Chapter 229 Missed
Xie Chaoyin tacitly agreed.
When the two appeared in public holding hands openly, the whole town soon knew about their relationship.
Yun Si was shy, but Xie Chaoyin was not; he accepted all the blessings and teasing without question.
After staying in the small town for a while, Yun Si gradually stopped being as clingy to him as she had been when she first arrived. Give her a drawing board and a box of paints, and she could stay in one place for a whole day, provided that the place was quiet and there was no one else around.
Young people are impulsive; when they fall in love, they inevitably engage in intimate physical contact.
Yun Si's pushing and shoving was more like the shy and reserved actions of a young woman, and in the end she couldn't refuse completely.
They stayed in the town for more than two months. The people there were simple and honest, warm and friendly, and they didn't talk about family interests or force marriages. Compared to the bustling City A, Xie Chaoyin actually preferred to stay in that place.
But they still went home in the end.
If he wants to marry her, he has to go back.
Before returning home, Xie Chao borrowed the hotel's landline to call his family.
He just didn't expect that this phone call would attract Tang Ya.
Later, Yun Si left without saying goodbye. When he went to chase after her, he was hit by Tang Ya's car, and both of them were hospitalized.
In that car accident, Tang Ya lost her fertility, and he was also confined to the house by his parents and not allowed to go out.
By the time he was finally able to come out, Yun Si had already disappeared.
He wanted to find her, but apart from her name and the fact that she grew up in S City, he knew nothing else about her.
He regretted not having inquired more about her family situation.
In those days, technology was not as advanced as it is now. Computers and the internet were not yet widespread, the citizen identity information system was not perfect, and there were no cameras everywhere on the streets. The methods of finding people were mostly through newspaper advertisements, radio, or television.
Xie Chaoyin had considered taking these approaches, but Tang Ya had burned all the few photos he had. In this vast sea of people, how easy is it to find someone based on just a name?
After that, he was forced by his mother to get engaged to Tang Ya.
After the engagement banquet, Xie Chaoyin was pulled out for drinks by Gu Zhenjun.
Xie Chaoyin and Gu Zhenjun attended the same school and were in the same class since childhood, growing up together and having a close relationship. Later, Gu Zhenjun's older sister married his older brother, making their families related by marriage, which further strengthened their bond.
At that time, Xie Chaoyin and Gu Zhenjun had not seen each other for a while, and Xie Chaoyin poured out all the bitterness in his heart to Gu Zhenjun.
"I don't like Tang Ya, and I don't want to marry her." These were the first words Xie Chaoyin said to Gu Zhenjun after they met.
Gu Zhenjun looked somewhat bewildered, "Why? Isn't Tang Ya doing well?"
Xie Chaoyin shook her head, "I have someone I like."
Gu Zhenjun stared at him in surprise for a long time, then said, "Oh, your family won't let you marry her?"
Xie Chaoyin thought for a moment, then shook his head.
His parents didn't disagree; they wanted him to bring Yunsi home so they could meet her. But he couldn't find Yunsi, so how could he bring her home?
When his parents saw that he couldn't bring Yun Si back, they assumed he had been deceived, or that he was making up a lie to avoid marrying Tang Ya, and they refused to cancel the engagement no matter what.
Gu Zhenjun was even more puzzled, "Since you like her and your family doesn't object, why don't you bring her home?"
Xie Chaoyin said, "I can't find her."
Gu Zhenjun: "..."
As the alcohol took effect, Xie Chaoyin started rambling on and on.
In his last moments of lucidity, Xie Chaoyin heard Gu Zhenjun ask him, "What's the name of the woman you like? I'll help you find her."
Xie Chaoyin said, "Yun Si. His name is Yun Si."
Xie Chaoyin doesn't remember what happened after that.
However, from that day on, Gu Zhenjun seemed to be avoiding him, refusing to meet him no matter how he tried to arrange it.
Xie Chaoyin didn't take it to heart. Compared to guessing Gu Zhenjun's thoughts, what was more urgent was his marriage with Tang Ya.
The Xie and Tang families have already started preparing for his wedding with Tang Ya.
He tried to persuade Tang Ya, but she was determined to marry him, and nothing he said could change her mind.
Finally, he got annoyed.
On his wedding day, he ran away from home with his sister's help.
Then, with Lin Shuyan's help, he went to S City and stayed there for two years, but unfortunately, he still couldn't find Yun Si.
Lin Shuyan asked him what his plans were, but he didn't know what he could do or what he should do.
Lin Shuyan proposed starting a business together.
That was a topic they had discussed during their university years. He and Lin Shuyan shared similar interests and were both optimistic about the future development of the internet.
Living like a walking corpse is not a long-term solution. He didn't take a penny with him when he left home, and he can't rely on Lin Shuyan forever.
He left S City with Lin Shuyan.
He began to envision the development of the internet anew, envisioning it becoming an invisible giant net that would cover the land of China, encompass his cloud-based thoughts, and bring them back to his side.
With this idea in mind, he began to devote himself to his career, and together with Lin Shuyan, they gradually grew their team from just two people to a team of hundreds. They founded their own company, and the number of users of their products grew from tens of thousands to millions. Their assets also rapidly rebounded from negative to positive, and their wallet balances increased by more and more.
Although Lin Shuyan survived the landslide, he was left with a host of health problems. After Chaoxing stabilized, Lin Shuyan resigned from his position in the company and became a director who only received dividends. He was left to fight alone at Chaoxing Technology.
He did not squander the hard work he and Lin Shuyan had put in, and Chaoxing Technology grew bigger and bigger, eventually reaching a point where it could rival the Gu family.
He stood at the top of the pyramid, possessing everything that ordinary people might struggle their entire lives to achieve. And just as he had envisioned, the internet had finally developed into a vast, intricate network, becoming an inseparable part of everyone's lives.
But at the same time, he also realized something.
The internet is capable of everything, but it also has limitations.
It never helped him find his Yunsi.
Years later, when he encountered a woman resembling Yun Si in the hospital and investigated the matter again, he discovered not only the truth but also endless regret.
Yun Si left too early; he didn't even have a chance to catch her in his trap. He missed Yun Si.
Later, he went to S City to find Yun Si and stayed there for two years. Not long after he left with Lin Shuyan, Grandpa Lu and Madam Lu took Yun Si's daughter to settle in S City. Gu Zhenjun also went with his wife and children. He missed the opportunity to meet his daughter.
Later, Gu Zhenjun returned from S City with his wife and children and called him to arrange a meeting, saying he wanted him to see his son and future daughter-in-law. The time and place were set, but then Gu Zhenjun got into trouble.
Later, he was invited to give an open course at Q University, where his daughter was studying computer science. Unfortunately, she had to take leave on the day of the open course, so he was unable to meet her.
Also, at the Xie family manor in C, Lu Fengqing was called away by Xie Chaowan that night and was unable to return to attend the banquet, so he and his daughter missed each other again.
There are many, many more such examples.
His life, starting in his twenties, seemed to be a process of constantly missing out.
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