Chapter 29 Chapter 7 - As evidenced by this bright moon, I swear

Two weeks after Bo Sen's birthday, I came to Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung in order to find reference materials. After photocopying the materials in the library, I walked around the campus by the way. The colors of the buildings of Sun Yat-sen University are mostly red, which is very special. The campus is lush with vegetation, the environment is beautiful and elegant, and the number of students is small, so it feels very quiet. I walked through the cultural management corridor and the science and technology corridor, and saw some students sitting and reading. Compared with Chengda, it feels quiet here, while Chengda is always in a state of activity.

If someone suddenly yelled "Help!", the sound might reach Xiziwan outside the campus. But in Chengda, at most, it would startle a group of wild dogs. Walk out of the Zhongshan campus and take a walk on the long breakwater of Xiziwan facing the sunset. It's beautiful here, and it could provide a variety of scenes and plots for a romance novel. When the hero and heroine meet, they can be here.It's okay when you're in love. In case the two sides disagree and decide to break up, it is also very convenient here. You can die in the sea by jumping down, and even the body is hard to find.

I know that thinking like this is very unsightly, but growing up by the sea, whenever I see people chasing and playing on the embankment, I always think of their swollen faces after falling into the sea. When I dodged another couple running on the embankment, before I could imagine their swollen faces, a familiar figure appeared between me and the setting sun. She sat on the embankment, with her hands crossed on her slightly bent knees, her body facing the setting sun. Turn your face to the lower left, look at the wave breaker at the foot of the embankment, and listen to the sound of waves hitting the embankment.

After a while, put your hands on the ground, lean your body back slightly, raise your head, and close your eyes. After taking a deep breath, let it out slowly. Open your eyes and sit up straight.The right hand is stretched forward, as if testing the temperature of the wind. Withdrawing his right hand, squinting his eyes, glanced at the sunset, lowered his head, and sighed. Raise your right hand again, and smooth the hair on the right side that was blown by the wind behind your ear. Turn your head and look at the back of the palm of your left hand that is supporting the ground. Reverse the left palm, slowly move the palm toward the eyes, and stop when it is 20 cm away from the tip of the nose.

Stare for a long time, then smile. "I'm here" I said softly, walking two steps away from her. Her body trembled suddenly, she raised her face to the upper left, and met my line of sight. "I finally found you." She shifted her legs, relieved. "Sorry, I am late." "Why did you make me wait so long?" "How long have you been waiting?" "Probably hundreds of years." "Because King Yama doesn't allow me to be reborn as a human being, I can only reincarnate among the six animals." "Then remember, you should do more good things in this life."

"Yeah. I will." I know that due to the refraction of light, when the sun is about to go down, it will suddenly disappear. I also know that the specific heat of the ocean is greater than that of the land, so the wind blows from the ocean to the land during the day. I know better that the wave-dissipating block at the foot of the embankment has the effect of reducing wave energy and can protect the safety of the embankment. But I still don't know why Tsuen and I had this conversation on the embankment of Xiziwan in the setting sun. I also sat down, one meter to the left of Tsuen.

"Why are you here?" I asked Tsuen. "I should be asking you this question." Tsuen smiled, "Why did you come to Kaohsiung?" "Oh. I came to Sun Yat-sen University to look for information. What about you?" "Today's drama club performance, I'm here to cheer for the school girls." "You graduated from Zhongshan University?" "Yeah." Tsuen nodded, "I'm from the Chinese Department." "Why do all the girls I know speak Chinese?" "Are you resentful?" Tsuen smiled. "No." I also smiled, "I'm glad."

"You were so messed up just now." "Really?" Tsuen asked in a low voice, "Did you...see it?" "I don't understand most of the moves, but I often do your last move." "Ok?" I slowly turned my right palm over, stared at it with my eyes, and smiled. "It's just that you are the left palm and I am the right palm." "You...do you miss me too?" "Yes." I nodded. Tsuen turned to face me, the sea breeze tossed her hair and scattered it on her right cheek. She didn't push her hair back with her hands, she just kept staring at me.

"Yes. I will miss you." I emphasized again. Because I promised Tsuen that I should express my true feelings in words and not always be suppressed. Tsuen's lips parted suddenly, as if he was panting. Correctly speaking, it was an intense breathing action. The speed of Tsuen's chest rising and falling became faster and faster, and finally she frowned and pressed her right hand on her chest. "How are you?" "I'm sorry. I'm not in good health and I'm worrying you." Tsuen waited until his chest calmed down, then said these words slowly. "Hmm. It's fine."

