Guarding you in the fleeting years

  He walked away by himself.

  She was almost battered, a whole month had passed since the confession incident, and she saw Lu Yiheng again in the library. He sat in the farthest corner, with a thick stack of law books in front of him, his head bowed, studying intently.

  Such a posture, so serious Lu Yiheng, she had never seen before, she had never found that when a man becomes serious, it can be... enchanting.

  The heart that had already decided to give up was again restless, such a Lu Yiheng, how could he possibly say let go and then let go?

  Lu Yiheng has really changed, becoming calm and unruffled like a dead water, losing his emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure, turning into an upward-striving man. The only thing that hasn't changed is his attitude of ignoring other girls.

  She didn't dare get close to him, and couldn't even exchange a word with him. His eyes had never lingered on her for half a second, no matter how hard she tried.

  Five years, a full five years, he finally became the pride of the National People's Congress system, graduating smoothly.

  In these five years, she never gave up. She thought she could do it, but it turned out she couldn't. Five years of pursuit, even a piece of ice should have been warmed by now, why is he still so heartless?

  "On the day he graduated, she said: 'Lu Yiheng, why are you so cruel?'"

  He finally smiled at her, it was the first time she saw him smile, but the desolation in his eyes was so deep, so deep, that it couldn't be dispelled.

  He said: "I know you are Qin Zihan, thank you, unfortunately, you are not her, sorry."

  What a pity she is not her.

  She finally gave up anyway.

  For five whole years, such a long period of time, all her thoughts were focused on that one person, almost exhausting all her energy, until she was exhausted, and he, never turned around to look at her.

  How many five-year periods does one's life have?

  That's enough, it's really enough reason for her to give up.

  The coffee on the table had gone cold, Nie Zhiyan's head hung low, her long hair covering her cheeks, her hand grasped the coffee cup on the table, her finger bones faintly white.

  A long period of silence, neither of them spoke, time silently slipped away, and the years they had missed were gradually connected together.

  Qin Zihan clearly saw a drop of water stain on the girl's arm opposite him, and then it gradually evaporated.

  It was a long time before she heard Nze's low voice, which seemed to be muttering, and she said: "Actually, it's like this."

  "He said: 'Miss Nie, long time no see.'"

  He said: "Nie Zhen's words, don't look, don't listen."

  He said: "Be good, I'm right here, as long as you think of me it's fine."

  He said: "Nie Zhiyan, I won't treat you like that again."

  "He said: 'Alright then, it's settled. Nie Zhiyan, remember to come over after work, I'll be waiting for you here.'"

  He said: "I'm waiting for you."

  He said: "Xian Xian, forgive me."

  He said: "Nie Zhiyan, tell me, have you fallen for me?"

  He said: "But what can I do? NIE Zhiyan, I love you so much."

  “……”

  "I'm going crazy because I love you."

  Lu Yiheng... it's actually like this.

  But why was she not happy at all, in great pain, and wanting to cry out loud, yet unable to make a sound.

  In those one and a half years, in that period of time where she wanted to ask but couldn't bring herself to, it turned out he had been struggling so hard.

  "Uh, just got back, even later..."