GBP Chapter 543
Chapter 543
In the first year after Lu Wensheng left, nothing major happened in Qincheng.
Only a very few people knew that the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion had found a little princess who looked exactly like the little daughter of the Lu family, and no other news had been released.
Except for Lu Wensheng’s “death”.
Professor Tang from the research institute personally came forward and engraved the name "Lu Wensheng" on the monument of merit, and awarded her the first-class merit.
When the news reached Qincheng, it caused a huge uproar.
People in Qincheng are not unfamiliar with the name Lu Wensheng.
Whether it was the real or fake daughter of the Lu family, the bullying incident, or her extraordinary talent in mathematics... they are all still fresh in people's memory.
But this little girl with a rough life, extraordinary talent, a kind heart, who was about to walk out of the darkness and gain freedom and happiness, just... died?
For a time, everyone in Qincheng felt regretful, sad, and indignant for her.
Especially when they heard that Lu Wensheng died to protect the institute's secrets, everyone felt even more upset.
Some people wanted to go and "pay tribute" to her, but they learned that Lu Wensheng died in an explosion and her body was not found, so there was no grave. Those who heard the news cried even more sadly.
People who can empathize with others are always soft-hearted and delicate. They felt that a beautiful girl like Lu Wensheng would not like a cemetery, so they spontaneously organized themselves and helped build a "memorial hall" for her.
They bought the house that Lu Wensheng had rented, fenced off the land, planted flowers and plants, and asked someone to carve a monument with Lu Wensheng's name on it to commemorate her.
After the news spread, more and more people came.
People from Qincheng, mathematics, computer science...all those who had heard of Lu Wensheng's life story rushed to visit this super genius who was just eighteen years old and died before he had a chance to bloom.
"Mom, this sister is so beautiful, who is she?" The young girl pointed at the photo of a girl with a quiet and bright smile and asked her mother.
The young mother held her daughter's hand, looked at the girl in the photo with regret, and said gently, "Her name is Lu Wensheng... She's a hero."
The little girl asked her mother, "Mom, what is a hero?"
The young mother patiently explained to her daughter the meaning of "hero" and finally said, "Nannan, why don't you give the flowers in your hand to your sister? That way, Nannan will be as smart as her sister in the future."
The little girl placed the colorful bouquet in her hand over and said in a childish voice, "Sister, hero, Huahua..."
After the mother and daughter left, a slender and ghostly figure walked out from the darkness.
He came to the monument and looked at the smiling girl on it, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
That was one of the rare moments in Lu Wensheng's life when he smiled brightly.
It was the first time she showed her talent in front of the world.
And even this smile was given to her by Lu Youyou.
Jiang Shubai slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the girl's eyebrows in the photo. "You, you have always been so stubborn..."
Lu Wensheng is stubborn.
She is so stubborn that she won't tell anyone around her no matter what happens.
It was like this when I was a child.
It hasn't changed even when I grew up.
Jiang Shubai often wondered, if he had taken her away without hesitation when he met her in the orphanage when she was a child, would everything that happened later be different?
But there are never any ifs in this world.
Just like when he met her, he was also a child.
He looked at the quiet and pretty little girl and clearly wanted to take her with him, but due to various concerns, he chose to leave alone.
Afraid that she would forget him, he didn't even say goodbye to her.
At that time, he thought there was still a long way to go.
When he grows up, becomes strong enough, and there is no danger around him, he can go back to find her.
He thought that what he left her, coupled with her intelligence and independence, would be enough for her to gain a foothold in this society.
But he forgot... human malice has no limit.
Some people's lives are destined to be hard from birth.
If you take one wrong step, every subsequent step will be wrong.
When they met again, he thought he had a chance to make up for the regrets of that year.
But she left too quickly.
It happened so fast that everyone was caught off guard.
It was so fast that it seemed as if... she had never thought of staying.
He was almost able to catch the cold white rose, but in the end, she slipped away from his fingertips.
Perhaps many years ago, when he chose to abandon her and turned away, it was destined that he would never be able to catch her again in this life.
Jiang Shubai lowered his head, placed a cool and beautiful white rose on his fingertips in front of the monument, and said gently, "Lu Youyou is living a good life now, and will continue to do so in the future..."
After a moment of silence, he whispered again, "...I'm sorry."
Jiang Shubai stood in front of the monument for a long time. When it was almost dark, he slowly turned around and left.
Not long after he left, another thin figure came to the monument.
Xu Jiayu.
In just a few months, Xu Jiayu seemed to have become a completely different person. He became extremely thin, the arrogance in his eyes disappeared completely, and there was no longer any trace of the high-spirited vigor of the heir to a noble family.
He stared at the young girl with a cold yet bright smile on the monument for a long time before speaking in a low voice, "...Jiaying was sentenced to twenty years in prison, and my mother was sentenced to life imprisonment."
After a pause, he continued, "...the Xu family has also fallen completely."
Maybe everyone needs to grow up.
Xu Jiayu sometimes thought that if he was given a little more time, or if Lu Wensheng could be more mature when he was found, perhaps everything would be different.
This eighteen-year-old girl appeared unexpectedly and left silently, just like a night-blooming cereus, appearing briefly in everyone's life, and then disappearing completely before anyone could react.
She left so quickly that he didn't even realize she had been there.
Lu Wensheng is gone, leaving behind only endless sadness and regret for the world.
Perhaps knowing that Lu Wensheng didn't want to see him, Xu Jiayu didn't stay there for long. He just stood there for a while and then turned and left.
In the night wind, came a sentence filled with sadness and pain...
"……sorry."
He hurt her.
And after she left, he fell in love with her in a despicable way.