After entering the book, I no longer want to be a substitute

Shi Xuncheng is four years older than Shi Yu and three years older than Gu Luoshuang. In fact, he and Gu Luoshuang knew each other before, but their relationship was not that good.

Although, her relationship with Shi Yu was just like that later on, they became more and more distant and could not even talk to each other.

Until he graduated from university, Shi Xucheng didn't realize that he liked Gu Luoshuang.

One afternoon, he accompanied Shi Ya to the movies.

While waiting, Shi Xuncheng had nothing to do, so he strolled around the hall. By chance, he was attracted by a poster.

The dim street lights cast a hazy light in the falling snow, and the snowflakes fell slowly, as if covering the sky and the earth with a layer of silver gauze.

Under the street light, the girl stood quietly. She was in her early twenties and full of youthful energy.

Her skin was whiter than snow, and under the light, it had a soft sheen and a faint pink hue, like a white camellia just blooming in the snow. Her long, jet-black hair fell softly over her shoulders, a few strands playfully brushing against her cheeks, adding to her lively presence.

Under her curved eyebrows, a pair of big eyes seemed to hide stars, her eyes were black and bright, and her eyelashes were lightly fluttering.

There was a look of expectation and a hint of loneliness in her eyes. Her lips were slightly pursed under her small nose, as if she had a thousand words to say but couldn't.

Gu Luoshuang was wearing a long white down jacket. Judging from the brand, she should be the spokesperson.

Her slender calves were revealed under the hem of her dress, wrapped in black tights, and she wore a pair of brown snow boots with some snowflakes falling on the fur on the boots.

She had a bright red scarf tied around her neck, and the bright red looked particularly eye-catching against the white snow and the cold light.

Shi Xuncheng watched the movie alone for a long time, so long that he lost his mind for a while and didn't even notice. Shi Ya came to him angrily and said that the movie had already started for several minutes.

He felt sorry and left Sui Ya, but the image on the poster was like a brand, deeply engraved in his heart and difficult to erase.

After returning home, Shi Xuncheng heard from Lu Zhaoxue that in order to tie Shi Yu down, Grandpa Gu was willing to break up with him and even spread rumors that he was engaged to Gu Luoshuang.

He said nothing, and unusually, did not take any action to deal with the situation. He went back to his room to rest.

That night, Shi Xucheng had a dream. The Gu Luoshuang in the dream was much gentler than in reality. She was not cold at all and was quite humorous.

When he woke up, he understood what he had felt.

When they were young, Gu Luoshuang always chased after Shi Yu, which made him feel uncomfortable.

At that time he thought that he was just afraid that his brother would get hurt accidentally.

Thinking about it now, this reason is too far-fetched.

It’s not like Shi Xucheng hasn’t met girls who like him before. To be honest, he can’t even tell how many there are.

But over the years, he has not been moved.

Shi Ya teases him, saying that he is either a hidden address book or Narcissus.

Often at times like this, Shi Xuncheng would reflect on himself whether this was really the case.

The answer is of course no. Others may not know what kind of person he is, but don’t I know it myself?

Shi Xuncheng and Gu Luoshuang had been secretly in love for a long time, but they just didn't understand each other.

He thought the road ahead would be smooth and joining hands would be a natural thing, but he did not expect that something unexpected would happen.

Grandpa Gu is an extremely traditional and stubborn elder who firmly believes that Gu Luoshuang and Shi Yu are a good match.

Shi Yu, the young man who was as bright as the breeze and the moon in everyone's eyes, was extremely talented. In Grandpa Gu's eyes, standing together with his granddaughter, they were a picture made in heaven.

But fate loves to play jokes. Shi Yu's heart was early filled with a girl named Yunxiu, who was a smart and playful woman with talent that was no less than that of men.

Anyone who sees her will like her.

When he found out that the engagement was fake, Grandpa Gu was furious and lost all face. He felt that this was a humiliation to the Shi family. In a rage, he resolutely broke off contact with the Shi family and strictly ordered Gu Luoshuang not to have any further entanglement with Shi Xucheng.

After Shi Xuncheng learned about it, he ignored his family's dissuasion and went to the back wall of Gu's house late at night. He promised Gu Luoshuang that he would not let this relationship be easily severed.

Under the moonlight, Gu Luoshuang's eyes sparkled with tears, and she nodded firmly. She chose to believe him, believing that their love could break through this obstacle.

But the days that followed were far more difficult than one could have imagined. Grandpa Gu kept an increasingly close watch on Gu Luoshuang. Whenever a strange man approached, his assistants and bodyguards would warily drive him away. Shi Xuncheng's letters were also intercepted one by one, and Gu Luoshuang could only piece together information about him from the occasional snippets of information he received.

Shi Xuncheng finally found an opportunity and rushed to the lake where he often met Gu Luoshuang, but saw her being forcibly taken away by bodyguards. He could only look at her from afar, feeling sad.

Unfortunately, Grandpa Gu became seriously ill again. This time was different from before. There was really something wrong with his body and he couldn't hold on for much longer.

He told Gu Luoshuang that it was not easy to raise her. She was so outstanding and she should have backbone. The Shi family was not the only choice for the daughter of the Gu family, so she should stop associating with Shi Xuncheng.

In this situation, Mr. Gu couldn't even tell what he couldn't let go of, whether it was Gu Luoshuang or the marriage proposal that he had tried so hard to get.

But for love, there is really no need to be so desperate.

Gu Luoshuang wavered. She had had enough of this kind of life. Abandoning her family for Shixu City was simply not worth it.

It was true that she liked him, but who said that they had to be together just because they liked each other?

Regret is a normal part of life.

If two people being together is destined to cause pain to both families, what's the point?

She would rather suffer herself than let others lament for her happiness all their lives.

Gu Luoshuang wrote him a letter, the content of which was very concise and clear, expressing her desire not to continue.

The general meaning is that although we love each other, human power cannot change the course of natural events. So let's say goodbye now, don't contact her again, and don't worry about whether she is well.

Many years later, Shi Xuncheng is still at the pinnacle of business, with countless industries under his name, but he can often not hide his loneliness in his eyes.

By chance, at an international art exhibition, he saw a familiar painting signed "Shuang". The brushstrokes and artistic conception were clearly Gu Luoshuang's style.

He looked around frantically, but only caught a glimpse of a hurriedly departing figure in the crowd. In a trance, it looked very much like the woman in his memory.

The woman snuggled up to a tall man, followed by two children, one big and one small, who were circling around them. The family of four was happy and sweet.

After retiring from the entertainment industry, Gu Luoshuang returned to her old profession and started painting again.

At that moment, the past years flooded into his mind like a tide, and Shi Xucheng realized that some misses really cannot be recovered, and once missed, it will be for a lifetime.

He had everything, but he lost forever Gu Luoshuang, the woman who made his heart beat faster in the Spring Garden.

Time passes slowly, and frost falls on the old city.

Only regrets remain, spreading endlessly in my heart.