Lost [Transmigration Book]

Zhao Rong had a pretty smile.

It's good to see that even at this moment, Qiao Nanqi's heart is throbbing with pain, looking at this smile, the way Zhao Rong looked at him smiling still appeared in his mind.

Even though he was in the first row, he was still some distance away from Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping, and he couldn't see Zhao Rong's eyes clearly.But Zhao Rong's eyes at this moment...

Maybe it will be the same as when I saw him, or even brighter.

Qiao Nanqi finally looked away.

He just thought that he could watch the wedding end no matter what, but now he realized that he overestimated himself.

He tightly held the two rings hanging on his chest and hidden under his collar, which were no longer visible at the moment. Through the fabric of the shirt, he groped with his fingertips to feel the lines on them.

Everything here is already in his hands.

But now, he couldn't even show his silent heartache.

Because this is Zhao Rong's wedding with someone else.

Because this is the wedding of his friend and Zhao Rong in the eyes of others.

Zhao Rong's hand that used to wear their wedding ring day and night, at this moment, from now on, will wear another wedding ring that is a pair with other people.

The style of the wedding ring was even far from the pair in his hand.

Totally different.

Qiao Nanqi couldn't help but wonder if Zhao Rong chose this carefully, if Zhao Rong changed his taste, or...

All this he could only think in his heart, but could not speak out.

Maybe even if he obstructed it regardless of face, no one would think that he came for Zhao Rong.

Qiao Nanqi slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and finally calmed down the urge to stop in his heart.

He didn't look up this time.

Now if he takes it seriously, he might not be able to do what he said to Xia Yuantu on the way here.

in front of everyone.

Zhao Rong held onto the ring firmly, thanked Lu Xingping silently, then turned to look at the back of everyone, Lawyer Lin and others who were recording the wedding scene.

The other party nodded to him far away from all the guests.

——It seems that this confidentiality agreement has expired.

In front, Liu Shun, who was sitting among Zhao Rong's small group of friends, seemed to have noticed Zhao Rong's gaze, and thought that Zhao Rong was looking at him, and raised his hand to wave to him.

Zhao Rong: "..."

He looked away dumbfounded, and worried that other people would notice the change in his expression at the moment.When his eyes turned, he inevitably saw Qiao Nanqi who was sitting in front.

This person was still watching, but now he lowered his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, and his expression was not clear.

Zhao Rong paused for a moment, then took it back again.

He slowly relaxed, followed the steps, and put on this randomly chosen ring for Lu Xingping.

When it was Lu Xingping's turn, Lu Xingping held the ring in his hand, but raised his hand, stopping Zhao Rong from reaching out.

Zhao Rong was taken aback.

I saw Lu Xingping approaching slightly, leaning a few inches away from his ear very measuredly, and said to him in a very low voice: "If you are not happy, you can stop at any time."

Not happy?

The second person asked him this.

Before the wedding started, Fang Zhuoqun asked him the same question.

Did he show something or do something that made them all misunderstand?

How can you be unhappy?

With a hasty fake wedding, the non-disclosure agreement will be invalidated. When he and Lu Xingping complete the legal procedures, he will get half of the inheritance.It was a quarter of the family property of the once prominent Chen family. Even if he was not in Yangcheng, wherever he went, the money would be enough for him to directly establish himself in the family circle.

An easy and great deal.

It was also Zhao Rong's goal from the beginning.

"No," he also lowered his voice, and told the truth to Lu Xingping softly, "I'm quite happy, and I'm about to get the life I want. If I have to say it..."

"It's just a little complicated."

He once gave up these for Qiao Nanqi, not even for Qiao Nanqi, just for a chance to stay by Qiao Nanqi's side.

Now, all this is reversed.

And he had imagined countless possible accidents just now, worrying about Qiao Nanqi's unstable factor, but this wedding has really come to the present smoothly.

