Chapter 6: A beautiful boy as mysterious as the stars 1
The next morning, Wen Jinliang told me the whole truth as promised.
I was silent for a long time after listening to this. Wen Jinliang looked at me with some concern: "Xiao Qi, are you okay?"
I really wanted to say "It's okay" but the cruel truth he said made my chest feel stuffy and my mouth dry.
From Wen Jinliang's explanation, I understood that Shen Xiangxuan had never considered me a friend. From the moment she approached me, she had been thinking about getting rid of me.
She took me out to eat, drink and have fun just so that I could let down my guard against her and trust her completely, so that she could let me eat all the cakes she mixed with "Black Sails" without any defense.
"Black Sail" is a terrible chronic poison. This poison will not kill me, but it will slowly make me lose my strength and become a waste. And the Wen family will not want a waste to protect their important young master.
Of course, the "Black Sail" was only part of her plan. Her real intention was to make the Wen family abandon me forever, so she had prepared for the farce at the banquet long ago. The black-clad killers and the Wen family members who were stirring up trouble were all arranged by her. There was no so-called bribery at all. From the beginning, they were hers.
Wen Jinliang quickly saw through all of this and replaced the problematic pastries for me, saving me from the tragedy of becoming a waste. As for why I lost my strength at the banquet even though I didn't take the "Black Sail", it was because He mixed gluten softening powder into the drink he gave me.
After learning about Shen Xiangxuan's plot, Wen Jinliang decided to use the same trick to expose her completely. So he had to let me pretend to be "hit" so that Shen Xiangxuan's plan could go on smoothly - this is what he and He were talking about. And I have always wondered why the killer was able to break through He's defense at that time. It turned out that He deliberately let Shen Xiangxuan go so that Shen Xiangxuan could carry out her plan smoothly.
I don't know how cruel a person can be, but what Shen Xiangxuan did to me has exceeded my understanding of cruelty. She is determined to drag me into hell. Although it is a bit ridiculous, I still don't understand her motive for doing all this. Is it because I hinder her from liking Wen Jinliang, or because my identity as a bodyguard allows me to stay with Wen Jinliang all the time, and she can't tolerate my existence? Is the jealousy of girls really that terrible?
I sighed heavily: "Wen Jinliang, I should say thank you. If you hadn't noticed all this early on, I might have really been separated from you forever."
"We won't separate." Wen Jinliang said forcefully, and after a pause he continued, "Now that it's over, don't think about it anymore and don't make yourself feel upset."
I nodded to Wen Jinliang, and after a moment's hesitation, I asked, "So how did Xiang Xuan end up?"
There was a flash of indifference in Wen Jinliang's eyes, and he said calmly: "As a punishment for her, I asked the Shen family to send her out of the country and not allow her family to visit her."
Sent abroad? Fortunately, this was not a very harsh punishment. I breathed a sigh of relief.
But it was a long time before I realized that Wen Jinliang's punishment was not as gentle as I thought. Not allowing visits meant that Shen Xiangxuan would never see her family again.
"It's better this way. Otherwise, after knowing all the truth, I really don't know how I should face her." I smiled bitterly.
Wen Jinliang looked at me quietly for a minute and changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll take you out for a walk to relax."
"Okay." I smiled faintly at Wen Jinliang.
After Shen Xiangxuan disappeared, my life with Wen Jinliang returned to the way it was at the beginning. I followed Wen Jinliang to and from school every day, and occasionally went out with him, but after a few days of such peaceful days, I began to realize that something was wrong with me.
Faced with Wen Jinliang's occasional pats on the head and gazes, I could no longer remain calm, and my heart seemed to be about to jump out of my chest every time.
Many times, Wen Jinliang would just look at me with a smile on his face without saying a word, and my cheeks would become incredibly hot and I would be so nervous that I couldn't utter a word.
This situation continued until Xiaowu showed up. Because of He's previous request, I used a special communication method to find Xiaowu.
