Chapter 96 Homecoming
Liuying moved her butt slightly to the side, patted the bed beside her with her right hand, and smiled gently.
An Ming brought two cups of hot tea and handed one to Liu Ying. "It's quite cold here. It will be troublesome if you catch a cold."
"Ah."
Liuying responded obediently and did not remind An Ming that genetically modified humans would never get sick. In An Ming's eyes, she had always been just an ordinary girl.
She likes "normal".
Live like an ordinary person, live an ordinary life, and finally enjoy simple little happiness, without having to rush through the war of blood and tears, and without having to experience those painful partings.
After An Ming sat on the bed, Liuying held his arms in her arms, and there was happiness in her bright eyes.
He also became more determined to confess everything about the simulation to Liuying and show her everything.
"Firefly."
"Yeah, I'm listening."
"As we agreed before, I will tell you everything when the time is right."
Now is that moment. Without the train crew members around, it is just some alone time with the two of us, Firefly.
The two smooth little feet were shaking slightly, and after hearing An Ming's words, they immediately put together nervously. Liuying's cute little face also became serious along with the atmosphere.
An Ming couldn't help but smile and rubbed her little head, "It's obviously me who should be nervous. You're not wrong."
"wrong."
Liuying shook her head firmly, held An Ming's hand and said, "An Ming can't be wrong."
It has been like this for a long time. An Ming would only treat her kindly and gently, regardless of the cost or his own life, and would never think about himself even once.
Liuying's eyes were serious. If it was anyone else, she would not believe it at all, but if it was An Ming, then she could not be wrong.
An Ming held Liuying's little hand, and the guilt in his heart became stronger.
"Yingbao, do you believe in reincarnation?"
"What does reincarnation... mean?" Liuying blinked, and did not question An Ming. Instead, she smiled and listened to him continue.
"It's to simulate a history that happened in the past, such as the eighteen years you and I spent in Grammer, so that I can recall my past memories."
"Will not!"
Liuying suddenly became a little excited, pursed her lips and whispered back, "It's not a simulation. Every day with An Ming is so real."
The warmth we felt when we cuddled together at night, the countless days and nights we spent together, and the memories of midsummer—
"No, no, I'm not saying that those are fake, it's just that I remember those past events through reincarnation," An Ming explained hastily, fearing that Liuying would misunderstand. "Yingbao also knows that I was in the space station at first, but I actually have no memory of the past at all."
"...In other words, you forgot about me?" Liuying sniffed her small nose sadly. Her eyes made people feel distressed.
An Ming slapped him in the face without saying a word, hitting himself hard. Damn it, he actually forgot about Yingbao!
"Then came the second time, when I recalled the past on the Yuque Immortal Boat."
Liuying looked at An Ming's slightly red and swollen face with some distress, but was still attracted by the simulation he talked about. Then she recalled Fu Xuan's identity, and everything connected in an instant.
No wonder Fu Xuan would specifically look for her and reveal that kind of look unconsciously.
"So, how far have you and that Taibu come?"
Liuying asked anxiously, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
An Ming lowered his head in guilt, and after a long while he managed to squeeze out these three words: "Every step."
"?!" Liuying took a deep breath, clenched her right fist unconsciously, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye, "Why..."
"I..."
An Ming was once again thrown onto the bed by the beautiful figure beside him. Warm tears fell on his face like rain. Her beautiful hair fell to both sides like a waterfall. Her eyes, as beautiful as the glow of the sunset, were now filled with misty water vapor.
Liuying took off her coat while crying, leaving only the lining that outlined a beautiful curve, and pressed An Ming under her body with one hand.
"Obviously I came first..."
"It's obviously a love that belongs to me alone!" Liuying's cheeks were covered with tears. After hearing An Ming admit it in person, she still couldn't calmly accept the fact.
Were those summers in Grammer, those precious pasts, just false feelings?
No... No! Only the love at that time was definitely not a product of hypocrisy.
Reality and the past continued to clash fiercely in the depths of Liuying's mind. She grabbed An Ming's collar, leaned down and kissed his lips hard.
This time, it was bitter, with the salty taste of tears.
An Ming couldn't see Liuying's eyes. She closed her eyes tightly, with only tears in the corners of her eyes.
Just when Liuying reached out to touch the hem of her skirt and wanted to continue taking it off, An Ming held her wrist tightly. This time he saw confusion and suppressed love in Liuying's eyes.
"why."
"You haven't heard me finish yet."
"I... don't want to hear any more."
"The eighteen years at Grammer, and the eighteen years since I met Yingbao, are irreplaceable memories," An Ming took a deep breath and put his hands on Liuying's shoulders.
"I want to create more memories with Yingbao and spend more summers with you."
“Please give me the chance to create the future.”
An Ming said sincerely that he didn't want to escape, nor could he let go of the past. All he could do was stay with Liuying and continue the unfinished Midsummer Night's Dream.
"It's so beautiful that it's like a dream..." Liuying held An Ming's face and murmured, "Then let me sleep in this beautiful dream forever."
She is a firefly wandering in this universe, chasing after the shadows of people who have long passed away.
Since a long time ago, Firefly has been reluctant to wake up from that summer dream. As long as there is another midsummer, perhaps she will be able to meet An Ming again in some corner of summer.
"I just want to possess you," Liuying sat back on the bed and said softly.
She had known about Fu Xuan's existence for a long time, but she still came to Yalilo, and even tore up the script to come to Beloberg to reunite with An Ming.
The choice is made before the coin is flipped.
The firefly that came to Beloberg was actually equivalent to her answer.
"Yingbao, I'm sorry."
"...Do you know what it means when a girl is silent at a time like this?"
"What does it mean?"
"Stupid An Ming, um..."
Liuying's lips were snatched away before she could finish her words. An Ming looked at her tenderly, and this time, his gaze was sweet.
The snowflakes falling outside the window were like the ashes drifting down from the sky that day.
Liuying knows that she is no longer the firefly with no home, but has a warm embrace and returns to the summer of the past.