Chapter 322 When the wind blows, the flowers fall
South China Sea, Batirila Island.
The night is deep and silent.
It rains continuously.
The dim lights in the cottage seemed like they would go out at any time under the rainy night, just like Roger and Lu Jiu's love, which could not withstand the test of night and rain.
Inside the house, under the candlelight, Roger and Lu Jiu's shadows were stretched out long and thin.
"Hold... I'm sorry."
After a long while, Roger could only manage to say this one apology, but it sounded so pale and powerless.
Lu Jiu's eyes were red, as if she had just cried bitterly. She sniffed:
"If an apology would help, could you not turn yourself in?"
Tonight, Roger knew that he would not live long, so he chose to carry out what he had in his heart - to surrender himself, and at the same time to fulfill the promise he made with Lex - to start a new era.
The people who suffered the most from Roger's decision were undoubtedly his lover Lu Jiu and the baby in her womb.
Roger lowered his head and had stubble on his chin. It was obvious that he had not been in good condition these days.
The sound of raindrops could be heard outside the window, but the two people in the room were silent as ice.
time flies--
"Go ahead and do what you like. You are a man of the sea. The daily necessities of life are not the rest of your life."
Lu Jiu suppressed her grief and choked up as she finished this sentence. She knew that no matter what she said, she could not stop Roger who had made up his mind.
The next moment, she seemed to have used up all her strength and began to sob silently again.
Roger wanted to go forward and comfort Lu Jiu, but his body, which had been through many battles in the past, seemed paralyzed at this moment and he couldn't exert any strength at all.
"I'll make arrangements for you and the child."
This is the only guarantee Roger can give to Lu Jiu.
However, Roger did not know that in the original timeline, he could not even fulfill this only guarantee.
The days that Lu Jiu spent after Roger surrendered were so miserable that it can be said that she had a lot of trouble.
Her fate was doomed to be tragic from the moment she fell in love with Roger.
"Ah."
Lu Jiu responded lightly and nothing else happened.
"If it's a girl, she'll be called Ann, and if it's a boy, he'll be called Ace."
"You said it, I remember."
"..."
"There should be enough food at home. I will leave enough Bailey for you."
"Where are you going to get it? Don't steal it."
"No, I'll go find some old brothers, they'll have it."
"Ah."
"By the way, you said last time that you wanted to eat the sour plum cake from Xihai. I will bring it back for you later."
"...Um...How long will it take you to come back after you leave this time?"
Lu Jiu asked with a trembling voice, trying hard to suppress the reluctance in her heart.
"About a month, go meet some people, and then... turn myself in."
"Can you tell me why you have to turn yourself in?"
Lu Jiu stared at Roger's slightly decadent eyes and asked.
The sound of rain outside the window continues.
After a moment's silence, Roger said softly:
“For the future of this ocean.”
"But there is no future for me and the baby in my belly!~"
Lu Jiu raised her voice for the first time and tears welled up in her eyes.
"……sorry."
"Perhaps falling in love with you is the fate I have to endure today..."
……
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The next day, early in the morning.
The sound of rain gradually stopped and the morning breeze was refreshing.
Lu Jiu opened her eyes feeling a little sleepy, but there was no one beside her pillow.
She got up in a hurry, rushed out the door like crazy, and looked around the yard, but still no one was there.
She raised her voice and called Roger's name, but still no one responded.
All the facts indicate that Roger is gone.
The only thing left was the farewell letter in Lu Jiu's hand:
[Dear, please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. This time I am going out to say goodbye to my old friends. I will send some Baileys back soon, don't worry.]
The flowers have all fallen, the night rain has stopped, and the rest of the king's life seems so sad.
The Pirate King Golden Roger, who once braved the wind and waves and dominated the Qinghai, was unable to give a woman the most basic companionship and guarantee.
Lu Jiu stood outside the courtyard, her floral dress swaying in the wind. The rise and fall of her skirt also announced the ups and downs of her love with Roger.
The sea breeze was still blowing, and Lu Jiu's expression gradually became blurred in the morning light, leaving only two lines of clear tears, silently falling into the sea.
