"It’s been eight years! Xiaoyue has been gone ... for eight years!"
The voice wasn’t loud, even somewhat low, but it carried a heartbreaking force when it reached Nanxi’s ears. It was as if her heart was being ruthlessly squeezed, the pain was severe!
Her eyes suddenly tasted bitter!
Nanxi had never met Lu Yinyue, but all about Lu Yinyue was inextricably linked to her in an unconscious way!
She could imagine her as a warm and sunny woman, and could also imagine the despair and pain her departure brought to the Lu Family!
Eight years had passed, like a long dream. These lengthy eight years have just flown by.
Life always continues, and everyone seems to live well. Every bit of everything seems to be swept clean in the river of time!
She thought that as long as the washing continues, one day the pain will completely leave.
But it doesn’t, and wouldn’t be forgotten. She also fears forgetting, worried that inadvertently, the once brilliant smile would one day completely fade from memory.
Nanxi also lost something. For six years, she had also wondered, what could be the reason for someone to suddenly disappear completely from this world?
Other than death? What else could it be?
Otherwise, they couldn’t possibly not come looking for her!
They couldn’t possibly, abandon her!
But she doesn’t dare to think this way, she would rather believe that her parents are still alive, leading a quiet life in some corner of the world, even if not with her, it is still a joyous thing!
Many people say her life was filled with ups and downs, like a roller coaster ride, but she doesn’t think so. When the sun is warm, she loves it. Doesn’t she love it when it burns her body?
Within her bones, she carries this stubborn persistence. The thing that flows in her blood, continues with life, there’s no changing it!
She openly accepts everything, even if they aren’t what she wants to accept.
She strongly bears everything, even if they aren’t what she wants to bear.
While life is fragile, we all live strongly and strenuously, no matter if we are in the same place, the same world, our hearts remain the same.
Just tree, in the eyes of the Lu Family, it is not just a tree. It symbolizes Lu Yinyue and is a symbol of all the longing that the Lu family members have for the girl who suddenly passed away!
When leaving the Lu Family, Nanxi was silent the whole time. Her mood was bad, the atmosphere in her heart was heavy and painful, the scene of the old man looking at the Albizia tree kept flashing in her mind, it was unforgettable!
"Lu Yinchu, how did you get through all these years?"
Lu Yinchu was clearly taken aback, looking at the slightly pale woman next to him, he forced a smile, "Actually, I don’t know how I got through it either!"
"You have been looking for me for four years, it must have been very hard!"
"At least there was hope. It’s better than living aimlessly without any hope. If I couldn’t find you in a day, I would keep hope for another day. Sometimes, I would imagine that we would meet on a morning with a strong smell of gardenia or on a country road dyed by maple leaves. The imagination is beautiful, but once it truly happens, everything becomes normal. Life is still life, whether it’s artistic or not, it depends on your mood, not life itself!"
"Thank goodness, thank goodness you found me!" Nanxi reached out to hold Lu Yinchu’s hand, resting her head against his shoulder, her voice was a soft murmur.
Lu Yinchu freed a hand to hold hers back, and lightly smiled, "Yes, thank goodness, thank goodness I found you!"
Life was just right when I found you, and so was the curve of your smile. Just right!
The location they had chosen for playing cards was surprisingly Guan La’s house. When Nanxi arrived, Gui Xi, Han Shaojing and Tu Yanming had already arrived. Guan La was serving them with a fruit platter!
Seeing the flowers in Nanxi’s hand, Guan La cracked a smile, "Are they for me? So beautiful!"
Nanxi hadn’t finished speaking yet when Guan La came over to take the flowers!
Raising the flowers to her nose to sniff, "So fragrant!"
Clearing her throat, "Well, La, actually these flowers... I didn’t buy them!"
Guan La was taken aback, the few men sitting on the sofa smoking were also startled, and didn’t quite understand!
Lu Yinchu, sitting next door, explained, "When Nanxi and I got out of the car, we saw a quiet person standing outside the courtyard with a bouquet in his hand. Seeing Nanxi and me, the person shoved the flowers into Nanxi’s arms and ran away!"
"That person also said something, ’Give these flowers to Miss Guan, thank you!’ before he left!" Nanxi added!
Guan La frowned slightly, took out the card hidden in the flowers, tore it up without any expression, and threw it into the trashcan next to it. She then said to Nanxi and Lu Yinchu, "Come in quickly. This bouquet is considered a gift from you guys. We’ll deduct the cost from the card game’s pot!"
Soon, the group of men gathered around a table. Guan La and Nanxi went to the kitchen to make the fruit plate. Guan La was peeling apples, and Nanxi was peeling oranges!
Nanxi noticed that Guan La was very good at peeling the apple, she peeled it whole without breaking the skin. Guan La noticed Nanxi in a daze and laughed, "Are you in awe?"
Guan La said, "Then you can ask Yinchu to teach you. I learned this skill from him!"
"What? You didn’t expect it?" Guan La laughed, "That means you don’t know Yinchu well enough! Yinchu is a very meticulous man, great at treating friends, and when it comes to female friends, he maintains a very gentlemanly distance. You’ve been with him for a while now, haven’t you noticed?"
Note: The story about the Albizia tree is taken from Baidu~ Third release of the day, have you cast your vote and recommendation? Good good~(╯3╰)