Su Yuebai spent the entire day in a daze and didn’t sleep at all that night. By the time morning came, she stared blankly out the window, her mood heavy and deeply depressed.
At the same time, in the Bohai Building, inside a gaming company.
It was Zhang Xiaofeng’s first day at work. The boss had arranged for a training instructor to guide him, originally planning a full seven-day course. However, the boss was shocked to discover that Zhang Xiaofeng already knew everything—he didn’t need the training at all. Whatever the instructor explained, he grasped instantly. He could take a concept and immediately draw inferences, even break it apart and restructure it into something completely new.
Zhang Longfa sighed internally, “Amazing! No wonder he’s a top graduate from Qingbei. High-end talent from PD truly lives up to its name. I really lucked out!”
The instructor on stage was also stunned. He was used to others listening to him lecture, but now it felt like he was showing off in front of an expert. Still, knowing that Zhang Xiaofeng was a Qingbei graduate helped him feel a bit better—he himself had only attended an ordinary university.
Soon, he simply asked Zhang Xiaofeng about some problems he had long been confused about. Zhang Xiaofeng easily explained everything clearly and logically. The instructor suddenly understood, couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up, and said, “Bro, I’m impressed!”
Zhang Longfa witnessed the scene firsthand, feeling as if he’d stumbled upon a shining gold nugget. He nodded repeatedly in admiration and said, “Xiaofeng, no need for training—it’s a complete waste of time for someone like you. Go ahead and start working today. Review the current progress and get familiar with things.”
Moments later, Zhang Xiaofeng was assigned a workstation. After opening his computer and reviewing the material, he began examining the code for a game called Shenlong 3. In no time, he was fully familiar with it. For someone with his knowledge, it was as simple as 1+1. Then, to his surprise, he discovered several bugs in the code—issues that not only caused slow loading times, which would frustrate users, but could even lead to crashes and app exits.
Zhang Xiaofeng smiled faintly and spent just half an hour fixing all those bugs. After that, feeling a bit bored, he casually started playing on his phone.
Not long after, the boss came over and glanced at him. “Xiaofeng, why are you on your phone?”
“I’m already familiar with everything. I even fixed a few bugs. If I could restructure the code more freely, I’d have already started rewriting it.”
Zhang Longfa was stunned. He quickly checked the files, carefully reading through the code one line at a time. When he finished, he exclaimed in shock, “This… this is your improved version? And this fast?”
“Yeah. Nothing difficult.”
Staring at the screen, Zhang Longfa was deep in thought. This was simply incredible. A top-tier tech expert! The improved code was flawless—expertly optimized. The game loaded faster, the servers responded instantly, and the crashes and lags were completely resolved. Even the minor issues had vanished. My god! This guy was elite-level talent—capable of leading a hundred-person team! Even in PD, he’d be considered cutting-edge talent. I really hit the jackpot!
With a slightly trembling voice, Zhang Longfa said, “Great! I won’t put you through the probation period—consider yourself officially hired. Also, I’m raising your base salary by 2,000 to 17,000 yuan. How does that sound?” He was afraid this rare talent would quit before even finishing probation. The raise was his way of encouraging him to stay. Of course, if Zhang Xiaofeng had better options and insisted on leaving, he wouldn’t force him. Someone like him would be in high demand anywhere.
Zhang Xiaofeng said calmly, “Even better. Oh, there’s another bug here—I’ll fix that first. You should hurry and start recruiting a team. I feel bad just eating for free while doing nothing.”
Hearing that, Zhang Longfa nodded again and again. This guy wasn’t slick or lazy—he had great character! He looked at Zhang Xiaofeng with admiration, then turned and left.
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Su Yuebai sat on the bed, staring blankly. The past kept replaying in her mind. Her wrists and shoulders trembled as she fell into gloomy despair.
He was clearly the one who loved her most, yet she had repeatedly hurt him and eventually forced him away. Was she even human?
She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Her face was lined with tear stains, and dark circles hung under her eyes from not sleeping all night. The floor was littered with used tissues. Her mood was terrible—suffocating, depressed, and painfully heavy.
After a long time, Su Yuebai went downstairs, washed her face, then signed up for a virtual number and used an internet call to contact Zhang Xiaofeng again.
Ring… ring… The dial tone echoed. For once, she felt slightly better. At least it wasn’t that cold, robotic voice anymore. After a few seconds, the call connected. Zhang Xiaofeng’s familiar voice came through, “Hello, who’s this?”
Su Yuebai opened her mouth but didn’t say anything. She was afraid he might hang up.
After a while, his confused voice sounded again, “Hello? Can you hear me?”
She opened her mouth again, trying to speak, but couldn’t make a sound. Just hearing his voice was already a comfort, something she longed for—almost a luxury.
Then, after a long pause, another voice came through on the line, “Bro, who’s calling?”
“No idea. Probably a scam. I thought it was the insurance company. I got health insurance for my ex. I’ll find time to cancel that. Whatever, I’ll hang up.”
Su Yuebai’s face turned pale. She quickly cried out, “Don’t… don’t hang up. Husband, it’s me, it’s me…”
Then came a loud slam from the other side, followed by the sound of a teacup shattering—and the call ended abruptly with a cold beep.
He heartlessly hung up on her!
Su Yuebai felt a sharp, bitter sting in her heart. Being hung up on like that—especially after hearing he had bought her health insurance and was planning to cancel it—felt like an arrow piercing her chest, leaving a gaping hole that bled uncontrollably.
She had never known Zhang Xiaofeng bought health insurance for her—probably because he was worried she might get sick. Who knew where he even got the money for it? Most likely, it was from the money he saved by scrimping on his own food and clothing. Get faster updates on novelping.com.
Suddenly, Su Yuebai remembered that every year, Zhang Xiaofeng’s parents would call and ask him to buy health insurance for himself. He was their only son—their everything. They were heartbroken knowing he lived a hard life in someone else’s home, so they gave him money to get insured in case he ever fell ill and wouldn’t have to rely on others… But it turned out he had used that money to buy insurance for her instead! He didn’t get it for himself—he gave it all to her! My god! Su Yuebai felt as though a heavy stone was pressing down on her chest. She could hardly breathe—it was suffocating!
Heart-wrenching pain! Utter heartbreak!
He was unwilling to buy insurance for himself but used his parents’ money to get it for her. He loved her that deeply, and how had she treated him in return?!
“Waaaah!”
Su Yuebai could no longer hold it in. She collapsed onto the floor, crying uncontrollably.
She now realized that every time Zhang Xiaofeng was deeply hurt, he must have felt terrible—his heart must have felt cold and empty. Worse than she did now. But even so, he endured it all for her. He kept enduring it in silence!
Su Yuebai clutched her head and sobbed—heartbroken and devastated.
…
A long time passed, and she still couldn’t calm her emotions. Her heart ached so much. Why had she ignored the humiliation and pain he suffered? What kind of heart did she even have?…
Even longer passed before she finally managed to calm herself, then took out her phone and typed a long message to Zhang Xiaofeng.
The message took her over twenty minutes to write—more than a thousand words. Every word sincere. She admitted her mistakes, listed all the things she had done wrong, and pleaded with Zhang Xiaofeng to come back home.
…
At work, Zhang Xiaofeng suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Su Yuebai.
He had almost forgotten her number—he’d deleted it. But when he saw the number he had used for over six years, it all came flooding back. The message read: “Husband, I was wrong. I regret everything. You…”
Snap! Zhang Xiaofeng deleted it.
He didn’t even finish reading it—he just deleted it.