Chapter 20 Farewell-2
After breakfast, Meng Yanchen did not take her directly to the shopping malls where high-end luxury brands gathered. Instead, he said he wanted to pick up something for Fu Wenying, and deliberately took a detour, taking the route that Fan Shengmei used to take to go to work.
The car stopped near a row of slightly old street shops.
This place carries too many of the hardships and small desires she experienced when she first entered society.
Suddenly, her eyes were attracted by the window of a familiar shop and she stopped involuntarily.
In the glass cabinet of that store, there was a pair of off-white high heels that left a deep impression on her - the style was simple, even a little outdated, with a small bow decoration on the heel.
This store was a place she often visited when she had just graduated and first came to this city to work hard.
At that time, my salary was meager and I had to send money home, so I had no idea about luxury goods that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Many of the "battle robes" and "battle boots" that support the store are carefully selected here.
She clearly remembers how excited she was when she first received the "Best New Employee of the Year" award.
She really wanted to be like her other colleagues, wearing a beautiful new dress and new shoes, and going on stage to receive the award in a radiant manner.
But that month, after sending money home, the remaining living expenses were only enough for her to buy a decent top in this store.
She had looked at this pair of shoes countless times and longed for them, but in the end she failed to buy them.
During that time, she would pass by the store every day on her way to and from get off work to take a look at the shoes, but she only looked at them and didn't even have the courage to go in and try them on.
The strong desire and the restraint caused by poverty are still fresh in my memory.
Until one night when she came back from overtime, she looked at the window as usual, only to find that the space for the shoes was empty.
It was sold.
At that moment, huge loss and grievance instantly overwhelmed her.
She stood on the busy street, feeling sad for a long time, and then set a goal for herself that she failed to achieve countless times.
"Fan Shengmei, from now on, if you see something you like, you must buy it without hesitation! There won't be any regrets!"
Meng Yanchen came over, held her shoulders and said,
"What are you looking at?"
Fan Shengmei came back to her senses, and her tone was deliberately light and disdainful.
"Huh? Nothing much, I just saw a pair of shoes that I really liked before but never bought. I didn't expect they'd still be for sale after all these years... But now I see, the style is so tacky and the quality seems average. I don't know what the store owner was thinking to still display them."
Meng Yanchen didn't say anything, but just took her hand.
"Let's go in and take a look."
"Eh? No need..."
Before Fan Shengmei could finish her words, he took her into the store.
"Please,"
Meng Yanchen gestured to the shop owner, "Let my wife try on the pair of off-white shoes in the window."
The boss was a kind middle-aged woman. She responded with a smile, took out the shoes neatly and handed them over.
Fan Shengmei took it hesitantly, but still tried it on carefully.
The size is just right.
She stood up and walked to the floor-length mirror, feeling a strange sense of satisfaction.
It was as if I was looking through a mirror and saw myself in my early twenties, coming to this city with dreams and anxieties.
That day, she had no regrets. She wore the most beautiful clothes she could afford and her favorite shoes, walked onto the stage with her head held high and chest puffed out, full of confidence, and accepted the award that she had earned entirely through her own efforts.
“It looks very nice.”
Meng Yanchen said softly, "Buy it. Consider it... making amends to your past self. Don't let the past leave you with any regrets."
Coming out of the shop, Fan Shengmei looked up and asked him, "Did you get Mom's things?"
Meng Yanchen smiled and said, "I got it, but there's still a chain missing. Ms. Fu asked us to go to the mall to help her pick one out."
Fan Shengmei nodded, "Then let's go quickly."
Meng Yanchen gently kissed her fingertips with a hint of apology.
"I originally agreed to go shopping with you today, but in the end I asked you to follow me to help Ms. Fu with something. Isn't it boring?"
Fan Shengmei shook her head, with genuine joy in her eyes.
"It's not boring, really. I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time."
She glanced at the shoe box in the back seat. "And, to even be able to buy these shoes... I never thought I'd come across them again. It feels... magical."
Meng Yanchen looked at her satisfied expression and held her hand tightly.
"That's good."
"Where are we going next?"
"Ms. Fu also wants me to help her pick out a necklace, so you may have to accompany me to the mall."
Fan Shengmei nodded, followed Meng Yanchen to a high-end shopping mall, and went straight to the Possession counter.
This was her first exposure to a luxury brand.
At that time, she had just started working. One morning, a female colleague in the office said with a sad face that she had been in "Mercury retrograde" recently and had bad luck.
As a result, the next day, there was an extremely exquisite ring on the index finger.
The platinum ring, the rotating ring body, and the dazzling diamonds sparkle under the office lights, so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it.
Fan Shengmei, who had just hung up the phone call from her mother asking when her salary would be paid, couldn't help but ask how much it was.
The other party waved his hand casually, his tone as if he was saying he bought a small snack.
"Not expensive, just over 60,000."
More than 60,000.
She choked at the time and even narrowly thought that the other party was bragging, and secretly checked the price on the official website.
That number made her dumbfounded——
At that time, she was still waiting for her salary, calculating whether she could replace the old watch on her wrist that she had worn for more than ten years and had been repaired countless times after deducting the money she gave to her family.
At that moment, the feeling of a huge and insurmountable gap poured over her like cold water, making her realize for the first time the disparity in this city so clearly.
That night, she posted a circle of friends with a picture of the ring from the official website.
"These two square meters here are so dazzling. #UnreachableDream#"
Meng Yanchen bought the chain that Fu Wenying wanted, and when he came over, he found her staring at the counter in a daze.
"What's wrong?"
Fan Shengmei quickly retracted her gaze, shook her head, and took his arm, speaking in a relaxed tone.
"Nothing. Are you done? Let's go."
"Well, let's go."
Meng Yanchen took her hand and said, "It's almost noon. Let me take you to eat."
The two returned to the car. Meng Yanchen turned sideways and, like a magic trick, took out a black velvet box from the inside pocket of his suit and handed it to her.
Fan Shengmei looked at the size and shape of the box and raised her eyebrows at him.
"A ring again? Mr. Meng, isn't your frequency a bit high?"
Meng Yanchen had a smile in his eyes.
"Open it and take a look?"
Fan Shengmei was intrigued by his mysterious look, so she took the box and gently opened it.
A dazzling platinum diamond ring lies there quietly - Piaget Possession series, platinum full diamond model.
The flexibly rotating ring and the shining light are exactly the same as the picture she posted on her WeChat Moments that year.
She suddenly raised her head and looked at Meng Yanchen in disbelief.
In a flash, all the clues were connected together!
The old street she had deliberately taken a detour through, the pair of old shoes that had "happened" to appear, and the ring before her that had precisely fulfilled her secret desire from years ago...
This is not a coincidence at all!
Her voice was trembling with shock and great emotion.
"Meng Yanchen...this...this was all planned by you, right?"
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