He always follows her every step.
During the conversation, Xian Qing finally understood what kind of life they were living now.
Bai Jingxing and Qiao Ya got married the following year. Instead of holding a wedding, they chose to travel and get married. Later, they also left Lin City and came to the north. Little Bai Qiao was born not long after they came to the north.
Chen Xi and Lu Heng also held their wedding last year, but both were still in the rising stage of their careers and had no plans to have children. After Lu Heng handed over the company to a reliable younger generation of the Lu family, Asan resolutely resigned and continued to follow Lu Heng.
At this moment, Lu Heng suddenly asked.
"Xian Qing, what have you been doing these years?"
Xian Qing took the fruit that Bai Jingxing had cut and took a bite before returning.
"travel."
Lu Heng looked surprised and didn't ask any more questions.
Bai Jingxing said, "Why didn't your sister Qiao and I run into you?"
Xian Qing said: "I am traveling without a destination."
Bai Jingxing understood, nodded, and continued cutting the fruit.
When Chen Xi and Qiao Ya heard Xian Qing say this, they wondered why they couldn't meet him. They were going somewhere with a purpose, but he was not.
"There's an authentic northern Chinese restaurant nearby. I'll treat you tonight."
Lu Heng was familiar with this and took the initiative to act as the host.
Bai Jingxing refused and said, "Let me do it." He took out his cell phone, found the restaurant and prepared to make a call.
Xian Qing lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, "I'm going back to Lin City tonight."
Bai Jingxing paused holding the phone, then put it down and glanced at Lu Heng.
Chen Xi and Qiao Ya looked at each other, and Chen Xi spoke.
"Xian Qing, it's been so long since we met, let's just have a meal together."
Xian Qing looked at the pleading eyes of several people and felt a little shaken. At this moment, his temples suddenly felt a sharp pain and he unconsciously raised his hand to support his forehead.
Qiao Ya noticed that something was wrong with Xian Qing and asked softly, "Xian Qing? Are you okay?"
Xian Qing shook his head. After a while, he raised his head and looked at the three people, and still refused in a righteous and stern manner.
"I have to go back to Lin City first."
Shen Xi was a little disappointed, but still said with a smile: "Okay."
Qiao Ya also continued, "Jingxing and I will take you there later."
Xian Qing was about to refuse when he heard Qiao Ya continue, "Xian Qing, don't refuse, okay?"
Xian Qing was stunned for a moment, but finally nodded.
The huge lounge was silent for a while before Lu Heng started the conversation.
They recalled their first meeting, their first misunderstanding, their first birthday, their first New Year's Eve celebration together, their first time watching the sunrise, and their first time taking a photo.
They tacitly agreed not to mention that incident or that name.
It’s not that we can’t mention it, but that we dare not mention it.
When she said this, Shen Xi suddenly stood up and walked out of the lounge. When she came back, everyone found that she was holding a book in her hand.
Shen Xi placed the book in front of the three people and opened it.
It turned out to be a memoir, which contained all their group photos. However, the further back the book turned, the more empty two seats appeared in the group photos. Then, the two seats were still empty, but there was a small figure, Bai Qiao.
This is a very meaningful book. Before going to the airport, Chen Xi gave the book to Xian Qing.
Chen Xi and Lu Heng sent them to the gate of the villa.
Shen Xi held Lu Heng's hand and leaned her head on Lu Heng's arm, following the car with her eyes until it completely disappeared.
Another breeze blew from behind them, perhaps it was a headwind, and Shen Xi's hair got into her eyes.
Lu Heng asked, "Why did you take out that book?"
Chen Xi didn't answer, but turned to look at Lu Heng and answered irrelevantly: "Lu Heng, I have a feeling that this is the first time we have met in five years." She paused and said, "It will also be the last time."
Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw that her hair, which was a little messy due to the wind, kept stinging her eyes, making them red. She had a smile on her face, but her voice was choked with sobs.
He grabbed Chen Xi and held her in his arms.
At this moment, Lu Heng felt the person in his arms trembling slightly.
The breeze blew again, and this time he couldn't bear it and his eyes turned red.
It was unknown how long it took before Lu Heng answered Shen Xi's question.
"I know, but for her, he is willing."
