Li Douyu and Zhang Youzhi were fishing in the river. The clear and transparent water soaked Li Douyu's little feet. The girl rolled up her trouser legs and sleeves and stared at the clear stream warily.

"If you can't do this, it's up to me."

Zhang Youzhi was wearing a straw hat and sitting on a stone with a bamboo pole. The fishing pole was tied with a silk thread and was submerged in the water without a trace.

"The fish we have here are very good, and you can't catch them." The girl dismissed it, and then she put her little hand into the water and lifted up the stone.

If you can't catch fish, it's good to catch two crabs.

The two of them were busy in their own way, and suddenly a person came from a distance.

She is Li Douyu's grandmother.

"Po~" Li Douyu shouted, dropped the stone and ran over with bare feet.

"Hey, where are you catching fish?" Grandma slowly supported the girl.

"Hehe, I caught fish for Youzhi to stew in fish soup." Li Douyu smiled sheepishly, then grimaced and said: "I didn't catch a single one, not even a crab."

Zhang Youzhi just sat quietly on the stone, glanced here, and then focused on his toy fishing rod.

"It's okay if you can't catch any fish. Let's go home for dinner. There are a lot of watermelons." Grandma patted the Lidouyu and shouted to the young man upstream.

"Go back and eat."

"Hey, okay, grandma, I'll go back with Yuyu right now." Zhang Youzhi responded from afar.

After calling the two of them to eat, grandma turned around and left with her hands behind her back. After grandma walked away, Li Douyu quietly crossed the river, came to Zhang Youzhi's back and threw himself at him with a strange scream.

Then they fell into the river together with the pole.

After confirming that he was acting as a cushion for Li Douyu, he didn't have the strength to show off and just lay quietly on the bottom of the river with his eyes open.

It is said to be a creek, but it is actually a creek two meters wide and a little over one centimeter deep. The water just leaks out of his mouth and nose, and the rest of the place is immersed in water. The clear water waves are constantly rippling on his eyes.

, Zhang Youzhi opened his eyes in the water, looking at the shining world outside the water waves.

"Ah, why didn't you support me?"

Li Douyu climbed up wetly, looked at Zhang Youzhi who was soaking in the water, thought for a moment and then kissed him.

The water in the river was snow-capped mountain water, and it was ice-cold enough to soak the two of them. Fortunately, the sun was strong enough at noon, so it wasn't too cold.

The only people nearby who could witness this scene might be a few silly sheep on the top of the mountain.

The shirts of the two men were bulging and floating on the water. In this thin layer of water, Zhang Youzhi launched several weak counterattacks.

Soon he stopped struggling.

After being satisfied, Li Douyu simply lay on Zhang Youzhi's body, putting his head against Zhang Youzhi's chin and feeling the thumping, thumping, thumping heartbeat inside.

The two of them were squeezed into the river like stew.

"Hey, my eldest young master, what's going on? I've even taken you fishing, and you're still not happy."

Zhang Youzhi hid his face in the water and spit out a few bubbles.

Li Douyu forced his face to straighten.

"You want to drown, aunt, let me help you."

After a few more mouthfuls, this has been a tried and tested trick in the past. Usually after two rounds, the boyfriend will be as obedient as he wants.

After finally taking a breath, Zhang Youzhi sat up with difficulty and held the wet Li Douyu in his arms.

"I may have to go back tomorrow."

"Go back to where? Yimeng? Didn't we just come back from there?"

Li Douyu pressed his body close to her, as if he wanted to transfer her heat as much as possible.

Feeling the warmth in his arms, Zhang Youzhi kissed Li Douyu's forehead: "It's not Yimeng, I'll go by myself."

"Take me with you." Li Douyu said without hesitation.

"No, it's just me."

"Why?"

"Well, an old classmate of mine has cancer. He probably doesn't have much time left. He has some things to explain to me. He doesn't want me to bring anyone over, so just stay at home."

After listening, Li Douyu became obedient instantly.

"Cancer, what kind of cancer can it be cured? Who is your classmate?"

"You don't know that he has terminal brain cancer, but he is my high school classmate." Zhang Youzhi said.

Li Douyu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. She obviously wanted to ask something more, but looking at Zhang Youzhi's depressed expression and contacting her boyfriend who was sluggish after returning home, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Okay, okay, go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back at home." Li Douyu pulled Zhang Youzhi away from the river, and they lay together on the soft water plants.

The big sun was rapidly evaporating the moisture on the two people's bodies.

After a while, Li Douyu's voice came out again very carefully.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

"Well, while he's still conscious."

"When will you come back?"

"This... I don't know. After all, I can't say for sure."

"What does he want to tell you about?"

"We had an agreement in the past that whoever was about to die would be called over alone."

"Why haven't I heard that you have such a friend? It can't be Zhou Mo."

"He is alive and well, don't curse him." Zhang Youzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Male or female?" Li Douyu asked suspiciously.

Seeing this, Zhang Youzhi sat up with his hands on the grass, took the mobile phone from the shore, and opened a chat box with a blank profile picture.

More than three hours of recording of a video call.

A photo of a terminal brain cancer diagnosis.

A very long speech.

The voice was that of a young man, which was very consistent with the characteristics of a terminal cancer patient. He was short of breath, chattering incessantly, and had a vague sense of self-deprecation and despair. This convinced Li Douyu 90% of the time.

"I didn't even know you had such a friend, alas." Li Douyu sighed.

"We lost contact after high school, but we do have such a person and an agreement. I haven't told you about it, so it's normal that I don't know." Zhang Youzhi smiled.

