Chapter 64

  Gong Xi left, and Xing Yun was alone, staring at the door he had closed himself. His mind was still in turmoil, and he didn't even eat dinner, lying on his bed in a daze.

  The next day, Kouki thought that Kiyomi would come because Kiyomi had always been like that, relentlessly pursuing him.

  But Gong Xi didn't come, fortunately, he turned on his phone which had been switched off all the time, and there were messages coming in, but they were all from last night.

  Xingyun sat in the Fang Hall, staring at the TV, but everyone knew that he didn't see anything at all. His mind was on that anti-theft door.

  The door had not been opened from morning till night, and the lucky heart was already a little empty. He didn't dare to believe that Gong Xi had left like this, let go, and would never come back to hug him again. Lucky, lucky, he begged in his heart.

  Lucky knew that blaming Qipin was not right, because all of this was caused by himself. However, he couldn't help but resent him. To say that he would leave just like that, did it mean that his feelings for him were only to this extent? So fragile and vulnerable.

  At this moment, Gong Xi was also thinking the same way. From love at first sight to mutual affection and then separating for three whole years, fate had arranged a reunion for the two people. How could she bear watching him stand by someone else's side, imagining him lying in someone else's bed? She had been tormented like this, yet she never thought of giving up on this feeling, no longer loving him.

  But why can't he understand his own heart? With just a little wind and grass movement, he thinks about escaping, and this time it's even more about parting ways, never to see each other again.

  Jiǎo Xǐ flipped over onto his side, burying his face in the blankets. He was afraid to let those people see him crying, a big man like him, it would be too humiliating.

  But it's said that men don't easily shed tears, and that's true, until they reach the point of heartbreak.

  In the evening, Xing Hai came back from work and opened the door to find Heng Yun looking at him with eager eyes. But as soon as he saw it was himself, his enthusiasm immediately cooled down.

  Xing Hai suddenly understood his brother's mind, fortunately this love talk was more tiring for him than getting married ten times. He had also been in relationships and talked about romance before, but Xing Hai really didn't feel that talking about romance could be so exhausting, it was like a daily battle of wits that left him tired just watching.

  Didn't dare to expose Lucky's thoughts, knowing that would make him unhappy, Xing Hai instructed his son to coax his younger brother into a good mood.

  "Baby, go and play with your little uncle for a while."

  Unexpectedly, the child suddenly ran towards his mother and said, "I don't want to, Second Uncle is bad, he drove Uncle Wang away."

  Lucky heart is a tremble, the whole person is stiffened body, originally, even nephew can't bear to let Gong Xi go.

  Xing Hai slapped his son on the buttocks, "Who told you to spout nonsense!"

  The child suddenly burst into tears, "It's him, it's him, Little Uncle is bad, I want Palace Uncle, I want Palace Uncle."

  Xing Hai's wife saw that Xing Hai was going to hit the child, so she quickly grabbed his hand. Luckily, both Mom and Dad came out.

  "What is this?"

  "Hey, Xing Hai, what are you doing hitting the kid?"

  Two old men took the child from Xing Hai's arms, and the little guy was still crying and shouting that his uncle was bad, a big bad egg.

  Xing Haiqi's, pointing at the small child and threatening: "You dare say one more word, I'll beat your butt to pieces."

  The child is not afraid in grandfather's arms and makes a face at dad. The lucky mother coaxes her grandson while staring at her son.

  Xing Hai's wife was dissatisfied in her heart and didn't dare to say it out loud, so she stood aside with a bitter face.

  Lucky looked at all this chaos and felt his head was going to explode.

  Turned back into the room and said to the outside as he was about to close the door: "Don't call me for dinner."

  A day passed and Miyoshi didn't come nor did she call.

  The second day was no exception.

  Good fortune has made him restless, pacing back and forth in his room. He initiates a call to Gong Xi, but can't put aside his pride, having been the one to break up with her, and now he's too embarrassed to go crawling back to her.

  Ke Palace Xi seems to have really hurt this time, and actually disappeared like that, without a sound or message.

  Lucky would always glance at the box of things he had gathered whenever he passed by Fang Tang's place, as it contained memories of the two of them. Lucky sometimes wanted to take a closer look, but never dared to approach it, fearing that the items in the box would bring back even more memories, and he might not be able to bear it, running out and fleeing to Gong Xi's side.

  Xing Hai came back and saw that the sofa was still occupied by a wooden man who was wandering outside his soul, and he couldn't bear it. He changed his clothes and sat down beside Xiao Yun.

  "Lucky, you tell your brother, what's going on between you two?"

  Xingyun raised his eyes and glanced at his brother, lazily replying: "Nothing in particular."

  Xing Hai stopped him, "What's going on? You're breaking up just because of nothing? You don't like him and like someone else now?"

  He glared at his brother good-naturedly.

  Xing Hai knew he was wrong: "Is it that he has changed his mind and likes someone else? Doesn't seem like it."

  Lucky didn't move or make a sound.

