Upon learning of Ye Qingdi’s current achievements, Chen Xiaoran remained unexpectedly calm. She merely echoed her best friend’s exclamations of surprise a couple of times, her heart remaining entirely unmoved. She had long since accepted the truth: this man did not belong to her, and their lives held no intersection whatsoever. They existed in entirely different worlds.
She understood better than anyone that no matter how hard she tried, she would never be able to step into his world. He was like a dream—and as it turned out, she wasn't even qualified to dream it. The more famous Ye Qingdi became, the more justified she felt in having distanced herself and moved on.
Chen Xiaoran was, by nature, a realist. This applied as much to others as it did to herself. He was a star she could never hope to reach; when you can’t have something, you distance yourself and forget it. She had wanted him, of course, but she lacked the qualifications—the gap was simply too vast. The probability of her ending up with Ye Qingdi was far, far lower than her chances of being with Ye Lingtian.
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