Lin Meili and Qiao Ran still heard the sound of a basketball hitting the ground with a "bang bang" in their ears, and the sound hit the bottom of their hearts in the silent night.
After a long time, Qiao Ran was willing to slightly open the distance between their lips, giving Lin Meili a chance to breathe fresh air...
"Inferior! If I can't win, I want to cheat." Lin Meili tried to break free from Qiao Ran's arms, but she just stuck her head out and was hugged back by Qiao Ran.
Her teasing did not make Qiao Ran blush. On the contrary, his extremely serious eyes were fixed on Lin's beautiful face, staring at her intently, as if he wanted to ask, but it was a bit difficult to say.
"You want to ask me who taught me how to play basketball, right?"
He didn't expect Lin Meili to be able to see through his mind at a glance. Just in time, he didn't have to be "petty" to guess who the other person was, and he didn't have to feel jealousy in his heart.
For Lin Meili's past life, he was not lucky enough to participate in it. Qiao Ran was already jealous in his heart. Especially like now, he was shocked to find that there were many things he didn't understand about Lin Meili.
Panic and panic gathered in Qiao Ran, and he wanted to cut open Lin Meili and study it from beginning to end...
"You haven't met my mother? It seems that I rarely mention her in front of you."
Suddenly, Lin Meili mentioned her mother, and there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Is the basketball thing related to her mother? This question surprised Qiao Ran. He remained silent, waiting for Lin Meili's explanation.
"When I was very young, my mother was seriously ill and passed away early. There are very few memories of her that are deeply impressed in my mind. I only vaguely remember that she once took me to the basketball court. My mother was very tall.
Gao, loves basketball. However, in the eyes of my grandmother, a daughter from a well-known family must never be rebellious and do something that is inconsistent with her status. No matter how much my mother loves basketball, my grandmother still cruelly refuses to do so.
It’s her hobby.”
"And my mother is a rebellious person. Not only does she disobey my grandmother's orders in hobbies, but she also disobeys her marriage. She resolutely breaks away from the Huo family, cancels the wealthy marriage that my grandmother arranged for her, and has nothing.
My father, who is an orphan, went to the United States to work hard and live together."
When she said this, Lin Meili couldn't help but admire her mother's courage.
She could put down her life of fine clothing and fine food without looking back, and walk away from home with the man she loved...
Maybe her mother's behavior seemed very free and decisive on the surface, but in fact, now Lin Meili can deeply feel her mother's struggle and discomfort when making decisions. She is not really able to leave everything here and ignore it.
Do not ask.
Otherwise, her mother would not have brought her back when she was still very young. After she returned to China, she did not dare to go home and wandered around the gymnasium, touching the basketball she loved but had to give up later.
"When my mother brought me here, I couldn't understand the sadness in her eyes because she was too young. I only knew that she stayed here for a long time. I asked her why she came here, and she smiled and said that this is her place.
The place where I first met my father.”
There is disappointment and happiness in the mother's eyes...
What makes her sad is that she no longer has a family. Fortunately, she has a man who loves her, dotes on her, and is loyal to her.
Qiao Ran remained silent, but he sat up straight and hugged Lin Meili tightly again, "Some things have passed, so don't worry about it anymore. Maybe my mother-in-law just wants to relive the time she spent with my father-in-law."
How he wished that Lin Meili could live a simpler and more relaxed life without having to carry so much pain and past.
Lin Meili never mentioned her mother in front of him. Qiao Ran could also guess that this was the same untouchable shadow in her life...
"My mother-in-law in heaven will be very happy when she sees you playing basketball very well." Qiao Ran also finally understood that the reason why Lin Meili is good at basketball is because of her mother. She used this seemingly simple way to remember her.
Thinking about her.
"It's a pity that I can't fulfill her unfinished wish. Although I can throw a few balls in, I don't have enough patience."
Occasionally, Lin Meili can't help but imagine that if she had been more sensible at that time, she might have joined the basketball team, maybe she could have fulfilled her mother's unfulfilled wish, and maybe her fate would have been very different...
I would not have known Jiang Chengyi, I would not have known Qiao Ran, and I would not have the happiness I have with Qiao Ran today.
"I heard people say that it is easy for daughters to follow in their mother's footsteps...I don't know if this is true, but one thing I am sure of is: I am as lucky as my mother to meet someone who loves me, loves me, and pities me.
people."
Lin Meili put her arms around Qiao Ran's waist, feeling Qiao Ran's breath in her breath, and stared at Qiao Ran very intently, as if she could see from her eyes that Qiao Ran was her god, she
everything of.
