The two stared at each other for a long time before Xin Yu finally giggled.
Unexpectedly, on this night filled with anger and sorrow, she would encounter her long-lost friend!
"Xin Yu? You're A-Yu?" Cheng Yuan stared at Xin Yu incredulously, afraid she had mistaken her for someone else.
She nodded frantically, and the two embraced, weeping!
"Yuanzi, what brings you to Kyoto? When did you arrive?" Xin Yu held Cheng Yuan's hand; it was chubby, warm, and as always, wonderfully soft.
Xin Yu had lived in Beishi until her second year of junior high school. She and Cheng Yuan were childhood best friends. Later, because her father was moving to Nanshi, Xin Yu's family moved there.
Then, in her second year of high school, her father cheated on her, and her mother left. This blow caused Xin Yu to lose contact with her friends, including Cheng Yuan. She never imagined that after so many years, the two would meet again! "I... the year I graduated from high school, my mother... passed away. I came to Kyoto all alone."
Aunt Cheng passed away?!
Xin Yu hugged Cheng Yuan, who was stronger than her, and gently patted her back. "I'm sorry, Yuanzi."
"Silly girl, I'm fine! The hardest days are over!" Cheng Yuan wiped away her tears and smiled foolishly, her chubby face looking so cute.
Xin Yu nodded. "Yes, the hardest days are over, and you still have me!"
"By the way, Ayu, why did you come to Kyoto too? Did you come to study or did your uncle come to do business?"
Xin Yu smiled bitterly and briefly explained her situation. "I've been alone since my senior year of high school. My father started a new family, and my mother went to South America."
Sigh...
After a moment of silence, Cheng Yuan pulled Xin Yu up. "Come on, let's go home!"
When they arrived at Yuanzi's rented one-bedroom apartment, Xin Yu belatedly realized that she had friends! She wasn't homeless anymore!
Haha, Mu Yichuan! Bye-bye!
After washing up, the two started chatting in bed. After hearing Xin Yu's story, Cheng Yuan exclaimed again, "My God, Ayu, are you a genius? You actually completed four years of university coursework in two years? And now you're doing a master's program at Dongdu University? And I've only just started my self-taught bachelor's degree..."
"It's never too late to start!" Xin Yu rolled over and lay on her stomach. "And Yuanzi is amazing too, she's already working and earning money!"
And her money... was all embezzled by that guy Mu Yichuan...
"What's so amazing about earning money? In a place like the capital, as long as you're willing to sell your labor, there are plenty of opportunities to make a little money." Yuanzi maintained her usual optimism.
Xin Yu's bright eyes lit up with joy. Thankfully, after their ordeal, they were still the same as before...
Nothing could defeat them!
"What did you say you were studying again?" Cheng Yuan asked curiously, her chubby face full of admiration.
"Architecture major. You might have heard of my professor, Donghua University, a titan in the field."
"Then after you graduate, you'll probably make a fortune!" Yuanzi exclaimed with longing, genuinely praising her friend. "Maybe you won't even have to wait until graduation. You'll have to protect me then!"
Xinyu blinked her bright eyes and mumbled, "Then... for now, could you protect me?"
She was penniless!
Yuanzi looked at Xinyu's pitiful expression and burst into laughter!
In the end, the two of them laughed together, laughing until tears streamed down their faces...
Xinyu ultimately didn't tell Yuanzi about Mu Yichuan. She felt that the less Yuanzi knew about dangerous people, the better.
"Yuanzi, if you see any internship or part-time job opportunities, remember to tell me!"