"Don't you like England?"
"Then you go to England to stay from now on!"
…
Shi Wei'an's words determined Shi Ye's subsequent life.
After his mother passed away, Shi Ye, who had been frail and sick since childhood, was ruthlessly sent to study in England by his father.
Britain was originally a country that Mom and Shi Ye liked very much, but from this moment on, it became Shi Ye's isolated island.
When he left home, Shi Ye had not yet recovered from the painful blow of losing his mother.
Looking back at the road we came from, we are already 8,800 kilometers away from our motherland.
He knew very well in his heart that he was actually like a waste, thrown to the north shore of the Atlantic Ocean by his father.
At that time, his father did not even leave him the money for the air ticket to return to China. Instead, he handed over all living expenses to the housekeeper at the time.
To say that a housekeeper was arranged to take care of Shi Ye, it would be better to say that Shi Wei'an sent someone to control Shi Ye.
For Shi Ye, although the account under his name has a huge sum of money, in fact, he has no right to control his personal freedom.
These things made fifteen-year-old Shi Ye clearly realize that his father's actions meant that he never wanted him to return to China.
Just stay in the UK, have food to eat and stay alive.
However, even if he died, his father Shi Wei'an might not care.
In the past, Britain was a holy place for Shi Ye to travel with his mother. His mother liked the British attitude towards life that was always decent.
But now, the weather in the UK has always been shrouded in thick fog and very depressing, which made Shi Ye, who was already depressed, feel more like a lonely ghost.
until......
A girl appears.
"Yeah...sorry!"
It was a rainy afternoon after Shi Ye had been alone in England for three years.
Likewise, it is also the anniversary of my mother’s death.
Shi Ye was sitting alone in a cafe on the corner of the street. As soon as he got up, a cup of coffee held by a girl spilled all over him.
The girl had curly hair that smelled of chamomile, and was wearing a service apron from this cafe. Her eyes were wide open, like a frightened deer.
Seeing the dripping coffee liquid on Shi Ye's body, he was at a loss and could only apologize continuously.
"Oh it's all right."
Shi Ye was in no mood to get involved with the girl, just a cup of coffee and a piece of clothing.
"Well, if you don't mind, there is a dryer and washing machine in the lounge behind the store. I'll help you clean it right away. It will be fine soon." The girl still insisted.
"Forget it, it's okay." Shi Ye still refused lightly and just wanted to leave.
But the girl blocked his way.
"No! In the UK, no matter how depressed a person's life is, he should still maintain a basic sense of decency."
"British people are the most particular about their clothes. If you go out dirty like this, you will be regarded as crazy."
These words made Shi Ye's heart palpitate for a moment.
Why is it so similar to what mom said...?
Seeing the girl being so determined, Shi Ye sighed.
He glanced at the watch in his hand. It was only two o'clock in the afternoon. If he left this cafe, he would not be able to find anything to do or anywhere to go.
"Okay! It's up to you then."
After saying that, Shi Ye followed the girl to the dressing room behind the cafe, took off his clothes and handed it over to the girl.
Time ticked by, and Shi Ye looked aimlessly at the wall in front of him just like before.
Until the girl knocked on the door and handed in the clean clothes.
Shi Ye quickly put on the freshly washed clothes, and suddenly found that the clothes were sprayed with a faint scent of perfume.
This... is also the scent of the perfume that my mother always uses!
Shi Ye's heart was touched to the extreme.
But he still just said two words lightly.
"Thanks!"
Just ready to leave.
But the girl in front of him was obviously not satisfied with just exchanging two words with him.
"Are you from W Business School?"
The girl suddenly flashed her eyes and asked excitedly.
Shi Ye was stunned for a moment, a little strange at the girl's question, and then saw the college emblem hanging on his clothes.
"Yes." Shi Ye nodded.
The girl became even more excited and continued:
"This is so fateful! Not only did I meet a compatriot here, but we are actually from the same school. I study art and design in W College. Look! This is the badge of our college."
After saying that, the girl opened her palm, and there was also a W College badge lying on it, but it was not from the same department as Shi Ye's.
"By the way, since we are so destined, let's get to know each other. Hello, my name is Du Yucheng!"
"Hello, my name is Shi Ye."
...
In this way, Shi Ye went from eighteen to twenty-eight.
Ten years in England, 3,650 days, this girl named Du Yucheng has been chasing after Shi Ye.
Shi Ye had no intention of talking to her, but every time he was obsessed with Du Yucheng's...
It smells like my mother's perfume.
This made Shi Ye feel a sense of intimacy.
"Yucheng, I'm actually not in the mood for a relationship. I just want to finish my studies seriously."
"I know! You don't have to fall in love with me, I just want to be with you."
…
Faced with Du Yucheng's initiative, Shi Ye actually wanted to refuse.
However, he may also be too lonely.
Without Du Yucheng's daily initiative, Shi Ye might be more like a lonely ghost.
Sometimes Shi Ye feels that Du Yucheng understands him better than he does.
If Shi Ye was a book, then Du Yucheng seemed to have previewed it before meeting him.
In those years, Shi Ye just wanted to finish his studies early and then return to China to take back everything that belonged to his grandfather and mother.
