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Wen Lan and Mu Bai always had a tacit understanding between each other, so there was no need to clarify on many things between them. Just like Wen Lan and his family that did not talk about it, he also understood why.

In the past ten years, her life had been too monotonous. Other than being plain and dull, there was no other flavor to her life.

She wanted to go home, wanted her daughter and Mu Bai.

Mu Bai leaned into Wen Lan's embrace. He always liked to stick to Wen Lan like this.

"When I was young, I heard my father tell Liang Zhu's story."

Wen Lan raised her eyebrows and asked: "Uncle Liang and Zhu Yingtai?"

"Yes."

"This is a famous love story in China."

"My dad said that in China, in memory of their personal love, there was a temple called Liang Zhu Temple." Mu Bai said, "I've always wanted to go and take a look."

"Does your father tell you much about the history of his country?"

Mu Bai nodded.

"No wonder your Chinese is so good."

Fortunately, Wen Lan still thought that he grew up in China.

"My dad has always wanted to go back, but the matter of the tea garden has always kept him busy, because our tea garden is supported by the government and it specializes in providing tea to the government. Every year, we have to export a lot to other countries. When he retires, he said, he'll take us home and have a good look at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. "It's a pity..."

As Mu Bai spoke, his voice dropped.

"It's fine." Wen Lan patted Mu Bai's shoulder. "I will bring you there in the future."

The matter of the bomb dropping from Tian'er was nothing to be surprised about in Sri Lanka. There were loud explosions in the dugout, and he was aware of the flames of war flying on the ground outside.

Mu Bai hugged Wen Lan tightly and told her.

"If I die, you will bring my ashes home. In the future, we will bury them together."

"I won't." Wen Lan hugged him: "You won't die, neither will we."

"If I don't die, then I will return with you to meet your family and …" Mu Bai paused, as he felt a little embarrassed: "And your daughter."

"Mu Bai..."

Wen Lan found it difficult to say anything.

"My daughter is only a few years younger than you."

Wen Lan recalled her daughter's appearance and sighed.

"Isn't it wrong for us to do this?"

"We are just relying on each other to protect each other." Mu Bai's voice slowly grew heavy. "Just … It's just that in the process, we can't be separated from each other, that's all. "

Even though Mu Bai was young, his wisdom was very mature from his years of running around and parting with life and death.

That year, when the Sri Lanka's civil war was at its fiercest, the government troops were defeated and fled the city. Half of the city had to be handed over to the rebel army.

Mu Bai had just recovered with great difficulty, but he was unable to go back.

Wen Lan could not go back either. Without the protection of the government army, it would be hard for her to move as well.

"Don't be afraid." However, she still maintained a hopeful attitude and comforted Mu Bai: "The United Nations will send helicopters to pick us up, we will definitely be able to return home."

In September of the same year, they were informed that a United Nations helicopter would land in Central Square on the 23rd. They would only receive medical team members.

Mu Bai prepared to stay, but was forcefully pulled by Wen Lan to rush to the center plaza.

"You are my family, of course you have to come home with me."

Fifteen medical team members set out together. Without the help of the government and armed vehicles, they could only rush to the center of the square in the middle of the night when it was relatively safer.

When they were approaching the Central Plaza, due to an accident between Wen Lan and the others, Wen Lan was slightly slower than them. Everyone was on the plane now, so Wen Lan pulled Mu Bai and the others and ran towards them with all her might.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder descended from the sky. After an enormous explosion, thick smoke surged into the sky and dazzling flames appeared.

Everything, his friends, his hopes of going home, were all destroyed in an instant.

Wen Lan stood at the same place, her legs going soft, she immediately knelt down and was powerless to get up.

That was a friend that shared life and death with her from day to night. Just like that, in less than a minute, not even a corpse was left.

The collapse of his heart had caused Wen Lan to lose all faith.

Mu Bai knew her despair. He stretched out his hand and covered her eyes with his hands, while trembling.

"We have to go."

Mu Bai knew that it was very cruel, but he had no choice but to take her and leave.

He picked her up by the waist, and with the dust rising behind him, he held the girl in his arms.

He knew this wasn't right, but it was true. Suddenly, he felt a sliver of luck. Luckily, the person he loved survived.

The bomb shelter, too, had been blown up, its walls strewn with ruins. Blood was running in rivers down the stairs, trickling down the hillside like a small stream.

It dyed every step red.

Mu Bai opened his eyes wide, but could not stop for even a second.

The sound of gunfire was still coming towards them in a steady stream.

Mu Bai had no choice, the only dugout was also nowhere to be found. He carried Wen Lan and ran towards the northwest direction.

The place that had long been destroyed by the war.

It was currently morning and mist was shrouding the area. This was the teahouse that he grew up in, the sunset that had once been filled with smoke and red tea in the past. When he thought of that tranquil and faint day, Mu Bai's heart ached.

"Mu Bai." Wen Lan had finally saved up some energy. She struggled to get down from Mu Bai's embrace.

"Put me down."

Just as Mu Bai was about to carefully put Wen Lan down, there was suddenly a loud clap of thunder. Amidst the startled cries of the girl, he felt himself being violently pushed away.

"Be careful!" Wen Lan shouted.

Then, Mu Bai was thrown to the side. He saw that the girl who pushed him away had lost her consciousness due to the shockwave, due to the distance between themselves and the bomb being at a safe distance.

"Wen Lan!"

He cried out in pain, his head buzzing, and crawled desperately back toward the girl, crying out blood every second.

"Don't... No …. You said you wouldn't abandon me. "No!"

At that moment. He took his hand, cold and stiff.

Mu Bai's heart was shattered immediately.