Xu Mengyao was very gentle and considerate. She kept putting pieces of meat into the man's bowl.
"Eat more, you've been working hard lately."
"You should also eat more." The man also brought her a lot of vegetables.
Xu Mengyao smiled sweetly, and the two of them were as warm and loving as a young couple.
After eating for a while, the man suddenly said: "Mengyao, I want to go back for the Chinese New Year this year."
Xu Mengyao paused while holding the chopsticks: "Go back to City A?"
The man nodded: "Well. I have been out for many years, and it's time to go back and take a look. Besides, I also want to go to my grandfather's grave to worship him..."
Xu Mengyao is not afraid of going back at all now.
She held his hand and said, "You are right, you should go back and take a look. I will go back with you. Wherever you are, I will be."
The man held her hand and said, "Doesn't it matter if you go back with me? You're still in trouble."
Xu Mengyao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's time for me to face some things. Besides, I don't want to leave you..."
Hearing what she said, the man was very moved.
"Don't worry, I will protect you and let me face anything."
Xu Mengyao shook her head. She couldn't help but wet her eyes, "Chen Xi, I know you are good to me. But there are some things you can't control, and... I can only face it by myself."
This man is Gu Chenxi.
He held her hand tightly and said firmly, "No matter what it is, I will face it with you."
"Really?" Xu Mengyao's eyes were filled with tears.
Gu Chenxi nodded, "Yes."
Xu Mengyao was immediately moved to tears, "Your words are enough. Even if I die, I will die without regrets..."
Gu Chenxi frowned, "Don't say that word. You won't die. I won't put you in danger."
"Chenxi, thank you..."
Gu Chenxi raised her hand and gently wiped away her tears, "There is no need to say thank you between you and me."
Xu Mengyao burst into tears and smiled. She hurriedly put a lot of vegetables into his bowl, "Eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold."
"Okay." Gu Chenxi picked up the bowl and started eating.
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Since they all decided to go back to city A, they planned to leave early.
Gu Chenxi has been doing renovations.
Just as he finished a project, he stopped doing it and planned to go back.
Xu Mengyao suggested taking a car. Cars are the slowest means of transportation. Gu Chenxi was worried that her body wouldn't be able to bear it, but she insisted and he could only agree.
After a long journey, they finally returned to Gu Chenxi’s hometown, a small town in City A.
Returning to his hometown again, Gu Chenxi felt very complicated.
Many things here have changed, but he still feels very familiar and friendly.
No one recognized him along the way, and his appearance changed a lot in a few years.
Finally reaching the door of his house, Gu Chenxi stared at the door, motionless.
Xu Mengyao didn't disturb him. She stood beside him, as quiet as if she didn't exist.
I don't know how long it took before Gu Chenxi mustered up the courage to take out the key and open the door.
He always carries the house key with him. The door lock must be rusty and old...
Gu Chenxi thought he would be unable to open the door, but he didn't expect it to be opened easily.
He was in a trance, feeling as if there was always someone in this house.
Pushing the door open and walking into the yard, Gu Chenxi saw the familiar scenery at home and couldn't help but want to cry.
He turned his back to Xu Mengyao and wiped away his tears, and said with a forced smile: "I haven't been back for many years, and I don't know if everything at home is broken."