After a moment, he took out his phone and dialed a number. He spoke in fluent English and instructed the other party, "… Send a car over. I want a taxi. The location is …"
…
Perhaps it was because the surroundings were too quiet. It was as though even the wind was still.
Bai Lu squatted there, breathing exceptionally slowly. In fact, she was restraining herself because she was afraid that if she breathed too hard, she would break her last bit of perseverance. Her eyes were moist, and a mouthful of blood seemed to be stuck in her throat. She was really afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would spit it out. At that moment, she felt like a little bug that had fallen into a spider's web. No matter how she struggled, the web would only tighten. In the end, she couldn't even beg for death.
The tears that she had been holding back finally fell. With a plop, they landed on the back of her hand. It felt warm and wet, and then a sour feeling swelled in her throat. In the end, she couldn't hold it in anymore. First, she silently bit her lip and silently shed tears. Then, she sobbed as though she was holding her breath. In the end, she wailed loudly. The street lights behind her and in front of her were sparkling like human eyes staring straight at her. She felt too uncomfortable. The more she cried, the more uncomfortable she felt. Her temples throbbed, and her brain felt dizzy. She was afraid that even if she squatted, she would fall. She could only use all her strength to hold onto the steps of the road. Because she used too much strength, half of her nails broke, but she didn't feel any pain at all.
…
Liang Feifan's hands were tightly clenched into fists. He pressed them heavily against the tree trunk. His thin lips pursed. It was only a hundred meters away, but he watched the woman he loved the most squatting by the side of the road, sobbing uncontrollably. For the first time, he felt so useless.
His eyes were deep and bloodshot. His pupils constricted along with her cries, but he did not take a single step away from her in the end …
Under the pitch-black sky of a foreign country, the two lovers who were forced to separate only had one thought in their hearts at that moment —
They never knew that loving someone would be so painful. The more intimate they were, the more cruel it would be when they separated.
It was as though someone had taken a knife and aimed it at each other's hearts. Then, feeling that it wasn't satisfying enough, they started circling the wound …
…
About 20 minutes later, the car arrived. Bai Lu could only see a blinding light in the distance. She squinted her eyes with difficulty. She had never imagined that there would be a taxi here. However, she was too tired and had no time to think about it. She hailed a taxi and left.
…
Half an hour later, Liang Feifan was still standing in the distance. He had one hand on the tree trunk and the other holding a cigarette. There were already countless cigarette butts by his feet. He stood there for half an hour and smoked a pack of cigarettes.
When his phone rang, he was still in a daze. After a while, he realized that it was his phone ringing. He took it out, glanced at it, and answered, "… Yes, get someone to watch her in secret."
After hanging up, he took two deep puffs on the cigarette in his hand, crushed it, threw it on the road, and turned to leave.
Thirty minutes apart, the two of them were still walking in opposite directions.
Two days later.
"Bai Lu, I can allow you to take a few days off to deal with your own matters. Actually, your grades are very good, so there's no need for you to take a leave of absence. This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it this time, you won't get another chance. Do you understand?"
After Bai Lu's tutor in England received her application for a leave of absence, he personally rejected it and advised her, "I've always thought highly of you. As long as you graduate, it won't be a problem for you to find a job when you return to China. I hope that you can inject a new atmosphere into the architectural design world in the future, okay?"
Bai Lu held the application in her hand. She was actually hesitant in her heart.
Just as this famous designer said, she had a bright future ahead of her. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity. But … should she continue to stay here? If she stayed here, it would mean that she was under Liang Feifan's nose. However, on second thought, even if she really didn't want to stay in SGA, so what?
Actually, as long as he wanted to, even if she ran to the ends of the earth, he would still be under her nose.
"… Go back and think about it for two days. I'll give you three days off. You can think about it carefully. When the time comes, if you still want to take a leave of absence, I won't stop you."
…
These were the last words that her tutor said to her. In the end, Bai Lu didn't forcefully submit the application. Perhaps in her heart, she was also hesitant.
Forget it. She should make a trip back to City A to see her mother first before making a decision.
It just so happened that she also had three days off.
When she was leaving, she coincidentally bumped into Demon again. After the last time, the two of them hadn't seen each other for quite some time. Overseas boys were more avant-garde and passionate. Even if they were rejected, they probably wouldn't become the type of people who wouldn't interact with each other.
Demon was quite happy to see Bai Lu. He thought that she had returned to class.
Bai Lu shook her head. "… I'm preparing to make a trip back to City A. Maybe … I'll be back in three days."
"… Maybe?"
