Ning Lanyin has been in love with Gu Ren for ten years. Say too much, say no less, a whole number.

At that time, Gu Ren was still a financial genius in the third year of Columbia, and he couldn't be regarded as fluttering in white clothes, if she had to describe it, she could only use the word deep. That's right, deep. Walking in the crowd, he felt more mature than his peers, and this was indeed the case, Gu Ren at that time already knew very well what he wanted, or didn't want, when to destroy and when to plunder.

Ning Lanyin met Gu Ren at a meeting of the Department of Economics, the entire conference hall had four doors, front, back, left and right, and she sat in the last row, looking at the unfamiliar faces with anxiety. At that time, Ning Lanyin had just graduated from high school, and it should be the time to enjoy the vacation, and the reason why she came was just to help her eldest brother who had gone to make up the numbers, and when the professor called the name, she pinched her nose and replied. As soon as she finished answering, the boy in the front row turned his head and looked at her with a smile.

"Ning Yuan's sister?"

Unexpectedly, she was asked, Ning Lanyin was flustered for a while, and she only nodded stupidly. What made her stupid was that the moment the silhouette bent the corners of her mouth slightly, she actually felt her heartbeat speed up. Before there was time to sort out the chaotic emotions, there were already people talking on the stage, first briefly introducing the economic mentors or professors who came to audit the universities, and then the boring discussion began. Conventionally, there are 6 questions in the whole class, and the professor chooses who will answer them based on the names on the roll call. Unfortunately, the first one was for Ning Lanyin. The old man with white hair and sideburns repeated his call three times.

“Aa

o

”。

Seeing that no one stood up, Ning Lanyin reacted, it was Ning Yuan's English name. It was like a thunderbolt exploding overhead, and she could already foresee how Ning Yuan wailed and looked at the dwindling credits, crying bitterly, and how she was embarrassed in the eyes of the audience. When the professor called the name for the third time, the boy who had just spoken to her suddenly stood up, speaking authentic and fluent American English, with a calm face.

“Aa

o

Went to the bathroom and I'd be happy to answer this question for him. ”

The boy seemed to be the professor's protégé, and he stood up and spoke so suddenly, but he didn't arouse disgust. The answer seemed to be wonderful, but Ning Lanyin couldn't understand it. Before that, she had never considered that she would study economics, and she hated the smell of copper, including men who smelled of copper. But something seemed to have changed at that moment, and she had an indescribable, strong impulse. Seeing the person in front of her sit down, Ning Lanyin bit her lower lip, tilted her head slightly and said, "Thank you." The other party obviously didn't mean to talk deeply, just nodded to himself, and continued to stare intently at the full English materials in his hand. Where she sits, she could just see his deep angular outline, and then she heard a sentence: The person I love has the most handsome side face in the world. I almost immediately liked this little girl's words.

Before she could retract her eyes, she was seen by the good deeds beside him, who were also Chinese, and as if she had found some fun, she was flirting in Chinese.

"Eh, Gu Ren, the beauty behind you is still looking at you."

Gu Ren understated it, refusing to give each other even a look, and only gently spit out two words.

"Childish."

Only then did Ning Lanyin know from other people's mouths that the person who made her feel her heart beat faster for the first time was called Gu Ren.

Then it was supposed to be a relaxed holiday, but Ning Lanyin began to stay in the house all day without going out, studying those books on financial management borrowed from the library, counting those long series of numbers, and memorizing professional terms, it was like forgetting to sleep and eat, and the body that was not plump in the first place lost ten pounds alive.

A decade-long following followed.

Every birthday in the past ten years, Ning Lanyin will always make a wish. The first year was hoping for a chance to get close to him, and it came true. In the second year, I hoped that he could pay a little attention to her and realized it, and in the third year, I hoped that the two would not break contact. At that time, Gu Ren had already graduated from graduate school, partnered with a friend to open a small company in Washington, and began to work his own. Then, Ning Lanyin was 22 years old, and it was her turn to graduate from graduate school. The day after I got the honorary certificate, I quietly went to Washington alone, and happened to meet Renda for an interview, and the position was a sales executive. So with some lonely bravery, he rose to the position. She will never forget the moment Gu Ren saw her again, the surprise flashed in her eyes, and finally, with her own strength to approach the other party, maybe she will have the opportunity to tell him in person: Gu Ren, I have been working hard, and I have worked hard until one day I am enough to match you.

During this period, Gu Ren's career foundation had been firmly established, but He Yishu suddenly appeared, which brought a lot of impact to Ning Lanyin. After all, over the years, there have really been very few girls around Gu Ren, and men should not allow them, so those wildflowers and weeds can't get close, let alone enter his house. In fact, she has only seen He Yishu a few times, but she can see at a glance that she is a smart woman, even if the other party does not speak, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of style. She was a little timid and lost, but she still mustered up the courage to test intentionally or unintentionally, and the man's answer was always only one.

