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The sky was overcast, and the dark clouds were rolling up, but no rain fell.

 

The entire hospital's area was full of cars and media reporters. The fans who came to express their condolences were crowded together.

 

There was no noise, everyone was quiet.

 

Bai Jinyan made his debut at a young age and was at the peak of his popularity. Now he died unexpectedly in a car accident, and people who came to offer condolences crowded the entire street.

 

In front of the corridor window on the second floor,

 

The dim light reflected the slender figure of the young man, and the delicate half of his cheek was hidden in the shadow of the curtain.

 

The hand beside him was clenched tightly. Qiao Huaiyao's eyes drooped slightly. Hearing the footsteps, he paused, pulled away from the dazed and stagnant emotion, turned around, and said, "Aunt Meng."

 

Meng Zheng nodded, "Too many things have happened these days, and I really don't have the energy to deal with them. Fortunately, you are here to help me."

 

She stepped forward and handed the key to Qiao Huaiyao, and said softly, "I'll trouble you with Jin Yan's things."

 

When Qiao Huaiyao saw her pale and exhausted figure, he could not help frowning, "Aunt Meng, you have to pay attention to your body..."

 

"I'm fine." Meng Zheng hooked the corners of her mouth, but couldn't show a smile, "I'll go down first, there are so many people below, it's not good for me to leave for a long time."

 

His lips opened and Qiao Huaiyao wanted to say something, but Meng Zheng turned and left without waiting for him to speak.

 

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The key was inserted into the door lock. The movement of opening the door was slow. From knowing the news of Bai Jinyan's death to attending his funeral, Qiao Huaiyao still hadn't come back to his senses. For some reason, he himself didn't know when he agreed to Aunt Meng's request in confusion.

 

When he really wanted to open the door and enter Bai Jinyan's bedroom, he hesitated again.

 

After a moment of silence, Qiao Huaiyao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pushed open the bedroom door.

 

At the corner of the stairs, Meng Zheng looked up at the young man who walked into the room above. The thoughts in her eyes moved slightly, she couldn't help but sigh. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked down slowly.1

 

Qiao Huaiyao walked into the bedroom and put the key in the small box woven with rattan on the left-hand side.

 

When he saw the photo frame standing beside the small box, Qiao Huaiyao paused.

 

——That was a photo of him and Bai Jinyan in high school.

 

Looking at the two people above who were hooking their shoulders and backs, Qiao Huaiyao pursed the corners of his mouth slightly and felt a bit astringent in his heart.

 

He and Bai Jinyan were neighbors across from each other. Because they lived close together and were of similar age, they often hung out together and had a close relationship.

 

From elementary school, they both went to the same school.

 

However, after the college entrance examination, Bai Jinyan suddenly began to alienate himself for no reason.1

 

Qiao Huaiyao asked him several times to no avail. It just happened that the admission notice from a famous school came down. His grades were really good and when he didn't fill in the application, a teacher from the admissions office of a famous school personally came to him.

 

Originally, there were two schools of the same level that he liked. Qiao Huaiyao had a hard time deciding. Because of Bai Jinyan's incident, he picked the farthest university in a fit of anger, packed his luggage, blocked the other's contact information, and got on the plane.

 

A few days ago, Qiao Huaiyao received a strange call, and there was only a brief apology on the other end of the phone.

 

The voice sounded weak and fragile, but he still knew who the other party was. It was very difficult for Bai Jinyan to speak, and he had to pause for a moment when speaking just a few words.

 

Qiao Huaiyao felt that something was wrong, and he wanted to ask Bai Jinyan. But before he could ask, the other party had hung up the phone, and no one answered the call again.

 

A few hours later, he saw the news of the car accident on TV, and Qiao Huaiyao's eyes went dark.

 

From buying a plane ticket, boarding the plane, to attending Bai Jinyan's funeral, Qiao Huaiyao was still in disbelief, immersed in a daze that he never recovered from.

 

He thought he was just arguing with Bai Jinyan, but he didn't expect that the quarrel before leaving would be the last time he and Bai Jinyan would meet in this life.

 

If he had known that they had no chance to meet again even after they calm down with each other, Qiao Huaiyao thought, he would have definitely told Bai Jinyan what he was hiding and refusing to say.

 

Even if it would have made the relationship between the two of them more awkward.

 

Qiao Huaiyao clenched his teeth and turned the frame upside down, deceiving himself not to look at the photo inside.

 

There were several folded cardboard boxes on the ground, one of which contained several books, and the rest were all empty. Qiao Huaiyao pulled over an empty box, wrapped the photo frame with foam strips, and put it in.

 

 

The scattered and fragile small objects were carefully packed and placed in the box. Just cleaning up the decorations on the table was a waste of time.

 

After sealing the box, before he could get up, he heard a 'bang' behind him.

 

It sounded like something hit the ground, making a muffled sound.

 

Qiao Huaiyao turned to look that the book on the edge of the bookshelf had fallen to the ground.

 

At the same time, the books on the bookshelf fell with a clatter, and several books fell in a row.

 

Qiao Huaiyao frowned and found that the top shelf was loose and crooked. The books in front of him fell, and the books behind were no longer covered and fell one after another.

 

The flipped pages and the unfolded books were piled up on the ground in twos and threes.

 

He sighed lightly, crouched on the edge of the stack of books, and was about to pick up the top book, but was stunned when he saw what was written on the book.

 

Qiao Huaiyao's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes stared at the book without blinking for a moment.

 

On the two-page single-line paper, the words 'Qiao Huaiyao' occupy the entire page.