Demon frowned in confusion. "Don't you mean 'maybe' in Chinese? Don't tell me that there's a 50% chance that you won't be coming back? no！ Liang, what are you thinking about? How can you not come back? This is such a rare opportunity. Why are you giving it up? Am I giving you too much pressure? I can be good friends with you. Just good friends, good friends … "
Bai Lu was amused by his nervous expression and chuckled. "It's not because of you … But, Demon, thank you."
Bai Lu pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't say anything. She thought to herself, Because the way you are now, I suddenly understand that there's more than just love in the world. There's also friendship and family. Hiding will never solve any problem. Why must she hide?
…
When Bai Lu returned to City A, it was already the afternoon of the third day. City A had already entered the late autumn season. This city liked to rain during this season. When she walked out of the airport, it happened to be drizzling.
She found a taxi and told the driver the address of the hospital where her mother was currently staying. She drove all the way there. Although she had left the city for five months, there weren't many changes. She didn't know why, but she felt inexplicably sad.
From the airport to the hospital, she had to take the highway around the city. There were many trees on both sides of the highway. More than half of their leaves had fallen. Even if they hadn't fallen, they were yellow and swaying on the branches as if they would fall to the ground in the next second. They would be soaked by the rain and then rot in the soil.
Bai Lu suddenly thought of a sentence — the departure of the leaves, was it the pursuit of the wind or the failure of the branches to keep them?
…
Actually, everyone knew that a tree couldn't keep its leaves. After it stayed on the branches for a period of time, it would eventually fall. This meant that it no longer belonged to the tree, and the wind was just a passing fate. The leaves truly belonged to the earth.
Fallen leaves return to their roots.
Was it the same for humans?
In this life, there were too many choices. In fact, there was not only one path to take. Who knew where it would belong in the end?
…
Qin Zhenxi's injury recovered very well, but her brain had been operated on at that time, so she had stayed in the hospital for several months. The main reason was that the place where she lived was too far away from the hospital in City A. Liang Feifan was afraid that it would be troublesome for her, so he told the doctor to let her stay in the hospital for a while. When the situation was completely determined, she could be discharged.
Bai Lu returned after five months, just in time for Chin Jin-hee to leave the hospital.
She stood at the door of the ward and watched …
Looking at Chin Jin-hee's back, Bai Lu's eyes welled up. Her mother had recovered well and was in good spirits. She opened her mouth and called out, "Mom, I'm back …"
Chin Jin-hee paused in the act of changing her clothes. She turned around in disbelief and saw her daughter standing at the door. She was surprised. "Bai Lu? You … What's wrong with you? Weren't you in England? "
Bai Lu sniffled and went forward. Holding her mother's hand, she said, "I missed you so much, so I came back to see you." Watching her pack her clothes, Bai Lu said casually, "… Well, I knew you would be discharged today, so I applied for leave from the tutor. It's three days."
Chin Jin-hee sighed. "Silly child, aren't I fine? I've recovered well during this period of time. Don't apply for leave to come over. Aren't the classes there very important? It's not good to apply for leave. "
"Mom, I missed you."
"…"
Chin Jin-hee's gaze softened. She used to be a very cold woman, but after experiencing a life and death situation, she saw many things differently. Naturally, she cherished this one and only family member more than before.
Reaching out, she pulled Bai Lu into her arms and patted Bai Lu's back gently. "What happened? You look so haggard. You don't look like you specially came back to pick me up from the hospital. Talk to Mom properly. What's wrong? "
During this period of time in the hospital, it wasn't impossible for her to have seen the news. Chin Jin-hee knew very well that Liang Feifan wouldn't mention these things to her when she came over occasionally, so she pretended that she didn't know anything.
She had always been like this when it came to children. If they didn't talk about it, they naturally had their reasons. She wouldn't force them.
However, now that her daughter had suddenly returned, she knew that the situation wasn't good.
Bai Lu shook her head in her arms. Her voice was slightly choked. "… No, I didn't …"
"… Bai Lu."
Before she could finish speaking, Chin Jin-hee suddenly nudged Bai Lu. She interrupted Bai Lu and looked past Bai Lu at the man standing at the door. She smiled appropriately and said, "… Feifan is here. Please visit the latest free chapter of this book. "
Bai Lu froze and unnaturally let go of Chin Jin-hee's body. She paused for a moment and then slowly turned around.
She thought that her mother didn't know anything, so she didn't want to show anything in front of her. Her body had just recovered, so Bai Lu didn't want her to worry about her.
"Feifan, come in."
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