Chapter 92: Smoke of War (1)
Time is like running water, it will never come back.
A relationship that once belonged to me was destroyed by my own hands.
I regret my ignorance back then.
Now, is this relationship coming to an end?
"Are you still looking for that person?"
Zhou Cheng spoke softly with a choked voice. Yin Yin did not answer, as if she was crying so hard that she could not make a sound. However, she raised her trembling hands and gently stroked Zhou Cheng's arms that were around her in response.
"Even if you already know that person has betrayed you, would you still look for him? Would you rather bear everything yourself? Why can't you see that there are people who love you just as much as you do? Is that person who you can't forget even if you lose your memory really that important to you?"
Yinyin was still crying, tears flowing continuously. She had lost everything. She could only rely on her senses to find that most precious memory. She paid a price for it, disguised herself as a cold person, and bore the sin of hurting others. If she couldn't find it back, her efforts would completely backfire on her spirit. Even if it was painful, she wanted to try to find it until she found it, even if they couldn't be together...
Zhou Cheng could get the answer from Yin Yin's trembling and feel her mood at the moment, so his heart was also aching. If he and Yin Yin were the ones who loved each other now, he would never let go and would not let Yin Yin suffer so much. Unfortunately, everything was too late, so late that it seemed that the feelings he had given would never be reciprocated.
"I can help you."
Zhou Cheng's words stopped Yin Yin's trembling for a short time and also made her breathing pause. She seemed to have heard an auditory hallucination, but she knew it was real.
"As long as you stay, I can help you. Yan will never let you go, let alone indulge you to look for that person. Your strength is limited. I don't want you to suffer any more pain, so I am willing to help you. Stay, stay by my side so that you can know about that person at any time. When you want to go to that person, I will let you go, because I don't want you to continue to struggle in pain alone."
Yinyin just cried and didn't answer, but at this moment she clearly felt the warmth Zhou Cheng gave her, and she could also feel Zhou Cheng's heart burning completely because of her. She believed that Zhou Cheng's pain was no less than her own, but she could no longer respond. From the moment she made up her mind, she had to be ruthless and relatively prepared to endure all the pain, so she would not give in, but...
Time passes slowly.
Zhou Cheng and Yin Yin were both motionless. Zhou Cheng hugged Yin Yin from behind. Yin Yin's tears, Zhou Cheng's tears, both of were suffering the same pain when they recognized the reality and faced their own feelings. Their tears still flowed freely. This was the only way for them to relieve the pain in their hearts...
I don’t know how long it took.
The food on the table had already turned cold. Zhou Cheng 's tears had stopped, and his chin rested lightly on Yin Yin's shoulder. Yin Yin's tears had also stopped, and her hands were still gently caressing Zhou Cheng's arms. After a long silence, both of them seemed to have calmed down.
"Can you tell me your answer?"
Zhou Cheng, who seemed to be touched, broke the silence first. The time he chose was very mature.
Yinyin gently pulled away the arms that were hugging her, and then slowly turned around. She didn't seem surprised at all that Zhou Cheng had tears on his face. She raised her hand and used her sleeve to wipe away the tears on Zhou Cheng's face. Her movements were very light. Zhou Cheng didn't refuse, but let Yinyin wipe them for him. His eyes were fixed on Yinyin the whole time. The tears on Yinyin's face , but she wiped the tears for Zhou Cheng first...
Soon, the tear marks on Zhou Cheng's face were completely wiped away. After wiping away the last tear mark, Yin Yin's hand stopped on Zhou Cheng's face, as if she knew that Yin Yin had finished wiping her tears. She raised her left hand to hold Yin Yin's right hand on her face, put her left hand around Yin Yin's waist, put her face close to her, and kissed Yin Yin's eyes. Along Yin Yin's tear marks, she kissed away the remaining tear marks one by one. Yin Yin did not refuse, and let Zhou Cheng kiss her tears.
The two of them were walking one in front and one behind, and it looked like they were comforting each other's wounds, so no one refused.
After kissing the tears on Yinyin's face, Zhou Cheng pulled the distance between them. Although the movements of his hands did not change, he looked at Yinyin with gentle eyes and said softly: "It's okay, you don't have to answer now, but no matter what your answer is, I will support you. Just remember that you are no longer alone, even if you go to find that memory, you are not alone. From now on, I will always be with you."
Zhou Cheng's soft and low voice, without any sense of restraint, made Yin Yin sound so comfortable and gentle, making her feel at ease.
"……Um."
Yin Yin nodded and responded softly. Yin Yin's answer made Zhou Cheng feel the lost warmth returning to his body. Although it was very faint, Zhou Cheng was already satisfied. He gently placed a kiss on Yin Yin's forehead, as if to express gratitude and to reassure himself; at least Yin Yin did not refuse, at least Yin Yin could listen to his words now, at least they could communicate like they used to. It is undeniable that Zhou Cheng is already satisfied with this and no longer asks for more.
