She had snatched it from Nie Yu's wrist a long time ago, and had always carried it with her as a keepsake. Now that she was leaving, she didn't know when she would see it again, so she felt she had to return it to Nie Yu.

However, she still harbored selfish thoughts. She had discovered that the red string bracelets were a couple's set, and she always hoped that when she left, Nie Yu would bring her the red string that truly belonged to her.

Gu Momo knew who Li Qingling was waiting for, but following her gaze, she could only see the empty entrance door, cold and deserted. However, when Gu Momo turned her head to look at the corner, she caught a glimpse of a fleeting dark figure.

Looking at her daughter's expectant eyes, she wanted to tell her several times, but after thinking it over, she finally gave up.

"Let's go, Ling'er, or we'll miss our chance."

Li Qingling kept turning back to look at the entrance gate as she approached it, but she was met with disappointment once again.

"Forget it, he definitely won't come. Just bear with it for the next few years and stay with me." She lowered her head and retied the red string around her wrist.

Because it wasn't her size, it was always a size too big when she put it on, so she could only wrap it around her wrist twice, even though it hurt her wrist.

"Mommy, I'm leaving." She raised her head, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and turned to walk into the ticket gate.

In the corner, watching Li Qingling's increasingly smaller figure, he leaned against the wall in pain, a sharp pain shooting through his chest.

This deep-seated pain of losing a loved one was more unbearable for him than any previous episode.

He was clutching another red string tightly in his hand. In fact, he had prepared this gift not long ago. It was specially made according to Li Qingling's size, and the one that she took away was actually his.

He arrived much earlier than Li Qingling, but as he watched her from the corner, he never had the courage to go forward.

He watched his lover leave, but couldn't even utter the words "I love you."

The book says that besides symbolizing passionate love, the red string also represents the wish for your safety.

In the years when I cannot embrace you, I hope you will always be safe and well.

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