Chapter 103: Loneliness Without Borders
Spring flowers are flourishing in the gardenias, and the gardenias, which are not yet in full bloom, have not yet reached their flowering season, just silently waiting, waiting for their season. In Gardenia, no matter how beautiful the flower is, it cannot be compared with the gardenia.
Zhong Qiao stepped on the path of Gardenia Garden, and went straight to the interior of the villa, he would not appreciate other flowers, and he had never paid attention to other flowers, he only liked one kind of flower in his life, the fragrance of gardenias, the pure white petals...... , however, he also most often saw gardenias decay magnificently.
Zhong Qiao came to the study of the villa and sat quietly in the time and space that belonged to him and Soho again.
Just now, the bridal shop sent a lot of wedding dresses and dresses, and occasionally one suddenly caught his eye, the wedding dress was an old-fashioned wedding dress, the wedding dress was sewn with high-quality French lace from the chest to the arms, the hem was a gorgeous crystal cloth, and at the skirt, there was a string of tourmaline beads around, the whole wedding dress was classical, beautiful and generous.
Zhong Qiao immediately recognized it as a replica of an out-of-print wedding dress from RosaCo more than 20 years ago. Zhong Qiao was holding the wedding dress in his hand, almost wanting to cry, but it happened that his son and Lan Ruomei walked in the door.
The reason why he started so hard was because he was too disappointed in his son's opposition, and because the touch of pain in his heart made him lose his due reason.
Zhong Qiao opened the drawer with the key, took out a photo album from it, and turned to the last page, which was the appearance of a delicate woman wearing the out-of-print wedding dress of RosaCo more than 20 years ago. The woman was dressed in this gorgeous out-of-print wedding dress, with a slender waist and thin arms, a beautiful description, and a happy smile on her face. She leaned on the man next to her, and seemed to entrust her whole life to him.
And this is the last photo in this album, and the last photo taken by Soho and Zhong Qiao.
At that time, Zhong Qiao accompanied Soho to try on the wedding dress, and Soho liked this one the most, so he chose this wedding dress as the main veil of the wedding. Because the two of them were talented and beautiful, they were photographed like this on the spot.
After that, the world was unpredictable, but Zhong Qiao was forced to leave Soho, married Zhong's mother, and then went abroad for three years.
Three years later, Zhong Qiao returned to China, and the last time he met Soho was in this villa. Zhong Qiao thought it was a lingering reunion, but he didn't know that it was a prelude to Soho's resolute departure.
At that time, he and Soho were bumped into by his wife on the second floor, Soho was irretrievable, and his wife began to be strangers to him, the whole world was so big, there was no woman who could soothe his lonely soul.
Choosing a wedding dress is Zhong Qiao's heartache, how can his son understand his pain.
Zhong Qiao closed the photo album with tears, stood up, walked to the bookshelf, and took down the jade lion, this jade lion with the ball on his feet is still cute and cute, and it has never been worried that it is missing its other half. Shi Cui is still missing the soul, and he bought a pair of jade lions to give to Soho, and Soho doesn't know how happy he is.
Soho was originally a talented student majoring in design, and he liked the best crafts, and the pair of jade lions at that time were not only outstanding in design and craftsmanship, but most importantly, they were in love with each other in an instant.
Eventually, after Zhong Qiao broke up with Soho, Soho returned everything Zhong Qiao had given him, leaving only an emerald lion.
Zhong Qiao was so distressed that he asked Soho to take away a pair of lions, but Soho categorically refused, she said to him: "The moon is bright at the end of the world, lonely and boundless, and since then they have become strangers, walking alone." β
The moon at the end of the world, lonely and boundless, like a stranger, walking alone.
Zhong Qiao tasted these sixteen words countless times in this silent sorrow, and often burst into tears. If he is reborn in another life, will he give up all the burdens, make a new choice, and relive this life with the woman he loves.
Zhong Qiao cried bitterly.
And Zhong Mu in another villa is also crying in Zhong Zimu's arms, more than 20 years ago, she seems to have dried up her tears, tears and feelings are completely strange to her, not crying, not laughing, not making trouble, not talking, has become a habit of her life, if she and Zhong Qiao's relationship is not good, then no one will want to believe it.
Because their husband and wife have never blushed and will not quarrel, when they cut off Zhong Zimu's living expenses, although Zhong's mother was anxious, she also knew that Zhong Qiao was secretly asking people from the US office to pay attention to Zhong Zimu, so she didn't have a word with Zhong Qiao. Respecting each other as a guest is the best description of their relationship as a couple.
And today, she unexpectedly cried and scolded, which was very inconsistent with her style for more than two decades. Zhong Zimu didn't dare to leave, but asked the driver to send away Lan Ruomei, who was crying and red-eyed, and he stayed by his mother's side.
He had just called Paul, and knew that Su Ziqi had already slept, and although he was a little sad in his heart, he could only temporarily let Paul take care of Ziqi and accompany his mother by himself.
The mother was sobbing in a low voice while stroking Zhong Zimu's face that was injured by Zhong Qiao, she looked at her son with teary eyes, and all the pain over the years seemed to be pouring out at this moment.
