Until dusk fell, she returned home. She should have resented Lu Dongqi's breach of promise, but inexplicably, her heart was shrouded in a nameless fear, and her panic at being unable to contact him far exceeded her resentment towards his tardiness.

  Ye Lan looked at Xi Xi, wanting to speak but hesitating, and finally told her the news that Lu Dong Qi had an accident.

  Agony exploded in her heart, Xia Xi was as if struck by lightning, stunned on the spot, trembling and stuttering: "Mom, what did you say? Dong Qi he..."?

  It was an instant emotional outburst, she rushed to the door like a madman: "We said it, we won't see each other again, he must go to Fuzhong Kindergarten... I want to wait for him."

  Ye Lan tightly hugged Xi Xi, tears streaming out. Dong Qi was also someone she had watched grow up, and the two families were close, so she treated him like a half-son. Suddenly hearing such news, her heart was filled with sorrow, but she knew that for now, the most important thing was to calm Xia Xi down.

  Although she insisted on going out, her whole body was trembling and had no strength at all. Ye Lan hugged her, patting her back with his hand, trying to comfort her emotions.

  "No, mom, it can't be that cruel, he's so good, how could he just disappear?" XiXi kept muttering "it can't be", stubbornly refusing to believe the news that Lu Dongqi had left. She wanted to go back to Fuzhong Kindergarten and keep waiting for him, as long as she waited, he would definitely show up. Lu Dongqi had never broken his promise to her before.

  Struggling to get out, her feet were paralyzed on the spot. She leaned against her mother's shoulder for a long time, not shedding a single tear, nor saying another word.

  Ye Lan helped her sit down on the bed, Xia Xi was still trembling uncontrollably, and the panic in her heart had not decreased. She suddenly realized that she couldn't remember Dong Qi's appearance, all the images of him in her mind were like misty fog, only a vague outline, which could neither be touched nor seen clearly.

  She hastily went to flip through the photo album on her bedside table, searching for all the traces of Lu Dongqi's existence.

  When they were young, they stood under the peach tree in front of their old house. He stood straight and tall, not saying a word, while she was the opposite, with a smile all over her face, revealing her still-crooked baby teeth.

  When they grew up a bit, they took a photo together wearing school uniforms and red scarves. I still remember that it was in the golden sunlight, he was the flag raiser, and she stood beside him guarding the flag.

  Later, they rarely took photos together. She silently hid her liking for him deep in her heart, turning it into a bittersweet secret. In her mind, she secretly sketched his eyebrows and eyes, vividly remembering the warmth of his smile.

  It wasn't until he saw these photos that Lu Dongqi's appearance emerged from the mist and was reprinted in his mind.

  The sorrow in my heart grew even deeper, why was fate so unfair, taking away such a good person like Lu Dongqi!

  Even though she was angry at his sudden departure last night, she still felt happy for his bright future. She wished him well and hoped he would be happy, even if it had nothing to do with her.

  But why, it really became a late regret, the self-blame in her heart surged up, she finally threw herself into Ye Lan's arms and sobbed loudly: "Mom, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have asked him out, it was me who got him killed..."

  Ye Lan patted Xi Xi's back, tears streaming down her face without restraint, still choking with sobs as she comforted her daughter: "No, don't think that way, child, this isn't your fault."

  A long dark night, drowning in a dense and unclear sorrow.

  Chen Yan was rummaging through books in his room, on a sweltering summer day, even with the air conditioner on, he still felt inexplicably restless. He heard some noise downstairs and looked out to see Liang Qi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, hastily walking back and forth in the living room.

  He casually poured him a glass of water, sat down on the sofa, and Chen Yan began to tease him: "Hey, General Liang, how do you have time to come over? Didn't you go to the provincial city to see your fiancée?"

  Liang Qiqi gulped down the whole cup of water, laughing and scolding: "Good for you, kid, you still have a conscience, knowing to pour me a glass of water. But I don't have time to chat with you, come get something from Lao Da's place and then leave, those few are still waiting for me to hold a meeting over there?"

  "Oh?" Chen Yan knew that the "they" in Liang Qi's mouth referred to Chen Bin, Lian Yu and several other high-level executives. He couldn't help but feel curious, what was so urgent that it could even shock his brother.

  "You don't know? It seems that C City is going to have a big change. The driver of Mayor Yuan hit and killed the son of Vice Mayor Lu, with the influence of Lu's family, how can they easily give up? Unexpectedly, there will be a big reshuffle in the city government." Liang Qi hurried away, speaking unclearly, but picking out the key points to say.

  Chen Yanyi listened and directly jumped up from the sofa, excitedly asking: "The son of Vice Mayor Lu? Are you referring to Lu Dongqi?"

  "Seems like that's what it's called, right? Isn't he your classmate?" Liang Qi said as she found the documents Chen Bin had left in the study room and flipped through them before hurrying to leave.

  Chen Yan escorted him to the door, with a heavy heart.

  Although he and Lu Dongqi can't be considered friends, and there's even a bit of competition between them because of Xia Xixi, when he heard the news about him, he still felt an inexplicable sense of discomfort. He had always resented Lu Dongqi for repeatedly taking Xia Xixi away from him, and also felt envious of their childhood sweetheart relationship.

  But for this person, Chen Yan has more appreciation for Lu Dongqi's steady and low-key demeanor, even as an opponent, he can't help but admire him. This is the mutual recognition between two excellent people, if there was no Xia Xixi, they might have become good friends.

  What a pity for such an excellent person to leave so hastily.

  At this time, Chen Yan was more worried about Xia Xi's situation. A lively life had passed away like this, and no one could remain unmoved, let alone Xia Xi, who had grown up with Lu Dongqi since childhood.

  He knew she must be very sad. The agreed three days had not yet passed and he shouldn't have contacted her, but in this situation, he couldn't care about that.

  He didn't know what situation she was in now, so he sat anxiously and hastily dialed her cell phone. The answer to his call was a piercing busy tone. Chen Yan did not give up and repeatedly pressed the replay button. At first, it was a busy tone, but later it became unreachable.

  I guessed it was probably her phone running out of battery, so I sent her a text message.

  Received your message, give me a call.

  I know about Lu Dongqi's situation, don't bottle up your sadness inside.

  ……?

  Chen Yan only then realized that his connection with Xia Xi was just a phone number, and if she didn't respond to her phone, he would lose contact with her. His worries grew stronger, and in his heart, he silently prayed: "This little fool must not think of anything rash." You can search for "冤家校草不易解?哈十八" on Baidu to find the latest updates of this book!