"Uncle Shu, what about that thing?"
Yong Shanling sat on the sofa hugging a pillow and looked at Mu Yijie timidly.
Hearing her words, Mu Yijie put down the contract in his hand, walked slowly up to her, bent down and ruffled her hair.
"Silly girl, I'm not going to participate."
"Then... will your mom be unhappy?"
She looked at the man in front of her helplessly. Although she didn't want Uncle Shu to participate, she was afraid of ruining the relationship between the two of them.
"She's always like this. Don't worry about it. Now go to bed quickly. It's getting late."
After saying that, Mu Yijie got up and returned to the table. Yong Shanling went back to her room and lay on the bed. She felt weak, perhaps due to the fatigue of the past few days, and soon fell asleep.
"Ling'er, Ling'er, Ling'er..."
Hearing the familiar voice, Yong Shanling couldn't help frowning. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself back in that village again. This time, she seemed a bit anxious.
She kept running forward, looking for Gu Li. She ran for a long, long time. He wasn't by the river or in the houses. Something seemed to flash through her mind all of a sudden.
She turned around and ran towards the mountain. It seemed like a century had passed during her run. Looking at the approaching cliff, she slowly slowed down, gasping for breath with her face red beyond recognition.
Suddenly, it started to rain in the air. The patter of the rain made her slowly raise her head. In an instant, the rain came down like a splash of ink, sweeping across the earth. Her eyes were already wet with the rain.
She wiped the rain off her face, took a breath and pulled aside the branches in front of her. Then she heard a quarrel. The hand that touched the leaves retracted.
"It's already raining. Let's go back."
"No. The flower will get wet. I want to take it away."
"No. It's very dangerous over there on the cliff, especially on a rainy day."
"Don't worry, Brother A Li. I can do it."
" I've already said it's dangerous. Why do you still want to go!"
The young girl seemed to be stunned by the young boy's scolding and didn't come to her senses for a moment. In an instant, her eyes blurred, but she didn't know if it was tears or the heavy rain from the sky.
"Because... because it's the first gift I gave you."
Hearing the girl's words, Gu Li felt a bit helpless. He ruffled her hair and said, "Don't worry. It will be okay. Can we come and see it later?"
Bai Ling looked at him and felt a bit reluctant. She nodded and then went back to the village with him. Yong Shanling followed behind them. The back of Gu Li looked more and more familiar to her.
She wanted to touch him but couldn't. After the two separated, originally she intended to follow Gu Li, but for some reason, her consciousness made her follow Bai Ling.
Watching Gu Li walking further and further away, Bai Ling suddenly started running towards the forest. And at that moment, Yong Shanling's pupils dilated slightly. She felt out of breath and a stabbing pain in her heart.
But some kind of consciousness still supported her. She leaned against a tree and walked in the direction where Bai Ling had run. Watching the figure that was getting further and further away and about to disappear, she felt a bit anxious.
"Bai Ling, Bai Ling, Bai Ling!"
Bai Ling, who was running forward, seemed to hear her voice. But when she looked back and saw the empty place, she then ran towards the cliff.
Yong Shanling felt that her emotions suddenly got out of control for some reason. Her tears were like a broken kite. She wanted to stop but couldn't.
"Don't go, don't go, don't go..."
Yong Shanling suddenly knelt down on the spot. Then she heard the sound of footsteps behind her.
"Where on earth has Ling'er gone?"
"A Xu, you go and look around. I'll go up there and look."
After Gu Li said that, he ran towards Yong Shanling. She watched the figure getting closer and closer. All of a sudden, their eyes met, but in the next instant, they passed each other by.
Yong Shanling leaned against the tree and managed to stand up. She stumbled forward and followed Gu Li to the cliff. The rain seemed to have stopped. The dark clouds in the sky had already dispersed. The weak sunlight shone on Bai Ling's body.
Bai Ling was standing in front of the flower on the cliff, motionless. Her body was trembling a bit. Gu Li was a bit worried. When he took a step forward, Bai Ling spoke.
"Gu Li... the flower has withered. Why... why... I didn't protect it well just now."
"The flower will bloom again after it withers. Can you come here first?" Gu Li looked at the young girl in front of him worriedly.
He knew, knew how fragile and stubborn the young girl in front of him was. He felt a bit reluctant.
"Let me pick it. Can you come here first, Ling'er?"
Hearing the young boy's words, the young girl slightly turned her head. Her eyes were still a bit red. "Okay."
Gu Li walked past her with a smile. Bai Ling walked towards the place where Yong Shanling was standing. Her face had already lost all color. She was trembling, but she didn't know why. A sense of fear and anxiety welled up in her heart.
"Don't go, don't go, don't go."
At this time, Bai Ling was already standing beside her, looking at Gu Li with a smile on her face. Gu Li easily picked the flower, raised his hand and shouted towards Bai Ling.
"Look! I've already picked it. Let's go home, Ling'er!"
"Okay!" A glimmer of light returned to Bai Ling's originally dull eyes. She ran towards Gu Li. Gu Li was originally running towards her, but he seemed to feel something was wrong under his feet.
His face suddenly turned pale. He took a step forward and the feeling under his feet became more and more real. Looking at Bai Ling running towards him, a look of fear flashed in his eyes.
"Don't come here!"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Bai Ling slowly stopped and looked at Gu Li in confusion.
Gu Li forced a stiff smile on his face. He looked at the flower in his hand and threw it towards Bai Ling. "Catch it!"
Bai Ling lightly jumped up and caught the flower. The smiling face she showed made Gu Li feel satisfied for a moment.
"Brother A Li, look! I caught it. Why aren't you coming over?"
"I..."
"Come on, hurry..."
Bai Ling took a step forward helplessly, but Gu Li behaved abnormally.
"Don't come here!"
At the same time, Gu Li also took a few steps forward. Suddenly, he felt the ground start to shake. Fear made him run forward. But when he took that step, he suddenly fell.
Bai Ling, who was originally smiling, watched Gu Li disappear in front of her in an instant. Her smile froze on her face. The flower in her hand slowly slipped to the ground. In an instant, it seemed that the air had solidified.
"A Li... Brother A Li, Brother A Li!"
Bai Ling immediately ran forward. Looking at the cliff like an abyss, she didn't know who was controlling her. She took a step forward.