Rebirth: The Ascent of a Socialite-Chapter 675 - 275: The Last Ray of Sunshine in His Eyes (Part 2)
Leaving Mo City, it was only a matter of a few hours. In Japan, Su Ziceng did not find Yamamoto; she only met the head of the Nunnery, who told her that Yamamoto had already passed away. On his deathbed, he left a letter meant for the last person who would come looking for him. In his final moments, Yamamoto, who had regained consciousness, knew that Su Ziceng would surely come.
Yamamoto’s ashes were buried under the cherry tree. In July, the cherry blossoms on the tree had already withered entirely, the branches vibrant with eye-catching green, signifying that next year, the treetop would still bloom vividly red. Su Ziceng stood beside the tree and bowed several times. To a certain degree, it wasn’t Qiao Chu who gave her life, but rather Yamamoto, buried beneath the tree, who had spent his entire life maintaining the bond between Su Ziceng and her daughter. A man, for two women who were strangers to him, had taken this step, which was worth feeling grateful for.
After the tribute, Su Ziceng unfolded the letter left by Yamamoto. On the yellowing paper, there was only one sentence: "Everything has a cause and effect, trace back to the root, and you cannot escape one word, ’foolish’."
Is it the cycle of karma? Su Ziceng buried the paper in the ground, the cause set in motion by Qiao Chu, the effect taken on by Su Ziceng. Master Yamamoto, are you telling me this?
When leaving Japan, there was no longer any fear in Su Ziceng’s heart. Life always needs an endpoint; Qiao Chu was right, seven years had already been enough for Su Ziceng to compose a splendid story.
In the following months, Su Ziceng traveled all over the world, often not buying maps upon reaching a new country. Relying on her poor English or French, or occasionally, if lucky, meeting someone from Country Z; otherwise, she used body language to communicate difficultly with the locals.
The formerly shy and timid Su Ziceng gradually died away, her smile growing more and more defiant, like the domineering sunshine in the equatorial region. During her travels, Su Ziceng would send back postcards and photos to her home country.
Her good friends and family members back home, whenever they felt tired at work, would unfold the letters and look through the photos, always bringing a knowing smile to their faces.
Every fortnight or so, Sister Mu would sort out a letter and send it overseas, handing it to someone.
The summer at Mussen Manor passed, then came autumn, and finally winter. The stack of letters beside Pello kept growing, but whenever Housekeeper Dennis thought of organizing them, he was always stopped.
On the days he received the letters, Housekeeper Dennis noticed that his young master was especially joyful. Tears of warmth always welled up in his right eye, and then he would kiss the photo of the smiling woman. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
That day, when Dennis saw the young master, he was also shocked. A few days before, the young master had firmly told him to prepare the helicopter, to fly to the beach of Mo City upon his notice, and he would bring "his bride" back to the country, having decided to no longer seek revenge, to give up everything in Mo City, and return to France.
When he saw the "Golden Coast" collapse, loyal Dennis saw the Earl sprint across the beach, rushing toward the building.
By the time fire trucks and police cars arrived, Dennis seized the opportunity of the crowd blocking the police and burst into the collapse site with a few bodyguards, forcefully dragging the Earl out. Dennis knew that the "Golden Coast," which the Earl had a hand in designing and constructing, had now undergone such a serious incident; they must leave Mo City immediately, otherwise it would be too late when the police of Country Z began their pursuit.
At that time, the Earl was struggling frantically, and to not harm his young master, Dennis had to knock him unconscious under the dire circumstances; even as he fainted, he was still murmuring, "She’s still waiting for me." Dennis believed that the "she" his young master spoke of was not the "crazed" Miss Wen of the Wen family. That mad woman, the harm she had inflicted on his young master, Dennis had seen with his own eyes.
When the young master woke up, he refused treatment, and after being repeatedly denied his request to return to Country Z, his mood was very poor. Like his elderly master had once loved alcohol, he started abusing alcohol nonstop, cursing that Dennis should not have taken him away. He hugged Dennis, begging Dennis to let him return to Country Z. He was terrified that if he didn’t return, Su Ziceng would marry Hang Yishao and then leave him forever.
But Pello dared not go to Country Z, how could he, looking like this, stand before Ziceng. Caught in this dilemma, he could only drown himself in alcohol.
Until one day, a lady named Wen Zimu called, and Dennis transferred the call to the young master. After that call, the young master suddenly changed. He hung up the phone and blurted out, "They didn’t get married."
His expression was frenzied, murmuring to himself nonstop. That phone call had lifted a heavy burden, bringing him back to life.
Thereafter, the young master began receiving those letters, with heavy-weight photos and thick papers, always diligently reading them, turning back to the original Pello, organizing family affairs.
In his spare time, like the once gentle and cultured teacher at Kelly Women’s College, he carefully tended to the plants.
Days slowly passed by, and both Pello’s injuries and his emotions stabilized until the spring of the following year, one early morning, Dennis and Pello both witnessed a miracle.
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Tsk tsk, I’ve proven with facts that I am Ziceng’s biological mother, laughing haughtily with hands on hips. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
