Long River Eternity

At noon the next day, Lin Ding slowly opened his eyes, glanced sideways at the bright sunlight outside the window, then turned to look at Wei Wu, sprawled out on the bed next to him, still sound asleep. A faint smile played on his face. This sleep was remarkably peaceful and satisfying, clearing away the fatigue that had accumulated over the past few days.

Lin Ding sat up, rubbed his messy hair, got out of bed and went into the bathroom, washed up briefly, then listened to the noise next door. He could vaguely hear faint voices. It seemed that Liu Xianxian and Feng Hao had already gotten up.

So Lin Ding went out and walked towards the next door. As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a man leaning against the wall at the end of the corridor and reading a newspaper. The newspaper covered the man's face and upper body, so he could only roughly guess that he was a man.

Lin Ding just looked up briefly and then walked to the door of Liu Xianxian's room. Lin Ding did not continue to pay attention to this person, but raised his hand and gently knocked on the door.

Soon, the door was opened. Liu Xianxian was wearing a loose pink pajamas, with her long hair draped behind her and casually tied into a small ponytail near the end. She looked quiet and well-behaved with a hint of laziness.

It was the first time that Lin Ding saw Liu Xianxian dressed like this. Although she was wearing long sleeves and long pants, covering her whole body tightly, Lin Ding still couldn't help but be stunned, and his heart beat faster.

Liu Xianxian smiled at Lin Ding and said, "You're finally awake. Where's Wei Wu? Is that lazy pig still sleeping?"

At the same time, he stepped aside to let Lin Ding into the room.

Lin Ding came back to his senses, scratched the back of his head awkwardly, and smiled: "Yes, he is still asleep."

When passing by Liu Xianxian, he could still smell the faint fragrance on her body, which made his heart, which had just calmed down, beat a few more times.

When he entered the room, he saw Feng Hao sitting in front of a table full of delicious food, burying his head in the food in front of him and eating with relish. Hearing someone coming in, Feng Hao raised his head, puffed out his mouth full of food, and waved happily to Lin Ding to say hello.

At this time, Liu Xianxian closed the door, sat back at the table and said, "I don't know when you woke up. Xiaohao said he was a little hungry, so he went downstairs to buy some food. Why are you standing there? Come sit down and eat together."

Lin Ding sat down, picked up a bun, and began to eat it casually, occasionally glancing at Liu Xianxian beside him.

Liu Xianxian was constantly putting the delicious food on the table in front of Feng Hao and did not notice anything unusual about Lin Ding.

Suddenly, Lin Ding seemed to have made up his mind, feeling that he had to do something. He suddenly put down the buns in his hand. Liu Xianxian and Feng Hao were startled by Lin Ding's sudden action and turned to look at him in confusion.

Seeing the two people's gazes, Lin Ding was slightly embarrassed: "Um... that..." Then he pretended to be calm and scolded: "Why is Wei Wu still sleeping? What time is it? Xiao Hao, go wake him up. Let him come to eat."

"I thought it was something serious, so just let him sleep. He doesn't need a meal anyway." Liu Xianxian said.

"How can that be possible? He will definitely be complaining about being hungry when he wakes up. Wouldn't it be a waste of money to accompany him to eat again? Go quickly, Xiaohao." Lin Ding retorted quickly.

"Oh." Feng Hao put down the chopsticks in his hand and agreed obediently.

Liu Xianxian was about to say something else, but suddenly she seemed to have thought of something, a trace of panic flashed across her face, and then she whispered: "Xiao Hao, then go call him."

Soon, Lin Ding and Liu Xianxian were the only two people left in the room. Both of them were absent-mindedly using chopsticks to stir the delicacies in front of them, and the atmosphere seemed a little subtle.

Suddenly, they both spoke at the same time.

Lin Ding: "I..."

Liu Xianxian: "You..."

The two looked at each other and fell silent, waiting for the other to continue speaking.

After a while, seeing that the other party did not speak, they spoke at the same time.

Lin Ding: “You…”

Liu Xianxian: "I..."

The two looked at each other again. This time, Lin Ding didn't wait any longer. He finally made up his mind and spoke quickly, saying seriously, "In a few days, we'll be going to the military department to register. It will be extremely dangerous to kill monsters everywhere. Do you really not regret taking this risk with me?"

"From the moment I left the shelter in Nanshan City and got into your car, I made my choice." Liu Xianxian looked into Lin Ding's eyes and said seriously.

"Can I know why you insisted on getting in our car at that time?" Lin Ding asked cautiously.

"Do you remember when we first met?" Liu Xianxian asked with a smile.

