Chapter 147 The Warm Sun in Winter
In the early morning, someone always leaves quietly.
Before his body recovered from the effects of the medicine, Zhou Yubai slept particularly deeply this night.
When I wake up, I wake up from a big dream.
The person in his arms had disappeared. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "Xixi? Sangnanxi?"
No reply.
He put on his coat and walked downstairs. On the sofa, there was only an empty shell of the pastry from last night.
"Xixi." He still shouted softly, but it was silent as expected.
He took a deep breath, but it did not relieve the depression in his heart.
Everywhere you look, you can see her shadow everywhere, but the aura of her existence is gradually fading.
On the dining table, the black velvet box came into view.
Put together with it, there is a real estate transfer agreement and an envelope.
Zhou Yubai sat down, leaning on the back of the chair, and opened the envelope. It was her playful handwriting. Every word, the speaker seemed to be right in front of her.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, I have to bully you again."
"We separated twice before, and I said goodbye before. This time, I just say goodbye. It’s our consistent tradition.”
"Abai, the house is still for you. I don't live in Beijing permanently. You keep it and don't sell it. You don't make money from this house, right? Just treat it as a souvenir."
"Also, I'll just put the ring on the table. It's too precious. It's hard to give it away a second time. Find an auction house and sell it. At least you won't lose money."
"You know about... Just like you advised me, don’t feel guilty. It’s just that we have no fate. My body is almost healed, so you don’t have to worry.”
“This time. , I won’t say goodbye in person, please take good care of yourself.”
That’s the end of the letter. The door just opened slightly. Zhou Yubai looked up with anticipation, but soon his eyes were filled with wind and frost.
Aunt Li was startled when she saw the people sitting at the table: "Yu Bai, you got up so early?"
As she walked to the kitchen, she asked: "Are you feeling better? What do you want to eat? Nanxi What does she want to eat? I'll cook it for her."
Zhou Yubai reacted slightly when he heard those two words, put away the envelope in his hand, and looked out the window. The rutted marks on the road were messy, but one of them might be pointing in the direction she left. He said: "She's gone."
Aunt Li didn't take it seriously at all, and asked: "Where to go?" "Go to work?"
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yubai's mouth, and he replied quietly: "Yes."
It's just that I won't come back here again.
In fact, there were not many of her things left in that room. After Sang Mingde's accident, she returned to Yicheng and had already entrusted a lawyer to deal with the real estate issue.
Midway, she asked Chen Zhixia to help her pack her things. All her luggage had been sent to her home more than a week ago.
Just like what she and Zhou Yubai's parents said, she never thought about their future again.
Being together for a while is already an elusive fate.
During the two days of the New Year's Day holiday, the flow of people in the clubhouse reached a new peak.
Especially when Sang Nanxi stopped there and the person in the photo came into view, many people couldn't help but point their phones at her quietly.
What’s more, someone made up a deeply touching love story for her and Isaiah.
In such a busy and humorous life, she lived as always. In six years, she had already learned to get used to living without him.
Waiting until the last day of the holiday, it is also the closing day of the Isaiah photography exhibition.
Sang Nanxi also planned to see off Isaiah today, so he specially designed a small closing event.
The dimming of the lights made the people watching the exhibition panic. In the dark, they subconsciously followed the light. At the same time, the sound of music slowly sounded in the venue.
You may also realize that this is a special event for this exhibition.
At the end of the light and shadow is a camera.
Isaiah, holding coffee in one hand and a phone in the other, hurried from the darkness: "Xi, where are you? What's going on with the lights? And the music?"
Until he saw the camera, Isaiah almost shed tears: "Xi, you want to make me burst into tears, right?"
Sang Nanxi found his figure in the crowd and said with a smile: " Come on up.”
Isaiah felt the attention of the visitors on the stage and told the story of his motivation to start photography in fluent Chinese.
The thunderous applause was a recognition of him. The tall boy, who was almost 1.9 meters tall, really shed tears.
As the team members ran onto the stage to hug him, the exhibition was pushed to the next climax.
Isaiah waved to her on the stage, and Sang Nanxi shook her head slightly. This was his photography exhibition, and she didn't want to go on stage and steal his limelight.
Sang Nanxi retreated silently into the crowd, and Isaiah had no choice but to give up. He said enthusiastically: "Let's take a group photo together!"
As the camera was raised, everyone almost Spontaneously raising a smile, Sang Nanxi also followed the crowd and looked at the camera with a calm smile.
With a click, this exhibition ended in the most perfect manner.
After packing my things at night, Isaiah leaned against Sang Nanxi and kept touching her: "Xi, you really moved me so much!"
Sang Nanxi was frightened by him and hurriedly tried to get around him: "Okay, don't be so stupid."
Isaiah pulled her and said, "You have to come to the celebration party tonight. Let's go."
Sang Nanxi shook off his hand and went to get the bag.
Isaiah was still shouting after her: "No! You have to go tonight!"
Sang Nanxi took the bag and turned around helplessly to look at the person who didn't tease her, " Let’s go and eat!”
The young man turned from anger to joy in an instant.
The box was so big that they and their group could not fit in it at all. Someone suggested: "Are you allowed to bring your family members? If you allow me, I can let my girlfriend come."
Everyone looked at them eagerly. Turning to Sang Nanxi, she nodded with a smile and received long live cheers from everyone.
Sang Nanxi called Chen Zhixia. She must be obliged to join in the fun.
