Chapter 81: Making Choices

Bai Ling was exceedingly independent and strong-willed.

白灵这个人太过独立，太有自己的主见。

She had a clear understanding of what she needed in her life.

她是那种对自己需要什么非常清晰的人。

What should she strive for? What should she give up?

什么东西该努力去争取？什么东西该放弃？

When should she put in her utmost effort? When should she let go? and when to take a step back, allowing herself time to grow and mature?

什么时候该努力倾尽全力？什么时候该放弃？什么时候能让自己放慢前行的脚步去沉淀升华自己？

Her goals were crystal clear, and she never wavered or became lost. In her vocabulary, the term \"confusion\" simply didn\''t exist.

她都非常非常的明确，目标清晰，她不会为了任何事情而迷茫，或者说她的字典中就没有迷茫这个词。

What kind of woman was she?

这是一个怎样的女子？

The usual tactics for pursuing other women were useless to her. Neither wealth nor would she marry someone just because he treated her exceptionally well.

追求其他女孩子的套路在她身上是一点用都没有。金钱砸不开，她也不是你对她特别地好，她就会嫁给你的那种女孩子。

He truly admired Luo Xiao, wondering how he managed to win the heart of this ice queen who seemed untouched by the trivialities of life.

他真佩服罗肖，不知道他用了什么办法追到了这位不食人间烟火的冰雪女王？

\"Bai Ling, if you had never met Luo Xiao, or if I had confessed my feelings to you before you met him, would you still say the same to me?\"

“白灵，如果你从来没有遇到过罗肖，或者你在遇到罗肖之前我就向你表白了，那么你还是会对我说这样的话吗？”

\"Zhang Yi, there are no \''ifs\'' in this world, so hypothetical situations don\''t exist. Moreover, people only know the answer once they\''ve experienced it. Assumed answers often crumble when faced with reality, and people\''s thoughts and choices change.\"

“张译，这个世界上没有如果，所以所谓的假设是不存在的，况且每个人未经历时都不知道答案，因为那些想当然的答案在真正经历后都不堪一击，人的想法也会变，人的选择也会变。”

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That day, Luo Xiao arrived promptly after work to pick up Bai Ling.

当天，罗肖下班准时开车来接百灵下班。

At dinner, Luo Xiao asked Bai Ling to marry him.

晚餐时，罗肖要百灵嫁给他。

\"We\''ve been fighting for almost four years, and we just made up and got back to each ot