Chapter 7 I Want to Be with You 04
"Good night."
On the phone, He Qingkong's voice was still gentle, but it also seemed to be drunk, which made Lin Mobai a little drunk inadvertently.
So, the next second, Lin Mobai covered his mouth, yawned cautiously, and then replied with a good night.
This was the fifteenth day of their relationship, and the recorded time in the call was thirty-seven minutes and forty-six seconds.
It seemed that every phone call before going to bed could last for a long time, Lin Mobai thought, smiled softly, and then her eyes moved slightly to the top of the mobile phone screen, and she found that there were three unread text messages in the phone.
When I clicked on them, I saw that they were all from Zhou Shiqing.
As early as the first day of the Spring Festival, at He Qingkong's instruction, Lin Mobai fully charged his mobile phone and kept it on for 24 hours, which enabled him to contact Zhou Shiqing.
Then, Lin Mobai remembered that before He Qingkong called, Zhou Shiqing sent a message saying that he would call her.
Suddenly realizing what was happening, Lin Mobai stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, as if he had done something wrong, while reading the text message -
"Lin Mobai! I've dialed your number three times, but it doesn't work! Didn't you say you'd wait for me for five minutes? Who are you talking to on the phone?"
"It's been fifteen minutes, and you're still chatting! Is that He Qingkong? Are you really inhumane when it comes to the opposite sex?"
"It's been half an hour! Lin Mobai, I'm no longer in the mood to tell you about the weird things I encountered today. You and He Qingkong can go on with your lovey-dovey ways! Also, you don't have to pick me up at the station tomorrow. I really don't want to see such a heartless person like you on the first day of school! That's it, goodbye! I'm angry!"
Although Zhou Shiqing used many exclamation marks to prove that she was really angry, Lin Mobai smiled when he read the text message.
She knew that Zhou Shiqing was not really angry, but she must be waiting for her call.
So, after laughing, Lin Mobai quickly called back.
Sure enough, as soon as the call waiting tone sounded, Zhou Shiqing on the other end of the phone answered the call, followed by a burst of "bombardment".
In fact, during that series of "bombardments", Lin Mobai did not hear clearly what Zhou Shiqing said, but she listened to the last sentence "Love really can cure all diseases".
She had heard before that love can heal sorrow.
Lin Mobai didn't believe it before, but since she held hands and hugged He Qingkong, she has indeed become much happier. Those nightmares seemed to be defeated by the sweetness and no longer entangled her.
She wasn't sure if it was his gentle "good night" every night that defeated all her anxieties, so nightmares could not enter her dreams.
However, although the nightmare was banished, what happened could never be erased.
So, a week after school started, when Lin Mobai received a call from Ding Zhiyou's mother, he immediately remembered that past event.
Terrified and filled with guilt, she immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, Auntie! It's all my fault, I'm sorry, I..."
"okay!"
Hearing her apology, Mother Ding's originally gentle tone suddenly turned cold.
Perhaps Lin Mobai's apology hurt her heart even more. When Lin Mobai fell silent, she continued, "I didn't come to you this time to listen to your apology. The police contacted us this morning and said that they have identified the murderer..."
At this point, her voice choked up.
The sensitive Lin Mobai had already grasped the key information and couldn't help asking: "Did... did they catch the suspect?"
"Well, I guess so." Mother Ding took a breath, calmed down her sadness, and continued, "But the police said that due to insufficient evidence, they may not be convicted. This is also the purpose of my call. Mo Bai, we hope that you can go to the police station to identify the murderer. This is... this is the only thing you can do for Youyou."
"Identify...the murderer?" Lin Mobai frowned when he heard this.
She has never been able to remember what happened that year, so how can she identify the murderer now?
Sensing her silence, Mother Ding on the other side could not help but frowned and said in a cold voice: "We are not begging you. This is what you should do for Youyou! If it weren't for you, our Youyou..."
Recalling the past, Mother Ding choked up again and was unable to speak.
