Chapter 593: Chapter 586: Hero Monument, Maiden’s Tears
"Damn you, Ye Tian! Stupid Ye Tian! Bastard Ye Tian! Leaving a beauty alone in the middle of the night."
"I curse you to never find a girlfriend in your life."
"If I see you next time, I’ll clip you with a nail clipper!!!"
By the roadside, in the driver’s seat of a BMW X5, An Momo was pounding on that big teddy bear with her little pink fist, saying angrily.
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"Ah-choo~~~" Ye Tian, who was walking, suddenly sneezed. He touched his nose, "Who’s thinking about me??"
The wind rises, the clouds billow.
Ye Tian’s steps grew heavier as he hurriedly walked several dozen miles.
Finally, he saw that fluttering crimson flag standing at the highest point, dyed with blood, blooming fiercely under the vast sky.
Such beauty in these rivers and mountains, attracting heroes to bow in reverence.
But the heroes on this wall have turned into countless stars in the sky, guarding this ancient land.
To die without regret!
Ye Tian stood solemnly in place, raised his right hand towards that dazzling red flag, and gave the most standard military salute.
This is--- the People’s Hero Monument!!!
In fact, far out of sight, along the monotonous border lines, on the snow-covered mountains where the wind howls year-round, there are more blank monuments standing.
Killed in a foreign land, never returned!
The wind tonight was particularly chilly, blowing gently, making people shiver.
Since one has devoted oneself to serving the country, the world is vast, but every place is one’s home.
In this way, the land behind the soldiers is what they are to guard with their lives.
There is no such thing as peace and quiet times, only that someone is carrying the weight for you.
"Comrades, brothers, I, Ye Tian, have come to see you."
"I have kept you waiting."
Ye Tian’s eyes pierced the darkness as he took a step forward and slowly approached the Hero Monument.
Once a soldier, a soldier for life.
Affections cast aside, standing alone at the nation’s gate, fending off foreign enemies.
Faith weighs more than life.
Even if one day he’s no longer in the battlefield, even if one day he bids goodbye to this uniform forever, whether he or those who have long left the army, they are still soldiers!
Soldiers defend the homeland.
Facing death as if returning home, when have we been afraid?
When have we ever hesitated?
Born as Huaxia’s soldiers, die as Huaxia’s souls.
In the next life, I will join China again, hoist the crimson flag, and uphold the might of Yanhuang.
Ye Tian halted his steps, his eyes gazing into the distance, where two lonely figures came into view.
One was a graceful silhouette, kneeling before the monument.
The other was the back of a one-armed elder, with a military canteen hanging from his waist, and the boots on his feet greatly worn.
"Miss Xiao, don’t kneel anymore. It’s cold tonight, be careful."
The one-armed elder’s only hand, though dried and withered, appeared very strong, with hideous scars covering it.
"No, I have failed them, failed him, and failed myself even more."
"Old man, you don’t need to persuade me. I’ve already knelt for fifty minutes, ten more won’t matter."
The graceful silhouette appeared very lonely and desolate, her tone determined and forceful.
"Miss, is your lover a soldier?"
The one-armed elder lifted his canteen, tremblingly unscrewed the lid, took a swig of liquor, and asked with a smile.
She hung her head low, silent for a long time, and finally murmured, "Once was, now is not, and neither will be in the future."
"It’s my fault, I’m so sorry, truly sorry!"
The one-armed elder’s words triggered those unbearable memories within her.
In an instant.
She burst into tears, covering her mouth, sobbing loudly.
"Miss, did he abandon you? Tell me, I’ll bring him back."
The strong liquor, able to embolden and also to help forget.
Gulping down, the one-armed elder quickly drained a flask of strong liquor. His face turned red, dispelling all the cold from his body.
He was spirited, as if returning to the reckless days of his youth.
"You and I, one battle, whatever you want, let’s go!!!"
"From now on, forever strangers, we will never meet again."
"Until I forget you completely."
This woman kneeling in front of the Hero Monument, was the owner of the Qingcheng Group.
Xiao Mei.
People always say, time is the best healer; one day, you will forget all the pain.
But is this really true??
Over the past few years, she has knelt before the Hero Monument every night for an hour, regardless of the weather, never stopping.
Now, she only wanted to see him once, just once, to realize that the one she couldn’t stop thinking about him.
Long ago, her heart had been occupied by that indomitable man.
But, if he really came.
She was afraid, lacking the courage.
To see his unfamiliar eyes.
To hear his unfamiliar words.
"Old man, I’m leaving, please take care of yourself."
Xiao Mei bit her lip and struggled to stand up; her knees were bloodied and numb, as if they would collapse with a gust of wind.
"Miss Xiao, it’s been three years, every day you come to kneel before this monument."
"Your sincere heart, heaven and earth can see it, the sun and moon can see it. You’re a good girl, he will definitely forgive you."
The one-armed elder, too familiar with her, spoke like a loving grandparent to their grandchild.
"Thank you."
"Even if he forgives me, I’ll never forgive myself for the mistakes I made!!"
She nodded, forced a smile, picked up her bag and hurried away.
But before she had taken three steps, she squatted down again, burying her head between her legs.
Xiao Mei hugged her legs, trembling all over, and wailed loudly.
Five minutes.
Xiao Mei wiped her tears with a tissue, gave the elder a slight bow of apology and respect, then continued to jog away.
The car engine started, and as the roar gradually faded, a man emerged from the darkness.
"Xiao Mei, is this fate?"
Ye Tian murmured, his emotions tangled like a ball of yarn, various feelings intertwining.
Seeing this strong woman squatting and crying out loud, for a brief moment, the deepest tender part of his heart seemed to be struck.
Affections ever contingent on a single thought.
In the next second.
Ye Tian took a deep breath, clenched his fists and looked up at the sky.
The moonlight eternal in its cycles.
"Tap tap tap~~~"
The powerful, resonant sound of a marching step echoed across the Hero Monument Square, each step like a victorious battle horn.
The one-armed elder, who had been drowsily leaning against the monument, was instantly awakened as if poured over with a bucket of ice water, and stood at attention within seconds, eyes fixed on the distance.
"What an extraordinary man."
The one-armed elder looked at the approaching Ye Tian, unable to help but praise.
A gentleman as jade, incomparable in the world.
Only those ten words, summarized it all.
Moonlight shone down, illuminating Ye Tian’s heroic and handsome face. He stood tall but looked incredibly lonely.
A name, a life.
He arrived late, trying to avoid someone.
Now, he came for that very person.
"Little brother, why come here so late?"
"I came to see my brothers!"
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