Chapter 105
Everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Luo, until his figure disappeared under the curtain, until there was no one under the spotlight, their eyes were still fixed, and they could not return to their senses for a long time.
Although the sad singing has gone away, the sad mood remains in people's hearts for a long time.
The intense audio-visual feast failed to win continuous applause. People just kept thinking about the scenes they just saw in their minds.
Thinking of the young man walking through the red carpet through all obstacles, thinking of the young man crushing his earphones in front of the stage, thinking of the young man wailing on the stage...
At this moment, I don’t know how many people were sad and how many were silent.
The auditorium, which should have been bustling with noise, was audibly quiet at this moment. The only sound that could reach people's ears was the violent storm outside the window that had not yet stopped.
"Qin Luo... Qin Luo, don't go... don't go..."
The hoarse cry suddenly sounded, and even though it was slight and weak, it was still noticed by many people in the auditorium at this time.
So people looked around and saw the girl on the edge of the red carpet.
Wearing a crown and a white dress, she should have been as pure and beautiful as a princess, but at this time, her makeup had been moistened with tears, and her whole body exuded an aura of sadness.
She stretched out her hand towards the stage, as if she wanted to retain something - everyone knew what she was retaining, and they also knew that her wish would never be answered.
"Xu Ke, what are you doing? Put your hands down!"
Liu Mei scolded Xu Ke in a low voice. She admitted that she underestimated Xu Ke's affection for Qin Luo. She didn't expect that Qin Luo's song would have such a huge blow to Xu Ke.
But those are not important. What is important is that she does not allow Xu Ke to do such a shameful behavior.
So she pressed Xu Ke's arm forcefully and continued to scold: "Have you forgotten what you told me before? You just told me before that you don't like him at all, so what are you doing now? What does it look like?”
Xu Ke turned a deaf ear to her mother's scolding. She just stared at the curtain that had just covered Qin Luo's figure, her face full of unconcealable regret.
"Qin Luo...Qin Luo, don't leave...come back..."
She tried to speak, but the tears and surging emotions blurred her voice, so that what she said seemed like she was talking in her sleep.
The lingering voice couldn't even be heard clearly enough by the people around it, and it couldn't penetrate the curtain, and it was ultimately difficult to reach someone's heart.
Liu Mei gritted her teeth. She turned around and glanced at the people around her. She found that they were indeed watching the fun, so she lectured in a voice that was full of hatred: "I told you a long time ago that men can't be trusted at all. He If I really like you, I won't give up on you, no crying... no..."
Before she finished speaking, Xu Ke suddenly escaped from her arms and ran towards the stage.
Liu Mei was startled, and after she realized what she was doing, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Xu Ke's arm, and subconsciously asked, "What are you going to do!"
"Mom, let me go. I'm going to find Qin Luo. Let me go!"
Xu Ke cried and struggled, her cries full of pleading, and her struggling figure kept leaning toward the stage.
But her appearance did not arouse her mother's sympathy, but instead made Liu Mei's face become darker.
Anyway, others had already seen the joke, and Liu Mei didn't care too much at this time. She just wanted to take Xu Ke back quickly, and immediately shouted angrily: "Hurry back with me!"
As she said this, she wanted to force Xu Ke away, but Xu Ke found the strength from nowhere and struggled harder and harder.
It seemed that at this moment she had completely understood why Qin Luo showed something wrong today, and what Qin Luo's words to her before in front of the auditorium door meant.
He used a song to completely analyze his heart, but the feelings conveyed made Xu Ke's emotions hit rock bottom.
Thinking of every moment when the two got along, thinking of the short-lived but shining sweetness... They filled Xu Ke's heart unknowingly, but now they have gone away with Qin Luo's figure.
So Xu Ke finally realized that that was the part of her heart that had been torn out, so she wanted to chase after it. She wanted to throw herself into Qin Luo's arms, and wanted to make up for the missing piece of her chest - besides that Besides, everything is no longer taken seriously by her.
"Let me go...let me go!!!"
Xu Ke let out a heart-rending scream that spread throughout the auditorium in an instant.
Liu Mei was stunned by her shouting, and Xu Ke broke away from her mother's arm.
She lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and ran across the stage as if chasing something. But when she eagerly opened the curtain and looked around, she could not find the figure that made her heartache.
"Where is Qin Luo... Where is Qin Luo? Where did Qin Luo go?"
With eyes blurred by tears mixed with sadness and prayer, Xu Ke kept making sounds for help.
The people in the background looked at her with complicated eyes - has the flower of the high mountain, who is famous throughout the school, ever looked so embarrassed as now?
A boy seemed a little unbearable and said, "Qin Luo has left."
"Leaving?" Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and muttered to himself as if absentmindedly: "No, he can't leave, he can't leave..."
Under the complicated gazes of people, Xu Ke turned around while muttering.
She opened the curtain with force and carried her skirt across the stage under the gaze of countless people. But just when she wanted to jump off the stage, her hurried steps accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt.
Then she staggered and fell to the ground.
