Chapter 90: The Silver Lotus Blooming in Desolation

  As the new day had just dawned, Su Yisou woke up from her sleep and as soon as she opened her eyes, she found Li Shuixian poking his head over to stare at her like a monster.

  Su Yisu couldn't help but jump up in fright, reflexively leaping off the couch and shouting: "Li Shuixian! What are you doing so early in the morning? You scared me to death!"

  "Shh!" Li Shuiyan hastily covered her mouth and whispered, "Keep your voice down, you're awake, but others aren't yet!"

  She glanced around the dormitory with a guilty conscience, finding that others had slightly turned over and seemed to have been woken up by her. She couldn't help but shrink her neck weakly and whispered: "What are you doing!"

  Li Shuiyan innocently shrugged and said, "I was just curious why you could sleep for so long, and I was about to check if you were still breathing."

  Su Yisu silently rolled her eyes, deciding not to bother with this weirdo, and got up on her own, dragging her slippers to wash up. The sky was still early, the shadow of the morning sun flickered in and out, and the weak light shone obliquely through the window, warm and cozy. Su Yisu brushed her teeth while staring at the high, mottled red brick wall outside the window, silently reciting in her heart: A new day has come, yesterday will forever be in the past!

  As she slowly changed her clothes, Lin Wan and Jiang Xiao rushed in from outside like the wind and said to Su Yisu: "Su, let's go mountain climbing!!"

  When she heard this, Su Yisu almost choked, "What's wrong with you guys! What day is it? Go hiking? I don't want to come back all sweaty and panting."

  "It's still early, this is the best time for a morning run!" Lin Wan said.

  Su Yisu made an excuse for herself, "I... I haven't slept enough yet!"

  Jiang Zuo swept her beautiful eyes up and down on Su Yishu, before disdainfully saying: "You haven't slept enough, why did you get up so early? Why did you change into your sleepwear?"

  "I... I..."

  "Hey, stop dawdling and let's go!" Jiang Zuo interrupted Su Yisou impatiently, as he and Lin Wan worked together seamlessly to escort Su Yisou out of the dormitory.

  Suddenly, Su Yisus's wailing voice came from the corridor: "Ahh! You guys at least let me get a cell phone!" Fortunately, she had learned her lesson from earlier and didn't yell too loudly. Otherwise, they would have had to face the ridicule of the entire floor.

  Jiang Zuo and Lin Wan didn't seem to have any intention of stopping. Lin Wan said, "What's the point of bringing a phone when climbing a mountain? We didn't bring any."

  Mobile phone, but it's just used to contact people who are not around. Out of sight, out of mind. If you don't hold it, there won't be any thoughts. They never mention Jiang Fengchen, nor do they ask Su Yisuo what kind of accident she encountered. They only use their actions. Silently accompanying the person who is used to hiding his pain in his heart. They all understand that pain, mentioning it once will recall it once. Sometimes, the biggest concern is not to care.

  Three people arrived at the foot of Shengtai East Garden Mountain in a car amidst strong winds. At this time, the sun had not yet risen, but the sky was already bright, and the thick fog had dispersed, revealing its original appearance. The park was filled with elderly people who got up early, these retired old men came here to exercise every day, even if it's just a walk.

  "Let's go!" Jiang Zhe Lin roared and took off in a sprint, not waiting for the other two to react.

  "Jiang Zuo, wait! Who allowed you to run ahead?" Lin Wan also shouted and followed closely behind.

  The remaining Su Yi looked silently at the two people who had stepped onto the stairs and were running further and further away. She hesitated for a moment, then chased after them as well. In fact, she understood everything. These two were just trying their best to shift their attention, but they didn't know that after a night's sleep, she had already automatically filtered out those unpleasant emotions. Although the scene from yesterday was still so clear.

  A child who has healed from a wound and forgotten the pain is good, but also not good. However, at this moment, she was grateful that she could make it to this step.

  Three people rushed up to the middle of the mountain, and all the way, some grandpas and grandmas couldn't help but give them admiring glances. Because they were young, they could recklessly expend their physical strength.

  "I... I can't go on..." Su Yisu walked at the back, finally stopping with a gasp, one hand holding onto the iron chain beside the stairs and the other covering her waist, panting heavily.

  Jiang Zuo Ling and Lin Wan also stopped, Jiang Zuo Ling wiped the hot sweat from his face with a big mouthful of air, waiting for his breathing to calm down before walking in front of Su Yi Su, saying disdainfully: "You ran so little, Su Yi Su, your physical strength still needs to be improved!"

  Lin Wan panted slightly, not giving her face and piercing through her lies, smiling: "You're no different, if it wasn't for Miss Su always chasing after you from behind, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been able to run away long ago."

  "Good! Jiang Zuo Ling!" Upon hearing this, Su Yi Su suddenly pretended to be angry and said, "You actually made me run for so long for no reason!"

  Jiang Zuo raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "I'm doing this for your own good."

  "Hmph!" Su Yisou responded with a cold hum, unappreciative of the sentiment.

  After a brief rest, the three of them continued to attack the summit. However, this time they strolled up leisurely. There were only the three of them at the summit, probably those early risers had all turned back after reaching the middle of the mountain.

  The view from the top of the mountain is very broad, standing on the edge and looking along the foot of the other side, you can see a typical basin landscape. The farmhouse smoke is lingering there, probably making breakfast. The green fields are like a rolling ocean in the gentle breeze, with layers of green waves chasing each other, so comfortable!

