One year later

Lei Chenyi dragged his tired body back to his residence as usual. The long-lost smell of food seemed like it had been a long time since he opened the door and could smell such food. The taste of delicacies from the mountains and seas seemed to have become numb. Only some vague memories were left.

something that cannot be caught.

There was a moment of confusion on the sculpted handsome face. When he heard a voice that was not what he was thinking in his head, Lei Chenyi's face had already returned to calmness.

"Chen Yi, you're back."

When Xia Ruoyu heard the sound, she immediately stood up and walked to the entrance. When she saw Lei Chenyi, she raised a full smile.

"Fortunately, I made it in time. Hurry, come over and make a wish."

Xia Ruoyu held Lei Chenyi with one hand and walked towards the table with cakes in the restaurant. She didn't see Lei Chenyi's slightly frowned brows.

He pulled out his hand without leaving a trace, stood in front of the dining table, and said in a cold voice...

"Why are you here?" is the sutra.

There was no anger or accusation in the voice, but the listener felt uncomfortable all over. Xia Ruoyu's face froze slightly, and she stood there, looking at the dishes on the table and Lei Chenyi's favorite cake, still holding it in her hand

The cake box, the hand that was pushed away, quietly clenched.

"Today is your birthday, so I came over here to buy groceries early in the morning. My aunt happened to be here at that hour, so I didn't call you and prepared to give you a surprise. In the past few years abroad, every year on your birthday, I would buy a cake and be alone in silence.

I want to spend your birthday with you. This year, I can finally... help you celebrate your birthday... so I... if you don't like it, I will..."

As Xia Ruoyu talked, she was choked up and couldn't speak anymore. A tear rolled out of her eyes and fell on the back of her hand.

His eyes were a little deep, and Lei Chenyi silently interrupted Xia Ruoyu's self-pity by pulling up a chair...

After Xia Ruoyu saw Lei Chenyi sit down, she quickly wiped away her tears. Her tearful smile gave me a feeling of pity. She happily carried the dishes and walked to the kitchen. As she walked, she said: "I'll heat up the dishes."

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"No, I just ate."

"Then, eat some cake, I specially ordered it."

"Um."

In the end, I just took a bite and put it down. Many of the things I once loved have gradually changed. Things that I once didn't care about have quietly filled my heart.

"Chen Yi, this is your birthday gift. Your shirts are all worn out. I think you are too busy to make new ones. So, I bought you a few, see if you like them."

Xia Ruoyu looked at Lei Chenyi who only took one bite and then stopped eating, and there was a hint of discomfort in her eyes. Is it still not possible? It has been so long, is it still not possible? The bitterness in her heart was suppressed and she forced herself to hold on.

With a smile, he took over the shirt he bought according to Lei Chenyi's previous preferences.

"Thanks."

He reached out to take it and put it aside casually. Lei Chenyi also stood up and said lightly: "It's very late, I'll take you back."

"I……"

Can I stay?

When he saw the next words on Lei Chenyi's expression, he swallowed them silently.

"I'll take a taxi back, it's very convenient."

The smile was hard to hold back. Xia Ruoyu picked up the bag on one side in slow motion and walked towards the door at a slow speed, while Lei Chenyi just watched Xia Ruoyu's movements and said calmly when Xia Ruoyu opened the door:

"Ruoyu..."

"Um?"

Xia Ruoyu immediately turned her head and looked at Lei Chenyi, with something bright and shining in her eyes, a gleam of hope.

"be safe."

The flickering light was extinguished in an instant. The expression on Xia Ruoyu's face could not be maintained for a long time, and she could only turn her head quickly, her throat being blocked and uncomfortable.

"Um."

She left quickly, and when the door closed with a bang, Xia Ruoyu took a deep breath, is it really not possible?

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It was already eleven o'clock, and it was not easy to get a taxi at this time. Xia Ruoyu stood at the intersection, waiting for a taxi. After waiting for about ten minutes, she finally got a taxi. She reached out to stop it, and as soon as she got in, she saw the taxi coming from

A car drove out of the community. She was very familiar with that car.

Chen Yi...

It's so late, he just went back, and now he's out again, where is he going?

While thinking about it, the car slowly drove away. Xia Ruoyu immediately said to the driver in front of her: "Master, please follow the car in front of you."

The car that followed Lei Chenyi parked in a relatively unfamiliar neighborhood. He had not been here for a year. She thought that he had given up...

Watching Lei Chenyi's car drive in, Xia Ruoyu got out of the car and followed in. Watching Lei Chenyi get out of the car and go upstairs, Xia Ruoyu stood downstairs and watched the lights of that building turn on...

A little bit of light was once again swallowed up by the never-ending darkness.

The personal relationship between his children has always come second. A year ago, he had never set foot here again. He opened the door and found that it was still spotless. He walked past a place and turned on the lights. Looking at the furnishings inside that remained unchanged, he also

I don’t know why I suddenly want to come here...

