Under Madam He's interference, Xu Chun and Murong Beichen broke up during Zhu Yaya's summer vacation.
On the day they broke up, the outdoor temperature reached a scorching thirty-seven degrees Celsius. Under the blazing sun, faint wisps of smoke seemed to rise from the pavement.
But right after Xu Chun uttered the word "breakup" to Murong Beichen, dark clouds rolled in from the horizon. In an instant, a flash of lightning tore across half the sky, and bean-sized raindrops began to fall from the gloomy heavens. The raindrops quickly connected into lines, and with a loud crash, a torrential downpour cascaded down as if the sky had collapsed.
Thanks to the rain and dark clouds, the temperature dropped significantly.
Zhu Yaya sat inside a milk tea shop, watching Xu Chun and Murong Beichen not far away through the floor-to-ceiling windows. She shed tears of emotion for Murong Beichen and Xu Chun, who had made such an outstanding contribution to the imperial capital's weather.
"Congratulations on successfully unlocking the twenty-third mission. Please stay here to witness the breakup of Xu Chun and Murong Beichen and enjoy the drama."
The system's voice rang out.
Zhu Yaya calmly took a fruit container out of her backpack, opened it, picked up a piece of watermelon, and put it in her mouth.
Yan Heng, sitting opposite her, followed suit and picked up a piece of watermelon as well.
"Chun'er, are you lying to me? You were just joking with me, right?" Murong Beichen's eyes held disbelief, confusion, and a tiny sliver of hope.
Xu Chun didn't dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and, hardening her heart, said the words Murong Beichen least wanted to hear: "Murong Beichen, I'm telling the truth! We are breaking up!"
"I won't listen! I won't listen!" Murong Beichen shook his head frantically. "We clearly love each other so much, why do you want to break up with me?"
"Murong Beichen, the gap between us is too wide."
"Chun'er, that's not a problem. Between us, we clearly..." Murong Beichen looked humbled. He reached out a hand to grab Xu Chun's arm, but she shook him off.
"I'm sorry, Murong Beichen. It's over between us. Goodbye." The rain had completely soaked Xu Chun. After saying this, she ran away without looking back.
"No!!!"
Murong Beichen squatted on the ground, clutching his head in agony.
Zhu Yaya, eating her watermelon: ...
Actually, if Murong Beichen had chased after her and communicated with her properly, Xu Chun might not have left him.
At this moment, his mother, Madam He, walked up to Murong Beichen holding an umbrella. With a heartbroken expression, she shielded him from the rain.
Madam He urged him earnestly, "Chenchen, let's go! It's for the best that you broke up with this kind of woman. There are plenty of other fish in the sea!"
"I only want Chunchun."
"What's so good about that Xu Chun! There are so many wealthy young ladies and socialites in the imperial capital. Every one of them is a top-tier beauty, and they are all proficient in the four arts. Any random one you pick would be a thousand, a hundred times better than that Xu Chun!"
Murong Beichen stood up, his eyes fierce, and slapped Madam He's umbrella away. The torrential rain poured down on them. Madam He scrambled awkwardly to pick up the fallen umbrella.
Murong Beichen demanded, "Was it you? Did you force Xu Chun away?"
"Chenchen!" Madam He hadn't expected Murong Beichen to figure it out so quickly, and an awkward expression crossed her face.
"Was it you?! Tell me?!"
Madam He threw caution to the wind and simply admitted it: "That's right! I did meet with Xu Chun once. But, son, I gave her two choices then. The first was to stay by your side, and the second was to take thirty million and go study abroad. Do you know what your beloved Xu Chun chose? She chose the second one. She chose to leave you for a mere thirty million! Thirty million! Oh, son, in her heart, your love is only worth thirty million!"
"Rumble~"
A clap of thunder sounded.
Murong Beichen stood frozen in place, trembling all over. "No! No! No! I don't believe it! You must be lying to me! Chun'er loves me so much, she definitely wouldn't do this! I'm going to find her! I'm going to find her and clear this up!"
Zhu Yaya: ...
So now he finally thinks of going after Xu Chun.
What a pity~ It's too late.
Murong Beichen was so immersed in his own grief that he didn't notice two bodyguards in black sneaking up behind him.
Just as he was about to leave and chase after Xu Chun, one of the bodyguards acted with lightning speed and knocked Murong Beichen unconscious.
Madam He stood to the side holding her umbrella, saying with some heartache, "You hit him too hard just now."
The two bodyguards in black carried the unconscious Murong Beichen into a stretched luxury car. Madam He also closed her umbrella and got into the car.
"Congratulations on successfully completing the twenty-third mission. You are rewarded with three years of lifespan and twenty thousand RMB."
Zhu Yaya closed the lid of her fruit container.
Well, this grand drama was over. She could leave now too.
Later on, Zhu Yaya still managed to get some news about Murong Beichen and Xu Chun from other sources. For instance, on the very day Xu Chun broke up with Murong Beichen, she boarded a flight to Country F. Murong Beichen was locked up at home, trapped for a whole month...
Zhu Yaya wasn't really in the mood to dig for more gossip anyway.
She was now facing something much more important.
Yan Heng's college entrance examination results were out.
He was still in first place.
But this time, he was ranked first in the entire imperial capital city!
When filling out his college preferences, he didn't choose Imperial Capital University, the best in the country. Instead, he chose a police academy.
The principal and the dean had already sought Yan Heng out several times to talk about this, but to no avail.
At dinner that evening, Zhu Jianjun said with some regret at the table, "Sigh, what a pity. With Yan Heng's scores, Imperial Capital University would be fighting to have him. But he... Sigh! Imperial Capital University!"
Zhu Yaya couldn't help but chime in to defend him, "Dad, Yan Heng has his own ideals. Besides, the police academy he's going to is also very good."
Zhu Jianjun sighed, "Sigh, I know. That boy Yan Heng is just like his father. I'm afraid he's still dwelling on that matter in his heart!"
Zhu Jianjun glanced at Zhu Yaya and added, "That police academy is in another province, you know."
Zhu Yaya mindlessly shoveled a few bites of rice into her mouth, remaining silent.
Yan Heng's admission letter arrived, which meant the time for him to leave her was getting closer and closer.
Zhu Yaya had been absent-minded these past few days because of this.
She had transmigrated into this book for so long, and she had spent almost every day with Yan Heng. But now, Yan Heng was leaving. In the future, no one would walk her home anymore. No one would protect her like this anymore.
No matter how reluctant Zhu Yaya was to part with Yan Heng in her heart, he still had to leave.
Soon, the summer vacation passed. Zhu Yaya advanced to her senior year of high school. Scott High School's start date was earlier than the universities'.
When Yan Heng left, Zhu Yaya was supposed to be sitting properly in her classroom, listening to a lecture.
But in order to see Yan Heng off, she skipped class.
