Sometimes, falling in love is not an easy thing. This difficulty comes from the public opinion and pressure around you, from your closest relatives, from people who want to destroy you, and from love itself.
When Yan Mo fell in love with someone for the first time, she believed that love was the emotional interaction between two people. As long as both parties trusted and cared for each other, it was love.
After experiencing betrayal, Yan Mo gained a new perspective on love: people’s hearts will change, and even the person you once loved the most will one day leave you.
This thought continued until she met Gu Tianhai, but after Yan Mo met Gu Tianhai, she gradually discovered that love was simpler than she had imagined.
Because true love will not change because of distance, time, public opinion or anything else. It will shine more brightly in the tempering again and again. Just like the stars twinkling on the sea, they will shine brightly in the darkness, making people grow and become better.
But after Gu Tianhai and Yan Mo publicly confirmed their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, they discovered that everything was not as simple as they had imagined.
Because of the age difference, there were many people who opposed them being together. The first person who opposed their relationship was Gu Zhenni. Since they started dating, Gu Zhenni had never given Yan Mo a good look, and even deliberately made things difficult for her at work.
Gu Tianhai quarreled with Gu Zhenni several times because of this, hoping that Gu Zhenni would not interfere with his feelings. Gu Zhenni, who was not going to give in, scolded Yan Mo in front of everyone in the company, saying that she was shameless and had no sense of shame. Gu Tianhai, who was determined to protect his girlfriend, yelled at Gu Zhenni and said in anger that she should "get out of Xinghai".
Gu Zhenni, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, walked out of the office building of Xinghai Publishing House without looking back. In the next half month, Gu Zhenni did not appear in Xinghai.
Because of Gu Tianhai's care for Yan Mo, people in the company began to distance themselves from Yan Mo, and gradually, gossip began to spread.
"Have you heard that Yan Mo became the editor-in-chief because of Gu Tianhai's connection?"
"I heard that Yan Mo is several years older than Gu Tianhai."
"These days, young boys all have an Oedipus complex."
"The woman who came to the company to see the boss last time seemed to be a love rival of Yan Mo."
"You guys think Yan Mo is a mistress, right?"
Several employees gathered in the drinking room to make coffee and talked about it, sighing from time to time. The only thing separating the drinking room from the other side was a poorly soundproofed entrance door. Outside the entrance door was Yan Mo's desk.
"Since you have time to chat about gossip here, you must have time to work overtime, right?" Gu Tianhai suddenly opened the entrance door. Several employees who were stirring coffee were frightened and quickly shut their mouths.
Gu Tianhai put his hands together, looked at them gloomily, and continued, "Go find all the best-selling comics over the years, do a comparative analysis of similar markets, and give me a handwritten version of the results tomorrow."
The editors gathered in the water room looked at each other in amazement, then quickly returned to their desks and began looking for the best-selling comic books of previous years.
Yan Mo, who was sitting in front of the computer desk, couldn't help but chuckle as she watched them frantically. When she looked up and met Gu Tianhai's gaze, he narrowed his eyes at her and raised the corners of his lips slightly, smiling brightly.
"What do you want to eat for dinner?" Gu Tianhai walked to Yan Mo's desk, bent down slightly, and whispered into Yan Mo's ear.
The scene of openly displaying affection was like a blinding light, brightening the entire office.
Yan Mo smiled awkwardly and happily. Before she could answer, Gu Tianhai added, "There's a new sushi restaurant on Oxford Street. Let's go there after get off work."
"Hmm." Yan Mo hummed softly like a little woman. Gu Tianhai pecked her cheek lightly after getting a satisfactory answer, then turned around and walked back to the office.
When Gu Tianhai left, the female editors gathered around him, and they asked Yan Mo with envy how she won over her male idol. Yan Mo smiled hesitantly, not knowing where to start, and finally avoided the topic and continued working.
Oxford Street is the most distinctive place in the city. The buildings here are designed in British style, which is in sharp contrast with the surrounding modern houses and perfectly reflects the exotic style. There are many restaurants on this street, which is a dating place for couples.
