Jiang Yeli said without changing his expression: "I'm here to deliver something."
As if he remembered something, he coughed lightly at the door, and his tone suddenly changed sharply: "Come in."
Two paper figures, one behind the other, stepped stiffly into the door. One held a tray in his hand, on which was a neatly folded red coat with a small silver hairpin pressed on it.
Another paper figure was holding a wooden food box with several layers.
Seeing them made my heart lift into my throat.
Paper man...how could it be paper man...
Could it be...
I stared at him suspiciously, as if I had found the answer to the troubles that had been in my mind for many years.
No wonder there were paper men trying to kill me as soon as I was born.
It turns out that these people all belong to Jiang Yeli.
I always thought that Jiang Yeli only woke up recently, but I didn't expect that he started planning all this twenty years ago.
Before, I was still thinking about whom I had offended, but it was like a dog-skin plaster, biting me and not letting go.
As a result...it was actually him!
Of course he wanted me to die soon.
Once I die and go to the underworld, it will really be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth...the sky will not respond to my calls, and the earth will not respond to my calls.
After all, how can I, a ghost, defeat Hades?
Thinking of this, I felt cold all over and felt like I was sitting on pins and needles.
Jiang Yeli didn't notice my emotions at all. He turned his head and lightly opened his thin lips towards the paper man and blew a breath.
The paper man burst into flames in front of me and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye...
Jiang Yeli didn't even look at the ashes on the ground. He just opened the food box and took out a plate of braised fish.
"Xin'er, you like fish the most." He placed the fish on the table.
In this courtyard shaded by rockery, flowing water, and shaded by greenery, there is a root-carved wooden table, which looks quiet and elegant.
If I hadn't seen the scene just now, if the person in front of me was Jiang Lanyue, I think... I would definitely enjoy eating in such an environment.
It's a pity that when I stare at that fish now, it's like I'm attending a grand banquet.
He doesn't want to poison me, does he?
Seeing that I hadn't moved yet, Jiang Yeli put down the bowl and chopsticks, stretched out his hand to hold me, his eyes filled with stars: "Xin'er, you must be starving..."
I sat on the chair obediently and watched him busy picking up the fish bones for me carefully. He was completely different from the violent man just now.
I ate this meal with great restraint and embarrassment.
Just after eating, Jiang Yeli put his chin on the red dress and said, "Xin'er, put it on."
This unarguable tone seemed to be giving me orders.
I looked at the red dress, it was a real pomegranate red.
It should be the same clothes as Xin'er's!
Thinking that I was like a puppet, pretending to be someone else in front of Jiang Yeli, I didn't know where the nameless fire came from. I finally couldn't bear it anymore and refused to him: "I don't like red."
"No, you like..." Jiang Yeli held up the thin red dress with both hands: "Xin'er likes red the most... Why don't you like red?"
I can't explain why, I just think... this red color is too eye-catching.
I could assume that I was Xin'er's girl and use every trick to deceive him, but I couldn't accept it. I was asked to pretend to be Xin'er deliberately.
Jiang Yeli saw my reluctance and lost all of my good temper.
He grabbed my collar with one hand, lifted me up like a chicken, and brought it to my lips fiercely and nervously: "Put it on immediately!"
As long as I dare to say no, he will eat me up immediately.
"If you don't want to do it, then let me... put it on for you myself..."
Jiang Yeli's eyes looked down from my cheeks evilly, landing on my heaving chest.
My face was filled with embarrassment, and I was offended by that naked gaze.
Feeling the heat in his eyes, I covered my chest: "I...can't I just change?"
Jiang Yeli is not a humble gentleman like Jiang Lanyue.
When I appeared in front of Jiang Yeli dressed in red, the surprise in his eyes was like a flower blooming instantly in the warmth of spring.
"Xin'er..." He suddenly appeared in front of me and hugged me.
So tight...
He held me so tightly!
He wished he could rub me into his bones.
"Jiang...Jiang Yeli..." My breathing gradually became heavier.
Until I was almost out of breath, Jiang Yeli finally let go of his hand.
Throughout the whole day, Jiang Yeli stayed with me every step of the way, pulling me and talking a lot.
Looking at his humble yet ecstatic appearance, I suddenly felt that he was so pitiful.
I kicked the stones under my feet, and they rolled down into the water, shattering my reflection in red.
During this period, I tried to get close to him.
But when I thought that he was Jiang Yeli, I retreated in my heart.
And since he decided that I was Xin'er, he has become much more polite. At most, he only holds hands, but more cautiously.
It turns out that to truly love someone is to be so cautious and humble, fearing that one look in your eyes will break the other person's heart.
I felt that he would not touch me easily, and I knew that the road to making him confused and infatuated would not work.
In this case...it's better to find another way.
I looked at my reflection in the water. I was so beautiful, dressed in red, as gorgeous as summer fire. Unfortunately... this was not the real me.
"Aren't you tired?" I withdrew my hand and let out a faint breath.
After pretending for so long, I decided not to pretend anymore!
Jiang Yeli's palms hanging in mid-air froze, and his expression changed rapidly.
"Xin'er, what nonsense are you talking about..."
I ripped off the silver hairpin on my head, and my hair fell in the wind.
"Actually, you knew a long time ago that I am not your lover, so why do you deceive yourself?" I stared at him.
Jiang Yeli tightened his fingers one by one and cast a threatening look at me.
That look seemed to warn me that if I behaved myself, he would forgive me this time.
If Mr. Mang didn't wake up, I would naturally delay the process.
But at this moment, there is only one chance left for Mr. Mang to help me escape. If I wait a second longer, I will suffer one more time.
So I decided at that moment to try my best!
"Actually, you know in your heart that your Xin'er will never come back. Even if I look a lot like her and have some sporadic memories of this house, I am not Xin'er anymore."
As I spoke, I quietly approached him.
Jiang Yeli's eyes looked at me, filled with unspeakable anger, and even his eye sockets were stained with blood red.
"You're talking nonsense! You are Xin'er..."
My eyes were firm and my words kept stimulating him: "No, I am not Xin'er. Your Xin'er will never come back. Recognize the reality..."
I mustered up the courage to look him in the eyes: "My name is Wen Xin, and I am not anyone's shadow. Do you understand?"
"No, it's impossible..." Jiang Yeli stood up violently, squeezing my throat with his cold, slender fingers.
He was completely crazy. He stood in front of me with eyes wide open and forced me to admit that he was Xin'er over and over again.
I gritted my teeth and tried my best not to speak. Soon, a fishy sweetness came out of my mouth.
Jiang Yeli, who almost lost his mind after smelling my blood, was as excited as a hungry wolf, with a faint green light in his eyes.
He kissed me crazily and violently, and as soon as his lips touched the corner of my mouth, I shouted in my heart: "Mr. Mang, do it!"
A sharp pain, accompanied by a bright light, stabbed Jiang Yeli, and my eyes were filled with white...
