"Mom's jujube cake still tastes just like you used to like. It's packed with red dates, and it's so sweet..."
"Yiyi is becoming more and more like a little adult, she has her own ideas, Qiqi is thoughtful, just like you, and Shengsheng, that kid, is so resilient, just like me when I was a child..."
"Don't worry about the factory... Old Lei wrote to me the other day, saying that the policies are getting better and better, the factory has been expanded, and new equipment has been brought in. Everyone is thinking of you..."
He spoke slowly, rambling on about everyday trivialities, as if his wife were simply listening to him with her eyes closed.
The light of the setting sun danced on his epaulets, making the contours of his profile even more distinct.
After a long while, he stopped, gazing intently at her peaceful sleeping face, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.
He leaned forward, pressing his cheek against her slightly cool cheek, his voice carrying an undisguised... longing accumulated over five years, and a hint of hoarseness:
"Wenru...it's been five years..."
"Still not enough sleep? Hmm?"
"I can't stay in bed any longer..."
"The children have all grown up, and Mom and Dad have gotten old. I...I miss you too..."
"Please wake up, please... I'm begging you..."
His voice trembled very slightly at the end, almost blending into the sunset.
He closed his eyes and gently placed a kiss, brimming with complex emotions, on the corner of her lips.
The instant his lips left…
The little finger of Guan Wenru's hand, which he held tightly in his palm, twitched extremely slightly!
The movement was so subtle, like the fluttering of a butterfly's wings, that it was almost an illusion.
But He Yanzhi's whole body suddenly stiffened, and all his movements, breathing, and even his heartbeat seemed to stop at that moment.
He suddenly opened his eyes, staring incredulously at their clasped hands, his pupils contracting sharply.
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