C1350 The Memories of Old Li
Thus, he agreed to the female classmate's conditions. To be safe, the female classmate first entered a note with him, and then moved in with him on the night of his registration. A month later, the father of his female classmate completed all the transfer procedures for him, and he was assigned to work in the Public Security Bureau.
The day before he returned to the city, it was a bone-chilling moonlit night, and the Yalu River was covered with a thick layer of ice. The girl came down from the ice to meet her sweetheart, and they met in a shed by the river where they were watching melons. They brought with them a lot of good food, and he brought two bottles of white wine. He knew that it was time for the final farewell. The day would inevitably come. He told the girl everything that had happened, kneeled in front of her and apologized deeply, imploring her to understand and forgive him.
After experiencing extreme shock and pain, the girl did not scold him for his betrayal and departure, but instead showed great calmness and deep understanding. She wished him a happy life and a good future, wished him a happy life and hoped that he would soon realize his dreams and ambitions.
At the same time, the girl also told him that although he had left her, she did not hate him. She had always been grateful to him for saving her life, she would always love him, she would carry on with her life with his love, she would always remember him in her heart.
That night, they all drank a lot and were drunk. Then they would weep for the lost love and the impending parting. That night, under the intoxication of pain and the anesthetic of alcohol, they finally weren't able to control the impulses and emotions in each other's hearts. They hugged each other tightly as they were half drunk and half awake, and the girl took the initiative to unravel her own clothes …
That night, the girl had given her to him, to the man she loved deeply, to the man who gave him a second life, without any regrets. He was ashamed of himself that night, but the girl comforted him indulgently and encouraged him to bless him. That night, when they were entangled, he and she were crying and he was crying and she was trying to laugh, even though the tears kept coming out.
That night was the last time they saw each other. After dawn, the girl disappeared from his world, and he returned to the world he yearned for, where he began his new life. After that night, he used his marriage to fulfill his dream and goals. His career as a government official was soaring, and his position grew higher and higher. It was as if he had finally achieved what he was pursuing, and his life was perfect and perfect.
For more than thirty years, however, he had been unable to escape the condemnation of conscience and morality, the uneasiness and remorse of betraying love, the forgetfulness of the only true love in his life, of the pure Korean girl who had brought him life and the supreme joy of the soul.
In reality, he could not tell anyone about his feelings. He could only bury it deep in his heart, could only let himself be judged by his conscience through the countless lonely nights. He could only let himself remember in the dark and freeze on that heart-wrenching love from years ago.
Less than 10 months after their marriage, their son was born prematurely. Because of the preterm birth, his physique was very weak, and he had been doted upon and doted upon by his family since he was young. For the sake of their son's healthy growth, many times the female students had come to the temple to make incense wishes, and Master Fang had advised them to do more good deeds in order to protect their child. Thus, they thought of the orphanage, and helped raise a young girl who was about the same age as their son.
He hadn't heard from the Korean girl for more than thirty years, until some time ago, when he had accidentally seen her in a Korean company's brochure. She turned out to be the chairman of the group. "This unexpected discovery made him extremely shocked and happy at the same time. He didn't know how she had passed all these years, nor did he know how she had actually moved from Korea to Korea, much less how she had accomplished today's glorious career …"
Lee's voice was a little hoarse when he said that. He suddenly stopped, took a deep breath, and lowered his head.
My brain kept churning along with Lee's narration. I felt as if I was dreaming, as if I was listening to a sad and sad legend. Seeing Lee stop, I reached out my hand to pinch my thigh.
I came to my senses and was immediately shocked. I found it hard to accept this reality, unable to accept the story Lee told me. I did not believe that such a coincidence existed in this world.
I don't believe it, I really can't.
However, this was clearly Lee's story. This was clearly the true story the real Lee was telling while sitting in front of me.
I stared at Lee in a daze, unable to say anything for a long time.
After a while, Lee raised his head and looked at me. I could clearly see that there was something moist flowing in Lee's cloudy eyes.
Lee sighed deeply, as if he was repenting and sighing for his past actions.
I took a long drag on my cigarette. If Lee hadn't reached his current state, if he had continued to be carefree among the nobles and officials, would he have experienced such pain and reflection? Would he really be depressed and repentant for his actions as a young man?
As I thought about it, I suddenly felt some disdain for Lee, not only because of his pursuit of wealth and prosperity, but also because of his betrayal of love.
However, looking at Lee, whose temples are now full of gray and full of vicissitudes, my heart softened. When I was young, who didn't commit a mistake? The mistakes of his youth were immediately thrown to the back of his mind, while Lee spent his entire life sighing.
