rose ashes

From the age of six to ten, Luo Yang began to grow like a sprout. She developed early and was taller than Ye Gu before she was ten.
This has always been a knot in Ye Gu's heart, because he has always been unwilling to admit that there was a time when he was shorter than girls.

Maybe height is the bottom line and source of dignity for boys.

"Hello! Today is the first day of school for our junior high school. Look, the person next to me is Ah He, the new school beauty. And the one with the stinky face is Ye Gu, the arrogant king who finally surpassed Luo Yang in height~"

"Hey, Ah He is glaring at me!"

In the video, Tian Tian is still the lively and active character, seemingly having endless energy.

Ye Gu looked at himself in the video and the girl he had known since childhood, and suddenly felt emotional. It turned out that they had known each other for so many years, so long that he could hardly remember what Luo Yang looked like.

The scene changed and we were at high school.

Luo Yang at that time had been completely transformed. His temperament had changed from the warm one before to the representative of coldness, and the aura of "no strangers allowed" lingered around him and could not be shaken off.

This is when Luo Yang is the most beautiful, and also when her personality changes the most.

After school, Ye Gu walked beside her. Tian Tian was still beside her as usual, but she spoke less. However, she still did not give up the habit of recording her life.
"Are you in a bad mood? Or does someone owe you money?" Ye Gu always likes to say some inexplicable things, even though he obviously means well.

Luo Yang joked, just smiled, "Why, you want to give me money?"

Ye Gu shrugged, "It's okay if you need it. After all, you've cheated me a lot."

Luo Yang didn't comment, but this was all because Ye Gu was too easy to fool.

Tian Tian jumped to the front and said in surprise: "Okay, Ye Gu! You are just being stingy with me, right?"

Ye Gu ruthlessly pushed her face away with one hand, and the camera shook.

The plane trees on the street began to shed their leaves. Luo Yang walked forward as if he was preoccupied with something and did not notice the leaves falling on his shoulders. Suddenly, there was a sound behind him.
"Hey!"

With the sun behind him, the older boy came running over with clothes in one hand, his brows slightly furrowed. He picked up the leaf from her shoulder and shook it in front of her eyes as if in a reproachful manner.
"Don't be unhappy, come on, I'll take you to sing karaoke! Tian Tian, ​​let's go!"

He was unbridled and glittering in his youth, as if he had deliberately left a bold and colorful mark, fearing that someone would forget him.

Finally, a sentence slowly emerged - people say that young couples grow old together, so I wish my best friends Luo Yang and Ye Gu can hold hands and grow old together.

The video becomes very fragmented towards the end, and the transition between the different age groups is not very coherent. By the end, it's like an open-ended movie that comes to an abrupt end, and youth is cut off from the tape.

"Eighteen years is the youth of the bride and groom. Although we were not able to witness their youth, today, we are honored to witness their marriage!"
The screen went down, the lights slowly came back on, and the sight suddenly turned from dim to bright. Ye Gu was actually uncomfortable for a moment and his eyes turned away slightly.

"Now, let's invite the bride in!"

The white door slowly opened, and all the lights were focused on the gap beside the door, which slowly widened.

The march played slowly, and a white wedding dress appeared in the eyes of everyone. Under the white dress, there was a faint glow.
The arm with well-proportioned flesh and bones was a favorite of God. Every inch of skin looked like milk poured from a pot, smooth as jade, under the illumination of the white light.

With a smile on her face, she held Luo Jiancheng's arm lightly and walked towards Ye Gu with graceful steps.

She has a perfect figure, with shoulders as if carved, a waist as if slender, a long and slender neck, and exposed fair skin.
Ye Gu was just thinking about these words at the moment. He had been away from school for many years and was not good at liberal arts. However, these remaining words perfectly matched the girl who was walking towards him.

In the guest area, Luo Ke looked up at Luo Yang who was walking slowly across the stage. He just pinched the tablecloth, saying nothing, staring at her as she moved further and further away from him step by step.

Strangely enough, she didn't have many emotions today. She just looked at Luo Yang and felt that she was very far away and yet very close. Zhang Peilan looked in the direction of Luo Yang and held Luo Ke's hand.
He said earnestly: "I don't have any big wishes, I just hope that you can have a happy home like your sister in the future, then I will be relieved."

Luo Ke sneered, his words were cold and his expression was indifferent: "I don't know whether she is happy or not, but I must be happier than her, and I will live a better life than her!"

It seemed like she was competing with him. Ever since Luo Yang became Ye Gu's marriage partner, she had no way of letting it go. It was like a thorn stuck in her heart. Over the years, it had already become one with her flesh and blood. If she wanted to pull it out, it would be at the cost of excruciating pain in her heart and bones.

Luo Jiancheng handed Luo Yang's hand to Ye Gu, his eyes full of smiles and great satisfaction.
In this situation, the Luo family is sure to make a profit no matter how they calculate it.

Ye Gu held Luo Yang's hand, feeling safe and at ease with the soft warmth. He put his hand in his arm, and the two walked forward together.

“It’s a beautiful day.”

Luo Yang kept a smile on her face, looking like a fairy who had descended to earth.
"You're handsome, too, as always."

