Ever since Chu Qing had the intuition that she would return to 2019 today, she started to work with Qi Weichen. After she had arranged everything at home, she wanted to go inside to see Qi Muyang again, so she held Qi Weichen's hand and opened his door. As a result, as soon as the door opened, a white light flashed, and the temperature suddenly dropped the next second.
Heavy snow fell all over the sky, and the cold wind seemed to penetrate the bones, freezing people all over. Chu Qing came to her senses and saw herself standing in the park where she was before she traveled through time. In front of her was Qi Weichen, who had returned with her. She was speechless for a moment.
Qi Weichen was the first to react. He frowned and hugged her: "Is it very cold?"
It was winter when they traveled from 2019 to 2042, but when they traveled back, it was autumn when the heat was at its worst, so both of them only wore short-sleeved shirts and shorts. Now that they suddenly came back, they obviously couldn't accept such a big temperature difference for a while.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Qing sneezed and hugged him shivering: "It's too cold, let's go home quickly."
"This place is close to my home, come with me." After Qi Weichen finished speaking, another gust of cold wind blew over. He gritted his teeth, let go of Chu Qing, took her hand and ran home.
The wind seemed to be stronger when they ran, and the two people's hands were frozen red, attracting countless surprised looks along the way. Fortunately, Qi Weichen's house was relatively close, and the two of them quickly entered the house with floor heating.
"I can't take it anymore. It's too cold." Chu Qing said and then sneezed again.
Qi Weichen frowned and pushed her into the bathroom: "Take a hot bath, I'll get you some clothes."
"Okay, thank you." Chu Qing sniffed and hurried into the bathroom.
Qi Weichen found his own cloakroom with ease, took out his thickest cotton coat and placed it at the bathroom door, then raised his voice and said, "The clothes are at the door, just take them when you want to put them on."
"good!"
After Qi Weichen finished his instructions, he went into the kitchen and saw the vegetables bought on the 29th. He was a little dazed for a moment. To him, these vegetables were bought a year ago, but in fact, only one day had passed. After collecting his thoughts, he lowered his eyes and picked out the fresh ginger, cut it and boiled the ginger soup. When Chu Qing came out wearing thick clothes, he was already waiting at the dining table.
When Chu Qing was pursuing him, she often came to his house and waited there. She also knew that he basically lived alone, so she sat down in front of him casually. Seeing that he was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, she immediately frowned and asked, "Why don't you change your clothes?"
"It's warm now." Qi Weichen said, reaching out and holding her hand.
Chu Qing felt the warmth of his hand and felt relieved.
"Drink it." Qi Weichen said, pushing the ginger soup to her.
Chu Qing brought it over to warm her hands, and asked him, "What about yours?"
"There is only one set of bowls and chopsticks at home, and I've already drunk it." Qi Weichen said slowly.
Chu Qing frowned: "You didn't just cook one bowl..."
Before she finished speaking, Qi Weichen suddenly stood up, put his hands on the table and kissed her on the lips. When she was stunned, he asked, "Did you taste it?"
"I tasted... a strong ginger flavor." Chu Qing blushed slightly.
Qi Weichen then raised the corners of his lips and sat down, watching Chu Qing drinking ginger soup in small sips. The room was extremely quiet for a while.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Qing spoke in a daze, "Are we back now?"
"Well, I'm back." Qi Weichen's eyes were gentle.
Chu Qing pursed her lips and said, "We left without saying hello. Qi Muyang will probably be very sad when he wakes up."
"He will adjust. Besides, we will be back to that era soon. He just needs to stay in school for a while," Qi Weichen comforted softly. "If you are really worried, we can remember this and finish our work as soon as possible when we are on a business trip 20 years later to be with him."
Chu Qing nodded silently. After a long silence, she suddenly said, "I think it's a bit scary."
"What's wrong?"
Chu Qing and Qi Weichen looked at each other for a moment, then spoke after careful consideration: "Think about it, the 41-year-old us knew that we would travel back in time, so they helped us a lot. Now that we've traveled back in time, when we slowly live to 41, we'll also help the 18-year-old us a lot. And the 18-year-old us will travel back to 2019, continue to live to 41, and then help the 18-year-old self again... Isn't this an infinite loop?"
