Chapter 67: The Loser
"Rin, just send it here, and I'll call you when we land. ”
Looking at Xue Rin's slightly tired expression, Qi Hang was a little distressed.
"Okay, then you must give me peace when you get to France. Xue Rin handed the luggage to Lao Yu's hands.
"Rin, after the opening ceremony, take advantage of this holiday to rest, work is not done, you must cherish your body. ”
Xue Huaiyuan patted Xue Rin on the shoulder, his heart was still full of worry, since his son had a car accident two years ago, Xue Huaiyuan decided to retire completely, he resigned as the chairman of the group, and concentrated on helping Xue Rin recover at home.
Later, with the support of Qi Hang, the couple united with old friends who have known each other for so many years to set up a charity foundation, and this trip to Europe is to discuss cooperation with local charitable organizations.
When Xue Rin told them that he planned to rest for a while, the couple's hearts that had been hanging were relieved.
Although Xue Rin recovered well after the car accident and the transplanted kidney did not show rejection, the fact that there was suddenly only one kidney left in his otherwise healthy body to maintain operation still changed his life a lot.
Even if he has a cold and fever, he can't take medicine casually, he can no longer stay up late to work, and the extreme sports he once loved have been abandoned forever, Xue Rin has become a person who doesn't drink at all, and his once unscrupulous and hearty smile has never appeared again.
After sending people off, Xue Rin walked back along the road he had come, where there was a sightseeing elevator to the parking lot.
Pressing the button, Xue Rin took a step back and stood in the middle of the two sightseeing elevator doors waiting, but the mobile phone suddenly rang.
"Brother Rin, the room at Island A Resort has been reserved for you, and I have already asked Manager Zhang to receive you. ”
"Okay, how are the preparations for the opening ceremony?" Seeing that the elevator on the side arrived, Xue Rin raised his feet and walked in.
"Everything is ready, all the companies that have received the invitation letter have also replied, and Lin Jiashang and Lin Qingyu on the Dahua side are sure to come to cut the ribbon. ”
"Okay, you ......"
"What? Brother Rin, what are you talking about?"
The hand holding the mobile phone slowly drooped, and through the layers of transparent elevator glass, in the elevator that was rising on the other side, a familiar figure broke into Xue Rin's eyes when the two elevators intersected.
Ignoring the ongoing call, Xue Rin rushed to the elevator button like crazy and anxiously pressed the door button, but the elevator continued to run downward.
When the elevator reached the basement floor, Xue Rin immediately pressed the button of "4th floor", but the other passengers who rushed in successively pressed the other floors and squeezed him into the corner.
Looking at the red numbers on the display, Xue Rin's heart suddenly became uncertain, could that person be her?
Where was she two years ago when he was struggling in his breathing tube, and where was she when the intense pain in her body tormented him day and night?
In her heart, his life is no match for her self-esteem, even if they meet today, what can he expect from her?
When the elevator finally opened on the 4th floor, Xue Rin ran to the hall and looked around nervously, trying to find the figure he couldn't forget in the crowd of people coming and going, but after looking for a long time, the figure was like an illusion and could no longer be found.
Xue Rin clenched his fists and lowered his eyes, Yao Zhixia, there is a kind of never see each other again for the rest of his life.
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"Yao, thank you, this negotiation was really unexpectedly successful, I think we will have the opportunity to meet again, and the next time we meet, I will bring you the specialties of our hometown. ”
A tall man with blond hair and blue eyes excitedly thanked Yao Zhixia in front of him in a professional suit in English, and after speaking, he spread his arms and politely bowed to Yao Zhixia.
"Mike, then I'll be waiting here for your specialty!"
Yao Zhixia replied in fluent English, and then looked at the old woman beside the man.
"Mrs. White, take care, and the next time you come, I will take you to eat delicious Chinese food. ”
The old woman was overjoyed, kindly held Yao Zhixia's hand and said: "Yao, it's good to know you, in the future, my son will come to China to do business, and I will be relieved to have you to help him translate, if you have the opportunity, you will also come to England, and I will let my son take you around." ”
Yao Zhixia nodded, her heart full of a sense of accomplishment.
After saying goodbye to the mother and son, she finally breathed a sigh of relief after being nervous for the past few days, she raised her feet and walked outside the airport, stepping out of the bright departure hall, Yao Zhixia's figure gradually melted into the late autumn night, she couldn't help but wrap herself in a windbreaker and get into a taxi.
There were stars shining in the night sky, and Yao Zhixia couldn't count how many such exhausting and unknown nights she had spent alone.
After starting her life on her own, she signed contracts with various translation companies, and in this way, she continued her studies to obtain a higher level of translation qualification while translating various documents day and night.
She tirelessly fills her life with work and study, but whenever summer comes, the warm breeze blows on her face, and the memories that once belonged to summer and the night sky will come back like a rising tide.
The face that had been engraved in her heart swept her dreams countless times, reminding her that the coming days would never end, and the years could not be erased.
A crisp mobile phone chime pulled Yao Zhixia, who was immersed in memories, back.
"Mr. Yao, next Monday, will I interpret with the accompanying business inspection of Island A, is it sometimes indirect?"
Yao Zhixia hesitated for a moment when she saw the word "Island A", "Don't others have time?"
