Chapter 21: Farewell
"Li Shi - Li Shi - Where are you...... You come back, you don't go. ”
Zhao Ji called Li Shi's name on the bank of the small river that shone brightly in the night-
At first in a whisper, then loudly.
Like a madman coming out of an asylum, he called out over and over again......
This call made passers-by turn their heads to look at his dejected appearance...... It seems that there are still people taking pictures and posting them to Moments.
He repeated in his heart a thousand times: "Li Shi, I love you, and I swear that I will never be separated from you in this life." ”
He was willing to give up everything in the world that was worldly prejudice, just to hold her hands as cold as a dead man again......
- No matter how cold it is, he has to cover his hands warm......
He wanted to hear Li Shi's soft and gentle voice again......
He wanted to see Li Shi lying in front of him again......
Li Shi used to be so close to him, she once came to Zhao Ji with confidence and determination, with an innocent heart and deep feelings.
She once wanted to dedicate her virgin and chaste youth to Zhao Ji......
However, Zhao Ji did not hold her tightly in his arms, but pushed her away.
Such......
Caused him to lose his own happiness.
He lost the joy of seeing her lovely face overflow with joy and tranquility like a blooming flower......
These impulsive thoughts after Li Shi left simply tortured Zhao Ji to the point of going crazy.
……
"Li Shi, where will she go? Will she commit suicide by throwing herself into the river? ”
Zhao Ji thought of this unlucky prophecy and blamed himself for the crow thoughts, so he stretched out his hands and slapped himself twice......
He sighed in the desperate anguish of helplessness......
Suddenly, Zhao Ji saw a pile of white things on the riverbank shaking in front of him.
Zhao Ji pointed to the pile of things and asked a middle-aged woman passing by, "What kind of place is that?" ”
This middle-aged woman, her face is bloodless, sallow and sallow, her eyes are deeply sunken into her sockets, her eyes are yellow, and there is no trace of brilliance, and there is no blood on her lips.
Looks like she's a local and knows the place—
She was surprised and said, "What are you doing there?" It was a cemetery, and in addition to the dead people of the neighborhood who were buried here, most of the people who drowned in the river were buried in this cemetery. ”
Zhao Ji's heart tightened...... He ran to the cemetery gate—but the white stuff had disappeared without a trace.
It turned out to be an illusion of Zhao Ji......
He screamed softly at first.
"Li Shi? Li Shi ......"
Later, it was a loud shout......
In this wild scream, Zhao Ji startled himself, but there was no response......
At this moment, his cell phone rang. At first glance, it was Li Heng calling.
"Zhao Ji, don't look for it, my sister has already returned."
"Good...... I'll come right over—"
"Don't come, go back quickly!"
"No, I'm going to see her. One look at it and I'll go. ”
Zhao Ji said and hung up the phone...... Quickly ran back the same way, climbed up the mountain quickly along the stone stairs, and saw a light in Li Shi's room...... This relieved him somewhat.
He walked into the small courtyard and came to Li Shi's room.
The door was bolted.
Zhao Ji knocked on the door a few times, but the door did not open.
At this time, the door of the next room opened, revealing Li Heng's head, but he didn't let Zhao Ji enter the room.
"Is Li Shi really back?" Zhao Ji stood outside the door and asked.
"She's really back!" He replied to Zhao Ji in a low voice, "She is in her room now, and she is already sleeping." All is well. ”
"Ahh …… Thank goodness!"
Zhao Ji said loudly with the indescribable joy that suddenly burst out.
"Thank God! Now everything is fine! But we should talk about it again. ”
"Let's talk tomorrow!" Li Heng said as he gently closed the door, "She's already asleep, and I want to sleep too." Goodbye! ”
"That's good! See you tomorrow. Zhao Ji whispered, "Everything will be fine tomorrow." ”
"Good night and goodbye!"
Li Heng said.
"Goodbye—see you—"
Li Heng dragged out his voice and repeated it meaningfully.
With that, he closed the door......
Zhao Ji almost knocked on the door again.
At that time, he really wanted to tell Li Heng: "I want to propose to your sister and ask her to marry me!" ”
But to propose like this at such a time...... Isn't it a little impulsive-
"We'll talk about it tomorrow!"
Zhao Ji thought about it again and again, so he could only give up.
"Tomorrow I will be a happy ......"
"Yes, tomorrow I will be happy."
He thought silently again in his mind.
However, happiness does not have a tomorrow where something happens, and happiness does not pass by yesterday......
Happiness does not remember the unbearable past, nor does it think of the future, it only has the real present and the present-
And happiness is not a whole day, a whole month, a whole year......
