Lai Yang sat up straight at once.
With Yuan Shengda's personality, she would rarely say such things unless she really felt extremely sad in her heart.
Come to think of it, what she has been going through recently would probably be difficult for anyone to bear.
Lai Yang didn't dare to delay, quickly changed his clothes, and went straight to the chemical factory where he worked as a child.
…
Half an hour later, Lai Yang arrived at the gate of the chemical plant.
This entire street belongs to an old industrial area. With the rapid development of the city, this area has not kept up with the pace of the times and has become extremely depressed.
The white wooden plaque erected at the entrance of the factory has been eroded by time and is rotten. The mottled iron door is chained, but it can be pulled open a crack, just enough for a person to squeeze in sideways.
Looking around after entering the factory, the doors of the bungalows on both sides of the deserted path were overgrown with weeds.
These houses were originally occupied by employees. Every evening when get off work ended, every household would open their doors, and the adults would pull ropes at the door to hang clothes out to dry.
The children gathered in groups of three or five, playing and hiding among the sheets that were hung out to dry. When they got tired of playing, they squatted together and took pictures with cards. It was a carefree time.
But I was so stupid at that time that I actually wanted to grow up quickly.
The wind of time blows gently, all the doors are closed, wild flowers and weeds emerge from the ground, blocking people's way home...
…
Lai Yang continued walking towards the factory, and soon came to the pile of stones behind the factory. He saw Yuan Shengda sitting on the stones at a glance, with her head raised, thinking about something.
"Loud!"
Lai Yang ran forward, panting and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Yuan Shengda looked down and said expressionlessly, "No, the wind is quite comfortable right now."
"Uh... what did you mean by that just now?"
"I'm just worried that you won't come. After all, your mind is becoming more and more difficult to guess."
"… "
Lai Yang felt that there was something else behind his words and he didn't know how to respond, so he took out a cigarette and lit it to ease the embarrassment.
Yuan Shengda also remained silent, looking up at the sky.
At this time, the end of the sky was dyed by the sunset glow, the thin clouds turned pink, the stars were faintly twinkling among the blue and pink clouds, and the crescent moon also revealed its outline, embellishing the coming night.
This beautiful scene made Lai Yang trance-like, and at this time Yuan Sheng spoke loudly.
"I feel sorry for Aru. He should
You should hate me.”
"No, it's not your fault for this outcome. He was already engaged, and he had a relationship with Su Mengjie, so..."
"But he really likes me, and I have been lying to him."
Yuan Shengda hugged his knees with his arms and sighed, "I hate myself too. Love is something that cannot be forced, and even more so, it is not allowed to be compared. It is because I did not put my heart in the right place that I hurt another heart, right?"
She tilted her head to look at Lai Yang, who took a puff of cigarette. He understood what Yuan Shengda meant, but he couldn't enlighten her.
Because Yuan Shengda's love for himself is like a taboo that cannot be touched or expressed.
Once the conversation gets too deep, it will inevitably make their relationship even more awkward.
After exhaling a puff of smoke, Lai Yang said: "Although I shouldn't ask too much, Li Dian is sincere to you. Don't you have any feelings for him at all?"
A hint of disappointment flashed across Yuan Sheng's eyes. He took a breath and looked up at the sky.
“I don’t like small eyes.”
"If it's just the eyes, he could get double eyelids."
"roll!"
Yuan Sheng glared at her angrily: "Do you really want me to be with someone else right away? Are you afraid that I won't be able to get married, or are you afraid that I will affect your happiness?"
Lai Yang choked, lowered his head and wanted to smoke, but found that only the cigarette butt was left.
"Are you living together with Jingjing?" Yuan Sheng asked in a soft voice.
"not yet."
"Oh... then it should be soon. Will we move there when we return to Shanghai?"
Lai Yang couldn't avoid it and could only lower his head and nod.
The wind blew, and the grass in the cracks between the stones was bent. Yuan Shengda next to her had her hair messed up and her eyes red. She sniffed hard and raised her head.
"Laiyang, I have known you for more than 20 years. Apart from those years in college, I have been with you for at least two-thirds of your life, but she has only appeared in your life for one year... But you fell in love with her without reservation... Haha, I wish you all the best, really, I wish you all the best. In the future, maybe I will change from two-thirds to one-third... and then become less and less, while she will become more and more, occupying most of your life..."
Speaking of this, Yuan Sheng burst into tears and choked with sobs.
"But there will be many challenges, troubles and crises for you to be together, but no matter what... I only have one thought, which is to hope that you can be happy."
Laiyang stands at the foot of Shizi Mountain, like a reef.
Although he looked motionless, his heart was shaken by the surging waves.
At this moment, Yuan Shengda stood up and stood at the highest point of Shizi Mountain to look down.
"Sigh~ When I was little I thought this stone mountain was very high. I always wanted to grow up quickly so I could climb to the top to see what the scenery was like. But now that I'm standing on it, I realize it's just a pile of stones. There's nothing special about it."
After a short pause, she continued, "But it piles up in my heart every year, getting higher and higher, and the scenery at the top is getting farther and farther away from me... I can't move them out, and I can't climb up... So I am in pain, but this pain is my own, and has nothing to do with you. Go away, Laiyang... Go away, I want to watch you leave."
At this moment, the sky behind her was twinkling with stars, and a waning moon was hanging in the sky.
Lai Yang was stunned for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, I'm leaving. You should go back and rest early. If in the future..."
He wanted to ask her to come to Shanghai when she had time, but he swallowed the words back.
He can't give Yuan Shengda what he wants, so don't make any promises.
Lai Yang left the chemical plant against the wind. Behind him, the whistling wind and the chirping of crickets lingered together. At the same time... he seemed to hear the sound of the stone mountain breaking and collapsing.
…
The next day, when Lai Yang was going to the high-speed railway station, his parents brought him a lot of things, including pot cakes, spicy sauce and other Xi'an special snacks.
These things were not for Lai Yang, but were for him to take to Tian Jing.
Before leaving, his father patted him on the shoulder and told him to take the things with him and remember to bring him back during the New Year.
The mother even used provocation, saying that she didn't believe it anyway and that if she had the ability, she could bring it back to show her.
Lai Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he patted his chest and promised to complete the task.
When we returned to Shanghai and arrived at Tianjing's door, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
Lai Yang knocked on the door twice, but he didn't expect that it was Yu Bo who opened the door again. He was immediately furious. He put the bag of pot cakes in his hand on the ground and said angrily.
"Yu Bo! What's the matter with you staying at my girlfriend's house all day? Do you have any shame? Do you really want me to beat you up?"
Lai Yang had just made a gesture to take action when Tian Jing and another man leaned out from the living room.
The moment he saw the man, Lai Yang's mouth twitched.
He seems to be a quiet father!!