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It took her six years to forget him.

It had taken him six years to completely bury him deep within his heart, to never think about it, to never think about it again.

However, just as she was about to erase his existence, he returned.

On Jingning Street, when he had taken her hand and walked out of the crowd, calling her Yang'er, she knew that for so many years, she had been lying to herself.

I can't forget, but I can't forget.

But why did he just return now?!

Why didn't you come back earlier?!

Why...

Mu Chuchen didn't say anything, while Li Yang stopped asking.

Even if she knew the answer, what could she do? Everything could not be repeated, time could not be reversed. Just now, she really lost control and asked such a silly question.

Mu Yuchen gently patted her back, one after the other. It was as though he was coaxing a child. He was as gentle as water.

Li Yang didn't know how long he had been recovering. When he gradually recovered and stopped sobbing, he lifted his face from her arms. Her face was covered with tears, and her eyes were red and swollen.

Mu Yuchen's heart felt as though it was being wrenched. It was in so much pain that he almost couldn't breathe, as though he could suffocate at any time.

The pain in his legs and body was something he could endure, but he could not tolerate the pain in his heart.

"Pang'er …"

Mu Yuchen held her face and gently rubbed her tears. He closed his eyes, tilted his head, and gradually lowered it …

His eyelashes were very long and very beautiful. She had once mocked him, saying that he didn't look like a boy at all. Yet, he wasn't angry at all.

Li Yang looked at his eyelashes and saw that he was getting closer and closer to her. His face was somewhat pale, yet his curved, beautiful, and thin lips blinked …

What was the taste of his lips?

It must be very sweet and soft...

This was when she was young. She had thought and guessed and guessed in her dreams countless times. She had been insomniac for many days and nights, but she had never been able to come to a conclusion …

When she finally made up her mind and summoned the courage to try it out, he disappeared …

She had completely disappeared without a trace. No matter what she did, she couldn't find him …

No matter how she cried or made a ruckus, he never appeared again …

Just as his lips were about to touch hers, her cell phone rang crazily. In this silent night, it was both ear-piercing and strange.

Li Yang's soul suddenly seemed to be pulled back, and he instinctively turned his head to the side. His soft kiss only landed on her cheek.

He only left after a short while.

He reached out and ruffled her hair.

His phone was still ringing …

Li Yang couldn't help but shiver. What had she almost done just now?!

She mechanically took out her cell phone from her pocket. The three words that flashed on it scared him to the point that his face turned pale. He couldn't help but take a step back. His gaze towards Mu Yuchen was filled with deep despair.

Those two words had long since cut her down.

That included the distance between her and Mu Yuchen.

Between them was a ravine that they would never be able to cross.

It wasn't that Li Yang hadn't waited for him, it was just that he had waited too early.

It wasn't that Mu Yuchen didn't come back, it was just that he came back too late.

In the end, they were still destined to be together.

Li Yang hung up the phone and turned it off. "Big Brother Chu Chen, let me send you back first."

His forehead was covered in sweat, his face was ugly, and his legs were still shaking. He had been relying on the wall to survive until now, and if he was allowed to leave alone, he would not be able to leave.

However, no matter how upset he was, he continued to smile. His eyes narrowed into the shape of a crescent moon. "Alright …"

Once Mu Yuchen's body left the wall, his left foot couldn't even stand properly. Li Lang supported him, and the two of them had to use almost all of their strength to get back to the car.

Li Yang asked Mu Chu Chen for the car keys. He then showed Mu Chu Chen the address of his residence before starting the car and leaving.

She had not touched the car for half a year and was a bit unfamiliar with it. Along the way, she started to drive at a relatively slow speed.

Mu Yuchen's expression was still unsightly, but it hadn't calmed down yet. Li Yang frowned in worry. "Yuchen gege, why don't I send you to the hospital?"

Mu Yuchen smiled, "No need, just a night's sleep will do."

"But, it seems, it's really serious."

Mu Yuchen's smile didn't change. "Peng'er, don't worry about me. I know my own body very well."

Going to the hospital was useless, this was the aftermath of his legs being broken while they were still alive. Every time he took a rain shower, it would hurt, and most of the time he would endure it, but sometimes he just couldn't bear it any longer, so he would eat something special.

Just like now.

It was as if someone was holding a saw and sawing into his leg. The sharp sawteeth were cutting and sawing against his leg, torturing him to the point where he wished he were dead.

If he hadn't carried Tang Guo'er back to his room, he might have been able to pretend to be a normal person.

Mu Yuchen took out a bottle of medicine from the car, twisted open a bottle of mineral water, and ate one. He then put down the back of the chair and lay back down.

Not long after, the pain in his leg disappeared, and he only felt the world spinning around him as his head became dizzy and his vision blurred. In his heart, there was a faint feeling of disgust …

Li Lang glanced sideways at Mu Chuchen. There was something wrong with his condition, something unspeakable. His gaze turned sluggish as she slammed on the brake and took out the medicine in his medicine bottle.