Ye Gu couldn't help laughing. It turned out that he was very smart and his words were always flawless and perfect and thoughtful.
"You look even prettier today, and you look pretty at other times, too." Luo Yang raised her eyebrows slightly, "You just want to have some commercial blowjob with me?"

There was silence for a while. The march around them was still going on. There was still some distance to go. Ye Gu pursed his lips and said, "Did you see the VCR just now?"

Luo Yang agreed tacitly without any surprise.
"This is the material given by Tian Tian, ​​and Huai Yu gave it to us as a wedding gift."

The two of them slowed down their pace unconsciously, but no one noticed.

"Then I have to thank her."

"Of course I do." Luo Yang probably felt that Ye Gu was talking a lot today. He would always make small talk when he was nervous. Luo Yang deliberately started a conversation to ease the atmosphere: "Then I'll take it from you. After all, Mr. Ye has many treasures."

Ye Gu patted his arm silently, "Okay, count it on me."

There had been a rehearsal before the formal wedding banquet, and Luo Yang had already memorized the part for exchanging rings. It wasn't because they had rehearsed it a lot, but simply because they had imagined this scene many times.
But now that it is really about to happen, Luo Yang feels like he is dreaming.

According to the process during rehearsal, after the oath, the next step is to exchange rings.

Luo Yang looked at the ring box beside Ye Gu and was about to reach out for it, but saw Ye Gu suddenly walk to the edge of the round stage. The audience exclaimed and whispered spontaneously.

At that moment, countless thoughts and guesses flashed through Luo Yang's mind.
He regretted it and was about to announce in public that he wanted freedom in marriage. She would immediately become the bride who was abandoned on her wedding day and laughed at by everyone in South City.
Or maybe he already had someone in his heart, and finally decided to break the illusion in this union made up of countless lies and interests, make his sweetheart public, and then tell everyone: "Luo Yang and I are just friends, there is no other possibility."
Or, even worse, he found out that she had sought this marriage with despicable intentions, and from then on he became a stranger to her, not even a friend.

That minute was the longest minute that Luo Yang had experienced that day. Countless scenes were played over and over in her mind like a movie frame by frame. In every scene, she seemed like a huge joke.

Ye Gu walked back to the center of the circular platform with two wooden boxes and called out to Luo Yang, but got no response. She seemed to be frozen in time, her eyes unfocused and even a little dazed.

"Luoyang."

At this moment, Luo Yang slowly pulled his thoughts back to reality. He looked at him standing in front of him, and the countless possibilities he had imagined were all just bubbles.
The sky full of fireworks is blooming in my heart, neon lights are overflowing, joy is wrapped in the respite of surviving the disaster, and my eyes are filled with a slowly emerging sense of relaxation.

Ye Gu opened one of the wooden boxes, and inside was an icy jade bracelet, which was translucent and had natural patterns, like a blue-green galaxy flowing down.

"You don't like wearing jewelry, so let this protect you when I'm not around. I hope it can ward off disaster for you."
And put another box inside her ring box.
Luo Yang didn't understand. He reached out and brushed her falling hair. "I think this one is suitable for our mother. The one that was taken away by someone else is not suitable for our mother. You should trust my judgment."

The sound was not loud and the microphone was not close, so only one or two tables in the front row could hear it clearly.

Luo Yang's pupils shrank slightly. How could he know that he had broken the bracelet that originally belonged to Yang Yue.
But looking at the full green emerald, she just smiled, her eyes sparkling.

With a heartfelt emotion on his cheek, he said, "Okay, Ms. Yang will definitely like it."

Ye Gu saw her smile and nodded slightly to Mo Chen in the audience to express his gratitude.

This little episode became the focus of attention during the wedding toast today.

No matter who it is, they would ask this question. Ye Gu did not hide it and just said that he bought it because he thought it was suitable for her. However, only Luo Yang knew that he was supporting her and Ms. Yang.
No matter what the purpose was, she was very grateful to Ye Gu, and Ms. Yang had always been her bottom line.

Luo Jiancheng also happened to hear that conversation. He was deeply moved but said nothing. He has always been very good at managing his emotions. No one can see through his true feelings, not even the people closest to him. People who have been wearing masks for a long time can no longer take them off.

"Mo Chen, thank you for the auction. I owe you a favor."

Mo Chen waved his hand and just smiled, "No need to thank me, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here today."

Wherever there is gossip, there is Tian Tian. Today she is the bridesmaid, so of course she is everywhere.
"Not bad, Mr. Ye. You even knew to prepare a surprise. You're not too straight. I'm impressed by you."

Ye Gu raised his eyebrows and was too lazy to pay attention to Tian Tian. She always tried to do something unhelpful.

Luo Ke came over at some point and pretended to be surprised, "Hey, I saw my brother-in-law was photographed at a cocktail party alone. Is he preparing a surprise for my sister as well?"

As far as she knew, that cocktail party was a private banquet in the business community, and the guests were all single men and women who were either rich or noble in the circle. Of course, there would also be well-known business tycoons. It was called a cocktail party for communication, but to put it bluntly, it was just a place to meet people who were attracted to each other.

Ye Gu coughed lightly, without even looking at her, and said, "That's not the case."

(End of this chapter)