Not long after, Bai Jingxing and Qiao Ya sent Xian Qing to the airport, and Xian Qing's suitcase was pushed by the two of them in front.
Xian Qing hadn't bought his plane ticket yet, so the two of them went to buy it for him and asked him to wait in the terminal hall first.
Xian Qing glanced at the suitcase beside his legs, then looked at the back of Bai Jingxing holding Qiao Ya's hand, talking and laughing.
He sat on the chair, half leaning against the back, his hand unconsciously stroking the book given by Shen Xi under the sunflower specimen. The texture of the book was very old, and he didn't know when Shen Xi started preparing it.
As if thinking of something, Xian Qing's almond-shaped eyes suddenly curved, full of tenderness, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she spoke softly to the sunflower specimen.
"I wonder if the rainy season in Linshi will have the same short sunny days as before."
"Wait for me, okay?"
In the airplane hall, people come and go, some go against the flow, some go with the flow, and of course there is the most special kind - following.
Ten minutes later, Bai Jingxing and Qiao Ya came back and sat next to Xian Qing, then handed the plane tickets to Xian Qing.
"This is the next flight, and it leaves in two hours."
Xian Qing took it and said, "Thank you."
Bai Jingxing waved his hand, "No need."
Qiao Ya couldn't figure out one thing, so she asked, "Xian Qing, why did you want to dye your hair?"
Bai Jingxing also looked at Xian Qing, seeming to want to know too.
Xian Qing seemed to have anticipated the question. He lowered his head slightly and smiled before saying, "Because she has the same hair color."
This answer surprised both Bai Jingxing and Qiao Ya.
It was obvious to both of them who she was.
Seeing the two people stunned, Xian Qing expected this.
In fact, this is not the first time someone has asked him why he dyed his hair this dark blue. His answer is always: "Because my wife has the same hair color."
I thought Xian Qing was avoiding digesting the five years he was out of contact, but I didn't expect that he was facing it alone.
At this time, Bai Jingxing's phone rang. He opened it and found that it was Lu Heng calling.
“Brother Jingxing, Bai Qiao didn’t see you and Sister Qiao, and now she’s crying.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a child's voice mixed with crying came from the other end of the phone.
"Dad, Mom, where have you been?"
After all, the child is still young, and it is not good for him to be away from his parents for too long. Although Bai Qiao is already very familiar with Lu Heng's place, children always have an indescribable feeling when they can't see their parents.
Bai Jingxing quickly said a few words of comfort: "Son, Dad and Mom will be back soon." Then he glanced at Qiao Ya, who was a little worried, and said, "Dad will bring you a gift later, okay?"
The child on the other end of the phone sobbed intermittently and came back okay.
After hanging up the phone, Bai Jingxing was about to say something when Xian Qing interrupted him.
"I haven't seen my parents for a long time, and I miss them too."
"You guys go back."
Without this phone call, Bai Jingxing and Qiao Ya would have stayed with Xian Qing until the plane took off.
When the two heard Xian Qing say this, they also picked up their things and walked out, looking back every two steps.
After Xian Qing watched the two people's backs disappear completely, his lips immediately tightened into a straight line. He held his forehead with his hand again, and murmured with a somewhat distracted look in his eyes.
"Were you in the same pain then?"
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In the other car, Qiao Ya picked up the phone and called again. After saying a few words to Bai Qiao, she hung up.
After passing an intersection, the light was red again. Bai Jingxing stopped the car and waited. He glanced at Qiao Ya who had been looking out the window after hanging up the phone.
He couldn't help but wonder, how long had they been here? How long had it been since they left the nearby city? This place no longer felt like a stranger when they first arrived; now it felt like a refuge.
At this time, Qiao Ya suddenly spoke.
"Brother Jingxing."
Bai Jingxing was a little stunned. Qiao Ya hadn't called him brother for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Ya turned her head back, her eyes seemed to be blown by the breeze passing by the window, and her eyes looked a little red, she said.
"Brother Jingxing, are they happy?"
At this time, the green light came on and the horn behind them sounded, urging them to go, or perhaps urging them to get an answer.
After starting the car for a while, Bai Jingxing said with a slight smile: "Baby, they have always been happy."
The last dying sunflower is no longer alone, because he will always follow her every step.
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