"Brother's girlfriend."

didn't explain much, but such an emotionless introduction still made Ning Lanyin breathe a sigh of relief.

Ning Lanyin was in the same building, and she got along with Gu Ren for 5 years. She has always admired herself, she never thought that she liked someone and could follow her for such a long time without regrets, and even the other party may not know her careful heart. Although the aura of the two getting along is not intense, she feels that her feelings for him, tsunami and hurricane, can also be unswerving. She also thought that it would be good to stay by his side even like this, and one day his eyes would be fixed on herself, and then she suddenly woke up and said: So you are here.

Ruan En's appearance completely shattered her wishes.

She could feel how different Gu Ren's attitude towards the other party was, and even when she came up to submit the report many times, when she saw him calling, his softened expression and gentle words made Ning Lanyin almost uncontrollable several times. Before, under her cheeky skin, every weekend she would always go to Gu's house to buy vegetables and cook for him like a dutiful little girlfriend, saying that she was taking care of his stomach. Gu Ren is so smart, how can he not see a clue? At most, he treats Ning Lanyin as his sister, and he doesn't want to be involved. So Gu Ren was a little resistant at first, and said several times that the other party didn't listen, but then he really had no choice, so he simply followed her.

But since the girl named Ruan En appeared, her home has never been to her again, not because she doesn't want to, but because the master has spoken.

At the end of a meeting, Gu took the initiative to call her, Ning Lanyin was overjoyed, but she heard the other party's words, "I have already hired a maid for dinner, and I really don't need to make that trip in the future." ”

After getting along for so many years, how could she not understand Gu Ren's principles? That is, not dragging mud and water. I used to think it was unnecessary, but now there is one more person, a person who wants to care, so he can be ruthless and do anything, Ning Lanyin felt that at that moment, her feet were shaking. But Gu Jia, she really never went again, just afraid that it would cause some misunderstanding, which made Gu Ren hate herself and think she was a very scheming girl, she always remembered that once she asked Gu Ren the criteria for choosing a girlfriend, and the other party only had two words: simple.

This torture lasted for a year, until Gu Xiliang picked up Ruan En.

That night, it was the first time Ning Lanyin saw Gu Ren who was so depressed, she helped the man back to her small apartment from the bar, and the other party hugged her, but called Ruan Ruan over and over again.

He shouted heartbreakingly, and she heard it heartbreakingly.

The memory of that night, in fact, Ning Lanyin was a little vague, she forgot who kissed each other first, in short, in the end, it symbolized the purity of 26 years, and it was opened on the pure white sheets. Afterwards, she saw remorse clearly in his eyes. For so many years, Gu Ren has had a fixed woman by her side, but she doesn't mind, she knows that it is just a simple physical need. He never touched the people around him, at least the last thing he wanted to move should be her.

At five o'clock in the morning, the man woke up, looked at the sleeping silhouette of the person around him, got up and dressed without saying a word, his body paused at the door for a while, and finally went out of the door, without a word, not even sorry. But Ning Lanyin opened her eyes after the door rang and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he didn't apologize, because the last thing she needed was to be sorry, after all, everything was her willingness.

It was too quiet, she was a little scared, turned on the radio, and only a morning music channel was playing love songs. That was the first time Ning Lanyin heard that song: ten years.

She is a child with an unknown father and mother, and the Ning family and his wife kindly adopted her from the orphanage and treated her as their own daughter. So since she was a child, Ning Lanyin has been working hard, and in order to keep her homework at the top, she has put in more effort than ordinary people. Coupled with going to college, she has one more motivation, and that is Gu Ren. So in addition to reading or reading in life, all the entertainment in the outside world seems to be insulated with her. People outside say that she is a financial genius on Wall Street, and that she is smart, because they don't understand how much money is behind it. No one is born smart, and if that's the case, why can't she find a way to grab the heart she wants?

The man's low voice came from the radio, singing slowly, as if telling a story full of regrets.

Since you can't stay in your arms, why not enjoy it again and again when you leave, while crying.

Ten years ago, I didn't know you, you didn't belong to me, we were still the same, walking through the streets with a stranger.

……

Her tears almost flowed out, but there was a knock on the door. Ning Lanyin was stunned, and then stepped forward to open it.

The man in front of him was only wearing a shirt, his coat had been thrown away at some point, and his forehead was covered with fine sweat, which should have just been vigorously exercised. He held on to the edge of the door and gasped for breath for a long time before he lowered his head and said, "Let's get married." ”

After waiting for so long, waiting in such a situation, Ning Lanyin didn't know whether to be happy or sad, she should be happy, she should happily rush forward and give the other party a hug. But she didn't, because when he said this, his eyes didn't even dare to look at himself, and she knew that it was just a responsible way. But in the end, she lowered her waist to meet the man's face, gave a smile, and said firmly, "Okay." ”

But on the wedding day, the groom did not appear.

