Chapter 112: An Accident Occurs
At five in the morning, no one in the Song family had woken up yet. Qing Tian had finished her morning routine and went downstairs. Before leaving, she cast a lingering glance at the home she had lived in for several years. Although it was her uncle’s home, it felt like a home filled with emotion to her. After she left, what would happen to her aunt and uncle? Would her aunt eventually find out about the woman her uncle had in Shanghai?
Would Shishi be able to accept it then? Would her grandfather’s health remain strong?
One last look, one final farewell. Goodbye, Grandfather. Goodbye, Aunt and Uncle. Goodbye, Shishi, my dear sister!
Goodbye, China!
As soon as Qing Tian went downstairs, she saw a black sedan parked outside. After a glance, she immediately turned away. Why was Ji Xiangyu here?
Feeling tainted, she hid under a tree. From this angle, she could clearly see Ji Xiangyu leaning against the car, pretending to be asleep. Qing Tian covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. Enduring the pain of her heart being torn to shreds, she took out her mobile phone, opened the camera, and captured the scene. Thank heavens, she could have a photograph as a memento!
Sitting in the taxi, Qing Tian watched the scenery outside the window. For some reason, this season always brought so much rain. At this moment, a torrential downpour began. The rain blurred the car window, and she drifted into a daze, lost in thought.
The driver in front was playing the morning radio, and the song “Farewell” by A-Du was playing:
The long night of heavy rain, people asleep unaware. Suddenly I hate this world, because we must part. I’ll wear out these shoes, I’ll walk with you all night, until my heart stops bleeding. And you shed all your tears, the sky keeps flashing tears. Hope the pain has long since healed, shattering my hatred for you, we must part, farewell~~~~~
That hoarse voice was so fitting. The sky was truly raining endlessly, and all the gloomy emotions were simply because of the impending farewell!
She looked out the window with a sorrowful expression the entire way, so much so that the driver dared not strike up a conversation with her. When she got out of the car, the driver finally ventured to ask, “Are you going abroad?”
At this moment, Qing Tian’s heart was about to break. The emotions she had been holding back suddenly lost control, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face. She forced a smile and said, “Yes, thank you~”
This would probably be the last thing she said.
Upon entering the airport, there were very few people inside. Few people took flights at this hour. After checking in, she sat in the waiting lounge, her eyes blankly gazing at the tarmac outside the glass wall, as if understanding what writers meant by longing for their homeland.
A heavy hand landed on her shoulder, and a deep voice said, “Qing Tian, are you alright?”
Qing Tian slowly turned around and looked up at the speaker, forcing a faint smile. “It’s so good, you’re out!”
Xia Yang straddled the chair next to Qing Tian, his expression laced with helplessness. “Situ Jingyi’s methods are truly impressive. She got me out easily. But the news headline soon will be about the Ji family’s illegitimate child committing suicide in prison. Was it suicide due to guilt, or murder? Heh heh~~~~”
He let out a cold laugh at the end. Qing Tian looked at Xia Yang, her brow furrowed. “Xia Yang, you’ve worked hard!”
Xia Yang feigned a relaxed demeanor and changed the subject, “You’re really leaving. I’m actually a little reluctant!”
Qing Tian agreed, “Yes, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to return!”
Xia Yang asked curiously, “If you could return, what would be the first thing you’d do?”
Qing Tian sighed and looked into the distance. “Perhaps I’d go to Houhai and find that wine bottle!”
Xia Yang remained silent, and Qing Tian sat beside him in quiet contemplation.
They were truly saying goodbye to this place. Among the people coming and going, not a single one was there to see them off. They were leaving so sadly, and their return was so uncertain.
Qing Tian patted Xia Yang’s shoulder and said, “With a new identity, what’s the one thing you want to do the most?”
Xia Yang looked up at the high ceiling, lost in thought. He had never really considered his future life.
Finally, he shook his head and said, “I’ve never thought about the future. The future is irrelevant to me!!”
Qing Tian also drifted into thought, unable to imagine what her future self would be like.
Xia Yang countered, “What does Qing Tian’s future look like?”
Qing Tian let out a cold laugh. “My future, I guess it will still be a plain and ordinary life. But fortunately, I have you, Brother~~~”
Qing Tian’s address of “Brother” truly warmed Xia Yang’s heart. He reached out and pulled Qing Tian closer into his embrace. The two of them, carrying their respective emotions, looked out the window!
A flock of sparrows flew across the distant tarmac, as if carrying their hearts away!
The boarding announcement echoed from afar. Qing Tian and Xia Yang cast a lingering look at the city one last time.
They said in their hearts: Farewell forever!
