Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

"Jingjing, this is my latest quantum ring, ahem."

Zhu Jiu slowed down his breathing and, with trembling hands, put a black ring on the little finger of her right hand.

"Inside is all our family property and everything you're used to."

"Gently touch the ring, silently think of what you want, and it will appear in front of you, cough cough cough."

Jingzhi's eyes were red as she patted Zhu Jiu's chest to help him breathe.

"Stop talking and lie down and rest for a while."

Zhu Jiu gently pulled her hand down and held it in his palm, shaking his head and smiling.

"You should have known when I abandoned my descendants."

"Jingzhi, my time has come."

"Let me... ahem, say a few words to you one last time."

Jingzhi pursed her lips tightly, and the tears she had been holding back for a long time finally slipped down, splashing onto his hand.

"You... uh... you say."

Looking at her still pretty face, Zhu Jiu turned away uncomfortably, "Do you... think I've become ugly now?"

When she was young, she always argued with Doudou about who was the most handsome between him and Zhu He.

Now, he is in his eighties and can no longer refuse to accept his old age.

Jingzhi bent down and kissed his lips as if to soothe his inner inferiority. As she lowered her head, tears dripped onto his face.

"No, I will never dislike you. Even if you become an old man, you will still be the cutest old man."

Zhu Jiu curved the corners of his eyes, and the shy smile at the corners of his mouth was still the one she was familiar with.

Zhu Jiu raised his head slightly with all his strength, leaned close to her ear and said, "I think I know why you didn't let me say that for the third time."

"Ma'am, don't blame me. I really don't want you to look at me any more than I already am."

Jingzhi's pupils shrank and she was about to raise her hand to cover his mouth.

He clasped both hands tightly against his chest.

Zhu Jiu stared at her deeply, as if he wanted to carve her into his soul and take her to the Naihe Bridge together.

"I love you."

“Never…stopped…for a second…”

"drop----"

"Please note, your blood pressure is too low, your blood oxygen concentration is insufficient, and an emergency call has been automatically made for you..."

The watch that Zhu Jiu had worn on his wrist for decades suddenly rang.

Fear appeared in Jingzhi's eyes as she watched her hand turn into countless points of light and dissipate.

“Ajiu! Ajiu!!”

"I hate you!"

"I haven't even finished my last day with you yet!"

"At least let me take you to the hospital!"

"You bastard!!!"

A tear fell from the corner of Zhu Jiu's half-open and half-closed eyes.

His arm felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, but he still raised it and waved goodbye to her for the last time.

Jingzhi, don’t blame me, goodbye.

I am just a mortal, and I have trapped you for decades in the name of love. I am selfish.

If you can feel a little bit of happiness because of me, I will be satisfied.

Her body became almost transparent, and her mouth opened and closed as if she was saying something, but Zhu Jiu could no longer hear it.

Only her tears pierced deeply into his heart, bringing him a final bitter feeling.

In his last moments of life, he seemed to have returned to that afternoon.

He sat at the door waiting for her to get off work.

Zhu Ba teased him and asked him for a larger flat.

But his heart was filled with sour and ignorant secret love.

In a daze, he seemed to see Jingzhi getting off the bus, waving happily at him:

"Second Uncle! I'm back!"

A beautiful figure ran towards him.

This time she didn't go straight into the house to eat, but fell into his arms.

The white skirt raised up a beautiful arc, and Zhu Jiu seemed to have regained the strength of his youth. His strong arms tightly wrapped around her slender waist, holding her and spinning around in circles in the sunset.

His deep laugh blended harmoniously with her sweet giggles.

Zhu Jiu, whose pupils began to dilate on the bed, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Jingzhi, this is what I wanted to do to you that afternoon.

Now, it has finally come true...

……