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Tang Yuru squatted there, tears streaming down her face. She hugged the book in her arms tightly, the pages pressed against her face, and soon a small patch of it became wet.

Bai Wanwan looked at her, then at the card in her hand, seemingly puzzled as to why giving money could make someone cry.

"Get up first." She handed the card forward a little. "Take it."

Tang Yuru shrank back, then shook her head, "No, no... I can't take this."

Bai Wanwan's hand froze in mid-air. After a moment, she spoke again, "Two hundred thousand, not enough?"

"No..."

Tang Yuru shook her head hurriedly, but her tears didn't stop. She wiped her face with her sleeve, trying to explain herself, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was filled with uncontrollable sobs.

"Too much...it's too much."

Bai Wanwan: "...?"

Too many?

Why are you crying over the extra money? Other people are happy to receive money, but why do you act like it's going to kill you?

Bai Wanwan: "..."

She glanced down at the card, seemingly encountering this situation for the first time. She didn't say anything else she had prepared, and could only quietly look at Tang Yuruo.

"I've never seen so much money before," Tang Yuru said softly. "I don't have any at home either... I don't know how to take it."

Two hundred thousand.

When she heard it just now, she even wondered for a moment if she had misheard.

But the other party made it very clear.

There's 200,000 here, and the price is negotiable.

It's like asking how much a cup of milk tea costs; you don't need to go back and ask your family. It's insignificant, and you can easily take out any money you want...

Tang Yuru looked down at the card; its thin shape seemed no different from her own meal card.

But the money inside was more than double the cost of the surgery my grandfather needed.

She used to think that 100,000 yuan was a lot of money, so she borrowed from her family everywhere. She borrowed for so long, but she was still a little short... But now, the other party just took out a card from his pocket, and there was already 200,000 yuan.

This is two hundred thousand.

It turns out that there really are people who can come up with this much money so easily, which even made Tang Yuru start to think about the meaning of life.

"I can't take your money." Tang Yuru supported herself on her knees and slowly stood up, her voice still trembling slightly. "I'm with Lin Zhou... not because I want money."

"This is for you to leave him," Bai Wanwan said.

Tang Yuru's lips trembled slightly.

Of course she understood.

But it is precisely because I understood that I felt even worse.

"I know..." Tang Yuru lowered her head and shook it again, "But I really can't accept this, I'm sorry."

Bai Wanwan looked at her for a while, then took the card back. "Think it over."

Tang Yuru didn't answer, but instead hugged the book in her arms and left as if she were running away.

It all felt like a dream.

……

……

A few days later, Tang Yuru went to Lin Zhou's house for the first time.

They had originally planned to do their homework together on the weekend, but Lin Zhou said his house was quiet and he could also show her the Gundam he had already assembled, so Tang Yuru agreed.

However, after meeting her, Lin Zhou quickly noticed that she didn't seem as happy as before.

"What's wrong, Yuru? You've been looking down these past few days," Lin Zhou asked, tilting his head slightly to look at her. "Is your part-time job tiring?"

"No……"

"Then why haven't you said anything? It was the same last night. I sent you a message, and it took you ages to reply."

Tang Yuru gripped her backpack strap and looked up at him—

Lin Zhou still looked the same as always.

Her hair was a bit long in front of her forehead, and her eyes were hidden under her bangs. She always spoke with a smile, and he would notice even if she was silent for a while.

She is a very thoughtful person... although she is a bit lecherous.

Recalling what happened a few days ago, she could only manage a small smile. "It's okay, I'm just... a little sleepy."

"Then you can take a nap first," Lin Zhou said. "My bed is quite big."

Tang Yuru laughed at his joke, but the smile didn't last long and gradually faded into a bitter smile.

Lin Zhou held out his hand. "Give me your backpack."

"It's not heavy, I'll carry it myself..."

"arrive."

Lin Zhou pointed ahead, and Tang Yuru followed his gaze, stopping herself from saying what she was about to say.

There is a detached villa in front.

Through the gate, she could see a neatly trimmed lawn, a stone-paved path leading to the entrance, and some flowers she couldn't name growing along the way. The second-floor balcony was spacious, and sunlight shone brightly on the glass.

The house is beautiful.

It even feels a bit unreal.

Tang Yuru stood at the door, even glancing to the side subconsciously, as if trying to confirm whether Lin Zhou was referring to this place.

"What's wrong?" Lin Zhou had already opened the door. Seeing her still standing there, he turned around and said, "Come in."

"Is this...your home?"

"yes."

Tang Yuru glanced at it again.

She had seen this kind of house in TV dramas before.

The people inside eat breakfast at a large dining table in the morning. When they go out, there is a yard. When they come home, they walk through a long living room. Even if they are just sitting on the sofa talking, there are always many beautiful things behind them.

"Yu Rou?"

"Ah...it's here."

Tang Yuru quickly followed, making a slight step aside as she passed the lawn, afraid of stepping on the flowers beside her.

The closer you get, the bigger the house appears.

She originally thought that what she saw at the entrance was all there was, but after going inside, she discovered that there was a corridor on the side, and the living room windows went all the way to the ground, through which she could see the yard outside.

Lin Zhou took a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and gave them to her.

"Lin Zhou, your house... is huge."

