HLnovel Chapter 42 Song of a Winter Night
Chapter 42 Song of a Winter Night
The next morning, Qiuhe lay in his bed, turned over, slowly opened his eyes, sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around.
Something felt off. She thought she'd forgotten something yesterday; she seemed to have gone back to her bed after telling that girl a story, but Qiuhe felt like something had happened on the way, though she couldn't quite remember.
I picked up my phone and glanced at the time; it was already 7 a.m. Then I started checking something on my phone again, looking at my game library.
(Minecraft) (Honor of Kings) (League of Legends) (QQ Speed) (Identity V) (Naruto) Qiuhe quietly looked at the games in front of him, a strange feeling always in his heart.
Something seemed to be missing, but he couldn't quite place what it was. He stared silently into space, when suddenly, he heard hurried footsteps outside.
It was getting closer and closer, seemingly heading straight towards her. Finally, Yu Rou suddenly pushed open Qiu He's door. A bright smile lit up her face as she cheerfully exclaimed, "Qiu He, Qiu He, look out the window!"
Upon hearing this, Qiuhe turned to look out the window and discovered that it was snowing. Snowflakes drifted down, turning the world white and serene. Qiuhe stared blankly out the window.
Seeing this, Yu Rou immediately ran to Qiu He's side, took his hand, and said urgently, "Okay, stop spacing out, let's go out and take a look!" But Qiu He then noticed that the girl's hair had changed.
Yesterday she had light blue short hair, but today it's turned into dark brown pigtails. And I felt something was off yesterday; I thought I'd seen that light blue hair before.
Today, the dark brown double ponytails looked even more familiar. It seemed like I had seen these two hairstyles and hair colors somewhere before. Then, the girl pulled Qiuhe along as they left the hospital.
The girl looked up at the snowflakes in the sky and exclaimed joyfully, "Wow, the winter fairies have finally arrived! How wonderful!" She jumped and skipped excitedly in the yard, fully enjoying the joy brought by the first snow.
Qiuhe watched as the children around him played in the snow, some building snowmen, some having snowball fights, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.
"Mom, look how cute this snowman is!"
"Mmm, baby, you did a really good job."
"Hey! Bro! Take this 'Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers' move!"
"Hey young man, you have no sportsmanship!"
Qiuhe watched the children playing and laughing around him quietly, as if he were an outsider to this world. However, at that moment, a snowball hit him on the head without warning.
He turned his head, his gaze falling on the girl holding a snowball. The girl gave a mischievous smile and excitedly shouted, "Hehe, Qiuhe! Let's have a snowball fight!" She quickly grabbed the snowball in her hand and threw it at Qiuhe without hesitation.
The snowball arced through the air and landed precisely on Qiuhe's face. Qiuhe gently touched the snow on his face, feeling its coolness, but his expression remained blank.
Qiuhe wasn't angry or complaining; instead, he felt a surge of intense emotion and started a snowball fight with the girl. He bent down, picked up a handful of snow, rolled it into a snowball, and threw it at her. The girl nimbly dodged, her laughter echoing in the cold air.
They tossed snowballs at each other, thoroughly enjoying the fun game. Although Qiuhe's expression remained largely unchanged, a hint of pleasure and ease shone in his eyes.
Just then, a gentle voice called out from the hospital entrance. "Baby, stop playing! Come inside with Qiuhe for breakfast. It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
As they spoke, a gentle woman appeared in their field of vision, smiling at Qiuhe and the other girl. Hearing her mother's call, the little girl immediately ran happily to her mother, hugging her tightly and nuzzling against her affectionately. Then, the woman took the two children's hands and led them into the house together.
The children sat around the table, holding steaming cups of milk and munching on delicious sandwiches, their faces beaming with satisfaction. After dinner, they enthusiastically played various games around the room, their laughter echoing throughout.
The woman sat to one side, softly humming a warm winter night song. Her melodious voice captivated the children. When she finished, she kindly asked them, "My dear children, is there any song you'd like to share with everyone?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Rou gently nudged Qiu He beside her and whispered in his ear, "Qiu He, would you like to sing that song you sang to me last time to everyone?"
Everyone will definitely love it. However, Qiuhe was completely lost at this moment. He had no idea what songs he had ever sung, or even whether he could sing at all.
"Mom, let Qiuhe sing it!" the girl finally called out, urging her mother to let Qiuhe sing. "Okay, then Qiuhe will sing this song," the children agreed, and applauded.
Then Qiuhe began to sing a legendary song. The gentle music filled the room, and the children listened quietly. Yurou, dragging her chin, watched Qiuhe quietly from the side.
After the song ended, the woman and the children applauded. The woman said softly, "Qiuhe sang very well, it was so beautiful!" Some of the children continued playing games, while others went outside to play in the snow.
The girl and Qiuhe were playing on their phones in the room. The girl was lying on the bed watching videos, then quietly moved closer to Qiuhe. Seeing that Qiuhe was playing Honor of Kings, she casually asked, "Qiuhe, I don't think I've seen you play it yesterday or today. Oh, don't you have any tasks to do?"
Qiuhe suddenly paused, turned around and looked at the girl with a puzzled expression, "You just said..." The girl thought Qiuhe had been focused on the game and hadn't heard her clearly, so she repeated herself:
"I was wondering why Qiuhe hasn't played these past two days," Qiuhe noticed that the girl seemed to say two words at the end, but his mouth moved and no sound came out.
Qiuhe frowned, a strange feeling welling up inside him. He stared at the girl, trying to find the answer in her expression. However, the girl also looked puzzled, tilting her head to look at Qiuhe.
Qiuhe was very puzzled by this scene, but still echoed, "Ah, it's nothing, I just suddenly remembered to play King of Glory." Qiuhe didn't understand what was going on.
The girl didn't ask any more questions. She glanced at the time; it was already 9 o'clock, and there was still an hour before the movie started. "Oh dear, the Qiuhe Cinema movie starts in an hour! Let's hurry up and get there!"
Qiuhe looked at the crystal that was about to be pushed aside. He had intended to leave after it was all over, but instinctively he turned off his phone, put on his clothes, and followed the girl out the door.
The girl then flagged down a car, saying, "Uncle, to Haige Cinema." The two got in the car. Qiuhe then remembered that they were about to destroy the crystal; was it a bad idea to just shut down the game like that?
Upon restarting his phone and logging back in, Qiuhe discovered he had already lost, and someone kept inviting him to join the game. Qiuhe instinctively declined and quickly exited the game.
The two then drove to the Haige Cinema. "It's 30 yuan for the kids," the girl said, paying the fare before quickly pulling Qiuhe along and running out of the cinema.
The hospital they were in was a long way from the movie theater, a journey that took a full 55 minutes. "Quick, Qiuhe, the movie starts in 5 minutes!" Finally, the two of them successfully entered the floor where the movie was being shown.
But on the way to the screening room, a pink-haired little girl brushed past Qiuhe. Qiuhe stopped abruptly, and Yurou also stopped, not understanding why Qiuhe was standing there in a daze.
Qiuhe slowly turned her head to look around at the crowd, but she couldn't see the pink-haired little girl from before. A bead of sweat dripped down her face. Qiuhe recalled the little girl who was a head shorter than her, and her breathing became slightly rapid.
"who is he"