Chapter 129: Finale (I)

Someone once said that in life, eight out of ten things are not satisfactory. Thousands of unsatisfactory things accumulate deep in the soul, and no one knows when the last straw that breaks the camel's back will appear.

It turns out that Lin You is not as strong as imagined.

She is just an ordinary person, and she cannot control her emotional breakdown.

Tears blurred her vision and she couldn't see the road ahead. The scene of Shi Jingyuan appearing in front of her kept appearing in her mind.

All the emotions suppressed deep in the heart are initially like a small stone thrown into the sea, which only stirs up a tiny splash of water.

until……

When she turned around and lost him again, she realized that the sea in her heart was surging, until it swallowed up her entire world.

In Feng Yi's eyes, Lin You was crying silently. She was not crying hysterically or breaking down. But he just felt that Lin You was walking on the edge of life and death.

He had a feeling that perhaps in the next moment, she would turn into a lifeless doll.

He was startled by the feeling and quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

Feng Yi originally wanted to hug her in his arms, but when he raised his hands, he suddenly realized something.

They had been together for two months without any physical contact.

They don't look like a couple heading for marriage, but more like ordinary friends. They appear harmonious on the surface, but deep down there are boundaries that are difficult to cross.

He hesitated for a moment, put his hand down, and just took the tissue and handed it over.

Feng Yi sat in the driver's seat and Lin You sat in the passenger seat.

Lin You cried and cried, and perhaps because she was tired, she fell into a deep sleep.

Feng Yi thought for a long time before continuing to drive towards Lin You Apartment.

When Lin You woke up, the car had been parked at the entrance of the community for two hours.

She glanced at the time, then looked at Feng Yi who was standing on the side of the road smoking.

Under the street light, Feng Yi's face showed no expression, but the strangeness in his eyes made Lin You stunned for a moment.

For some reason, she felt that something about Feng Yi had changed.

Lin You opened the car door and got out. "I'm sorry to have troubled you tonight."

Feng Yi's deep gaze fell on her tear-red eyes, and then he shook his head gently, "It's no trouble. It's late. I'll take you upstairs."

"Yeah." Lin You lowered his head and followed behind him.

Along the way, neither of them spoke.

When they reached the door, Feng Yi stared at Lin You's back as she opened the door, and suddenly said, "Xiao You, let's get engaged."

Lin You paused, turned around, and his face was full of shock.

Feng Yi said: "Although I don't know what you've been through, and I don't know why you had a breakdown tonight, but..."

He smiled bitterly, "But I want to get over this hurdle with you. I'm scared. I'm afraid if I'm slow, you'll be stuck in the past and unable to move on."

He didn't even dare to think about what would happen the next time Lin You broke down if he allowed her to be controlled by such negative emotions.

"Xiaoyou, give me a chance, and give yourself a chance, okay?"

Lin You lowered his eyes and after a long while he responded in a rough voice.

"Thank you." She could feel Feng Yi's kindness.

Like he said, if she couldn't walk, maybe someone would need to pull her through the mud.

This was the decision Feng Yi made after smoking a pack of cigarettes and thinking about it all night.

Hearing Lin You's answer, Feng Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

He took a step forward and tentatively put his arm around Lin You's shoulders. Lin You instinctively stepped back at first, but then stopped abruptly.

This was the first time the two hugged each other.

Although I resist, I can still bear it.

Lin You thought so.

For Feng Yi, this was considered the first step. He didn't intend to put pressure on her, so he let her go after a brief hug.

"Go to bed early. I'll come to pick you up tomorrow morning to celebrate the New Year." Feng Yi said after stepping back.

Lin You responded, "Okay."

Feng Yi then waved his hand and left.

Lin You closed the door only after seeing him enter the elevator.

The voice-controlled lights in the corridor also went out after a while.

The world returned to darkness, and this darkness gradually spread, as if it was boundless and had no end.

*

On the streets in deep winter, apart from a few speeding cars, there was not a single living thing to be seen.

Even the light from the street lamps was cold.

A drunk stumbled along the sidewalk, his shadow lengthened by the light.

As he walked, the bottle of wine in his hand swayed, and occasionally some wine spilled out of the bottle, but he was completely unaware and just looked around with confused eyes.

He seemed unable to tell where he was or why he appeared in this world with a bottle of wine.

Not far from the sidewalk is a crossroads.

There was only one car waiting at the traffic light, and the person in the car glanced casually at the sidewalk.

The driver was a young man, and he joked with his female companion in the passenger seat, "Look, honey, these days, even homeless people are dressed so respectably."

The girl followed her boyfriend's gaze, vaguely saw the drunk man's face, and laughed.

"Not only does he dress well, he also looks good. Look at his face, it's prettier than those celebrities."

The boyfriend sighed, "Looks like he's unsuccessful in love. This guy is also unlucky. With his conditions, there's no woman he can't get. Yet, he's so destitute that he ends up drunk on the street."

"That's right." The girl took out her cell phone and took a photo in the direction of the drunk.

She sent the photos to a group of sisters she was familiar with.

"Sisters, there are some good stuff on the roadside. Sisters who are interested can go pick it up!"

It’s already this late, and there are actually people online in the group.

Soon someone exclaimed.

"Oh my god, why does this man look like the big boss who came to our mall today to express his condolences for the New Year's holiday?"

"Mr. Shi, the boss of the Shi family!"

“It really seems like it!”

"That's impossible. Who is Mr. Shi? He's a god standing in heaven. With his status, the whole world belongs to him. How could he be drunk and pass out on the street?"

"I don't care. Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance of getting something, I can't miss it."

"Wait for me upstairs, I'm going too. If it's true, we sisters have a deep bond and can share the love and care of each other!"

After listening to the chatter of the sisters in the group, the girl turned around and could no longer see the figure on the roadside.

Shi Jingyuan stumbled and fell onto the grass by the roadside. The pain in his body was masked by the alcohol, but the emptiness in his heart was magnified to the extreme at this moment.

The street lights that are everywhere in the city are so bright that all the stars in the sky disappear.

He stared at the empty sky, and at some point his vision began to blur.

He raised his arms irritably and covered his eyes, not knowing whether it was to block the cold light or to hide the tears that were about to flow.

Perhaps, he was not as carefree as expected.