Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Dreamer
In late autumn, the leaves turn a dry yellow-brown and dance in the cool wind. Each tree is like an old man in the twilight, bent over his waist and sitting on the ground.
Marlene took a bouquet of chrysanthemums, walked under a tree, and put the flowers on the ground.
Under this tree are buried Lao Yan and his daughter. Marlene was wearing sunglasses, and no one could see if the person behind the sunglasses looked sad or not, and no one knew what she was here for.
"You're here......"
Lan Qing walked out from behind the tree, he had been waiting for Ma Lin here for a long time.
"You're the one Matsuyuki said he was."
"There are some differences, Lao Yan can see me as a special case, and you can see me because your life is coming to an end."
Lan Qing looked at Ma Lin, this woman will also leave this world soon.
"I can grant you a wish."
"Is it okay if you could please bury me here too?"
"You are Wu Wei's wife, you should be buried with Wu Wei, right?"
"But my daughter is buried here."
Marlene took off her sunglasses, her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyeballs were bloodshot.
"We didn't have much reunion before we were alive, and I wanted to be with them after I died......"
Lan Qing stared at Ma Lin's eyes,
"As you wish......"
Marlene lowered her head and clasped her hands together, as if praying for something.
"Yin Yue and Xiaoqing have left here, haven't they?"
"Yes."
"Two poor children......"
"This is their fate, just like Lao Yan will die like this, God has already destined it. Gu Xiaoqing doesn't belong to anyone, Yin Yue is redeeming herself. ”
Ma Lin raised her head and looked into Lan Qing's eyes. There was light in the eyes of this young man, there was a galaxy of milky ways.
"Will you be able to grant everyone's wishes?"
"Only those who are about to die can."
"What wish did Wu Wei make?"
"He wants you to rest early when you get home, and don't read too late."
"What a hypocritical gentleman, no wonder I slept very early that day, and I was very steady."
"It's really 'hypocritical', and he refuses to say a convincing word when he dies. But since he said so, I naturally wanted to make it happen. ”
"You are a man of conscience."
Ma Lin smiled, smiling very gently, this woman who was not young for a long time actually had a sense of youth on her face at this time.
"I hope you can always maintain this conscience, and the quality of life is determined by you."
Lan Qing suddenly figured out something.
"If Lao Yan hadn't killed Wu Wei, wouldn't Wu Wei be about to die?"
"No matter how it develops, that day will be Wu Wei's death."
Ma Lin took out a pair of steel tongs from her bag and threw it to Lan Qing. She turned around and prepared to go home. The sunset reflected the side of her face, which was beautiful and beautiful.
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Marlene closed her eyes little by little, and she wanted to reminisce about her life again.
It's not exciting, it's not sad, everything is self-inflicted.
If I hadn't left my husband and daughter, wouldn't the gears of fate have collapsed, and wouldn't I have been able to die so early? She took one last look at the photo in her hand, the only photo of the family together.
She touched the picture and smiled.
"Maybe the happiness of this life can only be experienced after death."
"Matsuno...... Ruoqing ......"
Shards of the windshield had penetrated her body, and she felt suffocation.
Marlene's mind flashed as she looked at everything she had past.
watched the young Yan Songzhi take out the ring and propose to him.
Looking at that lovely girl, Yan Ruoqing called her mother.
And the girl whose eyebrows and eyes look like Ruoqing.
"I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"
Marlene closed her eyes forever.
Lan Qing fulfilled her wish and buried her under the tree where Lao Yan was.
"It turns out that Lao Yan is Ma Lin's ex-husband."
Lan Lan stood under the tree, she came to worship Lao Yan today.
The matter between Gu Xiaoqing and Yin Yue made her collapse for a long time, so much so that she didn't go to Lao Yan's funeral.
It was only now, when her mood eased, that she had the courage to go and see Lao Yan's grave.
"It's funny, that's what's interesting about life. When you are born, all your destiny has been written. ”
Lan Qing sat next to him, looking at the distant birds in the sky.
"Tell me the story of Old Smoke."
Lan Qing was silent for a long, long time, in fact, compared to what Yin Yue and them had suffered, Lao Yan's matter made him more desperate.
Yin Yue at least has hope, but the second half of Lao Yan's life is all living in hatred and remorse.
I don't know what was going on in his mind when he closed his eyes.
Lan Qing rarely wants to snoop on other people's thoughts.
Because the second half of Lao Yan's life will be like this, Lan Qing has to pay part of the responsibility.
He still remembered Yan Ruoqing's wish.
"Let my dad live well."
Yan Ruoqing's wish is beautiful, but the world is not like this.
Lan Qing didn't know that in order to realize this wish, Lao Yan had to endure endless pain in the second half of his life.
He was already in pain.
Lan Qing looked at the sky, the leaves were still drifting, and the departure of the bird represented the end of a life.
"Do you know what is the reason for living in this life?"
Lan Qing lit two cigarettes, which were stuck in front of the old cigarette's grave, and the other one was in his mouth. This is what Lao Yan asked him to help buy before he died, and let Lan Qing burn it for himself.
"I can't tell, it should be a kind of yearning......"
"People live for their dreams."
Lan Qing stretched out his hand and grabbed a fallen leaf.
