Still Have This Side – Chapter 75
by Little PandaThat person was indeed me…
Yi Wanyue looked at the scene before her with a mix of belief and doubt.
Why would the merged dream be about Qiu Baiyu’s childhood?
Qiu Baiyu had never told her that she knew her two friends since childhood. Otherwise, how could little Qiu Baiyu have been so lonely…
At this moment, little Qiu Baiyu, wearing yellow and white shorts and a shirt, was sitting alone on a swing, swinging back and forth by herself. No one took the initiative to invite her to join them and play together.
It was too real.
Too real to be a dream.
So real that it made her heart ache, wanting to rush out and hug her, telling her: It’s okay, I’m here with you.
But little Qiu Baiyu didn’t know her.
If this was really in Yue Xiao and Guo Jiasui’s dream, she would be even less likely to know her.
But she still wanted to go out and hug her, hug poor Qiu Baiyu.
Heartache urgently pushed her footsteps, making her take a step forward.
Just then, Xiao Yu’s voice suddenly came from behind.
“Wanyue!”
Yi Wanyue was startled.
Looking back, she found that Xiao Yu had actually followed her.
The big tree blocking them was planted in the corner of the wall, with just enough space between the wall and the tree to be very concealed. It was more than enough to accommodate the two of them without worrying about scaring others with their sudden appearance.
Yi Wanyue looked at the girl in front of her.
Short hair, wearing black-framed glasses, dressed casually, looking even younger than her – this was Xiao Yu, the new administrator that Bai Zhi had asked her to bring along.
At this moment, Xiao Yu was anxiously pulling her arm: “Don’t run around, don’t run around at all!”
“Xiao Yu?” Yi Wanyue frowned, “How did you follow me here? Where’s Baiyu?”
“Baiyu is at home, she can’t come to this place.”
“Why?”
“Because this isn’t a dream, it’s her past!”
“?”
Xiao Yu looked serious and guilty: “Due to my operational error, I mistakenly sent you to Qiu Baiyu’s past. You can also understand this as – time travel.”
Yi Wanyue raised an eyebrow.
“So this is really Baiyu’s past?”
“Yes.”
Xiao Yu scratched her head in frustration.
“Guo Jiasui lived near here when she was young. I chose the wrong address, and there was also an error in time. I accidentally sent you here.
“Oh no, I’m definitely going to get scolded to death…”
Seeing this, Yi Wanyue reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her: “Don’t worry, you just sent me here, nothing has happened yet, there’s still a chance to fix it.”
Then, she turned her head and glanced in the direction of little Qiu Baiyu.
“I want to stay here for a while, is that okay?”
Xiao Yu looked up at her, her hair messy.
Yi Wanyue smiled and helped her tidy up her hair, then pointed at the child under the swing set and said: “That’s my Baiyu.”
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, following the direction she pointed.
She heard her voice falling on her ears, filled with indissoluble heartache.
“She’s very lonely, I want to keep her company.”
At this time, Qiu Baiyu’s grandmother hadn’t yet discovered that her granddaughter was being bullied.
Qiu Baiyu had been bullied so much that she became timid, and could only swallow her grievances when bullied.
She was small and pitiful, but at the same time, she longed for friends, friends who could play with her.
But those children wouldn’t play with her.
They were very stingy, leaving her alone.
Yi Wanyue couldn’t bear to see such a scene.
Especially when the protagonist of the scene was the person she loved.
The more she liked her, the more unbearable it was.
“Let me keep her company, I’ll just sit here with her, I won’t run around,” she said, “You go do your work, and call me when you’re done.
“Take your time with the work, no need to rush.”
The last sentence was so sincere that it was hard to tell if it was genuine comfort or if she was sneaking in her own agenda.
Xiao Yu pursed her lips.
She saw the child under the swing set glance at the children in the sandbox, then lower her head, silent and alone.
“…”
“Don’t run around, okay.”
Xiao Yu turned her head and looked fixedly at Yi Wanyue.
“I’ll come back as soon as possible to take you away from this place.”
“Don’t run around,” she emphasized again, “and don’t talk carelessly, don’t tell her who you are, where you’re from, and don’t tell her what her future will be like.
“You must, must be careful with what you say!”
Yi Wanyue understood her meaning and vaguely sensed something, smiling and agreeing: “You go ahead, I’ll wait for you.”
Although she said she would wait, her steps were already heading towards little Qiu Baiyu.
The swing set had two seats.
Little Qiu Baiyu was sitting on one, with the other empty beside her.
Yi Wanyue walked towards the empty swing, but a child rushing from the side beat her to it.
Her steps halted.
“…”
She had originally planned to sit beside little Baiyu and find a chance to talk to her…
Following this, she heard little Baiyu suddenly speak to her: “Auntie, do you want to play on the swing?”
