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This is the back alley beside Minda Hotel, Yang Hao's everyday route. The walk from her school to this back alley takes approximately twenty minutes. From there, she can directly take a bus home, thus saving the cost of an additional bus transfer. But more importantly, an extra walk every day is beneficial to her both physically and mentally.
She takes a deep breath, wipes the stubborn tears off her face, tries to smile, but it comes out even worse than her crying.
Yang Hao tells herself that this will be the only time she allows herself to be heartbroken. After today, she would no longer cry for Tian Jiayu. She convinces herself that ending things now is better than doing so later to avoid more heartbreak.
Although she wouldn't exactly say she loved Tian Jiayu, they had been together for so long that they had developed feelings for each other. It's impossible for her to move on so quickly. She should allow herself time to grieve