"I love you..." These three short words represent a profound love for a lifetime.
Xi Haitang had no idea that this text message would be the simplest yet most profound treasure in her life. No matter how long the years passed, she would never let it go.
Gu Xijue would not know that sending this text message was the best thing he had ever done in his life. Even if he dreams about it at midnight many years later, even if he sits in an easy chair and stares at the sunset in a daze, he can still miss it.
You can recall a shadow and a name.
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A few years later, Mr. Bernard, the chairman of Europe's largest hedge fund company, passed away. The power struggle at the shareholders' meeting became more intense. Among a group of blond Westerners, Gu Xijue, who exuded a strong oriental tone, competed for the first place.
, entered the banker position as a dark horse, strategized, and finally secured the banker position amidst numerous murderous opportunities.
After the meeting, the first conference room was extremely lonely. Gu Xijue sat in the chief position and lit a cigarette lonely. The faint smell of mint filled the surroundings. I don't know if it was the air that was tainted with his smell, or he was tainted with it.
He felt the loneliness in the air... But only in this way did he feel that the room was not so empty.
Qin Hao pushed the door open, reached out and snatched the cigarette from his fingers, and handed over a glass of water, "Jin Jue is gone, but now you have a company that is ten times more than Jin Jue's net worth, still
not happy?"
Gu Xijue picked up the water glass and took a sip. The cold liquid passed through his throat and reached his heart. He pointed to the heart on his left chest with his left hand, "No matter how much money you have, it still can't fill this place."
Qin Hao sighed slightly, "Xiao Fei is right, love is the greatest wealth. If you lose love, you will become nothing, and no matter how rich you are, you will become a beggar."
Gu Xijue lowered his head and looked at the ring on his ring finger. All that was left was the mottled appearance of time...
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Time goes back to Xi Haitang’s birthday.
"Haitang, happy birthday." Xiao Muyuan reached out and placed a beautifully wrapped small box on Xi Haitang's desk.
"Uh..." Xi Haitang was a little nervous, still a little worried about his gentle kiss three days ago, but he acted very naturally, as if it didn't happen, and she couldn't say anything more.
She picked up the box and lowered her head to open it. Inside was a watch. The style was very simple, without any fancy carvings, but at first glance it was worth a lot of money.
"Senior, thank you, but I have a watch, why are you spending so much money..." She raised her wrist to show him.
Xiao Muyuan smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, this is not too expensive."
He took her hand, took off the original watch, and then put on the new one. He seemed to have grasped her size very accurately. He had removed two and a half sections of the watch chain in advance, which was just right.
The watch is silver, which matches her temperament very well.
"It's very beautiful. Thank you, senior." Xi Haitang thanked him again.
He sighed softly, "You've said it twice! Haitang, you don't have to be so polite to me, right?"
"Uh... it's always appropriate to say thank you when you receive a gift!"
Xiao Muyuan burst into laughter, "How about having dinner together tonight?"
"Senior, I already have an appointment for tonight..." Xi Haitang was a little uneasy. In the morning, she received a phone call confirming the location of the restaurant. The service staff at the restaurant said that Gu Xijue had booked the location in advance and left her contact information.
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At first she was a little surprised and didn't understand why he would leave her number, but then she thought about it, maybe it was because he was out of the country and it was inconvenient to contact him.
Without thinking too much, she responded hastily to the restaurant, but she felt very uneasy afterwards. She didn't know whether she should go to the appointment or not. The text message he sent before going abroad made her restless for several days.
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Airport.
Gu Xijue returned from Zurich and saw Xiao Muyuan's figure as soon as he left the gate. He was standing against the wall with his hands in his pockets. It seemed that he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Gu Xijue was startled, and a sudden burst of cold sweat broke out in his palms.
Xiao Muyuan walked up to him slowly, with a very calm expression and a very cold voice, "I have guarded Haitang for ten years, and have always stood by her side silently, but never got closer, because I know that my feelings are a burden to her.
, it’s pressure. I can’t bear to make things difficult for her, but now I can’t be silent anymore. The night of the award ceremony is my warning to you. If you still want her, just deal with all the problems around you. Love and responsibility coexist.
, if you love her, you must understand that she should be the most important responsibility in your life, and it is up to you to let others do it!"
He clicked to the end and turned to leave.
"Xiao Muyuan!" Gu Xijue called him from behind, stared at him and asked, "Did you get any news?"
"Yes." Xiao Muyuan paused and turned around slowly, "I have a friend who is a doctor at a maternal and child health station. He told me that Jian Yirou started to have labor pains and that it was unlikely that she would have a normal delivery. She was scheduled to have a caesarean section at 7:30 p.m.
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"anything else?"
"Also...I made a reservation at Yilan Restaurant and made an appointment with her using your name. Please think clearly whether you are going to the hospital or to meet Haitang."
The cold sweat in Gu Xijue's palms became more and more, "Why did you do this?"
Xiao Muyuan did not answer directly, but asked, "Do you know what the birthday gift I gave her was?"
"What?"
"watch."
Gu Xijue had a sudden epiphany. The hands of the watch were moving minute by minute, and life was passing by in a hurry. The years were like quicksand, emptying out in the blink of an eye.
"Begonia is twenty-five years old. Twenty-five is a turning age for a woman. Her life can no longer stand wasted time. Gu Xijue, this is your last chance."
Xiao Muyuan turned around and left. Gu Xijue stood quietly among the crowd at the airport. Everyone here had their own direction, taking off in a hurry and landing in a hurry, taking away other people's stories and leaving their own memories behind.
The streets extend infinitely, as if to the end of the bustling city...