And it's just a moment.
A few years later, Zhao Ji didn't remember clearly how he returned to his inn.
But what he knew was that he didn't walk back on two feet, nor did he let the car carry him back—
It's a pair of broad and powerful wings—
Like the wings of an eagle, he rises and flies back.
He walked on the banks of the creek, and walked past a bush, where a nightingale with feathers as white as snow and a silver light was singing.
The voice, like a bright pearl, illuminated the beautiful night when he walked in the darkness.
He stopped, stood still, and listened for a long time...... Long......
He seemed to feel that the nightingale, with only a pair of shining eyes, a pair of slender legs, and a fluffy tail, was singing for his love and his happiness.
He returned to his room and sent many text messages to Li Shi at night, but did not receive any reply from her......
At that time, he had a premonition that something was not good.
He didn't sleep well at night, waking up and sleeping at the same time, tossing and turning.
He wished the day would light up soon.
Early the next morning, when Zhao Ji was about to walk to the familiar small mansion, a scene surprised him.
The windows of the room where Li Shi and Li Heng lived were open.
Greeted by the beautiful hostess warmly.
Zhao Ji walked up to her......
"They're gone!" - Zhao Ji didn't have time to ask the proprietress: "Is Li Heng in the house?" The proprietress said it first abruptly.
"They...... Are they gone? Zhao Ji repeated, "What's the matter?" Where are you going? ”
"I left last night, and I didn't say where I was going."
"But it can't be...... How so? ……”
Zhao Ji said.
"I don't know why they left in such a hurry, and they left overnight."
The proprietress looked at Zhao Ji who was standing there expressionlessly, and left a word when she turned to leave.
"Why don't you call him and ask, maybe they have something urgent!"
With that, he went about his business alone.
So, Zhao Ji hurriedly took out his mobile phone and called Li Shi, but Li Shi refused to accept it.
He called Li Heng again, but Li Heng also refused to accept it.
Later, Zhao Ji only sent a message to Li Heng and asked, "Why don't you say hello and you leave?" ”
After a long time, Li Heng replied to the message.
"Please forgive us for saying goodbye! Please don't be mad at their sudden departure—"
Zhao Ji was anxiously waiting, he received this text message, and was overjoyed, so he replied to the text message.
"Oh, what's going on?"
"Zhao Ji, I deeply believe that in the future, as long as you have thought it through, you will definitely agree with my decision. I could not find any way out of a situation that could become difficult and dangerous, but to escape. ”
"Why run away? But...... I love Li Shi, I'm willing to marry her, don't you go, okay? Even if you want to go, tell me, where are you going, I will come to you. ”
"Please don't come to us, you won't find us. We will also change the phone number in the future. Maybe this is the last time I will communicate with you......"
"Why ......"
"You know, when the two of us were silently waiting for Li Shi, I already fully believed that it was inevitable that you would break up with my sister, and the fate had ended, maybe there was no fate!"
"I don't understand—what are you talking about?"
"There are some prejudices you have against Li Shi – and of course the worldly prejudices may be the same. I respect this prejudice......"
"Prejudice...... What bias? ”
Zhao Ji shouted, as if Li Heng could hear Zhao Ji speak, "What nonsense!" Who gave you the right to take her away from me......"
He grabbed his head with both hands......
This shouting and shouting voice made the proprietress panic come out and take a look.
Seeing that Zhao Ji was fine, but he was a little delirious, he comforted him a few words.
"Mr. Zhao, I know you have a good impression of Li Shi, but the people have already left, you want to open something......" After that, he was busy again.
……
"Zhao Ji, I understand, you will not marry my sister Li Shi. Even though you are now promising to marry, that is just wishful thinking on your part. ”
"Wishful thinking? I don't understand...... I don't understand......"
"My sister Li Shi, she told me everything."
"What did you say?"
"She said she was dead. When she came back yesterday, she begged me again and again: 'Please take me away, or she will die here.' ’”
"Dead?"
"Yes, she said that if she hadn't seen my brother in the world, she would have committed suicide by throwing herself into the river!"
"Ah......h
"Therefore, in order to give her peace of mind, I had to make concessions and grant her firm and decisive request to say more and more to me."
"Don't!"
"It's a shame! Zhao Ji, I deeply regret that our acquaintance ended so quickly, and I wish you eternal happiness and find the other half of your mind as soon as possible. ”
"Except for Li Shi, I ...... I won't look any further. ”
"Don't be like this, Zhao Ji, shake your hand cordially in the text message for the last time, please don't try to find us."