Before I met her, I had never felt this way when I was on a business trip. I was free and easy wherever I went, but now, even before I left, my heart felt restrained.
Holding the phone, he stood there for a long time without saying anything. Finally, he just said, "I'll try to come back."
She just said "hmm" in a muffled voice and said nothing. The two of them, holding their phones, quietly listened to each other's breathing.
There is an indescribable lingering feeling and yearning in my heart, slowly spreading, like the wisteria that is gradually blooming...
Xia Xingchen suddenly felt that she really couldn't leave him...
Some people, without knowing it, gradually seep into my heart and into my bones. Even a short separation makes me miss them from the bottom of my heart.
… … … … …
the other side.
The Vice Presidential Palace was still brightly lit.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Jing Yu is thinking about the New Year gifts to be delivered to the children's ward tomorrow. Yu Zeyao is sitting on the side, his eyes casually fixed on one point, without much focus. It's obvious that he's thinking about something else.
Yu Zenan came out of the room while playing his PSP.
“Brother!”
Yu Zeyao came back to his senses and saw that he was still playing games. He frowned and took the game console from him. "How old are you? Go help your sister-in-law count the gifts."
"You confiscated my phone, won't let me go online, won't let me go out, and now you won't let me play games! Brother, you want to suffocate me to death, don't you?" Yu Zenan was mad, "It's almost New Year's Eve, I have to go out! My company is having a New Year's Eve dinner, and as the boss, I have to attend! If you keep putting me under house arrest like this, I'd rather die!"
Yu Zeyao looked at him, seemingly not paying attention to what he was talking about. He just suddenly asked, "Do you really like Xia Xingchen?"
Yu Zenan obviously didn't expect him to ask this. After a moment of surprise, he glanced at him suspiciously, and then seemed to see through his thoughts. He leaned lazily on the sofa, put his hands behind his head, and snorted, "Don't try to change the subject. I won't fall for it! No matter what, you must allow me to go out tomorrow."
"I'm asking you seriously—do you really like her?"
Yu Zeyao insisted on repeating it.
Yu Zenan opened one eye a tiny slit and glanced over. Seeing that he was indeed serious, he also straightened his face and asked, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"I'm asking you, not asking you to ask me back."
"… So what if I like it, so what if I don't like it." Yu Zenan pondered for a moment, then shrugged awkwardly, "Although I can't go online, I still read newspapers and news."
The newspaper said that Bai Yeqing would even give up the presidency for her. The two of them have already set a wedding date.
Yu Zenan knew that the photo incident had not affected their relationship, so he was naturally relieved, but...
There is still some sense of loss.
Originally, he thought that he and she were a good match. If Bai Yeqing was so angry that he wanted to break up with her because of those photos, he could be a little mean and take advantage of her misfortune, and maybe he would have a chance to win her over. But in the end, no one expected that Bai Yeqing would not give him this opportunity at all.
"If you really like her, I will help you pull this red line."
"Don't make fun of me." Yu Zenan didn't take his words seriously at all, thinking he was trying to change the subject. "Even if you pull 100 red strings for me, I will go to the company tomorrow! It's a deal!"
They are about to get married, how can others just pull the red string if they want to
He didn't have such expectations at all, because the more he expected, the more disappointed he would be.
Yu Zenan didn't continue chatting with Yu Zeyao. He got up from the sofa and went to help Jing Yu count the gifts.
Yu Zeyao looked at the back, pondered for a moment, asked Zhuang Yan to come in, and ordered: "Call Lan Zhan and tell him that I agreed."
… … … … …
The next morning.
Xia Xingchen came out of the room after washing up.
"Are you up? Come over and have breakfast. It's still hot." Shen Min called her from the kitchen.
She looked around, "Mom, where are mom and dad?"
Shen Min said, "Let's go for a walk outside. The plum blossoms in the garden on the left are in full bloom right now. I suggest they go for a walk."
Xia Xingchen finally felt relieved. He couldn't help but look outside and sighed slightly.
Shen Min said: "Why are you sighing so early in the morning?"
"Seeing that their relationship is getting better and better, I don't know what they are feeling."
"What kind of mood could I have? As a daughter, of course I wish you the best."
"But my mother has to go back to Country M after the New Year. She has an important job and can't spare the time."
Shen Min smiled, "You don't have to worry about them at all. Ye Qing can even resign for you. Madam and I had a private chat yesterday, and she also said that she will hand in her resignation next year. Now the only thing that matters is that our family is reunited, which is better than anything else."
"Did she really say that?"
"How could it be false?"
After hearing this, Xia Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed. This way, she no longer had to worry about her father being depressed and affecting his health.
… … … …
In the plum garden.
The white plum blossoms are in full bloom.
Bai Qing asked Lan Ting to hold his arm, and the two of them walked slowly in the plum garden. He looked at the pink and white color of the garden and felt very happy.
Lanting was also moved, and in a trance he felt that they had returned to their youthful days.
"Do you still remember the plum garden in our old school?" Bai Qingrang asked softly. The two of them had a tacit understanding and thought of the same thing without any prior agreement.
Lan Ting smiled and nodded, "I was thinking about it."
"At that time, we had to hide even if we wanted to get a little closer. I was reading under this tree, and you were writing under that tree."
"In a blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed." So many years have passed, but those small details are still as clear as if it were yesterday. Even the expressions between them at that time are still clear.
Lan Ting hugged Bai Qingrang's arms tighter, her nose a little sour, "I don't know how many years it has been since I went to school. I always thought that I would never have the chance to see plum blossoms with you again in this life..."
Hearing her choked voice, Bai Qingrang's heart was filled with waves.
He took an emotional look at the person he loved most beside him, and finally couldn't hide the feelings in his heart. He opened his arms and hugged her tightly.
Such a hug stunned Lan Ting.
At that moment, it seemed as if more than 20 years had passed, and all the affection and attachment that had been suppressed in my heart burst out uncontrollably as if a floodgate had been opened.
She whimpered softly, threw herself into the man's arms, and hugged him tightly back.