At the beginning of the wedding, Zhao Rong even thought that with so many people watching, if Qiao Nanqi really didn't care about the peace in the end, then his love and regret all the time were just selfish jokes.Then it's not impossible for him to give up his last decency, and just let this person tear his face apart, and never have any contact with him again.

It was as if ten years had passed like an arrow, and he pulled the bowstring and shot it to an unknown distance.

But Qiao Nanqi did nothing.

Zhao Rong was naturally in a complicated mood.

He stretched out his hand and smiled: "It's just one step away."

Lu Xingping nodded, and put the ring on him slowly.

So far, the dust has settled.

When Qiao Nanqi raised his head again, Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping had already finished exchanging rings.

Xia Yuantu sat beside him and asked him in a low voice, "You...?"

"I'm fine." He was replying, more like saying to himself, "I'm fine."

Xia Yuantu seemed to have nothing to say.

When those procedures were over, Lu Xingping let the people present walk around freely, and took Zhao Rong to have those unnecessary but useless exchanges with some relatives of the Lu family.

Qiao Nanqi was still sitting there.

He looked in front of the place where Zhao Rong was standing just now, and suddenly asked, "Am I... a very failed person?"

In his life, he has only met two people who love him at all costs.

One is Qiao Anqing.

His name was chosen by Qiao Anqing - it used to have a beautiful meaning, Qiao Anqing's Qiao, He Nan's Nan, the period of expectation.It was she who adopted him back, not caring about the barrier of blood, in order to hand over the Qiao family to him, little by little, she brought him up to look like he was a teenager.

But in the end, because of an unworthy He Nan, she became depressed and went crazy little by little, and in the end even his persuasion was useless.

He didn't keep Qiao Anqing.

The second one is Zhao Rong.

Not only did he not keep him, but he also had to watch Zhao Rong go away with his own eyes, while he was the only one standing there, alone, with no relatives or support.

People like him...

Really worthy of the word "failure".

Qiao Nanqi thought about it several times in his mind, but he said it so suddenly that Xia Yuantu, who was staring at him beside him, couldn't even understand it for a moment.

Xia Yuantu even suspected that he had heard wrong.

It couldn't be what Qiao Nanqi could say.

Xia Yuantu clearly remembered that before and after Qiao Anqing's death, Qiao Nanqi's personality changed a lot. The only thing that remained constant was his pride from the beginning to the end.

Qiao Nanqi never bowed his head.

Even if he bowed his head falsely and submissively in front of He Nan, it was just an illusion. Inside, Qiao Nanqi never admitted defeat from the bottom of his heart—he did win in the end, winning beautifully and heartily. dripping.

As for those of their peers, there is no need to talk about it.Not to mention people of the same age, even their parents, who would mention Qiao Nanqi's name without a little awe?

Xia Yuantu always thought that it was impossible for Qiao Nanqi to admit defeat in this life.

Because no one can make him, the invincible little boy, admit defeat.

But he actually heard Qiao Nanqi himself say "failure".

The flowers are fragrant, the toasts are intertwined, and the balloons are floating in the slight flow of warm air.

The sky had already darkened, and the dome was plated with a layer of gold. Seeing that the starry night was approaching, the beautiful lights decorated in the venue were all lit up, laying a layer of stars on the ground in advance.

Like noisy but calm, prosperous and beautiful years.

Only Qiao Nanqi was not among them.

Without hearing Xia Yuantu's answer, Qiao Nanqi asked again absurdly: "Am I a failure?"

"No," Xia Yuantu didn't think about it this time, "How could you be?" He glanced at the people who were all around them who were about to move towards them, and then said, "Look up, they are all waiting for you to stand Get up, can't wait to get to you."

"What are you doing in front of me?" Qiao Nanqi twitched the corners of his mouth and laughed at himself, "I want my status? Career? Wealth? I have all of those."

He looked at Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping had arrived near them at some point, laughing and chatting with others.

He said: "But the person I want to give these things to is nothing rare."

