Chapter 306 You Adults Are Weird (1/2)
“Brother Lil Bei, you have no idea when you will come back next time, do you?”
Lil Bei nodded. After Su Peiya entered Dragon Teeth, she rarely came home. It would be worse with Lil Bei.
As expected, Lil Bei nodded and said firmly, “The regulations in the troops are very strict. We are not allowed to go out unless we are on a mission. We even need special approval to go home. But as long as I have a chance, I will definitely come back to see you and your mother.”
Su Xiaoxiao sighed and said, “Forget it, it doesn’t matter. My sister seldom came back since she joined you. Even if you don’t have time to see us, we can understand, as long as you still remember us.” Su Xiaoxiao sighed again and hugged her thighs with a blank face.
Looking at Su Xiaoxiao, Lil Bei didn’t know how to comfort her. Even if he always wore a smiling face, he was not a man who loved to talk. Xiao Bing said to Su Peiya more than once that he would never be like Lil Bei, who was all his smiles before others and kept the pain to himself.
Xiao Bing could understand Lil Bei and he had also won Lil Bei’s respect.
Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed, “Actually, I really don’t want you to leave. Since my sister left, I have no one to talk to. Although I also have some good friends in my class, they all live like little princesses every day and they can’t sympathize with me.”
Lil Bei nodded in agreement. Su Xiaoxiao had gone through so many experiences. Naturally, she was more mature than her classmates.
“My mother is willing to talk to me, but I can’t tell her everything, especially anything unhappy. Girls never like to talk to their elders. So many people in the school gave me the nickname of Ice Woman.”
Lil Bei corrected her. “It is Ice Maiden.”
Su Xiaoxiao turned her head and glanced at Lil Bei, who blushed. Su Xiaoxiao smiled. “You can still get fresh with me?”
Lil Bei said awkwardly, “I’m just telling the truth.”
“Well, they all call me Ice Maiden, but I don’t like this nickname. They all see my face, but who can understand my heart?”
“In fact, to be honest, I like… I like Brother Bing, but he already has Sister Yezi. Maggie asked me to try, and I also know that I need to fend for myself. However, I can’t ruin other people’s happiness, especially Yezi’s, as she is my friend.”
“I really need a friend whom I can talk to from time to time about my feelings. Brother Lil Bei, you have been protecting me for months. Although I know you did that not only for my late sister’s but also at Brother Bing’s request, I still appreciate it. You sent me to school and brought me back every day for so long and I have regarded you as the only good friend I have. But now, my best friend has to leave, just like my sister who had to do her duty.”
Lil Bei smiled and said, “I will come back to see you, I swear.”
“I believe you.” Su Xiaoxiao looked at Lil Bei and said, “I also believe that you can keep your promise. But in order to fulfill your promise, you have to promise me one thing.”
Lil Bei asked, “What is it? Tell me, I will promise you.”
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Lil Bei gravely. “You have to stay alive.”
Su Xiaoxiao’s words made Lil Bei’s heart tremble. Although he was still smiling, he was shocked. Especially when he saw Su Xiaoxiao’s expectant look. Suddenly, he didn’t know what to say.
They looked at each other silently for a long time. Then Lil Bei gave her an even brighter smile. “Of course I will stay alive. I won’t die.”
“Alas, this is the first time in my life that I have made a promise that I have no guarantee of fulfilling. But then, this is a well-meaning promise.” To stay alive was also Lil Bei’s goal, but it was not for him to decide. When he chose to join Dragon Teeth, he was always prepared to sacrifice himself for the people and the country, just like his colleagues.
Su Peiya was dead, but she was not the only one who died in the Dragon Teeth.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled happily, reached out her hand and said, “We have a deal.”
“Yeah.” Lil Bei reached out and hooked up with Su Xiaoxiao’s finger. “Pinkie promise.”