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I stayed one night at a hotel in a small town in France and flew straight back to France.
My reunion with Lu Jingtian did not stir up much emotion within me. Xu Yalan had established her own wedding dress design brand and became quite busy. My estate hired some staff, and it was usually very quiet, so I spent my days in the studio helping Xu Yalan.
I joked, "Both of us studied accounting, and now one is making clothes while the other is brewing wine. We really are off track." Xu Yalan laughed and said, "Li Ying, don’t you think life is a process of gradually understanding ourselves?"
"When we studied accounting back then, it was because it was a popular major that could earn a lot of money."
"But when we actually entered society, we realized that it wasn't what we wanted."
I nodded, "Yes, I really enjoy brewing wine now."
"I like brewing wine and I like Paris; it has everything except for Lu Jingtian."
I joked, "Why are you bringing him up all of a sudden?"
Xu Yalan whispered, "Li Ying, actually... I ran into Lu Jingtian a couple of days ago."
I was slightly taken aback.
"I think he came looking for you."
"Really?"
"Li Ying, do you still have feelings for him?"
I shook my head, "No."
Xu Yalan hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Do you remember the little white dress you wore at your wedding?"
"Of course I remember."
"Do you know who designed it?"
"You helped me design it."
"It wasn't me."
Xu Yalan quietly told me, "It was Lu Jingtian."
I was stunned.
Xu Yalan explained that when I asked her to help design my wedding dress, she had been too busy with her studies and hadn't started.
Later, one time, Lu Jingtian came to ask her if my wedding dress was ready.
Feeling embarrassed, Xu Yalan revealed the truth to him.
Lu Jingtian was silent for a few seconds and said, "Then I'll give it a try."
So, he stayed up several nights and designed that little white dress and the veil for me.
Xu Yalan sighed, "Li Ying, I always feel that Lu Jingtian loves you."
"Love?"
I laughed self-deprecatingly, "If he really loved me, he wouldn't have divorced me."
Xu Yalan shook her head, "No, Li Ying, you're misunderstanding him."
"When your mother was critically ill back then, Lu Jingtian didn't not come; it's just that..."
I interrupted her, "It's all in the past; don't say anymore."
"Li Ying..."
"I'm going to dry the grapes."
I turned and left.
I wasn't unaware that Lu Jingtian loved me.
I was afraid.
Afraid of falling back in, afraid of repeating the same mistakes.
I feared falling in love with him again.
A capable young man came to my estate, taking excellent care of the grapes and producing high-quality wine; he secured a big order.
When I went to deliver the wine, I ran into Lu Jingtian and Meng Shasha.
The two of them sat by the window, in a strange state, speaking very little, not quite like newlyweds. I didn’t linger and just signed the bill before leaving. Lu Jingtian chased after me.
"Li Ying!"
I stopped but didn’t turn around.
Lu Jingtian said softly, "Li Ying, I'm sorry..."
"Can you forgive me?"
I replied calmly, "Lu Jingtian, you don’t need to apologize to me."
"We owe each other nothing, so... let’s not see each other again."
Lu Jingtian said with a trembling voice, "Li Ying, I beg you, give me a chance to make it up to you, okay?"
"Make it up?"
I turned back and stared into his eyes. "Why do you need to make it up to me?"
Lu Jingtian looked pained. "I... understand."
"Understand what?"
"I know what you've done for me."
I fell silent.
After a long while, I said, "Lu Jingtian, what I did for you was my own choice."
"I don’t need you to make it up to me."
"I just want you to stay far away from me now and not disturb me anymore, okay?"
Lu Jingtian's eyes turned red.
He nodded and said, "Alright."
"Li Ying, take care of yourself."
I looked at him expressionlessly and replied, "You too."
That evening, I made a strawberry cake for Xu Yalan, planning to deliver it to her.
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