miss you dearly

Chapter 4 Give time a little time (4)
Behind is the street with people coming and going, and in front of him is Han Nuo whose expression has finally changed. Ji Ruoning heard him say: "I love her, but love is not the whole of life. Breaking up is the best ending for us. Ji Ruoning , if you can, please take care of her for me."

For me, please replace me—the helplessness and deep pleading in those five words made Ji Ruoning not know how to respond at that moment.

Ji Ruoning found Xi He and asked about Xi Yan's whereabouts. Xi He said: "Don't worry, Yan Yan just wants to be quiet. When she figured it out, she will contact you. You are best friends. You can understand her. Is it right?"

When Xi Yan was finally willing to contact Ji Ruoning, but didn't mention anything to Han Nuo, Ji Ruoning once asked Han Nuo: "Are you sure breaking up is the only option for you?"

Han Nuo was silent for a long time, so long that Ji Ruoning thought he would not answer, he finally said three words:

"do not know."

Even he doesn't know, who else can Ji Ruoning ask?
After three years, Ji Ruoning still can only rely on guesswork to comfort her: "I can force you to break up when you are in such a good relationship. I think it must have something to do with my aunt. If this is the case, maybe you really have no destiny. Yan Yan, you have escaped for three years, do you still want to escape for the rest of your life? The dead are gone, but the living are still there. If you continue to dwell on the past like this, there is no way to bring everything back to the original point. Why bother yourself? Make it difficult for others?"

The tears that Xi Yan had finally forced back burst out again in an instant.She suddenly realized that even Ji Ruoning, who used to be as weak as a cat, has matured, only she is still living in the past, living in the memories that belonged to Han Nuo, dreaming countless times, waking up one day, the sun is there, love is there, mother is-

After all, it was just a dream. In the dream, Xi Yan made a difficult and stubborn choice to walk a long, long way alone.

Too tired to wake up.

The corners of Xi Yan's mouth moved slightly, revealing a bitter smile, and she said, "I'm sorry!"

Ji Ruoning felt sad, "You didn't feel sorry for me, the only one you're sorry for is yourself!"

Xi Yan stopped talking, and raised her head slightly, looking at Yunjuan Yunshu, as if remembering, as if forgetting, in short, it seemed that all the memories related to this place were cut off in an instant, and she herself was in another world, without pain. , no pain, and no him.

In the evening, the two girls sat side by side on the steps of the playground, quietly watching the setting sun disappearing into the horizon little by little, seeing the faint sky light as thin as a layer of smoke, blurring their vision.

From childhood to old age, on a certain page of memories, if you cry, it must be the deepest memory and the most painful experience.People who have been in love and never forget, once thought that they would treasure their exclusive memories for a lifetime, but they will eventually be covered up by time.

Give it a little time.

When Tang Yifan came over, Xi Yan and Ji Ruoning just came out of the campus.

The man was wearing light-colored casual clothes, with a gentleman's smile on his handsome face, he stepped forward and hugged Ji Ruoning, "Are you hungry? Go eat."

Xi Yan smiled, happy for Ji Ruoning's happiness.

However, the world is big and the city is small, the more people you avoid, the easier it is to meet them.Xi Yan and Ji Ruoning had just ordered food when Tang Yifan saw Han Nuo and Xie Yuanteng coming towards them.

Who says life is not a movie? There are many unexpected encounters in reality.

Knowing that the relationship between Xi Yan and Han Nuo is delicate, she had no choice but to greet him nonchalantly: "Did you come after me to pay the bill for me? Mr. Tang can still afford a meal."

Han Nuo saw his car outside, so he wasn't surprised, "Your fiancée is here, so I won't show you this kind of hospitality." His eyes stopped on Xi Yan's face, and he asked directly: "This time Come back, do you want to go?"

Xie Yuanteng, who was standing beside him, froze, obviously not knowing that they had met yesterday.

Ji Ruoning took the lead in attacking: "Does it have something to do with you? Lawyer Han must—"

Xi Yan held her hand, with the obvious intention of stopping her, "Of course, there is still work over there." Then she looked at Xie Yuanteng: "The task given by the head office is so heavy, you can't be lazy, right, Manager Xie?"

