I was still a little hesitant at first, but the next day I received a call from the landlord. The landlord said that the old villa area was going to be demolished. The elderly in their family were a little reluctant and wanted to stay for a while before the demolition. I knew that the old man was nostalgic, so he didn't insist much. The landlord offered to compensate me for two months' liquidated damages, but I refused. I thought about asking He Bin to come over and discuss it together.
He Bin knew about Liang Sheng, but he didn't know that Liang Sheng was also in Shanghai now. He asked me: "Have you really decided to return to Haicheng? Returning to Haicheng means that you have to face those people and things from the past."
I understood what He Bin meant. Like many friends who knew about it, he thought that Liang Sheng and I had broken up. I didn’t explain too much. I just said: “I know, I originally came to Shanghai to escape from something, but now that I think about it, In fact, it was all a psychological burden I put on myself, and it was not a threshold that I couldn’t pass.”
He Bin opened his mouth to say something, but he held it back. After a moment of silence, he nodded, "Okay, the landlord is about to take back the house. It's fate. I'll book a flight in advance when we can set off."
"Next Thursday, I just finished training." I sighed and didn't say much.
When I got home in the evening, the first thing I did was to look for Haicheng's mobile phone sim card. I was so depressed that I changed my mobile phone sim card and cut off contact with everyone. In the past three months, I have been renewing the phone bill for this card in Haicheng to prevent it from shutting down.
After rummaging through boxes and cabinets for a long time, I finally found it in the iron box in the innermost drawer of the dresser. I hesitated to switch to my current mobile phone. As soon as I turned it on, text message notifications kept coming. In three months, I had accumulated a total of 1,500 yuan. Hundreds of text messages. Nearly a thousand of them belong to Xuanxuan.
I saw that she sent me text messages almost every day, some asking when I would reply, some asking me how I was doing, and some just saying "good night". Tears fell instantly, I was so moved.
In addition to hers, there are text messages from many people, most of which are call reminders, missed calls from Liang Sheng, missed calls from Chu Jin, missed calls from Director Qin, Qiao Wan, Ning Jing, etc.
Among all the text messages sent to me, He Feimo was the only one missing.
When I turn on my phone, people who have called me before can usually receive my boot reminder.
Xuanxuan called immediately.
I hesitated for a moment before picking up, and Xuanxuan asked tentatively: "Is it Yanyan?"
I smiled and replied: "It's me."
Xuanxuan immediately started crying: "I thought you had stopped this card. I thought you would never come back again, wuwuwu."
I once had this thought, when I thought my dad would never wake up again, but I was still overcome by the reluctance in my heart. The people I loved so much were all in Haicheng.
Xuanxuan's cries made me feel sad, and I said in a muffled voice: "How could it be possible? You are all in Haicheng, why can't I go back?"
Xuanxuan listened to me, and her tone suddenly became clearer: "Are you coming back? When? I'll pick you up."
"The time hasn't been determined yet." I deliberately changed the subject: "How are you with Chu Jin recently?"
Xuanxuan was probably mumbling, her voice a little vague, "What else can I do, just like that. Come back soon, Yanyan, I miss you so much."
As she spoke, she started to cry again in grievance.
The phone received another call, and after a quick glance, it was Yang Xiao. I knew without guessing what he would ask me, so I didn't answer the question right away.
Xuanxuan's voice continued: "By the way, Mr. Liang. I went to Shanghai a few days ago. Have you met him?"
Xuanxuan probably thought that I cared about Liang Sheng. She was a little hesitant when mentioning him. I didn't hide it and answered calmly: "I've seen him. He took the latest flight back to Haicheng yesterday."
"Are you reconciled? Why didn't you come back with him?" One second she was crying, and the next second she started gossiping happily.
I had no choice but to deal with her, so I smiled and said, "If he has something urgent, he will go back first. I haven't finished the matter here yet. Let's give it a few days."
I originally wanted to continue chatting for a while, but Yang Xiao's phone calls came one after another, so I had no choice but to hang up.
I thought he had something important to do, but it turned out that we had agreed to contact him when he arrived in Shanghai, and I still owed him a movie. Unexpectedly, I changed my mobile phone number. I apologized to him with some regrets and asked him where he was. He said that he had returned to Haicheng. The filming in Shanghai was only for one month and had been completed last month.
