Chapter 1385 Xia Lu, Xia Lu!
Concubine Qin was puzzled, "Mom?"
Xia Lu reached out and touched it. The inside of this coffin was different from the others. There was only a box, no identification, no bones, just a sealed box covered with a five-pointed star - no name, no surname, and no identification.
But when Xia Lu put her hand on it, she turned around and looked at her two children, and said, "Xiao Yan, Fei Fei..."
Qin Hongfei looked at the box in confusion: "Mom?"
Qin Yan also looked at the coffin in front of him and said, "Mom, this is Dad."
Xia Lu's eyes fell on the corpse, but she shook her head.
When Qin Yan was thinking that maybe his mother didn't like the corpse because it was too ugly, Xia Lu said, "Your father won't come to see me like this."
What's the meaning?
The three siblings were puzzled.
...
...
Something seemed to echo in Xia Lu's ears, long-lasting and nostalgic, and the sadness of nostalgia surged up uncontrollably.
"Your father cares a lot about his image. No matter what he does, he always makes sure it's clean."
"Especially in front of me..."
One day, Xia Lu found out and asked him why he was so concerned about his image all the time.
Qin Jiangke came over with a chuckle and said, "This is my little trick."
I want to always keep my best side for you to see, so that you will always have my best side in your heart and will not look at other people. Xia Lu, you are a treasure and I am a treasure hunter. I have to protect you so that others won't find you and take you away.
So corny.
Hypocritical, yet serious——
In Qin Jiangke's eyes, Xia Lu is infinitely good.
Just as in Xia Lu's eyes, this man was the best, silly and good.
She couldn't control her tears, they dripped down. Xia Lu leaned over and put her face on the box, her tears soaking it.
"Everyone will grow old. By then, you will be an old man. How can you maintain your image?"
"Yeah, I'll be old and wrinkled when I get old, and I'll be even uglier when I die-"
"I can be cremated then, so you won't see me at my ugliest. You can just remember me at my most handsome."
"Xia Lu, Xia Lu!"
“…………”
Xia Lu closed her eyes and held the box, tears flowing out uncontrollably, drop by drop, difficult to control.
Concubine Qin was a little at a loss, not knowing why she suddenly became like this. She stroked her back again and again, "Mom..." and turned to look at her sister.
Qin Hongfei didn't know why Ms. Xia was so sure all of a sudden, until Feng Ming walked to the coffin with the box and fumbled out an envelope from it. Because he didn't pay attention to the seal when he took it out, something fell out. He picked it up and looked at it, his eyes changed slightly, "Junior sister."
Give the contents of the envelope to Qin Hongfei.
An ID card with a blurry but still clearly visible portrait, half a yellowed letter of introduction, and a photo.
The young man in the photo was smiling at her, as if telling her, Fei, I am your father.
Qin Hongfei's throat seemed to be choked by something: "Dad."
Qin Yan turned to look at her and the envelope, and suddenly he knew what was in the box: "Is Dad in the box?"
Qin Hongfei took a deep breath and put down the envelope and photos: "It's likely that nothing unexpected will happen, right?"
As a child, I mistook my father for mine.
But Ms. Xia recognized her husband at once.
The raindrops in the sky seemed to suddenly grow bigger - from small to bean-sized, and the air was filled with a chill that made people's bodies stiff, and also froze some people's suppressed emotions, just like Xia Lu!
She pressed her forehead against the box and silently cried tears one by one.
Crying, crying silently, crying numbly, as if I didn’t even know why I was crying.
Qin Fei felt so upset that her heart was gripped. She reached out and hugged her, "Mom, if you feel upset, just cry out loud. We are here."
Xia Lu was hugged by her daughter. She subconsciously reached out and hugged her back. Her eyelids trembled slightly. "I won't cry. It's a happy thing to find your father. Why should I cry?"
Yes, why are you crying?
But why...
She can't stop crying, Jiang Ke.
Jiangke.
Jiang Ke!
She called out again and again, hoping that the person would respond to her with a bright smile just like he did that time: I'm here!
Xia Lu cried silently, but seemed to have no emotions.
This made Concubine Qin feel even more uncomfortable, and she looked back helplessly.
Meng Yu said, "She has been suppressing it for too long."
Yeah, it's been suppressed for too long.
Ten years, how can it be short?
Qin Hongfei handed the thing in her hand to Meng Yu, then walked forward and looked at the box.
When a person dies, the light is off and he has already been cremated. There is no emotion to speak of.
But if people really have souls, then are you, Dad, watching us now? If so, can you give Mom a response? Give this strong woman who has been waiting for your news for more than ten years and has been silently raising us a response.
"Mom." Qin Hongfei put her hand on Xia Lu's head, squatted on one knee on the ground and said gently, "It's okay."
"It's fine…"
"Let's take Dad home and bury him."
"I'm sorry, it's very selfish, but can you stay with us for a while longer? Stay with me, my brother, and my sister for decades."
"In a few decades, when you are old, you can go find your father. Your father loves you so much, he will definitely wait for you, and then you can be reunited."
Xia Lu looked up at her little daughter and couldn't help but speak her mind, "Decades, too long."
Qin Hongfei thought about it seriously and said, "It's a bit long."
Xia Lu nodded and said, yes, it’s been too long.
She…was afraid that she couldn’t hold on that long.
But she had to hold on!
Because she promised Jiang Ke that she would accompany the children as they grew up, and he had failed in his duty, so she had to take over his part.
Qin Hongfei said, "Mom, you always said that Dad cares about his image. He was so ugly when he was injured in the explosion before he died. If you go to see him now, he will definitely feel inferior. In a few decades, Mom will be old and as ugly as Dad, and Dad won't care about it anymore. So let's wait a little longer, okay?"
Qin Yan lowered his eyelids, his heartstrings trembling.
Everyone could tell that Qin Hongfei's words were like coaxing a child - but they could also see that Xia Lu had lost the desire to live.
The motivation that had been holding her back was gone, so they could only weave a bigger dream for her, and they could not destroy this dream, even if this dream was very fragile.
"Mom." Qin Hongfei called her.
"Xia Lu, Xia Lu." There seemed to be a voice ringing in my ears.
Xia Lu's sadness surged into her heart, unable to be suppressed. Tears flowed out madly, from silent to audible - finally, she sobbed uncontrollably. That sadness seemed to spread endlessly, infecting everyone with grief in their hearts.
Jiang Yier couldn't help but cover her mouth.
Even when the rain was getting heavier, no one cared.
(End of this chapter)
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