Three Years of Devotion in Vain Chapter 11

Three Years of Devotion in Vain Chapter 11

Chapter 11 

His dark phoenix eyes lit up with joy. Without waiting for me to finish speaking, he nodded solemnly

As long as you like it, I’ll definitely bring it back.” 

Before leaving, he slipped a letter into my hand and hurried away

The northern mountain was far, but for him, it wasn’t a difficult task

I hurriedly packed and made arrangements with Peter to head south

No one knew where we were going

The train rattled southward

The scenery outside the window gradually changed

Until we were surrounded by warm spring breezes

Only then did I let out a sigh of relief

12:18 PM 

As promised, I bought a small house by the sea, and Sophia and I moved in to set up our new home

The view of the sea from the window, along with the coconut trees, was refreshing

All the past events seemed like a fleeting cloud, dissipating easily

Life became very peaceful

Except for the occasional mischievous child getting their kite stuck in the tree in our yard

Or when the owner of my favorite seafood stall didn’t open due to the fishing offseason

To avoid depleting our savings, I occasionally wrote articles for magazines

Gradually, I gained some recognition

Sophia, with her basic knowledge of medicine, helped out at a traditional Chinese medicine shop

As spring turned to winter, she became friendly with the doctor’s son, and her smiles became more frequent

I noticed but said nothing

Sophia got married

That day, there were many guests, enough to fill the entire courtyard

But after everyone left, the yard seemed a bit empty

Sophia, worried about my loneliness, often came to visit

I just smiled and told her I wanted to focus on my writing

A few months later, Sophia had her own little one

When I congratulated her, I said, I’m going away for a while. When I come back, I might be able to attend the baby’s onemonth celebration.” 

She was puzzled, Where are you going?” 

I told her, I want to write my own collection of essays. Naturally, I need to travel and see more of the world.” 

I set off the next day

I traveled quickly

I saw the raging yellow sand of vast deserts, and the boundless, perfectly round setting sun

I witnessed the unpredictable moods of snowy mountains, and the beauty of golden light gilding silver landscapes

I meticulously recorded with my pen all these landscapes I had once dreamed of seeing

Until I passed by the foot of Mount Qingcheng

There, I encountered Peter again

It turned out he had become the mayor of the local town

He was delighted to see me and invited me to have a drink with him and his wife

He had aged and matured

Only that air of naivety hadn’t completely dissipated

He told me that after we left years ago, Luke had turned the city upside down looking for me

12:18 

He even found Peter and beat him up

It wasn’t until Peter revealed the truth about our contract marriage that Luke let go, looking devastated

Peter apologized to me

I just laughed it off, It’s all in the past, it doesn’t matter.” 

He lowered his head, looking a bit embarrassed

But, he’s been helping me these past few years, so I feel guilty.” 

He looked at me, hesitantly asking, Back then, he kept asking if you had read the letter.” 

I didn’t know what it was about, so I just brushed it off.” 

Letter

An image flashed in my mind of that letter I hadn’t known how to deal with and had ended up burying at the bottom of a chest

I shook my head, I didn’t read it, but once you’ve let go, it doesn’t matter anymore.” 

Three Years of Devotion in Vain

Three Years of Devotion in Vain

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