Xie Yuanteng quickly restrained his emotions, and smiled impeccably: "You don't seem to be lazy."

Xi Yan also laughed: "I take this as a compliment."

"It was."

"Thank you."

Ji Ruoning couldn't bear to watch it any longer, completely disregarding politeness, and angrily said to Tang Yifan, "It's too slow to urge food."

Han Nuo naturally understood that this was an order to evict customers, "I booked a seat upstairs, and I will go up first." The words were addressed to Tang Yifan, but his eyes were fixed on Xi Yan without blinking.

Xi Yan only smiled slightly and said to Xie Yuanteng, "Goodbye."

Han Nuo took one last look at her, turned around and left side by side with Xie Yuanteng.

Xi Yan had lost her appetite, but she didn't want to make Tang Yifan and Ji Ruoning unhappy, so she continued the dinner firmly.

While Tang Yifan took care of Xi Yan, he thoughtfully served Ji Ruoning dishes, but Ji Ruoning either staggered his chopsticks willfully, or took the plates away unceremoniously, and this back and forth made him very embarrassed.

Xi Yan couldn't see it, so she grabbed Ji Ruoning's dish and pushed it to Tang Yifan's hand, "Stop making trouble, he deserves to be bullied by you?"

Tang Yifan saw Xi Yan speak up for him, smiled gratefully, helped Ji Ruoning pick up vegetables, and complained, "That's right, honest people deserve to be bullied?"

Ji Ruoning's anger still persisted: "Is he honest? If he was honest, he wouldn't be Tang Yifan."

Tang Yifan was dissatisfied: "What did you say? It made me sound like a cunning and cunning."

"Almost that's what it means."

"I've never seen you being so unreasonable. Why are you being angry at others?" Xi Yan quickly collected her mood, not wanting to affect the atmosphere because of her loss, but she still couldn't help scolding softly.

Ji Ruoning couldn't calm down: "I can't control it."

"Then let's not control it. Come to my wife. If you are unhappy, just greet your husband." Tang Yifan said like a treasure at the right time, exaggeratedly beating his chest while talking: "Your husband is strong, don't worry about it at all."

Ji Ruoning blushed, and slightly annoyed, "Who is your wife, don't sit there and position yourself as a knight."

"Of course it's you. I've got the certificate, but I'm your husband recognized by the law. I dare say that I'm not the bridegroom the day after tomorrow. Let's see what I do for you."

Xi Yan laughed: "I want to see how Mr. Tang behaves."

Tang Yifan frowned: "Sister-in-law, you are not afraid of big troubles, are you?"

His feigned anger made Xiyan think of Wen Xingyuan inexplicably, and said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law has a lot of problems, and she always thinks that small things are one of them. Besides, left and right are all about pleasing your baby, and only when things get big can you reflect you." sincerity."

Tang Yifan was the best at going down the steps. Wen Yan hugged Ji Ruoning's shoulder affectionately, "In order to please my baby, I can kneel down in public."

Ji Ruoning stretched out her hand to push him, "It's not embarrassing."

The unhappiness caused by Han Nuo passed away like this, and the three of them finally had a meal in peace.Under Tang Yifan's mobilization, the atmosphere was harmonious.After the meal, Tang Yifan drove Xi Yan home, and Wen Xingyuan called when he got off the car.

Xi Yan pushed the car door and connected: "Wen Xingyuan." His tone was brisk, as if he forgot that he only quarreled with that person in the morning.

"Well, have you had dinner yet?" Visibly feeling her happy mood, Wen Xingyuan stuttered a bit, holding back all the words he had prepared for worrying about offending the eldest lady on a whim in the morning, almost hurting himself internally.

Xi Yan said frankly: "Am I the one who will make myself hungry? Or the food from my hometown is delicious, and I can't even walk."

The temptation of delicious food is always greater than that of beautiful men, Wen Xingyuan felt a little helpless.

"Wait a minute, Wen Xingyuan." Seeing that Ji Ruoning got out of the car, Xi Yan hurriedly turned around and talked to her, "Do you want to sit up?"

"I won't go up, if I don't go home, my mother will call to remind me." Ji Ruoning waved her hand: "You go upstairs, we will leave after you enter the house and turn on the lights."

