Female tenant: 26-year-old heartbeat and life ups and downs

Su Ran held Chen Jingming's signed resignation letter and went to the Human Resources Department and the Finance Department. After completing all the resignation procedures, he returned to the office.

He walked to Fang Yuan and whispered, "I have applied for resignation to Chen Jingming, and he agreed. Please arrange someone to hand over the work to me."

As soon as these words came out, the office became quiet instantly, the sound of typing on the keyboard stopped abruptly, and all eyes were focused on him. Everyone was surprised by his sudden resignation, just like Chen Jingming.

Fang Yuan looked calm, as if he had expected it, and responded, "I know all the work you have on hand. There is no need to hand it over. I will arrange someone to take over."

Su Ran nodded slightly, said no more, walked straight to his office, and began to pack his personal belongings. At this moment, in addition to the sadness of parting, he also felt a sense of relief after being suppressed for a long time. Perhaps, he did not belong to this city, and he would leave sooner or later, but this time he moved up the time of departure.

Zhao Li came to him, gently tugged at his clothes, and whispered, "Su Ran, why did you suddenly resign?"

Su Ran forced a smile and teased, "I resigned, so you're happy, right? No one in this company will be able to suppress you, a sissy, in the future."

Although it was a joke, Zhao Li answered seriously, "Su Ran, don't say that. We have worked together for many years. We are colleagues and friends."

"Do you really think of me as a friend?"

Zhao Li nodded and said sincerely, "Although you are sometimes mean and pitiful, you are not a bad person. Every time I ask for leave, you help me deal with work matters without hesitation. Others don't understand you, but I know it."

Su Ran felt mixed emotions. He just patted Zhao Li's shoulder without responding. He continued to pack up office supplies with his head down, and Zhao Li helped on the side.

After a while, Su Ran finished packing and said goodbye to his colleagues who had worked with him for more than two years with a cardboard box. Everyone stood up and said goodbye. Perhaps they had been "suppressed" by Su Ran in various ways over the years, but they didn't care in their hearts. As Zhao Li said, in this planning department, although Su Ran had some minor problems, he was upright and never excluded or slandered others at work.

Su Ran nodded to his colleagues, and finally came to Fang Yuan who was still sitting in his seat, patted him on the shoulder gently, and said, "Brother, I'm leaving."

However, Fang Yuan did not look up or respond, and his indifference surprised everyone. Why are the two people who are as close as brothers on weekdays so strangers at this moment?

Su Ran, who did not get a response, waved to everyone with a wry smile, and walked towards the company exit with a cardboard box.

At this moment, he seemed to have broken free from some kind of bondage and gained temporary freedom. But he knew that the future was like a trap hidden in the dark, lying across the road of life, waiting for him. Maybe he would fall and get bruised and battered in it, or maybe he would become strong in the desire to survive, struggle to escape from the predicament, and become a strong man in life. But the final outcome can only be revealed by time. So, he stopped speculating, but moved forward cautiously with a cautious mentality and a little expectation for the future.

After leaving the company, Su Ran went directly back to the newly rented apartment. After closing the door, the first thing he did was to take off his shoes, fall on the bed, cover himself with the quilt, and hope to put aside all his troubles and fall asleep.

Unfortunately, he lay in bed all afternoon, but he had no sleep. More often, he just stared at the ceiling in a daze, lighting one cigarette after another in endless panic. The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the city was shrouded in light and shadow again, but he was trapped in this dark space by the four walls, and could not feel the warmth of light and shadow. It seemed that his winter had come early.

Looking at the sky outside the window, which was illuminated by the neon lights of the city, Su Ran was a little dazed. In a trance, he lit another cigarette, and just after taking a puff, he felt a sharp pain in his lungs. He realized that he had smoked too much in this sleepless afternoon. But so what? At least the lingering smoke can temporarily dispel his loneliness and helplessness. So he took another deep puff, trying to numb the pain in his heart with the smell of tobacco, but in return he coughed violently. Alas, life is always difficult to have both.

As the night deepened, Su Ran was still trapped in this cold corner, at a loss and in a trance. It was not until the phone rang suddenly that he woke up from the chaos.

He turned over and picked up the phone from the bedside table with difficulty. Seeing that the caller ID was Yan Yan, he was stunned. He hesitated for a long time before answering the phone. He did not speak first, and quietly waited for Yan Yan's question. He thought that Fang Yuan had probably told her everything that happened today.

"Su Ran, where are you?" Yan Yan's voice was not as harsh as he expected.

Su Ran was stunned by the accident and replied: "At my place."

"Have you had dinner?"

"No." He responded in a trance.

"No? Are you stupid? You gave me an ambiguous answer about whether I ate or not." Yan Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Su Ran immediately changed his words: "I ate."

"What did you eat?"

Su Ran finally lost his patience: "Should I report to you how many times I went to the toilet today?"

Yan Yan said unhappily: "Dexing, stop pretending. Come to my house for dinner."

"No, your family doesn't like me." Su Ran refused firmly, but he was actually afraid to face Fang Yuan. No matter how legitimate his reasons were, he still ruined Fang Yuan and Chen Jingming's career prospects.

"Then let's go out for dinner alone. Today I heard from Fang Yuan that you resigned. He didn't tell me the reason when I asked him. He always had a gloomy face." Yan Yan didn't continue, but the meaning was already very clear. She wanted to know the reason why Su Ran resigned and why Fang Yuan was so abnormal.

Su Ran thought for a while and agreed to Yan Yan's proposal to have dinner alone. Some things, before leaving this city, he felt that he should at least explain them to Yan Yan clearly, and hoped that Fang Yuan would eventually understand and forgive him.

Su Ran was waiting outside the restaurant where he and Yan Yan had agreed to meet. Knowing that Yan Yan was driving a Mazda 6, he paid special attention to passing vehicles. However, what finally stopped in front of him was a red Cadillac CTS. A closer look revealed that it was Lin Yue's car, and then he saw Lin Yue and Yan Yan sitting in the car.

Yan Yan, the "big liar", had agreed to go out for dinner alone, but brought Lin Yue with her. After a brief moment of dissatisfaction, Su Ran was filled with deep doubts. Why did Lin Yue come? Did she stay in Suzhou these days? Did Yan Yan tell her that Xu Tianna was just forced to come here to pretend to be his girlfriend?

These questions made Su Ran both surprised and uneasy, and even a little ashamed. Based on his understanding of Yan Yan, she would most likely tell Lin Yue after learning that Xu Tianna was not her girlfriend.

Su Ran sighed again in his heart. It seemed that this was another tormenting night. He didn't know how to face Lin Yue, nor did he know where this dinner would lead his life. But now that things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and face what is coming, even if there is more pain and confusion ahead. He has no way out and can only try to find a glimmer of relief and peace in this vortex of complex interpersonal relationships and unknown fate.