Chapter 31

It seems people always recall similar memories because of a certain scene.

I became close with Fu Ziyi because of a rainstorm.

At that time, I had just returned to the He family and, after transferring schools several times, ended up at the same school as He Yu.

Her friends couldn’t stand me, so they took the lead in ostracizing me.

My days at Chonggao were not easy.

Although they didn’t resort to personal attacks, isolation was inevitable.

Back then, I wasn’t someone who knew how to resist.

If I could endure, I would.

So when I discovered that the umbrella I’d left under my desk had been thrown away by someone, I simply stayed silent, preparing to walk home in the rain.

But as I was heading downstairs, I happened to run into Fu Ziyi.

He casually asked, “No umbrella?”

I replied with a simple “Mm,” then said, “I forgot.”

He glanced outside at the rain and, without much thought, said, “Alright, let’s go together.”

Strictly speaking, it was only the second time we’d met.

But just like that, with a careless attitude, he tilted his umbrella toward me.

That tilt lasted seven years.

Looking back over these years, he’s truly done so much for me.

He helped me teach a lesson to those who bullied me.

Stood up for me.

When I was isolated and helpless, he accompanied me again and again, helping me survive the shadow of my brother’s death.

Shen Hang’s father went bankrupt because of Fu Ziyi’s scheme. For that, he was beaten badly by his own father and spent a week in the hospital.

He had clearly promised his family he would go abroad, yet he suddenly appeared in Nancheng without a word.

He said he would always stand by my side, and I never doubted it.

Because every word he said to me, he meant it.

Maybe He Wei wasn’t wrong. I am luckier than He Yu. Even though my brother is gone, the world hasn’t completely abandoned me.

I still have Fu Ziyi.

He’s done so much for me, worked so hard.

But I’m too selfish-I can’t stay for him.