Ruoyu's words made Lei Chenyi a little stunned. After Xia Ruoyu left, he looked at himself in the mirror. He looked at the shirt that was indeed an old one to him. It seemed to have become a habit in his wardrobe.

It is actually filled with shirts. When I reach for a new shirt every day, I reach for the few pieces that are put together separately. The one I wear most often is the one I wear.

The collar is actually a little white, and even the cuffs are. It's not that I haven't noticed it, but I just don't seem to mind it that much...

Occasionally, he would drink a little when socializing, but never too much. He was smooth in dealing with things, and had a secretary to help him with the drinking. And because of his status, few people would drink him without knowing it. And cigarettes...

Leaning against the door of the bedroom, looking at the big bed that had not changed.

In the midst of the smoke, I could vaguely see a peaceful sleeping face. What was sleeping in the smoke was sweetness. That beautiful little face, the shadow cast by the long eyelashes, the nose, the little mouth, that was covered by the quilt.

The exquisite figure below.

Just because you don't think about it doesn't mean you have forgotten...

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I stood until my feet in high-heeled shoes were so painful that I couldn't support them. I lowered my head and looked at the ticking hands on the watch on my wrist. Before I knew it, it was already two o'clock in the morning. My heart was surrounded by endless blackness.

It's like the moonlight that was suddenly swallowed up by black clouds. I don't know when it will see the sky, or whether it will never see the sky...

"Master, go to xx..."

Leaning on the back seat, when she heard the master ask where she was going, Xia Ruoyu did not report her address, but told her a location that made her eyes wide open in shock. As the car drove forward, Xia Ruoyu wanted to

He changed his words, but swallowed them silently.

During the reconstruction of City S, this area was the first to be rebuilt. In just a few years, this area has undergone earth-shaking changes.

She got off the car and looked at the completely unfamiliar building in front of her. This was the area she didn't want to touch...

That night, Xia Ruoyu stood there for a long time until early in the morning before turning around and leaving.

On the huge bed, the curtains were drawn tightly to block the sunlight outside. The person on the bed was sleeping uneasily, and they were mumbling something unknown.

"ah……"

With a scream, Xia Ruoyu jumped up from the bed, gasping for breath. In the dream, those pictures kept intertwining. The nightmare that had not happened for a long time came over, and she closed her eyes. Xia Ruoyu kept trembling,

Restoring everything means really erasing what happened in the past, what was once discarded by oneself...the unbearable past...

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Chicago, USA, xx Street

xx Street is one of the famous shopping malls in Chicago. There are a large number of retailers, specialty stores and luxury goods stores. From children's clothing to home furniture, you can find everything. Weekends are a rare vacation.

Cheng Hanlei and An Ran, who never forget their parents while working and studying, are pushing a stroller. The two babies lying in the stroller are so cute that passers-by can't help but look at them. Without their usual formal suits,

Cheng Hanlei and An Ran both wore exquisite light makeup and wore simple but fashionable clothes.

The young and beautiful appearance attracted the attention of both Americans and overseas Chinese. In the past two years, they have become accustomed to such eyes. The two of them bought a bunch of baby products and baby clothes, swiped their cards and wrote down their addresses.

Two people walked out of the nursery store pushing a stroller.

An Ran looked at Cheng Hanlei who was walking in front. She didn't know whether it was because of experience and time, but Cheng Hanlei had gradually matured. Her eyes stopped on the little baby she was pushing in her hand. From her perspective, it was not possible to

I understand why she did this...

And just as Cheng Hanlei unconditionally supported her in giving birth to this child, she also supported Cheng Hanlei's decision.

"baron..."

A group of people were taking the elevator from the top floor to the downstairs. When the elevator went down from the fifth floor, Shangguanjue's peripheral vision caught sight of a familiar figure walking into the elevator. His first reaction was that he had mistaken the person. But when he left,

When I entered the elevator and turned around, that familiar face...

Seeing the elevator rising slowly, Shangguanjue's body froze, and the escalator was almost at its end. Shangguanjue suddenly turned around and walked up the escalator with long strides, backhand.

Behind me, I saw Shangguan Jue losing control. When he realized what he was doing, he immediately called out to Shangguan Jue. But Shangguan Jue's figure had already reached the top and quickly ran towards the elevator.

When those people were about to go up from the elevator on the other side, Shangguan Jue's figure had disappeared from sight.

This time Shangguan Jue was sure that he had read it correctly. When he ran up to the fifth floor, he saw the elevator stopped on the fourth floor. The familiar figure had not yet gotten off the elevator. Shangguan Jue immediately turned around and walked towards the elevator entrance on the fifth floor.

When I stood in front of the elevator, the elevator just arrived with a ding...
Chapter completed!