Although Yan Mo has lived in this city for more than 20 years, this is her first time to visit Oxford Street. There are many hanging flower pots on Oxford Street, and the scent of violets and lavender fills the air, refreshing the heart.
Gu Tianhai took Yan Mo's hand, and they walked on the retro tiled pavement. The summer wind blew through, making the wind chimes outside the shops ring.
Gu Tianhai and Yan Mo stopped at the door of a shop with the words "Meiji Sushi" written on it. The shop's decoration style was very Japanese, and two welcoming girls in kimonos stood at the door. They said "Welcome" in standard Japanese, and as Gu Tianhai and Yan Mo walked forward, they opened the curtain at the door.
"I want to eat a lot of salmon." Yan Mo, who was like a child in front of Gu Tianhai, sat down in the innermost seat. She pointed at the salmon promotional photo hanging on the wall with a bright smile.
"Then order a salmon feast." Gu Tianhai couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Yan Mo's happy expression. He just liked Yan Mo's innocent look and her smile as bright as the sun. Such a genuine smile seemed to be able to turn into a warm light that melted into life.
"Let's cook and eat together at home next Valentine's Day? We haven't eaten together at home for a long time." Yan Mo said as he flipped through the menu.
"Okay, but this time, it's your turn to cook for me."
"Okay, okay, I'll let you feel my rapidly improving cooking skills!" Yan Mo said with some pride.
In the past two years, with the help of "Momo's" cooking tutorials and her constant attempts, she finally learned the cooking skills. Now, she has successfully gotten rid of the title of "Dark Cooking Master".
Gu Tianhai looked at Yan Mo patting his chest and making a solemn promise, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Feeling that she was being laughed at, Yan Mo pouted and rolled her eyes, then carefully ordered all the salmon ingredients on the menu. The waiter standing next to her took a pen, quickly recorded, and repeated what she ordered.
"Excuse me, are you sure you want to order so much salmon?" the girl in kimono asked after a moment's hesitation.
"Yes, that's right." Yan Mo nodded hurriedly and urged the waiter to serve the food.
The waitress nodded politely and took small steps toward the kitchen to place the order .
Soon, the Japanese table was filled with salmon-related dishes. Yan Mo picked up the chopsticks happily, clasped his hands together, and said in Japanese: "I'm eating!"
"Gu Tianhai, you are here indeed!" Just when Yan Mo was about to pick up the salmon sashimi, Ye Zixin suddenly came into their sight.
"You followed me?" Gu Tianhai frowned.
In the past two years, he has taken care of Ye Zixin like a sister for the sake of Ye Zixin's father. Ye Zixin took advantage of this and became more and more willful and worse. She was a well-behaved rabbit in front of Gu Shaojun and Gu Zhenni, but she was like a lion when facing Yan Mo. She was not his girlfriend, but she always regarded herself as a girlfriend, which gave Gu Tianhai a headache.
"You told me you are not dating! You told me she is not your girlfriend!" Ye Zixin pointed at Yan Mo who was about to eat salmon, and was furious.
"Ye Zixin, Yan Mo is my girlfriend, and we are indeed dating. I said two years ago that I like Yan Mo and that will not change. So, I hope you will not disturb us anymore." Gu Tianhai sighed helplessly. He affirmed Yan Mo's existence and their relationship.
"I don't believe you don't like me at all." Ye Zixin said, and suddenly picked up the water on the table and splashed it on Yan Mo's face.
Yan Mo closed her eyes reflexively, and failed to avoid the lemonade. Yan Mo didn't know why Ye Zixin always pressed her, but now she would not let herself be at a disadvantage.
"Ye Zixin, stop being unreasonable!" Gu Tianhai was about to stand up and scold Ye Zixin, but Yan Mo was one step faster than Gu Tianhai. She stood up from her original position and poured the soy sauce on the table onto Ye Zixin.
