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Mina's wedding in Haicheng was no less grand than in Hong Kong, and many people attended, some of whom I didn't even recognize.
As her friend, I was assigned many tasks, including hosting the guests.
Xiao Minxing had already gone to the wedding venue with Xiao Zhe. A few of Mina's former colleagues and I were still standing at the hotel entrance waiting for the latecomers.
A man quickly caught my attention. He was dressed in a black suit, had a buzz cut, and his gaze was sharp, with strong features on his face.
Unlike other guests who entered immediately, he stood to one side of the hotel, occasionally glancing this way.
I had actually recognized him; he was the man in black I had seen many times before who had even helped me. The impression he left was too deep. To prevent him from slipping away again, I hurried toward where he was standing.
As I expected, when he saw me approaching, he turned and sought a path to leave.
I had missed him several times before, but this time I was determined to ask him who he was and why he had been following me.
Fortunately, he wasn't walking fast this time. Although I was wearing high heels, I could still see his shadow while jogging after him. However, he walked further away and soon turned onto another road. By the time I looked back, I could no longer see the hotel where Mina's wedding was being held.
I felt a bit uneasy, worried that he might be a bad person trying to lead me to a secluded place to do something harmful.
But my curiosity and memories of his past actions kept me from stopping until I followed him into a café by the roadside.
When I entered, he was already seated at a table in the corner and waved at me as I approached the entrance.
I slowed my pace as I walked over. Just as I sat down across from him, the waiter brought over two cups of coffee.
He glanced at the cup and said, "After standing for so long, you must be thirsty. How about having a cup of coffee before we talk?"
I wasn't in the mood for that, and the words slipped out: "You've been watching me this whole time?"
He raised an eyebrow and replied, "Not really, but I came early today, so I saw you standing at the Entrance."
"How is that possible? I can't just happen to run into you every time. You've even helped me carry things and saved my life," I said hurriedly.
He sat there calmly, even taking a sip of coffee before looking up at me and asking a question I was dying to know.
"Do you know who I am?"
I shook my head, staring at him intently as I said, "I've always wanted to know. Can you tell me now?"
He smiled slightly, resting his hands on the table as he asked, "Do you remember when you were a child in the home of a family with the surname Qiu?"
Of course, I remembered. My name came from that time; that family gave me warmth but ultimately pushed me back to the orphanage.
But what did that have to do with the man in front of me?
The man chuckled and said, "It's a long story. I hope you can be patient enough to hear me out."
I certainly could; I was eager to learn about him. He always seemed mysterious to me, and now that we were finally sitting face to face, I had to get some clarity.
According to him, I was his sister.
This man, who dressed all in black and moved through the city, was engaged in a special profession that set him apart from others. It allowed him to walk where others couldn't and see things that others didn't know about.
Mina's missing boyfriend was just like him, and the first time I saw him at Mina's company, it wasn't an accident; he deliberately sought out Mina to tell her that the man who had a brief romance with her was not heartless, nor had he truly abandoned her—he had died.
His voice was calm as he said, "It was a rare illness. By the time they found out, it was already too late, and by then he was in a deep relationship with your friend. To spare your friend from too much heartache, he made his profession more mysterious and played the role of a scoundrel. However, before he died, he told me to come check on your friend when I had the chance, so I came here simply out of respect for his promise."
So this was how things were. I couldn't imagine what Mina would feel if she knew that the man she loved was no longer in this world. As an outsider, hearing this made me feel a wave of sadness, and I asked him, "Did he have anything to say to Mina?"
He smiled and replied, "What else could he say? She's very happy now, isn't she?"
Yes, we are all very happy now, so there's no need to bring up the past.
I looked up at him and asked, "How did you end up in this line of work? I remember the Qiu Family was quite wealthy back then, and you should be their only son. They wouldn't have kicked you out, right?"
He laughed, revealing his neat white teeth.
"No, but we can't really say we were wealthy. In business, there are always ups and downs; now we're just an ordinary family. I do this work simply because it's my passion; as long as I'm happy, that's enough."
I never dreamed I would encounter someone from the Qiu Family again or meet the person who had kicked me out of the Qiu Family. Yet seeing him now somehow made me inexplicably happy.
Perhaps that's how fate works—unexpectedly bringing people into your life to give you a different gift.
He mentioned that after the Qiu Family sent me away, they regretted it. Throughout his upbringing, he often heard his parents lament about how excellent his sister was, how well she performed academically, and how obedient she was.
But every time he asked where this sister went, his mother would become very sad.
"I only learned when I grew up that they had searched for you afterward, but by then you had already left, so nothing came of it."
After saying this, he asked me, "You don't hate them, do you?"
I shook my head and said, "No, if it weren't for them, I wouldn't have everything I have now."
Yes, if I had always been in the orphanage, how would I have met Xiao Minxing? There wouldn't have been the persistence that followed or the life I have now.
That day, we talked a lot, and when he was about to leave, I suddenly realized that I hadn't asked him for a way to contact him. The worst part was that it was already afternoon.
By the time I ran back to the hotel, Mina's wedding had long since ended, and Xiao Minxing was so anxious that he was practically steaming, searching for me everywhere.
Half a month later, there was major news in Haicheng about a disappearance.
The once prominent Old Master Xiao, along with his eldest son Xiao Minfeng and daughter-in-law Li Ru, were arrested for intentional homicide. Xiao Minying was fined a huge compensation for economic fraud; since she couldn't come up with the money, she had already mortgaged all her companies and assets.
We went to Xiao Residence to pick up Mrs. Xiao.
The household staff had already dispersed. When she came down from upstairs, she looked noticeably older than before. She glanced at the house behind her and said, "Half a lifetime has passed; let's not make things difficult anymore."
Later, Xiao Minxing bought back the house that Old Master Xiao had sold and hired two servants to take care of his mother.
We really held another wedding when Xiao Zhe was two years old. By then, both Xiao Minxing and I had become wealthy in Haicheng. The company he pieced together was already at the forefront of Haicheng's business sector, and we owned equal shares in it.
(The End)
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