It was getting late, and dark clouds spread across the dying sky until they completely swallowed up the last touch of blue. This bustling city suddenly became a little depressing.
Ye Junxuan drove alone, letting the night wind blow in his ears, and he had no time to care. Green lights, red lights, on and off, those annoying lights always affected his mood.
"Let's meet, now."
"I want to talk to you. The content, you should know..."
"Don't worry, I won't disturb your private life. Give me half an hour. After the conversation, you can continue with your life."
…
The car braked and stopped suddenly in front of a restaurant. Louis' French-style Western food was the French-Chinese's favorite.
Liang Yu was sitting alone in the corner by the window drinking coffee. She was wearing a burgundy dress and an agate necklace that happened to fit around her neck - elegant, aloof, but her taste remained unchanged, just like she did a few years ago.
The reason why Ye Junxuan chose to go to the appointment was out of courtesy to the two of them for many years of friendship, and he could just ignore it.
"Sit." Liang Yu saw him coming and made an invitation calmly.
Ye Junxuan sat down opposite her. The sound of the seat rubbing against the ground was not very friendly.
"What do you want to drink? Bia..." Liang Yu turned over the menu tepidly, looking from top to bottom, as if he was carefully selecting.
"No need." He didn't come here to drink coffee.
Liang Yu casually put the menu on the table and smiled at him: "Why are you so polite to me? Just treat it as an old friend catching up."
She smiled quite sincerely.
Old friends - they have indeed known each other for many years, but whether they can be considered friends now, he doesn't know.
"I have something else to do, what do you want to say?" Ye Junxuan looked at his watch.
Liang Yu took a sip of coffee and said calmly: "Xuan, you seem to be in a bad mood today?"
Ye Junxuan smiled coldly: "No."
"But, your appearance during the meeting in the afternoon shocked me." She added intentionally or unintentionally.
Ye Junxuan has changed a lot in the past few years, and he is much more indifferent than Liang Yu imagined. From what she heard, Ye Junxuan is now a young and promising business genius. No matter who he talks about cooperation with, his personal aura can make people
The other party broke out in cold sweat.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "Really?"
"Yes." Liang Yu smiled slightly, "Then, about the 70 million US dollars..."
Ye Junxuan has always made a distinction between public and private affairs. Since the contract clearly stipulates that he will be held responsible for breaking the contract, he will never break his promise.
Liang Yu saw Ye Junxuan's serious face and suddenly smiled: "Xuan, you misunderstood. I understand your temper, but I didn't take the money seriously."
Ye Junxuan snorted. That amount was just a drop in the bucket to him, but at that time, he couldn't swallow the bad breath.
"I came back from France not long ago." Liang Yu changed the subject and took a sip of coffee elegantly. His expression was as if there was something in his words.
"What do you want to say?" Ye Junxuan asked bluntly. She had been dealing with it for too long and had not gotten to the point at all.
Liang Yu remained silent for a while, then gently pushed away the coffee cup.
"Before leaving France, Qingqing and I met."
The atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Hearing that name, Ye Junxuan couldn't tell whether he felt happy or bitter. He guessed that Liang Yu might want to mention this matter today, but she came too suddenly.
"Is she okay?" Ye Junxuan's voice became softer.
He finally asked this question. For many years, he had always wanted to know the news about her, but he didn't dare. He was the one who proposed the breakup. What qualifications did he have to pay attention to her life again...
"No, she is not good, very bad." Liang Yu replied seriously.
"What does 'very bad' mean?" Ye Junxuan even had a commanding tone, and his brows gradually furrowed.
He couldn't pretend not to care about Qingqing, and he couldn't even deceive himself...
"She was sick, and I said goodbye to her in the hospital." Liang Yu said quietly, "Until the day I left, she was still in the hospital receiving infusions..."
Ye Junxuan felt a twinge in his heart. Qingqing has always been in poor health. She was always hospitalized for colds in middle school, and her recovery time seemed to take longer than normal. Now that he heard that she was sick again, it was impossible for him not to care about her. No
Maybe I pretended not to hear...
He hated himself so much. Only she could make him so miserable.
"What's the disease?" Ye Junxuan tried to stay calm. He didn't want Liang Yu to notice it.
Liang Yu did not speak immediately.
"Xuan, do you know..." Liang Yu spoke slowly, with some sadness in her eyes, "It was a misunderstanding back then. She didn't betray you, she..."
Oh, come and explain to him now?
"I saw her with that man with my own eyes!" Ye Junxuan punched the table hard.
He will never forget that he saw his beloved talking, laughing, and hugging other men with his own eyes...
This sound frightened Liang Yu.
After the silence, she sat down again and collected her thoughts.
"The Frenchman you saw was my sister's contact person for studying abroad." Liang Yu recalled, "In order to go through the procedures for going abroad, my sister had to contact him frequently. As for that man, he was indeed interested in my sister, but every time,
My sister rejected them all because she only has you in her heart..."
"Xuan, you may not believe what I said, but this is the truth. There is no need for me to lie to you. She was only 18 years old at the time. No matter how our family tried to persuade her, she was determined to go abroad. You are so good, and my sister has always
She has very low self-esteem. She just wants to study abroad to make herself qualified to stand by your side..."
"At that time, you didn't listen to my sister's explanation at all and just said that you wanted to break up... Her heart was broken. However, she was very stubborn. If you wanted to break up, she would rather stay silent..."
Listening to these words, Ye Junxuan's soul seemed to have been drained out, leaving an empty body.
Why is this happening... At that time, he was paranoid that she betrayed the relationship and was unfaithful, which led to his subsequent madness. But now listening to Liang Yu's explanation, could it be that he had been misunderstanding her? Not only did he let himself
The pain also caused her to suffer for seven years?…
Liang Yu noticed that Ye Junxuan's mood was a little unstable and patted his wrist: "Xuan, actually it's not entirely your fault. My sister should have explained it to you earlier..."
Ye Junxuan closed his eyes and put his hands together on his lips. After a long time, he could not calm himself down.
"Don't be like this..." Liang Yu comforted.
Ye Junxuan sighed. They had missed each other for too long, and almost spent the best years of their lives misunderstanding each other...
But is it still useful to know this now?
Is it still possible to recover?
Liang Yu's eyebrows gradually relaxed: "My sister will graduate next month. She has a master's degree in economics from the University of Paris. She studied the same major as you when you were a graduate student."
She is really stupid.
In order to make herself "excellent" enough, she still has to go to such a distant country to study alone despite her poor health... What kind of torture has she experienced in these years?
Ye Junxuan didn't dare to continue imagining it. His heart had never been as painful as it was today. Is he still qualified to accept her forgiveness?