I seemed to be able to see how anxious Ade on the other end of the phone was when he told me about Xiao Ai's marriage. He is one of the few good friends of mine, and he has always been concerned about me and Xiao Ai. But, for some reason, I was calm. My calmness stems from the fact that I don't believe that Xiao Ai will get married in such a short time. The way she spoke to me in the hospital room that night is still vivid, and I believe that she loved me, not just superficially. And I'm the same, so I'm not going to believe it at all.

After a moment of silence, I said to Ade, "Are you sure that your guest is not mistaken?" ”

"If it were someone else, I would suspect that he was wrong, but Ruyi is such a beautiful girl, and it is not easy for ordinary people to admit their mistakes...... Oh, by the way, he also said that Ruyi's eyes were wrapped in gauze when he got married, and that couldn't be wrong, right? ”

I raised my head, but as soon as I closed my eyes, I seemed to see the scenes when Xiao Ai got married, but these scenes were broken, and those cracks were Xiao Ai's suffering. There has been so much beauty between us, how could she give up so lightly, leaving me alone in Nanjing to grieve and bear this pain alone?

"Ah Qiao, are you hesitating and roaring, or are you thinking about something else, why don't you say a word?"

"I don't know what to say."

"It's so heartbroken?"

"It's not...... I'm going to Taipei once in the next few days, and I want to meet her whether she's really married or fake. ”

"I think so too, after all, I once really loved, even if we can't be together in the end, I have to give each other an explanation...... I'll wait for you to come, and then accompany you to Hsinchu County to find Xiao Ai. ”

……

Ending the call with Ade, I put my right hand on my face and wiped it over it. But those feelings that are stuffed in my heart linger. So I took the bottle of chilled mineral water from Chen Yi, who had been standing beside me and did not leave, and then poured the whole bottle on my head...... I lay on the ground and looked at the night sky with a dead heart......

Chen Yi wiped the water off my face with a tissue paper, and asked with concern, "Who gave you the phone just now?" …… What is married and not married? ”

I gasped heavily, and only replied for a long time: "Xiao Ai got married in Taipei...... Just yesterday......"

"Married! …… Who is she married to? ”

"Who else can she talk to, it was Yuan Zhen who took her out of Nanjing...... Maybe I should have guessed that this would be the end a long time ago. No matter how much I love her, I can't get past her mother's level, especially after all these things that hurt her to the point of being incomplete! ”

Chen Yi looked at me with a sad expression, and then also lay down beside me, she completely ignored that the place where we were lying was the street where people came and went, this kind of disregard for the world made the whole world seem to be only the two of us, we couldn't see those fragmentary steps, and we couldn't see the strange eyes.

"Jiang Qiao, you're going to look for her, right?"

"Yes, I don't believe it's true!"

"What about the real and what about the fake? …… I believe that this qiē is her own choice, just like I was at the beginning...... Sometimes, a woman's departure is not because she doesn't love anymore, but because she really feels tired, and we are all afraid of the feeling of not seeing hope in the hurt. ”

"Do you think I shouldn't go? Or is it a burden for her? ”

"That's not what I meant...... No one can stop you from going to her, but if she is really married, don't you add to the pain for yourself? …… After all, you can't let go of her in your heart, but there is no possibility of turning back. Even I don't believe that she married Yuan Zhen because of love, she must have bitterness and helplessness, but your meeting will only magnify this pain...... You calm down and think about it, don't you? ”

I didn't answer because I couldn't calm down.

"Jiang Qiao, have you ever thought about what kind of situation would be the current situation if there were no such and such problems between us at the beginning? …… Are there a lot of things that will be avoided? ”

"Yes, at least I won't go to Taipei to find her, and there won't be a later piano shop, and even Zhao Mu and I don't have to have an unbreakable knot because of her...... But this qiē happened anyway, but doesn't this also show that it is a kind of fate from another side. ”

"Yes, it's fate...... It's just that there are too many twists and turns! ”

I covered my forehead with one hand, and then asked with a wry smile: "Chen Yi, can you sue me, why is the road I have taken so twists and turns?" I've liked you for so many years, but it didn't work...... met Xiao Ai and thought it was love, but in the end he was defeated by the bloody reality...... I've never been half-hearted, but why can't I get a love and then live a normal life that everyone is living? ……”

Chen Yi pondered for a long time before replying: "Yes, why is your fate so twisted and turned?" …… I didn't care about your origins, and I didn't really put what you had into your feelings; Except for love, I didn't think about what to get from you...... However, in the end, it was found that it is not enough for two people to only have love and want to be together, so there is a saying that people who truly love each other may not be together in the end...... In the days when I liked you, I thought it was a joke, but reality taught me a very vivid lesson, and this statement is true...... Because, the relationship between people is too fragile, especially love, it is really a thing that needs to be protected! ”

This is the first time since the breakup that she has talked about our long-lost love in a reflective state, so I have thought about it a lot. If Chen Yi and I hadn't broken up, what kind of life would I be experiencing now?

Perhaps, I wouldn't have brought the difficulties to Xiao Ai again and again, and I wouldn't have hurt her so deeply, she should have become a teacher in Taipei a long time ago, and then stayed by Ruan Su's side and lived a very stable life.

However, it's very strange, why is it not that what I think of at this moment is not what I will do with Chen Yi, but Xiao Ai?

……

After separating from Chen Yi, I returned to the old house and began to pack my bags. I'm going to Taipei once, and I'm going to go once no matter what the results are. Because, not only me, but grandma is also waiting...... My marriage to Xiao Ai is the biggest expectation in her life, how can I sue her that Xiao Ai is already married to someone else at this time? I want at least a justified statement from Xiao Ai.

The next morning, Chen Yi and I returned part of the money we had borrowed from Qiao Ye to the landlord of the piano store, and then the two parties signed a mediation agreement with the police station, which also officially resolved the issue of compensation for the burning of the piano store.

I didn't stop long, and after finishing the affairs in Nanjing, I drove to Shanghai again. After driving hundreds of kilometers, I finally returned to the cancer hospital where my grandmother was treating at noon.

After getting off the elevator, I hurriedly ran to the VIP ward where my grandmother lived, but when I was about to arrive, I heard a noisy voice, one of which seemed to be Jin Qiu, and she said to the other party in a very stern tone: "I don't care what city bureau or provincial bureau you are, this VIP ward is what Dean Wu and Director Jiang promised me...... You'd better not quarrel with me here, and don't affect the patient's feelings. ”

"I don't care about any bullshit, Dean Wu and Director Jiang...... This time the hospitalization was the mother-in-law of our leader, and he instructed that he must be admitted to the VIP ward. If you don't let you, I can only ask our leaders to come forward and talk to you in person...... When the time comes, I'm afraid that everyone will make it look bad...... And, as I said, if you are willing to let me, I can compensate you twice as much for the cost of hospitalization......"

This time it was not Jin Qiu who spoke, but another woman, her voice was soft but there was an inexplicable coercion, and she said to the secretary: "What is the name of your leader...... I don't embarrass you as an errand runner, you call him now, and I'll talk to him personally...... All right? …… But please don't interfere with the patient's rest anymore, this is something I can never forgive! ”

After saying this, the secretary's arrogance was obviously suppressed, and I turned the corner of the wall, and my vision became wider......

I saw a woman in a white shirt and a silver necklace, her hair was in a beautiful coil, and she looked like a well-educated high-end person...... I couldn't connect her with whomever because of that. But the moment I saw her face, I froze......

Because, I saw her, just yesterday, at the gate of that abandoned textile factory!