Since half a year ago, he began to pay attention to where Duan Ruyun went when she was not by his side. He secretly followed her twice. One time, she said on the phone that she was going on a business trip, but in fact, she stayed in the Red Pavilion for a week. The place where she stayed was the courtyard of the Red Pavilion that was locked all year round.
"You suspect that she has an affair with her adoptive father?"
Zhuang Hong frowned, showing some displeasure.
These words were particularly harsh to hear. Ling Yufeng suddenly panicked, as if he had done something wrong. He didn't even dare to look into Zhuang Hong's eyes.
After a long while, he whispered, "I didn't mean that. I know Ruyun's character. She wouldn't do such a thing. I was just thinking, I was just afraid … I …"
Seeing him at a loss, Zhuang Hong's heart softened.
It was difficult to associate the confused man in front of him with the playboy who took Ling Chunuan to the capital three years ago to kidnap the bride. The three years of training made him grow up, but it also ground away his edges and arrogance.
"If you want to know something, it's best not to guess it yourself. If you don't know what to say or do, the best way is to tell the truth and ask directly."
Ling Yufeng was slightly stunned and looked at Zhuang Hong in surprise. "But what if …"
"There are no ifs. Life is real. No one can live in an illusion. No matter what the truth is, you should accept it. Even if it is the worst kind, you have to accept it. Don't close your eyes and shut your ears, and don't make your own assumptions.
Zhuang Hong's words made Ling Yufeng's uneasy heart gradually calm down. In the past six months, he had thought of countless solutions, but every time, he delayed it with the excuse that the family matters had not been resolved.
If he hadn't eavesdropped on his mother's conversation with Duan Ruyun today, he wouldn't have thought of these unpleasant things on such a day.
At that time, Duan Ruyun's words, "Your parents won't agree to our marriage, so I don't want to waste time on you" were enough to make him go home and lay his cards on the table. How could it end just like that?
He loved Duan Ruyun deeply, so he would never let go.
And the thing that deep love was most afraid of was being unfaithful.
What if three years was not enough for her to love him as much as he loved her? What if the person she loved after three years was not him? What if she was just tired and wanted to spend the rest of her life with an ordinary person?
He was afraid that what he had with her was not love.
It was late at night and the lights in the room were dim. A figure was lying on his side with his back facing the door.
Ling Yufeng carefully closed the door, but still startled the person on the bed.
Duan Ruyun got up from the bed. Her black hair scattered over her shoulders, making her look dreamy and indescribably beautiful. With a trace of sleepiness in her eyes, she asked in a hoarse voice.
"You're back. Why is it so quiet outside?"
"Let's disperse. Nuannuan and the others have also returned to their own courtyards. It's a little cold outside."
Duan Ruyun pulled up the blanket beside her and asked with concern.
"Go to bed, your nose is red from the cold."
Ling Yufeng sat on the edge of the bed and tucked him in. "Why are you awake? Is it because it's too noisy outside? "
Duan Ruyun pulled up the pillow behind her and put it behind her back. She shook her head. "No, I just had a dream. It scared me, so I woke up."
"What dream?"
"I dreamt …"
Duan Ruyun sniffed. When she got closer, he could see that her eyes were red. She seemed to have cried. Her voice was very soft like a mosquito.
"I dreamt of my adoptive father. In the dream, he didn't get into a car accident and was still alive. I told him that I was going to get married."
Ling Yufeng's heart skipped a beat. After a long silence, he slowly asked.
"If your adoptive father was still alive, would you still come home with me?"
This question was tactful and was not as direct as Zhuang Hong's.
But he thought that with Duan Ruyun's intelligence, she should be able to tell what he wanted to ask.
Duan Ruyun was silent for a long time before she spoke. Her voice was very dull.
"If my adoptive father is still alive, I want to bring him along."
Ling Yufeng was puzzled, but he heard a sigh. He turned around and saw Duan Ruyun's small face full of worry. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were dim.
"My adoptive father was lonely all his life."
"…"
"He was abandoned at birth. He loved someone for more than ten years but couldn't get her. Later, he finally overcame all difficulties and got together with her, but he couldn't grow old together. During those years together, they were always quarreling. In the end, he watched his lover die in his arms."
"…"
"My adoptive father had never experienced such a lively family atmosphere like this in his life. He was actually unhappy. This kind of unhappiness was born with him, and no one could change it. So he was like this until his death."
Ling Yufeng didn't know much about Duan Ruyun's adoptive father. When he was young, he often heard some words from his parents and aunts, but he didn't take it seriously. He only remembered that when Su Hong was still alive, she came back to the villa as a guest and chatted with his mother. He heard Su Hong say something.
"Duan Fei was a stubborn donkey. He wouldn't stop with me for a day. As long as I didn't reply to his message for more than three minutes, he would make a scene. He really annoyed me to death."
At that time, Ling Yufeng was in his early teens and thought that the stubborn donkey Aunt Su Hong was talking about was his son. However, he didn't see the so-called stubborn donkey until that night when Duan Fei came to pick her up.
He was nearly 1.87 meters tall and in his thirties. He was exceptionally handsome with a pair of particularly bright eyes. When he smiled, it was as if he was bathing in the spring breeze. He looked very mature and steady. No matter how one looked at him, he didn't look like someone who liked to make trouble for no reason.
"I used to think that I was the same kind of person as him. Because I was afraid of losing, I was particularly cautious and even overly sensitive about everything I had. I thought that I was in the same boat as him, but until he died, I realized that I never really understood him."
Duan Ruyun's voice suddenly choked. "Do you know? When he died, he was smiling. "
Some people seemed to be unhappy their whole life, but as long as there was another person, then their happiness would be there. They would tightly bind their happiness to another person, fusing with the other person's soul and flesh, unable to be separated.
Therefore, the five years after Su Hong's death was the beginning of his true unhappiness.
Ling Yufeng didn't expect to hear these stories. He even forgot what he originally wanted to ask. After a moment of absent-mindedness, he felt a soft warmth on his shoulder. He was stunned. When he lowered his head slightly, he smelled the pleasant jasmine fragrance on her body.
What he originally wanted to ask was no longer important. Her words just now seemed to have answered him.
You once thought that you were in the same boat, so you wishfully thought that the two of you could warm each other up. However, you didn't expect that the truth was the opposite. Except for the person who had already left, no one could warm you up.
And a person whose heart was already tied to someone else couldn't warm you up either.
"Yufeng, thank you." A light breeze brushed past his ears and seemed to whisper.
Thank you for appearing and redeeming the unhappiness that I thought would last until the end of my life.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
