CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 65: ONE OVERSIGHT IN A HUNDRED CAUTIONS 3_1

She owned two high-performance computers, both state-of-the-art global models, specially brought back from abroad by Wan Donglin. Typically, she used both connected together for her assignments, which greatly boosted her efficiency.

When it came to her study tools, Wan Donglin never hesitated to spend money. He never waited for her to ask; he was always mindful and ready to buy her whatever she needed, more diligently than he acquired new luxury handbags.

She remembered her freshman year, envying dormmates who had computers. Back then, I thought I’d never be able to afford one in my entire life. Now that I have even better, top-of-the-line models, how can I not cherish them?

「New Year’s Eve arrived in a blink.」

For three consecutive days, C City experienced its heaviest snowfall in twenty years, cloaking the world in a silver-white shroud.

Many non-locals had returned to their hometowns. The once bustling, crowded city suddenly seemed deserted, with only a few people on the streets.

Yan Xixi moved a chair to the window and sat quietly, watching the heavy snow fall. Roses, China roses, loquat trees, and fig trees were all covered in ice and snow. Their protruding branches had transformed into icicles of various shapes.

She sat on the floor. The underfloor heating was excellent, and even her bare feet felt warm on it—a stark contrast to the icy, snowy world outside.

She remembered the New Year’s Eve dinner she had eaten with her mother the previous year.

If it hadn’t been for Huang Xiaojue, they wouldn’t even have had the money for that New Year’s Eve dinner.

This was a rapidly developing city, experiencing an explosion of wealth and information. People often dressed extravagantly. For instance, a reasonably well-off white-collar worker might wear designer clothes worth tens of thousands or carry a Louis Vuitton bag of similar value. Yet, a single major illness with high medical costs, a car accident, or even the purchase of a house could be enough to alter the course of a person’s life.

She hadn’t eaten anything all day, yet she didn’t feel hungry.

After a very long time, she logged into the account she had long since abandoned.

The bouncing penguin icon constantly displayed pop-up messages, almost all of them from Huang Xiaojue.

"Xixi, where on earth have you gone? I can’t find any news about you anywhere. You even changed your phone number. I can’t reach you on this account anymore, and you’re not on other messaging services either. I asked Xu Xiaoya, but she refuses to give me your phone number, claiming she doesn’t know it and that no one else can contact you either..."

"Xixi, you can’t be with Wan Donglin. He’s just treating you like a plaything..."

"Xixi, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been so stubborn with you. Please, give me another chance..."

"Xixi, even if you don’t give me another chance, you can’t gamble with your future like this... Xixi, you can’t afford to get involved with someone like Wan Donglin. What a person is destined to have in life, in terms of food and clothing, is set. We can achieve the life we want with our own two hands..."

"Xixi, my probation period is over. I’ve been officially promoted to regional manager. I can take care of you now; you don’t need to depend on Wan Donglin... Xixi, please, just meet me once..."

"Xixi, is it really that hard to meet me just once? Even if I’ve been wrong a thousand times, ten thousand times, can’t you give me even one chance?"

"Alright, Xixi. I’m not asking you to forgive me, and I’m not asking for us to get back together. But can we just meet? Just once? I miss you so much..."

...

Initially, his messages were filled with earnest pleas and attempts at persuasion, but eventually, their tone changed.

Because, ultimately, she never went to see him.