"Xiaoyue, don't be too certain about everything. You're the one who's involved, but I, as a bystander, can see very clearly that he treats you quite well. Besides, love grows with time. If the two of you fight like this all day long, maybe one day you will really fall in love with each other.”
"That day won't come, unless one day my name is no longer Lu Xiaoyue, and his name is no longer Xiao Hongyu. Anyway, I'm sure that Lu Xiaoyue and Xiao Hongyu's names can't be put together.”
"Then, Xiaoyue, do you have someone you like now?”
"I don't know. I don't think so.”
She seemed to have liked someone before, but it had always been like that. Or perhaps, it had already disappeared. However, who could say for sure whether he liked it or not?
That night, they chatted until very late before falling asleep in a daze.
A person might experience a few different love experiences in their life, but the most unforgettable one would probably be when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. At that time, love was the simplest. Love was love. It didn't matter if the sky fell or the earth cracked. As long as the two of them were still together, it was the greatest happiness. Lin Xinlan deeply loved Silent Cheng, she loved him so much that she didn't care about anything. Silent Cheng also loved Lin Xinlan deeply, but he loved her very carefully.
They had agreed to hold hands and walk on the streets in the first snow of winter, and to embrace each other tightly in the evening when the sky was full of snow. It was freezing cold, and the snow-white world was silent. Their tightly held hands transmitted each other's warmth. The numbing ice cream that melted in her mouth was the warmest memory he had left for her. He lowered his head, and his cold lips met her even colder lips. His kiss was gentle and sweet.
The most romantic thing he had ever done for her was to bring her to meet the azalea that was red all over the countryside. In the beautiful flowers, he held her in his arms, his eyes full of affection. He said," Lin Xinlan, a lifetime is actually very short. I don't have enough time in this lifetime to love you. So, if there's a next life, please let me continue to love you, okay?”When he said this, the boy who never shed tears in Lin Xinlan's eyes was actually sobbing slightly. She hugged him tightly and said,""Alright, with the azalea as a witness, we have to love each other in our next life and the next life after that. When the time comes, you can't deny it!”When love reached its depths, it was naturally difficult to suppress it. At that time, the vow of eternal love might have been a spur of the moment, but in the eyes of the people who loved each other deeply, it was because of such a promise that they could protect each other more firmly.
His mother loved to grow flowers when she was alive. Azalea was her favorite. Their family had a large greenhouse, and azalea was the most planted in it. Silent Cheng told Lin Xinlan that Chen Muqing and Shen Tianling had privately arranged their marriage in this field of azalea flowers. At that time, their marriage did not receive the blessings of their parents, but they still held a simple wedding and got the marriage certificate. Everything was a foregone conclusion. Even if the family objected, they could not interfere.
It turned out that his attachment to azalea originated from his mother. She did not tell him that in her dreams, large patches of dazzling red azalea flowers often appeared, but she was a little determined in her heart. He was the boy who appeared in her dreams with the azalea flowers countless times. For some reason, she thought so at that time.
Some people said that every story was not an accident. It was like a game, a play. They were all people in the game, characters in the play. However, the director of this scene was always like a mystery, like a sealed box that was exposed to the sun. He knew the surface, but he could not understand the meaning.
Time flew by, and they fell in love silently. A whole spring and autumn had passed.
The next summer, Lin Xinlan went home alone. Zhou Zhiwei did not return.
This summer was long and irritable. The love between them was changing subtly. The silent text message started to change from missing to perfunctory, from active to passive. She was angry and did not take the initiative to send messages or call him for four to five days. She comforted herself that he might be busy and could not care about her. However, when she gave up and called him, his casual tone made her heart turn cold. She began to feel uneasy. It was the first time she lost her temper at him and the first time she questioned him about his indifference. They started to quarrel over the phone, or rather, it was not even a quarrel. Lin Xinlan was hysterical on one side, but she remained silent on the other side. However, after that incident, Lin Xinlan did not receive any more news from Mo Jingcheng throughout the entire summer break.
It was said that once a girl fell in love, she would become very humble. Lin Xinlan put down her pride and sent a lot of apologetic text messages. She called many times, but she didn't get any response from Silent Cheng.
Lin Xinlan began to lose her appetite. She would often sit in the courtyard and stare at the sky in a daze, or wander aimlessly on the path in the fields alone. She would often not say a word for an entire day.