Tsuen glanced at me, "It's a congenital heart disease." "I didn't..." I hesitated to speak. "It's okay. I know you want to ask." "I'm not curious, or asking casually." "I know." Tsuen nodded, "I know you care about me, not curiosity." Tsuen turned his head back, facing the setting sun that was about to sink into the bottom of the sea, took a breath, and said: "The doctor has always told me to keep my emotions calm and avoid strenuous exercise since I was a child." Tsuen tousled her hair, then said,

"From this point of view, I, like you, are both depressed. It's just that I'm a biological factor, while you are a psychological factor." "Then what color are you?" "How can I see my color without a mirror?" Tsuen smiled, "But I just can't express my emotions to my heart's content, it's not too depressing." "But you..." Tsuen sighed, "Your color has deepened again." "I'm sorry." I'm a little embarrassed, "I'll try my best" "It's okay, take your time." "So... are you all right?" "Well. As long as I don't let my heart beat too fast, I'm fine." Tsuen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "My movements are very gentle, but my breathing movements are often very intense. This is the opposite of ordinary people. Most people breathe without any movement. So they often don't know that they are living." "Ok?" "Most people can't feel their own breathing, but I can. So when I breathe, it seems to tell me that I am alive." Tsuen took a deep breath, and then said, "And every intense breath reminds me to live hard." "When did your breathing... get more intense?" "The body is very tired or..." Tsuen lowered his head again, and said softly: "Or mood swings, very intense." "Then... I'll take you home to rest, okay?" "Huh?" Tsuen seemed a little surprised, raised his head and looked at me. "I don't mean anything else. I just thought you...you seemed tired." "Okay. I'm a little tired." Tsuen stood up slowly, I stretched out my right hand to help her, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, so I immediately withdrew it. Tsuen lives on the 16th floor of an elevator apartment, very close to Xiziwan. We got on the elevator and reached the 16th floor. Tsuen took out the key and opened the door. "Then... I'm leaving." I looked at my watch, it was almost seven o'clock. "Would you like a glass of water? I see you are tired." "I'm not tired." "Shall I explain it clearly?" Tsuen smiled. "No, no, no...you're right, I'm very tired." I was a little embarrassed to be seen through by Tsuen. "Please sit down casually, I'll go upstairs and pour you a glass of water." "Ok." Tsuen's room is about 10 pings, and the attic is separated by wooden boards. Downstairs is the living room, bathroom, and simple kitchen.Next to the French windows of the balcony, there is a piano. I walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the night view outside the window. The view was very good. Suddenly I heard a deep sigh, which seemed to come from the depths of the sea. I turned around and Tsuen was leaning on the railing of the attic. "Oh..." Tsuen sighed softly again. I looked at Tsuen suspiciously.Tsuen rested her elbows on the railing, resting her chin on her hands, and looked slightly upward. "Romeo, why is your surname Monteck? Only your surname is my enemy. Please change your name, okay? As long as you love me, I don't want to be named Capulet anymore." "Okay. I'll listen to you." "Who is it?" Tsuen's eyes searched in panic, "Who is eavesdropping on me in the dark night?" "I can't tell you my name. Because it's your enemy and I hate it." "I recognize your voice. You are Romeo, of the Monteck family." "No, beautiful goddess, because you hate that name." "What if my family knows you're here? I absolutely can't let them see you." "If you can't get your noble love, let your family find me and end my poor life with their hatred." "No, it cannot. Romeo, who told you to come here?" "It's love, it's love that brought me here. Even if you and me are separated by a vast ocean, I will use the eyes of love to find you at the risk of strong winds and waves." "Forgive me, I should have insisted, but the night has betrayed my secret. Tell me, dear Romeo, do you really love me?" "By this bright moon, I swear." "Please don't swear by the moon, unless your love is like it, there will be ups and downs." "Then how should I swear?" "You don't need to swear. I like you, but tonight's vow is too light. Good-bye, Romeo. Maybe next time we meet, the bud of love will bloom beautifully." "Are you going to leave like this without giving me an answer?" "What answer do you want?" "Dear Juliet, the water I want to drink, you... have you poured it yet?" Tsuen froze for a moment, finally looked down at me, and then laughed. "I'm ready, please go upstairs." "Is this... convenient?" "it does not matter." I stepped on the wooden steps to the attic. The attic is about 1.8 meters high, with a bed, three desks, and bookshelves nailed to the wall. Computers and printers are placed on the desk on the right, and books and manuscripts are piled up on the desk on the left. Tsuen sat on the chair in front of the desk in the middle, and there were only a few pens and blank manuscript paper on the desk. "Please don't dislike the messy place." Tsuen