Chapter Twenty-Six: The Way Back
"Have you ever thought that you would talk so much to Siqing?" Sitting on the bullet train back from Hangzhou, Zhao Baian asked Yang Zichen, who was sitting next to him.
"Hmm...... In fact, I didn't think about what to say before I met her. Yang Zichen sighed slightly, "Actually, I might just want to go and see her, and also look at her paintings, and ask her if she is okay and how she is doing." ”
"Yes."
"Anyway, thank you, Xiao An~ I set off in a hurry and without a plan."
"It's okay, I'm a big fan of art and other exhibitions, and it's really amazing to see the people in my dreams."
"Yes! All right. But......" Yang Zichen sighed, "but after all...... Let's respect her decision. Xiao An, please help her, and also help me, keep this secret, and don't tell others. ”
"You can rest assured that I have no interest or motivation to talk about other people's affairs. You're like a Pixiu in this regard, only in and out, haha. ”
"I don't know why I became like this, maybe some receptors have mutated, and then they are overdeveloped," Zhao Bai'an thought of Chen Yudi's vomeronasal organ theory for a moment, "But don't worry, secrets or rumors will only rot in my stomach when they come to me, if you have any troubles in the future, you can also tell me with peace of mind." ”
"Wow, I believe in your Xiao An~ Don't worry, I won't tell others about your ability." Yang Zichen winked at her.
"Okay!" Zhao Bai'an also winked at Yang Zichen in response, "But if you really say it, I won't blame you." ”
"Huh? But it's usually a secret that you don't want others to know! ”
"That's right, I don't really want to tell anyone, to put it mildly, not even you and I don't want you to know. Don't be angry. ”
"After all, if you're different from everyone else, it's often a scary thing. But, you know, I've always been sorry for snooping on your privacy, and you're so gentle that you don't get angry, so what right do I have to ask you to keep it a secret for me? ”
"And," Zhao added, "I've always believed that the so-called secret is what you bury in your heart. If you want it not to be leaked, then you shouldn't leak it yourself in the first place. ”
"Just like Siqing did, I didn't talk to anyone. Of course, my situation is really an unpredictable exception. ”
"Under normal circumstances, I think that if I can't hold back and tell others, no matter what good friends or family members are, I can't even hold back myself, what right do I have to ask others to do it?"
"Eh~Xiao An~ You're so serious!" Yang Zichen seemed to be a little frightened by Zhao Bai'an's unusualness.
"Hahaha...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she reacted, folded her hands and apologized, "It's just that when I encounter such a topic that is closely related to my outlook on life and values, I can't help but get very serious!" Anla~Anla~"
"Hehe, it's okay~ But, Xiao An, isn't it completely contradictory to what you said before!"
"Huh? Where? ”
"It's just that you said that we can tell you our troubles, secrets, and so on, but you also said that if you reveal yourself, you shouldn't ask others to keep them secret......" Yang Zichen pouted as she protested a little.
"That's because ......"
"Because?"
"Because I'm a double-standard dog! Hahahaha. ”
"Wow! Are you serious? I'm serious! Hmm~" Yang Zichen crossed her hands on her hips, widened her eyes, pursed her mouth, and pretended that she was very serious.
"Okay, okay, although I'm joking, but it's not rough. I just said that if I leak myself, I can't ask others to keep it secret, but it's just for myself, and I will keep what others say to me secret. ”
"Eh~ Sounds like I feel so bad about myself!"
"You're bad! Really, I just want you not to have a psychological burden because of carrying secrets..."
"Then don't always look like others can rest assured that you can rely on you, but you are so independent!"
Em, that's right.
"You're feeling wrong! Blind feeling! But Zhao Baian denied it with a smile, "But you listened very carefully." ”
"Of course, I listen to everything you say~ After all, I like you very much, Xiao An~ So I won't say it, don't worry!"
"Yes."
"Ah, a little curious." Yang Zichen seemed to remember something, "Didn't Siqing talk to you alone for a while later, is there anything important?" ”
"Oh yes, she just felt amazing that I could dream of her, and checked the details of my dream with me for a while. And then I talked to her for a while about her drawings or something...... After all, I love this stuff too. ”
"Wow! I also praised you for your reasoning skills, and how I told you the cause and effect in a vivid way, and you told her that you could see it in your dreams! Yang Zichen spread out on the seat like a deflated ball, "Hey! Brain-blowing you! ”
"Hey, it's okay, Siqing won't say it either." After all, there is too much secret involved, and Zhao Baian must be honest with her in order to talk about Fang Zhihua, "I have nothing to do with her, it's okay, I guess no one will believe it if I say it." ”
"Oh yes!"
"And what I dreamed of wasn't worth blowing? I've racked my brains to get these feelings of disobedience right! ”
"Can't blow it, can't blow it! How can you blow it, it is to praise! Hey, Xiao An, you're amazing~"
"Uh-huh, that's pretty much it." Of course, thanks to my magician classmates, I was given the direction to think.
As the sky darkened, Zhao Bai'an watched the houses and rice fields outside the window retreat rapidly, and the lights turned on, only drawing pale yellow bands of light in her eyes.
Of course, Zhao Bai'an couldn't really tell Yang Zichen about Siqing's conversation with her, after all, in addition to guarding Yang Zichen's secret, she also had to protect Siqing.
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That night, Zhao Bai'an dreamed of the Siqing Sili sisters again. Under the peach blossom tree where Ayton bloomed at its most vigorous, Si Li smiled, smiled brightly, as depicted in her paintings. The breeze drifted by, the air was filled with a faint and elegant fragrance, and the white and pink peach blossoms fell, falling on Si Li's hair, shoulders, and bags......
"Si Li!" Siqing ran enthusiastically from a distance, raising her arms and waving at Si Li. The crossbody backpack also jumped rhythmically as she ran.
"Sister~" Si Li turned around under the peach blossom tree and smiled sweetly at Si Qing who was rushing over, her crooked eyes full of happiness.
Siqing rushed to Si Li's side, took her hand under the peach blossom tree, and the two walked into the teaching building together.
Of course, even if everything still seems very real, Zhao Baian also knows that this is not a real dream, maybe it is just her wishful thinking.
This is the first time that the two sisters have appeared so close and alive in Zhao Bai'an's dream, but this should also be the last time she has a dream related to Ayton.
One is so short-lived, but Zhao Baian so hopes that it is the only real dream.