Lighting the Lamp
His fingers gently caressed the jade pendant, as if he was caressing Ye 'er's face.
It was so familiar.
Tears welled up in his eyes, but a smile gradually blossomed on his face. "I still remember the first time I saw Ye 'er. She was wearing a blue dress embroidered with beautiful jasmine flowers. Her hair was tied in two playful braids that rested on her chest, swaying back and forth. There was a refreshing smile on her clean face. She said that she liked this jade pendant very much, so I cut it into two and gave one to her. At that time, she held the jade pendant and smiled happily. I will never forget that moment. I swore that I would treat her well for the rest of my life, but in the end … I still couldn't give her the rest of my life."
Ji Yunshu's smile slowly tightened.
Ji Yunshu asked, "What happened that year that made you leave her?"
He smiled bitterly again, and his palms clenched tightly around the jade pendant.
At this moment, the wind picked up, and the calm surface of the water rippled slightly.
"Ever since I was young, I have been relying on medicine to nourish my body. If I stopped taking them, I might die at any time." He paused for a moment, then continued, "When Ye 'er told me that she was pregnant, I was happier than anyone else. It was also at that time that the doctor suddenly told me that I didn't have long to live.
I might only have a year left, so I chose to leave. I would rather she hate me for the rest of her life than to think about me and think about me for the rest of her life. But I didn't expect that after two years, my condition would get better and better. I originally didn't have the courage to go back to look for her. I hesitated for a long time and was conflicted for a long time. In the end, I made up my mind to go back and look for her. What I didn't expect was that she chose to forgive me. I wanted to use the rest of my life to make it up to her, to make it up to our child.
One day, she discovered our secret and found out about the disaster relief funds. No matter how I explained it to her, she refused to listen. I remember that it was raining heavily that day, and she ran away in the rain. I couldn't stop her no matter what I did. I went to look for her the next day and waited in her room. I heard her pulling a man in, so I hid in the room. I didn't expect that she wanted to tell that man about the disaster relief funds, so before she could say anything, I knocked that man out. You should know the rest of the story. "
The whole thing was full of twists and turns!
Ji Yunshu remained silent.
Wen Xian blamed himself. "If I didn't leave at that time, she wouldn't have died. I'm the one who let her down. I thought I could love her for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that I owed her for the rest of my life."
"I believe that Ye 'er won't hate you."
"Why do you say that?"
"Fu Qin's beloved is here." She recited a poem. "This poem is written on the lanterns that Ye 'er gave you. Just like she said,' Fu Qin's beloved is here. She's willing to give her all for you. As long as you're here, she'll always love you. I think the reason why she wanted to report you to the authorities wasn't because she didn't love you or was disappointed in you. It was because she loved you that she didn't want you to make mistakes again."
Wen Xian's eyes were red. He felt as if thousands of ants were gnawing on his internal organs.
There was nothing but pain.
Ji Yunshu continued, "Miss Ye 'er's love for you has never diminished. If she's watching from heaven, she'll be really sad to see you like this."
After a long time …
"Thank you, Teacher."
The knot in Wen Xian's heart seemed to slowly unravel as the ants gnawed on it.
It was as if a huge rock was slowly being lowered.
"Bring the child back. I heard that he's very cute and chubby. His mother is no longer here. As his father, you can't abandon him."
"Yes, I will, but not now."
He nodded resolutely.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Two silhouettes stood by the quiet lake surrounded by mountains. As the sun slowly set, the two silhouettes that were reflected on the riverside became longer and longer …
That night.
Wen Xian sat in his courtyard with the flute on his left and a jug of wine on his right.
He didn't know how long he had been drinking.
Even when there was not a single drop of wine left in the jar, he was still not satisfied. He was about to order someone to bring more wine, but before he could open his mouth, two jars of wine were placed on the table.
He looked up and saw that it was Zhao Huai.
He sat down and pulled off the lids of the two jugs of wine, pushing one towards Wen Xian.
Wen Xian looked at him with misty eyes and couldn't help but clench his fists.
Seeing this, Zhao Huai said in a loud, rough voice, "If you don't think you've had enough, you can continue."
He wasn't afraid anyway!
Wen Xian's clenched fists loosened at his words. After glaring at him hatefully, he picked up the jug of wine in front of him and drank.
As the wine entered his throat, he felt much more relaxed.
He said to Zhao Huai, "I'll take revenge for killing Lin Feng sooner or later, but not now."
"Okay, I'll wait."
The two clinked their glasses.
Men were like this. After a fight, they could still sit down and continue drinking.
Before they knew it, the two jugs of wine were finished.
"Big Brother." Little Xiyue's voice came from outside the courtyard.
She was holding a lamp in her hand, the one with the Zisang flower painted on it.
Wen Xian was stunned when he saw it. He squinted his slightly drunk eyes and asked, "Xiyue, this lamp …?"
"I made it especially for Big Brother. Big Brother, your room hasn't been lit for a long time. Haven't you always liked this kind of lamp? Yesterday, I made one just for you. "
He glanced back at his room.
He shrugged and smiled bitterly, "Yeah, it's been a long time since I've lit a lamp. I've almost forgotten what's in that room."
Little Xiyue blinked at him.
He propped up his swaying body and took the lantern from Little Xiyue's hand. Then, step by step, he walked towards his dark room.
He took out the candles from the lantern in his hand and slowly lit all the lamps hanging in the room.
The room, which had been dark for a few years, was finally illuminated by the lanterns.
He stood in the middle of the room and walked around, looking at the colorful lanterns. The Zisang flower on the lanterns was vivid and lifelike, just like Ye 'er's clean smile when he first met her.
Now, he had really let it go.
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