"When you were ten years old, I heard that you transferred to our Nanshan School because of your parents' work." Lin Ding answered affirmatively.

Seeing that Lin Ding remembered it so clearly, Liu Xianxian seemed very happy and continued, "That's right, in fact, I have always felt insecure since I was a child. Even though I have always been among the best in both cultivation and study, many people want to make friends with me, but they can't give me enough sense of security. I always feel that I am out of tune with the world, as if the world will abandon me at any time, which makes me feel extremely lonely.

It wasn't until I transferred to Nanshan Academy and saw you that I felt a sense of security I had never felt before. It was as if I had lived for ten years just to find you. No, more than ten years, it was as if I had waited billions of years just to see you. That feeling was amazing.

When he heard the word "billions of years", Lin Ding's pupils shrank. He was now a little sensitive to this time, as if this point in time was always related to certain people or things.

Lin Ding tried hard to recall whether he had any strange feeling when he first met Liu Xianxian, but it seemed that he was holding an ancient book and reading it with great interest. Apart from thinking that this new classmate was cute, he didn't have any special feeling.

But what Lin Ding didn't expect was that if he really didn't have any feelings, how could he still remember what he was doing and even what book he was reading after so many years?

At this time, in the next room, Feng Hao kept pushing Wei Wu hard, shouting: "Big guy! Wake up! Big guy! Get up!!"

Seeing that Wei Wu was still sound asleep, Feng Hao simply climbed onto the bed, rode on Wei Wu, and kept shaking him: "Brother Lin asked you to go to the next room to eat, hurry up and get up!"

"Hmm..." Wei Wu groaned, then opened his eyes a little and saw that the bed next to him was empty. So he picked up Feng Hao, threw him aside, and sat up sleepily.

Feng Hao was thrown up by Wei Wu, somersaulted in the air, and landed steadily. He then went over and grabbed Wei Wu's arm and tried to pull him out, urging him, "Hurry up, I'm not full yet!"

"Lin Ding asked you to call me?" Wei Wu asked dazedly, then he opened his eyes wide, picked up Feng Hao again with excitement and asked: "Lin Ding asked you to call me? There are only two of them next door now?"

"Yes." Feng Hao replied with a puzzled look.

Wei Wu threw Feng Hao aside again, ran to the wall excitedly, put his ear to the wall, smiled and murmured: "The boy has made great progress."

"Big guy, what are you doing? Come over quickly, Brother Lin and Sister Xianxian are still waiting for you." Feng Hao urged again.

"What does a little brat know? Now is the critical moment. If we go over there, we will ruin your brother Lin's plans. You'll be right to listen to me. Stay here and don't move." Wei Wu said.

After saying that, he continued to listen to the noise next door, muttering to himself: "Is the sound insulation so good? Why is there no movement?" After a moment, his eyes lit up, "Oh, I got it, I got it. Tsk, I can't hear it clearly. Damn it."

Feng Hao sat aside, pouting and looking at Wei Wu with resentment on his face.

Next door, Liu Xianxian saw Lin Ding was a little distracted and asked: "What's wrong?"

Lin Ding came back to his senses, smiled and said, "I was thinking about how I felt when I first met you."

"Oh? How does it feel?" Liu Xianxian asked curiously.

"I just think she's pretty." Lin Ding said with a smile.

Liu Xianxian lightly hit Lin Ding: "What you learned from Wei Wu is not serious."

Liu Xianxian then continued, "Later, as time went on, I realized that only when I was with you could I feel safe and truly happy. I couldn't feel that way with anyone else. And when you and Wei Wu left the shelter that day, I watched you leave, and deep down, a voice seemed to tell me that if I didn't follow, I might never see you again. I didn't want to go back to that insecure, lonely life."

After listening to Liu Xianxian's story, Lin Ding mustered up his courage, grasped Liu Xianxian's hand, and said, "Xianxian, no matter what happened in the past, I will always make you feel safe and secure and will never let you feel lonely again. Are you willing..."

"Knock, knock, knock!" Lin Ding had just said half of his words when a knock on the door sounded at an inopportune time.

"It should be Wei Wu coming." When Liu Xianxian's hand was held by Lin Ding, her face was already flushed, and she said in a low voice.

"Never mind him, if you're willing..."

"Knock, knock, knock!" Before Lin Ding could finish his words, the knock on the door started again, causing sweat to break out on his forehead.

"I do." Liu Xianxian responded softly, then pulled her hand away and ran to open the door with a blushing face.

Just as Lin Ding was still thinking about Liu Xianxian's response, he heard Liu Xianxian's slightly panicked voice coming from the door: "Who are you?"