When Lin Lan arrived at the nursing home, there were already several cars and crowd gathered at the gate, most of them were wearing black suits, and even the means of transportation were all black cars.They looked solemn.The standing posture after training looks extraordinarily solemn.

Lin Lan didn't know who these people were, but she guessed that it must have something to do with Peggy Carter. She saw the license plate from the UK, and the metal badge installed on the hood of each car.

Like what a sign.

Lin Lan had no intention of guessing their identities, and walked into the gate with only a quick glance.

Even if she already knew that Peggy's death was at this time today, she would still feel undeniably sad when the death notice was officially sent to Lin Lan's mobile phone.It's not even clear whether the source of the sadness was directed at Peggy herself, or whether it was infected by Steve.

She thinks he must be suffering very much at this time, that's for sure.

She didn't feel uncomfortable for Steve being by Peggy's side every day, not that Lin Lan had the style of everyone to forgive her man for being warm to other women.But she didn't regard Peggy as Steve's ex-girlfriend at all. She knew very well that in their hearts, they had already regarded each other as relatives.

They were born in the same era, and they once shared weal and woe together, and encouraged each other in turbulent times.They used to love each other, and the dewy marriage made them have a bond with each other, but 70 years later, both Steve and Peggy have already let go of the past and lived for their own lives.

What Lin Lan experienced from their daily conversations was the fetters of family affection, not the sighing and impermanence of missing an old lover.

So when she took a deep breath and pushed open the door to Peggy's room, she was slightly surprised by the atmosphere inside.

Lin Lan originally thought that there would be an extremely sad scene in the room, and she could even imagine the melancholy with tears in Steve's blue pupils, the powerless bowing of his head, and the deep creases in the center of his brows.After all, apart from Bucky, Peggy is his only memory of the past.

"I didn't expect you to come so soon. Are you on the earliest flight?" But the facts seem to be slightly different. Steve asked this sentence lightly, with a smile on his lips.He was helping the volunteers in the nursing home to clean up Peggy's belongings left in the room, and Steve didn't seem as sad as Lin Lan imagined.

It's just that there is a trace of tiredness in the corner of his eyes. It seems that he hasn't closed his eyes for a moment these days.

"Yes." Lin Lan walked into the room, glanced at the position of the bed, "Her, what about her?"

"Peggy's body has been escorted back to China by the British government. You should have seen those people at the door. They are members of the British royal family and are waiting for the last batch of relics." Steve said, he slowly came to the forest In front of Lan, kissing her forehead, "Peggy left something for you."

"You surprised me a bit." Lin Lan said, she glanced at the empty bed again, and there was still that transparent little vase on the bedside table, which was being packed into a bag by volunteers, "I thought you would go with the funeral procession , are you waiting for me?"

On the way here, she kept telling herself that she must not cry this time, it would only make Steve feel more uncomfortable, and he would definitely comfort herself in turn.The purpose of Lin Lan's visit this time was to prevent a boy who had just lost a loved one from being too lonely, and to give him a little support, not to add trouble.

But it is more likely that Steve has already gone to the UK with the main force, because it took about four hours from the time she booked the flight ticket online to taking a taxi to the nursing home.

Apparently he wasn't there either.

"Yes." Steve smiled and said, "I knew you would come, so naturally I will wait for you here." He embraced Lin Lan in his arms, buried his nose in her hair and took a few deep breaths, "Peggy walked away very peacefully. Before that, we talked a lot about our plans for the future. When she heard that I was going to have two children, she laughed from ear to ear. Finally, when Peggy fell asleep completely, I even I thought she was really sleeping just like yesterday."

If it weren't for the wavelength of the electrocardiogram to become a straight line.

Of course Steve will be uncomfortable, but he won't be heartbroken. Rather than being sad, it's more like he has received some kind of relief.Peggy is old, and even saying a word seems to have exhausted all the strength of her life. When living does not mean hope, but becomes a burden, death may be another way of existence.

Peggy had no regrets, and neither did Steve. He had already put down the unfinished dance music, because he had danced with Lin Lan countless times.

Peggy felt that she might be the happiest old man in the world. She didn't even expect to have Steve by her side in her last moments, and she was a little worried at first whether Steve's doing so would make Lin Lan feel sad. unhappy.Obviously Peggy didn't have to worry about this, because it was Lin Lan who told Steve the date of death.

Of course, Peggy herself didn't know that she would leave today, she just had a feeling about death, and she seemed to see her husband waving to her.

Peggy's bed was not filled with the noise of the medical staff during the rescue process, and there were no hard-to-swallow capsules. Before she lost consciousness, she was lamenting that she could be so lucky to finish her life.Afterwards, her attending doctor told Steve that Peggy's brain was still functioning just before she died, which meant that she was still dreaming, and judging from her peaceful expression, it must be a beautiful dream.

That's why Steve would say she left in her sleep.

"So, you thought you'd see me crying when you opened the door, right?" Steve loosened his arms, "You know, Peggy doesn't like to see someone crying on her bedside, especially Those soldiers, she'd kick their asses and tell them to be strong." Of course, Steve didn't cry because Peggy didn't like it, but because he didn't need to cry to express his sadness.