After a few drinks, people arrived one after another.
Chen Zhixia rushed forward and hugged her from behind: "Nanxi! You miss me so much!"
Sang Nanxi was just about to pull her to sit down when he saw Sang Nanxi standing behind her. The man was of mixed race, very tall, and had strong facial lines. It was not difficult to tell that he was the same person as Chen Zhixia.
She asked hesitantly: "Who is this?"
Chen Zhixia raised his head proudly and said, "My boyfriend."
Sang Nanxi hasn't yet Before she could recover, the man reached out to her politely and said in non-standard Chinese: "Hello, I am Xia Xia's boyfriend, Sebastian." Sang Nanxi suppressed her curiosity and told him Say hello.
Chen Zhixia sat down next to her and raised his eyebrows at her, "How are you? Are you handsome? You have been chasing me for a long time."
Sang Nanxi was stunned. Nodding, "handsome."
"I'm telling you, it's really good to find someone who doesn't speak Chinese fluently. If we have a quarrel, he won't even curse."
Sang Nanxi looked at Chen Zhixia's lively eyebrows and seemed to reply It’s the most carefree moment of college.
Sang Nanxi followed them for a while, but because he had no energy, he sat aside and watched them play silently.
“Xi, take a picture for me!” Isaiah shouted across the table.
Sang Nanxi took out his camera and pressed the shutter decisively to record the beauty of this moment.
She flipped through the photos in the camera one by one, and each photo seemed to remind her of the memories behind it, whether it was anxiety or joy.
When she turned to the group photo taken today, she couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped.
She subconsciously enlarged a corner of the photo.
Not far from her, there was a familiar figure standing. Even if he only showed a silhouette and did not look at the camera, she recognized him at a glance.
Zhou Yubai's eyes were just looking at her.
She closed the camera and put it back in her bag.
No one will notice an extremely blurry pixel in this photo. Only she knows this secret.
*
Isaiah and Sang Nanxi’s return flight are scheduled for the same day, except that he is flying to Edinburgh, while Sang Nanxi is flying to Yicheng.
When she walked to the security checkpoint, her cell phone rang. It was Sang Mingde’s call.
Afraid of affecting the security check of people behind her, she said hello to Isaiah, "You go in first, and I'll make a call."
She walked aside, fearing that the other person could not hear clearly, so she covered her mouth and raised her voice: "Hey, Dad."
Sang Mingde asked: "Nanny, have you arrived at the airport?"
"Here we go, ready for security check. Did you get up so early today? Aren’t you going to work?”
“Your aunt is taking care of me. How can I go to work?”
A female voice sounded on the other end of the phone: “Nanxi, don’t worry, Auntie. Watch him for you!”
Sang Nanxi smiled and prepared to return to the team, "That's good, I..."
Her voice suddenly paused, everything around her seemed to have stopped, and all the light in her eyes focused on that one point.
He is the person she has loved for many years.
He never came close, he just came to give her a ride.
Sang Nanxi’s tone did not change and he walked calmly into the queue: “I have to go through the security check, so I’ll hang up first.”
She didn't look back, but she knew that he must still be behind her.
"Madam, please move forward." Someone reminded her kindly.
Sang Nanxi looked at the security gate in front of him, took a step away from the team, and ran towards the people not far away.
Plunge into his arms and hug him tightly.
She wanted to hug him again.
This time around, he didn't want to be confused again.
Her loose hair passed through his fingers. From the vigorous embrace to the gradually loosening force, the hair tangled around the fingertips inevitably caused slight pain in the scalp.
Parting is always like this, no matter how much preparation is made, it will still involve a pain like a needle.
Knowing that he could no longer stay, Sang Nanxi took a step back, raised a smile and said, "Abai, goodbye."
She was waiting for his answer.
After a long time, Zhou Yubai stretched out his hand to help her put her hat straight, and said in a clear voice: "Xixi, have a safe trip."
He then said: "I will be happy in the future."
Sang Nanxi Smiling and nodding vigorously, "You too."
The most plainest wish, they have made each other sad too many times, now they just wish to be happy.
She rushed towards him and left resolutely.
This time, Sang Nanxi didn't look back.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, the plane penetrated the clouds, and the warm sunlight shone on the wings.
Their separation is always accompanied by biting cold, but this time.
Everything is as if it were the first time.
She once buried her love for him in that warm winter sun.
Now, in this warm sun, all the past love is thrown into the sea of clouds.
——End of the main text
After that, there are tens of thousands of words of extras, without so much emotional pull, telling their subsequent story (I think it should be HE).
I thought about it for a long time, whether to type the main text here, and finally chose to regard this chapter as the end of their relationship.
The initial setting actually ends in this chapter.
Because Nanxi is already looking forward, all the misunderstandings and secrets between them have been solved.
I think some people will definitely ask why they didn't choose to be together. The thing they were obsessed with at the beginning is now right in front of them.
In fact, it is not difficult to find that what stands between them is more than just their initial persistence.
There is also the dignity lost and the hurt suffered in this process.
As time goes by, Nanxi is no longer just the person who risked his life for love.
Zhou Yubai, because of his deep love in the past, always felt that it was natural for them to be together again.
But after knowing the grievances Nanxi suffered, he would feel that even if Nanxi no longer loves him, it seems to be natural.
I can’t write any more thoughts, so I’ll stop here.
I wish everyone a happy reading!
(End of this chapter)