Black liquid splashed out from in front of Gu Tianhai's eyes. When he reacted, Ye Zixin's apricot dress had been stained by soy sauce. The lines of soy sauce flowed across Ye Zixin's made-up face. Ye Zixin opened her mouth and stared at Yan Mo in astonishment.
"You give me one foot, and I'll give you one foot!"
"How dare you splash soy sauce on me?"
"You should be thankful that I haven't added mustard." Yan Mo put her hands together and said unceremoniously, "Please stop pestering my boyfriend. I'm not the person I was two years ago. I won't give up the person I like because of what you said. Now I just like Gu Tianhai and I want to be with him. No matter how unreasonable you are, I won't give in. I will walk into the church with him, we will have our own lives, and we will have our own children. If you don't want to be a mistress and be infamous forever, then please don't insult others casually, and don't throw water at every turn. We are not obligated to bear your temper."
"you you!"
"What do you mean? If you want to be a light bulb and have dinner with us, I don't mind. But I advise you to go home and wash your face and change your clothes first." Yan Mo finished what he wanted to say without taking a breath. Ye Zixin was so angry that she became hoarse, but she could only run away in embarrassment.
After Ye Zixin left, Gu Tianhai finally couldn't help laughing. It was the first time he saw Yan Mo defend her love so desperately and the first time he saw her so eloquent.
"Gu Tianhai, are you laughing at me?"
"I dare not, I just think you are cute, hahaha..."
"You're obviously laughing at me!"
"No, really not, hahaha..."
A few months later.
Yan Mo originally thought that she and Gu Tianhai would always be together. They would break through the barriers of the world and stick together through thick and thin. No matter what happened, they would not hide anything from each other. But sometimes, those conflicts from one's own heart would easily distance the two of them.
Although Yan Mo and Gu Tianhai work in the same place, Yan Mo gradually feels that the distance between them is getting farther and farther. This distance is not due to the actual distance, but because of the different families and living environments.
Perhaps Gu Tianhai didn't realize the fear and resistance in Yan Mo's heart when they attended social events and banquets together. She couldn't communicate with those so-called business people, nor could she shine in the crowd. She always followed Gu Tianhai, keeping an awkward and silent smile. She could see from the eyes of those people how mismatched they were.
Yan Mo thought that Gu Zhenni and Ye Zixin's ridicule of her lack of excellence was only directed at her as a person. But when she really stood next to Gu Tianhai, she found that the so-called lack of excellence probably came from a different family background and a different social circle.
She couldn't fit into Gu Tianhai's social circle well, nor could she please Gu Zhenni well. These differences and gaps made Yan Mo irritable. Because of these different values ​​and social fields, they had differences and fell into the running-in period between lovers.
"I don't agree with you integrating Xinghai into a comic publishing house with a commercial model. This will prevent many authors from creating according to their own ideas and will stifle many truly talented authors." Yan Mo stood in front of Gu Tianhai's desk, very angry.
Ten minutes ago, Gu Tianhai convened a staff meeting, intending to recruit a group of artists to create works according to market requirements. However, Yan Mo has always been against this commercial model of collecting manuscripts, believing that this would undermine the creativity of artists.
"Yan Mo, you have to understand that we are now a business. For a business to continue to operate, many things are inevitable. According to your philosophy, our publishing house will have a phenomenon where costs exceed profits, and we will suffer losses. The wages of employees and the royalties of authors will not be guaranteed... Moreover, you have to understand that truly talented painters can find new directions for development in adversity."
"Yes, yes, yes, what you said makes sense, everything you say is right. I am the only one who knows nothing, what cost, what profit, what salary, what market... Since our ideas are so different, why are we still together? Let's break up!" Yan Mo said angrily.
When she finished speaking, Gu Tianhai opened his lips slightly, a little stunned. And she also fell silent. She didn't know if it was because of the pressure around her that made her want to give up this relationship with different values.
"Yan Mo, what are you talking about? What do you mean by breaking up or not?" Gu Tianhai calmed down his tone. He walked around the desk and gently hugged Yan Mo into his arms. "I'm sorry, I was not polite just now. Please don't be angry, okay?"
