A rush of foot brakes broke the original calm of the street.
With a bang, the woman who was hit was catapulted out like an object on a slingshot, and then rolled on the ground several times before coming to a stop.
The woman is now motionless, face to face on the ground, because the impact of the back of the head has flowed a lot of blood on the ground spread out. Although the woman suffered a very serious injury, but at the moment the woman did not show too much pain color. Obviously, under the huge impact, the woman could no longer feel the pain, in addition, the woman also realized that she had lost the ability to control her body. The woman felt herself more and more sleepy eyelids also became heavier and heavier, obviously it is daytime obviously last night very early rest, but still sleepy. The woman tried hard to open her eyes to see the world again, as if there were still people and things in the world that she missed. But it was all in vain, with the curtains completely covering her eyes, the woman completely lost consciousness.
02
Xiao Chen arrived at Jindong station. When he stopped the car, he looked at his watch, it was already 5:30 PM. After a journey of more than 8 hours, Xiao Chen was already very tired, so he went out of the station without eating dinner and found a hotel nearby to rest.
Late at night, Xiao Chen had a dream.
In his dream, Xiao Chen was in a green prairie, and the sunlight brushed the earth. A warm wind blew by, and the grass on the prairie lowered its head in unison. Xiao Chen didn't know why he had such a dream, but at this moment, bathing in the spring breeze actually made Xiao Chen feel more comfortable than ever. Xiao Chen is too tired, so tired that can only be relieved in the dream.
Xiao Chen is lying on the grassland, because he does not know what kind of ending the dream will take him to, so he just let it develop in order to respond to all changes. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and enjoyed this wonderful moment. I don't know how long it took, but the sound of footsteps came closer and closer to his ears, as if someone was walking over. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the other party. After seeing the other party's looks clearly, Xiao Chen was shocked beyond belief.
A woman, a person Xiao Chen very much want to see again.
Xiao Chen excitedly stood up from the ground, he slowly walked towards the woman. Every step seems to be separated by thousands of mountains so far away, obviously she is in front of him, but Xiao Chen feels everything is so unreal. He was afraid that this was his own hallucination and also afraid that the dream suddenly woke up. But the woman is so quiet smile standing in place waiting for Xiao Chen, he step by step closer and closer finally he stood in front of her.
"Chen Hong, is that you?" Xiao Chen asked.
"It's me, Xiao Chen. I came back for you." Chen Hong said with a smile.
Xiao Chen raised his trembling hands and slowly stroked Chen Hong's face, feeling the temperature coming from his palms. It was only at this moment that Xiao Chen was convinced that she had really come back, that she had appeared in his dream. She was still the same as she remembered. Keep a head of waist hair, white skin, beautiful, clear eyes, looking at it always gives a person a feeling of facing the stars and the sea.
Xiao Chen forcefully embraced her into his arms, because he did not know when the dream will wake up, he was afraid that by then he would never see her again, so he extraordinarily cherish every second of her appearance in the dream.
Chen Hong did not struggle or speak, just let Xiao Chen hold. Chen Hong used her hand to gently pat his back, trying to appease his trembling body. The first time I saw him, I was so happy to see him, I was so happy to see him, I was so happy to see him, I was so happy to see him, I was so happy to see him. Chen Hong held Xiao Chen's hand and walked on the grassland, I don't know how long it took to walk, a sea of flowers appeared in front of him, beside the sea of flowers flowed a crystal clear brook, and you could see unknown small fishes swimming under the water, as well as various shapes of stones. The stream runs across the entire grassland, and it is not known where the source is.
Walking into this sea of flowers, which is full of all kinds of beautiful flowers, a group of butterflies constantly hovering and fluttering on the flowers. Xiao Chen casually picked a flower and inserted it into Chen Hong's hair, and Chen Hong shyly sidestepped her face. And this once again aroused the fire of desire in Xiao Chen's heart, Xiao Chen pounced on Chen Hong on the ground, wanting to kiss her lips when Chen Hong hurriedly used his index finger against Xiao Chen's mouth and then said, "Xiao Chen, you won't leave me again, right?"
Leave? This is impossible! In the real world to leave you lead to not see you again the last side of not able to say a word has been the heart of the regret. This time, you have the honor of appearing in my dream, how can I dare to say that I will leave you again.
So Xiao Chen firmly said, "No, I will never leave you again, Chen Hong."
