Hua Jinyue stopped crying and poked her head out from Ning Xiwan's arms, her big eyes filled with confusion and a strange calmness.
The terrifying dark aura from that man seemed to...disappear when the old woman hugged him?
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed Qinglan Bridge a warm golden red. Sun Guixiang tightly grasped Ye Qingliu's slightly cold hand and led him down the steps step by step.
Her back was still hunched and her steps were even a little unsteady, but she carried an unprecedented, almost joyful determination.
Ye Qingliu followed her obediently, and his dark blue school uniform seemed less cold in the setting sun.
He lowered his head slightly, his hair covering his eyebrows and eyes. Only his perfectly defined jawline and tightly pursed lips stood out clearly in the light and shadow. Occasionally, traces of lingering tears would gleam on his cold, pale skin.
He didn't look back at the four people standing on the bridge. The world had forgotten Ye Qingliu, its rules obliterating any trace of his existence.
But there is always a ray of light that can penetrate the heavy curtain of oblivion, and in the vast crowd, it will run towards her little friend regardless of everything, and tell him with a hug of all its strength that carries the fragrance of mung beans.
Someone will always remember.
The evening breeze blew by, bringing with it the cool scent of the river and the rustling of willow leaves.
Sun Guixiang's chattering voice, with a thick accent and the joy of regaining what had been lost, drifted away gently in the gradually spreading twilight.
"Walk slowly... your legs haven't fully recovered yet... I'll support you..."
"Is it good to put some lilies in mung bean soup? It can clear away heat..."
"What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you..."
Ye Qingliu listened silently, deep in his gray-blue eyes, he could see the icy lake that had been frozen for billions of years.
In the warm glow of the setting sun and the warmth of the old man's rough palm, a tiny crack quietly appeared.
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