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Qiao Yongfeng was swift and decisive. If he said that it would take a few days, then it wouldn’t take even a moment more.
At nine o’clock in the morning, in the airport departure lounge, the whole Qiao family was there.
There was a little over half an hour before the plane was set to take off.
Qiao Yichen took out his mobile phone, counting down the time, as his eyes scanned the lounge back and forth.
Why, in this large airport where people were constantly coming and going, did he feel so empty? He felt so empty that he searched all of the corners but even then he still couldn’t find that shadow.
“Will you come to see me off?” Qiao Yichen once asked Lin Dongyang, and got an affirmative answer, “Yes.”
You agreed, obviously we both agreed. Why haven’t you shown up yet?
Seeing that it was almost time to board the plane, Qiao Yichen finally couldn’t help it and took two steps away from his family to call Lin Dongyang. The call was connected after two rings. He said in an urgent tone, “Are you here?”
The first thing that could be heard from the other end of the phone was a soft chuckle, “You look so handsome today. I like the way you look in casual clothes, it’s like when I first met you.” His voice was soft, and slow, as if he was saying something very beautiful. After saying that, he realized that he was wrong and laughed, “No, I like you all the time, no matter what you look like.”
Qiao Yichen looked down at his outfit for the day, he wore his usual black and white casual clothes like he did when he was at school. He snapped his head up and looked around. His footsteps became hurried as he paced back and forth but he couldn’t figure out which direction to run in.
“Where are you?!”
“Just say goodbye to your family.” Lin Dongyang sighed, “I’m sorry, I can’t see you off.” I don’t want to appear and spoil the last harmony between your family before you leave, just looking from afar is enough.
“But I…” want to see you. Qiao Yichen looked at his parents and finally swallowed these last four words back into his stomach. If he left, how would Lin Dongyang be able to face them?
“It’s okay, 4 years is no big deal. I said I’d wait for you, we’ve already pinky promised.”
He didn’t know how much longer he could use this calm tone as a disguise, it might fall apart in the next second.
“Yes, we have already pinky promised. You must wait for me. If I come back and can’t find you, I will run to your house and look for you, blocking your door everyday. We’ll see where else you can run!” Qiao Yichen was half pleading and half threatening.
“Then you must come find me as soon as you get back, otherwise I won’t acknowledge you.”
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As she was about to close the car door, she saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. She hurriedly got out of the car and ran over, but there was no one there, as if what she had seen was just an illusion.
“Weiwei, let’s go back.” Ye Lin called out to her twice, so Qiao Weiwei got back into the car and left the airport.
With Qiao Yichen gone, Lin Dongyang was like a kite with a broken string, wandering aimlessly without guidance. It wasn’t until he heard the loud roar from overhead that he ran outside as if he had found his way. Looking up, he watched the plane streak across the blinding sky until it became a small black dot and disappeared from sight.
Lin Dongyang snapped back to his senses and raised his hand to wave vigorously in the direction where the plane had disappeared. The sky must have been too blinding, tears were streaming down his cheeks.
He waved his arm without any strength, he felt like his whole body had been drained, as he leaned weakly against the nearby marble pillar and slowly slid to the ground.
He lowered his head, his shoulders shaking slightly, and then his uncontrollable shaking became more and more fierce.
He was obviously crying silently, but it made people feel emotional.
It was a mournful cry coming from his chest.
A woman walked by holding her daughter’s hand, and the little girl looked curiously at the man sitting on the ground. She scrunched up her small face, pouted, and said in a milky voice, “Mommy, that brother is crying so sadly.”
Even children could see Lin Dongyang’s sorry figure, it was humiliating to cry in such a public place ah. He desperately tried to hold it back, but he couldn’t help it.
The bottle of emotions that contained his ‘sadness’ had been broken, and the negative emotions had crushed him to the point where he couldn’t stand up straight or move his legs.
The glass building across the street reflected his weak body at this moment, and the dry ground was wet with tears, drop by drop.
It turns out a grown man can shed so many tears.
On the same day, Lin Dongyang returned to Qiao Yichen’s small apartment. He sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time, then he went and stood in the kitchen for a while, before finally going into the bedroom. He lay on the side where Qiao Yichen often slept, his hand resting on the quilt, as if he was hugging a person.
This place used to be filled with Qiao Yichen’s figure. Just thinking about it made Lin Dongyang’s head throb with pain as he muttered into the air, “I don’t want to come here again.”
Lin Dongyang remembered the location of everything in his heart. It was getting dark. After hesitating for a moment, he made up his mind to lock the door and leave without looking back.
A few days ago when Qiao Yichen was still here, Auntie Li had come as usual. But at that time, it seemed that Qiao Yichen had spoken to Auntie Li alone, so she would probably not come back again in the future.
Let this place be covered with dust just like its owner for the time being.
Lin Dongyang had just returned to the dormitory after not seeing anyone for four or five days. Fatty Han and the other two immediately greeted him warmly, and suddenly regarded him as their key concern. They also excitedly told him about the major events that had happened over the past two days.
“Yang-zi, you don’t know, but there was a shocking scandal in the class two days ago! Liu Yiyi actually…” Fatty Han paused, and then continued in a low voice, “She was actually supported by an old man, no wonder the famous brands she wore changed every day. She’s applied for a transfer now, and hasn’t come to class for the past two days.”
“Why?”
Fatty Han shrugged, “That gossiping woman, He Miao, quarreled with her and they had a falling out so then she exposed all of her scandalous secrets.”
