Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 259 Promise
In the midst of the most brilliant fireworks, Hu Li reached an unprecedented peak in his life.

And after the peak, there is endless fatigue.

The two fell asleep in each other's arms on this Chinese Valentine's Day.

Early in the morning on the 7th, when Lu Yao woke up again, it was already past 9 o'clock.

He was awakened by the sound of the door opening. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his radiant girlfriend walking in with a tray. Seeing that he was awake, she smiled and said:

"Good morning, love. Time for breakfast."

"...?"

Lu Yao looked at the tray she was holding and asked in confusion:
"You made this? Is it edible?"

"It's just after the Qixi Festival, don't force me to turn into a tigress and bite you."

Hu Li rolled his eyes and put the breakfast on the bedside.

Lu Yao took one look and knew it was hotel food, and sighed helplessly:

"I thought you did it."

"Tsk, what you said is quite a scumbag. If I made it, you would definitely ask: Is it edible? But when you saw it was from a hotel, you changed your tune, right?"

"Only lies can weave love."

"cut."

Hu Li curled her lips in disdain and walked to the dressing table:
"Eat quickly and wash up after eating."

"What are your plans for today?"

"I don't know... Do you want to continue staying here? Or should we go to Inner Mongolia?"

"?"

Lu Yao was somewhat speechless:

"What are you going to do in Inner Mongolia?"

"Grasslands, baby. Have you forgotten? When we were driving to Inner Mongolia, we were both drunk. I came out of the yurt and you were already lying on the grass. You called me to join you. We lay on the grass and looked at the stars... That starry sky was so beautiful."

"So that's when you started liking me, right?"

"……hey-hey."

Hu Li smiled sweetly:
"Not really. I can't really explain it, but I just remember... when you were by my side, I thought about what it would feel like if I rested my head on your arm and looked at the stars. The starry sky here is average, not as beautiful as on the plateau."

"……Fine."

Lu Yao shrugged indifferently.

He wasn't planning on doing anything this week anyway, he just wanted to be with her.

Let's go wherever she says.

So, they only stayed in Sanya for one day, and just after the Chinese Valentine's Day, the two of them just left.

Then we arrived in Inner Mongolia at noon.

Without looking for Mr. Xu’s friends, the two of them rented a Land Cruiser and went directly to the farm house they had visited last time in Ordos.

At night, Hu Li, who was bitten by mosquitoes several times, finally fulfilled her wish of lying in her lover's arms and looking at the stars.

But after watching the stars, the two of them ran away and returned to the city and found a hotel to stay in for one night.

All of her lumps were bitten in the yurt, and it was inconvenient to go to the toilet.

I can only say that the stars are beautiful, but forget about the accommodation...it's better to live in the car.

Then, after sleeping for a night in Inner Mongolia, on the third day after she came back, the two went straight to LS.

After buying a lot of ghee and fried food, we drove directly to Qudennima.

Unfortunately, I still didn’t meet the master.

However, the ghee jar that the two of them left in front of Bubu’s grave last time was gone.

I don’t know if it was taken away by the master.

But...it doesn't matter.

Hu Li brought a bouquet of flowers, Bubu's favorite canned food, and some supplies such as butter and barley, and left them at the resting place of her family who had accompanied her for many years. She also wrapped the small bucket with the note, piled it up with stones, and waited for the master to come and take it.

To be honest, both of them are atheists.

But... Hu Li believed that the bracelet given to herself and her lover must have a special fate connecting the two people.

Then I sat by the lake with my lover for a while and then left.

The two of them came this time without notifying anyone, including Yutan.

Come quietly and leave quietly.

After their trip to Nanzang, the two returned to Shanghai.

Qixi Festival and Zhongyuan Festival are only one week apart.

Coming back early is also to make some preparations.

The Lao Lu couple cannot come back for this Ghost Festival and can only burn paper at a distant crossroads.

The responsibility of paying homage to the family fell on Lu Yao.

He wanted to worship, and Hu Li also wanted to worship.

