"stop!"
Upon hearing Chen Bing's voice from across the street, Shang Yunmiao, who had just finished shopping at the convenience store and was about to cross the street to return to her residential area, subconsciously stopped in her tracks.
Then, she saw a large dog crossing the road being hit by a speeding car and sent flying into the air, just a meter or two away.
The vehicle overturned, and the dog lay on the ground howling. Blood, vehicle debris, human howls mixed with dog barks, flickering streetlights, and the pitch-black night.
Shang Yunmiao, who had never seen such a terrifying scene before, was stunned for a moment. The bag containing snacks and glue slipped from her hand and fell to the ground. She also sat down on the ground, trembling.
Mom, Mom, it's so scary, help...
"Waaaaah... Hmm, waaaaah!"
At this moment, Shang Yunmiao was like a ship adrift in a storm, lonely and fearful.
After the accident, Chen Bing rushed over and hugged the frightened Shang Yunmiao. He covered the girl's eyes with one hand, supported the back of her head with the other, and pulled her head into his arms to comfort her.
"It's okay, it's okay, don't cry, sweetie."
Comforted by Chen Bing's embrace, Shang Yunmiao felt like a small boat seeking shelter in a harbor during a storm, feeling safe and reluctant to leave.
"Waaaaah...Brother!"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your brother is here." Chen Bing took out a tissue he always carried and gently wiped away the girl's tears.
"Hmm..." After crying in Chen Bing's arms for a while, Shang Yunmiao's mood gradually calmed down.
She was terrified; the accident had just happened right before her eyes. In the dim light, she could vaguely see blood everywhere and broken bodies.
If she had taken just a few more steps, perhaps it wouldn't have been just the dog lying on the ground. Tonight's experience will leave a deep shadow in her heart, but compared to the horrific car accident, the embrace and comfort of a little boy will perhaps touch her more deeply in the years to come.
However, she didn't realize this at the time. As the road ahead continued to extend downwards, and she reached adolescence, youth, and even adulthood, this haven would play an increasingly important role in her heart.
Chen Bing, on the other side, was also still shaken. When he couldn't find the child at Shang Yunmiao's house, he thought that the child might have gone to the convenience store.
The convenience store on the south side of the residential area is quite far, but it's safer because it's located inside the area. So Chen Bing chose to go to the convenience store on the north side, which would require crossing the road and be more dangerous.
As for the idea of "just not going and waiting at home," he did have it, but the vague unease that lingered in his mind made him decide to go and see.
As soon as I stepped out of the residential compound, I saw Shang Yunmiao skipping and hopping out of the convenience store.
After letting out a slight sigh of relief, just as she was about to wait for her to cross the road, she saw a car speeding towards her from the side. At the same time, Shang Yunmiao didn't check the road conditions before crossing and started jogging to get across.
Unable to rush over to protect her, Chen Bing could only yell at her to remind her.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
Hearing the commotion outside, nearby residents, shop owners, and customers all came out to watch.
The atmosphere reached its peak with the arrival of the police (110) and ambulances.
After confirming that Shang Yunmiao was alright, Chen Bing prepared to take her home.
He picked up the fallen plastic bag with one hand and took Shang Yunmiao's small hand with the other, preparing to pull her up from the ground.
"I... my legs are weak..." Shang Yunmiao wiped away her tears and said to Chen Bing with a wronged expression.
After listening to her, Chen Bing bent down, picked her up, and carried her across the road back home.
When Liu Yue and her husband, and Yun Xuan and her husband, returned home, the commotion at the entrance of the community had not completely subsided, and they all curiously gathered around to listen to what was going on.
They learned from others that someone had been speeding while drunk, flipped their car, and accidentally ran over a passing dog.
After listening, they sighed in their hearts for the innocent dog, and then returned home.
"Don't cross the road alone at night from now on. It's too dangerous. There was an accident at the entrance of our community today."
After being admonished by their parents, Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao both agreed, but neither of them told their parents what had just happened.
Why not tell your parents about this?
Hmm... it's kind of a little secret between them, right?
For children, many things happen on a whim without any reason. Indeed, when they are young, they have many secrets, quietly kept in the hearts of one or two people, unnoticed by anyone else.
Another little secret happened three days after this incident.
At the kindergarten.
In the past few days, Shang Yunmiao has become noticeably more clingy to Chen Bing. Except for when she goes to the toilet, she wants to be by his side almost every moment at kindergarten.
Chen Bing didn't seem particularly averse to these things. After that night, he had started to think about them a little more.
One possible reason why there is no trace of Shang Yunmiao in the memories of the previous life is that the child died before reaching adulthood due to some accident.
However, this is just speculation, and one that cannot be confirmed or disproven. The only thing Chen Bing can be certain of is that many things have indeed changed with her rebirth. Even a small butterfly flapping its wings can potentially cause a storm.
"Xiao Shang, can I borrow your glue stick?"
During a kindergarten craft class, when Chen Bing couldn't find his glue stick, he simply reached out to Shang Yunmiao and asked for it.
This situation is quite rare, because as an adult, Chen Bing almost never forgets to bring anything to school during her three years of kindergarten. Usually, Shang Yunmiao is the one borrowing this or that from Chen Bing.
Upon hearing Chen Bing make this request, Shang Yunmiao immediately grabbed the glue stick from her desk, gripped it tightly, and handed it to Chen Bing.
"Okay, okay, but... I have a request..." she stammered, her eyes constantly darting around.
I haven't seen this posture in a long time.
Chen Bing looked at her underling with suspicion. Why did she have to make demands when she needed his help? With a playful attitude, Chen Bing waited for Shang Yunmiao to reveal what her demands were.
The little girl's face was flushed, and her big eyes blinked sincerely. She then said, somewhat haltingly, "You, you...you marry me...if you marry me, I'll lend it to you..."
After saying that, she looked at Chen Bing with anxious eyes, as if waiting for his answer.
It wasn't that he didn't want to answer, but the situation was so surprising that Chen Bing didn't know what to say.
Should they succumb to Shang Yunmiao's tyranny, or fight her to the death?
Chen Bing chose the former.
"Then! How about a pinky promise? Once we make a pinky promise, we can't go back on our word." After getting the agreement, Shang Yunmiao's eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Bing expectantly.
After a moment's thought, the boy reached out and hooked his arm around the girl's.
"Pinky promise, hang yourself, for a hundred years, no take-backs."
"Pinky promise, hang yourself, for a hundred years, no take-backs."
...
That evening, after Shang Yunmiao returned home, she took out one of the two glue sticks from her schoolbag and put it into her small box.
She felt uneasy about stealing from someone for the first time in her life, but compared to this unease, the faint, lingering sensation on her fingertips made her even more...
Meanwhile, Chen Bing stared blankly at his little finger. He remained stunned for a long time before silently thinking to himself:
So, you weren't trying to steal the glue stick after all.
4. Find a lovely, gentle, sexy, kind, obedient, sensible, beautiful, well-behaved, capable, pure, and trustworthy wife. (?)
(Childhood Chapter - Conclusion)
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