Jian Wei's revelation and consolation plunged me into silence. After a long pause, I said, "I acknowledge what you've said. If we were truly strangers, I'd be overjoyed to help you turn the tide. But we do have an unavoidable past, and humans are, after all, creatures ruled by emotions. With my current understanding, I can't help but care."@@novelbin@@

"In the end, you still lack confidence in your own talent, otherwise you wouldn't care about these things."

"Talent?... Is such a vague term appropriate for this situation?... Can so-called talent really represent everything?"

Jian Wei's expression turned somber, yet she managed a smile and said, "Indeed, the word 'talent' is too hollow... I once thought that after graduating from college, we could start an advertising agency together. With your talent and my father's resources, you could have made a name for yourself in the advertising world, but..."

"But the only one who recognized my talent was you, Jian Wei, not your father. In this society, tangible resources are far more important than abstract talent. After facing the harsh reality, what shattered were the dreams of both of us."

Jian Wei fell silent, and I felt a heartache in her silence. This was the first time she had shared her past plans with me. Back then, we were too isolated and powerless. Without her father's support, we couldn't possibly start a company. Even the advertising agency Jian Wei runs now was established with the network she built during her three years studying in the United States, along with investments she attracted and her savings over the years.

Jian Wei bit her lip, stubbornly holding back tears that were about to fall, and said with a choked voice, "If only my father had given us a chance back then, we wouldn't have ended up... like this now. I really hate it!"

Her words filled me with regret and even more pain. If Jian Wei's father had given us a chance back then, I, deeply in love, would have abandoned my pride for her sake, seized the opportunity, and strived for success. Perhaps I would have achieved something, and Jian Wei wouldn't have had to go far away to America. By now, we would surely be married and might even have had our own children. Just the thought of it felt wonderful.

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