Chapter 28

"Bing'er, what about you? You only asked Yueyue and me, what was your childhood dream?"

It was she and Liu Yueyue who were talking about it, but Bing'er, who raised the question, didn't say anything. She was very curious about what Bing'er's dream was when she was a child.

Li Bing'er paused and thought for a moment, "My childhood dream was very simple. I just wanted to live happily with my grandparents forever."

Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue both looked at her, their eyes filled with heartache.

Yes, she was raised by her grandparents. Grandpa is sick now and his life is coming to an end.

All along, she has disguised herself very well, making them mistakenly believe that she has accepted the reality, but only she knows the devastating situation in her heart.

Pain, pain, pain...

It really hurts. No matter how many setbacks life gives her, she has to face them with a smile in front of others and in private.

Shi Miaomiao saw Bing'er lost in her own thoughts and didn't want her to think too much, so she patted her hands and said, "Bing'er, don't think too much."

Li Binger smiled and said, "Okay."

But that smile didn't look like relief.

Then she looked at the tall pomegranate tree in the yard and pointed, "Look, this is the pomegranate tree I planted when I was a kid. I saw other kids eating pomegranates and kept asking grandpa to buy me one. After he bought me pomegranates, he planted this tree specifically for me. Now, every year during pomegranate season, we can never finish eating all the pomegranates."

Speaking of this, Li Bing'er had a smile on her face and fell into deep memories, thinking of her grandfather who was bedridden.

"Pomegranates won't be available until October this year," she sighed again.

The two people next to her understood what she said. It was only May now, and October was still early, but grandpa was already bedridden. Could he still hold on until then?

Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue didn't know how to comfort her.

Li Bing'er didn't let herself dwell on it for too long, and finally said, "So, this person, you must know how to cherish while you are still alive."

At this time, grandma happened to call out from inside the house: "Bing'er, take your friends to bed."

"Okay, Grandma," she responded.

Then he turned his head and looked at the two of them, "Let's go, it's a little late, let's go to bed."

The three of them slept in one bed at night. Originally, grandma had made a bed for each of them, but the three of them wanted to sleep together and chat.

I don’t know if it was what Li Bing’er said at night, “You must know how to cherish while you are alive,” that touched Shi Miaomiao’s heart. Lying in bed, she kept thinking about her and Lian Jian.

She and Lian Jian broke up before she traveled through the book, but she didn't expect that they could rekindle their relationship now. If they hadn't traveled through the book, would all this have never existed?

Yes, she should cherish her fate with Lian Jian.

However, if Lian Jian still interferes with her work out of possessiveness like before, she will still break up with him.

After washing up, Li Bing'er came to the bed, looked at Shi Miaomiao, whose thoughts were drifting somewhere, and smiled.

"Miao Miao, what are you thinking about?"

Shi Miaomiao came back to her senses and saw Li Bing'er looking at her with a smile. She shook her head gently, "It's nothing serious. I just thought of Lian Jian."

Hearing her say this, Liu Yueyue beside her became excited. She lay on the bed, her hands supporting her chin, her eyes shining like stars, and she was eager to gossip: "Hey, Miaomiao, how are you and Lian Jian doing recently?"

Shi Miaomiao shook her head helplessly and smiled: "It's pretty good."

"Miao Miao, I think Lian Jian is a good person. You should seize the opportunity. We will be the first to attend your wedding after graduation."

Shi Miaomiao laughed and jokingly said, "That's not necessarily true. I think it's good for you and Yang Cheng to develop a relationship. What if you two get married first?"

Li Bing'er laughed so hard after hearing this, "Yeah, yeah, I also think you and that Yang Cheng are a good match. Maybe you two will get married before Miaomiao and Lian Jian."

Liu Yueyue blushed, "We haven't even started yet, Miaomiao, Bing'er, I think you two are looking for a fight."

As she said this, she raised her little fist and was about to move towards Shi Miaomiao and Li Bing'er.

