Not long after returning to the base, it was almost Christmas 2017.

For Yang Fan, Christmas doesn't mean anything. Because in his heart, the other meaning of that day is 10,000 times more important than Christmas, even though the heroine of his life is no longer there.

After discussing with Evan, Yang Fan decided that no tasks would be arranged around Christmas, which is also the tradition of Group B, and the brothers will have free referencing for the next two weeks before and after Christmas.

After New Year's Day, the person in charge of each region should go to his or her region to implement the operation of the branch. The business of the headquarters was left to Evan, Kevin, and Daniel, and everyone was to meet at the San Francisco headquarters in mid-January.

In these years, except for urgent tasks, almost all the people in Group B have spent it together. Because of this, they hardly have time to spend well with their families.

This year, everyone finally had the opportunity to spend more time with their relatives, but what they were most worried about was Yang Fan. For the sake of the future plan, Yang Yan must hide for the time being, and Yang Fan must try to meet her as much as possible, so as not to expose the illusion that he has created with great difficulty.

What's more, the person who was once the most important in Yang Fan's life can no longer continue to accompany him. At this moment, Yang Fan is the loneliest.

Evan, Kevin, Sokolov, Ali, Daniela, and Natalie all invited Yang Fan to spend Christmas with them, but Yang Fan all refused. It's not that he's afraid to disturb everyone, but in his heart that no one can replace Anna, especially when he once considered the most important day of his life.

In this world, almost anything can find a replacement, only the feelings that can't be let go or are unwilling to let go, there is no replacement! On this day, Yang Fan would rather spend it alone.

Equally lonely is Irina. Yang Fan felt very sorry for her, so he gave Xiao Qi, Xiao Jiu and Thomas to her, so that she would at least have a place to go and someone to accompany her.

Han Long and Zhao Erhu originally wanted to be by Yang Fan's side, they wanted to accompany Yang Fan to go racing, paint, or do anything, but Yang Fan also refused. He felt that he couldn't always occupy his brothers' time, everyone needed to relax, and they all needed to find what they liked.

Yang Fan and Han Long agreed to go to Xiangjiang City together after New Year's Day. The operation of SK's Asian branch needs to be finalized, and the house of Yang Fan and the three people also needs to sign the purchase procedures.

Han Long and Zhao Erhu knew Yang Fan's temper, and since he refused, the two of them did not force it. They plan to go to San Francisco together and spend Christmas with Bruce.

On the second day after returning to the base, the members of Group B left the base one after another. Irina also gave herself a vacation in advance, and drove Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu to Thomas.

In the dormitory, Yang Fan sat alone on the sofa.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that everything around him was cold, the sofa, the coffee table, the wardrobe, the TV, everything was cold, gray, and meaningless.

These things have never been alive, but man is alive, so everything he sees is also alive, meaningful, joyful, or sad.

But at this moment, Yang Fan suddenly felt that life had no meaning and lost his sense of everything. He didn't know what to ask for, and he didn't want to do anything.

Looking blankly at everything in front of him, Yang Fan felt that everything had lost its color. Anna once said that when a person is born, the world is gray, and when he meets the person he likes, his world will slowly become colorful.

Yang Fan has never experienced this kind of life with the feeling of gray becoming brilliant and colorful, but he now understands the process of the color of life gradually dimming.

The heart is dead, that's probably what it feels like. He even wondered if those who wanted to commit suicide might feel the same way in the moment before committing suicide.

"Knock-knock" A knock on the door woke Yang Fan up.

Evan walked in, he sat next to Yang Fan, was silent for a moment, and finally spoke: "Boss, I don't know what to say. I...... Helped you book a ticket to Ukraine. But feel free to ...... if you want."

"Thank you, Evan." Yang Fan said lightly.

Evan sighed softly, "Boss, I'm going to go to San Francisco tomorrow to spend Christmas with Ali and them when I'm done." Bruce and Parker will probably go too. Do you want to ......?"

"No need." Yang Fan shook his head and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Evan." I just want to be quiet. Perhaps, after I figure it out, I'll go to Chinatown to meet you. ”

"That'...... Oh well, boss. We're always there for you as long as you need it! ”

"Okay, thank you."

Yang Fan nodded slightly, and then asked, "Evan, Kelly is dead." Is T3 going to take over his arms business? ”

"Oh, it won't! Boss, you know, we're mainly dealing in American gear. Kelly deals mainly in Russian-style equipment, and his main forces are in Ukraine and Russia, which we are not very familiar with.

And, we're working with the S-girls if we do swallow up Kelly's arms business. In that case, the power of the T3 will indeed increase significantly, but we will also be the heart of those politicians. This is not a good thing for T3 in the long run. You know why. ”

"I see." Yang Fan nodded.

He understood what Evan meant, T3 was already No. 1 in the arms deal, and the strength of mercenaries and intelligence was enough to put pressure on anyone who tried to control them. If she were to annex the arms business, which originally belonged to Kelly, then S would probably think that T3 was out of her control and see T3 as an invisible adversary.

When working with politicians, it is important to lower your posture appropriately. Both John and Evan are well aware of this unspoken rule, so they won't make themselves a thorn in the side of S at this time.

