Chapter 333 Extra: Farewell and Reunion 1
A week later, the rainy season in the port city finally came to an end.
Tu Yao chose the clearest day to replant the herbs.
They planted them at the foot of the original mountain, and all the original growers were rehired.
Then, they chose an auspicious day and officially transferred their household registration out of the Cheng family.
Something that had been delayed for four years was finally completed today.
Tu Chaoxi looked solemn and checked the brand-new ID card repeatedly before carefully putting it away and handing it to Madam Jiang.
Two more days passed, and Tu Yao had Xu Chi take her around the port city.
She visited the port city twice, each time in a rush, never stopping to properly appreciate its appearance.
Late at night, Xu Chi escorted the person downstairs.
Is there anything else you want to do?
Tu Yao thought for a moment and shook her head: "No, Xiao Chi."
After a two-second pause, she said, "I'm going back."
Before he could ask, Tu Yao said seriously, "Xiao Chi, I only left fifty rice cakes for Da Pang."
If Da Pang eats one piece a day, she already owes thirty pieces of rice cake.
Da Pang didn't urge her, but these days when he calls, his voice always sounds listless.
And during this time, her grandmother, brother, Xiaochi... everyone has been with her, that's enough.
After the official start of summer, hot winds blow in your face.
Tu Yao had been out all day, and a few strands of her hair were soaked with sweat and stuck to her forehead.
Xu Chi took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her dry before speaking slowly.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
"I'll go back with you."
Tu Yao blinked and suddenly asked, "Xiao Chi, are you hot?"
Xu Chi stopped moving and raised an eyebrow.
Tu Yao grinned and said, "If you're not hot, I'd like to hug you."
"If it's hot..."
Tu Yao spoke first: "Then I still want to hug you!"
Xu Chi smiled, looked away, took a step back, and spread his arms.
Tu Yao pounced on him and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist.
Compared to when she first arrived in the port city, you can clearly feel that her figure is no longer so thin.
He hugged her arm back, and the pulse he felt became healthy and strong.
"...Koike, will you go wherever I go from now on?"
"Yes." A gentle voice sounded close to my ear.
"From now on, wherever Tu Xiaomao goes, I will go too."
Tu Yao fell silent.
After a while, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "...Can I kiss you?"
Xu Chi didn't quite hear him: "What?"
Tu Yao looked up and said, "Can I kiss you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft cough came from behind him.
Tu Yao quickly turned her head, her ears instantly turning red.
It's Nanke.
"...Second Brother".
Nan Ke was leaning against the doorway, silently watching her.
Her lips were curved in the usual way, and she still looked gentle and unreadable.
"come over."
Tu Yao sighed softly, "Oh."
As she spoke, she reluctantly and slowly released her hands that were still wrapped around Xu Chi's waist.
But the moment she let go, her eyes darted around, and she immediately grabbed his arm again.
Caught off guard, Xu Chi was once again embraced.
Immediately afterwards, a warm touch pressed against my chin.
Nan Ke: ...
Two seconds later, Tu Yao retreated triumphantly, glanced at the somewhat surprised young man, and lightly patted his shoulder.
Honey, it's very simple. Practice makes perfect.
My second brother isn't the eldest brother, so he won't get so angry that he'll chase after us and beat us up.
Don't panic.
After comforting her, Tu Yao planned to leave.
Xu Chi chuckled.
The next second, he grabbed her wrist, leaned down, and pressed his lips precisely to hers.
Nan Ke: …………
Nan Ke rubbed his temples and turned around.
Before leaving, I placed a booklet I had brought with me on the stone table opposite me.
...
Tu Yao isn't someone who's particularly sensitive to heat; she walked around all day today and only broke a sweat.
But the wind in summer is a bit dry, and the more it blows, the hotter it gets. Tu Yao could feel that she was being steamed or evaporated.
Her hands were passively wrapped around her waist again.
"...Tu Xiaomao, close your eyes."
A smiling reminder sounded on his lips.
Tu Yao was startled, only then realizing that her eyes had been fixed on the face so close to hers the entire time.
Even if all you can see is the upturned corner of his eyes and the smile that overflows from them.
Tu Yao couldn't help but argue in a low voice: "...I want to open my eyes."
Xu Chi smiled and pulled the person closer again, covering him up once more.
"Then open your eyes."
...
The streetlights are on exceptionally late tonight, Tu Yao thought.