Lin Lan breathed a sigh of relief. She hugged the man's waist and said, "You just said, what did Peggy leave for me?"

"A diary." He took out a palm-sized book from the inner pocket of his leather jacket as if by magic, with a blue cover on the cover. When people see it, they will take everything from Peggy and put it in the museum." Steve whispered in Lin Lan's ear, "I guess no one would want their diary to be turned into a casual visit, Look through the dissected collection. Here is what she wrote about you, and Peggy told me to hand it to you personally, and you can read it when you go home."

Lin Lan was once again surprised by Steve's remarks. Peggy would actually write about her, which sounds sacred and a bit strange.

"Miss Lily." He turned his head and said to the young volunteer behind him, "I will trouble you to take Peggy's belongings to the gentleman in the black suit outside, thank you."

"You're welcome, Mr. Rogers." The girl named Lily should be blushing, and the yellow light covered her shyness, "Are you leaving?" Any girl who yearns for a handsome man would not want Steve to be there She left at this time, but she knew that her charm was not even more than that of the old woman who was lying on that bed a few hours ago.

Lily had tried to seduce Steve, but of course it failed.

"Yes." He smiled, "Thank you for taking care of Peggy."

Steve drove his Harley, driving Lin Lan in Washington DC in the evening, and he planned to drive back to New York slowly.Lin Lan was concerned about whether he wanted to sleep first, and staying in a hotel might be the most suitable choice now.But Steve refused without any surprise. What he did the most these days was to sit on Peggy's bedside and chat with her.Compared with the previous days and nights of fighting and hiking without sleep, Steve really didn't feel that doing these things was tiring at all.

He is not sleepy yet, he just wants to drive Lin Lan to relive the past feelings in the streets they used to frequent.

So they quickly passed the Lincoln Memorial, passed the marble bridge where they could see the sunrise on the opposite side of the morning jog, and went around the neighborhood where they used to live.

So many things have happened here that Steve never imagined that he would miss them one day.

When Lin Lan and Steve returned to Brooklyn, it was already past midnight, and the man made two suppers himself. He turned on the radio, and the soothing melody made the atmosphere at home very warm.They huddled in the bathtub for a while, but Lin Lan knew that Steve didn't want to have sex.

It seemed that Steve was really fine, but Lin Lan was keenly aware of an inexplicable atmosphere. He seemed to be different from usual. She thought for a long time but did not come to a conclusion.

It wasn't until they climbed into the double bed, and after Steve put on Lin Lan's pajamas, that he pressed his face against the girl's lap, Lin Lan was surprised to find that Steve seemed a little too clingy to her today.

When he just took a shower, he still had his arms around Lin Lan's shoulders and didn't intend to let go.

If this was Steve's new reaction after being sad, Lin Lan hoped that the number of times he was sad could increase once or twice a month, after all, he would always be stronger in his private room.Of course, it is the kind of strength that Lin Lan likes. No matter externally or internally, he seldom shows a sticky side, which is usually what Tony will do.

However, Steve's stickiness is hidden quite deep, if Lin Lan didn't know him too well, it would be difficult to detect it.

"I just want to sleep next to you." He seemed to sense Lin Lan's suspicion, "Don't worry about it, read the diary quickly."

"So you mean, you want me to read a lady's private diary in front of you?" Lin Lan stroked the man's golden hair, which was soft and thick.

"I closed my eyes." Steve said, "And, I have already read the contents."

"Have you read the diary written by the girl?" Lin Lan poked his face with her finger, "Steve's moral standards are about to collapse."

The man grabbed her hand, bit his finger in his mouth, and squeezed out a sentence between his teeth: "With the permission of the master."

Lin Lan couldn't remember exactly when Steve fell asleep. Her attention was almost completely attracted by this diary.And he usually doesn't snore, sleeps peacefully, and doesn't wriggle around.Maybe it was the heavier head that made her aware, so Lin Lan grabbed the sheet beside him and covered Steve, her slight movements did not wake up the sleeping man.

He suddenly smacked his mouth a few times, as if something was muttering in his throat, she knew he was exhausted.Maybe these few days of waiting were not as hard as during the previous wars, but he couldn't sleep well for four or five consecutive days, and once he relaxed, he also slept soundly.

She had finished reading the diary in her hand, and Lin Lan seemed to understand why Steve was so sticky today. Of course, it must have something to do with Peggy's death. He also needed to find someone to rely on when he was at a loss, and Lin Lan was enough to make him He spent every sad day in peace.

The content in the diary is not shocking, but it can intertwine the memories of the two of them.

It turned out that Peggy Carter had already seen her, when she traveled back to the United States 70 years ago.

It's a diary, but it's more like a record. Peggy must have wanted to publish the content in "Carter's Biography" and put it in the format of a diary, so she wrote this precious book in the form of a diary. memories.But then she didn't put this part of the past into the story, Lin Lan had read all the biography.

She only left this manuscript and kept it carefully under her pillow. Peggy wanted to send the diary to Lin Lan before she died. to him.

