Chapter 1 A Rainy Night Before Departure
It was a light rainy evening, and I walked alone on the edge of the Huangpu River, holding the big black umbrella that had accompanied me for countless rainy nights. On this lonely night, only this umbrella can bring me some comfort.
I hate rainy days, especially those that are even more lonely, and I have so many heart-wrenching memories that I can't forget.
Three years ago, my mother died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, just because of a divorce agreement that my father slapped on the table, and it was also a rainy night. After my mother's funeral, I left the home I had lived with for more than 20 years on a rainy night. I blamed my father's death on my father, because I think my father was the source of my mother's life, and if I didn't have that divorce agreement, my mother wouldn't have been excited, and maybe she wouldn't have had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, but there was no if.
On a rainy night two months ago, my girlfriend Jiang Lin, who had been dating me for a year, three months and four days, also resolutely proposed to me to break up, I vaguely remember her expression at the time, sad but with a hint of complexity and incomprehension: "Liyan, I will be gone in the future, you have to live a good life and be a little more energetic." The only thing that responded to her was my silence. Now that I think about it, in the more than a year of dating, I haven't even given her a decent gift, but she never complains about it, all she complains about is my twilight, a 25-year-old young man, but all day long looks like he sees through the warmth and coldness of the world, without a trace of the momentum that a young person should have. It's okay to leave, it's okay to leave...... That's all I can think about.
I don't know how many people in the city of Modu are like me, thinking all day long about how to live, not how to live better. After I left home, I realized that life is difficult.
During these three years, my father approached me more than once, hoping that I could go back to live with him, but I refused. He said that his mother's matter was just an accident, and the divorce had already been discussed by both of them, but he lacked an opportunity to communicate with me, but he didn't expect a tragedy to come in the end. In the early years of his father's business, he succeeded in the era of reform and opening up, and successfully made a name for himself in Shenzhen, and eventually became a famous tycoon in the real estate industry. And the mother is just a very ordinary housewife, she dedicated her whole life to her father, but in the end she became a man who wanted to divorce her, which is also a bit ironic when you think about it.
Holding a big black umbrella, on this stormy night, I looked at the Huangpu River, and under the hit of raindrops, there were some shallow water holes on the river. I was a little distracted, just like my life now, and the small raindrops falling on it were only a little ripple.
"Let's change the city, change the city where my father can't find it. I thought to myself silently.
Looking back at the Oriental Pearl Tower in the distance, it looks even more beautiful and magnificent under the rendering of night. I haven't seen much of the city in the past three years, so let's take a good stroll before leaving.
I just walked and stopped, wearing a white T-shirt with a pair of light blue jeans, but holding a large black umbrella that was not presentable, this huge color difference gave people a great visual impact. Along the way, many people would look at me, and if they happened to meet my gaze, they would both smile kindly.
It's a big city, and I don't know how long I've been walking all the way, but I felt a little sore in my legs before I stopped. Looking closely at the surroundings, it turned out that I had already walked to the Bund.
At this time, the raindrops had gradually disappeared, and only a little rain fell to the ground, so I simply put away the umbrella and faced the sky, enjoying the cool feeling of the rain falling on my face.
"Liyan?" a somewhat surprised voice came.
I looked back, it was Jiang Lin, who I hadn't seen for two months, at this time she was wearing a light yellow dress, and there was a short-haired and somewhat handsome man standing next to her, the eyebrows and noses of the two were still slightly similar, and her hand was gently wrapped on the man's arm, looking like a couple. I don't know what's going on, but seeing this scene, my heart can't fluctuate in any way, but I breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Long time no see, Jiang Lin. I replied quietly, and then nodded to the man next to her, who stared at me with an inexplicable look that made me feel a little inexplicable.
Jiang Lin looked at me with a complicated but surprised look, "Haven't you left Shanghai yet?"
I remember that I had just made this decision, and I hadn't told anyone how she knew about it. I replied in a tone of surprise, "How did you know I was leaving Shanghai?"
"Oh, it's okay, I knew you weren't going to be in this city much longer. Jiang Lin suddenly became a little incoherent.
"Aha, why didn't I find out that you still have this ability before, you can see the decision I just made. I replied with a smile.
"There's more you haven't noticed. Her tone was suddenly a little lost, "Now, do you have any ideas?"
"Take a good look at the city before leaving, I haven't seen it well in the past few years. "
"Well, it's good, then I wish you a smooth journey, and you must live happily in the future. "
"Well, you too, you will live happily in the future, goodbye ~~"
With that, I waved my hand to Jiang Lin.
"I'll see you soon~. Jiang Lin also waved his hand at me, and then walked into the distance with the man, the two of them were like a pair of fairy couples, looking at their backs, I felt a little embarrassed in my heart, when did we start to drift apart. It wasn't until the backs of the two of them disappeared into the twilight that I came back to my senses, and then walked in the opposite direction, and now I just want to go back to the rental house that has been with me for three years, sleep well, and not dream......