Chapter 070 Chapter 70 The Origin of Tang Ming and An Qing
An Qing had asked Tang Ming before, "Have we met before? You look familiar to me, as if I've known you before."
Tang Ming denied it at the time.
He has always had a good memory, but even during the training camp, he had no memory of meeting An Qing.
But in fact, when he saw An Qing for the first time, his usually calm mood was disturbed. When he saw An Qing's face, he felt familiar and an inexplicable excitement appeared in his heart.
It was as if... the person he had been waiting for for a long time had finally arrived.
During this period, he dreamed more frequently. The dreams were like phantoms and not real, but the scenes in the dreams were very familiar to him, as if he had really lived in the dream world.
The dreams he had every night were connected, making him feel like he was living in this world during the day and in another world when he slept at night.
In his dream, in the clean and bright hotel lounge area, he was helplessly stopped by a cleaning lady.
"Xiao Tang, listen to your aunt. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Young people should still consider their lifelong affairs early. Don't take advantage of your youth and take it lightly, otherwise the good girls will be picked up by others!"
Ever since his aunt found out he was still single, she loved to talk to him. Tang Ming knew very well that he was in a dream, and he also deeply felt the funny and helpless feeling.
He has always had a good temper, especially towards his elders, so even though what the aunt said was unpleasant to hear, he could only smile helplessly and did not interrupt her.
After the aunt finished her rambling, she smiled and took out her phone and said, "The girl who works at the supermarket outside our community is so pretty, and she's very well-behaved and likable, with a good personality. I have her photo here, take a look."
Before Tang Ming could refuse, his aunt had already opened the photo and put it in front of him.
The photo shows a girl wearing a floral apron, standing on tiptoe to organize the shelves. She has a high ponytail with scattered hair on her cheeks.
The girl in the photo is not extremely beautiful, but she is indeed pretty and charming.
The photo in the aunt’s phone was just a side profile, but the way she carefully organized the shelves gave people a very comfortable feeling.
His heart seemed to be hit by something suddenly. The feeling in the dream was a bit similar to the first time he met An Qing in reality, but not exactly the same.
"What do you think? If you think we're compatible, give me a photo of you and I'll talk to them when I get home from get off work. If they think it's a good match, we can find time to meet up so you two young people can get to know each other." When the aunt saw Tang Ming's expression, her smile widened and she looked a little proud.
Tang Ming retracted his gaze and stopped looking at the girl in the photo, but he didn't refuse the aunt. "Okay, thank you for your help."
The aunt smiled so hard that her teeth showed and her eyes were not visible, obviously she was very happy.
The next day, she told Tang Ming a better time to meet.
On the day of the blind date, Tang Ming took leave early and got himself ready. Then, he set off with some nervousness, encouraged by his friends.
His aunt, who introduced him, came with him. After waiting for a while, An Qing and her parents arrived.
He looked up and saw the girl who came in with her parents with her head down. He couldn't see the expression on her face, but he could tell that she was obviously reluctant, and she exuded a low aura when she came in.
The feeling was even more obvious when she sat opposite him and raised her head.
The girl opposite was exactly the same as the one he saw in the photo, which was obviously not beautified.
However, her eyes were filled with fatigue and weariness, and he even saw numbness in them.
Although only her profile was visible in the photo, one could tell she was youthful and energetic, whereas the person in front of him gave him the feeling of a walking corpse.
She looks not much different in that photo than she does now. Even if the photo wasn't taken now, it couldn't have been taken too long ago.
So, what did she go through to become like this?
My heart felt like it was stabbed by a sharp needle and it hurt dully.
An Qing's parents and matchmaker left, leaving the space for the two of them.
Tang Ming carefully smiled gently, trying not to make her uncomfortable, and said softly, "Ms. An, Aunt Song should have told you about my situation, but I still want to introduce myself to you..."
Before he could finish his words, An Qing looked up at him and said, "Sorry."
Tang Ming was stunned and looked at the girl opposite him.
She pursed her lips and tightened her clasped hands. It was obvious that she was nervous.
Tang Ming said gently: "It's okay, don't be nervous, it's okay, you can say whatever you want."
When he said this, he actually anticipated what she wanted to say.
But seeing the resistance and struggle in her eyes, how could he not understand that she probably didn't agree to this blind date on her own, but was forced into it.
She was clearly unwilling and clearly resisting, and when she was about to reject him, she was so nervous that she probably didn't notice that when she said sorry, she was still a little scared, and her voice was trembling.
It was the first time that he fell in love with a girl. Even though he knew that she was going to reject him, he did not feel disappointed or unhappy, but only heartbroken.
He comforted her softly, waiting for her to say something to reject him.
An Qing looked at him in surprise, and after a long silence, she said, "Well, I don't think we're suitable. I'm sorry for wasting your time."
Even though he was prepared, he still felt a pang of sadness when he heard the rejection.
