The sky was overcast, and in Ye Li's memory, the weather during Qingming Festival had always been very bad, and the wind that blew there was still a bit cold, as if the harsh winter had never ended.
Rows of pines and cypresses symbolizing eternity stand neatly around the cemetery. The only thing the countless cold stone tablets can prove is that many once vivid lives have released their final peace here.
Staring at the two simple yet solemn stone tablets in front of him, Ye Li didn't know how long he stood there. His eyes were already dim with tears under his thick glasses, "Grandma, Dad, Mom, I will take care of myself. I will take care of myself later."
I’ll see you again when the time comes.”
With a trace of reluctance and a trace of hesitation, Ye Li slowly left the place he had visited every year since he could remember. The petals of the white chrysanthemums swayed gently in the wind, seeming to tell the endless love for their loved ones.
miss.
Ye Li has lost his father since the year he was born. Strictly speaking, his father disappeared and was never heard from again. He was finally judged dead. When he was two years old, his mother also passed away forever due to an accidental car accident.
For eighteen years, it was grandma who worked hard to bring Ye Li up.
Half a month ago, grandma accidentally fell down the stairs when she was going downstairs to buy groceries. When Ye Li ran back from school desperately, the old man was already lying in the hospital. He could no longer hold Ye Li's hand and ask him.
Have you found the girl you like?
I sold everything I could sell at home and used up my last savings to take care of my grandma’s funeral. I don’t have any relatives in the world anymore...
Ye Li suppressed the sadness in his heart and packed a change of clothes. He looked at the small house that he and his grandmother had rented for more than ten years. He took a deep breath and calmed down, "This is my last day here. All the handover procedures have been completed."
Everything has been done, and tomorrow this house will have a new owner, who will have nothing to do with me anymore."
"Dong...dong..."
A knock on the door suddenly woke Ye Li up from his confusion, "Who is it?"
"Excuse me, does Mr. Ye Li live here? I'm here to deliver a package." An energetic young man stood outside the door.
"Yes, I am Ye Li, my package?"
Looking at the boy of similar age in front of him strangely, Ye Li was a little confused. He had no relatives in this world and had been living on campus since he entered college. Who would send him a package here?
"Yes, sir, the original delivery address was not here. We checked for a long time before we found out that you moved here more than ten years ago. Sorry, according to the regulations, please show me your ID card and I want to verify the receipt.
person."
Ye Li took out his ID card and handed it to the other party, "Are you sure this is my package?".
"Your name is Ye Li, and you happen to be 20 years old today. The recipient is correct, and the delivery date is also correct."
The young man who delivered the package swiped Ye Li's ID card on the recognition machine, grinned, "Okay, please check whether there is any damage to the appearance of the package. If possible, just sign here."
"
After Ye Li saw the package and signed his name on the delivery note, the young man smiled and waved, "Mr. Ye Li, I wish you a happy birthday. Goodbye."
"Yes, today turns out to be my birthday."
Ye Li smiled bitterly and closed the door gently. Every year on his birthday, grandma would make a simple cake to celebrate for him. Starting from this year, there will no longer be such a simple and warm birthday.
The package was small but heavy. Ye Li's former address and his name were written on the front, but there was no name of the sender.
"It's strange, the postmark on this... is actually a date 20 years ago."
A package from 20 years ago? Slowly opening the package, there was an inconspicuous iron box inside, containing a letter with slightly old paper and a tightly wrapped test tube. Ye Li seemed to
Feeling something, my hands trembled as I opened the letter that was twenty years late. The letter contained familiar yet unfamiliar handwriting...
"Dear son, when you read this letter, your father should be no longer alive. Don't be sad or sad. Ever since I started a secret research, I knew that this day would come sooner or later...
"
"Dad..." Ye Li choked, tears rolling down his cheeks involuntarily. This letter was actually written to him by his father whom he had never met twenty years ago. Through the slightly scrawled handwriting, Ye Li could see that this letter was written to him twenty years ago.