The more she spoke, the more confused she became. She felt her head starting to hurt and she really wanted Qi Weichen to give her an answer.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment, then asked slowly, "Do you know what your future life will be like?"
"Of course I don't know. I haven't experienced it." Chu Qing said immediately.
Qi Weichen smiled lightly, "Yes, you don't know because you haven't experienced it. So from your personal perspective, the timeline has always been one-way. You accidentally traveled to the future and lived for a year, then traveled back, lived a good life until you were 41 years old, and then tried to help your 18-year-old self. After that, you went to work for more than a year, and when you finished your work, you went home and continued to live your life until you grew old and died. As far as this timeline is concerned, there is no cycle."
"But… "
"Time is a wonderful thing. If you insist on being too picky, you will find that everything is cyclical. It is better not to think too much and live your life well in the present," Qi Weichen reached out and stroked her hair, "Do you understand?"
Chu Qing bit her lip and looked at him quietly. After a while, her eyes turned red: "I'm starting to miss Qi Muyang now."
Qi Weichen paused and put his hand down.
Chu Qing's sadness, which she had not taken care of because it was too cold just now, burst out at this moment, and she choked up and said, "I just wanted to see him before I left, but I didn't see him. When he woke up and found that we were gone, what if he cried?"
As she spoke, tears began to fall. Qi Weichen stood up helplessly and walked around the table to her side. Chu Qing sobbed and hugged his Yue Yao, humming and crying. Qi Weichen whispered comforting words and gently patted her back, trying to calm her down, but Chu Qing cried even harder and didn't mean to stop.
"If you keep crying, your eyes will hurt." Qi Weichen's voice was slightly deep.
Chu Qing rebelled with tears in her eyes: "I'm going to cry!"
Qi Weichen took a step back in silence. Chu Qing was forced to separate from him, crying as she watched what he was going to do.
Then I saw him take off his short-sleeved shirt.
He has been working out diligently. Although he is thin, his muscles are very clear, full of strength but not exaggerated. Chu Qing stared blankly at his well-defined abdominal muscles, speechless for a moment, until he approached her, then she jumped far away like a madman: "What are you doing?!"
"If you don't want to see Qi Muyang, I'll make you pregnant with him now." Qi Weichen said with a straight face.
Chu Qing: “…”
Seeing Qi Weichen approaching again, Chu Qing quickly hid behind a chair and begged for mercy: "I don't want to see him anymore, not at all!"
"Then are you still crying?" Qi Weichen stopped.
Chu Qing immediately shook her head: "Don't cry anymore."
Qi Weichen then glanced at her and put on his short-sleeved shirt again. Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and all her sad emotions disappeared. She complained to him for a few words, then put on his down jacket and prepared to go home.
"I'll come see you tomorrow," he reminded Qi Weichen before leaving, "but I have to visit my godfather's relatives in the morning, so I probably won't be able to see you until the afternoon."
Qi Weichen responded softly and was about to send her out, but Chu Qing quickly stopped him: "You haven't changed your clothes yet, so you should stay at home. I can go by myself."
After saying that, she ran away quickly as if she was afraid that Qi Weichen would send her away. Qi Weichen could only watch her back disappear before closing the door.
After Chu Qing went downstairs, the snow was even heavier than before. She wore Qi Weichen's down jacket, Qi Weichen's pants, and Qi Weichen's shoes that were much bigger than hers. She walked in the snow with a huff and puff, but she was in a very happy mood. Although 2042 was very good, it was not her era after all. Only when she returned to the time and space where she was supposed to be, she felt a sense of security from the bottom of her heart.
She hadn't been home for more than a year, so her steps seemed hurried. When she ran to the door of her house, her heart was beating very fast, and she stood there for a long time before she calmed down. There were Spring Festival couplets and red lanterns on the door of her house, and the joy of the New Year was everywhere. She swallowed her saliva and took a long time to muster up the courage to knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Mother's voice came from the door. Chu Qing's eyes turned red before she answered.
When the door opened and Chu Qing saw her young and beautiful mother who was in her forties, she could no longer hold back her tears and they flowed down.
