"Yeah." Sheng Xuanyuan responded: "I know you don't have it." Seeing the swollen bruise on her forehead, he raised his hand to explore: "Does it hurt?"
Qiong Yi was originally going to say "it doesn't hurt", but seeing the palpitations in his dark eyes, she didn't avoid his hand, but said softly: "...it hurts."
He frowned, and his slightly cold knuckles stretched upward from the corner of her eyes, so lightly that he could not touch the dew on the veins of the leaves. The cinnabar red was half faded, and the faint soft red was better than the powder that his daughter's family carefully applied. He thought, Qiong Yi seemed to have never applied these before.
"Follow me." He said and led her towards the drug store in the town.
"Qiong Yi, you shouldn't help the Wei family redress their grievances." Sheng Xuanyuan walked in front of him, his voice as calm as water: "This kind of thing is inherently thankless, and it will also bring trouble to yourself."
These words stung Qiong Yi's ears, and she paused: "Things have come to this point, why do we have to start from the beginning?"
"I know what I said is a bit hindsight, but there are many things in this world that we cannot control, and some people are not worth saving."
Qiong Yi stopped walking: "In other words, if you were me at that time, you would not help Wei Xinxin, nor would you choose to help her father redress his injustice?"
"Yes." Sheng Xuanyuan looked back and stopped: "I can't."
Qiong Yi's eyes became complicated: "Don't you feel sad when you see how pitiful they are?"
"As much as I can, I will only help. I will not get to the bottom of this matter." He paused, "Everyone has their own destiny. Wei Ying's short-sightedness is inseparable from her birth. Maybe this is what they life."
Qiong Yi shook his head in disbelief: "How much truth do you have? Wei Ying brought it upon herself, but Xiaoxin, a half-year-old child, suffered innocently from beginning to end. She had no relatives, no relatives, and was alone. This was also her fate. ?"
At this moment, she felt that the Sheng Xuanyuan in front of her was a little unfamiliar. Her voice burst out from between clenched teeth, and her emotions changed a bit: "Moreover, 'fate'? What is 'fate'? Once a person kneels down, he kowtows." No, you can't bear it, that's the fate you say. As long as you stand, as long as you do it, I will never accept my fate."
She exhaled, pursed her lips, and her purple eyes were somewhat silent: "Sheng Hao, are you a person who believes in fate?"
Sheng Xuanyuan was frozen in place by her words. His heart had never contracted so violently. In this moment, he saw something in her, something he had never seen in others. It's different from everyone I've seen before.
After a long time, he opened his lips: "...I believe in fate."
"Ever since I can remember, everyone has used the word 'fate' to oppress me. Everything I do is for my 'fate'. How could I not believe it."
Qiong Yi retorted: "Your life is your own, and you have to walk your own path. It doesn't matter what others say!"
"...What if someone spends his whole life unable to get out?"
"Then I'll take you away!"
A crisp response sounded, Qiong Yi patted her chest, her bright pupils were filled with brilliance, her light brown eyelashes were slightly curled, like bird feathers, she spoke loudly, her voice was so clear, it was like thunder when it reached his ears, she again Said: "I will take you out."
At this moment, Sheng Xuanyuan knew what he wanted.
is her.
"I know that the person you are talking about is yourself. You are the young master of the Sheng family and you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders. I can also understand what you said." Qiong Yi's eyes were blazing: "What they said is not necessarily right. Besides, even if you really have some burdens in your life that you can’t let go of, you can still live a free and happy life!”
"What if you are bound all your life and cannot be free and unrestrained?" The ink in his eyes grew stronger: "You said you want to take me out, do you want to accompany me through the entire journey?"
Qiong Yi replied in a roundabout way: "I'm talking about the inner thoughts. A smart person like you should be able to understand, right?"
When Sheng Xuanyuan was defeated, he pretended to be stupid and said, "I don't understand."
"Then just think that I said it in vain..." She turned her head away: "Anyway, redressing the grievances of the Wei family is what I am determined to do. If someone plots and poisons me, I will only blame them for being vicious and myself for not being vigilant. Regret doing this.”
"I can't stand by and let evil people run free and get away with it."
He didn't know where the thought came from. He wanted to touch her, but she was clearly standing in front of him. Under the green robe was a dark green skirt that was pressed and wrinkled, and the dark white sleeves were exposed from the sleeves of the robe. Two groups of bubbles bulged out of his mouth. It was so weird that there was nowhere to look at it, but Sheng Xuanyuan couldn't take his eyes away.
"Qiong Yi." He paused for a long time: "You are a very kind person."
This compliment sounded strange. Qiong Yi's eyes widened. He took out a mahogany box from his arms and handed it over.
"What's this?"
He said: "Jade, this is for you."
*
Qiong Yi held the mahogany box and stopped with him on the side of the street.
"Open it and take a look." Sheng Xuan said resentfully.
With a trace of doubt, Qiong Yi opened the wooden box, and what came into view was an extremely delicately carved lily of the valley flower. The edges of the petals were shaped like flowing clouds, and the jade color was moist. At first glance, it was obvious that it was a good thing and worth a lot of money. "Is this for me?"
"Um."
Qiong also closed the wooden box and handed it back: "...I can't accept it."
Sheng Xuanyuan raised his eyebrows: "Don't you like it?"
"No, Sheng Hao, this is too expensive." She declined: "I can't afford it."
