Chapter 13: The Mysterious Ex-boyfriend

What does it mean by “broke up”? She didn’t even know this person called Chen Fangli. Moreover, during that month she was hospitalized due to the car accident, she didn’t see anyone named Chen Fangli come to visit.

Wang Zhao really sighed this time, she didn’t hold it back, and let out an audible sound.

Under Xu Yingchun’s undisguised shock, she seemed to hear a ‘ding’ sound in her mind, followed by: Congratulations to the transmigrator for discovering a new plot and a new character, please explore the relationship between Chen Fangli and the original body.

And there was a note: There’s no reward for successful exploration. On the contrary, if the exploration fails, the character setting will collapse, and trouble will come.

This is insane.

It’s been over two months, and suddenly an ex-boyfriend appears. Even Wang Zhao, with her usually calm temperament, couldn’t help but grit her teeth.

It’s really fucking troublesome.

Wang Zhao had always been a refined person, rarely cursing, or rather, in her life, the number of times she had cursed could be counted on one hand. For such a refined person to want to curse, one can imagine how frustrated she must be at this moment.

At this moment, Wang Zhao truly felt some regret. When she first opened her eyes in the hospital after the car accident, her first words should have been: Who are you?

Followed by: Who am I?

And ending with: Where is this place?

Instead of realizing something was wrong from the start, and then, being the shrewd person she was, deciding to pretend she knew everything to muddle through. It can only be said that she was very unfortunate that although the interpersonal relationships of the body she possessed were simple, it couldn’t be helped that it was someone who attracted both bees and butterflies.

She wasn’t a person who easily panicked. Her mind turned over a hundred times, but in the end, it was just a matter of two or three seconds.

After letting out this sigh, Wang Zhao only lightly said, “We haven’t seen each other for a long time.”

This kind of nonchalance easily creates an illusion, especially for people who like to overthink.

For example, Xu Yingchun now showed a comforting expression of ‘sister, don’t be sad about the breakup’, swallowing the questions she wanted to ask, as if afraid that saying one more word would deepen her emotional wound.

Wang Zhao’s words weren’t false, but she was used to leaving some room when speaking, just in case. It would be easier to respond or refute later, not saying things definitively was also a way of dealing with people and situations.

Xu Yingchun sighed and said, “I thought you two would get married.”

Life is unpredictable. Only after entering society do you realize that breaking up and getting back together is the most normal thing, and many perceptions from university days have changed.

At that time, the romance between these two was both low-key and high-profile. Many people thought Wang Zhao and Chen Fangli would be the first couple among their classmates to get married.

Wang Zhao hoped Xu Yingchun would say a few more words about the relationship between Chen Fangli and the original body, but the person beside her fell silent after saying this, and she didn’t feel comfortable asking outright. She could only decide to privately investigate the original body’s university affairs later.

The two were about to part ways at the hospital entrance. The inpatient department was in a building at the back, and Xu Yingchun should be heading there.

However, as they were parting, Wang Zhao took a few steps and was called back. Xu Yingchun seemed to have remembered something and said to her, “There’s a class reunion coming up in a while. We haven’t seen each other for several years. This time, taking advantage of the holiday, we can meet. Do you have time?”

She had mentioned it to her some time ago, and Wang Zhao had casually made up an excuse to refuse. Now that she had run into Xu Yingchun, she probably wanted to gather more people, so she asked again.

“Who has decided to go now?” After a brief consideration, Wang Zhao asked.

Xu Yingchun was organizing the event and had a list. Hearing this question, she said, “I can’t remember off the top of my head. I’ll send you the list via WeChat later.”

“Mm.” Wang Zhao said, “Then I’ll think about it.”

After Xu Yingchun left, Wang Zhao went upstairs alone. She took out her phone in the elevator, found the university classmates’ group, clicked in, and searched for Chen Fangli.

His profile picture was simple, a photo of a blue sky. She clicked a few times but didn’t take any action. She didn’t know the reason for the breakup between the original body and Chen Fangli, and rash actions might cause unnecessary trouble.

There had been chats in the group these past few days. She skimmed through the chat history. Chen Fangli hadn’t said anything, but someone had mentioned him once, asking if he had returned to the country yet, or if he was planning to stay in England.

From this, she guessed that this man should be studying abroad. Was it because of the long-distance relationship that these two broke up?

Everything was unknown. This was a story that had already happened in the past.

She couldn’t help but silently recite Chen Fangli’s name in her heart. Suddenly, some images flashed in her mind: Moon Bay, islands, seawater.

The face of a young man appeared in her mind. She couldn’t see his features clearly, but he seemed to be smiling. Wang Zhao didn’t know why, but she felt he should be a gentle person.

These images came suddenly and inexplicably, they were the original body’s memories of Chen Fangli.

Wang Zhao exited the elevator, rubbed her brow, and only put down her hand when she felt a bit of pain. Looking at the waiting room not far away, she suddenly felt an indescribable weariness.

This weariness came so suddenly that it surprised even herself.

Counting it up, she had only been in this world for two months, yet it felt like she had been here for several years. Troublesome matters came one after another, like candied haws, several hawthorns on one skewer, one after another.

The matter with Li Zhenguan had just barely reached a conclusion, and suddenly a mysterious ex-boyfriend appeared.

Almost as soon as she appeared at the door, Li Zhenguan saw her. A smile appeared on his face, his bright eyes visible from outside looking at her, so happy.

Wang Zhao slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and walked over slowly.

The milk in the transparent bag was still warm. Wang Zhao handed it to Li Zhenguan and then sat down beside him.

“I saw warm milk downstairs and bought a cup,” she said, placing the bag between the two of them. “There’s also mineral water here, but it’s a bit cold. See what you want to drink.”

Li Zhenguan made a sound of acknowledgment, rummaged through the bag, and still took out the cup of warm milk, inserted the straw, and took a small sip.

Silence fell between the two.

Wang Zhao felt the person beside her glance at her several times. She couldn’t help but perk up and softly asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Li Zhenguan mumbled, still biting the straw, and said indistinctly, “I feel like you’re not in a good mood.”

Wang Zhao herself might not have noticed, but when her emotions were unstable, her brows and eyes seemed to be pressed under a layer of dark clouds, and the emotion of boredom would spread from the bottom of her eyes.

“Is that so?” Wang Zhao smiled casually, making up an excuse at random, “Maybe it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night.”

Li Zhenguan immediately believed her excuse. He felt a bit guilty, “Is it because we got up too early? I should have made the appointment for the afternoon.”

“It’s not your fault,” she changed the subject, “It’s just that I met a university classmate downstairs earlier. She said there’s going to be a class reunion in a while and asked if I would participate, so we chatted for a bit.”

Li Zhenguan lowered his head, biting the straw. His bangs fell forward, hiding most of his face in shadow. He seemed to be very seriously drinking the milk and didn’t respond to her words.

Wang Zhao was about to say something when their number was called on the screen.