pected to return here years later and take up a position, seeing how much it had changed, naturally stirring his emotions.In Xiahai, Su Licheng is likely one of the people among all his subordinates t...Chapter 174: I Want to End You (Part 1)

We don't have much of an impression of what we were doing in the year 2000. Time flies.

The May Day holiday arrived, and Nan University fell into a tranquil state. Suddenly, the campus became very quiet. Li Han went on a date, while Xiao Xu ran off to Shanghai New Century Park Music Festival to admire beauties. Zhang Shanqiao returned home, and Lin Luoran said she was going back to Beijing. After all, many of her friends in Beijing were waiting for her to spend a wonderful May Day, with countless handsome men and beautiful women among them. She asked if Su Can wanted to join her and even insisted on introducing him to them properly. Last time when she mentioned him to that group of attractive people, no one remembered him, so this time she decided to bring the main person over directly, ensuring those wealthy young ladies would inquire about his well-being, perhaps leading to some romantic encounters, which was quite considerate.

Despite her persistence, Su Can still declined with a mix of laughter and frustration. "Forget it, if I were to accompany you back, things might get complicated. With just the two of us, any misunderstanding by your friends is minor, but delaying you would be major; this is a serious matter."

From the other end of the phone, Lin Luoran chuckled lightly and said, "Well then, if you don't want to be pestered by my sisters about your well-being, you could use me as a shield. Didn't we already have experience doing this at our school It's second nature now."

"That was because you used me as a shield!" Su Can explained desperately but ultimately heard Lin Luoran's crisp laughter before she hung up.

Lin Luoran was such an unambiguous and fiery girl. This was the last call Su Can received from her in Shanghai; afterward, she left for the beautiful capital city with grace and élan.

Just like how he couldn't forget the embrace filled with gratitude, amazement,委屈, sorrow, and hope when he gave his father's innocence evidence to Wang Weiwei, or how he couldn’t forget Lin Zouwu’s comical frustration after being challenged by a game, calling for another round. Like how he couldn’t forget the scene where Liu Rui and Xue Yiyang sang songs from atop separate buildings as they were about to send him off to Chengdu.

Su Can knew that it would be hard for him to forget the impact Lin Luoran left in his life, this girl like a flame that could ignite any person's life. To strictly speak, Su Can was quite fortunate. Even her abrupt departure from Shanghai made the city feel like the sunset clouds he had seen traversing through campus; originally bright red, it suddenly turned dark.

But Su Cen was not entirely alone.

In the fading twilight, Su Cen waited below the triangular building for a while until students streamed out after school. Tang Wu emerged gracefully with books in her arms.

Su Cen noticed that Tang Wu had been rather busy lately; besides attending classes and self-study sessions, she would calmly join him to queue up for food at the canteen. Unlike other girls, Tang Wu wouldn't buy a large amount of snacks for herself or occasionally indulge in a sumptuous meal. Su Cen felt somewhat guilty about it and suggested, "Tomorrow is a holiday. Let's go out and have something nice to celebrate."

Tang Wu nodded and accompanied him to an elegant Japanese restaurant outside Nan University. Surprisingly, the place was quite bustling even before May Day approached, leaving no window seats available. They found themselves seated opposite each other in the main hall instead. Tang Wu indeed stood out gracefully amidst the crowd; a man parked beside his Mercedes Benz had one hand on a girl's thigh and was enthusiastically introducing sushi to her to demonstrate his refined taste and knowledge but couldn't help glancing over at Tang Wu, which drew an envious "Hey" from the girl.

Tang Wu noticed this scene with amusement; she curled her lips slightly. She found it amusing but didn't want to give too much attention to the man's glaring looks. If Su Cen had been ten years older, he might have managed a certain level of intimidation, but his current look lacked any threatening power.