"I knew my Xiao Chen will not leave me, is love me." Chen Hong replied contentedly. Immediately after Xiao Chen's lips were pressed on Chen Hong's lips, they embraced each other entwining each other just rolling back and forth in this sea of flowers, passionately echoing each other. At this moment, Xiao Chen how much hope that everything that is happening now is in the real world and not a dream, even if it is a dream do not wake up so early.
After the kiss, Chen Hong proposed to take a walk to that creek. And then they frolicked in the water again, and the mutation happened the moment they were about to step on the bank. In the Xiao Chen hand to pull Chen Hong on the shore of the moment, the original clear water became turbid and bottomless, Chen Hong fell into the water in a flash, fortunately Xiao Chen's hand pulling not to be completely submerged in water. And the surrounding environment has also undergone a radical change. The original green grassland has turned into a desolate and dilapidated land, the temperature is freezing cold and the sky is boundless darkness. The original sea of flowers and butterflies have also disappeared, replaced by flying skeletons, which surrounded Xiao Chen's perimeter, emitting a piercing and shrill roar.
Xiao Chen was scared, but it was only for a moment. Because Chen Hong was still inside the water, he had to stay calm in order to pull her ashore. Just when Xiao Chen was about to succeed, a few skeleton men suddenly emerged from the water in unison, they were incredibly strong and grabbed Chen Hong and dragged her into the water. Chen Hong was also desperately calling for help, begging Xiao Chen to save her, because Xiao Chen said he would not leave her again.
Xiao Chen fought hard against them, but it was clear that he was out of his depth. Xiao Chen said to Chen Hong in agonizing tears; "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I tried my best."
Chen Hong's originally shocked face became unusually calm in a flash. She said to Xiao Chen: "Didn't you say you wouldn't leave me? How can you be cruel and leave me here again. You're a liar, you don't treasure what you get, what do you take me for? Your doll? In that case, you stay here with me as well."
Chen Hong's originally beautiful face underwent a mutation, her hair turned white, and her fair and plump skin became dried out, leaving only skin and bones. The skin of her face split from the center to both sides and flipped over, revealing the skull inside. Countless maggots kept pouring out of the skull holes and crawled onto Xiao Chen's arms. Xiao Chen was so frightened by all this that his scalp went numb and he was about to let go of Chen Hong's hand. However, Chen Hong's hand was like a maggot firmly grabbing Xiao Chen's hand, and she couldn't get rid of it. When that hand exerted force, Xiao Chen was easily pulled into the water. The hanging slimy flesh and blood and the eerie skull opened its mouth wide and approached Xiao Chen, who was immediately smoked by an indescribable stench of death and couldn't breathe and lost consciousness. Gradually, Xiao Chen sank to the bottom of the water.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and felt cold, so he was drenched in sweat. Xiao Chen realized that his dream had woken up, but he also knew that he had lost Chen Hong once again.
03
A few days ago, Xiao Chen returned to his rented house from work as usual. After he finished washing up, it was already ten o'clock at night, and he was about to go to bed when his cell phone rang. Xiao Chen looked at the cell phone number, is Chen Hong called. This is and Chen Hong broke up a year later received her call. Before answering, Xiao Chen also thought about what the other side will say, is to beg for back together, or to care about their own recent situation. He had also thought of giving Chen Hong a call to ask her how she was doing, but in the end the call was not dialed out. And now receiving a call from her both makes Xiao Chen happy and anxious.
Xiao Chen pressed the cell phone answer button. Just things did not again like Xiao Chen expected to develop, but instead brought Xiao Chen a thunderbolt of news.
Chen Hong died in a car accident.
If the second before Xiao Chen received a call from Chen Hong there is a hint of happiness a hint of expectation, then now can be said to be like falling into the ice cellar to be extracted from the soul of no chance of life. And called to inform the news is Chen Hong's mother, she let Xiao Chen can find a time to go to her home, she has something want to give him. Xiao Chen said he would find a time to go to her house. Xiao Chen couldn't remember much of what was said after that. When he learned the news of Chen Hong's death, Xiao Chen is like also followed the death of the same as no thought, everything outside with their own has nothing to do.
Hanging up the phone, Xiao Chen sat down on the ground like he had lost his strength. He cried out loudly and forcefully, saddened by Chen Hong's departure. Also for his world no longer have Chen Hong this person feel despair. His heart ached so much that it was not enough to continue supporting him as he sat on the ground. He lay down on the ground, unable to stop his tears from flowing out.