However, there is some difference between the two in their attitude towards worship.

In Lu Yao's concept, worshipping family members just means buying some paper and buying all the offerings according to his mother's requirements. But in Hu Li's case, offerings are not mentioned, just talking about burning paper, she bought a lot of paper specially made for folding gold ingots.

Every year, she would fold the gold ingots and other things she burned for her father by herself.

When he saw that his girlfriend's fingers had turned golden red from stacking gold ingots, he took the initiative to help.

Hu Li seemed to want to say something...but in the end, she didn't say it, but acquiesced to her boyfriend's behavior.

The two of them spent most of the day folding four large plastic bags of gold ingots. In the end, the gold ingots she folded and Lu Yao folded were mixed together and separated by her.

"These two plastic bags are yours, and these two are mine."

Lu Yao nodded without thinking much.

He really didn't think much about it.

However, the two cemeteries were separate, so Lu Yao agreed to pick her up after visiting the graves.

But Hu Li refused and just said she would call him when she was done.

Fine.

Time flies and the Ghost Festival is here.

In the early morning, Lu Yao and his girlfriend woke up almost at the same time:
"Morning, baby."

"……Um."

Hu Li nodded.

Lu Yao immediately knew that she was not in a good mood at the moment.

So I won’t say much more.

The two of them were busy with their own things, but the man was indeed talented when it came to packing up and going out.

Hu Li was still in front of the sink, but Lu Yao had already finished everything.

"I'm out?"

"Ah."

Seeing that his girlfriend was not as energetic as usual, Lu Yao didn't say much, but just walked behind her and hugged her gently.

Hu Li slowly stopped washing.

Looking at the extremely concerned eyes of the man in the mirror, she finally smiled:
"Go quickly, don't waste time."

"……it is good."

Lu Yao nodded, picked up his things and went downstairs directly.

On the way, he called his mother.

After telling her about the situation, he drove directly to the cemetery.

He had done tomb sweeping many times with his family, and he just confirmed the process again on the phone, so there would hardly be any problems.

When we arrived at the cemetery, quite a few people were already there.

Everyone came to pay tribute to their loved ones, carrying large and small bags in their hands, and the entire cemetery seemed to be filled with the smell of fireworks.

That is the taste of missing loved ones.

Lu Yao found the tombstones of his grandparents, placed the offerings little by little according to his mother's instructions, and began the ceremony.

Soon, the flame ignited the ingot, and light smoke slowly rose.

But his heart was calm.

It was a bit strange. When he went to the grave with his parents during the Qingming Festival this year, he looked at the photo of the old man on the tombstone who looked intimidating without even getting angry, and asked himself:
"Grandpa, do you think I've become a bad person?"

At that time, the senior was infatuated with him. Although she did not have a substantial relationship with Xu Ruochu, but... her lingering love was just as deep.

His girlfriend had just left, and his life suddenly changed drastically.

Unconsciously, he felt guilty towards the old man in the photo who had taught him to "be a good boy" since he was a child.

But now, he can face it calmly.

So peaceful.

But in the ashes, he whispered:

"Grandpa, I've always been doing the right thing, right?"

The breeze is silent.

Just follow your heart.

……

The tomb-visiting ceremony was over, and Lu Yao looked at the time. It was not yet 8 o'clock.

He subconsciously wanted to call his girlfriend, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

Just sent her a message.

My girlfriend didn’t reply.

He went straight back home and became somewhat idle.

Hu Li will leave the day after tomorrow... A feeling of reluctance began to brew in his heart.

After thinking about it, he felt that he should do some exercise to relieve stress.

So I sent Hu Li another message, asking her if she was done.

Hu Li finally replied:

"Yeah, it just ended. But I have something else to do, so I might be back a little late."

Lu Yao guessed that she must have seen her family.

So the reply:

"Okay, then I'll go exercise."

"Ah."

He drove downstairs and headed for the gym he hadn't been to for a long time. After exercising for more than an hour and taking a shower, he got in the car at nearly 10 o'clock.

He thought it was all over, so he called his girlfriend.