"Okay, I'll go see my aunt tomorrow." Xi Yan looked at Tang Yifan: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Groom, goodbye."

Tang Yifan smiled gentlemanly.

Xi Yan walked into the apartment building, and said to Wen Xingyuan while going upstairs: "You didn't see that Ruoning's husband is uncommonly handsome, and he is also very humorous, which is a perfect score."

How could it be impossible to tell that Xi Yan was trying to anger him on purpose.Wen Xingyuan sighed pretentiously, with a slight self-mockery in his tone: "Really? I really didn't expect anyone to be able to compete with me these days."

"Can you be more humble?"

"I'm already keeping a low profile." Hearing her snort, Wen Xingyuan changed the subject: "Did you call Xi He?"

"Not yet, I'll go directly to Ruoning's place when I'm done with Ruoning's wedding. Anyway, he's not at home for the past two days, and he's going to G City for a meeting." While speaking, Xi Yan arrived at the door of the house, she took out the key to open the door, Turn on the light first, then walk to the window and wave to Ji Ruoning downstairs.

Downstairs, Tang Yifan flashed double flashes, started the car and left.

Xi Yan was half lying on the sofa, and Wen Xingyuan reprimanded softly: "Everyone has gone back, so can't he understand something to comfort him? Making a phone call will tire you, do you want me to call?" A well-known favorite.

But Xi Yan disliked him for being troublesome: "He doesn't know that I come back and think I'm in the ancient city, so what's so uneasy? It doesn't make the same difference if you fight early or late."

Wen Xingyuan hit her: "It doesn't matter if you hit or not, anyway, he is used to your heartlessness."

Xi Yan hissed: "What do you mean, don't scold me and feel sorry? Did you not take the medicine again? Let me tell you, stick to the treatment."

Wen Xingyuan laughed angrily: "Then don't give up on me."

Xi Yan scolded with a smile: "Crazy."

Obviously being scolded, Wen Xingyuan felt warm in his heart, with a smile on his face, looking around the room without her, he asked in a low voice: "Will Ji Ruoning stay at home for a while after the wedding?"

"Let's spend it for a month, so you don't have to tell my brother that I'm not home." Xi Yan didn't know that he was in the ancient city, so he asked instead: "Are you in China? If you have time, go to G city to make you mess up." .”

It was rare that she took the initiative to mention the meeting, and Wen Xingyuan, who was supposed to be in the Wen's headquarters building in City G, was flattered: "Then I have to say hello to the front desk in advance, lest they see you too tough and refuse to let you go, and you will blame me later." I am afraid She was just talking casually, and he suggested again: "The rape blossoms are blooming just right this season, and I will take you to see them then."

Imagining a vast sea of ​​rapeseed flowers, Xi Yan happily agreed: "Okay."

Smiles flooded into his eyes, and Wen Xingyuan reminded with concern: "Being a bridesmaid requires drinking, and you are not allowed to be aggressive. Just let the best man carry it when you feel like it. Hey, why don't I sacrifice a bit to be the best man."

Still sacrifice?Xi Yan curled her lips: "Don't, Mr. Tangtang Wen must never make such a meaningless sacrifice. This kind of trivial matter can be settled by just grabbing a man. I don't need your help." Xi Xi joked: "What are you doing? Are you stealing fish? Oh, did I delay Mr. Wen's good deeds?"

Hearing that she intentionally bit the end sound very hard, Wen Xingyuan was annoyed: "Steal you."

"The ladies and gentlemen of City G are not allowed to swing their knives at me. It's more terrifying than giving me a foot of red." Wen Xingyuan's tone suddenly became a little serious, and he seemed to explain but also unconsciously said: "What nonsense, Nothing."

"Don't be modest. We Mr. Wen can be said to be rich and beautiful. Whoever dares to say that those famous ladies and ladies do not secretly admire you, I will beat them up."

It is not an exaggeration to say that Wen Xingyuan has both good looks and wealth. Even though the Wen Corporation was not founded by him, it was propelled into prosperity by him.In just a few years, Wen Xingyuan has developed a real estate company into a group with his extraordinary talent. Not only has marketing penetrated multiple industries, but branches have also developed abroad. His wealth is beyond the estimation of outsiders.

