Chapter 420 - Goodbye, Goodbye (1/2)
The greatest understanding that Qin Sheng had gotten during this period was to cherish those who should be cherished, care about those who should be kept in mind, and let go of those who should be left in the past. After all, over these years, instead of saving time for those who cared about him sincerely, he had wasted too much time on those who were unimportant.
Qin Sheng had too many complicated feelings for this woman, whom he had known for 14 years and who had accompanied him for six years. Though Su Qin had given him the best of her young days, had he ever given her anything?
Back when he had been in middle school, he had known Su Qin, who had been smart, beautiful, and kind. When he was in high school, Su Qin had been his girlfriend, which had won him many admirations from everybody around him. After all, he had taken down the campus queen, whom most of his peers had a crush on in high school. At that time, Su Qin had been so outstanding that she had overshadowed all the other girls. No wonder Wu Hao had hated Qin Sheng for so many years.
Though Qin Sheng had not had family members to care about him at that time, he had had a relationship in his most amazing days, which everybody had admired him for. Su Qin had made up for a lot of things that Qin Sheng had lacked. Consequently, at that time, Qin Sheng had been neither rebellious nor degraded. Instead, as he had been accompanied by Su Qin, he had been working pretty hard for his future determinedly.
In college, Su Qin had ignored her family members’ objections and accompanied him to Fudan University. Otherwise, she would have gone to Beijing. During the four years, they had lived an amazing life together. Su Qin had taken care of him attentively and prepared almost all the items of clothing and life necessities for him. They had attended classes, gone to the library, eaten, gone shopping, gone traveling, and sung together. How Su Qin treated Qin Sheng had made his three besties in his dormitory almost prostrate themselves in worship.
Life in those six years was the best for both Qin Sheng and Su Qin, which were also the days of their youth. When they were young, they had loved each other so deeply.
They had been grateful to meet and accompany each other.
Unfortunately, after they graduated from college, a time when most lovers break up with each other, they were no exception. Though it was Su Qin who had taken the initiative to request to break up with Qin Sheng, the deep-rooted problem lay with Qin Sheng. Su Qin had not been able to understand what Qin Sheng was thinking about. Though six years had passed, she still had not succeeded in understanding Qin Sheng’s spiritual world authentically. Moreover, at that time, Qin Sheng had been occupied in making up his mind to restart his life because of his grandfather’s passing away, and he had not intended to ask Su Qin to wait for him for two to three years in vain.
Consequently, Qin Sheng had said yes to Su Qin’s request to break up with him, which had caught Su Qin off guard all of a sudden since she hadn’t meant to. However, of course, as a woman, Su Qin, who was amazing, had acted reservedly. She neither abandoned her pride and dignity easily nor offered to reconcile with Qin Sheng.
Originally, she had thought that Qin Sheng would pamper her sometime later. After all, back when they had a petty conflict, it was always Qin Sheng who had taken the initiative to admit the mistake first. Never had he made her suffer from any wrongdoings. However, she had been wrong this time.
It was not until she had come to her senses that she found out that Qin Sheng’s grandfather had passed away. At that time, she realized that she had made a great mistake. However, when she had intended to look for Qin Sheng, he had disappeared into the crowd and been uncontactable ever since.
Su Qin was in a panic completely. Though she had contacted everyone she knew, no matter what she did, she had not been able to locate Qin Sheng. A lot of people had been dissatisfied with Su Qin after they had figured out the ins and outs. That was because they had known that Qin Sheng had chosen to disappear after he had suffered from double setbacks previously. At a time when Qin Sheng had been in most need of Su Qin, she had chosen to break up with him. Everybody had blamed Su Qin except for Qin Sheng. As a result, whenever others had been dissatisfied with Su Qin, Qin Sheng stood up for her.
After all, they had been together and they had accompanied each other. They could not be a couple of lovers. After they had helped each other in humble circumstances, they had no choice but to put each other behind them and break up. Even so, they would not treat each other as enemies who would never visit each other until the last day of their lives. Otherwise, when they recollected the days when they had been together, it would be resentment instead of their once-glory that popped up into their minds.
During that period, Su Qin had been heartbroken. It had taken her as long as one year to recover from the mental wounds. Originally, she had planned to pursue postgraduate study. But she gave it up completely in the end. It was not until she had started to be occupied in her job that she had put the history of her relationship with Qin Sheng behind her. However, she had not given Qin Sheng up completely.
Otherwise, she would not have stayed in Shanghai. Nor would she have bought this bar. More importantly, she would not have said no to her parents’ suggestion that she should go abroad for further study. She wanted to stay in Shanghai while waiting for Qin Sheng’s return, as well as his explanation.
One year had passed. Two years had passed. When she had met Qin Sheng again, the third year was almost over.
After Su Qin had met Qin Sheng again, she found out that Qin Sheng had changed somewhat, who had been somewhat strange to her. She found it more difficult to figure Qin Sheng out. However, she had still intended to get him back. After all, the relationship between them had been quite beautiful. Though she had worked hard several times, all of her efforts had been in vain. Though she had not asked Qin Sheng to restart their relationship all over again, she believed that Qin Sheng could understand what she was thinking. After all, they had been together for many years and Qin Sheng knew her better than anyone else.
However, Qin Sheng had not given her any chance at all, which made Su Qin start to doubt whether he had loved her sincerely before. If she had not put the history of their relationship behind her, how come had Qin Sheng let go of it so easily?
After Qin Sheng came back, she had cried heartbrokenly several times because of him. Whenever she had tried to contact Qin Sheng, he had disappeared all of a sudden, which had made Su Qin feel somewhat confused and wonder whether it was worthwhile for her to do so. The heavy rainfall in Hangzhou that night had made Su Qin come to her senses completely. She had known that Qin Sheng was no longer the old him anymore while she had been constant as always. Never could she lean upon Qin Sheng’s shoulders anymore. It seemed that besides Qin Sheng, she only had her parents to rely on. Consequently, she had been sincerely heartbroken.
She had been waiting for Qin Sheng, which she had accomplished. She had intended to restart the relationship between her and Qin Sheng, which had been ongoing for six years, and she had worked hard for it. After that, never would she be regretful. Moreover, Qin Sheng had a new girlfriend.
Consequently, she had no reason to stay in Shanghai anymore. After all, this city meant nothing but loneliness to her now. At least she would have the glory of the past and her parents in Xi’an.
As a result, upon deliberation, Su Qin had resigned herself in the end, sold the house, transferred the bar, left Shanghai, and gone back to Xi’an.