This incident can be traced back to the time when Howard and Lin Lan were studying radiology equipment together. He secretly took a picture of the girl when Lin Lan was not paying attention. The purpose of doing this was just to keep a memory. Not many people saw the future messenger.

But restless great inventors are not content to share the joy with themselves.After he developed the photos and showed them to Peggy, Howard knew that she would keep her secrets about what happened to her, and that Peggy would believe the anecdotes he said.

The diary narrates this passage very vividly. Peggy described: It was an oriental face, delicate and beautiful. She thought that her old friend who was desperate when he saw a beautiful girl must have met an enemy spy.Lin Lan appeared to steal his invention, not some ridiculous messenger from the future, let alone his child's child.Because only Howard is interested in the unknown field of science and technology, and the enemy can easily capture his heart with beauty and high technology.

As for how Peggy believed that Lin Lan was not a spy, but a future person, she didn't elaborate in her diary. Anyway, Lin Lan didn't meet Peggy from years ago, which means that Howard must have persuaded her.

She only wrote a simple outline, and it seems that Peggy was also pondering the appropriate words when writing this story.In short, Howard naturally had his own way to prove that his judgment was correct, and after Lin Lan disappeared, Howard also lost all memories of the girl, as if this person had never appeared.

Then those photos that could prove that Howard was indeed a treasure in the golden house also disappeared with Lin Lan's disappearance.

More likely, Howard hid them somewhere he'd forgotten about.

Peggy knew that this was no accident. You must know that in that era, it was very rare for oriental faces to appear in western countries.Unlike now, the ubiquitous orientals do not attract special attention.And Lin Lan's features are so obvious, no matter who it is, once they see her once, they will be hard to forget.Therefore, she firmly believed that Lin Lan was a spy. Peggy didn't know what method the other party used to cause Howard's amnesia. She had Howard's private medical team examine his brain and body, but she did not diagnose that he was controlled by drugs.

In addition, there was no loss to his studio after the incident, but a few engines and circuit boards were inexplicably broken (Howard thought it was inexplicable), and the matter was over.

But when the same symptoms appeared on Steve Rogers, Peggy felt very strange.

The diary mentioned that when she recalled the suspicious "future woman" again, it was some time after Steve became Captain America.

But she didn't get this information from Steve, but from James Barnes.

As I said just now, in that era, glamorous oriental women were very special.When Bucky whispered in Steve's ear that he once had a relationship with a girl named Lorraine, but he had completely forgotten about her, Peggy quickly aroused alarm.She asked about "Lorraine" alone. Although there are thousands of girls named "Lorraine" in the United States, the coincidence can never be concentrated on one person.

So, she quickly concluded that whether it was "she is the adopted daughter of my future son" as Howard said, or "the woman staring at the shriveled Steve's small body", they were all one person.

The diary also wrote some of Peggy's psychological activities, such as her panic because the United States has mixed with a super spy who will cause amnesia to others.She suspected that the other party possessed some black technology. Peggy even launched a long investigation for this, but found nothing in the end.

Unable to get any clues from Steve, Peggy had to give up the investigation in the end. He didn't remember being spotted by a girl before he became Captain America, let alone a beautiful girl.

There are a lot of contents in the diary, some are random words in scribbled handwriting, Lin Lan doesn't know what she wants to express, maybe it's just some keyword hints.

But Lin Lan can probably guess the reason why Peggy finally gave up writing this suspenseful and moving content in the biography.

She still remembers Peggy's intriguing surprise when she told Peggy that she went back to 1943 and saw the emaciated trumpet Steve.She had always thought that Peggy had listened to her description as a legend, and it was not surprising that she was surprised, anyone would be unbelievable after hearing it.

Thinking about it now, with Peggy's wisdom, she must have guessed that the heroine in her suspenseful story is Lin Lan.

She carefully placed the diary on the bedside table, and gently stroked Steve's hair and earlobes again. He must have thought of all the things in the past after seeing the contents of the diary, so he felt it, like a teenager like a little boy.Lin Lan began to look forward to a few months later, when that interesting memory flooded his mind again, what expression Steve would use to greet those things he had been brooding over.

I hope he won't blush because of this, after all, he really did some extreme actions at that time.

Peggy has left everyone, and maybe not many people will remember this battlefield flower and tender canna.She is always associated with war, whether it is the past or the future, Peggy knows too many secrets, the things she bears are difficult to estimate, and she bears too much burden alone, perhaps death is the most important thing for her. a relief.

Peggy's only regret is probably the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. was infiltrated by Hydra.

Putting these aside, she is just a girl longing for love, but the turbulent age does not allow her to reveal her softness.

Lin Lan turned off the desk lamp, closed her eyes and recalled the contents of the diary. For some reason, she suddenly felt that Peggy hadn't left.Death does not represent the end, but a new beginning. She forgot where she read this, but after reading the diary, Lin Lan was indeed not as sad as before. Presumably Steve was also the same, so she was able to face the pain of her loved ones calmly. Farewell.

Goodbye Peggy.

Lin Lan thought silently in her heart.

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