"Sounds a lot like chicken soup literature. But that's just the way it is. Lao Yan has lived all his life, just for his dreams. ”
Lan Lan was a little confused.
"He dreams that one day he will be the best psychologist in the world so that he can prevent his daughter's death."
"He dreams of a day when he will no longer wake up from nightmares, trapped by the broken body of his daughter falling to the ground."
"He dreams that one day, the family can be reunited, he can have a hot meal, and he can praise his wife for her craftsmanship."
"These are the reasons why he lives."
Lan Qing took a puff of the cigarette in his hand, the thick smell of tobacco choked him a little uncomfortable, he didn't feel that the cigarette brought him much pleasure, but made him uncomfortable.
But this is Lan Qing's only token of recalling Lao Yan.
"Xiaoqing, ...... you cry?"
Lan Qing reached out and touched the corner of his eye, it was very dry.
"Hahaha, lie to your little ghost!"
Lan Lan patted Lan Qing on the shoulder,
"I know, you're afraid that you'll be in a bad mood after I know the real story, so you don't want to tell it to me."
"I can guess it."
"Xiaoqing, do you know, you are becoming less and less able to hide your emotions now. More and more like me, writing joys, sorrows, and sorrows on my face. ”
"According to common sense, you are used to seeing so many scenes and so many stories, you should be numb to all of them."
"But you'll still be sad, even if you can't cry."
"You're a sentimental person, too."
"Because I used to be a human being too."
Lan Qing threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and placed the remaining whole pack of cigarettes in front of Lao Yan's grave.
"Let's go, go home. I'll cook for you today. ”
"Do you still know how to cook?" Lan Lan was a little surprised,
"No, I haven't done it, but I'd like to try."
"I'm not Gu Xiaoqing, I won't eat it if it's unpalatable."
"Then I'll stuff it for you ......"
"Hahahaha......"
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"Boy, you can do me a favor this time."
Lao Yan squatted in the corner of the alley and lit a cigarette. The moonlight could not penetrate this narrow alley, but Lao Yan still knew that Lan Qing was coming.
"When I die, bury me in the mountain behind the school, and there is an old tree on the back hill, just bury me there."
"Yan Ruoqing is buried there, right?"
Lao Yan nodded, smoking the cigarette in his hand.
"After so many years, it's time for an end."
"Why do you know about the Grim Reaper?"
"As the Grim Reaper, you should believe in the existence of souls." Lao Yan glanced at Lan Qing,
"The soul is there."
"Ruoqing told me ......"
Lao Yan's eyes dimmed, he held the cigarette in one hand, and played with the lighter in his hand with the other.
Ruoqing said, let me live well, she doesn't want me to be sad because of her things. But she's my daughter, so innocent, so buried in the hands of the devil......"
"I'm not reconciled."
"And my wife......"
Whenever he recalled the past, Lao Yan's addiction to smoking was particularly great, and he touched his pocket again, wanting to order another one, but found that there was no smoke.
"Well, don't talk anymore...... What's the talk about when there's no smoke anymore......"
Old Yan stood up,
"Thank you, boy. I'll take care of the rest. ”
Lan Qing suddenly felt that this old man who was lying on his back instantly became taller, he was like a giant, or he was a giant. With his fragile shoulders, he carried all the grief and hatred.
"Yin Yue and Gu Xiaoqing will have an accident recently."
"Got it, kid......"
Lao Yan waved his hand and disappeared at the end of the alley.
Lan Qing didn't know if what he was doing was right.
He forcibly changed the ending of the story. Everything that happened this time was a farce, a farce that lasted for 18 years.
Yan Ruoqing and Gu Xiaoqing, different bodies, the same fate.
Unlike Yan Ruoqing, Gu Xiaoqing's fate is even more chilling.
For the first time, Lan Qing felt that human words were terrifying. He didn't know if Gu Xiaoqing was Yan Ruoqing's reincarnation, if it was, Lan Qing even wanted to fly into the sky and tear up this disgusting world.
Maybe it's selfish, or maybe it's to make Lao Yan feel better. Lan Qing said something that shouldn't have been said. The end result of the story changes as a result.
Lao Yan was happy for the first half of his life and chased for the second half of his life.
Lan Qing suddenly understood why Yin was dating to find Gu Xiaoqing.
He, like Lao Yan, is constantly redeeming his soul.
Lao Yan redeems his past memories.
Yin Yue redeemed his past regrets.
Yan Ruoqing to Gu Xiaoqing, from Lao Yan to Yin Yue.
There is always myself and another person interspersed in this.
Lan Qing felt a chill, and he understood what the price of Yan Ruoqing's wish was.
Lao Yan is alive, and Wu Wei will be alive.
After Lan Lan fell asleep, Lan Qing didn't sleep all night, he watched the moon go down and the sun rise.
The sun is still shining, it shines on all living beings in the world, adding sparkle to their lives and making their bodies feel warm. This is the task of the sun.
Life is still interesting, and it carries all the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of the past. From beginning to end, it is all colorful, and you can feel the difference in the world. It's a reason to live.
The soul walking on the train is still looking for another soul.
Two souls who meet in another world will give birth to new souls.
End of chapter
Volume 3 Farce ends