The game's heroine has come true? The aloof school beauty is in tears.

"Auntie, do you think confessing your love should involve making the scene more romantic?"

"This auntie really doesn't understand, because this wasn't common in her generation."

Aunt Wang shook her head, but her expression was very excited.

If someone can come to see the sea every year, how could they be an unromantic person?

"My aunt believes that confessing one's feelings is expressing one's heart."

"Actually, I've already subtly expressed my feelings."

"Sneaking around won't work. Men are very rational. You need to clearly explain your specific thoughts and plans about the future."

"That's all you need to do."

"Why bother with a ceremony if that's the case? You can talk about it privately on WeChat."

Aunt Wang spoke eloquently, and it was clear from her words that she had been greatly influenced by idol dramas.

She said, "The scene needs to be romantic, to evoke his emotions."

Regarding romantic scenes.

Aunt Wang patted her chest and said she would take care of it.

"It's too late today, so just arrange to meet him on the beach at six o'clock tomorrow night."

"Auntie, this is all the money I have. Do you think it's enough?"

Shang Qingya showed her phone balance.

There's definitely not enough money.

But this pure and innocent love was just too appealing to Aunt Wang.

"That's enough, that's enough."

...

This can be determined through analysis.

Lu Yuan and Shang Qingya are both members of the "sleep somewhere else" group.

When Shang Qingya knocked on the door at noon.

Lu Yuan had just woken up and got up to open the door, still half asleep.

"Did you stay up late last night too?"

Shang Qingya was a little puzzled. She stayed up late because she was communicating a lot of details with Aunt Wang on her phone.

Why do you stay up so late even though you live far away?

"It's my fault." Shang Qingya strode into the room.

"What's wrong?"

"You must be upset from sleeping alone. I should have come over and let you chew on your nails last night."

"This matter can't be let go, right?"

Lu Yuan straightened his wrinkled pajamas and plopped down on the bed.

"So what are the plans for today?"

"Of course, I want to see the ocean with my own eyes!"

"Okay, let's pack up."

Lu Yuan went into the bathroom and silently looked at himself in the mirror for a while.

Then he smiled.

The reason he didn't sleep was because he had also talked with Lao Ma for a long time.

He hoped that after he passed away, Old Ma and Aunt Wang could take care of Shang Qingya.

Yes, he's leaving.

There's no other reason; it's just that the game time is about to end.

He had actually bought his train ticket before he set off.

The bus departs at 5:57 PM.

That's why he reminded Shang Qingya where the exit of Beihai Station was before he left.

She'll be the only one coming back then.

The only thing he could decide was how to leave Shang Qingya.

This is actually quite difficult to handle.

No matter which way you go, all that's left is sadness; that's unavoidable.

It's simply a difference between long-term and short-term pain.

If Lu Yuan told her that he would definitely come back.

What remains is repeated heartbreak accompanied by anticipation, which is nothing short of slow murder.

As the ancients said, a short pain is worse than a long one.

So Lu Yuan thought it best to choose the method that would cause the shortest amount of sadness.

Those who are frequently dumped know that the scene of parting is unforgettable.

So Lu Yuan decided to leave the scene of parting in this unfamiliar city.

If she stayed in Beihai, she would inevitably have to see the same environment where they parted ways again.

Staying here would only add another painful place I'd never visit again.

"There is no rain that never stops in the world, but there is no end to adventure."

Lu Yuan said to himself in the mirror.

I don't know if this was truly a heartfelt expression.

I'm still encouraging myself.

...

The setting sun hangs on the sea surface like a piece of gently molten gold, dyeing the entire sea a flowing orange-red, with layers of shimmering waves slowly pushing in from afar.

When people see the ocean for the first time in their lives, they often think, "So this is it."

But if you stand by the sea, close your eyes and use your other senses to experience the ocean.

The grandeur of nature will appear more purely in your mind.

"Lu Yuan, isn't this seashell pretty?"

Shang Qingya stood barefoot on the beach, showing off her little seashells.

"I want to collect four to take back to Nanjiang."

Why are there four?

"Because we have four promises! I'm going to write them down and keep them safe in a little seashell."

Shang Qingya's idea was perfect.

This inspiration came from Old Ma and Aunt Wang on the other side of the beach.

When I'm old, I'll look back and open these little seashells and feel so emotional.

So, while squatting by the sea looking for seashells, Shang Qingya thought of a new question.

"Lu Yuan, do you think seashells in the ocean can hold all the promises in the world?"

"It definitely won't fit."

Lu Yuan thought the association was quite clever.

Buddha statues, hospital wards, and the ocean: the world's three most sacred places for making wishes.

There's no need to say much in front of a Buddha statue; making a wish is like casting a wide net.

But the hospital ward and the sea are very suggestive places to make a wish.

In the hospital ward, one makes a wish for life or death; by the sea, one makes a wish for love.

Two things beyond our control.

Humans are strange creatures; when faced with things they can't control, they create agreements in an attempt to forcibly control the future.

Can you control yourself? You dare to make that promise?

"I'm going to write these down now."

Shang Qingya pulled out a pen from somewhere.

Kneeling on the beach, I wrote down sticky notes, then folded them into pentagons and put them into seashells.

"As long as you don't say 'break up,' we definitely won't break up, right?"

Her original promise was, "As long as we don't talk about breaking up, we will never break up."

This writing style clearly shows that she's pushing her luck.

Whenever she did something so outrageous, she would secretly glance at Lu Yuan's expression.

Once he confirms that Lu Yuan has no objection, he will immediately put on a triumphant expression.

How can it not be considered a clever little idea?

Lu Yuan saw all of this, and he did not voice any objection.

Because Shang Qingya might have forgotten.

Lu Yuan never agreed to the agreement at all.

I don't know how many times this ocean has heard the promise: "As long as you don't say goodbye, we will never break up."

Did people my mom and Aunt Wang, who are the same age, say things like that when they were young?

Life keeps moving forward, and I hope we're still young.