Waiting for you at the place where you are reborn

"You know, he and I don't see each other very often, maybe two or three times a week, and every time we have dinner either at his house or at my house. In the past, he was quite clingy. Even though I didn't have time to answer calls or text messages, he would send me messages from morning till night, and we were quite affectionate every time we met. But in the past two months, it's not like that anymore. There are very few messages, no phone calls, and when we meet, we just exchange pleasantries, and he doesn't even have the energy to hug me."

"After being together for a long time, we won't always be in love."

"If I hadn't found his messages, I wouldn't have paid attention to these. The day before yesterday, I wanted to go home to take a shower and change clothes, so I asked him to drive to pick me up. On the way, he received a call, and the Bluetooth was connected to the display screen in the car. He immediately disconnected it and answered it with headphones, but I could already hear that it was a girl, and the content of the call was hesitant."

"Did you ask him?"

"I didn't ask. I was just a little surprised. In my mind, Shao Xingshu is just a nerd who doesn't know how to play or talk sweet words. I didn't think about it that way at all. When I got home, I went to take a shower and he stayed in my room. Later, my dad asked him to go downstairs to get his newly bought storage rack. His phone was placed on my desk. When I came out, I saw a pinned message pop up on my phone, "I'll bring you braised beef and shredded pork with Beijing sauce for lunch tomorrow. If you want anything else, I'll make it for you. The person who sent the message is called Weiwei."

"Weiwei." Wu Linxi repeated.

"I immediately became alert. After he brought the things up, I asked him who Weiwei was. He didn't expect that I knew Weiwei, and he was immediately at a loss."

"So what did he say?" Wu Linxi asked.

"He said it was a colleague from the unit. I asked him if colleagues from the unit still bring you food. He said it was a new girl from the unit, and she was very enthusiastic."

"And then what? You didn't continue asking?" Wu Linxi asked.

"No, I don't want to ask any more questions. I already have an idea in my mind. The text you sent is so ambiguous that anyone with a discerning eye can see it. Besides, I'm a police officer."

Jiang Li used his chopsticks to scratch the bowl and continued, "A few days later, someone who knew me in their unit reminded me that Shao Xingshu had a good relationship with the new girl and asked me to be careful. I knew something was wrong."

"You should ask him. Maybe it's just everyone's guess. They don't have anything at all."

"This morning when I got home from my night shift, he called me to ask me out. After we met, he talked about a lot of things. In the end, what he wanted to say was that our outlooks on life were getting more and more different, and we were no longer the same as before."

"What does it mean?"

"Actually, he just wanted to break up, but he didn't dare to say it."

"So how do you respond?"

"I didn't respond and pretended I didn't understand what he meant."

Wu Linxi was very sad to hear this and said, "I was worried that your work would affect your relationship. Look, it really happened."

"You're right. I should have been transferred to clerical work earlier, maybe things wouldn't have developed to this point." Jiang Li said.

"Let me call Shao Xingshu, and you two can have a good talk. He didn't say anything, and it's just your guess."

Jiang Li shook her head. "A woman's feelings can't be lied to. That rich girl likes Qi Xiangtian, and Qi Xiangtian can tell you openly, proving that he has no distractions in his heart."

"So what are you going to do?"

"Wait until he opens his mouth to tell me, and see how long he can hold it in."