Why it never ends

Chapter 728
Hesta did not speak. She slumped on the sofa, supporting her cheek with her left hand, and quietly looked at the pattern in the corner of the carpet.

"This kind of moment can indeed make people uncomfortable," Yu Xuekun said softly, "but it's hard to say what better solution there is."

"I have nothing to feel bad about," Hesta shook her head. She closed her eyes and pressed her eyelids with a few fingers. "I just, I just don't know... I never thought about it before..."

Yu Xuekun waited for a while, but when Hesta never said anything further, she asked in a low voice, "What didn't you think about?"

"I never thought... that becoming friends with someone would be so..." Hesta's voice became very soft, "such a complicated... and heartbreaking thing."

"Do you think," Yu Xuekun looked at her, "how can one become friends with another person?"

Hesta frowned.

She readjusted her sitting position, resting her elbows on her knees, and then slowly spread the fingers of her left hand.

"Give, receive, tell secrets, ask questions, eat together," Hestad closed her fingers one by one until her left hand clenched into a fist, "...someone told me that these are the five proofs of friendship."

"Is he your friend?" Yu Xuekun asked.

Hesta nodded.

The corners of Yu Xuekun's mouth dropped slightly, and his eyes became a little sad.

"But we actually haven't even fully achieved these five proofs," Hestad raised his head, his voice calm, "Because both of us have hidden our biggest secrets from each other...

"But it doesn't matter, she is still my most important friend...I will never forget her."

……

After leaving Yu Xuekun's consulting room, Hesta was still a little depressed.

Yu Xuekun said that she once read a study that showed that the pain caused by social rejection affects the same brain area as people's physical pain. Therefore, for people who actually experience rejection, the pain they feel is not illusory. The pain can even be as concrete as being punched by someone... Therefore, she does not have to rush to deny her depression at this moment. It should be noted that everyone has such moments.

Thinking back to the conversation just now, Hesta walked through the streets alone and walked slowly towards her home.

As she approached the community, she stopped.Everything around her suddenly reminded her of the last time she and Ding Yuqing went out together. She stood in this place and watched him go away, watching Ding Yuqing disappear around the corner.

Hesta suddenly felt absurd - she wanted to get involved in Yugali's life so strongly, but the result was that Yugali was always on the run; Ding Yuqing hoped that she could often appear at home, but she really didn't know that she What else could you do in that home...

Hesta walked to a bench by the roadside and sat down.

The sun was shining through the leafless street trees, and she felt tired again.

After arriving in Orange Town, this kind of exhaustion often came to mind, an emotion that felt strange to Hestad and heavy and exhausting.She really wished that Rico and Turan were around at this moment. They must know how to deal with such a thing.

Hesta checked her mailbox repeatedly, but the letter she sent last night had not yet been answered.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a group of children passed by her. Feeling noisy, Hesta got up and left, heading towards the small park on the edge of the community.

At this point, there were many elderly people in the park. They were walking around with their toddlers in the open space. Occasionally, a child riding a new bicycle passed by her.Hesta looked at those small bicycles with auxiliary wheels, and suddenly thought that she could prepare one for Eleven.

Suddenly, a chess piece rolled down to her feet.

Hesta leaned over to pick it up and found that it was the queen from universal chess.

"I'm sorry..." A familiar voice sounded from a distance, "The wind was too strong and the chess pieces were blown away..." Hesta turned around and recognized the middle-aged man sitting at the stone table not far away. ——That was Teacher Chen whom she had a double relationship with.

"Ah..." Teacher Chen was startled, "Jane?"

Hesta was also a little surprised. She held it and quickly ran to Teacher Chen and handed the chess piece over.

"Thank you." Teacher Chen smiled and put the chess pieces into his bag.

The middle-aged man sitting opposite Teacher Chen said angrily, "How many times have I told you that these extra kings and queens should be kept at home and should not be taken out. They are afraid that you will lose the chess pieces and give you two extra ones. If you carry them with you every day, you might lose them at some point."

"It's okay." Teacher Chen replied, "If you don't put these two chess pieces into the chess box, there will be two more empty spaces in it, which makes me uncomfortable."

"Hey, you really..."

Hesta looked at this person. The woman sitting opposite was about the same age as Teacher Chen. She was holding half a cigarette in her hand and her eyes were lowered on the chessboard between them.

Hesta's attention was also attracted by the chess game - the two of them had reached the middle game, which was when the fighting was getting intense.

"Can I see it?" Hesta pointed to the chessboard.

"Look, look." Teacher Chen held his opponent's black elephant in his hand and murmured in a low voice while thinking about the next move.

After a moment, Hesta suddenly pointed to a certain place on the chessboard, "Can I go down here?"

The two middle-aged men raised their heads at the same time and looked at Hesta with serious eyes.

Hesta stretched out her hand to scratch her hair, then held her cheek with her left hand and covered her mouth.

The smoking woman looked at Teacher Chen and said, "...You can really consider going there."

"Ha," Teacher Chen said without raising his head, "I can't be conservative when playing chess with you. If you are conservative, you won't be able to win a place."

"How conservative..." the woman smiled, "Obviously 'doing nothing' is also a great strategy."

Hesta quietly watched the two of them going back and forth on the chessboard. There were not many chess moves that she could understand, but after several crazy pursuits by both sides without any warning, she still felt it belatedly. Some previous layout tips.

The sky was getting dark and the chess game had entered its endgame. From the corner of his eye, Hesta saw a few students looking around on the road looking for something. Until they saw Teacher Chen here, they immediately stopped looking around. His sight was coming straight this way.

"Okay, I'm asking for peace." Teacher Chen said softly, "We don't have time today."

"Then I win." The woman whispered, "You're going to lose this game."

Hesta looked at the chessboard. At this moment, the white piece held by Teacher Chen only had one queen left on the field at g8. Three pawns were guarding the king of a7 at a6, b6 and c5, and the black piece had one h5 left. Finally, e1 knight and b8 bishop, while black king is on a8.

Teacher Chen raised his head, "...are you sure?"

"if not?"

"Okay," Teacher Chen breathed a sigh of relief, frowning slightly, "Then let's take another look..."

(End of this chapter)