Chapter 218: Who Said the Wise Don’t Fall in Love

For most people, Moments on WeChat are either for venting emotions or recording daily life, so they post a few updates now and then.

But Han Xi isn’t someone who likes posting on Moments.

Her last post was more than a year ago, a simple evening photo showing two shadows. A very plain and ordinary photo.

After over a year, when her Moments reappeared in her friends’ feeds, their first reaction was disbelief.

So they exited, refreshed, and went back in, only to see it was indeed her.

Friends flooded the comments.

‘Wow, a ghost!’

‘Such a sweet caption, are you in love? And whose shirt are you wearing? Spill the tea!’

‘No way! The iron tree has bloomed? Help, this is a rare sight. You posted on Moments! Something good must have happened, share it so I can feel bad.’

Her bestie Guo Zhu directly sent a video call, grilling Han Xi.

“Holy cow! Xi Gua, you’re dating and didn’t tell me?”

“Wait for it, I’m taking the next flight back from the Maldives to find you. Which lucky bastard managed to hook you? He must have the luck of eight lifetimes!”

As soon as the video was connected, Guo Zhu rattled off a string of words, not giving Han Xi a chance to speak.

Or rather, Han Xi knew Guo Zhu’s temper, so she chose to let her talk first.

This fiery-tempered friend of hers was straightforward and bold, never holding back. She would speak her mind immediately.

Of course, if she had grievances, she’d also air them right away.

For instance, when Fang Zhou dumped Han Xi, and she ended up in the hospital after a week of overtime, Guo Zhu couldn’t contain her anger and went to beat him up.

At that time, Han Xi was too exhausted to care, and by the time she found out, it was too late to find Fang Zhou.

“Cough, cough, calm down.”

Finally, when Guo Zhu paused for breath, Han Xi jumped in.

“Nothing’s confirmed yet, so I didn’t tell you.”

Despite Han Xi’s usual cold face giving little away, Guo Zhu’s intuition picked up on something.

On the other end of the video, Guo Zhu, wearing a sexy bikini, took off her sunglasses and sat up on her lounge chair, looking seriously at the camera.

“You’re not getting back together with Fang Zhou, are you?”

Han Xi neither nodded to confirm nor shook her head to deny.

But Guo Zhu understood.

A scream erupted from the other end of the phone.

“Ah!”

“Holy crap!”

“You’re serious? Weren’t you on the dating show to get back at him? Why are you suddenly thinking of getting back together?”

Only heaven knew what Guo Zhu felt.

She had watched Han Xi painstakingly crawl out of the pit of heartbreak, returning to her usual self.

But then, a simple invitation to a dating show shattered everything. Han Xi, like a madwoman, insisted on participating.

If Guo Zhu hadn’t noticed Fang Zhou’s name on the list, she might have thought Han Xi had finally come around to playing the field.

She quickly went to ask Han Xi if she was thinking of getting back together.

The answer was no.

Han Xi said, “I just want to see if he’s doing well or not after leaving me.”

Guo Zhu thought about it and agreed. Someone as proud as Han Xi must have felt stifled being dumped in her first relationship. If there was a chance, she’d want to get closure.

But what happened?

This girl threw herself back into the mix after a few episodes!

“Tell me this isn’t real. Say it’s not true!”

On the beach, Guo Zhu’s scream drew attention, but she didn’t care, staring at Han Xi, waiting for an answer.

Unfortunately, Han Xi was destined to disappoint her.

“We’re not together yet.”

Though she denied it, Guo Zhu understood her meaning.

“So, you’re almost back together.”

As a friend of many years, Guo Zhu could read between the lines.

Feeling exasperated, Guo Zhu reached through the screen, poking Han Xi’s head in the video.

“You! What happened to ‘the wise don’t fall in love’?”

The key point was Han Xi had already stumbled once with Fang Zhou.

If she fell again, Guo Zhu feared something bad might happen to Han Xi.

Over the past year, Han Xi had seemed normal, but at times, Guo Zhu sensed something was off.

But she couldn’t pinpoint what.

“Hmm, the wise don’t fall in love, but with him, I can’t be wise.”

Han Xi’s words were brief but conveyed her resolve.

“What am I going to do with you?”

“If I’d known, I’d have brought you to the Maldives! Why did you go to that stupid dating show?”

Guo Zhu was almost tearing her hair out.

If this guy could dump Han Xi once, he could do it again!

With her status and wealth, Han Xi shouldn’t be the one getting dumped.

If she wanted, plenty of men would willingly be with her.

Why get hung up on one crooked tree when there are so many better options?

“I don’t regret it, Guo Zhu.”

Han Xi’s sudden statement left her friend confused.

“What don’t you regret? Meeting Fang Zhou?”

“Hmm.~♥”

Meeting someone like a rainbow, you only realize it’s special when you encounter it.

Han Xi had never regretted meeting Fang Zhou. If anything, she regretted agreeing to the breakup too easily, losing a couple of years in between.

All problems could be solved.

If they couldn’t, it meant her capabilities weren’t enough, and she’d strive to improve herself.

The sun on the beach was harsh, burning her face, so Guo Zhu quickly put her sunglasses back on.

She was silent for a moment, then waved her hand dismissively, saying, “Fine, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. If not, you can’t avoid it.”

As a friend, that was all she could do.

In truth, she had seen the changes in Han Xi too.

At least she seemed much happier than before.

Oh well, everyone has their destiny. No one can interfere too much.

She hoped this time, Fang Zhou wouldn’t make Han Xi sad again.