The day Xiaowu came was a weekend, and Wen Jinliang and I were reading in the library. Halfway through, Wen Jinliang told me that he was going to the bathroom and asked me not to follow him.
As soon as Wen Jinliang left the library, someone covered my eyes. The cold and familiar touch did not make me feel scared.
"Guess who I am." A hearty voice with a smile came from behind me.
"Xiao Wu." I couldn't help but smile. Xiao Wu was still the same.
"Boring." Xiao Wu let me go and walked over to the seat opposite where Wen Jinliang had sat. She looked at me seriously for a few seconds and said, "Xiao Qi, there seems to be something different on your face."
"Is it? Where?" I was stunned by what Xiaowu said. I reached out and touched my face, wondering in my heart that there was nothing different.
Xiao Wu clapped his hands vigorously and said happily, "I know! It's a smile. Xiao Qi, even if you smiled before, it was just a fake smile, but now the smile on your face is very warm."
I was stunned and reached out to touch my face again.
Have I really become more cheerful? Why don’t I realize it? Is it because I take things for granted?
"Xiao Qi, why are you sitting in my seat?" Wen Jinliang asked as he walked towards Xiao Wu and me from the door. When he got closer, he realized that the person sitting in his seat was not me. He turned his surprised eyes to me.
"This is my sister, Xiaowu." I stood up and introduced her to the surprised Wen Jinliang.
Wen Jinliang finally reacted. He smiled politely and greeted Xiaowu, "Hello, I'm Wen Jinliang."
"Hello, I'm Xiaowu." Xiaowu winked at Wen Jinliang.
Wen Jinliang's eyes moved around Xiaowu and me for several times, and then he said softly, "You sisters really look alike, like twins."
"Yeah, that's why people often mistake us for each other." I rubbed my brows and said with a headache. I couldn't help but recall the time when I was mistaken for Xiaowu and was besieged by her enemies. Of course, I helped her deal with it every time.
Wen Jinliang looked at Xiaowu and me carefully again, and said seriously: "Although you two look alike, I can still easily tell the difference between you two if I look closely. Xiaoqi's eyebrows and eyes are softer, and the look in his eyes is also more gentle. Xiaowu's eyebrows and eyes look more fierce, and although the look in his eyes is lazy, it is actually like a blade, sharp and scary."
Xiaowu and I looked at each other carefully and felt that Wen Jinliang was right. I gave people a gentler impression than Xiaowu, and although she often smiled, she looked so charming that people would not dare to approach her casually.
Wen Jinliang casually sat in the empty seat next to Xiaowu. He looked at me and suddenly said, "Your sister gives people the feeling of a crane."
Xiaowu stretched and asked Wen Jinliang, "Who is He?" Xiaowu hated being told who he looked like, and danger alarm bells immediately rang in my heart.
"He is my immediate superior. Just like you, he is very good at taking care of others. I am in awe of him." I answered before Wen Jinliang, signaling him with my eyes not to speak. He nodded knowingly and fell silent.
Xiao Wu let out a long "Oh" and changed the subject: "You said before that someone wanted to thank me, who is it?"
"It's the crane." I said a little embarrassedly.
Xiaowu suddenly became interested. She immediately stood up, looked at me and said, "Really? Then take me to see him now."
I looked up at the somewhat excited Xiao Wu, shook my head and said, "I can't take you to see him now. He is away on a long trip and won't be back until next week."
When Xiaowu heard what I said, he muttered "What a pity" and sat down again.
I remembered some things and asked Xiaowu: "Xiaowu, why did you suddenly go to save him?" To say it was a coincidence was too incredible.
Xiao Wu lifted his chin and looked at me, and answered: "I was doing something over there, and I happened to see him being surrounded and killed. I smelled your scent on him, so I helped him. He even mistook me for you."
Doing things? Was it the master's new task? The master promised Xiaowu that as long as she completed 100 tasks, she would be free. This was probably the last time. In order to get freedom, Xiaowu was willing to do anything, and she almost lost her life twice.
