Love Letters

Chapter 232 His 8 Years Old

"I want to go back."

Xu Mobai spoke in a hoarse voice, his face full of guilt.

The sun was very strong that afternoon.

The setting sun casts its afterglow on the white corridor.

The boy lowered his thick eyelashes, and his skin was dazzlingly white under the light.

The extended branches and leaves blocked out large tracts of sunlight and cast mottled shadows.

The halo of the setting sun shone on the boy's fair face, making the outline of his eyebrows and eyes look particularly soft.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and the wind seemed to solidify.

"Is it the kind of leave to go home?"

He Miao was smiling lazily, his smile was clean and bright, just like the bright and hot sunset glow above his head.

She didn't know why she was laughing. Maybe she didn't know what expression to use, or maybe she was too embarrassed and wanted to cover it up.

His lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at her silently.

Seeing Xu Mobai's silence, He Miao's smile disappeared and he suddenly became anxious, "How long will you be gone this time?"

Xu Mobai did not answer, perhaps because he did not want to say it, or perhaps he did not dare to speak, or perhaps he himself did not know the answer to the question.

While his thoughts were in ups and downs, He Miao asked before him.

"One week?"

"A month?"

"one semester?"

The more He Miao asked, the more scared he became, and he was somewhat reluctant to ask any further.

Xu Mobai smiled bitterly, his voice low and hoarse: "I will try to come back next year to take the college entrance examination."

"College Entrance Examination? It will take a long time..."

He Miao blurted out subconsciously, "The college entrance examination... the college entrance examination is still more than 200 days away."

Even though the time was so tight, she suddenly felt it was so long ago.

I really wanted to cry, but I held it back.

"Did something happen?"

He Miao saw the expression on his face and felt an indescribable loneliness.

"Ah."

Xu Mobai listened quietly, his thick and long eyelashes blinked, he nodded slightly, and responded softly, "Yeah."

"Is it necessary to go?"

She shrank her palms slightly, then smiled, her tone pleading.

After a short pause, he lowered his voice, looked at the clock on the wall in the laboratory, and said seriously, "Yes."

Hearing this, she did not continue asking.

Her eyes dimmed, with a hint of self-mockery in them, and she said with understanding: "This time you didn't leave secretly, but took the initiative to find me, which is considered progress."

Her eyes were extremely deep, and she seemed to be thinking about something important.

She smiled at him, as if conveying her positive emotions.

"Can I not go?"

She suddenly hugged him, her voice a little nervous and scared, "Xu Mobai, I don't want you to go."

She put her arms around his waist and pressed her cheek against his chest.

"Who will teach me if you leave?"

He Miao tried to keep him in her own way. Although she didn't know if it was right or not, it was indeed from her heart. She didn't want him to leave, nor did she want to regret it.

"Although you said it in advance, I still feel sad. She hugged him. Can you not leave? I don't want you to leave."

Xu Mobai felt the fear of the person in his arms, and his eyes gradually softened, as if he relaxed.

He patted He Miao's shoulder gently, as if to comfort her, "Okay, I won't leave."

"Really?"

Hearing this, He Miao raised his head excitedly, "Are you really not leaving?"

"real."

He held her in his arms with one hand and tucked her hair behind her ears.

"Is it okay if you don't leave?"

Xu Mobai seemed to be hesitating, and after a while he hummed softly.

He Miao was just about to happily hold his hand when she suddenly saw his expression... It was exactly like the day she returned to her hometown.

That day, she rushed back to Huaicheng in much the same way.

Suddenly I remembered the strange phone call from the previous night...

Her fingers grasping the hem of his clothes moved slightly.

"Xu Mobai, you should go and do something if you have something to do."

Her hand paused in mid-air, then she pulled it back somewhat embarrassedly.

"No, I'm not leaving."

Realizing that she let go, Xu Mobai suddenly panicked.

He was very quick and reached out to grab her wrist, even using some force.

Seeing her struggle, he quickly pulled her back into his arms and said firmly, "It's okay. It's okay if I don't leave."

"You go."

Recalling his previous experience, He Miao pushed him out and said, "You will definitely regret it if you don't leave."

"I would really regret it if I left."

Xu Mobai spoke with certainty, his deep voice carrying an undisguised fear.

"If you really miss out on certain people and things because you stay, it will be too late to regret it then."

"how about you?"

"I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere."

He Miao suddenly laughed, looking relaxed, "I won't wait for you if you go. Whether it's in terms of feelings or studies, I might have left you behind by the time you come back."

"I'm sorry, He Miao."

"Don't blame yourself, don't feel guilty."

He Miao took a lot of effort to finish saying this. His nails dug into his palms and the pain from his nerve endings supported his consciousness.

"Xu Mobai, let's all move forward."

She took a deep breath, raised her head and looked forward, with a determined light in her eyes.

Hearing this, Xu Mobai let her go, but his fingertips were still lingering on the touch and temperature of her skin through her clothes. When he let go, he gently stroked her shoulder.

He Miao couldn't stand his gaze and turned around.

"He Miao, I will be back before the college entrance examination."

She had her back to him and couldn't see his expression, but she could hear the determination in his words.

Her shoulders visibly straightened for a moment, and she paused as she was about to leave, remaining silent for a long time.

"Love will come back or not."

He Miao's mood reached its peak at this moment. He had no time to vent and started moving his feet first.

Halfway through the walk, I saw a car parked downstairs, as if it was waiting for someone.

Suddenly, I had a guess in my mind.

I won't see Xu Mobai anymore after today........

Thinking of this, she started running back. In fact, she was not as cool as she looked.

It was only less than a minute since she left. When she returned there, Xu Mobai was no longer there.

"Xu Mobai."

"Xu......"

"He Miao."

A figure walked around the corner of the corridor.

"You haven't left yet."

When I saw the person I had expected, I suddenly felt a sense of relief as if I had found him/her again.

"Ah."

"So are we leaving now?"

However, her happiness did not last long as she suddenly realized the reality.

"Yes."

Xu Mobai now seemed much calmer than before, and seemed to have made up his mind, "He Miao, goodbye!"

"Xu Mobai, happy birthday!"

"Thank you."