Mu Chuchen laid on the chair like that. She knew she should stop her, yet she didn't have the strength to stop her …

All the strength in his body seemed to have been sucked out …

Li Yang looked at the name on the bottle, his eyes wide. "Where did you get this medicine?!"

Mu Chuchen's eyes drifted as he spoke softly, "Pang'er …"

"You tell me where you got it."

Mu Yuchen only stared at her without saying a word. It was as though Li Yang's blood was boiling. It was only after a long while that she heard her own voice. Although she tried her best to suppress it, she still couldn't calm down.

"You, did you get some sort of illness …"

"When you left, did you …"

Li Yang gripped the bottle tightly.

Morphine.

A painkiller used specifically for the second stage of cancer.

Before her mother died of cancer, she had to eat this food to relieve the pain that had plagued her before she died.

She had seen it, she recognized it.

But how could he have such a thing?!

Ordinary people wouldn't be able to get their hands on it.

Mu Yuchen painfully closed his eyes before slowly opening them, "Peng'er, don't let your thoughts run wild. I'm fine, it's just that my leg hurts, so I asked a friend to help me get it. My friend is a doctor, this thing isn't hard to make …"

Li Yang couldn't believe it. "You lied to me …"

Mu Yuchen tried his best to smile, "Silly girl, why would I lie to you? I did have my own difficulties back then, but it's definitely not because of this. I'll tell you about it in the future, okay …"

"But …" Li Yang was about to say something else, but was interrupted by Mu Yuchen. He acted like a spoiled child and said, "Peng'er, I'm feeling really bad. Can you send me home first?"

Li Yang was stuffy for a long time before putting the bottle back in place. He started the car again and left. "Don't eat anymore in the future, it's dependent …"

Moreover, once addicted, this thing was like a drug addict. It was very hard to avoid.

Mu Yuchen smiled like a child. "Alright …"

The rain did not stop, his line of sight was somewhat obstructed. Li Yang focused on driving and said no more.

Silence returned to the car, except for the sound of the wipers scraping against the windshield.

Roughly an hour later, Li Yang parked the car in the underground parking lot and helped Mu Yuchen get on the elevator back to his apartment.

The house's decorations weren't luxurious at all. It was simple and elegant. Li Yang helped Mu Chuchen take off his shoes and jacket, then carefully put him on the bed and covered him with a blanket.

Mu Yuchen's house was very big and empty. He lived alone and looked a little lonely. Li Yang sat on a chair at the side and asked, "Your legs aren't convenient, so why don't you find a house?"

"I don't like having strangers at home …" Mu Yuchen tried his best to raise his body and leaned against the bed. He blinked his eyes and looked at her quietly. After a while, he opened his mouth, "Pang'er, I'm hungry …"

The clock on the wall pointed to nine o'clock.

Unknowingly, several hours had already passed.

As for them, they had not eaten dinner yet.

Li Yang originally wanted to say that they would order takeout, but she was afraid to turn it on. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Let me make you something to eat …"

Mu Yuchen smiled like the new moon. "Alright …"

Li Yang walked over to the fridge and opened it. There were still many fresh dishes inside. It seemed that Mu Yuchen often cooked her own meals at home, but she didn't know how to cook at all.

She suddenly thought of the tomato omelet she had eaten that afternoon, so she took the ingredients out of the fridge and began to eat them.

The kitchen was open. Mu Chuchen leaned against the bed and watched Li Yang beat eggs, cut tomatoes, and cook noodles. He couldn't bear to even blink.

The side of her face was very beautiful, especially under the soft light. It was so beautiful that it seemed unreal, like a bubble …

In Mu Chuchen's impression, Li Yang had never been able to cook, but now that she was cooking for him, he felt a sense of happiness, as sweet as smeared honey.

I wish I could be like this for the rest of my life.

His Yang'er still had him in his heart.

Therefore, he had to snatch them back along with the others.

He wanted her to belong to him entirely.

It belonged to him alone.

Just as he was lost in thought, his cell phone rang.

He took a look at it and saw Tang Guo'er's name written on it.

He seemed to have realized something as he swiped his slender finger across the screen and clicked off.

Li Yang wasn't stupid, but she really was a kitchen idiot. When she encountered cooking, it was as if she was lacking tendons. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't even cook a simple tomato omelette.

She looked at the thing in her hand that could no longer be called food. The egg was black and the noodles were thick. No matter how she looked at it, it felt a little disgusting.

Forget it, it was better to order takeout. This thing would probably be poisoned if he ate it.

Even after she looked at it for a long time, she did not dare to taste it.

Li Yang took out his cell phone and turned it on. The screen was filled with messages from Lu Qimu, Tang Guo'er, Liu Liu Liu, and red messages.

Just as Li Yang was about to put away his phone, a message lit up on his screen. Before he could even look at it, another message came …

"Go home immediately, or else I'll immediately send someone to tear down your school!"

"If you don't believe me, you can give it a try!"