She's waiting for me there.

The snow around the secret base had been cleared away, making it very conspicuous and abrupt from a distance, as if it shouldn't exist in this silver-white world.

Qing Ning threw the branch aside, took off his gloves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Looking at her masterpiece, she felt a great sense of accomplishment. She put her hands on her hips and laughed proudly towards the sky.

Then he felt a little silly and looked around guiltily. After making sure there was no one around, he patted his chest.

The girl bent down and walked into the secret base, looking around, her expression became a little gloomy. Nothing had changed here, but there was one person missing forever.

He sat in the pit he had dug with his own hands, hugging his knees, burying his head in his arms, muttering something under his breath.

After an unknown amount of time, the girl came out and stretched her numb limbs. She realized she had grown a lot taller. She used to be able to lie down in there, but now it seemed she couldn't...

The girl put on gloves, walked to a few rocks in the distance, shook off the snow on them, and then moved to the entrance of the secret base.

After moving a few pieces, suddenly a big hand patted her on the shoulder.

Qing Ning fully utilized the advantages of women when encountering danger and screamed and looked back.

"Ah~...Chen Yun."

The scream stopped abruptly, and she subconsciously wanted to pounce on him, but when she saw Chen Yun's unfriendly expression, she stopped timidly.

After pondering for a moment, an aggrieved expression immediately appeared on her pretty face, her eyes were red, and her two little hands were clenched together.

“Chen Yun, this…this stone is bullying me.”

"Oh? How did it bully you?" He looked at the stone under the girl's feet with interest.

For a moment, the girl stammered and couldn't answer. She didn't expect Chen Yun to really ask her. She stared aside with wide eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.

How can this person be like this? He clearly knows that I am talking nonsense, but he still asks. It is really... too outrageous.

"It...it's too heavy. My hands are sore from all the effort. Look." The girl thought quickly and found an excuse that she thought was pretty good.

As she spoke, she took off her gloves and placed her white little hands in front of him.

Chen Yun was stunned for a moment. What do you want me to see? Do you want me to see how beautiful your hands are?

You were moving the stones so fast just now. You are the school record holder for 3000 meters. Now you start to act aggrieved when you see me?

He looked at the girl helplessly. She was really trying hard to avoid being scolded. She could even say something like "A stone bullies you". Aren't you afraid that Monkey King will come to reason with you?

But he still cooperated and took the little hand in his palm and blew on it: "Is it okay now?"

In the sunlight, the girl's eyes narrowed slightly as she smiled, her pupils sparkling like a crescent moon. "Well, it's amazing. Just blow on it twice and it will be fine."

Chen Yun glared at her unhappily and said, "Go and have a rest. I'll move the rest over there."

The girl stuck out her tongue and stood aside obediently, watching Chen Yun move the stones one by one and pile them together.

After a while, the girl ran up behind him again, her two small hands nervously crossed together, tilting her head and asking cautiously:

"Are you still angry?"

Chen Yun looked back at her and said, "Now you know you're afraid of making me angry. Why didn't you think about it when you were running around?"

The girl tugged at his clothes and said pitifully, "Oh, I was wrong. I won't do it again next time. Don't be angry."

Chen Yun slapped her on the head and said, "Don't run around next time, okay?"

The girl rubbed her head and agreed while smiling.

"Okay, I'm not angry anymore. Go wait for me over there."

"Actually...I know you're not angry."

Chen Yun picked up a stone and walked forward: "Then why are you coaxing me..."

"I'm just worried that you will ignore me. If you ignore me, I will be very sad. You won't ignore me in the future, right?" The girl's voice was a little low.

Chen Yun paused and looked back at the girl. The smile on her face had disappeared and she was looking at him seriously.

At that moment, he felt as if something was blocking his heart and felt very uncomfortable. This girl was still so insecure.

He took a deep breath and said softly, "Don't worry, I won't ignore you even if I'm angry."

After receiving Chen Yun's assurance, the girl raised the corners of her mouth and revealed a sweet smile.

Then I followed him and ran happily like a silly roe deer.

After Chen Yun blocked the entrance to the secret base, he patted the dirt off his hands.

Qing Ning immediately took out a pack of wet wipes from her pocket, took his hands and wiped them carefully.

After a while, the wet wipes were frozen into a ball. The girl took out another one and wiped it tirelessly. After several times, she finally wiped off the dirt.

"Can you sit with me for a while before going back?"

Chen Yun smiled and nodded. The two of them found a clean stone and sat down next to each other.

"this is for you."

The girl watched him take out a lollipop from his pocket like a magic trick, took it with a sweet smile, opened the wrapper and put it in her mouth.

Sure enough, when I’m with Chen Yun, there are always some unexpected surprises, and I’m always in a great mood.

Chen Yun tilted his head and looked at the girl in front of him.

At first the girl didn't notice it, but after a while, she felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him. She lowered her head to eat her lollipop, and her heartbeat gradually accelerated.

There was silence all around her and she could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

The girl finally couldn't help herself and whispered, "You...why are you looking at me?"

Chen Yun still tilted his head to look at her, and sighed softly: "Is there nothing you want to tell me?"

"Are you talking about that?" The girl pointed to the blocked secret base.

Chen Yun didn't say anything, just looked at her gently.

If the girl wanted to say something, he was willing to be a listener, and if she didn't want to say anything, there would be no pressure on her.

The girl stared at the sealed entrance for a long time before she whispered, "I just want to say goodbye to my past."

Chen Yun looked into her eyes and opened his mouth several times but didn't know what to say.

He found it hard to believe that a young girl's eyes could contain so many emotions at the same time.

Fear, grievance, unwillingness, nostalgia, longing... In the end, all the emotions come together again, entangled with each other, merging and colliding with each other.

It was like some kind of chemical reaction, all the reactants disappeared, and only one product remained.

That is - letting go.

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