At the end of the party in the evening, Ruan Yi and Ling Wei left together.
Ling Wei drank, and Ruan Yi drove back to the hotel with her.
On the way, Ling Wei asked Ruan Yi, "What did you and Jiang Wan talk about when we went out together?"
Ruan Yi: "He said he likes me."
Ling Wei: "Then what did you say? Did you agree?"
Ruan Yi: "I told him about my situation."
Ling Wei: "Okay, although I don't think it's necessary to say anything, if you have a burden, you should talk about it in advance. But based on my understanding of Jiang Wan, he probably won't mind."
Ruan Yi tightened his grip on the steering wheel and did not respond.
Ling Wei: "So what do you think, do you want to try to develop something? You two are really a good match."
Ruan Yi: "Let me handle the divorce... It's not appropriate now."
Ling Wei: "As long as there is some spark in your marriage with your husband, I will not bring you to an occasion like tonight. He has never cared about your feelings. Why should you consider him? To put it bluntly, do you have him? Is he any different?”
Ruan Yi pursed her lips and said, "Sister Wei, he actually did nothing wrong. Don't talk about him like that in the future."
"As my friend, your inner balance must unconsciously tilt to my side. From my point of view, he did not do anything that a husband should do after our marriage, but all this is because This marriage was planned by me, and I was wrong in the first place. He didn't retaliate against me or abuse me, so he was already treating me well."
Ruan Yi spoke a long paragraph very seriously, and Ling Wei rubbed her eyebrows after listening.
In fact, she understood all these truths. She knew it as early as when Ruan Yi told her the reason for getting married.
But as Ruan Yi said, as Ruan Yi's friend, she would unconsciously speak for her.
Ling Wei was silent for a while and sighed: "I just think you like him and I feel bad for you."
Ruan Yi: "I have liked him, but there is no rule that he must respond if I like him. It is my own choice to give my feelings. You cannot use this to kidnap him, let alone blame him because he does not meet your expectations."
"At least, in my opinion, he has never been a scumbag."
Ling Wei also laughed.
Yes, many times, when people call them "scumbags" or "scumbags" in relationships, it is essentially because the other person does not meet their expectations.
Putting aside those who cheat money through domestic violence and abuse, "scum" is a very subjective and abstract description when measured emotionally.
Ruan Yi's analysis is not wrong. Xu Siyan just didn't meet expectations, and he can't be said to be a scumbag.
only……
Ling Wei turned her head to look at Ruan Yi, her cold and calm face illuminated by the neon lights outside the car window.
"It's tiring to live so soberly." Ling Wei said with a smile, "If you have to be a little confused occasionally, your life will be much easier."
The more awake you are, the more painful it becomes.
Assuming that Ruan Yi feels from the bottom of his heart that Xu Siyan is a scumbag, scolding him a few times a day can offset some of his emotions.
But she understands the logic so clearly... How on earth did she survive these more than three years after marriage?
Ling Wei didn't dare to think about it.
——
After Ruan Yi sent Ling Wei back to her room, she returned to her suite.
Ruan Yi turned on the light and changed his clothes, then stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out.
Compared with Beicheng, Nancheng seems to have a richer nightlife. Although it is early in the morning, there are still a lot of cars on the road.
Ruan Yi stared at the busy traffic downstairs for a long time, and his mind replayed all the scenes of his marriage to Xu Siyan for more than three years.
Recalling this, Ruan Yi was shocked to realize that she and Xu Siyan had never gotten along in private——
Even if they got along briefly, it was because of things between Wan Liu and Xu Moyan, such as arranging for Xu Siyan to pick her up or helping her move.
Nothing more.
Ruan Yi didn't know if Xu Siyan would remember that he was married, probably not. To a certain extent, this marriage was his shame.
The end was also a relief for him.
Ruan Yi went to the bathroom to take a shower. Before going to bed, she made a brief list of the things she would take with her when she moved in the future. Although she didn't know when she would be able to move out, she always liked to plan in advance.
After making the list, Ruan Yi fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Ruan Yi got up a little late and didn't open his eyes until after eight o'clock.
After opening my eyes, the cell phone beside the pillow rang.
It's Jiang Wan's phone number.
Ruan Yi promised him to go out to play today last night.
Ruan Yi took the phone and answered it: "Good morning."
Jiang Wan: "Morning, have you gotten up?"
Ruan Yi: "Well, I just woke up."
Jiang Wan: "Then I'll pick you up at the hotel and take you out for breakfast?"
He said, “Nancheng’s special Xiaolong, I don’t know if you have eaten it before, but I’ll take you to try it.”
Ruan Yi: "Okay, then I'll go wash up."
——
Ruan Yi and Jiang Wan made an appointment to meet downstairs in the hotel.
After Ruan Yi washed up, he simply changed into a set of clothes, tied his hair casually and went out.
She wore a long dress and canvas shoes, and she looked very plain.
Jiang Wan drove here. He stopped in front of the car, and when he saw Ruan Yi coming, he opened the passenger door for her.
After getting in the car, Ruan Yi saw that the ornaments in Jiang Wan's car were butterfly specimens.
That butterfly is very beautiful. The patterns on its wings are sapphire blue and malachite green, which are strong and eye-catching.
Ruan Yi couldn't look away.
Jiang Wan noticed this scene and asked her with a smile: "Do you like it? I'll see you off later."
Ruan Yi: "...No need, I don't need it either."
She didn't know anything about butterflies at all and was a complete novice in this regard. She only caught butterflies before to give Xu Siyan a gift.
Jiang Wan: "Just put it in your car. I still have a lot at home anyway."
Jiang Wang insisted on giving it away, but Ruan Yi tried to shirk it several times without success, and finally had to accept it.
Ruan Yi spent three days playing in Nancheng, and Jiang Wan dutifully stayed with her for three days.
Ruan Yi was wary at first, but Jiang Wan was very measured. He said they were friends for a while, but they were really just like friends, and he didn't do any deviant behavior when they went out to play.
Ruan Yi hasn't gone out to play for many years, so playing with Jiang Wan for a few days was enough to relax him.
Ruan Yi bought a lot of things, and Jiang Wang sent her to the airport on the day she left Nancheng.
When saying goodbye, Jiang smiled and said to her, "Come back when you have time."
Ruan Yi: "You are also welcome to Beicheng."
——
During these few days in Nancheng, Ruan Yi did not forget to buy gifts for the elders.
After returning to Beicheng, she sent the gifts back one by one.
Wan Liu and Xu Moyan saw Ruan Yi being so sensible, and then thought about Xu Siyan's attitude towards her, and felt even more pity.
When Ruan Yi was having dinner at Xu's house in the evening, he received a WeChat message from Fu Xiaozhi.
Fu Xiaozhi: [Ruan Yi, are you free? Zhuzhu is proposing on Thursday, so come join in the fun. 】
Ruan Yi was startled after seeing the news.
Xu Siyan should also go to such an occasion.
Ruan Yi instinctively wanted to escape, but then she thought that this might be her best chance to meet Xu Siyan alone in the near future.