Yang Xiao also asked me if I was going back to Haicheng since my number was reused. I said yes, I will go back in a few days. Yang Xiao told Xuanxuan the same thing. Remember to tell him when I go back that he will pick me up.
Suddenly, it felt like the emperor was returning to the palace after months of military expedition, and everyone was clamoring to pick him up.
However, on the day I returned to Haicheng, I walked out of the airport quietly without informing anyone and took a taxi back to my rental house.
After being away for three months, I returned to Haicheng and felt that even the air was fresher than other places, and there was a sweet smell everywhere.
When he opened the door, Jiang Duo was not at home. The house was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke, dirty clothes were everywhere in the living room, the ashtray on the coffee table was filled with cigarette butts, and a disgusting smell assaulted his nostrils.
I rushed to the window, opened the curtains, and let in a large amount of fresh air.
I was a little angry. During the three months I was away, did Jiang Duo treat this place as a garbage dump? How could a good home be like this? Forget about throwing clothes around, what about the ashtray? Didn't Jiang Duo say she doesn't smoke
I wanted to call her to scold her, but I just found out her number and thought about it, so I decided not to, but scolding her seemed like I was being harsh.
After taking a look at the messy rental house, I really wasn't in the mood to clean up, so I just dragged the box and went directly to the hospital.
My dad has been in a coma for nearly four months. I haven't seen him in these four months. It's not that I don't miss him, but that I'm afraid of seeing him. Seeing him lying peacefully and bloodlessly on the bed would give me the illusion that he would never wake up again, which would only make me sadder.
When I saw my mother in the hospital, she no longer looked as heartbroken as she did at first, and she seemed to be used to it. Standing next to my dad's bed, she could talk to me calmly.
After asking some questions about my father, I said to her: "I want to rent a house again, and let Jiang Duo live in that house."
"Okay, I'll have someone go find it for you tomorrow." My mother agreed readily, probably because she thought it was inconvenient for Jiang Duo and I to live in the same room.
"No, I'll look for it myself tomorrow."
My mother didn't force it, but told me about Rong Ji, and I knew she was still struggling with it.
My mother said: "Rongji's boss even sent a letter of praise to praise you. Although I don't know how you signed the contract, this time you really made me look good. It seems that I don't have to worry anymore." The company would fall into outside hands."
If my mother had told me this before, I would have refused immediately. Now I am calm. If one day I can really inherit my mother's company, then my identity and status will be even more worthy of Liang's. Sheng bar.
After running around all day, I was a little tired and too lazy to go home, so I just booked a room in the hotel next to the hospital.
After a good night's rest, I went to Yuansheng full of energy early the next morning.
Before coming back, I just told Liang Sheng that I would be coming back around this time, but I didn't tell him the specific day, and I planned to give him a surprise.
After getting off the bus at the entrance of Yuan Sheng, he walked to the coffee shop opposite Yuan Sheng and picked up the phone to call Liang Sheng.
After waiting at the red light for more than ten seconds, Liang Sheng answered the phone and said, "Why did you use this number again?"
I smiled and said, "This is my number."
Liang Sheng said "Hmm" without saying anything. I vaguely heard a woman's voice over there. I crossed the street and walked towards the coffee shop, "Where are you? Why do I seem to hear a woman's voice?"
Liang Sheng and I have been together for so long. No matter what happens between us, he and I can be regarded as trusting each other. He does not interfere with me at will, and I do not deliberately check on him. It is just a casual question.
There was a pause on the phone, and Liang Sheng said calmly: "I'm at the company. I just finished a meeting. What about you, have you bought your flight ticket back?"
I smiled and said deliberately: "Liang Sheng, I suddenly want to drink the caramel macchiato from the cafe opposite. Go buy me a cup and take a photo to show me, okay?"
Liang Sheng also smiled: "You are just looking at the plum blossoms to quench your thirst."
"Would you like to buy it or not?" I also learned to act coquettishly.
"Haha, I'm going to buy it for you now."
"Remember to put less sugar." I warned as I walked, and also came to the coffee shop, thinking that if he came down to buy coffee later, I would surprise him by suddenly appearing in front of him.
However, life always backfires.
I stepped into the door of the coffee shop, just hung up the phone, and was about to find a seat by the window. When I turned around, I saw Liang Sheng sitting in our 'old seat', and opposite him, Wei Lan was sitting.
(End of chapter)