Luan Yan's flight ticket was booked in the morning.
She packed her luggage early, but she didn't see Lu Sheng on the day she was supposed to board the plane. She didn't know where Lu Sheng had gone.
After returning from the beach, neither of them said anything, but they could feel it in thousands of words. Luan Yan had no doubt about how much Lu Sheng liked her, and Lu Sheng must have understood her feelings, but for countless reasons, they couldn't make any promises to each other at this age.
She would come back to find him after she had settled her family affairs. She couldn't guarantee Lu Sheng a time limit, but she would do her best. She had never thought of completely cutting off contact with Lu Sheng. Luan
Yan took a taxi to the airport and waited at the airport. Lu Sheng didn't come to see her off before the plane took off.
That's better, he shouldn't come to see her off. If he came, she might not be able to leave.
Luan Ran picked her up at the Capital Airport.
The two sisters hadn't seen each other for more than a month. Luan Ran held Luan Yan's hand affectionately: "Sister, you are finally back! Remember to act pitifully later so that Mom will feel sorry for you. Also, don't let anything slip."
"I know, are you doing well at home?" Luan Yan also missed her sister.
Luan Ran shook her head sadly and said nothing.
After returning home, Luan Yan learned that her mother planned to arrange a blind date with a man of similar family background for the underage Luan Ran. It was so absurd and she didn't care about their feelings. No wonder Luan Ran had that expression.
Luan Suqing sat in the middle of the living room, wearing a pair of glasses on her nose and wearing a meticulous professional suit. These could not hide her extraordinary appearance. Most of Luan Yan and Luan Ran's beauty came from Luan Suqing's genes. She was also named the most beautiful female entrepreneur. In addition to her beauty, she was also famous in the industry for her iron-blooded tactics and ruthlessness.
There was no expression on her face. Just sitting there, people could feel her strong aura, as if this was not her home, but an office where she could scold them at any time. They were not her daughters, but her employees.
"Mom, my sister is back." Luan Ran poked Luan Yan's waist, motioning her to speak.
Luan Suqing didn't even raise her head. She flipped through the documents in her hand without looking at them. She said condescendingly, "I know, go back to your room."
Luan Suqing would never give them the chance to show off their soft words or coquetry.
Luan Yan walked towards the stairs in silence. Luan Suqing suddenly added in a cold voice, "In the future, you are not allowed to go anywhere without my consent. If you like to go out so much, I can send you abroad directly."
Luan Yan turned around angrily and said, "I'm your daughter, not your subordinate!"
She had been away for so long, and as her mother, she never asked her if she was doing well or if she had encountered any trouble. She didn't say a word of care or concern, and she wanted to send her abroad.
Luan Suqing raised his head, pushed his glasses lightly, and sneered: "My subordinates can all generate income for me. As my daughter, what can you bring to me? Apart from spending my money and disobeying my wishes, what value do you have?"
Luan Yan's heart completely sank. She ran upstairs without looking back and locked herself in the room. No matter who it was, even if Luan Ran came to knock on the door, she would not open it.
At that moment, she missed Lu Sheng very much.
She called Lu Sheng, but the receiver was full of busy tones. She repeated the call for ten minutes, but no one answered.
Luan Yan took out the paintings in the suitcase. The top one was the little elk painted by Lu Sheng. She felt much better when she saw the little elk.
At least there was Lu Sheng in this world. She liked Lu Sheng and thought she was good unconditionally.
...
Luan Suqing still gave Luan Yan a break on the matter of learning music. As Luan Ran said, her mother was only strong on the outside.
Luan Yan took the art exam and prepared to apply for the music college in the capital. Her life seemed to be finally moving forward according to the trajectory she had imagined, except that she could no longer get through to Lu Sheng on the phone.
Luan Yan didn't know what happened on the island. She took advantage of the holiday to run back to the island. The first thing she did was to go to Lu Sheng's house and knock on Lu Sheng's door.
The person who opened the door for her was not Lu Sheng. He sold the house.
Luan Yan had a bad premonition. She took a taxi and rushed to the old street in a daze. Only Lao Zuo was in the tattoo shop.
Lao Zuo was slightly stunned when he saw her. He probably didn't expect her to come. He moved a chair for her and said in a heavy tone: "His father died. He committed suicide."
To Luan Yan, this was like a blow to the head. It turned out that his father died on the day she left. No wonder he didn't come. How sad must Lu Sheng be at that time?
Lao Zuo looked a few years older. He stroked his hair and continued, "Asheng's father's last wish was that he go back to school and live the life that a normal person of his age should have. Asheng sold the house, which was worthless. He barely paid off his debts and left the island with his mother's paintings."
Luan Yan took a long time to find her voice: "Did he say where he was going?"
Lao Zuo shook his head and said, "No, he left on his own. He didn't tell us before he left, and he didn't let us see him off. None of us knew where he was going. He didn't leave any contact information. I guess he wanted to be alone."
Lao Zuo took out a bunch of wind chimes from the store and handed them to Luan Yan, saying, "The wind chimes were left by Asheng. He entrusted me to give them to you if you come or if I have the chance to see you. He said that this is what you like."
