Chapter 9: Rift 1
Before the future comes, none of us knows what will happen.
Good and bad,
Nothing is predictable.
Chen Qiaoluo and I walked to the street. The ground was covered with heavy snow yesterday, and our shoes made a squeaking sound when we stepped on it. We walked aimlessly, and it seemed that this road had no end.
Because I left in a hurry, I forgot my gloves at Chen Qiaoluo's house. The coat I was wearing had no pockets, and when the cold wind blew, I couldn't help but put my hands to my mouth and blow out the hot air.
Seeing me like this, Chen Qiaoluo suddenly reached out and held my hand, and then, while I was stunned, he put our clasped hands into his shirt pocket.
"It should be less cold this way," he said.
The two of us continued to move forward, but I was a little stunned. The warmth from my palms gradually spread to my heart. I turned to look at Chen Qiaoluo, and he didn't seem to be uncomfortable at all.
I don’t know how much time had passed, but the scene in front of me became familiar, and the gate of No. 12 Middle School appeared in my sight.
In fact, I haven't been here for a long time. It seems that I have never been back since Guyu's accident. This place witnessed all my youth, and I am afraid to see such a scene where everything has changed.
I stopped and asked through gritted teeth: "Why did you bring me here?"
Chen Qiaoluo turned around and looked at me with a gentle gaze. He said, "Hello Zhu Yun, we have been running away for too long. If we don't sort out the things in the past, I'm afraid we will be trapped for the rest of our lives."
Chen Qiaoluo took me to No. 12 Middle School.
At this time, there was no one in the school and it was very quiet.
Chen Qiaoluo took me to every place in the school, including the classroom, library, and playground...
Finally we stopped, and he looked at me and said, "I know you are still angry with me because of Guyu. I was wrong not to tell you the reason. In the past two years in × City, I have thought about many things. If I had the courage to tell you that I was afraid of water, then everything would be different now."
Xu Xuan had told me earlier that Chen Qiaoluo was afraid of water. I didn't hate him, but I just couldn't get over it. Now when he mentioned it, I couldn't help feeling sour.
Seeing that I remained silent, Chen Qiaoluo continued, "Hello Zhu Yun, I left here to go to × City because I was afraid that you didn't want to see me, but later I found that the loneliness of not being able to see you was even more difficult to bear. I thought about coming back to find you many times, but when I stood in the lobby of the train station, I backed off. It was not until a while ago that Gigi Lai told me that Guyu had passed away and you were very sad. This worry finally made me dare to come back to see you. But I could only look at you secretly, but I didn't dare to approach you."
Chen Qiaoluo smiled bitterly and said, "I look very cowardly. But you are my weakness, and I can't escape. I know you hate me, but I still want to get close to you without hesitation."
He said: "I originally thought I could just stand behind you quietly, but when I saw you again today, I realized that this is not all I want. I want to stand beside you and give you a hug and support."
Chen Qiaoluo slowly moved his face closer to me, and then kissed me on the lips, like a dragonfly touching the water.
After he left, he looked at me affectionately and asked, "Hello Zhu Yun, I still like you. Can you give me a chance to take care of you?"
This confession came so suddenly that I was stunned for a moment.
In fact, over the past two years, I have thought about the possibility of being with Chen Qiaoluo, but no matter how I think about it, it seems very unlikely. I know I still like him, but I never think we can be together. After all, so many things have happened, and they are there, difficult to overcome.
Just when I thought that there would be no future between the two of us, he suddenly said this. How could I not be moved?
I opened my mouth, but there were so many things on the tip of my tongue that I didn't know how to say them.
Silence spread wantonly in the cold air. After an unknown amount of time, Chen Qiaoluo finally sighed and said, "Let's go. It's getting late."
Chen Qiaoluo took me home and we didn't say anything else until we arrived at my doorstep.
As I watched him walk away, my heart suddenly felt like it was being scratched. I looked at his back and called out, "Chen Qiaoluo."
I saw him stop, then turn around and look at me with some confusion.
I took a deep breath and said to him, "I think we might as well give it a try. If there is still no way out in the end, then none of us should force it."
I don't know how much courage I mustered to say this. Chen Qiaoluo seemed to be frozen in my sight. It took me a while to see him grinning with excitement, just like the boy I first met.
He rushed to me quickly, stretched out his hands and held me in his arms. He spoke with a sincere voice, "That's great, that's great..."
Chen Qiaoluo took a week off from school, and during this time we visited all the interesting places in the city.
In the past two years, Chen Qiaoluo has not come back, and City A has changed a lot. The appointment to the amusement park two years ago was finally fulfilled two years later. When I was sitting on the Ferris wheel overlooking the city, the person I liked was sitting next to me.
I turned to look at Chen Qiaoluo, only to see him smiling at me tenderly.
The night before he left, Chen Qiaoluo stood at my door and kissed my forehead. He said, "Hello, Yun. This week has been the happiest I've had in a long time. Six days ago, you stood here and told me that you wanted to give it a try with me. You don't know how excited I was at that time. I'm leaving tomorrow. If you are still willing to continue with me, then come and see me off tomorrow. If you don't want to be with me anymore, then don't come over. By then, I will understand everything and disappear from your life."
After saying that, he ruffled my hair, smiled and turned away.
Looking at his back, I suddenly couldn't help wanting to cry. I thought it was great that I could meet Chen Qiaoluo in this life, and it was great that he loved me so much.
Chen Qiaoluo left at 11 a.m. The night before, I had made my feelings clear. I wanted to be with Chen Qiaoluo, and I wanted to walk a longer and longer road with him.
When I thought of this, I couldn't help but feel happy. I could almost imagine how excited he would be when he saw me.
Just as I picked up the key and bent down to change my shoes, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomach, as if I was bitten by countless poisonous snakes. I gritted my teeth and tried to straighten my back, but within two seconds, my eyes went dark and I fell down. Before I fainted, I seemed to see the scene of Chen Qiaoluo walking alone onto the train.
When I woke up again, I was in a hospital bed. Beside me was Gigi Lai, who was in tears. Seeing me wake up, she sobbed and said to me, "Hello, Yun, you finally woke up. Wait, I'll go call the doctor."
Then, before I could say anything, Gigi rushed out.
I struggled to pick up the phone from the cabinet, and the date on it told me that a full twenty-four hours had passed.
I thought of Chen Qiaoluo. I wondered what kind of mood he was in when he left yesterday seeing me. I felt a little sad, and was thinking about how to explain it to him when Gigi Lai came in with a young doctor.
I put down my phone and heard the doctor ask, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere now?"
I shook my head and saw him make a few marks on the medical record. He turned to me and asked, "Do you often faint these days?"
I pursed my lips and said, "This is the first time I've fainted, but I've had stomachaches a lot lately. It might be related to my irregular diet some time ago."
After hearing this, the young doctor frowned, and after a while he sighed and said, "Where are your family members? It's best to notify them to take care of you."
take care of me?
Hearing him say this, I began to feel uneasy. I almost trembled as I asked, "Doctor, isn't my illness just a common stomach problem? Why do you make it sound so serious? Why do you even want my family to come over?"
