Chapter 10: Goodbye

  Lin Xing walked away without being in such a hurry, but it was too late to say goodbye. She knew that when emotions reached a deep place, tears would flow endlessly. So she let go of everything, just like the college entrance exam, the end is also a beginning.

  She embarked on her own journey once again, just like many years ago when she first came to this city alone. She fell in love with solitude and over time grew accustomed to it.

  She had quietly bought the train ticket online a few days ago, without telling anyone, including Sumi, and had long expected to leave without saying goodbye.

  "Thank you for forgiving my ignorance, naivety and childishness. I left a note in the dormitory, believing that you will see the news of my departure. If possible, I hope that when we meet again next time, everyone is still with their youthful faces, rather than being old and grey."

  She gazed out the window at the rapidly passing scenery, trying not to think about those sad scenes. Look, isn't it like this? In front of a sick tree, ten thousand trees are springing up, one village is greener than another, and when withering passes through one more station, won't it turn green again? When she thought this way, her mood indeed improved.

  Beep, beep, beep...

  A ringtone woke her up from a void world, she opened the phone cover and took a look, it was Home 1, Lin's mom had called.

  Because she personally feels that her heart is still quite simple, being afraid of being cheated when going out alone, so in her mobile phone address book, there isn't a single intimate name, all are real names, and "Home 2" is just "Lin Dad".

  "Hey, Xiaoxing, are you back home after the exam?" was Lin's mom's warm greeting. But then she remembered that Lin's mom had been worried about the high school entrance exam and had asked her not to call home for the last month.

  And it's been almost a month since she last called home on her own initiative, and upon hearing that familiar voice, her nose felt a pang of sourness, feeling a bit guilty for having played too wildly the past two days.

  "Mom, I've finished the exam and am on my way home." She replied cautiously.

  "Alright, alright, be careful on your way home then. That's all, bye!" I could tell that every time Lin's mom knew he was coming back, she was very happy.

  She knew that every time she called her mom, she would say she was about to hang up, but then she would say: "Be careful when taking the train, I've heard there are the most bad people on trains. When you sleep, be sure to sit with honest people, otherwise how can a little girl like you deal with those who run wild? If you get carsick, eat something in advance, it's good for your stomach too. If you come back and see that you've lost weight, I won't forgive you. Your dad is waiting for you to come back quickly."

  "I know, mom." All I can do is listen to what she says. Fortunately, Lin Xing's rebellious period has long passed, otherwise they would have had a lot to say.

  It's usually like this, if mom says she wants to hang up the phone first, she won't hang up until she finishes talking. After hanging up the phone, she doesn't know what she was saying or what she said?

  I remember one weekend coincidentally having extra classes and my mom called asking how I was doing that week, had I eaten yet?

  Lin Xingyi made a detailed response, then explained that she had to go to class. She said okay and hastily put down her phone before leaving. Who would have thought that when she came back from evening self-study, the phone was still lit up? At that moment, she was stunned, but it was just as she had imagined.

  She picked up her phone: "Hello, Mom!" After calling out several times, she finally got a response: "Uh-huh!"

  Good heavens! My goodness!

  Now thinking of these things still vivid in my mind, for a moment there is some emotion, and some heartache. What a precious mother.

  When you graduate from high school, you are already a quasi-college student.

  But Lin Xing couldn't feel it, she had a strong premonition: I'm going to fail the exam, my name will be removed from the list of successful candidates, and I'll have no face to show to the people of Jiangdong, ten years of hard study in front of the cold window will all be in vain, everything is empty.

  Everything is just a fleeting cloud, sigh, don't think about it anymore, let's go back and talk again.

  In my earphones, I recall that song "Start All Over Again". Ah, as long as the heart remains, dreams will remain... no matter what, we can start all over again.