"Luo Yingtao, why are you so pessimistic? This isn't your style. I will help you in any way I can. I sincerely hope you can be as carefree and happy as a little bird every day, just like you were at K University!"
Si Mingda looked at Luo Yingtao with a face full of doting, his eyes full of tenderness. Deep in love, he held her hand again and pulled her into his arms, his right hand gently stroking her hair. His thoughtfulness and care were like suddenly seeing an oasis in the desert after a long time. Luo Yingtao, who was down and out, could not help but feel grateful. His broad arms gave her a sense of security and also made her feel the long-lost warmth. She could not help but tremble and hugged his waist tightly, her voice choked with sobs: "Si Mingda, I really thank you! If I could go back in time, I would never let go of your hand. I really regret my ignorance and impulsiveness in my youth. I missed the person who truly loved me. I deserve to end up like this."
"Fate has destined us not to be together. Don't dwell on the past. Take care of yourself and live every day to the fullest."
"Yes, if you don't fall a few times when you are young, you won't know how many storms you will have to go through in life. Now when I think about it, you are the only one in this world who is really good to me." Luo Yingtao expressed her belated confession with tears in her eyes, which made Si Mingda feel distressed. He hugged her tightly, hoping to pass on his warmth to her in this rare moment of reunion, so that she would suffer less from worldly affairs.
In the past they shared, there was both romantic sweetness and bitter regret. Now that they are middle-aged and have seen through the vicissitudes of life and experienced the vicissitudes of life, they truly realize that the person deposited in their memory is true love. It's a pity that the past cannot be repeated. The turn around that year created a lifetime of regret. Now they can only taste the bitterness of missing out on true love in their memories.
After a long silence, Simingda suddenly said, "Gao Huai was very nice to you back then."
"Why did you mention him?" Si Mingda's sudden mention of this name startled Luo Yingtao. She sat up and got out of his arms, saying with displeasure, "Really? What a bummer."
"Haha, just say it casually. You're already this old, why do you still care so much?" Si Mingda said disapprovingly.
Gao Huai was Luo Yingtao's second boyfriend during her college years. After she abandoned Si Mingda, she quickly fell into Gao Huai's arms. The two were in love until graduation. After graduation, their relationship also followed the cliché of "dying in the open after graduation".
Simingda had no idea how Luo Yingtao felt about Gao Huai, but for so many years, Gao Huai had always been a thorn in his heart and a shame that he could never get rid of in his life.
"I lost contact with him after graduation. We were both childish back then. It's hard to say whether we loved each other or not. It was just an episode when we were young and ignorant."
Luo Yingtao said casually. She didn't expect Simingda to mention Gao Huai at this time, which made her feel embarrassed.
"Okay, let's not talk about him. After talking with you for so long, I suddenly thought of him. I wonder how he is doing now? As for whether you love him or not, it doesn't make any sense. Making money is the most important thing for people in middle age." Si Mingda patted Luo Yingtao's shoulder gently and comforted her.
"Oh, that's right. We finally get to meet each other, so why bother talking about those hurtful past events? To be honest, during these years in Nanyou City, all the boyfriends I dated, no matter how attentive they were to me, all of them backed off as soon as they heard about my brother's illness. Damn it! I've seen through those snobbish men, and none of them is sincere to me." Luo Yingtao recounted the sad past in a lonely voice, and couldn't help shedding sad tears. If it weren't for the burden of her mother's family, she wouldn't have ended up in such a tragic end.
"Jiang Nanmu is not bad. He is the only one who agreed to take care of your brother. These days, many people only care about money. It is understandable that they don't want to bear your brother's medical expenses."
"Yes, Jiang Nanmu has a good personality, but his ability to make money is a little lacking."
"Just be a good person, don't expect too much."
Si Mingda was perfunctory in his words, but he was actually quite complacent in his heart. Luo Yingtao was arrogant and looked down on him at first, but in the end she still married an ordinary man, and this man was not as good as him, otherwise she would not come to beg him today.
Luo Yingtao said bitterly, "Everyone has a period when they're young where they can't tell the difference between hot and cold. After all, people need to go through some hardships to mature, don't you think?"
"You've changed." Si Mingda said softly. In his eyes, Luo Yingtao had changed a lot. More than ten years of vicissitudes of life had worn away her spirit and sharpness. The proud, noble, lively and cheerful little princess from a rich family had become calm and sophisticated. For the sake of money, she had to swallow her pride and ask him for help, which made him feel surprised and distressed for her.
The world is a dream, and life is full of autumn chill. If it weren’t for three meals a day, who would be willing to condescend to beg others?
"Time is changing, and we are all changing. How does the cognition of a teenage girl compare with that of a middle-aged woman in her thirties?" Luo Yingtao said with a wry smile.
"Yes, it's a pity that there are no ifs and ifs in life, otherwise we wouldn't have so many regrets in our hearts." Si Mingda smiled bitterly, feeling lost. "My current mood is just like what is described in that poem. I am most afraid of questioning my original intention, but the dream turns into an empty one. When I was young, I set my sights on a journey of three thousand miles, but I hesitated for a hundred steps and achieved nothing. In the blink of an eye, my parents are all gray-haired, and my children are toddlers in school. The few pieces of silver have made me old, but my heart is still young, but wrinkles appear on my brow. I return to my dreams after a life of drunkenness, and I am still young. I only sigh that time was too fleeting."
"Hey, Si Mingda, you've learned to be sentimental. This doesn't suit your bold and daring character." Luo Yingtao joked.
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