"You ran out early in the morning and came back only now. How dare you..." When her mother saw the clothes she was wearing, she suddenly shut her mouth and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Chu Qing wiped her tears and explained: "My clothes are dirty. These are clothes my friend lent me."
“… Borrowed it.” Mom forced a smile, then looked at her red and swollen eyes, a trace of sadness flashed across her face.
"Mom!" Chu Qing couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over sobbing. Her mother hugged her and the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Dad heard the noise and came out. He was shocked to see the two of them like this: "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Don't worry about it and close the door!" Mom glared at him and pulled Chu Qing into the bedroom.
Chu Qing had vented her thoughts about her parents, and her mood had calmed down a lot. She watched her mother close the door, and suddenly she felt a little puzzled—
She had been away from her parents for more than a year and saw how her mother had grown old, so she wanted to cry. But her mother had only not seen her for a few hours, so what was there to cry about
Before Chu Qing could express her doubts, her mother came over sobbing, took her hand and sat down beside the bed: "Tell me, did something happen?"
“… There are some things.” I’m just afraid you won’t believe it, so I’d better not tell you.
The mother turned away and wiped her tears. After a while, she became firm: "Son, listen to me. We must call the police."
Chu Qing was stunned: "What?"
"The bad guy must be punished. Mom knows this is cruel to you, but if you don't bring the bad guy to justice, you will be in the shadow for the rest of your life. So even for your future life, I can't let that guy get away with it," Mom's tears fell. "Don't worry, once the bad guy is sent to prison, Mom and Dad will move with you to a place where no one knows..."
"Wait a minute, Mom. What are you thinking about?" Chu Qing was speechless.
Mom was stunned: "You are not..."
"Well, I'm not." Chu Qing said firmly.
Mom hesitated: "Then why did you come back wearing boys' clothes?"
"I told you that my clothes got dirty accidentally," Chu Qing explained quickly, fearing that she would ask about the clothes, "I ran too fast and fell on dog poop. I can't keep those clothes."
Sure enough, when she heard the words shit, piss and fart, her mother immediately became disgusted, but she still endured the disgust and continued to ask: "Then why did you cry when you came in?"
"... I'm just a little bit crazy." Chu Qing said dryly. After all, she really didn't know how to explain this.
Her mother looked at her for three seconds, frowned and said, "Take off your clothes. I won't feel at ease unless I see it with my own eyes."
"Mother!"
"hurry up!"
Chu Qing finally took off her clothes reluctantly under her coercion. Her mother carefully checked her body and made sure there were no marks on her body. Then she angrily beat her up and said, "Why are you so nervous?"
A red slap mark was immediately left on Chu Qing's fair skin, but it only looked scary and didn't hurt. She hurriedly jumped to the closet, found her pajamas and put them on, then whimpered, "Is it okay for me to cry? Don't you have a time to feel sad?"
"I didn't!" Mom stood with her hands on her hips.
Chu Qing looked at her lively appearance and smiled flatteringly: "Mom, I just realized today that you are so young and beautiful. I really hope you will never grow old."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mom glared at her, but her expression softened. "I'm glad you're okay. You really scared me to death."
"Mom, you are too cautious. Don't you think that even if someone has feelings for me, who can beat me?" Chu Qing said carelessly.
The mother took a deep breath and managed to hold back her eyes from rolling. "You know nothing. In today's environment, we have to be careful when raising a daughter. If I hadn't taken good care of you and asked you to learn Kung Fu, would you have grown up so safely and healthily?"
"Yes, yes, you are the best." Chu Qing said perfunctorily.
My mother snorted, "You'll understand when you have a daughter."
Chu Qing thought to herself, I don’t have a daughter, so she gave birth to a son.
When her mother saw that she was really fine, she turned around and was about to leave. When she opened the door, she paused and turned back hesitantly.
"What's wrong, Mom?" Chu Qing opened her innocent eyes wide.
The mother was silent for a moment: "Did you go to the boy's house to change clothes?"
Chu Qing: “…”
"Really? You changed everything from head to toe. Where's your sweater? Where's your thermal pants?" The more my mother spoke, the more shocked she became. "You took off everything when you went to someone's house? What's your relationship with that boy..."
