(Foreword)

He is long gone, flowing away like water

Leave you alone, drink the bitterness of memories.

(Text)

December 16, 2021 at 7:21 a.m

"Ringling...... Bell bell ......"

I pressed the switch on the recording penguin alarm clock at the head of the bed with a "snap" and glanced at the time on the alarm clock: 7:21 a.m. on December 16, 2021.

Still...... So early...... I should have slept a little longer

Just as I was about to continue to close my eyes, my phone rang suddenly.

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have never forgotten each other's vows..."

"The years have passed in a hurry, but you are still looking at me, and you have not forgotten our tomorrow..."

I was muttering to myself who called me so early and wouldn't let me sleep properly.

"Hey, that one?" I didn't look at who was calling, but I just picked up my phone.

"That one? It's me!!! There was a thunderous voice on the phone, and you didn't have to think about it to know that it was Yan Xiaoxue.

"Why did you call me so early, I haven't woken up yet?" I said sleepily.

"What are you sleeping, have you forgotten what day it is?" Yan Xiaoxue is still unrelenting.

What day? I thought......

"I don't remember......" I said lightly.

"You've forgotten the first time we met! Get up for me now! Immediately! Right away! Yan Xiaoxue shouted.

"Now?" I asked rhetorically.

"Yes, I want you to come out now, I'm waiting for you at the fast food restaurant on the commercial street, if you don't show up for half an hour, you will bear the consequences!" Yan Xiaoxue hung up the phone angrily after speaking.

I can't sleep well today...... I hurriedly got up and hurried in the direction of the commercial street.

December 16, 2021 at 7:50 a.m

Since it was still early before the opening of major department stores, the commercial street seemed a little deserted, I walked to the fast food restaurant that Yan Xiaoxue said, saw her looking out the window alone, and waved happily when she saw me.

"Cheng Yin, this is breakfast for you." Yan Xiaoxue pushed a breakfast in front of me.

Every time I see Yan Xiaoxue, I always have an indescribable guilt in my heart, after all, if I hadn't replaced "Cheng Yin", maybe she and "Cheng Yin" would have been together a long time ago, but it was my appearance that prevented all this from happening.

"Yan Xiaoxue, in fact, I ...... Actually, I ...... "why is this sentence so difficult to say?"

"Actually, what? If you don't like the breakfast I bought for you, I'll buy you another one. Yan Xiaoxue seemed to be deliberately avoiding my words.

"It's not...... I mean to say ......" The words came to my lips and swallowed back.

"What's wrong? Cheng Yin, I always feel like you've been a different person lately. Yan Xiaoxue said.

That's right, I want to tell her that I'm not the Cheng Yin you know, but Char......

But whenever I think of her sad look, I always want to stop talking......

"What's wrong? Cheng Yin? Yan Xiaoxue looked at me.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing? By the way, you said that today is the day we first met? I asked.

"Hmm...... Actually, it's not entirely true, if you take it seriously, it should be 15 days ago. But I don't think you remember. Yan Xiaoxue's face showed a disappointed expression.

Oh, yes. After all, I'm not really 'Cheng Yin', so naturally I won't remember the bits and pieces with Yan Xiaoxue, the memories that originally belonged to the two of them, but now only Yan Xiaoxue is left......

If I could turn back time, if I had a choice, I would definitely not choose 'Cheng Yin'...... Definitely not, I don't want to see Yan Xiaoxue's sad expression.

"Yan Xiaoxue... If...... If I told you that I wasn't me, would you believe me? I asked tentatively.

"What? You're not you? So who are you? Yan Xiaoxue asked.

"I ...... I'm not anyone, I'm Cheng Yin, just a hypothesis. I said awkwardly.

"Cheng Yin, I don't like that assumption...... I don't like ......," Yan Xiaoxue said.

I didn't speak, just looked at Yan Xiaoxue......

December 16, 2021 at 8:15 a.m

"Let's go!" Yan Xiaoxue said.

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go shopping." Yan Xiaoxue said and walked out of the door of the fast food restaurant.

"Buying something? But how about almost no shops? I said.

"Let's go buy pineapple bread first." Yan Xiaoxue said with a smile.

Pineapple bread again...... Reluctantly, I walked into the bakery with her again.

The specifications of this bakery are not small. On the shelves around are small baskets made of bamboo, round, square, and star-shaped, with different shapes. It is filled with a variety of delicious breads. Since it's still early in the morning, there aren't as many people as there used to be.

"Pineapple bread, pineapple bread, pineapple bread." Yan Xiaoxue kept holding bread from the bamboo basket. And I just watched casually in the store.

"Cheng Yin, you know what? You used to hate pineapple bread so much, but just last time, you actually took the initiative to eat pineapple bread, I can't believe if you are the Cheng Yin I know. Yan Xiaoxue suddenly stopped in front of me and said seriously.

"Really? Maybe my taste has changed...... Hahaha......" I laughed awkwardly.

I know very well that no matter how hard I try, I can't become the Cheng Yin that Yan Xiaoxue knows.

We soon left the bakery, and the number of people on the high street slowly began to increase.

We walked down the shopping street like we had done before.

"Cheng Yin, you know what? It's nice to get to know you. Yan Xiaoxue said with a smile.

The breeze gently blew across her cheeks, and a few strands of hair were gently blown. I looked at Yan Xiaoxue in front of me and was speechless for a while. I didn't know if I should tell her the truth, and I didn't know how to say it to make it easier for her to accept it.

"Yan Xiaoxue, I have to tell you... I'm not actually ...... "I'm going to say it anyway this time."

"Cheng Yin, I like you......" Yan Xiaoxue didn't let me speak.

"But I'm ...... I'm not ......" I desperately wanted to tell the truth of the matter.

"Cheng Yin, even if you don't like me, don't say it easily, okay?" Yan Xiaoxue's face showed a sad expression.

I didn't speak...... I don't know what to say......

The business around me began to become more and more lively. Pedestrians pass us in a constant stream.

"Let's go, let's go ......"

Yan Xiaoxue tried her best to make herself happy, but no matter how hard she tried, I still saw the tears in her eyes...... Suddenly my heart hurts......

I looked at Yan Xiaoxue's figure, and some tears flashed in my eyes...

(End of chapter)