad."

"Right, this is also quite good; let no one delay anyone else," Ma Ling'er added, twisting the knife.

Then everyone started discussing Wang Bingbing. These people didn't know if it was intentional or on purpose, but they all said Wang Bingbing and Sheng Hanyu were quite a match; a celebrity marrying into a wealthy family was just right.

Wang Bingbing's personality was soft, and Sheng Hanyu's personality was hard; they complemented each other perfectly.

She knew how to conduct herself in society and could also make up for Sheng Hanyu's cold attitude toward people... The few of them became more and more enthusiastic as they talked, on and on without end.

Every sentence felt like a knife stabbing into the tip of Shi Youxuan's heart.

They felt it wasn't enough to just talk among themselves, so they had to drag Shi Youxuan in to talk too, asking her to express her opinion!

Shi Youxuan was bleeding inside, yet she still had to force a smile on her face, pretending that nothing was wrong, but that smile was uglier than crying!

Dying for the sake of face and suffering for it—that is exactly what she was doing.