Three or Two Things about Rebirth

Qiu Luming didn't pay any attention to what the movie was about.

She hugged her arms, leaned her head gently on Sergei's upper arm, and slowly closed her eyes.

Some things are not as scary or painful the second time you experience them.

She even slept the most peaceful sleep she had in a long time, leaning on Sergei's arm.

After the movie ended, Sergei woke up the snoring Qiu Luming in a funny way, took her hand, and slowly walked out of the theater.

Qiu Luming wanted to go to the train station to see Sergei off, but he refused, saying it was too late and he was worried about her going back to school alone.

Sergey has lost a lot of weight in the past few months. He has been traveling back and forth every week for the past two months, taking the night bus for more than 20 hours each time, just to spend a few more hours with her during the day on Sunday. It is already Monday afternoon when he returns to St. Petersburg, and a lot of his salary is deducted because of this.

Sergei sent Qiu Luming back to the dormitory village, holding her hand reluctantly. There were still forty minutes before the ticket check, and it would be too late if they didn't go to the train station. Qiu Luming pushed Sergei away, but he hugged her tightly, "Qiu, you go back first and wait for me, I will come to you soon!"

Sergei had no idea that he was being investigated.

Qiu Luming nodded silently in his arms.

The two hugged each other in silence. Ten minutes later, Sergei suddenly turned around and ran away. Qiu Luming subconsciously chased him two steps. Looking at the man's back as he ran under the street light, she slowly squatted down and buried her face in her hands.

The Sunday before the exam, Sergei did not come to Novosibirsk, but called long distance, saying that he was too busy with work to come, and asked her to take the exam well, and he would come to see her the next week. Sergei's voice was dry and painful, and although he pretended to be nothing, she still heard something wrong.

Qiu Luming felt a chill in his heart, as someone had already come to talk to him.

The two swans in the small lake in front of the dormitory gave birth to three goslings. The couple went out together and were inseparable, with the three furry goslings following behind them. The group of wild ducks kept quacking and flapping their wings.

Qiu Luming couldn't think of anything in his mind. He just stared at the lake and mechanically threw all the stones at hand into the lake one by one.

Ji Cheng somehow found her and sat beside her. "Qiu Luming, why are you still confused? Don't you remember the original intention of studying abroad? The country spent so much money to train you, not for you to fall in love and find a partner! I know you don't want to hear it, but I still have to say it..."

Qiu Luming turned his head, looked at Ji Cheng's somewhat old-fashioned face, and nodded vigorously.

——If you nod earlier, this Tang Monk will nag less.

Lena said that there was a girl named Liuba in the International Trade Department who was obsessively in love with Ji Cheng. Liuba said that she liked boys with single eyelids and gentle Chinese boys, but she had confessed her feelings several times but was unsuccessful.

Ji Cheng rejected her directly, saying that he had a girlfriend in China and they would get married when he returned home.

Qiu Luming didn't believe it. Ji Cheng was only a junior in college. With his personality, it was another matter whether he had a girlfriend or not.

But Liuba believed it. She cried and begged, hoping to hug him or shake his hand, but Ji Cheng still refused verbally and firmly refused to let Liuba touch him.

"Are you the secretary of the Youth League branch?" Qiu Luming asked.

“No, I have already joined the party.”

"Oh, my apology. Ji Cheng, you are a gentleman." Qiu Luming said sincerely.

"Why do I feel like you're scolding me!" Ji Cheng frowned and stood up, patting his butt, "Hurry back to the dormitory to review your lessons! I've already booked the return ticket."

**

All the exams were over and even the group photo was taken, but Sergei hadn't come yet and there was no phone call.

Ji Cheng had an expression that said, "Did you let me guess?" and looked at Qiu Luming with disappointment.

Qiu Luming tried his best to act as if nothing had happened, but the dark circles under his eyes could not deceive anyone.

The day before departure, the school held a farewell dinner for the 30 international exchange students. There were colorful lights on the grass, and several long tables were placed with food and drinks. Everyone raised their glasses and drank. Many students performed, sang and danced, and some toasted the teachers and said goodbye.

Qiu Luming was not in the mood to do these things. She hid in the corner with a drink in her hand.

Ji Cheng felt that Chinese students should not have no performance at all, as that would be too embarrassing, so he went up and sang "My Motherland and I" in a casual but heartfelt voice: My motherland and I cannot be separated for a moment, and wherever I go, a song of praise will flow out...