"boom--"
That muffled sound was as powerful as the thunder outside the window at this moment, shocking everyone's heart.
But what made them even more unbelievable was that the seemingly weak girl didn't even say a word and struggled to stand up from the ground.
Dust and filth stained her white dress, and the shining crown fell to the ground, cracking together with her pride and reserve.
"Coco!"
Liu Mei came back to her senses from the shock, she let out an exclamation, and hurriedly stepped forward to help her daughter.
Xu Ke turned a blind eye to everything around her. She endured the severe pain all over her body, stood up as quickly as possible, and then looked at the wine bottle held by the man beside her.
Then she gritted her teeth, stepped forward, snatched the bottle away, and smashed it against the edge of the stage.
"Ping—"
With a crisp sound, Liu Mei's body suddenly froze in place just after taking a few steps.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Xu Ke used a sharp wine bottle to cut open her beautiful dress. The sound of "stabbing" continued to sound, and her skirt was shortened to her knees.
Then she threw away the wine bottle and the rag in her hand, and ran resolutely toward the exit of the auditorium.
The tears on her face could not cover her sadness and pain at this time. In comparison, the pain caused by falling was nothing.
Although she staggered, she still kept moving forward, as if she wanted to recover everything she had lost, as if she wanted to heal the fear and regret in her heart.
Liu Mei stared blankly at her daughter's retreating figure. She had never seen her daughter behave like this before. Even if she was bruised and bruised, she had to fight to save her. In her memory, her daughter had never done such a thing.
She has been obedient since she was a child and is a good daughter in Liu Mei's eyes. She will not disobey any of her mother's requests. She is as cold as ice in front of others and will only show her tenderness to her mother.
But now Liu Mei suddenly discovered that her daughter's heart seemed to have fallen on someone else before she knew it.
For some reason, she felt a trace of regret in her heart at this moment.
So she took steps forward, chasing her daughter's figure as she ran all the way.
Several figures followed closely behind, the ones who moved quickly were Yao Yanyan and Tang Yu. Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian took action after seeing their movements.
Although the two sisters didn't know the point of chasing after them at this time, they just wanted to follow, as if they wanted to see the final outcome of this drama.
People's eyes were fixed on them, watching them go away with mixed thoughts. It was only at this time that the host, who had been stunned because the program had gone off track, finally came to his senses.
He ran to the stage in three steps at a time, took the microphone and began to control the stage: "Thank you to the students who just brought us the wonderful show. Everyone, the performance will continue, please..."
The host's voice awakened the spectators. They all withdrew their gazes and returned their gazes to the stage, but they could not focus their attention.
The show just now was so amazing that the image of the young man walking on the red carpet and singing the decisive song still lingered in their minds.
Some people couldn't help but sigh, lost interest in watching the show, and whispered to the people around them.
Some people quickly left, watching the program and exchanging glasses with the people around them, as if they had just watched an interesting farce.
The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.
…………
Thick dark clouds gathered in the sky, strong winds bit the air, and rain slapped the earth.
Neither the bad weather nor the broken body could stop Xu Ke from moving forward. She staggered forward step by step - whether it was because she felt it in her heart or because she had guidance from somewhere, she arrived near the parking lot unknowingly. , and happened to see a familiar figure getting into a car.
The moment he saw that figure, Xu Ke's eyes suddenly lit up.
It's like a victim seeing an oasis in the desert, or like a prisoner in the abyss seeing light from above.
Xu Ke took two deep breaths and stepped forward hurriedly.
"Qin Luo! Qin Luo, wait for me, wait for me..."
She kept making sounds of pleading and reluctance. Even though her body was weak and her soul was wounded, her voice still passed through the violent storm and reached the ears of several people in the car through the car window.
Qin's father and Qin's mother turned around and saw Xu Ke walking towards this direction with difficulty.
She was supposed to be like a princess in a castle, but at this moment she had completely lost the beauty she had on the stage before, and she was only left in a state of embarrassment.
In the wind and rain, she was like a small boat on the stormy waves, looking as if she might be knocked over at any time.
Mother Qin couldn't bear it. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she thought of what had just happened on the stage, she swallowed her words back.
She turned back to look at Qin Luo sitting in the back row, her eyes full of pity, and asked: "Xiao Luo, are you okay?"
Qin Luo huddled quietly in the back seat. He leaned on the car window and looked at the roof of the car with his eyes, looking a little distracted.
Qin's father glanced back at him and said calmly: "A man, now that you have made a decision, don't regret it. Either go all the way, or...get out of the car and find her now."
His father's voice woke Qin Luo up, and his distracted eyes began to regain focus.
He suddenly said: "Dad, give me the lighter."
As soon as these words came out, Qin's mother immediately looked at her husband beside her.
Father Qin seemed hesitant to speak, but he said nothing and silently took out the cigarette and fire from the secret compartment of the armrest box.
He used to smoke, but quit after marrying Qin's mother - on the surface, he still smoked secretly.
This was a tacit secret between father and son, but now Qin Luo suddenly revealed it.
