Life in the apartment building was like a dream.
Su Mosheng no longer woke in the deep of night.
He thought of that girl with the stubborn eyes. Their farewell had not been a grand one.
Unlike Su Mosheng, Xiao Die's summer life was more ordinary than she had imagined. Given her grades, being admitted to A University seemed only natural.
Lu Na had worked at the bubble tea shop for a month and was planning to go traveling with her boyfriend.
"Xiao Die, you really won't come with me?"
"I want to keep working for a while longer. Besides, I'm not interested in travel or vacations."
"Do you still miss that neighbor gege?"
"I want to become a better person. That's the only way I'll be worthy of him."
Lu Na's uncle greatly approved of Xiao Die's outlook. His opinion of this girl had changed a great deal.
"Xiao Die is not only excellent at her studies, she's also serious and hardworking. Once this month is over, I'll give you a raise."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Lu Na was even happier than Xiao Die when she heard the praise. After work, she dragged Xiao Die to the mall to buy a vacation-style dress.
"Little Butterfly, today you're going to help me figure out how to dress as sexy as possible for my boyfriend!"
"I've never been in a relationship. I don't know anything about that."
"I'll use you as a model. When you meet that neighbor gege someday, you'll be his drop-dead gorgeous secretary."
"Lu Na, he's just a good friend. A friend who helped me when I was struggling."
"Don't lie. You can't hide it when you like someone."
The two girls were unlucky enough to run into Wen Nan and his new girlfriend while they were shopping.
"Speak of the devil! We really did run into that plague, Wen Nan!"
"Lu Na, it's better to let things go. Let's just leave."
"I can't take it anymore. Not only did he secretly photograph and follow you, spread rumors about you online, he's done a lot of things to hurt you before. And we still treated him like a classmate."
Wen Nan saw Lu Na and Xiao Die, and he had no intention of letting them go either.
"Two broke girls coming to such a high-end mall? Can you even afford anything here?"
"Yeah, we're broke. But every bit of our money is earned through our own hard work—not dirty money from being kept by a rich woman."
"Lu Na, what do you mean by that? I am not being kept by some rich woman! It's Xiao Die who's selling her body!"
Lu Na was just about to go off on Wen Nan when an elegant woman in a high-end business suit stepped forward and delivered a hard slap to Wen Nan's face.
"Wen Nan, if you keep bullying Xiao Die, I will not let you off."
Lu Na and Xiao Die recognized the woman as the rich woman rumored to be keeping Wen Nan—none other than Su Yue, chairwoman of BR Group.
Su Yue rushed over to check on Xiao Die, startling her into taking several steps back.
"Xiao Die, are you okay? If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell Auntie."
"But I don't even know you… You don't have to act so familiar with me."
Su Yue didn't know how to express her concern to her daughter.
Lu Na, however, wasn't the least bit afraid of the BR Group chairwoman. She stepped forward and argued: "Auntie, I don't care what your relationship with Wen Nan is. But if you really care about Xiao Die, then don't back him up. With your support, he stalked Xiao Die, took secret photos of her, and spread rumors about her and Su Mosheng online. He's done plenty of terrible things to her before, too."
Su Yue's sadness turned to fury. She asked Wen Nan, "Is what this young lady said true?"
Wen Nan said nothing. He knew that if he kept defending himself, he'd only be exposed anyway. He tried to take his girlfriend by the hand and leave the store.