Chapter 111: Heart Rain Patter (04)

  It was already dusk when I came out of Li Donglin's house.

  As soon as Chen Haonan stepped out of the door, he couldn't help but stop at the street corner. At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and the evening glow that filled the sky was shimmering with golden light in the sun's afterglow, which was extremely beautiful, intoxicating people and making them unable to help but indulge in flights of fancy...

  "The sunset is infinitely good, only near dusk." Chen Haonan couldn't help but feel sad again as he suddenly thought of this line of poetry. Looking at the distant setting sun, he involuntarily muttered to himself: "Why are beautiful things always so short-lived?"

  "Hao Nan, what are you muttering about?" This was Li Donglin's voice. Just a little while ago, Chen Hao Nan had come out of his house and he had followed him out too. Seeing Chen Hao Nan standing at the side of the street staring blankly at the sunset in the western sky, Li Donglin didn't have the heart to disturb him, so he quietly approached him and also stealthily admired the afterglow of the setting sun with his old friend. Suddenly, he heard a very faint sound coming from Chen Hao Nan's mouth, but because he hadn't heard clearly, he hastily asked.

  "Oh, oh, nothing," Chen Haonan replied somewhat flusteredly, "I just suddenly thought of 'The sunset is infinitely good, only near dusk'..."

  Gently patting Chen Haonan's shoulder, Li Donglin slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Don't think so much, what a beautiful sunset scene, all ruined by this poem!"

  "But that's just the way it is," Chen Haonan said with a faint smile, "youth is fleeting, time is hard to stay, and even the most beautiful things are always so short-lived..."

  "Hao Nan, don't always be so melancholic," Li Donglin patted Chen Hao Nan lightly once again and said with concern, "Perhaps you're right, but those are natural laws that we can't change. It's precisely because of their brevity and ease of passing that we must cherish them even more - isn't that so?"

  Chen Haonan glanced at Li Donglin and nodded slightly. Taking a deep breath, he continued, "It's getting late, let's head back to school or we'll be late!"

  "Hey, don't be in a hurry, tell me instead!" Li Donglin quickly caught up with Chen Haonan and asked anxiously, "Just now you and Jiajia were in the house for so long, what did you talk about?"

  Li Donglin's words immediately stunned Chen Haonan, and he involuntarily stopped in his tracks. After a long time of deliberation, he finally spoke up: "Donglin, I'm really sorry, I didn't...I couldn't help you out...Jiajia has really grown up, her thoughts have matured a lot, and her words carry weight. I simply couldn't come up with anything to refute her. Maybe the decision she made is correct, and I've also come to support her somewhat!" To be honest, just now in Li Jia's room, although Chen Haonan had been there for a while, he hadn't said much because Li Jia's words were very powerful and filled with sincere emotions, which made him feel that his own words were pale and weak. So throughout the whole process, Chen Haonan seemed to be just a pure listener, while Li Jia was the one narrating, telling him about her thought process in choosing S, as well as the fluctuations and changes in her emotions.

  "It's not your fault, Jiajia is a stubborn girl, once she makes up her mind, it's hard for us to persuade her...” Li Donglin let out a relaxed sigh and smiled, saying "We've both done our best, whatever happens next, we can't be blamed by that little girl!"

  Chen Haonan also laughed along with him. Unintentionally, he glanced at his watch and softly exclaimed: "Oh no, we're going to be late! Let's hurry up!" As he shouted, he quickly took off in a sprint.

  "Hao Nan, you little rascal, what's the hurry... there are still over 10 minutes left... wait for me!" Li Donglin ran behind Chen Hao Nan, shouting loudly while chasing after him.

  Quietly, night falls quietly again...