Lou Qingfeng followed Lu Yiwei in. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he comforted him, "Professor Xia might have gone out with a friend. Don't worry too much. Maybe he'll be back soon."
Lu Yiwei forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lou. Maybe I'm too anxious. I'll wait for him here."
"Alright. Let me know if there's anything you need." Lou Qingfeng closed the door and left.
After sending Lou Qingfeng off, Lu Yiwei locked the door from the inside. His smile froze on his face. He quickly ran to the wardrobe and opened it. It was empty except for a few outdated clothes.
On the surface, there seemed to be no changes in the room. If an outsider came in, they wouldn't notice anything. However, Lu Yiwei couldn't be more familiar with the room. He could observe the subtle changes. The wardrobe door was not closed, and there was a trace of dust on the floor. In addition, the photos on the desk had suddenly disappeared. Even an oil painting of a landscape hanging on the wall had disappeared. Lu Yiwei didn't dare to think about what this meant.
Walking to the desk, Lu Yiwei turned on the desk lamp and saw the divorce certificate, a letter, and a key lying on the table. He suddenly felt dizzy. If he hadn't held the table with one hand, he would have fallen to the ground.
Lu Yiwei slowly sat on the chair with the support of the table. His trembling hands slowly reached for the green divorce certificate. When he was about to touch it, he retracted his hands as if he had been electrocuted. He rubbed his eyes desperately and looked at it carefully again. After confirming that it was a divorce certificate, he couldn't believe that it was real. Could it be his own divorce certificate?
Although he already knew what had happened, Lu Yiwei still didn't believe that Xia Jinhe would do this. Just the night before yesterday, he had expressed his love and agreed to hold an official wedding ceremony next year. But how long had it been since then? What he saw was a divorce certificate. What had happened in the past day or so?
Lu Yiwei closed his eyes, bit his lip, and took a deep breath. He finally mustered up the courage to pick up the divorce certificate. He opened it with trembling hands. His guess had finally come true. There were photos of the two of them with their names written on it. On the right side was written, "Application for divorce. After examination, it is in line with the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China regarding voluntary divorce. Registration is approved and this certificate is issued." It was stamped with a big red seal, "Marriage Registration Office of the Bei Zhou Municipal People's Government." The date was December 13, 2000.
Lu Yiwei was stunned. Why did they get a divorce certificate? What's more, they didn't ask for my opinion before the divorce. How did it become consensual? In addition, they each took a copy of their marriage certificate. His was in his mother's bedroom. Could it be that Xia Jinhe had taken the marriage certificate? The divorce certificate was already a done deal. Lu Yiwei threw it aside and picked up the envelope on the table. Did Xia Jinhe take the marriage certificate?
The divorce certificate was already a done deal. Lu Yiwei threw it aside and picked up the envelope on the table. On it was written, "Received upon receipt", and there was only one word, "Jin", inscribed on it. The divorce certificate was already a done deal. Lu Yiwei threw it aside and picked up the envelope on the table. It was written "Received upon receipt" and signed "Jin".
My dear husband, please allow me to call you for the last time. Our relationship as husband and wife has come to an end. Today is exactly 105 days.
When you read this letter, I will have left Bei Zhou City. As for where I will go, I don't know. Maybe I will wander around, or find a relatively quiet place to settle down, or return to the United States again. In short, I will leave the land where I was born and raised.
Maybe you will scold me for being heartless and irresponsible. However, I had no choice but to leave. Please don't hate me. It was all my choice.
Looking back on the little things we went through, there was happiness, tears, romance, and sincerity. You are the best man I have ever met in my life, but I let you down. I walked a path that I couldn't choose.
I admit that I had a purpose at the beginning of our relationship. I wanted to get a house, but that was just my initial idea. After getting to know you, I found that I fell in love with you.
You confessed to me in front of so many people at the Heaven Connecting Mountains and Rivers. You sang for me in front of the street karaoke after we got our marriage certificate. Just yesterday, you asked me to get married. All these are deeply imprinted in my heart and will never be erased. However, when happiness was about to come, I chose another path, a path of no return that even I couldn't believe.
My parents passed away one after another, my brother went to prison, and the child in my belly that I had never met seemed to have been predestined. All the blame was imposed on me, and I couldn't breathe. In front of you and your family, in front of teachers and students, I pretended to be relaxed, forced a smile, and dealt with it freely. But who knew how painful and torturous my heart was? I thought about suicide, but every time I thought of you, I gave up. But the better you treated me, the more careful you were, the more I felt that I owed you. Instead of struggling in my heart, it was better to give up completely. For you, for me, for everyone, it was a relief.