"Tianhai, do you think we are really suitable to be together? There are so many people around us who oppose it, and we don't even have the blessing of our family." Yan Mo leaned in Gu Tianhai's arms, her face gloomy. She saw less and less of their future, and she felt more and more conflicted.
"In my heart, there is no such thing as suitable or not. I love you and I will not let anyone's opposition become the reason for me not to love you." Gu Tianhai held Yan Mo's hand tightly, and his eyes suddenly fell on the calendar on the table.
Today on the calendar was circled with a red pen. Gu Tianhai suddenly remembered that today was Chinese Valentine's Day. He had said that he would cook and eat at home with Yan Mo. But they had forgotten about it because they were suddenly busy.
"Yan Mo, please forgive me because today is Chinese Valentine's Day."
"Is today the Chinese Valentine's Day?"
Yan Mo shuddered and threw herself on the desk to look at the calendar. The originally sentimental atmosphere was destroyed in an instant, leaving only Gu Tianhai with twitching eyes.
"It's really Chinese Valentine's Day!" After confirming that today is Chinese Valentine's Day, Yan Mo seemed a little excited, "Finally, I can let you experience my cooking skills as a chef!"
"Your mood changes too quickly, doesn't it?" Gu Tianhai sighed and held his forehead.
Yan Mo was in an excited state and looked at the time. She still had half an hour before getting off work, but she couldn't wait to run to the market to buy ingredients.
"Dear boss, in order for me to have a happy Chinese Valentine's Day, please allow me to leave work half an hour earlier today!"
Yan Mo blinked her eyes and looked expectantly at Gu Tianhai, who had a complicated expression. After getting a nod of approval, she left the company at rocket speed.
Gu Tianhai looked at her cheerful back and finally knew why he fell in love with her. It was probably because she could show all her emotions frankly when facing him.
"Ding-ling-ling——" The cell phone rang suddenly. After Gu Tianhai saw that the person calling was Ye Zixin , he chose to reject the call.
After that, the phone rang many times, but Gu Tianhai still didn't answer it. Finally, he chose to blacklist Ye Zixin.
He already has a girlfriend now, and he doesn't want Ye Zixin to continue to disturb him.
However, things were not as simple as he thought. Half an hour later, as he was walking towards the parking lot after get off work, he received a call from home. On the other end of the line was Gu Zhenni's angry scolding voice, and in the scolding, there was also the sound of the hospital's electrocardiogram machine.
"Gu Tianhai, you bastard, why didn't you answer Zi Xin's call? Do you know that Zi Xin is in the hospital now? If anything happens to Zi Xin, can you afford the responsibility?" Gu Jenny's words made Gu Tianhai feel scared. He didn't think that Ye Zi Xin would have an accident, so he drove to the hospital in a hurry.
After Yan Mo finished cooking, she lay on the sofa in the hall, bored, waiting for Gu Tianhai to knock on the door. She looked at the clock on the wall, the hands went from six to seven, and from seven to eight. When Yan Mo got a little bored, she started to check Weibo to see if the comic author she followed had updated the comics.
After Yan Mo opened her Weibo friends list, she saw Gu Tianhai's name. Driven by curiosity, she clicked on Gu Tianhai's Weibo to see what he had posted over the years.
Gu Tianhai rarely posts on Weibo, and they are all boring jokes. There are very few Weibo posts about life, so Yan Mo paid attention to who usually comments on Gu Tianhai's Weibo. Under the short Weibo posts, the user with the avatar "Gu Jenny" appeared most frequently. Yan Mo clicked in and started browsing.
Gu Zhenni's Weibo is very colorful, most of which are selfies of her trying on makeup.
"The personalities of these two siblings are really different." Yan Mo couldn't help but sigh. When she was about to quit Weibo, a new Weibo post by Gu Zhenni caught her attention. The picture on the Weibo post was a hospital, and the person who appeared in the hospital ward was actually——
"Gu Tianhai?" Yan Mo suddenly sat up from the sofa, she clicked on the picture and enlarged it.
