Chapter 669 Didn’t expect it
"I didn't expect to meet here," Qi Tongwei spoke first, breaking the brief silence, his voice carrying a hint of emotion, "I see you're doing well now, I'm so happy for you." Liang Lu nodded slightly, her eyes sweeping across the busy charity site: "Yes, you're the same. Time flies so fast. Thinking about what happened back then, it seems like a dream." Having said that, a subtle flash of complex emotions flashed across their eyes when their eyes met.
After the event, the crowd gradually dispersed, but Qi Tongwei stopped Liang Lu and said, "Liang Lu, I have been doing some psychological support work in the past few years. I have come into contact with many people who are trapped by past emotions. I wonder if we can do something for them? We can do some spiritual counseling and share our experiences. Maybe we can help others." Liang Lu paused, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she shook her head, "Tongwei, it's not that simple. We know our own affairs, and those wounds can't be healed just by saying so. Even if we want to help others, we have to consider our own weight."
Qi Tongwei frowned slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of anxiety: "But it is precisely because we have experienced it that we have more say! Think about it, we were tortured to death by obsession back then, if someone could help us at that time, wouldn't it be different?" Liang Lu smiled bitterly: "You say it lightly, the love and hatred between us involve too much, from campus to society, from the conflict between ideals and reality, to family and personal struggles, how can it be summarized in a few words? This matter may tear open all the old scars, and then it will hurt others and ourselves."
The two stood there, arguing back and forth, and the past conflicts seemed to be reignited at this moment. Qi Tongwei had always had an obsession in his heart, wanting to transform that painful growth experience into redemption for others. He felt that he was strong enough to face the past; but Liang Lu knew that some pains were deep in the bone marrow, and even if the surface healed, the inside was still fragile.
After that, Qi Tongwei did not give up this idea. He began to prepare for spiritual counseling, contacting venues, inviting experts, and was very busy. Occasionally, when he met Liang Lu, he would try to persuade her to join. Liang Lu looked at Qi Tongwei's impetuous appearance and felt mixed emotions. On the one hand, she admired Qi Tongwei's courage to face the past; on the other hand, she was afraid that this seemingly beautiful action would become a new nightmare.
By chance, Liang Lu found a diary from that year while looking through old things. It densely recorded her love and pursuit of Qi Tongwei, as well as the pain after being rejected and misunderstood. Those immature handwriting, like a sharp blade, instantly cut through the psychological defenses she had built with great difficulty. She remembered that on campus, for Qi Tongwei, she ignored her father's scolding and the sidelong glances of teachers and students, and ran to him with joy and sincerity, but ended up with a bloody head. After graduation, she lost herself in marriage. In order to fill the emptiness in her heart, she entangled Qi Tongwei again and again, making her life a mess.
Qi Tongwei did not have smooth sailing during the busy preparation process. When his partners heard that he was going to incorporate his personal experience into the counseling content, some expressed doubts, worrying that the overly personal story lacked universality; others directly advised him to let go of the past and stop exposing his scars. But Qi Tongwei seemed to be possessed. He firmly believed that only by truly analyzing himself could he touch the depths of the hearts of those who were troubled by emotions.
Just a few days before the spiritual counseling session was about to start, Qi Tongwei found Liang Lu again: "Liang Lu, you are the only one missing in this matter. Let's stand up together and tell everyone the final truth so that they won't have to follow our path again." Liang Lu looked at the persistence in Qi Tongwei's eyes. The familiar look instantly brought her back to the past. The anger in her heart suddenly rose up: "Qi Tongwei, do you have to do this? You think you are helping others, but in fact you are just satisfying your own vanity. You can't let go of the past, and you have to drag me along with you!"
Qi Tongwei was caught off guard by Liang Lu's accusation. He opened his mouth to refute, but found that his throat was blocked and he couldn't speak. The two looked at each other, their eyes full of anger and grievance. The emotions suppressed for many years burst out completely at this moment. The air around them seemed to be frozen, and only their violently rising and falling chests showed the waves in their hearts.
After the quarrel, Liang Lu turned and left, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She knew that she had once again fallen into the whirlpool of the past, and that this dispute with Qi Tongwei seemed to have no end. Qi Tongwei looked at Liang Lu's departing back, his heart full of regret. He just wanted to do a good thing, but he didn't expect to hurt Liang Lu again and hurt himself.
However, fate always seems to give people a glimmer of hope in desperate situations. That night, Qi Tongwei received a text message from Liang Lu: "Tongwei, I thought about it, you are right, we can't let more people repeat the same mistakes. I am willing to try, but only this time, I hope this can really help others." Qi Tongwei looked at the text message and his eyes moistened. He knew that although Liang Lu was tough on the outside, she was still kind and soft-hearted in her heart.
On the day of spiritual counseling, Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu stood side by side on the stage, facing the expectant eyes of the audience, they took a deep breath and began to tell their stories. From their first encounter on campus, to the emotional entanglement later, to how they struggled and grew up in pain, they did not hide any details and showed their truest selves to everyone. Some of the audience in the audience shed tears silently, and some were thoughtful. Their stories, like keys, opened the hearts of many people.
After the event, Liang Lu breathed a sigh of relief. She felt like she had completed a self-redemption. Qi Tongwei looked at Liang Lu and said sincerely, "Thank you, Liang Lu. This time it's really thanks to you." Liang Lu smiled and said, "We are even now. Let's live a good life from now on."
Since then, Qi Tongwei and Liang Lu have completely let go of their past grudges and hatreds. They would occasionally meet at charity events, smile at each other, and then go about their own business.
After the event, Liang Lu felt relieved. The long sigh of relief seemed to blow away the burden that had accumulated in her heart for many years. Qi Tongwei's eyes were full of sincerity and gratitude. He said softly: "Thank you, Liang Lu, this time it's really thanks to you." Liang Lu raised the corners of her mouth and outlined a relieved smile: "We are even now. From now on, let's live a good life."
After that, life seemed to return to normal, but the undercurrent of fate was still quietly surging.