Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Both of them knew that this long...
Liu Jingheng thought a lot, but if he really wanted to explain it in detail, his ability to express himself was not enough.
Neither of them spoke, they just stared at each other in a stalemate.
Penny sensed her master's change in mood and jumped into Liu Jingheng's arms. She stood up, resting her front paws on his hands and wagging her tail wildly.
"Woof~ (Don't be sad, look at the cute Penny)"
Liu Jingheng stroked the dog's head and carefully observed Qin Du's expression with her peripheral vision.
I saw him with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.
A long century passed, Qin Du stood up and said in a deep voice:
"Go to bed early and we'll talk about this tomorrow."
Liu Jingheng nodded: "Okay."
But in the second half of the night, Liu Jingheng tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep. Her mind was full of scenes of Uncle Li trying his best to express his longing for his hometown.
He has a bad memory, but his mind vaguely recalls the small house where he lived when he was a child. At that time, he had not yet been sent to the orphanage. His parents did not have much money, and the house they lived in was a small bungalow in the urban village. There was not even a toilet at home, and he had to walk dozens of meters to the public toilet at the end of the alley to use the toilet.
Sometimes I think of the only small bedroom, with a small window hanging above the wall and curtains with coconut tree patterns hanging on it, swaying in the wind.
Liu Jingheng wiped her eyes and slowly did a sit-up.
He got off the bed barefoot, made a "hush" gesture to Penny who followed him, then took out a big schoolbag and tiptoed out the door.
After walking for a long way, they saw a 24-hour convenience store. Liu Jingheng went in and cleared out the shelves like a robber, then got into an online taxi with her backpack that was so bulging that it was about to burst.
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The other side.
Qin Du tried to fall asleep several times, but failed every time.
It felt like there was a thorn stuck in my throat that I couldn't cough out or swallow.
He took his pajamas, gathered them together, got out of bed and opened the door.
"Woo woo..." A small voice of grievance sounded in the dark night.
Qin Du looked down and saw Penny squatting at the door, looking up at him with a look of worry between her brows.
"What are you doing here if you're not sleeping?" Qin Du picked up the puppy, held it in his arms and petted it.
In fact, he didn't like small animals very much until now, but this was Liu Jingheng's treasure, his treasure.
Penny whined and pulled at Qin Du's hand, looking very anxious.
Penny's abnormal behavior made Qin Du's heart skip a beat.
He put Penny down and walked quickly to Liu Jingheng's room. He pushed open the door and found the room was empty.
Qin Du stared at the empty room for a long time. Suddenly, he felt a dense tingling sensation in his heart. His head buzzed and went blank in an instant.
He strode back to his room to find his cell phone and called Liu Jingheng, but no one answered.
Several text messages bombarded me:
Where did you go?
【reply】
Liu Jingheng, don't force me.
No matter how fierce the words were, there was no response from Liu Jingheng.
In the past, Qin Du would have suspected that Liu Jingheng had secretly gone downstairs to get takeout, but today, Liu Jingheng said that he didn't want to go to New York anymore, even though he had asked him countless times before and his answer was always affirmative.
Not wanting to go to New York means not wanting to get treatment. Why?
Qin Du didn't hesitate any longer. He picked up his coat and hurried to the garage wearing a thin layer of pajamas underneath.
The headlights suddenly lit up in the darkness, and the moment the handbrake was pulled, the sound of the engine resounded through the sky.
In the car, I called Liu Jingheng once, twice, three times, and countless times, but there was always a busy tone and no one answered.
Qin Du called the nanny who was responsible for taking care of Uncle Li, but the nanny also said that she had never come.
Qin Du really couldn't imagine where Liu Jingheng would go. At this time, he was horrified to find that he didn't know Liu Jingheng well enough.
As time goes by, my heart dries up little by little.
There were few people on the streets late at night, with only one or two cars occasionally speeding past.
Suddenly, the unique roar of a sports car engine was heard on the empty street. Some second-generation rich kid was still excited and was driving a convertible sports car with his friends on the main city avenue in the middle of winter.
Seeing that Qin Du's car was driving very fast, the second-generation rich man stepped on the accelerator, trying to surpass the speed of this customized Bentley that was not available on the market.
Qin Du was driving the car, looking carefully around the area he could see, like a headless fly that had lost its mind.