Qin's father gave his wife a silly smile, but Qin's mother suddenly snatched the fireworks away. Just as the former was about to speak, the latter handed the thing in his hand to Qin Luo.
"Give."
Qin's mother spoke softly, with doting and care in her eyes.
"Thank you mom."
Qin Luo took the lighter but ignored the box of cigarettes.
Then, under the slightly puzzled eyes of the old couple, he took out a photo from his wallet.
In the photo, there is a pair of boys and girls, standing opposite each other, each holding an ice cream. The boy is smiling, while the girl is shy and secretly happy.This picture looks so pure and beautiful, but in the eyes of the old couple, it can only make the mood more sad.
With a crisp "pop" sound, they saw Qin Luo press the lighter. The red flames jumped and shone in Qin Luo's eyes, but they could not ignite a trace of light in them.
Under the complicated gazes of the old couple, the flames and the photo gradually intertwined, and then the flames rose, and the photo ignited in the blink of an eye.
Qin Luo watched expressionlessly as the flames ate away at the photo bit by bit, then opened the car window and threw the photo out amid the noise outside.
When the window was raised, the car became quiet again, except for the sound that was torn and twisted by the wind and rain.
Facing the worried eyes of his parents, Qin Luo suddenly smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, I won't go home yet."
They did not have much reaction to Qin Luo's words, as if they could fully understand Qin Luo's mood at this time.
Mother Qin asked softly: "What do you want to do?"
Qin Luo thought for a while and said, "I want to walk around and relax."
Upon hearing this, Father Qin took out his mobile phone and said while operating it: "I will transfer [-] to you. If it is not enough, ask me for it. Let us know when you want to go home."
Qin Luo smiled slightly. He didn't say thank you, he just leaned on the window and closed his eyes.
He seemed to be about to fall asleep, and only vague sounds came out of his mouth.
"Let's go..."
Mother Qin pursed her lips and said no more.
Father Qin started the car and stepped on the accelerator.
None of them looked at the embarrassed figure outside the window.
Not far away, Xu Ke was still walking towards the parking lot step by step with difficulty. Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the light in her eyes became more and more obvious.
At this time, the roar of the engine suddenly sounded.
Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and watched the car drive away. By the time she realized what was happening, the distance between the two parties was already out of reach.
In an instant, the oasis in the desert turned into a mirage, and the light in the abyss was obscured by darkness.
At this moment, the strength that came from nowhere and supported Xu Ke along the way suddenly disappeared.
The boat in the rough waves was finally capsized - Xu Ke fell down suddenly, his knees hitting the ground heavily, causing bloody ripples in the hazy water.
Watching the car gradually disappear, the stars in her eyes quickly disappeared, as if they were covered by rain and tears again, and the whole world seemed to become illusory and distorted.
"Qin Luo..."
"Qin Luo, come back, come back..."
"I beg you, don't go, I beg you, don't go, don't go, okay...ahhhhh..."
Regret, pleading, retention... Xu Ke's thoughts were all conveyed through the voice, but they were easily torn apart by the violent storm.
It failed to reach anyone's ears, and in the end it could only turn into the uncontrollable despair in Xu Ke's heart, and into her mournful cries.
"Coco!"
Liu Mei's voice suddenly sounded. She rushed to her daughter anxiously and hugged her into her arms, but her daughter's appearance at this time made her feel heart palpitations.
The rain mixed with tears covered her face as pale as a paper flower. Her body was as cold as a cold, and her pale lips opened and closed, and from time to time she made a hoarse and small voice, like the murmurs of someone who was dying soon.
"Keke... Keke, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Just say something, Keke!"
Liu Mei shook Xu Ke's body vigorously, and the huge panic made it difficult for her to stay calm at this time.
The resentment caused by Xu Ke and Qin Luo being too close, the anger caused by Qin Luo's song, the anxiety caused by Xu Ke's reaction after listening to it - everything fell apart at this moment , and turned into a suffocating regret deep in her heart.
"Keke, don't be like this, mom is really scared now."
"Mom knows it's wrong. Mom won't stop you from being with Qin Luo in the future, okay?"
"Mom can go to Qin Luo to apologize. As long as you are willing, you can do whatever you want. Just say something, don't scare mom..."
For Liu Mei, her life had been destroyed 20 years ago, and Xu Ke was the only belief that supported her survival.
Facing her daughter's appearance, she could no longer hold on to anything. As long as Xu Ke could get better, she would not hesitate to pay any price.
So she kept making pleading sounds in her mouth, trying to get a response from her daughter.
However... no matter how Liu Mei begged or shook, Xu Ke didn't give the slightest reaction.
She seemed to have had her soul hollowed out and turned into a doll. Neither her mother's call nor the violent storm raging around her could awaken her consciousness.
"Keke... Mom really knows that she was wrong. Please say something..."
Liu Mei's voice was almost broken. She gritted her teeth and seemed to want to hug Xu Ke and leave directly.
But at this moment, a photo caught her eye.
Most of the photo was burned by the flames, and the broken body was crushed to the ground by the violent storm, like a corpse.