She looked at little Baiyu, who had stood up: “You can sit here.”
How kind.
Her Baiyu had indeed always been this kind, from childhood to adulthood.
Yi Wanyue asked: “If I take it, what about you?”
Little Qiu Baiyu said: “I’m going home.”
Yi Wanyue was stunned for a moment and asked: “You’re not playing anymore?”
Little Qiu Baiyu glanced at the lively group, then awkwardly withdrew her gaze: “Not playing anymore, no one wants to play with me…”
Because she didn’t have parents, because she was an unwanted child, so no one would play with her.
She had no friends, and could never fit into their world.
She lowered her head, looking at the sand beneath her feet.
Suddenly, a pair of cute bunny slippers entered her field of vision.
Then, the owner of these slippers crouched down and said to her: “Can I play with you? I want to play with you.”
She looked up in surprise.
The person in front of her was wearing comfortable home clothes, with a ponytail, and was very beautiful, so beautiful that it seemed unreal, leaving her unable to find words to describe.
This very beautiful auntie said she wanted to play with her.
She looked around, then back at Yi Wanyue.
There were many parents around, and Yi Wanyue was dressed very casually, as if she lived nearby.
She couldn’t help but ask: “Auntie, do you live here too?”
Yi Wanyue suddenly didn’t know how to answer her.
She thought for a moment and said: “Auntie doesn’t live here, Auntie lives a bit further away, I just came here for a walk and will go back soon.”
“Oh…”
Little Baiyu seemed to understand but not quite.
She asked again: “Then what shall we play?”
Yi Wanyue asked: “What do you want to play?”
Little Baiyu looked at the children around and said: “Football.”
Then she added regretfully: “But we don’t have a ball…”
Yi Wanyue also looked around, then stood up: “It’s okay, Auntie will go borrow one.”
There were so many parents sitting around chatting.
They all had their children’s toys in their hands, including balls that the children weren’t using.
Little Baiyu watched as she walked towards two other aunties, spoke to them with a smile for a few sentences, and they generously lent her a ball.
“We have a ball now, let’s play.
“Bai— Little one, what’s your name?”
Yi Wanyue quickly corrected herself, almost slipping up.
Little Baiyu, seeing that she really borrowed a ball, happily came forward: “I’m Qiu Baiyu!”
“Qiu Baiyu, that’s a beautiful name.”
Yi Wanyue said with a smile.
Baiyu, another name for stars.
A very precious name.
To give a child such a name, it’s enough to show that her grandmother has always loved her.
Yi Wanyue put the ball at her feet: “Try to catch it, okay?”
Little Baiyu happily ran out a bit further, nodding her head: “Mm-hmm, I’ll catch it!”
Yi Wanyue gently kicked the ball towards her feet.
She then kicked the ball back to Yi Wanyue, back and forth.
Sometimes when it was accidentally kicked too far, she would laugh and run out to bring the ball back, or wait for Yi Wanyue to retrieve it.
She was very happy.
She also experienced the feeling of having a friend.
Yi Wanyue saw her childish face full of smiles, and her heart was also joyful.
Her Baiyu should smile more, be happier, not be gloomy.
She cherished this moment with her.
When they got tired of playing, they returned the ball and sat on a stone bench to rest.
Because of this unexpected meeting, with each second that passed, their time together decreased by a second. Xiao Yu could come at any time.
Suddenly, Yi Wanyue heard the child beside her say: “Auntie, thank you for playing with me.”
She had no friends.
She cherished everyone who was willing to accompany her.
Yi Wanyue pressed her lips together, not knowing how to respond due to the heartache she felt.
After a while, she finally spoke: “Thank you for playing with Auntie too. You’re great, Auntie is very happy to play with you.”
It was the first time little Baiyu had heard someone praise her like this. She was stunned for a moment before smiling shyly, then twisted her hands together and hesitantly asked: “So are we friends now…”
Yi Wanyue said: “Of course we are.”
Little Baiyu suddenly looked up.
Yi Wanyue looked at her with gentle eyes: “From today on, we’re friends, okay?”
A brilliant smile immediately appeared on little Baiyu’s face.
She had a friend now.
She really had a friend!
Looking at her like this, Yi Wanyue suddenly felt reluctant to leave.
Reluctant to leave the Qiu Baiyu waiting for her at home, and reluctant to leave this little Qiu Baiyu who made her heart ache.
Her Baiyu, why did she have such a hard life?
No, that’s not right.
Little Baiyu still had her grandmother.
Her grandmother loved her, her grandmother would love her more than anyone else.
Their Baiyu was not an unwanted child at all.