But the phone was hung up after just two rings.

He wasn't fighting.

Instead, walk all the way home.

But just as he reached the gate of Fortune Garden, he suddenly, instinctively slowed down the car.

At the entrance of the community, Hu Li's car was parked on the side of the road. She leaned against the car, crossed her arms and put on a cold face, as if no strangers were allowed to enter. She was listening to what a man who looked like he was about... 40 years old was saying.

The man was wearing a simple white shirt, trousers and leather shoes.

For some reason, Lu Yao felt that the other person should be someone in the system at a glance.

And...the level seems to be quite high.

This feels strange, but intuitive.

It was a very strange temperament.

But it is very obvious on the other person.

Lu Yao stopped the car and observed silently.

And Hu Li also saw the Bentley.

He took a look, then quickly looked away, an annoyed expression on his face.

To the man who was still talking:

"Brother, have you said enough? I'm going home now."

"you……"

The middle-aged man seemed a little uncomfortable with her tone.

But looking at her impatient expression, he moved his lips and sighed:
"Lili, don't think I'm annoying. I'm doing this for your own good. Can't you just bow your head and admit your mistakes? After all, we are a family... I'm going to say something disrespectful, how long can grandpa and grandma live? Can't you just pretend for a few years? Let them live a few days of comfort."

"It would be most comfortable for them if this evil creature of mine doesn't bother them, isn't it?"

There was a hint of sarcasm on Hu Li's face:
"I've done well enough, haven't I? I don't argue with them. I just listen when they call me a bastard. I also admit that my mom and I killed my dad. I also admit that my mom is a vixen. They say they don't like me, fine, I'll leave, I'll go abroad. Isn't it enough that I won't hang around in front of them? There are only three days a year, Qingming Festival, the 15th day of the first lunar month, and Chinese New Year. During Chinese New Year, they worship at home, but I don't go anymore, right? During Qingming Festival and the 15th day of the first lunar month, as a daughter, I come to worship my dad. I only kowtow and burn paper and then leave. Isn't that enough? What do they want from me? Do they want me to never come back? Not enter this house? Sure, I did it, but can't I even worship my dad?"

The more she talked, the more excited she became.

But in order not to worry her boyfriend, she always kept her voice low.

It’s just that the lower the volume, the more gnashing of teeth there is.

The middle-aged man shook his head quickly:
"That's not what I meant, girl. Is that what I meant?! What I meant was that you shouldn't be so stubborn. Can't you be a little softer? Grandpa and grandma loved your uncle to the extreme... They can't accept that your uncle is gone... Don't you understand? You are your uncle's child, how could they not understand? They just can't accept this fact. What I hope you do is what your uncle wants you to do... Can't you be a little softer and... coax them? Say some soft words and be more proactive..."

"Sorry, bro."

Hu Li shook his head:
"I can't do it. From childhood to adulthood, since my father passed away, what have my mother and I become in their eyes? You know it, brother. They would rather listen to a fortune teller's nonsense than accept this fact. I don't have any way. Brother, I understand your feelings and know that you are doing this for my own good. But, you are not me. Even if you are a witness, you can't empathize with what we have experienced... My father is gone, and the saddest people are not only them, but also me and my mother. So... Brother, please, please stop trying to persuade me, okay? Just treat me as if I don't exist. I will live my own life and don't want to be involved with anyone. Please, okay?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the middle-aged man, and her eyes suddenly became somewhat desolate:

"Besides, don't you know? How many people in this family just think of me as someone who is still of some use? What Second Aunt said just now was referring to old men and old ladies. She meant that I am not young anymore, and you should marry me off quickly while I am still of some use."

She sneered, but her eyes were still sad:

"If I hadn't gone crazy a few years ago, do you think I would be as ignored as stinky dog ​​shit now? I have long been a tool for the so-called strong alliance. But now... Brother, I still have to tell you that you should convey my meaning to them. In this life, I only live for myself, and no one should try to interfere in my life. If I can go crazy once, I can go crazy many times. I would rather become a nun in a temple than allow them to use me as a tool for marriage. Don't fucking think of me, and convey my meaning to them. I am a bomb, and I will blow up anyone who messes with me!"

