He quickly made amends, following up with, "If you don't want to force them, there's another way. Use some tactics to make them break up on their own."
Shen Su: "I can't think of any tactics that would make them break up."
Neither Feng Feng nor Li Yue were easily provoked, and they were in the midst of a passionate romance, making it even more difficult.
Gu Song: "Do you think Li Yue knows about you and Feng Feng?"
Shen Su pondered for a moment and shook his head, "He probably doesn't."
If he knew, it would have affected him to some extent; he wouldn't have been so polite to him.
"Then let him know," Gu Song said. "Leave this to me. I'll handle it for you, and I'll take the blame."
Shen Su: "What do you intend to do? Don't mess around."
Gu Song: "At most, I'll just be speaking the truth. How can that be considered messing around?"
With this plan in mind, Gu Song found out Li Yue's recent travel arrangements that evening and saw his flight booking to California.
Furthermore, Li Yue had also taken a few days off before his departure.
Gu Song immediately contacted Zhang Shuang and arranged for her to find an excuse to ask Li Yue out.
In early July, Li Yue officially entered his graduation break.
Before returning to school, he needed to select graduation gifts for his close friends.
Among Li Yue's close friends at school, two or three were from Nanjiang. He had promised them he would bring some local specialties to help them reminisce about their hometown flavors. However, Feng Feng had to work and couldn't accompany him, so he had to go alone to a well-known old establishment in Nanjiang, as requested by his friends.
The old establishment was very popular, with many people queuing even on weekdays. Li Yue had pre-ordered several gift boxes, which would take several hours to collect. He found a coffee shop nearby to wait and sent a WeChat message to Feng Feng.
Feng Feng was busy with work and replied a bit slowly. Li Yue decided not to bother her and began planning his itinerary for California.
More than ten minutes later, someone suddenly appeared opposite him. Li Yue subconsciously looked up, and his gaze met Gu Song's.
Gu Song was looking at him with a smile. Out of politeness, Li Yue also smiled at him, "Mr. Gu, are you here for coffee too?"
Gu Song: "Yes, what a coincidence."
Gu Song also spoke to Li Yue in a tone of catching up with an old friend. He looked around and asked knowingly, "Why aren't you with Feng Feng today?"
Li Yue: "It's a weekday, she's at work."
Gu Song: "Look at me, I forgot about that. Did you take time off?"
Li Yue nodded, "Yes. I'm returning to school next week for my graduation ceremony, and my department granted me leave."
Gu Song chuckled upon hearing this, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten you haven't graduated yet. Which school are you at?"
Li Yue casually replied, "Princeton."
Gu Song continued to ask, "Is Feng Feng attending your graduation ceremony?"
Li Yue: "Yes, she's taking time off to accompany me."
Actually, Li Yue was just answering Gu Song's question. However, Gu Song felt that Li Yue was showing off, so his tone became sarcastic, "It's the first time I've seen Ms. Feng take time off for a man. You're quite something."
Li Yue, being a very intelligent person, probably guessed the reason behind Gu Song's remark. He simply smiled faintly, "Mr. Gu is too kind."
Gu Song: "Oh, no, to be precise, it's the second time."
As if suddenly remembering something, he smiled meaningfully, "I thought after that man, she wouldn't date anyone else anymore!"
Li Yue: "Which man are you referring to, Mr. Gu?"
Li Yue's question perfectly confirmed Gu Song's guess: Feng Feng truly hadn't told him anything about her past.
This was not surprising; with her personality, she wouldn't casually share her privacy with others.
Gu Song: "Alas, I misspoke. It seems you don't know much."
Li Yue: "..."
Gu Song: "However, you don't think Feng Feng, who is seven years older than you, has never been in love before, do you?"
"She used to have a 'white moonlight'," Gu Song brought up Wen Zhouyuan, telling Li Yue, "But that man passed away. I thought she'd be heartbroken for a while, but I didn't expect her to start dating you so soon. It's good, it means you've healed her."
As a man, Gu Song understood men's psychology best. While Shen Su and Feng Feng's affair might not have been enough to break Li Yue, Wen Zhouyuan certainly would. No man could tolerate his girlfriend having a "white moonlight" in her heart, especially a deceased one.
Gu Song's words, though pleasant to hear, revealed several important pieces of information. For example, Feng Feng was dating Li Yue to overcome the shadow of her "white moonlight's" death, and the word "healed" sounded quite ironic.
If Li Yue hadn't known about Feng Feng and Wen Zhouyuan, he would probably have been upset by Gu Song's words for a long time. His attempt at sowing discord was quite skillful.
Li Yue fell silent, pondered for a moment, and then smiled, "Yes, I'm also very fortunate that I could heal her."
This time, it was Gu Song's turn to be speechless. He stared at Li Yue for a long time, his eyes filled with scrutiny, as if trying to ascertain the truth of his words.
But Li Yue's smile was sincere, showing no sign of bravado. This surprised Gu Song.
Either he truly didn't care, or he was an excellent actor. This Li Yue was indeed not simple.
Gu Song gained nothing from this exchange with Li Yue. After chatting about a few other things, he took his leave.
After Gu Song left, Li Yue continued to drink his coffee, a faint smile on his lips.
He had expected Gu Song to talk about Feng Feng and Shen Su, but instead, he brought up something else.
In reality, Li Yue didn't know much about Wen Zhouyuan. Feng Feng had only said that he was someone she liked in her student days, that he had later married and had children, and then, after being diagnosed with cancer, he had come back to find her.
Feng Feng had taken care of him until his death. Although she hadn't expressed her feelings for him, the fact that she went to such lengths indicated that it was no ordinary relationship.
However, the deceased were at peace, and Li Yue had no intention of competing with Wen Zhouyuan.
He only focused on the present. Feng Feng was his girlfriend now, and that was enough for him.
Li Yue bought the specialty products, brought them back to his apartment, and then packed his luggage.
Before leaving work that afternoon, he went to the supermarket to buy fruit and unexpectedly ran into Zhang Shuang again.
Li Yue encountered Zhang Shuang in the parking lot after buying his fruit. As he walked out with his shopping bags, he saw a crowd gathered not far away, with security guards mediating. He couldn't help but look more closely.
Upon looking, he saw Zhang Shuang sitting on the ground.
Li Yue walked over to understand the situation and learned that Zhang Shuang had been hit by a car, sustaining several abrasions and being unable to move her leg.
However, the perpetrator seemed unwilling to take responsibility, and an argument was ongoing.
After understanding the situation, Li Yue asked a security guard, "Did you call 120?"
Security guard: "The two sides haven't settled anything yet. Why call 120? Who's going to pay for the ambulance?"