Oscar and Penny had not met for many years, but they met again in prison, which made Penny ashamed.
"Yes, I haven't seen you for years. I didn't expect to see you here."
Oscar felt very sad because of it.
Penny and Winnie had a conflict, but they had been on good terms since they were in school. She had never done anything wrong to him, so he had no other opinion of Penny.
But she had made a mistake.
"What a shame, I..."
Once again, Penny choked up, not knowing what to say to make herself look nobler.
Since she went abroad, she had never seen Oscar once, but she always thought of the days when they were together in college.
Penny had special feeling to Oscar. He was the first boy she liked, the only boy who had no discrimination to her.
In front of him, she wanted to show the best, but after many years, the worst of her had been seen.
"Don't cry. It's done. Think of the future."
Oscar understood the mood of Penny, knew that she had self-esteem and that she cannot face such a gap.
Penny calmed herself down.
"Are you still single?"
She asked Oscar, only keeping her head down and not daring to look straight into his clear eyes.
"Yes."
Oscar answered.
"How about your work? Why are you suddenly back in B?"
Asked Penny, who was as interested in all things of Oscar as ever.
"My job is good, but I came back because of the transfer. I'm going to stay here for a while, and then I'll come and see you whenever I have time."
Oscar dared not comfort Penny, for fear that she would be sad and shed tears.
"Good..."
Penny continued with a long sigh.
"I wish you'd come back sooner."
If he had come back early, maybe things would be different. With his advice, maybe her mind would change.
Penny believed that if Oscar had been by her side, she would not have ended up like this.
"I did come back late. If it had been earlier, you wouldn't have gone to extremes."
Oscar knew what Penny meant, even if he only said half of it.
If he had been there, he would have persuaded Penny, and if he had been there, he would not have let Penny choose a wrong path.
But he did not expect Penny changed so much. She was materialized by life and sent to prison.
Since Penny wanted to say something, Oscar would listen to her. After all, the meeting time was limited.
"I've heard all about you. Anyway, it's all over. After that, you should be all right. The road of life is still very long. As long as you choose a straight road, you will have good results."
"You don't think I did it right, do you? Winnie and Daenerys must put me extremely unbearable."
Oscar's words made Penny sad, but her tone was not bitter or angry.
She was calm and thought Winnie and Daenerys must put all the fault on her and said she deserved it.
From Penny’s words, Oscar knew her mind had been distorted, otherwise she would not say so.
"Penny, you know who I am. No word from anyone can change my opinion of a person. I get along with people with my heart, and I never differentiate between friends."
"There is a conflict between you and Winwin, but I don't fight on either side, I just talk about fact, so don't think too much about it."
"I wish her well, I wish you even better. I hope you do well, come out early and continue to have a wonderful life."
Oscar made friends with heart, but he did not expect the change of Penny.
Oscar's words made Penny speechless.
Oscar was right. She knew Oscar the best. He was upright, kind and just. Was she wrong? Had she changed her life?
Seeing Penny bowed her head and said nothing, Oscar sighed and continued to say.
"Penny, it's over, but you have to look back and think about who was wrong and what was wrong. Only when you know you mistakes, you can correct them and live a steady life in the future."
It was obvious who was wrong. But he just met her, and could not put the words too direct, otherwise Penny must be sad. Her mind, her way of doing things had been distorted, and speaking too directly would certainly had the opposite effect.
“I know you all say I'm wrong, but I've been pursuing my happiness. Is it wrong?”
Penny finally looked up at Oscar's clear and upright eyes.
"There is nothing wrong with pursuing happiness, but there can be nothing wrong with the way. Penny, how do you define happiness?"
Oscar asked Penny, wishing to persuade Penny, but he could not force her.
"My happiness is not being discriminated against by others, my happiness is that I will have what I want, my happiness is that the man I love must belong to me."
Penny was extreme. Her happiness sounded like jinx to Oscar, leading her to the final destruction.
"Other people's happiness is different from yours. In those days, Winwin's family was ruined by misfortune. At that time, her happiness was to pay off the debt and lead a plain life."
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