When Gu Nianxi met Su Yuheng again, it was already two years after they separated. They sat at diagonal corners of Zhao's family dining table, without eye contact or verbal greetings.
If she had known that he would show up today, Gu Nianxi would definitely not have agreed to attend the Zhao family dinner.
Half an hour ago, when Su Yuheng's figure appeared at the door of the restaurant, Gu Nianxi almost cried. She thought it was still a dream, a dream that would always disappear when she woke up.
In the past two years since he disappeared, she had spent a whole year looking for him, but he never appeared. But at this time, he stood there, looking at her with the hottest eyes.
He had changed so much that she almost didn't recognize him. Now he was a haggard man with thin cheeks and sunken eye sockets. His whole body exuded the aura of decadence and depression.
The once extraordinary and unruly Su Yuheng disappeared.
The once charming rose has withered.
Gu Nianxi turned her face to avoid his gaze. She picked up the water glass and took a sip of water, trying to pretend to be calm, but in fact her heart was deeply pricked again.
His farewell without saying goodbye two years ago, and the past of Zhao Ziti forcing her to sign a divorce agreement, swept over her like a nightmare. She lowered her head to hide the tears in her eyes.
The woman was still smiling like a flower beside him, looking at her with a victor's attitude. She might have thought that her complacency would affect her, but in the past two years, she had also changed. She no longer had to worry about who was against whom.
Wrong, and no longer persist in waiting for him to explain why he filed for divorce in the first place.
Gu Nianxi responded to her provocation with indifference and looked at the water glass in front of her with a slight smile. She thought she was hiding it well until she heard Lin Yiduo say something.
"Nian Nian, you drank from the wrong cup."
Only then did Gu Nianxi realize how abnormal she was at this moment. She smiled and replied in a calm tone, "Oh, I didn't see clearly."
She sat there as if nothing had happened. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Su Yuheng sitting down diagonally opposite, and Zhao Ziti also sat beside him naturally.
"Uncle Gu, hello Aunt Tang." Zhao Ziti greeted Gu Nianxi's parents with a smile, took off her windbreaker and hung it on the back of the chair, revealing a bright red and beautiful dress. She was still so brilliant, just like Gu Nianxi's impression of her since childhood.
Dazzling.
"As soon as we got off the plane, I dragged A Heng over. I thought I couldn't make it in time. Fortunately, the party hasn't ended yet."
"Auntie, I haven't seen Ti Zi for many years, and she is getting more and more beautiful." Gu's mother praised her.
Zhao Ziti smiled naturally on the surface, but she was very unhappy in her heart. She looked at Gu Nianxi with an unpredictable light in her eyes.
An hour ago, they had just gotten off the plane and received a call from Zhao Zimu. As soon as Su Yuheng heard that Gu Nianxi was there, he rushed over without even saluting. Just now, when he looked at her, his eyes were red. Others could not see clearly, but she
It looks real.
This was the first time she saw Su Yuheng's tears. He could actually cry...
"Uncle Zhao, Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, I have something else to do, I have to go back first." Gu Nianxi couldn't stand this kind of situation, so she stood up to say hello to her elders and prepared to run away quickly.
"Niannian, this is rude, sit down." Father Gu said to Gu Nianxi sternly, "This girl of mine is only thinking about work right now."
"Haha, now we Nian Nian is a strong woman. It's hard to make an appointment with a psychiatrist in the United States." Zhao Zimu joked, "My wife, right?" He pushed Lin Yiduo aside.
Lin Yiduo rolled her eyes at him, "Don't worry about us, you want to make Niannian unable to find a boyfriend."
"Did you hear that? Be careful what you say." Zhao's father followed, "Don't make your wife angry, or the little one in your belly won't be happy either."
Zhao Zimu nodded repeatedly, "I will pay attention to my words when I receive instructions from my superiors."
People at the table were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very lively. Gu Nianxi was too embarrassed to mention leaving anymore. She sat there uneasily, as if on pins and needles.
"Nian Nian."
"Huh?" When she heard Father Zhao calling her, Gu Nianxi raised her head and looked over.
"Don't you consider returning to China for development? You see, A Heng has shifted his market to China, and now the country is developing very well." Zhao's father said as he stood up and walked to Su Yuheng, pouring some red wine into his glass.
Gu Nianxi still didn't dare to turn her eyes away. She thought for a while and said, "Now the salary offered abroad is relatively high and the development prospects are better. I want to work hard again."
Lin Yiduo laughed after hearing her words, "When did you value money so much? This is not like you."
After hearing her words, Gu Nianxi looked sideways and met Su Yuheng's eyes. She smiled and spoke slowly.
"Money is more real in this era. If there is nothing that money can't solve, everything else is fake, especially feelings." Gu Nianxi actually said this intentionally to hurt someone, but she didn't expect that everyone would look at her after hearing this.
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What she said surprised everyone at the table. It no longer seemed like it was coming from her mouth. The past Gu Nianxi and her family upbringing would not have given her such a money-first concept.
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But it was indeed she who said this, so everyone was very surprised.
"Niannian." Father Gu called Gu Nianxi coldly, quite dissatisfied with her words, "Money is important, but aren't people important? There are parents here, as well as your good friends, look at A Heng
, people were born and raised abroad and have not returned to the country. If you only think about making more money, you will lose a lot of things. People's lives are supported by family ties and emotions. If you don't have a family now, you still don't understand. Wait for you.
Once you become a wife and a mother, you know that love is more important than money."
Growing up, Father Gu rarely taught Gu Nianxi in front of others. This time, for the first time, he scolded her in front of a group of people. Maybe it was because he was dissatisfied with Gu Nianxi's refusal to return to China many times, or maybe it was because she refused to go on a blind date when she returned to China this time.
reasons.
Gu Nianxi looked at her father, feeling a sense of grievance in her heart. She couldn't express her pain. No one at this table knew about her and Su Yuheng's stay in New York, and no one knew that they had been married.
In those years, no matter how wronged she was, she never told anyone. Even Lin Yiduo, she didn't reveal a word about her relationship with Su Yuheng. Now she can only bear her pain.
Everyone at the table was in pairs, but she was alone.
Who knew that her dignity had been trampled on by someone using money!
Who knew that her youth was hurt by Ah Heng, whom they said was outstanding!
Who knows that it is because of that unbearable past that makes her unable to accept other men.
"Just be happy."
A faint, steady word came from not far away. Su Yuheng's rescue made Gu's father stop talking. Gu Nianxi turned around unexpectedly and met his eyes.
Is he speaking for her? What qualifications does he have to speak for her? Isn't it him who turned her into such a person?
It turns out that he hasn't changed and still likes to play the game of giving a piece of candy after a slap.
Her so-called money-first concept was taught to her by him using a villa and five million in alimony.
What she gained from her three years of youth was not a person, nor eternity, but a card and a real estate certificate. Gu Nianxi will never forget what Zhao Ziti said to her.
"A Heng said, this is to make up for the loss of your youth in the past three years. In fact, it's not a loss if you think about it. Some people will never make so much money in their lifetime. You are still young and can start over."
Yes, she was still young, she was 23 years old that year.