Article 4

  At six o'clock, when it was time to get off work, Xiaofeng called Liuqing's office again, but no one answered. Just then, Xiao Huang from the marketing department stopped in front of her desk and said mysteriously: "Liuqing has resigned."

  "Don't joke around." She knew Xiao Huang usually liked to make jokes. Upon hearing this, Xiao Huang's face turned serious and he raised his little finger, saying: "I'm not cheating you, I handed her resignation letter to Boss Wolf myself, and she packed up most of her things yesterday. You're such good friends, would she not tell you? Don't pretend with me."

  Xiao Huang saw the message and got the effect, waved her hand and left. She was left standing in front of the table, thinking for a moment before quickly calling Liu Qing on the phone. While dialing, she grumbled to herself about how such a big thing happened without giving her any hint. Unrelatedly, she thought of the lyrics from "Too Dejected": even breaking up is the last message received.

  A warm and mechanical female voice came from the landline: The user you dialed is not available now, please try again later. She had no choice but to hang up the phone.

  Back to the school dormitory, the lights had just been turned on. Walking to the door of the dormitory, I saw a sticker of a smiling fairy on the door, which was a secret signal agreed upon by her and Juanzi. If there was a sticker on the door, it meant that Juanzi was dating with her boyfriend. There were faint voices inside the room, so she quickly retreated to the floor below. At this time, most students had gone to evening self-study, and the quiet campus seemed even more deserted.

  The school had a rule that after graduation, graduates could only stay on campus until the end of summer vacation. However, the company didn't have dorms, and she was unfamiliar with the city, making it difficult to find a place to live. Her father came from their hometown to help her, using his connections with old classmates at the school to arrange for her to stay in the graduate student building for almost a year. The room had two beds, and one of them happened to be empty, so she was assigned to move in.

  It wasn't a long-term solution, though. Juan's boyfriend was also studying at the same school, and they were in the sweet phase of their relationship, often spending time together. Although they were polite on the surface, she felt like she was intruding on them, making her feel a bit down all the time.

  Fortunately, after meeting Liu Qing, who was born and raised in Wucheng, her life became more colorful and lively.

  Standing under a nameless ancient tree in the campus, she was deeply wrapped in helplessness and loneliness. The fragile feeling that had not been felt for a long time made her feel a sudden chill of sadness, thinking that it would be better to move into that shared house soon, at least there would be her own space every day, no need to rush around on the road like this. Just as she was secretly lamenting, her phone suddenly rang, the caller ID showing "The Youth of Willow and Flower". She immediately pressed the answer button and hastily called out: "Liu Qing, where are you?"