Chen Hong, how dare you, how dare you leave me without my permission, you are so cruel heart ah! Is this your revenge on me? Why, why are you doing this to me. Xiao Chen can not stop hissing inwardly.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night, long and lonely. Early the next morning, Xiao Chen asked the company to take a few days off and booked the earliest flight to Chen Hong's home. Chen Hong's home is located in the city of Fu Nan, a village by the sea called Fujian Village. This place is rich in all kinds of seafood and dry goods, when the summer comes, the sea fishing boats are endless, the wind also blew the unique flavor of the sea in this season, many locals and outsiders like to go to the seaside in this season to play play.
Xiao Chen's last visit was a year ago, and he never thought he'd come back again with a saddened heart. The past happy memories of this place seem to be disappearing bit by bit. Xiao Chen searched for the location of Chen Hong's home from his memory, and walked through several streets and alleys before finally arriving at her door. Xiao Chen raised his hand and gently knocked on the door a few times.
"Is anyone home?" Xiao Chen asked.
After a while, Xiao Chen saw the door parting inwards on both sides. A middle-aged woman of about 50 appeared on his face, who looked somewhat similar to Chen Hong, except that her skin appeared rough and yellowish, her hair was slightly white, and her face was covered with many wrinkles after years of baptism. This person is precisely Chen mother, Xiao Chen did not expect to meet each other again will happen so big changes. Looking at her face full of fatigue, Xiao Chen thought that she should have not come out from the fact that she lost her daughter, also right, who encountered this kind of thing can not easily forget. When Xiao Chen thought about how to comfort her, he thought to himself that he was also unable to accept Chen Hong's departure. How can I comfort others? Isn't this self-deception? Xiao Chen secretly laughed at himself.
The two of them were speechless, and after a short silence, it was Chen's mother who took the lead to break the situation. She tried to change her mindset, smiled and invited me into the house, and then led me into Chen Hong's room. Chen Hong's room was cleaned up by Chen's mother, and there was no sign of dirt at all.
Chen mother said to Xiao Chen, "Ever since my daughter left, I've often come over to clean her room so that it still looks like she's still alive to me." After saying that, Chen's mother wanted to cry again, but realized that Xiao Chen was still here and felt that she couldn't be rude and immediately resumed her original demeanor.
Xiao Chen is also very difficult to remember the first time to come to Chen Hong's room, or Chen Hong took himself to her home to her family to introduce himself to her boyfriend, when she was very happy and very proud, he was also very happy. And then she held his hand and came to her room inside. And now it's still the same place, everything hasn't changed, only this room is missing her owner.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and then asked Chen's mother, "Hello Auntie, on the phone you said you have something for me?"
"Yes, there is such a thing." Mother Chen replied. After saying that, Mother Chen walked towards the desk on one side and opened the drawer to take out a notebook from it.
"Before you take this notebook, can I ask you something?" Mother Chen asked.
"Go ahead, no need to be polite." Xiao Chen said.
Chen mother hesitated for a moment, then said, "May I ask if you still love my daughter?"
"Love, very much, this has never changed." Xiao Chen was a bit surprised by Chen's mother's question, and then continued to say "I don't know, Auntie, why would you ask that?"
"If you love so much, why would you break up?" Chen mother did not understand.
As if being touched by the inner hidden pain for a long time, Xiao Chen face pain, and then the tone of voice actually out of control with a crying voice said: "I do not want to break up ah, but I do not know which link in the end out of the problem. Obviously a second ago is good together, the next second things to the direction of out of control development. This is not the result I want ah! But Auntie please believe me, even so my love for Chen Hong remains unchanged. I've been thinking that maybe if we both calm down for a while and talk it over we can get over these problems, but I didn't realize that Chen Hong couldn't wait for this day. If I had known this I should have looked for her earlier to talk and stayed by her side would not have caused the regrets I have now." After saying that, Xiao Chen's eyes were once again flooded with tears.
"Hey! This is fate!" Mother Chen sighed, and then said to Xiao Chen: "Good boy, auntie is not blaming you, just feel sorry for the two of you, blame it on my daughter does not have this blessing."
Xiao Chen quickly said: "Auntie don't say that, meet Chen Hong is my biggest blessing in this life."
Chen's mother waved her hand to indicate that this topic should not be repeated, and then handed the notebook to Xiao Chen and said, "After you two separated, it is reasonable to say that I should not disturb your life, but from time to time, I see my daughter write something in this notebook, and sometimes I hear my daughter say something about you as she writes. Of course there are complaints and compliments. It was then that I realized that she was still in love with you, that's why I wanted to call you over, I thought that what was written in this notebook would be of interest to you."
