It’s cloudy and rainy in the capital.
Looking at the familiar photo on the tombstone, Rong Zhen bent down with difficulty and gently stroked it with his fingers, which were trembling.
His eyes were red and his cheeks were wet, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears.
He never thought that this would be their second meeting. It was like a knife cutting into his heart, far more painful than the burning sensation of strong liquor.
Andre opened the umbrella, but pushed it away after a moment.
Andre knew that Rong Zhen needed some time alone. He couldn't bear to look at Rong Zhen who was completely soaked by the rain and took a few steps back.
After receiving the news about Meng Yujiao's tomb, they rushed over as quickly as possible.
Rong Zhen just wiped the rain off the photo numbly.
Over the years, he deliberately avoided looking at Meng Yujiao's old photos, but when he saw her photo again, he realized that his memory was as vivid and profound as before.
He never forgot the beloved who clung to him for warmth in the chaotic moments. She was always brave and courageous, as hot and dazzling as the scorching sun. Whether it was her bold confession of love or her resolute elopement.
Yes, elopement. When they learned that she wanted a business marriage, they struggled and sought help in various ways, but in the end they still couldn't change the outcome. Everyone around them was indifferent, so elopement became the only way.
He hired a car to go from Beijing to a remote town in Y City. Those two years were his hardest but also happiest days. He had no life skills and could only do some hard labor. He no longer had the comfortable life he had before, but he had her figure waiting under the lamp and hot meals. They discussed many things in front of the shabby TV, life, future, the name of the child, who would the child look like...
Happiness is always short-lived. They were still captured by the Meng family. At that time, the Meng family had not yet fallen. It was at its peak. Everyone in the Beijing business circle had to give Mr. Meng some face. Along with his reputation was his corrupt and stubborn temper. The "elopement" incident was undoubtedly a huge scandal for him. Rong Zhen still remembers Mr. Meng's raging anger and his trembling beard.
He was taken back by the Rong family, and what followed was a brutal treatment called discipline but actually house arrest. He was locked in the Rong family and could not go out anywhere. No matter what tricks he tried, the result was that his left leg still hurts today.
When he came out again, he learned that Meng Yujiao was married far away. Rong Zhen tried every means to find out the news, but the indifferent capitalist always kept silent and everyone lied to him.
They got married but there was no news about the marriage, and they even had an ambiguous attitude towards the outside world. How could Rong Zhen not understand that this was Mr. Meng's "cleansing" in order to eliminate the bad influence brought by "elopement", and he might even have a bit of "out of sight, out of mind" mentality.
The person he loved the most married far away, but he knew nothing about it. However, he believed that Meng Yujiao was definitely not willing to do so, because she loved him, just as he loved her.
Over the years, the relationship between Rong Zhen and the Rong family has become increasingly cold. He worked hard to make a name for himself abroad, and he knew that he could only be with the love of his life when he was fully grown.
The raindrops slid into his lips, but Rong Zhen inexplicably felt that they were a little salty.
He still remembers Meng Yupu's cold and resentful expression. Meng Yupu should hate him because in his perspective, he was just an incompetent robber who abducted his sister.
From Meng Yupu, Rong Zhen learned all the painful truths:
Less than half a month after Meng Yujiao married into the Max family, she was found to be three months pregnant. The proud nobles could not stand this humiliation and divorced her directly. Meng Yujiao was sent back to her country again, as quietly as she got married.
Meng Yujiao did not last long. The running around and the extremely severe postpartum depression exhausted her body, and her daughter was handed over to her brother Meng Yupu.
Whenever he thought of the words "postpartum depression", Rong Zhen always felt a dull pain in his heart. He could almost imagine how Meng Yujiao was feeling, unable to breathe, in such a depressing situation alone.
My eyes were black and my vision was becoming blurry, but the picture in my mind was too clear and gradually overlapped with the black and white photo in front of me.
The cold rain hit the ends of my hair and flowed down my cheeks madly.
If it could happen again, when Meng Yujiao asked him if he wanted to elope, he would definitely refuse.
Rong Zhen hopes that she lives well, he only hopes that she lives well.
He paid the price for his ignorance and arrogance in his youth, and the reckless consequence was that he destroyed the person he loved most.
If I could do it all over again, I just hope you live well, Jiaojiao...
After several revisions, this narrative style was finally decided, mainly to explain some suspense.
(End of this chapter)