 

This......?

 

Qiao Huaiyao's heart tightened, and he picked up the book with trembling hands, only to realize that it was a diary.

 

The edge of the cover of the diary was a little worn, like marks left by frequent opening.

 

Opening the diary, there were only a few words written in it, and all that was written after that were his name.

 

Qiao Huaiyao's eyes reddened as he brushed the sharp words on the diary with his fingertips.

 

Twisting the thin paper to turn the page, the next page also had the words 'Qiao Huaiyao'.

 

Qiao Huaiyao leaned against the wall, holding the diary, turning it page by page.

 

Until the name disappeared, leaving a large blank on the page, only a line of dates was written in the middle.

 

It was the day he had gotten admitted to the university.

 

The handwriting was scribbled as if the writer was hurt beyond words, and the last stroke cut the paper abruptly.1

 

Seeing this, Qiao Huaiyao's heart trembled, and the sourness and grievance instantly magnified infinitely.

 

Tears were caught off guard on the diary. He closed his eyes and let the tears fall. The corners of his mouth pursed into a line without making any sound. He wiped off the traces on the paper and closed the diary.

 

 

Qiao Huaiyao couldn't understand, couldn't figure out why!

 

It wasn't because of the estrangement without a reason, it was just that Bai Jinyan didn't tell him.

 

At first, he thought that Bai Jinyan really wanted to draw a fine line with him. He found Bai Jinyan to ask several times, but he couldn't ask the reason clearly.

 

He thought it was just a fit of momentary anger, and everything would be fine after calming down, but now...

 

If he had known things would turn out like this, when they were arguing, Qiao Huaiyao would have grabbed Bai Jinyan and asked everything.1

 

Qiao Huaiyao leaned back, raised his head, held the diary tightly in his arms, and his fingertips on the edge of the diary turned white.

 

He closed his eyes tightly, his heart kept heaving and his collar was wet with tears.

 

His heart seemed to be tightly clenched by an invisible hand. He didn't know when, the sound outside stopped, and the sunlight pulled away from the window.

 

Night fell in the room, and the boundless darkness strangled his neck, making it hard to breathe.

 

Qiao Huaiyao curled up in the corner holding the diary. The moonlight in the middle of the night was icy cold and poured into the house like frost.

 

He frowned, his dry eyes tingling with the slightest movement. The moonlight was too dazzling at the moment. He narrowed his eyes with difficulty, bowed his head between his knees, and completely lost consciousness.

 

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"Student? Student!"

 

Under the scorching sun, the senior who welcomed the freshmen waved the admissions brochure in her hand and asked suspiciously, "Student, Qiao Huaiyao? Are you listening?"

 

Senior Sister pointed to the roster on the table, "Sign here for admission, and then you can go in and choose the dormitory."

 

Under the sun, the boy outside the parasol slowly raised his eyes. His handsome face was a little dazed, and there was a moment of hesitation in his slightly raised peach blossom eyes.

 

This is... where?

 

Wasn't he cleaning up the belongings in Bai Jinyan's room?

 

Why is he here?

 

Handing over the roster at hand, and seeing the date marked on the corner, Qiao Huaiyao's pupils shrank suddenly, this is...?

 

Qing University's admission office?

 

The thoughts in Qiao Huaiyao's mind were chaotic, and the surrounding noisy environment made the already unclear brain more and more stagnant.

 

He clenched the roster so tightly that the page under his fingertips was already wrinkled.

 

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, the senior sister asked, "Student, is there any problem?"

 

Hearing Senior Sister's voice, Qiao Huaiyao suddenly came back to his senses. Forcing himself to calm down, he blinked his eyes lightly, quietly concealed the unnatural expression on his face, and pouted the corners of his mouth, "No, it's nothing. I suddenly remembered something at home, sorry."

 

With that said, Qiao Huaiyao put down the roster in his hand, quickly signed his name at the check-in counter, then pulled the suitcase and left.

 

"Eh? Student!" Senior Sister was stunned for a moment, only to see a back figure. She hurriedly said, "What's the matter, don't rush to leave, you haven't chosen a dormitory yet..."

 

Qiao Huaiyao didn't stop. He waved his hand without looking back and said, "I'll just follow the school's arrangements."

 

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Looking at the clear flow of people coming and going and the traffic jams, the unreal feeling of being inside a dream was broken at this moment.

 

Qiao Huaiyao couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. 

 

He really came back.

 

Back to the day when he got admission to the university.

 

At this time, Bai Jinyan should still be staying at home.

 

Qing University starts admission days five days in advance, meanwhile, Bai Jinyan's university will start its admission days much later.

 

Qiao Huaiyao hurriedly walked out of the school gate, fiddling with his mobile phone, and anxiously opened the chat software. He desperately wanted to contact Bai Jinyan.

 

But when looking for the contact's profile, he couldn't help but flick his fingertips. He had deleted all of Bai Jinyan's chat methods.

 

......

 

Unable to send messages, Qiao Huaiyao simply turned off the chat software. He quickly swiped his fingertips, opened the number pad, and pressed the string of numbers that he had memorized without hesitation.

 

However, after the call, there was a busy tone of 'tu tu tu'.

 

Did he change the number?

 

Qiao Huaiyao was suspicious. He checked the phone number and dialed again.

 

Another busy tone.

 

Qiao Huaiyao stood in front of the stop sign, looked at the approaching taxi, and raised his hand to stop.

 

After getting into the taxi, Qiao Huaiyao said, "Mr. driver, take me to the airport."

 

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