The car behind suddenly caught up, and the second-generation rich people in the convertible were shouting loudly, which immediately attracted Qin Du's attention.
"He looked so cute and I wanted to bring him over to play with him, but he turned out to be a fool. Boring! This damn world is so fucking boring!"
Qin Du's eyebrows paused.
The next second, the second-generation rich found it interesting. The Bentley next door seemed to have stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. There was a drift accompanied by a sharp brake sound. The angry car was stuck in front of the sports car. The second-generation rich man was quick to step on the brakes. There was another sharp brake sound. The bodies of the people in the car suddenly moved forward due to inertia and bounced back.
"Fuck!" The second-generation rich jumped out of the car, surrounded the Bentley, and banged on the door. "Get out! Are you tired of living in my car?!"
Qin Du pushed open the car door and knocked one of the first and second generation rich kids away.
When they stood there, the oppressive feeling brought by the tall figure instantly made the young boys shrink their necks.
Qin Du slammed the car door and asked coldly:
"Where is it?"
When the second-generation rich saw his face clearly, their necks almost shrank into their bodies. Isn't this Qin Du? How did he get caught in this trap?
"What...where is it?" The group of people were like quails, almost shaking.
"Where is the idiot you are talking about?" Qin Du's eyes were dark.
A few people looked at each other, and then pushed one person out. The person pointed tremblingly at the back:
"At the seaside..."
"Good brother, please don't tell my dad about me stealing your car. If he finds out..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Du had already slammed the car door, put the car in reverse gear, made a sharp turn and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom again.
…
At the winter seaside, the cold wind swept the huge waves and pushed them to Liu Jingheng's feet. Seeing that the child was cute, she just gently stroked the tip of his shoe and retreated contentedly.
Liu Jingheng sat on the beach, wrapped in a light but very warm down jacket, her ears covered with teddy bear cashmere earmuffs, and crunching rice crackers.
This is a wild beach and usually not many people come here. At this time of year and season, it seems as if Liu Jingheng is the only one left in the world.
While chewing on rice crackers, someone suddenly grabbed her arm. Before Liu Jingheng could react, she was lifted up by a huge force.
He turned his head and saw Qin Du's face, which was slightly blurry in the darkness.
Liu Jingheng was stunned for a while, then suddenly struggled, stuffed the last half of the rice cake into her mouth, and chewed it hard, chewing it desperately.
Through the thick earmuffs, Liu Jingheng heard Qin Du's roar:
"Liu Jingheng!"
Liu Jingheng stopped chewing suddenly like a frightened groundhog.
"Why didn't you answer my call? Didn't you say you were asleep? Why are you at the beach again?" Qin Du's roar drowned out the waves, scaring Liu Jingheng.
"Yes... I'm sorry, I was wrong..." Liu Jingheng's mind was in a mess after being yelled at, and she apologized reflexively.
Then he remembered to take out his cell phone and saw that there were 68 missed calls from Qin Du on the silent phone.
Liu Jingheng swallowed and became even more frightened.
After a long time, Qin Du slowly let him go. His body, which had been tense for a long time, suddenly relaxed. He felt no strength for a moment, and fell straight down and sat on the beach.
He lowered his head deeply, covered his face tightly with his hands, and his hands were shaking constantly.
He really wanted to ask Liu Jingheng, "Do you want to see me die?", but the little bit of rationality he had left told him that he should at least maintain some decency in front of Liu Jingheng.
Another long century passed. Liu Jingheng slowly squatted down, tilted her head to look at Qin Du, then shook his arm, grabbed the schoolbag and handed it to him.
Qin Du seemed to have calmed down as well. He raised his head tiredly and took the schoolbag.
It was filled with half-eaten snacks and half a bottle of Sprite.
Qin Du looked at these high-fat and high-sugar snacks, his fingers loosened, and his schoolbag fell onto the beach.
He raised his hand and gently placed it on Liu Jingheng's heart, while his other hand clasped his back and pulled him into his arms.
He buried his face in the crook of Liu Jingheng's neck, feeling the only warmth in the cured fish in the cold winter.
At this moment, no words of reprimand could be uttered, only a calm and still sentence:
"Why come to the beach?"
It seemed that the weather was too cold, and Liu Jingheng's brain was frozen. He thought slowly for almost five or six minutes before he spoke:
"I want to come and see."
