Chapter 5: Thousands of Stars in the Dream 1

There is an exclusive place in everyone's life. You will always give everything you have to that person, regardless of the consequences. But there is only one such place. Once the first person comes, there will not be a second one. That person is the beginning and the end.

When I was very young, facing my father’s terrible slaps and scolding, I asked my mother and myself more than once:
Did I do something I shouldn't have done, so I'm being punished like this?
The mother's tired and sallow face was filled with helplessness, guilt, and deep pity.
She would always hug my little body and cry, repeating over and over again: "It's mom's fault, it's all mom's fault, don't worry, mom will be by your side in the future, what are you afraid of?"
At that time, I did not understand the grief in my mother's heart. After hearing such a promise, I naively thought that under my mother's protection, I would no longer be beaten by my father.
But when those rain-like fists and slaps once again left me covered in bruises, I finally understood.
Those who say they will protect you but fail to do so may not be doing so intentionally , but they also feel powerless.
My mother in the past, Xiang Nanfeng and Jiang Xing now, they are all important and indispensable figures in my life.
But who can guarantee that one day in the future, something that even they cannot predict will happen?
My mother's tear-stained face appeared before my eyes again. I opened my eyes tiredly and finally spoke. I said, "Xiang Nanfeng, you must feel tired if you stay with me for too long."
He didn't answer.
In the silence, the only sound I could hear was the rustling of leaves in the breeze. I raised my head to face the pouring sunlight and suddenly felt a warm breath on my cheek.
I turned my head in surprise and saw that Xiang Nanfeng's face had approached within two centimeters of me.
My heart seemed to stop suddenly, and I subconsciously wanted to step back, but Xiang Nanfeng reached out his hand as if he had expected it, grabbed the back of my head tightly, and kissed me desperately.
I felt a soft and cool touch on my lips. I was completely shocked by this sudden incident and even lost my ability to think...
It was a brief kiss.
It only lasted for a few seconds before Xiang Nanfeng curled the corners of his mouth and gently let me go.
"Wen Yu, please believe me." His black eyes were like shining stars in the night sky. "Let me stay by your side. You don't have to be afraid of anything."
His firm words woke me up from my confusion. I stood up suddenly, raised my arms uncontrollably, and slapped Xiang Nanfeng hard!
"You...how could you..." My chest heaved violently and I couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Xiang Nanfeng covered his cheek with his hands in grievance, but there was no anger in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth still maintained that playful arc: "It hurts..."
The touch on my lips that made me blush and my heart beat fast had not yet disappeared. I looked at Xiang Nanfeng, who was acting like a child, with both anger and amusement. Just as I was about to say something else, I saw Jiang Xing standing not far away with a few bottles .
She seemed to have been standing there for a long time.
Her long black hair fluttered in the wind and a very faint smile appeared on her face.
Although it is very light, it is full of the taste of happiness and wishes.
She seemed to be saying: Wen Yu, you have to get better soon, okay?
Finally, a corner of the wall began to collapse.
All the strength in my body seemed to disappear. I fell back onto the bench under the tung tree in despair, tears streaming down my face.
Maybe there are some burdens that I should have let go of long ago.
After that fierce quarrel, my aunt issued an eviction order against me. She did not allow me to continue living in their house so as not to bring adverse effects to their good daughter Cheng Panpan.
At that time, Cheng Panpan was sitting behind her mother, with a look of contempt on her arrogant face.
I packed my luggage expressionlessly, without saying goodbye or wanting to stay.
This is very good news for me.
In order for me to continue to receive better treatment, my mother had no choice but to move. She found a small house near Ni Nuo's house, picked a sunny day, and called Xiang Nanfeng and Jiang Xing to help. The two of them actively moved the few things in the old house, making a lot of noise and laughing loudly.
Xiang Nanfeng took out a long-abandoned teddy bear from my room. He laughed and teased me, "I didn't expect that you, Wen Yu, also like this kind of furry toy? I thought your hobby was just listening to music! Haha!"
"Give it to me!" I glared at him, snatched the doll and stuffed it into the bottom of the box.
I don't want to tell them that after enduring my father's violence, the most helpless moment for me was when I held this tattered doll in my arms through the long cold night.