"Then you too... hey, then you won't fail. There are no fragrant grasses anywhere in the world," Xia Yuantu himself is a playboy, and he doesn't know how to persuade him. He always said those words, "It will be sad when you break up. When you come out, you won’t feel anything, maybe you’ll be glad you met a new sweetheart.”

These words were originally intended to comfort Qiao Nanqi.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Nanqi froze, and then glanced at Zhao Rong who was not far away.

Only then did Xia Yuantu come to his senses about his own contribution, and he wished he could slap himself and swallow those words just now.

Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping had already walked back.

A mutual friend saw them still sitting here and greeted them, "Old Xia, Qiao Da, why are you still sitting here?"

They stood together in a group, really like a few friends gathered together at a wedding banquet, and said a few words of congratulations while making jokes.

Qiao Nanqi glanced at Zhao Rong restrainedly, lowered his expression, and slowly got up.He was so good at disguising that at this moment, even if he wanted to deliberately reveal a little sadness in his heart, he couldn't do it.

He could only be numb, and heard someone say: "Xing Ping, you are too sudden. It's not that you didn't intend to fulfill the marriage contract at that time. When I received the invitation, everyone was dumbfounded."

"That's right, and Zhao Rong," someone continued, "You used to come to play with us often, but I haven't seen you very much in the past year or so, and you didn't even come if you were told."

No one mentioned anything about the Chen family.If Zhao Rong really fell into trouble with the Chen family, they might not give him a look at all, but now that Zhao Rong is standing in front of them and married to Lu Xingping, they naturally have a different attitude.

Another person nodded: "As a result, we suddenly played a big game for us today, it's amazing."

Several other people also laughed, obviously having an idea.

Lu Xingping smiled and said, "Some things just happen suddenly, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhao Rong interjected, as if he was afraid that others would misunderstand Lu Xingping, he hurriedly said: "It has nothing to do with the senior, I am the one who wants to get married so soon."

These words are tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.

Qiao Nanqi's eyes were heavy and his expression remained unchanged, but he clenched his hanging hands so tightly that his knuckles were about to be crushed.

Xia Yuantu stood in front of him unobtrusively, as if ready to fight at any time.

They chatted for a while, Qiao Nanqi said a few words intermittently, and all his attention was on Zhao Rong.Every time Zhao Rong laughed, every time he showed the wedding ring he just put on, every time he talked to Lu Xingping, he dug another hole in his heart, so he naturally didn't have any thoughts on those chats.

It's just that Qiao Nanqi has always been indifferent in front of other people. Except for the other three people who knew about it, no one can tell the difference.

Although they are not as familiar as Xia Yuantu, Lu Xingping and Qiao Nanqi, they can be regarded as trustworthy friends at least. There is no misunderstanding like the others, and they know that there is nothing between Qiao Nanqi and Lu Xingping.

But what did Zhao Rong think of Qiao Nanqi back then? In those sensual places, where the lights were feasting and the feasting was happening, when drinking one glass after another, other people could see clearly.

In Xia Yuantu's words, even if ten people read it, ten people will feel affectionate.

It's just that Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping held a wedding ceremony, and Qiao Nanqi was generously invited. Most of the others felt that Zhao Rong had let it go.

Let go of the affair, it is not the past that cannot be mentioned, but a topic of conversation after dinner.

The person who said the marriage was sudden joked: "I still remember that Zhao Rong used to chase after Qiao every day. It's fortunate that Qiao Da didn't see eye to eye with you at that time. Otherwise, how could you have a fate with Xingping? Qiao Looking at it this way, it’s still a red thread, I don’t know what gift I’m bringing today—”

The man's voice stopped abruptly.

Qiao Nanqi glanced at him coldly.

This look is not even purely cold, but ice blades wrapped in fire, bone-piercingly cold, yet burning.

The man almost missed the goblet in his hand, and after silence, he didn't even dare to ask what he said wrong.

Xia Yuantu saw it clearly and clearly. If these words were put in the past, there would be no problem at all.

