AWB Chapter 157 I did it
Chapter 157 I did it
Nan Qiao could no longer control her emotions. She suddenly stood up and hugged Wang Qi tightly. Her throat seemed to be choked by something and she was sobbing that she couldn't speak.
Wang Qi leaned on Nan Qiao's shoulder and burst into tears, "You are so cruel. You sacrificed yourself like that back then. Do you know how I felt at that time?"
His words were full of grievance and longing.
Nan Qiao patted Wang Qi's back gently, "I know, I know, I'm sorry."
After calming down, Wang Qi slowly opened his mouth and told Nan Qiao what happened next.
His eyes were lost in memories, filled with pain. "That day, when I saw you strapped with bombs, my heart felt like it was being gripped by an invisible hand. It was a despair that penetrated deep into my bones. I felt like the whole world was collapsing."
His voice trembled slightly, as if he had returned to that terrible moment.
"Later, searching through the ruins, I only found the saber I gave you."
"I know you left, you left me forever."
At that moment, he felt like his soul had been sucked out of him. Clearly, the team leader was about to bring them together, and he was clearly only one step away from happiness...
He paused and took a deep breath. "I was desperate to die, so I took that saber to the battlefield. I gave my all in every battle, without holding back. Perhaps only this could ease the pain in my heart."
"Perhaps it was God's blessing that I not only escaped death time and time again, but also made numerous military achievements and rose to higher and higher positions."
Wang Qi's eyes flashed with determination. "At that time, I had only one thought in my mind, which was to wipe out the Bird Army and kill them all to avenge you."
He clenched his fists, looking at Nan Qiao's eyes shining, and pointed at the medal on his body and said, "Qiao Qiao, look, I did it. I fulfilled my promise to you. Live well and lead the war to victory."
He wore this military uniform specially today, showing Nan Qiao all his glory. She really did it.
Nan Qiao's eyes lit up, and she nodded with a smile, "Yes, Wang Qi, you are really great. You did it, you really did it all."
Wang Qi calmed down and continued, "In the later stages of the war, I found a one-year-old boy on the battlefield. His parents and relatives all died in the war."
"Looking at his helpless eyes, I felt pity and adopted him."
Having said that, Wang Qi's eyes softened.
"Later, after the war was won, I raised the little boy while looking for news about you."
"I want to return to your hometown, take your belongings, and let your soul return to your hometown for a proper burial."
"That's the belief that keeps me alive." Wang Qi's eyes turned red again, and tears flashed in his eyes.
"But..." Wang Qi looked up at Nan Qiao, his eyes full of helplessness, "I only know that your name is Qiao Qiao, and you are a soldier in our 233rd Regiment. As for where you live or who else is in your family, I don't know anything."
"I can't find any trace of you at all..."
Nan Qiao slowly lowered her head, her eyes filled with guilt, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I knew I had traveled to the Anti-Japanese War period, so I didn't leave my real name."
Wang Qi nodded gently, a hint of relief in his eyes. He continued, "I've been looking for you for over ten years, but there's been no news of you. So I settled down in Kyoto, taking over official duties while raising my child."
"The child is married and has a baby, but I still haven't found any news about you."
"But seeing the child sitting happily on my lap, my heart has calmed down. I think that seeing my descendants thinking of you, maybe I will meet your reincarnation in the future."
"These days aren't that hard anymore."
Nan Qiao wiped her tears and couldn't help laughing, "Why are you so stupid? You don't want to get married and have children yourself, but you like to watch others get married and have children."
Wang Qi didn't explain and continued, "I know the country has established a special bureau, but I never thought the bureau had the magical ability to travel through time and space, and I didn't know you were in it."
"Director Zhao found me yesterday and invited me to attend your coming-of-age ceremony. At first I wanted to refuse."
"But when I heard your name for the first time, my heart skipped a beat. I knew immediately that it was you, the person I had missed for so many years."
He slowly looked out the window, his gaze distant and deep, as if he had traveled through the long river of time. His voice was filled with the vicissitudes of time, "The older I get, the worse my memory becomes. Things in recent years are becoming increasingly blurry."
"However, I clearly remember the days when we fought side by side when we were young. Those are the most beautiful and unforgettable memories of my life."
Nan Qiao looked at him, eyes full of heartache, and reached out to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "For me, it's just as beautiful."
Wang Qi looked at Nan Qiao quietly with a gentle gaze, stars twinkling in his eyes. "The most fortunate thing is that I can still celebrate your eighteenth birthday."
"This was what I wanted to do most for you back then, but unfortunately I was unable to do it due to fate."
As he spoke, he reached into his arms tremblingly and took out a wooden box.
The box was full of traces of time, old and mottled, and seemed to carry countless stories.
He slowly opened the box, and Nan Qiao's eyes were immediately drawn to it. Inside was a necklace with a hand-polished ring hanging on it. The ring was also old, with a smooth surface and a unique charm.
Wang Qi gently picked up the box, his eyes becoming soft and affectionate, "I did this secretly without telling you."
"I heard from foreigners that if you meet a girl you like and want to be with her forever, you have to propose, and a proposal requires a ring."
"But I couldn't buy a ring at that time, so I measured your finger while you were asleep, and then polished this ring myself bit by bit. I originally wanted to put it on your hand myself..."
Wang Qi paused as he spoke, his eyes filled with regret and sadness, as if he was lost in deep memories and unable to extricate himself.
After a long while, he continued, his voice full of vicissitudes and hoarseness, "Now I am old and can't accompany you for a long time."
"I strung this ring onto a necklace. If I can't give you a ring, can't I give you a necklace?"
His eyes were filled with a complex mixture of anticipation and reluctance.
Wang Qi's eyes were filled with anticipation and trepidation. He looked at Nan Qiao and asked with a trembling voice, "Qiao Qiao, can I give you this necklace?"
Nan Qiao was slightly startled, then wiped the tears from her cheeks and nodded vigorously.
Wang Qi stretched out his wrinkled hand and tremblingly tried to put the necklace on Nan Qiao, but his hand was out of control and was shaking violently, and he couldn't put it on for a long time.
Nan Qiao was not in a hurry. She lowered her head, waiting quietly and patiently, with tenderness in her eyes.