The joy brought by Wenman’s good news did not last long. Mr. Gu had an accident and he was lost!

When the nurse found Su Tao, she was so anxious that she cried:

"I went downstairs to take out the trash, and when I came back he was gone. I asked the neighbors, but they said they hadn't seen him. I looked in all the places he usually went to in Taoyang, but he wasn't there. Boss Su, could you please ask Butler Qi to check the surveillance footage quickly? He's confused, and I wonder if he's out of Taoyang and can't be found."

Su Tao quickly followed the people in the monitoring room to check one place at a time. Sure enough, around two o'clock in the afternoon, they saw Mr. Gu leaving Taoyang.

It’s just that Mr. Gu in the video looks weird.

He first stood in Taoyang Park in a daze for a long time, as if he figured out where he was. Then he asked a few passing tenants some questions and went straight to the Taoyang gate.

At the same time, Mr. Gu was frowning as he looked at the ticket board at Dongyang Bus Station.

He recognized all the characters above, but why was the place name different from what he remembered?

"Changjing? Where is Changjing? Our country's capital isn't called that, right?"

The person waiting for the bus next to him heard him muttering, looked at him suspiciously and said:

"Where are you from, old man?"

Mr. Gu told him the name of his hometown and asked him how to get there and which bus to take.

The passerby looked at him with his mouth open. "Aren't you talking about Dongyang? It was called that name twenty years ago. Later, the old leader gathered the population of several surrounding cities, built a new city and renamed it Dongyang. Old man, is this place not suitable for you?"

Passersby pointed to their heads.

Old Master Gu was struck by lightning: "What did you say? Twenty years ago?"

The passersby were kind-hearted and, seeing that he was truly confused, took him directly to the rest area for the city defense forces.

It happened that one of Pei Dong's men had seen Mr. Gu and cried out:

"Why are you here, old man? I'll take you back to Taoyang."

Mr. Gu looked at him warily: "Who are you, kid?"

Pei Dong's men were stunned on the spot.

This old man is different from before. Now he looks smart, serious and sober.

The subordinate simply called Pei Dong.

Although Pei Dong had a grudge with Gu Mingchi, he would not implicate his elders, so he contacted Su Tao.

When Su Tao led people hurried over, Mr. Gu saw her and vaguely remembered her:

"Oh—who are you?"

Su Tao and his group felt that something was not right and did not dare to say anything.

The nurse secretly called Gu Mingchi.

Gu Mingchi appeared in front of Mr. Gu in less than twenty minutes.

Old Master Gu looked at the young man in front of him, and his dusty memories slowly revived:

“You, you—”

Gu Mingchi pursed his lips, stared at him closely, and said nothing.

"You little bastard, you're only coming to see me now after you've grown up!"

As he said that, he took his cane and hit Gu Mingchi.

The nurse and Huisu who was standing beside him were horrified and wanted to take the beating for him, but were stopped by Gu Mingchi.

As Mr. Gu was beating, his voice choked:

"Ming Chi, what's going on? I just took a nap, and the world has changed so much. How come you've grown so big? Am I sick? I've been sick for a long time, and I've caused you so much trouble."

The tycoon who had dominated the business world for decades before the end of the world was crying like a child at this moment.

Although Gu Mingchi's expression remained calm, his body had already begun to tremble, and it seemed as if the blood in his body was flowing backwards.

He half-knelt in front of the old man, looking up at this elder as if he were a teenager, and said with trembling lips:

"Grandpa, please call me again."

Grandpa Gu burst into tears: "Mingchi, Grandpa is sorry for you"

Gu Mingchi leaned on his legs: "It's okay."

As long as you remember me, even just this once, it will all be worth it.

Unfortunately, Mr. Gu was only conscious for one day. The next day, he still didn't remember Gu Mingchi, and he even didn't recognize his old friend who had played chess with him before.

Su Tao went to look at him, but he just raised his head and glanced at her expressionlessly, then lowered it again in a daze.

He couldn't even remember the words to the song he used to sing.

His condition seemed to be getting worse.

It seemed as if the moment of clarity that day was just to say a final goodbye to the people I cared about.

Even though Gu Mingchi had been mentally prepared, when the day finally came, he still found it hard to accept.

He took Mr. Gu away from Taoyang and went to the East District with him to spend his last time there.

Su Tao watched him carry the hunchbacked old man into the car by himself, carefully fasten the seat belt for the old man, and finally sit in the car, leaning on the old man's shoulder and closing his eyes.

He closed the car door, started the engine, and drove towards the East District.

Su Tao suddenly felt her eyes a little sore, and Shi Zijin hugged her from the side.

This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Gu Mingchi who turned around to look.

He turned around and leaned on the shoulder of his only relative again, and for the first time in twenty years, he shed silent tears.

Since then, Su Tao never saw Gu Mingchi again, and his awkward phone never rang again.

Just like Lei Xing who disappeared from her life.

Her life gradually returned to normal.

The days passed one by one, spring went and autumn came, and another year passed. Shi Zijin finally waited for Su Tao to be 23 years old and handed her an engagement ring.

Su Tao suddenly felt a little panicked, and looked at the big sparkling diamond ring at a loss.

She needed to think about it for a while.

Shi Zijin put away the ring, stood up and hugged her: “No matter how long you think about it, I will wait for you.”

That night, Su Tao lay in bed and recalled every detail of her meeting, acquaintance, understanding and love with Shi Zijin, feeling as if she were in another world.

If she were to be honest, she liked him and was used to having him, but when it came to the real marriage, she felt panic and confusion.

The influence of her original family on her was too great. She subconsciously thought that marriage was like that of Su Jianming and Li Lianrong, calculating with each other, taking advantage of each other, and quarreling constantly.

Although she knew that Shi Zijin was not Su Jianming and she was not Li Lianrong, she still controlled herself and was not afraid of marriage.

This dilemma made her lose her appetite and she started to hide when she saw Shi Zijin.

Until one night, the system, which had been silent for two years, suddenly sounded a long-lost reminder tone:

[It has been detected that this world has entered a period of rapid development. Thank you for your efforts and contributions. As a reward, you are granted interstellar immigration qualifications. Interstellar space and time have been opened. Would you like to enter?]

Su Tao sat up suddenly and replied in her mind:

"Can you tell me more about it? What happens when you enter? Is it a journey?"

She had learned from various product reviews that interstellar was the future, a space-time full of fantasy and high technology.

[After entering, the host will be given a new identity, which can be understood as rebirth, and can choose a new family. ]

Select Family

Su Tao was a little dazed. If she could be reborn in the interstellar world, she would have a perfect and warm family with loving parents.

wrong!

"If I enter, can I return to this world?"

[No, the host will have a new life. Please consider carefully whether to enter. There is only one chance.]

Su Tao instantly remembered Shi Zijin’s words “I will wait for you no matter how long it takes”.

She remembered how he had risked his life time and time again, his smile, his mischievous expressions and words, and how he had pursued her over the years, turning his former pride into his love for her.

She suddenly became firm: "No."

[Interstellar space and time has been closed, I wish the host a happy life]

Su Tao smiled and said, "Thank you. I will always be happy."

She ran downstairs and shouted to Lingyu who was dozing on the windowsill:

"Go tell Shi Zijin that I'm wearing a light blue dress today!"

"Tell him again to come back with the ring!"

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