People in their circle have never played with those dandies, and they always mention it with three points of contempt. Even if Zhao Rong played with them in the past to get close to Qiao Nanqi, they were born with a condescension. attitude.No one thought there was anything wrong with that—after all, who could see Joe right?

In the past, those Yingying and Yanyan, who could attend a party with Qiao Nanqi, were considered high.

But today is different.

He hurriedly reconciled: "Who knows what happened before, why didn't your fifth son come today?"

Obviously to change the subject.

Zhao Rong said neither humble nor overbearing: "Misunderstanding is a matter between two people, thank you for your concern, but this kind of thing is not suitable for joking."

Lu Xingping, who was about to speak, raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.

The man was blocked by several people one after another, his face turned blue and white, and he choked out a "sorry" for a long time.

But as soon as those words came out, Qiao Nanqi suddenly understood that even standing here might cause Zhao Rong to become someone else's talking point.

He seemed a little numb to the pain.

He had to accept the fact that Zhao Rong had completely left him, had to accept that he was not even qualified to pursue Zhao Rong from now on, had to accept that from now on Zhao Rong would only pretend to be another person, and that person was him Friends from childhood to adulthood.

But why can't he let go?

It hurts like this.

He didn't even know how long he stayed by the side, when did he say: "I have something to do, excuse me, let's go first."

By the time he realized it, he had already walked out of the wedding scene and sat on a bench beside the alley outside the venue.

The sky was completely dark, and the new moon slowly climbed onto the Milky Way.

On a very cold day, Xia Yuantu handed him a bottle of freshly bought ice mineral water: "Calm down."

Qiao Nanqi glanced at him, took it, unscrewed the cap, and poured it down violently.

"I rely on letting you drink a few sips, not letting you drink it all!! How long have you had a high fever!!"

Qiao Nanqi had already drank most of the bottle.

"You should be inside," he said to Xia Yuantu, "It's not good for us to be absent together."

"I talked to Xingping, and he said it's okay."

Qiao Nanqi was speechless.

That's right, the protagonist of the wedding is not him, so it doesn't matter, it's not up to him.

He glanced at the dried wine stain on his sleeve, the reddish spot was particularly obvious on the sleeve of the white shirt, which was extremely inconsistent.

Like him at the wedding today.

moment.

Qiao Nanqi took out his mobile phone and called Xiao Wu.

Xia Yuantu originally thought that Qiao Nanqi was just calling for someone to pick him up, but after listening for a long time, it turned out that they were all about various funds, assets, and shares.

He almost snatched the phone over: "Old Joe, calm down—"

"I'm very calm," Qiao Nanqi frowned, "What do you think I'm going to do?"

What?

Of course Xia Yuantu was afraid that his two best brothers would turn against Zhao Rong because of Zhao Rong.

A few days ago, Qiao Nanqi said that he was going to destroy the Lu family, but now that he is ordering things like this, why is he not afraid?

Qiao Nanqi raised his eyes faintly, all the light had disappeared from those brown eyes, which were even darker than the Milky Way in the sky at the moment.

From the day he knew that Zhao Rong was going to marry Lu Xingping, he didn't seem to be angry anymore.

Even if you laugh, it's just without any emotion, laughing like a walking dead.

Qiao Nanqi clenched his back molars, and it took a lot of effort to calm himself down and said, "Congratulations."

"Eh?"

"They're right, I shouldn't have no gift."

"Why do you..."

Xia Yuantu originally wanted to persuade him, but he changed his mind and thought of Zhao Rong.

Why did Zhao Rong do it in the first place?Haven't you been stubborn for so many years?

Now the feng shui took turns, and the person was stubbornly changed, but the other person directly cleaned up the last leeway.

"Forget it, I don't advise you," he sighed, "You can give a congratulatory gift, and you can let it go when it's over. After a long time, if you want to find someone by your side again, buddy, I'll help you-- I'm familiar with that."

Unexpectedly, Qiao Nanqi said, "I didn't let go."

