"There is a hospital on this island. How about I take you to see it..."
Cao Aiqing was still a little worried and suggested.
Although He Tianran had regained his energy, his face was still very pale. He smiled and shook his head, "No need, this problem... I guess it will be cured soon..."
Cao Aiqing was very confused, but He Tianran was not going to let her continue asking, but joked:
"But let's face it, why did you invite me to Nanzhi Island? If I had a bad thing just now, if the hospital on the island couldn't save it, wouldn't it be completely ruined?"
"In terms of self-deprecation, no matter what, you haven't changed."
The woman obviously didn't like his way of joking, but this question made her hesitate for a moment before she said seriously:
"The appointment here is another He Tianran's request to me. The last time Guo Huai and I came back from Wenliang's house, I always felt that something was not right with you, so I called for verification. It was a coincidence that I found out. Regarding the two things about He Tianran, he sent me that book and said that if I want to see you after reading it, I will invite you here and... do something for him. "
"What's up?"
Although Nanyan Island did not have any special significance to He Tianran, he was still worried, fearing that his other self was planning something else.
Cao Aiqing saw the other person's alarmed expression and smiled: "You don't have to be so nervous. Regarding this matter, I think he...his thoughts should be very simple."
He Tianran listened quietly, noncommittal.
"At the end of last year, a returnee wanted to invest in building an art museum in Nanzhi Island. There was a lot of room for designers to play. As soon as the news came out, not to mention the first-line designers in the entire industry, let alone the port city. I was eager to give it a try, but I didn’t expect that this person would eventually find me.”
When Cao Aiqing told this incident, she still used a tone of disbelief. Although she graduated from the Department of Architecture of the University of Hong Kong and went overseas to study architecture for several years, her ability and professionalism were impeccable. However, in her industry, seniority always comes first and ability comes last. If we look at the average age in the construction industry, it will take at least ten years of hard work before she can "have a chance" to take on such a project. This order.
"Why did this returnee find you?" He Tianran continued.
"It was another you who recommended me." Cao Aiqing was also very frank on this matter: "It happened that he knew that the investor was also in Nanzhi Island recently, so he asked me to let you meet that investor. ."
"see me?"
He Tianran was stunned at first. In fact, these few sentences revealed a lot of information. The art museum, returnees, and the capital to invest on the island, and most importantly, the other self can still speak. Can I recommend Cao Aiqing?
He Tianran only had one person in mind.
A person who had not appeared in front of him for a long time.
"The person who invested in this project is...my mother?"
He Tianran suddenly became restless.
Cao Aiqing nodded: "Well, I only found out about this during the later exchange..."
The young man's back straightened unconsciously. He looked at the door of the bar and then at Cao Aiqing. Panic and uneasiness were written on his face. He wanted to stay calm, but he couldn't help but ask:
"She...when will she come?"
Cao Aiqing observed the boy's changing mood, pursed his lips, paused for a while and then sighed: "I'm sorry... I called my aunt last night and asked her if it was convenient to meet her today, but she... she said she didn't want to see her. you……"
He Tianran's nervous look was still on his face. After hearing these words, his tense heartstrings seemed to be broken for an instant, and finally relaxed visibly, and the sad emotion only flashed across his face. And passed.
He covered up and touched his nose, and said helplessly: "Hey, how did he manage to have a father who doesn't love his mother? When my mother came back to China, I was always angry with her and wouldn't want to see her. Now it's better. , there’s no need to argue.”
"I'm sorry……"
Cao Aiqing hummed, and He Tianran smiled bitterly and said nothing.
"...If you have the chance, you should have a good relationship with your original family. They must like you very much."
After a long time, Cao Aiqing sighed.
He Tianran raised his eyes to look at her and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Because...since what happened to me, I have a lot of feelings. It was my parents who accompanied me through the darkest days. Only they in this world will love you unconditionally, trust you, and will not betray you." , and every parent probably wouldn’t like a child who is dark, rebellious, and has ill intentions towards others, but you are different..."
