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Weighing myself this morning, I found I'd gained three pounds.Auntie was delighted and started cooking for me again, which left me feeling somewhat embarrassed.I was supposed to be staying here to take care of them, yet it seemed they were the ones looking after me.I seemed to have become the only idle person at home, with Brother Baichuan busy with work, Auntie focused on improving my health, and Uncle engrossed in his new hobby of gardening, sometimes talking to the flowers.With the year coming to an…- 87.2 K • Completed
- We finally moved house, having a place we could call our own.On the day my mother was discharged from the hospital, we didn't return to Xu Zhao's place. Instead, we took her straight to our new home, where Jiangluo had tidied everything up meticulously, ensuring all necessary daily items were ready and waiting.Her mood improved, and my father no longer spent his days in silent brooding.We placed Bolin's photos in the living room, the bedroom, the study—in every place where we could see him.Regardless of…
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- Immediately after Bolin's funeral, his mother was hospitalized.Uncle also experienced a spike in blood pressure, reaching as high as 200 systolic at one point, and the doctor sternly instructed him to take his medication and injections on time every day, leaving no room for carelessness.Coincidentally, during this period, there was an urgent matter at Baichuan's company, and he was swamped with work, overwhelmed to the point where he couldn't handle it anymore and absolutely had to make a trip back.Though…
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- Our home was completely transformed.From the moment I pulled out the death certificate, I knew that the scene I dreaded most had unfolded before my eyes.Cries from my parents echoed incessantly in my ears—their heart-wrenching wails left me writhing in agony.My mother's relentless questioning of "why," coupled with her unbearable anguish, left me kneeling there, unable to utter a single word of comfort.There was no comfort to offer; every attempt would be futile. In the face of reality, all we could do…
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- Brother Baichuan has left, leaving behind prepared meals and a note for me.I feel incredibly guilty towards him. Despite his greater suffering, I constantly cause him worry.When I woke up this morning, my entire body ached. Walking into the living room, I spotted the sticky note on the coffee table. I read it several times before fully comprehending its simple message.My brain might be broken now; I'm unsure if it will remain damaged or slowly recover.Brother Baichuan's handwriting is very different from…
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- Li Jiangluo told me a story, not a long one, just a few words, yet I found it hard to believe.His face was deathly pale, his tone casual, but his eyes were filled with pain and despair.After listening, I stood there in a daze for quite some time, trying to process what he had just told me through the passage of time.The continuous bombardment of information beyond my imagination over the past few days had left me somewhat overwhelmed. I didn't understand before why Li Jiangluo kept saying that he was the…
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- What more could I hope for?The snow had stopped, and we had finished moving house.Xu Zhao’s house was just a two-bedroom place, with one room each for me and Brother Baichuan.It was all new, strange, and cold.Brother Baichuan placed the suitcase in the bedroom before coming over to ask which items I wanted him to unpack.He had lost a lot of weight recently too, dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, less spirited than when he first arrived.“Just leave everything in the corner,” I said,…
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- Jiangluo:I love you.It’s late at night on October 28th, and you’re sound asleep right now, looking so peaceful that I can’t tear my eyes away from you.But I dare not look anymore; I fear that staring at you will make me change the decision I’ve struggled to make.Do you remember our first meeting? You had just started college, dressed in a black herringbone tweed coat. It was snowing heavily that day. After the meeting ended, you quickly left with your hands in your pockets, carrying a backpack and…
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- Li Jiangluo turned off all the lights except for a small nightlight placed near the wall when he went upstairs. This was probably their habit; a little light at night was indeed better than complete darkness.I wasn't sleeping, sitting on the sofa smoking.My craving for cigarettes had been particularly strong in recent days, and Li Jiangluo was the same, chain-smoking one after another.His way of lighting a cigarette was extremely clumsy, probably because he rarely smoked before.The wall clock in Bolin's…
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- Back here again. Even though everything had been cleaned, I could still see the blood on the ground and Bolin hanging from the wall. His death might haunt me for the rest of my life, but then again, it might not be for too long since I always feel like I won't be alive much longer.After my mother passed away a few years ago, Bolin became my only family. Now that I'm alone, this world doesn't mean much to me anymore.Without a pillar of strength, without a reason to live.I don't even know why I'm still…
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