Li can even feel the family affection between the lines.
"The test tube in this box is my latest development and my most proud work, but at the same time it is a very dangerous thing. Once this test tube falls into the hands of someone, the consequences will be disastrous. No one dares to
Believe, therefore, I have decided to leave it to you, my son"
"I let this package be delivered to you on your twentieth birthday, actually to protect you mother and son. If my guess is correct, many people will look for this test tube, and it may even affect you mother and son.
You two live a life together, but as long as they can't find you for a day, they won't do anything to you."
"None of them would have thought that I would go to this most remote town and send a package that the recipient would not receive until twenty years later. They wanted to get it and dreamed about it."
"Dear son, if...I mean if, one day you are in danger of life, you...you just drink the contents of this test tube, it will bring some changes to your body, although it is extremely extreme.
It’s dangerous, but it may save your life. You must remember, don’t drink unless you have to, remember, remember”
"Son, you know, what dad regrets most is that he didn't take good care of you, mother and son. Even when you were born, I couldn't be with your mother, let alone watch you come into this world. This will be the biggest crisis in my life.
Regrets, I owe you too much. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely be a good husband and a good father..."
"...Stop saying these sad words. By the way, dear son, I have arranged a baby wedding for you, the kind that involves fingertips. I have a buddy named Shen Xiaotian. I am writing this letter.
My son, his child has not been born yet, and is two months younger than you. If there are no mistakes, it should be a girl, and it must be a beauty. If you have time, go and take a peek, and if you are satisfied, marry him back, haha..."
"I don't have much time. I seem to have written everything that should be written and what shouldn't be written, but it seems that I haven't finished it. Son, I am actually very happy now, because I know that you are already twenty years old at this moment.
You are a big young man now. Do you know why I named you Ye Li?"
"No matter how reluctant a leaf is, no matter how reluctant the tree is to leave, no matter whether there is the influence of the wind or not, the leaf will always leave the tree and go where it wants to go, to find its own life. Son, live strong, no matter what
Wherever I am, whether I am still in this world or not, I will always be proud of your incompetent father Ye Huan."
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In order to save two yuan in fares, Ye Li dragged his tired body on the road for three hours. It was getting late and he was about to arrive at school. From now on, he would have to face a new life.
He was carrying some changes of clothes that had been worn for many years in his right hand, and the yellowed letter was tightly held in his left hand. Together with the small iron box in his pocket, this was all he had left.
"I will live a good life, father, don't worry, because I am - Ye Li"
He pursed his dry lips tightly, and his eyes became increasingly firm.
Ye Li is a junior archeology student. The Jiangnan University he attends is the best college in Jiangnan Province. In fact, the archeology department is not Jiangnan University’s strength. It has only developed in recent years. The reason for choosing this major was to enroll in it.
The score line is low, and the school is very close to home...
Just one more turn is the east gate of the school. Because it is a new campus, it is relatively remote. This road has been walked by Ye Li countless times. It is relatively safe and the distance is the shortest.
"Help..."
A faint cry for help came from not far away, it seemed to be a girl's voice.
Ye Li stopped and listened carefully for a while. In the small woods at the corner ahead, there were some slight noises, as if someone was struggling.
"You idiot, hold her down quickly, she's about to kick me." A deliberately lowered voice came from afar.
"Boss, the school is right ahead. If anyone sees..."
"This place is so quiet. How can there be anyone? Even if you see it, no one dares to interfere with my business. Stop talking and hurry up."
A girl was kidnapped and met gangsters here. If he didn't care, the girl might be in danger. Besides, this girl was most likely a student of Jiangnan University. Ye Li immediately rushed over there.
"Stop, let her go. Ahead...ahead is the school. If...if you don't let her go, I'm going...I'm going to inform the guard,"
He had never encountered such a thing before, and Ye Li was very nervous. If this could scare the other party away, that would be the best.
The girl has been pushed to the ground, and three gangster-like people are surrounding her.
