Lu Xiuyuan grasped Su Miaomiao's hand with some difficulty, his gaze lingering on her face for a long time.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm old?" Su Miaomiao forced a smile.
"No, in my eyes, you will always be as radiant as when we first met." Lu Xiuyuan slowly shook his head.
"Do you remember the first time we met?"
"Of course, you were carrying a bamboo basket at that time. I originally wanted to ask you for help, but I didn't expect you to almost kick me to death."
Su Miaomiao laughed out loud when she heard this.
"I thought it was a wild animal from the mountains, or a villager who was trying to harm me."
“From that moment on, our fate was sealed.” Lu Xiuyuan said softly.
"That's not true, after all, I saved your life."
"Miaomiao, I promised you I would take care of you for the rest of my life, but I'm sorry... I have to break my promise. While I'm gone, you must live well and not be sad about my departure. I will be waiting for you on... the Bridge of Helplessness." Lu Xiuyuan's eyes were full of reluctance.
"Why are you waiting for me on the Bridge of Helplessness?" Su Miaomiao tried her best to make her voice sound less sad.
"Of course, I'm waiting for you to rekindle our past relationship."
"Would you like to marry into my family again in your next life?" Su Miaomiao asked with a smile.
"In my next life, I want to find you sooner and move into your house." Lu Xiuyuan nodded.
"No wonder you sent the children away. If they heard you say that, they would laugh at you."
"What do they have to laugh at me for? I'm the woman I love most in my life, they should be envious."
Looking at Lu Xiuyuan, whose hair was now gray, Su Miaomiao could still clearly picture him in his youth.
I never used to feel that time was passing quickly, because I always thought there was still a long way to go.
In the blink of an eye, they had already lived a lifetime.
"Lu Xiuyuan, in this life... have you been happy?" Su Miaomiao's voice trembled slightly.
Lu Xiuyuan nodded emphatically.
"I'm very happy, extremely happy."
Upon hearing this, a glistening tear appeared in Su Miaomiao's eyes.
"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. I've been very happy in my life."
"..."
"Miaomiao, in the next life... please remember to wait for me... we... will still be husband and wife..."
“I won’t join the army then. I want to spend more time with you…” Lu Xiuyuan’s voice became very soft as he spoke.
He saw eighteen-year-old Su Miaomiao with two thick black braids squatting in front of him.
Tell him, "It's a shame he's so good-looking, it's a pity he died."
A slight smile appeared on Lu Xiuyuan's lips as his heavy eyes slowly closed.
Su Miaomiao's tightly clenched hand fell to her side. Her body stiffened, but she did not burst into tears. Instead, she slowly tidied up his remains.
I took off my shoes and slowly lay down next to him.
She looked at the people beside her, her eyes full of smiles.
"You know I'm always soft-hearted towards you, and I definitely can't bear to let you wait for me on the Bridge of Helplessness for too long."
"I am so happy to have you by my side throughout my life."
Su Miaomiao slowly closed her eyes.
"..."
Su Qingyi and Su Huizhou, who had been waiting outside for a long time, heard no movement inside and vaguely sensed something was wrong. They opened the door and rushed in.
When she saw Su Miaomiao and Lu Xiuyuan lying side by side on the bed, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
The instruments beside her had stopped functioning, and Su Miaomiao's breathing had stopped.
Their hands remained clasped tightly until their deaths.
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