Just because I loved you so much at the time - published

Chapter 21 Lonely
What?everywhere?

Ye Xingchen was stunned for a moment, Lou Xi's words were too sudden, her first feeling was shock.It's not like no one has expressed affection for her over the years, but it's the first time to be so direct!
Lou Xi was not satisfied with her reaction, but he didn't give up. His sharp lips raised slightly, and he smiled dazzlingly, "You don't have to answer me in a hurry, think about it first."

Consider it?

Ye Xingchen was stunned again, but Lou Xi smiled even more charmingly, but the smiling black eyes still showed coldness and domineering unconsciously, before she could refuse, he took the lead towards the cafeteria.

The light turned his back to him, and sprinkled a little light on him. His short hair was crisp and neat, making his silhouette more distinct. Only when she was left alone, did she suddenly wake up, and hurriedly chased after her.

The cafeteria was already in full swing, but there was a seat for her at the front table, Lou Xi helped her open the chair, "Sit down."

Everyone watched, Ye Xingchen couldn't refuse, so he had to sit next to him.

"Doctor Ye, you can eat whatever you like, don't be fooled!" the team leader said boldly, and handed over a can of Sprite.

Ye Xingchen quickly took it, "Thank you, Captain."

Looking around, everyone's glasses were full of wine, but she was the only one who prepared a drink. This kind of care made Ye Xingchen feel warm. Li Yi was right, they really sincerely invited her.

The tableware is of uniform specifications in the army. It is not luxurious, but it makes people feel at ease from the bottom of their hearts. This feeling reminds her of the time when she went to the military camp with her parents when she was a child. Apart from happiness, she is still happy.

Started, the soldier's meal was really extraordinary, he ate vegetables and drank heavily, but Ye Xingchen didn't understand why the man beside him could eat so gracefully while eating so fast?

He didn't gobble it up, nor pretend to be gentle, but very, very... She didn't know how to describe it, but to paraphrase what her friend Shu Rao often said, it was! MAN!

How could such a MAN man like her?

Ye Xingchen remembered Lou Xi's "everything" and suddenly couldn't swallow.

It's not that she made a deliberate comparison, but in fact, there are not many people who have really taken action to chase her over the years, and Lou Xi is like a popular idol. The nurses in the hospital and the female soldiers in their mouths all admire him very much. Why would popular men hang out with her?
Moreover, this is too sudden!
After dinner, there was a cultural performance. The actors belonged to a certain cultural troupe. The girls who sang and danced looked particularly good when they smiled. After almost everyone came down, they would pass flowers to Lou Xi, and secretly stuffed him with flowers. The number was left on the note, and she witnessed his boundless charm with her own eyes.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the performance ended. Because it was too late, Ye Xingchen had no choice but to stay overnight. The captain specially sent someone to arrange a place for her, and Lou Xi was in charge of escorting her.

Ye Xingchen's nerves tensed up again, and he didn't know how to be alone with him, but luckily the road wasn't too far away, so he didn't say anything else.

Arrived soon, a room in a small three-story building was cleaned up very cleanly.

She recalled that when she was a child, she lived in a similar room specially prepared for visiting relatives when she came to the army. That distant and warm memory made her unconsciously slow down.

"Are you afraid?" Lou Xi suddenly asked in a deep voice.

Ye Xingchen was stunned and quickly shook his head.She has been sleeping alone since she was very young, she is not afraid.

Lou Xi stared at her, as if examining the truth of her words, and after a while, pointed to somewhere outside the window, "There are guards downstairs, it's safe."

Ye Xingchen looked in the direction of his finger and clearly saw two soldiers patrolling back and forth there. Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, the touch of olive green on their bodies made one feel at ease.

For a moment, she seemed to feel the warm wind blowing from heaven, and a smile spread from the bottom of her heart, "Okay, I see."

Lou Xi took her clear smile into his eyes, his eyes darkened, and suddenly said in a deep voice, "Tell me your answer tomorrow morning."

what?
Ye Xingchen's smile froze, but Lou Xi had already walked away quickly. She watched his tall and straight back gradually disappearing into the night, her heart was pounding.

The time he gave her to think about was only one night!
This night is doomed to insomnia.

Ye Xingchen lay on the bed tossing and turning, not feeling sleepy for a long time.

It was the first time in her life that someone confessed to her so directly, which caught her off guard and didn't know how to respond.

Feelings are too strange for her.

When she was young, she didn't understand feelings. When she was a teenager, she spent less time with her parents, and no one taught her these things. Later, when she went to college, the great changes in her family made her no longer feel the sentimentality, so she just plunged into books and laboratories. , and is still alone.

Lou Xi's confession was too sudden and direct, which made her very confused. She suddenly wanted to find someone to confide in, but found that she couldn't even find a person to confide in. She had no parents, no relatives, and no friends. The best There is a sister named Shu Rao, but she is a flight attendant, flying around all day, shutting down the phone when she is in the sky, and she cannot be contacted at this moment.

Habitually, he reached out to hug the little bear next to the pillow, but found nothing. For the first time, Ye Xingchen felt that he was so lonely.

Over the years, she has always thought that she is strong and full, but she is not.

There are a lot of things, including years, including emotions, which are quietly lost by her inadvertently, and they are gone forever.

I don't know if it's because this is a remote station, but Ye Xingchen suddenly felt a little cold. This was the first time she felt cold after leaving BJ and coming to Yunchuan.

Tossing and turning, time passed little by little, the night was slowly shrinking, and the dawn was slowly approaching, but Ye Xingchen didn't know what to expect, would the night be longer, or would the dawn be earlier?
However, none of her expectations came true, and when the night was not over and the dawn had not come, a piercing sound suddenly sounded.

Urgent assembly!
Ye Xingchen suddenly opened her eyes while she was half asleep and half awake. She jumped out of bed, opened the curtains and looked out, but saw only the night and the gloomy sky.

He quickly grabbed his clothes, put them on, and rushed downstairs.

There were movements in other rooms on the same building one after another, and more and more people ran out, all with nervous expressions.

"Mom, is daddy on an urgent mission again? I don't want daddy to go, I just saw him today..." A four or five-year-old girl looked at her mother blankly, tears streaming down her face.

"Be good, baby, don't cry..." The woman coaxed the child, but her own voice was choked with sobs.

Ye Xingchen felt sore, and ran downstairs with the others. The small iron gate was closed, but the two soldiers on duty were still guarding it dutifully. They couldn't help being a little embarrassed when they saw a large group of people running towards them.

Ye Xingchen stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, what happened to the beeping just now? Is there an urgent mission?"

The two soldiers nodded, but said nothing more. As for the mission and where they were going, they didn't know, and even if they knew, they couldn't say anything.

Everyone's disappointment was beyond words, but no one walked back. They vaguely heard the sound of horns, running, cars, and... the tragic sound that silence is better than sound.

(End of this chapter)