The nanny in the villa led Song Qinian to Mu Yuxin's room.
"Miss Song, Miss Mu is inside."
Song Qinian nodded, thanked her, and pushed the door open to enter.
Then she saw Mu Yuxin standing on the balcony in a black slip dress, barefoot, looking out, giving Song Qinian the illusion that she wanted to jump.
Song Qinian's heart fluttered inexplicably. She rushed over in a few large strides and hugged Mu Yuxin from behind, "Yuxin, please don't do anything foolish."
Hearing Song Qinian's voice, Mu Yuxin was startled. She thought she was hallucinating and gave a self-deprecating smile, "I really haven't been out for too long."
"Come here!"
Song Qinian took Mu Yuxin's hand and pulled her onto the bed. The touch in her hand was so warm. Mu Yuxin stared blankly at Song Qinian, her face full of disbelief, "Niannian, is that you?"
"Of course, it's me! Why were you standing on the balcony barefoot and wearing so little? What if you catch a cold..."
Before Song Qinian could finish speaking, Mu Yuxin excitedly hugged her. Her grip was strong, as if she never wanted to let go of Song Qinian.
"Is it really you? Why are you here? Guan Yang actually let you in!"
Hearing Mu Yuxin's trembling voice, Song Qinian felt heartbroken. She reached out and patted Mu Yuxin's back. Seeing the kiss marks and bite marks on Mu Yuxin's body, her heart ached even more.
"It's me. I was so worried about you that I asked Shen Chiyan to call Guan Yang. Even if Guan Yang didn't give me face, he would give Shen Chiyan face."
Hearing this, Mu Yuxin finally confirmed that the person in front of her was Song Qinian. Her eyes were red, and she asked anxiously, "How have you been lately? How is Qiaoqiao? How is she?"
"I'm fine, and Qiaoqiao is fine. When I came, I even asked Qiaoqiao to record a video for you."
Song Qinian took out her phone and opened the video for Mu Yuxin to watch.
In the screen, Qiaoqiao was wearing a pink floral dress and a cute princess hairstyle, smiling brightly.
"Xinxin, I miss you so much. I know you're busy making money for our happy life, but I think enough money is enough. At worst, I'll just eat a little less from now on."
"Niannian transferred me to a very beautiful and luxurious school. The teachers and classmates there are all very good to me. I like everyone very much."
"You must remember to eat well, especially don't forget breakfast, or your stomach will hurt again."
"You don't need to worry about me. Niannian, Grandma, and Great-Grandma are all very good to me. I've eaten a lot of things at their house that I've never eaten before. I originally wanted to save some for you, but I didn't know when you'd be back, and I was afraid it would go bad, so I ate it first. When you come back, we can eat together, okay?"
Qiaoqiao started with a smile, but as she spoke, she couldn't help but cry. Fearing Mu Yuxin would worry, she quickly wiped away her tears with her little hand, "I'm not crying, it was just the wind that blew into my eyes."
Mu Yuxin was already in tears, her vision blurred. She quickly wiped her tears and stared intently at Qiaoqiao.
"Xinxin, can you call me when you have time? You're busy and don't have time to see me, but hearing your voice would be good too."
The video ended here. Song Qinian took out tissues and wiped away Mu Yuxin's tears. "Do you want to call Qiaoqiao?"
Mu Yuxin hesitated for a long time before shaking her head, "No, I don't know when I can leave here. If she asks when I'll see her, I won't know what to say."
Song Qinian sighed heavily, "Then what? Are you going to stay here forever?"
Mu Yuxin's tears flowed. The Mu Yuxin of the past was optimistic and sunny, facing any difficulty with a smile. But the current her was fragile and lost, making people's hearts ache just looking at her.
"I don't know, I really don't know."
Seeing her cry, Song Qinian hugged her tightly, "Okay, okay, stop crying."
Under Song Qinian's comfort, Mu Yuxin gradually stopped crying. She tightly held Song Qinian's hand, "Niannian, thank you, thank you for taking care of Qiaoqiao for me, thank you for coming to see me."
Mu Yuxin had lost all her radiance. Song Qinian never expected that in just over a month, that scoundrel Guan Yang had ruined Mu Yuxin to this extent.
"I didn't come here to hear you thank me, Yuxin. Tell me honestly, what exactly is going on between you and Guan Yang?"
"I..."
Seeing Mu Yuxin still hesitating, Song Qinian sighed and said sternly, "Do you know Guan Yang is getting engaged?"
Mu Yuxin was stunned. Her already not-so-good complexion turned as pale as paper in an instant.
Seeing her expression, Song Qinian understood everything.
"He didn't tell you, did he? And you? Are you planning to pretend you don't know? He's getting engaged to someone else, marrying someone else, and you'll become..."
Song Qinian couldn't say the rest. Mu Yuxin finished it for her, "I'll become a mistress."
"Yuxin..."
Song Qinian looked at her worriedly, her heart filled with anxiety.
Mu Yuxin took a deep breath, composed herself, and then asked, "Niannian, do you know who Guan Yang is getting engaged to?"
"A woman named Sheng Jiaojiao."
"So it's her."
Song Qinian frowned, "You know her?"
Mu Yuxin shook her head, "No, but I know of her. Every time I went to see Guan Yang, he refused to see me, but he would see Sheng Jiaojiao."
As she spoke, Mu Yuxin pulled Song Qinian to sit on the sofa. "Niannian, haven't you always wanted to know what happened between me and Guan Yang? I'll tell you now."
Song Qinian's heart suddenly tensed. Yuxin had always refused to talk about it before, so why did she want to talk about it after hearing about Guan Yang's engagement?
"Actually, what everyone said is correct. Guan Yang going to jail was my fault."
"What?"
Mu Yuxin gave a self-deprecating laugh and slowly recalled the events of that year.
After she and Guan Yang started dating, they were very sweet.
Guan Yang loved thrilling things. He loved drag racing and bungee jumping. Whenever Mu Yuxin had free time, she would accompany him.
They never considered the future, only enjoying the present to the fullest.
Mu Yuxin's studies were not affected by her relationship at all. On the contrary, after being with Guan Yang, she learned a lot of knowledge that couldn't be taught in textbooks.
Guan Yang was a hedonist. Having a girlfriend, he naturally wanted to live with her every day.
But Mu Yuxin was still worried that living together would affect their current relationship, so she did not agree to his request. However, whenever Guan Yang expressed his desire, she would still go to his place.
Days passed by like this. Because Mu Yuxin's academic performance was excellent, she was chosen by her counselor to be an exchange student abroad.
When Guan Yang heard the news, he absolutely refused.
No matter how Mu Yuxin reasoned or coaxed him, he wouldn't agree, as if Mu Yuxin would leave him forever if she left him.
If he couldn't keep Mu Yuxin in his sight, he seemed very uneasy.
That was the first time they had a big fight.
Neither of them was willing to back down, so they had a cold war until the summer vacation.
They had originally planned to go to an island for a few days after the summer vacation started, and then Mu Yuxin would go home. But because of the cold war, they couldn't go to the island during the summer vacation, so Mu Yuxin went home.
Many things seemed to be destined from the beginning.
If Mu Yuxin hadn't qualified for the exchange program.
If Guan Yang had agreed to her studying abroad.
If they hadn't argued and had gone to the island together.
If Mu Yuxin hadn't gone home that day, perhaps none of the following would have happened. However, there are no 'ifs' in this world.