Thefirstpersonchuckledmysteriously,"It'sthatsinginganddancingsensation,XiaNuo."
　　Hearingthisname,YiYangqianxifeltajoltinhisheart.Heputdownhiscakeandlookedtowardsthegroup.Thejokeseemedamusingtohim,soheteasedWangYuan,"Hey,bro,doyouthinkIhaveachancewithher?Shemightevenbecomemygirlfriend!"
　　WangYuan'sbrowfurrowedslightly,clearlyuncomfortable."Whatareyoutalkingabout,Xi'an?She'smyfriend!Howcanyousaysuchthings..."
　　BeforeWangYuancouldfinish,YiYangqianxicontinuedwithalaugh,"Justkidding,man.Buthey,Ithinkshe'sprettycool.Whydon'twegoafterhertogether?"
　　Assoonasthesewordslefthismouth,everyonearoundthemturnedtolookatthem.Includingthegroupofyoungpeoplewhohadbeentalkingaboutthelatestrumors.XiaNuohappenedtowalkby,overhearingtheirconversation.
　　XiaNuostoppedwalkingandhersmilefrozeonherface.Hereyesflickeredwithcomplexitybeforesettlingbackintocalmness.Sheapproachedthethreefriends,speakingsoftly,"Thankyouforyourconcern,butI'vemadeupmymind.Idon'twanttogetinvolvedindatinganymore."
　　YiYangqianxiwastakenabackbyherdirectrefusalandfeltapangofdisappointment.Yet,hemaintainedhiscomposure."Alright,sinceyou'vedecided,we'llrespectthat."
　　WangYuantriedtosmooththingsoverquickly,"Yes,Xi'an,justfocusonyourwork.Wewon'tbotheryou."
　　Theatmospheregrew
　　awkward,andtherewasanawkwardsilenceamongthem.YiYangqianxirealizedthathemayhaveinadvertentlyhurtXiaNuo'sfeelingsandfeltregretfulinside.
　　Atthatmoment,thedoortothecaféswungopenagain,andagirldressedinasleekblackdresswalkedin.ThegirlsawXiaNuoandherexpressionlitupwithsurprise."Nuo,didIseeyouheretoo?"
　　XiaNuosmiledwarmlyinresponse."Yeah,I'mhavingsometeawithfriends."
　　Thenewgirl,namedLinXiaoyue,joinedtheirtablewithouthesitation.Sheintroducedherselfwithabrightsmile."Hi,I'mLinXiaoyue.IheardyouguysweretalkingaboutXiaNuo.Iseverythingalright?"
　　WangYuannoddedcautiously,tryingtochangethesubject."Surething.Wewerejustchattingcasually."
　　YiYangqianxi,stillfeelingguiltyabouthisearliercomment,decidedtomakelightofthesituation."Well,maybeXiaNuoneedsanothershotatlove.Whatdoyouthink,Xiaoyue?"
　　LinXiaoyuelaughedlightly,glancingbetweenXiaNuoandYiYangqianxi."Iguessitdependsonhowseriousbothsidesfeel.Loveisn'tsomethingtotakelightly,though."
　　XiaNuointerjectedgently,breakingthetension."Actually,Iappreciatethesentiment,butlikeIsaid,I'mdonewithrelationshipsfornow.It'simportanttofindyourselffirst."
　　Herwordshungintheair,andtheothersfellsilentoncemore.YiYangqianxifeltawaveofreliefwashoverhim.Hedidn'tmeantocauseanytrouble;hesimplywantedtolightenthemood.
　　WangYuanreachedoutandpattedYiYangqianxi'sshoulderreassuringly."Don'tworry,Xi'an.Sometimesjokesfallflat,butwe'reallgoodfriends.Let'snotletonelittlemisunderstandingspoilourday."
　　Withanod,YiYangqianxitriedtorelax.Hecouldn'thelpbutwonderifXiaNuo'sdecisionwasfinaloriftherewasroomforreconsideration.Regardless,herespectedherchoiceandhopedthatoneday,shewouldfindhappinessinwhateverpathshechose.
　　Astheafternoonwaned,thetriocontinuedtheirconversation,graduallysteeringawayfromthesensitivetopicofromance.XiaNuoorderedanothercupofcoffee,hergazeoccasionallydriftingtothewindowoutside,perhapscontemplatingthefuturebeyondthewallsofthecafé.Inthatmoment
　　第123章：湖水边的背叛
　　夕阳西下，晚风轻拂着湖面，波光粼粼。王俊凯带着夏喏来到了这片宁静的湖畔，原本以为这是一个浪漫的约会之地。
　　“喏，你看这湖水多美。”王俊凯温柔地指着远处泛着金光的湖泊，试图用美景来掩饰他内心的慌乱。
　　夏喏顺着他的手指望去，心中涌起一股暖意，她回过头，却发现王俊凯正深情地看着自己。在这一刻，她仿佛看到了幸福的光芒在眼前闪烁。
　　然而，美好的时光总是短暂的。就在这时，一阵冷风吹过，打破了这份平静。王俊凯突然靠近夏喏，两人的呼吸交织在一起。
　　“喏，我喜欢你很久了。”王俊凯的声音低沉而充满诱惑，“我带你来这里，就是想告诉你我的心意。”
　　夏喏的心跳加速，她的脸颊染上了淡淡的红晕。她闭上眼睛，等待着那一刻的到来。
　　然而，当她睁开眼时，看到的却是王俊凯嘴角的一抹嘲讽：“哈哈，其实我只是把你当作一个玩具而已，你觉得我会真心喜欢你吗？”
　　这句话如同一道晴天霹雳，瞬间击碎了夏喏心中的美好幻想。她的眼泪夺眶而出，泪水打湿了她美丽的脸庞。
　　“为什么？”夏喏的声音颤抖着，充满了痛苦和疑惑。
　　“因为你太容易得到，所以我不觉得珍惜。”王俊凯的回答冷漠无情，他将手从夏喏的脸颊上移开，转身离去。
　　夏喏站在原地，任由泪水滑落。她不明白，为何曾经那么信任的人，会如此伤害自己的心。这一刻，她感到前所未有的绝望和孤独。
　　夜幕降临，湖面上的灯光逐渐亮起，但夏喏的世界却一片黑暗。她不知道未来该如何面对，只知道此刻的自己，心如刀割，痛不欲生。
　　第124章：破碎的梦