When Duan Xuchu called me, I had just parked my car in the maple forest, and he said on the other side of the phone that the baby in Wei's womb had been born successfully, a boy, and he asked me if I would have time to attend their son's full moon banquet in a month.

In the past year, in order to restore the vitality of the Pei family's chaebol, I have worked day and night, and the distance between me and Duan Xuchu and the others has become more and more distant, and sometimes I have dinner with me, but I have not found time.

Later, Duan Xuchu stopped bothering me, and slowly I withdrew from their world, and sometimes when we met, we just nodded to each other and didn't communicate much.

Once Duan Xuchu and I were good brothers from birth to death, I once thought that I would never be able to let go of that past for the rest of my life, and I was stuck in a state of depression for a long time, until now I am a stranger, so naturally it is logical, I found that it is not as difficult to let go of all this as I imagined.

And at this moment, I remembered that since I wished Wei Wei Wei to be pregnant on the phone, I never took the initiative to contact them, and when I heard Duan Xuchu say this, I took my laptop and quickly flipped out the recent itinerary, and found that there was really no time that day.

"I don't know if I can rush back, if not, I'll send the gift too." My voice is faint, just like I have treated anyone else in this year, I am not close to me, like Pei Tingqing.

Before I suffered that prison disaster, I still hated Pei Tingqing, even if he later admitted to the outside world that my mother and my son, I did not agree with his way of acting, and now the sad thing is that I have become the second Pei Tingqing.

In the short few days in prison, I have been reflecting on what I wanted, the woman I loved the most did not get it, and the dearest mother also left me, at that time I thought that Duan Xuchu was also in a catastrophe, for which I was annoyed that I could not do anything.

If I am still the third young man of the Pei family, calling for wind and rain and infinite scenery, how can I even rely on Mu Yuxiu to hear news? How can I not even protect the people I want to protect? How could I be so depressed that I can't protect myself........... It was also at this time that I could realize that Pei Tingqing couldn't help himself over the years, and he taught me a sentence, "If you want to protect the people you want to protect, you must first become strong enough." ”

Take Duan Xuchu as an example, he can disband M2K, he has enough money, he doesn't need to work hard outside for business at all, he can accompany Wei Weiyi and their children at home every day, but if he even gives up the Duan family's chaebol, it is equivalent to losing the ability to call the wind and rain, then if Wei Wei has any accidents again, what he can rely on is not his own strength, but the help of a few friends.

Once there is a crisis, turn to others for help, is this what Duan Xuchu hoped?

No.

If possible, no one wants to trouble others.

As I said to Pei Yanjin and the others that day, I am afraid that one day I will not even be able to pay for a meal, I am worried that the world will soon forget the three young people of the Pei family, I have to look at their faces and act, I have to ask for help when I am in difficulty............... In this case, I learned that power and status are not the most important, but they are also indispensable.

I looked at what I couldn't let go of from this perspective, and I finally forgave Pei Tingqing for what he did, when he admitted me and my mother to the outside world as I wished, but then when I really had nothing, I realized that this was not what I wanted.

No one will look down on Pei Yanqiao, who is in a state of decline, powerless, and powerless, including Wei Wei, who also hopes that I can come out of the past.

I did it, but my state of mind has changed——— I still care about them, I pay attention to them, but I will not intervene in their lives anymore, if they are in trouble, I will still help them without hesitation, but I will keep my distance from them on weekdays, not near or disturb.

How many late nights in this year, I often stand alone in Pei's building, overlooking the whole city from the highest place, I did not lose myself in money and power, I just looked down on the love and love, joys and sorrows of the world, I finally became the most unattainable legend in the eyes of the outside world, and also the loneliest and lonely one, as if I was immortal, not dead or hurt.

I opened the window, and a long road stretched to the end of the road, and I was alone in the maple forest with this car, and the rustle of the maple leaves was in my ears.

The red maple leaves fell on the roof of the car, and I looked at the whole maple forest, and from noon until dusk, I did nothing, and drove away calmly.

I think I'll come here every year after that.

I drove to another place.

