Chapter 2494: Chapter 2494: A Story of Finding One’s Way Back (5)
Ye Mingmei looked into his sincere eyes, hesitated for a moment, then sipped the hot milk in her hand, "The food hasn’t arrived yet, but you can start talking slowly now. Keeping me in suspense, I have no appetite to eat."
Just as Ye Mingmei finished speaking, the waiter brought their steaks.
Bai Zheng said nothing, took the steak from in front of her, placed it in front of himself, carefully cutting it into small pieces, and then put it in front of Ye Mingmei, "Eat, while I tell you a story."
"..."
Ye Mingmei looked at the neatly cut steak, raised her eyes to glance at Bai Zheng, and after a moment of silence, reached for the utensils and began to eat.
She didn’t know why, but Bai Zheng gave her a very familiar feeling today, yet she couldn’t pinpoint where the familiarity came from.
Ye Mingmei ate her steak slowly, occasionally sneaking glances at Bai Zheng, waiting for his story.
But after a while, Bai Zheng still hadn’t started speaking, just quietly watching her, making Ye Mingmei feel almost overwhelmed.
Just before she was about to put down her knife and fork, Bai Zheng suddenly spoke.
"This story begins with a selfish and arrogant man." Bai Zheng’s thin lips moved slightly, his gaze perplexed, seemingly lost in deep memories and contemplation.
Ye Mingmei was stunned for a moment, her grip on the utensils tightening, swallowing hard, neither eating nor interrupting him.
She just looked at him quietly, noticing a hint of loneliness pass through Bai Zheng’s eyes, which made her heart ache.
Bai Zheng suddenly lowered his gaze, steadily watching her, "Have you ever liked someone without even knowing it yourself?"
"Ah?"
Ye Mingmei didn’t expect him to suddenly ask her, and for a moment, she was a bit dazed, staring blankly at him.
After several seconds, she realized he was asking if she’d ever liked anyone.
"Does this have anything to do with the story you want to tell?"
Mentioning someone she liked, Ye Mingmei’s expression darkened, her fingers gripping the utensils turning pale.
"No, just curious to ask because the main character of the story is a man who didn’t even know he loved deeply." Bai Zheng’s mouth curled into a self-deprecating smile, and he closed his eyes.
"Some people are destined from birth to strive for their family’s honor throughout their lives, day and night, through spring, summer, autumn, and winter. As long as they live, they have but one mission, and not even they think there’s anything wrong with it."
Whether it’s Yu Xiuzhun or Bai Zheng, this mission is their fate.
"I heard my dad mention that the Bai Enterprise has gradually grown stronger over the past few years, and in the last two years, it’s entered the ranks of leading corporations with a strong presence. Is the story’s main character you?"
Ye Mingmei’s eyes flickered with doubt as she looked at Bai Zheng.
Upon speaking, she realized her question was too blunt, feeling a bit awkward as she watched him.
"Yes, and no." Bai Zheng picked up the red wine beside him, sipping lightly as he squinted his mischievous eyes.
His posture while savoring the red wine instantly reminded Ye Mingmei of Yu Xiuzhun, coupled with their identical faces, she really thought for a moment that the person sitting before her was Yu Xiuzhun!
"Bai Zheng is one person, but there are more than one person like Bai Zheng. Births like ours each carry their own mission, sometimes pursuing a goal so tirelessly that they forget who they are."