In the picture, Gu Tianhai is holding the hand of the person on the bed, and the person lying on the bed is Ye Zixin. Why is Ye Zixin in the hospital? Isn't Gu Tianhai going to spend Chinese Valentine's Day with her? Why is he in the hospital with Ye Zixin?
When Yan Mo exited the picture, the words on the picture pierced her heart: It’s Chinese Valentine’s Day, I hope lovers will eventually get married.
Lovers get married?
The phone slipped from Yan Mo's hand and fell quietly on the sofa. After a long time, Yan Mo called Gu Tianhai. The phone rang for a long time before it was answered. Yan Mo asked in an unusually calm voice: "Tianhai, I'm waiting for you at home, why haven't you come yet? Where are you now?"
"I, I suddenly have something urgent to do. My father's company ran into problems, and I have to deal with it tonight. Yan Mo, you eat first, no need to wait for me." Gu Tianhai stuttered. He didn't know that Yan Mo on the other end of the phone already knew his whereabouts, nor did he know how disappointed and lost Yan Mo was at this moment.
"Well, then you go ahead and do your work. I'm hanging up." Yan Mo hung up the phone and smiled bitterly.
It turned out that Gu Tianhai also thought she was a fool. Why did he tell such a lie? Or was it because Gu Tianhai gradually came to believe that only Ye Zixin could match him?
That night, Yan Mo thought a lot. Perhaps, she couldn't accept the betrayal and lies again and again. Perhaps, love with such a big gap in family background would make people tired. Perhaps... she should let go...
As dawn was approaching, Yan Mo woke up from the sofa and edited a text message. She hesitated for a moment and chose to send it.
Gu Tianhai, who was still taking care of Ye Zixin in the hospital, was awakened by the text message reminder. When he saw the text message, his pupils contracted in fear. After Gu Tianhai told the nurse to take care of Ye Zixin, he hurriedly left the hospital and rushed to Yan Mo's home.
"Yan Mo, open the door." After arriving at Yan Mo's house, Gu Tianhai kept ringing the doorbell, but Yan Mo did not open the door for him. Gu Tianhai had no choice but to knock on the door and keep calling Yan Mo. When Yan Mo's phone rang ten times, the door finally opened.
When Gu Tianhai saw Yan Mo, he nervously hugged her into his arms: "Yan Mo, what's wrong with you? Why did you break up? Didn't I just not accompany you for dinner last night?"
"Did you really have work to do last night?" Yan Mo pushed away Gu Tianhai who was hugging her. She was calmer and more uneasy than before. She wanted to hear an explanation, but was afraid of hearing lies. The conflicting emotions made people fall into chaos.
"I have something urgent to do, so..."
"So you stayed in the hospital with Ye Zixin? And you lied to me."
"Yan Mo, listen to my explanation. I lied because I was afraid you would misunderstand me. Last night, Ye Zixin went to the bar and drank heavily. She ended up with alcohol poisoning. My sister was afraid that she would be upset, so she asked me to take care of her."
"You should stay in the hospital and take care of her." Yan Mo looked sad. She remembered the look in Gu Zhenni's eyes that looked down on her. Even if she and Gu Tianhai got married, she would not be accepted by his family. Such a relationship would only become a burden to each other in the future. She did not want such a relationship.
"I know it was wrong for me to lie. I swear I will never lie again!" Gu Tianhai raised his finger in panic and swore to the sky.
"I lied, too." Yan Mo said calmly, without any emotion in her tone. "In fact, in the two years since we separated, I no longer like you. The reason I stayed with you was to piss off your sister and Ye Zixin. I wanted to let them know that even if they objected, you would still choose me. I dated you not because I liked you, but for other purposes. Besides, I already have someone I like. Instead of lying to you all the time, I might as well make it clear to you now. Let's break up. I don't like you anymore."
"You are lying, I don't believe it. It is impossible for you to like someone else. You are lying!" Gu Tianhai grabbed Yan Mo's hand and forced her to look into his eyes.
