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"Everyone is here, so now I will read Mr. Song Jiaheng's will."

Charles has already silently arranged all the funeral affairs for himself, but I didn't expect that I would be one of the beneficiaries, sitting with Li Hua and the three of them to listen to the lawyer read the will.

"Mr. Song Jiaheng left all the cash and deposits on hand, as well as a Mercedes-Benz S400L to Mr. Ke Zhixuan." The lawyer said to Danny.

"Mr. Song Jiaheng left all the stocks and funds under his name to Mr. Zhou Ze."

"Mr. Song Jiaheng's [-]% shares in Wisdom Group will belong to Mr. Ou Kaihua."

"And Mr. Song Jiaheng's real estate located in the Garden Mansion in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong will be owned by Ms. Fang Ruoqi," the lawyer paused, and said to Li Hua, "but there is still a loan of 360 million Hong Kong dollars outstanding on this property. Mr. Song Jiaheng hopes that Mr. Ou Kaihua will settle the loan on his behalf. Of course, if Mr. Ou Kaihua is unwilling, Ms. Fang Ruoqi needs to pay off the loan by herself."

"Finally, Mr. Song Jiaheng left two sentences - it is my wish to finish singing "Broad Sea and Sky" with you; and, he is very grateful to Ms. Fang Ruoqi, and wishes Mr. Ou Kaihua to treat her kindly."

"About this will, do you have any objections?"

The office was silent, and Li Hua who was beside me held my hand tightly.

I dare not look up at him, the moment Charles left is etched in my mind.

He didn't wait for Allen in the end, and passed away quietly more than an hour after Li Hua and the others arrived.

The doctor regretfully said his condolences to Li Hua and Danny. The two of them stood beside the bed, looking at Charles with his eyes closed on the bed without saying a word.

After a long time, Danny sang softly: "Today I watched the snow drift by in the cold night, and I drifted away with a cooled heart."

His Cantonese is not up to par, but that doesn't matter anymore.

Li Hua also sang along: "How many times have I faced cold eyes and ridicule, and never gave up the ideal in my heart..."

I covered my mouth, tears kept falling, and the scenes in my mind were all fragments of Charles' life—his slightly naughty smile, his outspoken jokes, his sincere eyes when he talked, and In the clubhouse, they stood shoulder to shoulder and sang this passionate song together.

"Forgive me for being unruly, indulgent and loving freedom all my life,

I am also afraid that one day I will fall,

Abandoning ideals, anyone can,

I'm afraid that one day it's just you and me. "

Their voices are all crying and out of tune, but I guess Charles must be singing too.

I turned sideways and buried my head in Li Hua's arms, he immediately hugged me back, warm liquid flowed down my neck, his body trembled unceasingly, but there was no sound at all.

The great sadness overwhelmed me, and I couldn't imagine how much this man who lost his best friend felt so much pain at that moment.

At this moment, I held Li Hua's hand back, and heard him say calmly: "Let's go, go eat, and then everyone go back to rest."

After all, he has a strong heart. In two days, he has forced himself to accept the reality.

In the past two days, everyone has hardly closed their eyes, taking care of Charles's funeral.He had no relatives, and they held a simple funeral for him anyway.He is very popular, and those who have worked with him come to say goodbye to him.

Li Hua and I, as family members, accept everyone's condolences.

No one knew about his illness, only that he resigned suddenly and said he was going to travel the world.

He had already made preparations and bought a cemetery for himself, right next to his grandmother, with the mountains and the sea behind him, in line with the Feng Shui that Hong Kong people pay attention to.I also made a will, and even contacted a lawyer to add my name when I was most seriously ill.

He is used to walking alone and insists on walking the last road of life alone.

They all understood him, so from the beginning to the end, they never blamed me for concealing it.

We bid farewell in front of the law office, and Danny and Allen had to catch a later plane to go back separately. Danny handed me his business card: "Send me that novel, okay?"

"Send me a copy too." Allen also gave me his business card.

"Okay." I agreed and accepted their business cards.This is a story written for Charles, for each of them.