Cao Aiqing has been a good child since she was a child. Even though she is aware of the darkness of society, as long as she mentions her family, she will take off her cold disguise, and the gentleness of the past will appear in her words.
"You are getting married now, and your father must be sad to see the daughter of his daughter getting married, right?"
Thinking of the time when Cao Aiqing's father came to school to challenge him, He Tianran really couldn't imagine how sad that elegant man would be if his daughter really got married one day.
Cao Aiqing chuckled lightly. She knew this paragraph. It was written in the book. She said:
"It was very sad at first, but at first I accepted Guo Huai, and it was my dad who pushed me from behind..."
"Oh? What do you say?"
She recalled: "At that time, Guo Huai confessed to me. I was hesitant because I have always longed for the love of my parents. However, Guo Huai may... not be the most suitable person for me, but my father knew this. After the incident, he said something to me. He said that I have not walked alone in the past four years. When I look back and find someone standing behind me, I am lucky. …”
"I agreed to Guo Huai, but we didn't get along for too long before I went to the UK. I studied for two years as a graduate student, one year as an intern, and two years as a worker. If he had unknowingly received help from He Tianran during the four years of college, then In addition to the next five years, the whole nine years, he has been waiting for me, and what else can I not let go of? I don’t have the same luck as my parents, but I also believe what my father said In that sentence, I am lucky."
After saying this, Cao Aiqing stretched out as if he was relieved, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We were originally talking about you. Are you really the crown prince of Shanhai Group? When my aunt told me, I was too embarrassed. I believe that you and Guo Huai have never said anything about this. We have always thought that you are simply at odds with your family. After all, every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite."
He Tianran was still thinking about the past events that Cao Aiqing said. He wondered if he could do it in nine years, but Cao Aiqing's question disrupted his thoughts again. He said:
"Don't you know? The book didn't say that He Yuanchong came to school to find me. After he said something rude to you, I went up and punched him, and then you knew my identity."
"No……"
Cao Aiqing was stunned and opened his mouth slightly.
He Tianran heard a thunderous sound in his head and said anxiously:
"He gave it to you, can you show it to me?"
"Huh? Well..."
Cao Aiqing hesitated slightly when he heard this, but finally took out his cell phone and handed it to He Tianran.
The young man's eyes quickly scanned between the lines. There was no doubt that this version was exactly the same as the one Wen Liang showed him. It was just that last time he was surprised by the overlap between the plot and his own experience and the fact that Wen Liang's existence was deleted. , and this time, he also discovered a problem——
In this book, apart from Wen Liang, there is very little mention of anything about his family.
Throughout the book, the description of He Tianran's family is just a few sentences about his parents being divorced and now living alone. His father will call him every month and give a general summary of his living expenses.
Even when he went to work in a bar, he just casually wrote a work-study program to prepare for the art exam next year, instead of quarreling with his family. He Panshan completely cut off his salary!
There was no family dinner at the beginning of winter, nor was there any plan by my father when I was taking the art exam during the Chinese New Year.
If you look at it from the perspective of a romance book, these are undoubtedly just leftovers of the plot. They neither advance the plot nor make readers interested in reading. Even He Tianran didn't notice this at all when he read it for the first time. There is a missing piece. After all, it is really difficult to connect with his family compared to the events he encountered.
But now, he finally remembered who the woman who fell into the sea was.
That was the girl who accompanied He Yuanchong to the last family dinner. During the period, she happily said that she and He Yuanchong were each other's first love.
Her name is...Xie Yanyan.
right! That's the name!
But why is it her?
This may...not be important anymore.
Because just before, He Tianran already had two very clear logical chains in his mind -
Even the other self doesn’t know the starting point of this reincarnation, or when Wen Liang crossed over!
In this book "Picking All the Cold Boughs and Reluctant to Rest", he did not mention the story of September. Part of the reason can be attributed to resentment, but part of the reason may be because Wenliang will tell him about the future. Encounter and outcome.
