"In the past few years, I still have a deep impression of that little flower girl." Thinking of the past, Ji Qiuchen seemed to be very moved. He smiled and looked up at me. I couldn't help but smile at him. That little girl, I can't help but not impressed by that little girl.

The little girl is about seven or eight years old and can't remember her appearance clearly. She only vaguely remembers that she looks very clever, carrying a bamboo basket with bright red roses inside, and there are very few left.

Not long after he came out of the cinema with Ji Qiuchen that day, he met this little girl. He stopped us and kept saying, "Brother, buy a flower for my sister. Today is Valentine's Day. I will be sad if I can't receive the flowers."

"No, I'm not sad." I said to the little girl, "I don't like flowers, so we don't buy them." I just wanted to send the child away quickly, and didn't even stop.

The little girl refused to leave, walked backwards in front of us, tilting her head and said, "My mother said that women like flowers, especially on Valentine's Day... Brother, women talk about right and wrong, and sister said she didn't like it, but she actually liked it very much. You can buy one."

Ji Qiuchen was amused by the little girl's words, stopped, bent down and asked her, "How much does it cost?"

"Twenty yuan, a bargain price." The little girl said seriously.

Seeing Ji Qiuchen reaching out to pay, I hurriedly stopped him, "I really don't like it, don't buy it." For twenty yuan, we can watch five movies in the school auditorium and have a big plate of chicken.

As if I had seen through my thoughts, Ji Qiuchen ignored my protest and took out his wallet and had to pay. At this time, the little girl said again: "Brother, buy three."

"Why?"

"Three roses mean that I love you." The little girl answered seriously.

Ji Qiuchen asked again: "What else?"

The little girl said: "Eleven flowers represent one mind, twenty-two flowers, two pairs, thirty-three flowers are also the meaning of I love you, and the meaning of three lives and three lives, forty-four flowers, unswerving to death... One hundred and eight flowers mean proposal, and nine hundred and ninety-nine flowers are forever."

The little girl said a lot in one breath. I was frightened as I listened to the rising numbers. I knew Ji Qiuchen must be considering how much to buy.

I picked up one from the little girl's flower basket and said to her, "I don't want so many, I just want this one. This is the only meaning, do you understand?" Then I turned to look at Ji Qiuchen and said righteously, "I want to be your only one."

Ji Qiuchen handed the 20 yuan to the little girl and said with a smile: "Sorry, today I can only give the only one to her. I will buy you thirty-three more flowers in the future."

The little girl put the money in her pocket, smiled, nodded, and said to us: "Happy Valentine's Day."

I asked Ji Qiuchen why I bought thirty-three flowers in the future and why it wasn't 999. Ji Qiuchen said, "Because I can love you for three lives, longer than ever." My heart was sweet.

That day I smirked with the words of a red rose and Ji Qiuchen for the whole night.

I love you for three lives and three lives, longer than ever, and the words are still in my ears. The person who made this promise turned around and left me without even giving me this life. What else can I talk about three lives and three lives?

"Early summer, those roses are my promise to you." Ji Qiuchen suddenly held my hand and said to me with a firm look.

His hands were very cold, and even if there was the temperature of hot milk tea, he would not be warmer. I pulled out my hand, held the milk tea cup and sucked a few times, and suppressed the sadness that surged from my heart.

"What do those cards mean?" I asked again.

Ji Qiuchen sighed and said, "Okay, you will make a decision after I finish talking... Rong Zhishan and I have never been together for a day. At that time, I just didn't want you to wait for me. In the early summer, three years are not as short as we imagined, and I am not sure what will happen in these three years."

"Although it is the dream of many architectural designers to be able to enter the University of Chicago, and it has indeed cultivated many excellent designers there, how can I guarantee that I will be equally excellent? What if I still achieve nothing after studying and struggle at the starting point? What if I still can't give you happiness after working hard? What if after a long wait, what will I do if I give you disappointment?"

Ji Qiuchen's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, as if the melancholy and entanglement in his heart were printed there.

After a moment of silence, Ji Qiuchen said again: "Early summer, I love you, but I don't want to delay your youth. I don't want to... When you meet a better person, you have to hesitate because of me... I am not confident in you, nor are I afraid that you don't love me enough. I just... dare not think, if one day, I really make no achievements and lose you, how should I persevere... so..."

"So, you first propose breaking up, unblocking me, and cutting off your ties." I continued to say the rest for him.

"Sorry, early summer, I think this is better for you. You have the freedom to choose others in the days when I am away. If you have me in your heart when I come back, we can still be together..."

"Ji Qiuchen, you always say you are good to me and give me freedom. What freedom did you give me? You even deprived me of my right to choose! How do you know that I can't wait for you? How do you know that you are not here? I will definitely meet a better person and fall in love with the better person you call?" My voice was not loud, but my tone was sharp and aggressive.

"You just want to make yourself feel at ease and don't want to carry me with this psychological burden. You said you don't know what will happen... Oh, you destroyed everything you have because of unknown possibilities. What you said is that you just don't have confidence in our feelings... Maybe, when you have the opportunity to fly further, you will no longer have me in your future plan... So, please don't put your selfishness and cowardice on a good hat for me."

"No, Chu Xia..." This time Ji Qiuchen held my hand firmly. He was very strong, and pinching my wrist hurt. I felt angry and didn't speak even if it hurts.

"From meeting you, every imagination of the future will not be lacking in you. Even in the past three years in the United States, I kept thinking about you. But I can't domineeringly occupy all your youth for the sake of a fantasy beauty. If I can't realize it, what qualifications do I have to let you suffer with me... In the early summer, I don't have confidence in our feelings, I just... After experiencing so many setbacks, I have lost confidence in myself."

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Chapter completed!