The Pianist And The Lady[Republic Of China Gl] Chapter 90
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The war reached Shanghai and many of the country’s territories were lost one after another. Shen Xian looked at the bad news in the newspapers every day and became worried. He really could no longer stay at home with peace of mind.
Although the country is not short of pianists, Shen Xian also wants to contribute!
“Yuan Yuan, Li Fangqing has returned to Jinling after another charity performance. I want to go to the next charity performance with him.”
Although Lan Yuan didn’t care about national affairs, looking at the bloody photos in the newspaper, she felt something in her heart. Although she was reluctant to part with Shen Xian, she agreed.
“No matter what, you must ensure your own safety.” Lan Yuan Qian warned Shen Xian.
“Don’t worry, I will be back in about three months at most. You can wait for me with peace of mind.” Shen Xian promised.
This time Li Fangqing and the others will first go north to raise funds for the Anti-Japanese War, then go all the way south, and finally return to Jinling.
“Okay.” Lan Yuan said goodbye to Shen Xian at the train station, hugging each other tightly and reluctant to part.
“Shen Chen, when you come back, let’s go back to England.” Lan Yuan said to Shen Xian with a smile.
Lan Yuan believes that the domestic situation is too tense. Although the whole world is not peaceful at the moment, she still plans to go to the UK with Shen Xian.
Shen Xian also proposed this matter when he was recuperating. At the same time, Shen Xian believed that Lan Yuan should fulfill her wish to study——
“I’m past the age of studying, so it’s not suitable anymore.” Lan Yuan denied it at the time. Although she wanted to study, she still thought it was better to forget it.
“Learn and live until you are old. It’s never too late, as long as you want.” Shen Xian kept trying to persuade Lan Yuan. She could see that Lan Yuan wanted to study, but she still lacked the courage.
In the blink of an eye, it was October and Lan Yuan heard from the newspaper that Shanghai was about to fall and the war was about to reach Nanjing.
However, Shen Xian kept writing back and he was still safe, so Lan Yuan’s heart was not very worried.
But since he left in August and now in November, Shen Xian has not kept his promise and came back on time. Lan Yuan can’t sit still at all. She asks people to ask about the charity group every day, but she can’t find out at all.
Because it is so small, a small charity troupe is insignificant in society and times. Almost no one cares about it, so no one pays special attention to it.
Today, newspapers announced that Shanghai has been completely occupied and Jinling City is in danger.
Due to public opinion, many people in Jinling City began to plan to leave.
When people took action to move away from their hometown, Lan Yuan was unwilling to leave and planned to wait for Shen Xian to come back.
You asked about the date of return but did not get one. Lan Yuan now envied the person who could still write to ask about the date of return. She didn’t even know where Shen Xian was now!
But even if it is far away, even if there is no news, Lan Yuan is still waiting for the belated return!
The factory also temporarily stopped working, and many female workers left with their families. Lan Yuan was completely free and restless. Sometimes she needed to drink to forget the pain!
Xu Ziyu knows better than anyone how terrifying the situation is, and Lan Yuan has to leave even if she doesn’t want to!Shen Xian asked her to take care of Lan Yuan, so she couldn’t just sit idly by.
“Chen Xian will get the news from the newspapers. She also knows the situation in Jinling. She will understand that you evacuated without waiting for her, and – you and I had better pray that Shen Xian doesn’t come to Jinling now.” Xu Ziyu persuaded Lan Yuan.
But these words could not move Lan Yuan, “Sister Ziyu, please leave first. I want to wait a few more days!”
But in the end, Lan Yuan was tied up and took refuge in Yangzhou with Xu Ziyu.
Hunter, Qian Pei, and Feng Jia were all “accomplices” and they cooperated perfectly – Feng Jia and Qian Pei jointly poured sleeping pills into Lan Yuan’s tea, and Hunter was responsible for carrying the people on the train.
After getting on the train, Lan Yuan, who was always cold-faced, kept scolding several people, like a chatterbox——
“Cousin, you claim to be Bo Yuntian, but you have no sisterhood compared to anyone else!”
“Uncle, you are actually such a person behind your back!”
“Sister Pei and Sister Ziyu, why do you bully me like this!”
“Let me go back and wait for Chen Xian!”
But it was no use scolding Lan Yuan until her mouth went dry. She was forced to step into Yangzhou, and everyone took turns guarding her to prevent her from buying a ticket back to Jinling!
