Mr. Chan passed away five months after I answered his three questions.

Even now, when I look back, I can still vividly remember the bright sunlight through the glass window when I woke up that morning, when I received the call of Mr. Chen's death, and the crisp and pleasant cry of the yellow warbler outside the window.

Amid the sound of birdsong, I sighed, looked out the window, and hung up the phone.

Mr. Chen was gone after all.

When a person dies, everything becomes nothing.

Two months before Mr. Chen left, the position of chairman of Sanxin Company had been handed over to Manager Tang, and I was still my general manager in the branch.

The company is developing very well, even without Mr. Chen's clever planning, the company is still developing steadily, business is booming, and everything has not changed much.

It's like Mr. Chen hasn't gone yet.

Of course, there are some small changes, that is, Wang Feng, who used to work with me, replaced Manager Tang's original position and became the manager of the production department. Just like Wang Fatzi said, after so many years of mixing, he finally got out of the mix.

I also attended Mr. Chen's funeral. But it didn't touch me much, because there weren't many people I knew at the funeral, and listening to them talk about Mr. Chen's past, I felt even more lonely. Looking at those people smiling and talking about Mr. Chen's past, I just felt that they didn't understand anything, they didn't understand Mr. Chen at all.

I don't know the unknown side of him.

That funeral ended like that, and I said that the funeral was just a formal ceremony, and that the one who really deserved my remembrance was the one who would never come back.

Three days later, Mr. Chen's funeral ended.

And my life has returned to peace.

Of course, the day after Mr. Chen's funeral, a lawyer surnamed Guo came to me and told me that before Mr. Chen died, he made a will to give me 20% of the shares he originally owned in the company, and the rest to his son, who was studying in the United States.

Mr. Chan made it clear that he wanted me to take care of the company for him, and until the last moment before he died, he still trusted me.

That was Mr. Chen's last wish, I couldn't refuse, I finally accepted Mr. Chen's heavy burden, and I will carry it on my back in the future.

There was a time when every time I saw the black Porsche parked alone in front of the company, I would always think of Mr. Chen, his deep smile when he was alive, his gentle words, and the tall back when he got out of the car and walked towards me when I first saw him.

Three weeks later, the Porsche was gone.

At that time, I suddenly knew in great panic that Mr. Chen was really gone.

There's no going back.

Like those who have walked and gone in my life.

There are some things and people that you can never grasp, and what you can have is just that little precipitation in your memory.

Mr. Chen's death caused a faint ripple in the course of my life, but no matter what kind of ripples, in the end, the vulgar and the passage of time will slowly turn back to calm.

I still have to live as usual, with Jiaqi as usual...... Oh, and of course there's one more person, and that's Mayike.

Maik's father died sooner than I thought, and as Maike's father's attending physician said, he didn't make it to the end of the year. It turned out that the doctor's words were right, and Maike's father still didn't survive the cold winter after all.

Just three days before the end of the year, he died.

After getting the news, I rushed to the hospital overnight and stayed by Ma Yike's side, encouraging her and comforting her.

In the most difficult moment of Ma Yike's life, I accompanied her and gave her the greatest courage and encouragement.

Until her father's funeral was over, until she smiled again.

On the fourth day after Mayike's father's funeral, Mayike came to my house, full of luggage and dressed in the bright clothes I had bought when I had accompanied her shopping.

When I saw Ma Yike appear at my door, I smiled and said to her, "Yo, what day is today, dressed so beautifully?"

And Ma Yike just looked at me, smiling faintly, just like she did the first day she saw me.

"Xiaodong, I'm back, are you still willing to let me ...... Do you work here, do you want to be a nanny, or a maid...... I'll do it well. I won't do anything like that before. ”

"What do you say, come in, as long as you don't leave, you will always be welcome in my family. I smiled and said to Ma Yike.

The happiest thing to see Ma Yike was of course Jiaqi, when he saw Ma Yike come back, he immediately jumped out like a rabbit, laughed and grabbed Ma Yike's thigh, squinted his eyes and screamed: "Sister Coco is coming back to you, I miss you so much!

Seeing Jiaqi's excited move, Ma Yike and I both looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

After that, our days went back to the past year,

I go to work in the company, Ma Yike takes care of Jiaqi at home, and on weekends and holidays, we go out shopping, go to the city to play, go to the children's park, zoo, and lake garden to spend a happy and leisurely time.

The sun shone across the four quarters of the sky, and my years shone brightly.

The barriers of the past have been lifted, and our days are back to the way they were, as if the world had become smaller. I, Jiaqi, and Ma Yike are this world.

Day after day, month after month, we lived like this, happy, leisurely, with occasional little contradictions, but in the end we finally returned to calm and understanding, as if this was my passing years.

Maybe many people will think that I will end up with Ma Yike like that, become boyfriend and girlfriend from then on, and then go to the palace of marriage...... This may be the wish of many people.

