rose ashes

The arrival of the new student was not in the plan, but Luo Yang felt that perhaps this was the timing and fate.

Since it has come, Luo Yang will make the best of it. He will still do what he usually does, but he will be more careful.
But apparently some people find it hard to calm down.

Hengyuan Group——
"How long will today's meeting last?"
Liu Min looked at the schedule and said, "There is another overseas video in the afternoon, which is a phased report and a report on the quality inspection of export products. It will end at 7:30."
Ye Gu stopped talking, waved his hand, and let him go out.

All Liu Min wanted to do was shout for help, but as soon as he stepped out of the door, a group of people surrounded him.
"How is it? Does Mr. Ye look like he's in a good or bad mood today?"
Ye Gu's mood sometimes causes the tension in the meeting to fluctuate. Knowing this in advance, everyone can be prepared and not be caught off guard.

Liu Min shook his head with a complicated look in his eyes.

"So it means you are in a bad mood?" someone speculated.
Liu Min still shook his head and sighed: "The point is that I think Mr. Ye should be in a good and bad mood right now."

With a chuckle, he said, "Good and bad, are you making sentences like an elementary school student? Big and small."

But Liu Min didn't look like he was joking. He smelled something strange, poked Liu Min, and lowered his voice: "Boss Ye, what happened? Tell me?"

After a long while, Liu Min said in a slightly serious tone: "It should be a bit contradictory. I am happy on the one hand, but worried on the other. Anyway, I can't say the details. This is Mr. Ye's private matter. You all know that if I tell others without Mr. Ye's approval, I will be exposed."

The people around lamented continuously, but they also knew it was true, so they did not pursue it further.

Liu Min couldn't bear it, so he added before leaving: "It's possible that Mr. Ye will leave early this afternoon."

Ever since he learned yesterday that Luo Yang was pregnant, Ye Gu would frequently look at his watch during every meeting. The rest of the time, he would either ask him how long the meeting would last, when it would end, or how many meetings he had left.

In fact, Liu Min was quite puzzled. If he wanted to take care of her so much, why did he schedule a full schedule of meetings for himself, almost all of which were squeezed into this month, and all the progress was being accelerated?

The boss's mind was unpredictable, so Liu Min stopped thinking about it and prepared materials for the next meeting.

/ / /
Luo Yang's appointment was about to end, but she didn't plan to go home early. Ever since Ye Gu knew she was pregnant, he had been particularly worried about her. The family was on high alert, and even Li's mother was fully armed. It was just right for her to take advantage of this leisure time to get some fresh air outside.

The weather was very good today, but the sunlight was too glaring. Luo Yang found a shady place, sat down on the soft sofa, and read a book casually, killing his rare private time.

"Hey! Sister-in-law! Look who's here!"
The sudden intrusive sound frightened Luo Yang so much that his hair trembled and the book in his hand fell crookedly onto the sofa.

The man was slapped hard, "Be careful! Don't scare her! If the young master finds out, you'll be in trouble!"

Looking at the huge crowd of people in front of me, my temples started throbbing and I had a headache.

Xi Jinzhou smiled, seeing what Luo Yang was thinking, and naturally sat down opposite her, "We are also acting on someone's request. Who made him so worried about you that he insisted on asking us to come over."
Li Huai curled his lips and agreed.

A group of big men were crowded on a long sofa. Their long legs had nowhere to rest, so Luo Yang held his forehead and sighed.
"Forget it, just follow me upstairs. There's my lounge there, it's quite big."

When Luo Yang saw Bian Yao just now, she actually guessed that it was Ye Gu. What could she do? She was spoiling her own child.

Rather than saying that they came to look after Luo Yang, it would be more appropriate to say that they came to chat.
We are all very busy at ordinary times, so this is an opportunity and it is rare for us to get together like this.

Luo Yang sat on the side holding a tablet, occasionally interrupting, but mostly just listening to their chat. Occasionally she felt like she was back in her student days, when everyone would always do homework together at Ye Gu's house during the holidays, but in the end they would start chatting. Here, only Xi Jinzhou could control them.

