Back To The 80s-Chapter 617: Extra Story One: You Are My Lifelong Pursuit (Qin Li Jin Cheng) _1
What is the most painful thing in the world? It’s when the one you love is right in front of you, but you can’t embrace her. It’s when she is swearing that she wants to marry you, but you can’t respond with a smile, saying: Indeed, the one I want to marry the most is you!
Jin Cheng experienced this torment every day. He had planted a date tree in the courtyard because Qin Li had once expressed her desire to eat red dates even in winter. He had surreptitiously dug up a sapling from grandma’s house and planted it. It would bud in spring and shed leaves in autumn, but the date tree had never bloomed.
When Jin Cheng tried to steal dates from Uncle Li’s house next door, he was caught by Jin Xueping and severely beaten up at home. Qin Li, the heartless one, was laughing and applauding at his side, saying, "Serves you right for being gluttonous."
Jin Cheng sat quietly under the date tree, looking at it year after year bearing no fruits; and he sighed. This was probably the state of his relationship with Qin Li - destined with no fruition.
Jin Cheng seemed to have anticipated the outcome of this mission. He sat at his desk, writing Qin Li a very long letter. He didn’t want to in the first place, thinking it was good to just quietly leave. But Qin Li said, "If you live, I live. If you die, I shall die too." This startled him.
At that moment, he thought of giving up, had fears, but eventually chose to forsake Qin Li because of his duty.
If he was unfortunate enough to leave this world, he hoped that Qin Li could live happily.
He hoped that in this world there would be a man better than him who could love Qin Li, and protect her.
Jin Cheng buried the letter he had written under the date tree.
During these years of being in a coma, Jin Cheng was conscious. He could feel Qin Li’s sorrow and his mother’s painful cries every time. But he could not wake up; it was as if his soul was trapped, unable to return to his body.
Qin Li said, "You’ve been sleeping for so long, won’t you wake up? What am I supposed to do if you never wake up? You must wake up once you’ve slept enough, okay?"
Jin Cheng struggled hard to say okay in his heart, but he couldn’t make out a sound. He could only replace it with tears.
Qin Li said, "The date tree is blooming. Will you wake up when the dates ripen?"
Jin Cheng opened his eyes and whispered, "Okay." Just this one word took all the strength from his body, he had no more energy to speak another word.
The date tree had bloomed; he couldn’t sleep anymore. Otherwise, his girl would be disappointed.
Qin Li burst into tears of joy, squatted down, and leaned on Jin Cheng’s leg, crying and saying, "I knew it, I knew it. You would definitely wake up. How could you bear to leave me alone for so long?"
Jin Cheng wanted to raise his hand to touch Qin Li’s hair, but he had lain so long that his arm had lost its strength. He watched Qin Li, silently shedding tears.
Qin Li cried out loud, her persistence had turned into complaint at this moment, "Why did you sleep for so long?"
Jin Cheng smiled through his tears, glad that he made it back.
Due to lengthy bed confinement, signs of organ failure had begun showing in Jin Cheng’s body after he woke up.
After consultation with the experts, He Qin suggested that Qin Li take Jin Cheng overseas for convalescence, given the limited medical equipment in our country.
Qin Li handed over the factory and shop businesses to Ji Xiangdong, and took Jin Cheng to the other side of the vast ocean.
On the plane, Jin Cheng struggled to hold Qin Li’s hand and promised her a lifetime commitment, "In this life, I will never let you down again."
Qin Li held Jin Cheng’s hand tightly, tears instantly running down her face, she believed, they would live happily, together until the end.
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Extra Chapter Two: Within Control, Target Locked
S City Department Store, October 1992
At the top of the building, Li Duo, dressed in camouflage and wearing a black hood, was observing every move at the bank entrance across the street through a sniper scope.
Jiujiu and a few classmates were squatting on the ground, terrified in the bank’s hall.
The eighteen-year-old Jiujiu had just entered S Province Normal University this year. Today, she came to the bank with classmates to withdraw living expenses and encountered bank robbers.
There were three robbers in total, all wearing stockings on their heads, making their faces unclear. They held homemade pistols.
One of the robbers was impatiently tapping the counter while urging the staff to fill his bag with money. Among them, someone was watching the hostages squatting on the ground, while one was looking at the situation outside the bank from the door.
Jiujiu squatted on the ground with a pale face, sneakily looking around. Her classmate Chen Lu whispered, "Don’t stare."
Jiujiu quickly lowered her head. She fantasized that her once-uncle might come to her rescue.
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When she turned sixteen, Jiujiu realized that her feelings for Li Duo weren’t admiration, or fondness due to the lack of a father figure. Instead, it was romantic love. Once she understood her feelings, she didn’t feel cheerful; instead, her thoughts were heavy.
Jiujiu was a sensitive and insecure. A burn she had suffered as a young child had left a scar the size of a fist under one of her breasts.
The ugly, pitted scar made Jiujiu feel as if she was flawed, an imperfect person. How could she like someone radiant like a hero, like Li Duo?
Ou Ruoshui looked at Jiujiu suddenly becoming quiet, her grades also dipping, and could do nothing about it.
Because she was distracted, her grades fell, causing her college entrance examination scores to be less than ideal. They were only enough for the cut-off line of S City Normal University.
When Jiujiu received her admittance letter, she locked herself in her room and cried for an entire day. She hadn’t kept her promise to Gu Xiaobei. She hadn’t been admitted to the Medical University in the Capital City. Instead, Chen Gang had earned excellent grades three years ago and was admitted to the Command School of the People’s Liberation Army in the Capital City.
Ou Ruoshui didn’t know where Jiujiu’s sudden change came from. She guessed privately, could it be because of a romantic relationship? Seeing Jiujiu’s red eyes from crying, she comforted her, "Jiujiu, being a teacher in the future is also very good. You can learn massage in your spare time. It’s the same as massaging your grandmother."
Jiujiu nodded sadly, "Hmm, but I won’t be able to see Auntie anymore. Do you think Auntie will be very disappointed?"
Ou Ruoshui thought for a moment, "No, she won’t be. Can you tell Mom, are there any boys you like?"
Jiujiu shook her head sadly, "No, sorry Mom, I have let you down."
"It’s not like that, there are not only universities in life. But you must remember not to make the people who care about you worry for you." Ou Ruoshui gently said as she stroked Jiujiu’s head.
Jiujiu made a secret vow in her heart that she would forget Li Duo, never dwell on relationships, and dutifully take care of her grandparents and mother. She could not disappoint them anymore.
She never expected that she would remember Li Duo again under today’s circumstances. It was a twist of fate that she came to his city, but she no longer had the courage to face him.
She could no longer joyfully call out "Uncle Li" as she did when she was a little girl.
Just as Jiujiu was lost in her thoughts, the police outside the bank were using a loudspeaker to say, "Listen, criminals, do not hurt the hostages and lay down your weapons..."
The three robbers inside the building suddenly became agitated. A robber looking outside the door at the many policemen said fearfully, "Big Brother, they’re... they’re... the police, what should we do?"
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