Upon hearing this, Luo Liang paused, but did not turn around.
Her voice was filled with deep pain, as if it were being squeezed out from between her teeth: "It's Xiaoya and Luo Tianlei's child."
Gu Feng was stunned again. His mind was already foggy from drinking, and he couldn't process so much information at once—Aya had passed away, A Lei had left, and Luo Liang had become the mother of their child.
Countless questions swirled in his mind, but looking at Luo Liang's lonely figure, he swallowed his words.
He bent down, picked up the suitcase from the ground, and jogged after it.
The two walked side by side under the streetlights, their shadows stretched long and thin. Past regrets and future entanglements quietly intertwined in the night of the moat.
As Gu Feng and Luo Liang disappeared around the corner of the parking lot, the moat bank fell completely silent.
Beside the stone railing where voices and the smell of smoke still lingered, only a few extinguished cigarette butts remained, rolled across the ground by the evening breeze, and finally came to rest in the shadows cast by the streetlights.
The ripples on the river were still delicate, but without those two figures side by side, even the evening breeze seemed particularly lonely, and the rustling sound it made as it blew through the willow branches sounded just like a low sigh.
The empty riverbank stretched as far as the eye could see, devoid of any sign of life except for the occasional sound of cars in the distance.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden movement among the dense foliage of the willow tree. A short-haired girl wearing denim shorts, with her hands behind her back, hopped out of the shadows like a little sparrow that had just finished watching a play.
She ran lightly to the stone railing, stretched out a big yawn, her slender waist curving into a beautiful arc, and let out a comfortable sigh: "Phew—finally over, my legs are numb from squatting."
As soon as she finished speaking, two other figures dressed in black suits emerged from behind the tree, their footsteps as light as cats.
The lead female bodyguard quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and spoke with impeccable respect: "Miss Shuling, is there anything else you need?"
Luo Shuling waved her hand and turned around, her smile still lingering, her eyes curving into crescents: "No, I'm very satisfied with this result."
She paused, glancing at the bodyguards' tense expressions, and added with a smile, "But you'll definitely be fired by Mom, since you broke her rules. How about this, you go to Beijing, and you can choose any department you like."
"Really? Thank you, Miss Shuling!" The two bodyguards' eyes lit up instantly, their initial restraint vanished, and they quickly straightened up to express their loyalty: "We will definitely go through fire and water for you from now on, without hesitation!"
"Alright, alright, that's all." Luo Shuling waved her hand, as if shooing away little pigeons: "Don't bother me while I'm enjoying the breeze."
Only after the bodyguard's figure disappeared from the intersection did she stand still, leaning against the stone railing, letting the evening breeze blow away the stray hairs on her forehead, revealing her smooth forehead.
Gazing in the direction Gu Feng and Luo Liang had left, she muttered to herself, "Should I go and say hello to my brother and Xiao Man beforehand?"
He shook his head again, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the stone railing: "But it's been so long, will they forget me?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Luo Shuling suddenly laughed and patted the stone railing. "Forget it, I'll just be my matchmaker for now! Mom and Uncle Gu Feng are such a perfect match, I think it's a good idea."
On the other side, a low-profile black sedan drove smoothly through the night.
Gu Feng sat in the passenger seat, his hands resting awkwardly on his knees, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, feeling as if he were still dreaming.
The social gathering that had already fallen through in the evening was suddenly rescheduled by the client; when he hailed a taxi, he clearly gave the driver his home address, but the driver inexplicably took him to the moat; and finally, on this secluded riverbank, he unexpectedly encountered Luo Liang, whom he had kept in his heart for more than ten years.
This series of coincidences, like a string of beads, precisely led him to this reunion.
Is this what luck is?
Gu Feng silently asked himself, fearing that this might all be a dream.
The atmosphere inside the car was quiet. Luo Liang was focused on driving, her profile flickering in and out of the streetlights, still with that aloof and beautiful look. But Gu Feng felt that something was off.
These questions, like tiny needles, pierced his heart, but even after searching his memory, he couldn't pinpoint exactly where the problem lay.
Which street do you live on?
Luo Liang suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the car.
Gu Feng snapped back to reality and hurriedly gave the address, his voice still a little unsteady: "It's in an old residential area over on Xingfu Road, not far from here."
Luo Liang gave a soft "hmm" and turned on the turn signal.
As Gu Feng watched her skillfully maneuver the steering wheel, his doubts deepened.
I'm so... so lucky.
Gu Feng turned his head to look out the window. Caizhou was brightly lit in the night, but he felt in his heart that there was a pair of unseen eyes watching all of this.
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