Chapter Eighteen

  Memories have come to an end, and with a distant gaze, I refocus my attention on the heavy rain outside that continues to wash over the ground. I gently lift up my right hand, and on my wrist is stuck something that idiot gave me, resembling a band-aid. "Has America successfully developed even this?" I wonder to myself, because I had seen a report a long time ago about this thing. At the time, it was just an idea - something that could allow soldiers in hiding to not worry about food for several days. "When I get back, I'll give what's left on my body to that woman and have her connections make this part of our equipment," I continue to tell myself, after all, this thing is very useful.

  Continue staring at the thing stuck on your wrist, can't help but think of that idiot, a hot-blooded and gullible fool. "That guy is just like you were back then~"

  "Who?" Suddenly hearing the voice beside his ear, he was startled, drew out his pistol and rushed out of the tree cave, beginning to patrol around. But nothing was found...

  Thinking it was just psychological, I retreated back into the tree hole. "You're still as wooden as ever, can't even hear my voice." Just as I had retreated back into the tree hole, I heard the sound from earlier echoing in my ear again, a very familiar feeling.

  "Who are you? Come out!" The first three words were spoken softly, while the last two were shouted loudly. I didn't know, I had no idea who was teasing me.

  "Wood, quickly remember who I am ...... " The voice didn't finish speaking, as if there was something left unsaid. But he could already be sure whose voice it was. However, the person who could make this sound was no longer there, a very strange feeling.

  "Is it... Ouyang?" She hesitantly uttered the uncertain words, but in her heart, there was a feeling of expectation, expecting that voice to acknowledge that she was indeed my Ouyang. "Answer me, answer me, admit it, admit you are my Ouyang." As her mouth spoke, her heart had already let out what could be considered a scream.

  "Wood, who said I'm your pull?" The voice sounded in my ear again, as if it could hear the voice of my heart, directly refuting my words, but also indirectly acknowledging that my Ouyang was back.

  "Ouyang, I...I miss you..." The words slipped out of the corner of my mouth in a low murmur, and only then did I realize that my voice had also become choked.

  "Fool, why are you crying? I miss you too!"

  "But, but I miss you so much, without you by my side, every day is so hard to bear." As she continued to express her longing for Ouyang, her eyes became blurry and everything in front of her seemed hazy, as if a thick fog had risen before her eyes.

  "You're such a blockhead, always making people worry." With eyes lightly closed, I could feel something wiping away my tears from my face. "It must be Ouyang's hand that wiped across my face," I wondered to myself, but I didn't have the courage to reach out and grab what had touched my face. Because I was afraid that if I reached out, Ouyang would leave me. And also, I didn't have the courage to open my eyes, fearing that what I saw wouldn't be the familiar Ouyang.

  "Ouyang, your hand is so cold, is it chilly over there?" She softly asked her question, also showing concern for Ouyang. "If it's cold over there, take me with you, I'll warm you up." Another sentence slipped out of her mind, unsure if it was to comfort Ouyang or hoping she would take herself away from this eerie place.

  "Wood, every time you're like this, saying everything in your heart, it's infuriating." Ouyang's voice sounded again by her ear, she must have heard the sound of her own heart. Because now her voice had a thin layer of anger in it.

  "My, my..." My tongue suddenly became stiff, as if I couldn't say anything. Such an anxious feeling, wanting to let her know what I wanted to say. "I love you!!" Only in my heart, shouting out the unfinished words.

  "Hehe, I love you too, Mu Tou. This is the first time you've said those three words to me~" Ou Yang's voice had a hint of joy in it, as if she had heard the sound of her own heart.

  "Really? I remember, what I said before..." Although the tongue was already stiff, it still couldn't stop itself from trying to say what it wanted to say.

  "That doesn't count, okay? You're just looking at someone's photo and saying that, not directly to the person. Whatever, I said it doesn't count so it doesn't count." This time, the voice coming through sounded like a spoiled child. "Hehe..." A smile escaped from within, this was the Ou Yang he was most familiar with.

