Douluo Continent begins with the destruction of the spirit rings.

Seeing that Shi Tian wasn't going to give him a business card, Gu Chenhuan had no choice but to say, "I wonder if Mr. Xiao could leave his number, so that tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock, ** Tea Room." Shi Tian interrupted Gu Chenhuan calmly, his expression still humble. "With the exact time and place, we can meet even without phone contact."

Gu Chenhuan looked embarrassed for a moment, wondering if Shi Tian was still angry because he had just threatened him. "Okay."

Regardless of the circumstances, being able to arrange a private meeting with someone is considered a successful first step in the pursuit.

After the banquet, Gu Chenhuan wanted to find Shi Tian, ​​but Shi Tian had already left with Xiao Yi. Gu Chenhuan had no choice but to go back and look forward to the next afternoon.

"Book the Zhuya Tea House for tomorrow." In the car, Gu Chenhuan called his subordinate, "Find a reliable designer to decorate it with a love and romance theme, and have it done overnight. It must be finished by 3 pm tomorrow."

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After leaving the hotel where the banquet was held, Xiao Haiyan and his wife were in one car, driven by the Xiao family's personal driver, while Shi Tian and Xiao Yi were in another car, driven by Xiao Yi.

"Brother, can we turn at that bend ahead?" Shi Tian asked, looking out the car window with a complicated expression. "I haven't been back in a long time. I want to go see my father."

"Okay," Xiao Yi said gently.

Following the directions given by Shi Tian, ​​Xiao Yi drove the car to the cemetery. By the bright moonlight, Shi Tian found his father Shi Yuenan's tombstone based on his memory.

Perhaps because it is cleaned every day, the tomb in Vietnam is still as clean as before. The only difference is that there is another tomb next to it.

The inscription on the tombstone reads:

My dearest, Shi Tian.

Shi Tian stared blankly at his tombstone, his expression cold and indifferent. Behind him, Xiao Yi took off his coat and draped it over Shi Tian's shoulders, whispering, "Shi, have you truly let go?"

Shi Tian chuckled, "Things that have been washed away by time aren't worth dwelling on."

Before leaving, Shi Tian kowtowed several times in front of his father's tombstone, then bent down and kissed his own tombstone, whispering, "Goodbye."

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The next day, Gu Chenhuan arrived at Zhuya Tea House an hour early. This elegant little house, full of ancient charm, was uniquely decorated and had a refined style. In this bustling city, it was a good place to enjoy tea in peace and tranquility.

With the addition of a special design later on, the tea room exudes an even more beautiful and refreshing romantic atmosphere.

Gu Chenhuan sat near a floor-to-ceiling window, fiddling with the tea set and performing various intricate tea-brewing techniques. Beside him stood the experienced tea shop owner, who patiently taught Gu Chenhuan the methods and skills of tea brewing.

In fact, Gu Chenhuan arrived an hour early because he suddenly had the idea to learn a little bit of the skills, thinking that he could show off his skills in front of Shi Tian and win some of Shi Tian's favor.

Gu Chenhuan sat for a full three hours. It was already dark when Shi Tian finally pushed open the door of the tea room and walked in. Even so, when Gu Chenhuan saw Shi Tian walking towards him, his heart still beat wildly.

Gu Chenhuan's gaze did not linger on the tea room's unique decor, but went straight to Gu Chenhuan.

"Sorry, there was traffic on the way, I'm late." Shi Tian explained apologetically, taking off his scarf and draping it over the back of the sofa before sitting down gracefully.

"Since the other party is Mr. Xiao, I am willing to wait no matter how long it takes."

After Gu Chenhuan finished speaking with a smile, he reached out and began to perform that complex and tedious process. Shi Tian watched without saying a word, a smile on his lips.

From Gu Chenhuan's clumsy technique, Shi Tian could tell that Gu Chenhuan hadn't learned this craft on the spot.

At this moment, he's just trying to show off in front of himself.

"I'm sorry for making a fool of myself." Gu Chenhuan held the purple clay cup filled with tea in front of Shi Tian and said with a gentle smile, "If the taste is strange, Mr. Xiao, please don't laugh at me."

Although the conversation was polite, Gu Chenhuan's gentle voice seemed to have unconsciously shortened the distance between the two.

At least, that's what Gu Chenhuan thought at the moment.

He and Shi Tian were getting closer little by little.

At this moment, Gu Chenhuan really wanted to thank God for giving him and Shi Tian a chance to start over.

Shi Tian picked up his teacup, gently sniffed it, and the elegant, slow movement made Gu Chenhuan slightly lose his composure.

"It tastes very good." Shi Tian looked up and, seeing Gu Chenhuan's self-satisfied smile, continued with a half-smile, "To brew a good cup of tea, one must have a very high level of mental state. It's hard to imagine that you, who used to be domineering and easily angered, could brew such a gentle cup of tea."

"Mr. Xiao, you jest. I was just..."

Gu Chenhuan's voice stopped abruptly, and his gentle smile froze on his face for a moment.

You used to be domineering and easily angered...

Why did he say that?

Could it be...?

Gu Chenhuan stared incredulously at Shi Tian, ​​who had a half-smile on his face, before finally managing to say with difficulty, "You...you haven't lost your memory..."

"Yes." Shi Tian smiled, a smile that wasn't arrogant or smug, but mature and composed. "In that situation last night, if I had admitted it, I couldn't guarantee what you would have done, so I had to pretend I didn't know you. I'm sorry..."

Shi Tian spoke slowly and deliberately, reaching out to begin a new round of tea ceremony. His movements were skillful and elegant, flowing smoothly and naturally like clouds and water.

"What's wrong?" Shi Tian didn't look up, continuing his craft, and chuckled softly, "You don't suddenly have nothing to say to me just because you know I haven't lost my memory, do you?"

Gu Chenhuan's expression changed a thousand times in that short minute. In the end, he was surrounded by a sense of powerlessness. The composure and confidence he had just a moment ago had vanished.

Suddenly, without any warning, he realized that all his past sins had nowhere to hide. At that moment, Gu Chenhuan truly felt like he had fallen from heaven to hell.

"Shi Tian..." Gu Chenhuan suddenly realized that looking at Shi Tian's face required immense courage, because Shi Tian's eyes, so clear and honest, made him want to run away. "I'm sorry..."

Shi Tian just smiled, still not raising his head. "While we're making tea, let me tell you a story."

"Shi Tian, ​​do you hate me?"

"You'll understand after hearing my story," Shi Tian chuckled. "There was a man who angered his wife. To win her forgiveness, he took her to see a play. The actor sang off-key, which made the man's wife even angrier. In the end, she divorced her husband in a fit of rage."

Gu Chenhuan frowned and pondered for a while before saying, "To be honest, I don't understand this story, but I'm glad that in this story, you compared me and you to a married couple."

Shi Tian laughed a few times. "The story itself doesn't have any particular meaning, but as you thought, it is indeed meant to express a kind of relationship between characters."

Gu Chenhuan smiled as well, "Why did you compare me to that married couple?"

"No, you're wrong," Shi Tian said with a faint smile. "In this story, you're just the actor playing a role."