"Ah? No, Old Qiao, the congratulatory gifts have already been given, and the wedding is also held. Even if you go in and beat people up now, it's not a bad name. I'm ugly. If you really do something, I will To persuade."

"If I was going to do anything, I wouldn't be sitting here."

There is no way this wedding will happen.

Xia Yuantu also understood this truth, "Then you..."

Qiao Nanqi actually laughed.

His smile was very faint, but it was actually filled with anticipation-like emotions.

"Zhao Rong is right, people's hearts can change."

"Who can guarantee that he will love Lu Xingping for the rest of his life?"

Zhao Rong will never wait for him at the same place again, and there are even many scenery on the road.Zhao Rong will do the things with Lu Xingping that he has done with him before, and even show those expressions that only he has seen before, those expressions that only flash by in the middle of the night, in front of Lu Xingping.

He is envious, he is jealous.

But he can stay where he is.

The age was so long and so long, he couldn't let it go, so he simply didn't let it go.

Xia Yuantu was really frightened by his words this time. He stared at Qiao Nanqi dumbfounded, hesitated to speak, stuck for a long time, and finally choked out a sentence: "...Are you crazy?"

He is very calm.

He has already said this once, so he won't say more.

Today's wedding is like a hailstorm in his heart, at this moment he is much calmer than knowing Zhao Rong's wedding day.

He heard those people's discussions clearly, and saw their attitudes clearly.

Those sarcastic remarks, rumors that are not true at all, those shady...

It's really not something that can be offset by a word of like.

He can be the one who can't see the light.

He can be the one to wait.

Xia Yuantu regained his composure, and asked him again: "Then what if Zhao Rong hasn't changed his mind? What if you haven't waited?"

This time, Qiao Nanqi became extremely patient with Xia Yuantu's nagging questions.

He said word by word: "Someone told me that giving up is a momentary thing, persistence is the process of success that can only be known until the last day, and on the way to that day, there are two possibilities every day-giving up and Carry on until the next day."

"Why are you talking so suddenly?"

"Until the end, no one knows the result."

He raised his hand and touched the two wedding rings around his neck again.

Two wedding rings that had been discarded by Zhao Rong like shoes.

Until the end, no one knows the ending.

But every day, he can look forward to two possibilities - persist until tomorrow, or succeed today.

The wedding is over.

Zhao Rong sent away Fang Zhuoqun and Liu Shun's friends one by one, and together with Lu Xingping, they handled the guests properly, sent those who should be sent off, and arranged for those who should be arranged in the nearest hotel. After all the trouble, it was already late at night.

Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping finally sent Lawyer Lin and others away.

Lawyer Lin told them that the wedding met the standard, the non-disclosure agreement had expired, and the steps to obtain the inheritance were no longer a secret.He gave Zhao Rong a document in duplicate. The document was not long. It mainly required Lu Xingping and Zhao Rong to sign, so that they could obtain those specific legal documents without hindrance.

The two discussed it, and decided to come to Lu Xingping's house to sign the contract in the evening, and let lawyer Lin bring someone over the next day to start preparing for the marriage and inheritance.

They were not really married, and there were no steps after the wedding. Xu Xin drove directly to send Zhao Rong and Lu Xingping and Lu Xiaoyue back to Lu Xingping's house.

In order to be a bridesmaid, Lu Xiaoyue wore high heels and a long skirt all day, took off her high heels as soon as she got home, held her heels and said, "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep first."

"Otherwise?" Lu Xingping said without thinking, "You still want to play games?"

Zhao Rong thought of Lu Xingping losing all night that day, couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

Lu Xiaoyue was choked by him, her eyes rolled around, she stood on the stairs, holding her high heels in one hand, leaning on the handrail of the stairs with the other, she looked down at her brother who never gave up, and said: " Brother, although today is a fake wedding, I finally experienced the feeling of being your bridesmaid."

After she finished speaking, she ran upstairs quickly, and soon there was the sound of closing the door upstairs.

