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The third thing is Ronnie's attitude toward me and her sister.
As a matter of fact, the seal on Rommel's mind was slowly unravelled by my appearance. Because of my sincerity, my sunny smile, and that moment in the bar desperately protecting Aitin! This was not my guess, but what Romel had told me the last time we visited this place. Although she didn't say it so clearly at the time, the gist of it was as such.
Rommel finally began to live comfortably. It could be said that Rommel had finally found true love from me, or at least confidence from me. I could feel that ever since then, Rommel's smile had clearly increased. Almost every minute now, I could feel her melting pulse. I could also feel that she was no longer as polite and bland to her sister Ronnie as she had been in the past.
From this point of view, therefore, although I was somewhat annoyed with her for having lost my virginity with her sister, she was in favor of my having made her sister live better and more vigorously than ever. This, perhaps, was the reason why Ronnie and I had talked about her sister a few days ago, and Ronnie hadn't objected or cared much about it. Perhaps, in Ronnie's opinion, I was helping her sister!
In fact, it wasn't that Ronnie didn't care about her sister. On the contrary, she cared about her sister a lot. For example, it was a concern for me to go to her sister's bed and make her happy. Furthermore, when she confirmed once again that I had gone to her sister's bed, she gave me a violent pinch on the waist. This was yet another reaction to her true concern for her sister's mental state!
The fourth, however, was still Ronnie's attitude. I am sure that Ronnie's question about her sister's virginity was both true and false. That is, a combination of truth and falsehood! Perhaps she wanted her sister to be a virgin in the past, but she was afraid it wasn't true. However, she had never expected that her sister had always been a pure virgin! Until not long ago, it was taken by this little brat! Ronnie's complicated feelings was a reflection of her deep love for her elder sister!
Thinking of this, I finally relaxed my mind. The resentment in my heart from just a moment ago had completely disappeared at this moment!
I looked at Ronnie again. The beautiful figure looked even more beautiful as the sun was setting; it was just that there was an inexplicable loneliness.
I sighed in my heart, knowing that this situation had something to do with her current state of mind, my state of mind. After staying still for a while, my heart suddenly softened. Taking a few steps forward, I tightly hugged Ronnie who was still immersed in memories and emotions. I didn't say anything and just pressed her head against my chest. It was clear that Ronnie was in love with me, too, and she threw her arms around me. I didn't know what she was thinking now, but I could feel her silent tears. I do not know whether it was tears of grief at the emotional trauma of her sister's past, or tears of joy at her sister's rejuvenation, or tears of regret at her own present embrace with me, or tears of remorse at her sister's innocence in order to test my feelings. Perhaps, the four of them could be both!
On that quiet afternoon, when the sun was setting in the west, in the depths of that peaceful green forest, in that gentle stream, Ronnie and I were quietly hugging each other, neither of us speaking, only quietly trying to savor that rare state of mind …
In the distance, the sun was setting. Ronnie's and my shadows had already merged into one, growing longer and longer. The longest mountain had actually reached the peak of the farthest mountain …
After staying in the mountains for another two days, Ronnie and I had looked through almost every famous part of the mountain. Roni was extremely excited, and she had taken enough cameras. It was late when we returned from the wild laurel valley, but neither of us spoke, silently savoring each other's heartbeats; and when we came home that night, still without the fire, we slept in each other's arms as usual. I didn't know what Ronnie was worried about, but I had a strong feeling that she was afraid I would leave her, that she would curl up in my arms all night, that she wouldn't let go of my hands for a moment. I slept with my arms around her waist. The next morning she made breakfast, and I went to chop some bamboo and set up the raft. During the day, it was still a game. It was the same on the third day. Today, it was her turn to make breakfast, and I finished the bamboo raft.
This was, in fact, the last object of my journey, and the last part of my journey. I wanted to see the situation of the waterway again; after all, the main force of the food would still need the waterway, and it seemed that the land would need some time before I could completely achieve my goal. And, to be honest, I knew that there was much more water in the stream ahead of us than there had been in the past, and it was even more exciting than when I sent Sachiko out of the mountain in the second half of last year. Tomorrow, or this afternoon, we might be returning, and we might as well have a little fun with Ronnie.
After a hearty breakfast, I sat Ronnie in front of the raft while I held the rudder pole at the rear. The raft moved quickly along the current. Ronnie, as I expected, laughed and cried out as she slapped her hands together. Of course I'm happy. The amount of water in the river before me, as I had expected, has increased. In the old days, my friends and I had played a lot here; today, we have a different situation, only I bring this reporter in front of us.
past Maple Bay, past the entrance to Wild Osmanthus Valley... The two of us went all the way downriver...
Stop for a moment!
After entering the peaceful harbor, Ronnie suddenly shouted.
I did, of course, and stopped the raft. This Ronnie really did have quite a bit of foresight. You know, this place is one of the most fun parts of the river.