"This is... a photo?"
Liu Mei murmured to herself and picked up the photo, as if she wanted to take a closer look.
But the word "photo" seemed to trigger a keyword, causing Xu Ke to suddenly move.
She snatched the photo away and stared at it with her turbid eyes, looking at the broken him in the picture, looking at her who was shy and timid towards someone...
"boom!"
A thunder resounded across the sky, and it exploded in Xu Ke's heart, causing ripples.
She seemed to suddenly realize something, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
She knew why Qin Luo behaved so strangely today, and why his supposed gentle smile seemed to be wearing a false mask.
"It turns out...he...saw..."
She was panting heavily, and the image of that evening with the setting sun like blood naturally appeared in her mind.
Qin Luo put the photo of himself and Xu Ke into his wallet, pointed at the stack of photos in her hand and said, "Be careful, don't lose it again this time."
Be careful... don't lose... this time...
It turns out that I've...lost him once...
This time...I lost him...again...
She murmured silently, as if she was being choked by a huge emptiness.
She realized that her pride was nothing, and she was confused by her mayfly-like life. All her life seemed to have been lost at this moment, and her body fell with her.
Liu Mei was startled. She hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Ke up. She was about to speak, but was so shocked by Xu Ke's appearance that she was speechless.
The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, as if she wanted to smile, but she couldn't. Extreme sadness and despair surged out of her empty eyes, and turned into a real torrent in the blink of an eye.
Rolling thunder rolled continuously from the clouds, and the strong wind and heavy rain penetrated her skin, constantly torturing her soul that was as fragmented as a photo.
Liu Meicang panicked and hugged her daughter's body. Her lips were bitten until they turned white, and her voice sounded hoarse and stagnant when she spoke: "I'm sorry, it's my mother's fault. She shouldn't have stopped you from being together. It's all mothers. It's your fault, let's go to the hospital now, and I'll go find Qin Luodao in person tomorrow..."
"go away!!!"
Liu Mei's voice was interrupted by a sudden scream.
Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then she was pushed away by Xu Ke who suddenly burst into flames.
The girl, who was clearly unable to stand steady just now, suddenly got the strength from nowhere and pushed Liu Mei to stagger.
Liu Mei almost fell to the ground. Before she could even react, she saw her daughter running towards the girls' dormitory building like she was crazy.
Her panicked eyes reflected her daughter's embarrassed figure. When she noticed the photo she was holding tightly in her hand, Liu Mei seemed to realize something - in an instant, the regret in her heart became more intense, even overwhelming. She was a little out of breath.
"Photos... photos..."
Xu Ke kept murmuring that no one could hear clearly. Her shoulders and neck were stooped and her steps were staggering.
The strong wind was raging around her, and the heavy rain was like sticky glue, making every step she took extremely difficult.
They seemed to be pulling her down to the bottom, but she still persisted and walked to the girls' dormitory building.
Suddenly, a piece of shredded paper that had been pinned to the ground by the rain appeared in her sight.
Xu Ke's eyes lit up, he hurriedly ran over, and then fell to his knees directly.
The severe pain in her knees didn't seem to cause her any feeling. She just stretched out her hands tremblingly and held the shredded paper in her hands with the gentlest movements.
Looking carefully, only broken traces can be seen on the shredded paper, but Xu Ke still holds it in the palm of his hand as if he has found a treasure.
Then she looked around anxiously. The hazy rain and fog interfered with her vision, but she still quickly found what she wanted.
She didn't even get up again, and crawled directly to the nearest piece of paper using her hands and feet.
The washing of the rain did not make her complain at all. She was even grateful for the heavy rain in her heart, because without them, these broken traces would have long passed away.
Liu Mei, who was following closely, saw this scene and felt a sharp pain in her heart as if she had been cut by a knife.
She quickly ran to Xu Ke and supported her while pleading: "Keke, mom, please don't do this, mom, please..."
Xu Ke broke away from Liu Mei's arm arrogantly. She turned a deaf ear to her mother's voice. It seemed that all that was left in her world was the scraps of paper in her hands.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces... Xu Ke carefully gathered the scraps of paper together. She tried to piece them together, but none of the patterns matched.
So she put it in her pocket and continued to search around.
"Qin Luo, don't be angry. I will get them all back and put them all together. Give me some more time, give me some time..."
Xu Ke murmured to himself, wandering under the rain like a zombie, looking for the missing part in his heart.
Red blood flowed down Liu Mei's lips. She opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't make any sound. She just walked forward without saying a word, helping Xu Ke search for those broken memories.
Not far away, Yao Yanyan, Tang Yu, Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian watched the scene in front of them in silence.
They saw Xu Ke and Liu Mei in embarrassment, and saw the broken photos.
After a brief silence, Tang Yu walked over holding an umbrella, followed by Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian.
Only Yao Yanyan did not move. She stared there expressionlessly for a while, then held up her umbrella and turned around and left without saying a word.
