The Three-Life Stone

Sui Rou was only abnormal for a while, and everything was normal the few times they met afterwards.

During the winter vacation, Sui Rou and Yu Le came to the square of the park. They set up a tent and watched the snow falling.

Yu Le took out the self-heating hot pot, Sui Rou put the things inside into it one by one, Yu Le added water, and soon steam came out of the hot pot and a fragrance wafted out.

Sui Rou took two bites to savor the taste, then put it down and started eating the bread.

This was not like the girl who had insisted on trying something spicy before. I don't know when that innocent girl started to become sentimental. Yu Le took a sip of the vermicelli in the self-heating hot pot and it seemed that he had lost his appetite: "Tuanzi, your family doesn't seem to care about you much recently. What happened?"

Suirou put the milk into the straw and took a sip: "Lele, if you can't see me, will you miss me?"

Yu Le took out the washed strawberries from the box and placed them between them. He fed Sui Rou the biggest and reddest strawberry and smiled, "Why do you say that? We don't meet often. I just know that we will be together in the future."

Suirou didn't look at Yule. The cold wind was blowing. Neither her coat nor her scarf could block the cold. The strawberry in her mouth was sweet, but it couldn't sweeten Suirou's heart. Suirou's eyes were red from the wind, and her voice was blown over by the wind: "If we are not together in the future, if I disappear from your world, will you miss me?"

Yu Le looked at the girl sitting next to him and put his coat on her back. Under the influence of the other party's depressing and heavy atmosphere, Yu Le's heart seemed to be pressed down by a stone. He looked forward to the future imagined by Sui Rou, thought for a moment, exhaled softly, and resigned himself to his fate: "Yes, you are like a rainbow, appearing in my sky, making this boring life more colorful. No matter what, I will remember this rainbow."

Sui Rou closed her eyes and buried her nose in her scarf. Yu Le's tone was gentle, but it seemed like a belief occupied her heart. The tears dried by the wind showed no signs of crying except for her slightly red and swollen eyes.

"I thought your eyes were swollen because you didn't sleep well, but look at you now, I didn't realize that you are such a crybaby." Yu Le took Sui Rou's head and pressed it into his arms, feeling a little distressed.

"Lele, I'm going to study abroad."

Lele, I'm going to study abroad... Yu Le was temporarily confused by the word "going abroad". He knew Tuanzi's family was well-off, but he didn't expect that he would be sent abroad when he was only in junior high school. He originally thought it would not be easy for them to see each other now, but he didn't expect it to be even more difficult now.

It's just going abroad, it's just a long-distance relationship. For people of their age, they can afford to wait for a few years.

"You will come back, I'm just going abroad, don't be so sad, okay? I still have time before graduation, I'll work first, and when you come back I can take you to eat a lot of delicious food and take you to many, many places, what do you think? Is it okay? So my little dumpling, don't be so sad, I thought something big had happened."

Yu Le's voice was very gentle, and those words seemed like encouragement and expressed his determination to his lover, so Sui Rou didn't feel so sad anymore.

"Tuanzi! Why is your nose bleeding? This winter is too dry, you should drink more water. Pinch your nose first." Yu Le turned around, took out a pack of tissues, rolled the tissue into a bunch and stuffed it into Sui Rou's nose.

Sui Rou burst into laughter and said, "Your words were so touching. You saw my embarrassing moments."

"Hey, you finally smiled."

The face is full of smiles, and there is infinite love in looking at each other.

The snow stopped in the afternoon. The two put down their phones. Before the screen went off, the last screen on Suirou's phone was the interface of her five consecutive wins in the ranking with her friends.

Suirou walked out first, feeling the cool breeze and admiring the whiteness in front of her. They were the only two people on the land. Suirou shouted to the empty space, "Hey."

After Yu Le put his things in place, he ran out and stood beside Sui Rou, shouting, "Hey."

In the quiet park without even an echo, we can hear each other's breathing.

Sui Rou ignored the red tip of her nose from the cold. Above her rosy cheeks were a pair of sparkling eyes. Her eyebrows were curved, and her lips curved to reveal a few pearly teeth. She turned her head to look at Yu Le and continued to shout to the empty space: "Hey~"

Yu Le looked at the little girl and waited for her next words.

