Gu Yi — The Uneasy Feeling
Gu Yi didn't leave immediately.
Even after they were gone.
Even after the park returned to normal.
He stood there, staring at the empty space where they had just been.
That was her.
There was no doubt in his mind.
Shui Mingyun.
But—
The rest didn't make sense.
The Details That Stayed
His mind replayed everything.
Slowly. Precisely.
The child's calm voice
The way they analyzed the drawing
The word they used…
"Mama."
His chest tightened.
Three children.
He hadn't imagined that part.
Rational Thought vs Instinct
"It's none of your business," he muttered under his breath.
Years had passed.
People changed.
Lives moved on.
She could have…
Built a family.
That was normal.
Reasonable.
So why—
Did it bother him so much?
The One Thing He Couldn't Ignore
It wasn't jealousy.
It wasn't regret alone.
It was something deeper.
The way that child spoke.
The way they looked at him—
It felt…
Too familiar.
"That doesn't make sense…"
And yet—
He couldn't let it go.
The First Step
That night, Gu Yi sat in his office, the lights dimmed.
The city stretched endlessly beyond the window.
His laptop was open.
But he wasn't working.
Instead—
He searched.
Her name.
Her past.
Anything.
But there was nothing new.
Just silence.
"…Where did you go?"
For the first time in two years—
He didn't push the question away.
He leaned into it.