They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes

Luo Chi leaned on his shoulder.

Luo Chi leaned hard on his shoulder, his thin and thin back was trembling because of the rapid coughing, but he still held his arm regardless of squeezing his strength.

That force is not at all just an answer to that question.

In the dim and thin mist, the soaked leaves were blown away by the sea breeze.

A few flickering sparks burst out from the branches of Hovenia japonica.Then in an instant, there was a fire devouring all the reality and all the past, struggling to burn up.

The fire ignited, and with the strength to burn himself out no matter the cost, he rushed out to touch the shadow of the fall.

Ming Weiting dragged Luo Chi back into his arms to hold him tightly.

Luo Chi didn't make a sound, his whole body was throbbing with pain, and he curled up tightly under his coat.

His head doesn't hurt now, not at all, the pain comes from his body.It may be somewhere in the chest cavity that has not been felt for a long time, or a certain segment of bone marrow in the spine.

The intense pain that seemed to burn him engulfed him in an instant.He may have been stripped of flesh and blood at that moment, even the bones were scraped off one by one. He seemed to be standing next to his body, watching the fire burn him completely.

It didn't have to be gray and white cold embers.

It wasn't necessarily Ember.

Ming Weiting embraced Luo Chi, raised his hand to protect Luo Chi's head and neck, and embraced Luo Chi in his elbow.

He gave a more definite response than Luo Chi squeezed out, until the body in his arms finally began to relax, and slowly stopped the trembling that broke out almost instantly.

……

Outside the bedroom door, Ming Lu, who came to deliver the oxygen generator, did not enter the door. He met Ming Weiting's gaze, smiled reassuringly, and gently placed the machine at the door.

Ming Weiting didn't get up in a hurry to get it.

He waited until Luo Chi's breath had almost calmed down, opened a corner of his coat, and bent his shoulders to go in.

It is no longer enough to cover two people with one coat, light is coming in from all directions.

Luo Chi lowered his eyes, was concentrating on adjusting his breathing, and was dazed by the light.

He was a little curious, bent his eyes, and looked at Mr. Shadow who suddenly appeared in front of him.

Ming Weiting touched Luo Chi's back that was completely drenched in sweat, raised his hand to let Luo Chi lean on his body, and wiped away the dripping tears on his face with his cuff.

Ming Weiting's movements were very careful, he and Luo Chi were under the jacket together, and his voice was also soft: "Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?"

……

This question is important, but it is a bit abrupt at this time.

Luo Chi slightly opened his eyes wide, still obeying the rules of telling the truth, and nodded.

Ming Weiting asked again: "Do you want to eat peach candy tomorrow?"

Luo Chi's throat moved slightly.He was almost bitter from being drugged these days, and the aroma of peaches almost appeared in his mouth, so he nodded slightly.

Ming Weiting asked: "Do you want to go home tomorrow?"

Luo Chi had already nodded subconsciously, and only halfway through the nodding did he suddenly realize what the problem was this time.

He didn't know where Mr. Shadow learned this trick. He blinked his eyes, but before he could fully recover, the corners of his mouth had been completely raised up.

He really didn't have any extra strength, he couldn't sustain the airflow halfway through his chest, he leaned against Ming Weiting's arms and coughed twice.

But he still bent his fingers, bit by bit pulled off the cuff that Ming Weiting put into his fingers, and raised his eyes.

Ming Weiting was massaging his stiff body, and when he sensed the strength, he immediately looked up at him, and found that Luo Chi's eyes were serious, so his expression became serious.

"Me." Luo Chi adjusted his breath and spoke slowly, "I will..."

He was still concentrating on deliberation, but Ming Weiting had already taken up the conversation: "It will be super cool."

Ming Weiting memorized and recited: "Show me cool."

... Lucky fans really remembered it very well.

Luo Chi couldn't help laughing, he simply didn't bother to repeat it, and blinked his eyes lightly.

Ming Weiting's eyes were also stained with a smile, he raised his hand to touch Luo Chi's sweaty eyebrows, and helped him gently brush his forehead hair away.

He understood why Luo Chi said "we are separated by the sea" and "the stars must be bright enough".