It’s not because I’ve grown up and am easily bored with the old and love the new, but I’m afraid that it will bring back memories deep in my mind.
But……
Why do I feel such a rare sense of peace when I see it now?
Jiang Xing was also carefully sorting a box of books. Occasionally, when she looked at me, she would smile sweetly.
With tacit agreement, the three of us never mentioned the kiss to Nanfeng under the tung tree that day, as if it was just a beautiful dream.
What’s even stranger is that I have gradually been able to control my manic emotions.
I once told Ni Nuo everything that happened under the tung tree, and murmured to myself curiously: "Why do I feel so much better? Do I really believe that they will always be by my side?"
"This is a good thing!" The joy in Ni Nuo's eyes was genuine. "Maybe you have already believed them, or maybe...haha, good people will be rewarded! Wen Yu, your ending won't be too bad."
Wouldn't the ending be too bad?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but pursed my lips and looked in the direction of the south wind.
Feeling my gaze, he did not hide his inner joy, and dragged the box of sundries in front of me like offering treasures: "Although many things here are broken, they can be turned into other things after reorganization! For example, this can be converted into a bookshelf; and this one, it will look good when hung on the wall, doesn't it?"
My cheeks felt slightly hot, and I couldn't bear to avoid his gaze any longer.
"Can you handle all these things?" I fiddled with the old things.
"Of course!" Xiang Nanfeng raised his eyebrows, full of pride, "Let me take care of all the housework! When the new house is ready, I will make you my best sweet and sour pork ribs!"
I couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it."
Just because I didn't refuse intentionally, Xiang Nanfeng was so happy that he almost flew to the sky. Perhaps because he saw that I no longer resisted him, he began to show off and talk about how excellent his housework skills were.
"Oh, I didn't realize that our Young Master Xiang is actually a good household man!" Jiang Xing, who was passing by, teased.
"I've done this kind of thing a lot, and I'm already very familiar with it." Xiang Nanfeng scratched his hair, "My parents have been abroad since I was a child, so I have to do a lot of things by myself. When it comes to housework, I'm much better than you girls!"
"Then you might as well just be a girl!" Jiang Xing made a face at him.
Then we all couldn't help laughing.
With the help of Xiang Nanfeng and Jiang Xing, we quickly packed up and loaded the things into the car. We arrived at the new house .
Looking at the dirty floor and the dusty glass, Jiang Xing frowned and was the first to roll up his sleeves, saying in a pinched voice: "It's too dirty! I can't stand it! Leave the windowsill and glass to me, and you can divide the rest among yourselves!"
After that, she found a clean rag from the box and tidied the first windowsill.
Xiang Nanfeng also found a broom. He walked around the room aimlessly at first, then gently patted my shoulder and said, "Don't do anything. Go and have a rest. Leave it to us. Your only task is to wait for me to make delicious sweet and sour pork ribs and nourish your body."
"What do you mean by nourishing the body? I'm fine now." I snatched the broom from his hand, "You go do something else, let me do this."
But I didn’t expect that Xiang Nanfeng, who always listened to my advice, was particularly tough today. He snatched the broom from my hand again and narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Be obedient! Otherwise, I won’t make you any delicious food!"
My heart moved and I couldn't help laughing out loud.
I don't know when I became able to get along with him so naturally.
A vague idea arises in my mind, slowly emerges, and is about to become a reality.
I thought... maybe I could try to accept him, right? After all, when Xiang Nanfeng was by my side, all I felt was happiness.
After several rounds of fighting for the broom, I finally gave in and happily took the broom to Nanfeng and started cleaning from the corner. For a while, fine dust was flying everywhere.
I couldn't bear it any longer and planned to pour some water to make the ground more moist. But as soon as I walked into the bathroom, I heard a loud muffled sound coming from the windowsill, accompanied by Jiang Xing's low scream.
My hands trembled, and all the clean water spilled onto the ground. I ran towards the window sill where Jiang Xing was like crazy.
Xiang Nanfeng, who also heard the noise, arrived before me. He rushed to Jiang Xing, who had fallen from the windowsill and was lying unconscious on the ground, and shook her shoulders carefully.