Little Baiyu didn’t know what she was thinking, excited on her own, and even asked for her name: “Auntie, what’s your name?
“Will you come here for walks again in the future?
“We can play football together again, right? I’ll have the ball ready next time!”
Yi Wanyue lowered her eyes, feeling a wave of sadness.
She couldn’t come again…
She also couldn’t leave her name…
She raised her hand and gently stroked little Baiyu’s face, as if touching an illusory dream.
“I’m sorry, Baiyu, Auntie can’t come here anymore.”
“Why?”
Qiu Baiyu’s shoulders slumped, visibly saddened.
Yi Wanyue didn’t want their parting to be so unpleasant, so she smiled and stroked her face: “Because Auntie is moving away, moving to a place very far away, so I can’t come back for a while, but I believe we’ll have a chance to meet again in the future.”
“Then when will I see you again?”
“We’ll see each other in the future.”
“How long in the future?”
“When you grow up.”
Yi Wanyue gazed at her tenderly.
“When you grow up, someday in the future, we’ll meet again.”
“Auntie promises you.”
She held out her pinky finger.
Little Baiyu looked at her finger and without hesitation, hooked her own pinky with it, making a pinky promise.
“Then it’s a promise, you must come back to see me!”
Yi Wanyue smiled, her eyes curving.
She said: “Okay.”
The wind gently blew past their intertwined pinky fingers, witnessing their promise, sending it towards the distance, towards the far-off future.
The next second, Yi Wanyue saw Xiao Yu appear in her field of vision, coming from another direction.
— She had come to fix things, she was going to take her away.
Then, they heard a voice: “Baiyu!
“Come home for dinner!”
“Grandma!”
Qiu Baiyu stood up to greet her.
Yi Wanyue looked up.
A middle-aged woman was standing not far away, waving at Qiu Baiyu.
The woman was dressed brightly, with a distinctive style, ruddy complexion, strong voice, full of vibrant life force.
This was Qiu Baiyu’s grandmother.
The grandmother who could verbally spar with a group of “scholars”.
She never expected that she would also see her only family member.
Xiao Yu had arrived, and the grandmother had come too.
The destined parting also quietly arrived.
They had to part.
Little Baiyu looked at Yi Wanyue, reluctantly holding Yi Wanyue’s hand: “My grandma is calling me home for dinner, Auntie, do you want to come to my house for dinner?”
She was reluctant to part with Yi Wanyue.
This was her first friend.
Yi Wanyue wanted to, but time didn’t allow it.
She could only shake her head: “Auntie has to go home too.”
She couldn’t help but add one more piece of advice: “Our Baiyu should eat more, grow up healthy, and tell adults if there’s anything that makes you unhappy.
“Auntie will be waiting for you in the future, always waiting for you.”
“Mm!”
Little Baiyu nodded her head vigorously, then said: “Auntie, you still haven’t told me your name.”
Yi Wanyue smiled.
She gently hugged her.
“Wait a little longer, when we meet again, I’ll tell you my name.”
“Goodbye, Baiyu.
“I will always be your best friend.”
— I will always love you.
Little Baiyu left with her grandmother.
Her grandmother asked her who that auntie was.
Little Baiyu smiled and said: “She’s my friend!”
Her first friend in life, a very precious, very precious friend.
Grandmother didn’t know Yi Wanyue, and worried about her granddaughter, so she added a reminder: “Be careful of bad people when I’m not around.”
“She’s not a bad person,” Qiu Baiyu said.
“How are you so sure?” Grandmother asked.
“Because, because…” Little Baiyu’s mind got stuck, and after a while she said, “Because bad people wouldn’t have their swing taken away by others.”
Hearing this, Grandmother chuckled, as if imagining what had just happened between them.
“Alright then.”
Little Baiyu, seeing that she had convinced her grandmother, instantly became happy.
Her friend auntie was definitely not a bad person.
They were going to meet again in the future.
She was looking forward to the future.
Today was her happiest day ever.
Yi Wanyue and Xiao Yu watched them leave from a distance.
Xiao Yu said: “Let’s go, it’s time to return.”
Yi Wanyue reluctantly withdrew her gaze.
They moved to a different location to go home.
More concealed, where they wouldn’t be noticed by anyone.
Yi Wanyue followed Xiao Yu’s footsteps.
As they were walking, she suddenly asked: “Will she remember me?”
Xiao Yu said: “She will.”
Then added: “But she will gradually forget your appearance, because you don’t belong to this world.”
After she finished speaking, she heard Yi Wanyue murmur to herself in surprise and joy: “That person was indeed me…”
So she was the friend Qiu Baiyu had been waiting for all along.
So every day of theirs was a reunion.
Very wholesome and cute.
This is some Jayvik shit
lmao why did people dislike this