Luo Chi values ​​kindness more than anyone else.But Luo Chi is not like the Luo family at all. He never feels that the kindness of others to him is taken for granted and cannot be denied.

If you want to hold a hand, offer it.Want to be waved and applauded, just jump on stage with your guitar in your arms.

Luo Chi didn't think he was late, and Luo Chi didn't think he was late either.In that rain, Luo Chi wanted to find someone to believe in him, so he kept him and sold him the painting.

……

The more I think about this, the more I can't understand those people who personally pushed Luo Chi into the thick fog and sea of ​​ice.

Ming Weiting will deal with these matters, they no longer have any relationship with Luo Chi.He withdrew his mind, raised his hand to wrap Luo Chi's head and neck that was beginning to soften, and stroked Luo Chi's hair: "It's cool now."

He did try his best to learn how to be a fan on the Internet, but he still couldn't learn those extravagant praises, so he always just expressed his true thoughts.But it is also because of this that every time he speaks the words are serious and appear extraordinarily solemn.

Of course Luo Chi could tell the difference, his ears quickly became hot, and the corners of his mouth pursed.

His physical strength was exhausted, he was really dizzy, he closed his eyes and rested quietly for a while, and the tiredness that had been suppressed repeatedly finally climbed up slowly.

"If you had a boat." Ming Weiting touched his eyes, "You would be the most popular captain."

Luo Chi closed his eyes slightly, lingered on the edge of sleepiness for a while, and whispered the secret to him: "Auntie also wants me to be the captain."

Ming Weiting nodded: "Auntie knows people with her eyes."

Luo Chi was amused by his serious tone.

Ming Weiting liked to see him smile, held his slightly curled fingers, relaxed his heart, and put that hand into his own.

The Ming family came from the boat, so of course all he could think of was related to the boat.On the contrary, Luo Chi just woke up from too long a chaotic slumber, leaving only a relaxed blankness.

……

In the excruciating pain of cutting flesh and bones just now, all the ties of the past were burned away, and only then did I realize that I had reached the end of that road.

Luo Chi stood at the end of the road.

He stood here, completely alone, and slowly remembered something.

Some are happy, some are sad, and there are a lot of them that don't need to be looked at at all, just throw them in the corner and don't worry about them.

He thought of Aunt Ren's tomb.

Luo Chi stubbornly confronted that tomb for ten years. .

The cold stone tablet stopped him, and he was not allowed to go down to find Aunt Ren, but he would silently allow him to whisper, fall asleep, and play his piano.

Sometimes when Luo Chi came out of the cemetery, he would keep walking until he couldn't walk at all.

In fact, Luo Chi still had strength, he just couldn't cross that intersection.

There is a public hospital at that intersection, and there are benches on the side of the road opposite the hospital.He would sit on the bench for a long time until he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes. When his consciousness began to trance, he would see Luo Zhi standing at the hospital door.

……

Ten-year-old Luo Zhi stood at the door of the hospital.

The sun was so sunny that day that the air felt like a heat wave.Under the exposure of that kind of brightness, everything seemed to be bright white, the leaves were wilting, and the cicadas were crying feebly.

Luo Zhi raised her hand and covered one ear, trying to distinguish whether it was cicadas or tinnitus.

He sneaked out from home and came to the hospital to see someone.

He found out that Zhao Lan's sister was here, and wanted to see if she was recovering from her injuries, whether she still had nightmares, and whether she would dream of someone beating her to death every day.

He made a boat out of shells, but didn't send it away.

Before escaping from that devil's lair, they were found out that they had secretly sent messages to the outside, and they were locked in two places respectively. Many things happened in those days.

Luo Zhi leaned against the window at the door of the psychiatric department, and saw a figure inside.

The couple, who were far older than their age, came out to see him, squatted down apologetically, and stopped him from the door.

The girl who was so busy that she didn't touch the ground just brought a can of soup to replenish her body, when she saw him, she squatted down too, took his hand and whispered sorry.

"Brother, I'm sorry." The girl dressed as a high school student had red eyes and apologized to him in a low voice, "I'm sorry, my sister is sick, and she will have many nightmares..."