However, it was better for her to follow her heart and say no than to be forced to suppress her thoughts and emotions to get along with him.
Tang Ming smiled, trying not to put pressure on the girl opposite him, "I understand."
He looked at her gently, "Then, can we be friends?"
An Qing pursed her lips and shook her head to refuse.
Every day he dreams about something very long, but he has a deep memory of his blind date. When he wakes up the next day, the scene in his dream is clearer and more real than other dreams.
Tang Ming observed An Qing carefully, and he felt that the An Qing in his dream was the one in front of him.
Perhaps, they really knew each other in their previous life.
The current An Qing no longer has the fatigue and numbness she had during the blind date. She is more like the An Qing he saw in his dream and in the photos on Aunt Song’s phone.
But his dream did not end, and he would continue to dream at night.
He dreamed that the end of that world had arrived. Unlike this world, there were no mutated plants or animals. The land and water there were polluted, plants withered, animals died, and some humans became zombies that fed on human flesh and blood. Humans built bases to defend against the zombies...
He met An Qing again in the post-apocalyptic world, but she was completely different from before.
At first, he only had a vague feeling of difference, but with every subsequent meeting, the feeling grew stronger.
He even felt that An Qing after the apocalypse was not the same person as the person he had a blind date with.
Finally, he came to An Qing in the dream. He looked at the man and asked, "Is it you who went on a blind date with me?"
"No." The expected answer made Tang Ming feel empty inside, and even a little confused.
"The person you went on a blind date with is no longer in this world."
In his dream, he didn't understand what it meant to be no longer in this world. Did it mean that she was dead, or was she the same as the 'An Qing' in front of him? He asked softly, "Will I still have a chance to see her?"
Even though he knew there was no possible answer, he couldn't resist the urge to ask.
He looked at the person opposite him hopefully, and could clearly see the guilt and pity in his eyes.
"Feel sorry……"
Many years had passed and he had only met the girl once. He himself had not expected that he would miss someone for so long.
It's been so long that my heart still hurts.
In the dream, suddenly one day, the woman who had the same face as An Qing but was completely different came to see him.
She asked, "Do you still want to see her?"
Tang Ming felt his calm heart suddenly thump and start beating.
He looked at her, and he didn't know whether his love for An Qing was really lasting until now, or whether it had become an obsession over time.
He only knew that after hearing the question, he answered without even thinking: "Yes."
"Okay, I'll send you to that world, but the time you went there is different from the time she arrived. So before you meet her, your memory of this world will be completely blocked to prevent you from doing anything that causes a butterfly effect."
"But after you meet her, your memory will slowly be unlocked. But it's best not to recognize her, because she doesn't remember you yet."
"You should know that things were not right when she went on a blind date with you. Her mental state was already very bad at that time."
"In fact, at that time, she suffered from severe depression and had several suicidal tendencies."
"Therefore, after she arrived in that world, this part of her memory was blocked, and naturally, she also has no memories related to you. Before she resolves her heart knot, you cannot stimulate her to recover her memory. If she can never resolve her heart knot, it is best not to let her recover her memory forever."
"As for what her knot is, I can't tell you."
"Whether she can untie the knot or not is not up to you. If one day she can untie the knot, her memory will recover on its own."
Waking up from the dream again, Tang Ming's eyes were clear and all his memories had been restored.
If it was him before he recovered his memory, who had received strict education in the base since childhood and put the responsibility of protecting the base and preserving the human race first, he would not have answered An Qing's question so firmly.
Because, An Qing's words, "Will you still protect me?" were obviously not ordinary protection, but unconditional standing by her no matter who she faced or what happened.
But for Tang Ming, who has recovered his memory, he came here for her. To him, nothing in this world is more important than her.
Therefore, he could answer her seriously and firmly without hesitation: "I will."
Faced with Tang Ming's answer, An Qing was a little surprised. She was a little confused and puzzled, wondering if Tang Ming didn't understand what she meant.
But his eyes were serious, as if he was making promises and assurances to her, which made An Qing feel inexplicably panicked.
She looked away. Although she felt a little bit unconvinced, she couldn't say anything to question it. She was even a little afraid to look into those eyes. She always felt that there seemed to be too many things stored in the eyes of the person opposite her, which made her subconsciously avoid them.
Her intuition told her not to delve too much into the matter and that this topic was not suitable to be continued.
So, An Qing ignored the strange feeling in her heart, stood up, stretched, yawned, and said, "I'm so sleepy, I'm going back to sleep. Thank you for chatting with me, Captain Tang, you should go to bed early too."
As he said that, he quickly walked around Tang Ming and returned to the room.
Tang Ming looked at the door that closed gently, lowered his head and smiled. He touched his chest, and the heart under his chest was beating very steadily. He felt clearly that he had no regrets about giving up everything in the other world and coming to this world.
He stood up, took a deep breath, slowly exhaled the foul air in his chest, looked out the window, and narrowed his eyes in a good mood.
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