She had thought that seeing the fear in the eyes of that person she once knew would make her feel good, but in fact, she felt very calm.
Calm and without any ripples—
In a shallow lake, a little wind will create ripples, but after witnessing the waves of the ocean, how can those ripples still be taken seriously?
They are no longer worth her attention.
The Xiao family values rules and regulations, and banquets also have formal procedures. Xiao Lingchen knew that Bai Shu didn't like this kind of atmosphere, so after solemnly introducing her identity, he accompanied her to the side for a casual chat.
Bai Shu's close classmates had invited her to go on a graduation trip together after the college entrance examination, and Bai Shu was somewhat tempted. She was discussing it with Xiao Lingchen.
"Traveling is great! Go out and have fun! When are you planning to go? Where are you going? How many people are with you?"
"It's not decided yet. They like going abroad, but there are many places in China that they haven't been to yet. Some of them said they wanted to go to the Northwest to see the 'lone smoke rising straight in the desert,' while others wanted to stay in the Jiangnan water towns where they could 'sleep on painted boats listening to the rain' for half a month."
Bai Shu and her friends are all liberal arts students, and the poetic and romantic qualities unique to liberal arts students are always fully displayed when choosing travel destinations.
Xiao Lingchen smiled slightly and took her hand: "And what about you?"
“I don’t know either,” Bai Shu said. “There are many places I want to go.”
"Then let's all go. You go and have fun with your classmates first. I'll arrange my work and save up a long vacation so I can have a great time with you."
“I actually want to go for a walk by the sea. Last time I was reading an article, it mentioned ‘Yanggu’ in mythology, where the sun rises. I don’t know why, but I really want to go and see it. It’s like something has been waiting for me there all along…”
Yanggu.
The sun rises in the east.
Xiao Lingchen's heart skipped a beat.
"Yanggu is located in the East China Sea, but this place comes from myths and legends. Over the years, it has changed. The valley has become the sea. Reality is different from legends. If you go there, it will not be the same as it used to be."
The man's tone wasn't exactly one of opposition, but it carried a hint of sadness and a touch of vulnerable vulnerability: "That place is accustomed to life and death; it's always an ominous place."
Bai Shu pursed her lips slightly and shook her head: "I still want to go and see. Even if it's in the past, being able to look back is also facing reality, isn't it?"
She raised her head, looking silently into the man's eyes, brooking no evasion. Her gaze was calm yet sharp as a knife, instantly piercing through his facade.
“Ling Chen, many times you don’t realize it yourself, but what you’re showing is nothing but an avoidance of what you don’t want to accept. But can avoidance really make the problem disappear? How can a wound truly heal if you don’t cut open the rotten flesh and remove the pus and blood?”
—She figured it out.
In that instant, his heart was gripped tightly by a pair of fearful hands, and all his previous composure crumbled into shattered remains.
He felt his throat tighten, almost suffocating. He saw his panicked expression and lingering self-reproach reflected in the calmness in her eyes.
She was right.
He never let go.
She died because of him. If it weren't for protecting him, she could have left much earlier and lived a peaceful life in an unknown place. If she hadn't been caught up in the war, she could have escaped that mess and lived a healthy life.
But she shattered right before his eyes, leaving him within reach. After waiting for millions of years in the underworld, all he managed to grab were fragmented pieces. When he finally found her in the small world, he was told that she was destined not to live past her twenties.
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