Anger and sadness made Gu Tianhai's eyes look bloodshot. Although Yan Mo felt distressed, she remained indifferent.
"Then I'll bring him to see you tomorrow to prove to you that I'm not lying." Yan Mo pulled his wrist away and ordered him to leave. "I'm tired and I want to rest. You can go back."
Gu Tianhai felt very uncomfortable when he saw Yan Mo suddenly being indifferent to him. He wanted to cry, but he tried to tell himself not to cry. He stood outside the closed door, clenching his fists tightly. After suppressing his sadness for a long time, he turned around and left.
After Gu Tianhai left, it was Yan Mo's turn to have a headache. Because she had just spoken without thinking, she didn't know where to find a boyfriend to deal with Gu Tianhai.
"You must have lost your mind just now, that's why you said those weird things. We could have made up, but we ended up in a fight. What should I do? Where can I find a boyfriend?"
Yan Mo rolled around on the sofa, scratching her hair. Just when she was extremely distressed, a QQ chat window popped up on her phone screen. The chat window of "I love Momo the most" popped up. Yan Mo looked at the phone screen and had an idea of ​​desperate measures.
"Dear, I need your help with something..."
The next day.
Yan Mo took an address and got on a taxi to find the person called "Zui Ai Momo". Yesterday, she had a long chat with "Zui Ai Momo" for a whole day. She told "Zui Ai Momo" the cause and effect of the matter and her own distress, and also stated that she did not want to break up, but she was afraid that she could not keep up with the other party. She didn't know what to do, so she hoped that "Zui Ai Momo" could help her.
"My Favorite Momo" generously agreed to Yan Mo's request and was willing to pretend to be her boyfriend to meet Gu Tianhai, but asked Yan Mo to visit him in person to show her sincerity.
Yan Mo, who seldom travels far, took the address and took a taxi for half an hour before finally arriving at the seaside resort. "Momo I Love" said that his home was right next to the resort, by the sea.
When Yan Mo stepped out of the taxi, the salty sea breeze blew in her face. The big letters "Ocean Spring Bay Resort" were hung high in the sky not far away.
Yan Mo was looking for the blue building that "My Favorite Momo" mentioned on the beach. When she looked around, she saw a European-style villa with a blue roof standing on the beach.
"I see you, just come up." When Yan Mo was about to send a QQ message to confirm the destination, "My Favorite Momo" sent a message first.
Yan Mo looked up to find the people in the beach villa, but the glass of the building was covered with shading film, so she could only see the glaring sunlight reflected from there. Yan Mo raised her hand reflexively to block the glaring sunlight, and then walked towards the villa.
The door of the villa was open, so Yan Mo walked straight in. There was a cobblestone path between the door and the first floor of the villa. Yan Mo admired the surrounding gardens while walking in the direction specified by "Favorite Momo".
"Go up to the second floor and go to the first door on the left. I'm on the balcony." "My Favorite Momo" sent another message. He seemed to know Yan Mo's whereabouts very well. Yan Mo couldn't help but look around to see if there were any cameras installed here.
"No need to look for it, the camera is right above you." "My Favorite Momo" sent another message. Yan Mo lowered her head in embarrassment and continued to walk in the designated direction.
When Yan Mo went up to the second floor and opened the first door on the left, she was shocked by the scene inside. The reason for the shock was not because of the luxurious decoration inside. But because the room was full of her portraits. And on the bookshelf against the wall, there were full of comic books, and the author was her.
"Oh my God, I didn't expect there would be readers who like me so much!" Yan Mo shouted excitedly in her heart. She couldn't wait to meet the readers standing on the balcony.
Yan Mo quickened his pace and walked to the French window. After pausing for a moment, he pushed open the French window and walked onto the balcony. But there was no one on the balcony.
"Why is there no one here?" Just as Yan Mo was puzzled, "My Favorite Momo" sent a message: "Look at the beach outside."
Yan Mo stood on the balcony, looking at the beach not far away. The white sand was wrapped in the golden sunshine, and the blue ocean was shimmering under the sunshine. But what was more eye-catching than these were the big words on the beach -
"Yan Mo, I love you."