"This is your own story, the story that happened to you." "No," I said.
"Yes."
"The male lead of this story, the youth who knows you, is you." "No," I said.
"Yes." Lee nodded.
"The first female lead of the story is the chairman and aunt."
"Yes."
"The second female lead is your current wife."
"Yes."
"All these years, you've been blaming yourself for betraying that Korean girl's loyalty to you, haven't you?" "No," I said.
"Yes." Lee lowered his head: "I'm sorry, I hurt her so much, my guilt is deep."
"But, perhaps because of your betrayal and injuries back then, this day's chairman of the corporation is the one who has today's chairman and aunt at the peak of success." I coldly said, "Although I don't know how many hardships and tribulations this chairman and aunt have gone through, I believe that you must have had something to do with her being able to come to this day."
Lee looked up at me.
"But I think, although it is possible that you are the one who made today's chairman and aunt, it seems that she does not need to thank you, because you must have hurt her deeply back then. The current her is no longer the naive and blind girl from 30 years ago who blindly believed in love. "
I heard that my voice was exceptionally cold. "Also, karma is important in this world. The you of today, now that you have reached this stage, this is retribution. This is the punishment for betraying the innocent in love for your prosperity."
Hearing my words, Lee's entire body shuddered and his face was filled with pain.
Seeing Lee like this, I couldn't help but soften my heart. I felt that what he said just now was a bit excessive, so I eased up my tone and said, "Uncle Lee — — you invited me to dinner today, is it because you want to know if we've met the chairman and aunt? Is that what you want to verify? "
Lee looked at me and slowly shook his head.
"Then what do you mean?" I started slightly.
Lee said, "I just want to know if she's doing well."
"Nonsense," I said. "He is currently the chairman of a multinational company. He is a successful person and a successful woman. Of course, he is living a good life."
Lee shook his head, "What I am concerned about is not her career. I know that her career is very successful right now. I know that she is a successful person, so I knew that a long time ago. However, the success of a career does not mean the happiness of life. Having money and a career does not necessarily mean happiness and happiness. What I want to know is her life. "
I was startled and said, "This is her private life. I didn't ask, I don't know. But I know one thing, she's still single. She's always been single. Also, I heard from Jin Jingze that she has been through a lot of hardships, suffered a lot of hardships, and had a lot of bad luck. "
Lee's eyes showed pain, he nodded and said in a low voice: "Maybe I know …"
"What do you know?" "No," I said.
"Although I do not know how she went from North Korea to Korea and how she became a successful entrepreneur step by step, I do know that all these years she has been going through a lot of hardships, must have been through a lot of human suffering, and this suffering, maybe it was all because of me, it was all brought to her by me. My betrayal back then changed her fate and changed her for the rest of her life. " Lee's voice sounded very sad.
"Are you saying all this to free yourself in some form?" "No," I said.
"I don't know." Lee said.
"She has always been single, without a family, without children, without the happiness of marriage and the joy of family. She must have suffered a great deal over the years." "No," I said.
"Yes, yes." Lee said: "Thinking about this, I feel very guilty and guilty. Without me, perhaps her life would have been different. "
"Without you, without your abandonment, perhaps she would not have been today's chairman, but she would have been a happy wife, a happy mother. Between a successful entrepreneur and a happy mother and wife, I think she will choose the latter. " "No," I said.
Lee sighed deeply and started smoking again.
I also smoke, while looking at Lee, at this time, I do not know whether to despise Lee or pity Lee, or, both.
Of course, from Lee's perspective back then, from a man's point of view, perhaps I should understand him, but this understanding makes me feel very painful and difficult to accept.
I ask myself, if I was the Lee of the past, if Qiu Tong was the chairman of the year, then, what would I have done? Would I do what Lee did?
The answer seems to be no. I don't think I would ever betray a sacred love for Lee, for the sake of his so-called future and career, for the sake of his so-called wealth, for the sake of his beloved girl.
The answer isn't posturing, but what I really think in my heart.
Thinking like this, I couldn't help but feel that I was a bit more noble than Lee. At least I wasn't as utilitarian and worldly, at least I still had true love in my heart, at least I felt that true love could be invincible.
Perhaps my idea was too idealistic, and Lee was extremely realistic back then. Even though he was very young and shouldn't have been so realistic, but after experiencing many years of his youth and hardships of life, his idealism had already been mercilessly destroyed. When the pursuit and survival of matter became the first priority, a person's dignity and character might have been lost, and all the nobility and morals might have vanished into thin air.
"Tell me the details of your meeting, will you?" After a while, Lee said.1
I looked at Lee without saying a word.
Lee looked at me pleadingly.
I sighed.
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