Xi Jinzhou paid some attention and asked Luo Yang: "Have you met Luo Ke?"
Luo Yang was slightly stunned. This name seemed to have disappeared from her life for a long time. She even had the illusion of being in another world when she heard it.

"No, I haven't seen her for a long time. When Zhang Peilan was in prison, I called her, but her number was no longer in service. She must have cancelled it."

Xi Jinzhou nodded vaguely and said no more.
After a long while, he slowly said, "I've seen her, in the photo."

"Some time ago, a friend from our department went to a remote area to provide medical support. He saw her at Basongcuo and took a photo for me. She seemed to be taking care of a group of children. She looked like a volunteer, but I didn't go to greet her. Has she talked to you?"

Luo Yang shook her head woodenly. They had never been able to talk to each other. It couldn't be said that the relationship was extremely sharp, but both of them knew the gap between them.

Xi Jinzhou was silent for a few seconds before he said, "This is also good. It's a good way to end it."

Luo Yang nodded silently. Perhaps they shouldn't have known each other. It was just because of the mistake made by one person that caused the misfortune of two families.
After all, Rocco was the same age as her, and was forced to meet each other in an unharmonious way.

Suddenly, a new message popped up on the tablet. Luo Yang clicked it and found it was a friend request from someone with the nickname K.
Long time no see, I have something to say to you.

A blessing came to her mind, and Luo Yang agreed as if possessed by a ghost. Somehow, she came after all.

After the approval, "k" said nothing, but quickly sent a video, not long, just a few minutes.

Luo Yang's fingertips hovered for a long time without falling, his eyes staring deeply at the background of the video on the screen. It was vast and the sky was amazingly blue.

I don’t know how long this lasted, it was so long that Xi Jinzhou realized that her silence was too long.

Luo Yang pursed her lips, put on the Bluetooth headset, and clicked on the video.

The wind in the wilderness howled clearly, and Luo Yang's ears were completely filled with the sound of the wind, which brushed against his cochlea and then disappeared.
The camera was slightly shaking and the picture was a bit dazzling, probably because I was shooting handheld, or because the ground was uneven.

"It's been a long time since we last met. You should be a little scared to see me."
A face different from the usual Rocco appeared on the screen. It looked a little darker, but he looked much better when he smiled. Most of his hostility was gone, and he looked thinner, which made him look healthier.

"I am in Tibet now. Linzhi is a good place. If you have a chance, you can come and visit. The scenery and air are very good, which cannot be compared with the city."
Luo Ke seldom spoke to Luo Yang in such a calm manner. It could be seen that Luo Ke was avoiding the camera, and his eyes were always wandering to the scenery behind him. Even the videos shot like this made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Luo Yang raised her lips silently. Perhaps they were both more accustomed to that kind of tit-for-tat confrontation.
Even she herself felt a little embarrassed.

"I already know all those things. As for my mom, you must be tired of hearing the three words 'I'm sorry'. So let me tell you something else today."

"I actually came here by chance and planned to stay here for a long time. I was originally traveling on a budget, so I could be considered a half-hiker. I decided to take the green train here on a whim. I met a group of very cute children and decided to stay here as a volunteer."
Several children appeared in the picture and ran over. Rocco half-knelt on the ground, touched their faces with a smile, and pointed at his mobile phone with them in the local dialect which was still unfamiliar to them.

The children were curious and asked, "Who is on the other end of the phone?"
Luo Ke laughed: "She's my sister's sister."
Luo Yang captured those two words clearly, and the scene that had long been covered in dust in his memory overlapped for a moment.

At that time, Luo Ke had just arrived at their house, and he called her sister in the same way. His words were sweet, but mixed with some indescribable emotions that made Luo Yang feel very uncomfortable at that time.

When Luo Yang heard the word "sister" on the tablet, her eyes were slightly stunned.

