Chapter 71
Chapter 71
They talked until three in the morning, gradually overcome by drowsiness.
Qin Song asked softly, “Qianqian, can you give me one more chance? I can change.”
He Qian: “Don’t try to persuade me anymore.”
Qin Song: “Then give me three final days, okay? Let me stay in this home for three more days.”
He Qian thought for a moment. “Fine.”
Three days.
These were Qin Song’s final three days in this home.
On the first day, Qin Song drafted a divorce agreement including the division of property, and went with He Qian to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the divorce procedures.
Huang Yuanrui’s calls came in countless times, but Qin Song hung up directly and then blocked her phone number.
She also called through WeChat voice, but Qin Song hung up again and blocked her on WeChat too.
After coming out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Qin Song said to He Qian, “I want to eat chestnut ribs. Let’s go to the supermarket together to buy the ingredients, okay?”
He Qian said, “Okay.”
Pushing the shopping cart through the supermarket, watching He Qian from behind as she selected items, Qin Song’s tears streamed down.
Qin Song remembered a movie he and He Qian had watched together a few years ago. It was a very famous comedy called Goodbye Mr. Loser.
Xia Luo had a long dream, in which he finally realized that what he truly wanted most wasn’t money or fame, but Dongmei, who had been by his side for many years.
In the dream, he abandoned Dongmei, won the goddess, became a music legend, and earned more money than he could spend.
When he finally realized that Dongmei was what he really wanted, he was diagnosed with AIDS and passed away.
Xia Luo was very lucky, because it was only a dream.
He joyfully discovered that everything was still possible, that Dongmei hadn’t completely given up on him yet, and she still loved him.
So Xia Luo held Dongmei tightly.
When Dongmei played mahjong, he held her from behind.
When Dongmei went shopping, he held her from behind.
Even when Dongmei rode her bicycle, he held her tightly from the back seat.
Xia Luo was very happy, and Dongmei was very happy too.
Qin Song envied Xia Luo to death.
He also wanted to cling to He Qian like sticky candy, holding her tightly no matter if she was eating, sleeping, shopping, washing dishes, walking, or driving…
But He Qian had already been completely disappointed in him. The only thing she gave him was the chance to spend these final three days together.
Qin Song pinched the divorce certificate in his pocket and silently followed behind He Qian like a child who had done something wrong.
He Qian picked up a box of peach-flavored yogurt and looked at it, then put it back, selecting three boxes of strawberry-flavored ones into the cart.
Qin Song reached out and put the strawberry-flavored yogurt back, picking up the peach.
He smiled bitterly. “You like peach, let’s get peach.”
Strawberry yogurt was Qin Song’s favorite; He Qian had made it a habit.
Back home, He Qian tied on an apron and started cooking in the kitchen. Qin Song went up and held her tightly.
He Qian: “What are you doing?”
Qin Song: “I won’t disturb you. I just want to hold you. Don’t push me away, please.”
He Qian said nothing more and focused on cooking.
At night when they slept, Qin Song held He Qian again, burying his head in her arms.
He said, “Sing me a nursery rhyme to lull me to sleep.”
He Qian: “Which nursery rhyme?”
Qin Song: “Sing ‘The Doll and the Bear Dance.'”
He Qian thought for a moment, then softly began to sing:
“The doll and the bear dance, dance, one two one,
They dance in a circle, dance, one two one,
The little bear nods its head, nods its head, one two one,
The little doll starts to laugh, laugh, laugh, one two one
…”
As she sang, He Qian felt a dampness on her chest. She reached down and touched a handful of tears.
Qin Song had cried himself to exhaustion and fallen asleep.
In the moonlight, He Qian looked at his face and suddenly began to sob.