When Yan Mo saw those words, her heart skipped a beat. It wasn't that she was moved, she just didn't expect that a reader she had never met would have such admiration for her.
"Yan Mo." A familiar voice came from behind Yan Mo.
Yan Mo turned around in astonishment, only to see Gu Tianhai standing behind her. He was dressed casually, as if he was here for vacation. Without figuring out what was going on, Yan Mo took a step back, and after a long while, she said, "Why are you here?"
Gu Tianhai smiled and said nothing. He took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket and quickly typed a line of words. Soon, Yan Mo's QQ chat window popped up again, and the content on it read: "Because some idiot asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend, so I came here."
Yan Mo looked at the chat window, then at Gu Tianhai, and immediately understood everything.
"You are 'Favorite Momo'?"
Gu Tianhai nodded and raised his phone to let Yan Mo look at the chat interface on the screen.
It turned out that Gu Tianhai had been maintaining a subtle connection with Yan Mo for the past two years, but Yan Mo, who was slow to react, never realized that "the one I love the most" was him.
Yan Mo covered her mouth gently because of surprise, and a warm feeling came from her heart. It turned out that the person who had been chatting with her and sharing cooking tutorials with her was Gu Tianhai. From the beginning, Gu Tianhai never thought of escaping from her, but she didn't realize it.
"For the past two years, I have been afraid that you would be lonely, so I accompanied you in this way. Therefore, I understand you better than anyone else, and I know that you love me. I appeared in the sea of ​​stars because you told me that you wanted to see me. Although I have not appeared in the past two years, you have always existed in my life, in my being."
Then, Gu Tianhai stretched out his hand and gently embraced Yan Mo into his arms: "My name is Gu Tianhai, which was given to me by my father. The original meaning of this name is vastness and tolerance. Like the sky, it is vast and boundless; like the sea, it gathers hundreds of rivers."
"But the original meaning of vastness is to make people confused, just like my life before I met you. I seemed to be a lone boat in the vast ocean, wandering aimlessly in this vastness. And you are the light in the vast ocean, guiding me forward and giving me direction."
"Tianhai, actually I don't want to break up at all, not at all..." Yan Mo buried her head in Gu Tianhai's chest and couldn't help sobbing.
Gu Tianhai hugged her tighter and comforted her: "I know I have ignored your feelings during this period, but I will not let go of your hand easily. I will be your safe haven and will not let you suffer any grievances again."
The overlapping figures stood in the sun, and their tall shadows fell on the ground. After crying and hugging, there was a kiss of reconciliation.
Yan Mo leaned on Gu Tianhai's arms, feeling his warmth and the feeling of happiness. That day, they opened their hearts and talked about many topics, and Yan Mo also learned about some things about Gu Tianhai's childhood.
When Gu Tianhai was a child, he was in a car accident and suffered from shock due to excessive blood loss. It was Ye Zixin who gave him a blood transfusion and saved his life.
So from that time on, Gu Tianhai gave in to Ye Zixin in everything and obeyed all her willful requests. But later, because of some things, Ye Zixin and her family went abroad, and Gu Tianhai also started his own life.
After meeting Yan Mo, Gu Tianhai began to understand that some feelings cannot be obeyed just out of gratitude.
Yan Mo quietly listened to Gu Tianhai talking about his past, and quietly looked at his gentle profile. When the golden dusk fell on the sea level, she stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips again. Yan Mo said that the past should stay in the past, and they will move towards the future together...
In the evening, Ye Zixin received an invitation from Gu Tianhai, inviting her to have dinner at his house.
Ye Zixin thought that Gu Tianhai invited her to dinner at his home, which must be an attempt to acknowledge her existence and he must be planning to break up with Yan Mo.
So Ye Zixin dressed up carefully in a good mood, and scolded Yan Mo in her heart. But when she arrived at Gu Tianhai's house, the first thing she saw was Yan Mo and Gu Shaojun sitting on the sofa and chatting.