In the original world, he chose to die after his script was plagiarized and became disillusioned with the world. This was obviously still some time away from now, and this detail was destined to determine the fate of "He Tianran" no matter which episode it was. , can't know the specific time and method of Wen Liang's reincarnation, because she didn't say it at all, so she couldn't write it!
Therefore, there was only one reason why he lied to himself that Wen Liang would fall into the sea. He made himself think that this was the time when Wen Liang entered reincarnation, so he couldn't restrain his emotions and went to save her. Through the opportunity of this incident, the two of them were completely moved. The feelings are heating up, and the future is getting colder and colder. Go back to the past and change your determination!
If, as guessed, everything he does now is within his control.
But is there really reincarnation?
To overturn the above speculation, there is actually another solution.
If there was no reincarnation, young He Tianran would have been like him before, saving Wen Liang, thinking of all this, and successfully stopped everything. He returned to the timeline of the original world, forgot everything, and then was teased and resented. He gave up on himself. The only difference was that his memory woke up and he wrote that book.
And here is the key. He Tianran, who had regained his memory, already knew everything. Why did he let Wen Liang be reborn and suffer the pain of reincarnation?
The young He Tianran can travel through time, but the time of the young He Tianran is constantly moving forward.
He can regain his confidence and change himself after this incident.
His hatred for Wen Liang is real, and his love for her must also be real. As long as he experiences a different September, he can completely break the cycle of reincarnation.
After the young He Tianran returned to the original timeline, he could hold Wen Liang's hand and patiently tell her the story of September. At this time, the time travel of another He Tianran became his most powerful excuse, and then they were released. Let's put the past behind us and move towards a new future together.
He knew that the woman sitting in the car was Xie Yanyan, and her death would only implicate one person, He Yuanchong, the new head of Shanhai Group.
But this time he asked Cao Aiqing to ask the young man He Tianran to Nanyan Island. When the boy couldn't even see his mother, he knew the current dilemma of "He Tianran" in the family.
Both He Tianran knew what this meant.
A person's change often starts from the part he hates the most.
But no matter what, changes have taken place, and the young He Tianran is asking his young self for a chance.
Ask for an opportunity to change the future and write a brand new story.
And this story has nothing to do with the current He Tianran. What he wants to do is to go back to the past obediently. After experiencing all the pain, he may wake up his memory in the future and trick another silly young man into doing the same thing; or maybe completely Return to the original world and start a new reincarnation.
When the future He Tianran starts to save himself, he will be able to be with the future Wen Liang, and all the past will become a passing thing.
The reincarnation of this solution is not a circle or a line, it is more like a network. There are the same or different stories between the veins. They affect the whole body, parallel and intertwined.
The above two solutions are both the young man's understanding of his other self. The difference is that the first one has more hatred, but it makes him fulfilled; while the second one has more love, which can save Wen Liang.
"He likes to let nature take its course. I hope he can be a little more ruthless this time and make himself a wedding dress."
After the young man figured everything out, he felt more relaxed than ever before, because the decision-making power seemed to have never been with him.
Cao Aiqing looked at He Tianran talking to himself very strangely. When the young man found out, he looked at her with a smile.
Now, he only needs to do one thing well.
It was also the three words written all over the envelope that young He Tianran gave to Cao Aiqing——
comfort her.
"I suddenly want to play you a piece of music."
He Tianran stood up. Under Cao Aiqing's gaze, he came to the bandstand of the bar, tried the guitar placed in the corner, and turned on the amplification skillfully.
He adjusted the high stool, and the bar owner came out from behind the bar with a can of beer. He found a seat in the front row and sat down quietly. In Cao Aiqing's sight, the strange young man on the stage moved his fingers.
It was clearly a heart-warming piece of music, but it played out a kind of freedom and brightness that belongs to young people, like the relief one day after complex emotions are relieved little by little.
Later, Cao Aiqing learned the name of this piece of music, it was called——
"See Maple Leaf City Again".
(End of chapter)