In December, all the flowers in Lan’s yard have withered, and the wintersweet trees are lonely without blooming. Lan Yuan thinks of the scene with Shen Xian many years ago in the maple leaf forest full of dye.
This scene is gone, and the person in the scene is no longer there. Lan Yuan still has no news about Shen Xian, and Shen Xian has never come back.
Right now Lan Yuan is anxious all day long, unable to eat or sleep, and is even thinner than Huang Hua.
It turns out that this is what waiting feels like. While waiting, Lan Yuan also felt the pain that Shen Xian experienced in those seven years——
He had waited two months without any hope and almost collapsed. It was a miracle that Shen Xian was still alive after spending seven years guarding the despair of being abandoned!
To pass the lonely days of waiting, Lan Yuan reorganized the photo album. She had taken too many photos with Shen Xian over the years, hundreds of them from March to August this year alone.
When developing the photos, Lan Yuan also discovered that Shen Xian had captured many scenes and looks that he didn’t remember, such as himself washing dishes in the kitchen, the back view of him playing the piano, and the naive look of him sleeping…
Looking at these warm and romantic photos, Lan Yuan can already think of Shen Xian’s gentle eyebrows at that time. That person’s face was particularly beautiful, and every time he smiled, he felt warm.
Of course, Lan Yuan will also listen to the song “Paper Kite” over and over again. Chen Xian has already carved this proposal song into a record, the only one in the world!
Relying on these weak surprises, Lan Yuan was able to live happily.
But suddenly one day, Lan Yuan saw Li Fangqing on the street, and immediately chased him to ask about the situation. One of his shoes even ran away.
“Where’s Chen Xian? Why didn’t Chen Xian come back with you?” She grabbed Li Fangqing and asked, regardless of her appearance, and screamed.
“She went to Jinling halfway to look for you. The situation is dangerous. She said she would bring you back with her.” Li Fangqing explained, not minding Lan Yuan’s gaffe and offense.
“When did she go to Jinling?” Lan Yuan continued to ask.
“November 21st, that’s the date in my mind.” Li Fangqing thought for a while and answered.
When Lan Yuan heard this date, she immediately collapsed to the ground. She was kidnapped to Jinling on November 20th. Maybe one day later, she would be able to come back with Shen Xian.
After being carried home, Lan Yuan knew that Shen Xian might die at any time, so she immediately packed her things and planned to go to Jinling.
She must find Shen Xian even if she dies. Without Shen Xian, she will not live alone.
“You are not allowed to stop me!” Lan Yuan yelled at everyone.
“Are you crazy? The Japanese have entered Jinling City. If you go there now, you will die.” Su Wan also stopped Lan Yuan from leaving.
Now Lan Yuan lives in her old house in Yangzhou, and Su Wan is under the same roof as her. In the face of life and death, Su Wan is trying her best to prevent her from leaving.
“Chen Xian is still there, I have to get there.” Lan Yuan ignored the blocking of others and tried her best to break through the obstacles.
“You are not allowed to go.” Su Wan directly asked her servants to tie up Lan Yuan.
Hunter and Feng Jia, who live in the mansion, both admire Su Wan’s demeanor as a matron.
Lan Yuan was locked up in the house for three days without any water. Jasmine was so anxious that she wanted to rush into Jinling City to help the young lady find Shen Xian.
At first, Jasmine followed the married Lan Yuan to Jinling, and later she married and settled in Jinling. Now that Jinling is in danger, Lan Yuan kindly takes in their family.
The sky was covered with clouds, and Xu Ziyu walked heavily to Lan Yuan’s yard. She ordered her servants to untie Lan Yuan.
After untying the rope, Lan Yuan immediately grabbed Xu Ziyu’s clothes, looking forward to it, “Is there any good news?”
“Sit tight first, I have something to tell you.” Xu Ziyu looked serious.
Lan Yuan also put away her smile and sat on the bench. She intuitively felt that what Xu Ziyu brought was not good news.
“The Japanese massacred the city. Almost all those who stayed in Jinling died, and the entire Suzhou River was dyed red.” Xu Ziyu said the news with a heavy heart and broke down in tears. She estimated that Shen Xian was also in bad luck.