Ning Lanyin was wearing a beautiful wedding dress, holding a heart, the time was getting closer and closer, and there were more and more questions and gossip from the guests in her ears, but no one came to save her. The Ning family and his wife are also face-saving people in the mall, but they are angry but distressed. Then the phone rang, and there was a useless word in the text box.

"I'm sorry, Lan Yin, I'm sorry."

Or wait until the last thing she wants to hear.

Yes, how could she ignore the more uneasy the man's face became the more the wedding date? There is also the single photo that belongs to Ruan En on the desk. He never tried to hide anything from her, never considered cruelty or not. In the final analysis, she lost this love bet, completely.

Gu Ren, is it so uncomfortable to be with me? Do you love her like that? But what to do, even if it is, it seems that I can't stop feeling for you. Do you say that people like to be cheap? What you can't get is always the most wanted. So Gu Ren, the last thing I can do for you, except to help you get the one you miss in your heart, I really can't think of it anymore.

When she saw Gu Xiliang for the first time, Ning Lanyin was a little surprised, although her aura was different from Gu Ren's, they were two brothers after all, and there were some similarities in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. successfully entered the Gu family, and fought a beautiful battle on the same day, leaving a deep impression on the other party. The man smiled at her, and she couldn't help but think of Gu Ren's face.

Twist your thighs hard, and your consciousness will return to reality.

Ning Lanyin deliberately stepped her high heels into the crack of the elevator, trying to test Gu Xiliang's reaction, but the other party called the front desk to help without moving, and told her bluntly, "My wife will be jealous, you can say that I am not a gentleman", at that moment, she knew how many obstacles there would be to intervene between Ruan En and this man. has been saying a lot of things, doing a lot of things, intentionally or unintentionally revealing false information about "like" to the other party, but Gu Xiliang still keeps the best distance from herself, the whole thing seems to be no progress, seeing that the day of returning to the United States is approaching, she almost has to give up.

But on that night, everything seemed to change.

Gu Ren was lying on the hospital bed, he saw her, she also saw him, there was nothing to say in the ward for a while, and in the end, the two of them pretended to be strangers very tacitly. Then Gu Xiliang finally broke out against the petite girl, lost his mind, and went to the bar to get drunk. Ning Lanyin was by her side. He asked her why she hadn't left, and she said I thought you needed comfort, and then it all fell into place.

Looking at the man's approaching face, the mobile phone that had been aligned in advance was recording everything that was happening second by second. She closed her eyes, feeling guilty to the sky, she heard that people said that destroying the marriage was going to hell, but for Gu Ren, didn't she already go to hell? So she's not afraid.

Gu Xiliang's movements stopped a second before he was about to kiss, he pulled her hand away, turned around and continued to stare out the window, and only spoke halfway, his eyes were cold.

"Can a person really love another person without regrets like this? Don't care about what you give? Didn't respond and didn't care? Even if he deceives you, hurts you, ignores your feelings, and hurts you the most, can he ignore it all? ”

Ning Lanyin froze in place, but the man turned his head and smiled at her.

"If you really become my sister-in-law, it doesn't seem like a bad thing."

Ning Lanyin's eyes widened instantly.

Gu Xiliang continued to go down.

"Surprised? In fact, before you entered the Gu clan, I had already investigated it clearly. is obviously a veteran of driving, but he learned to drive at a driving school and deliberately crashed into it. I swore that I would not give anyone any chance to hurt Nguyen, and as long as I didn't allow it, no one could. So how can I not act when there are so many coincidences that are not coincidences? The reason why I didn't debunk it at the first time was just because I wanted to see how far a person could go for the people he loved. The last time I met with the Chinese representative in Switzerland, I also asked President Zhu to test you, but I didn't expect you to be really willing to exchange yourself for Gu's interests. Presumably you will agree, but also because you want to win my favor and gradually expel Ruan En? Then, when she was in despair, did she notify Gu Ren to take advantage of the situation? Ning Lanyin, you have played a good abacus, but you can't help but underestimate me Gu Xiliang. ”

"Actually, I'm envious. I deliberately dragged you to the hospital tonight, thinking that I would watch a good show. But you actually tacitly understood that you didn't even give each other a superfluous look. ”

It's strange that being debunked by others, Ning Lanyin actually felt lighter, and the guilt for Ruan En, an innocent girl, disappeared.

She laughed.

"If you care about her so much, why do you say such heavy things tonight? When the time comes, I really can't catch it back, don't regret it. ”

The man groaned, "I know, the biggest reason is that I can't get past my own level." obviously said that he would only forgive three times, but now that the three times have passed, he still can't bear it. For a moment, I realized that there were some things that I couldn't let go of anymore. But people are awkward creatures, and when they are injured, they want the other party to be in pain too. ”

"She's going to cry tonight."

Yes, he knows, as smart as Gu Xiliang, how could he really not know Ruan En's feelings for him? He was just angry, just sad, he once thought that the only person she could rely on was him, only him.

In this lonely and chaotic city, there are wounds behind everyone's joy, some expose their wounds to the sun, and some choose to lick their wounds alone in a dark corner.