Qin Fang wanted to ask something else, but felt it was too hasty. He turned his head and his eyes accidentally caught sight of the jade pendant exposed on the girl's neck. He reached out to take it off and examine it, but Su Ying stood up before him.
The jade pendant looks familiar, like the one he gave her years ago. But then I think about it and it seems impossible. How could the jade pendant he gave her years ago be on a little girl who has nothing to do with him?
He was obsessed. More than twenty years had passed since the jade pendant was given to him, and he could no longer remember the person's voice, appearance, or smile.
It wasn't until I saw him today that I realized his figure did bear a slight resemblance to the little girl.
I'm going crazy! I've been looking for her for almost twenty years and haven't found a single clue. Maybe she's no longer in Shanghai.
But he was unwilling to give up his hope of finding her. A voice in his heart told him not to give up, and so he searched for more than 20 years.
It's been almost twenty years since then, and whenever I have time during my vacation, I go to Shanghai to look for her like a madman.
In the vast sea of people, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack; ultimately, we are destined to meet but not to be together.
Upon closer inspection, the girl's eyebrows and eyes do bear some resemblance...
He shook his head. He must be overthinking it. It's impossible. He must be imagining things.
If there's anything you don't understand, just ask directly. Hiding things isn't his style.
"Little girl, where are you from? Where are you going?"
Having experienced her previous life, Su Ying is no longer as naive as she used to be. She used to answer people's questions truthfully, but now she can hide her thoughts and is very meticulous.
The older man immediately started asking probing questions. If you weren't sure what his purpose was, you could just make up some nonsense. Who would care how much of what she said was true or false?
When Qin Fang asked the question, the girl sitting opposite him was clearly taken aback. She knew that her question was abrupt, but he just couldn't help wanting to know everything about this little girl.
"I was just asking casually. It's okay if you don't answer. I just felt it was quite a coincidence that we were assigned to the same compartment. After arriving at Guangzhou Railway Station, we went our separate ways. We were just chatting casually. I didn't deliberately pry into your privacy."
"We just wanted to chat; the journey was long, so we had to kill some time."
Su Ying thought the uncle made a lot of sense. The journey was long, and chatting would help pass the time. Maybe she was just being petty and overthinking things. The uncle looked upright and didn't seem like a bad person at all.
It's just a chat, no big deal. We're all going to different places, so there won't be any entanglements. The uncle's destination is Beijing, and hers is Dongshi. We're going our separate ways after tomorrow.
Continuing with the question the uncle had just asked, Su Ying honestly answered, "I'm a native of Shanghai, I grew up in Shanghai, a true Shanghainese. My family consists of a scumbag father, a stepmother, and a half-sister. We don't get along well, the kind of family that never speaks to each other again. Uncle, you can ask me anything else you want to know."
Su Ying felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to Qin Fang. Judging from his overall demeanor, he was clearly not an ordinary soldier and must have a significant background.
Making friends is also an option.
As Qin Fang listened to Su Ying's words, his hope was extinguished. He was absolutely certain that she had no connection whatsoever with the person he was looking for, and that he had been hoping for the wrong thing.
How could it be such a coincidence that she just happened to run into someone whose eyes and eyebrows looked somewhat similar to hers and that they were connected?
Qin Fang sighed, losing the urge to ask any more questions. He had originally wanted to have a good discussion with this little girl and try to extract some useful information, but now it was no longer necessary.
It couldn't be her.
Absolutely impossible.
"Oh, that's good. Shanghai's economy is doing well, so I imagine you've had a good life growing up."
ah?
What the heck?
The question was so abrupt that Su Ying wondered if she had misheard it, and if the uncle had something wrong with his brain.
Who was it that suggested we have a good chat, since it's a long journey and it would help pass the time?
Is this how you chat?
He's the ultimate chat killer.
She was already at a loss for words and had lost the urge to continue the conversation.
This is terrible!
How embarrassing.
"Well, I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a nap."
Qin Fang stared blankly at something, then responded to Su Ying.
"Okay. Go to sleep if you're sleepy. I'll wake you up when we reach the final stop, so don't worry about oversleeping."
Su Ying's lips twitched, her face full of disbelief. Now she was actually worried that Su Ying would miss her stop. Thank you so much for thinking of me like this.
Speechless, she simply lay down on the lower bunk and closed her eyes to rest.
Although Su Ying's eyes were closed, she wasn't sleepy. The scene that appeared before her eyes was the uncle's originally bright eyes suddenly becoming dull and lifeless.
What exactly happened in between? How could a few short words have such a devastating impact?
That's really strange.
Even magic tricks can't keep up with the speed of those eyes that old man has.
Forget it, it's none of her business anyway, so let's mind our own business.
I need to make some plans about where to go for a stroll after arriving at the final stop in Hiroshi tomorrow, and add a little something to the space.
Trying hard to recall what happened in Guangshi during this time period in my previous life, to see if there was anything I could miss.
The cheat code of rebirth is just that useful.
My mind drifted back to the major events that occurred in Hiroshima in the spring of 1967…
Although her mind was working, Su Ying had already fallen asleep.
The chess game lasted quite a while, and when I woke up it was already dark. Although there were lights in the compartment, it was clear at a glance that it was already dark. The train was still rolling at a steady speed, and it was pitch black outside.
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