Several familiar friends found Qiu Luming, exchanged contact information, and said goodbye reluctantly. Lena hugged her with joy and worry, "Vera, my dear friend, maybe we will never meet again, can you bless me?"

Qiu Luming stared at Lena for a while, confirmed her intention, and said with a smile, "Lena, you misunderstood, I really don't know witchcraft."

Lena couldn't believe it. She broke up with Sasha last month and was in a bad mood. Her tooth also hurt badly. But Vera just rubbed her hand a few times and the toothache went away!

Lena hugged Qiu Luming tightly. The strong smell of perfume mixed with a slight underarm odor was indescribable.

Qiu Luming had no choice but to push Lena away. He grabbed her right hand with his left hand, then stretched out his right hand, clasped his thumb between his ring finger and little finger, and used his index and middle fingers as pens to draw a zigzag pattern on Lena's palm. He then looked into her eyes seriously and said in Chinese, "Four seasons of joy, eight festivals of peace and health, auspiciousness and happiness, and a gentle breeze!"

Lena didn't understand a word, but she was so happy that she almost cried. She sucked hard on Qiu Luming's cheek with her flaming red lips.

The next day, Qiu Luming and Ji Cheng left Novosibirsk State University. Until then, no relevant department has looked for Qiu Luming. It was probably because they did not find any evidence of her stealing secrets - and she had never done anything at all.

Qiu Luming was a little worried about Sergei. Given his personality, he would have come to say goodbye to her no matter what. Was his freedom restricted? Did they just break up?

Qiu Luming had three big bags of luggage. Her winter coats and down jackets were heavy and took up a lot of space. But the postage was too expensive to send by mail, and she couldn't bear to throw them away, so she had to bite the bullet and bring them back home. She also had another bag filled with souvenirs and gifts she bought for her family and friends, as well as many gifts that Sergei had given her one after another.

Ji Cheng worked hard and was willing to carry one of his two large bags.

Qiu Luming sat in the waiting room in a depressed mood. She and Ji Cheng were going to take a train to Irkutsk first, and then transfer to the K19 international train from Moscow to Beijing.

The waiting room was extremely noisy, with energetic children running around laughing and laughing, and tall Russians constantly walking back and forth in front of him. Qiu Luming felt a headache, huddled in a chair, put on headphones, and put the only tape he brought from China into his Walkman:... Why do we have to separate in the end even though we clearly love each other? Are we always lingering outside the door of our hearts? Who knew that I would meet you again in the crowd? Fate always makes people feel helpless...

Alas, how could this song be so appropriate for the situation? While Ji Cheng was not paying attention, Qiu Luming stretched out his finger and quietly wiped away a tear from the corner of his eye.

A tall, panting figure stopped in front of her. Qiu Luming looked up suddenly, and met Sergei's sad and distressed eyes. She screamed and threw herself into his arms without caring.

Ji Cheng sighed, helped her pick up the Walkman that had fallen to the ground, then moved away and sat aside.

Sergei hugged Qiu Luming tightly, his voice extremely frustrated, "They rejected my application to go abroad. What should I do? My job position prevents me from going abroad for three years..."

He found that Qiu Luming didn't seem surprised, so he held her arms and said, "Qiu, you believe me!"

"I believe you."

Sergei hugged her again, "Then come to Russia, okay? Don't leave me, okay?"

Qiu Luming closed his eyes, tears rolling down and falling into Sergei's shirt.

"Okay?" Sergei let go of her and looked into her eyes.

Qiu Luming looked up at the eyes that intoxicated her, and said in a low but firm voice, "No."

"Why? Don't you want to be with me?" Sergei shouted.

"I am willing to be with you and want to be with you forever. However, due to the nature of my work, I will be subject to various scrutiny when I come to Russia. You will be treated the same way if you go to China!"

"Ah, they checked you?" Sergei subconsciously looked behind him.

Qiu Luming shook his head, "No one checked me. Sergei, your grandfather can't leave you, and I don't want to leave my parents... We shouldn't have been together from the beginning."

Sergei took a step back suddenly. "Are you blaming me for not visiting you these past few weeks? Are you punishing me?"

"Sergey, even though we are thousands of miles apart, it is already a blessing from God that we can meet and fall in love. I dare not ask for more."