He was not in the mood for anything else.
Until that time, when Shi Ye's life was on the line, Du Yucheng even donated his liver to save him.
Shi Ye suddenly realized that he owed this girl his life.
Therefore, he agreed to fall in love with Du Yucheng.
"Yucheng, how do you want me to thank you?"
"Marry me."
"good!"
Shi Ye agreed to Du Yucheng because she was the only one willing to save him.
Twenty-eight years old.
Shi Ye saw the news on the news that Baichen Group wanted to reorganize its board of directors.
Shi Ye, who had worked hard on his own in a British investment bank for many years, was no longer the helpless young man he had been. He would never allow his grandfather's hard work to be ruined by his father, Shi Weian.
So no matter what, Shi Ye also wants to return to China.
However, Du Yucheng left a farewell letter and suddenly disappeared one month before he was to return to China.
The letter simply stated that due to family reasons, she needed to go to another city in the UK to recuperate after surgery.
But she has a one-year agreement with Shi Ye, and she will definitely return to China and Shi Ye's side after one year. She hopes that Shi Ye will keep his promise and marry her when the time comes.
After that, Du Yucheng seemed to have evaporated from the world.
In the end, only Shi Ye returned to China alone.
…
"One year seems to be a short time. But one year is so long..."
"Mom, you probably thought I was too lonely, so you sent Yu Cheng to accompany me, right?"
"But why has she disappeared again now?
"Now...I'm alone again!"
"Mom, I miss you so much!"
In the dark night, Shi Ye drowned himself in countless loneliness.
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"Nian Nian, I will go upstairs and see Ah Quan..."
In the dilapidated corridor, the only lights were broken.
Gu Nian had no choice but to pick up her phone to light up the situation. She walked behind and let Aling go in front.
In just a few floors, A Ling walked extremely slowly, and even when she was about to reach her rental house, she suddenly stopped, her mood obviously a little low.
Gu Nian smiled at Aling.
"Don't worry, nothing happened, right? I just worked overtime a little late today, so I came back with you and stayed at your house for one night."
When Ah Ling heard what Gu Nian said, her heart felt as if a stone had fallen to the ground.
On the way back, A Ling was murmuring in her heart, and the worry on her face never left her face. Naturally, it was all noticed by Gu Nian.
A Ling and her boyfriend A Quan came to work in a relatively closed county in Yuncheng.
According to A Ling, in their place, girls have never had more status than boys. Before they get married, they are regarded as a burden to the family. When they get married, they are more like water thrown away by their parents' family.
After this basin of water is poured into the husband's house, it may not lead to a good life.
Washing, cooking, and having children seem to have only this value, and they are all normal. Therefore, A Ling was destined to be labeled a "loser" from the moment she was born.
Her parents would not ask her to study more, and even asked her to drop out of high school before finishing high school. The reason was that the family needed to save money to send her younger brother to school.
Therefore, Aling has always envied Gu Nian's perseverance and courage. No matter what, Gu Nian will definitely finish reading the book. In Aling's eyes, Gu Nian is already different from herself.
Ah Ling, who dropped out of school at a young age, started working in a local hair salon early, where she met Ah Quan, who was working together, and she followed him around to work over the years.
After wandering for a long time, I still want to have a family. Not long ago, Ah Quan actually bought a ring for Ah Ling, which can be regarded as a more satisfactory answer to their future.
Therefore, A Ling had been waiting for this moment for so many years. She didn't want A Quan to know that something damaging to her reputation almost happened tonight, and she didn't want such an incident to ruin the dream of settling down that she had been saving for so long.
"We're here! The house is relatively simple and I haven't tidied it up yet. Don't mind it~"
A Ling turned the keyhole, opened the door, and said to Gu Nian.
Gu Nian made a face at Aling, "I have experienced the days of being left on the street. Do I still dislike your home with a room and a bed?"
As soon as they entered the house, the lights were not turned on, and the smell of instant noodles mixed with leftovers hit their noses, which was a bit pungent.
A-ling turned on the light in the living room, and she had a clear view of the room. There were dishes and chopsticks for several meals on the table, clothes were scattered on the floor, and everything was messy.
At the other end of the living room, her boyfriend Ah Quan did not fall asleep, but turned his back to the two of them and was concentrating on playing computer games.
"Ah Quan, Niannian is here. It's too late for us to get off work tonight. She didn't trust me alone, so she sent me back." A Ling said towards her boyfriend's back.
However, Ah Quan was immersed in the world of games and didn't seem to care if anyone else came to his home.
Gu Nian originally wanted to express her apology to Ah Quan for disturbing her, but it was obvious that the other party had no desire to chat with her at all.
"Rush! Damn you! Didn't you see anyone behind you?"
Not only that, Ah Quan's sudden roar startled Gu Nian. After he recovered a little, he realized that he was talking to his "teammate" in the game.
A Ling was a little embarrassed when she saw this scene. She pursed her lips and said nothing. She directly pulled Gu Nian into the bedroom and locked the door.
"It's too late. Let's just sleep in the room. Ah Quan can sleep in the living room."
"The house is really messy. I go out to work every day and don't have time to clean it up. I have to clean it up tomorrow."