  "What's it really because of? Or is it true what he said, that it's just because his dad didn't agree and told you something?"

  Xìngyùn zòu zhe méi tóu tàn le kǒu qì.

  Translation:

  Lucky furrowed his brow and sighed.

  "Really for this?"

  "If you don't agree, then just disagree. If Gong Xi agrees, that's all that matters. Look at him, he's been infatuated with you from the start. He wants to be with you, can his dad stop them?"

  "Lucky, it's not as simple as you think. He's the only son of the Gong family and his father is counting on him to carry on the family legacy. Moreover, they are father and son after all. How can I let him break with his father because of me? Even if he agrees, I couldn't agree to that. It would be against the natural order of things. How could I possibly let Gong Xi become an unvirtuous person because of me?"

  Xing Hai also fell silent, fortunately what was said was right, if it were his own words, he wouldn't be able to cut ties with his family just because he liked someone.

  "So you two really can't be together."

  Lucky hesitated for a moment and nodded: "It's impossible now."

  Xing Hai is almost thirty years old now. As people reach middle age, they experience more things and gain a deeper understanding that in life, things don't always go as planned, and forcing them to doesn't work.

  They say that those who are meant to be together will eventually find their way, but that's just a nice wish.

  Xing Hai patted the lucky shoulder and encouraged his brother: "Since things have come to this, don't be sad anymore. Time will change everything. From now on, cheer up, treat the past as a beautiful memory, cherish the present, and live well in the future. How's that?"

  "Good luck! Are you confident? You're a soldier, can't be so listless, right?"

  Xingyun smiled and nodded at his brother.

  Took a deep breath in his heart, yes, it's time to let go of the past and start anew.

  "Alright, I'm off tomorrow, let's go shopping for New Year's goods together, just the two of us."

  "Good." He replied happily and quickly.

  The next morning, Xing Hai stood in the hall with a messy head of hair and heavy dark circles under his eyes, waiting for his mother to discuss the shopping list with him. His mind wandered back to the time he spent with Gong Xi.

  That morning, two people were still discussing what to buy for the New Year. Just like big brother and mom, they held a piece of paper and listed things one by one on it.

  Jiuhuan also said that this year he wants to buy a large pile of fireworks, put them on the floor downstairs and watch from his balcony.

  Good fortune smiled upon him.

  The phone suddenly rang, startling Lucky so much that his soul was shocked back into him.

  His heart was racing wildly as he picked up the phone, and on the other end was actually Kiyo's dad.

  The old man let out a sigh and suddenly lost his voice, unsure of what to say next.

  The other person seemed embarrassed too, clearing his throat a few times before speaking: "Yeah, lucky you."

  "Yes, Uncle is well." replied Lucky dryly.

  "Hmm, I was just asking, is Gong Xi with you?"

  "Palace joy?" Lucky was surprised and asked, "Hasn't Gong Xi returned yet?"

  "He also fell silent for a moment, 'No, his phone has been unreachable for two days.'"

  Lucky's head felt a buzz, and his whole body shook.

  "Palace Joy left my house three days ago."

  On the other end of the phone, there was another period of silence. After a while, Gong Xi's father asked: "Do you have any other way to contact him?"

  Xingyun has been wondering, where is Gong Xi? Why hasn't he returned home and also not come back to his own place. If neither of these two places have him, then where will he go?

  After thinking for a long time, he finally realized that he was so far away from Gong Xi's life. Apart from what Gong Xi had told him, he knew nothing about her life. Who were the people around Gong Xi? What kind of friends did she have? How did she live when he wasn't around?

  It turned out he didn't know either.

  Can she really qualify as his lover by doing it herself?

  However, he knew it wasn't the time to think about that now, so he immediately replied: "Sorry, I don't know, but I'll try to contact him. If I get in touch with him, I'll let you know right away. You can also look for him, and if you have any news, please tell me." Lucky paused for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly: "I didn't mean anything else, as long as he's safe that's all that matters."

  Gong Xi's dad didn't make things difficult for him this time, but instead agreed very readily. The two made an appointment and immediately hung up the phone to contact the people around them.

  Xing Hai and Lucky's mom were anxious when they heard that Gong Xi hadn't returned to Shenyang and lost contact.

  No New Year's goods were bought anymore. Xing Mama then urged Lucky to "hurry up and call those classmates, friends and whatnot, and see if he has any good relationships with his colleagues."

  Xing's mother thought of the usual good times with Gong Xi, and she suddenly burst into tears. She scolded Yun Xiang, "You child just don't understand things. That day you shouldn't have treated Gong Xi like that, hurting her feelings."

  Xing Hai comforted his mother while comforting Lucky at the same time.

  Several phone calls were made, but no one knew any news about Gong Xi, and Xin Rui's anxiety grew more urgent.

  Twenty minutes passed and Kiyoshi's father also called. Everyone they knew had asked around, but no one had any contact with Kiyoshi.

  Xingyun suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, Gong Xi had once said that without him, she couldn't live.

  No...