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Lin Zhou grasped Tang Yuru's hand and pulled her up from the ground with a little force. "Are you alright?"

Perhaps because she had just fallen quite hard, Tang Yuru's knees buckled uncontrollably as soon as she regained her balance, and she fell headlong towards Lin Zhou!

Lin Zhou subconsciously reached out and hugged the other person.

"Be careful!"

It felt soft against my skin, unlike the cotton candy-like feeling of Cocoa. What I was holding now had a jelly-like texture.

From this angle, you can even see a large patch of slime, as well as a very noticeable mole on the skin, which adds a unique charm.

Tang Yuru's shoulders trembled slightly.

The distance between the two suddenly closed, and she could even clearly smell the faint scent of laundry detergent on Lin Zhou's clothes.

Tang Yuru lowered her head, her long hair covering her eyes almost falling onto Lin Zhou's shoulder, and her exposed ears quickly turned red.

"I...I'm fine...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."

She hurriedly straightened up, trying to pull her hand back, but Lin Zhou noticed the scratch on her palm and didn't immediately let go.

"Your hands are all cut and you're still okay?" Lin Zhou asked.

"It's just a minor injury..."

"Sit down first, I'll go get some tissues and band-aids," Lin Zhou said.

"No need, no need!"

Tang Yuru shook her head vigorously, her voice filled with obvious panic, "Really, you don't need to worry about me, I can handle it myself."

She tried to pull her hand away again, but Lin Zhou didn't understand why she was resisting so much; he only felt that her fingers were excessively cold.

It wasn't cold in the cafeteria.

"You didn't eat much for lunch, did you?" Lin Zhou glanced at the rice and vegetables scattered on the ground.

"I'll reprint it later."

"No need, I'm already full."

That same phrase again.

Lin Zhou looked at Tang Yuru, who was lowering her head and avoiding his gaze, and suddenly remembered something from the past—

At that time, Tang Yuru always said that she was full.

But during her lunch break, there wasn't much in her lunchbox. Sometimes it was just white rice and a little bit of pickled vegetables.

Lin Zhou asked her why she ate so little, and she said she didn't have a good appetite.

It wasn't until later that Lin Zhou realized she didn't have a bad appetite.

I just don't have the money.

"Tang Yuru," Lin Zhou called out.

Tang Yuru's body stiffened.

She hadn't heard Lin Zhou call her name in such a tone for a long time.

Tang Yuru said softly, "We've already broken up."

"I know." Lin Zhou sighed. After all, the two had only been dating for a month, and the honeymoon phase hadn't even begun.

The other person said timidly, "So... you don't need to be so nice to me anymore."

Lin Zhou looked at her with a bit of a puzzled look. "Is helping someone who has fallen considered being kind to you? If it were any other classmate, I wouldn't just stand by and watch, would I?"

Tang Yuru gently pursed her lips.

"And even if we broke up, you don't have to run away whenever you see me, do you?" Lin Zhou pointed to himself. "Am I that scary?"

"No……"

Tang Yuru did not answer.

People were still looking this way. Cafeteria staff were approaching with cleaning tools, while Luo Xiaoke and Bai Wanwan stood not far away, quietly watching them.

Tang Yuru clearly noticed the two of them—

Bai Wanwan is very beautiful.

So exquisitely beautiful, as if they stepped out of a painting, that even just standing there, they naturally become the center of everyone's attention.

Luo Xiaoke is equally dazzling.

Sweet and lovely, she can always easily blend into a crowd, and wherever she goes, people will like her.

They stood beside Lin Zhou, dressed in neat school uniforms and carrying a hearty lunch, looking so natural.

Only I am different.

Tang Yuru looked down and saw the torn cuffs and the unsightly stain of vegetable juice on her skirt...

She wanted to hide herself.

It would be best if Lin Zhou never saw her like this... How ugly... herself...

"Lin Zhou, let go," Tang Yuru whispered. "There are so many people watching."

Lin Zhou followed her gaze, then snapped out of his daze and finally released Tang Yuru's hand.

The moment their palms separated, Tang Yuru suddenly felt a void in her heart.

Lin Zhou bent down, picked up the plate Tang Yuru had dropped on the floor, and handed it to the staff member responsible for cleaning up. Then he looked at her again and said, "Um..."

"sorry!"

After saying the last three words, Tang Yuruo dared not look up at Lin Zhou again and turned to run towards the cafeteria entrance.

"Tang Yuru?!"

Lin Zhou called out.

Tang Yuru paused for half a second, but did not turn around. She quickly stumbled and disappeared into the crowded throng.

Lin Zhou stood there, scratching his head.

I still don't understand what's going on.

"Zhouzhou~"

Luo Xiaoke tiptoed to Lin Zhou's side like a kitten, craning her neck to observe his expression. "Can't bear to see your ex-girlfriend run away?"

Lin Zhou shook his head, "No... it's me..."

Lin Zhou simply didn't understand why he had been dumped, even though he hadn't done anything wrong.

"Oh~~~"

Luo Xiaoke drawled out her words, not pressing the matter further.

Bai Wanwan stood on the other side with her tray in hand, her gaze still fixed on the direction Tang Yuru had left in.

After a few seconds, she spoke softly, "Let's eat first."

"it is good."

……

Tang Yuru ran all the way out of the cafeteria until she hid in the stairwell of the old teaching building before finally stopping.

Few people usually pass by here, and the surroundings are so quiet that you can only hear her rapid breathing.

Tang Yuru leaned against the cold wall and slowly squatted down.

Her palm, which had just been broken, was still throbbing, but she seemed oblivious to it, staring blankly at her other hand.

That hand was just held by Lin Zhou.

The warmth in her palm had long since dissipated, but Tang Yuru still felt it was very hot, as if his touch still lingered there.

She carefully held her fingers and pressed her hands against her chest.

"..."

Tang Yuru buried her face in her knees, her long hair, which covered her left eye, fell down in a mess, and her voice gradually became tinged with sobs.

"Why did you even come here...?"

Why not just pretend we didn't see her?

Just as she once said, after two people break up, they should become complete strangers.

But Lin Zhou didn't.

Even if he sees her fall, he will still be the first to come over.

Nothing has changed.

That's why Tang Yuru was even more upset.

She looked down at her school uniform; the cuffs were already faded from washing, and the hem of her skirt was still stained with the spilled vegetable juice.

The shoes were bought three years ago, and the edges have come unglued, so I can only temporarily glue them back together.

I don't have much money left in my pocket.

That meal of vegetables and rice was the most decent meal she had all day; if it weren't for the college's stipend, she wouldn't even be able to afford to eat.

But when Bai Wanwan and Luo Xiaoke stood next to Lin Zhou, everything seemed so perfect together.

They are beautiful and dazzling, able to dine with Lin Zhou openly and naturally, and appear in his life as if it were their own business.

Unlike myself.

Tang Yuru always felt that she and Lin Zhou lived in two completely different worlds.

She didn't even dare let Lin Zhou see her having a decent lunch.

"I'm not good enough for you..."

Tang Yuru said softly.

Tears finally fell from the exposed eye, dripping down her cheek onto the back of her hand.

She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe it away, as if as long as she was quick enough, she could pretend she hadn't cried.

After a while, Tang Yuru took out the phone with a slightly cracked screen and looked at the pinned chat history, which had not actually been deleted.

"sorry……"

I'm so sorry.