As Makoto's words fell, Chang Jiuye immediately ran out.
Chang Jiuye ran very fast, using all his strength.
Because he really, really wanted to see that girl—the girl who used to live next door and constantly pestered him for stories.
...
Xiao Jiujiu was looking down at her toes, quietly waiting for Makoto.
She heard hurried footsteps and instinctively looked up.
"Big Brother…"
Xiao Jiujiu's words stopped abruptly, because she realized the person running was not Makoto, but Chang Jiuye.
Chang Jiuye now seemed a little different from her memory; he had grown much taller and had shed the childishness from his face.
Why was this happening? Why had Brother Jiu grown up so much all of a sudden? Shouldn't he be about the same age as her?
"Little Sister…"
Seeing Xiao Jiujiu in front of him, Chang Jiuye was equally surprised.
Why did Xiao Jiujiu still look like she did when she was little? So many, many years had passed.
Chang Jiuye had a bad feeling inside; something might have happened to Xiao Jiujiu.
His hand passed through Xiao Jiujiu's body, proving his suspicion.
"Brother Jiu, I'm sorry, I lost the novel you gave me."
At this moment, Xiao Jiujiu lowered her head and apologized.
"I really didn't do it on purpose, please don't be angry, okay?"
Xiao Jiujiu knew the importance of the novel to Chang Jiuye, and she was afraid he would be angry, so she kept apologizing.
Chang Jiuye shook his head repeatedly, "No, I'm the one who should apologize."
"At that time, I didn't have time to finish writing the novel, always thinking I'd write it when I had time, when I had time."
"I'm so sorry… I should have finished the story for you sooner."
Chang Jiuye paused, then handed the novel in his hand to Xiao Jiujiu.
"Little Sister… this is the complete story of that novel. I hope you like it."
Xiao Jiujiu looked at the novel in Chang Jiuye's hand, her smile radiant.
"I like it, I've always liked Brother Jiu's novels."
"It's just a pity… I might not be able to read Brother Jiu's novels anymore."
Chang Jiuye followed Xiao Jiujiu's gaze.
Xiao Jiujiu's body turned into speckles of starlight, constantly dissipating.
After a ghost fulfills its wish, it quickly leaves this world.
"Little Sister, please stay, okay? I'll tell you stories every day."
"No, don't go…"
Chang Jiuye reached out, wanting to grab Xiao Jiujiu's hand, but found he grasped nothing.
"Brother Jiu, you used to say you'd become the most popular novelist in the world."
"I've always believed you could do it. Brother Jiu is so excellent, he can definitely do it."
"It's just a pity, I can't hear you tell stories anymore…"
"If only I could listen to your stories every day, how wonderful that would be."
Xiao Jiujiu's voice grew softer and softer, as her body had already dissipated into the world.
Chang Jiuye stood silently in place, his back lonely.
"Little Sister, you broke your promise,"
"You said you'd witness me become the best novelist, so why did you leave like this?"
"Now that you've left, writing novels has lost its meaning for me…"
Chang Jiuye murmured to himself.
"I will witness the moment Brother Jiu becomes the most excellent novelist. I'll keep my word."
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind Chang Jiuye.
Chang Jiuye spun around as if electrocuted.
He saw Xiao Jiujiu standing behind him.
Chang Jiuye was stunned for a moment, then rushed forward.
This time, he would not let go, no matter what.
"What exactly is going on?"
Feeling Xiao Jiujiu's real presence in front of him, Chang Jiuye instinctively asked.
Xiao Jiujiu shook her head, "I don't know either. I just felt my body slowly float into the air, then suddenly sink into the bottom of the sea."
"Then, I appeared here."
Xiao Jiujiu also found it inexplicably strange.
"Where's that Big Brother?" Xiao Jiujiu remembered Makoto's existence and asked Chang Jiuye.
"He's at my doorstep…" Chang Jiuye pointed towards his residence, then his voice abruptly stopped, because where he pointed, Makoto's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Strange, I just saw Big Brother there a moment ago, how did he disappear in a blink of an eye?"
Xiao Jiujiu looked up at Chang Jiuye, "Brother Jiu, I can feel… that Big Brother helped me."
Chang Jiuye nodded repeatedly, "Besides that Big Brother, I can't think of anyone else."
"He is our benefactor… if there's a chance in the future, I, Chang Jiu, will repay this kindness."
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