Su Qi felt, for the first time, how ridiculous the man she loved was.
How ridiculous she herself was.
What kind of man had she loved for these past three years.
"Let's never see each other again, Huo Tingyun."
She said this and turned to go upstairs.
Too tired.
She really needed a good sleep.
For this entire year, she had barely slept a wink.
That day, she slept exceptionally well.
Within days, she received the critical illness notice for the old master.
The old master was leaving.
She tightly grasped the old master's hand, as if hoping to hold onto something.
Why were the people closest to her leaving her, one by one.
"Grandpa, don't leave me."
If you leave, there will be no one in the world who loves me.
Su Qi cried until the sky and earth turned dark.
"Silly child, you and Tingyun must be good. He will understand your worth sooner or later."
"Tingyun is a good child, it's just that your misunderstandings are too deep, and it will take time to melt away."
How she wished she could tell Grandpa that Huo Tingyun's heart was like an iceberg.
She couldn't warm it up.
She couldn't hold on any longer.
She had already signed the divorce agreement.
She could no longer afford to love.
She dared not love anymore.
Not wanting to disappoint Grandpa's expectations, Su Qi tearfully agreed.
"I will definitely have children with Tingyun and bring our children to see you. You must hold on and live for a long, long time."
Receiving her promise, the old master, with a benevolent smile, peacefully passed away.
The electrocardiogram beside him finally went silent.
Su Qi lay on the old master, crying for a long, long time, until the medical staff pulled her away.
"What a great performance. You have no blood relation, yet you act as if he were your own grandfather. I can't help but applaud you."
Huo Tingyun stood in the hallway, smoking, a mocking smile on his lips.
Su Qi raised her tear-filled eyes.
The halo blurred her vision.
It blurred everything.
Yet, the man was incredibly clear.
Strange, when she looked at this man before, he was filled with brilliant, dazzling light.
How was it that now, she saw no light at all.
He had become indistinguishable from the crowd.
No longer the unattainable god in her eyes.
So, he was just a person.
Su Qi ignored him and simply turned to leave the hospital.
On the day of the old master's funeral, she stood in the rain for a long, long time. Her arm holding the black umbrella grew sore, yet she still did not leave.
After she fainted, it was discovered that she was pregnant.
At that moment, she was overjoyed, but her mood quickly turned heavy.
A mix of sorrow and joy.
She would have this child.
Not just for Grandpa, but for herself.
For someone without family, kinship was the most important thing.
Finally, she had her own family.
This child was her everything.
That day, she went to the company building where Xu Lin Yun was recording for the first time.
She unexpectedly saw Huo Tingyun.
He was holding an umbrella, standing in the rain, waiting.
Xu Lin Yun finished her recording and hid in Huo Tingyun's embrace.
Su Qi stood呆呆 in the corner, watching this scene.
So happy.
A song played from a street-side audio store.
"When the sky suddenly broke apart, and the wind began to blow."
"When you stopped waiting for someone in the rain."
"But suddenly remembered the person who held an umbrella for you."
"Embracing at the intersection, just for the rainbow."
"Can you steal his happiness for me?"
"Can you listen to his heart's words for me?"
"Stop pretending to be mute, don't let the wounds fester."
"Can a fish that has left the water return to the sea?"
Every time it rained that year, she would hold an umbrella and foolishly wait for him downstairs at his company.
Even if she was drenched, it didn't matter.
But she never managed to wait for him.
The umbrella in her hand never reached his.
Until she saw him holding an umbrella waiting for another woman downstairs at his company.
At that moment, she finally woke up completely.
She threw the umbrella she had been holding for over a year into a nearby trash can.
She no longer needed it.
Because she would never wait for someone in the rain again.
"If he loved you, how could he bear to let you wait in the downpour for so long."
"To beg someone who doesn't love you to love you is itself a fanciful notion."
Li Cuiping got out of the car. Su Qi drove forward, and soon, it started to rain.
She received a call from Xu Lin Chuan, and Su Qi drove to the hospital.
By then, the rain had turned into a heavy downpour.
Su Qi opened her umbrella and got out of the car.
"It's raining."
Xu Lin Chuan and Huo Tingyun walked out side by side.
The two men, standing at the hospital entrance, attracted the sideways glances of the people coming and going, old and young.
"Xiao Su? Why are you here?"
Xu Lin Chuan saw Su Qi, holding an umbrella, parting the curtain of rain and walking towards them.
"It's raining, I came to bring you an umbrella."
Yes, to bring him an umbrella.
Su Qi hadn't expected Huo Tingyun to be there too.
"It's raining, don't run out. Stay in the car, what if you catch a cold."
Xu Lin Chuan's gentle voice made Su Qi feel a moment of daze.
Tears uncontrollably rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
"Did I say something wrong? Why are you crying? Don't cry..."
Xu Lin Chuan instantly panicked.
He, who was always calm and composed, was at a loss at this moment.
"No, the rain is too heavy. I came to pick you up. I don't want you to catch a cold."
Su Qi wiped her tears, her voice still a little choked.
"I'm a grown man, it's fine. It's you I'll worry about if you catch a cold, especially since you're preg... Let's go back!"
Xu Lin Chuan, in front of Huo Tingyun, took Su Qi's cold hand and prepared to lead her away.
Su Qi followed Xu Lin Chuan's steps, so naturally.
As if they were the couple.
*Pa.*
"How funny, I've never seen someone try to take another man's wife home."
Huo Tingyun's mocking, icy voice sounded faintly.
The sound of the rain added a touch of mystery to the man's voice.
Making it impossible to discern his true emotions.
"Lin Chuan, you go back to the car first."
Su Qi's expression was very calm, as she handed the umbrella in her hand to Xu Lin Chuan.
Xu Lin Chuan hesitated, worried, but under Su Qi's insistence, he accepted the umbrella she offered.
Under the eaves outside the hospital, only the two of them remained.
Su Qi looked ahead, the fine rain curtain making her a little lost in thought.
Neither of them spoke.
The man beside her was playing with a lighter on his phone.
After a long while, Su Qi slowly spoke, her voice extremely gentle.
"Let me tell you a story."
"I once had a man I had a crush on for a very, very long time."
"He was perfect, divine, the most beautiful existence in the world in my eyes."
"I poured my heart out, only wanting to gain his love."
"Then one day, I finally understood that some people are destined to be missed."
"From that moment on, I found peace."
Huo Tingyun's face tightened.
He knew very well that Su Qi had someone she had a long-standing crush on.
He never knew who this man was.
Even less did he understand how this woman could have another man in her heart, yet still care for him meticulously.
And look at him with those loving eyes.