Xiao Chen took the notebook, and then led by Chen's mother, came to Chen Hong's posthumous photo. She hadn't changed much from what she remembered in the photo, she just looked a bit more mature. The photo was taken when she was smiling, so Chen's mother must have wished that her daughter could be so happy in that world! Xiao Chen quietly stared at it for a few seconds, then couldn't bear to look at it anymore for fear of stirring up sad emotions. Chen mother looked after also patted Xiao Chen's shoulders and said: "good boy, good to continue to live and do not fall into endless sadness, this is the best account of Chen Hong, but also what she wants to see it. Go back, you are also tired, what should be said and what should be done I have done, thank you for being able to come and take this trip."
After saying goodbye to Chen's mother, Xiao Chen took one last look back at Chen Hong's last photo and booked a ticket back to the rental house.
04
The night was late. Xiao Chen leaned his back on the bed, opened Chen Hong's notebook and began to read.
"Today is January 1, 2021, the first day of the New Year. It should be a day for everyone to be happy, but I can't be happy. Because I broke up with my boyfriend Xiao Chen, and the reason is that Xiao Chen wants to give up the stable work here to go outside to fight for greater opportunities, he said he did not want to live this day after day a glance at the end of the life, this is not the life he wants. And of course I do not agree, I think it is very risky and irrational to quit a stable job to fight for another unknown future. Besides, I didn't want to experience the pain of a long-distance relationship early on. I've only just gotten my feet wet here, and I get along with my coworkers very well, so why would I want to go through the hassle of starting all over again? We were at a standstill and argued. For some reason, I ghostly said 'If you insist on quitting, then let's break up.' After I said that, I regretted how I said that. But the words had already been said, and there was no way to take them back. However, I also thought that Xiao Chen should not agree to this matter, but what I didn't expect was that he agreed and answered very dryly. This makes me very angry, originally as long as you refuse I will admit fault this matter can be regarded as never said, but I did not expect to wait for such a reply. I said, 'Are you already tired of me, already want to separate from me, already feel that I am in the way of your future? So you couldn't wait to say yes when I said break up, have you been looking forward to this day for a long time? Well well well, in that case, then we'll break up.'' I cried and ran back home, and in my heart I faced Xiao Chen and said, "You big fool."
"Today is January 2nd, 2021, the day after Xiao Chen and I broke up. Since breaking up with Xiao Chen, he hasn't returned any messages with me until now, and he doesn't make a single phone call. He doesn't really think I'm going to break up with him, right? This big fool, don't you know that women are all about their hearts? He doesn't know how to coax his girlfriend. What a dork, I'll really ignore you if you're like this, I hope to hear from you tomorrow."
"Today is January 3rd, 2021, the third day since Xiao Chen and I broke up. Xiao Chen still hasn't heard anything as usual, and I'm really panicking a bit. I love Xiao Chen very much, I really don't want to break up with him, should I take the initiative to talk to him myself? But when I think of his appearance that day I really angry, and I took the initiative to break up. If I go soft now, won't it prove that I'm wrong? What's wrong with me, is it wrong to persuade him not to give up a stable life? Forget it, just wait and see."
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"Today is February 1st, 2021, the 32nd day since Xiao Chen and I broke up. In the blink of an eye it's almost the New Year and you still haven't contacted me. Although you are in the same city as me, you are a stranger. Sometimes I wonder if I really did wrong. I should respect your choice to let you free, instead of just binding you. But I can not let go of everything here, more do not want to endure the pain of long-distance relationship with you, this is wrong? Why is it so hard for two people who love each other to be together."
"Today is New Year's Eve, February 11, 2021, the 42nd day since Xiao Chen and I broke up. I have thought about gathering the courage to say hello to you and ask how things are going. But when picking up my cell phone and looking at your avatar, I didn't think of what message to send you for half a day, so I could only give up. The bells of the New Year have already rung, I look out the window and silently say to you 'New Year's good Xiao Chen, I really miss you. Recently, my headache came back, I often think of the days when you took care of me, you would bring me medicine and hot water and cover me up so that I could rest well. At that time, I felt especially secure that you were the best person to me besides my parents. I also decided Xiao Chen you are the person I want to marry in this life, but Xiao Chen I do not know why we have come to this situation today. I don't understand, can anyone tell me?"