Sergei's face was full of hurt, his eyes were full of blame, "Don't you even fight for us? You gave up on me so easily!"

Three years had passed, and there were too many variables. With race, country, and distance between them, Qiu Luming really had no confidence. After experiencing a relationship with Fei Yuanhang, she had no drive. She had already seen the answer, and she didn't want to struggle in vain.

She has completely believed that fate is predestined and has no control over it!

The radio was calling out Qiu Luming's train number. Ji Cheng immediately put on his backpack and picked up two more people. "Qiu Luming, hurry up!"

Sergei carried Qiu Luming's luggage and followed him onto the platform, but he could only walk him to the door. He did not have a ticket, so the staff did not allow him to board the train.

Qiu Luming found a seat and opened the window. Sergei looked at her from under the car with a sad face, "Will I never see you again?"

This sentence brought tears to Qiu Luming's eyes again. She ignored the gaze of Ji Cheng, who had already put away his luggage and was sitting opposite her, and leaned half of her body out of the car window and hugged Sergei tightly.

The train whistle sounded, Ji Cheng pulled Qiu Luming back into the carriage and pressed her to sit down.

Qiu Luming reached out and touched Sergei's handsome face. The train started moving and Sergei ran after the train, shouting, "Qiu! Qiu! I love you! I will always love you!"

Qiu Luming lay on the small table on the train for a long time. When he raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen.

Ji Cheng sighed, "Why are you doing this? You've only known each other for a few months, how can you have such deep feelings for him? It's like a life-and-death separation. Don't listen to him saying he loves you. If he really loves you, you'll have to see if he'll give up his job and go to China to find you!"

"His job involves certain secrets. Even if he resigns now, it will take three years, or even longer, before he is allowed to leave the country."

"Ah?" Ji Cheng didn't expect this to happen. He felt sorry for Qiu Luming, "Oh, maybe it was really a farewell between life and death!"

Qiu Luming stopped talking and stared blankly out the window.

It was fifteen hours later when they arrived in Irkutsk. The flesh on her buttocks was flattened from sitting so much. Thinking of Sergei taking a longer train ride twice a week to see her, Qiu Luming couldn't help but feel her eyes turn red again.

After waiting for four hours at the train station and taking a short rest, they changed to an international train, still with hard seats.

Most of the people on international trains are Chinese and Russian businessmen doing business, and the sleeper cars are occupied by them.

A day later, the train entered the Chinese border, changed the locomotive in Manzhouli, and continued to head south. Qiu Luming and Ji Cheng became excited. They put their faces against the glass and looked at the scenery outside the window greedily.

"Finally back to the embrace of the motherland!" said Ji Cheng.

Qiu Luming heard the abnormality in his voice and saw the tears in his eyes.

Ji Cheng had to sit all the way to Beijing Station and then change to a train to Wuhan. Qiu Luming got off the train in Harbin, took a train to Tang County, and then took a bus to get home.

Ji Cheng was worried about her, so he helped her carry her luggage off the train. Although the train stopped for half an hour, he could not leave the platform, so he had to find a staff member in a red vest and pay someone to help Qiu Luming check in her luggage.

Qiu Luming quickly stopped him and said, "I'll do it myself!" You know, Ji Cheng has been very frugal in the past year, so how could Qiu Luming let him pay?

But Ji Cheng was very persistent, and Qiu Luming had no choice but to agree.

The two shook hands and said goodbye under the car. Ji Cheng said sincerely, "Qiu Luming, I don't know when we will meet again. I wish you happiness! Even if Sergey doesn't come to find you, you must work hard to find new happiness!"

Qiu Luming nodded. She had been exhausted from the days in the car. Although she washed and dressed before getting off the car, she still looked haggard. She shook Ji Cheng's hand, "You are four years younger than me, but you always act like a master. I wish you a bright future!"

Ji Cheng laughed, "Thank you! You don't look four years older than me at all, you look four years younger than me!"

Qiu Luming said goodbye to Ji Cheng and walked out of the exit. Just as she was about to pay the red vest to help her carry her luggage to the waiting room, she heard a loud shout, "Yo Yo!"

She turned around in surprise, but didn't see anything before she was hugged by someone. Her broad chest and familiar smell of soap made her cry again, "Second brother! Wuuuuuuuu..."