"Ahem..." The old man gently pushed open the hut, wrapped himself in a cotton coat, held up a black umbrella, and walked slowly up the mountain with a bunch of white lilies in his hand.
The lingering drizzle pattered lightly on the quiet stone road, giving people a faint chill in the rain.
On the narrow stone road, the old man walked firmly up the mountain step by step, occasionally stopping to take a breath, and then slowly moved up the mountain after his breathing calmed down a little.
The light raindrops dripped along the umbrella and fell on the white flowers, like a crystal dewdrop, and his figure was reflected in the transparent dewdrop.
His sunken cheeks were covered with wrinkles and his hair was gray. At this time, he had long lost the charm of the past. Only the scars on his cheeks had stayed with him all his life. Even if he got older, in addition to the scars being more terrifying, his whole body
Just like a candle in the wind, it will disappear with the wind at any time.
Stopping again, Chu Xiujie panted slightly, looking at the photo on the tombstone not far away and smiling slightly.
His eyes were slightly moist, and he wiped the corners of his eyes silently.
Forty years.
After he chose to bury her in Yuheng Mountain, he became the guardian of the tomb here and stayed with her all the time. He planted a garden of lilies with his own hands, all of which were pure white lilies. Every morning he would watch the flowers bloom.
In an instant, he picked the flower, trimmed it and presented it to her.
Never stopped.
He stepped towards her figure again, the corners of his lips raised slightly. Only in her place could he feel a trace of peace and not be invaded by loneliness.
Her feet slipped, and Chu Xiujie threw herself forward. The white lily was stained with mud and fell in front of her tombstone, and the black umbrella slid down the stone slab.
Chu Xiujie took a deep breath and looked at Lily in front of her anxiously. Lily was dirty, and Tanya didn't like dirty things. She would blame him, let alone forgive him.
"Cough...cough cough..." Chu Xiujie coughed violently, and it was hard to tell whether it was the rain on his wet face or the tears deep in his heart.
He firmly propped up his body but fell into the mud again, again and again, until he no longer had the slightest strength and could only breathe heavily.
Looking at the photo on the tombstone with deep eyes, he stretched out his right hand and touched her facial features in mid-air.
Time seemed to go back to the year when he and that man discovered her together. She was nestled in the arms of another man, smiling so happily and contentedly.
Perhaps it was the smile on the corner of his lips that made Chu Wenbo intend to destroy it, so Chu Wenbo gave the order on the spot.
"Xiujie, I want her!"
Back then, his hands were full of blood. As long as it was Chu Wenbo's order, he would obey it without any objection.
However, many years later, he discovered that his heart began to tremble as early as the moment he saw her.
With the corners of his lips raised slightly, Chu Xiujie stared at the photo that was beaten by the rain but still full of smiles.
Tanya.
please forgive me?
Don't blame me, okay?
I am willing to accept the punishment you have given me over the years.
I hope I can be a grain of sand in your heart in the next life.
Occupy that humble corner and protect you!
The outstretched arm finally slid down and fell into the soil. He slowly closed his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
If there is an afterlife, I just want to meet you.
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