Zhong Zimu hugged his mother and comforted him gently: "Mom, don't cry, I don't hurt, and Dad, he didn't have any strength." β
Zhong's mother hugged her son tightly and cried: "Why didn't you use force, you hit your mouth full of blood, he was too ruthless, too ruthless." He has always been such a ruthless person. I have never relented. β
"Mom......" Zhong Zimu knew that the relationship between his parents had always been a little cold, but he didn't know why, no one mentioned it, and he didn't ask, but today his mother was very abnormal, and he was a little worried.
Zhong Mu continued: "A ruthless man will never have a soft heart for the people around him. He is like this to me, he is to you, and he is to the woman. Ruthlessness is his greatest characteristic, and this is his personality. If he hadn't been ruthless, I wouldn't have been depressed for more than 20 years, you wouldn't have married what you didn't want to marry, and that woman wouldn't have disappeared without a trace. β
In her mother's mouth, she and herself were both victims of her father's stubbornness, and there was a woman in her mother's mouth, this woman must be the focus of the relationship between her parents, but her mother did not scold her, but shouted for her.
His mother resented his father so much, and this was the first time he had heard of it in his mother's mouth.
"Mom......" Zhong Zimu wanted to speak and stopped.
And the mother was still crying on Zhong Zimu's chest, but soon, the mother seemed to regain her calm, she held her son's face, and said affectionately: "Fortunately, with you, you are the man who loves your mother the most in her life." β
Zhong Zimu hugged her mother tightly: "Mom, don't cry, I will definitely protect you at any time." β
The mother nodded, and today's emotional out-of-control was also because she saw her son being beaten so hard by Zhong Qiao for the first time, and at the same time, she also caught a glimpse of the replica wedding dress that RosaCo had gone out of print more than twenty years ago.
More than 20 years ago, Mother Zhong, Mu Lanzhi was still the second miss of the Mu family who had just returned to China and was envied by everyone. When she felt that her young life had just begun, she was told by her parents that she had been married by the family to the eldest son of Golden Harvest Group, Zhong Qiao.
Although it is "the words of the matchmaker of the parents", four years ago, Mu Lanzhi, who was still in high school, had already seen the Yingcai of Zhong Qiao, the eldest son of Jiahe Group, and Zhong Qiao's reputation and ability among the rich sons were also second to none, so Mu Lanzhi had long had a love for Zhong Qiao.
As soon as Mu Lanzhi returned to China, she was engaged to Zhong Qiao under the arrangement of her family, she did not feel constrained by this, but gladly accepted this life, and since then, she has also fallen in love with this handsome and talented man.
However, Zhong Qiao's feeling to Mu Lanzhi was alienation and silence, but he couldn't tolerate too much run-in between the two young people, so the family immediately held a wedding for the two.
On the eve of the wedding, Zhong Qiao accompanied Mu Lanzhi to the wedding dress shop to try on the wedding dress, at that time, Mu Lanzhi chose an out-of-print wedding dress by RosaCo, the wedding dress was sewn with high-quality French lace from the chest to the arms, the hem was decorated with gorgeous crystal cloth, and there were strings of tourmaline beads around the skirt.
Mu Lanzhi took a fancy to this wedding dress at a glance, but strangely, Zhong Qiao did not agree to use it as the main dress of his wedding. Although Mu Lanzhi felt very unhappy, due to Zhong Qiao's strong opposition, she could only listen to her fiancΓ©'s opinion, and finally chose another wedding dress. But although the other wedding dresses are high-end, she always feels that they are not as good as the out-of-print wedding dress.
After getting married, Mu Lanzhi flew to the United States with Zhong Qiao and began his newlywed life. However, to her disappointment, she did not feel the sweetness of the newlywed at all, only the calm of autumn water.
In those days in the United States, Zhong Qiao devoted himself to his studies, and there was almost no communication with Mu Lanzhi.
If it weren't for the elders of the family who had spoken first, let them give birth to a son and then return to Ruicheng, it seemed unlikely that she and Zhong Qiao would have become a veritable husband and wife.
The birth of his son finally brought joy and expectation to the family, and Zhong Qiao also changed a lot from his usual cold attitude, Mu Lanzhi could see that Zhong Qiao loved this son very much.
In fact, if Zhong Qiao was willing, Mu Lanzhi was willing to give him a few more children, but she rarely waited for her husband's warmth.
In the United States, the married life with this man is such a turbulent backwater-like life, Zhong Qiao always likes to sit and think alone, and rarely communicates with Mu Lanzhi, and this mental depression once made Mu Lanzhi think that it was caused by too much pressure as Zhong Qiao, who was about to take over the head of Golden Harvest.
Three years after marriage, Zhong Zimu was also two years old, Zhong Qiao completed his studies and decided to return to China with Mu Lanzhi. Mu Lanzhi once happily thought that her good days were coming.
But when she returned to Ruicheng, Mu Lanzhi found that her husband was more reticent, and the busyness of work seemed to be more difficult to get out of than the busyness of school, Zhong Qiao came home late every day, and her husband especially liked to go to a villa that had been purchased before marriage and had now been transferred to his son's name.
Although she knew the address there, she had never been there because the villa was Zhong Qiao's personal property before marriage.
But one day, Mu Lanzhi heard Zhong Qiao's conversation with someone, and asked the other party if he found it. Hearing the other party's response that he had not found the news, Zhong Qiao's face instantly darkened. Could it be that the husband is looking for someone?
Mu Lanzhi finally became suspicious, and on this day, Mu Lanzhi decided to go to the villa that had been transferred to her son's name to have a look to see if there was a secret of her husband there.