"I made a lot of mistakes and did a lot of crazy things. To be honest, I deserve to go to hell in this life. I don't expect to do good deeds." Luo Ke turned his head and looked at the children who ran away, still holding the lollipops he bought for them in the morning. "I just hope that children like them will not be like me at that time, and will not meet people who use them as tools again."

At that moment, Luo Yang seemed to see the little Luo Ke. When her family was broken up, her mother, who depended on her for everything, had eyes full of hatred. She held her hand and kept telling her about revenge.

When Luo Ke wanted to speak to Luo Yang calmly, he was not good at speaking, and his ability to express himself was even magically effective.

She shrugged. She was wearing local clothes, but Luo Yang thought they looked good.
"If fate allows, maybe we'll meet again, but I don't think you want to see me that much, hahaha. Actually, there's nothing much to say. I just thought that since we've known each other for a while, I should tell you about my recent situation. That's it. If you don't mind, don't delete this WeChat account. Since we've known each other for a while, I'd rather leave some traces so I don't disturb you. If you need to find me for something urgent, you can have a way to contact me."

At the end, as if suddenly remembering something, Luo Ke took out something from his pocket and took out a green sandalwood bracelet: "By the way, this was the gift your mother gave me when I first arrived at your house. I didn’t understand it at the time, but now I understand. This time, I will return it to you, and I hope you will be healthy and happy in the future. We have also been through a lot together, and have walked a not-so-peaceful road. Sister, see you again if we are lucky." Luo Yang realized it belatedly, slowly took off her headphones, and returned to the suddenly enlightened auditory experience from the whistling wind.

She looked at the chat box for a long time, then typed a few words -
: I'm pregnant, aunt, please come and see him.

/ / /
The symptoms of pregnancy became increasingly obvious. Luo Yang still had a good figure, but her belly was gradually showing. At first, she had some pregnancy reactions, but then they gradually disappeared. The only strange thing was that Ye Gu would often feel retching and nausea, and would vomit when he smelled food.

Luo Yang looked at Ye Gu, whose lips were pale, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Are you suffering from pregnancy-associated syndrome?"

Ye Gu held onto the door frame, unable to speak out his pain. He waved his hands and said weakly, "Stop talking. I'm really hungry, but I can't eat."
But when he saw Luo Yang holding her waist, he wanted to come over to help her, but Luo Yang dodged flexibly, "Don't help me, Master, you look more like a pregnant woman now. Do you have something on your mind recently? Do you want to talk to me?"

Pregnancy-associated syndromes do exist, but most of them are caused by psychological factors and are not real pregnancies.

Ye Gu hugged the pillow and shook his head. After a while, he turned around and hugged Luo Yang, holding her belly with his hands, fearing that the force in his hands was too strong.
"You're tired. I'm sorry."

Luo Yang poked his forehead and said, "Why are you saying this suddenly? What is there to be sorry about? It means that he wants to come and see us."

Ye Gu's heart was in turmoil. He didn't know why, but he might be more partial to the person in his arms than the baby in his belly.

"Not at all. It's very dangerous. Xi Jinzhou said giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. I'm very worried."
When Ye Gu was very nervous, his tone would be very serious, but he also sounded like a primary school student, enunciating each word in a serious manner, which made Luo Yang unable to help but want to laugh.

Luo Yang patted his head and said, "Medical technology is very advanced nowadays, nothing will happen. You are so nervous that it seems like you are going to give birth for me."

"If it's really possible, I'll do it for you."
He secretly thought that dangerous things should only be allowed this once.

Later, Luo Yang wanted to relieve his psychological pressure so that he would not suffer from pregnancy-associated syndrome, but was sternly rejected by Ye Gu.

He said that since he couldn't give birth for her, all he could do was feel sad for her, and he would stay with her until she gave birth.

Luo Yang laughed at him: "Are you stupid?"
Ye Gu pinched her face: "If you say so, then so be it."

There was crisp and hearty laughter in the room.

