What on earth did Ji Siyue mean to Qin Chengyao?
If you think about it carefully, it seems that no adjective is sufficient to describe her significance to him.
When his life experienced a huge upheaval and he closed himself off, Ji Siyue appeared like a savior with Pikachu, bringing a glimmer of sunshine into his dim and hopeless life. It was she who guided him, slowly pulling him out of the abyss, and finally enabling him to stand in the sun.
Just when he thought the two of them would always be together like this, Ji Siyue disappeared without a sound.
At the moment she vanished, Qin Chengyao felt that his life seemed to lose all meaning.
He felt as if he had been played for a fool.
But even so, he still didn't give up on Ji Siyue.
He thought—even if it was a farce, as long as it was her, he would be willing to endure anything.
He searched for her bitterly for two years, only to find that she seemed not to recognize him.
And now, sitting in front of him looking weak, Ji Siyue said that they had once been together. This was something he hadn't dared to think about even a while ago.
"You..." Qin Chengyao slowly stretched out his hand, even trembling a little.
He seemed to want to touch Siyue, but was afraid that the person in front of him was not real, so his outstretched hand was so hesitant.
Ji Siyue didn't hesitate any longer. She directly reached out and held his palm.
This time, Qin Chengyao finally felt that everything in front of him was real. He immediately pulled Ji Siyue into his arms and hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to blend her into his very bones and blood.
Although Ji Siyue was a bit out of breath from his hug, she didn't move.
"Senior... I'm really sorry. I actually forgot about you."
Qin Chengyao just hugged her and shook his head. "You survived such a serious car accident. I'm already grateful enough that you're alive."
"I'm sorry..."
This was the only thing Ji Siyue could say at the moment.
...
On this day, Qin Chengyao held Ji Siyue and talked a great deal. But when Ji Siyue asked how he had spent the two years after her departure, he fell silent.
Ji Siyue knew he wouldn't volunteer the information, so after being discharged from the hospital, she asked Jin Zhiyan for Bai Yu's phone number. She remembered that Bai Yu had once said that he had known Qin Chengyao since childhood.
She found a coffee shop, ordered two cups of coffee, and then waited.
Bai Yu walked in from outside. He spotted Ji Siyue at a glance and waved to her. Ji Siyue waved back.
After sitting down and exchanging a few simple greetings, Ji Siyue got straight to the point.
"I want to know how Qin Chengyao spent the two years after graduating from high school."
Bai Yu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately asked, "Did you remember something?"
Hearing Bai Yu say this, Ji Siyue was even more certain that he knew about the past between her and Qin Chengyao.
"I seem to have remembered something, but not very completely. Bai Yu, I've asked him, but he refuses to tell me."
"Of course he wouldn't tell you about those days when he was like a ghost. It wasn't really a human life," Bai Yu sneered, but not at Ji Siyue.
Ji Siyue lowered her head. "I'm really sorry for what I've done to him."
"It wasn't your fault. There's no need to apologize. I just think it's the cruel play of fate. You want to know about him, and I can tell you, but you can't tell him it was me who told you. Otherwise, he'll definitely be angry if he finds out."
"Although I'm really grateful to you, I still want to ask. If you know he'll be angry, why are you still telling me? Don't misunderstand. I'm just simply curious."
"Because I want you to treat him well after hearing this. He's really had a tough time in the past two years."
"Tell me. I'm listening," Ji Siyue said, lowering her head to take a sip of coffee.
"Actually, there's not much to say. Like all those who have suffered from a broken heart, he became very decadent. He learned to smoke, drink, race cars, and gamble during that time. He almost got involved with those dirty things!"
Although Ji Siyue had already expected this might be the case, after hearing it, she still felt a sudden sharp pain in her heart.
Bai Yu continued, "Every time he had an episode, he would lock himself in his room. Later, he developed depression and even attempted suicide. He even became a bit autistic. Don't be fooled by his sunny appearance and his good relationships with everyone now. In fact, there are very few people who can truly enter his heart. Even now, he's still suffering from the pain of his illness. Siyue, if you really still like him, I hope you can heal him. He's waited for you for two years. Even if you give him just two months and treat him well, he will surely abandon the darkness and come back to you."
"Does he still smoke and drink now..." Ji Siyue closed her eyes, almost afraid to ask.
If she hadn't had this conversation with Bai Yu today, Ji Siyue might still have thought that he was just a person who had always lived in the sunshine.
"He stopped smoking after he met you. But there must have been times when you really annoyed him. At those times, he would smoke one or two cigarettes occasionally. Sometimes, he would put out the cigarette in a hurry before even finishing half of it, as if he suddenly remembered something... I think he remembered that you don't like people who smoke, so even at those moments, he still tried to control himself."
Ji Siyue finally closed her eyes and shed two clear tears.
So it turned out that her influence on him was really this profound... And yet she had forgotten about him.
A person who was so devoted to her should have been engraved deeply in her mind even if it cost her life...
Suddenly, Ji Siyue felt that Qin Chengyao's face seemed to take on a real form in her mind.
She seemed to remember what Qin Chengyao looked like!
Wasn't she face - blind? She usually didn't know what people looked like if she couldn't see them clearly. But now...
After the brief heartache, great joy filled her heart.
Ji Siyue suddenly stood up and said to Bai Yu, "I'm going to find him. I really have some things I want to tell him right now."
Bai Yu nodded with relief and said with a smile, "Go ahead. Remember what I told you. He really loves you."
Ji Siyue nodded vigorously and rushed out of the coffee shop.