(End of this chapter)
Everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Luo, until his figure disappeared under the curtain, until there was no one under the spotlight, their eyes were still fixed, and they could not return to their senses for a long time.
Although the sad singing has gone away, the sad mood remains in people's hearts for a long time.
The intense audio-visual feast failed to win continuous applause. People just kept thinking about the scenes they just saw in their minds.
Thinking of the young man walking through the red carpet through all obstacles, thinking of the young man crushing his earphones in front of the stage, thinking of the young man wailing on the stage...
At this moment, I don’t know how many people were sad and how many were silent.
The auditorium, which should have been bustling with noise, was audibly quiet at this moment. The only sound that could reach people's ears was the violent storm outside the window that had not yet stopped.
"Qin Luo... Qin Luo, don't go... don't go..."
The hoarse cry suddenly sounded, and even though it was slight and weak, it was still noticed by many people in the auditorium at this time.
So people looked around and saw the girl on the edge of the red carpet.
Wearing a crown and a white dress, she should have been as pure and beautiful as a princess, but at this time, her makeup had been moistened with tears, and her whole body exuded an aura of sadness.
She stretched out her hand towards the stage, as if she wanted to retain something - everyone knew what she was retaining, and they also knew that her wish would never be answered.
"Xu Ke, what are you doing? Put your hands down!"
Liu Mei scolded Xu Ke in a low voice. She admitted that she underestimated Xu Ke's affection for Qin Luo. She didn't expect that Qin Luo's song would have such a huge blow to Xu Ke.
But those are not important. What is important is that she does not allow Xu Ke to do such a shameful behavior.
So she pressed Xu Ke's arm forcefully and continued to scold: "Have you forgotten what you told me before? You just told me before that you don't like him at all, so what are you doing now? What does it look like?”
Xu Ke turned a deaf ear to her mother's scolding. She just stared at the curtain that had just covered Qin Luo's figure, her face full of unconcealable regret.
"Qin Luo...Qin Luo, don't leave...come back..."
She tried to speak, but the tears and surging emotions blurred her voice, so that what she said seemed like she was talking in her sleep.
The lingering voice couldn't even be heard clearly enough by the people around it, and it couldn't penetrate the curtain, and it was ultimately difficult to reach someone's heart.
Liu Mei gritted her teeth. She turned around and glanced at the people around her. She found that they were indeed watching the fun, so she lectured in a voice that was full of hatred: "I told you a long time ago that men can't be trusted at all. He If I really like you, I won't give up on you, no crying... no..."
Before she finished speaking, Xu Ke suddenly escaped from her arms and ran towards the stage.
Liu Mei was startled, and after she realized what she was doing, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Xu Ke's arm, and subconsciously asked, "What are you going to do!"
"Mom, let me go. I'm going to find Qin Luo. Let me go!"
Xu Ke cried and struggled, her cries full of pleading, and her struggling figure kept leaning toward the stage.
But her appearance did not arouse her mother's sympathy, but instead made Liu Mei's face become darker.
Anyway, others had already seen the joke, and Liu Mei didn't care too much at this time. She just wanted to take Xu Ke back quickly, and immediately shouted angrily: "Hurry back with me!"
As she said this, she wanted to force Xu Ke away, but Xu Ke found the strength from nowhere and struggled harder and harder.
It seemed that at this moment she had completely understood why Qin Luo showed something wrong today, and what Qin Luo's words to her before in front of the auditorium door meant.
He used a song to completely analyze his heart, but the feelings conveyed made Xu Ke's emotions hit rock bottom.
Thinking of every moment when the two got along, thinking of the short-lived but shining sweetness... They filled Xu Ke's heart unknowingly, but now they have gone away with Qin Luo's figure.
So Xu Ke finally realized that that was the part of her heart that had been torn out, so she wanted to chase after it. She wanted to throw herself into Qin Luo's arms, and wanted to make up for the missing piece of her chest - besides that Besides, everything is no longer taken seriously by her.
"Let me go...let me go!!!"
Xu Ke let out a heart-rending scream that spread throughout the auditorium in an instant.
Liu Mei was stunned by her shouting, and Xu Ke broke away from her mother's arm.
She lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and ran across the stage as if chasing something. But when she eagerly opened the curtain and looked around, she could not find the figure that made her heartache.
"Where is Qin Luo... Where is Qin Luo? Where did Qin Luo go?"
With eyes blurred by tears mixed with sadness and prayer, Xu Ke kept making sounds for help.
The people in the background looked at her with complicated eyes - has the flower of the high mountain, who is famous throughout the school, ever looked so embarrassed as now?
A boy seemed a little unbearable and said, "Qin Luo has left."
"Leaving?" Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and muttered to himself as if absentmindedly: "No, he can't leave, he can't leave..."
Under the complicated gazes of people, Xu Ke turned around while muttering.
She opened the curtain with force and carried her skirt across the stage under the gaze of countless people. But just when she wanted to jump off the stage, her hurried steps accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt.
Then she staggered and fell to the ground.
"boom--"
That muffled sound was as powerful as the thunder outside the window at this moment, shocking everyone's heart.
