Chapter 94: The Twenty-First Crossing
"I thought I was going to a void space, perhaps, a primitive barbaric age." Wen Ting is still reminiscing.
It can be seen that she still has lingering palpitations about that experience, "But I didn't expect that I found myself back in that small shop." β
"Ah, what, you're back on March 24th?" I was stunned, "So, am I there too?" I mean, another Ning Qiang? β
"No, you're not in that store, and the watch isn't on the counter, it's in my hand." Wen Ting smiled.
"What?" I was taken aback.
"Only the shopkeeper was still there, and when he saw my watch, he was surprised and asked, 'Girl, where did you buy this hand?' Wen Ting said.
"He didn't recognize it, but was it actually the watch in his shop?" I frowned.
"yes, I wonder why this watch isn't on the counter in his shop, but on my wrist?" Wen Ting continued, "However, I later understood. β
"What do you understand?" After listening to it for so long, I was a little anxious and just wanted to know the answer as soon as possible.
It's like a suspense novel, the more you get to the end, the more anxious those readers are like me, the more anxious they are to know the mystery, right?
"Time!"
"Time? What do you mean? β
"I crossed back in time, back in 2019. However, I am not going back to March 24, 2019, but today, December 24, 2019! In other words, I am back to today, 9 months later! The shopkeeper later said: He remembered that he had sold the same watch to a young man, and when I heard it, I knew that the young man was you. So, I rushed over from the store right away, only to find out that you weren't at home. β
"But how did you get in, do you have the key to the door?"
"It's very simple, because, this time, you still didn't close the door." She smiled, slyly.
"I'll go, why didn't I forget to close the door again." I patted myself on the head, "It's okay, it's not a thief coming in." β
"Didn't you just think I was a thief last time? Oh, by the way, please give me back the brooch. She held out her hand with a smile.
"Brooches? I didn't take your brooch, did I? "yes, you've dropped a brooch here, but that's the first time I've done that." This time, you didn't sneak into my house again, where did you get the brooch? β
"You still deny it? Look, isn't there one on the floor? She gestured to the floor.
It's true, it's that on the floor next to the sofa, there really is a shiny brooch.
What's going on?
"Hahaha!" Wen Ting laughed out loud, "You, you're so stupid, I deliberately put it here just now." What do you think? You've been framed by me, haven't you? β
"What? You, you're so bad! I rushed up and hugged her, "I'm going to punish you!" β
"How are you going to punish me?" Wen Ting said with a smile.
"I punish you to be my wife for the rest of my life, no, for eternity!" I picked her up, threw her on the bed, and threw herself on itΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·
It was the happiest night of my life.
This time, we finally became real boyfriend and girlfriend.
Holding my beloved woman, I couldn't help but sigh.
"What are you thinking?" Wen Ting also woke up, and this time, we no longer have that shyness and uneasiness.
The feeling of being reunited after a long absence is always so beautiful.
"I was thinking: I didn't expect to see each other again. Wen Ting, I almost lost you. Hey, I really couldn't stand you in the past. I said.
"What are you sorry for me?"
"If I had returned the watch to you earlier, maybe there wouldn't have been so many things that happened later." I touched her beautiful face and said, "Unfortunately, I won't live long." β
"Don't be sad, in fact, haven't we already lived several times more lives than others?"
I knew she was comforting me, but when I heard that, I still smiled heartily.
"Ning Qiang, people always have to die, but as long as we can cherish each other, no matter whether we live together for a day, a year, or a lifetime, we have no regrets." Wen Ting choked up.
"Yes, I don't want it to last forever, but I want to have it." I sighed, but I still hope that these days will last forever.
"Still, we may still have one thing that we have to accomplish." Wen Ting said.
"What's the matter?"
"Save my mother."
"Yuting?." I was stunned for a moment, but fell into melancholy again, "But, how can we save her?" β
In order to save Yuting, I have worked hard countless times, do I have to go against time and space to save again?
"Fate can still be changed." Wen Ting said, "We still have to try again." β
"You want to go back to the way things were?"
"Hmm."
"No, that's absolutely not going to work." I screamed nervously.
"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will run away again? Wen Ting stretched out her hand and touched my face, "Don't worry, I will be your wife and accompany you for the rest of your life." β
"Wife?" I held her hand tightly, my eyes moistened.
"Well, husband, let's try again. Perhaps, everything can change, and there will be a happy ending in the end? Don't be too pessimistic. β
"But what if, after working hard, it's still the same?" I was worried again.
"This time, it will definitely be different."
"What's the difference?"
"Have you ever wondered what would happen if neither of us bought the watch on that day, March 24?" Wen Ting suddenly asked a very strange question.
"Huh? No one buys this watch? I turned around and looked at my watch, which was still on the coffee table.
I have to admit that this watch is even more attractive than the Lord of the Rings, and this is a magic watch! As long as you know its secrets, there is no one who does not want to take it for yourself.
"You don't need one life for two, I figured it out." Wen Ting was very calm, "This watch is actually our inner demon, we all think that we can become its master and control time and space, but in fact, we can't at all." β
"So, what do you mean?"
"Give it a try, when we give up our demons together, will our lives be different?"