  "How was your life over there?" Good care about you, afraid that you will be frozen and hungry over there, afraid that someone will bully you because of your kindness. But the words that come out are less than ten words, however, she knows what I mean.

  "Not bad, over there, many of our warriors..."

  "Have they bullied you? If so, I'll go and kill them all." Ouyang's words were not yet finished, but he had already anxiously asked the question.

  "They haven't even finished speaking yet, they're so good to me, considering me their little sister first for all the good things. I've acknowledged many brothers over there too. I also told them about you, and they all decided to watch over you with me, to see you avenge us... but..." The words trailed off, as if she was blaming herself for something.

  "What's wrong, Ouyang? Nothing?"

  "But, but... " The words still hadn't been spoken, as if intentionally teasing oneself's stomach, like digging a hole and waiting for oneself to foolishly jump in.

  "Tell me, don't keep me in suspense! Is that okay?" The self who is eager to get an answer can only express its request with pleading words.

  "I won't tease you anymore, but they also said that you're a crybaby and girls don't feel safe with you!!"

  "But when I saw you cry, I wanted to cry too, but at the same time, I felt a happy feeling in my heart, because you were shedding tears for me." Ou Yang's words paused for a moment, and just as I thought she was going to get angry from her first half of the sentence, she instead expressed her fondness for me, and her understanding of me.

  "Kun, blame me?" Another question, but this one carries a strong sense of apology.

  "What's wrong with you?" He himself hadn't realized what was meant by the question and simply asked back foolishly.

  "You're as stubborn as a log, you never admit it once, it's infuriating!!"

  "Don't be angry, okay? I won't ask anymore." Knowing that he had said the wrong thing, he quickly apologized. Although he really wanted to know the answer to the question, he didn't want to make Ouyang angry.

  "Was it wrong of me to leave you so early? At that time, seeing your sad face, I really wanted to cry." Ou Yang's voice was trembling with a hint of choking back tears, she almost cried out loud.

  "You call me a fool, but you're no different, silly. If you cry, it won't be pretty." I'm not sure if she's comforting Ouyang or herself, as her own tears have already fallen.

  This time, Ouyang didn't help me wipe away my falling tears. Instead, he spoke to me in a very reluctant tone: "Foolish, I have to go. I know we haven't finished our conversation yet, but I really have to leave. Don't forget about me, okay?"

  "I don't want you to leave." While shouting in her heart, she also said words of refusal or pleading, "Ouyang, don't go, please, stay with me for a while longer. If you really must leave, take me with you, okay?"

  "I can't, I really can't take you away. You're still here and there are things that haven't been done yet. I really can't take you away." As she listened to Ouyang's words of refusal, she didn't know why, but it seemed like she could sense that Ouyang actually wanted her to accompany her too, but because of many things, she could only refuse this tempting suggestion.

  "What's left unfinished!!!!!"

  "Have you forgotten? Fool... Right, don't treat girls like that in the future. My beloved husband is a wooden one, not a stone one. Do you understand what I mean?" Although he didn't understand what Ouyang meant, he knew this was Ouyang's last words of advice to him.

  He didn't say a word, only nodded vigorously. Then, something soft and slippery seemed to stick to him. He knew it was Ouyang's lips, although they were just as cold, but he could feel Ouyang's reluctance and warmth in his heart. "Fool, on the day you really have to leave, I'll come pick you up. Don't say anything about not going to sweep my grave in the future, if there's time, let's talk more, I'll be waiting for you there."

  "Ah!" No words could express the reluctance and affection in his heart, he could only utter a single syllable, followed by vigorous nodding.

  "It's time for you to wake up too, Shan Xiong and the others are waiting for you, do you know? Go back."

  Found Ou Yang leaving, wanted to make an effort to open eyes to see her back, but found that eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, sinking until unable to open them. Then, it seemed like consciousness drifted away from the body, and after that, nothing was known anymore...