Shi Miaomiao dodged while laughing: "What do you mean by 'not even started yet'? You two were chatting so enthusiastically at night, even when the dormitory lights were off, you were still grinning like idiots, and you still mean 'not even started yet'?"

As they talked, Shi Miaomiao and Li Bing'er laughed even more happily.

For a while, the bedroom was filled with laughter and everyone temporarily forgot about the sad things.

The three of them came together and went back to school together when they left.

Shi Miaomiao asked Li Bing'er if she needed a few days off to spend more time with her grandfather.

Li Bing'er refused. She knew that her grandfather wanted her to go back to school and study hard, and she respected her grandfather's thoughts.

When they left, Li Bing'er's grandfather was helped by his grandmother to lie on a recliner in the yard for the first time. He had a gentle smile on his face and watched them pack up quietly without saying a word. Finally, he watched them walk out the door.

When Li Bing'er walked out the door, she kept covering half of her face with one hand until her home disappeared from her sight. At this time, her tears kept falling and she sobbed silently.

They all knew that it would be a question whether Bing'er would be able to see her grandfather next time she came back.

Shi Miaomiao and Liu Yueyue patted her back to comfort her. The grandmother next to her couldn't help but wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands. Although her voice was hoarse, it was a few notes higher: "Don't look at it, go away."

Parting scenes are always so sad. Perhaps infected by Li Bing'er's low mood, the three of them spoke very little along the way.

After returning to school, Shi Miaomiao wanted to see Lian Jian as soon as possible for the first time.

As soon as she returned to school, she made an appointment with Lian Jian to meet at the school, in the maple forest of the school dormitory building.

The last rays of sunset sprinkled on the earth, night replaced day, and the noise of the school continued.

Shi Miaomiao sat under the maple tree and waited patiently for Lian Jian, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

When Lian Jian came, he saw Shi Miaomiao looking absent-minded. She lowered her head and looked at the ground. He didn't know how long she had maintained this posture.

"Miao Miao, what's wrong?" He stopped in front of Shi Miaomiao and patted her shoulder gently.

Shi Miaomiao looked up and could only see the graceful curve of Lian Jian's chin. She patted the seat next to her and said, "Come, sit down."

Lian Jian listened to her and sat down, holding her hand in his own, and said in a magnetic voice: "Do you miss me?"

For the first time, Shi Miaomiao didn't blush at Lian Jian's words. Instead, she continued along with his words, "Well, I missed you."

After saying this, she threw herself into Lian Jian's arms and hugged him tightly. It was the first time that Lian Jian saw Shi Miaomiao so emotional.

He was stunned for just a moment, the emotion in his eyes thick and unblurred. He gently stroked Shi Miaomiao's smooth black hair, "What's wrong? Miaomiao? Who bullied you?"

Shi Miaomiao shook her head and hugged Lian Jian tighter: "No, I just missed you."

Lian Jian looked at the childish Shi Miaomiao, and curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "Silly girl, I'm here."

When Shi Miaomiao heard this, she raised her head from his chest and gently stroked his earlobe with her hand, which was her favorite action in the past.

Her breath was so close that they could hear each other's heartbeats. "Lian Jian, we will always be together, right?"

The fragility in her tone made Lian Jian feel distressed. As Shi Miaomiao spoke, tears seemed to be glistening in her eyes.

"I will, Miaomiao." Lian Jian said seriously.

Lian Jian didn't want to ask her what happened, he just felt sorry for her.

"Lian Jian, let's be good to each other in the future, okay?" Shi Miaomiao asked softly.

"Okay." Lian Jian said firmly.

"Miao Miao, I will always be your support."

Shi Miaomiao didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly. There was an ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them. The moon in the sky was half hanging in the air, as if half of its face was shy.

Lian Jian's fingers moved slightly, gently stroking her fair face. Their breathing became heavier and the distance between them became closer. Shi Miaomiao gently closed her eyes.

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A quick ringtone interrupted the ambiguous atmosphere between the two.