"But I think if we don't do anything, then the chances of nothing not changing seem to be greater, right? One more question, have you thought about it? β
"What's the problem?"
"Aren't you worried that this watch will be bought by someone else? In that way, not only will we not be able to change history, but we will be dragged back in time by that person again? "I voiced my biggest concern.
This watch is a kind of power. Once we give up, or even be seized by others, not only will we not be able to change Yuting's fate, but will we put our own freedom into it?
"I've thought about it, but even if it doesn't change anything this time, at least we can have a few more months, isn't this already the best gift from God? As for who the watch ultimately belongs to, it can only be decided by the watch itself, and we will treat it as if we have never set foot in that small shop and never seen the watch. Let it be! β
"yes." I turned my head and looked at the watch again.
Wen Ting was also looking at the watch, and the two of us were looking at the watch intently.
Perhaps, it is not a demon or a god, it is just a human being like us, flesh and blood, and emotions!
"Are you ready?" Early the next morning, Wen Ting was already standing in front of the window.
I stood to her left, our hands clasped tightly, like astronauts about to go into space to explore the unknown.
"Ready, let's go!" I nodded.
"Okay then." Wen Ting also nodded.
What will happen to us this time?
I closed my eyes, but I heard the sound of Yuting plucking the hands of her watch.
Let's go back, even if nothing changes, at least, we can spend the last part of our lives together.
People are going to die sooner or later. Before you die, live well, nothing is more important than this!
Come back, we're back!
"Are you sure you want to buy this watch?"
The familiar voice again, the familiar old man again.
Instead of looking at the watch on the counter, I turned my head and looked to the left.
Wen Ting was standing to my left, and this time, she smiled, nodded at me, and shook her head again.
I understood what she meant, and I turned my head.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to." I said calmly.
"Are you sure you don't want to?" The old man looked at me suspiciously.
I stopped talking and nodded firmly.
"So, this young lady, do you want it?" The old man seemed a little disappointed, and turned to Wen Ting, "It's only two hundred yuan, such a cheap price, it's not easy to buy it elsewhere." β
Wen Ting's lips moved, but I became nervous.
Please, didn't you say that everyone should not buy it? Why, when this thing comes to an end, you have to change your hexagram?
However, I don't seem to have a reason to stop her from buying the watch.
She doesn't belong here, she has to go back to the future, to her own home, and live a rich life from now on. She's no better than me, and I won't live long, but she still has a lot of time to squander.
"No, I don't want it either. I don't need anything but him!" Wen Ting stepped forward and grabbed my hand, "Husband, let's go home." β
A warm current welled up in my heart.
"Okay, let's go home!" I smiled.
We walked out of the small shop hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder.
Although we lost the watch, this time, we finally got freedom and dignity.
Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in the sky, and then thunder rang out.
However, instead of fearing, we strode forward.
I saw the old lady in a wheelchair in front of me, so I stepped forward and pulled her aside.
Heavy rain came as scheduled.
"Thank you!" The old lady said gratefully.
"Nothing." I smiled at her, looked back at Wen Ting, and she gave me a thumbs up.
"Let's go!" The two of us walked together in the heavy rain, but we didn't even need an umbrella.
"Let the storm come harder!" I screamed, and then I hummed a song.
"Where's the time? Before you feel young, you are old; Giving birth to children and raising daughters for a lifetime, my mind is full of children, crying and laughing, where has the time gone? Before I could take a good look at you, my eyes were Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·." I sang loudly and sang wildly in the rain!
Wen Ting also followed me and sang.
At this moment, we have all thrown the watch and the time into the clouds.
At this moment, let everything drift away with the wind!
Wen Ting and I finally officially lived together, and now, we are real boyfriend and girlfriend, and we can go in and out of the neighborhood hand in hand. The security guard at the door and the fat woman at the hotel opposite all showed envy when they saw our pair.
"Why did you say you weren't ready?" One day, I asked.
"Actually, I was ready for a long time." Wen Ting leaned on my shoulder, "It's just that I think it's a little weird." β
"Weird? What's weird? β
"You said you were my past life, right?" She looked up and stared at me blankly.
"Yes, I dreamed that I was reincarnated into your mother's womb and became you." I nodded, "Oh, that's actually your dream." β
"Then, when we are together, isn't it equivalent to falling in love with ourselves?"
"But, after all, we are separated by a lifetime, and that is just you and me in the past life and the next life?"
"Then, if you leave one step ahead of me, won't you be reincarnated as me again? If one day, I meet that newborn little Wenting, should I treat her as myself, or as you after reincarnation? β
"I'm no longer me, but you're still you, Shi Wenting. As for that little Wenting, it's very simple, you can think of it as your twin sister. I smiled.
"What? Twin sisters? Wen Ting was stunned.
"Isn't it? There are countless parallel spaces in the universe, and we will have countless twin brothers and twin sisters like us, right? I pointed to the sky, "Let Ning Qiang in other worlds and Wen Ting in other worlds live their own lives." In this parallel world, we just need to take care of ourselves. β
Wen Ting didn't speak, leaning on my shoulder.
I hugged her happily, but I secretly told myself in my heart: Ning Qiang, your time in this world is running out, cherish itΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·