Li Lan, who had already walked to the door, did not hear the footsteps behind her, turned around, and saw Gu Xuewu who was still sitting in the car. He raised his eyebrows, turned around and walked to his car to stand still.
"What? Don't you dare to follow? Don't you dare to face the facts?"
"Li Lan." Gu Xuewu called her name, a glint of sternness flashed in his eyes: "I never let people play with me."
"Tricking you?" Li Lan's eyes were full of hatred, not at all afraid of the cruelty in his eyes: "I also hope that this is God playing with me, but unfortunately, it is not."
She said the last two words very emphatically. After finishing speaking, she stopped looking at Gu Xuewu and walked towards the inside. Gu Xuewu gritted his teeth, got out of the car, and followed. When entering the door, he did not miss the four large characters above the door. Castle Peak Cemetery. .
His heartbeat began to speed up, and he clenched his hands tightly into fists, followed behind Li Lan, and walked inside.
Castle Peak Cemetery, from bottom to top. Layer upon layer of tombstones, row after row, neatly surround the cemetery. Li Lan's expression was very serious, and her footsteps were not fast. Walk slowly.
Gu Xuewu followed behind her, vaguely understanding a fact in his heart, but he refused to believe it. He clenched his hands tightly, followed behind Li Lan, and moved forward. move on.
Keep going up, keep going up. The sun had already started to set. The wind blows over, bringing a burst of coldness, she is not afraid. Near the top of the mountain, he stopped, walked along the long walkway, and stopped in front of a white tombstone.
She bent down first, then stood up, looked at the face on the tombstone that was the same as hers, and said softly: "Sister, I'm here to see you."
As soon as the words came out, her voice began to tremble, with obvious weeping, she put her hands on the tombstone, her onion-like fingertips were stained a little pale,
"Sister, I'm sorry. I brought him here on my own, but, but I don't know, do you want to see him..."
Gu Xuewu behind him had already stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at the smiling face on the photo of the tombstone. That is Zhou Ying, and that is Zhou Ying.
Same smile, same hair. The tenderness and kindness in her eyes seemed to be still in front of her eyes, and this was Zhou Ying.
He was shocked and couldn't react for a long time, until he heard Li Lan's words do you want to see him. He suddenly took two steps forward and stared at Li Lan's face.
"Impossible, impossible..."
Four years, four years, he thought about countless possible outcomes for Zhou Ying, but there was never one that made him face such an outcome, a cold tombstone.
Looking at the time above, three years. Zhou Ying has been dead for nearly three years.
"Tell me. Why? What's going on?" His voice raised a few degrees uncontrollably, hoarse, and stared at Li Lan.
"tell me… "
Li Lan was silent, tears never stopped, she squatted down, in front of the tombstone, and the lost chrysanthemum she brought yesterday.
"Tell me, her, how she..." died. That word was stuck in his throat, and Gu Xuewu couldn't say it. Zhou Ying, Zhou Ying, such a beautiful girl, who is only in her twenties, has left this world
This is too cruel. He could not accept this result. Countless questions flashed in his heart, and he desperately wanted to know an answer.
"You want to know now, does it make sense?" Li Lan's voice was cold, without looking at Gu Xuewu, she touched Zhou Ying's smiling face on the tombstone: "Sister, this man is here. I know, you love him very much." He, you loved him all your life. I was wrong. I should have brought him to see you earlier. Actually, why don't you want to see him?"
Zhou Ying loves Gu Xuewu so much, to the bottom of her heart. She must be happy now, right
"I'm sorry, sister." Li Lan's face was pressed against the tombstone, and tears fell down her cheeks again: "I let you stay here alone for so long. I'm sorry, I didn't bring him here earlier, I'm sorry..."
"Tell me." Gu Xuewu's eyes were hot, and he took Li Lan's hand, asking for an answer: "Why? She is so early..., she, she is still so young? How come?"
"Gu Xuewu." Li Lan waved his hand away, with an unhappy face: "I'm in a bad mood, I don't want to talk at all. Yesterday was my sister's birthday, and you didn't come. You're here now, although it's a bit late. But, for the sake of your love, you can stay with her. As for what you want to know, it will be my sister’s death day in a week. I can tell you all about it.”
Death day? Shock flashed across Gu Xuewu's eyes, but Li Lan smiled bitterly: "Isn't it ironic? My sister left just a week after her birthday. She is really pitiful. She..."
She couldn't speak the words after that, tears fell in her eyes, rolling down drop by drop, and finally she turned her face away, took a deep breath, and calmed down her emotions: "Sister, let him stay with you, I will I know you have been thinking about this day for a long time. I will go back first. I will come here again in a week."
