Chapter 99 Chapter 99: Immortality

There is no winter in LA. Therefore, when Christmas is approaching, the Christmas holly tree and Santa Claus without the snow and cold, compared with other places, have a little less warm atmosphere.Against the backdrop of the blue sky and the bright sun, the palm trees propped high in the air contrast with the green and white banyan trees that can be seen everywhere on the street, forming the most simple scenery in LA. Every time Liu Dongqi appreciates these scenery with his heart, he can't help but vaguely think of his hometown Ludao.He feels that although Ludao and LA are separated by thousands of miles and oceans, there is not much difference between them in terms of scenery and climate.

He has been in LA for nearly a year. He originally chose to work here mainly because he wanted to transition here for a period of time, and then decide whether to return to China for development or stay here depending on his daughter's situation.But after getting acquainted with He Ru, he gradually began to miss this city, especially when he returned to China a few months ago, he already regarded LA as his destination without knowing it. He thought, maybe all of this is because of He He.It was love that changed his impression of the city. As early as half a month ago, Liu Dongqi had already sent Christmas and New Year greeting cards to their family.He remembered the phone call Tang Feifei gave him last night. She told him that she had already started working in Shanghai and that the house had been renovated. After the Chinese New Year, she would pick up Liu Qin and his parents to live in Shanghai. After a period of time, after Liu Qin got used to the new environment, they decided where to go.His parents were reluctant to leave Liu Qin, and had agreed to her request to live in Shanghai for a while.

After receiving Tang Feifei's call, Liu Dongqi was relieved. He even called He Ru to tell him about it, and He Ru was also happy for him. As the two festivals of Christmas and New Year approached, his mood became more and more excited. Liu Dongqi remembered that it was also at this time last year. Not long after he arrived in LA, all the colleagues around him were happily preparing for the festival. The world was full of laughter, but he was alone in the bar. Get drunk and wander the streets.On Christmas Eve, he stayed at home alone, sipping wine and playing the piano for entertainment.After calling his parents and daughter at home, he placed himself in the shadow of a lonely lamp.

He feels that for a man of his age, loneliness is not terrible at all, because the depression in silence is just a state of mind to pass the time, but if one tastes loneliness in helpless concern, then this This state of mind is terrible!Loneliness is standing in front of unattainable hope, just like a star with few stars in the morning. Liu Dongqi remembers that last Christmas he missed his family far away while playing the piano "Silent Night".But this Christmas, there is another woman in his heart, this woman is He Ru. He found that his heart had been occupied by this woman who was still so mysterious to him, and his heart could not be separated from her every word and deed, every frown and smile.For a period of time, he had longed so much that he could share a table, a lamp, a bottle of red wine, a topic, and a smile with this woman on that intoxicating festival night.

Now his long-awaited dream has finally come true, He Ru has promised to spend this Christmas Eve with him, and more importantly, she will tell him a secret that he has been dreaming of for a year. This secret is about the two of them, and it will be the most precious gift Santa Claus will give them.Liu Dongqi has guessed a bit about this secret, he knows it, but the moment this secret is solved, he will become the happiest person in the world! The day before Christmas, Liu Dongqi drove around the streets of LA early in the morning, thinking about what kind of Christmas gift he should give He Ru.What kind of gift should I give?Liu Dongqi has been thinking about this question for more than a week, but still can't make a decision.He thought, on this very important day for him and He Ru, he should give He Ru a souvenir that they can cherish for a lifetime, that is to say, this souvenir should be immortal.

What, then, is immortality?The best answer is of course love.But what is the best expression of love?For him, true love is not an obligation, but a sincere dedication, which should be the shining point of life.He was overwhelmed by the joy of this discovery. However, in the few days before Christmas, He Ru seemed to be preoccupied.Her worry outweighed her faint joy.She described the marriage proposal she promised Liu Dongqi as a secret fulfillment. This kind of careful love undoubtedly seemed delicate, and at the same time revealed the heaviness of this affection. For her, although she does not have the family burden and broken life experience like Liu Dongqi, she also faces a dilemma when it comes to marriage.

Not long ago when Liu Dongqi formally mentioned the marriage to her, she suddenly realized that it takes so much courage to nod her head, not just joy, so that she blushed and lowered her head in front of Liu Dongqi. He couldn't speak for a long time, and when he saw Liu Dongqi in those few days, his expression became unnatural.At that moment, she knew deeply that she was not only a woman physically, but also a woman in her heart!She didn't agree to Liu Dongqi face to face, and finally she told him by phone that she would disclose her secret to him on Christmas Eve after careful consideration of the matter.

