The setting sun slanted towards the evening, and a few shallow-gold clouds floated in the distant sky. It was a season of refreshing autumn in September, and the golden wind was sending coolness. Walking under such a sky, even the faces of the people returning home from work smiled a little lighter.
Lin Qingchun sat on the sofa with a steamy green tea in her hand, looking out of the window at the coming and going, but was unable to smile at all.
"Qingchun, stop daydreaming! We've said all that needs to be said. A gentleman should let others succeed too, don't you think? Being my best friend, you need to help us~"
A soft, cute voice brought her dazed mind back to reality. As Lin Qingchun turned her eyes, she looked straight into Chen Huan's charming smile.
It was a small and pretty face with a high appearance value that has garnered attention from male students since her school days. Coupled with a cute pouting expression, it was a face that could break hearts.
But Lin Qingchun never thought that one day, she would stand in Chen Huan's way.
Seeing her remain silent for a while, Chen Huan worriedly pouted her mouth, acting coquettish as she tugged the sleeve of the man by her side, "Feifan, look at Qingchun, she doesn't agree, what should we do~"
Lin Qingchun suddenly looked up, staring intently at the man in front of her. Chen Feifan, her fiancé, whom she had been in love with for seven years.
Even at this point, she still didn't believe it. She didn't believe the reality in front of her, nor could she believe that he would say such hurtful words.
Chen Feifan looked very serious, yet his tone was calm, "Qingchun, we've loved each other. Those days were wonderful, weren't they? Before I met Chen Huan, I never thought about leaving you. I was serious about you. But when I met her, I understood what true love is. I can't deceive you, that would be irresponsible."
"You fell in love with her... Chen Huan? How is that possible..." Lin Qingchun took a big sip of tea, trying to calm herself down. But the words that came out were still shaking, "Feifan, this joke isn't funny at all."
"This is not a joke. Qingchun, haven't you also said this? It's fine to love the wrong person. The scary part is not being able to marry love. Now, I'm no longer your love." Chen Feifan was gentle and persuasive, yet his hand quietly slid onto Chen Huan's waist. Her waist was soft like a snake and without a trace, he rubs his hand against it, making him restless, "So I have to be loyal to you, and to my own heart."
"...Loyal?"
In the seven years she's known him, this was the first time Lin Qingchun felt ironic and ridiculous. She and Chen Feifan have been engaged for a year, their relationship has been long running since college, the wedding schedule has already been set, the bridesmaid will be Chen Huan, who as her best friend has more than once mentioned how envious and blessed she is... But now.
"When did the word 'loyal' become a spokesperson for cheating?" She sneered, put down her cup, and in a few strides, reached the door and opened it, "If our words don't match, any more is too many. My home doesn't welcome you."
“Please, Qingchun, I never planned to steal him from you, but fate can't be stopped.” A soft hand grabbed hers, Chen Huan spoke innocently, sending chills down Lin Qingchun's spine, "Feifan has something important to say to you."
She had already assumed they had broken up, what else could she do?
Lin Qingchun looked up at Chen Feifan, unable to believe as he pulled out some documents from his briefcase and laid them out in front of her, the entire motion fluid.
He even smiled at her.
"Qingchun, this apartment in Shangyang neighborhood, was registered under my name. We have to make this clear now, once we part, we'll each live our separate lives. You are sensible, so you must not covet my apartment in the future."
Chen Feifan's smile was as calm as ever, as though it was during their best moments. However, Lin Qingchun felt as if something exploded in her head, wiping all past affection into ashes.
Not just ruthless, but incredibly shameless.
"Chen Feifan, ninety percent of the apartment purchase was taken from my savings, you only contributed ten percent. It was supposed to be for our wedding...you said it would be shameful if the marriage house wasn't under the groom's name……"
"We had purchased it together, although you put up the larger sum, the expenses of our lives together were all covered by me. Consider that as compensation. Moreover, this apartment was for my marriage, and the one that I'm now in love with isn't you...Qingchun, you have principles. Isn’t this apartment annoying to you? I consider this for your sake. When I earn more money, I will pay you back slowly...”
"Qingchun, your taste in men is great. Feifan promised I will move in next week. He's so good to me……"
"Qingchun, today was abrupt, and your mood isn't great. Let's give you three days to pack up and find a new place, we can still be friends……"
Lin Qingchun felt as if her heart was ripped apart, her mind in chaos, like a swarm of flies buzzing around her head, refusing to go away. Tears blurred her vision, she did not know when Chen Feifan and Chen Huan left. In one day, she lost her lover, her best friend and this house where she lived for several years, what she thought would be her home for the rest of her life...
She was tired, too tired to move. She closed her eyes in exhaustion, sinking into a deep, black dream. The dream was a deep abyss, with a suffocating smell that seemed almost hallucinatory.
The tea kettle on the stove had been boiling for a long time, the gas was left open. After an unknown period, the shrill alarm of 120 ambulances neared, it seemed to wake up the dreaming person.
Beep... Beep... Beep...