Though they came to Japan for an exchange study program, Eleven and Ye Fei had never met up with West Shadowâs main group. The person in charge also didnât phone them. It clearly didnât matter if they showed up or not.
Originally, Eleven wanted to take Ye Fei to see the cherry blossoms, but at 8:00 in the morning, Ms. Feiâer was still in bed enjoying a lie-in and claimed with a languid voice that she would never go to be a third wheel.
Ms. Feiâer seemed to have some awareness.
But in Elevenâs opinion, Feiâer purely just did not want to get up early!
"Honey, since we have come to Nagoya, shall we go to Nagoya Castle to see the cherry blossoms? I heard there are over two thousand cherry trees there, which are in full bloom during this season. They must be beautiful!"
"Sure." He had also planned to take her to Nagoya Castle.
It is not that they are telepathic. Itâs just that the castle is a symbol of Nagoya and is one of Japanâs three famous castles alongside Osaka Castle and Kumamoto Castle. People coming to Nagoya usually think of Nagoya Castle first.
"Letâs not drive anymore. Letâs take the subway! We wonât run out of chances to drive. Letâs experience the subway life of the neon-lit country," Eleven shook Gu Lianchengâs arm and asked, "Alright?"
With her being this cute, there was no way he could refuse.
Eleven preferred to take the subway and find her own way. After all, this is what it feels like to be a tourist.
This was her first time going to a scenic spot with Gu Liancheng. She planned to enjoy it thoroughly and treat it like a real trip.
When they arrived at the subway station, however, Eleven felt a bit dizzy and couldnât find the right line.
"...Give it here," Gu Liancheng took her phone and had a look, "doesnât it say here? Take the Tsurumai Line, get off at the Asama-cho Station."
"..." So, what looked like a bunch of small, dense text to her, was actually just this simple sentence to Gu Liancheng?
Gu Liancheng shook his head in resignation and tapped Elevenâs forehead with his index finger, "Youâre so hopeless with directions, what would you do without me?"
Jiujiuâs worries were not unfounded at all!
If Eleven went to Japan alone, she would definitely get lost in minutes!
After Gu Liancheng finished speaking, he took her hand to buy the subway tickets.
As Eleven was led away by him, with some distance between their hands, she looked at Gu Lianchengâs tall and strong silhouette from behind and fell into deep thought.
When he tapped her forehead earlier, it really caught her off guard. Itâs like a small action a real couple would make. In that moment, she instinctively ducked her head a little, a strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart.
Gu Liancheng himself didnât notice this tiny detail.
Facing his back, Eleven thought blankly: Yeah, what should she do without Gu Liancheng who would always take care of her, protect her, and spoil her?
Could she handle living alone?
Over these years, Gu Liancheng has been really good to her. Although they agreed from the start that it was a loveless marriage and shouldnât hold any illusions about elusive love, Gu Liancheng never fell short in treating her right. In fact, he even showered her with extra care.
She felt that their relationship was even better than those who married for love. At least they never fought!
And she had always kept her heart hidden, afraid of being hurt. She hid her true self when she was with Gu Liancheng, playing a naĂŻve and carefree Eleven who had no wants or needs.
With such a disguise, she made it through four years unscathed.
Indeed, Jiujiu was getting bigger and starting to resemble Gu Liancheng more and more. She was worried that one day he would find out and take Jiujiu away.
After four years, it was time to make a move. The divorce papers came at just the right time.
However...
Looking at Gu Liancheng in front of her, Eleven sighed, indeed, she would get used to not having him around.