"Damn it, there are actually people here. Third child, you can handle it."
The gangster who spoke was wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt, with the sleeves pushed up to his arms, revealing a black tattoo, and a ruthless look on his gloomy face.
"Hiss...Nine-marked Dragon"
Ye Li took a breath of air. Jiu Wenlong was originally a student at Jiangnan University, and he could be regarded as Ye Li's senior. Five years ago, he made it known to passers-by because he made three female classmates pregnant in a row.
His influence was too bad and he was expelled from the school. From then on, he led a few gangsters from society to fight around the school, collected protection fees, and molested female students. He did all kinds of evil. Going to the police station for committing crimes was a common occurrence, but he couldn't be locked up every time.
How long will it take for him to be released and become a tyrant near Jiangnan University that no one dares to offend?
If Ye Li had thought more carefully, what he should have done now was to notify the school guard immediately instead of threatening these guys, but there are not so many ifs in this world.
A gangster ran over carrying an iron rod, "You bastard doesn't want to live anymore, he actually wants to interfere with Brother Long's affairs."
Ye Li, who has had low self-esteem since he was a child, didn't even take a step back at this moment.
There was a sound of wind, and the iron rod fell heavily on Ye Li's leg, causing him to stagger. Then he received another punch in the stomach, and Ye Li fell heavily to the ground. A severe pain was felt, which made him stagger.
His body shrank unconsciously.
"Such a loser still wants to be a hero and save the beauty, I'm so stupid"
The third child spat and stepped on Ye Li's face again, "Brother Long, how should we deal with this guy?"
Jiu Wenlong sneered, "I hate the boys in this school the most. None of them are decent. They are all a bunch of unloyal guys. Beat them up and make them kneel here tonight. Then get out at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. If
If you dare to leave early, I will beat you every time I see you later."
"Okay," Lao San raised his leg and kicked Ye Li hard in the face again, "Boy, please remember better and use your brain in the future. You can't take care of anyone's business."
He suffered a heavy blow to his face, and his glasses flew to nowhere. He felt dizzy and dizzy, and a stream of heat came out of his nose. In a daze, he vaguely saw the gangster next to him going through his bag with a change of clothes.
"What a damn poor guy. All these clothes are crap. Damn, if you have any money on you, take it out"...
Ye Li was holding on to a piece of paper tightly from beginning to end. The third child thought it would be something more valuable, so he reached out to take it. However, it was the only relic that Ye Li regarded as his father. How could he let go? While he was tugging, this letter
The yellowed letter paper was torn in half.
"Ah" Ye Li rushed towards Lao San like crazy, "Please return my letter."
"Bang"
Another heavy kick, and Ye Li was kicked to the ground again. The blood in his chest could no longer be controlled, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Oh, I thought it was something good, but it turned out to be a piece of bad paper."
The third child kicked out and his eyes fell on Ye Li's jacket pocket, "What's in your pocket? Show me"
A corner of the iron box in his pocket was exposed during the fight. Ye Li raised his right hand to protect the pocket tightly and moved it backward with difficulty.
"This is what my father left to me. It must not fall into the hands of others."
At this moment, this is the only thought in Ye Li's mind.
"Hurry up and give it to my mother, do you want to live?" Lao San raised the iron rod and swung it hard towards Ye Li's right hand that was protecting the iron box.
Just when the iron rod was about to hit his arm, Ye Li turned over desperately and pressed the iron box under him.
"Bang"
Suffering a heavy blow on his back, Ye Li let out a painful groan, and the blood in his mouth dripped from the corner of his mouth into the dust on the ground, "I should be dying, but I didn't expect that today is not only Qingming Festival, but also my birthday."
, today next year will actually be my death anniversary."
Dying? A thought seemed to pass through my mind.
Before the third child reached out to snatch the iron box, Ye Li used all his strength to open the box, unplugged the test tube plug, raised his head and drank the blue liquid in one gulp, "Even if I die, I will not let my father's belongings fall into the hands of others.
