Two days later, Chi Yu noticed sothing was off.
It happened when Sheng Yi ca to pick up Suisui to play at her place for two days, claiming it was agreed upon by Gu Yuan. Chi Yu didn’t let her go, coldly asking, "Do you know where Gu Yuan is?"
Sheng Yi pretended to know nothing and countered, "What’s with your attitude?"
Chi Yu lost his patience, his voice colder and more resolute than before: "Gu Yuan didn’t go to Haojiang, you know that, don’t you?"
"I don’t know. I’ve got nothing going on lately and am taking a break. I arranged with Yuanyuan for Suisui to stay at my place for two days. Don’t find it strange; I used to take Suisui over to my place to play often." Sheng Yi lied seamlessly, deflecting the topic.
Suisui ca downstairs.
She had already packed her Bobo backpack.
The dress she chose herself, a goose-yellow doll-collar little dress, with her hair braided into two plaits by Chi Yu, who had managed to learn it decently after much practice.
The little girl was like a porcelain doll, incredibly obedient.
Knowing she was going to her godmother’s house, the little princess happily skipped down the stairs.
She skipped to Chi Yu’s side and tiptoed, trying to take his hand.
But she was too short, even on tiptoes, she couldn’t reach the fingertips of Chi Yu’s hand hanging by his side.
Suisui was undeterred. She could reach her mom’s hand, so why not Chi Yu’s hand?
After several unsuccessful attempts, even Sheng Yi couldn’t bear it and reminded Chi Yu, "Why are you staring at ? Even if you stare a hole into , I have nothing to say. You should watch your daughter."
Watching Suisui’s effort to tiptoe and still failing to reach Chi Yu’s hand, Sheng Yi found it both frustrating and amusing.
Chi Yu lowered his head and saw his little princess trying hard to hold his hand. Though still angry, seeing Suisui lted away his anger, and he crouched down to pick her up, lanting, "Your mom doesn’t want anymore."
After saying that, he felt it was unfair to feel sorry for himself alone.
So he added Suisui to the mix, saying, "Your mom doesn’t want you either, we’re orphans now."
Sheng Yi across the way: "..."
Suisui, seeing her dear friend suddenly so sad, quickly comforted him, "Chi Yu, don’t be sad~"
Chi Yu said, "Your mom doesn’t want , how can I not be sad."
Suisui replied, "But I want you~"
The little girl was truly healing.
Chi Yu felt a bit better, but rembering how Gu Yuan deceived him and disappeared without a trace, he was still angry and frustrated.
He regretted it too.
Regretted not being even more shaless, so he could’ve gone with Yuanyuan, avoiding all this ss.
Sheng Yi said, "Chi Yu, if you want to see Yuanyuan, just wait patiently for a few days. Don’t run around like a fool looking for her."
"Stop teaming up with her to trick . If it’s really just a matter of ti, why didn’t Yuanyuan tell directly?"
"That’s exactly what Yuanyuan said."
"..." Fool? ??
Finally, Sheng Yi successfully took Suisui with her, not forgetting to give a special reminder before leaving: "Don’t keep pushing Yuanyuan. Relax, she’s not a runaway bride. And even if she were, I’d be the one sponsoring her running shoes."
Chi Yu kept a cold face and ignored Sheng Yi.
He knew himself well; no matter how many tis Gu Yuan deceived him, even knowing he’d be deceived next ti too, he was still willing.
Physician, heal thyself.
Especially as a psychiatrist, he couldn’t cure his own ntal illness!!
But he could only hope inwardly that this ti Gu Yuan wasn’t deceiving him again.
...
Chi Yu wasn’t idle during these days either.
He found out Gu Yuan’s phone was currently in Sydney.
Seeing Sydney, Chi Yu was completely flustered, making several calls to Gu Yuan, but she never answered, and she didn’t reply to WeChat ssages either.
Why did Yuanyuan go to Sydney?
What was she going there for?
Was she planning sothing behind his back?
On the excruciating fifth day, everything on Wen Fei’s end was ready. She notified Gu Yuan: "You can call him now, let him co over."
Actually, during these days, Gu Yuan couldn’t understand: "Since you need five days to prepare, why can’t Chi Yu co over earlier?"
Wen Fei smiled slyly: "Because he knows what coming to Sydney would an. If he ca earlier and managed to persuade you, or if he used so ans to stop it, everything would be in vain."
"What if I regret it now?" Gu Yuan’s voice clearly carried tiredness.
The anxious five-day wait had put extraordinary ntal pressure on her. Whenever she thought about what would happen after five days, she felt an internal wall being built up, becoming a heavy test.
Wen Fei understood Gu Yuan’s current mood but didn’t say any comforting words: "If you regret it, leave. You have the chance to change your mind, and the result will be endless tornt until death. Do you think you can bear it? If so, leave now."
Gu Yuan fell silent.
She knew regret was useless.
At this point, regretting had no aning anymore.
Wen Fei knew what Gu Yuan was thinking. Seeing her silence, Wen Fei’s coldness also softened a bit... Actually, she regretted it too, but what she regretted was sothing that could never be redied, even in death.
Behind the coldness, the unfrozen rivers remained, the land still sealed in ice.
...
In the evening.
Gu Yuan called Chi Yu.
He answered imdiately, as if he had been waiting for her call.
His first words were, "Yuanyuan, when are you coming back?"
The second sentence was, "Yuanyuan, I miss you very much."
The words Chi Yu loved saying to her most were: Yuanyuan, I miss you very much.
These words represented all his longing.
Gu Yuan’s heart surged tumultuously, her mind instantly picturing how he looked while missing her, sitting on the steps, watching the moon in the sky while answering her call and telling her he missed her.
"Chi Yu." Gu Yuan called his na and told him, "I miss you too."
No laughter ca from the receiver, but she could feel he was smiling at that mont, his mood undoubtedly uplifted.
She told him, "Co to Sydney to find ."
The line suddenly turned silent, the silence stretched long, and Gu Yuan didn’t know how long it took before hearing his hoarse voice: "Do I really have to co?"
"Aren’t you coming to pick up? You don’t want to?" Her tone was light.
"I do," he said, pausing before continuing, "But I don’t want to co to Sydney."
"Why not?"
"No reason."
"When I left, didn’t you say you’d co to pick up? You’ve gone back on your word." Gu Yuan steadied her emotions, trying not to lose control because of his reaction.
Yet she heard his stubborn reply: "Yuanyuan, I want to take back what I said that morning. I’m not coming to pick you up anymore; I’ll wait for you to return ho."
"Then I won’t co back." she suddenly said.
This was like a heavy blow.
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