Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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In Jiang Yu’s completely emptied mind, the line from “Journey to the West” on TV kept repeating as Qiu Li dragged her away, “She left something in my heart…”
Qiu Li held her hand, they stood at the entrance of the hotel for a long time, and the long night wind cooled his restlessness.
He sent her home.
Jiang Yu looked at his gloomy face, laughed, reached out and pinched his earlobe: “My boyfriend is still very honest.”
Qiu Li smiled lightly, and took her hand: “I’ll pick you up tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Yu stood on tiptoe, and gently pressed a kiss on his chin.
Qiu Li stood alone in the night wind for a long time, until her back disappeared into the corridor, and the warm touch on his left cheek also slowly dissipated.
He looked up at the moon.
It was so bright, he really wanted to put it in a crystal glass bottle, treasure it, and hold it in his hand to watch in the future.
How sad.
He pulled his gaze back with difficulty, endured the pain, and left.
The next day, Qiu Li kept the agreement and waited for her downstairs early in the morning.
Jiang Yu didn’t have a lot of luggage, because she wouldn’t necessarily live in the school dormitory, and most of the time she would be staying in the Esmera Art Center.
However, seeing that Qiu Li only had a small suitcase, she was slightly surprised: “Is this all yours?”
“Yes.”
“It’s very little.”
“It’s enough.”
“Okay, when we are in college in the future, I’ll buy clothes for you, and I’ll replace the clothes and pants with new ones.”
Jiang Yu thought, Qiu Li’s figure was so good, if he was well dressed, I don’t know how handsome he would be!
The taxi that Qiu Li hailed was already parked by the side of the road.
Originally, Cheng Ye wanted to send Jiang Yu to school, but Jiang Yu firmly refused.
During this period of contact, the confidentiality had been pretty good. No one would associate the man who haunted such dilapidated poor streets with the glamorous idol star on the stage.
Moreover, this area was waiting for demolition, and the population had become sparse in the past two years, so there had been no scandals.
But if he dared to go to the university town, it would reach the hot search in a minute.
In the beginning of the school season, Beicheng University was full of vigor and excitement.
Freshmen could be seen at a glance, their immature faces were filled with excitement, full of expectations and desires for college life.
Senior sisters and senior brothers from various colleges had set up freshman registration counters on the tree-lined road at the entrance of the school, and they could get the keys to the dormitory from there after reporting.
Qiu Li sent Jiang Yu to her dormitory, and then helped her properly unpack her suitcase, put on the sheets and bedspread, and even cleaned the toilet for her.
After doing all this, he patted Jiang Yu’s head: “When you grow up, learn to take care of yourself.”
“You take care of me.”
The summer wind came after the shower, with a bit of humidity and heat.
Jiang Yu tiptoed to wipe the sweat from the young man’s forehead as usual, but unexpectedly he leaned back a little to avoid her hand.
“I’ll take you to the dormitory, and clean it for you by the way.”
“No need.”
“Why?”
“I’m leaving, Xiao Yu, let’s say goodbye now.”
A gust of wind passed by, and the drops of water on the tree rustled and fell on the ground, crackling.
Jiang Yu forced a smile and walked over to pull his little finger: “It’s not yet April Fool’s Day, what a joke.”
“It’s not a joke.”
The plane was for 8:30 in the evening, Haicheng.
The ticket was one-way, he was leaving the city that haunted him with nightmares and heartbreak.
Never, never to come back.
Jiang Yu saw the boy’s calm face… There was no joke, she was a little panicked, and held his hand tremblingly: “Qiu Li, didn’t you agree to go to college together with me? Where are you going?”
Qiu Li took out a piece of mail from the interlayer of his schoolbag. The envelope was written with large blue characters: Admission Notice of Haicheng University.
The suitcase in the girl’s hand fell to the ground with a bang.
The corners of his mouth slightly raised, as full of evil as when they first met, “I was lying to you, I applied to Haicheng University.”
The day after he met Ren Xian was the final deadline for voluntary application.
The school was filled in by Qiu Li casually. The first choice was Beicheng University, and the second one was Haicheng University.
The south and the north were separated by half of China, mountains and seas were far enough away.
It didn’t matter where he went, he just wanted to leave.
As for Jiang Yu, she had a great life, a future worth looking forward to, and a family who loved her. She was no longer the poor little girl who was bullied, excluded, and marginalized like him in the past.
She was like a sunflower, striving to welcome the sun and rushing to a greater future.
He would rather retreat into the damp and dark lair, rot, die…
“Little Swan, I don’t want to love you anymore.”
I’m afraid I can’t say goodbye peacefully.
After Qiu Li finished speaking, he didn’t dare to look at her anymore, he just picked up the suitcase on the ground, and left resolutely.
He was afraid of seeing her heartbroken expression, and afraid that if he took one more look, he would never be able to leave.
The person who says goodbye first was the one ashamed.
At the school gate, Qiu Li couldn’t bear not to look back after all.
The girl’s thin back still stayed in place, as if she was still in the dizzy Midsummer Night’s Dream and had not woken up.
She was confused, and probably sad too.
But one day, she would get better and she would become the most shining swan queen on the stage.
Then, she would forget about him.
Qiu Li didn’t hesitate anymore, and got into the taxi that had been waiting for a long time.
The words Beicheng University slowly disappeared into the rear-view mirror until they turned the corner and were no longer seen.
It seemed that he was the only one left in the whole world who was sobbing.
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