After hesitating for a moment, Liang Zhirou slowly reached out and used the leverage to stand up.
She never expected Chen Lu to take her back to the park where they first met.
Perhaps because the elderly people who exercise here had already bought breakfast and gone home, the whole park was empty and there were hardly any people.
Chen Lu looked around from time to time, searching for traces of his memories.
He hasn't been back here even once since he moved.
To be honest, his memory was really blurry. Even the slide he used to play on was replaced with a new one after looking at it for a long time.
Kids these days probably don't play this anymore; they probably spend their holidays playing video games with pesticides.
I really miss the days when I used to play with spinning tops with them every day.
Just as he was thinking this, the girl beside him suddenly stopped.
"That's what you said to me right here."
Liang Zhirou pointed to one side and said softly.
Chen Lu looked at her with some surprise, "You remember so clearly?"
The girl nodded gently, her gaze still fixed on that spot, as if recalling something. "Back then, they wouldn't tell me how serious my father's illness was; I just guessed it all myself. Kids just don't know much, they're not stupid..."
She turned to look at Chen Lu, "This was like the sky falling down for my mom and me. Even back then, I was thinking, what are we going to do?"
Chen Lu didn't speak, but listened quietly.
"At the time, I just couldn't understand why so many people had fathers, but I was about to lose mine. Then, because I couldn't breathe, I secretly ran away by myself."
“Actually, I’ve often thought since I was a child: why do so many hardships have to happen to me?”
"But not anymore."
As Liang Zhirou spoke, her eyes curved into a smile, revealing an extremely sweet expression. "At least God allowed me to meet you."
How can her smile be so beautiful...?
Chen Lu had only one thought at that moment.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered Yu Hua's words: "Never believe that suffering is worthwhile."
Dwelling on past or present hardships is pointless; what matters is finding solutions while always having a heart ready to embrace the sunshine.
After all, the gloom will eventually dissipate.
The true sign of being defeated by suffering is losing the ability to laugh when the dawn breaks.
Fortunately, this simpleton was much stronger than he imagined; she was a success.
Chen Lu smiled, took the girl's hand, and said softly, "It seems like I didn't play with you back then, but I will now."
Seeing Chen Lu trying to pull her towards the slide, Liang Zhirou quickly whispered to stop him, "That's too childish..."
"I bet you've never played with one of these before."
After all, when this silly boy returned here, he was already a freshman in college.
Chen Lu pulled the girl to the tall slide with a disdainful look. "This may be a bit childish for elementary school students, but it's just right for college students."
He then set an example by bending down and climbing up.
When I was a child, it took me several steps to climb up the slide, but now I can do it in a few steps, and I even have to bend down.
"I'm coming down!" Chen Lu shouted with a smile.
As a result, because he was tall, his feet touched the ground as soon as he slid down the slide.
He blinked blankly.
When I was little, I felt like I could skate for a long time.
Seeing this, Liang Zhirou turned her head to the side and couldn't help but smirk.
Seeing the girl's sly smile, Chen Lu felt even less embarrassed and stepped forward to pull her along to play together.
When will this silly boy realize that it's impossible for him to secretly laugh in front of me? I'm watching you every second.
In the end, Chen Lu coaxed and pushed her onto the slide.
"Hurry up and slide down!"
Chen Lu raised the corners of his mouth and urged her on.
Looking down at Chen Lu, Liang Zhirou glanced at the slide, which was now too short for her grown-up self, and simply placed one foot on the railing, saying to Chen Lu:
"Catch me."
Big kids should also have their own childish ways.
Chen Lu was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the girl had already jumped high into the air.
She kept her eyes tightly closed, and before she could even feel the weightlessness, Chen Lu rushed over and caught her.
This was her first time experiencing being carried in a princess carry, and she never expected it to be in this way.
"If I were any weaker, I wouldn't have been able to catch you," Chen Lu said with a hint of reproach.
Seriously, how can someone who's just a simpleton act so crazy?
Liang Zhirou hugged Chen Lu's neck tightly and smiled faintly, "No, my boyfriend is the best."
Chen Lu listened with great pleasure and hugged the girl even tighter.
"You can do whatever you want, after all, I was just saying if."
In the time that followed, Chen Lu took Liang Zhirou to experience all the things he used to play with as a child. He even went over and borrowed a remote-controlled airplane from some other children who came to play with it for a while.
Finally, when they were tired of playing, the two held hands and walked slowly. Liang Zhirou felt the touch on her hand and her mood became more and more calm.
So many years have passed, and returning to this place that is so special to her, there are many similarities and many differences.
"Let's go back," Chen Lu said to her.
No matter what the future holds, you don't need to face it alone.
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