This is a birch forest, I sat quietly in the driver's seat, looking through the car window at the white bamboo fence door a few hundred meters away, the outside was full of roses, at this time the owner was probably not at home, the lights in the house were not on, I stayed for nearly two hours, and drove away as I came.

When I returned to China the next day, the eldest lady of the Yi family waited there and handed me a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

I greeted her smile that was more delicate than flowers, and only glanced at her faintly, accompanied by several subordinates around me, I strode forward in a black suit, but after getting into the car, the eldest lady of the Yi family still sat next to me.

I turned on my laptop to deal with the emails I received in the last few hours, and the eldest lady of the Yi family didn't care if I was listening or not, telling me about our marriage, seeing that I ignored her for a long time, she hugged my arm and asked me with a smile: "Yanqiao, what do you say?" ”

"There is no wedding." I threw out these four words, quietly withdrew my arm, my eyes were still on the computer screen, I didn't even look at the eldest lady of the Yi family, my tone and expression were very indifferent, "You should also know that I am with you, I just want to use the wealth of your Yi family, and now you have no use value for me, so our relationship ends here." ”

As Miss Yi said, she only saw the word "transaction" in my eyes, and I didn't plan to marry Miss Yi from the beginning, I just used this so-called business marriage to achieve my goals.

It is undeniable that it was the Yi family who helped the Pei family chaebol through the difficulties this year, but now I am no longer a person who knows how to repay my kindness, and I have naturally played with the feelings of the eldest lady of the Yi family. (Of course, it has always been her wishful thinking, and the closest thing I have with her is just holding hands when necessary.) ）

The eldest lady of the Yi family turned very pale, and she was full of humiliation, biting her lip and glaring at me with hatred.

I closed my laptop, and then I looked at her, and before she could speak, I said to her indifferently: "I think I need to tell you personally, a few hours ago, the Pei family chaebol has successfully annexed your Yi family, presumably your parents don't want you to be sad, and have not told you that the Yi family had a problem as early as a month ago, and in a few hours, your father will probably be imprisoned." ”

The eldest lady of the Yi family changed her face when she heard this, and she raised her arm to slap me, but I easily grabbed her and looked at her angry face calmly.

She didn't pull it back for a long time, stared at me angrily, her eyes were red, and she asked me almost chokedly: "I'm wholeheartedly devoted to you, even if you don't like me, why do you want to attack Yi's?" ”

"No, it's just that Yi's is a piece of fat and I want to swallow it." After I finished saying this to the eldest lady of the Yi family, I didn't give her time to question, and I motioned to the driver in front of me to stop.

After the car door opened, I let go of Miss Yi's wrist, pushed her down, and let the driver drive.

In the rearview mirror, the eldest lady of the Yi family fell to the ground in embarrassment, and under the scorching sun of July, people came and went looking at her, her figure was thin and delicate.

I closed my eyes faintly.

***

A month later, I saw Pei Yanjin and Ning Xiao at the full moon banquet of Duan Xuchu and Wei's only son.

They came with a little girl of four years old, very delicate and beautiful, and it is said that she was adopted.

I was late for more than half an hour because of work, and after entering, a group of them were already pushing the cups and changing the lamps, and the whole room was full of conversation and laughter, handsome men and beautiful women and children from various families, it was really a warm picture.

But it's only been a short year, but I feel that I haven't seen Duan Xuchu and Wei Wei for many years, just like Duan Xuchu and Wei Wei's wedding banquet two years ago, they are still a pair and happy, only I am still alone.

After I walked over, I bowed my head to Pei Yanjin, indifferent and detached, and Pei Yanjin should have come out of the pain of hurting him, and his attitude towards me was not close.

In the most tired time of the year, I always wondered, if Pei Yanjin was still by my side and guarded me in the name of my brother, would I not be so hard and lonely?

But it's just a fleeting thought, Pei Yanjin has his own life, I can't accept a man's like, I can only hurt him with the most cruel words, push him away, as long as I hope he has a good life, to pursue what he wants.

