[Whirlwind Girl + Tomb Raider] Replaced

At the beginning of September of this year, the preliminary round of the Yuan Wu Dao National Youth Competition was held in the Anyang City Gymnasium.The contestants include the outstanding players of Yuan Wu Dao in various gymnasiums across the country, and each gymnasium has a place for men and women.There is no doubt that the places in Songbai gymnasium will belong to Ruobai and An'an.

But An An didn't really want to participate in this competition.In her opinion, this opportunity might be a test for Qi Baicao, allowing her to grow up faster, eventually replacing her, and becoming the pride of Ruobai and even Songbai Gymnasium.

For this reason, she was a little distracted during the evening practice with Qi Baicao on the eve of registration, hesitating how to discuss this matter with Ruobai.

When the training was finally over and Qi Baicao left, An An finally had time to sit down on the stone bench in the gazebo, staring in a daze at the steaming soup pot on the stove.

An An was still staring at the rising white mist in a daze, when she realized that a person had quietly sat down beside her.

Looking up, An An happened to be stunned when he happened to meet the icy eyes of the person who came up in the dark night.

"You have been absent-minded in today's training." Ruobai looked into her eyes calmly, with a calm tone and clear eyes, as if he was looking for an answer. "Why?"

An An felt guilty for some reason, quickly looked away and lowered her eyes, pretending to laugh meaninglessly. "Ruobai, have you considered letting Baicao participate in this youth competition?"

"No." Ruobai's answer was always so sonorous and forceful.

An An's heart trembled, she didn't look up to see Ruobai's expression.In fact, he didn't need to look at her to know that Ruobai must be looking at her with unquestionable eyes at this time.She even felt those eyes staring at her.

Ruobai was silent for a while, and finally asked her: "Have you been deliberately cultivating Qi Baicao recently?"

An An nodded quietly.She has long felt that it is impossible for someone like Ruobai who is always silent but pays attention to everything secretly not to notice her special care for Qi Baicao, and she has long been mentally prepared to be questioned.

"You know that I can't let her go. It's about pines and cypresses. I can't wait for an uncertain result." Ruobai's tone was very calm. After all, he was stating a fact that he seemed to have established.

"Baicao has great potential." An An tried not to look at Ruobai's reaction.

Ruobai paused for a moment, and asked her back very bluntly: "So what? Do you hope that Qi Baicao will take your place in the base next?"

Although she had guessed a long time ago, An An still felt suffocated when Ruobai exposed her thoughts.In this regard, she could only quietly bite her lower lip.

Ruobai stared at her for a long time, because she lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly, but it was enough to see the subtle movements of her teeth biting her lower lip beside the black hair on her cheeks, and the slight trembling of her leaning on the corner of the table fingertips.After a long time, he spoke in a firm tone: "An'an, you have something to hide from me."

After a brief hesitation, An An raised her head and looked at Ruobai. "Robai, you like Yuan Wu Dao very much, right?"

Ruobai looked back at her without any surprise, waiting for her to continue.

"If, for some reason, you have to give up Yuan Wu Dao in the future..." An An said slowly and tentatively, and clearly saw Ruobai's dark pupils shrinking, but finally did not continue.

"Is this what you're going to tell me?" Ruobai stared blankly at her pale face in the night. "You have to give up Yuan Wudao for some reason?"

Ruobai seems to have misunderstood?An An thought for a while, then subconsciously shook her head.She just wanted to know, if the same thing happened to Ruobai, what would he choose.

"If it was me." Seeing the black and white eyes on her pale face, Ruobai's heart skipped a beat, and his tone softened for the first time. "I will not give up easily. As long as there is a reason to work hard, I will not give up."

Is there a reason to work hard... An An sighed in her heart, and slowly lowered her head.

My mother's words lingered in my heart like an ominous omen: "...this world is different from the world you used to exist in. It is difficult to guarantee the consequences of staying here."

Her black hair fluttered slightly in the night wind, covering her cheeks.

"Robai, you..." An An originally wanted to ask, "Do you very much hope that I will compete and win?" However, when she inadvertently raised her head, she saw Ruobai's eyes.

——The obsidian-like pupils fully reflected her figure.Even in the dark night, there are such firm eyes.That was Ruobai's trust in her.

"I will participate in the competition, and I will not lose." Unexpectedly, An An promised.

