Chapter 643 - 290: Letting Go, Landing on the Island, Bastard

When the graduation ceremony ended, Li Younan was already surrounded by numerous classmates.

A few juniors about to graduate were eager to ask Li Younan some questions, but of course, they were still a minority.

Thinking that since he was already there, Li Younan didn’t feel bothered, so he patiently stood still and answered the juniors’ questions.

"Senior, you’ve been so successful on the path of a social media influencer. Could you share some of your experiences?"

Li Younan thought about it and shook his head, "Being a social media influencer is something that can’t be taught."

Then, Li Younan smiled, "Didn’t I mention earlier? There are two paths one can take: the map path, and the compass path."

"The things I can teach you are all on the map path."

"And the upper limit of the map path is only twenty or thirty times what you are currently at."

"For example, if you have over 1,000 followers now, I might be able to share some experiences to get you to thirty or forty thousand followers, but beyond that, it’s not something I can teach you. My experiences won’t be useful."

Then Li Younan looked at the others, "Being a social media influencer is a typical compass path, and the experience and success of each person on this path are unreplicable."

Upon hearing Li Younan’s explanation, the classmate showed a thoughtful expression, then seriously said, "Thank you, senior, the experiences you’ve shared are very helpful to me." Then he smiled, "I will strive to find my own compass path!"

After the ceremony ended, it took more than half an hour before those juniors gradually dispersed.

When the crowd cleared, Li Younan saw that she was still standing there, only her gaze was much calmer now.

Li Younan casually smiled: "Long time no see."

She looked down: "Yes, long time no see."

The person was none other than Li Younan’s ex-girlfriend, Yang Ting.

In a certain sense, standing at the turning point of his life, the person standing there seemed unchanged compared to when they broke up, still beautiful and charming.

Since Yang Ting was also a student at this school and was in the same year as Li Younan, meeting Yang Ting here was initially a bit surprising but didn’t think much of it.

Thus, after greeting her, Li Younan didn’t have much more to say.

But Yang Ting raised her head and gently smiled, "It seems you’ve truly found your own compass path now."

"Haha, there’s also an element of luck involved."

"What about me? What do you think my compass path should be like?"

"Well... honestly, I don’t know. No one can tell another person how to walk the compass path."

"I thought... you knew me very well."

"It’s not really about understanding."

They chatted naturally, like ordinary old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

"You’re really impressive. I didn’t know you knew so many things..."

"Some things were learned later."

"Oh, I see."

"I saw on the forum that you’d be attending the graduation ceremony as an outstanding alumni, so I came specifically." Yang Ting suddenly said.

She came here specifically to see Li Younan, knowing that her visit was actually meaningless, but she still wanted to see him again.

Li Younan was silent for a moment.

Yang Ting looked elsewhere, the wind gently lifting her bangs, and her eyes slightly moist, as she blinked and said, "But rest assured, there’s no other meaning, just came to see you."

"Mm."

Li Younan nodded, knowing that Yang Ting is extremely proud, and scenes of regret and tearful apologies would never happen to Yang Ting.

But this time, Li Younan was wrong.

Yang Ting walked a few steps forward, lowered her head, and said, "Since we broke up, my life has undergone earth-shattering changes."

Li Younan’s mood was calm and serene at this time, just nodded: "Probably changed for the better."

Yang Ting looked at Li Younan with some surprise, then chuckled lightly: "You could say that, I’ve also been reflecting, my personality does have some flaws."

"Now I’m trying to make myself a gentle person, someone who can see things from another’s perspective..."

"After changing, I found that the goodwill around me really increased."

"You used to say, if you are gentle with the world, the world will be gentle with you. I didn’t understand that before, now I find it really is like that."

"Mm."

"Just a bit regrettable..." Yang Ting glanced at Li Younan, "I might have been an exception in your world where you treated everything so gently."

What Li Younan didn’t know was that during the time they were broken up, Yang Ting had also fallen in love again.

The person was Yang Ting’s second boyfriend.

It was only after being with that guy that she realized how good Li Younan was.

And only then understood... Someone who was excellent everywhere, yet willing to tolerate, understand, and empathize with her, she might never meet a second one in this world.

During that relationship with the guy, she had changed, become gentle, and started willing to view problems from others’ perspectives.

However, after being together for a period, the guy gradually began to dislike this and that, just like how she treated Li Younan back then.