Du Qinru saw everything and occasionally asked her if something had happened, but she just casually said,"Nothing." She would only smile when she picked up the phone and leave the house. Du Qinru knew that her daughter had grown up and had her own worries and secrets. However, she did not participate in her own worries and secrets. The relationship between mother and daughter had always been neutral. Lin Xinlan was not the kind of child who would act coquettishly, and Du Qinru was not the kind of mother who would spoil her child. These two personalities seemed to be innate.
However, it was precisely because of this that they did not understand each other.
How cruel it was to use this sentence between a mother and her child.
Lu Xiaoyue often called Lin Xinlan. With her greetings and listening, Lin Xinlan felt that life did not seem so bad.
After dinner that day, Lin Xinlan went out for a walk as usual. As soon as she opened the door, Du Qinru called out to her. In the past, after dinner, Du Qinru would sit on the sofa and watch TV. She would wash the dishes and go out for a walk alone. That day, it seemed to be different from usual. When Lin Xinlan came out of the kitchen, Du Qinru was just sitting on the sofa, and the TV was not on. Lin Xinlan didn't say anything. As usual, she opened the door and was about to go out when Du Qinru's voice sounded behind her.
"Xin Lan, let's talk!"
The door had just opened and was closed again. Lin Xinlan turned around and sat down beside Du Qinru. "What's the matter?" he asked.
Du Qinru sighed, then looked at Lin Xinlan and said,""Xin Lan, how long has it been since we last spoke properly together?”
When Lin Xinlan heard that, she could not help but tear up. How long had it been? Ever since she was sensible, they had never had a normal mother-daughter interaction. She tried her best to hold back the liquid in her eyes that showed her fragility. She raised her head slightly, as if that would cause them to flow back. She couldn't cry in front of her mother because she said that she hated tears the most.
Lin Xinlan forced a smile and asked,""Mom, what do you want to tell me?"
"Xin Lan, when your father wasn't around and you weren't back, this house was deserted. I was the only one who came in and out. Sometimes, I really want to look for your father, but I can't leave this family behind. I've been guarding this family. I just hope that you can have a home when you come back from vacation. I counted the days every day, hoping that one day, when you got into university, I would go out with your father to earn money for you to go to university. However, I feel more and more that everything I do is meaningless. In the past, I always thought that I lived for you, but now I feel that you are no longer my Xin Lan. If you have something on your mind, you won't tell me. If you have resentment, you'll keep it to yourself. Xin Lan, you've never been like this when you came back in the past. Why do you seem to have changed into a different person this time? What grievances or dissatisfaction do you have in your heart? Just say it. It's uncomfortable for me to see you like this!”
"Mom!" Tears finally flowed out uncontrollably. Lin Xinlan quickly wiped them away with her hands and choked,""I'm fine. It's just a problem with a friend. I'll solve it.”After saying that, she took the initiative to reach out and hug Du Qinru." Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry about me!”
"Xin Lan, do you really have nothing to say to me?”
"Mom, don't worry. I'll study hard. I won't let you and Dad down!”
"Alright, aren't you going out? Hurry up and come back soon."
"I'm not going. I'll watch TV with you.”Lin Xinlan got up and turned on the TV, then sat back down beside Du Qinru.
Lin Xinlan didn't say anything else. Of course, she couldn't tell Du Qinru about her relationship with Mo Jingcheng. Some damage had already been done and couldn't be avoided. However, Lin Xinlan still held onto a sliver of hope. If she could hide from her parents and silently become a happy couple, and study hard together, it would be the best of both worlds. This way, no one would be harmed.
Du Qinru was also silent. Although Lin Xinlan still didn't tell her anything, she finally said what she had been holding back for a long time. She felt a little happy.
Some people said that self-righteous people would eventually lose to their own self-righteousness. Of course, the authenticity of this proposition still needed to be verified.
However, after that summer, what Lin Xinlan thought had become the most complete betrayal.
She thought that the coldness from her silence was only temporary. She had thought that their rift was only because of their temporary separation. She thought that everything would be the same as before after they met. She thought that the love between them was indestructible.
It had been two weeks since school started, but Silent Cheng had not appeared. Lin Xinlan couldn't remember how many phone calls she had made or how many text messages she had sent, but there was still no news of Silent Cheng. She looked for him like she had gone crazy, but he did not give her any response.
In the end, she had no other choice but to go to the homeroom teacher.
She knocked on Wu Ming's office door and stood in front of his desk. Wu Ming kept staring at the computer, his hands tapping on the keyboard.
"Teacher, I hope I didn't disturb you!" Lin Xinlan said carefully.”
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