"Hey, Yule, I... like..."

Yu Le's heart was pounding. He moved closer to Sui Rou like a thief and smacked her lips. In a hurry, their lips didn't even touch. With a red face, he ran to the side and shouted, "Tuanzi, I like you."

Sui Rou's spell was interrupted by Yu Le. Her neck turned red. She turned her head and took a deep breath. The voice of Yu Le's confession came from behind her. Sui Rou's nose felt hot and a faint heat came out. Sui Rou calmly covered it with a tissue and made a snowman.

Yu Le turned around and looked at Sui Rou who was making a snowman with her nose blocked. She looked so adorable as she exhaled hot air from her mouth from time to time. He carefully helped Sui Rou make the snowman.

The four hands were frozen red, and after they came to their senses, they warmed up as if they had fever.

Suirou put her scarf on one snowman, and Yule put her scarf on another snowman. Suirou took out her phone, took a photo, and then took off the scarf. She went back to the tent, picked up the cardboard and scissors, and soon the cardboard scarf was around the snowman's neck.

The two chased each other and had a snowball fight.

In the evening, the two sat in front of the computer desk in the tent. Suirou took out a lunch box from her backpack, which contained sushi.

"I made this myself. Even if you dislike it, you have to finish it." Sui Rou put on gloves and took out the first piece for Yu Le.

Yu Le ate and nodded, making "hmm...hmm" sounds from time to time.

The days in winter are shorter, with only a few stars scattered across the sky.

Sui Rou found an area with snow where she had never stepped on it, and after testing the depth, she sat down and fell backwards. After Yu Le fell down, he pulled Sui Rou's hand up. The two of them were beside them, and the snow blocked their sight. When they sat up again, the outlines of the two people were visible behind them.

"It would be great if time could stop." Sui Rou sighed, glanced at the time and stood up.

Yu Le stood up, jumped twice, shook his body off, and wiped the snow off Sui Rou's body. The two of them packed up their things in silence, both of them seeming to have the illusion that they might see each other again after many years.

Before leaving, Sui Rou made a mark on Yu Le's face, took off the hairband on her head and gave it to Yu Le.

Yu Le walked beside Suirou, pulling the cart. Suirou turned on the music on her mobile phone and found a song. Each of them had a Bluetooth headset, and the song playing was "How Lucky".

How lucky to be at the most beautiful age

Meeting you has no regrets or pity

Hold you tight with all my strength

Don't let happiness escape

How lucky I am to love you

The best decision of my life

I believe you are the only one

I'm willing to accompany you to the end

Yu Le quietly watched Sui Rou's car driving over and returned the headphones to Sui Rou. Sui Rou smiled lightly, did not take it, and turned around to get in the car.

He stared at the car going away, and the earphones that he was holding tightly in his raised hand had lost their wires without him noticing. He put the earphones in the inner pocket of his coat, looked at the taxi app displayed on his phone, and saw the message [Users can cancel the taxi within one minute without liability], and then pulled the cart towards home.

The cold wind was biting, but the figure was not alone. He recalled their first encounter these days.

"Senior, I like you, let's have a relationship that will never end."

"Senior, I'm not a child. You can call me Dumpling. I have my own thoughts. I know I like you. You don't have to treat me like a three-year-old who knows nothing. If you don't accept it and don't try, what if we are destined to be together and miss each other?"

"Le Le, this is such a difficult principle, hehe, you are worthy of being my senior."

"LeLe, I've thought a lot, and I think I really like someone. It's not just an unrealistic fantasy or an inexplicable affection. I heard that many campus romances have curses. Let's break this curse and be a couple for life."

"Le Le, you have a lot of schoolwork in high school. I'll come see you in a while."

"I've been feeling unwell lately and asked for leave from my teacher. My mom talked to the teacher and I can come to the high school to accompany you these two days. Are you happy or not? I'm happy. I can finally see the boy I like in his daily life. Eh? Why are you blushing?"

"The boy I like is really not bad, and he is a school idol. Will you forget me one day?"

And the sentence I just didn’t finish saying, “Yu Le, I... like..." you.

The earphones in his pocket were extremely hot, as if burning his chest, and the hairband on his wrist still retained the scent of its owner's shampoo.