Or at Your Companion's Wedding Banquet

[The next book, Miscalculation, is available to add to your reading list] Chi Yu first met Jiang Yuhuai in the summer when she was sixteen. Cicadas buzzed noisily as she crouched in the shade, crying. The boy suddenly vaulted over the wall and landed steadily in front of her. His peach-blossom eyes gleamed as he drawled lazily, "Sorry." She watched him go up onstage to receive an award one day and stand there accepting criticism the next, always carefree and flamboyant, always the center of attention, with beautiful girls by his side. By chance, because her cousin was his friend, she was able to get a little closer to him than anyone else and receive plenty of his care. With her unspoken crush making her jump at every sound, she couldn't be content with the role of his little sister. She wasn't entitled to take a step closer, but she couldn't bear to step back. Fortunately, she got what she wanted. Chi Yu did everything she'd imagined doing with Jiang Yuhuai. * After graduation, she settled in the capital. Once, she returned from a business trip and realized she'd forgotten to charge her transit card. She calculated how much battery her power bank and laptop had left, then found some leftover birthday candles to light the way. The one place she never thought to go was Jiang Yuhuai's. After she had everything settled, a voice call with a friend finally reminded her. She still had the code to his door, and they lived quite close to each other, but she no longer went over. * The last time Chi Yu saw Jiang Yuhuai was at her cousin's wedding banquet. That day, he turned down many people, didn't touch a drop of alcohol, and said to Chi Yu as the banquet ended, "I'll take you home." Chi Yu smiled and said, "No, you don't have to take me anymore." The ending is bad, bad, bad. The full story is rated 2.1. Written in a drunken haze. Read with caution. A playboy who turns over a new leaf is still doomed. Blurb saved on May 1, 2022. People want different things at different times in life. Do your best, and respect what you cannot do. Theme: An unexamined life is not worth living.