The Daily Tangles of Love and Friendship

To outsiders, he was a responsible husband, and to his family, he was a gentle and considerate father.

Yet such a seemingly perfect man had done something that cast aside his wife and children.

Could it be that there really is no true affection in this world?

She actually envied the couples holding hands on the streets, but it was nothing more than envy.

"Yao Yao, are you daydreaming again?" Cheng Xue patted her shoulder.

Cen Yao looked up and smiled, "No, let's get changed quickly."

After getting ready, the two of them went out, and as they passed by the restaurant, they happened to see Li Li sitting alone at a window seat.

"Why are you eating breakfast alone, Li Li?"

Cheng Xue and Cen Yao greeted her, and Li Li, caught off guard, wiped away tears from the corners of her eyes after realizing what was happening.

She forced a smile, her eyes red like a rabbit's.

"They're all still resting, so I came over first."

Cheng Xue, with her sharp eyes, immediately sensed something was wrong.

"What happened to you? Why are you crying?"

Li Li's suppressed emotions completely collapsed upon receiving Cheng Xue's concern, and tears welled up in her eyes again, making her fair face look pitifully charming.

She hugged Cheng Xue tightly, sniffling with grievance.

Cheng Xue turned back to glance at Cen Yao, her expression asking what had happened.

Cen Yao shook her head slightly, also puzzled.

But she soon thought of something; could it be because of her confession to Shao Xichen?

For some inexplicable reason, a complex feeling surged within her.

It was unclear how much time passed before Li Li finally calmed down and wiped away her tears.

"I'm sorry for showing you this side of me."

"What happened?" Out of concern, Cheng Xue instinctively asked. But seeing Li Li's hesitant expression, she continued, "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine, but if there's anything we can help with, please tell us."

Li Li bit her lower lip lightly, as if making an important decision.

"It's not a big deal, I confessed to Captain Shao last night, and he rejected me."

With a "thunderous" sound, Cen Yao felt as if struck by lightning.

What the hell, why did she feel an inexplicable sense of guilt?

Cheng Xue's lips twitched twice, and she glanced at Cen Yao with her peripheral vision, only able to cover up her awkwardness with a smile.

"Sister Xiao Xue, I heard that you and Sister Yao Yao were schoolmates with Captain Shao?"

Cheng Xue nodded, "But we're not familiar at all." She quickly distanced herself.

"What a coincidence, everyone's here." Gu Chinan walked over nonchalantly, hands in his pockets.

However, Cen Yao's gaze fell on Shao Xichen standing nearby.

He was wearing a black wool coat today, with a white turtleneck sweater underneath. He looked much softer, much warmer, and more charming than when he wore his uniform, which seemed cold.

At this moment, Li Li became even more determined in her heart; she would not give up so easily.

As the saying goes, there's always a chance when a woman chases a man.

"I heard there's a nice scenic spot nearby, shall we go take a look together?" Gu Chinan glanced at everyone, there was plenty of time left, and staying in the hotel doing nothing was boring.

"We already have plans," Cheng Xue didn't want to spend her rest day going out with her superior.

"Why not go together, it'll be lively with more people." Gu Chinan didn't give anyone a chance to refuse, "Xichen, shall we go together?"

"Okay," Shao Xichen uttered a single word, his gaze never leaving Cen Yao since the beginning.

This was beyond Gu Chinan's expectations; he thought he had misheard. This young master actually said "okay," which was really unprecedented.

Thus, what should have been a girls' day out turned into a group outing.

"What bad luck, I wonder if Gu Chinan really meant it or not," Cheng Xue complained with a straight face.

There probably wasn't anyone in the world who wanted to go out with their superior on their day off. If she had known this, she might as well have stayed in the room sleeping.

There was a church nearby, not far away, and it was walkable.

Strolling on the streets, everyone was preoccupied with their own thoughts, unaware that only Gu Chinan was truly out for fun.

Approaching noon, there were many people on the street. However, everyone strolled leisurely, chatting and laughing, even the cars drove slowly.

The pace of life here was slow, so slow that it allowed one to temporarily put aside all unhappiness.

Suddenly, beautiful music reached their ears, and Cen Yao followed the sound to stop in front of a street performer.

The blonde man swayed happily to the music, and despite the pitiful amount of money in his guitar case, he still had a full smile on his face.

Cen Yao took out a fifty-euro note from her pocket and bent down to put it into the guitar case.

She envied the man for living as he pleased and thanked him for letting her feel a moment of freedom.

"Yao Yao, take a photo of me," Cheng Xue's previous gloom vanished, and she eagerly posed.

What's the point of coming to a place if you don't take photos, it's like you've never been there at all.

Cen Yao took out her phone to take a photo of Cheng Xue, and Cheng Xue was very satisfied with the result.

"Let's take a few photos together."

After taking selfies, Cheng Xue found that no matter how she took the photos, she was not satisfied; it simply did not show her perfect appearance.

After thinking for a moment, her gaze immediately fell on Shao Xichen.

A free tool person, why not use it?

"Senior Shao, could you please take a few photos for us?"

Shao Xichen nodded, quite willing to play the role of a tool person.

Faced with Shao Xichen's camera, Cen Yao felt awkward. But she couldn't let others notice anything, so she could only force a smile.

After taking the photos, Cheng Xue was very satisfied, and she pulled Cen Yao and Li Li to choose.

"Senior Shao, I remember you have Yao Yao's contact information, right? Could you please send these photos to her later?"

Cheng Xue didn't think too much and spoke without reservation.

Then she glanced at Cen Yao again, and only then did she notice that Cen Yao had a scarf around her neck that she didn't remember before.

Cen Yao was wearing a white wool coat today, with a matching white turtleneck sweater underneath. Her wavy long hair casually draped over her shoulders, every gesture and expression exuded charm.

But looking at the grey scarf around her neck, it was indeed somewhat out of place. It wasn't ugly, but it certainly wasn't pretty.

"I bought it a long time ago," Cen Yao felt guilty; she was not good at lying.