When I was just reborn, I was sold for 300 yuan.

Cheng Beilin took Su Qing's handkerchief and cried for a long time before sniffing and saying, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure today and made you laugh."

"What's there to laugh at? Everyone has a time to cry. It's better to cry when you feel sad than to hold it in your heart." Su Qing comforted softly.

"Yeah." Cheng Beilin nodded slightly.

"You two met today. Did he tell you why he left?" Su Qing asked after thinking for a while.

"No," Cheng Beilin pursed her lips, "He refused to say."

After saying that, Cheng Beilin looked up at Su Qing: "Su Qing, why did he refuse to tell me the reason why he left when he saw me?"

"Maybe he has his own unspeakable secrets." Su Qing couldn't figure it out either. However, she never dwelled on things she couldn't figure out. If she couldn't figure it out, she would just put it aside, which meant that the time had not come yet. If the time came, maybe there would be an answer naturally. If there was no answer, it meant that they were not destined to be together.

What does it have to do with people or things that are not meant for her? She can’t spend her wonderful life getting entangled with people or things that are not meant for her.

"Hmph, it's hard to tell what's going on." Cheng Beilin angrily slapped the edge of the bed and accidentally hit her thumb, which made her groan in pain. She said angrily, "Then he can just keep it to himself. I don't care about him anymore. Just pretend I haven't seen him today."

Su Qing could tell that Cheng Beilin was just saying that out of anger, but she didn't say anything. She still had to figure out many things on her own. No matter how much others advised her, it would be like scratching the surface.

Outside the door, Du Chaoran, holding two clean aluminum lunch boxes, did not push the door open immediately. He naturally heard what Su Qing and Cheng Beilin said. For a moment, he had an impulse to rush in and tell Cheng Beilin everything that happened that year. However, reason stopped him, and he closed his eyes tightly with a trace of pain in his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Du Chaoran had already concealed his emotions well, so he pushed the door open and handed two aluminum lunch boxes to Su Qing with a smile: "Thank you, I have washed these two lunch boxes."

"It's nothing." Su Qing took the lunch box with a smile. She naturally heard the noise Du Chaoran made outside the door just now, and she also knew that Du Haoran had been standing outside the door for a long time. She didn't understand what Du Chaoran was thinking at the moment, but she didn't want to get involved in her friend's emotional affairs. Some things are better left to fate.

Cheng Beilin glanced at Du Chaoran and saw that he still had no intention of explaining to her. She felt even more upset. She also felt that her ankle didn't hurt as much, so she said to Su Qing angrily, "Su Qing, let's go home and not stay here anymore."

Du Chaoran was worried about Cheng Beilin's ankle, and hurriedly said, "Let's stay in the hospital for observation overnight."

"You don't have to be so hypocritical." Cheng Beilin didn't appreciate it at all and insisted on going home.

Su Qing smiled and said to Du Chaoran: "Don't worry, I will take care of her."

"Well, if there are any signs of worsening, come to the hospital immediately." Du Chaoran insisted on checking Cheng Beilin's ankle. Seeing that it was indeed better, he agreed to let Cheng Beilin go back to recuperate.

Cheng Beilin snorted heavily.

Finally, Du Chaoran helped send Cheng Beilin and Su Qing to Old Man Sun's ox cart. After watching the ox cart leave the county town, he turned around and walked towards the hospital.

Halfway through the walk, he remembered that he had a day off today, sighed lightly, and went to County East Street.

Anjia in the county's East Street heard a knock on the door, and Ah Feng went to open the door. When he saw Du Chaoran, he smiled and said, "Master Du."

Du Chaoran smiled and said, "I told you not to call me Master Du, just call me by my name."

Ah Feng smiled and said, "That won't work. You are our young master's friend, so I should call you young master. Please come in. Our young master is reading in the study."

Du Chaoran nodded, and then went to An Zhihan's study with A Feng.

"How come you have time to come here today?" Seeing Du Chaoran coming, An Zhihan smiled faintly, asked A Feng to prepare tea and snacks, then put the book in his hand aside, and said to Du Chaoran with a smile.

Du Chaoran was obviously very familiar with An Zhihan's study. He sat down opposite An Zhihan without being asked. He smiled bitterly and said, "I met her. She came to Xiyuan County."

An Zhihan obviously knew who she was, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Did you meet her in the county?"

"Well, she came here to see a friend." Du Chaoran didn't know that An Zhihan and Su Qing knew each other, so he didn't mention Su Qing's name.

"Then what? You two have met now..." An Zhihan looked at Du Chaoran and asked.

"I am sorry for her." Thinking of Cheng Beilin's red eyes from crying, a trace of pain appeared in Du Chaoran's eyes again. He sighed deeply, shook his head dejectedly and said.

"Won't you tell her about what happened back then?" An Zhihan asked, "No matter what happens between the two of you in the future, I think it's better to untie the knot from that year. Otherwise, if you keep it from her and she doesn't know why, there will probably be a bigger misunderstanding. If the two of you can't be together in the end because of this misunderstanding, don't you feel regretful?"

Du Chaoran shook his head: "I'd better not involve him. She should be a carefree daughter of a noble family. If I drag her into this, I'm afraid I will implicate her. Forget it, let her think I'm a coward."

An Zhihan shook his head gently. At this moment, A Feng brought in tea and snacks. An Zhihan poured a cup of tea for Du Chaoran and said, "Since you have made a decision, don't think too much. It will only add to your troubles."

Du Chaoran looked at An Zhihan: "Zhihan, you don't agree with my approach? If it were you, what would you do?"

"I've never experienced love before." An Zhihan poured himself a cup of tea and said softly, "I don't understand what you think about your affairs, but if it were me, if I met a girl I liked one day and encountered something similar to you, I might be more straightforward, explain everything to her clearly, and give her the decision. I think since we like each other, we shouldn't hide anything. If she is willing to face it with me after telling me, it would be great. If she is not willing, then we don't have to worry about each other and torture each other. This way, we can let each other go."

After hearing An Zhihan's words, Du Chaoran lowered his head and took a sip of tea without saying anything.

An Zhihan didn't say anything either. After all, his thoughts were his thoughts and he couldn't impose them on others.

After a long while, Du Chaoran sighed and said, "Let me think about it."

After that, Du Chaoran asked An Zhihan: "Let's not talk about me. How are you feeling recently? Is your cough still severe?"