Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

The taxi's red taillights shrank smaller and smaller in the night, eventually becoming a faint red dot that disappeared at the end of the street.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, and the heart-wrenching singing from before was carried away by the night wind.

Lu Hao didn't say anything, took out a cigarette, lit it, and sat down on the curb next to the lamppost.

The dim light cast a long shadow of him, and the rising smoke blurred his face.

Xiao Xiyue looked at him for a few seconds, then followed his example and sat down next to him.

"You two have a good relationship?" Her voice was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility.

"It's been over two years." Lu Hao exhaled a smoke ring, watching it dissipate in the night wind. "He's a fool with dreams."

"You don't have any?"

Lu Hao smiled, turned his head, and smoke escaped from his lips: "Not before. Back then, I liked to argue with him. He would talk to me about those life philosophies, and I would deliberately do the opposite. The two of us could argue for ages about how to sing a song."

Xiao Xiyue listened quietly, the light from the streetlights dancing in her eyes.

"So, do you have it now?"

The smile on Lu Hao's face slowly faded. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiyue with tenderness in his eyes.

"Now we have it."

He stubbed out his cigarette, threw it into the nearby trash can, and said, word by word.

"My dream is to marry you and have you give me two big, healthy sons."

Xiao Xiyue was taken aback at first, then her eyebrows curved into beautiful crescents, and a smile spread from the depths of her eyes, carrying a hint of seriousness and a hint of cunning.

"Then... how about I have three?"

"Okay! Let's have a whole litter!"

"Pfft... Do you think I'm a pig?"

"My excellent breeding boar is naturally going to be rooted up by you, my beautiful little sow."

"Hahaha……"

Xiao Xiyue laughed so hard she almost fell over, and punched him lightly.

On the empty street, the crisp echoes of their laughter dispelled the last trace of sadness at parting.

Lu Hao stood up, dusted off his bottom, and then casually pulled Xiao Xiyue up, naturally patting her down as well.

He turned to face the busy road, opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world, and laughed loudly.

"Let's go, let's set off!"

"Let's go!" Xiao Xiyue echoed him softly.

Lu Hao had just taken a step when he froze in place.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Xiyue looked at him, puzzled.

Lu Hao didn't turn around, but his eyes shone with an astonishing light, and his voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Inspiration! I've got an inspiration!"

"Oh? What is it?" Xiao Xiyue's curiosity was also piqued.

Lu Hao slowly closed his eyes, letting various images churn and collide in his mind.

Wang Jile's departing figure, the taxi driving away, the song "Desperado," and the phrase "I'm off."

And, the dream that one longs for in one's heart.

Xiao Xiyue didn't urge him, but stood quietly to the side, watching his tightly furrowed brows slowly relax.

After a long while, Lu Hao opened his eyes, his voice sounding like a recitation, or perhaps a murmur:

"Where the clouds are deep and the immortals are nowhere to be found, I bid farewell to the old place, take up my horse and head towards the distant mountains, not asking about the way home, but only about my original intention."

He paused, looked at Xiao Xiyue, and continued:

"Peach blossoms reflect smiling faces, the wind guides us homeward. We whip our horses and set off, chasing the light into the distance, not asking about the road ahead, but only about our passion."

Xiao Xiyue's eyes lit up, and she asked, "These are the two headline copy ideas you came up with?"

"That's right!" Lu Hao waved his hand excitedly, "Quiet and lively, one still, one dynamic! Let's skip the studio shoot and use outdoor locations, riding a white horse to chase our dreams!"

Xiao Xiyue's heart raced.

Filming on location will cost more in the budget, but what does that matter?

Two completely different images had already surfaced in her mind:

A solitary figure rides alone through the misty mountains, seeking inner peace.

Another agile figure gallops freely through the peach blossom-filled woods, chasing the passion of life.

Isn't that the chivalrous dream of chivalry and revenge that everyone yearns for?

……

Back home, Lu Hao was wide awake. He went straight to his study, sat down at his computer, and started typing away, recording the ideas that popped into his head.

Xiao Xiyue made him a cup of hot coffee and didn't disturb him. She simply moved a chair over and sat quietly beside him, watching him build the prototype of the entire plan step by step.

Before I knew it, the morning light shone through the gap in the curtains, casting a beam of light into the study.

Lu Hao then rubbed his throbbing temples, picked up his cup, and took a sip of his now-cold coffee.

He turned his head and saw that Xiao Xiyue had fallen asleep on the table at some point, her breathing even and long.

He smiled helplessly and with a pang of heartache, then got up to carry her back to the bedroom.

The moment his hand touched her waist, Xiao Xiyue stirred, slowly opening her eyes with a soft, sleepy voice.

"Hmm... Hao, what time is it?"

Lu Hao glanced at the time in the lower right corner of his computer screen: "It's past seven."

"You didn't sleep all night?" Xiao Xiyue rubbed her eyes and sat up straight, her face still bearing the red marks from sleeping face down.

"I'm not sleepy, I'm wide awake." Lu Hao grinned. "Go back to sleep for a while, I'll make breakfast."

Xiao Xiyue yawned widely and shook her head: "No, I have a meeting at the company later, I need to go wash up."

Seeing the exhaustion on her face, Lu Hao felt a pang of pain in his heart, but he swallowed back the words of advice that were on the tip of his tongue.

He hadn't forgotten that the burden of Xiao Xiyue's father was still weighing on the two of them, and she had no time to relax.

After finishing breakfast, Xiao Xiyue changed into a business suit and hurriedly left the house.

Lu Hao watched her leave, then turned around and sat back down in front of his computer.

On the monitor, the cursor blinked tirelessly at the end of each line of text.

He cannot rest.

With September fast approaching, he had to finish the plan as soon as possible!

The sooner the plan is completed, the sooner Xiao Xiyue can promote it.

……

Time slipped by quietly in our busy lives, a few days passing by unnoticed.

Lu Hao typed the final period, then slumped back in his chair as if paralyzed, letting out a long sigh, his entire body revealing unparalleled exhaustion.

He paused for a moment, then sent the plan to Xiao Xiyue.

A short while later, Xiao Xiyue replied to him with a message.

[Received it, but I have to go on a business trip for the next couple of days and won't be able to go with you to relax. Tomorrow is the weekend, I'll have Ning Shu take you to relax.]

Lu Hao was taken aback, then chuckled and replied to Xiao Xiyue.

I'm fine, I'll just sleep it off at home.

No, you have to listen to me, I'm your girlfriend.

Looking at Xiao Xiyue's message, Lu Hao felt a warmth in his heart, and then his thoughts became somewhat dazed.

Back in his school days, he also had times when he was preparing for events, and he would be busy for several days.

Su Yu... said the same thing to herself.

But now, it's a different person.

Lu Hao smiled and replied to Xiao Xiyue with a "Okay".

I wonder where Ning Shu will take me?

Just as Lu Hao got up, a message popped up on his phone. He opened it and saw that it was from Qin Shou.

"Old Lu, I'm free tonight. Didn't you say you needed to talk to me? Let's meet at our usual spot."

【it is good! 】

Lu Hao put away his phone and rubbed his eyes.

The incident of meeting Jiang Yun at the Dreamer's Bar has always been a thorn in his side.

Tonight, he'll see if Qin Shou is still the same Qin Shou he always was!