Chapter 42: The Seventh Crossing

"Why should I go back?" I looked at Yu Manli in a daze, and from her same dull eyes, I knew: At this moment, I must be desperate, but stubborn.

Suddenly we were all silent again, inexplicably silent.

"Then let's wait together." Her lips moved twice, and she finally spat out the words.

"Wait, wait for what?" My heart was shocked.

"Wait for news from Yuting." Yu Manli lowered her head, "She still can't get through today." ”

"Nonsense, you nonsense!" I yelled.

This sentence immediately attracted the attention of those passers-by on the street.

"Look at what? What's there to see? I screamed.

Yu Manli raised her head and stared at me, but did not speak.

I didn't turn my face away, afraid to look at her again.

What she said is not wrong, Yuting really can't live today, even if I choose to escape. The gears of fate don't change the rhythm of its bite as I dodge.

Suddenly, I felt a blockage in my chest, and then a mouthful of phlegm came out of my mouth.

But it wasn't phlegm, it was a ball of blood! I vomited blood!

"Ahh Yu Manli was startled, and immediately rushed forward and helped me.

However, I pushed her away, but my strength also consumed the last bit of my strength. Suddenly, I felt like it was dark in front of me, and the sky was spinning.

What's wrong with me?

It was the last word in my heart, and then darkness fell and I passed out.

I don't know how long it took for me to finally wake up.

I was lying in a hospital room, and apparently, this was not a hospital in Gangnam.

"What time is it?" When I saw Yu Manli again, it was already night.

"A little."

"One o'clock in the afternoon?"

"No, it's one o'clock in the evening, one o'clock in the morning on the 25th, to be exact." Yu Manli looked a little haggard.

"The 25th?" I was shocked, "August 25th? ”

Yu Manli nodded, stood up, and was about to walk towards the door of the ward.

"Wait!" I stopped her, "Why have I slept here for so long?" ”

"It's okay, you just passed out and slept for a long time." Yu Manli said lightly, "It's only ten hours." ”

"Ten hours? So long? I couldn't believe my ears, "Is Yuting okay?" ”

Yu Manli suddenly stopped talking, her eyes a little dull.

"You, you speak!"

"The outcome can't be changed." There was a good pause for three seconds before she spoke.

"You, you're saying she's dead?"

"I don't know, perhaps, you should call and ask your classmates instead of me." Yu Manli said coldly.

She still walked out, and the back of her departure seemed a little lonely and heavy.

I also stayed there and didn't know what to do.

I've changed my phone and haven't told anyone. Perhaps, they have all been me, Ning Qiang, who has died a long time ago, and even reported the case as a missing person?

Who can I contact? Here, apart from Yu Manli, who else knows my past?

So, what about Yuting? She really can't escape tonight, no, last night's fate? At this point in time, she has already died, right?

I tried not to let myself think about the word "killed," but it seemed like it was a foregone conclusion. However, I skipped that point in time in my sleep.

Who do I call? Over there in Jiangnan City, is Yuting really dead?

I was in a state of confusion, although I managed to escape Gangnam City, and everything I knew was familiar with. However, I also cut off all contact with the outside world, I am like a spaceship floating in outer space, although freedom is freedom, liberation is liberation, but I also lost some important things.

What's more, am I really free?

Hopefully, Yuting is still alive, hopefully······

By noon that day, I was discharged from the hospital.

The doctor said that I didn't have any major problems, but I just wanted to make sure I didn't get too tired in the future, and kept me in a good mood. However, when I wanted to ask more, the doctor said no more, and he seemed to be avoiding something, but I didn't ask any more.

When I walked out of the hospital gate, I was alone.

Yu Manli sent me to this hospital and paid for the medical expenses. By the time I was discharged from the hospital, not only did I not owe any money to the hospital, but I also had a lot of money in my account. Still, I took the money out and planned to return it to this woman when I was going to return it.

This time, though, she didn't come to pick me up again. She went away silently, just as she appeared in front of me silently yesterday.

It was such a strange woman, and I remember the last time I saw her. The moment she left the ward, she seemed very lonely, could it be because I still remembered Yuting?

Is she really in love with me? I don't believe it, I don't believe it at all. Don't ask me why, it's just my intuition.

But, besides love, she seemed to really care about me. I can't say why, but there may really be a story between me and her, and maybe she and I will meet again at some crossroads in the future. At that time, I will return to her the money she paid for me.

So, I left alone, and my heart was empty.

I finally survived the day on August 24th, but in a way I didn't expect, and on the streets of a foreign land, I met someone I thought I would never see again.

If Yuting was still alive at this time, perhaps, I really wouldn't be able to see her, of course this "she" is not Yuting, but Yu Manli.

However, I know that this possibility is really too low and too low, so I am afraid that I will have to go back in time and see this woman again, of course, this woman, she is still Yu Manli······

"Are you sure you want to buy this watch?"

As you can imagine, I had to face Manly again.