Fortunately, the stars were exceptionally bright tonight, and Tu Yao closed her eyes.
...
When the streetlights came on and the stars dimmed, Tu Yao remained motionless, her chin resting on a warm shoulder.
My eyes darted around, and Nan Ke was gone.
Turning back, I saw an exercise book on the stone bench.
Tu Yao paused for a moment, then crawled out of Xu Chi's arms and ran over to confirm.
She didn't admit her mistake.
It was the notebook she always carried with her four years ago.
Tu Yao casually flipped through the page, and as she did so, she suddenly froze, staring blankly at the page in front of her.
Four years ago, she completely disappeared from this world, leaving behind nothing of her own.
The words she wrote, the paintings she drew, and the words she left behind will all become blank.
This workbook will eventually just become another ordinary workbook that you can find anywhere.
Even a second before Tu Yao disappeared, she thought it should be like this.
...But it seems that the police (110) helped her find a loophole.
The page where she wrote disappeared when she left, but traces of the previous page's writing remained on the second page.
On the opened page, Nan Ke had erased the entire page with a pencil, and the few lines she had written were clearly visible.
Complete, and...
Incomplete.
Xu Chi half-squatted down beside her, his knuckles lightly tapping, the shadow falling precisely on the last two words of the last line.
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "Xiao Chi, I know why Second Brother gave me the booklet."
"He's reminding me that I haven't finished writing what I left for you, and he wants me to complete that sentence."
Her second brother has always been the most meticulous person.
It's obvious that everything she's been doing these past few days has been to make up for past regrets.
He was reminding her that there was still an important regret she hadn't made up for.
Tu Yao suddenly looked up. "But I think you know, right?"
Perhaps on the first day, because he was heartbroken, he didn't have time to think about what the sentence she hadn't finished writing was.
Perhaps the next day, out of regret, he couldn't be sure if it was as he had guessed.
But on the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...
Koike will definitely know what the second half of her unfinished sentence was.
Xu Chi looked up and gazed intently at her.
The girl's eyes were bright and resolute, filled with complete trust in him.
"...Yes, I know."
Tu Yao smiled.
She reached into her pocket, took out a pen, leaned against the stone bench, and wrote down stroke by stroke.
May you live to be a hundred years old.
It was a promise they couldn't make before, yet they had agreed to each other's four words.
It was those four words they had promised each other long ago, from the memories they had lost together.
To live.
May you live to be a hundred years old.
Putting down her pen, Tu Yao looked at the pages of the book. After a while, she looked up at the horizon.
"...Koike, I have one more place to go."
Nan Ke looked at her, his eyes understanding.
Do you want me to come with you?
Tu Yao shook her head, "I'll go myself."
...
The day before leaving the port city, Tu Yao went to the herbal medicine base alone.
Surprisingly, after the disaster, the mountain range became even more suitable for growing herbs, both in terms of its terrain and soil conditions.
The once flat terrain rose a few centimeters, the once steep peaks became gentle, and a slow stream formed between the gullies.
This stream of water, which used to flow underground, coincidentally surged to the surface.
The trees that saved them from the disaster were also replanted on both sides.
The workers said that these trees have an exceptionally strong vitality. Despite enduring such violent wind and rain, they have managed to take root in this land again.
Tu Yao stroked the thick tree trunk; the rough bark was a sign of good health.
After a while, she continued walking forward.
The mountain road was bumpy and the ground was still a bit soft. Following her memory, Tu Yao walked for an unknown amount of time before finally stopping.
Looking up again, ahead of her was the pit that had trapped her and Xu Chi, surrounded by a protective fence.
Tu Yao wiped away her sweat and slowly walked forward.
Looking down from above, it was pitch black.
During this time, everyone said she was very lucky.
It narrowly avoided the rolling rocks, landed perfectly in a stable pit, and was perfectly protected by a group of trees with strong root systems.
Tu Yao knew that she had always been a very lucky person.
But she also knew that more often than not, her good fortune stemmed from being favored.
Tu Yao slowly squatted down and waited quietly.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Just as she had guessed, some residual blue lights emerged from the originally dark cave, appearing and disappearing, and could be seen everywhere.
Tu Yao laughed.
She reached out her hand, and the light spot immediately rolled affectionately into her palm.
It rolled for a while, then gradually disappeared.
Layers of blue light appeared, dissolved, and supported the cavern when no one was paying attention.
On this day, and also on that stormy night.
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