Of course Luo Zhi could understand.He shook his head vigorously, hid the gift box behind him, and made an agreement with the Zhao family that his sister would play with her as soon as she recovered from her illness.

That family is so good, sister Zhao Lan's illness will definitely be cured.

Luo Zhi knows that this disease cannot be stimulated, and it is best not to see anything that may cause traumatic memories of the past before fully recovering.

I don't know since when, he seems to be the lead.

It seems that there is an extra switch on his body that makes everyone irritated and painful. This feeling is not good, and he doesn't want this.

But sister Zhao Lan's illness will definitely recover.

That family is so nice.

Luo Zhi stood at the entrance of the hospital, hugging the shell boat, but couldn't tell if it was the cicadas.

He can't think of where to go for the time being, the room is no longer his, nor is his home, he stands at the intersection, thinking about whether to go to the aquarium or the library...

Thinking of this, Luo Chi couldn't help secretly laughing.

He felt that his memory must have processed this passage while he was not paying attention—after all, the picture was a bit too exaggerated.But in the memory of the ten-year-old Luo Zhi, the next scene is really Aunt Ren majestically wearing the sun and racing all the way to kill her.

Aunt Ren came over majestically and dragged him into the car without any explanation. The first thing she did was to stuff a popsicle into his mouth.

Popsicles are super cool and sweet, like magic sticks.

Anyway, in the eyes of ten-year-old Luo Zhi, it must be a magic wand.

After that, everything suddenly became completely different.Aunt Ren put away the shell boat he was carrying, and asked him where he wanted to go to play, and found that he didn't know, so she took him to an indoor playground.

He had never been in contact with such a place in the Luo family, and he would not move when he stood still.

Aunt Ren took him to catch the doll, dragged him to play on the trampoline, stuffed him in the field to drive a go-kart, and finally flew him down the super high slide and smashed into a large ocean ball.

He was almost drowned by the blue and white ocean balls, and was held up by Aunt Ren. He never knew that ocean balls were so fun.

"Huomiao." Aunt Ren asked him in the ocean ball, "Should you go back with Auntie?"

He hadn't been called Huo Miao for a long time, and he almost didn't realize that it was calling him. It was only after being hit on the head by Aunt Ren that he came back to his senses.

Aunt Ren asked him, "Are you going back with Auntie?"

Aunt Ren looked at him super seriously, holding his hand tightly with one hand, as if as long as he nodded, Aunt Ren would take him home.

...He probably nodded his head about a hundred times that day.

Maybe this passage has also been processed by memory.He was still very stable at that time, and he was always said to be like a little old man, so he should not have done such an out-of-image thing.

But he did nod his head a hundred times, a thousand times and ten thousand times in his heart, and he wanted to write a proof.

Aunt Ren played with him until dark, led him home, and bought him many toys and popsicles in front of other children.

He didn't really play with toys much.

There are toys at home, but he mostly uses them to amuse his younger sister.His younger sister is almost three years younger than him, and he has been learning how to be a brother since he was sensible.

He was carrying so many toys, one hand was held by Aunt Ren, secretly biting the tip of his tongue, trying to make sure if it was a dream.

Of course it wasn't a dream, how could it be a dream.

Popsicles are so cold and sweet.

He fell asleep holding the shell boat in the car.Aunt Ren called the driver to drive, hugged him, and gently touched the hideous scar behind his ear.

It turned out that Cicada was screaming, not tinnitus.He doesn't have tinnitus at all, he hears super clearly.

Aunt Ren said that there will be real boats in the flames.

Huo Miao will have a real boat, Huo Miao will grow up safely, and Huo Miao will be super free.

Aunt Ren said that Huo Miao will be the captain of the ship.

……

From the day he confronted that tomb, he couldn't cross that intersection.

He sat on the bench until he saw the ten-year-old Luo Zhi, and then carefully recalled the whole memory, his mouth was full of sweetness.

How can it be so sweet, he has experienced such a good thing.

Aunt Ren asked him if he wanted to go back together, how could he refuse?How could he not go back.

How could he not go back.

Aunt Ren held his hand so tightly.

……

Luo Chi curled his fingers.

It took him a long time, and finally he bent his fingers little by little, touched his palm, and said softly, "Auntie."

