"Su Ziyan, let's break up."

The effeminate man across from Su Ziyan said it casually, as if it were nothing important.

"Huh?"

Su Ziyan's first reaction was to wonder if she had misheard, but when she saw the cold expression on her boyfriend's face, a hint of panic crept into her eyes.

"Yi Fan, don't joke like that!" Su Ziyan said with a forced smile, pretending to be calm.

"Who's joking with you? I'm serious."

Su Ziyan's boyfriend's surname was Gu, and his name was Gu Yifan. Although he was about the same age as Su Ziyan, he had long stopped studying and spent his days idly, a complete vagabond.

And his proposal to break up with Su Ziyan today was not a joke.

The expression on Su Ziyan's face immediately changed, and she said with some excitement, "Why? You have to give me a reason for breaking up."

Su Ziyan mistook Gu Yifan's idleness for a rebellious spirit, which was what fascinated her about him.

"Tch, stupid woman, asking me for a reason!" Gu Yifan took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and exhaled a cloud of smoke, pretending to be suave.

"Don't you know why I'm breaking up with you?"

Su Ziyan's small mouth opened slightly, her innocent eyes widened, and she looked puzzled.

What did this mean? It meant she really had no idea!

"Okay." Gu Yifan was defeated by Su Ziyan's innocence and said helplessly, "The reason I want to break up with you is because you won't sleep with me, understand?"

Su Ziyan's face flushed instantly, and she asked in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "But is that really so important?"

"Hmph." Gu Yifan snorted disdainfully, "Of course it's important. I already have a new girlfriend who has shown me the pleasures of being a man. Don't come looking for me in the future."

Gu Yifan's heartless words made Su Ziyan feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She bit her lip hard to keep herself from crying.

"Too lazy to bother with you, I'm leaving!" Gu Yifan glanced at Su Ziyan with annoyance, stood up, and prepared to leave.

As he walked to the door, he ran into Ma Xiaoyao, who was carrying two bowls of zasui noodles (a type of mixed noodles).

"Sir, your noodles are ready," Ma Xiaoyao said expressionlessly, his impression of Gu Yifan was not very good.

"I don't want it, so annoying!"

As Gu Yifan spoke, he casually waved his hand, accidentally hitting the bowl of noodles. Ma Xiaoyao was only holding the edge of the bowl, and Gu Yifan's wave directly knocked the bowl to the ground.

With a "bang," the bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, splashing the soup everywhere.

"You…" Ma Xiaoyao was instantly furious and grabbed Gu Yifan by the collar.

Gu Yifan was thin and not as tall as Ma Xiaoyao. Being grabbed by Ma Xiaoyao made him a little scared, and he said in a panic, "What are you doing?"

At this moment, the proprietress, Cai Dajie, also noticed the situation and immediately walked over, saying, "What's wrong, what's wrong... Hey, it's just a bowl of noodles and a bowl, just pay for it, Ma Xiaoyao, let go!"

Cai Dajie's words were meaningful. She meant that if this kid didn't pay, Ma Xiaoyao shouldn't let go.

Gu Yifan was also a sensible person and immediately took out a hundred-yuan bill, shouting, "I'll pay, I'll pay!"

Cai Dajie took the money with a smile on her face, and Ma Xiaoyao had no choice but to let go of Gu Yifan.

Gu Yifan turned and ran, and Cai Dajie was still pretending to shout from behind, "Don't go, it's just a broken bowl, you don't need to pay so much!"

"Keep the change!" Gu Yifan shouted without turning his head.

"Ma Xiaoyao, look, you scared him," Cai Dajie complained.

"Sister, I'm afraid it wasn't me who scared him!" Ma Xiaoyao curled his lips, his eyes glancing at the cleaver in Cai Dajie's hand.

"Oh, haha, I was just cutting vegetables, I didn't notice, hehe, hehe..."

Ma Xiaoyao didn't care whether Cai Dajie really didn't notice or was just pretending to be stupid. He carried the other bowl of noodles into the private room and placed it in front of Su Ziyan.

"Here are your noodles, eat up," Ma Xiaoyao said in a cold tone.

Su Ziyan lowered her head, silent, and Ma Xiaoyao couldn't see the expression on her face.

"Drip!"

A tear fell into the bowl of noodles, and Ma Xiaoyao realized that Su Ziyan was crying.

After all, they knew each other, so Ma Xiaoyao kindly asked, "Hey, what's wrong?"

"None of your business."

Su Ziyan choked with sobs, completely immersed in sorrow, that 'youthful sorrow is always poetry' kind of sorrow.

Of course, she knew that Ma Xiaoyao was concerned about her, but she couldn't help but speak coldly to him.

Su Ziyan cried for a while with her head lowered. She thought that Ma Xiaoyao had already left, but then a pack of tissues appeared before her eyes.

At the same time, Ma Xiaoyao's voice sounded, "Alright, that's enough crying. It's not worth it for this kind of scum. Wipe away your tears."

So, he hadn't left all along. A warm feeling flowed through Su Ziyan's heart. This was the feeling of being cared for, even though the person caring for her was someone she had once disliked very much.

"Thank you," Su Ziyan took the tissues, and unknowingly, her attitude toward Ma Xiaoyao began to change.

Ma Xiaoyao curled his lips and said softly, "I heard everything you said, of course, I didn't mean to eavesdrop… But what I want to say is, it's not your fault, it's his. Don't punish yourself for someone else's mistakes."

"Mm, I won't cry anymore," Su Ziyan said obediently like a kitten. And this time, she didn't get angry because Ma Xiaoyao had overheard their conversation.

"Alright, let me ask you a question. Do you still like him now?" Ma Xiaoyao asked, sitting across from Su Ziyan.

Su Ziyan frowned and thought for a long time, finally shaking her head and saying, "I don't like him anymore. I didn't expect him to be this kind of person. Maybe I never really liked him at all. I only liked the him I imagined."

Ma Xiaoyao was not at all interested in Su Ziyan's philosophical words. All he wanted to know was whether Su Ziyan still had any lingering feelings for that man.

Now that Ma Xiaoyao knew the answer, he asked, "Then, do you want to get revenge on him?"

"Revenge on him?" Su Ziyan looked bewildered and fell into contemplation again.

"Don't worry about anything. If you want to get revenge on him, I'll help you," Ma Xiaoyao said very diligently.

"But why do you want to help me?" Su Ziyan was very confused. Was Ma Xiaoyao trying to please her? But his attitude didn't seem like he was pursuing her at all!