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The flight to the UK took nearly sixteen hours, even requiring a layover in Beijing. Liang Yi, exhausted, finally fell asleep during takeoff. Perhaps it was because she was too tired, or perhaps it was because Air China was operating so steadily, but she slept soundly.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Heathrow Airport. Liang Yi's mother, Ms. Wang Qinglian, came to the airport to pick her up and went to the hotel booked in advance.
Their plan for the next few days was to spend two days in London, spend a day at White Cliff, and finally return to Edinburgh where Wang Qinglian lived to celebrate the New Year.
The mother and daughter spent nearly half a month together, chatting about life and work, but never about that person. Wang Qinglian always respected Liang Yi and would not ask about anything Liang Yi didn't mention.
It was not until the seventh day of the New Year that Liang Yi felt that he should leave. Although the mother and daughter had not seen each other for a long time, it did not mean that they were suitable to live together for a long time. Besides, Wang Qinglian still needed to work and was not at home all the time.
But Liang Yi didn't want to go back to Guangdong at the moment. She felt that she was not ready to face the shaky relationship. In the end, she decided to fly to Switzerland to see the Jungfrau Mountain.
Wang Qinglian said nothing on the way to the airport when she sent Liang Yi off. Before boarding the plane, she just smiled and said, "Have fun."
After arriving in Switzerland, Liang Yi found that Switzerland was a little colder than the UK, so she hurriedly looked for a coat in her suitcase. At this time, she unexpectedly discovered that there were several thick coats in her luggage, which should have been secretly stuffed in by Wang Qinglian.
After putting on his clothes, Liang Yi was about to open his phone to send a message to Wang Qinglian to tell her that he had arrived in Switzerland and to thank her for giving him more clothes, but Wang Qinglian had already sent a message.
A message that was neither long nor short, one minute ago.
"I guess you've already landed in Switzerland. It's quite cold there, and since you're going to see the Jungfraujoch, I secretly put two pieces of clothing in your suitcase. I'm really happy to have you by my side during this time. Looking back, it seems like I've rarely been by your side. I know I haven't been fulfilling my responsibilities as a mother, but I have no regrets. I've experienced many things I've never done before. Although I'm 57 years old, I still have the confidence and courage to do more, and I hope you do too. I imagine you might be experiencing something sad or confusing recently. Stopping and taking a look might inspire you to solve it, but there's no need to rush. Just follow your heart. No matter what happens, Mom will always be there for you. Finally, I wish you a pleasant journey!"
After reading this message, Liang Yi couldn't help crying at the airport. She thought that they were indeed mother and daughter. Even though they seldom spent time together, they were connected by blood. They knew and understood each other. This message undoubtedly encouraged Liang Yi, but also strengthened her desire to leave Huang Yiji.
Before leaving the airport, Liang Yi said to her mother, "Thank you." She was not good at expressing herself, but she thought her mother would understand her.
It was a few days after the Lantern Festival when Liang Yi returned to Guangdong. She didn't tell anyone and took a taxi home after arriving at Baiyun Airport.
In fact, before and after the holidays, Zhou Yiting and Huang Yiji both asked Liang Yi when she would be back. Even Huang Yiji's mother sent a message to ask, but Liang Yi always evaded the question by saying that she didn't know or that she would play for a few more days. This time, she came back quietly alone.
After returning home, Liang Yi tidied herself up briefly and took a nap. When she woke up, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. The winter in Guangdong was not too cold. She covered herself with a blanket and walked into the living room to look for something to eat. Liang Yi was very hungry. It had been ten hours since her last meal.
After searching through all the boxes and drawers, Liang Yi finally gave up. She hadn't been back for a long time, and some of the food had expired.
I originally wanted to order takeout, but when I was choosing, Zhou Yiting unexpectedly received a phone call.
"Hey, good Turtle, are you back? Are you free to get a late-night snack now? We haven't seen each other in a while."
Zhou Yiting is still the same as before, talking nonstop whenever there is a topic.
"I got back at noon. Do you want to have a midnight snack? Where should we eat? I need to pack before I can go out. But how did you know I was back?"
Liang Yi was talking on the phone while getting clothes to take a shower.
"Don't I have your Douyin? I accidentally clicked on your homepage and saw that your IP address is in Guangdong, so I guessed you were back! I'll take you to a restaurant I found earlier. The clay pot porridge there is delicious. You pack first, I'll drive to pick you up in ten minutes."
"good."