Being able to make money is a skill, and having an impeccable appearance and virtue is his capital. He has never had any scandals because he has all the advantages. No matter what occasion he attends, his female companion has always been the same assistant.Of course, the media has also speculated about whether the female special assistant will be the future Mrs. Wen, but in the absence of any gimmicks for clever tricks, it is only a temporary guess.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Wen Xingyuan ranks first in the list of top ten diamond-level unmarried men in G city.

Even so, you still don't like it.Wen Xingyuan didn't answer but instead asked, "Then what about you?"

"Me?" Xi Yan was taken aback by the question.

"Do you have any ideas?" Admiration does not dare to expect extravagantly, and a little affection is not in vain. I have waited for many years.It's just that Wen Xingyuan can only keep the feeling of the last sentence in his heart silently and keep it secret from others.

"I'm not a famous lady, why do I need so many ideas." Xi Yan didn't seem to understand the meaning behind his words.

"Heh—" Wen Xingyuan chuckled inexplicably, and didn't continue to ask.

The call ended in a mild manner, Wen Xingyuan checked the time and decided to go to the bar for a sit down.

The man put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked steadily in the alleys of the ancient city. His tall and tall figure was cast on the bluestone road. Just like when he decided to leave the ancient city two years ago, there was a vague sense of loneliness, and his memories changed because of this. It has to be a bit sad.

"Treasure what you have already got; forget what you can't have. I understand the truth, I just need time. I don't deny that coming here means escaping, but I can't find a better way than this. So Wen Xingyuan, thank you You have been with me for so long."

She didn't even beat around the bush. By saying that, she was already bluntly driving him away.

Chase him?When did Wen Xingyuan depreciate so much?

At that moment, Wen Xingyuan felt so bad that he even hated her for not letting him down.

"You have helped me a lot, it's really enough. I always have to learn to face it by myself, after all, no one can accompany me to the end."

Wen Xingyuan had a momentary urge to tell her how many years he had waited, how many years he had guarded, and those years were no match for his desire to be with her forever. Such a thing as "abandoning" would never be something he did to her.

However, it is too clear how scared Xi Yan is, that is how much she loves that person.This kind of cognition made Wen Xingyuan finally choose an almost indifferent and calm response: "I also think that's enough. After all, no one has the obligation to help or treat anyone well. What kind of life do you want to live and what kind of road do you want to take?" , It’s all my own business. Xi Yan, as Xi He’s friend, it’s time for me to stop taking care of you.”

For a moment, I really wanted to "stop here", even if I was somewhat angry.However, not all contributions can be stopped in moderation.In the face of those who are obsessed with the past, leaving temporarily is just a way to retreat.

Wen Xingyuan is willing to return his status as Xi He's friend in order not to put pressure on Xi Yan.She wanted time, and he gave it to him. As long as she could let go of the past, he was willing to wait as long as he wanted, and he didn't even ask her to forget that person.It's just that Xi Yan doesn't know that the ending that Wen Xingyuan fears most is: in the end, her choice is still Han Nuo.

If, Wen Xingyuan hypothesized: Han Nuo held her hand in the end, then he would - bless.

As long as you feel happy, it doesn't matter how I am.

With such an obsession, Wen Xingyuan left the ancient city.

On the day of leaving, Xi Yan went to see him off, she said: "Best trip." and "Thank you."

Not even a "goodbye".

At the airport where people come and go, Wen Xingyuan smiled, even though the sourness in his chest almost overwhelmed him.However, he still couldn't control it in the end, he took a step forward and hugged her gently, and said softly on top of her head: "Okay."

Xi Yan didn't refuse, but she didn't hug back either, she just responded: "You too."

If you are good because of me, I will be the same.

Your good has nothing to do with me, how could it be the same?
Xi Yan, I wish my dreams were not broken by you.

The restrained kiss was imprinted on the top of her hair, so light that Xi Yan couldn't feel it at all.Wen Xingyuan hugged her vigorously, then walked towards the security check without looking back.When his figure was out of sight, Xi Yan silently turned around.

One city, two people, three years.

(End of this chapter)