Lu Xingping stood where he was, startled.

Zhao Rong rarely saw such emotions on the young master's face, and for a while, he didn't speak, not wanting to disturb Lu Xingping.

After a while, Lu Xingping came back to his senses and led him to the study on the first floor.

It is connected to the piano room, and there is a one-way floor-to-ceiling window that can see the path outside the house. There are desks and bookcases beside it. Lu Xingping told Zhao Rong earlier that Lu Xingping usually consults patients here.

Although Zhao Rong often came to Lu Xingping's house recently, he didn't come here very often. When he came in last time, it seemed that the two hadn't decided on a fake marriage. He had just left Qiao Nanqi's house not long ago.

Lu Xingping had already sat down in front of the desk with the document in hand, scanning the pages one by one, turning the fountain pen in his hand slowly, ready to sign.

Zhao Rong walked in slowly from behind, and saw the grand piano with the lid closed for the first time—Qiao Nanqi had sat on this piano several times, and those beautiful hands had lingered on it.

For some reason, Zhao Rong remembered that in front of him today, when Qiao Nanqi raised his hand, his sleeves were pulled down, and some kind of wound flashed past.When he first saw it, Zhao Rong didn't want to explore it.

But at this moment, he was actually thinking, what kind of ruthless hands would be willing to leave wounds on the wrists of those hands?He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

"Have you read the document?" Lu Xingping asked him.

"Well," Zhao Rong stopped looking at the grand piano and walked in. "I'm bored on the road. I've already finished reading it. There's nothing to it. Lawyer Lin said that the documents about the inheritance will come after we sign this thing."

Lu Xingping nodded, lowered his head and scanned, obviously he had to read it himself before signing.

Although they have cooperated to this point, he is still not sloppy in this kind of thing.

Zhao Rong naturally understands that people like Lu Xingping are very wary of this and don't rush him.He wandered leisurely in the spacious study room, looking casually.

Different from Qiao Nanqi's meticulous study room, and also different from his own home that is so full now, Lu Xingping's study room is warm and peaceful. There are not a few things, but most of them are decorative embellishments.

Zhao Rong swayed, and saw that on the outermost side of the bookshelf, there were several unopened science fiction novels that had been torn from the plastic cover, and the corners were still slightly raised, obviously someone had read it.

Isn't this...Qiao Nanqi used to send some books to Lu Xingping's house, the ones that Lu Xingping didn't even know how to read?

Now that he knew the cause and effect, when he saw these books now, he felt completely different from the last time he saw them.

just this book...

Zhao Rong turned her head and looked at Lu Xingping who was scanning the documents: "Senior, have you started reading science fiction recently?"

Lu Xingping raised his head, and his eyes fell on the bookcase in front of Zhao Rong. When he saw those unsealed science fiction novels, his eyes moved slightly, and he said, "I didn't read them."

"Huh? Xiaoyue watched it?"

Zhao Rong asked casually, but his attention was drawn to a small greenhouse beside him.

That greenhouse is obviously specially for those who have money but no place to spend it. It is very small, and there is nothing too rich. It is just a complete small ecology inside, and there are a few cocoons that are about to break.

It turns out that Lu Xingping still has this hobby.

It was rare for Zhao Rong to see such a thing, so he stared at it for a while on a whim.

"It's not Xiaoyue." Lu Xingping lowered his head, picked up his pen, and began to sign at the end of the duplicate document. "Some time ago, there was someone who always wanted to come to my house and wait for you to read it."

Zhao Rong was startled.

Who this person is is self-evident.

But some time ago he...

"You haven't seen him at my house," Lu Xingping said again, "because every time that person waited until you really called to say that he was coming, he didn't dare to stay and left."

Before Zhao Rong's eyes, the cocoon that was about to burst seemed to shake slightly, wondering if the things inside were trying to break out of the cocoon.

"I've signed it, and I'm missing you." Lu Xingping told him.