Gu Qichen was the first to react. Gu Qichen walked over. Gu Qichen slowly squatted down. Gu Qichen asked, "Zijun, what’s wrong?" Xi Zijun heard Gu Qichen’s voice. Her body seemed to hesitate slightly. But she still maintained her original posture. It wasn’t until Gu Qichen gently placed his hand on Xi Zijun’s shoulder. That Xi Zijun responded. Xi Zijun slowly lifted her head, appearing somewhat incredulous. Her voice was small, like probing, as she called, "Ah Chen." Gu Qichen said, "It’s me." Xi Zijun’s tears fell in torrents. She threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around Gu Qichen’s shoulders: "Ah Chen, I’m so scared, I’m really scared, I can’t see, what if I never see again? The keys were clearly in the bag but I still couldn’t find them, I’ve become useless, I can’t do anything right..." Xi Zijun clung to Gu Qichen and cried bitterly. The sound was heart-wrenching, like a drowning person clutching onto a lifeline. Xia Yangyang stood at the elevator door, not moving forward. Xia Yangyang’s heart was also incomprehensibly complicated. She had never seen Xi Zijun so fragile. As if all the masks she wore before had suddenly collapsed. Now she was like a child. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel⁂fire.net But she considered Gu Qichen her only lifeline. Just now, after what the elder had said, she still held onto her last pride. Yet she cried in Gu Qichen’s arms. She had no defenses against Gu Qichen. Xia Yangyang felt inexplicably complicated. Her heart vaguely understood something. But she was powerless. She felt both guilty and distressed. Yet she was unwilling to see Xi Zijun holding Gu Qichen so tightly, and couldn’t bear to interrupt. Xia Yangyang finally took a step back and pressed the close-door button on the elevator. The elevator slowly descended. Xia Yangyang only felt like she also wanted to cry hard. So the elder was right. Anything owed can be repaid, just not emotions tangled. But many things are simply not within their control, aren’t they? Xia Yangyang felt suffocated. After coming out of the elevator, the night wind hit her face. It was clearly already early June. The weather had long started to heat up. The wind even carried traces of heat. But Xia Yangyang felt a chill in her heart. Xia Yangyang simply didn’t know where to go. Nor did she know what to do next. She just felt a faint discomfort in her heart, yet didn’t have the right to vent it. Xia Yangyang walked a few steps, then simply sat on the flower bed in the community. The day was not yet too late. In the community, there were still people taking children for a walk outside. Scattered groups of people walked past Xia Yangyang. All taking extra notice of Xia Yangyang. Xia Yangyang didn’t know how long she had been sitting outside. Gu Qichen had already appeared in front of Xia Yangyang. As soon as he looked up, he saw Gu Qichen’s slightly worried face. Xia Yangyang never wanted to trouble Gu Qichen. Xia Yangyang quickly explained, "I just came out for some air, uh... you don’t need to worry about me." Gu Qichen stood in front of Xia Yangyang and suddenly reached out to pat Xia Yangyang’s head. Like comforting a child. Xia Yangyang only felt a sourness in her heart. Gu Qichen said, "Silly, if you’re upset about something, just say it, just now..." "I know you feel the same way about her as I do, it’s just guilt, no personal feelings, I’m really not upset."