"What's wrong...why aren't you waking up?"
Standing half a meter away, I didn't even have the courage to get closer.
"It's probably a head injury, it's quite serious!" Xiang Nanfeng bit his lip worriedly, picked up Jiang Xing directly, and shouted, "Go to the hospital quickly!"
On the way to the hospital, I sat beside Xiang Nanfeng in a state of anxiety, almost biting my lips until they bled.
Why...why did I leave Jiang Xing alone to clean the windowsill? I should have stayed by her side to help her with something that dangerous!
Xiang Nanfeng held Jiang Xing's head and comforted me, "Don't worry, it won't be a big deal. Don't blame yourself. Find Jiang Xing's phone now, contact her family, and meet up at the hospital."
At the critical moment, it was Xiang Nanfeng's calm thinking and command that saved me. I nodded desperately and hurriedly took out Jiang Xing's mobile phone, only to find that the person who contacted her most frequently was Xu Zejun!
After hesitating for a moment, I pressed the dial button.
Although he was very persistent in pursuing Jiang Xing, they were childhood sweethearts after all, so their relationship couldn't be too bad, right?
"Hello? Is this Jiang Xing?" While he was thinking, the call was connected, and Xu Zejun's voice was full of joy.
Without the time to greet him, I briefly explained the current situation: "I am Jiang Xing's friend. She is injured and unconscious. We are rushing to the hospital. I hope you can get there soon, okay?"
"What!" Xu Zejun roared, "Injured and unconscious? Was it a head injury? Which hospital?"
"Heping Hospital..." I was a little confused, "How do you know where the injury is?"
But the anxious Xu Zejun did not answer my question. He hung up the phone in a hurry, leaving me with only a cold busy tone.
I was confused, but I didn't think much about it . Jiang Xing's face became paler and paler, and her bloodless lips occasionally trembled slightly, as if she was in extreme pain.
Seeing Jiang Xing like this, I felt so heartbroken that I could hardly breathe. I turned my head away, unable to bear to look at her any longer.
Xu Zejun's speed was actually much faster than ours. When Jiang Xing was taken away by the doctor, he had already appeared in the hospital.
Xiang Nanfeng went to handle the relevant formalities, leaving Xu Zejun and I together. He was tall and thin, with a simple hedgehog hairstyle. Because of excessive anxiety and worry, a faint shadow appeared around his eyes.
He watched Jiang Xing being pushed away, his eyes turned red and the tall boy was about to cry.
"I knew it, I knew it would be like this. I warned her a long time ago to stay at home quietly and not go to school, but she didn't listen to me! What should I do if something really happens this time..." Xu Zejun held his head with both hands and repeated over and over again like he was in a state of collapse.
"What are you talking about?" Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but be surprised and asked quickly.
"You're asking me what... Don't you know?" Xu Zejun stared at me with red eyes and asked me hoarsely, "Jiang Xing has brain cancer! Even surgery can't guarantee a complete cure. She's just stalling for time now. She's running around even though her health is so poor, and now something's finally happened..."
It was as if a huge thunderbolt struck from the depths of the sky. I stared at the pale-faced Xu Zejun in shock. It took me a while to speak: "You said Jiang Xing has brain cancer?"
"Yes, it's been a long time, and there may not be much time left... I know she has always liked Xiang Nanfeng! Why didn't she pursue him bravely? Although I like her, I really hope that she can live happily in the remaining days..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Zejun could no longer control his emotions and started crying.
I staggered a few steps and finally couldn't hold on any longer. I leaned against the cold wall of the hospital and slowly slid down.
I remember how unnatural Jiang Xing was after hearing Xiang Nanfeng's confession on the rooftop, but I didn't notice her lonely look.
It turns out that she has been suffering such great pain!
She faced me with such a beautiful smile every day, and watched me and Xiang Nanfeng getting closer and closer. How painful was her heart like a knife?
It is unimaginable, impossible to imagine...
The person who is hurt the most is Jiang Xing, isn't he?
Tears welled up in my eyes and I reached out my hand to cover my mouth to prevent myself from making any sound.
Jiang Xing, what should I do with you?
Xiang Nanfeng, what should we do?

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