People tend to forget the simplest truths when they are emotional, for example, I never thought for a moment that eating sweets can make people happy.

After Xu Yinyao left, I cried for a long time, and I didn't stop crying until I was exhausted. I collapsed on the sofa, but I felt hungry and thirsty, and my wandering eyes inadvertently crossed the front, and then I noticed the food that Xu Yinyao had prepared for us. Seeing that Xu Yinyao's mother's carefully made desserts were melting and distorting little by little, I hurriedly cheered up and raised my fork to rescue.

"Eat slowly, be careful of choking."

I looked up in amazement and found that Fang Zheng was still sitting in the same place, drinking coffee leisurely, with no intention of leaving. "Didn't you say you had something to do?" Why don't you leave...... I muttered to myself.

"It's not time yet. What about you, where are you going? My car is parked nearby and can drop you off. Fang Zheng asked nonchalantly.

"No, it's still early, I'll just go myself......" I replied with a pretended understatement. Naturally, I wouldn't admit that I didn't have any other dates at all.

"Since you're not in a hurry, let's continue talking."

"What else is there to talk about......" I poked my fork into the cake so hard that I accidentally scratched the plate and made a screeching sound. Although Fang Zheng did his best to thoroughly investigate the accident back then, as long as I remembered Xu Yinyao's grief-stricken appearance, I couldn't help but blame him for bringing up the old matter again.

"Weren't you there when it happened?" Fang Zheng asked with a calm face.

"Why, is it possible that you still think that I will not be saved if I die?" I threw down my fork in anger and glared at Fang Zheng fiercely. "Although I can't remember what happened, there is one thing I can be sure of, whether it was in the past or now, I am willing to exchange my life for Xingyuan back."

"It seems that you haven't forgotten what I said casually...... I hope to compensate for the damage done to you by overturning the assumptions of the year, which is another reason why I went through that footage at all costs. Fang Zheng put down the coffee cup, was silent for a moment, and continued: "The video shows that at the time of the accident, you first stood still for two seconds, and then there was a faint forward movement, but you fainted before you could move. In short, I was wrong, you really didn't die without help. ”

“…… It's true? I looked at Fang Zheng in a daze, choked up for a long time before I could speak.

"I'm pretty sure ......," Fang Zheng nodded solemnly.

"Great......" I soured my nose and tears burst out of my eyes. The reason why I cried so much was not only because the knot in my heart for many years was finally untied, but also because I could finally tell myself without shame that I had lived up to Xingyuan's friendship until the last moment.

"Alas......" Fang Zheng sighed in distress and silently handed me a drawing paper.

As the sugar spread in my bloodstream, my body warmed up. I recovered from my sobs and indulged in the solace of dessert again.

Maybe it was because he saw that my mood was improving, and Fang Zheng's expression became softened. He watched quietly as I emptied the desserts one by one, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. "You might as well give it a try while you still have the chance."

"Try what?" I glanced at Fang Zheng suspiciously, and immediately understood. "Don't talk nonsense, I don't think that way." I can't deny that I once had a crush on Xu Yinyao, but since I learned about Xingyuan's relationship with him, I have decided not to have any thoughts about him anymore. Even if Xingyuan is no longer here, my decision will not change in the slightest.

After listening to my words, a trace of contempt flashed in Fang Zheng's eyes. "That's not what your friend said then......"

"You said Li Jiamin? She's not my friend! "I was amazed that I was able to blurt out her name, after all, I thought I had forgotten the girls who had hurt me.

"Didn't you guys use to be in the same small group?"

"She had never been part of the string orchestra before the accident...... "I muttered for a moment, and suddenly another name came to mind." By the way, did Yu Menghan say anything to you later? ”

Fang Zheng looked at me puzzled and asked rhetorically, "What is it about?" ”

"It's nothing ......" From Fang Zheng's reaction, I can probably guess that Yu Menghan has never expressed his heart to him. I didn't dare to inquire about the outcome of other romances, because I was afraid to prove that the first love was destined to be fruitless.

Fang Zheng stared at the bouquet of flowers on the table, fell into deep thought, and only spoke for a long time: "Actually, he, like you, has never been able to let go of that incident for many years. He has always blamed himself, believing that he killed Xian Xingyuan. ”

"How so?" I couldn't help but cover my mouth and exclaim.

According to his own account, the day before the accident, he and Xian Xingyuan made an appointment to go to dinner together, but then he postponed the appointment by a day because of something improvised. He thinks that if it weren't for the fact that he had to go to the appointment, Xian Xingyuan would not have taken that road that day, let alone encountered an accident. ”

"How could it be......" I hung my head weakly, tears falling from my eyes.

"The footage has confirmed that it was an accident. Neither he nor you should be guilty of Xian Xingyuan's death. It is important to know that there are countless possibilities in the world, but before something happens, no one can predict which is the best choice......"

"That's what I said......"

"Could it be that you agree that it's all his fault?"

"Of course not!"

"Very well, I think he'll have the same answer as you."

It was only then that I became aware of Fang Zheng's good intentions - he hoped that Xu Yinyao, who had been trapped by the past for many years, could learn how to forgive himself and how to let go by understanding each other's thoughts.

"You're the only one who can relate to his feelings, so I think you're going to be a good fit."

"Thank you for your concern." I snorted angrily and made a gesture that I didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders and left silently.

When I stepped out of the café, it was already evening. Looking at the glorious sunset on the horizon, my heart felt extraordinarily calm. Recalling that Fang Zheng and Fang Zheng discussed the issue of love like friends just now, I couldn't help but feel funny. Unexpectedly, in this short half month, I have received more attention to my love than in the past twenty-three years combined. It's just a pity that none of their proposals are what I want. Walking along the path to the gate, I couldn't help but wonder if my life would have been a little different if I had been able to get rid of the political prejudices of the other side and be as honest with each other as I am today.