Chapter 18: The Day of the Sacrifice
Time is fleeting, summer is gone, autumn is coming, and it is a new season. The breath of autumn, quiet and beautiful, clear water and autumn waves, falling leaves, geese passing across the sky, insects singing grass, this silent silence can't help but make people miss distant relatives and long-distance lovers.
The dawn of dawn lifts the light veil of night, revealing the brilliant morning light, and a new day begins.
With the passage of time, Xiyu also slowly walked out of the love wound between her and Yuan Zihao, and changed back to a lively appearance, but she is no longer willing to touch emotions, nor is she willing to believe in love anymore, the seasons are changing, people... It will also change.
But no matter how the four seasons reincarnate, the only thing that remains unchanged is Chen Zichu's constantly failing blind dates, it stands to reason that .. It should not be difficult for a young man like Chen Zichu who has a car, a house, and a promising "three haves" in Da K City to find a blind date, but maybe it is because of his almost sissy character, or maybe it is his bluffing pseudo-leader-like conversation, anyway, he is still a "loner" in his thirties.
Chen Zichu suddenly figured out that this world was too realistic, why did he choose a difficult and boring blind date, he resolutely chose to give up, and there were so many single beauties in the café, why didn't he try "the moon is first obtained near the water".
During his thoughts, Xiyu's appearance came to mind, that's right, Xiyu, Xiyu is the type he likes, Xiyu has a lively personality, innocent and straightforward and humorous, thinking why not try to pursue Xiyu, plus Xiyu is in the window period after falling out of love, why don't you "take advantage of the void".
"Xiyu~", Chen Zichu looked at no one around, and approached with two movie tickets.
"What?"
"I'll invite you to the movies, just tonight, there's a good movie coming out tonight, and I've bought all the tickets." Chen Zichu said excitedly.
"It's okay, why did you invite me to watch a movie, it wouldn't be that you deducted my performance this month again..."Cheng Xiyu, who has no concept of time, is common to be late for work or something, but unfortunately every time she bumps into Chen Zichu, so her performance score is the last few every month, Xiyu thought unexpectedly, and couldn't help but look at Chen Zichu pitifully.
"No, I just want to invite you to a movie, you're thinking too much.." Chen Zichu broke out in a cold sweat.
"Can I not want to, my big store manager Chen..."Xi Yu quipped with a grimace on his lips.
Zi Chu was helpless, and suddenly said sharply: "Are you going or not?" ”
"Go, definitely go, free lunch who doesn't want who is stupid, give it to me."
Zichu secretly handed Xi Yu a movie ticket, "I also heard that it was played by your favorite star, hehe.."
Xi Yu wondered, how Chen Zichu even knew which star she liked, she didn't have the style of letting everyone in the world know as long as she liked someone, thinking for a while, there was no solution, but she was still very happy that she could finally go out and relax, after this stupid love with Yuan Zihao ended in failure again, she no longer howled and cried like the previous girl who was out of love, and vented her overeating, just stayed at home quietly and secretly hurt herself, so that the wound slowly healed, even if it was An Yijian's invitation, she refused, So she hasn't gone to the street to shop and watch movies for a long time, and it just so happens that Zichu invited her today, and it's free, so why not.
It was almost time for the lunch break, and Yijian, who was still at work, received a call from Yan Yi.
"Jane, it's me."
"I know."
"You haven't eaten yet, I'll bring a bento and eat with you."
Yijian looked around, there was no shadow of Yan Yi, "Where are you?" ”
"I'm in the park near the café, and you'll come right after work."
"Okay." Since the last time Yijian didn't let Yan Yi come to the café to find her again, Yan Yi rarely came to the café, basically waiting for Yijian near the café, or making an appointment at a certain restaurant.
After getting off work, Yijian ran to Yan Yi out of breath, Yan Yi said with concern, "You slow down..."
