Chapter Thirteen: Can't Go Back

  With heavy footsteps, she reluctantly walked away from them. Her ponytail swung back and forth with each step forward, her white teeth biting her lower lip to hold back her emotions. After much effort, she finally left BLUEMOON, turning around once more to gaze at the high-end venue with a blue tone, bitterly smiling to herself in her heart. The games of the wealthy were indeed not something she could afford to play; she hadn't won anything and had instead lost her own capital.

  She wanted to continue looking for a job and was about to leave when someone grabbed her wrist, preventing her from moving forward.

  She turned her head to see Shen Yu Heng, the tears in her eyes still swirling, not having time to wipe them away, and a tissue appeared in her hand that he had handed over. Dazed and unsure of what to say, she awkwardly pulled back her wrist, took a step back, and kept a distance from him.

  It's possible that she was influenced by Ren He Yu, and as long as someone had a bit of a relationship with Ren He Yu or had a similar background to him, she wanted to stay far, far away from them, best if they never had any intersection at all.

  "Sorry, I didn't know you knew He Yu. If he's done something to upset you, I'll apologize on his behalf." Seeing her expression soften, he seized the opportunity and added: "I promised to treat you to dinner anyway, if you don't want to see He Yu, we can go somewhere else."

  If she still didn't know him and Ren He Yu two days ago, plus he made her feel good, she would definitely be happy to accept his invitation. Because of Ren He Yu, she hit a wall, was wronged, and was hurt... She didn't want to be played like a monkey by their carefully planned everything.

  When they see their own desperation, they will show their true face, without a smile or friendliness, only thorns that pierce her with pain a million times, nowhere to hide...

  "Thank you for your kindness, I'm a bit busy and don't have time to dine with you, please find someone else."

  Xinran's direct refusal caught Shen Yuheng off guard. He forced a smile and said, "Alright, maybe next time we'll have another chance to get together. If you need any help, feel free to find me, I'm often at BLUEMOON." Clearly telling Xinran his whereabouts.

  However, Xin Ran didn't mind. She nodded slightly and left...

  She thought that with a new school, a new environment, and contact with new classmates, her situation would also change. That's right, it did change, but for the worse. To this day, she still doesn't have any true friends. At work, she met colleagues who she thought could become good friends, but judging from the way things are at the office...

  She's very tired, compared to part-time work and study, dealing with interpersonal relationships is what really makes her feel exhausted and hard to digest the subtleties.

  She felt like she was being pushed to the corner, wanting to find a way out, but all around her were hard walls that made it hard for her to breathe. She thought about escaping, retreating and living with her back turned on others.

  Even if everyone looks down on me, I must live with dignity. When no one likes me, I still have to love myself, because nobody knows how good I am...

  Just like those classmates, they didn't even give themselves a chance to get along with him, just because of Ren He Yu's existence, they imposed a negative image on themselves and treated him unreasonably.

  Now they've got what they wanted, driven away their own kind, and no one dares to displease Young Master Ren. They continue to chase after Ren He Yu, living a life of luxury and leisure. Meanwhile, I'll have to struggle for survival due to their foolish actions, trapped in difficulties.

  Xin Ran, who had been walking forward, finally burst into tears. She sobbed as she walked, resenting and hating herself... All the warnings she had given herself before were gone, and her mind was filled with dissatisfaction towards herself.

  Why didn't you scold Ren He Yu in front of so many people and ask him to take responsibility? Why didn't you fight for justice for yourself in the school principal's office, but instead left stupidly to accept punishment? In front of those who deliberately want to make themselves look good, why didn't you take measures to return their insults, and only now are you unwilling to give up?

  Good heavens, am I regretting? So I can also regret? Her busy life made her rarely care about her inner thoughts, thinking only of making money to pay off debts and earn a living for herself. Those survival principles didn't get much deep thought. She believed people are reasonable, they have feelings, in the face of grievances and losses, even if it means enduring a little, tolerating some things, as long as everyone can coexist peacefully, that's all that matters.

  Such understanding and sympathy apparently did not work on those people, so they would end up like this in the end. This world is really great, complex human nature can change a person...

  Leaning slightly, with a high-heeled glass of red wine in his left hand and a 5.3-inch ultra-thin smartphone in his right hand, he leaned against the bar, put the phone to his ear, and said to the person on the phone: "What exactly happened at school? I met Ye Xinran at Yu Heng's store, but I couldn't understand what she was saying."

  "Don't you know? Ye Xinran might even get expelled." The person on the phone chuckled and said, "You're really playing for real this time. Even if you let out the air in her beloved car's tires, you shouldn't have done that to her. I heard she stole someone else's necklace."

  "What the...?!" Ren Heyu's temper flared up, and he yelled into the phone, "Hey, am I being played with in such a low-level way?! Damn it, who did this?! You're all idiots."

  He hung up the phone, and Ren Heyu was so angry that he couldn't speak. He tilted his head and drank the red wine in one gulp, just as he was about to leave, he ran into Shen Yuheng who had just arrived. Seeing him alone, he knew Ye Xiran must have left, and she must think it was his plan. "Brother, let's drink together next time, I have something to attend to first."

  "Why don't we eat together?"

  Sorry, patted Shen Yu Heng's shoulder, "Sorry about that, next time."

  Ren He Yu's handsome figure passed by his side, looking up at his straight back... He is excellent, has a good family, and is very righteous, except for being a bit stubborn in temper, he is a reliable person.

  Shen Yu Heng sat in front of the bar, ordering a cup of blue night that was both spicy and astringent. The sparkling lights shone on Shen Yu Heng, his short black hair slightly tasting the flavor of the blue night, his lips tightly pursed, his eyebrows lightly furrowed. This wine was rarely ordered here because its flavor wasn't bitter and then sweet, but rather started with a hint of coolness before becoming astringent. It was a wine he had developed himself, named Blue Night!

  If there was no wine, if she was still fine, now herself and Ren He Yu would be another kind of existence. Can't go back, can never go back...