"It's alright." Lin Zhou casually put down his schoolbag. "Sometimes I can't even find Merlin; I don't know where it goes."

Tang Yuru looked up. "Merlin?"

"My cat, a fat cat," Lin Zhou laughed. "Let's see if we can find one later so you can pet it; it feels really nice."

"Um……"

Tang Yuru nodded gently, but her gaze couldn't help but drift to her surroundings.

The sofa was large, and there weren't many things on the coffee table. There was also a pretty lamp next to it. After the stairs turned up, you could see the second-floor corridor. She didn't know how many rooms were up there, but she felt that her voice sounded different than usual.

"What is that?"

"The elevator."

"Oh...you have an elevator in your building?"

"Huh? Oh right, what's wrong?" Lin Zhou paused for a moment, "There's an elevator... is that strange?"

"..."

"Who else is in your family?"

"It's me now."

"Where are your uncle and aunt?"

"They don't come back often," Lin Zhou said, walking over to grab two bottles of drinks. "That place is a bit far from the academy. This building was originally bought for school use, so it's more convenient to live here."

Tang Yuru paused for a moment as she took the drink.

"Buy it...for school?"

"Yeah, oh, you probably don't know, we've all gone straight up from Yinshan Academy since we were kids, and we've hardly changed academies in over a decade." Lin Zhou handed her one of the bottles. "Is this okay? There are others in the fridge."

"OK……"

Tang Yuru took the drink and slowly gripped the bottle with both hands.

When she first learned that Lin Zhou's family was wealthy, she didn't really think about just how wealthy they were.

When they eat together, Lin Zhou will tell you which window has the best price. When they go out to buy things, if he sees a buy-one-get-one-half-off deal, he will turn around and ask if you want to buy something together.

So she always felt that people from well-off families didn't have to worry about whether they had enough money, unlike herself.

But now...

Because it was inconvenient to go to school, I bought a house, a huge villa that I could never have imagined—it all seemed like a dream, unreal.

Tang Yuru glanced down at the drink in her hand and suddenly found herself unable to keep up with what Lin Zhou was saying.

"Yu Rou, shall we go upstairs and take a look? My room is up there." Lin Zhou thought Yu Rou was sleepy.

Tang Yuru looked up, hesitated for a moment before nodding, "...Okay."

……

……

Lin Zhou's room was larger than she had imagined.

A bed, a table with a computer, and a number of other unfamiliar things were there. Tang Yuru followed them inside, but her gaze quickly fell on the glass cabinet opposite.

It's full of models.

There are Gundam models and other figurines, neatly arranged in layers. Some are quite large, with wings spread out behind them taking up almost half the space of a layer. Others have very complex bases, with transparent supports holding up the entire model.

Tang Yuru didn't understand these things.

Even if you don't understand them, you can still tell that the models are beautiful and very detailed. When the lights inside the cabinet are on, you can even see the tiny parts clearly.

"The one you sent is all assembled, ta-da!" Lin Zhou walked over, opened the cabinet door, and pointed inside, "Here."

Tang Yuru followed her gaze.

The Gundam she gave to Lin Zhou is displayed inside.

The pose is different from the picture on the box. He is holding a weapon in one hand, his body is slightly turned to the side, and there is space left on the side. It can be seen that Lin Zhou has put a lot of thought into arranging it.

"How is it? Pretty cool, right?" Lin Zhou asked with a smile. "Oh, I love the gift you gave me."

Tang Yuru nodded gently, "Mmm...it looks very nice."

However, compared to the larger models next to it, the one I gave him seemed much smaller than I remembered.

When she received the package, she carried the box home carefully, afraid of damaging the contents.

She always felt that it was a great gift—

It's expensive, but also very beautiful.

But now that it's in Lin Zhou's cabinet, it seems a bit inconspicuous and unremarkable.

Even the colors that I thought were beautiful before now appear a bit darker.

"I put this part in the wrong place before," Lin Zhou said with a smile, pointing to a spot on the model. "I took it apart and reassembled it, but luckily it finally came together."

"Is it difficult...?"

"It's alright, the main problem is that I didn't read the instructions carefully."

Tang Yuru listened quietly.

This gift I bought for Lin Zhou cost over a thousand yuan.

I had to work two part-time jobs to afford it, and that's how much I earned in a month.

When she pressed the payment button, her heart was pounding. Seeing that her balance had decreased significantly, she even double-checked it, afraid that she had clicked the wrong button.

This is the most expensive thing she has ever bought.

I've never bought anything like this before. Even my cell phones were always hand-me-downs from others. I just used them until they broke a little, then I'd fix them up, and as long as they could turn on, I'd keep using them.

But she was very happy when she bought it for Lin Zhou.

I wonder if he'll be happy when he receives it, and if he'll think it's beautiful.

When Tang Yuru saw the model placed in the cabinet, looking so ordinary and inconspicuous, even a little dull, she seemed to understand everything in an instant.

What you work very hard for and even consider incredibly valuable may be insignificant in the eyes of others.

Like this Gundam.

"..."

Lin Zhou...we are not from the same world.

terribly sorry……

You are such a good person... but I can't seem to fit into your world.

My appearance, my family, everything about me is insignificant.

We can't go on...