At the age of 28, his parents began to worry about Lü Shu. They even took him to see a doctor, a physiologist, and a psychiatrist.
Lü Shu told the psychiatrist what he had been thinking for many years. He was waiting for someone.
The psychiatrist comforted him for a long time. Then, he wrote in the medical record that he was delusional.
At the age of 29, Lü Shu's best friend got married. Lü Shu was the best man.
The bride's family brought a car with her. Lü Shu asked his good brother if he loved her. His good brother said there was no need to talk about love in this era.
At the age of five, you could run to a field one kilometer away just to catch a butterfly.
At the age of ten, you could run to all the shops in the streets just for an ice cream.
At the age of 19, you could go to a strange city alone for the person you liked.
At the age of 29, you could find someone to spend the rest of your life with just to make a living.
His good brother said he was getting lazier and lazier. He was too lazy to love and too lazy to be loved.
Lü Shu looked at the red best man flower on his chest. Then, he looked at the beautiful bridesmaid beside him. His good brother whispered to him, "This girl is still single. She's not bad. She has a house at home. Her parents have stable jobs. She's a teacher."
The wedding was lively and noisy. A group of strangers sat at the banquet, drinking and joking about the bride and groom. They also said that the best man and the bridesmaid were a good match.
Lü Shu was a little confused. Maybe the girl beside him was also not bad? He noticed that the bridesmaid was a little interested in him. Because the bride had already told her that Lü Shu's work had been smooth in recent years. He worked hard when others were in love. He worked hard when others were getting married and having children. Now, his annual salary was quite high.
The male emcee with makeup asked the vows through the microphone. The groom said "I love you." The bride said "I love you." Lü Shu was not even sure if they said it to each other.
When it came to the part of throwing the bouquet, whoever got it would have good luck in marriage. Lü Shu's good brother deliberately told the bride to throw the bouquet to Lü Shu.
However, when the bouquet was thrown in front of Lü Shu, it fell to the ground and was picked up by the bridesmaid. Lü Shu was left standing there in a daze.
He suddenly felt a little sour in his heart. Where are you?
The master of the ceremony suddenly laughed and asked, "Best man, why are you crying?
Lü Shu suddenly understood. Oh, I'm happy for my good brother.
The emcee applauded: What a good brother.
After the wedding, Lü Shu went to the groom's house. He looked at the beautiful bride sitting on the sofa, like an unscrupulous woman.
At the age of 30, his good friend's wife got pregnant, so he quit his job and went home to give birth and take care of the child.
His good brother asked Lü Shu why he was not married yet. Lü Shu said that he was still waiting. His good brother laughed and said, "Lü Shu, you are so interesting."
At the age of 31, his good brother asked Lü Shu to borrow money. He said that the birth of the child and the convalescence center had cost more than 100,000 yuan and that the family could not support it anymore.
Lü Shu lent him the money and said with a smile, "Anyway, I don't really need money. You can pay me back slowly. But if you don't pay me back, there won't be a next time."
His good brother said, "Don't worry. Seeing the child now is like seeing my new life!"
Lü Shu was a little envious, but he still wanted to wait.
This wait lasted for fifteen years.
At the age of 46, his high school classmates got together again. The beauty of the class looked at Lü Shu hesitantly and smiled bitterly. You haven't changed.
Lü Shu looked at himself in the mirror in the restroom of the hotel. It seemed that time had done something to him, punishing him to spend the rest of his life waiting for one person until he died.
During the banquet, someone asked Lü Shu how old his child was. Lü Shu said that he was not married yet.
Everyone was surprised. You are still waiting for that person?
Lü Shu was silent for a long time and said, "Yes, I am still waiting."
His good brother asked, "Must it be her?"
Lü Shu hesitated for a long time in his heart, but finally said, "Yes, it must be her."
At the age of 47, the economic situation was not good. Lü Shu lost his job.
The younger generations in the workplace were all enthusiastic. Lü Shu was no longer at the age of fighting and could not compete with those young people.
At the age of 50, Lü Shu drank with his good brother. His good brother came to Lü Shu's house. They no longer needed to drink with each other. Life was more than half over. It was as if he could understand everything. Two bottles of white wine was enough.
His good brother drank until his face turned red. His health was getting worse. Life was plain. His wife and family were always dissatisfied with him. His child had to go to so many tutoring classes.
He had to spend money here and there. Sometimes in the middle of the night, he would see his wife silently calculating the family's accounts with him. He almost broke down.
Kindergarten cost more than a thousand or even a few thousand a month. It was the same for tutoring classes. His child said that he wanted to go abroad. He spent hundreds of thousands a year. But when he looked at his child's expectant eyes, he really did not want to admit that he could not afford it. He also wanted to have his own life.
His good brother said that his child did not let him down. His studies were much better than when he was young. He wanted to create better conditions for his child.
But when he applied for a college, he said that his child must apply for a college that would be easy to find a job. His child did not want to listen. There was a huge gap between parents and children that could not be crossed.
The child looked at his cowardly father and said, "I don't want to live like you."
His good brother said, "My child started to understand me after working. But how I wanted to tell him not to compromise with life. Don't think about compromising with the world."
As he spoke, his eyes turned red. His good brother said that this wine was really spicy.
56 years old. When drinking, his good brother became much quieter. He said to Lü Shu, "Actually, I am a little envious of you. You are alone and have never compromised."
Lü Shu felt a little bitter. Actually, I also thought about compromising. But I have waited for so many years. That last bit of my life doesn't matter.
His good brother asked him, "What if I can't wait until the end?"
Lü Shu, who was originally hesitant, suddenly said, "Then I will wait for another lifetime."
80 years old. His good brother was seriously ill. Lü Shu came to the bedside. His good brother pulled the oxygen out and said, "These days, the eighty years of my life are like a slide show."
Regretful and unregretful, they were all vivid in his mind.
Lü Shu held his good brother's hand. Both of their skin were loose. It was as if a piece of skin was covering their bodies and could fall off at any time.
His good brother suddenly cried and said, "I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I returned to the field where we used to live. In the late spring, everyone was playing basketball. Do you still remember the girl who confessed to me? She handed me a bottle of mineral water. I looked back at the field where the grass was long and the nightingales were flying.
The people around me were shouting excitedly. The noisy and prosperous world was shouting, "Together, together."
90 years old. Lü Shu was also lying in the ward. No one came to see him. Lü Shu, who was lying alone in the hospital bed, was like a lonely city. One person, one city, a lifetime of heartache.
One day, a mysterious young man suddenly came to his ward. He looked at the old Lü Shu and said, "Do you understand your feelings?"
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