Ming Weiting slightly moved his arm.

Luo Chi's head and neck softened, his body was completely out of focus, and he fell into Ming Weiting's neck without a sound.

Ming Weiting touched his back, trying to help him take off the coat, but found that a corner of the coat was held by Luo Chi's hand.

Luo Chi curled up in his coat, breathing steadily, falling into a dream.

Ming Weiting slowly stopped his movements.

He originally wanted to bring in the oxygen generator, wake Luo Chi up, and let Luo Chi breathe oxygen for a while before falling asleep.In case you still feel dizzy and sleepy after waking up, and it is difficult to get up to the beach.

……

But it doesn't seem too urgent.

If Luo Chi feels that he hasn't slept well and is still sleepy, he can take another sleep on the beach.

Luo Chi is slowly recovering and getting better, so there is nothing urgent.

Ming Weiting grabbed Luo Chi's shoulders with one hand.

He even turned off the ambient light, and only let the pale moonlight flow in with the night wind and fall on the side of the bed, covering the things in the room with an extra soft outline.

Ming Weiting hugged Luo Chi and laid it flat, confirmed that Luo Chi was lying down safely, and sat on the head of the bed himself.

He gently moved Luo Chi's head and neck to make Luo Chi's breathing easier, and opened a corner of his coat.

After doing this, the time just passed zero.The sound of distant bells drifted across the sea.

It was a bell tower not far from the port that made the sound. It rang the time day after day, and the bell could be heard far away along the wind.

That bell tower is famous for its hands.I heard that it was specially designed by an artist, and the carvings and hollowing out are very ingenious.The minute hand looks like a figure who has been on the road, because the angle of light is different, it will change every hour.

……

I heard that there are some symbolic meanings, and I have been on the road, and I have been moving forward.Walk 24 times a day, and return to the original point when the zero o'clock rings.

"Huomiao." Ming Weiting said softly, "It's not the origin."

Ming Weiting said, "It's a new day."

Luo Chi sleeps in the new day.

I don't know what I met in the dream, but the expression on my face when I fell asleep is also very serious, as if I dreamed about something very important.

Ming Weiting didn't disturb him, and took the computer Ming Lu left beside the bed.

"Flame" will be updated from zero o'clock on this day.Gong Hanrou has always been strict with his works, and the reappearance of the scenes will take a long time to polish and will not be broadcast yet.

What is released now is a part of the real video materials and interviews related to the parties involved. At the same time, as a trailer, some records of the shooting process have been added.

Ming Weiting puts on the earphones, drags the progress bar, and finds the part where Luo Chi is at Ren's house.

Ren Shuangmei likes to make videos for Luo Chi.

Instead of the cold angle of the surveillance camera, Luo Chi in the hand-held camera is real and alive, no different from ordinary children.

……

In Ren Shuangmei's eyes, apart from being extremely smart, sensible, and lovable, that child was no different from ordinary children.

It was Luo Chi's first time making dim sum, and he was so frightened by the fried oven that he jumped up, scrambling to make amends, and was hugged and rubbed by Aunt Ren who laughed so hard that her stomach ached.

Holding the guitar he just bought, Luo Chi stumbled to find the sound, and played "Two Tigers".

Luo Chi learned how to draw, rubbed the paint on the tip of his nose, stared at the camera with rounded eyes, he didn't know it yet.

Luo Chi was led to the beach and pushed among those playing in the water.He stood frozen inside and couldn't move, looking back at Ren Shuangmei, but soon he couldn't help being pulled away enthusiastically by a group of people who were having fun.

……

In the camera, Luo Chi is hiding in the water, his eyes are wide open, and bit by bit he realizes that these people are not malicious at all, and a smile appears almost suddenly.

He imitated the actions of others, picked up the water and threw it out, and was slapped on the head and face by the flying sea water.A group of people laughed together, and he himself rubbed his eyes and laughed, looking back to Ren Shuangmei while laughing...

Luo Chi's ability to be happy was opened by Ren Shuangmei.

The happier he is, the more he will keep looking back for Aunt Ren, and his eyes will shine brighter when he sees Aunt Ren.