"I know and I understand, Auntie, I'm not going to refuse." Sadness seemed to be contagious. Lin Mobai sniffed and said apologetically, "I will definitely recognize the murderer, but please give me some time, Auntie."
"I hope you can do it as soon as possible. After all, the police don't give you much time."
After leaving this sentence, Mother Ding hung up the phone.
Lin Mobai sighed and then lay down on the table. She couldn't wait to recall that memory.
When I closed my eyes, my mind started working quickly, the chapters of memory turned over page by page, and time froze at that evening four years ago.
However, when Lin Mobai saw himself sitting in the classroom, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and the picture shattered instantly, and then Ding Zhiyou's face appeared before him.
With disheveled hair, cold eyes, and a face full of resentment... Ding Zhiyou suddenly pounced towards him.
Then, Lin Mobai screamed and struggled to escape from the darkness. However, because of her overreaction, she fell to the ground with the chair.
"Bang——"
Zhou Shiqing just opened the door and was startled by the scene in front of her. Then, without even putting her things down, Zhou Shiqing went to help her: "Mo Bai, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Lin Mobai smiled embarrassedly.
"I'm glad you're okay." Zhou Shiqing didn't think much about it. Although she looked pale, she thought it was because she was still scared after the fall, so she deliberately joked, "Then check if the floor is okay. If it's cracked, you'll have to pay compensation to the school."
"Is it that exaggerated?" Although Lin Mobai felt speechless, he also laughed because of her words.
"Who knows?" Zhou Shiqing deliberately laughed exaggeratedly, and then handed her the packed lunch, "Here, the eggplant rice you wanted is out of stock, so I packed you some pork ribs rice."
"Thank you."
Lin Mobai took the lunch box, put it on the table, then turned to the bathroom to wash his hands.
After washing her hands, she looked up and saw her pale face in the mirror. She couldn't help but feel dazed and remembered the hatred she felt when Mother Ding said those words.
My heart began to ache, and the self in the mirror seemed to gradually turn into Ding Zhiyou.
Just as he was distracted, Zhou Shiqing's voice suddenly came over and interrupted his fantasy.
Zhou Shiqing shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Mobai Mobai, my idol actually replied to my comment on Weibo! Oh my god! Come and see! Ahhh, I want to take a screenshot and save this historic moment!"
Listening to Zhou Shiqing's uncontrolled excited voice, Lin Mobai couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
After a moment, she took a deep breath, looked at herself in the mirror, and said to herself: For Youyou, all the lost memories must be recovered!
However, regaining memory is not an easy task.
In order to remember what happened that year, Lin Mobai began to force himself to recall it, and he was in a very nervous state.
However, every time I recall the past, I only get endless fear and sorrow. And because of the frequent but fruitless memories, the nightmares are entangled again, following me every night, and being aggressive.
This cycle continued endlessly, and in just two days, Lin Mobai was exhausted.
She was so distracted that when she met He Qingkong as agreed, she even sprained her ankle accidentally and fell directly from the stairs outside the gate of the girls' dormitory area.
Seeing this, He Qingkong hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and said distressedly: "Mobai, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? Does it hurt?"
Lin Mobai shook his head awkwardly, and with his help, he walked to the flower bed and sat down.
He Qingkong looked at her, frowned immediately, and then asked with concern: "Why are you so pale? You look so bad, did something happen?"
"I……"
Lin Mobai looked up and suddenly stopped talking.
She was afraid that he would worry, and seeing the wrinkles between his brows, she couldn't help but want to reach out and smooth them out.
Seeing her hesitant look, He Qingkong gently held her hand and said softly, "Mobai, tell me if you have anything to say. I can solve any problem with you here."
"Actually..." Lin Mobai hesitated, but finally chose to confess, " Actually, it's like this. Aunt Ding called me a few days ago and said that the police have locked in the suspect who killed Youyou, so my testimony is very important now, and only I can bring the murderer of Youyou to justice. But, I can't remember what happened that day..."
If I don't confess, he will be even more worried.
To be honest, maybe he couldn't be of much help, but at least his brows could relax a little.
