"Zhong Mingwei, I don't really want to talk about this, and I know you don't want to talk about it either. But not talking about it doesn't mean it didn't happen," Mei Ya sighed softly after a while. Then she reached out and stroked Zhong Mingwei's angular cheek, and said in a deep voice, "Zhong Mingwei. I have to ask you a question."
Zhong Mingwei nodded: "You ask."
"If in the future..." Mei Ya stared at Zhong Mingwei without blinking, not missing any fleeting expression on his face, "No matter what natural disaster or man-made disaster happens, are you still determined to push me away and take on everything yourself?"
Zhong Mingwei was stunned. He really didn't expect Mei Ya to ask such a question, although he had thought about it before. But now facing Mei Ya, he couldn't say a word. He just stared at Mei Ya blankly for a long while. He moved his eyes away. His Adam's apple slid slightly: "I..."
"Zhong Mingwei. I want to hear the truth," Mei Ya suddenly interrupted Zhong Mingwei. She held the man's face and looked into his eyes. She said seriously, "I am going to marry you. You have to let me know whether you are worthy of me and whether I will regret marrying you. So Zhong Mingwei, don't lie."
"Girl, ever since I met you, I have felt guilty. You have done so much for me. You prepare three meals a day for me and mend my clothes. You don't have much money in your purse, but you still squeeze out money to buy me twelve books. In such a cold day, you go to the foot of the mountain to fetch water early in the morning so that I can sleep well..." Zhong Mingwei paused here. He couldn't continue. People who have received imperial education since childhood know that only by being ruthless and desireless can they be successful. However, every time he faces this girl, his heart is so soft. After a pause, he continued, "Girl, if it weren't for you, I would never be able to stand up again in this life. Even if Mr. Gu's medical skills are good, I can't stand up again, and I will definitely not live to this day. Girl, you are my life-saving talisman."
Mei Ya didn't say a word, just listened to him quietly. Even though her heart was full of bitterness and sweetness, she held it back and just listened quietly.
"You are so important to me. With you, it's spring with flowers blooming and willows green. Without you, the world is just a wasteland. Girl, after meeting you, I realized that I was a loser. I had to rely on you for everything and wanted to stick to you all the time. Girl, you really did so much for me, and I'm really... really useless and can't repay you. So whenever I encounter twists and turns, the first thing I think about is how to not drag you down." At this point, Zhong Mingwei paused, and then continued, "So at that time, this is what I thought and did."
"I don't care what you thought in the past. I only ask you now, do you still think the same way?" Mei Ya looked at him and asked softly.
"No," Zhong Mingwei shook his head, and said with self-mockery and helplessness, "Girl, I have always been a selfish person. I thought I would change this after meeting you, but I gradually found that I became even more selfish. I knew that I was sixteen years older than you, but I still wanted to grow old with you. I knew that my bad legs would definitely drag you down for the rest of your life, but I still looked forward to marrying you and being your upright husband. Later... I knew that I was infertile, but I still didn't want to let you go. Girl, how could there be someone as selfish as me?"
"Zhong Mingwei, I just like your selfishness," Mei Ya said softly, leaning over and kissing Zhong Mingwei on the lips, "If you weren't selfish, I wouldn't want to marry you."
"How come there is another girl as stupid and nice as you?" Zhong Mingwei's nose suddenly felt sore and he stretched out his hands to hold Mei Ya in his arms.
"I'm not stupid at all, Zhong Mingwei, I know what I want, I've always known it," Mei Ya leaned in the man's arms, squinting at the fiery red pomegranate tree outside the window, and said softly, "I want you, I want your whole heart, I want you to be by my side every moment, Zhong Mingwei, I don't have much knowledge, and my memory is not good. You clearly said a word to me before, but I just can't remember it. Anyway, I just want us to sleep in the same bed every day when we are alive, and lie in the same coffin after we die, so that our life in this world will not be in vain."
"We will sleep together in life and study together in death," Zhong Mingwei lowered his head to kiss Meiya's hair and said softly, "Girl, I promise you."
"Then I am willing to marry you," Meiya raised her head and grinned at Zhong Mingwei, "Not only in this life, but also in the next life and the life after that."
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