Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

Chapter 195 Farewell

The setting sun is like an old painter, casually painting the last rays of light on Ning Yao's cottage, adding a touch of sadness to the story.

Ning Yao stood in front of the wardrobe, gently touching each piece of clothing with her fingers, as if touching the past. Every fold was a gentle goodbye to the past.

The room was silent; the only sounds that could be heard were the subtle rustling of clothes and her occasional, deep sighs that she couldn't hold back.

After packing up, she slowly walked to the desk and pulled out a piece of white letter paper from the innermost drawer.

The tip of the pen touched the paper, but it seemed to be pressed down by something and did not fall down for a long time.

Outside the window, the sky was getting darker and darker, swallowing up all the light like ink.

There were many kinds of emotions flashing in her eyes - reluctance like a thin thread, relief like drifting smoke, and determination like the disappearing sunset, with an indescribable beauty.

Finally, the pen tip finally moved, moving lightly across the paper like a dancer, leaving behind lines of beautiful words.

Between the lines, there is gratitude to Chen Feng and a reluctant farewell.

After writing the letter, she folded it carefully, walked heavily to the door, and gently slipped the letter into the crack.

At that moment, her heart seemed to be broken.

But she just kept her mouth tightly shut to prevent the tears from falling, turned around resolutely and walked into the darkness of the stairs.

When she reached the stairs, she couldn't help but look back, her eyes lingering on the closed door for a long time.

Finally, tears fell like rain, she covered her mouth with her hands and cried silently.

Every step down the stairs felt like stepping on my heart, and it hurt terribly.

As for Chen Feng, he was standing alone under a telephone booth by the lake. The setting sun stretched his shadow long, like a lonely poem.

He kept looking up into the distance, his heart full of worry and longing for Ning Yao, surging like a tide, but with no place to put it.

Time passed little by little, the night quietly climbed up the sky, and the lights came on one by one, but his heart became heavier and heavier, like the stars covered by the night.

It was late at night when he returned to Ning Yao's residence in a daze.

The lights in the corridor were yellow, like a dream. His footsteps echoed in the empty hallway, and he suddenly felt a little scared.

When he saw the white color through the crack in the door, his heart skipped a beat. He took out the letter almost respectfully and opened it gently.

Ning Yao's words were like sharp knives, cutting his heart again and again.

He couldn't believe that the girl who always smiled as brightly as a flower would leave in this way.

The letter trembled slightly in his hand, his heart was surging like waves, anger, confusion and sadness surged like a tide, drowning him.

After reading the letter, he almost couldn't help but knock on the door hard, again and again, as if he wanted to knock away all the misunderstandings and barriers.

However, all he got in response was silence and empty echoes.

He stopped and put his ear to the door, trying to listen for even the slightest sound, but the surroundings were eerily quiet, as if Ning Yao had never existed.

At that moment, Chen Feng finally understood.

He slowly slid down to the ground, his back against the cold door.

In my mind, Ning Yao's smile and the words in the letter mixed together, flashing through my mind like a movie.

Ning Hezhong was sitting in the living room with a newspaper in his hand.

Suddenly, the door creaked open and Ning Yao pushed it open and walked in.

"Yaoyao, why are you back?"

Ning Hezhong was very surprised, his face immediately lit up, and his smile bloomed like a flower.

He took a few steps to Ning Yao and took the luggage from his daughter.

But when he saw his daughter's slightly tired and tear-stained face, his heart suddenly tightened.

"Yaoyao, what's wrong with you? Is someone bullying you? Tell Dad quickly!"

Ning Yao shook his head slightly, and the corners of his mouth managed to curl up, "Dad, I'm fine, I'm just hungry."

When Ning Hezhong heard this, he quickly said, "Okay, okay, I'll get you something to eat right away."

After saying that, he turned and went into the kitchen and started to work, chopping vegetables, stir-frying, and boiling noodles, his movements were very smooth and efficient.

After a while, a few light side dishes and a bowl of hot noodles were placed on the table.

While eating, Ning Hezhong wanted to ask his daughter several times what had happened, but he swallowed the words back.

Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Yaoyao, tell Dad the truth, what happened?"

Ning Yao put down his chopsticks, looked up at his father, a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Dad, don't ask anymore, I'm really fine."

Ning Hezhong sighed and nodded helplessly, "Okay, okay, Dad won't ask anymore. You've grown up and have your own ideas and space."

At this moment, Ning Yao suddenly said, "Dad, I want to go abroad."

"Going abroad?" Ning Hezhong was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly felt indescribable joy in his heart.

He immediately understood that his daughter might have had a conflict with that kid Chen Feng.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his face unconsciously. "Okay, Dad will arrange it for you. Go out and study, broaden your horizons. Young people, there are plenty of opportunities in the future."

Ning Hezhong is a man of action. Just two days later, he brought good news.

It turned out that he had a senior brother named Chang, who was a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. When he heard that Ning Hezhong's daughter was going abroad, Professor Chang agreed without hesitation.

However, Ning Yao knew nothing about chemistry, which had nothing to do with her major.

But Professor Chang was very enthusiastic and said he could help her contact the Economics Department and promised to find her a reliable mentor.

Ning Hezhong was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, and immediately told Ning Yao the good news.

But Ning Yao fell silent when she heard this. She felt uncomfortable when she thought about going to such a far place, not knowing when she would be able to come back, and even that she might never see the person she missed so much again.

But Ning Yao knew that she had to go.

She could no longer pretend to be nothing and teach Chen Feng in class. If she did that, she would definitely lose control.

Finally, Ning Yao took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes, "Okay, I'll go!"

Chen Feng no longer went to the phone booth, nor did he wait at Ning Yao's door.

Ning Yao made it clear in the letter that she needed space and asked Chen Feng not to disturb her anymore.

Okay, since that’s the case, let’s all calm down.

Anyway, he had already told Ning Yao the whole story of that night in the message on the pager.

Whether Ning Yao is willing to believe it or not is her business and she has no control over it.

A real man cannot always get stuck in one thing and be unable to extricate himself.

Since Ning Yao needs space, just give it to her!

He still had one important thing to do, which was to tell his mother her true life story!