It's all over now, it's all over

  This version ends in tragedy; another version with a different ending will be released three months later.

  It wasn't until half a month after school started, on an afternoon, that I saw Tao Ce again.

  Pan Xiuxiu had just received the news and rushed out of the house, and as soon as she arrived at the coffee shop, seeing the boy sitting at the table, her eyes were already wet with tears.

  The original urgency, the original thoughts all turned into clouds of smoke at this moment.

  She walked slowly over and sat down opposite Tao, looking at his even more gaunt face. His complexion was pale, with no stubble on his cheeks, but there was a scar, clearly a new one, probably from shaving this morning. He was dressed very neatly, even the buttons on his shirt collar were all buttoned up.

  His eyes stared at her blankly, his gaze scattered, and he looked listless. Seeing the sparkle in her eyes, he immediately narrowed his eyes, followed by reddening them, but awkwardly turned his head to one side, no longer looking at her.

  He's afraid... he can't bear to speak up.

  As soon as Pan saw Tao Ce's expression, she already knew he was there to pronounce the verdict. She felt a sharp pain in her heart, but said nothing.

  Sad emotions are like naughty children, she can't control them, letting them run wild and sink her into sorrow.

  "Let's get a divorce..." Tao Ce finally spoke up, his voice was hoarse beyond words, it was unknown whether he had cried for too long or shouted alone for too long, that made his voice as hoarse as the sound of paper being slowly torn apart, making people's hearts ache.

  Pan Xiaoxiao heard the answer she had imagined, and her tears finally fell, landing on the desktop with a "plop" and shattering into pieces.

  She didn't even wipe it away, but instead looked at Tao Ce with a slightly red nose tip and said, "Okay."

  She listens as long as it's Tao Chuan who says so.

  Tao Ce's body stiffened suddenly, and then he turned his head to look at Pan Xiao Xiao. Seeing her tear-stained face, he finally couldn't help but explain: "I love you very much, but I also love my family. For a girl I like, it's not a good choice to make everyone turn against each other. Compared to romantic love and familial love... I choose familial love... sorry."

  Tao Ce also tried to resist and begged, but it was all in vain. The people at home were resolute and there was no room for bargaining.

  Although he liked Pan Xiao, he didn't want to be disloyal. His family had spoiled him since childhood, and he had never done anything wrong to them. He was also raised in a pampered environment at home, which made him so naive. If he let Tao Ce destroy this warm family with his own hands, Tao Ce couldn't do it.

  "I know." Pan Xixi said, tears already overflowing, she wanted to leave a good memory for Tao Ce in this last meeting, but she couldn't control herself, using big drops of tears to show her preciousness.

  Taocai lifted his hand and grasped the clothes at his chest. He was in so much pain, but finally he still took out the divorce agreement from his bag and handed it to her with a trembling hand.

  She took it with both hands and placed it on the table, then took out a pen from her bag and signed it carefully. Then she handed it back to Tao Ce.

  Taocai looked at the paper soaked in tears, twitched his mouth, but still didn't say anything. He put the paper into his bag and stood up to leave.

  He was afraid that if he didn't leave now, he would lose control and say something similar to eloping.

  "Let me see you off again!" Pan Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke up, then stood up and hastily grabbed her bag to follow Tao Ce out.

  Tao Ce didn't say much, just silently letting her follow him. Pan Xiao Xiao followed three steps behind Tao Ce, tears streaming down her face.

  Tao Ce didn't choose to take a car and leave, but instead walked all the way, without even knowing where he was going.

  Keep walking, keep walking.

  Just follow him, it's okay wherever you go.

  It's fine if he doesn't speak up, as long as he is present.

  They walked and stopped, one in front crying, the other behind sobbing. The two people attracted a lot of attention, causing many to glance over at them, but they were completely unaware, immersed in their own sorrow.

  This road is a bit longer, don't want to stop, don't want to finish...

  Until the sun dipped below the horizon, the blood-red afterglow cast a pale light on two faces, and with weak legs, he finally turned his head to look at him.

  Her eyes were swollen beyond recognition, and her originally luscious lips had started to peel from crying too hard. A delicate girl, yet she looked incredibly fragile at this moment.

  "Goodbye."

  "Okay..." She didn't refuse.

  She had never refused Tao Ce before, and she wouldn't now either.

  He took a few steps away, then turned back to look at her, and immediately saw that she was crying so hard that she had lost strength, kneeling on the ground. Seeing him turn back, she actually forced herself to smile at him with a raised corner of her mouth.

  He wanted to rush over and hug her, but he was afraid he wouldn't be able to let go.

  He wanted to give up on divorce and continue resisting, but he didn't want to see his mother cry.

  Well then, see you later.

  We're both right, just not suitable for each other.

  Later on, they eventually lived apart and never met again.

  Pan Xiaoxiao became quieter and quieter, just like a flower bud that grew extremely well, would not wither, but was reluctant to bloom. She didn't like smiling, wouldn't shed tears, only gazed indifferently at everything around her.

  Went abroad and came back, entered Pan's company, only doing clerical work, didn't like interacting with people.

  She secretly let Mi Qing inquire about the news, knowing that he was doing well, and had recovered to his original appearance in a year's time, still with that careless personality.

  In recent years, he especially liked going to KTV to sing songs by himself. He said that he wanted to practice singing love songs for his future wife.

  The year before last, he began to give up raising aloe vera and handed over all his aloe vera to others. He then went to his father's unit for an internship, but he only did it for four months before giving up and going to the countryside to become a member of a village committee, not the village head. He stayed there for more than a year before becoming the deputy village head.

  Last year, he only met with Pongzi three times. He had darkened a bit and his face was no longer as handsome as before. He had some of the aura of an old man. Tao Ce deliberately avoided Mi Qing, not wanting to see her. It's said that his family has been arranging for people to meet him on blind dates, but nobody knows what the outcome is.

  This year, he was promoted and finally didn't have to experience rural life. He also became more capable. It's said that when he left, the villagers gave him many eggs as a gift, so many that he couldn't even carry them all back.

  Pan Xiuxiu listened to one thing after another, and then was disappointed one time after another.

  In the blink of an eye, five years have passed, Pan Xiao Xiao still has a head of long hair and sweet facial features.

  Everything is just like it was back then.

  There hasn't been anyone else around me since then.

  Clothes are not as good as new ones, people are not like they used to be.

  She'd rather be alone and heal herself.