Therefore, the closer it was to Christmas, the more panicked she felt, as if she had suddenly entered an unknown world, and what appeared in front of her was not only a novel and strange life, but also the elimination of her past self. She thought, if having a true love is happiness, then what would it be like to have a man in the sense of family?After getting a man, is it necessary to disintegrate as an individual, and then fully integrate into the world of that man?As the saying goes, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog.Her mother once told her that she and He Ru's father were an enviable couple when they went to the mountains and countryside in the Weinan Mountains, and He Ru's father was also a handsome talent.

But then everything seemed to change.In He Ru's memory, the man hiding in the shadow of marriage destroyed her mother and made her unable to get rid of one nightmare after another in her teenage years.Therefore, she always has a prejudice against men in the sense of marriage. She loves Liu Dongqi, but can Liu Dongqi in the marriage structure really make her happy? How do you think, is your understanding of marriage too harsh? !Could it be that the so-called happiness of marriage is to experience fear and surprise in the hesitation of worrying about gains and losses like her?If this is the case, then marriage is undoubtedly not worth the candle!

And, more importantly, every time she put herself in Liu Dongqi's position and considered the prospect of his role in marriage, she felt that her final union with him might not bring him true happiness.Especially when the balance of love changes because of a certain chip, judging by her understanding of Liu Dongqi's character, it will be difficult for him to choose between two emotions of equal weight.Kindness does not equal happiness, and sometimes it can even lead to tragedy. He Ru knows that Liu Dongqi loves his daughter too much, and she also firmly believes that he loves her as much.If it wasn't for her sudden appearance that broke his heart, he would most likely take his daughter with him and give all his love to her, because he was not waiting for love and marriage before He Ru.As long as the balance of love does not rule out the possibility of tilting in the future, He Ru's sensitive psychology will not be at peace.

In addition, if she agrees to tell him the secret, she has to take on the responsibility of being a mother, giving love to the child, and bearing the consequences of the changes in the balance.And if Liu Dongqi is allowed to give up his daughter, it will not only be his pain, but their love will also be stained.In fairness, can she really handle these embarrassing things?If accepting marriage is acknowledging the disappearance of the self, then what is the load of love that has escaped from the shell? ! Holding on to that secret, she felt uneasy like a wind-up alarm clock in her heart. She thought, what kind of decision should I make? She also thought of Wu Xiaotian. This is the person who has the closest relationship with her besides her mother and Liu Dongqi who may be with her forever in the future.She thought that if she handed over her secret to Liu Dongqi, the grievances and grievances between her and Wu Xiaotian would officially become a broken memory. She felt that she still felt guilty towards Wu Xiaotian until now, and she still couldn't be with him in the end, although it didn't matter who was right and who was wrong, saying sorry seemed light and fluffy, unable to fill the heavy period inspiration.However, guilt itself means that she has admitted that she did love Wu Xiaotian once, just like Wu Xiaotian's love for her, it is flesh and blood.Although she hated him for a while, she still wanted to mend the old relationship that had been missed for a few years, until finally she felt helpless.She felt that, unlike her, Wu Xiaotian had been deliberately trying to cover up his fragile heart when dealing with old relationships.Therefore, he will not feel guilty for hurting others, his character does not allow him to do so, although he has never forgotten that old relationship in his bones. He Rushi only found out a few days ago how unforgettable Wu Xiaotian's old relationship was!She thought, if he hadn't just woke up from the coma that day, and when he saw her, he vaguely said something that made her heartache, he might have closed his true heart forever. On that day, He Ru went to Wu Xiaotian's ward to visit him again after a week.At this time, Wu Xiaotian had already come to his senses, and Chen Qiudi happened to be out on something, and there were only the two of them in the ward.Seeing her suddenly, Wu Xiaotian smiled at her with difficulty, and for some reason, two tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.He Ru seemed to feel the heat of those tears, and the corners of her eyes were also moist. Wu Xiaotian said something softly, but He Ru didn't hear clearly, so she put her head close to his mouth.Wu Xiaotian said with difficulty, "He Ru, I thought I would never see you again! You don't know, when I was in a coma, I felt that I dreamed of you! You are walking in the rain with Holding a bouquet of golden wild poppies..." When He Ru heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then the tears couldn't stop dripping down.She wanted to say a word to him, because of his injury, how frightened and sad she was these days, and these words have been stuck in her heart these days.But she hid the words in the end.She just smiled and said, "You finally woke up. I know you won't leave us!" What she regrets now is that she didn't say that suffocating sentence: "I thought you would never wake up again!" Maybe, she thought, she would never have the chance to say that again.Only she can understand the true meaning of this sentence, which is waiting, maybe waiting forever! Yes, perhaps in her heart, she has never given up on this waiting!However, she finally closed the door of old love between herself and Wu Xiaotian!