Because, I still can't change Yuting's fate, and I can't change my own fate. However, this time, I wanted to change the history between me and Yu Manli, and I found myself inseparable from her.

This time, standing in that small shop, looking at the shopkeeper, I couldn't say a word.

Yu Manli was still standing on my left, and she didn't speak. We made eye contact, and we were both silent. Yes, only she knows what happened a moment ago, I fainted in another city, she saved me, and then she didn't say goodbye. As for me, in the end, I only got the news of Yuting's death. As for how she died, it doesn't matter anymore, I already knew the news with a phone call, but after I found out, I didn't react at all. Then, I crossed back again, and it was as simple as that.

I didn't say anything, but I paid for the watch, and then, without saying a word, I bowed my head and walked out of the small shop.

When I got to the door, I stopped, and then quietly waited for Yu Manli to come out. I knew she would come out with me.

Sure enough, as if had been agreed in advance, she walked out, looked at me, and didn't speak.

"I want to smoke a cigarette." Suddenly, I spoke.

"Smoking is not good for your health." Like an old friend, Yu Manli looked at me and laughed.

This meeting is really unusual, you know, in this plane, we have only just met, and we haven't said a word before.

"But I really want to smoke one." I laughed too, "It's stress-relieving." ”

"Okay then, there's a little shop over there, you can go there and buy a pack of cigarettes to smoke." Yu Manli pointed into the distance.

I laughed, "Forget it, let's go to the café and have a good chat." Oh, by the way, I haven't paid you back the money you paid me yet. ”

"Is it the money for your hospitalization?" Yu Manli was stunned, "Forget it, it's not much." Besides, that was the last time, and it hasn't happened yet. ”

"No matter how much, that's your money." I said, "Even if I advance to you first, lest I faint next time, come, give me an Alipay or WeChat account." ”

"Come less, you want to set my number." Yu Manli finally smiled brightly, "You will have a chance to pay me back in the future, and you will have a chance soon." ”

What do you mean? I don't understand it. I didn't ask too much, though.

"Let's go, have a cup of coffee, and talk while we drink." I suddenly made a motion, which was the gesture of asking the lady to put her hand over, "Is that okay?" ”

Yu Manli was stunned.

However, I didn't change my movements, but looked at her with a smile, "Didn't you say it, do you like me very much?" Why, isn't it good to be my girlfriend? ”

I really don't know why my skin has become so thick, could it be that I have slowly "abandoned" Yuting?

Yu Manli's eyes were a little hesitant, but she still reached out and grabbed my right arm.

I smiled at her, and I took her by the hand and walked slowly forward.

None of us spoke, perhaps, in the eyes of passers-by, we were like a couple.

Then, the expected thunderstorm fell. However, instead of panicking, I took off my coat and covered her head.

Yu Manli looked at me, and suddenly, she leaned her head on my shoulder, looking like a bird.

At this moment, I seemed to understand something.

Actually, Yu Manli and I have known each other for a long time, but I can't remember in which time and space I saw her. Perhaps, we are really a couple, right? It's just that it's future.

At this moment, I suddenly figured it out.

yes, I can't change my fate. Perhaps, as fate would have me, I would not be able to save Yuting's life, whether I was by her side or fled from afar. As fate would have it, I will meet this woman named Yu Manli now, is she my true daughter?

I can't see the future, but I can vaguely perceive it.

This is fate!

"Is my fate destined to be unchangeable?" In the café, I stared at Yu Manli and asked.

At this time, we have come out of the "warm vein" just now. The "couple" just now may just be our impulse, and many of us have had such an impulse.

Yu Manli didn't speak, lowered her head, and looked at the coffee in front of her.

Silence, terrible silence, the woman suddenly became something else.

Sometimes, I really don't know what she's thinking. A woman's heart, a needle at the bottom of the sea.

"It's her fate, not yours." After a while, Yu Manli raised her head, those beautiful eyes were irresistible.

"Isn't hers mine? I'm her husband. ”

"Husband for only one day." Yu Manli's words stung me deeply.

"Am I just going to watch her die?" I shook my head, "Even if I'm not her husband, I can't watch her die like this, right?" How old is she? ”

"In this world, there are many people who die at a young age." Yu Manli said lightly, "It's just that she is Su Yuting, not someone else." ”

I froze, I didn't even know how to respond to her words.

"People always have to die." Yu Manli said lightly, "Even we ourselves can't prevent death, will you know when you will die?" ”

"I don't know." I'm honest.

"Then would you be afraid of dying yourself? Especially if you don't have any hunches? She asked the question out of the blue.

I was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"Do you believe that people have an afterlife?" Her next question is even more bizarre.

"Why are you asking this question?" I looked at her quizzically.

"Why, don't you dare to face this problem?" She looked at me with a slightly provocative look, and then, with a strange smile, "Are you also afraid that when you die, everything will become eternal darkness?" ”

Her words made me feel creepy······