Ruobai smiled miraculously.He said, "I know."

...Then, what the consequences will be is not important anymore.An An heard a voice in her heart say.She raised her face casually and smiled at Ruobai: "I really think Baicao is pretty good."

Ruobai nodded in agreement. "There will be a chance for her in the future, you don't have to worry too much about her." Then she got up and left, quickly blurred in the night.

Tuliu An'an still sat there, a little dazed.

Until a long time later, in the hazy sound of raindrops falling to the ground, An An came back to her senses, staring blankly at the soup pot on the stove, she thought helplessly: If Ruobai was asked to take the soup away just now, Enough……

On the ground outside the gazebo, crisp and transparent rain flowers are blooming one after another.The thickness of the rain is like a faint transparent smoke.

When the turbulent thoughts met the sudden rainstorm, An An rested her chin on the stone table with one hand, feeling a little melancholy.In her opinion, it was really not a good omen for it to rain heavily at such a time.

What's more... That guy Xie Yuchen used to like to say-"rainy day, bloody day" or something.

Bleeding... death... So, when was the last time you came closest to dying?

An An was stunned, and suddenly remembered the time when she and Xiuxiu were surrounded by deep-minded people in the deserted wilderness.At that time, she was unarmed, and Huo Xiuxiu, who she had to protect, was present, and she was basically asked to fight more than 20 big men alone, and they were all desperadoes who were not afraid of death.

At that time, she really thought she was going to die.When Xie Yuchen found them, she had more than ten wounds all over her body. Due to excessive blood loss, she fell into a coma when she saw Xie Yuchen appear.

What does it feel like to die?An An tried hard to recall for a long time, but only remembered that time, everything seemed to be dark, and it was very painful.

Those who have died once will no longer be afraid of death.An An smiled self-deprecatingly.

Then she heard an extremely familiar voice, coming from the top of her head, falling condescendingly: "It's cold outside, I'll take you back."

An An was startled, and raised her head to see Ruobai standing upright in front of her with an umbrella.

An An was almost unable to react for a few seconds.After she realized that it was Ruobai, the first thing she did was to reach for the thermos on the table, then turn around and take a spoon to fill the soup.

Ruobai watched her series of actions with helpless eyes, and for some reason had the urge to laugh.Coughing pretending to be calm, Ruobai took a few steps closer and motioned for her to hand over the spoon. "I come."

"...Okay." An An obediently handed out the spoon, took the umbrella from Ruobai's hand, and took a few steps back to wait in the rain.

Looking at Ruobai's back with his head lowered and focused on serving the soup, An'an's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what to say or do.

So, when Ruobai filled the soup and held the thermos in his hand, he turned his head and saw An An holding the umbrella handle with a dull expression, standing there and looking at him eagerly.

"...An'an?" Ruobai felt it was even more funny, so he couldn't help calling out softly.

An An unconsciously loosened her hand because of this call, and the umbrella in her hand fell to the ground, slowly rolling out a big circle on the ground with the edge of the umbrella.

"Why are you so careless?" Ruobai didn't say much, and immediately went down the steps to pick up the umbrella.

"I'm sorry." An An apologized reflexively, and felt a little cold on her face when she recovered.

The moment Ruobai put the umbrella up on top of An An's head again, he found that An An's face was wet, and something shiny was rolling.

"An'an..." Called out a little slowly, Ruobai reached out his hand almost instinctively, trying to wipe off the water marks on her face. "Why are you crying."

"I didn't cry." An An slowly raised the corner of her mouth towards him. "It's rain."

Ruobai was startled suddenly.He noticed the smile on the girl's face, which was bright, but with some kind of indescribable sadness.

Instead of arguing whether it was rain or tears, Ruobai also realized that the situation was wrong, and just silently held An An's shoulder, providing her with indescribable warmth and support. "Let's go."

The face... is it really rain?An'an cautiously reached out and stroked her cheek.

Wet and cool.Moreover, it has spread to the entire face and slipped quietly down the chin.

In fact, she still didn't ask a word.

What she wants to ask Ruobai is - if you want to persevere to the end, does it matter even if you lose each other?

An'an let out a breath without a trace, and shook her head silently.

If it was Ruobai, even if she disappeared in the future, it shouldn't have any big impact.The most important thing in Ruobai's life is Yuan Wudao's dream, and the Songbai Gym... isn't it?

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