Her actions with the security system clearly indicated she was going somewhere. The twenty-minute timeframe suggested the location was very close, and twenty minutes was enough to handle everything.
He suddenly understood, and then became furiously angry. Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Wei Zhanyi’s tone suddenly changed, asking: “Being with her, don’t you feel guilty towards your father?”
“No, I don’t. Father died in front of you, becoming a tragic hero in your mind, but in my heart, he was a good father, yet never an excellent manager. It was his negligence that brought disaster to the Wei family, creating today’s unresolvable grievances. I love him, but I won’t blindly follow him like you do.”
Wei Zhanyi looked at his brother’s unwavering expression and finally understood.
It turned out that even within a family, a tragic event could be perceived differently. Remembering does not mean others must do the same. He could not deny Wei Zhenghai’s efforts to restore the family’s status, but he also could not change his own feelings about the past grievances.
When kinship could not soften him, and time could not change him, in the end, he could only let him go.
He took out a note with an address from the drawer. “She’s here.”
Wei Zhenghai snatched it, looking at it repeatedly. He needed the fastest ticket to New York, USA.
He looked up at Wei Zhanyi. “I won’t thank you, because this is what you owe me.”
He left without looking back.
New York, USA
As if reliving yesterday.
Wei Zhenghai stood by the street, looking up at a dilapidated apartment building.
His watch told him that in a few minutes, the apartment door would open, revealing the person he missed.
He stared at the second hand, counting down three seconds: three, two, one. He raised his eyes, and indeed, the door opened.
A thin, petite woman, carrying a familiar backpack, turned to close the door and walked down the stairs.
The information he received told him that Xiao Chu had returned to her previous life of seizing every minute, without smiles or expression. She entered a business school, and when not in class, she worked, worked, and worked.
He crossed the street, walking behind her, greedily consuming her figure.
