Gone with the Wind 微暗之火 Episode 7

Hu Yue and Jiang Bingbing walked out of the cinema, their hearts still touched by the plot, especially crying for the loss of the protagonist. The movie inspired Hu Yue to believe that she should be brave enough to pursue her love, but she was curious about whether men prefer mature or pure women. In this regard, Jiang Bingbing shared her opinion: Young men tend to like mature women, while older men prefer pure women.

In Qingshui Town six months ago, there was still no change due to anyone's mood swings. Zhou Luo could only look at the clothing store from a distance, his eyes following the woman who made his heart beat until she disappeared at the door of the store, feeling full of loss in his heart. At the same time, Jiang Bingbing gave Hu Yue advice on how to pursue Zhou Luo and taught her how to show her feminine charm. She believed that she would succeed.

At school, Hu Yue used the excuse of publishing Macau posters to ask Zhou Luo to stay with her and write on the blackboard to create opportunities for solitude. Because Zhou Luo had helped Nanya before, in Hu Yue's view, he was a boy who was not bound by old ideas and respected girls very much. His admiration for him was growing day by day, but Zhou Luo seemed unwilling to talk more about it.

The next morning, Hu Yue took the initiative to ask Nanya to have her dress changed, and tentatively asked her if she had anyone she liked. Although Nanya was a little uncomfortable, she still responded politely. When Nanya was riding home from Guandian, she happened to meet Zhou Luo accompanying Hu Yue after school. However, the two passed each other and did not communicate.

Soon, Zhou Luo learned from Wanwan that Nanya planned to leave. He was shocked and filled with panic. He knew that he was not important in Nanya's heart, but he still couldn't help but look for her. The purity, idealism, recklessness, and paranoia that young people should have, and the energy that can't be reversed even if they hit their heads, are vividly displayed in him.

When he thought that Nanya was about to leave and completely disappear from his own world, Zhou Luo felt like a knife. He hugged Nanya tightly and expressed his love unabashedly. Although Nanya was heartbroken for a moment, she quickly regained her composure. She hoped that Zhou Luo would understand that love and liking are two different things, and liking may just be an impulse that she thinks is affectionate. For someone his age, falling in love with someone is like catching a bad cold, something that will be forgotten as time goes by.

At Nanya's insistence, Zhou Luo went home in despair, unable to control his emotions. That night, he sat at his desk and recorded a tape for Nanya, pouring out the words that had been buried in his heart for a long time. As if overnight, he learned to be awe and fearful, not daring to disturb Nanya's life anymore, and also realized that she was a huge challenge in his life.

This small town is still the same as every day in the past, always with the world, noise and decay, ushering in the first light of dawn. Businessmen opened their shops as usual, and people gathered in the canteen to gossip as usual. No one knew that at this moment, a woman was quietly preparing to leave the town.

Nanya did not wait for another man to redeem herself like Wang Guihong. Instead, she took a bus and went straight to the train station on the pretext of going to the city to visit Xu Yi's mother. Zhou Luo handed the tape to Nanya and followed silently. He burst into tears when he witnessed her taking Wanwan into the station.

However, as soon as Nanya got on the train, Xu Jian suddenly appeared and took Nanya into his arms. Then, a group of people rushed forward, dragged her out of the car without any explanation, and took her back to the Xu Family Ancestral Hall in Qingshui Town. Everyone accused Nanya of being a slut who seduced other people's husbands, and the situation gradually got out of control. As the crowd of onlookers grew, a group of women tore off Nanya's clothes like hyenas, and abused and beat her. Xu Yi pretended to look pitiful at being betrayed by his wife.

It was at this moment that Nanya saw Zhou Luo squeezed out of the crowd. Listening to her daughter's cry, Nanya immediately cast a begging look at him. Zhou Luo hugged Wanwan and covered her eyes with understanding, and handed her over to the care of her mother, Lin Guixiang. Just as he was about to return, Chen Jun stopped him in an alley and warned him not to meddle in other people's affairs and get into trouble.

In the end, the police arrived at the scene and dispersed the crowd. Nanya's body was exposed to everyone's joking eyes. Only two kind-hearted girls, Hu Yue and Jiang Bingbing, took off their school uniforms to cover her. That night, accompanied by Zhou Luo, Nanya swam naked into the cold river and asked Zhou Luo what he wanted.