Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109: Where the Knot in the Heart Lies

"Yuan Yu, what’s wrong?"

Tang Yue looked at Yuan Yu as she came out of the kitchen, noticeably downcast. She offered some fruit and said, "Xiao Jun doesn’t know how to talk, don’t mind him. If he bullies you, tell me, and I’ll teach him a lesson for you."

"Sis." Yuan Yu took the apple and took a big bite. After thinking for a long time, she finally said to Tang Yue, "The first time I saw Tang Jun was when their team was injured while gathering herbs on the mountain. Even though Tang Jun was injured, he carried his companion to the medical room. He came to the hospital with them, and although Tang Jun himself was seriously injured, he held on until he handed his companion over to us before he passed out."

"Sis, I’ve seen this kind of situation many times, but when I saw Tang Jun, I was struck by his eyes."

Yuan Yu didn’t know why she was drawn to Tang Jun. Could it be love at first sight?

At that time, Tang Jun was in a sorry state, she couldn’t even remember what he looked like, but she remembered those eyes of his.

Those eyes, Yuan Yu can’t describe them even today, but she has never forgotten them.

Tang Yue’s hand involuntarily tightened. The Tang Jun in Yuan Yu’s tale, disheveled and battered, was one she had never known.

Tang Jun always brought good news and never bad. Even when he was injured, he’d keep it hidden from the family. They only found out after the fact.

"That time, his companion couldn’t be saved." Yuan Yu’s mood also sank as she recounted this event.

She still remembered the look of despair on Tang Jun’s face at that time.

Tang Yue instantly recalled which incident it was. There was a time when Tang Jun was very downcast. Later, she learned from Meng Siyu that the companion with Tang Jun couldn’t be saved. Because of this, Tang Yue and Meng Siyu had specially consoled Tang Jun.

Even though several years had passed since the incident, most of Tang Jun’s salary was sent to the family of the companion who couldn’t be saved.

Yuan Yu went on incessantly about how she met Tang Jun, how at first she only recognized those eyes, and later, after getting to know Tang Jun in school, she fell in love with him. She didn’t know if this was considered crazy. She followed Tang Jun for several years, the more she got to know him, the more she liked him.

But Tang Jun always rejected her.

Yuan Yu persevered despite setbacks.

This situation continued until half a year ago when Tang Jun went to the mountains to gather herbs, hurt his leg, and couldn’t come down. Yuan Yu volunteered to rescue him. The weather was bad that day, and they were on a mountain with no signal. After Yuan Yu arrived, the companion went to get help, leaving Yuan Yu to care for Tang Jun.

The rain kept getting heavier all day and even into the night, and there was no sign of help. Instead, they encountered a wild piglet. Tang Jun, regardless of his leg injury, managed to kill the piglet, ensuring her safety.

When Yuan Yu was protected behind Tang Jun, she knew in that moment that she could never let go of someone named ’Tang Jun’ for the rest of her life.

"I know, sis, are you thinking that I’m being overly sentimental? But I feel like he doesn’t have no feelings towards me at all." Yuan Yu seemed like someone desperately needing validation from others, needing someone to tell her she was right.

"Right."

Tang Yue affirmed, holding Yuan Yu’s hand. For some reason, seeing Yuan Yu made her suddenly think of Jin Yan.

Jin Yan had a secret love, Yuan Yu has an open love, and after Lian Qingyang realized his feelings, he immediately pursued Jin Yan.

But Tang Jun?

He rejected Yuan Yu countless times. In these circumstances, Tang Yue really admired Yuan Yu’s persistence.

"Sis, I knew it, I knew it." Yuan Yu looked at Tang Yue excitedly, as if wanting to place all her hopes on her.

Tang Yue comforted her, saying, "Things can’t be rushed. I’ll talk to Xiao Jun. I’m just his sister, I can’t decide for him."

A wonderful girl like this, if Tang Jun misses out, it would be such a pity.

"Sis, I disturbed you today, I’ll head home now."

Yuan Yu suggested heading home, and Tang Yue was about to have Tang Jun take her, but Yuan Yu refused.

Tang Yue watched Yuan Yu’s departing figure. It was clear to her that Yuan Yu intended to connect with Tang Jun’s family since she couldn’t approach Tang Jun himself.

However...

Tang Yue said, "Xiao Jun, come out. I know you heard everything just now."

"Sis." Tang Jun walked out of the room step by step.

He was already taller than Tang Yue. After a few years in school and running a company for a few years, Tang Jun was no longer the child who always talked about going to college. His deep eyes made it hard for her, his sister, to understand him.

"Tell me why you rejected Yuan Yu," Tang Yue questioned.

Tang Jun moved his lips to speak, but Tang Yue interrupted, "Don’t give me excuses, Xiao Jun. If you didn’t have any feelings for her, you wouldn’t be like this now."

Even though Tang Jun kept rejecting her, Tang Yue knew that if Tang Jun truly wanted to refuse someone, it wouldn’t be like this.

"Sis."

Tang Jun took a deep breath and sat down next to Tang Yue, lowering his head without speaking.

’Snap’

Tang Yue slapped him and said, "Tang Jun, burying your head in the sand won’t help. What are you really thinking? If both of you have feelings for each other, why do you keep rejecting her? We don’t harbor any resentment or hatred towards Yuan Yu, and you don’t have an unforgettable first love, so why reject her?"

Tang Yue couldn’t understand, but she knew they needed to get to the bottom of this.

"Pfft, sis, what’s that about no resentment or hatred, or unforgettable first love? Are you watching too much TV?" Tang Jun couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth at his sister’s words.

"Sis." Tang Jun looked at Tang Yue, hesitant to speak.

"Where did your decisiveness go?" Tang Yue stared at him.

Tang Jun said, "She won’t be happy with me."

"Why?"

"We’re not a good match." The moment Tang Jun said this, he saw Tang Yue’s clearly disbelieving eyes and suddenly changed the subject, "Do you remember Zhou Jun?"

"I remember." Tang Yue nodded, vaguely understanding the crux of Tang Jun’s dilemma.

But something felt off, as Meng Siyu had specially counseled Tang Jun regarding this matter back then.

"Except for having different surnames, our names were the same, and we were very close, from the beginning of school until... we were the best of friends." As Tang Jun reminisced about Zhou Jun, he closed his eyes and could almost see the moment Zhou Jun pushed him away.

"Xiao Jun, I know what the situation was like back then. Even in a role reversal, you would have made the same choice, right?" Tang Yue held Tang Jun’s hand. Zhou Jun’s sacrifice had also been hard for her, but humans are selfish, and she just wanted her family to be safe.

Although she didn’t know exactly what happened then, since it had already occurred, all they could do was take good care of Zhou Jun’s wife and child.