Life is Tough

Lin Xiaoxi looked at herself. Indeed, she was properly clothed.

There was still dirt on her shirt that was left from crawling and rolling at Qing Long Mountain. Lin Xiaoxi said in a spiteful manner, "And you don't know how to clean me up."

True.

But if he did, then it would really be hard to explain.

Li Yao waved. "If you're awake, leave. I want to rest. Don't exhaust me."

"Ok."

Lin Xiaoxi turned around and got off the bed. As she was drugged, her legs were still a bit jelly. She held onto the bed and she was very puzzled. Did he really not sleep with me? How does it feel like I have been hollowed out? Also, I feel like I have forgotten something important!

Right!

Lin Xiaoxi asked, "How did I fall asleep? How is it on Qing Long Mountain?"

Li Yao's ridiculous words came out easily. "You fell asleep because you were too exhausted. As for the Qing Long Mountain, the masked men won in the end. While the fog had not dispersed, I carried you out. It really exhausted me."

Lin Xiaoxi was confused for half a day.

Fine. 「(゚ペ)

It was quite a pity that she did not get to see the ending.

But she was very magnanimous. She forgot about it easily. "Let's go when we are more prepared next time!"

Li Yao was so shocked that he sat up from the sofa. "What? Next time? Do you really want to die so badly?"

Lin Xiaoxi looked at Li Yao oddly. "Aren't you curious about such a strange thing?"

She waved her arms around expressively. "The gates to the new world are right there. I even left you a space, and you're telling me that you aren't interested? Pfft, Dad is so disappointed in you."

"Get lost!"

He came to Lin Xiaoxi and poked her head. Then he lectured her. "Do you have any idea that you almost died this time? New world? I think that is a new definition of wanting to die!"

Lin Xiaoxi looked at him. (○・`Д́・○)!!!

"Who are you to poke my head!"

Li Yao slapped her on the head. "And I'd hit you too!"

"I'll bite you to death!"

She rushed over violently, but Li Yao pushed her head and pinned her to the bed. She could only wave her two arms around to try to hit Li Yao, but sadly, her limbs were too short, and she was just waving her arms in the air.

She looked rather dumb.

"Stop messing around, I'm quite tired. Hurry and go back to school." Li Yao let go of Lin Xiaoxi and lay back on the sofa. He let out a long, comfy sigh.

Lin Xiaoxi rolled her eyes nonchalantly. "Dead fish!"

After finishing her words, she left angrily.

Not long after Lin Xiaoxi left, Li Yao fell asleep slowly and only woke up in the deep night. He was pretty much rejuvenated, and habitually, he began analyzing circuits. Then, he meditated to practice his skills.

The next day, the national celebration was over, and Li Yao returned back to school after a long time. He saw his roommates that he had not seen in a long time.

Chen Tao was busy falling in love lately, and there was the sour smell of love all around him.

Cao Rui got a new car and was always waving his car keys around. It seemed like he really… managed to get some girls. But this piece of trash was still the man who watched the "Story of Yanxi Palace" when he booked a room with a girl, so there was no way that he would reek of love.

As for Brother Shuisheng…

He took leave.

Li Yao did not see him.

He sat in his bedroom blankly. Cao Rui was boasting about where he went during the national celebration. Chen Tao was making small talk with him. Most of the time, he was just spending his energy on his girlfriend. Seeing that, Cao Rui said jokingly, "Tao, you've changed!"

Chen Tao flipped over, and with his back facing Cao Rui, he answered. "Oh."

Cao Rui felt a heartache!

How cold!

So he scrambled to Li Yao. "Big Yao, what's wrong? I'll lend you my car to go for a ride. I mean, it's time for you to get a girl. Your tadpoles are going to turn into frogs soon."

Li Yao responded. "Get lost!"

"Alright!"

He hopped out of the hostel room, and in a while, he came back with a parcel. "Big Yao, there's a parcel for you."

Li Yao was a little doubtful.

He did not order anything lately.

He opened it up, and it was a bank card.

Cao Rui was surprised upon seeing it. "Impressive. Do people just send bank cards like that nowadays? Hold up, Big Yao, have you… been lured away by money?"

Li Yao turned and walked into the balcony to take out the broomstick and used it as a weapon. This was specifically used to deal with Cao Rui, the Husky. Cao Rui saw and turned to leave. "All is well, why are you getting aggressive? Young people nowadays are getting increasingly violent."

Huskies could not be spoiled!

Li Yao threw the weapon away and picked up the card. On the back of the card, the code was written in pencil. Six '6's.

This must be from Chen Xi.

She has a big heart to actually send a bank card by mail… Is she not afraid that it might get lost?

He went to an ATM in school and checked.

Bank balance: 30,000,000!

Li Yao's breath went light for a while. He already thought that it was really good last time when he earned 9,000,000 in Macau.

In fact, he was a little worried and scared.

This time, it was better.

He did not even do anything, and he actually received 30,000,000???

Chen Xi's family is so benevolent!

He took out his phone and called Chen Xi. "Are you crazy?"

"…"

The moment he called, he asked people if they're crazy. Is that even fitting of him? Chen Xi's mind was rather complicated. After collecting her thoughts, she said. "Seems like Mr. Li has received the parcel. Although… nothing has changed in the end, I won't go back on my words regarding the revenge that we have mentioned before."

"But I didn't even do anything."

"You've done a lot."

She paused for a while. Chen Xi's breath went lighter, and she said. "Just treat it as if I bought you that jacket."

"…" Li Yao was speechless.

That jacket was bought at H&M. It was just around 300… After giving it to another person, it got sold for 30000000?

What a big gain!

Li Yao's thinking had gone astray. After a short pause, he regained his thoughts. He pondered for a while and said sincerely, "Take care."

Chen Xi smiled. "Yeah, I will."

"Thank you," she said softly and then hung up.

Life is so bitter.

Even if she's such a rich person, she has her fair share of unhappiness.

Buddha says that life is full of suffering.

The so-called suffering is not physical pain but the feeling of never being perfect. Oh, the human heart. If there is desire, there is pain. How can a world formed by so many people not be bitter?

Hence, even that little bit of warmth is enough to be cherished.

So, thank you.

Chen Xi, who was far away in Tong City, was holding her phone and still wearing that unfitting coat. She was in a very, very dark house. Her eyes looked far, far away. There was a soft smile on her face.

After a while…

She got up and left the room. Then, she opened the door, and the light surged in from outside like a huge wave, washing away the softness of Chen Xi. So, the cold and harsh Chen Xi returned.

She looked straight, and her gaze was fixed.

Some things… are meant to end.

In school, Li Yao held onto his phone. The image of Chen Xi sitting in the park covering her face that day flashed past his mind. The picture was very silent, and there was no sound…

It must not have been easy for her too.

Life is tough.