Later, the Qi family took back the villa and didn't resell it. Instead, it was left vacant, and no one knows what happened to it now.
If it weren't for mentioning Lake Bira, I think I would have forgotten about that lake, and that I once bought a villa there for Sheng Changxiu as a gift.
I have never been this kind to anyone.
At that time, she was my best friend.
Recalling the past makes me a little sad.
For the past two years, Sheng Changxiu has not appeared in my world to disturb my life. I started to wonder if what they said was true, if Sheng Changxiu had really...
I dare not think about it too deeply.
Because I found that I couldn't accept this fact.
"Wanwan, what fun things did your auntie take you to Lake Bira? Can you share them with Mommy?" I asked curiously, wanting to know more.
But I also hope it's not what I think.
It absolutely must not be.
Maru told me, "Mommy, Auntie went to visit her friend and bought so many beautiful flowers to put in Lake Bira. What a pity!"
Put the flowers into the lake.
Why put flowers in the lake?
Is this a memorial for someone?
At that moment, my heart felt like it had fallen into an abyss.
A deep, dull pain shot through my heart, making my vision blur. Instinctively, I gripped Maru's hand tightly, calling out indistinctly, "Maru, hug Mommy, Maru, hug Mommy..."
I refuse to believe the fact that Sheng Changxiu threw herself into Lake Bira and lies buried at its bottom.
I denied it countless times, yet I kept questioning it: how could Sheng Changxiu have committed suicide?
She didn't even live to see me die; it shouldn't be like this.
When I'm busy with work, I become oblivious to my family and friends. However, I spent those days in a daze. Jiang Yingchi noticed my state of mind, but he didn't ask me what was wrong because he already knew why I was in such a state.
Soon, Jiang Yingchi arranged to take me to Lake Bila, to the place where Sheng Changxiu is buried.
The weather that day was even better than I had imagined, and I even said this to Jiang Yingchi:
"It seems she welcomes me."
...
I spent seven days in New Geely, or more precisely, seven days at Lake Bira.
The villa was still habitable, and someone was cleaning it regularly.
Whether by coincidence or fate, the orchids were in full bloom, their fragrance spreading far and wide. I came to Lake Bira just in time for the magnolias to bloom. The pure white flowers were blooming peacefully, making the whole garden look like clouds and snow, a scene of poetic beauty.
Isn't this exactly what Sheng Changxiu likes?
I looked through it all for her.
I'm planning to say a final goodbye.
"The magnolias are blooming beautifully this season, and I think you like them. I remember the last time we admired the magnolias together was many years ago. Back then, you always told me that the magnolias represented all your faith."
Sheng Changxiu, farewell. I don't think I'll disturb your peace again. I remember you always said I was noisy, but you listened carefully to every word I said. You were always like that...
"goodbye."
I said goodbye to Sheng Changxiu.
After that day, I thought I would never come back to Lake Bira, this place that made me sad.
Until I received a letter from Sheng Changxiu.
The familiar magnolia-shaped wax seal was still there. My tears fell onto the envelope, a mixture of sadness and repression.
It turns out that before Sheng Changxiu drowned herself in the lake, she left me with her only, and last, letter. Before it reached me, my mother intercepted it and hid it. Now that she saw me go to Lake Bila and learned that Sheng Changxiu had already committed suicide, she finally gave me the hidden letter.
I held that letter for a long time, hesitant to open it. I thought, if Sheng Changxiu left a last letter, it would definitely be for my second brother, not for me.
After hesitating for a long time, I finally opened the letter.
The entire page is written in Sheng Changxiu's handwriting:
Ning Qiluo, by the time you see this letter, I will have already found my place.
Would you be happy for me?
Probably. You're so kind. You're the kindest girl I've ever met in my half-life.
I don't want to be sentimental with you, not out of disdain, but because I don't deserve it. It's you I who feel guilty, because I owe you the truth…
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