Xiaowu longs for freedom so much, however, we are the ones who are least able to have freedom.
" Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly in a daze?" Xiao Wu waved his hand in front of me.
"Ah, nothing." I immediately shook my head and threw those pessimistic thoughts out of my mind.
With a smile on his lips, Wen Jinliang suddenly asked Xiaowu, "Xiaowu, do I smell like Xiaoqi?"
Xiao Wu turned to look at Wen Jinliang, sniffed carefully, and said, "Yes, and compared to that child, the smell of Xiao Qi on you is stronger."
When Wen Jinliang heard Xiaowu say this, the smile on his lips became brighter, but his blue eyes looked at me without blinking. My face suddenly turned red, and my heart began to beat wildly again.
"Hey? Xiaoqi, why is your face red?" Xiaowu noticed my embarrassing blushing face.
"No, nothing..." I quickly covered my cheeks and lowered my head. For a moment, I didn't know how to face Wen Jinliang and Xiao Wu.
Wen Jinliang didn't say anything else, but packed up his books, stood up and said to me: "Xiao Qi, you and your sister haven't seen each other for so long, you must have a lot to talk about. I won't disturb you two, I'll go to He. He still has a lot of bodyguards left there, don't worry about me."
"Okay, be careful. I'll come to you after I finish talking to Xiaowu." I felt warmed by Wen Jinliang's thoughtfulness, and I smiled unconsciously and looked at him.
"I will." After saying that, Wen Jinliang left.
Xiao Wu looked at Wen Jinliang's leaving back and chuckled, "Your new master is really nice to you."
"He's very good to me." I replied softly.
Xiaowu turned her gaze back to me and looked at me quietly, her eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and a hint of meaning.
"Why are you looking at me? Is there something wrong with me?" I felt uncomfortable being stared at by Xiaowu and couldn't help but ask.
Xiaowu crossed his hands on the table, looking relaxed: "No, I just haven't seen you for a long time, and I couldn't help but want to see you a few more times. Xiaoqi, there's nothing wrong."
"You can tell it's a lie," I said.
I knew she didn't want to talk about it, so I didn't want to ask her any more questions.
When Xiaowu heard me say this, he blinked at me and said with some regret: "It's terrible, I can't lie to you anymore. I haven't seen you for just a few months, how come you have become so smart all of a sudden?"
"Yes, you will never be able to deceive me again. And I also know that all the common sense you told me before was lies. Because of you, I have made a lot of jokes." I said to Xiao Wu indifferently. If I hadn't met Wen Jinliang and the others, I don't know how long I would have been deceived by these wrong knowledge!
Xiao Wu burst out laughing: "You just realized it now? Xiao Qi, you are still very slow."
"Don't laugh, I'm very angry." I glared at Xiaowu with an angry expression.
"Okay, I won't laugh anymore. I'm sorry, please don't be angry." Xiao Wu knew when to stop and apologized straightforwardly.
I chuckled. "I'm kidding. I'm not angry. But it's nice to hear an apology from you."
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, then he held his forehead and said, "Even Xiao Qi has started to lie. Alas, is the world about to be destroyed?"
I was amused by Xiaowu's words. After laughing for a while, I started to talk to her about business.
"Xiao Wu, to be honest with you, I came to Wen Jinliang because of the master's order, and I didn't tell him that I came to protect him because of the master. He hates being lied to the most. If he knew that I approached him with a purpose, he would definitely drive me away. So please don't tell him about the master, and don't tell him our true identities." I looked at Xiao Wu seriously, hoping that she could understand the seriousness of the matter.
Xiao Wu was silent for a while, as if she was thinking about something. After a few minutes, she smiled again, looked at me and said, "I know. In front of Wen Jinliang, you and I are just human sisters with superb skills. He will never know who you are and why you are here."
After hearing Xiao Wu's words, I felt a sense of sadness. She was right. Wen Jinliang would never know who I was or why I came to him. He would only think that my appearance was a natural coincidence.