"Mom, it's like this. There was water where I fell, so I changed my clothes," Chu Qing interrupted her. "That boy and I are just ordinary classmates. He was embarrassed to leave me alone, so he could only take me home to change clothes. Don't think too much."
Although she and Qi Weichen were planning to get married and have children in the future, it would be best not to reveal the fact that they were in a relationship in front of their parents before they graduated from high school.
Mom frowned: "Really?"
"Of course!" Chu Qing said hurriedly.
The mother and daughter looked at each other for a moment, and the mother snorted coldly: "I don't think you would dare." Then she turned and left.
Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, jumped onto the bed he hadn't seen for a long time, and lay down, chuckling for a while.
That day was New Year's Eve, and the whole family was staying up late to celebrate the New Year. Chu Qing was absent-minded the whole time, listening to others discussing something like the flu, but she didn't take it seriously. After dinner, when no one was paying attention, she sneaked back to her room and called Qi Weichen.
However, after calling twice, the other party did not answer. It was not until more than two hours later that he called me back and asked in a hoarse voice: "What's wrong?"
Chu Qing paused: "Are you sick?"
"Well, I have a little fever. I just took some antipyretics." Qi Weichen said in a low voice.
Chu Qing frowned: "Is it because of the wind during the day? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
"It's nothing. My temperature has started to drop. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep." Qi Weichen replied.
Chu Qing quickly agreed: "Then go to sleep quickly, I will come to see you tomorrow."
"Okay." Qi Weichen was really not in the mood. He just responded and hung up the phone.
Chu Qing tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. After the guests left, she finally couldn't sit still anymore. After her parents went to bed, she sneaked out of the house and went straight to Qi Weichen's house.
In the early morning of New Year's Eve, there was no one on the street, let alone taxis. Fortunately, there were shared bicycles available, so she rode one in the middle of the night, panting and panting to Qi Weichen's house.
When she got there, she regretted her impulsiveness. Qi Weichen had said he was going to rest, but she still ran over. Wouldn't it be disturbing him to ask him to open the door? But she couldn't rest assured unless she saw him in person, so she had to stand at his door and struggle alone.
After a while, she decided to send him a message: Are you asleep
The other party did not respond, so he must have fallen asleep. Chu Qing exhaled lightly and turned to leave. However, after walking a few steps, she heard the sound of a door opening behind her. She looked over in surprise: "You are not asleep yet?"
"I guessed you were here." Perhaps because of his illness, Qi Weichen's eyes were watery and his hoarse voice sounded gentle yet rough.
Chu Qing quickly pushed him into the house and closed the door before muttering, "It's so cold, and you're wearing only thin pajamas to open the door for me? Are you not thinking about it?"
“There is floor heating at home.”
"There's no door at the door. What will you do if you get blown by a cold wind?" Chu Qing frowned and pulled him into the bedroom.
Qi Weichen followed lazily until they reached the bed, then he used his wrist to pull the person into his arms and lay down together.
"You really are..." Chu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You're already sick, can you be a little more honest?"
"It's so late, you won't leave now that you're here, right?" Qi Weichen looked at her with hazy eyes.
Chu Qing's face flushed slightly: "Well, I won't leave."
"What if my parents find out?"
Chu Qing was speechless: "... You changed your words pretty quickly."
"Won't you be scolded?" Qi Weichen asked.
Chu Qing reached out and touched his forehead. When she found that it was no longer hot, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, they slept late today and won't wake up until after nine tomorrow. I just need to go back before nine. If I'm discovered, I'll say I'm going out for breakfast."
"Well, let's go to sleep." Qi Weichen felt lazy and just held her without moving.
Chu Qing lay quietly in his arms, and the two of them soon fell asleep.
Chu Qing planned very well, and ran home at dawn. However, when she woke up the next morning, the world seemed to have changed. The overwhelming news of the flu made everyone fall into real panic. City A responded as quickly as possible, and all the communities began self-isolation at once.
Chu Qing, who was accidentally quarantined in Qi Weichen's house, was stunned.
The author has something to say: Statement: This article has absolutely no intention of making fun of the epidemic. It is just because of the timeline setting, it is not realistic to completely skip this part, so the plot of this stage will be compressed as much as possible. Come on Wuhan, come on China, and come on my friends!