But what made them even more unbelievable was that the seemingly weak girl didn't even say a word and struggled to stand up from the ground.
Dust and filth stained her white dress, and the shining crown fell to the ground, cracking together with her pride and reserve.
"Coco!"
Liu Mei came back to her senses from the shock, she let out an exclamation, and hurriedly stepped forward to help her daughter.
Xu Ke turned a blind eye to everything around her. She endured the severe pain all over her body, stood up as quickly as possible, and then looked at the wine bottle held by the man beside her.
Then she gritted her teeth, stepped forward, snatched the bottle away, and smashed it against the edge of the stage.
"Ping—"
With a crisp sound, Liu Mei's body suddenly froze in place just after taking a few steps.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Xu Ke used a sharp wine bottle to cut open her beautiful dress. The sound of "stabbing" continued to sound, and her skirt was shortened to her knees.
Then she threw away the wine bottle and the rag in her hand, and ran resolutely toward the exit of the auditorium.
The tears on her face could not cover her sadness and pain at this time. In comparison, the pain caused by falling was nothing.
Although she staggered, she still kept moving forward, as if she wanted to recover everything she had lost, as if she wanted to heal the fear and regret in her heart.
Liu Mei stared blankly at her daughter's retreating figure. She had never seen her daughter behave like this before. Even if she was bruised and bruised, she had to fight to save her. In her memory, her daughter had never done such a thing.
She has been obedient since she was a child and is a good daughter in Liu Mei's eyes. She will not disobey any of her mother's requests. She is as cold as ice in front of others and will only show her tenderness to her mother.
But now Liu Mei suddenly discovered that her daughter's heart seemed to have fallen on someone else before she knew it.
For some reason, she felt a trace of regret in her heart at this moment.
So she took steps forward, chasing her daughter's figure as she ran all the way.
Several figures followed closely behind, the ones who moved quickly were Yao Yanyan and Tang Yu. Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian took action after seeing their movements.
Although the two sisters didn't know the point of chasing after them at this time, they just wanted to follow, as if they wanted to see the final outcome of this drama.
People's eyes were fixed on them, watching them go away with mixed thoughts. It was only at this time that the host, who had been stunned because the program had gone off track, finally came to his senses.
He ran to the stage in three steps at a time, took the microphone and began to control the stage: "Thank you to the students who just brought us the wonderful show. Everyone, the performance will continue, please..."
The host's voice awakened the spectators. They all withdrew their gazes and returned their gazes to the stage, but they could not focus their attention.
The show just now was so amazing that the image of the young man walking on the red carpet and singing the decisive song still lingered in their minds.
Some people couldn't help but sigh, lost interest in watching the show, and whispered to the people around them.
Some people quickly left, watching the program and exchanging glasses with the people around them, as if they had just watched an interesting farce.
The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.
…………
Thick dark clouds gathered in the sky, strong winds bit the air, and rain slapped the earth.
Neither the bad weather nor the broken body could stop Xu Ke from moving forward. She staggered forward step by step - whether it was because she felt it in her heart or because she had guidance from somewhere, she arrived near the parking lot unknowingly. , and happened to see a familiar figure getting into a car.
The moment he saw that figure, Xu Ke's eyes suddenly lit up.
It's like a victim seeing an oasis in the desert, or like a prisoner in the abyss seeing light from above.
Xu Ke took two deep breaths and stepped forward hurriedly.
"Qin Luo! Qin Luo, wait for me, wait for me..."
She kept making sounds of pleading and reluctance. Even though her body was weak and her soul was wounded, her voice still passed through the violent storm and reached the ears of several people in the car through the car window.
Qin's father and Qin's mother turned around and saw Xu Ke walking towards this direction with difficulty.
She was supposed to be like a princess in a castle, but at this moment she had completely lost the beauty she had on the stage before, and she was only left in a state of embarrassment.
In the wind and rain, she was like a small boat on the stormy waves, looking as if she might be knocked over at any time.
Mother Qin couldn't bear it. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but when she thought of what had just happened on the stage, she swallowed her words back.
She turned back to look at Qin Luo sitting in the back row, her eyes full of pity, and asked: "Xiao Luo, are you okay?"
Qin Luo huddled quietly in the back seat. He leaned on the car window and looked at the roof of the car with his eyes, looking a little distracted.
Qin's father glanced back at him and said calmly: "A man, now that you have made a decision, don't regret it. Either go all the way, or...get out of the car and find her now."
His father's voice woke Qin Luo up, and his distracted eyes began to regain focus.
He suddenly said: "Dad, give me the lighter."
As soon as these words came out, Qin's mother immediately looked at her husband beside her.
Father Qin seemed hesitant to speak, but he said nothing and silently took out the cigarette and fire from the secret compartment of the armrest box.
He used to smoke, but quit after marrying Qin's mother - on the surface, he still smoked secretly.
This was a tacit secret between father and son, but now Qin Luo suddenly revealed it.
Qin's father gave his wife a silly smile, but Qin's mother suddenly snatched the fireworks away. Just as the former was about to speak, the latter handed the thing in his hand to Qin Luo.
