Chapter 3 Memories
Rewind the clock to three days ago.
On the fifth day of the first month of March, that was the day when Xiang Wanqing was first notified of her marriage by her father.
That day, Xiang Wanqing wore a blue cloth school uniform, a pair of black cloth shoes, and her jet-black hair was tied into two braids on her chest, which was exactly what Huo Yujue looked like when she first saw her.
At that time, Xiang's father just coldly told Xiang Wanqing, who had just come home from school, that he wanted her to get married in three days, without any explanation, Xiang Wanqing couldn't accept this sudden "bad news", so he ran out of the house crying.
When she got to the street, she ran while crying, lost her soul, and didn't watch out for bumping into someone, this person was Huo Yujue.
"Whoa!" Huo Yujue leaned over and covered his injured arm with his hand.
Xiang Wanqing fell to the ground because the forward momentum was too strong......
"Girl, are you alright?" Those who were hit in turn comforted the people who hit them.
"Well, I'm fine." Xiang Wanqing got up from the ground, didn't even look at Huo Yujue, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry." When he was done, he continued to stumble forward.
Ran all the way to the river, Xiang Wanqing stopped, her eyes were hazy with tears, panting heavily, running all the way, tired, but, compared with the physical tiredness, the grief and sadness in her heart was the biggest torture for her.
Because she didn't understand why her father suddenly decided to marry her, and there was no warning in advance, it was really a bolt from the blue, which caught her off guard, and she was not mentally prepared at all.
"Ahh She shouted angrily at the river a few times, and then looked at the river in pain in a daze. At this moment, the shouting of the boatman not far away attracted her attention.
"Whoa—someone is on the boat in a hurry, and the boat will leave in half an hour."
Xiang Wanqing turned his head and saw a small boat that was docking, and the boatman was standing at the bow to greet the passengers.
Xiang Wanqing recognized the boat, Xiangjiazhai was located in the middle of nowhere, far from the dock, this small boat was the only means of transportation to transport passengers from nearby villages to the dock, and it only came once every three days.
In a flash of lightning, her eyes suddenly lit up......
The marriage three days later was not what she wanted, on the contrary, it was a nightmare and a disaster for her! And why did she accept it? If she couldn't accept it, why couldn't she...... Leave?!
Although, when the words "escape marriage" popped out of Xiang Wanqing's mind, even she was startled, but is there any other way for her to do it now? No! Only escape, only escape is the most important choice she should make!
It was the cruel and desperate reality that forced her to make this decision...... Although she was reluctant to do so with her father and younger siblings, she had to do so......
After doing some psychological construction for herself, Xiang Wanqing had already made up her mind, she looked at the boat again, at this time, there were already passengers walking towards the boat one after another, Xiang Wanqing saw that there were smiles on the faces of those people, and they talked and laughed, as if this boat would bring them a beautiful journey of hope.
Xiang Wanqing wasn't sure what this trip would bring them, but she could be sure that the boat would definitely bring her good luck! And it will be a change in your own destiny! Whether or not you can escape this hopeless marriage is up to you!
Thinking like this, Xiang Wanqing walked towards the passenger ship.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt something slip from the top of her head, and she looked down to see that it was the hairpin she pinned to her hair that fell to the ground.
And this hairpin is not an ordinary hairpin, this is what her mother left her before she died, although it is not worth much, but it is the only thought of her mother in her heart.
Xiang Wanqing immediately bent down to pick up the hairpins, but at this time, the wind suddenly became stronger, and the hairpins were carried by the mud and sand in the direction of the river.
"Whoa-" Xiang Wanqing chased the mud and sand to pick up hairpins, but unexpectedly, the cloth shoes on her feet were stuck in the mud and sand......
Seeing that the hairpin flower was "walking" farther and farther, Xiang Wanqing had no choice but to take off her shoes and chase after her bare feet.
But as if everything today was deliberately against her, as the sediment became more and more and softer, and after a while, the hairpin was wrapped and washed into the river and disappeared.
"My hairpin, where did it go? Where......" Xiang Wanqing shouted as she jumped into the water to find the hairpin. At the same time, her braids were wet with water and scattered.
And the second time Huo Yujue saw Xiang Wanqing, it was a picture of her cloaked hair "fluttering" in the water......
In fact, after colliding with Xiang Wanqing on the street just now, seeing her dejected appearance, Huo Yujue intuitively thought that something might happen to her, so on the one hand, out of morality, and on the other hand, curiosity, Huo Yujue followed her all the way.
And Xiang Wanqing's actions at this time made Huo Yujue feel that his speculation had been confirmed.
"Hey—stop!" Huo Yujue rushed to Wanqing and shouted.
But there was no response.
"Hey—stop! Girl, don't! Huo Yujue raised his voice and continued to shout.
But Xiang Wanqing, who had already plunged into the water and was desperately looking for hairpins, could still hear any sound at this time.
Huo Yujue rushed towards the river......
At this time, the wind became stronger, and the river rushed over like a rising tide, and the torrent rolled and roared, and almost in an instant, Xiang Wanqing was swallowed up by the river.
In fact, living by the river since childhood, Xiang Wanqing has a good water nature, from childhood to adulthood, swimming is what she is best at, but who made her meet Huo Yujue, the person who thought she was going to seek death......
Therefore, when Xiang Wanqing finally fished out the hairpin from the mud at the bottom of the water with great effort, she was controlled by Huo Yujue......
"Ahh......h......h You...... You want...... What are you ...... doing?"
At the same time, she was forced to pour a lot of river water, and in an instant, she felt intense discomfort in her nostrils, mouth, esophagus, and lungs.
But Huo Yujue not only didn't let go of her, but used more force, he strangled her chest fiercely, grabbed her tightly, and dragged her to the shore.
Not far away, the boatman continued to shout to the shore: "Ask again, one last time, is there anyone else who wants to get on the boat?"
Xiang Wanqing wanted to raise her arm to echo but couldn't do it at all, and wanted to shout loudly but could only let out a low pant similar to a whimper: "I ......"
"Don't talk! Preserve your stamina! Huo Yujue yelled at her.
“……”
Xiang Wanqing really wanted to die at this time...... And she could only watch as the ship went off the shore, farther and farther away......
After today, if she wants to take a boat again, she will have to go to the eighth day of the first month, and the eighth day of the first month is the day she gets married...... Xiang Wanqing closed her eyes in despair.
Huo Yujue was finally willing to let Xiang Wanqing go down after dragging her to the shore, and at this time, he himself was so tired that he was out of breath, so he lay on his back to the sky and lay on his side.
At this time, Xiang Wanqing was really anxious, angry, tired and tired, all parts of her body were extremely uncomfortable due to choking, nausea, headache, sadness, despair and other painful feelings hit her at the same time, she really wanted to vent to the person in front of her who had hurt herself so badly, but all she could do was to cover her chest and lie on the sand and vomit wildly......
"Ahem...... Belch...... ...... vomit"
At this time, I only heard Huo Yujue gasping tiredly and asking, "Girl, are you ...... Why do you want to die? What the hell is going on that makes you think like this......"
Swear to Wanqing, at this moment, she really wants to strangle him!
She struggled to get up from the ground, and her face was no longer clear whether it was water or snot or tears, and she yelled at Huo Yujue in pain: "It's you...... It's ruined my whole life! I...... I hate you all my life! ”
After yelling, she stumbled away.
Leaving Huo Yujue confused, frowning, looking at Xiang Wanqing's back, he couldn't slow down for a long time.