My Umbrella Came to Life and Now Tells Me to Break Up Every Day - Chapter 16
Chapter 16
Chen Shu found out about Shen Tingyu later.
To be precise, he saw Shen Tingyu holding an umbrella for me at the entrance of the residential complex.
That day, Shen Tingyu and I had gone to the supermarket together.
He carried the groceries in his left hand and held the umbrella in his right.
It was still that old Black Umbrella.
Only now, it finally looked like an ordinary umbrella.
Chen Shu stood in the rain, staring at us for a long time.
He had lost some weight, and his eyes were no longer as steady as before.
I had been planning to walk around him.
But he spoke first. “Liang Xia.”
Shen Tingyu stopped.
I said, “What is it?”
Chen Shu looked at Shen Tingyu.
“Who is he?”
Shen Tingyu’s tone was calm. “Her umbrella.”
Chen Shu: “?”
Me: “…”
I pressed a hand to my forehead.
At this rate, his social skills were going to get him in trouble sooner or later.
Chen Shu clearly thought Shen Tingyu was insulting him, and his expression shifted.
“Liang Xia, you’ve found someone else already?”
That was pretty funny.
When he cheated, he didn’t think it was too soon.
But the moment someone appeared by my side, suddenly it was too soon.
I said, “It has nothing to do with you.”
Chen Shu was silent for a moment.
“I’ve been thinking about us a lot lately. About before.”
I didn’t respond.
His voice lowered. “I know I have no right, but I still want to ask. Are you happy now?”
This time, he didn’t pretend to be pitiful, and he didn’t blame me.
He only asked.
I looked at him, and all at once, I felt those past three years finally settle to the ground.
I didn’t love him anymore.
And I didn’t hate him anymore.
It was just a path I had taken by mistake, then found my way out of.
I said, “I am.”
Chen Shu’s eyes reddened slightly.
He nodded.
“That’s good.”
With that, he turned and walked into the rain.
Shen Tingyu watched his retreating figure and suddenly asked, “Not going to knock his shoes anymore?”
I laughed. “Forget it.”
“You can’t bear to?”
“No.”
I took the groceries from his hand.
“He’s not worth it.”
Shen Tingyu thought about it, then gave a small hum of agreement.
“Then let’s go home.”
“What are we doing at home?”
“Studying the rice cooker.”
Looking at his perfectly serious expression, I couldn’t help asking, “Shen Tingyu, do you still want to sleep in the bed now?”
His steps faltered.
Rain fell against the umbrella, and the sound abruptly grew very loud.
The tips of his ears slowly turned red.
“Liang Xia.”
“Hm?”
“Before you ask that, you’d better confirm one thing first.”
“What?”
He lowered his eyes to look at me.
His gaze was clear, and very serious.
“Whether I want to be your umbrella.”
“Or your boyfriend.”
