Yu Xi had returned home but couldn't stay put.
With the art exam approaching, she simply went to the cram school instead.
There, she saw Yu Tian, yet neither of them acknowledged the other, and Yu Xi dodged out of the way.
Due to the exam, everyone was busy, indifferent to each other, coming and going in a hurry.
After class, Yu Xi hurried home, but upon exiting, she caught sight of Zuo Jinglun standing at the door.
He was staggeringly drunk, staring blankly at Yu Xi.
"Yu Xi."
He walked over, stumbling, looking quite distressed.
Yu Xi gave him a glare.
Zuo Jinglun then moved closer.
"Yu Xi, don't go, I just want to talk to you for a moment."
Yu Xi could smell the alcohol on him, and it was repugnant.
"Can't you just go away?"
"Yu Xi, I truly regret it. My family is pressuring me to get married, and I don't want to. I shouldn't have given into temptation, I shouldn't have taken you lightly. Now I realize, I don't really like Yu Tian, truly..."