During this time, I always recall my teenage years with Pei Yanjin, when he didn't like me, he still had his first girlfriend, and the three of us were together for such a youthful and wanton time.

But since I pushed Pei Yanjin away from me, whether it is getting along with people or intrigue in the business field, I have become the second Pei Tingqing——— ambitious and unscrupulous.

I seek supreme power and status, and the people around me are either pushed away by me or actively alienated from me............ In short, I have lived like Pei Tingqing, and I have lived like I used to dislike the most, the three young people of the Pei family, who used to be free and free and cynical, have long been drowned in the torrent of time.

We can't go back.

After only half an hour at the dinner table, I received a phone call and went back to deal with the company's affairs, without even having time to look at Duan Xuchu and Wei Wei's only son.

Soon after, I was contacted by a male screenwriter who wanted me to offer him a grudge between me and a few other people, and he was going to make a TV series.

The other party is a very capable male screenwriter, not only persuaded Duan Xuchu to sell the copyright to him, but he also took out the bargaining chips, and finally made me make a concession.

After I annexed the Yi family, and after the end of the Yi family, in just half a year, with my worth and the Pei family chaebol behind me, more women were upside down, but I was not interested in them, I was always lukewarm, and rejected one celebrity girl after another.

So there were rumors in the outside world that the controller of the Pei family's chaebol likes men, but I never paid attention to it and still remained single.

I think I'll probably be like this for the rest of my life.

Two years later, I was invited to a best-selling magazine to do an interview about me, and I was asked by the hostess about relationships, what type of women I liked, and why I am 34 years old but still not married and in love.

I laughed, it was the first time I had laughed in a few years, and it hooked the soul of the young hostess.

I gave this answer to all the women who had fantasies about me, "Because the woman I love the most in my life and the best brother are happy, and it doesn't matter to me how I am." ”

Maybe there are only a few people in this world who can understand what I'm talking about, right?

***

Three years later, the TV series "The World's First First Love", adapted from the love story of Duan Xuchu and Wei Wei, was broadcast.

That night, it was snowing heavily outside the window, and I sat in the study and watched Duan Xuchu, Pei Yanjin, and Wei Weiyi in my youth.......... All the people and stories, the second male who is so strange that it is not me, and I have never known them.

There is a scene in it where I went back to the red maple forest, I sat on the tall maple tree with the words engraved, buried my head in the crook of my arm, my shoulders trembled, and the red maple leaves around me flew, and the rustling sound was accompanied by my crying.

In the fragment of memories, I sat with Wei Wei in the maple forest that day, the ground was covered with a thick layer of red maple leaves, Wei Wei raised his face and closed his eyes, quiet and soft.

In fact, I never did this, it was just a scene that the screenwriter himself added, but at this moment I was sitting in the huge, brightly lit study, and I put my fist to my lips, and tears were rolling down my eyes.

A beautiful soft piano note is played at this time, looping the background music like this:

Dark clouds cast a shadow on our hearts

I listen to the mood that has been silent for a long time

Clear and transparent

It's like a beautiful landscape

It's always in the memories that I can see clearly

Can the broken heart continue to love me?

I forcefully took my warm hands

The past is gentle

It's been locked in time

There is only lingering sadness left

The slowly falling maple leaves are like missing

I lit a candle to warm the autumn at the end of the year

Auroras plunder the horizon

The north wind blows and thinks of your face

I burned my love to fallen leaves

But he couldn't get back to the familiar face

“...............”

The red rain wafting on the mountainside

withered with the north wind

I gently swayed the wind chimes

I want to awaken the abandoned love

Snowflakes have covered the ground

I'm afraid that the maple leaves outside the window have frozen over

The slowly falling maple leaves are like missing

I lit a candle to warm the autumn at the end of the year

Auroras plunder the horizon

The north wind blows and thinks of your face

I burned my love to fallen leaves

But he couldn't get back to the familiar face

The slowly falling maple leaves are like missing

Why should it be redeemed before winter comes?

Love you through time

Two lines from the tears of late autumn

Let love permeate the ground

All I want is you by my side

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The end of the first article.