Maybe you will say that I am selfish. I have to admit that this kind of behavior is a kind of selfishness. But standing in front of you is no longer the original Xia Jinhe. She is just a body that has lost its soul and direction. This kind of marriage and love will end in a tragedy in the end. It is better for me to leave earlier. In this way, it will not affect your pursuit of happiness. I know that this is unfair to you, but I really can't do what I want. I am tired, tired, and it seems that I can't see any hope. The only thing I care about is you and Jinpeng. I tried to pray for you by walking.
I am sorry that I can't hold hands with you until we grow old. This is the biggest regret in my life. However, the more than a year I spent with you was the happiest time of my life. In life, being able to leave some good things in one's heart is also a driving force to support one to go on.
The marriage certificate was secretly taken out from home last night. I found a relationship and divorced unilaterally. Don't blame me. I did this to be responsible for you. In addition, I also quit my job. I will also transfer the house in the new city area to your name. The key is on the table. I hope that this will be your future home. Once I leave, I may not come back. I still hope that you can take care of my younger brother for me. And my parents, please burn incense for me on the Qingming Festival and sweep my grave.
After saying so much, there is still a lot to say. Let's stop here. I don't want you to stay in my memories. Leaving some memories for each other is my biggest wish. Forget me! Find a good woman to marry. I believe that you will find true love.
Finally, thank your parents and Lingling for being late for me.
Goodbye! Don't look for me!
The person who loves you.
December 13, 2000.
Lu Yiwei read the letter over and over again several times before he weakly put it on the table. Just like that, Xia Jinhe left without a sound. His prediction came true in the end.
In fact, he should have noticed Xia Jinhe's unusual behavior. First, he went back to his hometown to take a look, took some photos, met with Xia Jinpeng, and then went to burn incense in front of her parents' grave. Then he went back to the Lu family for a reunion dinner and had a crazy night with Lu Yiwei. After that, there was no more.
Lu Yiwei trembled all over. His eyes were dull. He wanted to cry but had no tears. He tried to take out the cigarette in his pocket with trembling hands. He didn't hold it firmly and it fell to the ground. He bent down to pick it up. Unexpectedly, his numb legs couldn't support his heavy body. He fell from the chair with a thud. His head hit the ground heavily. He used his elbows to support himself, but because he used too much strength, he felt a bone-piercing pain. However, Lu Yiwei was completely numb. He couldn't feel any pain, but his heart was bleeding.
Lu Yiwei sat on the ground, leaned on the table, and lit a cigarette. He looked around the room. Everything was familiar, but it became so strange. Just two days ago, Xia Jinhe was standing in front of the mirror to dress up and ask him what clothes looked good on him. But today, she had left.
Lu Yiwei looked back and saw the neatly folded quilt. He reached out and touched the fragrant but cold bedsheet. He found a long hair on the bedsheet with the help of the light. He raised it and stared at it in a daze. It was as if he could see Xia Jinhe's every smile and frown, singing passionately in the bar, dancing to her heart's content on the stage, teaching elegantly on the podium, laughing loudly in the schoolyard … All of this was fixed in his memory.
Lu Yiwei felt remorseful and deeply blamed himself. He shouldn't have had any doubts about Xia Jinhe. Even if everything he saw was true, so what? He shouldn't have neglected his care for Xia Jinhe. Even if he could squeeze out more time to accompany her and understand her true thoughts, he wouldn't have come to this point today. But now, it was too late to say anything.
Lu Yiwei took out his mobile phone and dialed Xia Jinhe's number again, but he still couldn't get through. It seemed that she had left completely. She left without a trace of nostalgia.
Lu Yiwei wanted to cry, but he couldn't cry. He only felt chest tightness, nausea, and even couldn't breathe. He smoked one cigarette after another, pinning his thoughts of Xia Jinhe in the wisps of smoke.
Lu Yiwei sat like this all night. It wasn't until he heard footsteps in the corridor that he realized it was dawn. He tried to stand up, but he was weak and couldn't find any point of strength. When he finished smoking the last cigarette, he stood up with the help of the chair and gritted his teeth. He used a lighter to burn the divorce certificate and the letter together, turning them into ashes. He picked up the key on the table and staggered to the door. He turned back to take a closer look, then opened the door and left with a lot of reluctance.
Xia Jinhe was like a dream. She inadvertently broke in when Lu Yiwei was asleep. After drawing a beautiful arc in his heart, she quietly left.
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