  "How beautiful!" Su Yisuo sincerely exclaimed, "I just like this kind of secluded and serene feeling, without the hustle and bustle of the city, the worldly noise."

  Lin Wan forgot about her for a moment, and said lightly: "After we start working, you can buy a small villa far away from the hustle and bustle, living a life of 'facing the sea, blooming flowers'."

  "Excellent!"

  "Let's shout towards the foot of the mountain!" Jiang Xiao proposed excitedly.

  "Good!" Su Yisuo applauded and cheered for Lin Wan, "What are you shouting?"

  "It's just like taking the college entrance exam!"

  "And our friendship."

  Then, in that morning with a gentle breeze, the three little girls shouted out their wishes towards the village shrouded in mist: "Good luck on the college entrance exam! Be together forever!!"

  When they came down the mountain, the sun's temperature had already started to scorch. More than half of the morning commuters at the foot of the mountain had dispersed, and the remaining people sat in twos and threes in the pavilion, chatting and laughing. Some people were driving from the bustling city, while others were slowly returning to their busy pace of life.

  Su Yisuo rubbed her belly and said in a very unattractive tone: "I'm a bit hungry."

  "Let's go have breakfast!" Jiang Zhe announced the next itinerary with a pleasant smile, hailed a tricycle that had just sent a new batch of tourists and left the ecological park.

  Across from the breakfast shop was a small store selling cross-stitch. Su Yisuo ate her breakfast while staring intently at the finished products in the cross-stitch store, saying: "Let's go take a look after we're done eating, okay?"

  "Sister Su has spoken, can't you just agree?" Lin Wan said with a respectful expression.

  The boss of the cross-stitch shop was a gentle woman, wearing a simple and elegant long dress in ethnic style. Her black hair was combed back and secured with a sandalwood hairpin. Her smile was soft and refined, and for a moment, Su Yisuo almost mistook her for a woman from the Republic of China era. If only I had half of her temperament, Su Yisuo thought to herself quietly.

  Her eyes glanced casually, and she inadvertently discovered a simple and elegant flower, just like the gentle woman in front of her. Su Yi couldn't help but take down the cross-stitch embroidery and ask the boss behind her: "What kind of flower is this?"

  "Silver Lotus." The woman replied with a smile, her gentle voice as soothing as her demeanor.

  "Silver Lotus?" Su Yisou silently repeated her words, with millions of thoughts flashing through her mind. This was a flower she had never seen or heard of before, yet it made her heart skip a beat.

  The language of the silver lotus flower is losing hope and fading love. Its language originated from Greek mythology, where it was said that the silver lotus flower was transformed by the jealousy of the goddess Flora. Flora was jealous of Alcmene's relationship with the wind god Zephyr. Therefore, she turned Alcmene into a silver lotus flower. Another version of the story is that Adonis, the beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite, was killed by a wild beast while hunting, and his blood flowing from his chest transformed into a silver lotus flower. Thus, the silver lotus flower is a desolate and lonely flower. Not all love stories are beautiful, not all loves are sweet. Perhaps your love story is also desolate, perhaps the person you love does not love you but someone else. If that's true, then you can give silver lotus flowers to her or him, or to yourself. Only those who understand loneliness and desolation can understand others' loneliness and desolation.

  Listening to the boss's slightly sorrowful introduction, Su Yisu couldn't help but feel a little sour and her eyes began to redden. Jiang Zhen saw this and hastily pulled her over, saying: "Let's go."

  Su Yisu shook off Jiang Zhanlin's hand and said to the boss: "I want this one."

  "Susu, where did you find the time?" Lin Wan hurriedly stopped her. In fact, she wasn't worried that Susu didn't have time, but rather that this silly girl would get emotional again!

  Su Yisu shook her head stubbornly and bought the cross-stitch embroidery.

  Only those who understand the desolation and bleakness can understand others' desolation and bleakness. Jiang Fengchen, are you desolate? Are you bleak? You, you're doing very well. The sorrowful person is just me alone.

  Back in the dormitory, Su Yisu chased away those two people, rummaged through her phone hesitantly for a while, and decided to give Jiang Fengchen a call. Some things, whether you like it or not, are bound to be faced eventually.

  "Hello?" This time Jiang Fengchen picked up the phone quickly, his voice was drowsy and seemed like he hadn't woken up yet.

  The moment she heard his voice, Su Yisuo's determination that had just been made with great difficulty was shattered. Jiang Fengchen, if I pretend to know nothing, will you stay with me forever?

  "Yi Su?" Seeing the other party not speaking, Jiang Fengchen finally opened his blurry eyes to look at the phone screen, only to find that it was Yi Su who had called, and couldn't help but call out in confusion again.

  Su Yisu came back to her senses, forced a smile and said: "Chen, I'm sorry, I disturbed your rest."

  "Silly girl," Jiang Fengchen smiled deeply, "as long as it's you, whenever you hit me is fine."

  Su Yisu bit her lip, trying hard not to cry out loud. Chen, I also really hope it's true like that.

  "What's wrong with you?"

  "Not really," Su Yisu forced a smile and casually said, "I went to the beach with Jiang Zuo and Lin Wan yesterday, how about you?"

  "Hey, my life isn't as colorful as yours, I work at night and spend the day catching up on sleep. The bar was busy the night before last, I got back late and didn't even get enough sleep during the day, where's the time to have fun?"

  "Is... is it?" Hearing this answer, Su Yisu finally couldn't help but silently leave behind two lines of clear tears.