After listening to Lin Meili's words, Qiao Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most worried about was that Lin Meili would have random thoughts, be pessimistic, and give up on herself...
"I said before you want to praise me, could you please stop having such a long prelude and just tell me how good I am? You have to make me tremble to guess your thoughts, which makes people panic."
While Qiao Ran was "complaining" a lot, he was also feeling happy in his heart.
Lin Meili wrinkled her nose, "You arrogant guy, from now on...how can I dare to praise you?"
After brushing off the snowflakes on her body, Lin Meili held his hand and said, "There's no need to compete. You cheated and lost this round. You must listen to me next."
Lin Meili looked around the stadium with nostalgia for a week. Although the venue was completely different from the scene when her mother brought her here, she seemed to see her mother's smile in the center of the stadium. She was smiling and feeling happy.
.
Even though she could never see her grandmother forgive her and her father in her life, Lin Meili believed that her mother could definitely see her grandmother's understanding and relief for her and her father's relationship...
Qiao Ran was led by Lin Meili, "It's almost midnight, where else are you going?"
If her energy is really strong, they can go back together to burn it off. Why bother wandering outside in the middle of the night?
"You'll know when you go. Don't forget, you must listen to me tonight."
Although at the stadium just now, for a moment, Lin Meili's thoughts were immersed in the pain of the past and seemed unable to escape, but at this moment, her voice was obviously improved and her mood was restored.
"Can you not go?"
"No!" Lin Meili didn't allow him to bargain. After circling the stadium, she went straight to the back door of the stadium, which was a large open space.
Lin Meili followed her childhood memories to find that majestic tree with thick and lush branches and leaves.
Turning the corner, the tree is still there.
There are strips of colorful lights hanging on the branches of the big tree, just like a Christmas tree. However, it is taller than the Christmas tree. The towering "majestic appearance" of the big tree is like a hot-blooded warrior guarding the border, carrying too many aunties on its shoulders.
Lots of responsibilities and burdens.
Qiao Ran's gaze fell on the big tree for a long time, "Does it have any different meaning?"
Otherwise, Lin Meili would not let him come here.
However, Qiao Ran didn't expect that it looked like a very ordinary golf course, but there was an ancient tree behind the golf course. Judging from the shape of the tree, it must have been growing here for several years.
"Yeah." Lin Meili nodded without denying.
Suddenly, she clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and was thinking and praying devoutly.
"This is a wishing tree. As long as you make a wish against the ancient tree, your wish will come true."
Even though Lin Meili was so sure when she said this, Qiao Ran looked suspicious. He didn't believe that the big tree could help people achieve their wishes.
If this is the case, then he will definitely make many, many wishes, and of course all his wishes must be related to Lin Meili...
Although Qiao Ran didn't explicitly say that he didn't believe her, Lin Meili could tell at a glance that Qiao Ran was dubious, "The wish I made here when I was a child has already come true."
She added, trying to convince Qiao Ran.
"What is her wish?" Qiao Ran was quite curious about what her wish was.
Lin Meili just smiled and continued to close her eyes and make a sincere wish...
When she was a child, her mother made her a wish. It seemed that everything had been arranged in advance. Her mother seemed to be able to predict that she was about to leave. Her wish was that she would meet a man who was as caring and dedicated as her father in the future.
A good person loves her and takes care of her all her life.
Now, Qiao Ran is this person. He is even more dedicated, more reliable, and more worthy of being trusted throughout his life than his father.
Tonight, Lin Meili seemed to be pulled by a force and had to bring Qiao Ran here.
"Let's make a wish first." Lin Meili held Qiao Ran's hands and put them together.
Men are usually not too superstitious, so Qiao Ran was naturally not as enthusiastic as Lin Meili. He was convinced, and his eyes searched back and forth between Lin Meili and the big tree.
"You idiot, if you are sincere, you will be wise. As long as you make a wish seriously and work hard towards this wish, your wishes will definitely come true."
And Lin Meili's wish is of course inseparable from Qiao Ran...
It was his appearance that gave hope to her life. Then, Lin Meili sincerely begged no one to take Qiao Ran away from her, but to let him stay by her side forever and create life with her.
The simplest, yet happiest life.
Qiao Ran half-opened her starry eyes and took in Lin's beautiful and meticulous look. Her lips were moving slightly, clearly she was praying sincerely.
Qiao Ran seemed to be infected by her. Regardless of whether it worked or not, his only wish was that Lin Meili could live a happy life, and he was the only one who could give her happiness in the future...
That night, Lin Meili's thoughts spread. She looked up at the dark blue sky, thinking of Father Lin and Mother Lin, and thinking of Jiang Chengyi. If they knew she was happy, they would happily bless him...