The Reluctant Bride

Li Lan, who had already reached the door, turned around without hearing the footsteps behind him, and saw Gu Xuewu still sitting in the car. He raised his eyebrows, turned around and walked to stand in front of his car.

"Why? Dare to follow? Dare to face the facts?"

"Li Lan." Gu Xuewu called her name, a sullen flicker flashed in his eyes: "I never let people play with me."

"Playing with you?" Li Lan's eyes were very hateful, and he was not afraid of the viciousness in his eyes: "I also hope that God is playing with me. It's a pity, no."

She said the last two words very hard. After finishing talking, she ignored Gu Xuewu and walked inside. Gu Xuewu gritted his teeth, got out of the car, and followed. When entering the door, he did not miss the four characters above the door. Castle Peak Cemetery. .

The heartbeat began to speed up, his hands clenched into fists tightly, followed Li Lan's back, and walked inside.

Qingshan Cemetery, from bottom to top. Layers of tombstones, one after another, neatly surround the cemetery. Li Lan's expression was serious, her footsteps were not fast. Walk slowly.

Gu Xuewu followed behind her, faintly understood a fact in his heart, but refused to believe it. He clenched his hands tightly, followed Li Lan's back and moved forward. Go forward.

Keep going up, keep going up. The sunset has already begun to set. The wind blew, with waves of coldness, she was not afraid. When he was approaching the top of the mountain, he stopped, followed the long walkway, and stopped in front of a white tombstone.

She bent her waist first, then stood up, looked at her face on the tombstone, and said softly: "Sister, I'm coming to see you."

As soon as the words were spoken, her voice was already trembling, with a clear weeping feeling, her hands resting on the tombstone, her scallion-like fingertips were stained pale,

"Sister, I'm sorry. I brought him here without authorization, but, but I don't know, do you want to see him..."

Gu Xuewu behind him had already stopped and looked at the smiling face on the tombstone photo blankly. That is Zhou Ying, that is Zhou Ying.

The same smiley face, the same hair. The gentleness and kindness in his eyes seemed to be still in front of him. This was Zhou Ying.

He was shocked, unable to react for a long time, until he heard the sentence Li Lan said, do you want to see him. He suddenly stepped forward two steps, staring at Li Lan's face.

"Impossible, impossible..."

In four or four years, he thought about countless possible results that Zhou Ying could have, but there was never one that made him face such a result, a cold tombstone.

Looking at the time above, three years. Zhou Ying actually died for nearly three years.

"Tell me. Why? What's the matter?" His voice uncontrollably increased a few degrees, staring at Li Lan with hoarseness.

"tell me……"

Li Lan was silent, his tears never stopped, and he squatted down. In front of the tombstone, there was the caravan that she brought yesterday.

"Tell me, her, how did she..." Dead. Gu Xuewu couldn't say that word, choking in his throat. Zhou Ying, Zhou Ying, such a beautiful girl, who is only in her twenties, has left this world?

This is cruel. He could not accept this result. Countless questions flashed in his heart, desperate to know an answer.

"Do you want to know now, does it make sense?" Li Lan's voice was cold, without looking at Gu Xuewu, and stroked Zhou Ying's smiling face on the tombstone last year: "Sister. This man is here. I know, you love it very much. He, you have loved him for a lifetime. I was wrong. I should have brought him to see you earlier. Actually, why would you not want to see him?"

Zhou Ying loves Gu Xuewu so much, and she loves it to her bones. She must be happy right now?

"I'm sorry, sister." Li Lan's face was pressed against the tombstone, and tears fell down his cheeks again: "I let you stay here alone for so long. I'm sorry, I didn't bring him here earlier, I'm sorry..."

"Tell me." Gu Xuewu's eyes were hot. He took Li Lan's hand and asked for an answer: "Why? She was so early..., she, she was so young? How could it?"

"Gu Xuewu." Li Lan waved his hand, his face was not very good: "I am in a bad mood, I don't want to talk at all. Yesterday was my sister's birthday, and you did not come. You are here now, although it is a little late. But, for the sake of your love once. You accompany her. As for what you want to know, it will be my sister's death in a week. I can tell you everything."

Death day? Astonishment flashed in Gu Xuewu's eyes, but Li Lan smiled, smiling very bitterly: "Is it ironic? Only a week after my sister's birthday, she left. She is really pitiful. She..."

She couldn't say the latter words, tears fell in her eyes, and dropped drop by drop. Finally, she turned away and took a deep breath to calm her emotions: "Sister, let him stay with you, I I know you want to think about this day for a long time. I will go back first. I will come here again in a week."

