Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 93 Brief Moments

Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Brief Moments

"Magician?" Zhou Jinbei widened his eyes, a look of disbelief on his face.

Then, skeptically, he said: "Mom, are you lying to me?"

"Mom isn’t lying to you, Mr. Shen said it himself, he is really incredible, I didn’t even see how he made the rose appear," Chen Haiyan said earnestly.

"He’s just teasing his girlfriend, and you believe that?" Zhou Jinbei said discontentedly.

"Haha, baby has grown up, it’s not easy to deceive you anymore, you even know about teasing girlfriends," Chen Haiyan said happily.

"You... if you keep this up, I’m not going to talk to you anymore," Zhou Jinbei said, his face flushing.

"Okay, Mom won’t tease you. Let me tell you, Mr. Shen is a very incredible person, it’s because of him that you can see me and even talk to me," Chen Haiyan said seriously.

Zhou Jinbei nodded and did not argue anymore.

But he still had many questions.

"Mom, after people die, isn’t it said that everyone must enter Reincarnation and be reborn?"

"Because Mom couldn’t bear to part with you."

"Mom, will it always be like this from now on? Can I see you and talk to you often?"

"No, I only have one day."

"Then, will there be another chance to see you like today in the future?"

"No."

"Why not, can’t we plead with Mr. Shen again?"

"Because... Mom has stayed in the Mortal World for too long and must be reincarnated," Chen Haiyan lied to him again.

"I’m sorry."

"Mom said, don’t say sorry to Mom. You haven’t wronged me. The reason I need to leave is not because you aren’t good, but because you are good enough. You’re no longer a child, you’ve become a young man, able to take care of yourself..."

"If that’s the case, then I’d rather not be good enough," Zhou Jinbei murmured quietly.

Chen Haiyan smiled, reaching out to embrace her son.

"People will grow up, even if I don’t leave now, one day I will. Mom is already very satisfied seeing you grow up to this point..."

"Mom, let’s not talk about this anymore."

Zhou Jinbei is still a child after all. Upon hearing this, he thought about escaping and didn’t want to continue the topic.

"Then let’s talk about why you don’t want to go to school," Chen Haiyan said.

"Oh~" Zhou Jinbei listened obediently.

"Your studies aren’t bad, so why do you have the thought of not wanting to go to school?"

Actually, Chen Haiyan had some ideas, but she hoped Zhou Jinbei would say it himself.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jinbei said: "Aren’t you always by my side? If so, you should know."

"You clever boy."

Chen Haiyan patted Zhou Jinbei on the back, laughing very happily.

Zhou Jinbei was testing her with this matter, it seems he really has grown up.

So she directly said: "I know you are upset with your dad, but not going to school is not punishing him, it’s punishing yourself. Remember what Mom says, never joke with your own life, your own future..."

"You’re making it sound too serious," Zhou Jinbei muttered quietly.

"You rascal."

Chen Haiyan was also irritated, her arm raised high but gently fell, tapping lightly on his head.

"Even if it doesn’t ruin, it will make you take many detours. Mom hopes your life ahead will be smooth, hopes you can be happy..."

"It definitely will be, if you don’t believe it, just keep watching behind me," Zhou Jinbei said defiantly.

"Still know how to play tricks with Mom, huh?"

Chen Haiyan stroked his cheek, her heart aching yet filled with emotion; her son had truly grown up.

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An afternoon’s time flew by in an instant, and Zhou Jinbei didn’t hit the road again, instead, they had a long talk.

There were things from Zhou Jinbei’s childhood that he had already forgotten, and some things from Chen Haiyan’s youth that he never knew.

Zhou Jinbei also promised Chen Haiyan that after this cycling trip around the island, he would go back and study hard.

Although he wished his mother wouldn’t leave, he also knew that it was a luxury to expect, and he had no reason to keep her trapped by his side.

Just like Zhou Jinbei himself said, he was no longer a child, and he appeared much more mature than his peers.

As night fell, Zhou Jinbei took out two cups of instant noodles, planning to ask a nearby shop owner for some hot water to serve as dinner.

"I can’t eat anything, and besides, you shouldn’t eat instant noodles at night. You exercise so much every day; how can you only eat this junk food? Look how thin you are..."

Saying this, Chen Haiyan couldn’t help the bitterness in her heart, and then she couldn’t hold back any longer and started to scold Zhou Jinbei’s father.

Zhou Jinbei wasn’t annoyed, but simply smiled and watched his angry mother.

"How did you meet my father?"

"We met while working; we came from the same place and were closer to each other than others. Plus, he took good care of me, so we ended up together."

"Oh." Zhou Jinbei was a little disappointed.

His parents did not have a passionate love story, just a simple acquaintance followed by marriage.

"Your father... he’s actually not a bad person," Chen Haiyan said.

"Don’t think that by saying this, I’ll stop hating him," Zhou Jinbei said.

Chen Haiyan didn’t defend further, but continued: "Your father is actually a good person. When I was sick, he spent all he had for my treatment, but I didn’t want to continue treatment myself. On one hand, I didn’t want to suffer anymore, and on the other, I didn’t want to spend all the money on me, making your future life difficult..."

"But what does that matter, he ended up giving all the money to that woman."

"She is your mother, speak respectfully."

"She is not." Zhou Jinbei said.

Being at a rebellious age, how could he change his views just because of a few words from Chen Haiyan.

"She hasn’t been bad to you."

"She hasn’t been good to me either, especially after... Zhou Jinsan was born," Zhou Jinbei retorted.

Chen Haiyan fell silent; initially, the stepmother was okay with Zhou Jinbei, but after having her own son, she basically started neglecting him.

His father still had some conscience and didn’t completely ignore Zhou Jinbei, but he was very busy with work and couldn’t take care of everything.

So many times, Zhou Jinbei could only rely on himself.

Seeing Chen Haiyan quiet, Zhou Jinbei thought he had made her angry.

So he softly said, "Mom, I’m hungry, let’s go eat."

"Okay." Chen Haiyan smiled.

Then they found a small restaurant nearby, ordered two vegetarian dishes, and didn’t dare order meat dishes as the prices were outrageously high; still, it cost them over eighty.

After dinner, Zhou Jinbei found a lawn and started to set up his tent.

Along the way, this tent was his refuge for the night; although it was stuffy and hot and there were many mosquitoes, it was enough for Zhou Jinbei.

This was what Chen Haiyan found most heart-wrenching and comforting.

Zhou Jinbei never complained about the conditions, persevering all the way; although he got tanned and thin, his energy and spirit were completely different from ordinary children of his age.

"Mom, good night~" Zhou Jinbei closed his eyes.

"Good night, baby."

"Don’t leave without a word while I’m asleep, okay?" Zhou Jinbei murmured.

He was really too tired and sleepy.

"Don’t worry, Mom will stay with you all night."

In the past, when sleeping outdoors, he would sleep very lightly and be very alert, but that night, Zhou Jinbei slept especially soundly and deeply.

He woke up hazily from his dreams but quickly regained consciousness, suddenly opened his eyes, and looked around...

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