Fang Yuzhe gently hugged her, his hand sliding from her shoulder to her waist, then to her abdomen. Xia Yuluo stiffened, wanting to move his hand away, but he wouldn’t let go.
“Fang Yuzhe—”
“Did you lie about being pregnant, or couldn’t keep the baby?”
Yuluo thought she could hide it a bit longer, but now she could only admit: “Sorry, it was my mistake.”
Fang Yuzhe hugged her tightly, “When my cousin was pregnant, she needed help walking. But you take care of me inside and out every day, worrying and getting angry for me. I should have known earlier. I’m the one who should say sorry.”
“No! It’s all my fault! Please don’t be sad or angry. I swear I’ll give you another child!”
“No need. I used to want a child to keep my dad from being lonely, but now I feel it’s better if I stay.”
Xia Yuluo looked at him blankly.
“Today I saw for a second. Since it’s not a final burst of light, that means I won!”
Just like you said, there’s an army in my body protecting me. As the general, I now have unshakable confidence. For you, for my dad, I want to stay. When I completely win, I’ll repay you a thousandfold for everything you’ve lost and sacrificed.”
“When you completely win, what I’ve lost and sacrificed will already be repaid a thousandfold!”
“Do you believe I’ll win?”
Xia Yuluo stood on tiptoe, hugged his neck tightly, and whispered in his ear while kissing him: “I’ve always bet on you winning. I’ve staked my entire life on it. No one believes in your victory more than me!”
He thought he understood, and after that brief moment of clarity, several months passed. When the flowers on the mountaintop cemetery had faded and autumn quietly arrived, on a sunset-drenched evening, he saw the colors of the human world again.
He finally saw Xia Yuluo. At that moment, she was watering her small garden, her hair now shoulder-length, her profile beautiful.
“Your jacket is blue today, right?” When Yuluo came over to boast about her flowers not withering, Fang Yuzhe suddenly asked.
Xia Yuluo was stunned for a moment, waving her hand in front of him, “Can you see?
