Chapter 201 Special: Aini Part 1 (Part )
"Aini."
"Ok?"
"I saw a firefly."
It was rare for Annie to see An Ming talk so much, and she felt a little sad for some reason. She was the one who caused all this, so why did she still regret it?
"Then congratulations."
"Thank you, Annie."
"Why are you thanking me?" Annie blinked in confusion, and became even more confused when she saw An Ming handing her a wooden sword.
“Actually, I can guess that.”
An Ming smiled brightly. This was the first time Annie had seen him smile from the bottom of his heart. "I want to thank you, so I will teach you the sword skills I have learned over the years."
"See you in the sword practice room tonight!"
After An Ming finished speaking, he waved goodbye, leaving Annie with a look of “Huh?” on her face.
No...that's not the way to thank people.
Annie was stunned for a moment and then couldn't stop laughing, even tears came out.
Sure enough, this is An Ming.
Annie actually already knew the answer, An Ming would not fall in love with her, but it was okay this way.
She loves An Ming, and it has nothing to do with An Ming.
It doesn't matter if he refuses, as long as I can watch him from afar.
When I was 16, the war began.
"Aini."
"Father..."
"Son of Senator Heath, are you really not going to consider it?"
Caesar stared at Annie, and after a long pause, he smiled and rubbed her head, "It doesn't matter, if the little princess doesn't like it, she won't marry."
Annie suddenly felt that her breathing became extremely oppressive. Yes, this was the fate of being a congressman's daughter, becoming a political commodity and facilitating a so-called marriage.
It is also the meaning of her existence.
"Father, I still have something to finish."
The weather at the graduation ceremony was still sunny, just like her first meeting with An Ming.
Annie wanted to say goodbye in a cool way, to end this unrequited love with no ending cleanly and neatly, but the moment she saw An Ming, tears blurred her eyes.
The empire will face an unimaginably long war, and as a Molten Knight, An Ming will inevitably appear on the front lines of the war, in danger of losing his life at any time.
So...at least don't let yourself regret it.
I regret not saying that sentence at this moment.
"An Ming!"
So Annie shouted at the boy's back at the top of her lungs, a back that was exactly the same as the one in her dream, "Have you ever liked me?"
"No."
Annie could only see An Ming's back. Suddenly, she lost all her strength and let out a bitter smile.
That's right.
"Run away."
do not die.
At least stay alive.
In this cruel world.
"Take your little firefly and run away."
This was the last bit of help Aini could offer.
After returning home, Annie found Caesar and showed a heartbreaking smile, "Father, I have made up my mind."
Now she can finally say goodbye to the past and face her fate as a congressman's daughter.
Accept the marriage and completely forget An Ming. This would be the best ending.
Caesar's love for her cannot be a reason to break the rules. If Annie does not take on this responsibility, then Caesar will be the one to bear the pressure.
Even if you are a member of parliament, you cannot go against the "rules".
"I go."
Annie smiled, but Caesar felt the silent sadness.
As a father, he couldn't kidnap An Ming and make him fall in love with his daughter.
"I think you need some time to think about it," Caesar looked directly into Annie's sad eyes and said gently, "Dad will always be your support."
"If you don't like it, don't do it."
...
...
This year, Annie was eighteen years old.
The wedding to Congressman Heath's son was scheduled for a week later.
He was a very elegant and considerate man, and quite handsome. He was a high-ranking commander of the empire and also an excellent marriage candidate.
Yes, all are good.
Annie couldn't even find any fault with it.
But he is not An Ming.
Aini would try to find traces of An Ming from various angles, and try to piece together An Ming's appearance on other people's faces, such as his eyes are very similar, his nose is very similar...
But none of them is An Ming.
Annie had only met the so-called "fiancé" once at a party, and had no contact with him since then.
People will eventually be trapped for their entire lives by things that they could not obtain when they were young. Annie thought that she would never forget An Ming in her entire life.
Annie always leaned on the window and looked up at the sky, trying to find traces of An Ming among the white streaks of light passing by, until that day came.
The huge king insect covered the sky and the sun, despair shrouded everyone's heart, and no one seemed to think that the empire could still win.
Aini believes it.
She saw An Ming break through his limits, burning his life to cut off the king insect, bringing sunshine to Gramer again.
She also saw An Ming falling from the sky, like the last light of a meteor, finally dissipating.
An Ming is dead.
After getting the accurate news, Annie seemed to be dead too.
She refused the marriage, and the other party no longer had the face to continue the marriage because of his previous abandonment of Aini, so this political marriage ended.
I already knew that we would be separated due to our different destinies, but I never thought it would be a separation of life and death.
"Fool..."
“Don’t die.”
Annie looked at the tall tombstone and couldn't help shedding tears.
In this way, even An Ming in the dream will become blurred.
There are still so many things I haven't said to you, and haven't told you yet. Those times when I was gazing at your profile were really happy.
Haven't... said thank you yet.
How does it feel to be loved? What temperature does it feel to be kissed? Does being hugged make you tremble all over?
Why can't I love her?
Annie knelt weakly in front of An Ming's tombstone, crying silently.
Why do you want to die?
Didn't you promise me to live? Didn't you promise to take your little firefly away with you? Stupid An Ming!
"If I could do it again."
"I must find you before anyone else."
"An Ming, I love you."
If there is an afterlife, she wants to make breakfast for Anming in the morning, climb the mountain hand in hand with him in the park at noon, and fall asleep with her head resting on his arm in the evening.
It would be nice to have all these. She is not a greedy person. She just wants to spend the rest of her life with An Ming.
It is the greatest luck.
So when that moment came, Annie had no fear.
She just quietly watched the countless white meteors streaking across the sky, as if An Ming was still among them, and her tears could no longer be controlled and flowed down.
What a beauty.
It's like a meteor shower.
Annie closed her eyes, as if she was back to the day when she first met An Ming.
who are you?
You are my love.
A love that will never be forgotten.
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dark.
After darkness comes light.
The world seemed to be filled with only white, endless white, meaningless white.
The pink and blue waves washed the beach, and Annie stood there in a daze.
"who are you?"
A blurry figure in the distance asked her a question.
Aini finally smiled and shouted loudly to the figure:
"I!"
"like!"
"you--!"