Chapter 55: When Intention Arrives, Love Departs

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  Qiao Yan left two envelopes, one with Qiao Yu's name on it and the other with Qiao Le Xi's name.

  Qiao Le Xi opened it and found a piece of paper inside with two names written on it: Yu and Jin.

  Qiao Le Xi wept uncontrollably after finishing reading it.

  The envelope left for Qiao Yu contained a key. Qiao Yu had no idea what the key was for, but he didn't have the energy to think about it either.

  The resort project has entered the final stage of completion, and it was almost dark when Ji Si Xuan returned from the construction site with a tired face. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Qiao Le Xi waiting outside the villa.

  Qiao Le Xi saw her and quickly ran over, with red eyes asking her, "Will you go take a look at my second brother?"

  Ji Siyun's heart skipped a beat, "What happened to Qiao Yu?"

  Qiao Le Xi's face was filled with sorrow, "My big brother... is no more."

  Ji Siyuan stared at her in disbelief, "How could it be..."

  Qiao Le Xi's tears came down quickly, "Left last night."

  Ji Siyun looked at this face similar to Qiao Yu's and felt a little unbearable, "Go in and talk."

  Qiao Le Xi followed her, Ji Si Xuan took her to her own room, went downstairs to pour her a glass of water, and when she came back, she had already collected her emotions.

  Actually, Qiao Le Xi didn't like Ji Si Yuan, but when she couldn't find Qiao Yu, Ji Si Yuan's face appeared in her mind. It turned out that she had already accepted Ji Si Yuan in a subtle way.

  "They say that in a family with three kids, the middle one is always the least favored. The father spoils the eldest, and the mother spoils the youngest. My second brother may not be completely unloved, but he's often neglected in some ways. Yet, he never takes it to heart. He's the kindest and most gentle man I've ever met. I used to think that there wasn't a woman in this world who was good enough for him." Qiao Le Xi took a few sips of hot water before continuing, "Has he ever mentioned my mom to you?"

  Ji Siyun nodded, "Not much was mentioned, just that his mother passed away early."

  Qiao Le Xi nodded, "Yeah, my mom committed suicide, nobody expected it, so everything was chaotic on that day. In the chaos, everyone neglected him. I had someone to take care of me, big brother had someone to take care of him, but only second brother was locked in that house. By the time everyone remembered him, the sky was almost dark. That year, my second brother was eight years old, I don't know how he spent those few hours. But he never mentioned it again because he was afraid we would feel guilty, just like he never told you why he suddenly couldn't go abroad with you that year."

  Ji Siyun was somewhat resistant to this topic, "Isn't it because of his official career?"

  Qiao Le Xi let out a bitter laugh, "That year my older brother had a physical examination and cancer cells were found in his body. Fortunately, it was discovered early and treated promptly, and he recovered well after surgery. However, when my second brother graduated, cancer cells were found again, and this time surgery was not possible, only conservative treatment could be done. At that time, I knew nothing about it, I thought it was because my father didn't want my second brother to study architecture, so I resented him afterwards. The older generation has some ideas that we can't understand, in their concept, someone must inherit the family business, if the eldest son is not suitable, then the second son will take over. To be honest, I still don't understand it now, but I will sympathize with him. He said that if you were one of the options in a multiple-choice question, he would only choose you. But when my second brother had to make a choice between his dreams and his older brother, which one would you choose? What's so-called '仕途' (official career), for him, it simply has no temptation."

  Ji Siyun furrowed her brow, "He could have told me, why didn't he tell me?"

  Qiao Le Xi wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, "He said he wanted you to be the kind of person you want to be. You're so talented, and it's a pity that you gave up on your dreams for him. Later when you came back, he still didn't want to say anything, he didn't want you to feel guilty. Tell me, is my second brother an idiot?"

  Ji Siyuan didn't know how to describe her emotions at this moment, and suddenly her vision became blurry, tears rolling down unknowingly.

  There is a reason for everything, and love has its own losses. Is this simple truth really beyond Qiao Yu's understanding?

  It was he who said they couldn't go on together anymore, so she turned around and left without hesitation, but he remained standing in the same place waiting.

  She always thought he was the one who was wrong, so she argued with him with a clear conscience, tormenting both him and herself. But only today did she realize that she was actually the heartless one.

  It was actually her who let go first back then, not him. She abandoned him and went abroad, during his most difficult days, the person by his side wasn't her.

  They missed each other for so many years, how can they make up for it?

  She gradually couldn't hear what Qiao Le Xi was saying, and when she came back to her senses, she only heard two very familiar words.

  Ji Siyun suddenly raised her head and looked at her, "What did you just say, Qin Ren?"

  Qiao Le Xi found it somewhat strange, "My second brother's name, didn't he tell you? It was Grandfather who gave it to him."

  Ji Siyu suddenly realized something, "Your older brother... what does he look like? Do you have a photo to show me?"

  Qiao Le Xi didn't know why Ji Si Xuan suddenly changed her expression, but she took out a group photo from her phone and pointed to one of the people in it, saying "This is my older brother."

  Ji Siyuan's hand trembled uncontrollably, it was really him.

  No wonder he came to find her in a roundabout way, no wonder the blueprint he brought was so familiar, no wonder she always felt that he was familiar, no wonder he asked her so persistently if she liked that house...

