Although Lin Xingruo's reaction was a little slow, she was not stupid. Based on what Qiao Qiao said, she quickly understood Qiao Qiao's next plan.
Lin Xingruo's eyes widened in disbelief: "Are you really going to go this far?"
Qiao Qiao responded: "Yeah."
"But you are too selfish. Think about it..." Lin Xingruo was so excited that she reached out and held Qiao Qiao's arm, trying to persuade her.
Qiao Qiao felt pain, frowned slightly, and reminded Lin Xingruo: "You hurt me by pulling me."
Lin Xingruo didn't realize that she suddenly became excited. She let go of her hand, but her face was not very good. She was a little angry and repeated the sentence: "You are too selfish."
Qiao Qiao asked Lin Xingruo, "Tell me, what is selfishness?"
Lin Xingruo's tone was a little extreme: "Nothing in this world is more important than your loved ones. Your decision is too selfish. You have not considered your uncle and aunt at all. How can you let them accept this fact at their age?"
Qiao Qiao looked indifferent: "It does seem that I am selfish by doing this."
Lin Xingruo said loudly: "Ben! Come! Just! Yes!"
"But so what?" Qiao Qiao asked.
Lin Xingruo was speechless for a moment.
Qiao Qiao tightened her collar, took a deep breath, and looked silently at the deep night.
Lin Xingruo's eyes were a little red. She knew that it was useless to say anything. Even if she threatened Qiao Qiao to tell her uncle and aunt what she knew tonight, it would not change Qiao Qiao's decision.
She knew very well that Qiao Qiao had really thought about this last step.
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In the following time, Qiao Qiao's daily routine and emotional state were adjusted very well.
Kill everyone in Deep Blue, be a worry-free granddaughter in front of Mr. Qiao, and be a daughter who fulfills her filial piety in front of Father Qiao and Mother Qiao.
She seems to have grown up a lot all of a sudden.
She is sensible, accomplished, and filial. She has done everything that is most important.
She is so perfect that no one can find fault with her, but her eyes no longer have the vitality of the past. Especially when she is alone, in the corner where no one can see her, those eyes that are usually the most vivid,
Like death in the mud of the abyss.
But no one knew she was pitiful.
People will only feel that the little girl who was once undisciplined and had a wanton personality has finally grown into a qualified adult, and she has lived the life that everyone expected.
Qiao Qiao counted the days and lived through each day in pain.
Finally, it was her birthday.
After midnight, several WeChat messages popped up one after another, and she opened them one by one.
Li Xiwu: [Qiao'er, happy birthday, I wish you peace, health, and worry-free every day.]
Li Xiwu: Transfer 8888.88
The following one is a blessing and a red envelope sent by Mother Qiao at 0:01.
The next one is Father Qiao’s blessing and red envelope.
She accepted the transfers one by one and replied one by one. Mother Qiao told her to go to bed quickly, and Li Xiwu sent her a good night emoticon.
Qiao Qiao swiped up, and her fingertips rested on Shao Jingmo's WeChat profile picture. There was no movement, no news. She didn't give up and clicked on it, but the chat history on the page still stayed at more than ten days ago.
Other than that, no new WeChat messages have been sent.
Qiao Qiao sighed, knowing in her heart that he would never send her another message, but she still couldn't help but look forward to it.
I haven't seen him again for more than ten days.
I don't know how he is doing now.
‘Buzz’
A notification tone came from the mobile phone.
Qiao Qiao's silent heartbeat was beating rapidly at this moment. She immediately picked up her phone and opened it. With a full face of expectation, what she saw was not the news she wanted to see. The smile immediately disappeared from the corner of her mouth, as if it had never existed.
Qiao Qiao sighed again.
It's not a WeChat message from him.
After she replied to other people's blessings, she put the phone away, hugged the pillow, turned over, and then buried her face in the quilt.
Time passed minute by minute.
She never felt sleepy.
She was counting the time silently in her mind, as if she wanted to use this method to urge herself to fall asleep as soon as possible. She didn't know how long it took, but when she was about to fall asleep, she heard the vibrating sound again.
‘Buzz’
Qiao Qiao suddenly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were very clear, and the sleepiness that had just brewed up disappeared in an instant when the beep sounded.