"Big man, don't be too sad. Everyone has his own destiny, and you have to take good care of it." Li Douyu hugged Zhang Youzhi tightly.

"Boss Yuyu is right, everyone has his own destiny, but he is so unlucky."

"I can't bear to leave you for too long. I'll come back as soon as I see him."

"OK."

…

The two of them had dried themselves in the sun, otherwise their shirts and trousers would have been soaked when they returned home, even if Li Douyu was too shameless. This girl was still very shy in front of her family.

Dad came back at noon carrying a basket of peppercorns, had a few bites of rice, and then went back to the house to sleep.

Li Douyu originally planned to ask Zhang Youzhi to help his father, but his father refused on the spot.

"You two have a good rest just after you came back. There are not many peppercorns left. We picked them all in two days."

Li Douyu could only give up.

Counting today, it has been exactly three days since I and Zhang Youzhi returned to Longnan. I didn't expect that Zhang Youzhi would have to go back so soon.

Li Douyu began to pack Zhang Youzhi's suitcase reluctantly.

"There's no need for a suitcase, I'll just carry a bag."

So Zhang Youzhi's backpack was filled with food and clothes.

"Come back soon." Li Douyu burst into tears.

"I won't leave until tomorrow, there's no rush."

"I'll take you to Longnan Station tomorrow."

"If you get carsick, I can just go by myself."

"It's about to be delivered."

"good."

…

That night, Li Douyu's father borrowed a van from a relative, but he couldn't drive himself.

Zhang Youzhi wants to be the driver of this van.

Li's father rejected him and called his younger brother who could drive over, and he wanted to follow him.

At dawn, Li Douyu's grandmother prepared a day's food for the four of them. Finally, she stood in the dim light and said goodbye to Zhang Youzhi and the four of them.

The driver's name is Li Tiegang, who is the cousin of Li Douyu's father.

The two middle-aged men were chatting about this year's pepper market in the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and then about the harvest of apples. The land owned by so-and-so had a good harvest, and the subsidy in so-and-so's farm was taken by someone else.

Someone in the village community had a fight again.

On the bumpy road, this conversation lasted all morning.

Zhang Youzhi and Li Douyu fell asleep next to each other in the back seat. Against the background of two super adults, they looked more like two children.

Being twenty-five years old is no different from being fifteen years old in front of real adults.

After arriving in the city, Li Tiegang went to refuel the van.

Li's father couldn't help but carried Zhang Youzhi's big bag, followed the two of them and started to climb towards the Longnan High-speed Railway Station.

When they arrived at the station gate, Li Douyu was still nagging Zhang Youzhi about the things he should pay attention to, such as bringing his ID card, not muting his cell phone, and reporting safety when he got there. What he was nagging about were all the things Zhang Youzhi had told her before.

Li Douyu in turn instilled it into Zhang Youzhi's mind.

"Hey, where's my dad?" Li Douyu suddenly reacted.

"Looking at the scenery." Zhang Youzhi pointed to a short figure in the distance. Father Li was standing on the high platform of Longnan Station, looking down at most of the city.

"Quickly, let's give him a goodbye kiss while he's not paying attention." Li Douyu came over happily.

Zhang Youzhi hugged him suddenly and bit him hard.

"Woooooo!" Li Douyu struggled hard with his eyes widened.

It's called a parting kiss if you break up at the first touch. Why is it so affectionate?

There were many people around, and she didn't want to be embarrassed.

But it was useless. Zhang Youzhi's strength was surprisingly strong this time. He just kissed Li Douyu arbitrarily and almost lifted him up in the air.

I don't know how long it took before Zhang Youzhi put the red-faced Li Douyu back on the ground. Seeing the eyes of the people around him, he was almost ashamed and buried his head in Zhang Youzhi's arms again.

"Li Douyu, it's time for me to go."

"No, I'm not leaving." Li Douyu's voice was softer than a mosquito.

"Then just hug me for a while."

Zhang Youzhi hugged Li Douyu and smiled slightly at the man in front of him.

Father Li just looked at his daughter in silence, his lips moving, obviously wanting to say something.

Zhang Youzhi hugged Li Douyu and slowly shook his head at him.

The two men just stared at each other in silence.

After a while.

"Stop being shy, your dad is here." Zhang Youzhi threatened Li Douyu in a low voice.

"ah."

Li Douyu turned around in panic and saw his father standing here for who knows how long.

"Ah ah, Zhang! You! Zhi! You didn't tell me earlier, you're finished." Li Douyu looked at the two men back and forth in shame and anger, then simply stomped away from Zhang Youzhi and ran into his father's arms.

inside.

This time, he refused to raise his head despite any words.

"Dad, take care of Yuyu, I'm leaving."

"Yeah." Father Li nodded to him.

Li Douyu was almost beyond shocked when she heard Zhang Youzhi's "Dad". She pointed at Zhang Youzhi and then at her father, and asked incoherently.

"What did you call me dad?"

"Dad." Zhang Youzhi smiled at Li Douyu.

Just when Li Douyu had not recovered, Zhang Youzhi suddenly shouted at her.

"Li Douyu, I love you."

The loudness of the sound startled everyone around her. Seeing the looks from people around her, this shy little girl could only push herself completely into her father's arms.

It's simply embarrassing.

Zhang Youzhi gave her one last nostalgic look, turned and walked into the station, squeezed into the crowd in an instant, and disappeared without a trace.


Chapter completed!