Shi Miaomiao opened her eyes immediately, and both of them sat up straight unconsciously. Lian Jian took out his cell phone and glanced at the name.

It’s Yang Cheng.

"Answer it." Shi Miaomiao reminded.

"good."

"Hello."

"Hey, Lian Jian, when are you coming back? It's so late, what are you still doing outside?" Yang Cheng said jokingly.

"Get out." Lian Jian said in a loud and clear voice.

He hung up the phone with a snap.

Shi Miaomiao was amused. "Lian Jian, this is the first time I see you so angry."

Lian Jian shook his head helplessly, "They are making fun of me."

Shi Miaomiao laughed even more happily, and the rippling atmosphere was completely broken.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking. It's really late. Let's go back."

Shi Miaomiao stopped, her unhappy mood had long since dissipated. She stood up, took Lian Jian's hand, and smiled very gently.

"Okay, let's go." His hands were exceptionally warm, making Shi Miaomiao feel a strong sense of security.

As summer turns to autumn, the sweet fragrance of osmanthus fills the air on campus. Li Bing'er's home is full of pomegranates, but the grandfather who planted them is no longer around.

Grandpa Li passed away during the summer vacation. Bing'er and grandma accompanied him in his last days, so he must have had no regrets.

When the new semester started, Li Bing'er studied more seriously and seemed unaffected by her grandfather's death. Everyone knew that it wasn't that she wasn't sad, but she turned her grief and anger into strength because she still had her grandmother.

Lian Jian and Shi Miaomiao's relationship became even stronger, while 003 seemed to have forgotten Shi Miaomiao and had not appeared for a long time.

It even made Shi Miaomiao doubt whether it was still a good match system.

However, Liu Yueyue has been acting more and more strangely recently. She sometimes comes back late at night. When asked why she comes back so late, she stammers and says she is studying in the library. When asked what she is studying, she can't explain it clearly, which makes Shi Miaomiao and Li Bing'er even more curious.

At night, the lights in the dormitory were off.

There was light on the beds of Shi Miaomiao and Li Bing'er.

Shi Miaomiao lay on the bed, took out her cell phone, and took a closer look. She was sending messages to Li Bing'er.

Shi Miaomiao: Do ​​you believe she is studying?

Li Bing'er: I don't believe it. I asked her to go to the library with me, but she refused.

Shi Miaomiao: And she would tell us everything before, it’s obvious that she is hiding something from us.

Li Bing'er: Yes, so what should we do now?

Shi Miaomiao suggested: "Do you want us to go with you tomorrow and take a look? I'm so curious, why is she hiding it from us?"

Li Bing'er was also very curious and answered quickly.

The next morning at around seven o'clock, Liu Yueyue had just gone out when Shi Miaomiao and Li Bing'er followed her out.

Afraid that Liu Yueyue would find out, the two of them acted sneakily and kept a distance from Liu Yueyue.

The two hid under the sycamore tree and followed her to the north gate of the library.

"I was wondering why I never met her once when she came to the library. It turns out she came from the north gate and I always went to the south gate." Liu Yueyue sighed.

It wasn't until another familiar face walked into Liu Yueyue's room that Shi Miaomiao's eyes widened. She pulled Li Bing'er's hand and said, "Look, this is what she calls studying."

Li Bing'er also saw the man and burst out laughing.

"This Liu Yueyue, she is not a liar. Look at all the tricks she has, but what's the point? Can she hide them from us?"

Shi Miaomiao also laughed so hard that she patted Li Bing'er on the back. "She really made me die of laughter. She might even think it's so good to keep it a secret from us."

The two of them couldn't stop laughing.

After laughing for a while, the two of them didn't think about going forward directly.

"Okay, stop laughing. Let's go back and ask her about it tonight." Shi Miaomiao said playfully.

"Okay, I'll ask her about her 'learning experience' tonight."

The two walked back laughing all the way, while Liu Yueyue, who was completely unaware of the situation, was studying hard with others.