A little after ten o'clock, Liang Yi got into Zhou Yiting's car and headed for the agreed late-night snack spot.
In the car and over supper, the two of them chatted about a lot of things, from their joint coffee beans, to Zhou Yiting's life after marriage, to Liang Yi's travels. The only thing they didn't talk about was Huang Yijie, and even Zhou Yiting, who was so nagging, noticed it but didn't interfere.
Until Liang Yi brought it up.
"I have decided that I will break up with Huang Yijie."
"Huh? Have you guys talked about it yet? It's been several months since you last told me about this."
"We haven't communicated yet, but I've made up my mind. I was hesitant before because I couldn't bear to let him go and many other things held me back. Now I will talk to him." Liang Yi's eyes seemed to be shining when she said this. Zhou Yiting saw how serious she was and didn't say much.
"Just make up your mind. Relationships are between you two and I can't interfere. But we can still be good friends even if you break up. You can't ignore me just because He Haohong has a good relationship with him."
"Of course, we knew each other first." Liang Yi was in a very good mood now.
It was already twelve o'clock when Liang Yi returned home. She took a shower, cleaned herself up, and lay on the bed playing with her mobile phone. Thinking that she needed to make things clear with Huang Yiji as soon as possible, she thought of sending him a message to make a dinner appointment.
When she opened the chat box, what caught her eye was their intermittent chat history. Almost every time Huang Yiji sent her a message, she replied perfunctorily.
"That's really bad." Of course, this is how Liang Yi condemned himself in his heart.
Then I wrote a message, "Are you free to have dinner together tomorrow night? Let's chat?"
Huang Yijie didn't expect Liang Yi to take the initiative to send him a message, and immediately replied, "I'm free, are you back?"
"Why didn't you notify me to pick you up?"
"So where are we going to eat tomorrow night?"
Looking at the messages that popped up one after another, Liang Yi felt a little helpless, but she could see that Huang Yiji was avoiding them and wanted to have a good talk about this matter.
"I came back on my own because I was afraid you were busy. Do you have any suggestions on where to eat tomorrow?" Liang Yi replied patiently.
"Then I'll tell you where we're going to eat tomorrow morning."
Then another one, "I'm not busy now, you can bother me as much as you want."
Liang Yi knew that they were still in a relationship, so it was not an exaggeration for Huang Yiji to say such things, but they were no longer that close.
Finally, Liang Yi pondered for a while and replied, "I understand."
The next day, around noon, Huang Yiji sent the address of a restaurant. Liang Yi knew from the name that this restaurant was very high-end and even the consumption would be very high.
"Actually, we don't need to eat such high-end food, we can just eat something casual." Every time they went out to eat, Huang Yiji was the one who rushed to pay the bill. If nothing unexpected happened, he would still rush to pay the bill this time, but Liang Yi didn't want him to spend money.
"We haven't eaten together in a long time. It would be nice to have a nice meal together. This restaurant looks very beautiful. You can take pictures."
It's quite thoughtful.
"At five o'clock in the evening, go downstairs and wait for me. I will drive up and pick you up." It has to be said that Huang Yiji is very thoughtful.
"Okay." Liang Yi sighed.
In the afternoon, Liang Yi lay at home and typed some words, dealt with the coffee bean packaging work, and then started to put on makeup and dress up.
Even if she breaks up, she wants it to be beautiful and glorious. It won't be a sad thing, it will be a new beginning.
It was almost five o'clock, so Liang Yi finally picked up her bag, sprayed some perfume at the entrance and went out. When she went downstairs, she found that Huang Yiji's car was already parked at the door waiting for her.
When Huang Yiji noticed Liang Yi coming out of the elevator, he immediately got out of the car to greet her and took the initiative to open the door for her.
They haven't seen each other for a long time, even though they live in the same building.
"You seem to have lost weight." This was the first sentence Liang Yi blurted out when she saw Huang Yiji.
Huang Yijie smiled and replied, "I was too busy recently. I didn't eat much and didn't have time to exercise. Now that it's over, I will eat well. But you seem to have darkened a little."
"The ultraviolet rays in Yunnan are really strong, even though I always wear sunscreen when I go out." Liang Yi responded naturally.
They were still chatting in the car, like friends and lovers. Suddenly, Liang Yi remembered that it was the same when they were together in the past.
Times have changed and everything is different.
After arriving at the restaurant, parking the car and getting out, Huang Yiji wanted to help Liang Yi carry her backpack and hold her hand as usual, but Liang Yi took the initiative and said to him, "I'll carry it myself this time, let's go in and talk." Then she went into the restaurant first.