Xiao Wu studied the expression on my face and whispered, "Do you know what expression you have on your face right now?"
"What's that expression?" I asked Xiaowu, feeling nervous.
"It's an expression that should never appear on the faces of people like you and me." Xiaowu poked my cheek with her fingers, her voice without any emotion.
I didn't say anything, but just clenched my hands tightly, as if this could dispel some of the uneasiness in my heart.
"Are you feeling uneasy?" Xiao Wu was keenly aware of my uneasy mood. She closed her eyes and said softly, "Xiao Qi, no matter what the woman's purpose is in asking you to stay with Wen Jinliang, you must leave him now. You can't..."
"Xiao Wu!" I grabbed Xiao Wu's wrist and interrupted her. "I won't leave Wen Jinliang. My master asked me to protect him. I can't leave him..."
"Why do you listen to that woman so much? Is it because she created us?" Xiao Wu shook off my hand and swept his sharp eyes across my cheek.
I calmed down and replied, "Xiao Wu, I know you don't like the Master. But she created us and gave us life, isn't that an indisputable fact? As a reward for her, it's only right that I listen to her and do something for her. I know you're worried about me, but I'm fine, and I'm very grateful that she let me come to Wen Jinliang's side."
Xiao Wu calmed down a little after listening to me. She looked at me quietly for a second and suddenly asked, "Are you unwilling to leave Wen Jinliang because of the master or because of him?"
"Of course it's because..." I suddenly opened my eyes wide and couldn't say the rest of the words.
Xiao Wu smiled knowingly and stood up from her seat: "Your slowness is not all bad. While there is still time, you should think carefully about who is more important, the master or him. I have something else to do, so see you later." After that, she left the library.
Who is more important, the master or Wen Jinliang? In the past, I would probably answer the master without hesitation, but now I can't firmly say the same answer as before. I know how important Wen Jinliang is to me, but I never thought that one day he would be compared with the master.
I leaned back in my chair, stared up at the ceiling, and felt my mind was a mess. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to go out for a walk.
I packed up my books and walked out of the library, wandering aimlessly around the campus. When I passed by the back garden of the campus, I accidentally saw the stars.
He stood under a tree full of apricot blossoms, the wind blew past, blowing his messy long hair. He just looked at the apricot blossoms quietly, with a faint and gentle smile on his picturesque face.
"Xingguang!" I couldn't suppress my inner surprise and excitement, and called him hurriedly.
Xingguang turned around and saw me, and called me gently as always : "Xiao Qi."
"Xingguang, why are you here?" After the initial surprise, I began to ask Xingguang.
Starlight was the only bright color in my life in the past, and it was also my unique and most important friend. I still remember when I first met him under the starry sky, he was such a beautiful boy, who broke into my life without warning like a ray of light.
Starlight always appears suddenly and disappears suddenly. His existence is as mysterious and hazy as his name "Starlight".
Although I didn't spend much time with Xingguang, he always brought me joy and touched me, and he also understood me very well. Whenever I encountered unsolvable troubles, I could always get the best answer from him.
Xingguang whispered, "Because I want to see you."
I tilted my head, smiling: "Are you here to see me? Great, I was thinking of seeing you too."
Xingguang looked at me tenderly and smiled faintly: "Xiaoqi, you seem to have become more cheerful."
"It seems so. Xiaowu said the same thing just now." I chuckled. "Isn't it good for me to smile more? Didn't you and Xiaowu want me to smile more in the past?"
Xingguang smiled lightly and didn't answer. He held my hand and said, "I'll take you to see something."
"What is that?" I walked out of the campus holding the starlight's hand.
His palms were a little cold, not as warm as Wen Jinliang's.
Xingguang didn't answer my question, but just silently pulled me along. He rarely kept silent like this, so I had no choice but to let him pull me along to an unknown place.
After walking for about two hours, it was completely dark. I followed him to a deserted place, which seemed to be a park that had been abandoned for a long time.