"Give."
Qin's mother spoke softly, with doting and care in her eyes.
"Thank you mom."
Qin Luo took the lighter but ignored the box of cigarettes.
Then, under the slightly puzzled eyes of the old couple, he took out a photo from his wallet.
In the photo, there is a pair of boys and girls, standing opposite each other, each holding an ice cream. The boy is smiling, while the girl is shy and secretly happy.This picture looks so pure and beautiful, but in the eyes of the old couple, it can only make the mood more sad.
With a crisp "pop" sound, they saw Qin Luo press the lighter. The red flames jumped and shone in Qin Luo's eyes, but they could not ignite a trace of light in them.
Under the complicated gazes of the old couple, the flames and the photo gradually intertwined, and then the flames rose, and the photo ignited in the blink of an eye.
Qin Luo watched expressionlessly as the flames ate away at the photo bit by bit, then opened the car window and threw the photo out amid the noise outside.
When the window was raised, the car became quiet again, except for the sound that was torn and twisted by the wind and rain.
Facing the worried eyes of his parents, Qin Luo suddenly smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, I won't go home yet."
They did not have much reaction to Qin Luo's words, as if they could fully understand Qin Luo's mood at this time.
Mother Qin asked softly: "What do you want to do?"
Qin Luo thought for a while and said, "I want to walk around and relax."
Upon hearing this, Father Qin took out his mobile phone and said while operating it: "I will transfer [-] to you. If it is not enough, ask me for it. Let us know when you want to go home."
Qin Luo smiled slightly. He didn't say thank you, he just leaned on the window and closed his eyes.
He seemed to be about to fall asleep, and only vague sounds came out of his mouth.
"Let's go..."
Mother Qin pursed her lips and said no more.
Father Qin started the car and stepped on the accelerator.
None of them looked at the embarrassed figure outside the window.
Not far away, Xu Ke was still walking towards the parking lot step by step with difficulty. Seeing that the distance was getting closer, the light in her eyes became more and more obvious.
At this time, the roar of the engine suddenly sounded.
Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and watched the car drive away. By the time she realized what was happening, the distance between the two parties was already out of reach.
In an instant, the oasis in the desert turned into a mirage, and the light in the abyss was obscured by darkness.
At this moment, the strength that came from nowhere and supported Xu Ke along the way suddenly disappeared.
The boat in the rough waves was finally capsized - Xu Ke fell down suddenly, his knees hitting the ground heavily, causing bloody ripples in the hazy water.
Watching the car gradually disappear, the stars in her eyes quickly disappeared, as if they were covered by rain and tears again, and the whole world seemed to become illusory and distorted.
"Qin Luo..."
"Qin Luo, come back, come back..."
"I beg you, don't go, I beg you, don't go, don't go, okay...ahhhhh..."
Regret, pleading, retention... Xu Ke's thoughts were all conveyed through the voice, but they were easily torn apart by the violent storm.
It failed to reach anyone's ears, and in the end it could only turn into the uncontrollable despair in Xu Ke's heart, and into her mournful cries.
"Coco!"
Liu Mei's voice suddenly sounded. She rushed to her daughter anxiously and hugged her into her arms, but her daughter's appearance at this time made her feel heart palpitations.
The rain mixed with tears covered her face as pale as a paper flower. Her body was as cold as a cold, and her pale lips opened and closed, and from time to time she made a hoarse and small voice, like the murmurs of someone who was dying soon.
"Keke... Keke, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Just say something, Keke!"
Liu Mei shook Xu Ke's body vigorously, and the huge panic made it difficult for her to stay calm at this time.
The resentment caused by Xu Ke and Qin Luo being too close, the anger caused by Qin Luo's song, the anxiety caused by Xu Ke's reaction after listening to it - everything fell apart at this moment , and turned into a suffocating regret deep in her heart.
"Keke, don't be like this, mom is really scared now."
"Mom knows it's wrong. Mom won't stop you from being with Qin Luo in the future, okay?"
"Mom can go to Qin Luo to apologize. As long as you are willing, you can do whatever you want. Just say something, don't scare mom..."
For Liu Mei, her life had been destroyed 20 years ago, and Xu Ke was the only belief that supported her survival.
Facing her daughter's appearance, she could no longer hold on to anything. As long as Xu Ke could get better, she would not hesitate to pay any price.
So she kept making pleading sounds in her mouth, trying to get a response from her daughter.
However... no matter how Liu Mei begged or shook, Xu Ke didn't give the slightest reaction.
She seemed to have had her soul hollowed out and turned into a doll. Neither her mother's call nor the violent storm raging around her could awaken her consciousness.
"Keke... Mom really knows that she was wrong. Please say something..."
Liu Mei's voice was almost broken. She gritted her teeth and seemed to want to hug Xu Ke and leave directly.
But at this moment, a photo caught her eye.
Most of the photo was burned by the flames, and the broken body was crushed to the ground by the violent storm, like a corpse.