Huang Yiji was left behind, and he could only smile bitterly as he looked at Liang Yi's back.
After sitting down at the reserved table and ordering their meals, neither of them spoke.
Liang Yi looked around and felt that Huang Yiji had really put a lot of thought into it. The restaurant he chose looked exactly like the one they went to when they were dating five years ago.
"Actually, you know what I want to talk to you about this time." Liang Yi knew that Huang Yiji had been staring at her, so she turned her eyes from looking around and returned to this man, looking into his eyes.
Huang Yijie suddenly panicked. He knew that what was coming would eventually come. "I know, but can I..."
"Let's break up."
Liang Yi interrupted Huang Yiji's attempts to keep her. She spent a lot of time thinking clearly about the incompatibility between her and Huang Yiji and did a lot of ideological work to persuade herself to break up as soon as possible, so she couldn't be soft-hearted because of Huang Yiji's attempts to keep her.
"You and I both know that we are really not suitable for each other. The whole process from our acquaintance to our love is because we are very similar. People who are similar don't last long."
"Many times we look at each other as if we are looking in the mirror. We are both too lonely. Yes, it is because of loneliness and independence that we came together. We are more like friends, right? The two of us get along as if there is a boundary. After clearly sensing each other's emotions, we will give in and put ourselves in a difficult position. We have never even quarreled. Even as friends, there will be some minor quarrels, but we didn't. Five years, we actually lived in peace for five years." Liang Yi smiled regretfully after saying this.
"I understand." In fact, what Liang Yi said made sense, but Huang Yiji was still very sad.
"Let's eat first. Food is the most important thing for people. Don't think about the unhappy things in advance. Come, try this shrimp." Liang Yi tried to comfort Huang Yiji in a clumsy way.
Huang Yiji nodded.
It was obviously not a very enjoyable meal.
Before leaving, Huang Yiji still rushed to pay the bill, and Liang Yi's proposal of AA was rejected, but she knew that Huang Yiji was a very stubborn person, so she did not refuse his treat.
It wasn't that cold today. It seemed like Guangdong was just like that, cold for less than three months. Liang Yi took off her thick cotton-padded jacket and wore a light coat today.
It's already spring.
On the way home, it suddenly started to rain. Fortunately, the rain was not heavy. Huang Yiji parked the car in the underground garage. The two of them took the same elevator to go upstairs. One pressed 12 and the other pressed 15.
The elevator stopped at the 12th floor. Liang Yi arrived home and walked out of the elevator first. Before leaving, she turned around and said to Huang Yiji with a smile, "Goodbye then."
Huang Yijie's face turned pale, and he replied softly, "Goodbye."
Suddenly, when the elevator door was about to close, Huang Yiji stretched out a hand to block the elevator door, and Liang Yi was startled.
"Will we meet again?!" Huang Yiji said this loudly.
"When I was little, I passed by a stationery store and saw a box of beautiful colored pencils, but they were very expensive. So I saved money for a month and prepared to buy them. When I stepped into the stationery store, I found that the box of colored pencils was sold out. Persevering, I searched many stationery stores and finally bought a box of colored pencils similar to the one I had. Do you know what happened in the end?"
Liang Yi patiently told Huang Yiji stories about her childhood.
"I couldn't find it after two or three attempts. Maybe it's because I still felt it wasn't the box of crayons I wanted."
Then smile.
"I mean I hope you won't be as persistent as I used to be."
As he said this, he gently took away Huang Yiji's hand that was on the elevator door. After a while, the elevator door slowly closed. Through the crack in the door, he saw Liang Yi smiling at him. It was a farewell smile.
Huang Yiji remained in a daze until he returned home, then he burst into tears. Everything was over.
The next day Liang Yi got up very early. The sunlight outside shone into her room. She walked to the balcony and looked at the sunny sky outside.
It's even hotter today than yesterday, she looked at everything outside.
They parted in spring, which heralds warmth, the revival of all things, and the start of everything from scratch. Perhaps this is a good omen.
But this is the south, and the humidity and sultry heat of the return of the south wind will always be engraved in their minds, just like the pain of parting. She should go, she doesn't like the humidity and heat here, she wants to go where she wants to go, even if it is difficult to reach.
Looking down at the kapok tree planted downstairs, the flowers were hanging on the tree like lanterns.
The kapok flowers are blooming.
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