Lin Dongyang didn’t answer but Fatty Han originally had a big mouth and once the chatterbox was opened, it couldn’t be closed, so he continued, “A lot of things have happened in the past two days. I heard that someone in fourth year, but I forget in what department, was beaten and almost died. Now he’s paralyzed in the hospital. His family have been coming to the school for two days, and they will probably continue to make trouble tomorrow.”
Fatty Han thought that such a wonderful story could relieve his brother’s boredom, but who knew that Lin Dongyang wasn’t paying any attention to him. Fatty Han was short of breath as he leaned over to get closer to him, and only then did he realize how bloodshot Lin Dongyang’s eyes were.
“F*ck, what’s the matter? Your eyes are so swollen! What happened to you? Tell your brother, I’ll definitely get revenge for you!”
Lin Dongyang subconsciously rubbed his sore eyes, “It’s nothing.”
Fatty Han was relentless, “Are you trying to fool a fool? Your eyes are swollen into walnuts, what the hell happened?”
Lin Dongyang’s emotions that had settled down were aroused again. When he was asked, his heart strings kept fluctuating. His nose was sour and his voice choked as he told them the reason.
Fatty Han was frightened by his crying, squeezing his face and not knowing how to comfort Lin Dongyang.
Not long after, Lin Zhengbei and Tang Jing burst through the door in a panic. Tang Jing saw that her son, who she had been worried about for days, was now in front of her eyes, and her dangling heart finally fell back into her stomach.
“Are you okay Yangyang? Mom and dad were worried sick about you.” Tang Jing checked him up and down, left and right, snot and tears, and didn’t stop until she had personally confirmed with her own eyes that he wasn’t injured.
“I’m fine, what can I do?” Lin Dongyang took a deep breath and answered, pretending to be calm. He looked up at Lin Zhengbei who was still standing by the door of the dormitory, unwilling to come in.
When Lin Zhengbei first came in, his face was full of anxiety like Tang Jing’s, but when he saw Lin Dongyang looking at him, he put his hands behind his back, and said with a stern face, “Little brat, you still know how to come back!”
Tang Jing immediately started to protect her son by shouting at him, “You shut up! All I know is how to make my son happy. Can the eyes of your relatives and friends be more important than your son?! If anything happens to Yangyang, I’ll divorce you!”
“You! Just protect him!” Lin Zhengbei said as he stomped his feet angrily.
“Mom, it’s my fault, don’t be angry with dad.” Lin Dongyang then said, “Dad, I’m sorry I made you guys worry.” He pulled Tang Jing over to the door and placed her hand in Lin Zhengbei’s.
“This is what a family is. Go back, your son is old enough to take care of his own affairs.”
After four or five days, Lin Dongyang’s attitude had changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and Lin Zhengbei was stunned when he heard him. A few days ago this little brat was still being stubborn to death. Why was he being inexplicably sensible and obedient today?
Tang Jing was worried and wanted to stay for a few more days until things stabilized. Lin Dongyang had to promise her several times before he was able to convince Tang Jing to go back.
He then resumed his normal studies. People couldn’t live in their memories. The past must always come to an end.
The only difference was that the person who used to like liveliness and couldn’t stand the quiet was now gloomy and silent all day, focusing only on studying.
It was nearing the time they would leave school for their internships, and seniors were busy preparing all the things they would need to graduate. The school job fair was crowded with people every day and the scene was very packed.
Fatty Han and the other two ran back and forth to print the information they needed. The three people had been running for two or three days, and had submitted a lot of resumes. They had submitted their resumes to multiple companies regardless of whether they wanted to work there or not, but they had gotten no responses.
“Yang-zi, you haven’t gone to this job fair, what are you going to do? Why don’t you come with us this afternoon? It’s very lively.” Fatty Han grabbed Lin Dongyang’s shoulder, “You’ve been cooped up in this room everyday, and you’re about to get sick.”
“There’s nothing I want there, it’s a waste of time to go. Go away, don’t delay me from reading.” Lin Dongyang continued to flip through the book in his hands and occasionally clicked on his computer to search for something.
“F*ck, is this how a human speaks? You’re talking as if I’m stupid!” Fatty Han complained with a grumble.
Lin Dongyang had been in this state for more than a day or two. His previous attitude towards English of ‘three days fishing, two days drying the net’, had now become reading all day long without leaving. If he didn’t understand something, he would look it up on the Internet and make notes from the results of his search, seriously causing Fatty Han’s jaw to drop in shock.
Could people really completely change so suddenly?! Fatty Han asked himself as he scratched his head N+1 times.
After the three of them left, Lin Dongyang opened his e-mail, but the expected reply never appeared.
This was already the fifth time. Never getting a response wasn’t an option, so Lin Dongyang gritted his teeth and decided to make the trip himself, even knowing the humiliation he would face.
But opportunities are worth fighting for.
It had been more than a month since Qiao Yichen had left, during which Lin Dongyang received an unfamiliar long-distance call from abroad. Since then, Qiao Yichen had disappeared without a trace.
My heart aching badly, I almost cry in the train.. 4 chapters left🙈
Ikr. I’m such an easy crier too. My shirt is soaked
It’s really heartbreaking
I hope I never feel a love like that. sheesh.
thanks for the chapter <3
sigh 4 chapters left 😔
Thanks for the chapter ❤️
Sigh 😔
Thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
I’m glad I waited til after work to read these last chapters otherwise I’d be bawling my eyes out at work. Just waiting for these guys happy ending. 😭😭😭
I’m reading this at a friend’s home and I’m crying 😭😭😭 and she’s laughing at me😂