Chapter 16: The End and the Beginning
When she returned to T City, she mustered up the courage to go to Cheng Shuo's apartment again, she wanted to be the brave girl in Sister Rong's heart, she wanted to fight for herself, but such a back-to-back battle made her lose.
Standing at the bottom of the apartment where she had been countless times, she took a deep breath and walked into the door, choosing to climb the stairs up, telling herself every step of the way, don't go back, at least ask clearly, she almost engraved what Ran Rong said in her mind.
As soon as she got out of the stairwell, she almost bumped into someone, and quickly said "I'm sorry", she didn't pay attention and didn't know the person, but the man stared at her a few times, a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth, and then turned around and walked towards the elevator.
When she turned the corner, she saw Cheng Shuo's clenched fist pounding against the wall, he raised his head when he heard the footsteps, and was slightly stunned when he saw that it was her, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.
She mustered up the courage to take a step forward and was stopped by him, and for a long time afterward, she remembered every word he said clearly, and every word was like a sharp knife into her chest, making her unable to support it. But after a long time, she couldn't remember what he said that day, and even if the picture appeared in the dream, it was only his indifferent expression and the determination to close the door, and every time she woke up from the nightmare, she had a headache as if it was about to explode, and it was difficult to fall asleep.
When she returned to the school dormitory that day, she climbed into her bed without even taking off her clothes, groggy and didn't know how long she had been asleep. Qu Fei, who came back from school, didn't know the specific details, but knew the result and saw her changes, and since then, no one has mentioned a word about Cheng Shuo.
She has never touched the piano for so long, and then returned to her unconcerned appearance, she spends all her time recovering professionally, even if the injured place hurts after playing for a long time, she refuses to stop, except for Qu Fei, she hardly speaks.
That kind of day, that kind of trickle, made Qu Fei afraid.
Ran Ning didn't tell her in advance before coming to T City, and there was no language after the two met, just a long hug, using the little temperature he had left to warm each other.
Because of Ran Rong's death, Ran Ning left T City and the competition desperately, and now she is back, first, to complete the contract, and second, she wants to release an album for Ran Rong.
He clasped her hand and accompanied her to Ts Music Company.
The warm sunshine in autumn was running out, she stood in front of Ts's huge floor-to-ceiling window and tilted her head and closed her eyes, letting the sunlight shine all over her body, and finally felt a trace of warmth in her cold hands and feet. She thought of Ran Rong, thought of her parents, and thought of those who left her.
It was at that time that Zhao Jin saw the sunshine at the moment the elevator opened, and at a glance he recognized that she was the Xiao Xia he was looking for.
The assistant director next to him stepped forward to invite but was coldly refused, Zhao Jin, who has always been hot-tempered, actually walked over with Yan Yuesse and chatted with her about something else, his eyebrows were lowered and he didn't want to speak, and answered Zhao Jin's words out of politeness and simplicity, until Ran Ning came out.
Ran Ning was surprised to see a few strangers around her, and the staff following her quickly stepped forward to greet Zhao Jin, the two girls didn't know anything about the circle, let alone Zhao Jin, so they left there.
Later, Zhao Jin's team has been trying to find ways to contact Yan Zhuan Xin in various ways, hoping that she can play Xiao Xia, but she has always refused, and finally simply turned off her mobile phone.
After tossing and turning, it was Ran Ning and Qu Fei who persuaded her.
In the dream, she returned to the rooftop and stood in the wind, with Ran Rong's voice behind her: "If you want to forget the pain and the past, it's actually very simple, change a new life, change a new path, as long as you have the courage to start again, nothing is impassable." No matter how terrible the night is, the sun will still rise, the sun will always shine on all things, and the world will still be bright and warm. ”
The memories are interrupted by the applause around him, and the first part of Cheng Shuo's performance has ended. She can already control her emotions and then smile and applaud, this person on the stage used to be one of the people she trusted the most, his arrival was an accident in her life, that warmth was different from Ran Rong, he made her feel safe who was so resistant to feelings, and then she was willing to try and be willing to start.
After the simple words, the music sounded again, she didn't expect that he would sing "Remembrance" in such a scene, which was a song that preserved the scars that could not be touched in her heart.
"I miss the intimacy of everything that is not said, I miss the tacit understanding that does not need to be said, I also miss the happiness of looking at each other and smiling, I miss all the happy times, what I want is just a whole, what I desire is just a home, I am not willing to give up, it is those warmth, I miss, only we are together. ”
Love can change a person.
After she sealed the song for many years, when she accidentally heard it again, she tried to pretend that nothing happened, but her absent-minded appearance could not deceive him, so that day, she chose to believe him, and then talked until her voice was hoarse, but she never shed a single tear from beginning to end.
At that time, he was extremely distressed and hugged her in his arms and said: "Zhuan, in the future life, you have me, and I will make up for what you lost in the past." ”
She believed.