  At that time I changed jobs, my girlfriend was very angry, I wanted to make it up to her.

  If a man has ever chosen you over other people or things, would you forgive him?

  It turned out that he had been talking about her and Qiao Yu all along, but she hadn't realized it.

  Ji Siyun suddenly interrupted her, "Where is Qiao Yu?"

  Qiao Le Xi came for this matter, "After leaving the hospital today, I couldn't contact him. Do you know where he went?"

  The next second, Ji Siyu rushed out.

  She called Qiao Yu all the way, but couldn't get through until she entered the city and finally had a signal.

  The ringing by his ear had been going on for a long time before he finally picked it up, but there was no sound.

  Ji Siyun called out tentatively, "Qiao Yu?"

  He lightly responded with a "Mm."

  Ji Siyun relaxed when she heard his voice, "Where are you?"

  He didn't say anything else.

  After a long silence, Ji Siyu spoke again in his gentle breathing voice, but it was sobbing, "Qiao Yu, I'm sorry, really sorry...... It wasn't until your sister came to find me today that I knew...... Sorry......"

  "Stop crying." He finally spoke up, his voice still low and clear, but with a barely perceptible tremble. "Do you remember the night of your graduation, after your class's farewell dinner, you walked around the campus for a long time, and then sat on the steps of the outdoor auditorium, crying like this? Actually, I followed you from behind that whole time, watching you walk through all the places we used to go together. You walked for so long, I followed for just as long. Later, I stood in the shadow of a tree, watching you cry, my heart aching to death. At the time, I especially hated myself - how could I let you cry like this? But even then, I couldn't bring myself to go up to you and say 'stop crying'..."

  The phone suddenly hung up, and when Ji Siyu called again, it was already turned off. She looked up at the driver and said, "Driver, please go to X University."

  Qiao Yu looked at the phone that had automatically shut down due to a dead battery and casually threw it aside, falling into deep thought.

  Ji Siyuan felt a bit off that night at the dinner table after graduation, he was more welcoming to others but spoke less than usual.

  After the social gathering ended, I suddenly asked the driver to turn around and go to X University.

  The car stopped in the black shadow under the tree. He arrived late, and the graduation party in the open-air auditorium had already come to an end. The music and voices were deafening.

  The party ended and a large number of students poured out. He sat in the dimly lit car, watching the crowd surge forward. Not expecting anything, but as he watched, the people became fewer and fewer, his heart gradually cooled down.

  Just when I was about to give up, that face appeared in my line of sight again.

  Ji Siyuan was talking to the three girls next to her, walking and chatting, just about to disappear from view, when she suddenly turned her head back in the direction of the car.

  He sat in the darkness with the lights off, and people outside could hardly tell if there was anyone inside. He knew she couldn't see him at all, but he still felt inexplicably tense.

  Three girls found she didn't keep up and called her.

  "Sister, let's go! The rich guy said he'll treat us at Seafood House!"

  Qiao Yu's heart skipped a beat, yes, Hai Xian Lou, he still owed them a meal.

  Ji Siyuan looked for a few more seconds before turning back and catching up with them, gradually disappearing into the night.

  The students dispersed quickly, he got off the car and stood at the last row of steps in front of the auditorium, surrounded by silence. The annual graduation ceremony of X University was also held here, he sat here and seemed to hear the oath of graduation from his ears.

  He didn't know what he was thinking, and called Xiao Ziyuan who was on the other side of the ocean at that time, "You're not even coming back for your junior sister's graduation?"

  Xiao Ziyuan's voice was calm and composed, "If you weren't here, how would you know I wasn't?"

  He smiled, "I'm here. I'm now in the open-air auditorium. On our graduation day, after the ceremony ended, I actually saw her. When I graduated, she came to see me, so thinking that when she graduated, I should come and take a look at her too. Didn't have time during the day, rushed over after attending social events at night, fortunately managed to catch a glimpse of her."

  Qiao Yu rarely spoke so much, Xiao Zi Yuan listened silently on the other end of the phone, and after a while, he sighed, "Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu, what's the point of this?"

  He quietly hung up the phone.

  Yes, every time we meet, it's a hurtful encounter, what's the point of this again?

  If it can't be seen, then it won't hurt; if it doesn't hurt, he won't know if he still has a heart.

  Only when that heart-wrenching pain comes flooding in does he feel at ease. Oh, good, he still has a heart.

  Later, he asked the driver to drive back and walked around in school. When he arrived at the teaching building of the School of Architecture, he suddenly found her walking right in front of him. He followed her all the way, but she didn't notice it at all. After a long while, she came to this open-air auditorium and hid in a corner, sobbing quietly.

  Qiao Yu sat in the position where she was sitting at that time, and it took a long time to come back from her memories. When she lifted her head, she saw Ji Si Xuan standing a few steps away. Seeing that he had discovered herself, Ji Si Xuan slowly walked closer, her figure under the dim light seemed somewhat unreal.

  He was still calm when he looked up, but the moment he saw her, he suddenly furrowed his brow, like a wronged child stretching out his hand to pull her into his arms, murmuring her name over and over again, as if it was the only lifeline he could grasp.

  "Si Xuan...... Si Xuan......"

  Ji Siyun gently patted his back, her heart aching like a knife cut.

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