Qin Du slowly straightened up, let go of Liu Jingheng, and covered his slightly cold face with his hands, warming him with his palms.
"What are you looking at? The sea?" Qin Du said softly, "Just tell me if you want to come. I will definitely make time to bring you over."
"You said you see the same stars in America as you do here. I don't know if the sea I see over there is the same one. I've been sitting here looking at it for a long time, but I can't tell."
It’s hard to say about Qin Du, it’s not really the same area.
Just as he was thinking about how to explain to Liu Jingheng, he suddenly heard aggrieved sobbing sound following the sea breeze.
Qin Du suddenly looked up, and the lighthouse beam turned around, casting spots of light on Liu Jingheng's face.
Qin Du turned his palm, wiped away the tears that were like beads, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Liu Jingheng pressed her face into Qin Du's palm, turning her head left and right to wipe away her tears:
"When I was in the hospital, the girl in the bed next to me was only sixteen years old. Her heart was better than mine, so she only needed a simple bypass surgery. The doctor said the success rate was over 90%... Her mother knew she liked reading novels and comics, so she bought her a lot of books, saying that she could read them slowly while she was discharged from the hospital after the surgery and recuperated at home..."
Liu Jingheng cried loudly.
"But she passed away anyway... Even the most skilled doctors can't predict unexpected situations during surgery, because accidents always come before the future."
When Liu Jingheng saw the girl covered with a white cloth, she didn't feel much. At most, she thought that she saw her future self in the girl.
But now, sitting in this bizarre world, recalling that scene, my mood is like the tide in front of me, rising and falling without a landing point.
"What if the surgery fails in America? After I become a ghost, ghosts won't be like humans and won't avoid me just because I'm sick... But but..." Liu Jingheng buried her head in Qin Du's arms, "I can't speak English. I can't become a ghost and not be able to make friends. I can only say hello. After a long time, other ghosts will find me boring."
Qin Du's frown slowly relaxed. He felt that Liu Jingheng was both pitiful and funny.
"Besides, my sense of direction is very poor. I heard that ghosts will be disturbed by electronic magnetic fields and cannot use navigation. I don't know how to float back from the United States. What should I do if I miss home?" Liu Jingheng tightly grasped Qin Du's clothes and wiped her tears and nose with his expensive coat.
"I miss you, what should I do?"
Liu Jingheng always speaks whatever comes to mind, and sometimes the logic between his words is confusing, but because of this, every word he says is spontaneous, sincere, and naturally shocking.
Qin Du, who has always been calm and indifferent, was shocked. Because of the words "What should I do when I miss you", he felt as if there were earthquakes all around him, shattering the underwater continent and rushing towards him with mad wolves.
And I couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy.
Liu Jingheng slowly turned her head and looked at the sea. The first time she saw the sea was in this world in the book. Here, there was no need to work in three shifts and waste her fragile life just to buy a ticket to see the sea.
Just like Uncle Li, although he enjoyed all the glory and wealth here, in the end he still missed his poor and dilapidated hometown.
Just like the sea in front of us, things from our hometown are our true treasures.
After a few breaths, Qin Du gently held Liu Jingheng's hands, kneading his cold fingers, his voice soft and gentle:
"Liu Jingheng, Jingheng, Jingjing, we are not going to New York."
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When Qin Du smiled, the dimples at the corners of his lips looked quite cute:
"I'll find you the best doctor here. If that doesn't work, I'll use my money to get him over from New York."
Liu Jingheng discovered the key point: "Do you have super powers?"
Qin Du: "..."
"Are you really not going to New York?" Liu Jingheng asked again worriedly.
Qin Du nodded and combed Liu Jingheng's hair that was messed up by the sea breeze:
"No, I won't go. If I go again, it'll be to wait until you recover and attend Shirley's elementary school entrance ceremony."
Liu Jingheng blinked, blinked again, blinked, blinked.
My eyes almost blinked, but at least I reacted.
"Shoot, shoot in your face." Liu Jingheng wanted to say thank you, but only then she realized that she would say the wrong things not only when she was nervous, but also when she was excited.
Qin Du: "Where else do you want to shoot?"
After a while, he said again: "Forget it, just cum if you like."