The lighting was soft and flattering; Tang Wu looked radiant. Su Cen felt deeply regretful for constantly thinking about dragging her to the cafeteria instead of places like this that offered some romantic ambiance. With all the money he made, if people in Xiaozhoubei saw how infrequently he treated his girlfriend out, they would be heartbroken over why someone as wonderful as Tang Wu fell for him.

Feeling guilty, Su Cen immediately ordered a large amount of dishes, seemingly wanting to make up for lost time. Tang Wu, however, pressed down on his hand flipping through the menu and teased, "Can you finish all this Are you a pig"

Su Cen was touched by Tang Wu's suddenly playful expression.

The dishes were quickly served, featuring plump sushi rolls, delicately scented seaweed sheets, grilled meat, octopus balls, abalone, a plate of six scallops, and sashimi. Despite Tang Wu not having requested Su Cen to treat her to an elaborate dinner and even paying for their meals in the cafeteria, she was still visibly pleased by this sumptuous feast. After all, girls naturally take interest in visually appealing dishes. Su Cen knew that women were like this.

Then Su Cen told Tang Wu about some recent amusing incidents and shared details of his dorm mates' activities. Finally, he asked her, "How do you want to spend May Day Shopping Traveling Or studying in the library" Su Cen thought that since they were busy with classes anyway, whether she chose any option, their May Day would truly be spent together.

"No one is in your dorm... then let's go home tomorrow."

While focusing on devouring the scallops before him, Su Cen looked up and stared at Tang Wu. The small girl rolled a piece of sushi into her mouth, turned her head to look out the window at the night view, and her ponytail gracefully framed her face; her cheeks were slightly flushed, whether due to the light or from another cause.

“We” and “home.” These two words alone are worth savoring and quicken one's heart rate.

"Okay." Su Cen nodded and continued his meal. He felt like an utter shameless person at this moment.

Su Cen packed his belongings in a backpack, filling it with several days' worth of clothes for changing, folding towels, and packing toothbrushes into pouches. Then he shouldered the bag, walked along the dormitory path to the entrance, and saw Tang Wu also carrying her luggage appear from under the shade of trees.

When Su Cen saw her, a charming smile curved on Tang Wu's lips.

Su Cen came up to her and took over Tang Wu’s belongings. She then asked, "Are you all set"

Su Cen patted the bulging backpack on his back. For someone whose soul is that of a middle-aged man, organizing things naturally comes with a certain level of obsession. Just like how not all middle-aged people focus on health and well-being, they certainly treat themselves better and are more meticulous in their affairs.

Long gone were the days when he would casually discard smelly socks everywhere and leave his sneakers haphazardly around for weeks without changing them. Generally speaking, a man changes such habits only because of a woman who leaves an indelible impression on him.

What made Su Cen change these habits wasn't a woman but life itself.

Su Cen naturally cherished this unexpected cohabitation event and prepared everything neatly and orderly, as if he were going on his first spring outing—indeed feeling quite nervous and foolish. This was an annotation to the distant summer by Xia Hai. Only that time, the girl was dazzlingly beautiful but remained untouchable. And now, she added charm to her brightness and had already been brought down from a pedestal by him.

Su Cen repeatedly cursed himself for his shamelessness, lechery, and wickedness, and reminded himself that impulsiveness is the devil. But the other half of his soul would give him a thumbs up, praising him and saying he'd go to heaven one day—whether it's meeting Hitler in hell or reporting to Marx and Engels in heaven. On the subway heading towards Snow Sea Retreat, Su Cen gently held Tang Wu’s hand; she tried to pull away but then allowed him to hold her hand.

Su Cen felt they were heading straight for paradise.

Third chapter update! This volume will end tomorrow, hoping for a perfect conclusion and a fresh, exciting start.

Last but not least, requesting monthly votes, thank you all brothers!Cen recalled that in his previous life, every time he returned, he saw more wrinkles on his father's forehead each year. Whenever he came back, he felt that his father was laden with worries. His towe...