Chapter 445: 445: Neither Coming Early Nor Late
“Sorry?”
Ha, to say sorry now, it’s just too late!
My eyes are almost blind.
I didn’t want to reveal my emotions in front of Ding Yinuo, so I quickened my pace and walked out.
Not until I was somewhere with no one around did I stop, leaning against the cold wall and taking off my sunglasses. I reached up to rub my slightly moist eyes.
Soon, I put my glasses back on and headed back into the crowd.
After leaving the hospital, I didn’t go straight back to Zhenyi Company but roamed the streets alone for a long time.
Watching the bustling crowds, and the busy traffic.
I wonder, how much longer can I see all this?
While wandering, I made a call to Shen Yishu.
“Ding Yinuo has woken up. You don’t have to worry about that matter anymore, he said he won’t pursue it.”
“Really?”
“Yeah!”
“Xiaoyun, did you go and beg him again with your tail between your legs? I’ve told you, you really don’t need to be controlled by that scumbag.”
“No! He came to his senses on his own and said he wouldn’t pursue responsibility.”
“Xiaoyun, where are you now?”
“What’s up?”
“I want to come and keep you company!”
“No need! I’m doing quite well now!”
After hanging up the phone, I sat alone on a bench by the roadside, staring blankly at the sun in the sky.
My phone rang again, this time it was Lin Nansheng calling.
“Xiaoyun, are you ready? I’ve booked the flight tickets to the United States for tomorrow. Make sure you’ve prepared everything you need. Don’t leave anything behind.”
“Okay!”
I sat in the park for half a day, then returned to Zhenyi Company.
I called Jian Jing into my office,
“I’m leaving to get my eyes treated tomorrow, and I’ll leave the company in your hands.”
Jian Jing looked at me with a stack of documents in hand,
“That’s fine. My daughter has been discharged, and my mom is taking care of her, so I don’t have anything to worry about. There won’t be any problems with the company.”
“Um, okay! I feel much more at ease with you around.”
Actually, Jian Jing was very capable.
She could handle all the work.
After I signed the last few documents, she asked another question,
“How long will you be gone?”
“The preliminary estimate is about ten days to half a month.”
“Alright, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Take care of your health and after you get better, you’ll be a hero again.”
Jian Jing glanced outside,
“Hey, that person has been here for half a day. Aren’t you going to say a word to him?”
Looking through the glass, I saw a familiar figure.
Gu Yuanzhou!
He was sitting in the living room, sipping tea with a calm expression.
“When did he get here?”
“Er, he’s been here since the company opened this morning. The receptionist doesn’t recognize him. When they asked who he was, he said he used to work here and wanted to come by for a visit.”
I was slightly taken aback; indeed, there was a time when Zhenyi Company was shut down, and all the staff had left.
Later I hired new people, many of whom were new to the bottom-level positions.
So, it was understandable that these people didn’t recognize Gu Yuanzhou.
Watching his familiar figure, I pondered…
“Did he do anything out of line?”
Jian Jing shook her head,
“Nothing! He just walked through each office, took a look around, casually asked for a brochure of our products, and checked out the recent new products. Then he sat there writing something with the documents for half a day, and I have no idea what.”
“Oh!”
I silently stood in the office, watching him.
This scene had been witnessed countless times before.
The familiar figure, the familiar feeling, but he was no longer the same person.
We had truly become strangers now.
Strangers in a way that was more terrifying than death.
Jian Jing was still whispering in my ear,
“You say he is now Lin Anqi’s fiancé, how can he be so shameless, wanting to play with the feelings of you two sisters?”
I took a sip of my coffee tea,
“No, maybe he is just playing with my feelings, perhaps, he is serious about Lin Anqi.”
“Does your sister know about your past with him?”
I shook my head,
“She grew up abroad since she was a child, this is her first time in A City, what does she know?”
Jian Jing asked me again,
“I’m going to ask you something, tell the truth!”
“When have I ever lied to you?”
“Okay then, tell me, do you still love him in your heart?”
“Who?”
“Rubbish, of course Gu Yuanzhou, who else could it be, Ding Yinuo? That scumbag Ding Yinuo, I am so annoyed with him, he doesn’t deserve your love at all.”
I thought about it for a long time, and finally fell silent.
I didn’t know, I really couldn’t say.
That period, when I found out he had betrayed me for Ye Mengyan, I truly hated him.
After his ‘death’, when I realized I had misunderstood him, indeed, I became aware that I deeply loved him…
Yes, I hated him, and that fear was probably because of love.
“Maybe, I still love him!”
After a long time, that was the answer I gave.
Jian Jing sighed, “Loving someone isn’t wrong, look, the two of them aren’t married yet, why don’t you try, see if you can win him back?”
I looked at Jian Jing in shock,
“You want me to compete with my sister for a man?”
“No, isn’t love about who comes first? Gu Yuanzhou was originally your man, what’s there to snatch, this is fair competition!”
“No, forget it, he’s not worth it! I have already let go.”
By now, I had finally understood that love is not something one can force, it’s about fate.
What’s meant to be yours, will be yours, and cannot be snatched away.
I had thought Gu Yuanzhou would come to find me, but to my surprise,
he just reviewed documents in the lounge, drank two cups of tea, and then quietly left.
Jian Jing was also somewhat puzzled,
“I thought he came looking for an opportunity to reconcile with you! He didn’t even say hello, that’s too impolite!”
“It doesn’t matter.”
It doesn’t matter, whether he comes or not, I’m going to the United States tomorrow anyway.
At night, Wenya was treating, and a few close friends gathered together for a meal.
Talking about topics concerning our parting…
“Ayun, once you get there, send me your location, which hospital you are at, which doctor you see, you have to tell me everything.”
Wenya said.
Jian Jing nodded,
“Yeah! You have to let us know your situation at all times! Also, take care of yourself in a foreign land, don’t wander around aimlessly. If your English isn’t good, look for someone of Asian descent, actually, there are many Chinese people over there.”
Wenya was about to continue speaking, when she suddenly stopped and gestured with her chin towards the outside, “Why is he here?”
I followed her gaze and only then did I spot an additional figure at the door.
It was Ding Yinuo, still dressed in his hospital patient clothes, thin and frail, his complexion pale… he looked like he might collapse at any moment, yet he had actually made his way here.