After not seeing each other for many years, Bai Xiaohe still maintains her unique elegance and calmness. Huang Zhenhua's heartbeat unconsciously accelerated, and he was about to step forward to say hello, but suddenly noticed a little boy standing next to Bai Xiaohe.
The child looked like he was about five or six years old, with black hair and eyes, and delicate features. Huang Zhenhua was stunned in place, as if he had seen a copy of his childhood. A chill rushed up from the soles of his feet, and he remembered the night he went to find Bai Xiaohe after arguing with Su Gengsheng many years ago.
What happened that night, is it...?
When Bai Xiaohe saw Huang Zhenhua, her expression immediately became complicated, she wanted to speak again and again, her eyes flickered, as if she was weighing how to speak. Huang Zhenhua pretended to be calm, stepped forward, said hello to her, and then cautiously asked about the child.
Huang Zhenhua tried to hide his inner tension and maintained his composure on the surface. He stared at the child closely, and the more he looked, the more he felt that he was very similar to himself. Memories of that night flooded in like a tidal wave, almost drowning his sanity.
Huang Zhenhua's brain was racing, calculating the time. Five and a half years ago, that night, he felt a wave of vertigo and realized that he might be about to face a truth that would affect his life.
Huang Zhenhua knew that from this moment on, his life would be turned upside down. This unexpected reunion brings a long-forgotten past to light and pushes him into a future full of unknowns.
Huang Zhenhua sat alone in the dimly lit living room, the wine glass in his hand trembling slightly. The shock of a chance encounter on the street thrilled him, and he closed his eyes and remembered that fateful night.
Huang Zhenhua and Su Gengsheng quarreled fiercely over trivial matters. Su Gengsheng constantly tested him and put forward various suggestions, which made Huang Zhenhua feel bored. He said that he didn't trust Su Gengsheng and didn't want her to intervene in his life, but deep down, he knew that he was also pushing her out step by step without knowing the other party.
At Bai Xiaohe's house, the two chatted for a long time and chatted very happily. After three rounds of drinking, the topic unconsciously turned to life planning and future vision. Bai Xiaohe mentioned that she likes children very much and hopes to conceive her own baby.
"I would love to have a child, but I have to fall in love and get married first, which seems to be troublesome, and I don't know if I will regret it in a few years or if I will compromise with reality," she said.
Huang Zhenhua's alcohol consumption is getting bigger and bigger, and his memory has become blurred. He only remembered that the next morning, he woke up on the sofa at Bai Xiaohe's house. At the time, he chose to believe that nothing had happened.
But in retrospect, he had to admit that he might have been making a fool of himself.
Huang Zhenhua closed his eyes in pain. He had to admit that when he faced Bai Xiaohe's invitation, he agreed, because he was unwilling to face his heart, and to a certain extent, he was also leaving a way back for himself.
Huang Zhenhua sat in the office, his fingers tapping the tabletop, and his heart was mixed. Thinking back on what he has done over the years, he can't help but smile bitterly, deeply realizing how complex and selfish human nature is.
He recalled his attitude towards Su Gengsheng, and although his heart wavered, he always showed distrust and annoyance. He was reluctant to let Su Gengsheng intervene in his life, but without knowing the other party, he pushed her out step by step.
This ambivalence is flooded with deep self-reproach.
For Bai Xiaohe, he maintained an ambiguous relationship. When he went to Bai Xiaohe's house for an appointment that night, when he heard her mention that he liked children, an idea popped up in his heart. But he chose to hide it, neither telling Bai Xiaohe that he had a girlfriend, nor mentioning her to Su Gengsheng.
In this complex relationship, everyone acts in their own unique way in order to protect their own rights and interests. Huang Zhenhua and Bai Xiaohe's hesitation and careful calculation in the face of conflicts of feelings and interests both show the selfish and complex side of human nature.
Each of them has a plan in their hearts, and actively seeks their own development path in this entangled puzzle.
Huang Zhenhua walked into the elevator, and his mind flashed the words that Bai Xiaohe said that day: "I want a child, but I need to fall in love with a man and get married first, I feel that this is too troublesome...... I don't know if I'll regret it in a few years, or if I'll compromise with reality.
Huang Zhenhua had to admit that his heart was indeed shaken at that time.
Huang Zhenhua sighed deeply, he finally understood that what he was involved in was not just a simple emotional entanglement, but a more complex game of interests. Among them, Bai's father's investment invitation, Bai Xiaohe's careful calculation, and maybe even the child who resembles himself are all chess pieces in this game.
In a world dominated by interests, feelings seem to become insignificant. Huang Zhenhua began to think, what kind of role did he play in this game? Is it a pawn that is being manipulated, or is it a participant who is also chasing profits?
Huang Zhenhua was alone at home, recalling his various performances in love, his attitude towards Su Gengsheng, Bai Xiaohe and even himself was full of contradictions and vacillations. He had to admit that in the labyrinth of love, he never found the right exit.
When night fell, Huang Zhenhua stood alone on the balcony, cigarettes in his hands one after another. He had just passed by the boy who looked like him, and his shock could not be calmed down for a long time.
Is that child his own child? This question hung over his mind like a sharp sword.
Huang Zhenhua recalled Bai Xiaohe's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping and his deliberately concealed answer, and some answers welled up in his heart, but he didn't dare to face it directly. His mind drifted back to his past with Huang Yimei, feeling guilty in his heart, and at the same time remembering Bai Xiaohe's request to have a child that night.
All signs seem to point to the same cause, but they bring more confusion.
Huang Zhenhua took a deep breath and slowly snuffed out the cigarette. He knows that in this complex reality, each of us has to take responsibility for our own choices. Bai Xiaohe chose to become a single mother, and he had to face the consequences of his own cause.
Faced with this possible child, Huang Zhenhua decided not to run away anymore. He is ready to take responsibility regardless of the outcome. This decision may be the most difficult in his life, but it is also the most correct choice.
In this world full of selfishness and calculation, when you can't find the answer, you may only find the true answer by being honest with your heart. Huang Zhenhua knows that from now on, his life will not be so peaceful again.
He understands that once he acknowledges the truth, he can truly find inner peace.