Lu Sheng wanted to make one for her by hand, but unfortunately, it was too late. Luan
Yan took the wind chime, and the green sea glass collided crisply in the wind, swaying the light, and her eyes gradually became hazy in the light.
"Thank you."
She walked out of the old street holding the wind chime, and she realized that the alley was very long. It was because she was with Lu Sheng that she hoped that time could slow down. When Lu Sheng was not by her side, this length became a fatal torture.
Under the setting sun, there was only her own shadow, all alone.
She left Lu Sheng when he was most desperate and sad. If she had known that the result would be like this, she would accompany him no matter what happened and never leave.
But there is no regret medicine in this world. The reality is that she has lost Lu Sheng.
Luan Yan hugged the wind chime tightly. She could no longer hold back her surging tears, and they fell on the sea glass one by one as if this could keep Lu Sheng's breath longer, but she was extremely sober. She couldn't find Lu Sheng, the person who would take her home, make coconut cakes for her, draw comics to encourage her, carry her, and comfort her. She couldn't find Lu Sheng.
No one came to take her home.
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Luan Yan did not say hello to Luan Ran when she came to the island this time. Without Luan Ran to cover for her, she was quickly taken back by Luan Suqing.
Although she was promised to study music, Luan Suqing's control over her did not improve at all. Instead, she intensified her control over her, watched her, and did not allow her to go anywhere, threatening to send her abroad.
Luan Yan was determined to get rid of Luan Suqing's control over her. She moved out after she was admitted to the university and took away all her documents. The older she got, the less Luan Suqing could control her.
After leaving home, Luan Yan flew to the island again. She left in a hurry last time and did not leave Lao Zuo's number. She wanted to ask Lao Zuo to help her. If they have any news about Lu Sheng, please be sure to tell her.
But when she went there again, the old street was facing demolition. Most of the merchants and residents had moved away. The tattoo shop was also empty, and a big word "demolition" was written on the wall of the alley.
She lost contact with Lu Sheng again.
When she was a sophomore, a scout asked her to film a TV series. Luan Yan was not interested in filming a TV series and refused on the spot, but then she thought, if she became a star, would Lu Sheng be able to see her?
She couldn't find Lu Sheng. If she stood in a high place, would Lu Sheng come to find her one day?
Luan Yan's decision to enter the entertainment industry as a singer was strongly opposed by Luan Suqing, which was expected. But the more her mother opposed, the more rebellious Luan Yan wanted to do it. She just wanted to break free from her mother's restraints on her.
Later, Luan Yan became a singer, and the relationship between mother and daughter became more and more strained. Luan Suqing was so angry that she swore not to care about her anymore. She had completely fallen out with her family. Only Luan Ran asked her to go home for dinner from time to time, trying to maintain the family relationship, but every time they parted unhappily, and no one was willing to give in.
Luan Yan did not get any of the light of Luanshan Group in the entertainment industry. Except for her agent and assistant, almost no one in the circle knew her family background. She was unwilling to say it, and she never complained. It was Luan Ran who felt sorry for her sister and was afraid that she would be bullied, so she helped her manage the studio without telling her mother.
She thought it was because the family was too repressive, so she liked the things she didn't have, those free and easy things, but the longer time passed when she went out independently and gained freedom, she would still miss Lu Sheng and their short life on the island. The more people she met, the more fans she had, and the confessions of many men of all kinds. Lu Sheng
is still the most special one.
The feeling he brought her was the most unique, and no one could replace it.
After Luan Yan made money, she spent the first money on buying a house. She bought back Lu Sheng's house, but unfortunately, it was demolished in a few years.
She tried desperately to keep it, even if it was just a little bit of Lu Sheng.
But she couldn't keep it, and could only watch them slip away, quietly slipping through her fingers, no matter how hard she tried.
Her work became busier and busier, and she had endless schedules every day. The opportunity to go to the island became less and less, but she still had to fly to the island every year and went countless times.
There were many men wearing the most ordinary black T-shirts on the beach, and none of them was her Lu Sheng.
She knew that Lu Sheng was not on the island, there were so many people, and her luck was so bad.
But she still stubbornly stayed on the island to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day.
This is where she and Lu Sheng met, and there is the breath of Lu Sheng's existence. Only by coming here can she prove that Lu Sheng is not a beautiful dream she had.
She kept the comics and wind chimes that Lu Sheng left for her like treasures. When she encountered any difficulties, she would always look at the little elk he drew. In his fairy tales, the little elk is the best animal in the world.
She remembered that he said not to doubt herself.
Over time, the name Lu Sheng almost became a symbol. Even if it was just a symbol, she used him to gain motivation to move forward.
Luan Yan herself knew that she should just forget about Lu Sheng, but she didn't want to forget. She was like drowning, watching herself sinking soberly. The seawater submerged her, and she was suffocating but refused to save herself.
Because she still had things she wanted to say and things she wanted to do. If she could see Lu Sheng again, she would make all the regrets between them perfect.
She would find him.
Luan Yan firmly believed this.
One day, Lu Sheng would come and take her home.