Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!

After seeing the message from Zhou Yuwen, Zheng Yanyan felt completely drained of strength, an emotion hard to describe in words. She wanted to cry, yet she couldn't cry.

Because Su Qing was right in front of her, and crying would only lead to Su Qing's ridicule.

So on the surface, she appeared calm and collected, typing away at her keyboard, no matter how much she typed, nothing felt right.

She reread the message she sent to Zhou Yuwen.

The feelings only grew worse.

Before Zhou Yuwen's verdict, Zheng Yanyan could appeal to him without limits, trying to retain him.

But his words had already made the outcome crystal clear.

If Zheng Yanyan continued to cling to Zhou Yuwen, it would be utterly undignified, to say the least.

Zheng Yanyan was also a proud girl; first, she was very attractive, second, her family background was excellent, and furthermore, she was never short of admirers. She had already humbled herself too many times in front of Zhou Yuwen.

If she remained this lowly after Zhou Yuwen had broken up...

"Fine."

Zheng Yanyan didn't say much, only replying with a succinct "fine."

Then she put away her phone and sat there with her head lowered, lost in thought, her mind a mess.

On one hand, she told herself to stay calm.

Zhou Yuwen had only mentioned a temporary separation, not a breakup.

On the other hand, she couldn't help but think that it was indeed a breakup, that Zhou Yuwen wouldn't be by her side anymore, and all the memories they had shared started replaying in her mind like a movie.

She remembered all the times she got to know Zhou Yuwen.

She thought back to when they had played games together, laughing and joking, Zhou Yuwen leading her in computer games, and before a game started, how she would cling to him and act spoiled.

And Zhou Yuwen always pampered her.

There was also a time when she had a stomach ache from bad food, and at night, her stomach was growling. Zheng Yanyan lifted her shirt for Zhou Yuwen to listen, telling him, "Honey, the baby is kicking me, yeah?"

Zhou Yuwen would then press his ear to Zheng Yanyan's stomach and say, "Let me listen,"

and after listening, he would comment, "How could it be a child? It would have taken shape as soon as it went in; that's clearly the sound of flatulence."

That day, Zheng Yanyan, annoyed with Zhou Yuwen, rolled her eyes at him, almost ready to fight.

She was actually very angry then, but now in retrospect, it seemed like a fond memory.

Had Zhou Yuwen really broken up with her?

Zheng Yanyan looked out the window of the high-speed train, not realizing when her eyes had turned red, tears falling, eliciting pity from anyone who saw her cry.

Shen Yu had been chatting with Su Qing all along and hadn't noticed Zheng Yanyan's change when she looked up and saw the tears swirling in Zheng Yanyan's eyes, she was genuinely startled and couldn't help but ask, "Yanyan, what's wrong?"

At that moment, Su Qing also noticed the expression on Zheng Yanyan's face.

This time Zheng Yanyan's crying was indeed silent and startling to Su Qing.

Zheng Yanyan wiped her tears and shook her head, apparently saying 'nothing,' but without making a sound.

The high-speed train journey from Suzhou to Jinling took just one hour; Shen Yu was very concerned about Zheng Yanyan and wanted to ask what was wrong, but Zheng Yanyan kept insisting nothing was wrong, she just wanted some quiet time alone.

After some thought, Shen Yu said, "Yanyan, Linlin might just be upset for the moment, you guys have such a good relationship, once you're back in the dorm, clearing things up will make everything okay."

Zheng Yanyan didn't speak.

Su Qing seemed to have thought of something; she sent a message to Zhou Yuwen: Zheng Yanyan is crying.

Zhou Yuwen didn't respond to Su Qing.

Zhou Yuwen had said before he wouldn't give up on any girl willingly, but Zheng Yanyan's emotional instability indeed troubled him greatly, so he didn't say they'd break up, in principle, they were still a couple, but he also allowed each other some personal space.

In the aftermath of a breakup, the person who is dumped can maintain their composure at first, but this calmness is only temporary.

Almost two hours later.

Zheng Yanyan didn't know how she got back to the dorm; Shen Yu and Su Qing asked her questions, but she said nothing.

She seemed very cold, shrinking onto her bed as soon as she returned.

Alone, wiping away tears.

Clutching her phone to check Zhou Yuwen's profile picture, his WeChat Moments were visible for three days, and he rarely posted any updates.

Besides WeChat, there was also QQ.

But no matter which social media app, there were no recent updates.

Only when Su Qing and Shen Yu started chatting in the dorm did Zheng Yanyan remember Lu Lin.

While combing her hair, Su Qing asked Shen Yu, "Why hasn't Linlin come back yet? She couldn't be out playing with Zhou Yuwen again, could she?"

Shen Yu said she didn't know.

"I'll give her a call and ask."

Only then did Zheng Yanyan think of Lu Lin, quickly opening her chat list: "Linlin? Won't you forgive me?"

"Are you still with Zhou Yuwen?"

"Zhou Yuwen wants to break up with me."

Deep down, Zheng Yanyan harbored a bold suspicion; she feared Zhou Yuwen might end up with Lu Lin, keeping in mind, those two had stayed in the same room last night.

Zhou Yuwen couldn't have broken up with her because of Lu Lin, could he?

But there was no reason.

Zhou Yuwen had no reason to abandon her for Lu Lin.

So Zheng Yanyan decided to seek clarity.

"Linlin, please, can you talk to me?"

"You're all I have left."

Zheng Yanyan sent many messages to Lu Lin, and after about five minutes, there was still no sign of a response from Lu Lin's side.