Or in a way, I understand that desire.

But the results I want to tell you are not what you imagined.

For a long time after Maiko came back, we were really friendly as before, we lived together, talked and laughed together, and had a very comfortable time.

However, through the gender barrier, we have always been just friends, and we have stopped at that level of relationship.

I didn't pursue Ma Yike, but just spent it with her, spent it together, accompanied her through the most difficult years of her life, and spent the best years of her life with her.

And Ma Yike also fulfilled her promise to me, after losing her father, after suffering so many setbacks in life, she still lived happily, regained confidence in life, and did not feel as depressed and desperate as at the beginning, gradually, she began to become cheerful, become lively, hear bad jokes, laugh out loud, see funny TV episodes, and laugh heartily, just like all girls, just like Jiaqi.

For a long time, Ma Yike has followed her promise to me, she is with me, taking care of Jiaqi, witnessing Jiaqi's growth day by day with me, watching Jiaqi become more and more sensible, from a silly little stupid child to a little clever little girl.

Ma Yi has never left me, he has never left Jiaqi.

Until before Jiaqi went to elementary school.

I parted ways with Ma Yike more than a year after I met her.

It was also a week before Jiaqi went to elementary school.

It was a season of autumn breezes, just like I remember the day Mr. Chen left, I also remember clearly, although the weather forecast that day was cloudy, but in fact the weather was surprisingly clear that day, I remember that the blue sky was high and far away, there was not a trace of clouds, the cool autumn wind gusted, and the faces were cool and comfortable.

On that sunny autumn afternoon, I was saying goodbye to Ma Yike.

That afternoon, I accompanied Ma Yike to the suburban train station, and in front of the train carriage, we said our final goodbyes.

Ma Yike was admitted to the teaching certificate, and she successfully applied for a job at a university in another country and became a qualified English teacher. From now on, she will leave this city that has brought her too many memories and concerns, and go to another city to work and find her new life.

"Do you really want to leave? Why don't you stay...... It's fine at my house, too, I won't mind...... And Kiki can't live without you anymore. ”

I was silent and hesitated for a long time before sending Ma Yike to the carriage, but finally said this to Ma Yike.

"Xiaodong, this is not like what you said last night, last night, you smiled and congratulated me on being admitted to the teaching certificate. ”

Wearing a plain shirt, a sun hat, and a red suitcase, Ma Yike smiled indifferently at me, showing his white teeth, and said.

"Hehe, I was happy for you at that time...... But now I think ...... You really don't have to leave, you can get a job here and do well, don't you?"

Ma Yike smiled at me, patted my forehead, and said, "Don't say stupid things, you are always swaying, this habit I have said to you several times, it's not good." You know that, too. I can't stay with you forever, and I'm going to live my own life. You better wish me luck. ”

At this moment, a tall and thin ticket inspector outside the carriage came over and urged Ma Yike and me a little anxiously.

"Hey, you two, if you want to get on the train, hurry up and check your ticket, the train is about to leave. ”

The other party's voice was very heavy, which made me and Ma Yike stunned for a moment.

Ma Yike also looked down at his watch, with a surprised expression on his face.

"Ah, it's so late, there was a lot of delay on the way, Xiaodong, I'm really leaving. Seeing how little time was left on her watch, Ma Yike's expression became serious, and she looked up and looked at me apologetically.

I looked at Ma Yike, my heart fluctuated, after more than a year of getting along, when it was time to say goodbye, I didn't know what to say.

"Oh, by the way, Xiaodong, I forgot to give you this, you accept it, it should be regarded as a souvenir. After looking at me quietly for a second, Ma Yike suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly opened a plastic bag she was carrying in her hand, and took out a wooden photo frame from it.

"Peace all my life. ”

"It took me days to finish this cross-stitch, so you have to take it. Ma Yike blinked, smiled and handed me the cross-stitch, and lowered her voice and said, "Apologize to Kiki for me, just say that Sister Coco is leaving, and will come back to see her in the future, so that she doesn't cry." ”

Looking at the cross-stitch that Ma Yike unfolded in front of me, I don't know why, I felt an indescribable emotion. It was a shock that shook my whole body.

I felt like my whole heart was beating violently and my whole being was burning.

After more than a year of getting along, from the first encounter and acquaintance, to the series of contradictions caused later, and then to the final release of ice and snow, it turns out that we have come such a long way and left such a long footprint.

The cross-stitch in front of us is simple, but it represents hundreds of days and moons and countless memories between us.

How many memories do you have?

I reached out and gently took the cross-stitch that Ma Yike had handed me, but my hand sank.

I looked at Ma Yike silently, but I saw the moist glint in her clear eyes, but she was still smiling.

At that moment, I suddenly understood her mood, and she was smiling forcibly.

After all, she still knows that she shouldn't stay with me, and after all, she still knows that I and she are not people of the same world.

So she chose to leave anyway.