Liu Jingheng propped up her upper body, held Qin Du's arms with both hands, leaned over, bit his ear, and kissed his cheek:
"Mud is really howling."
Qin Du finally relaxed his body completely, leaned back, and supported himself on the beach with his hands:
"Is that all you're saying thank you? It's a bit perfunctory."
Liu Jingheng tilted her head, not understanding.
Qin Du smiled helplessly and tapped his lips with his index finger: "Here."
Liu Jingheng thought about it seriously for a long time and suddenly realized it.
He grabbed his schoolbag, took out a rice cake from it, and stuffed it into Qin Du's mouth:
"Thank you, and I wish you good fortune and prosperity."
Qin Du smiled silently while chewing the choking rice cakes.
It really doesn't taste good. Only a primary school student like Liu Jingheng can eat it with great enthusiasm.
Qin Du suddenly paused:
"Wait, why don't you explain this first."
Qin Du picked up the schoolbag filled with snacks and weighed it.
Liu Jingheng slowly hunched her shoulders and pursed her lips.
Quickly recall the "Green Tea Guide" and think of how to respond if you make the other person angry.
There seems to be a sentence:
[Brother, oh my god, you're so mean. It's all my fault. I know I'm not as sensible and obedient as your girlfriend/boyfriend. I just wanted to add a little fun to your boring life.]
Liu Jingheng also looked up the meaning of "Oh Mo" and learned that it is an interjection that appears in many Korean dramas, and it can make one appear knowledgeable.
Liu Jingheng clenched her fist firmly: I just talked so fluently that Qin Du was persuaded directly, and I will definitely be able to do it this time too.
Read and recite to deepen your memory.
Liu Jingheng looked at Qin Du confidently, but just as she opened her mouth, her words died down instantly.
Qin Du had a smile on his lips, but even though he was smiling, he looked so creepy, even creepier than his previous cold look.
Liu Jingheng's mind was completely confused:
"Brother...Brother, oh, don't...don't be so fierce..."
Qin Du raised his chin: "Touch. Breasts? Here?"
"Okay, there's no one here."
Qin Du sat up straight and stretched out his Lushan claws towards Liu Jingheng.
"It's really warm. This down jacket is pretty good."
"Why is it bulging? Did you gain weight? Or did you grow older?"
"Is Miss Xiao Liu's development a little late?"
"It feels good. What is this? It's hard."
"Hidden a blueberry?"
Liu Jingheng:.
"Hmm~Wuwu..."
…
After waiting for several hours, Penny jumped up and down excitedly when she saw her owner coming back.
Qin Du urged Liu Jingheng to take a hot bath and go to bed quickly, while he took the clothes that Liu Jingheng had worn one by one and looked at them, checking the brands and materials.
Considering that extreme weather is not good for heart patients, Qin Du was reluctant to let Liu Jingheng go out in the middle of winter, but when he found him at the beach, he discovered that his body was still warm.
Prepare a few more colors of this lightweight and warm down jacket for him to wear so that you can take him out to play in winter.
As I watched, I realized that my fingers were still trembling.
Qin Du raised his hand and touched his chest.
I prepared for the surgery in New York for so long, but finally I compromised because of Liu Jingheng's words.
I want to take him to New York because the medical technology there is advanced. When he was studying in the United States, he was invited to cooperate with other schools on courses. He found that even the school clinic in a small village in Ohio had an MRI machine. Whether it is medical technology or the completeness of equipment there, it must be the best for Liu Jingheng.
It is also undeniable that he wanted to take Liu Jingheng away and never see Cheng Yunqing again in his life.
In this self-righteous way, he once again ignored Liu Jingheng's feelings.
After all, I still lack patience with him.
After making the decision to stay in the country for the surgery, I felt unexpectedly relieved.
*
In February, the temperature rose slightly.
Liu Jingheng and Qin Du went to the hospital to visit Uncle Li. Uncle Li had been in the hospital for two months after the operation. Under the care of the doctors, he had recovered his spirits. When the two went there, he was watching his favorite Qing Dynasty drama with great interest.
“Quietly—!”
When he saw people, Uncle Li jumped out of bed and held the child tightly.
Qin Du placed the nutritional supplements on the bedside and asked him how he was doing.
Uncle Li shook his old waist and smiled brightly:
"The doctor said I can be discharged from the hospital after two more days of observation if there is no problem."
