Chapter 59
I was just saying while I didn’t expect her to take it seriously .
It would be fine if it were an ordinary lullaby . However, it would be like ‘Tan Te’ (it means uneasy, which is a fast-paced wordless fusion song by Gong Linna, using various standard voices from Chinese opera along with imitations of traditional Chinese instruments) if it was in ‘Ah-Language’!
Therefore, let me try to refuse her in a more tactful way .
“Um, well, you don’t have to sing . It’s almost eight o’clock now, and we want to go back as soon as possible . ”
After hearing what I said, Auntie Qing lowered her head slightly and said in a depressed tone .
“Yes, yes . . . As you said, it is not the right time to sing a lullaby for now . . . ”
Was it really necessary to be so disappointed? Was her desire to sing such a lullaby so strong . . .
I had no choice . . .
“Well, if you can sing one while we are walking so that we wouldn’t waste much time, we’d like to listen to it . ”
“Okay! No problem! No problem!”
After hearing my compromise, Auntie Qing happily clapped her hands and agreed repeatedly with excitement .
“Wow, great! I haven’t heard you sing for a long time . I will count down from three, and then A’ma, you can begin to sing . Meanwhile, we shall march towards my home . How does that sound?”
Regarding Li Nai’s proposal, we surely had no objections .
Then Li Nai began to count down .
I hurriedly walked to the front of the group in fear of Auntie Qing’s terrible singing .
Following the countdown was her singing .
The euphonious melody got to me from behind, setting my soul free from the noise and irritability and taking it to a pure land .
“Oh . . . ”
It actually sounded nice .
Although there was only one word as for the lyrics, the melody was rather tortuous . The melodious female voice became a little high-pitched but not harsh . Also, the song was mellow and mellifluous, which totally enthralled me .
But that wat not the point . The point was that I seemed to have heard such a special lullaby before . . .
Although I couldn’t say it was particularly familiar, it was at least not very unfamiliar . In other words, this was not my first time to hear this lullaby .
This strange feeling made me stop and stand still .
Then, her singing rang in my head again, but it no longer only had monotonous syllables . Instead, it came with clear lyrics .
‘Listening to me singing at night, you fall asleep soundly .
You smile sweetly and forget your fear while dreaming .
I gaze at you while singing; the moon casts a bright light over the earth .
Though smiling, you recall the past and cry softly .
Sleep, sleep . Close your eyes quietly .
Sleep, sleep . Let me soothe your sadness . ’
“ . . . ”
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Why could I remember the lyrics of this song?
Her singing made my heart throb and captured my deepest memories . . .
Several people walked past me . I also wanted to move ahead, but I felt it was so slow .
The whole world had slowed down . . . Thinking acceleration was unexpectedly activated automatically, which sped up my thoughts .
Was it to lengthen the duration of singing?
But in this slow-down world, the singing I heard was also lengthened infinitely . . .
However, the singing did not stop and continued to echo around with the next paragraph of lyrics .
‘I weave warmth in the darkness and you fall asleep .
(Sleeping in your warm embrace, I forget my sadness . )
It is snug because of you; stars are reflected on the sea .
(It is so quiet in your arms; my memories are buried deep down . )
Go to sleep; I quietly get close to your heart .
(Fall asleep, I let my heart go with you . )
“If possible, I hope it is me who fall asleep in the sea . . . ”
(If possible, I hope to fall asleep with you in the sea . )’
My own voice chimed in halfway and finished singing this lullaby alone with me .
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It was that ghost . It even knew this song . . .
Did you pry into my memory?
Strange, what feeling was this . . .
Sad . . . so sad . . .
Suddenly I fell into a grief that was hard to get rid of, which made my spirit fluctuate violently and the thinking acceleration also stopped consequently .
“Jun Cheng?”
“Ah, sorry . I seemed to be a little fascinated by it . ”
When I came to myself, I found Lan Hua waving her hand in front of me to attract my attention .
I had disapproved of her singing at the very beginning, but now I fell into a trance for indulging in the lullaby . I was really willful and arbitrary .
Though having heard my explanation, Lan Hua’s surprise still could be seen on her face . She pointed at my cheek and said with a strange expression .
“No, well, Jun Cheng, you . . . ”
“Mm-Hmm?”
What was wrong with me? Why was she looking at me like that?
“Junjun, why did you cry?”
At this time, Moe Bing also got closer . She took her handkerchief out from her pocket . Frowning and worried, she tried to wipe my tears off for me .
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“Um?”
Did I cry?
Seeing Moe Bing looking at me with concerns, I reached out and touched my cheek, and I actually felt my tears .
How weird it was! I didn’t feel I was crying at all, and I didn’t even feel tears flowing down my cheeks .
But the truth was that I was indeed crying .
Why?
So weird . . . Could it be that the inexplicable sad feeling just now resonated with my body?
But why did I feel sad . . .
Xue Qing silently approached me and held my waist; Yuhui also stood behind me, caressing my back .
Hey, what was that? I was not a baby . Don’t be like this, which made me feel so ashamed .
“Nothing . Maybe it is because the lullaby sung by Auntie Qing is so beautiful . ”
I quickly wiped off the tears with my arms, and there was no tear in my eyes anymore . Maybe when I realized I was crying, I stopped shedding tears .
Why had I known the lyrics of this lullaby . . .
Besides, Auntie Qing who could sing this lullaby . . . had deliberately covered her head so that I couldn’t see her name or title . . . Who on earth was she . . .
I wanted to turn around to take a look at Auntie Qing for I had a feeling that as long as I could see her face now, I could obtain a definite answer, or I could confirm the guess in my heart .
However, in the end, I still did not dare to look back, and Auntie Qing did not stop me . either .