That night, Mo Zichen arrived at the hospital with a bowl of chicken soup. Seeing that Qian Lan's comrades were all there, he did not immediately enter the room. Instead, he waited patiently outside the door.
"Qian Lan, I've pursued you for so many years, but you've always rejected me. You've always said that you have a boyfriend. I thought you were just using this as an excuse, but it turned out to be true."
"Rascal, have you finally given up?"
Mo Zichen didn't hear anything else from outside the door, but he heard these two sentences clearly.
In fact, he even looked over to see who the man was and etched his face deep into his mind.
Soon, Mo Zichen's comrades came out of the hospital room. As soon as they saw Mo Zichen, they were a little surprised and a little embarrassed. It seemed, this man heard everything they said.
"Let's go. We have a mission to complete later."
After Mo Zichen's comrades left the room, he returned with the bowl of chicken soup and placed it on Qian Lan's bedside table.
"Just now, I heard what they said," Ye Zichen said.
"Huh?" Qian Lan was a little surprised, but she quickly reacted. "Are you talking about comrades joking?"
"At least you know what's good for you."
After saying this, Mo Zichen finally sat down in front of Qian Lan and placed the bowl of chicken soup in front of her mouth.
"Everyone knows that I have an old friend in my heart …" Qian Lan explained as she took a sip of soup. "It's been 5 years, but I've been looking at the same photo."
"From now on, you don't need to look at photos anymore," Mo Zichen reminded.
"That photo was once my pillar of support!"
Qian Lan smiled as she drank the soup and quickly fell asleep. At this time, Mo Zichen finally noticed a photo of him in the notebook under her pillow.
Perhaps, it was because she had taken it out too many times that the two corners of the photo were covered in fingerprints.
If she really felt that way, why didn't she come out to look for him when she was still at the military?
After putting the photo back in its original position, Mo Zichen tilted his head and looked at Qian Lan. She lay quietly on the bed with her back covered in stitches.
Afterwards, Mo Zichen sat down on a chair and began to recall how he had spent the past five years.
In the beginning, it wasn't that he didn't wait for her. Tangning had told him that this woman really liked him and that she was willing to go to the army on her own for him. She was eager to grow and had a future with him. At that time, Mo Zichen believed her.
So, he waited for an entire year and even secretly visited Qian Lan at the military base. But, apart from appearing happy, the silly woman had no intention of leaving the base to look for him.
Then, he waited for the second year, but it was still the same.
Even the third year, the fourth year, the fifth year …
Mo Zichen waited for so long as he walked step by step towards disappointment. But, just as he decided not to wait any longer, Qian Lan finally appeared.
However, his heart had already turned cold.
Just like that, Mo Zichen sat in his chair until midnight, waiting for Qian Lan to wake up.
As he watched Qian Lan open her eyes, he finally asked the question he wanted to know the most, "Since you've been looking at my photos for so many years, why didn't you come out and look for me?"
As soon as Qian Lan heard this question, her expression changed …
"No normal person would be able to wait for 5 years. What makes you think that I would wait for you?"
"Qian Lan, why can't I get over this hurdle in my heart? It's because after you gave up on our relationship, you obviously had the chance to make up for it. But, you ignored me for 5 years and tried to get back together with me as soon as you came out. What makes you think that I would agree to that?"
Qian Lan couldn't say a word. All she could see were tears rolling down her cheeks.
"If you can give me a reasonable explanation, I can forgive you."
"I …"
Qian Lan opened her mouth, but she couldn't find the words to explain herself.
"You can't explain yourself?"
Qian Lan shook her head and said desperately, "How do you know that I didn't look for you?"
"I did look for you," Qian Lan said as she sobbed. "After training ended, I went back to school, but you were no longer there. I heard that you moved, so I waited outside your house for an entire night. But, all I saw was a young woman walking out of your house."
"So, I went back to the army."
"I had a high fever for three days."
"Because I walked back."
"When I retired from the army, I went to look for you, but that time, I waited at your house for three days and three nights, but I didn't see you, so I left you a note."
"In the past five years, I've gone to look for you three times. The last time was not long ago, when I found out you were still single. That gave me hope, but also despair. You've changed so much. I think you probably don't even remember who I am. Plus, my mother is seriously ill, so I …"
"You've looked for him before?" Mo Zichen didn't believe it.
"You moved out of school and moved to 224 Shengquan Road, Room 104. After that, you moved to Sky Sun Apartments, 702. "
After hearing Qian Lan's words, Mo Zichen reacted, "Why didn't you knock on the 105?"
"You're in 105?"
"I'm at 105." Mo Zichen nodded his head. "Afterwards, I didn't move into the Tianyang Residence. I bought it for a friend. So, how could you have waited for me?"
"I see." Qian Lan was already covered in tears. "I've tried to look for you over and over again, but I've come back empty-handed three times …"
"I'm sorry," Mo Zichen apologized this time. "I thought you came and went as you pleased."
"After new recruit training ended, I immediately went to look for you, but … I couldn't find you. I was almost mistaken as a deserter and was locked up in a dark room for 7 days. I even fell sick."
"From the first day I entered the new recruit training camp, I already regretted it. I wanted to look for you, but I didn't want you to look down on me."
"Zichen, I really didn't do it on purpose."
After hearing Qian Lan's words, Mo Zichen patted her on the head, "Forget it … as long as you say that you looked for me, I'll let it go. I believe you."
"I really did look for you … I did look for you."
"Every time I went to look for you, I returned disappointed and it took me a long time to recover. Every time, I gathered the courage to look for you again, but …"
Mo Zichen did not allow her to speak again. Instead, he covered her mouth to calm her down.
"Don't cry, your wounds will reopen."
"Zichen …"
"I'll stay here and I won't leave. Even if you can't explain yourself today, I won't leave. At most, I'll just be angry."
"After my anger subsides, I'll still stay by your side," Mo Zichen said in resignation.
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