At this moment, she looked at the figure on the stage, Cheng Shuo, when you left me, do you remember what you said?
Her mind went back to many, many years ago, and she couldn't remember how old she was, and the house had become either quiet, no sound, or endless quarrels. At first, she just hid under the quilt and didn't dare to move, then secretly cried in the dead of night, tears wet the pillow towel, and the next day she still pretended not to know anything and went to school.
Later, their quarrel no longer chose to avoid her, so she was afraid, cried, and even pleaded, and then tirelessly persuaded and comforted again and again, but there was no way to change.
So she understood the feeling of fear from an early age, every time she went home and walked to the door, she would habitually stand outside the door and listen to the sound inside, if it was noisy inside, she would sit on the stairs, wait until it was quiet, and then open the door and go in.
When she was at home during the holidays, she woke up in the morning, the house was too quiet, she would worry that they were in the cold war, and if there was a little movement, she would think that they were arguing and smashing things again, so she lived every day with fear.
At that time, she started the single cycle when she first heard the song.
"I miss the intimacy of everything that is not said, I miss the tacit understanding that does not need to be said, I also miss the happiness of looking at each other and smiling, I miss all the happy times, what I want is just a whole, what I desire is just a home, I am not willing to give up, it is those warmth, I miss, only we are together. ”
What she wants is just a whole, what she longs for is just a home, what she can't bear is the warmth of those promises, and the three people she misses are happy together.
She left home and lived in school, hoping that letter after letter would be left to them, until that moment she fell down the stairs in a state of disappointment, and fainted with a tingling pain in her ankle.
When she woke up, she was already in the hospital, her left foot was wrapped in plaster and hung high, and she looked at the two people in front of her, who were rarely in the same room but did not quarrel, and closed her eyes and refused to open them again.
In those days when she relied on nutrient infusion to maintain her life function, she was weak and refused to speak, she just wanted to fall asleep deeply, and when Ran Ning was by her side, she would open her eyes and look out the window in a daze.
In the afternoon, Ran Ning went to the hospital, her face on the hospital bed was as pale as a piece of white paper, her lips had already turned white, and even the ups and downs of her chest were so small.
She looked at it for a while, adjusted her emotions for a moment, and then spoke softly, "It's me, are you awake?" After a few seconds, she slowly opened her eyes, and a tear from the corner of her eye slipped into her hair and disappeared.
Over the years, Ran Ning knew too well how she came over, but she didn't know what to say, so she only babbled about some trivial things, and finally said that Ran's mother asked her to bring the food she made next time.
Originally, I didn't expect her to take care of herself, Ran Ning knew too much about her sex, when she was about to leave, Ran Ning's hand was pulled, she was still playing a dripping hand, cold without a trace of temperature, Ran Ning looked at her eyes that had lost their brilliance, and her chest was uncomfortable, "Shui Lian, I understand, I understand, but there are some things in life that we can't choose, and some efforts are in vain, it's not your fault, maybe sometimes, we should really accept our fate." ”
When Ran Ning said these words, his voice was slightly choked, everyone has their own hardships and powerlessness, but they are just sympathizing with each other.
Ran Ning still went to the hospital every day, still talking to herself alone, and then forced her to drink a mouthful of soup and eat a mouthful of fruit puree, and when she didn't overdo it, she didn't force it anymore.
Ran Rong shone into the lifeless ward like a ray of sunshine, she closed the door, sat in front of the hospital bed, held her hand, and spoke softly. After many years, she no longer remembers what she said to herself, only Ran Rong's warm smile and clear eyes, as well as those warm hands, pulled her dying soul back from the darkness.
She was half-lying on the hospital bed, her depleted tear ducts weeping for the last time for the family affection she had worked so hard to recover for many years, and she was so forbearant when she even cried, and the crystal tears fell from the corners of her eyes and seeped into her hair, disappearing without a trace. Ran Rong stretched out his hand and hugged her, it was the warmest hug in her memory, and when she was most desperate, he brought her back and gave her the courage to go on again.
After being discharged from the hospital, she practiced the piano every day almost without rest, and she would still be awakened by nightmares at night, but she never heard that song again. She knew that her nostalgia was meaningless, and that what she wanted and what she longed for was destined to be unfulfilled.
"Remembrance" sung by Cheng Shuo has a different flavor than the original version, and it is only when I remember that this song is also the theme song of a very old TV series from the past, and it is not inappropriate to sing it here. After the performance, even the host couldn't help but praise Cheng Shuo's moving singing, and then released the TV series works that are worth looking forward to and recommended by the media for the next year, and "Providence" starring Zhu Zhuan Xin and He Hao is on the list.
After the "White Camellia" award ceremony, this year's "White Camellia Theater Festival" also officially came to an end, as a guest performer, Cheng Shuo did not have to participate in the activities after the award ceremony, the company's car came to pick him up, and he left without even changing his clothes.