She stood up with her arms and looked for her phone. She rummaged under the quilt for a long time and then suddenly gave up. In fact, she knew in her heart that it wasn't him, but she still had a little expectation every time.
After expectation comes disappointment.
After hesitating for a moment, she chose to remain disappointed, took out her phone and clicked on the page.
The next second, Qiao Qiao suddenly sat up.
She held the phone in her hands, her face full of unbelievable surprise. This time...it was actually a WeChat message from Shao Jingmo!!!
Mo: [Happy birthday, Qiao Yueyong.]
At this moment, there are no words enough to describe Qiao Qiao's mood.
She bit her lip and closed her eyes tightly, the joy in her heart almost bursting into the sky.
She quickly read the WeChat message sent by Shao Jingmo several times, then found his phone number and dialed it.
After a few rings, in Qiao Qiao's extremely anxious mood, the phone was picked up, and a very magnetic voice was deep: "Why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"
Qiao Qiao suppressed her inner excitement and tried her best to say in a calm tone: "Insomnia, can't sleep."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.
Qiao Qiao's heart raised in her throat, worried that he would hang up the phone. Ever since he said he didn't love her, his temper had been bad and he had no patience for her.
He was using his own way to push her away, very far.
Fortunately, although there was silence for a long time, he did not hang up the phone.
After he was silent, he asked her: "Have you been suffering from insomnia recently?"
Qiao Qiao responded in a low voice: "Yeah."
He asked: "Because of what?"
Qiao Qiao's voice was a little angry: "I don't know."
He didn't ask any more questions.
The clock on the wall read nearly 00:24, and the room was too dark. Qiao Qiao turned on a bedside lamp, leaned on the bedside table, held her phone tightly, and waited for his next words.
When it is too quiet, any small sound will be amplified several times. Shao Jingmo heard her turning on the light.
His voice became softer: "Drink some milk before going to bed to help you sleep."
Qiao Qiao didn't respond.
He was silent for a few seconds and then said to her: "Happy birthday, Qiao Yueyong."
Qiao Qiao took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Hearing the sound fade away, Qiao Qiao knew that he should put away the phone. She suddenly shouted: "Uncle!"
There was silence for a moment.
Qiao Qiao took off her phone and stared at the screen, waiting for his response every minute, fearing that he would quickly hang up the phone again.
"Huh?" He put the phone back to his ear again, and the um didn't sound as impatient as she imagined.
Not bad, not bad.
She kept her strong nasal voice and said to him now: "I want to ask you another question."
Shao Jingmo's voice was as gentle as before: "Ask."
Qiao Qiao asked him: "Will we meet again?"
It was not an unexpected question, nor was it a new question. Although he had asked the same question before, he had never answered it directly.
But this time, after Shao Jingmo pondered for a moment, he gave her a positive answer: "We won't see you again. Just forget everything before."
Qiao Qiao's heart suffocated.
"...I, I will forget." Qiao Qiao stabilized her voice and said the sentence completely: "But I still love you."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Qiao Qiao took the initiative to hang up the call first.
She was holding her cell phone with the screen turned off, her eyes red, and she had no sleep all night.
She stayed up until four in the morning, washed her face and hair, changed into a beautiful dress, and put on exquisite makeup.
The rocks at the beach were slippery and not suitable for wearing high heels, so she changed to a pair of flat shoes.
It was already after five o'clock after she was dressed up carefully. She didn't take her mobile phone, and with her hands empty, she walked into the night and went out for a long journey.
Two hours later.
Qiao Qiao stood on the fence of the beach house and looked out. The wind and waves at six o'clock in the morning were bigger than she expected. The waves broke into white foam and floated on the rocks layer by layer. In the distance, there was a line of water and sky as far as the eye could see.
The boss walking behind me said: "Today is a typhoon, and the waves are too strong to go out to sea."
Qiao Qiao pointed to the mail ship in the distance and asked, "Isn't that mail ship going to sea today?"
The boss looked in the direction that Qiao Qiao pointed, and then shook his head: "That is not my responsibility. The routes of typhoons are all shown on the health cloud map. Going to sea in this case is just a joke with your life."
Qiao Qiao returned her gaze and asked, "What if we go to the high seas? Can we come back?"
The boss glanced at Qiao Qiao and said with difficulty: "The chance of coming back is very small."