Like Ye Zixin, Gu Zhenni had never thought that Gu Tianhai would bring Yan Mo home to meet his parents. So before Ye Zixin arrived, Gu Zhenni was still chatting with Gu Tianhai alone.
"Zi Xin, you're here?" Gu Zhenni walked towards Ye Zi Xin, while Ye Zi Xin was standing at the door in a daze, looking at Yan Mo's brilliant smile and gritting her teeth in hatred.
"Sister Jenny, why is Yan Mo here?" Ye Zixin, who was out of control, pointed at Yan Mo and shouted angrily.
She tried hard to please Gu Tianhai's family, but now they easily accepted Yan Mo and talked and laughed with her, just like a family.
"Tianhai brought it back..." Gu Zhenni was a little embarrassed and awkward, but before she could finish her words, Ye Zixin stepped forward and shouted.
"What qualifications does she have to stay in this house?" Ye Zixin walked up to Yan Mo, ready to drag her out and kick her out.
"Ye Zixin, this is my home. You have no right to drive anyone away from here." Gu Tianhai shook off Ye Zixin's hand and stood in front of Yan Mo. He looked at Ye Zixin with a firm gaze, "Ye Zixin, I called everyone here today to make my position clear. No matter what methods and means you use, I will not separate from Yan Mo. The person I love is Yan Mo, not you. I hope you will stop disturbing my life."
Gu Tianhai turned around, facing Gu Shaojun and Gu Zhenni, and continued, "Dad, sister, I brought Yan Mo back today because I hope you can accept her. Yan Mo is my girlfriend, no matter if she is older than me or what happens in the future, I will not give up on her. I hope to get the blessing of my family, but if you can't accept her, I will take her away from this home and live our own lives."
"Gu Tianhai, I, Ye Zixin, am not such a shameless person. Since you have said so much today, I will not squeeze in among you." Ye Zixin's resentful gaze never left Yan Mo. Yan Mo hid behind Gu Tianhai, afraid to look directly into such a gaze.
Ye Zixin glared at Yan Mo and left Gu Tianhai's house angrily. Her eyes seemed to say, "I won't let you go!"
After Ye Zixin left the Gu family, Gu Jenny fell into silence.
She suddenly realized that she could no longer force Gu Tianhai to be with someone he didn't like. And it was because of Yan Mo that Gu Tianhai returned to his family and became sensible and mature. If she continued to obstruct him, Gu Tianhai might run away from home again.
"Dad has no objection to you dating anyone, as long as you young people like each other." Gu Shaojun couldn't help but smile as he watched Gu Tianhai's selfless appearance. He walked to the dining table and called them to come over to eat together, "Come and eat together, otherwise the food will get cold and not taste good."
Although Gu Shaojun said he had no objection, Yan Mo still stood there and didn't dare to go to the dining table. She looked at Gu Zhenni, who had never given her a good look since she entered the door, as if waiting for Gu Zhenni to speak.
Gu Jenny noticed this and although she didn't want to pay attention to her, she softened her attitude for the sake of her father and brother.
"Don't stand there, come and eat with us." Gu Zhenni said stiffly, but she didn't chase Yan Mo away. Yan Mo was startled, and she couldn't help but feel happy from the bottom of her heart. Gu Tianhai took her hand and walked to the dining table together.
"These vermicelli are delicious." Yan Mo, who couldn't find a topic to talk about, praised the "vermicelli" on the table, while Gu Jenny couldn't help but let out a short puff.
"That's shark fin." Gu Tianhai pursed his lips, smiled, and continued eating.
Yan Mo felt embarrassed looking at the dish of shark fin.
In order to make Yan Mo feel more comfortable, Gu Tianhai began to tell her daily stories and jokes. The originally dull atmosphere became lively because of Gu Tianhai.
Yan Mo suddenly felt that Gu Tianhai's family was also very interesting and not as difficult to get along with as they seemed. This dinner seemed to have made Yan Mo integrate into Gu Tianhai's family and his life...