Time is like a meteor, always fleeting and impossible to catch up, but every frame is a profound memory that cannot be erased.
Looking at the empty classroom, Lin Zhixia couldn't stop tears welling up in her eyes. Her heart was filled with mixed feelings, as if she was enveloped by thick dark clouds.
Although she tried her best to hide her emotions, her eyes revealed her reluctance for the children she had been with day and night, and a deep sense of loss.
But then the corners of Lin Zhixia's mouth turned up, revealing a gentle smile. This moment was inevitable, and she thought she should be happy. This was just the end of a short period in their lives, and the beginning of another new journey.
There was no news about the registration form that Lin Zhixia submitted some time ago, so she put it behind her, forgot about it, and took a summer vacation.
In early July, the weather in T city has gradually become hotter. The air is filled with heat waves, as if you are in a steamer, making people feel unbearably hot.
Lin Zhixia's mood has become more and more irritable these days. That person's birthday is coming soon, but there has been no news. Recently, they have not contacted each other for almost a week.
As night fell, Lin Zhixia looked at the street lights outside the window in a daze. They emitted a soft light and illuminated the pedestrians walking on the road, seeming to create a warm and peaceful atmosphere.
Occasionally, a vehicle passes by, its headlights piercing the darkness, leaving a long shadow.
Lin Zhixia couldn't help but dialed her mother-in-law Han Suqing's phone number.
As soon as the call was connected, Han Suqing's gentle voice reached her ears calling her name, "Zhi Xia."
"Mom, it's me," Lin Zhixia responded obediently.
At this moment, Han Suqing was just lying on the bed, wondering if there was anything wrong with her daughter-in-law calling her so late, so she asked with a somewhat anxious voice: "Zhixia, is there anything wrong with calling her so late?"
Listening to her mother-in-law's question on the receiver, Lin Zhixia hesitated for a few seconds and then said softly: "Mom, I haven't been able to contact Li Ci recently. Isn't it his birthday soon? I think..."
"I'll ask your dad to ask for you," Han Suqing hurriedly interrupted Lin Zhixia's hesitant voice. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, not to mention how happy she was. It seemed that the relationship between the two of them was so good. Her hope of having a grandson is one step closer.
As soon as Han Suqing hung up the phone, she said to Li Guohong, who was lying beside her: "Didn't you hear everything? Go and ask your daughter-in-law."
Li Guohong held a newspaper in his hand and stared at it, as if he didn't hear it.
After a long while, Han Suqing saw that the people around her didn't respond, so she reached out and took away the newspaper, and said angrily: "Did you hear me? I don't worry about my son at all. Do you still want to have a grandson?"
Li Guohong took off his reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and put them on the bedside table. He glanced at his wife with a serious expression and said in a calm voice: "He is still on a mission at this time, so he can do whatever he wants." Are you bothering me? Do you have any sense of restraint?"
Han Suqing glared at her husband angrily, cursed in her mind as "old stubborn", and then said unconvinced: "Then you can help me ask when it will end."
After a long time, Han Suqing heard her husband say, "He will definitely come back on his birthday."
When the answer was positive, Han Suqing hurriedly called her daughter-in-law back.
The phone only rang once and Lin Zhixia answered it. She said with a hint of expectation in her tone: "Mom, how are you? Did Dad ask?"
Listening to the anxious tone in the receiver, Han Suqing laughed out loud, turned her head and glanced at her husband, and said slowly: "Your father said that Xiao Ci will definitely come back on her birthday."
Listening to her mother-in-law's affirmative answer in the receiver, Lin Zhixia suddenly felt relieved and a little bit excited, "Mom, thank you."
July 8th was that person's birthday, so Lin Zhixia went to Lancheng one day early.
As soon as she heard that Zhang Ma could make cakes, she kept pestering her to teach her how to make cakes. It took almost a whole afternoon for her to finally make a decent cake.
"The little lady's hands are really dexterous, she learned it so quickly."
Listening to Zhang Ma's praise, Lin Zhixia blushed with embarrassment, and her smiling voice contained a hint of gratitude, "Thank you for your hard work, Ma Zhang, for staying with me all afternoon."
Zhang Ma had a kind smile on her face, "You're so polite. If you want to learn anything from now on, little madam, just come to me."
At night, Lin Zhixia was lying on the familiar bed in Li Ci's room. An indescribable feeling lingered in her heart. Her eyes were fixed on the ceiling, with countless thoughts.
She could feel her cheeks burning slightly, and every breath seemed to be filled with excitement and anticipation. The scene of the two meeting tomorrow kept flashing in her mind, like a silent movie, which was a bit exciting.
Lin Zhixia picked up the mobile phone beside her and took a look. It was almost twelve o'clock. Although her tired body wanted to rest, her brain was extremely active at this moment and she could not calm down for a while.
Lin Zhixia turned over angrily and feebly, lying on her side on the bed, holding the air-conditioned quilt tightly with both hands. She knew that tonight might be another sleepless night.
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As a result, when she got up the next day, Lin Zhixia had two panda eyes. She used concealer several times in the bathroom before going downstairs with some satisfaction.
After breakfast, Lin Zhixia got into the kitchen and started making the cake she just learned yesterday very seriously. With some of her own little thoughts, it took her a whole morning to finish the work with satisfaction and carefully put it together. Put it in the refrigerator.
Until the afternoon, the man who said he was coming back was nowhere to be seen. Lin Zhixia was a little restless and frequently looked sideways in the direction of the door.
Her move made Han Suqing, who was sitting next to her, laugh out loud, and said to her slowly in a gentle voice: "Zhixia, don't worry, I'll be back in a while."
In an instant, Lin Zhixia lowered her head slightly and said somewhat uncomfortably: "I know, Mom."
It wasn't until six o'clock in the afternoon that the missing person walked in from the door, his steps looking a little hasty.
Ma Zhang at the door saw it first and shouted in a slightly loud tone: "Madam, we are back."
Hearing this, Lin Zhixia stood up, turned around and looked at the door. Sure enough, she saw the person she had been thinking about walking slowly towards here.
Han Su on the side walked towards the kitchen early in the morning, leaving space for the two young people.