Luo Chi stood wet in the sea water, tiptoed and waved vigorously, as if he was only a little away from getting out of the haze that enveloped him.

……

Ming Weiting took off his earphones and put the computer aside.

He wanted to check on Luo Chi's situation, but when he looked to the side, he realized that Luo Chi woke up from his dream at some point and was looking at him with his eyes open.

Luo Chi should have woken up for a while, but he didn't move or make a sound, lying on the pillow, watching those videos with Ming Weiting.

Ming Weiting touched Luo Chi's forehead: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Luo Chi shook his head.

He is also watching those videos, because he is used to the state of not being able to hear the sound, even if there is no external playback, he doesn't think there is any problem. He remembers everything in the videos.

He remembers it all, he remembers how to do it.

He remembered everything Aunt Ren had given him.

He heard what Mister Shadow had said to him.

He wakes up to a new day.

Ming Weiting sat by the bed.

He supported Luo Chi's back with one hand, lowered his head, and met those shining eyes.

Ming Weiting suddenly reacted.

He moved neatly, propped up his body and lay beside Luo Chi, stretched out his hand to draw him closer, and covered the two of them with his coat.

The area of ​​the coat is really limited, so if you hide it like this, it is inevitable that your forehead will touch your forehead.

Ming Weiting cupped Luo Chi's head and neck with one hand, and asked softly, "What did you dream about?"

"Auntie." Luo Chi whispered, "I was scolded."

Aunt Ren trained him to be stubborn and taught him not to know how to turn.

Teach him that the big flame was trapped by a small intersection for so long.

Luo Chi completed a rather long self-examination in his dream, because he had just woken up from that state of being unable to turn his head, and it took him a lot of time.

Ming Weiting didn't ask, but just suggested: "Call me to intercede next time."

Luo Chi pursed his lips and nodded: "Please beg for mercy."

Although he was scolded this time, he also slept very well. It seemed that he hadn't slept so well for a long time.

He was hidden in his coat by Mr. Shadow, and he indulged himself to force out all the pain of his life and end it all at once.Now the two of them are hiding inside and whispering, if they go out, they might be caught by their aunt.

He's going to do something really cool, cool enough to make Auntie completely happy and at ease.

Luo Chi thought about it carefully, and quietly asked the creditor: "How many paintings can be exchanged for a ship?"

Ming Weiting didn't answer, just looked at him.

"Five hundred?" Luo Chi just wanted to exchange for an ordinary boat, "Is one thousand enough?"

Ming Weiting shook his head.

Luo Chi hesitated: "Is [-] sheets enough?"

Ming Weiting still shook his head.

Luo Chi lightly bit the tip of his tongue.

……Oops.

Big Flame is going to do something unimaginable.

Luo Chi pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and slowly clenched his fists.

Luo Chi remembered another dream just now.

In my dream, I seem to be standing on a pier I don't know where.

The pier was still a little far away from the boat, as if it was about to jump over. There was dark water in the middle, and the night fog flowed quietly.

He had just walked a long way, and the road was a bit difficult, and he didn't know if he had enough strength...but he still wanted to try it.

He wants to try it once.

"...Me." Luo Chi asked, "Am I enough?"

Ming Weiting cupped his neck and looked into his eyes.

The two of them were very close, their coats covered most of the moonlight, and Ming Weiting still had a particularly bright and soft smile in his eyes.

Luo Chi lowered his head and let out a long breath.

"Mr. Shadow."

He lowered his head, he didn't know how bright his eyes were, and he didn't know how determined he was.

"I want to go home with you." Luo Chi said, "I want to be your captain."

……

Probably because of the high tension aroused by these words, Luo Chi's heartbeat was a little fast, and his breathing was also short of breath.

In the flashing darkness, he suddenly realized what the "wharf of unknown location" he saw in his dream was.

The fog cleared, and he stood on the pier.

The dark, cold river flows slowly, to a place where there will be no more disturbances, no more feelings.

He seemed to stand there for a long time, so long that he almost followed.

Luo Chi turned around, he ran against the river, and threw himself out where there was no way.

Ming Weiting held his hand tightly.

He was dragged aboard Mr. Shadow's boat.