once i loved you

Chapter 53

After the completion of the new road, the distance to the hinterland of Lugu Lake has been greatly reduced.After agreeing with the team on the time and place to meet later, Cen Xiao accompanied Su Lilan to get off the car halfway.

The address obtained from Gu Weiye is not the original address left by Gu's father.After Gu Weiye became an adult, he sent or entrusted people to visit several times——the hometown where his father was taken in back then.It was only in recent years that his work became more and more busy, and these things were neglected.It is rare that Cen Xiao has the opportunity to come here this time, so I hope she can take me to visit this family.After all, it was the last place where Father Gu felt warm in this world.

In 1990, although Mosuo families had set up family hotels open to tourists, Lugu Lake and related areas had not been officially listed as open scenic spots by the state at that time.But it is such a "wild land", but because of the intoxicating blue and green lake water, Gu Weiting, who is far away in Beijing, is tightly pulling the heart of Gu Weiting.

Eager for the purification of the soul, and with the truest and deepest pursuit of beauty, Gu Weiting set foot on this mysterious and beautiful place.

During the two months in Lugu Lake, I used the unadvanced film camera at that time to record the mountains, rivers and vegetation here.And these photos he took at that time have also become one of the earliest and most precious materials to record this land.

However, what is absolutely unexpected is that this young reporter who is full of enthusiasm for nature will not only leave his articles and photos to the world, but also the sorrow that cannot bear to be remembered.During a certain shooting, due to the lack of repair and maintenance of the road, a sudden mudslide took his young life.Gu Weiting happened to be 30 years old that year, and he was in the most energetic and beautiful years of his life.

"This is what happened before and after the death of Xiao Ye's father." Su Lilan's smile concealed an imperceptible desolation, and was walked on the uneven road in the countryside by Cen Xiao, and she said quietly, "I guess he must have never mentioned it to you. Pass."

Cen Xiao nodded, tears dripped down, fearing that Su Lilan would be more sad when she saw her reaction, she hurriedly turned her head away and wiped it off with her hands.

They took many detours according to the address given by Gu Weiye, but they couldn't find the family that had taken in Gu's father.Later, I met an elderly villager and asked about it. It turned out that this family had moved to Lijiang City a few years ago and hadn’t been back for a long time.

Being kindly taken to the old house at the end of the village where the family used to live, Cen Xiao and Su Lilan stood there for a while before walking forward.

Different from other newly built two- and three-story houses in the village, although there are traces of renovation in this house, the courtyard walls are still the kind of rammed earth courtyard walls.On the wooden gate, the large lock that fell was already stained with rust.There are yellow dandelions blooming silently on the roof, and cobwebs are all over the eaves...

"Auntie, are you okay?" Feeling Su Lilan tremble slightly, Cen Xiao hurriedly leaned down and patted her on the back.

The road has changed several times, and no one knows where Gu Weiye's father died.

Therefore, in the hearts of Gu Weiye, Su Lilan, and even the entire Gu family, this house is Gu Weiting's final belonging.That's right, it is possible to pour out all the nostalgia for Gu Weiting accumulated in my chest.

"Xiaoxiao, can you give me a hug?"

Cen Xiao put the camera bag on the ground where it was, and quietly embraced Su Lilan.

In the afternoon, the old house at the end of the village has been very quiet, with no tourists or local residents passing by.

She was born in a famous family, and in the most brilliant youth, she was able to marry the best man from the Gu family.She has been brilliant for half her life, and her words and deeds in front of the camera are regarded by the public as the best interpretation of fashion and style.But none of these can affect her right to cry like a little woman at this moment.

The past has been covered in dust for decades, and many truths may have been lost to the wind.In Gu Weiye's version, the father loves the mother, and the mother has no intention of caring for the father, so in the end she chooses to abandon her husband and son and fly high.

But if you don't love, how can you come here to mourn silently with tears after 24 years?If you don't love, why would you choose to give birth to Gu Weiye with a personality like Su Lilan who is happy in life and full of love?
After a while, Su Lilan recovered. She took out a wet towel to wipe the tears on her face. Maybe she was afraid of scaring Cen Xiao. She managed to force out a smile, as if to indicate that she was fine, "I'm not afraid that you heard the joke. At that time When I married Wei Ting, I really thought I was the happiest woman in the world. I think the degree of happiness is probably not much less than when Xiao Ye was with you."

"Then..." Cen Xiao was very moved, moved his lips, and finally asked, "At the beginning, why did Auntie choose...to leave?"

Su Lilan didn't answer right away, she took out the scarf she bought yesterday from her bag, walked over and wrapped it around the big iron chain, her movements were extremely gentle, as if it was really wrapped around the scarf she loved so much in the past. "When I was about to give birth to Ono, I found out that Gu Weiting loved someone else. Although he didn't do anything to apologize to me after we got married. But the betrayal I felt at that time I feel nothing less. I even think that he married me because he thought that our Su family is worthy of their Gu family." The young and energetic Su Lilan felt that she was a joke.At that moment, she just wanted to run away from the man who didn't love her.