"That's good."
"It's almost New Year's Day, and I plan to go back to my hometown for the New Year this year. I haven't been back for a long time, so I have to take advantage of this time to hire someone to clean up the old house."
As he spoke, Uncle Li looked at Liu Jingheng in his arms and purred:
"It's a pity that we can't watch the Spring Festival Gala together this year. Let's make an appointment next year."
Liu Jingheng: "Okay."
After a while, he said again: "No."
Uncle Li: "What?"
Liu Jingheng: "I promised you that I would send you back home."
Uncle Li laughed and said, "Don't bother. It's so troublesome to go back and forth. My hometown is very far away."
Before Liu Jingheng could respond, Qin Du interrupted:
"Uncle Li, I'm bringing Liu Jingheng to your place to celebrate the New Year this year. How much red envelope do you plan to prepare for him?"
"Then we must pack a big...what?!" Uncle Li was so shocked that his jaw dropped.
Qin Du asked Liu Jingheng in the astonished eyes of Uncle Li:
"What do you think? Would you like to watch the Spring Festival Gala with Uncle Li, wish him a happy new year, and receive a red envelope?"
Liu Jingheng nodded: "Okay, okay, I'm willing, very willing."
Qin Du smiled and said to Uncle Li, "I'll take care of the tidying up of the old house. You take care of your health first."
Uncle Li was so excited that he almost went crazy. Considering that he had just suffered a stroke not long ago, he could only try hard to think of sad things to neutralize his emotions.
Several people were sitting around the bed chatting when Liu Jingheng's cell phone rang.
He spoke slowly before taking out his cell phone, looking at the caller ID, and fell into deep thought again.
Seeing this, Qin Du glanced at his phone and saw a few big words flashing on the screen:
【Mother of Cheng Yunqing】
Seeing that Liu Jingheng was hesitant to answer, Qin Du patted his shoulder gently.
"Take it."
Liu Jingheng looked at Qin Du deeply, then left the ward and answered the phone.
Mother Cheng seemed to be unaware of their current situation and started to say:
"Jingheng, Yunqing is going to be discharged from the hospital today. Would it be convenient for you to go over and help him pack his things?"
"OK……"
Mother Cheng smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you. His father and I have surgery today and can't leave. Besides, Yunqing probably doesn't want us to disturb your world of two."
Liu Jingheng fell silent.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Jingheng hesitated at the door of the ward for a long time, pacing back and forth. Everyone in the room saw him, but he was still thinking about how to explain to everyone.
"Liu Jingheng." Qin Du suddenly called him.
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"If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll be with Uncle Li here." Qin Du's voice was as calm as water, and no emotion could be heard, but his tone was not bad.
Liu Jingheng hesitated for a long time and then spoke softly:
"Cheng Yunqing was discharged from the hospital today, and Cheng's mother asked me to help pack her things."
Qin Du turned his head and looked at the fresh bouquet of flowers on the bedside table. After a long moment, he hummed softly.
After waiting for a long time, I saw Liu Jingheng still standing there.
Uncle Li couldn't help it, as if he did it on purpose:
"Jingjing, Master Cheng is your friend. Whether you want to help him clean up or have dinner together is up to you. No one in this room has the right to decide your actions."
As he said that, he looked at Qin Du: "Right, Mr. Qin."
Qin Du glanced at him and said nothing.
"But, but..." Liu Jingheng frowned, and ripples appeared at the ends of her soft eyebrows.
Seeing this scene, Qin Du raised his eyebrows, and a feeling of deep pride suddenly surged in his heart.
First, Liu Jingheng did not hide from him the fact that Cheng's mother had called;
Second, even if I told him calmly and generously that he could go to see Cheng Yunqing, he would not want to go because of my feelings.
He cares about me, very much.
"It's okay, go ahead." Qin Du said again. This is the confidence of someone who is favored.
"But..." Liu Jingheng raised her head and looked at Qin Du expectantly, "Cheng Yunqing has a lot of stuff, I can't handle it by myself, can you help me and take care of those heavy things?"
Qin Du: "..."
Uncle Li: "Boss Qin, go quickly. You're such a big guy, can't you hold that thing in your hand?"