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"Today is Labor Day, May 1, 2021, the 121st day since Xiao Chen and I broke up. I purposely revisited the college I went to with you today, and I still remember how it was when I first met you. It was suddenly raining heavily outside, and I didn't have an umbrella with me, and there were not many buildings around that could cover me, so I just got soaked by the rain. Just when I thought I was going to be drenched like this, an umbrella appeared above my head. I turned my head and realized that the person holding the umbrella was a skinny boy, who had a nice face. The umbrella was not big enough for one person, let alone two. But even so, you still try to use the umbrella for me to cover more rain, the result is that you are also wet. The result was that you got soaked yourself. And you got stuck in my mind. Later I also learned that your name was Xiao Chen and I was a student in the same grade. I completely fell in love with you in a school basketball game, I watched you on the court to fight, sweat, release their testosterone. Your sunshine, firm eyes, never give up the spirit of completely fascinated me, no accident I chose an appropriate time to confess to you, I did not expect that I easily succeeded, at that time you do not know how happy I was. We like many couples, eat together, watch movies together, go out together. Your tenderness and thoughtfulness made me more dependent on you, and you made me feel that finding you as my boyfriend was the right decision. But now that I'm revisiting my hometown, I don't have you by my side anymore. This makes me feel that all the previous memories are so unreal, is a beautiful bubble gently touch will be broken. How I wish you were standing in front of me at this moment to tell me that 'little fool, this is true, how can it be false. Seriously, I miss you Xiao Chen. This is the third month since you left my city. Can you send me a message back, please."
"Today is National Day, October 1, 2021, the 274th day since Xiao Chen and I broke up. Today I ran off to travel to Jindong City, the reason why I chose this place is because I heard that there is a famous wishing fountain here. As long as the names of two people are written on a couple's wall plaque before putting it up, then those two people will be blessed to be together forever. I thought you'd laugh at me if you knew about this, but it can't be helped. I had to do it because you and I wouldn't take the first step so easily. You must be asking what I wrote about, hehehe I won't tell you, wait for you to read it yourself."
"Today is December 31st, 2021, the last day of the year 2021. I made a bold decision, I'm going to quit my job here and go to Xiao Chen. Tomorrow I'll book a ticket to his city, I've decided to take this step of my own. I don't think our story is over, it's just that like most authors we hit a bottleneck, and when the ideas come through we can keep writing. Of course this is a surprise can not let Xiao Chen know yet, I really look forward to when Xiao Chen from work turned his head to see me the moment what kind of expression will be, really look forward to it."
The contents of the notebook ended here, because the next day, January 1, 2022, Chen Hong left this world in a car accident on the way to the company. Turning on the notebook, Xiao Chen's heart ached violently again. He clutched the notebook tightly against his chest, and tears flowed silently from his eyes again. All along Xiao Chen had felt miserable, being broken up and not understood. But now that I saw the notes written by Chen Hong, I realized that she was in more pain than I was. Compared to her, what is mine worth? Work and career, why I used to think of these but did not see the neglect of the people around me? If I had come to my senses earlier and returned to her side, the ending would have changed. But it is too late, the end is already doomed.
05
Xiao Chen decided to go to Jindong City to see the wishing fountain, is derived from a song he heard by chance, "I heard that you are far away", which has a lyrics like this:
I blew the wind you blew the wind
This is not considered to be embracing
I walked the road you walked the road
This is not considered to be meeting
The first time I heard this song, it was a song I heard in the past, and I was not able to hear it, but I was able to hear it. After hearing this Xiao Chen had an idea, he thought since Chen Hong is no longer alive, then I will walk the places she has been in her lifetime. Feel the traces of her existence with your heart. Before this, he had already walked all the places he used to walk with Chen Hong, and Jindong City was the final stop. Today's weather is very sunny, Xiao Chen many inquiries finally came to this wishing pool. This wishing pool is densely packed with hanging signs, to find Chen Hong wrote a little difficult, Xiao Chen also worried about the time passed a long time may be disposed of. Looking for about half an hour of time, finally in an inconspicuous place to find it, the hangtag is yellow and old, but the handwriting is vaguely visible. On it, besides the names of Chen Hong and Xiao Chen, there was also a painting. The content of the painting was: a girl held up an umbrella to protect a boy from the rain, but she did not cover much and was drenched by the rain. But the girl's eyes are just gazing at the boy without moving away.