Evan continued: "Actually, Kelly died. The small arms dealers who had been working for him began to carve up his power. Hey, even if the arms kingdom that Kelly worked so hard to build will collapse, T3 has no real opponents. For us, that's enough. ”

"You're right. Evan, you're really ripe. ”

Evan waved his hand and said, "Hey." I hear my father say this every day, but I don't want to learn it. Boss, just leave this to my father and they will take care of it. That, if you figure it out, feel free to contact me. ”

"Okay, I got it. Thank you, Evan. ”

Evan wanted to say something, but he hesitated, just sighed softly, got up and left Yang Fan's dormitory.

That night, after much thought, Yang Fan left the base alone and boarded a plane to Ukraine.

Among these brothers in Group B, Evan may be the one who understands Yang Fan's emotional world, and he is grateful for Evan's ticket because he has made a decision for himself that he dare not make.

Anna is like an addictive poison to Yang Fan, and only she can temporarily relieve Yang Fan's inner pain, but this relief is short-lived, and even greater pain will follow.

Even so, Yang Fan didn't hesitate to drink it, because no matter how much pain it was, it was better than the hopelessness in his heart.

Going to see Anna means that all the efforts Yang Fan has made to adjust himself before will be in vain, and he will fall into great pain for a long time after this. In fact, for this kind of torture, Yang Fan never thought of escaping, he would rather live in pain forever, so that he could still feel that Anna was by his side.

It's just that the task of genetic weapons has reached the most critical moment, and Yang Fan has to force himself to stay calm and temporarily suppress the kind of longing for Anna. But on this special day, Yang Fan couldn't support it, and he decided to meet his lover. Even if it would cause him great pain, he didn't care.

At 10 o'clock in the evening of the 24th, Yang Fan's plane landed in Kyiv. Out of the airport, Yang Fan took a ride to Anna's cemetery.

Westerners treat cemeteries very differently than Easterners, and they don't see cemeteries as places of terror.

On the contrary, because of the beautiful environment of the cemetery, there are many people who take a leisurely stroll. It's just that it's close to the wee hours of the morning, and it's Christmas, so few people come here at this time.

Anna's grave is at the foot of a mountain. When you enter the main entrance of the cemetery, you will see a high mountain in front of you, and even in the moonlight, the black mountain still gives people a feeling of oppression.

Below the mountain, the dim light of a grave keeper's dwelling reflected the half-green, half-yellow trees in one corner of the mountain.

Not far from the grave keeper's house were tombstones, and under each one lived a good soul, and Anna lived in the one closest to the foot of the mountain.

Anna has always liked to be quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed. So there are no other tombstones around her tombstone, which seems lonely, but in fact it is quiet.

Yang Fan walked straight to Anna's tombstone, his mood was extremely excited, and his heart was twice as excited with every step forward. Anna has been away from him for 254 days, and during these days, Yang Fan has never forgotten any details about her.

Even if they meet in a dream, Yang Fan can clearly remember what Anna looks like every time she appears. Today, he finally has the opportunity to come to his lover again.

At this moment, Yang Fan was most envious of the grave keeper, he didn't know if there was a grave keeper's lover in this cemetery. If there is, it's a happy career. In that case, what a blessing it is for him to be able to stay by his lover's side until he dies.

Anna's tombstone stood there quietly, the moonlight was shining, and Yang Fan could vaguely see Anna's gentle smiling face on the tombstone.

A small patch of dirt in front of the tombstone was still soft, and a few small flowers were tenacious and lonely in the bitter cold, looking lonely and resilient in the moonlight. The lawn around the tombstone has solidified yellow, but there are also a few small green trees that have been guarding Anna.

Yang Fan looked at the tombstone in a daze and was silent for a long time, then took out a tissue and carefully wiped Anna's tombstone. He felt that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a lover in front of Anna, and that he had not been able to take good care of and accompany Anna, which was the biggest regret of his life. So until he fulfilled his lover responsibilities, he would never dare to say a word to Anna.

Soon, Anna's tombstone had been wiped spotlessly, except for the few incomparably pure tears that had just fallen.

Yang Fan sat in front of Anna's tombstone, Buddha touched Anna's smiling face on the tombstone, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, this was the first time Yang Fan smiled from the bottom of his heart since Anna left.

"Anna, I'm back, I've come to see you. On this most important day of your life, I'm back!

Do you remember? That Christmas Eve two years ago, at Jason's house. I promised you that I would be with you for your birthday this year! I kept my promise, but you ...... Anna, I miss you so much......"

Yang Fan wanted to rush up and hug Anna's tombstone, but he was afraid that he would destroy the flowers and plants around the tombstone, he couldn't be by Anna's side forever, let alone destroy these Anna's only friends.

Tears flowed down Yang Fan's cheeks, passing through Yang Fan's heart, and seeping into Anna's heart with his love and remorse.

Before coming here, Yang Fan had a lot to say to Anna. But when he actually saw Anna, he couldn't say a word, maybe he was waiting for Anna to say something, or maybe he was waiting for Anna to give him some guidance.

In the past, when the two got along, Anna could always guess what Yang Fan was thinking and guess what he wanted to know, and Yang Fan never bothered about how to talk to Anna. But now, Anna can't take care of herself and tolerate herself as much as before.

On the tombstone, Anna's smiling face is as usual, like the comfort every time Yang Fan encounters difficulties, and like the care he cares for every time he needs care. The person he loved the most lay quietly here, waiting for him.