/ / /
At the end of the year, during the Chinese New Year, Luke came back from Basongcuo.
Tian Tian was still very wary of her and asked her why she came back.
She just smiled and said that her aunt would always give the baby a thick red envelope.
This made Tian Tian jealous and she wanted to catch her.

This year was the smoothest New Year for the last remaining people in the Luo family.

After celebrating the New Year at the Ye family, on the first day of the new year, a group of people gathered in Ye Gu’s villa.

In the end, Luo Ke did not leave early. Perhaps he was still reluctant to leave because he wanted to take a closer look at the place and leave later.

Bian Yao didn't know what he saw in the house, he started to make a fuss excitedly, ran out with a velvet box, and showed it to the crowd.

"Look what I found!"

Ye Gu only took a glance, and quickly tried to snatch it back. The two of them chased each other: "Bian Yao, if you don't stop, I guarantee you will die tonight! Hurry up and give it back to me, you dead monkey!"

Bian Yao refused to give in, "I won't! Who told you to call me a monkey? I won't give it to you, I'll give it to my sister-in-law, hehehe!"

Ye Gu: "You are dead, Bian Yao!"

Everyone was watching with great interest, and Tian Tian even started eating melon seeds while watching.

But before he could grab the corner of Yao's clothes that was right in front of him, the thing was easily taken away by Luo Yang from the air.

Bian Yao fell silent instantly and only dared to glance at Ye Gu.

Ye Gu helped Luo Yang walk to the side, glaring at Bian Yao behind him as he walked.

"What is this?" Luo Yang wanted to open it, but was stopped by Ye Gu. She looked up at him. Ye Gu could not resist her eyes like a clear spring and surrendered.

"Okay," Ye Gu reached out and touched the back of his head, "It's not that I can't show it to you, but if you do, you have to agree to one condition of mine."

Luo Yang raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Okay, I promise you."

Ye Gu was slightly surprised: "You don't even ask what the conditions are?"
Luo Yang: "Will you embarrass me?"
Ye Gu shook his head: "Then I definitely wouldn't dare."

The box was opened, Ye Gu looked a little nervous and swallowed gently.
In the box was a rough-looking plastic ring with a pink plastic diamond in the middle. It was the kind that girls loved when they were little and bought in large bags at the two-dollar store.

Luo Yang turned his head to look at him.

Ye Gu suddenly took the box and knelt on one knee.
"You said before that you would marry whoever bought you a pink ring, so I bought all the rings in the store in front of the school, and this is the best-looking one I found."

Luo Yang's eyes were sparkling, his hands were clasped behind his back, twisted together, and he said nothing.

Ye Gu smiled, his clear black pupils were like the moon falling into his eyes, his voice was like the gurgling water, he said: "So, will you marry me?"

Luo Yang burst into laughter and said, "She's already married."

Ye Gu was persistent. The moonlight sprinkled in the garden, and even his hair was studded with silver.

Luo Yang lowered her eyes, slowly stretched out her hand from behind, and in coordination with Ye Gu, she deliberately used a childlike voice, imitating her seven or eight-year-old self, and said, "I do."

There were cheers around me, and the ring was put on the tip of my finger and slid to the end.

Ye Gu wiped her tears with his fingertips, "When did you become so fond of crying?"
Luo Yang shook his head and suddenly whispered in his ear: "Let me tell you a little secret."
"Ok?"
Luo Yang stretched out her hand and waved the yellow diamond ring he gave her in front of his eyes. "I told others before that I bought this at the two-dollar store. I could buy a whole bag of it."

Ye Gu pretended to be serious and frowned, thinking for a moment, and said: "What should I do, how about you give me the extra money?"

"How?"
"I'll use you as collateral."
"How about you take a look at the hostage in your stomach?"
"Stop talking, give me both!"

Under the moonlight, the only rose in the garden room in the courtyard is in full bloom, facing the moon, with eternal romance.

——End of text——

(End of this chapter)