NOVEL NEXT Chapter 640: Goodbye
Yan Weiyi's death was very sudden. We had originally planned to have dinner together in the evening, but he passed away in the afternoon due to an accident, leaving many things unsaid.
It was also because Yan Weiyi's death was so sudden that Panpan found it difficult to accept, and she was completely bewildered.
And tonight counted as fulfilling their final agreement, to have dinner together.
Pan Guoliang and his wife were busy in the kitchen, while Yan Weiyi was in the living room using a hairdryer to dry Panpan's wet hair.
Panpan was not a sloppy girl and always paid attention to her image.
So as soon as she came back, she hurried into the bathroom for a shower.
However, she worried that Yan Weiyi would suddenly leave, so she let him stay at the door, calling him from time to time, and only when she heard his response did she feel at ease, which was a bit childish.
But both Pan Guoliang couple and Yan Weiyi understood why she acted this way.
If it weren't for the presence of Pan Guoliang and his wife at home, Panpan might have pulled him into the bathroom to watch her shower, feeling a little shy.
After all, they were already at the point of discussing marriage, how could they maintain a purely platonic relationship?
"After I leave, take good care of yourself. Uncle and Auntie are getting old, don't let them worry..."
"It's just that you can't see me, but I will always watch over you..."
"This lifetime, our fate has come to an end, but I begged the powerful forces, maybe in the next life, we can reconnect..."
...
Yan Weiyi's words were straightforward and sounded cruel.
But he chose to speak this way deliberately, continuously reinforcing Panpan's awareness, telling her that he was dead and would leave.
By the time he really left, Panpan wouldn't be so sad.
This method worked well; from the beginning when they talked about this in the park when Panpan cried, until now, she simply appeared aggrieved and sad.
Pan Guoliang secretly glanced outside from the kitchen, and Zhang Qiu Fang said a bit irritably, "What are you looking at?"
"Now they are so affectionate, but when Xiao Yan leaves, Panpan will be sad again, I don't know if Xiao Yan coming back to see her is good or bad, sigh..." Pan Guoliang concluded with a long sigh.
"Can it be worse than it is now? Xiao Yan is a good child who will explain things clearly to Panpan, encouraging her to regain her hope in life." Zhang Qiu Fang disagreed.
"But what worries me is that Panpan might never move on." Pan Guoliang said.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiu Fang didn't see fit to respond because she knew the implication of his words.
Now they no longer worried about Panpan not accepting Yan Weiyi's death but feared that because of him, she might never marry and live alone for the rest of her life.
Given their understanding of their daughter, it was a significant possibility.
After a while, Zhang Qiu Fang finally said, "With time, she'll forget."
Her words seemed directed at Pan Guoliang, yet they also seemed to comfort herself.
Now it was Pan Guoliang's turn to stay silent, as he simply took the cooked dishes outside.
"Time was short, your Aunt and I didn't make much, Xiao Yan, don't mind," Pan Guoliang said to Yan Weiyi.
If Yan Weiyi hadn't passed away, Pan Guoliang had actually been quite satisfied with him as a son-in-law.
Decent looking, strong and healthy, with an impeccable character, even though his family wasn't wealthy and his salary wasn't high, with their only daughter, they could provide some support, and the couple could have had a happy life.
But one accident destroyed everything.
Sometimes, Pan Guoliang murmured to himself whether his daughter was ill-fated, first disfigured by a large fire, and after finally meeting someone she loved, he died unexpectedly.
Actually, not just Pan Guoliang, but Panpan herself felt this way, thinking of herself as a jinx who brought harm to Yan Weiyi, full of guilt for his death.
Hearing Pan Guoliang's polite words, Yan Weiyi smiled and said, "Uncle, I can't eat, you and Panpan eat, I'll just watch."
Hearing this, Pan Guoliang's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything further and turned to the kitchen.
This meal was probably the one Panpan ate most seriously and fully since Yan Weiyi's passing.
In pursuit of Panpan, Yan Weiyi had truly put in a lot of effort and was very clear about her habits and preferences.
So not being able to eat, Yan Weiyi took on the responsibility of serving Panpan dishes.
Seeing how affectionate they were, even Pan Guoliang and his wife felt uneasy, so they hurriedly ate a few bites and left the table.
Joyful times are always short; seeing Panpan start to feel sleepy, yet still holding on, Yan Weiyi knew it was time for him to leave.
"Panpan~"
Yan Weiyi looked down at Panpan who was snuggled in his arms.
Groggy, Panpan seemed to have a bad premonition and sat up straight.
Looking at her, Yan Weiyi smiled and said, "My time is up, I have to go."
"Can't... can't you stay?" Panpan choked up as she spoke.
Yan Weiyi smiled and shook his head, then opened his arms.
Panpan threw herself into his embrace, clinging tightly and refusing to let go.
"Dear, did you remember what I said?"
"Mm."
"Thank you."
Upon hearing this, Panpan looked up at him, eyes filled with confusion, not understanding why he was thanking her.
"Thank you for letting me meet you..."
Yan Weiyi held her cheeks and kissed the corner of her lips.
"Meeting you was the luckiest, the happiest thing of my life."
His words clearly intended to dispel Panpan's self-pity.
As expected, upon hearing Yan Weiyi say this, even Panpan, who was still immersed in the sorrow of separation, couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
"Dear, goodbye."
Yan Weiyi looked into Panpan's eyes.
Her eyes immediately filled with mist, and her lips began to tremble slightly.
As a person with a cheerful personality, her emotions were more likely to become extreme, and Panpan was such; she loved to laugh and also loved to cry.
Hearing Yan Weiyi say goodbye, tears immediately came out, with no need for buffering.
"Won't you say goodbye to me?" Yan Weiyi asked with a smile.
In his heart, he also felt bad, but being able to reconnect with his girlfriend even for a short while and express what was in his heart, he was content.
"I won't~"
Tears rolled down Panpan's cheeks.
"If you don't want to say it, then don't, just don't cry."
Holding her cheeks, Yan Weiyi wiped her tears with his thumb, then, lowering his head, kissed her lips once more before vanishing into a wisp of green smoke in front of her.
"Yan Weiyi, boohoo…" Panpan cried loudly.
Hiding in the room, Pan Guoliang and his wife rushed out upon hearing her cries.
Then they saw their daughter, collapsed on the sofa, crying her heart out.
"I didn't get to say goodbye..."
"Did Xiao Yan leave?"
"Panpan, don't be sad."
The couple rushed to comfort her, but Panpan's cries wouldn't stop.
"Sigh, Xiao Yan came back to see you, but you didn't listen to any of what he said," Pan Guoliang, feeling a bit vexed, said.
His words seemed to hit a chord within Panpan.
She immediately stopped crying, choking as she held back her sorrow, "I did listen."
Then she wiped away her tears and said to the empty room.
"Goodbye."
At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew inside the room, lifting her hair, as if responding to her.