Chapter 90: Cherish a Man's Tears (13)

  The rain grew heavier, the sky darker. Chen Haonan walked alone on the empty grounds of the crematorium, the only sound being the raindrops hitting the ground, an eerie silence surrounding him.

  Under the gloomy sky, in a crematorium as silent as death, Chen Haonan walked alone in the rain... Thinking about it, this is indeed a bit unbelievable! If accompanied by some light music with silk and bamboo instruments, this would probably be an excellent horror movie clip.

  As he walked, Chen Haonan suddenly stopped in his tracks. His gaze swept from the nearby messy lawn to the low wall surrounding it, and then leapt across to the distant mountains shrouded in misty rain. The mountains became somewhat blurred under the gentle patter of the rain, even seeming to float just before him - within arm's reach, yet actually far away. It was as if they were saying: "Distant yet not distant, near yet not near." Perhaps that was the idea. But at this moment, Chen Haonan didn't have the mind to ponder these Buddhist Zen principles. His heart was a jumble of thoughts, his entire brain a tangled mess...

  Dimly, Chen Haonan found Lin Yufei's beautiful face in the rain mist, smiling at him... His heart suddenly warmed up, he excitedly shouted out loud, but there was only a dull echo - He couldn't help but laugh at himself for being foolish, neurotic and having wild thoughts.

  "Hao Nan——" Suddenly hearing someone calling himself, Chen Hao Nan hurriedly searched for the sound and saw that Ouyang Yiweng was running over with a small umbrella. Her little umbrella was olive green, which seemed to be quite different from the gloomy tone of the crematorium. He couldn't help but frown, but ultimately didn't say anything.

  "Hao Nan, it's raining so heavily, why are you still running outside with your head exposed?" Ouyang Yiweng walked over and saw that Chen Haonan's clothes were almost completely soaked, scolding him repeatedly, "Look at the state you're in, be careful not to catch a cold..."

  To be honest, Chen Haonan didn't care if he got wet or not. On the contrary, he actually hoped it would rain even harder to drench his tangled heart. However, when he saw Ouyang Yiweng's flustered appearance, he forced himself to squeeze out a few silly smiles: "It's okay, getting rained on is no big deal, it's actually quite refreshing..."

  "Don't talk nonsense, be careful not to catch a cold!" Ouyang Yiweng said as she handed the umbrella to Chen Haonan and let him hold it. She quickly took out a small towel from her bag and handed it to him, telling him to wipe his wet hair.

  Chen Haonan took over the towel and handed the umbrella back to Ouyang Yiweng, then started wiping his head.

  "Let's hurry up and go!" Seeing Chen Haonan's hair was almost dry, Ouyang Yiweng urged, "Lin Mama is still waiting for you, Yu Fei seems to have left something for you - Lin Mama said she wants to hand it over to you personally..."

  "Is Aunt Lin awake? Is she okay?" Chen Haonan asked immediately. But he didn't wait for Ouyang Yiweng's answer, and ran away in an instant...

  At this moment, sitting in front of Lin Auntie, Chen Haonan's feelings suddenly changed a lot. The original panic decreased and the calmness increased. Lin Auntie seemed to be the same, she was no longer crying and her face was wiped clean of tears. Her originally disheveled hair was also tidied up unknowingly, making her look more spirited: her entire demeanor seemed to have exuded a few points of serenity.

  As soon as Chen Haonan sat down, Lin's mother took out a small box from the large backpack beside her feet. The box was exquisitely packaged. In addition, she also pulled out a large envelope.

  "Hao Nan, our Yufei told me a lot about you, you're really a good kid!" Lin's mom handed the box and letter to Chen Hao Nan, saying calmly, "This box contains 999 paper cranes folded by Yufei herself, which took her nine days to complete. She said each crane represents a blessing for you, and 999 cranes mean she wishes you happiness and joy that will last forever... This envelope contains several letters, Yufei said she has so many things to tell you, so many things to share with you, but since you're not by her side, she writes down whatever comes to mind whenever it strikes her. Sometimes in the middle of the night, she wakes up and says she wants to write a letter to you, and my husband and I immediately find paper and pen for her..."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Lin's mother picked up the backpack next to her and handed it to Chen Haonan, saying: "Also, there are over a dozen books in this bag that Yufen had collected - she told me you like literature, so I'm giving them to you, hoping they'll be useful. She also said she hopes you can publish a poetry collection in the future, unfortunately, it's something we won't get to see... it's really regrettable, but she said she'd be happy for you and proud of you..." As Lin's mother spoke these words, tears began flowing from her eyes again, yet she seemed completely unaware.

  "Hao Nan, give——" Ouyang Yiweng stood behind Chen Haonan and poked him lightly with her finger. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered a reminder. Turning around, he saw that she was signaling him with her eyes, and her hand was holding two paper towels: she indicated that he should pass the paper towels to Lin Mama.

  He took the tissue from Ouyang Yiweng's hand and slowly handed it to Lin Mama. For some reason, his eyes suddenly became moist again, and he quickly held back, not letting tears fall. "Auntie, I'm sorry... actually, I should have come to see Yu Fei earlier, accompanied her and had a good talk with her... and I could have done something for her... but I didn't do anything, I really apologize... sorry!" As he spoke, his voice began to tremble.

  "Child, how can you blame yourself...” Lin Mama took the tissue and excitedly grabbed Chen Haonan's hand, saying, “Your uncle and I should thank you too. If it weren't for you, our Yufei wouldn't have left so peacefully... Yufei said that thinking of you, thinking of every detail in the past made her very happy and blissful!"

  "But, but I didn't do anything......" Chen Haonan's words got stuck in his throat, and perhaps such words had no practical significance anymore.

  Why is the encounter of hearts so long? However, I felt it, but why did it suddenly disappear? Chen Haonan was confused again, sitting on the return bus, he asked himself over and over...

  Some people say that everyone is a star in the sky, but only when they die can their corresponding star shine. Lin Yufei was originally an angel star, and now that she has fallen, will she still appear in the vast expanse of the sky?... Chen Haonan was bewildered once again.

  "Cherish men's tears!"

  This sentence, Ouyang Yiweng had asked before, Lin Yuifei also instructed before - Chen Haonan had firmly answered them. But at this moment, he couldn't hold back his sorrow, tears streaming down... Outside the car window, trees disappeared one by one in the rain. Tonight, would he be thinking of her in his dreams?