After saying this, Li Lan left first. Gu Xuewu was left looking at Zhou Ying's photo on the tombstone blankly. Unable to move for a while.

The setting sun went down completely, and the earth was stained with a golden afterglow. He sat down in front of the tombstone and scanned Zhou Ying's face in the photo last year.

That is the woman he once loved. He remembers really, remembers clearly. Once, never forget one day. Thinking of Zhou Ying, thinking of finding her. Ask her why she left without saying goodbye. Ask her why she wants to leave herself.

Now, these have become a mystery. Zhou Ying, she is dead. He never got a chance to see her again, never got a chance to ask clearly what she thought. Why leave yourself?

More than four years. Zhou Ying, tell me, why are you leaving me? Why do you leave without saying goodbye? Why not give me an answer.

Is it in your heart that I am not worthy of your belief?

Gu Xuewu didn't have an answer, and knew that it was impossible to find Li Lan at this time.

One week, she said to tell him one week later. Gu Xuewu knew very well that this Li Lan was deliberate and she wanted to suffer herself. She wants him to spend this week in these restless uncertainties seeking answers.

Because he is already suffering now. Looking at Zhou Ying's smiling face on the tombstone, he sat down. Reached out and gently stroked the photo. What flashed through my mind was when I first met Zhou Ying.

I think sitting down. At that time, she had just worked for more than a year. Because of his outstanding performance, he was named an outstanding teacher of the county. Give her awards yourself.

She is a girl with a very sweet smile, and there are no bad people in her world. Only good people. She is very kind. If you see stray cats and dogs on the street, you have to help.

It takes a long time to see who has a bad life. Sometimes she can cry for a long time for other people's affairs.

After he knew her, he knew that women were really made of water. Why do you like crying so much? Have so many tears?

She is very conscientious. In that elementary school, she is very serious about changing every student's homework. Every comment she makes takes a long time to think about.

When he was with her, Gu Xuewu did not deny that he was happy. Because of Zhou Ying's existence, he saw a different woman.

Zhou Ying is a completely different woman from Qiao Xinwan. She is sensitive, she is kind, she is strong and optimistic. Bravely face the tribulations of life, never bow to reality.

Being with Zhou Ying is very relaxing. In that small county, there is not much entertainment. His identity also makes it impossible for him to play without care.

The date between two people becomes very primitive. Up the mountain, down the river. Two people are walking in the countryside. Holding hands to watch the setting sun set, watch the sun rise. And these are completely different from his life in Beidu.

Zhou Ying is a very real woman. She never asks herself to send her flowers or jewelry. He insisted on buying that necklace for her birthday.

She said that a bouquet of roses is so expensive, and that with the money, you can eat many meals for the homeless. Gu Xuewu is always very helpless for her kindness.

She likes to cook by herself. There is a small stove in the dormitory of the school. She went to the kitchen to cook for him. There was a safety accident in the county for a while. In order to solve the problem, he did not close his eyes for several days and nights.

Back in the dormitory, she brought her stewed soup and waited at the door of the dormitory. He hasn't slept for a few days, and she hasn't rested for a few days, watching the news and guarding him.

At that time, she did not have the key to his dormitory. When he went back and saw her squatting in the corner, holding the little thermos in his arms, he decided at the time.

In this life, he must marry this woman. To give her the happiness of life.

happy? Gu Xuewu looked at Zhou Ying's photo. That beautiful and kind girl left like this. He didn't even know the reason.

The sky is getting dark, and the wind is blowing, making people feel colder. Gu Xuewu was about to see clearly the photos on the tombstone. Thinking of those times, his eyes never leave from above.

"Zhou Ying. Tell me, why are you leaving?"

Why not give him a chance and let him give her happiness? Why do you want to let him know such a news at this time?

"This is your punishment for me, isn't it?" Gu Xuewu laughed a little tauntingly: "Because, I didn't find you in time. Because I didn't protect you, was it? Is it true?"

Zhou Ying, it was impossible to respond to him, what he got was the sound of the wind blowing harder in the middle of the mountain.

"Zhou Ying. Yingying..." He had many questions in his heart. Those doubts lay on his chest, and they were so heavy that he could barely breathe.

What was once unwilling has become puzzled now. doubt. He wants answers. But no, he wants to know that it will take another week.

A week later, it was Zhou Ying's death day. How did she die?

The phone rang at this time. The beep sound awakened his mind wandering. It was Qiao Xinwan who answered the phone.

"Xuewu, where are you? We are all waiting for you to eat."

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The first update today, three thousand words. When I write this chapter, I feel bad.

Actually, I really don't think Zhou Ying is bad. The angle is different.

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