Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1285: Torn with Indecision

"Let’s watch a movie."

Yuan Yu held popcorn, intently watching the movie screen. The movie playing was clearly one she liked, but her mind was in chaos, unable to focus.

The popcorn smelled delicious, yet Yuan Yu felt like she was chewing wax.

Until the movie ended, Tang Jun took Yuan Yu home, and Yuan Yu hadn’t spoken a word, only the sound of the car running and the flickering neon lights outside the window.

"Xiao Yu, you don’t need to rush to respond to me. Just know that I’ll always be here for you, no matter what," Tang Jun seized the moment she opened the door to get off the car and suddenly said, "If... If you feel it’s difficult, I can..."

Tang Jun looked at Yuan Yu for a long time before finally saying, "I’m about to go out to gather herbs, maybe for a month, maybe two before I return. We can get in touch then."

Yuan Yu remained silent, just gave him a deep look, then nodded and said, "Okay, just as well, I need to prepare for my graduate exams."

"Goodbye."

One word, ’Goodbye,’ seemed to contain a thousand words.

"Goodbye."

Yuan Yu opened the car door and walked away briskly and steadily, every step she took was solid and fast, as if returning to the heart-wrenching feeling when she left Changshui Village.

Back at home, Yuan Yu buried herself in the soft quilt.

"Ah..."

Yuan Yu screamed with her head buried, rolling around on the bed several times before finally emerging from the quilt and fumbling to find her phone to call Tang Yue.

"Hey, didn’t you go to watch a movie with Xiao Jun?" Tang Yue was quite surprised to receive Yuan Yu’s call.

Since Xie Ni’s concert, Yuan Yu and Tang Jun had been having meals together every now and then.

This time, because of the matter with Zhou Cheng, they hadn’t eaten together for a long time. Today, as Tang Jun went out, he narcissistically changed into various clothes, happily saying that after eating boiled fish slices with Yuan Yu tonight, they’d go to watch a movie.

It’s already nine o’clock at night now, the movie should be over.

"Sister Xiao Yue, I’ve just come back from the movie, Tang Jun should also be home soon." Yuan Yu spoke into the quilt, her voice muffled by her overwhelming thoughts and dilemmas that she didn’t know whom to confide in.

In the end, after much thought, she decided to find Tang Yue, even though Tang Yue was Tang Jun’s sister, Yuan Yu just felt Tang Yue was very trustworthy.

"Xiao Yu, what are you hesitating about, what conflicts are you facing?"

Tang Yue asked softly, quietly retreating from Zaozao and Chenchen’s room to her own room, took a sip of tea, and listened carefully to Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu’s situation now was different from Jin Yan back then. Lian Qingyang was slow to realize, but once he did, he pursued Jin Yan relentlessly like he was on a quest.

No, Lian Qingyang did it all at once, directly proposing, although the proposal’s approach was wrong, he was very decisive.

Tang Jun completely brought this upon himself, repeatedly rejecting Yuan Yu in the past, and now...

"Sister Xiao Yue."

Yuan Yu suddenly sat up, staring blankly as she asked, "Why don’t you think I’m troubled by wanting to get rid of him?"

"If you truly want to reject him, you have a thousand, even a hundred reasons, if you’re truly troubled by him being around, why would you worry?" Tang Yue chuckled softly, "Affairs of the heart are the hardest to understand, just follow your own heart’s choice."

"But..." Yuan Yu murmured, "Sister Xiao Yue, I..."

Yuan Yu began to speak with countless words, but not knowing what to say over the phone.

"Sister Xiao Yue, I’m about to prepare for graduate exams, I might be very busy, let’s chat next time." Yuan Yu decided to calm down for a while, fearing that Tang Jun is just in a temporary rush, and when the novelty wears off, what about all her fervent feelings?

"Xiao Yu."

Tang Yue quickly responded, wanting to say something, but the busy signal came on the other side, leaving her puzzled as to what Yuan Yu wanted to say but didn’t.

Does Tang Jun truly know how to pursue girls?

Tang Yue was lost in thought, hearing movement outside, she quickly got up and stopped Tang Jun.

"Didn’t you have dinner with Xiao Yu? Why do you look famished like you didn’t eat anything at all?" Tang Yue watched as Tang Jun grabbed apples and bananas from the table and kept eating, leading her to ask.

"I... didn’t eat enough."

Tang Jun scarfed down two bananas and an apple but felt even hungrier, looking at Tang Yue with longing, "Sis, could you make me a bowl of noodles?"

"..."

Tang Yue looked at Tang Jun helplessly, eventually heading to the kitchen to cook him a bowl of egg noodles.

Watching Tang Jun polish off the noodles, only then did he say, "Sis, Xiao Yu seemed upset today, so I didn’t eat enough."

Seeing Xiao Yu unhappy, Tang Jun had no appetite.

Xiao Yu was full, but he hardly ate, just pondering how Yuan Yu would agree to him.

"Serves you right."

Tang Yue glanced at him, "I warned you not to chill Xiao Yu’s heart, and now you suffer."

"Sis."

Tang Jun looked at Tang Yue with pleading eyes.

"So, tell me, you had dinner and watched a movie, why did it turn sour?" Tang Yue asked without mentioning Yuan Yu’s call.

Tang Jun recounted everything, and Tang Yue heard it all, not finding anything wrong, yet feeling there must be something off.

Though they hadn’t confirmed a relationship before, weren’t they much like couples often having meals together; agreeing to watch a movie should be a good step forward.

"You really plan to go on a business trip?" Tang Yue asked.

"Yeah, the company wants me to gather some herbs," Tang Jun was delayed on this for a long time, and with his eyesight restored, he had a lot to do.

"Okay, go on your business trip, it’ll give you a chance to cool off, see if Yuan Yu’s truly the one you can’t live without."

"Ask your heart if Yuan Yu’s the one you won’t marry anyone else but."

After questioning him, Tang Yue got up to return to her room for a rest, realizing some things have to be resolved personally, her sisterly advice only goes so far.

*

"Godfather, Godmother, don’t bother seeing me off, all the things barely fit anymore."

Zhu Liniang watched as big and small bags were crammed into the trunk, filled to the brim with all kinds of supplies.

"Grandma, this is all I need." Zhou Cheng held a small grass pillow, aspiring to be as strong as the grass, wanting to grow up soon, so he could protect his mom.