"Mr. Yao, we have been working together for so long, and I am more relieved to hand it over to you. ”
Yao Zhixia struggled for a moment, and finally compromised, and after replying to the other party, she put down her phone, leaned her head on the seat, and slowly closed her eyes.
In the past two years, she has never returned to that old neighborhood, let alone The Mall, for fear that she will be constantly pulled by those memories, and afraid of meeting people she should have forgotten.
Later, she learned from the news that Xue Huaiyuan stepped down from the board of directors, and Xue Rin became the senior vice president of the hotel resort investment management company under the Qianxiang Group, not only successfully executing the development project of Island A, but also leading the company to develop the investment and development of five-star hotels in other cities.
When Yao Zhixia saw the high-spirited Xue Rin with short hair through the TV, she was even more sure that separating was the right decision for both of them.
Without her, he can return to his original life without any scruples and become the most dazzling self, without him, although he has to bear the pain that cannot be healed for a long time, but she can finally calmly go on her own path.
Perhaps, this is the best ending for them.
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After two years of construction, the most luxurious tourist resort on Island A will be inaugurated today.
The newly appointed manager Zhang has been waiting at the door of the hotel for a long time, and learned that it was Xue Rin, the son of the Xue family, who came to cut the ribbon in place of the president today.
A black sedan slowly approached from a distance, Manager Zhang squinted, and immediately walked down the steps to meet him.
Ah Yuan stepped out of the driver's seat, strode around the back seat to open the door, Xue Rin got out of the car without hurry, and buttoned a suit in front of him.
"Coming from afar is not welcome, Mr. Xue, you have worked hard all the way!"
Seeing that Ah Yuan took out two suitcases from the trunk, Manager Zhang immediately stepped forward to pick them up.
"How's the reception going, and there will be no negligence in the ribbon-cutting ceremony later. Xue Rin walked quickly through the lobby, inspecting everything that was set up in the lobby.
Manager Zhang hurriedly trotted to keep up, "Mr. Xue, you can rest assured, all the guests invited, we have arranged rooms that meet their habits and hobbies according to the precautions sent by the operation department in advance, and the meals for the dinner have also been adjusted accordingly, and the hot spring pool has been finally debugged three days ago to ensure that the guests can enjoy comfortably." Your room is ready for you, and I'll take you there. ”
"No need, you can take me to the ceremony site. ”
Manager Zhang's hand that had just pointed to the elevator immediately retracted, and after a moment of surprise, a smile appeared on his face again, and he took Xue Rin and Ah Yuan to the backyard.
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Putting down the computer bag, Yao Zhixia looked around the hotel room expectantly, although this was her first time on Island A, although she had been nervous all the way since she got off the plane, but when she thought that every brick and tile of this hotel was the work of that person, she felt a trace of relief in her heart.
The client who brought her here was a tall, handsome Englishman named Ben Egerton, who was polite and warm, and very kind to her.
Pushing open the floor-to-ceiling glass door, Yao Zhixia walked from the room to the open-air balcony.
The sun was a little heavy at noon, and she raised her hand to cover her forehead, the sea breeze was blowing on her face, and a faint salty smell floated in the air, and not far away was the beach, and at the end of the beach was the sparkling sea.
Yao Zhixia closed her eyes, feeling wave after wave of the sound of the sea echoing in her ears, and gradually, her thoughts drifted away with the wind.
"Do you know the story of Asteria, the goddess of meteors?"
"I hope we can go back alive, I want to live again. ”
"Don't get too far away from me, I'm afraid I'll lose you. ”
"Yao Zhixia, my life has long been yours. ”
"Yao Zhixia, why can't you be selfish for me?"
"Yao Zhixia! Maybe I forgot to say before, I love you! I really can't live without you!"
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"Yao!"
Yao Zhixia opened his eyes abruptly and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
It was Ben, who was standing on the balcony of the next room, a little far away, but enough to see the expressions of the people on the other side.
Ben was about to say hello, but suddenly hesitated, because the woman opposite was full of tears and her eyes were red.
"Yao, you...... Are you crying?"
When chatting on the plane, I already had a good impression of this woman who had just met, she didn't talk much, she was always listening quietly, and she was humble and principled in expressing her attitude.
It's just that with his keen insight, this Yao seems to have some hidden past, because when he told the other party that he was going to attend the opening ceremony of the resort of the Thousand Xiang Group, he caught obvious shock and worry on her face, but the other party didn't say anything, so he didn't ask.
At this time, Yao Zhixia's tears further confirmed the speculation in her heart that she must have some relationship with this island.
Yao Zhixia turned her head nervously, quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and then regained her smile to face Ben.
"No, there was sand in my eyes. ”
"Oh, you're fine, the ceremony will officially start in an hour, you take a rest first, I'll come to you twenty minutes early. ”
Knowing that Yao Zhixia had lied, he still didn't intend to expose her, so he went back to the house after speaking, intending to give her some private space.
Seeing Ben go back to the house, Yao Zhixia stumbled into the bathroom, she turned on the faucet to the maximum, and kept slapping the rushing water on her face.
When she got up again, there seemed to be another self standing in the mirror laughing at her, her unkempt hair on her sideburns, her eyeliner that was shaded by water, and the lipstick on her lips.
Yao Zhixia, do you think you can forget that person, you think you have lived a new life, why don't we make a bet?