Tan Yao's ashes were buried until Xu Tingsheng left the detention center. Before that, he was kept in the dark.
That day, a 13-seater commercial vehicle came to pick him up and Fang Yuqing. Most of the people who should have arrived have arrived.
When Xu Tingsheng took it back, his phone was out of battery, so he used the car charger to charge it after getting in the car. The people in the car watched the charging sign flashing on the screen of his mobile phone, and there was no sound.
Soon, the phone booted smoothly.
Seeing Tan Yao's name displayed on the information column, Xu Tingsheng smiled and said, "By the way, why didn't Tan Yao come? Fang Cheng also didn't come. Could it be that he is still tossing around with her?"
No one said anything.
Xu Tingsheng clicked on the message.
"Brother Xu, Tingsheng, you are the one who dared not speak up. My buddy is gone. I will be your brother in the next life."
Holding the phone in one hand, Xu Tingsheng turned his head to look at everyone, his absurd expressions gradually turned into surprise, bewilderment, and pain in the silence of the crowd.
His body trembled slightly, tears welled up from his eyes, and the words he wanted to ask were stuck in his throat.
"Brother Xu, don't be sad, don't be sad. Looking back now, the happiest thing in my life was the day you walked into 602 when I was a freshman. That day I met someone, he was Xu Tingsheng under Xishan Pagoda.
It's a pity that I don't have the chance to see you all-powerful again. I don't have a chance to be your best man, and I will dance that stiff and messy flower dance for your little girlfriend at your wedding. There is no chance to help you guard one side. I don't have a chance to tell my children and grandchildren how beautiful I was when I was with Xu Tingsheng..."
"I still remember that the first person who knew that I was an orphan was you. In my life, I came alone, walked alone for many years, and finally left alone, but a few people I knew really regarded me as a brother, and Two such hot women miss me for the rest of my life. It's worth it. Right? Brother."
"The last two requests. First, don't be impulsive and mess up because of my affairs. Keep your eyes open. With your ability, after three to five years, there will be no enmity. Second, if I have a grave. Five Years, ten years, come to see me when you are not busy, and tell me about your later life. I will want to know how legendary Xu Tingsheng was afterward. I also want to hear how many children you said you gave birth to. Son, how many wives have you married (don’t let my sister-in-law see this).”
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"Who told me what's going on? Why did people disappear?!"
"Huang Yaming, how the hell do you take care of your brother?"
In front of the car full of people, Xu Tingsheng roared and wailed.
Huang Yaming beat his head and cried bitterly.
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There was no complicated funeral. At that time, there was still turmoil, and more than a dozen people sent Tan Yao to the ground together.
He stayed in Yanzhou.
One day Xu Tingsheng will leave, Huang Yaming will leave, maybe everyone will fly to higher and farther places, but Tan Yao will stay here forever. Stay in the place where a group of people in their twenties started to wander without knowing the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, and stay in the youthful memories that will never be erased.
Many years later, grave-sweepers at Yanzhou Cemetery saw an inconspicuous tombstone. The young man in the photo was extremely handsome with a bright smile. Most of them can't help but sigh a pity. Then they saw clearly the person who came to sacrifice in front of the tomb, and they were dumbfounded, unbelievable.
So I went back to inquire, and heard about an old story, a man named Tan Yao and his story.
Someone said: "It's too stupid and worthless. If he could have gritted his teeth and let that woman who no longer knew who she was go with that convoy, she would definitely be one of the group of legendary tycoons around Xu Tingsheng. Don't you Discovered? No matter where Huang Yaming's top bars open, they are still called Mingyao. Yao is Tan Yao's Yao."
Someone said: "Whether it's stupid or not, whether it's worth it depends on the person. Some people may be asked to choose again, but they will still smile and do it again."
The child who was still in school next to him listened to the story and searched on the computer, and then said in surprise: "Is this Tan Yao you are talking about?" After being confirmed, he said: "He is the founder of Qingcheng Fund."
"Green Orange Fund?"
"Yes, the largest orphan education fund in the country. It helps many orphans complete their studies every year. Among my classmates there are."
"Good man, it's even more pity just thinking about it this way."
"Yes, but do you know who is managing the Green Orange Fund now?"
"Who is it?"
"It's Ye Qing."
"Ye Qing? Is that Ye Qing from Yanzhou?"
"That's right, it's her. It looks like there is a story. Ye Qing seems to have never been married, right? It's said on the Internet that in 2008, she adopted an orphan."
"Well... Qing Cheng, if Qing is Ye Qing, who is Cheng?"
"Orange? I haven't heard of it! This person is not included in the management committee list announced by the fund."
Just like the information others found in the future, except for the orange word "Green Orange", Fang Cheng was erased because it was drawn up by Tan Yao himself.
On the day of Tan Yao's funeral, Ye Qing followed from head to toe in plain clothes, not avoiding suspicion at all, but from the beginning he didn't say a word or cry, his whole body was almost numb like soulless.
In Tan Yao's last text message to Ye Qing, he said:
"If life could be repeated, or if there was an afterlife, I would choose to meet you first."
"Actually, I have an idea in my mind recently. I thought, to accompany Fang Cheng until this incident is over, then break up with her completely and cherish you. I will also work hard and strive for the day when I have the ability to let you stay at home without hesitation. Choose me between karma and me."
That was the voice of his heart before he went to die, Tan Yao didn't need to lie to anyone, so he must have really made up his mind, the person he chose was Ye Qing.
But no matter what he chooses in his heart, he can't let Fang Cheng go on that road trip, including at the cost of his life.
Maybe only Ye Qing understood Tan Yao, she knew that Tan Yao had always known that the only man Fang Cheng, who likes women, really liked was not him. But he still died for her...
"If I could have chosen to give up the family business earlier and choose to marry and have children with you, just like Teacher Fang and Fu Cheng...would you still be willing to leave like this?" Ye Qing would sometimes think this way, and in the end, he would blame himself .
The girls of Yanda later wrote on the sheets hanging from the roof of the building: "You only played for a while, but I missed it for many years."
Even if they are like this, what's more, they love Ye Qing who has been spoiled by Tan Yao for so long? ! How many years will she miss? !
That day Ye Qing's silence lasted until Fang Cheng appeared at sunset.
Fang Cheng came from afar holding flowers.
Ye Qing stood up to meet him and said: "Don't go any further, otherwise I won't be able to convince myself to let you go. You go, you are not qualified to send him off, and I don't want him to see you again... From then on, Tan Yaohe You, it doesn't matter anymore."
No one tried to persuade Ye Qing.
Everyone already knows the content of the memo that Tan Yao left on Fang Cheng's phone at the end. Fang Cheng also cried and confessed the hurtful words she said to Tan Yao in the final stage.
So at least in Ye Qing's mind, it was Fang Cheng who forced Tan Yao to make that choice in the end.
At the end of the day, Fang Cheng put the flowers on the side of the road and left alone. Many years later, Xu Tingsheng and others almost cut off contact with her, except for Fang Yuqing who was a sibling. Occasionally, Fang Yuqing said: "Don't blame her, she has only had one man in her life."
Ye Qing went to 602 that night, and silently packed a few of Tan Yao's belongings, razors, lighters, his photo album, socks, underwear, pajamas she bought for him... She said: "I'll keep him some thing."
In the second half of 2008, Ye Qing adopted a child who was said to be an orphan like Tan Yao, and that child was named Tan.
As for Ye Qing and Fang Cheng, they only met once after that, and never saw each other again for the rest of their lives.
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Behind Tan Yao.
The turbulent waves are turbulent for a while, but the quiet sea is silent for decades.