said with a smile. I couldn't find a place to sit, so I had to stand with my back against the railing and finish drinking the water. "This is a new article I wrote, please advise." "you are too polite." I took a few sheets of paper from Tsuen, which was a novel of about 8,000 words. The story tells of a beautiful woman who has been reincarnated for several lives, constantly looking for her lover. And every time she was reincarnated, she carried the memories of her previous life, so the memories became heavier and heavier. Finally, she found her lover, but she sank to the bottom of the sea due to the heavy memory of several lifetimes. "A very sad story." After reading it, I said. "Will not." "Why not? Isn't this woman very pitiful?" "No." Tsuen shook his head, "If she can find it, that's enough." "But she..." "It's okay." Tsuen smiled and said lightly: "Even after several lifetimes of reincarnation, she still loves the same person deeply. Now that she has found it, there is no need to ask for it anymore, because she is already luckier than most people." "Lucky?" "Well. After all, everyone has a poor life, and they may not know the person they love the most. Even if they know, the other person may not be worth waiting for several lifetimes." "Yeah." Although I don't understand, I still nodded. "It's just a novel, don't think too much about it." "Huh? You must be this beautiful heroine, right?" "Hehe, of course not. Because I'm not beautiful." Tsuen smiled and turned to pack her things. "You are beautiful." "Really?" Tsuen turned around and asked me in surprise. "When Fan Li said that Xi Shi was beautiful, Xi Shi was shocked just like you." "Ok?" "This is a true story. At that time, Xi Shi was washing yarn by the stream, and she turned around and asked: Is it true?" Tsuen thought for a moment, then laughed, "You're making fun of me again." "By the way, can I ask you a favor?" "Okay. What's the matter?" "My right thumb seems to be cramping." "Why is this happening?" "Because you write so well, my thumb keeps sticking up so hard that it cramps." "I don't believe it." "You told me not to be depressed, so I'll just have to be honest." "real?" "You write well, it's true. Thumb cramp, it's false, it's just sore at best." "You're always like this." Tsuen said with a smile. "However, there is one thing missing from the novel." "What's missing?" "That kind of thing is called a flaw." "You really like making fun of me...huh? Why are you standing?" "This……" Tsuen suddenly realized, "I forgot that there is only one chair here, I'm so sorry." "It's okay. It's comfortable against the railing." "I'm sorry." Tsuen seemed very embarrassed, apologized again, and continued, "Because I never let anyone into the attic" "Then should I..." "It's okay if it's you." Tsuen stood up and leaned against the railing. "I often lean on this railing, thinking about things." "What are you thinking?" "I don't know. I'm like... like I'm just waiting." "wait?" "Well. I always feel like someone will show up. I just keep waiting." "Did it show up?" "I don't know." Tsuen shook his head, "I just know, I've been waiting for a long, long time." "How long have you been waiting?" "Probably hundreds of years." I suddenly thought of the scene on the embankment of Xiziwan this evening, and I couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Tsuen seems to be too. So neither of us spoke. Occasionally, when they make eye contact, they just smile. "I said you were beautiful, and it was true." "I believe you." "I love your novels, and it's true." "Yeah." Tsuen nodded. "Just one thing, I don't know if it's true or not." "What's up?" "The play we just played." "I... I don't know either." "I think I should go." I looked at my watch again. "it is good." We went downstairs and Tsuen walked me to the door. "If you're tired, go to bed early." "Ok." "I'm leaving." "We'll be back..." "We'll meet again. Don't worry." "But……" "But what?" "I think you're... you're the kind of person who just disappears." "Will not." "Really?" "Yeah." I smiled, "I don't know how to do magic tricks, and I don't have the habit of giving people money." "Please don't... just kidding." "I'm sorry." I stretched out my right hand, "I'll borrow your ID card." "what to do?" "I swear by your ID card, it will be more credible than swear by the moon." "Why not use your ID?" "Because you don't believe me." "I believe you are." Tsuen finally smiled. I left Tsuen's house, turned around and said good night to her. Tsuen leaned against the door opened 30 degrees, the left side of the body was hidden behind the door, revealing the right side of the body. Tsuen didn't speak, and lightly grasped the doorknob with his right hand. I said good night again, and Tsuen's right hand slowly left the doorknob, waving it lightly five times left and right. I nodded, turned around and took a step. It seemed to hear Tsuen exclaiming in a low voice behind me. I had no choice but to turn around again and walk backwards away from Tsuen's house. With each step, the angle at which the door opens becomes smaller. Until the door closed, I stopped and waited. The crisp sound of locking the door sounded, and I turned around and walked to the elevator again. Continue the cycle of life in Tainan.