Xu Mei's voice was so soft that it overlapped with the child's sharp cries.
A couple hurried over, holding their child. The little boy, about four or five years old, twisted and turned in his mother's arms, crying, "No, I don't want the injection. I don't want the injection."
The boy's mother was angry and distressed, and kept coaxing him. The couple had no time to look at the two of them at all. After a while, they took the child in again.
The surroundings became quiet again. Qin Dongling turned and looked at her. "What did you say?"
Looking at him like this, could it be that he didn't hear clearly just now? Thinking about what she just said, Xu Mei felt a little shy, but she still wanted to say it again.
"I said, I..."
"Xiaomei, thank you so much today,"
Qin Dongling unexpectedly took over the topic for the first time. "Not just today, from the day we first met until today, I am very grateful to you, I appreciate you, and I also... like you."
This was probably the first time he revealed his feelings in front of Xu Mei.
Because he felt the temperature on his face gradually getting hotter, and he also clearly saw Xu Mei's eyes slowly change from surprise to gentleness.
This undoubtedly gave Qin Dongling the confidence to continue speaking.
"You are outstanding, independent, and brave. I read your articles and letters over and over again."
Xu Mei could hardly control the expression on her face. No other affirmation from anyone else was as important as the one Qin Dongling gave her.
It was normal for everyone to not love the halo she had spent two lifetimes creating. But Qin Dongling was different. He had been by her side during her most self-deprecating and bleak teenage years.
"I don't have your literary talent, nor am I as interesting as you, and I don't even have much time to spend with you. Even the unit I'm in is very dangerous and can't provide you with any protection."
Xu Mei's eyes were a little sore. "Are you expressing your feelings, or are you belittling yourself in disguise?"
She never thought these were a big deal, and was proud of Qin Dongling from the bottom of her heart.
"No disparagement, I'm telling the truth."
The sweetheart whom he had first met in a bookstore, walked with for many times on the streets, and exchanged letter after letter with, and whose eyelashes were now covered with crushed snow, was sitting beside him.
Qin Dongling looked at Xu Mei, even his breathing seemed so light, "Xiao Mei, after hearing all this, are you still willing to marry me?"
He said the last sentence so piously. Looking at this scene, Xu Mei's thoughts suddenly drifted away.
When he came back to his senses, he heard Qin Dongling add, "You can also reject me."
"Are you serious?" Xu Mei said with a mixture of anger and laughter, "How can I refuse you?"
"Well, I won't make you do anything."
Xu Mei gently held his hand hanging by his side, "But I don't want to refuse you."
…
The two of them didn't sit on the bench for too long, as Qin Dongling insisted on sending Xu Mei home.
Xu Mei was very worried about him.
But Qin Dongling, who was sober, had a very good sense of propriety. Xu Mei couldn't persuade him and had to go home.
Unlike before when they kept a distance, this time on the way back, the two were very close. When they reached the alley outside their home, they both felt that the road was too short.
"Or else I..." Xu Mei wanted to struggle.
Qin Dongling interrupted her directly, "Go back quickly, otherwise Auntie will worry... After I deal with the family affairs, I will formally visit Auntie."
The army did not receive any allowances during wartime, but everything was provided by the state. As a family member of a soldier, Qin's father's medical care was free, so the Qin family's savings were almost untouched.
Since Xiaomei is willing to marry him, he will do his best to let her live a comfortable life.
"Tang." After hearing what he said, Xu Mei felt a little relieved.
With something on her mind, Qin Dongling seemed to have lost some of her energy and spirit. She believed that the wound could heal slowly with time.
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