Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Tonight the sky is covered with dark clouds, completely obscuring the round moon, but the wind is a little strong.

Erdi followed closely behind the white figure in the faint moonlight.

She ran very fast. At first, Erdi could still keep up with her, and even almost caught up with her. However, he felt the air in his lungs gradually becoming thinner, and a feeling of tightness in his chest suddenly came over him. He gritted his teeth and covered his chest, but did not slow down his pace.

He didn't know why he had to chase her out.

But there seemed to be a thought in his mind that if he didn't chase her out, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

He opened his mouth and breathed hard, but it seemed to be of no use and the feeling of suffocation became even worse.

The feeling of lack of oxygen came over him, and he felt dizzy and his vision went black. His anxious steps finally slowed down.

The person in front seemed to sense something and paused.

His face lit up with joy, he kicked the wall at the side, flipped over, and jumped in front of her.

When he landed, he seemed to be unable to stand steadily. He held the wall with one hand, breathing rapidly, while the other hand was holding her hand tightly.

“…Hey…Hey, come back with me.”

His face was as white as a ghost and his lips were frighteningly pale.

A trace of heartache flashed across Jingzhi's eyes, but soon, that heartache was extinguished by the pain surging in her heart.

She lowered her head and looked coldly at the hand he was holding:

"Second Di, men and women shouldn't touch each other. What do you mean by this?"

She tried to pull her hand back, but she didn't expect that the sickly man's hand was so strong that he held it so tightly that her hand became numb.

Erdi finally managed to catch her breath, but she pursed her lips tightly and stared at her stubbornly:

"Go back with me."

His black eyes are really big.

Like a puppy.

This thought popped up in Jingzhi's mind at an inopportune time.

When she realized what she was thinking, she turned her face away awkwardly, pulled the corner of her mouth and said:

"Oh, what are you going back for? Do you want me to be humiliated by you when I go back?"

These words were like a sharp sword, piercing Erdi's heart. He reached out his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, but Jingzhi quickly turned her face away and avoided his action.

He put his hand down awkwardly, but his other hand was still tightly gripping her wrist.

"……sorry."

This was the first time in his life that he apologized to someone.

Jingzhi lowered her eyes and stared at his clenched knuckles that were turning white. A faint voice seemed to float over Erdi's head.

She said, "Liang Erdi, what on earth are we...?"

Erdi seemed to have finally come back to her senses after being asked this question. He let go of her wrist as if he had been electrocuted, then quickly put the hand behind his back and held it. He pursed his lips twice, but didn't know how to answer her.

Jingzhi stood there for a long time, and finally sighed softly. She turned around and said lightly:

"You can go back. I'm not someone who doesn't keep his word. I'll just get some fresh air and then go back."

Her back was straight, but Erdi inexplicably felt that she was much thinner than when they first met. Suddenly, her mind recalled his previous harsh words and actions, and she couldn't help feeling regretful.

When Jingzhi heard no sound behind her, her eyes gradually dimmed. She sighed softly and walked towards the river.

Before he had taken two steps, a body suddenly came up from behind him.

Two strong hands tightly wrapped around her waist, his body was cold, but his hot breath was hitting her ears:

"...Don't leave."

Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat, then suddenly accelerated. She suddenly turned around and looked at him, the light in her eyes brighter than he had ever seen before.

Seeing her suddenly turn around, Erdi let her go and quickly took a step back.

Jingzhi's forehead veins throbbed. She gritted her teeth, took a step forward, cupped his cold cheeks with both hands, and looked up at him, as if to see into his heart:

"Liang Erdi, why are you hugging me? Do you... like me?"

Erdi was startled by her action and leaned back slightly. Her braids were blown off her back and swayed uncontrollably in the wind.

Jingzhi simply put down one hand, walked behind him, wrapped his long braid around her palm twice and pulled it down, making him raise his head and look at her.

"Speaking of which, aren't you usually good at teasing me?"

Erdi just stared blankly at the two little people reflected in her round cat pupils, her mind blank.

"I...I don't know."

He watched the light in her eyes die out bit by bit, and then suddenly a layer of mist appeared.

He simply closed his mouth tightly and said no more.

Seeing that she didn't get the answer she wanted, Jingzhi chuckled and finally let the braid slip away from her hand.

She took a step back and suddenly smiled brightly:

"Liang Erdi, you don't think I like you, do you?"

Before he could respond, she turned around hastily. The moment she turned her back, two tears immediately slid down onto the white hair on her chest. She held her breath and suppressed her sobs:

"Oh, I won't run away. I have to go to the provincial capital tomorrow. You go back."

Erdi's eyes fell on her tightly clenched fists, and her heart ached, but she mumbled "OK".

The two stood on the deserted street for a long time.

He looked lonely, turned around first, and walked back slowly.

When she could no longer hear the footsteps, her straight back slowly bent down.

She slowly squatted on the ground, buried her head in her knees, and cried like a wounded little animal.

……

At the entrance of the alley, he clutched his still stuffy chest tightly.

After a long time, he sighed secretly, then walked away quietly.