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30 Daughter of the Lone Island and the Sea 【End】

That day, there was a school official named Guan Yuangui who was attacked by the Yuan Army.

The letter of mourning was sent to the military courtyard, and Haiping received it and read it for a long time.

The tears were all dried up.

One day, he decided not to cry.

He took the member's certification certificate and went to the military compound again.This time, he wasn't doing it to get the funeral letter. What he had to face was something more important.

He wants to move forward, even if he is sad, he must have the courage to live.

Together, live well.

Keeping this agreement alone makes me feel a little lonely.When two people guard together, it is not easy to give up.

dont you agree?

In his ears, the voice he missed the most sounded again.

With his back straightened, he waited in the living room of the military compound.He was actually a little nervous, but he tried his best to calm down and make himself calm so that people could trust him enough.

Soon, the hospital staff brought a thin girl.They call her Xiaoliang.

Xiaoliang was afraid of strangers, and hid behind the courtyard member from the beginning to the end, without saying a word, when Haiping saw her, she averted her eyes.But she still cared about the adults' intentions, and seeing the adults talking, she looked at Haiping anxiously.

In the end, Haiping sent the hospital staff away and was alone with Xiaoliang.

Xiao Liang seemed at a loss, as soon as Hai Ping approached her, she hurriedly backed away.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaoliang." Haiping said softly.

Xiao Liang looked at him secretly.

Haiping knelt down and looked at her.He looked at her quietly and deeply.

he laughed. "Your eyes are just like your father's."

Xiao Liang was taken aback.

Haiping added: "If you can smile, it will be more similar."

Xiao Liang timidly asked: "...you, have you seen my father?"

"I've seen it." Haiping said, "He often mentioned you to me. He misses you very much and loves you very much."

"Then, he has..." Xiao Liang looked forward to it. "come back?"

Haiping endured the pain in his heart and smiled: "He can't come back yet."

Xiao Liang shrank again.

Haiping held out his hand to her. "So, he asked me to take you to see the sea. Remember? Your agreement."

Xiaoliang nodded.

Haiping asked again: "Then, can I take you to see the sea?"

Xiaoliang's reaction is still not enthusiastic.

Haiping couldn't help but think of the first time he had contact with Guan Yuangui. What he faced was the same self who rejected others thousands of miles away. Guan Yuangui just called and begged more tenderly──

So let me take care of you, okay?

Those words softened Haiping's heart, and he needed to be more patient and determined - just like the reef that has been looking at the sea for thousands of years, standing still, just waiting for the child to open his heart to him.

Xiaoliang thought for a while, then looked at Haiping's unhesitating, always straight hand...

Only then did she hold Haiping slowly and gently.

Along the way, Haiping never let go of these cold and weak hands.

The military compound is in the inland of the barren state. They rode for a long time in a carriage, and Haiping walked many winding mountain roads with Xiaoliang on his back, before they came to a cape with a wide view, where they could see the end of the world.

Haiping let Xiaoliang sit on his shoulder, so that Xiaoliang can see higher and farther.

He also told Xiaoliang a lot about her father. Xiaoliang revealed a tranquility that was not commensurate with her age, and focused on getting to know her father.

Later, Xiaoliang also tried to tell Haiping about the only father in her memory, and Haiping listened persistently and enthusiastically.Xiaoliang was encouraged and told Haiping all about her thoughts about her father and her life in the military compound.

They talked to each other until the sun set and saw the most beautiful moment of the sea.

Finally, Haiping put Xiaoliang down and faced her face to face.

"Xiaoliang, don't go back to the military compound, okay?"

Xiao Liang opened her eyes wide.

Haiping took a deep breath, and coaxed more gently: "Let me take care of you, okay?"

Guan Yuangui had promised him this sentence without reservation, and also practiced it.Now, he also wants to do it for this child.

The sea breeze blows, chilling Xiaoliang's body and hands.

Haiping couldn't help hugging her tightly, and gently kissed her little hand.

"In the future, no matter what..."

While he was talking, the faint and distant voice sounded beside his ears...

We are not aliens, Haiping.

I'm just afraid that those who don't understand us will destroy you.

I will definitely protect you, so don't be afraid.

Haiping was a little choked up, but he still expressed his heart wholeheartedly: "Please stay with me, let me love you like your father..."

I love you.

I love you too.sea ​​level.

He seemed to be able to feel Guan Yuangui's warm and soft breath with the fragrance of tobacco, gently caressing his neck, pouring out his love words together.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

He is Guan Yuangui's lover who loves with his life.

It was too late for him to respond to Guan Yuangui with the same eagerness.

But he hopes that there is still time for all of this—to practice and repay his love for Guan Yuangui.

Xiaoliang looks at Haiping's star-like eyes in confusion, but also chooses to quietly stare and listen to the sadness in Haiping's soul.Haiping found that, like his father, she was empathetic. Even if the stars in her eyes fell, the child would always look at her with tolerance and understanding.

Haiping sniffed, and sincerely and cheerfully invited: "So, come home with me, okay?"

Xiaoliang turned her head and looked at the ocean behind her.

When she grows up, she may know that there is an isolated island hidden at the far end of the endless ocean. On the isolated island, a love that her father burned with his soul took root in the land—Hai Ping looked at her exquisitely. With a face as beautiful as his father's, and a clear expression of gazing wholeheartedly, he thought silently.

When Xiaoliang turned around, there was trust and relief on his face.

"Okay." Her childish voice was clear. "Let's go home."

"Okay." Haiping kissed her little hand deeply and forcefully again, as if imprinting an everlasting promise.He responded affectionately: "Go, go back to our home."

He turned around and let Xiaoliang climb up his back.

Then, step by step, he carried her on his back on the path home.

──The end of "The Lonely Man"