"I can bear it. I specially asked someone to figure this out for you. Only you in the world can deserve it. If you don't want it, I won't take it back." His words were very firm, and he added: "You and I are the first to do it. When I realized that you encountered evil spirits, I made you angry for unknown reasons. Jade can ward off evil spirits. I only hope that you will not be haunted by evil spirits in the future, and that you will be safe and smooth."
He said it sincerely, and Qiong Yi held the mahogany box in his hands, feeling like a deer in his heart.
You are the only one in the world who can match it. He can actually say this without changing his face...
Qiong also picked up the jade lily and held it in her hand, caressing it gently and thinking randomly.
"Thank you, Sheng Hao." She said, "I will cherish it."
"Um."
Qiong Yi suddenly thought of something: "Then the several days you left school this month and last month were all for this jade ornament?"
"Yes." Sheng Xuan said resentfully, "The craftsman lives in Chishan. He was on the road for several days. I entrusted him with carving jade and fetching it. It took a lot of time."
At this moment, Qiong Yi felt that her wild thoughts were indeed too advanced. She thought about Sheng Xuanyuan going to see the girl she liked, about him rushing home to get married, and about why he had to leave because of some urgent matter. I also thought he was dead.
But he never guessed that he was actually preparing a gift for himself.
"Do you like the look of this jade?"
Qiong Yi pursed her lips slightly: "Well, it's very beautiful. I like it very much."
Hearing this, Sheng Xuanyuan smiled calmly: "As long as you like it."
In this way, this was the third time Qiong Yi saw him smile. She was particularly attracted to seeing his smile. It would be no exaggeration to say that his appearance was full of affection and smile.
But Qiong Yi, who was holding the Jade Lily, was already very satisfied now.
The two went to the drug store to grab some medicine for external application to reduce swelling, and also asked a doctor to check her pulse to detect the poison. In the end, they still didn't know what kind of poison caused her Qi to solidify. Instead, someone sighed: After living for so long, this is still the first time. Those who see two bodies enjoying each other at once can withstand this violent and lingering love medicine.
The faces of the two people were uncertain, ranging from red to purple. After paying the copper coins, they left the medicine shop without stopping at all.
Qiong also followed Sheng Xuanyuan back to his place of residence, not mentioning anything that happened along the way, the sudden embrace, the argument after the trial, the palpitations when he presented the jade, and the small extra piece in his arms. Jade Linglan, which relieved her heart. It turned out that all the things she thought were just wild guesses. Sheng Xuanyuan had been gone for so long, all because of her.
*
She said: Then I will take you away.
When Sheng Xuanyuan thought of these words, his chest felt like a wasteland containing a little bit of fire, burning into a sea of wind and sea.
"Sheng Hao, your destiny is like this. In this life, it is your duty to exorcise evil spirits and suppress both evil spirits."
"This is what you should do, whether you want it or not, you have to do it."
"This is the fate of the Sheng family and yours."
"You must go."
But she stood in front of her, patted her chest and said frankly: "Your life is your own, and you have to walk your own path!"
She also said: "I will take you out!"
How could someone say such a thing so bluntly? Is it because he has not been affected by fate, or is he really careless?
He thought again: When she said this, she was like a bird about to fly, but when he stretched out his hand, she flapped her wings to avoid him maliciously.
Sheng Xuanyuan wanted to catch this little green bird.
His sister-in-law at home once told him: If you find something you like, don't hesitate, otherwise you may never get it again in the next moment.
Since he fell in love with her, there was no reason to let him go.
But rather than catching her with a net, Sheng Xuanyuan hoped that the little green bird would take the initiative to land on his shoulder.
Qiong Yi: You can tease someone, but you can't take the initiative.
When she returned to the small courtyard, she was sitting on the round stone bench, waiting for Sheng Xuanyuan to open the medicine bottle and apply medicine for herself. Tails thought they had bought something delicious, so he ran around under the table and stared longingly at the two medicine bottles on the table.
Sheng Xuanyuan opened the medicine bottle and walked to her side: "Come here."
Qiong also pushed her hair away from her temples, tied it back, and tilted her head towards him, meeting the injured half of her cheek. Her complexion was very fair, not cold, but soft and white with a hint of ruddy complexion, as if she could squeeze out water with a pinch. Such a comparison made the swelling and bruises next to her eyes even more frightening.
Every time he looked at it, his hatred for Su Changming deepened.
Pour the slightly viscous liquid onto the fingertips of his fingers. He half-bent down and applied it to her injured area. There was a hint of coolness on the fingertips. No matter how gentle and careful he was, Qiong still felt... Shaking his shoulders, he said, "Hmm."
"Does it hurt?" Sheng Xuanyuan kept wiping the bruises around the area with his fingertips: "It's okay."
"It doesn't hurt." She said with lowered eyelashes.
After applying a thin layer of medicine, he withdrew his hand, put his fingers and thumbs together and rubbed it gently. The touch was slight, but like a breeze, it could also make the tips of the grass sway wildly: "There is also a bottle of The medicine needs to be applied.”
Qiong Yi did not take back her hands behind her ears. The angle of her body showed that the bridge of her nose was small and tall, and her eyelashes were curled: "Apply it."
Sheng Xuanyuan poured the medicinal powder into his hand, leaned forward, sprinkled it on her forehead and behind her eyes, and then suppressed his beating heart: "Okay." Qiong Yi turned around and looked at him, Showing a smile, "Thank you Sheng Hao."
"No...you're welcome." Sheng Xuanyuan stood up straight and replied in a panic.