However, when she returned to China a few years later and tried to take Gu Weiye away, she found that it was impossible, because her son had already denied her as a mother.

"But Gu Weiye told me that Uncle Gu gave him his current name because he missed you." Cen Xiao asked suspiciously.

"There is no way to verify this..." Su Lilan shook her head with a helpless smile, tears welled up in her eyes again, and glanced at the wooden door, she knocked on the closed door very sadly, and asked, "Old Gu, do you have any?" Didn't love me, even a little bit?"

The dark clouds in the sky became thicker and darker than before, dragonflies circled low, swallows flew across the ground, and dogs barking in the distance were restless.

Is it going to rain again?

They stayed here for a long time.When she was finally about to leave, Su Lilan couldn't bear to take a last look at the old house.

As said, it is indeed impossible to know Gu Weiting's intentions.Maybe after losing him, he realized his love for his ex-wife, or maybe she still misses the person hidden in her heart all the time.

Suddenly realized how stupid the question I asked him that night on the Lion Rock.Cen Xiao thought, the cruelest thing in this world is parting.Since he will not leave her, she will always be like him.

Although tanned and thinner, this shooting task can be said to have drawn a successful conclusion.Cen Xiao was highly recognized by the travel agency.The picture she took of Goddess Gemu Mountain in the morning light was printed on a huge light box advertisement in the most prosperous part of the city.

Those office workers who usually feel extravagant when they stop to catch their breath can't help yearning for the clear water and green mountains when they inadvertently look up and see this advertisement.

The free contact number at the bottom of the light box advertisement was immediately exploded, and the person in charge of the travel agency soon came to Hongbai Studio again, hoping to start a second cooperation with Cen Xiao as soon as possible...

This time Cen Xiao helped Hongbai gain not only material income, but also a rare reputation.Mu Ziyue was not in a hurry to help her take this case right away after gaining a lot of money.Instead, as a special reward, Cen Xiao was granted a two-week vacation.

It was obviously a fake that was paid for through hard work, but Song Qian made fun of it as "engaged marriage".

Cen Xiao was too lazy to correct him, and while talking to him about the interesting things that happened during the filming, he briefly explained the work in hand to Song Qian, and then left Hongbai's studio.

Gu Weiye's play ended yesterday.

Since the last farewell in Dali, they haven't seen each other for half a month.Today he arrived in Beijing by plane at around four o'clock, and she had already agreed with him to pick him up.

Before boarding the plane, he mysteriously asked her to dress nicely tonight.She smiled and asked him why, but he refused to tell her the reason, only that he would know in the evening.

After returning home from the studio, she quickly put on a minimalist sleeveless shirt, put on a water blue pleated skirt underneath, and put on the clear water blue amber rose necklace he gave her. With light makeup applied on the face, the whole person went to the airport playfully and refreshingly.

When she got to the airport, she was dumbfounded.

There are actually a large number of fans gathered at the airport to pick up the plane.They hoped that other stars would come soon, but the fans held Gu Weiye's name clearly on the sign.

It's not that she's timid, she doesn't want to embarrass Gu Weiye.If she stood here, according to Gu Weiye's temper, she would never pretend not to know her.But if that was the case, she was really afraid that the fans would be emotional.

When it was time for the plane to land, Cen Xiao decided to go to the gate to see if there was a car to pick up Gu Weiye after hesitation.The people in his company knew her.In the current situation, it might be more appropriate for her to wait in the car.

When he came out with the salute car, through the sunglasses, he could almost see her thin figure at a glance, and she was heading in the opposite direction from the enthusiastic movie fans who were trying to flock to him.

Frowning lightly, Gu Weiye raised his hand and signaled his entourage to wait for a while.

Approaching the area where movie fans are, immediately aroused cheers one after another.

After nodding to them with no change in expression, Gu Weiye made a simple gesture of pressing down with both hands.

Gu Fan thought that the idol had something to say to them, and the sound of the airport almost overturned just now, but now it seems that the volume of the stereo has been lowered, and it is gradually getting smaller.

"Cen Xiao—"

When she heard someone calling herself behind her, the surroundings were not so quiet.Pausing for a few seconds, telling myself that it was an auditory hallucination, and continuing to move sideways carefully.

"Cen Xiao." This time, the surrounding became quiet enough, but he turned up the volume instead.

There was some smile in the familiar voice, without any hesitation or embarrassment, no different from the tone he used to call her by her name in Kaleidoscope Cafe for the first time.

Turning around, Cen Xiao couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and found nearly hundreds of gazes on her like spotlights.

Gathering her mind, she glanced at countless faces with different expressions. Deep in the crowd, she finally saw that he was also looking at her, with a slightly tired face and charming smile as usual.

(End of this chapter)