“What did you say?” Lan Yuan grabbed Xu Ziyu’s collar, her face full of disbelief, her face turned pale, and she fainted immediately.
After waking up again, Lan Yuan asked Jasmine to find Xu Ziyu immediately.
“What happened in Jinling?” Lan Yuan asked Xu Ziyu anxiously.
Xu Ziyu told Lan Yuan about the situation in Jinling in detail.
Lan Yuan suddenly thought of something and said in a panic, “Isn’t your husband the commander? Can you ask him to save Shen Xian?”
Xu Ziyu shook his head. Now, with the strength of her family and Du Yunhe, they are temporarily unable to enter Jinling City to find someone.
The Kuomintang was retreating steadily, and the Xu family and the Du family were also severely weakened.
Of course Xu Ziyu knew that Shen Xian was in danger and was willing to beg for help, but right now he couldn’t help even if he wanted to.
“Why did you force me to come here in the first place? If I had been a day later, I would have come back with Shen Xian!” Lan Yuan accused Xu Ziyu and the people guarding her outside the door, tears streaming down her face.
Xu Ziyu lowered her head to bear Lan Yuan’s anger. She also regretted not waiting one more day. What’s the point of waiting one more day?
But Xu Ziyu still has another question. According to military sources, the Japanese really broke into Jinling City at the end of the month. Shen Xian clearly had the opportunity to come back, why didn’t he come back?
There must be a deeper reason behind Shen Xian not coming back. Xu Ziyu didn’t dare to tell Lan Yuan rashly until he understood it!
“You can’t save Chen Xian, then I can go to Jinling to find her. I will share life and death with her.” Lan Yuan opened the quilt and prepared to leave for Jinling.
“All the trains have been cut off, and every checkpoint on the highway is full of Japanese. You can’t go there at all!” Xu Ziyu pulled Lan Yuan to prevent them from leaving.
Lan Yuan was completely desperate. She squatted down and beat the ground, hating herself for being powerless. She kept crying and her eyes were full of despair. “What else can I do? How can I save her!”
“The only thing I can do now is to wait. When Shen Xian returns to Nanjing, she will definitely find out that you have returned to Yangzhou. If she is alive, she will definitely come to find you.” Xu Ziyu tried her best to persuade Lan Yuan, but her words were pale, and she herself did not believe what she said.
Xu Ziyu didn’t believe it, but Lan Yuan did.
Because Lan Yuan also knows that the only thing she can do is to believe in this slim hope and wait for the person who has never returned!
From then on, when Lan Yuan got up every day, she would go to the dock to stay on guard. Every day, she would see sporadic people who had escaped from Nanjing.
Looking at these people who were lucky enough to escape death, Lan Yuan became more convinced that Shen Xian would come back safely one day.
After waiting for half a month, Lan Yuan suddenly felt that there was little hope for Shen Xian to come back, but she never gave up. She wanted to see people alive, and wanted to see corpses even if she died.
On December 25, it suddenly snowed heavily in Yangzhou.
“Don’t go today.” Su Wan advised Lan Yuan.
These days, Su Wan’s attitude toward Lan Yuan has become better. She used to hate Lan Yuan for being so complacent, but now she doesn’t feel happy when she sees Lan Yuan lose weight, but feels distressed instead.
“No.” Lan Yuan wore a white fox fur cloak, held a paper umbrella, and continued to the dock.
She continued to sit on the stone bench before, holding an umbrella and looking at the lake silently until five o’clock in the afternoon, when it was almost dark.
Jasmine held up a lantern and prepared to take Lan Yuan back, “Miss, it’s getting dark. It’s snowing heavily today, so there won’t be any boats.”
“Wait a minute, Jasmine, you should go home first.” Lan Yuan didn’t listen to anyone. These days, various people tried to persuade her not to wait. Lan Yuan’s ears were almost calloused and she was not obedient at all.
At eight o’clock, there used to be lights from fishing boats, but after the situation became chaotic, only darkness remained on the lake.
Lan Yuan’s hair has been dyed white by the wind and snow due to being exposed to the air for a long time.
Snowflakes covered all the hair, as if the blue kite had reached its twilight years, and the vicissitudes of life were desolate.
Suddenly, Lan Yuan saw a boat actually sailing on the water in the distance. Although the people on the boat were only holding weak kerosene lamps, Lan Yuan still saw the familiar figure in a trance——