Yijian raised her head, "I'm not afraid that you will wait too long, ho~~" Yan Yi smiled happily when she heard Yijian say this, and then pulled Yijian to sit on the stairs and start eating lunch.
After a long time, Yan Yi asked, "In two days, it should be your mother's sacrifice day." In September, Yan Yi calculated that Yijian's mother's sacrifice day was probably in these days, so he wanted to ask Yijian what his plans were.
"Hmm.." Yijian stopped what he was doing.
"What are you going to do, do you want to go back?" Yan Yi looked up at Yijian and said.
"Well, I'm going back." Yijian continued to eat silently with her head bowed.
"When?"
"In two days."
"Okay, I'll accompany you.." Yan Yi said in a relaxed tone.
"You're with me? Don't you have to work? Yijian looked at Yan Yi's face with puzzled eyes.
Yan Yi replied in a gentle tone, "It's okay, I'm not busy lately anyway, and I just want to go back and have a look." Hearing Yan Yi say this, Yijian couldn't refuse, so she had to nod in agreement.
Two days later, in the early morning, Yijian took the luggage that she hastily packed last night, and Yan Yi came to the train station in K City with Yan Yi.
In the early morning of autumn, the sun shines through the cool mist, and the particles are sprinkled on the earth, confused and dazzling, Yijian stretched out her right hand to block her eyes, looking at the sky through the gap in her fingertips, Yan Yi stood quietly behind her, looking at Yijian's shadow in the sun.
"Ding Ding Ding ---, staff on the platform, please note that the train from X city to S city is about to enter the station, and the train stops at platform 3, please be ready to pick you up." The radio at the train station sounded, and Yan Yi walked up to Yijian and stood with her.
Sitting on the train bound for S City, Yijian has been silent and does not speak, just looking at the scenery outside the window, listening to the sound of the train constantly passing through the mountains and forests, arched bridges, and tunnels, she is used to getting on the train alone at this time of year, and then quietly waiting for the arrival of the end point, so she forgot Yan Yi, who sat next to her this time. Yan Yi didn't think so, just sat quietly with her, and sometimes gave her a glass of water and some food.
The train traveled for more than three hours.
"Ding ---, dear passengers, you have had a hard journey, the train has now arrived at S Shinan Station, please pay attention to the gap between the train and the platform, I wish you a happy journey, and look forward to meeting you next time." Yijian was awakened by the sudden broadcast of the train, rubbed her eyes, and saw Yan Yi looking at herself with a confused smile, "You're awake, little lazy worm.." Yan Yi's voice full of love sounded.
Yijian stretched, "I'm sorry, I fell asleep." ”
"It's time to get out of the car, let's go."
After getting off the train, Yijian, who had just woken up, stood on the train platform and felt a little chill, subconsciously tightened her coat, and looked around in confusion, until Yan Yi took the luggage in her hand, she had a real feeling, she had returned to the place where she grew up.
Yan Yi took Yijian from the city to live in a hotel in Town C, and the festival day was tomorrow, so Yan Yi wanted Yijian to rest a little and then take her out for a walk.
An family villa, An Chengxuan woke up in the morning and sat at the dining table for breakfast, but when he didn't see it for a long time, he asked Lin's mother strangely.
"Mother Lin, why didn't Yijian come down to eat?"
Mother Lin explained: "Oh, tomorrow is the sacrifice day of Yijian's biological mother, and she will go back to visit the grave at this time of year, so early this morning, she went back to her hometown with her luggage." ”
"Sacrifice Day..."An Chengxuan's face was a little confused, "Do you know where her hometown is?" ”
"In C Town of S City, I heard Yijian talk about it before..."Before Lin Ma's words fell, An Chengxuan picked up his coat and went straight outside.
"Young Master, where are you going? I haven't finished breakfast yet..."
