"Ha," Ying Yan suddenly sneered, "What do you take me for? Are you sure you've completely cut ties with me?"
"Without me, how would you survive the apocalypse? Without me, would you be standing here unharmed? You cannot escape the karma that is yours to bear."
Ke Meiyu was somewhat dazed.
She is a woman of the new century and has studied Marxist philosophy in college, but she still firmly believes that human destiny is predetermined.
If that's the case, her life has become twisted like a pretzel, with no beginning or end in sight.
“If you don’t want to save him, then don’t,” she said, forcing herself to speak. “Anyway, we can’t really say who’s getting the better deal.”
Ying Yan stared at her coldly, "Is it worth it? What does he have that I don't?"
“He,” Ke Meiyu looked at Ying Yan, whose features, which she had known so well, were now slightly blurred.
How can a ten-year relationship be broken off so easily?
What's more, their relationship had been tested by life and death time and time again during the apocalypse. But reality didn't allow her a choice, and one moment of folly ultimately caused them to miss each other forever.
“He’s more suitable for me,” she said, trying to recall Qin Yuanjiu’s good points.
He's good-looking, capable, and incredibly kind to her; he even dared to risk his life to save her mother.
Since she was going to stay in the 1970s, she had to give up her feelings for Ying Yan and live a down-to-earth life instead of wavering back and forth, which would be unfair to everyone.
"Ha, what do you mean by suitable, and what do you mean by unsuitable? Isn't it all up to you to decide?" Ying Yan pinched her chin, suppressing his heartache, and sneered indifferently: "You're the one who came, and you're the one who left. Do you think I'm a philanthropist, playing along with your games time and time again?"
"Ke Meiyu, is it? You don't want me to appear, but give me a reason for your decision, and the cause and effect. Otherwise, I'll appear in your dreams every night!"
"You want to let me go? Then be honest with me!"
He couldn't bear to miss a single expression on her face.
But Ke Meiyu clenched her fists, lowered her eyelids, and said softly, "The reason is simple: whoever is by my side, I will entrust the rest of my life to. I am not some chaste and virtuous woman, just a very realistic little woman."
"I want to live a simple life, happy and joyful every day, without needing to become someone else's ideal or be a substitute!"
You are never a substitute. Ying Yan looked at the scenery outside the airship. This was the sea of clouds that he had spent a year finding.
Below is a turquoise lake, surrounded by uniquely shaped peaks.
But she didn't even glance at it...
He won't need to bother celebrating his birthday anymore, and no one will be there to celebrate with him.
"Forget it, no matter what the reasons are, since you've decided to leave, I can't stop you." Ying Yan sneered. "By the way, I was going to tell you that I'm a freshman at the Kyoto Military Academy now, but that's not important anymore."
Ke Meiyu felt a pang of pain in her heart and could only manage a dry "Congratulations."
The dream lasted only a short time. As they remained silent, their figures blurred and gradually disappeared.
Ke Meiyu sat up abruptly, looking at the man on the bed with a normal body temperature. Her face showed some grievance and helplessness. "Ninth Brother, please get well soon. I... I only have you left from now on."
The rain came and went quickly, and the water level, which was originally more than a meter high, also changed direction because of the canals.
The forest was damp and cold, but everyone had brought blankets and made do for one night. The next day was a bright and sunny day. There was no more standing water on the ground, only mud, sand, stones, branches, clothes, shoes, etc. left by the washing. There were even fish, shrimp, and crabs that hadn't caught up with the main group!
People went down the mountain and headed straight for the fields. They saw that the crops were lying on the ground, but the roots, stems and leaves were not withered or yellow. So they replanted them. Then they ran to the various hillsides where poultry and livestock were raised.
Fortunately, their first requirement when building the houses was that they be sturdy and windproof and rainproof. Apart from being a little frightened, the poultry and livestock were not injured or killed.
The villagers breathed a sigh of relief and began to rebuild their houses with smiles on their faces.
"Now that the weather is getting warmer, let's clean up our own sleeping quarters and build a brick house!"
"Yes, that's called out with the old, in with the new..."
When Ke's mother brought food to the young couple, she glanced at her son-in-law, who was still lying motionless on the bed, and asked worriedly, "He's still not awake? How about we wait until the ground is drier around noon, have your dad hitch up the car, and we'll take Xiao Qin to the hospital?"
Ke Meiyu said with a smile, "He's fine now. He's just weak and is temporarily asleep. He'll probably wake up this afternoon or tomorrow morning."
“Okay, if Xiao Qin doesn’t wake up by tomorrow morning, take him to the hospital. This is no small matter and cannot be delayed,” Madam Ke emphasized.
Ke Meiyu agreed.
However, Qin Yuanjiu did not wake up the next day, and the Ke family hurriedly took him to the town hospital.
The doctors examined the patients for a long time but couldn't find the cause.
They had no choice but to send him to the provincial hospital again. After a series of examinations, it was found that Qin Yuanjiu had no problems except that most of the bruising on the back of his head had disappeared.
Ke Meiyu had secretly tried many methods, but luck had not come her way.
“When I was working with my mentor in Kyoto, I saw quite a few patients with brain injuries,” the attending physician said carefully. “The brain is the most delicate of all our organs. We don’t yet have a language to translate or explain what the various nerve cells inside control.”
"Some patients suffer from aphasia, incoordination of limbs, nerve blindness, or intellectual impairment, all of which are caused by head injuries."
“I’ve seen many cases like Comrade Qin’s. Some people wake up after three to five days, while others sleep for three to five years, or even a lifetime. Your family needs to be prepared. Moreover, even if he wakes up from such a deep sleep, there might be unexpected situations…”
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