"Lili..."

"Hu Fan, today is the Ghost Festival. I don't want to make my dad unhappy, so I've been very accommodating to you. I respect you as my brother, so please don't force me to lose my temper, okay? Please."

"..."

Looking at the girl who said these words calmly, the middle-aged man who was about to say something moved his lips...

But in the end, I couldn't say it.

"Ugh……"

He let out a long sigh.

Nod:
"When are you leaving? Should I take you there?"

"No, you're so busy at work."

"……All right."

Seeing his sister's resistance, the middle-aged man said nothing more and nodded:
"Well, okay, if you have any problem, feel free to call me. I'm your brother, I'll take care of you no matter who else."

"……Um."

After Hu Li responded, he took the initiative to say:

"It's too hot. Go back and don't delay your work."

"……Um."

The middle-aged man nodded, turned around and got into a black A6.

Hu Li didn't hesitate at all. He opened the door of the MINI and drove directly into the basement.

"..."

Although he didn't know what the two talked about, Lu Yao still waited until the Audi drove away before driving the car into the basement.

Then I saw my girlfriend squatting in front of the MINI.

She squatted, covering her face.

With a "squeak", Lu Yao braked immediately, got out of the car and walked over quickly.

Just when they were halfway there, Hu Li threw herself into his arms.

Cry loudly.

"..."

Lu Yao was speechless, he just hugged her and held her tightly.

She cried so hard that Lu Yao felt his heart was about to break.

It was not until the Bentley was blocking the road and a car honked to hurry them up that the two men woke up from their dream.

Hu Li instinctively raised her head from her boyfriend's arms, took a look, and said:
"Go park the car, I'll wait for you at home."

"Ah."

But when Lu Yao returned home, he found his girlfriend sitting on the sofa, staring at the pots of flowers in a daze.

He thought about it, poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her.

Hu Li didn't drink.

She just lay down on Lu Yao's shoulder.

In silence, he continued to stare at the pots of flowers in a daze.

Lu Yao didn't say anything, but just stroked her hair again and again.

After a while, noticing that her emotions seemed to have calmed down, he took the initiative to ask:

"Talk to me?"

"No."

His "proposal" was rejected by his girlfriend without any hesitation.

"..."

Lu Yao was speechless.

Hu Li didn't even raise her head, just leaned against him and continued to look at the pots of flowers.

The atmosphere remains quiet.

After a while...

"Baby."

"Ok?"

Lu Yao thought she finally wanted to communicate with him.

However, his girlfriend just took his hand and asked a very simple question:

"Will you be good to me forever?"

"of course."

Lu Yao clenched her hand.

"For life, without a doubt."

If it were normal, she would definitely be moved by the sweetness in the words and would laugh unconsciously.

But this time, the smile in her eyes was full of sadness.

However, she didn’t look back and Lu Yao couldn’t see her.

then……

"Well, if..."

"..."

Lu Yao was waiting for the next part.

It can be seen that she suddenly stopped talking and asked subconsciously:

"how?"

"..."

Leaning on her boyfriend's chest, feeling the warmth in his palm.

She thought about it and shook her head:
"fine."

As he spoke, he sat up straight, looked at his lover with eyes full of concern, and suddenly smiled:

"Let's go and eat?"

Lu Yao was stunned.

Hesitant to speak.

My intuition tells me that my girlfriend is in a bad mood right now.

He wanted to know why.

But looking at her strong appearance as she forced herself to smile, he could no longer ask the questions in his heart.

He held her in his arms.

Hold tight.

Then he agreed:

"Okay, eat, sleep, travel... whatever you want to do, I'll accompany you."

The woman who rested her head on her boyfriend's shoulder was startled.

Then, his eyes became gentle.

The silent tears fell quietly, but when they reached the lips, they turned into a voice:
"Ah."

(End of this chapter)