At this moment, Lin Jie felt as if he had fallen from a towering building, disoriented for quite a while before regaining some clarity.

Suddenly, he thought of something and urgently asked, "Did Tingting decide to study in the United States long ago?"

Zhou Xuemei saw Lin Jie's face turn as pale as death, knowing this was a heavy blow for him, but she still candidly replied, "Of course, applying for a university OFFER requires Tingting to provide academic transcripts, recommendation letters, and other documents."

"I'm back!"

With this cheerful shout, Li Ting ran out of the dormitory building, dragging a suitcase, and said with a smile, "Let's go..."

She noticed Lin Jie's pale face, almost colorless, and immediately held his hand, only to be shocked at how cold it was, without any warmth!

Li Ting asked with concern, "Lin Jie, what's wrong with you? Why is your hand so cold? And your face looks so bad. Are you feeling unwell?"

Lin Jie's heart ached terribly. Suddenly, he felt Li Ting in front of him seemed so unfamiliar. He withdrew his hand and couldn't help but sneer, "Congratulations, you're going to study in the United States!"

The expression on Li Ting's face instantly froze!

A moment later, her mouth twitched slightly, her face full of bitterness, "Lin Jie, I'm sorry!"

"That time, I didn't fight back, I just reached an agreement with my parents. I agreed to study in the United States, and they would stop interfering with my relationship with you."

Lin Jie took a deep breath, nodded indifferently, and said, "So when were you planning to tell me about this? Was it when you boarded the plane to the United States?"

"I... I..."

Li Ting stammered, lowered her head, and said, "I was planning to find a suitable opportunity to tell you, but the more I delayed, the less opportunity there was."

She raised her head, grasped Lin Jie's hand again, and said, "Lin Jie, you've said it before, the United States is just over ten hours away from here by flight. The distance won't be much of a problem for us..."

"You should have confidence in our relationship, I have confidence..."

"You have confidence?! You have confidence..."

Lin Jie suddenly thought of something else, chuckled, and said, "Do you really have that much confidence in our relationship?"

"Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, you should know what I was thinking. But you always conveniently had something to do, and we couldn't be together."

"Maybe it was your parents' strategy! But perhaps it was just what you wanted because deep down, you didn't believe in our future, did you?"

Lin Jie's words left Li Ting momentarily stunned, then she vigorously shook her head and said, "No, no! Lin Jie, I am confident. I truly am confident in our relationship!"

"I just didn't want to be so hasty! Really, I made the decision this time during our trip to the ends of the earth, you have to trust me!"

This exchange made Lin Jie's thoughts a bit clearer.

He weakly waved his hand, showing a slightly pathetic smile, and said, "Stop deceiving yourself!"

"You've always been more rational than impulsive, otherwise you wouldn't have controlled your impulses at critical moments, and even stopped me."

"A trip to the ends of the earth?

Lin Jie suddenly understood something, and his heart ached even more, muttering, "You agreed to the trip not to prove your feelings for me, but as compensation from guilt!"

"Isn't that right?"

"Because you already knew then that after the Spring Festival, you'd be leaving Binhai to go to the United States."

"Isn't that right?"

To these two consecutive inquiries of "Isn't that right," Li Ting did not answer, her face only growing more somber!

Seeing Li Ting's expression, Lin Jie felt a chill in his heart, as cold as the wind blowing on his face!

He turned and walked away directly, accelerating from walking, to jogging, to running as fast as he could...

Li Ting watched Lin Jie's back, tears unknowingly streaming down her face.

Zhou Xuemei, who had been standing silently nearby, now stepped forward, held Li Ting in her arms, and comforted, "Silly girl, it's said that short pain is better than long pain. It's good for you both to end it like this!"

"Auntie, I really like him, I really do..."

Li Ting turned and buried herself in Zhou Xuemei's embrace, sobbing...

Not knowing how long he had been running, Lin Jie felt his throat burning, and his legs unable to move any further before he stopped, bending over, holding his knees, panting heavily like an old ox dragging a broken cart...

"Better sooner than later, every time I'm in the mood, it gets cut off abruptly, making me feel awful!"

Shen Lanruo's sudden remark came out of nowhere, immediately proving a question Lin Jie had always wanted to ask, but was afraid to confirm.

Shen Lanruo could sense everything from his perception; when he was with An Kexin, could she also have an immersive perception?

In fact, Lin Jie had long known the answer to this question but had been deceiving himself. Now hearing Shen Lanruo say it like this, he could no longer feign ignorance.

Lin Jie angrily said, "Sister Lanruo, you'd better teach me a way to block your perception, otherwise, otherwise..."

"Otherwise? What will you do, my little Jie Jie?" Shen Lanruo taunted!

Lin Jie thought for a moment, finally coming up with a method, and threatened, "I'll find a highly attained monk to redeem you!"

"Hmph!"

Shen Lanruo snorted coldly, disdainfully saying, "Let's not talk about whether 'redemption' is even a real thing, even if it is, would you dare?"

"I am 99.99% sure the reason my heart doesn't reject your body is because of my existence."

"If I disappear, perhaps not long after, you will disappear too!"

Lin Jie naturally didn't dare do such a thing, softened his tone, and silently thought, "Sister Lanruo, there was once a layer of paper between us, I could deceive myself. Now that you've ripped it away, I'll have a psychological shadow."

"If I can never do that again, it's all your fault."

Shen Lanruo teased with a smile, "How could it be? In theory, knowing this, you should be more excited!"

Lin Jie retorted angrily, "I'm not like you, a peeping pervert!"

Shen Lanruo simply laughed a few times, saying, "Little Jie Jie, I truly don't have a way to block my perception, but I can control it myself and let my perception stay in the heart area without going out."

"Alright, alright, I'm not a pervert, I don't have that kind of special hobby, so from now on, do what you need to do without worry. I won't secretly probe."

"Thank you, Sister Lanruo!"

With his heart no longer hurting as much, Lin Jie sincerely said, "I know you said that on purpose, not wanting me to be overly immersed in Li Ting's matters."

Shen Lanruo paused for a moment before saying gently, "I've had a few relationships that ended for no reason, and I lost the thought of romance and marriage, thinking that when I'm older, I'll adopt a child!"

"We've coexisted in this special way for more than eight months now. I already regard you as my student, and half a child too."

"Regarding today's matter, I'll give you my view!"

"Li Ting is a good girl, but she's struggled with obesity for years, and you're dealing with heart issues. Both of you are sensitive, lacking security, and craving care and attention."

"You came together out of sympathy for each other's afflictions, and as you each healed, you gradually drifted apart. Lin Jie, today's result was fated, try to see the bright side!"

Shen Lanruo then temptingly suggested, "Your Kexin sister is really wonderful, beautiful, great figure, and very open-minded."

"From my experience, the most effective way to heal heartbreak is through a passionate release! Doesn't she still owe you an unrestrained night? Go to her!"

"Sister Lanruo!" Lin Jie protested loudly.

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