Chapter 13: Main text: 2050 – where each side goes

Main text: 2050 – where each side goes

The sky gradually darkened,

The dark clouds were like people each filled with worries.

A cold wind rose, blowing the maple leaves on the trees into a rustling sound,

Like the wind chimes of a neighbor's house when I was young,

swaying gently, tiny and fragmented,

A lonely song drifted from the alley.

Loneliness belonged to Lou Yue Ru,

Lou Yue Ru sat alone on the blue stone in the backyard,

gazing at a solitary plum tree before her,

under the dim sky,

as if draped in a layer of dust from the past.

After playing with mud all day, Yang Ge

fell asleep happily and contentedly.

As outside rumors said,

After Yang Ge returned to Star Flower Community,

he seemed to have become a different person for no apparent reason.

The doctor said he might have suffered from 'Intelligence Seal Syndrome' due to severe stimulation,

If he wanted to recover, it was still that saying: 'He who ties the bell must untie it.'

But now the 'bell‑tyer,' Xiao Fan, could hardly protect himself.

Since Yang Ge rescued Xiao Fan from the Reviving Heaven Medical 'ordeal,'

no one has seen any sign of Xiao Fan since.

Were it not for his heartbeat still racing a dozen times a minute,

Lou Yue Ru truly wouldn't know how to face the situation where 'the white‑haired person sends off the black‑haired one.'

Just after they moved to this sparsely populated mountain village,

About three days later, a seventeen‑ or eighteen‑year‑old young man found them.

This young man introduced himself as Yang Ge's colleague, Wang Yi.

Having heard that Yang Ge had moved, he came specially to visit him. At first,

Lou Yue Ru was still seventy percent skeptical. After all, the paparazzi of recent years

had become so prosperous they could rebuild a new 'Beggars' Sect,'

with all kinds of unfathomable phantom‑crystal black technology,

that who knows how many celebrities turned into 'homebody goodies.'

It could truly be said: stepping outside was a full‑armed, heart‑pounding 'battle'!

But from this young man's attire,

one could see his white shirt speckled with a few light‑yellow oil stains,

his jeans were casually wrinkled,

and his white sneakers had picked up some mud.

Looking at him, his arms were as dark as his white shirt could oppose,

His wheat‑yellow face always gave an impression of honesty, reliability, and safety.

Only his eyes, sharp‑shaped yet clear as water,

left no room for doubt.

Later, when Wang Yi saw Yang Ge,

that heart‑rending, hysterical sobbing still echoed in Lou Yue Ru's heart

'Nine Nine Hard to Go.' Lou Yue Ru had never seen a man weep so bitterly.

Recalling how, the moment Wang Yi saw Yang Ge playing with mud,

he fell to his knees and, as if mad, ran over to embrace Yang Ge,

like a deeply grieving child,

he lifted his head and wailed loudly,

letting his tears and snot flow freely across the wheat‑yellow 'earth.'

That hoarse, throat‑ripping sound

made even the steadfast Lou Yue Ru feel her heart break,

leaning against a pillar, covering her mouth, she wept……

From that day on, Wang Yi stayed.

He told Lou Yue Ru that everything he had was given by Yang Ge.

Now he wishes to devote his life to Yang Ge,

no matter what, he must cure Yang Ge.

If Lou Yue Ru does not agree to let him stay,

he will keep kneeling outside the door,

until he dies.

Lou Yue Ru had never seen such a loyal and righteous young man.

But she is also a mother. She knows deeply that,

A mother who has lost her child is still not comparable to the withered grass after autumn.

She cannot be so selfish as to "take away what others love, and give them pain."

But Wang Yi shows no sign of joking at all,

Just as he sees Lou Yue Ru hesitating,

He hears a thump, and Wang Yi kneels down heavily,

His sword‑like eyes are so fixated that they crush Lou Yue Ru's heart into powder.

Lou Yue Ru sees it,

She hurriedly kneels, looking into Wang Yi's eyes,

She says word for word, "A child's knees hold gold,

only kneels to heaven, earth, father and mother!

Wang Yi, how can you kneel before me? Get up quickly!"

By the end, her words had become sharp.

Wang Yi never imagined,

that Lou's sister‑in‑law would be so fierce, yet he still did not stand,

still kneeling,

still looking steadfastly at Lou's sister‑in‑law, he says:

"Please, sister‑in‑law, forgive my sin.

If today you do not agree with me,

I will kneel forever until death.

Anyway, this life of mine was also picked up by Yang Ge.

I grew up in an orphanage from childhood,

without father or mother, without care or love.

Every day I could only count stars against that tiny ceiling,

never enough to eat, nor enough to clothe,

After much struggle I reached sixteen,

thinking I could escape that cold cage,

to properly see the myriad blossoms.

Who would know that outside the world is even frostier,

I have little education,

so every day I can only be like a big back radish,

living life and death on the edge of this city."

Having said that, Wang Yi could no longer hold back,

His sword‑like eyes had already been soaked by tears,

His chest rose and fell continuously,

as if a suppressed sourness in his heart was about to burst forth.

Lou Yue Ru also could not hold back any longer,

Her orchid‑like eyes already had wet brows and a moist face,

like a red‑crying orchid,

her emotions were hard to control.

Wang Yi cried for a while and then said:

"I remember that day,

I was cleaning the glass of a tall building,

when suddenly the rope snapped,

I fell from the sixth floor.

If Yang Ge had not happened to pass by there,

and shoved a large spring mattress from beside the first floor over,

I might have died long ago. Later,

Yang Ge even spent money to heal my injuries,

and took me to Chuan Yu Gong's residence,

where I found the dignity of being human.

It was Yang Ge who made me understand what fatherly love is.

In my heart he is my father,

you are my mother!"

Having finished, he burst into loud sobs,

His eyes already swollen and red.

When Lou Yue Ru heard Wang Yi say he was an orphan,

her heart had already shattered into pieces.

At that moment she understood: although Wang Yi is a true man,

he is also a homeless child.

She held back her tears, Lou Yueru turned her head and embraced Wang Yi, who was heart‑wrenched.

They just knelt and embraced each other in this sparsely populated mountain village.

Long-lasting, unceasing sobs.

, as if they made this remote mountain village feel heartbroken.

The evening wind beat upon the old muddy road trodden by cattle,

An old yellow ox trudged alone, seeking the way home.

A wisp of cooking smoke drifted lazily, slowly swirling and rising around the withered tree in front of the gate.

At this time, the mountain village at dusk finally had a hint of human presence.

Wang Yi had been here for five days already.

Just five days ago, he had gained a warm new home.

A mother as gentle as the sea, and understanding,

A 'childhood little father' who loved to laugh and play in the mud,

And also a well-behaved, quiet little brother,

Everything was so wonderful; Wang Yi felt extremely happy.

Now he is the only man in the family.

He must undertake the arduous task of leading this new family toward an even better future.

Thinking thus, his steps toward home quickened a bit.

The setting sun stretched his shadow long upon the small path,

Leaving only a string of footprints fading away...

The author bragged:

Today, I want to apologize to everyone.

The new mystical fantasy style I promised yesterday,

I still haven't managed to do it.

I'm really sorry!

I don't beg for everyone's forgiveness.

I welcome everyone to scold me freely.

This way, next time I'll remember!

I really deserve to die!

I also have no face to ask for votes.

I should just write the next chapter well to make amends to everyone.

I also know that not many people will read my novel.

But as long as there is one, I also want to apologize to her (him).

Indeed, I have gone back on my word, I am sorry to everyone!