"This is... a photo?"
Liu Mei murmured to herself and picked up the photo, as if she wanted to take a closer look.
But the word "photo" seemed to trigger a keyword, causing Xu Ke to suddenly move.
She snatched the photo away and stared at it with her turbid eyes, looking at the broken him in the picture, looking at her who was shy and timid towards someone...
"boom!"
A thunder resounded across the sky, and it exploded in Xu Ke's heart, causing ripples.
She seemed to suddenly realize something, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
She knew why Qin Luo behaved so strangely today, and why his supposed gentle smile seemed to be wearing a false mask.
"It turns out...he...saw..."
She was panting heavily, and the image of that evening with the setting sun like blood naturally appeared in her mind.
Qin Luo put the photo of himself and Xu Ke into his wallet, pointed at the stack of photos in her hand and said, "Be careful, don't lose it again this time."
Be careful... don't lose... this time...
It turns out that I've...lost him once...
This time...I lost him...again...
She murmured silently, as if she was being choked by a huge emptiness.
She realized that her pride was nothing, and she was confused by her mayfly-like life. All her life seemed to have been lost at this moment, and her body fell with her.
Liu Mei was startled. She hurriedly stepped forward to help Xu Ke up. She was about to speak, but was so shocked by Xu Ke's appearance that she was speechless.
The corners of her mouth twitched slightly, as if she wanted to smile, but she couldn't. Extreme sadness and despair surged out of her empty eyes, and turned into a real torrent in the blink of an eye.
Rolling thunder rolled continuously from the clouds, and the strong wind and heavy rain penetrated her skin, constantly torturing her soul that was as fragmented as a photo.
Liu Meicang panicked and hugged her daughter's body. Her lips were bitten until they turned white, and her voice sounded hoarse and stagnant when she spoke: "I'm sorry, it's my mother's fault. She shouldn't have stopped you from being together. It's all mothers. It's your fault, let's go to the hospital now, and I'll go find Qin Luodao in person tomorrow..."
"go away!!!"
Liu Mei's voice was interrupted by a sudden scream.
Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then she was pushed away by Xu Ke who suddenly burst into flames.
The girl, who was clearly unable to stand steady just now, suddenly got the strength from nowhere and pushed Liu Mei to stagger.
Liu Mei almost fell to the ground. Before she could even react, she saw her daughter running towards the girls' dormitory building like she was crazy.
Her panicked eyes reflected her daughter's embarrassed figure. When she noticed the photo she was holding tightly in her hand, Liu Mei seemed to realize something - in an instant, the regret in her heart became more intense, even overwhelming. She was a little out of breath.
"Photos... photos..."
Xu Ke kept murmuring that no one could hear clearly. Her shoulders and neck were stooped and her steps were staggering.
The strong wind was raging around her, and the heavy rain was like sticky glue, making every step she took extremely difficult.
They seemed to be pulling her down to the bottom, but she still persisted and walked to the girls' dormitory building.
Suddenly, a piece of shredded paper that had been pinned to the ground by the rain appeared in her sight.
Xu Ke's eyes lit up, he hurriedly ran over, and then fell to his knees directly.
The severe pain in her knees didn't seem to cause her any feeling. She just stretched out her hands tremblingly and held the shredded paper in her hands with the gentlest movements.
Looking carefully, only broken traces can be seen on the shredded paper, but Xu Ke still holds it in the palm of his hand as if he has found a treasure.
Then she looked around anxiously. The hazy rain and fog interfered with her vision, but she still quickly found what she wanted.
She didn't even get up again, and crawled directly to the nearest piece of paper using her hands and feet.
The washing of the rain did not make her complain at all. She was even grateful for the heavy rain in her heart, because without them, these broken traces would have long passed away.
Liu Mei, who was following closely, saw this scene and felt a sharp pain in her heart as if she had been cut by a knife.
She quickly ran to Xu Ke and supported her while pleading: "Keke, mom, please don't do this, mom, please..."
Xu Ke broke away from Liu Mei's arm arrogantly. She turned a deaf ear to her mother's voice. It seemed that all that was left in her world was the scraps of paper in her hands.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces... Xu Ke carefully gathered the scraps of paper together. She tried to piece them together, but none of the patterns matched.
So she put it in her pocket and continued to search around.
"Qin Luo, don't be angry. I will get them all back and put them all together. Give me some more time, give me some time..."
Xu Ke murmured to himself, wandering under the rain like a zombie, looking for the missing part in his heart.
Red blood flowed down Liu Mei's lips. She opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't make any sound. She just walked forward without saying a word, helping Xu Ke search for those broken memories.
Not far away, Yao Yanyan, Tang Yu, Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian watched the scene in front of them in silence.
They saw Xu Ke and Liu Mei in embarrassment, and saw the broken photos.
After a brief silence, Tang Yu walked over holding an umbrella, followed by Chu Sijin and Chu Liunian.
Only Yao Yanyan did not move. She stared there expressionlessly for a while, then held up her umbrella and turned around and left without saying a word.
(End of this chapter)
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