Epilogue The premise of misunderstanding is that there is no way to go back to that dance
On New Year's Eve in 2023, at Le Pré Catelan in Paris, the newlyweds held each other's hands and stood at the highest point to receive the priest's blessing. All relatives and friends had a cuckoo in their hands, which expressed their longing for their friends. The two did not choose to be holy.
Their wedding dress was a red shirt from *, with lilac pinned to the collar. They were also missing someone who had left.
The organ stopped in front of the mosaic stained glass and played "Princess Mononoke" by Hayao Miyazaki.
Pastor: Groom Andrea, are you willing to marry the woman in front of you? No matter whether you are poor or rich, healthy or sick, you will be loyal to her, love her, and protect her all your life.
Andrea: I do.
Pastor: Bride...
Bride:I do.
The bride's impatience made the whole venue laugh. But only Andrea knew that the worry and warmth in her eyes came from the scar on his throat.
Amid applause, two young men in black and white clothes stood up from the front row, walked in front of Andrea and the bride, and bowed politely to the audience. One was handsome and healthy, the other was humble and elegant, with a modest expression on his lips.
A smile, but a dim light on his face.
Cyril handed over the congratulatory letter written by the principal to Andrea.
Hilford handed over a chest badge, which is the college blessing that only graduates should have...
At sunset, Li Ze found the old community submerged under the cherry blossoms. It symbolized love and hope, but they knew what had happened. They fell on Li Ze's shoulders without wind, as if complaining or missing that place.
The girl who can never come back.
An old building with red brick exterior walls, a balcony made of cement, green-painted wooden windows, and a small garden with various wooden boards extending out... I can't tell its age, but this kind of building is owned by many people.
Memories. They are carefree here every day, having a little fuss every day, listening to the crowing of roosters, and riding on shabby treadmills. The glory of the former mining area made this place shine, but with the collapse of the business, people
The buildings are empty...the houses that no one lives in are covered with a thick layer of white ash.
They live here.
Li Ze stepped up the short stairs, dim incandescent lamps lit up with the sound, and the walls were covered with small advertisements. The green-painted door sign of "Room 201, Building 3" was nailed to the reddish-brown wooden door. Cooking dishes floated upstairs.
The smell is the sound of the old woman scolding the old man from another household living in this building, which is warm and happy.
He lowered his head to confirm the envelope in his hand, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Are you hungry? Come in and eat." The enthusiastic old lady opened the wooden door and pulled Li Ze in.
She was dragged to the seat and sat down. Opposite me, an old man held up two chopsticks as if he were holding a brush, with a kind face, "Are you Manman's classmate? I am her father, and this is my wife, Manman."
Man’s mother.”
"Hello, I'm disturbing you so late." Li Ze nodded and put the envelope in his hand on the table: "Sorry, senior sister..."
"I already know. Her tutor and Principal Gower have both called." The old man raised his chopsticks and took a bite of the braised fish on the table. "This is made by Manman's mother, and it is also Manman's favorite food."
Yeah, try it."
"No, I just..."
"Do you know what Manman said when she called me on Christmas Day?" The old lady was very strong, but behind her strength, her eye circles were already red and swollen. "She said, she might find someone who meets her requirements.
Come on, let's prepare a meal on New Year's Eve. If she comes back alone, it means there is no result. If she comes back with someone, it means we have a son-in-law."
The wind blew open the window, reflecting the setting sun. He sat in the sun and was stunned.
"Her father and I are not the kind of people who are unreasonable or ignorant of current affairs. She is so arrogant and a bit petty, but her father and I have always believed that our daughter's affairs are the most important.
It’s better to let my daughter do it. Even if she fails and is sad, it’s a lesson she has learned by herself.”
"We are tired of city life and have returned to the place where we lived as children to retire and let the birds fly. We are waiting for our daughter to come back for a hot meal on New Year's Eve. On the seventh day of the seventh day, we watched her dragging her luggage and leaving the red brick house. When she came,
He was smiling, and he was smiling when he left." The old man put the fish belly on the rice in the bowl in front of Li Ze, "I didn't expect that this last New Year's Eve would not be celebrated, and that together with her sister, she would disappear to the other side of the earth.
One side."
"I'm still thinking about whether to cook this New Year's Eve dinner, but when I think of what she once said, 'Someone will definitely come,' I feel that I can't treat you badly." The old lady gently caressed Li Ze's hand, "Quickly.
Eat, this place is basically deserted, there are only a few farmers and old people who don’t want to move here, and there aren’t many edible vegetables. I hope you don’t dislike it.”
Li Ze was silent for a long time, with two lines of tears streaming down his face, but he didn't make a sound. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up the piece of rice with fish bones, and stuffed it into his mouth. The fragrant taste filled his nostrils, and the seat on the right was obviously
It was empty, but he felt as if someone was sitting there, smiling hard at him: "Sister, she..."
"By the way, she said there is something else in her house that you might like." The old lady put the key, which was originally yellow but shiny due to too much friction recently, on the table, "There is no hotel nearby either.
, you can just sleep on Manman’s bed, I’ve already changed the sheets.”
Li Ze put down the bowl and chopsticks and picked up the key.
It was an old lock, and there were three circles printed on the lock plate, which were the three-ring cards. He held the key in his hand, but he couldn't align it. His hands were trembling, as if it was a fan of his.
The door cannot be opened at all.
The door opened, and the setting sun rushed in. He stood in the sunshine, stunned.
Facing the door was a large bed with a large quilt embroidered with hibiscus, as if he had gone back more than ten years ago. The room was clean, but when he thought about it being locked, his trachea couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
Pain. His eyes moved to the table. He had also bought that kind of deformed pencil case, that kind of yellowed classmate album, and he had also bought that kind of crystal marbles hidden in the box.
....It seems like I have returned to that time, and it was obvious that he had been living comfortably for three years.
But when he saw the red dress on the hanger, he couldn't bear it anymore, knelt on the ground and cried loudly. There was no sound, but it was heartbreaking. Without anyone's comfort, he clearly realized that
Bu Shuchang is gone!
It was the one she wore at the ball. Although it was the same style, there was an extra gold coin on the chest...
He is not her boyfriend, not at all, this is a misunderstanding.
He came here just to get what the academy wanted to give.
He was ready to leave as soon as he gave it. Even if he spent money to get off the minibus that was already at get off work, he still had to leave here.
But she used that gold coin to firmly lock his mind and heart.
Chamille promised him, but failed to do it at all. Original Sin was dead, Gluttony was dead, and he brought out Marie Theresa, as well as the extra Cyril, Hilford and Andrea around him, but Bu
Comfort did not come out, and with the collapse of Brittany's Stonehenge, he could no longer enter that place.
Chamille deceived him. He stared at the pointer of the pocket watch that had moved one-seventh of a division. Chamille did not agree to his request.
Bu Shuchang stayed there forever, leaving behind a smile. Just like her father said, she is always smiling.
She doesn't understand crying, doesn't understand pain, and doesn't understand other people's feelings at all.
But she knows how to keep the best memories well.
He can never go back to that ball and the girl wearing this red dress...