Qin Du was silent for a few breaths, then stood up and smiled at Uncle Li:
"Okay, when you are discharged from the hospital, remember to ask me for help."
Uncle Li: “Okay!”
…
The two of them arrived at the door of Cheng Yunqing's ward. Qin Du suddenly stopped and looked to the side.
"Go in and help him clean up. I'll take out the things and load them into the car."
Liu Jingheng nodded, knocked on the door and went in.
When I went in, Cheng Yunqing was packing clothes. Her hair had grown a little longer and hung down to her eyelashes.
Liu Jingheng stood beside him for a long time before she reacted and took the clothes from him and helped fold them.
Cheng Yunqing paused for a moment, then pulled the clothes back from Liu Jingheng's hands as if he was throwing a tantrum.
Liu Jingheng could see Cheng Yunqing's resistance to him, but he also knew that he could no longer escape at this point.
So he said, "If you have anything else to sort out, I can help you."
"No need." Cheng Yunqing didn't even look at him.
Although the other party's refusal was so obvious, Liu Jingheng had no intention of leaving. Instead, she was very considerate and quickly helped to hand it over when she saw that he was about to take something.
"You don't have to feel sorry for me." Cheng Yunqing's tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard. "And there's no need to feel guilty. This has nothing to do with you. It's my own fault."
Liu Jingheng opened his mouth, wanting to know what exactly "this thing" was referring to.
Cheng Yunqing folded all the clothes and put them in the suitcase, then stood up.
"From the very beginning, I was being sentimental. I ignored your true character and stubbornly attributed all your actions to your love for me."
"I treat you well because I hope you will like me too. But you need to like this world first."
Liu Jingheng understood what was said, and her fingers hanging on both sides of her body couldn't help but move.
"I was originally glad that Qin Du didn't tell you the truth, but after thinking about it all night and feeling miserable all night, I realized that I didn't want you to live in self-blame for the rest of your life."
Liu Jingheng couldn't help but say: "I don't understand..."
Cheng Yunqing chuckled:
"Of course you don't understand. There are two things in this world that you can't listen to carefully: thunder and the human heart."
"That day I was waiting for you at the roast pork shop, but instead of you I saw Qin Chuyao. I saw him, and I saw him taking something out of his pocket. My intuition told me that the thing was very dangerous, but it must be useful to me."
"What do you mean by people who would run into sulfuric acid on their own initiative?"
Liu Jingheng slowly shrank her neck and swallowed back what she wanted to say.
Cheng Yunqing smiled:
"A madman, a madman who can't get the love he wants."
"Because I can't have it, I can only take this extreme path, hoping that this will win your return. Even going to the rooftop that night was fake. I just knew very well that you would come, and then I could naturally make demands of you."
After being shocked, Liu Jingheng slowly lowered her head.
He understood that Cheng Yunqing's self-analysis was intended to make him feel less guilty, but on the contrary, it made him feel even worse.
He blamed himself for being slow and not realizing Cheng Yunqing's feelings earlier, and he also hated himself for being stupid and unable to handle the matter properly after it happened.
What I can't understand even more is how someone as useless as me could be worthy of someone else's crazy devotion.
Cheng Yunqing turned around and closed the suitcase.
The moment the box was closed, it was like closing a very thick storybook.
"I don't have much stuff. I've packed everything. I'm leaving first." Cheng Yunqing picked up the suitcase and strode towards the door.
Liu Jingheng stood there, staring at his back, with countless emotions clashing in her heart.
Just at this moment, Cheng Yunqing stopped.
He turned on his toes and strode back the way he came.
Liu Jingheng looked at Cheng Yunqing who was gradually approaching. Her thoughts were not yet calm, and her body was tightly held by someone.
He heard long, disordered breathing, like the final monologue before the story ended.
Cheng Yunqing will continue to live in Jinhai City and will not go anywhere else;
Liu Jingheng will also live here for a long time. Jinhai City is not very large, so maybe one day the two of them will meet by chance on the street.
But both of them knew that this long hug was a farewell with no further contact.
Cheng Yunqing is gone.
The ward was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant, mixed with a hint of lingering fragrance, just like the description of the male protagonist in the original text:
Green pine needles and fresh hazelnuts are crushed together, immersed in the oxygen-filled morning woods, neither warm nor alienated, forming a touch of the unique piety of all things in the world towards life.
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