Ahn Seung-hyun started the accelerator, roughly searched the direction, and drove to S City. He didn't know why, but after hearing Lin Ma say the word sacrifice day, he was restless as if he had received an order from his brain, and when he came to his senses, he was already sitting in the car, maybe he was worried about Yijian's safety, or maybe he was worried about her emotions on the day of the festival, An Chengxuan tried to find various reasons to convince himself of the inexplicable impulsive behavior just now.
I don't know how long I drove the car, and finally arrived at C Town in S City, An Chengxuan got out of the car and asked passers-by about the address of the C Town Cemetery. After knowing the address, he relaxed a little, thinking that he would wait until tomorrow to go to the cemetery to find Yijian.
The next day, Yijian, who had gone to bed early the night before, woke up before five o'clock in the morning, lying on the bed in the hotel, looking up at the ceiling in a daze, her mind intermittently recalling the time she had with her mother. The days with my mother, although the days are very tight, but every day is full and happy, until my mother falls ill... When he died, the sudden heartache hit his heart, and tears flowed without warning, and Jane hid her mouth and the sound of her crying.
It wasn't until Yan Yi knocked on the door and came to her to have breakfast with her that she stopped reminiscing.
After breakfast, Yan Yi took Yijian to buy a few sacrificial things, and came to the Nanshan Cemetery where Yijian's mother was buried at about 11 o'clock.
Yijian walked to her mother's tombstone, squatted down, reached out and wiped her mother's old photo, and sat on the ground with her back against the tombstone.
"Mom, I'm coming to see you again, how are you doing over there?"
"Mom, I think a lot today, I think of you teaching me to ride a bicycle when I was a child, thinking of us going to the vegetable market together to buy vegetables, thinking of my failure in every exam, you not only blame but comfort me, I am very happy, but those... It's like what happened yesterday, but now it's so far away from me... I can't bear it.."
Yijian looked at the mountain peaks in the distance and continued to mumble to herself: "I remember you said that your child is stronger and braver than anyone else, so I didn't cry when you left, I didn't even have a sad expression... But you know what, I'm not brave at all.... I'm too scared to go home after you're gone, I'm scared to see anything about you..."
"And I'm not strong, I love to cry... Whenever I think that there is no shadow of you in this world anymore, and I will never hear your name call me again, I can't help but cry all the time, cry all the time... Hehe... So I'm turning my back to you now, afraid you'll laugh at me..."
"Mom, a lot has happened in the past year, Yan Yi, no, Zhang Junyi is back, and An Chengxuan... He's back, too, and Yiling is still like that, I mean... Her body is good and bad, and Xiyu, she was hurt twice by the same man, do you remember, it's the boy he liked before, and there is..."
Yijian, who didn't get any response, turned around and looked at the photo of her mother: "Mom, do you think what I said is particularly boring... That's why you ignore me."
There are not many people coming to the cemetery today, only a few, except for the unknown cicadas on the trees, it is very quiet.
Yijian couldn't say any more, just looked at the tombstone blankly, and after a long time, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said softly: "Mom, I will take care of myself, you don't have to worry." ”
Yan Yi looked at Yijian's lonely figure from afar, and didn't move a step for a long, long time, "Six years ago, I secretly swore in my heart that I would take good care of Su Yi, but I didn't do it, but this time, I promise... will always be by her side and no longer let her be alone. Yan Yi thought to himself,
After a while, feeling that Yi Jian seemed to be calming down, Yan Yi quietly walked over, picked up Yi Jian who was squatting on the ground and said, "I will take care of you!" He said that six years ago. Yi Jian's godless eyes looked at the boy in front of him who was as firm as six years ago, the corners of his depressed mouth rose with difficulty, Yan Yi was distressed, and hugged Yi Jian into his arms.
An Chengxuan returned to the car, the scene that happened just now made him unable to recover, he stood under the shadow of the tree and watched Yijian's every move, until Yan Yi hugged her, he left, he wanted to go back, but his right foot could not step on the accelerator for a long time.