After saying this, Li Lan left first. Gu Xuewu was left blankly looking at the photo of Zhou Ying on the tombstone. I couldn't move for a long time.
The setting sun had completely set, and the earth was covered with a layer of golden afterglow. He sat down in front of the tombstone, and his eyes swept over Zhou Ying's face in the photo.
It was the woman he once loved. He remembers clearly, clearly. Once, I will not forget even a day. Thinking of Zhou Ying, thinking of finding her. Ask her why she left without saying goodbye. Ask her why she left herself.
But now, these have all become a mystery. Zhou Ying, she is dead. He never had a chance to see her again, and never had a chance to ask what she thought. Why leave yourself
more than four years. Zhou Ying, tell me, why did you leave me? Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Why don't you give me an answer.
Don't tell me that in your heart, I'm not worthy of your trust
Gu Xuewu didn't have an answer, and he also knew that it would be impossible to find an answer if he went to Li Lan at this time.
One week, she said she would tell him a week later. Gu Xuewu knew very well in his heart that Li Lan did it on purpose, and she wanted to make herself suffer. She was going to let him spend the week with these restless uncertainties seeking answers.
Because he is already in torment now. Looking at Zhou Ying's smiling face on the tombstone, he sat down. He reached out and stroked the photo gently. What flashed through my mind was when I met Zhou Ying for the first time.
I sit back and watch. At that time, she had just worked for just over a year. Because of his outstanding performance, he was rated as an outstanding teacher in the county. Give her an award yourself.
She is a girl with a very sweet smile. In her world, there are no bad people. Only good people. She is very kind. If you see stray cats and dogs on the street, help them out.
It takes a long time to be disappointed to see someone having a bad life. Sometimes for other people's affairs, she can cry for a long time.
After he met her, he realized that women are really made of water. Why do you like to cry so much? There are so many tears
She is very conscientious. In that small school, she corrects every student's homework very seriously. Every comment she made took a long time to think about.
When he was with her, Gu Xuewu did not deny that he was happy. Because of Zhou Ying's existence, he saw a different woman.
Zhou Ying is a completely different woman from Qiao Xinwan. She is sensitive, she is kind, she is strong and optimistic. Facing the hardships that life gave her bravely, she never bowed to reality.
Being with Zhou Ying is very relaxing. In that small county, there is not much entertainment. His status also made it impossible for him to have fun without thinking.
The date of two people becomes very primitive. Up the mountain, down the river. Two people are walking in the countryside. Hold hands and watch the sunset and watch the sun rise. And these are completely different from his life in the northern capital.
Zhou Ying is a very down-to-earth woman, she never asks herself to send her flowers or jewelry. He insisted on buying that necklace on her birthday.
She said that a bouquet of roses is very expensive, with that money, many homeless people can eat a lot of meals. For her kindness, Gu Xuewu is always very helpless.
She likes to cook by herself. In the school dormitory, there is a small stove. She went to the kitchen to cook for him. There was a safety accident in the county for a while, and he didn't close his eyes for several days and nights in order to solve the problem.
Back in the dormitory, she carried the soup she had stewed and waited at the door of the dormitory. He didn't sleep for a few days, and she didn't have a good rest for a few days, watching the news and guarding him.
At that time, she did not have the key to his dormitory. When he went back and saw her squatting in the corner, holding the little thermos in her arms, he made up his mind at that time.
In this life, he must marry this woman. To give her a lifetime of happiness.
happiness? Gu Xuewu looked at Zhou Ying's photo, that beautiful and kind girl, just left. He doesn't even know why.
The sky was already dark, and the wind was blowing, making people feel even colder. Gu Xuewu could barely see the photos on the tombstone. Thinking of those times, his eyes never left from above.
"Zhou Ying. Tell me, why did you leave?"
Why not give him a chance and let him give her happiness? And why let him know such news at this time
"Is this your punishment for me?" Gu Xuewu laughed mockingly: "Because I didn't find you in time. Because I didn't protect you well, right? Is that so?"
It was impossible for Zhou Ying to respond to him. What he got was the wind blowing more violently halfway up the mountain.
"Zhou Ying. Yingying..." He had many questions in his heart. Those questions weighed heavily on his chest, making him almost out of breath.
The resignation in the past has become the incomprehension now. doubt. He wants answers. But no, he had to know, it would be another week.
A week later, it was the anniversary of Zhou Ying's death. How did she die
The phone rang at this moment. The beeping sound awakened his fugue. It was Qiao Xinwan who answered the phone.
"Xuewu, where are you? We are all waiting for you to eat."
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The first update today, 3,000 words. I was having a hard time writing this chapter.
Actually, I really don't think Zhou Ying is bad. The angles are different.
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