The two of them took a taxi and left, only Li Hua and I stood by the roadside.In the past few days, he has devoted himself to Charles' affairs, but now facing Li Hua, he feels a little at a loss.

"I'm going back to the hotel to have a rest." I was too exhausted to deal with anything more, so I chose to escape first.

He froze for a moment, and remained silent for a while. I hesitated whether I should reach out to take a taxi directly, but I heard his lowered tone with a hint of pleading: "Stay with me, okay?"

His dark circles are deep, his cheeks are sunken, his chin is covered with stubble, he is not haggard like him, my heart seems to be held tightly by something, and I am afraid that if I move it lightly, it will be torn to pieces.

"Aren't you going back?" I asked him.

"I want to rest here for a few days." His tone was full of powerlessness. This never-tiring man was finally tired.

"I have all my things in the hotel, my computer is also there, and I have to send emails to Danny and the others."

"I go with you."

His driver just happened to pull over and he opened the door for me without saying a word.

I checked out of the hotel and took my luggage to Lihua's villa on the top of the hill. Outside the window was the most majestic scenery in Hong Kong, but I was not in the mood to appreciate it at this time.

Li Hua asked me to take a shower in the bathroom of the master bedroom, while he used the other bathroom.

The hot water has deepened the exhaustion of the body, and the whole body is limp, as if you can sleep until the dark when you close your eyes.

I struggled to get out of the bathroom after taking a shower, but saw Li Hua lying on the bed in his nightgown, with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

I approached slowly to make sure he was indeed asleep.

The quilt was pressed under him, and I didn't dare to move rashly, for fear of waking him up, so I hesitated for a while, and finally climbed onto the bed just like that, and lay beside him.

But just such a little movement, he woke up, got up, pulled out the quilt, and covered us.

"Go to sleep." I was so sleepy that my eyelids were clenched, and my voice was already indistinct.

He hugged me sideways, his warm breath blowing against my ears, his voice was hoarse: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

The hoarse voice was like a piece of sandpaper, grinding against my heart one after another, both painful and inexplicably steadfast.I lost the last of my strength, and before I could respond, I fell into a deep sleep.

I kept dreaming, but I didn't remember anything when I woke up. I only saw a star in the dim room with a warm lamp on.Li Hua sat on the small sofa in the corner, holding my computer and watching intently.

"Kaihua, what time is it?"

He looked away from the computer, and his expression suddenly softened: "It's past twelve o'clock."

After sleeping for more than ten hours, I sat up from the bed, my head was groggy, and the recent chaotic schedule was overwhelming.

He walked up to me, bent down and asked me in a low voice: "I have stewed chicken soup, do you want to drink it?"

I shook my head: "Are you reading that novel?"

"Yeah." He lowered his eyes slightly, and his bangs fell, covering the sadness in his eyes.

"You log in to my email, the password is ruoqi817, and there are emails he replies to me every time I send them to Charles."

"What's the ending? I haven't had time to read it yet."

"He gave up everything and went back to living in the estate."

"He must be very happy." Li Hua raised his eyes, and the turbulent emotions in them made me hardly dare to look directly at them. "He has always regretted that when he became famous, his family was no longer there."

"Well, that's what he said when I told him the ending. He told me something about your past, that you went back to the estate with him."

He nodded, and after a long time, he said softly, "Ruoqi, I'm very sad."

I didn't think about anything, I straightened up and hugged him: "I know."

In many cases, he is calm and self-sufficient, with the strongest heart.

But at the same time, he is deep and reserved, and does not express his emotions easily.

He is a natural romantic, with the most abundant emotions.

But he has never expressed his fragility so bluntly and frankly like now.

He hugged me tightly and buried his head in my neck.But it was different from three days ago, the area between my neck was still dry, and only my close body could feel the violent ups and downs of his chest.

At this moment, he is fragile and real.

The hugging posture was awkward, but I didn't move, allowing him to rely on me and give his whole body to me.

There are joys and sorrows, fate is impermanent, but I will do my best to stay by your side forever.

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