At dusk on the beach, the setting sun unscrupulously lengthens people's shadows.
The young men and women followed the tide in their ears and headed towards the place where the bonfire party was held.
"Cai Jueming, give me a cigarette."
Mr. Cai, who had just "borrowed" a few sweet potatoes from the dining room, was like a fox that had stolen a chicken. He was enjoying himself with his phoenix eyes narrowed when he bumped into He Tianran who appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey, Director He, you told me about smoking earlier. What did the instructor ask you to do just now? Some girls came over ten minutes ago to inquire about your gossip!"
Cai Jueming held the sweet potatoes in one hand and dug into his trouser pocket with the other, and threw half a box of Red Nanjing directly to He Tianran.
This guy is just idle.
A gentle word gave these students who had nothing to do except being trained all day on the island something to talk about, and it also brought some fun to this boring military training life.
"Brother Gazi saw that I was outstanding and asked me to be responsible for your future material procurement."
He Tianran put the whole box of cigarettes in his pocket with a smile. Cai Jueming was about to speak when he interrupted:
"Don't worry, we'll have enough pipes starting tomorrow."
Cai Jueming turned his eyes and realized that he was right. He stopped worrying about this. He stared at He Tianran for several seconds, then made a "hiss" sound in his mouth and said uncertainly:
"Director He... your appearance seems to have changed. Did something happen to you recently?"
He Tianran was stunned, and then he remembered that Cai Jueming had also used this trick during the art exam. He said that their family had been dealing with people's faces all their lives, but at that time He Tianran only thought that this guy was just taking the exam. When you want to get close to yourself, you take a trick.
"Then tell me, has my appearance gotten better or worse?"
He Tianran was doing Tai Chi with him, and Cai Jueming scratched his head, "Hahaha, I can't tell it at all, but I can see that you might be making some mistakes recently."
Well, co-writing is also a roundabout joke.
He Tianran kicked him, and Cai Jueming ducked with a coquettish buttocks twist, "Let's go. Everyone is going to the beach. We also went there in advance to hide the sweet potatoes so that other kids don't see him."
"You go over there first. I have something else to do. I'll be right back after I finish it."
"OK!"
Cai Jueming raised his eyebrows shamelessly and left without asking any questions.
Seeing that there was no one around, He Tianran walked into the dining room and went from the side door of the kitchen to the backyard. There was a big banyan tree planted here. Of course, sneaking here to smoke is also an excellent choice.
The boy leaned against the tree and took out the lighter from Cai Jueming's cigarette case and lit a cigarette. He took a puff of it, but he inhaled too hard and his body reacted and he coughed.
"Ahem...ah...my current body is a bit too healthy."
"I think you are a little too presumptuous. Is this what you said to help me? Now you have made everyone know that I and Wen Liang have interacted in the past. What's the point of doing this?"
While he was talking to himself, an angry voice suddenly appeared in his heart.
"Meaning? Just go if you like it. What meaning is needed?"
He Tianran assumed a comfortable stance, put one hand behind his head, put the cigarette back into his mouth with the other, and continued to mutter:
"Aibo, don't speak so harshly. What do you mean by 'helping you'? I am clearly helping 'us'."
Needless to say, the current He Tianran is obviously not the same boy as before.
"I think you just want to do whatever you want! Tell me why, I can see everything in the outside world clearly, but I can't control my body! Also, why do we travel back to September again!"
In his heart, the young man He Tianran was in a desperate state. Now his body could only be at the mercy of that young man He Tianran. This feeling of powerlessness that he could only watch on made him feel deeply frightened.
"This is not time travel."
Somehow, in real life, He Tianran flicked the cigarette he had taken two puffs on and gave an inexplicable answer:
"This is the seventy-second time."
"What seventy-two times?"
"The seventy-second September, you know, I watched Wen Liang take the initiative to let go in your heart seventy-one times, just like last September, she said she had seen you being bullied by her countless times, so ...For me, this place is an endless hell, not a time-travel."
The young man congratulated Tianran for a moment, then said after a moment:
"Wen Liang is trapped in September because she feels guilty towards me... But this month I and her... wouldn't it be good for her to let go?"
The young man He Tianran said sarcastically:
"Yes, your heart is so bright. There is a bright future waiting for you."
"You don't need to be sarcastic. Wen Liang feels guilty because of what happened at the New Year's Party, and because you interfered with it in the future, the guilt in her heart continues to expand. That's why she stays at that point in time and cares about that point the most. .
And you said that we are one, but although I will feel sad about what happened this month, it will not make me stay here. If I had to do it over again, I would still choose this way, so I don’t understand Why do you keep wandering around this September? "
The young man He Tianran stared at the orange-red sea horizon in the distance and smiled faintly:
"That may prove that there is one thing in my heart that I can no longer do after this month, so I will stay in September. And you, too, have been unable to remember the memories I have."
"What's up?"
"...It's pointless to tell you. You will remember it one day. Do you know why I exist in this world for you now?"
"Isn't it because of the beads?"
He Tianran raised his empty wrist and waved it in front of his eyes.
"Maybe it has nothing to do with that thing? Maybe Ai Qing bought it from another monk? You see, she just randomly took out the same thing and made you worry about gain and loss. I was just verbally instigating you. What seemed like an unswerving stance began to waver..."
The young man in his heart naturally fell silent.
"You have a huge hesitation in your heart about the identity of Ai Qing and Wen Liang, and I am stuck here and cannot move forward or retreat. I think it is because of this that I have the opportunity to control this body. This is God giving us a chance. Maybe Some of my actions will give you an answer to your questions."
"...But God will not give people opportunities in vain."
"That's not a problem I want to consider. Put away your sadness. I just want to do something I want to do this time. Let's have fun in time, okay?"
Looking at the vivid world in front of him, the renewed He Tianran stretched his waist and murmured:
"Besides, returning to youth is already an extremely cruel punishment for me."
(End of chapter)
