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She put down her clothes, walked over to pick up her phone, and indeed it was Xu Wen calling, as always inquiring about her and Qingmei.
After hanging up, Qinglan sat down on the sofa in the living room, feeling somewhat disappointed.
At that moment, Qingmei was also standing in the living room. She walked over and sat next to Qinglan, wrapping her arm around her shoulder and said, "Mama, when can I go to school?"
"Can you go to school now?" Qinglan asked absently.
"Of course!" Qingmei lifted her head. "The doctor said that after the first three months of danger, I can go to school. I just need to pay attention to my emotions, and I'm feeling great!"
"Oh, okay." I'll send you to school next semester.
Qingmei nodded and stood up. "Mama, it's snowing. I'm going outside the community to see the snow scenery."
"Oh, alright. Be careful and come back after playing for a while." Qinglan rested her chin on her hand, still lost in thought.
Once Qingmei went out, she ran straight towards the outside of the community and spotted a tall, thin man wearing a cashmere coat and a gray scarf standing at the corner of the street. She rushed over to him.
"That call from my Mama just now was from you, right?" As soon as she reached him, without catching her breath, Qingmei asked breathlessly, her cheeks flushed as if steaming from the cold.
The man remained silent, lowering his head and rubbing his foot against the ground before nodding vigorously.
"You are really boring and cowardly." Qingmei gave his arm a hard slap.
He grinned, "In front of your Mama, I have always been cowardly."
"Are you really that afraid of me?" Qingmei asked with a smile, her lips pursed.
"Not afraid," An Shaojie replied, a bit shyly, his voice low yet clear.
"Then what is it?" Qingmei squinted her eyes and asked with a teasing smile.
He reached out and ruffled her boyish short hair, saying, "Because I'm not as honest as your Mama."
Then he burst into laughter, still that kind of restrained laughter. "Bad people are usually cowards. Although I'm not a bad person, I'm not as good as your Mama, so I become timid in front of her."
"Alright." Qingmei adopted a forgiving attitude. "This is your last chance. Next time you call, don't hang up. Make sure to wait for my Mama to answer." She said seriously with her hands in her pockets.
"Okay." He nodded solemnly and ruffled her short hair again. "Let's go back; it's cold outside. I promise I won't hang up next time until she answers."
Just as Qingmei walked away, An Shaojie's phone in his pocket rang.
"Hello!" He answered the phone, and just then a pure white snowflake landed on his face, cold and crisp.
"I've given you enough time," the voice on the other end said. "If you don't start taking action and continue to hesitate like this, I won't be polite anymore. Tomorrow I'll buy a plane ticket to come back." The caller threatened him.
"Ask anyone else if there's anyone as generous as I am. Do you think love is truly selfless and without selfishness? I'm giving you your final warning: if you don't take the first step by tomorrow, the day after will be when I show up in front of her, and from then on, you are never allowed to appear before her again." The person on the phone continued to scold An Shaojie loudly.
"Uh-huh, alright." An Shaojie nodded obediently like a well-behaved child.
Only the busy tone remained on the phone.
In the evening, Qinglan and Qingmei had just finished dinner when Qinglan's phone on the dining table vibrated intensely, buzzing against the surface.
Qingmei glanced at the number on the phone with a sly smile and called out to Qinglan, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, "Mama, your phone, hurry up!"
Qinglan hurriedly wiped her hands and ran out of the kitchen to answer the call, turning to walk into her room and closing the door behind her.
Qingmei sat at the dining table eating fruit after dinner, shrugging her shoulders and smiling triumphantly.
After a while, Qinglan came out of her room, and Qingmei focused her gaze on her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Qinglan smiled lightly, but it couldn't hide her shyness and panic.
Qingmei just smiled and said nothing.
After a moment, Qinglan slowly leaned closer to Qingmei and whispered in her ear, "Tonight... tonight... I have something to do, I might need to go out..."
Qingmei turned to look at her; her face was flushed, red all the way to her ears and neck.
Qingmei chuckled inwardly and waved her hand, saying, "Go ahead, I can take care of myself at home..."
Abroad.
On the beach.
Evening Breeze gently blowing.
The golden sunset.
Two beautiful silhouettes.
"Are you really ready to give up just like that?"
The setting sun spilled like blood over the vast, deep sea, shimmering like scattered gold.
The once turbulent and roaring ocean finally calmed down as the sun dipped below the horizon. It seemed as if the sea had some connection with the sunset; before it, she always became exceptionally gentle and soft.
At this moment, the surface of the sea appeared dark in the distance, its depths beyond reach, making it seem like a young woman veiled in mystery and allure, captivating yet enigmatic.
Nearby, she resembled a playful and shy girl, quietly lying before you as if pretending to sleep. Occasionally, she would slightly open her eyes to give you a mischievous or bashful smile, or sneakily reach out to tickle your armpit, causing a ticklish sensation. You could only grasp her playful hand, but she would gently pull away.
Having walked a long distance along the beach, Su Hailu finally heard Xu Wen softly say, "Hmm."
"Do you feel any reluctance or regret?"
"No." He answered promptly and decisively.
A small wave rushed toward the beach like a silver snake, splashing at their feet and sending knee-high sprays of water flying onto them and their faces.
The two burst into laughter.
Their laughter traveled with the waves across the sea surface until it faded into the darkness.
"When are you going back home?"
"The flight is at ten tomorrow."
"Are you brave enough to face her?"
"Aren't you also brave enough to face An Shaojie and Lu Chenyu now?"
"But that's different. You will be holding a green book in your hands. Swapping the red one for green means... it definitely means something different for you. Love and marriage are very different; gaining love is easy, but exchanging that love for the red book is not. Especially for you, after going through such a long process..."
"Whether it's love or marriage, the goal is the same: to make those who love each other happy and content. So, while the forms we give up are different, the essence remains the same." Xu Wen's usual carefree and generous smile appeared even more profound and serene against the backdrop of the sunset over the sea.
"Will you come back?" Su Hailu looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"No." Xu Wen gazed at the setting sun in the distance and smiled, "I've already submitted my resignation here, and I completed my handover today."
"Why?" Su Hailu instinctively asked, surprised.
"Because I still like my country, I like Beijing City."
"Is it because you can't let go?" Su Hailu asked with a smile.
Xu Wen replied with a gentle smile, "We all have friends we can't let go of and care about in our hearts." He suddenly changed the subject, "You should come back to the country too! It's always better to be at home, where friends can take care of you and worry about you."
Su Hailu suddenly lowered her head in silence, and after a long time, she shyly asked, "When I return, will you still consider me a friend?"
"Of course," Xu Wen said as he looked at her. "Why are you suddenly asking such a silly question?"
"Then I... then I... will go back with you tomorrow," Su Hailu finally stammered out those words.
"Great!" Xu Wen replied cheerfully.
Under the setting sun,
by the sea,
on the beach,
two beautiful silhouettes faced the ocean, gazing ahead.
(THE END)
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