Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

clatter...

In complete darkness.

Suddenly.

Lin Qingxue seemed to feel someone suddenly grab her hand.

She stood still and slowly turned around.

The view in front of me brightened.

A familiar face, now with a more mature look, appeared before her.

However, the man's face was gloomy, and his voice was like worn sandpaper.

"You avoid the question every time I bring it up, don't you?"

"What time are you planning to be back this time? Two in the morning? Or three?"

Lin Qingxue stood there, stunned.

Looking at Chen Jianji in front of him.

He had long, messy hair.

His white shirt was a little wrinkled.

It looked like she hadn't taken care of herself in a long time.

at this time.

He gripped himself tightly with his hands.

The shirt sleeves on his arms were rolled up.

A section of his forearm with taut blue veins was exposed.

His voice was strong and powerful, yet it seemed he couldn't quite hold her hand.

because.

Lin Qingxue felt herself struggling to break free.

She watched as her hand stretched out and slowly pried open the man's fingers.

Perhaps fearing he might hurt himself, the man exerted force for a moment, then withdrew his strength.

"I'm going to the company for a while. You and Xiaotong should go to bed early. Don't wait for me."

Lin Qingxue heard her own voice.

He was calm and indifferent, yet inexplicably restrained something.

It was almost exactly the same as when she was in school.

Frustration, self-blame, and guilt.

Countless negative emotions surged forth.

Lin Qingxue could no longer tell the difference.

Click!

She stepped into the house and closed the door behind her.

She leaned against the door frame, tilted her head back slightly, and took a deep breath.

It was just very quick.

She then started walking forward.

Until we entered the elevator and went down to the basement.

She saw the silver-white Volkswagen in the parking space.

She couldn't tell if it was herself in her dream or her true self, and she wanted to step forward.

But in the end.

Lin Qingxue took out her keys from her pocket and walked to another car next to her.

She pressed the unlock button and got into the driver's seat.

Then he sat in the car, very quietly and without moving.

Lin Qingxue suppressed the negative emotions that were gradually rising in her heart.

She cannot get stuck in this state of mind.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to muster the courage to face her dreams again before going to sleep.

Lin Qingxue began to observe the inside of the car, trying to distract herself from her emotions.

The car was simply decorated, with a black interior that was clean and uncluttered.

There were also some miscellaneous items in the cup holder next to it.

A phone stand and a mini black umbrella.

Both showed signs of use, and the opening of the bracket seemed to have lost its elasticity.

The black, folded-up umbrella frame revealed a slender, needle-like skeleton.

They can't be used anymore.

Lin Qingxue shifted her gaze upwards, looking ahead.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a Mercedes logo on the steering wheel, which was particularly eye-catching.

She frowned.

She doesn't like spending money on things that are just for show.

I don't really like this kind of car either.

Being too flamboyant can also attract unnecessary attention and scrutiny.

If it's for business purposes, there are always other more discreet and polite options.

After all, she has always wanted to avoid being too conspicuous in a crowd.

Just like that person, who always does things in public that embarrass her.

The school cafeteria is one example, and so is the school classroom.

It always made her both annoyed and angry, yet she was completely helpless.

Sudden.

Lin Qingxue noticed a small, cartoon-printed purple bear on the center console.

The little bear is holding a small blackboard with words written on it.

This car is for my dear wife!

The closing remarks are...

[Third Anniversary Gift]

Lin Qingxue's eyes flickered.

So it was given to me by that person...

That seems... to make sense.

Lin Qingxue looked at the little bear.

Its color has faded somewhat, as if it has been sitting there for a long time.

Ding ding...

The cell phone suddenly rang.

Lin Qingxue looked down.

It was a string of numbers that I knew by heart.

She didn't answer; she just put the phone on silent mode.

The number was dialed repeatedly.

Until the call interface stops.

A video call request popped up.

Lin Qingxue still ignored her.

Finally, a message popped up on the screen.

She clicked on it and took a look.

Xiaotong is crying in her room; she's insisting on video chatting with you.

Lin Qingxue's fingers twitched slightly.

She saw two other messages besides this one.

Xiaotong has a Friday holiday this week, and she wants to visit our alma mater. I'm taking her back; I haven't had any food from there in a long time.

Lin Qingxue replied to this message.

Okay, let's go back together.

The second message was sent on May Day.

Our flight has arrived; we're heading back now.

She didn't reply.

It seems she didn't reply either.

Lin Qingxue's eyes twitched, and her heart skipped a beat.

After her thoughts returned to normal, she saw that she had already typed a message and sent it back.

Show her some cartoons.

The other party did not send any more messages.

Just a little while later.

A video call request popped up on the screen again.

Lin Qingxue's eyes reflected the faint light from the screen.

Her heart pounded violently.

She saw her own hands.

He slowly pressed the red hang-up button.

drop...

An electronic notification sounded in my ear as the call was disconnected.

Lin Qingxue's heart skipped a beat.

The world seemed to be at that moment.

Silence.

Only her expressionless face was reflected in the rearview mirror.

......

Ring ring...

Lin Qingxue suddenly sat up and instinctively picked up her phone from the bedside table.

She was breathing heavily, and just as she was about to press the button on her phone to call home,

But his body suddenly stopped.

She blinked.

The view in front of me gradually became clear.

In a daze, she realized.

The phone I have is an old-fashioned slider phone with buttons.

It's not the smartphone from my dream.

Lin Qingxue lowered her head.

His body rose and fell continuously.

She saw it on the small screen of her phone.

His own pale face.

"Huff...huff..."

For a moment, the only sound in the room was her slightly muffled and low breathing.

again and again.

"turn out to be..."

"The things he said to me when I went to his house that time meant this..."

A stiff, pale smile appeared on Lin Qingxue's face.

She slowly put down her phone.

I looked up at the white wall directly in front of me.

A sliver of morning light shone through the window.

Gradually, her own shadow appeared on the wall.

In the shadows.

Her hair was pulled back, and her figure was much fuller than it is now.

His face was just a blurry black shadow, and his expression was impossible to see.

Lin Qingxue stared blankly at the reflection on the wall.

Her undulating body gradually calmed down.

He then slowly got up and sat half-upright on the bed.

Move your knees forward and lean your body forward.

He slowly raised his hand to touch the shadow on the wall.

bang~

A soft sound.

The palm of the hand overlaps with the shadow of the raised hand.

Like two parallel line segments.

at this point.

They finally met.

......