Chapter 6 A Prince is Missing in My Life 4
In the evening, I went to Lily's house with my cell phone.
My cell phone couldn't be charged, and I was afraid that others would discover Xia Arthur's secret. For me, Lily, the little guru of electronics, was my last hope.
She sat beside a workbench piled with tools and books, the warm light of the desk lamp covering the entire space. Lily wore magnifying glasses, picked up the small tweezers beside her from time to time, and concentrated on holding my phone, tapping left and right, her timid eyes flashing a strange light behind the lenses.
"How is it?" I stared at her anxiously.
Lily's brows furrowed more and more. She raised her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and shook her head at me hesitantly.
All of a sudden, I felt like my whole world was collapsing.
"Why?" I heard my voice filled with tears, "Why not?"
She hesitated for a while before whispering, "This phone is so strange. I have never seen such a circuit arrangement, and I have never seen these components in a phone before."
I suddenly realized that since my mobile phone can turn Xia Arthur into a mobile pet, it is definitely different from ordinary mobile phones. It is normal that Lily cannot repair it.
But I just won’t give up.
"Is there really no other way? Otherwise, just take another look!" I begged bitterly, "Please, Lily!"
"Where did you buy a phone like this?" Lily sighed deeply and said, "I'm sorry, Zhencheng, I really have no other choice, and I don't think anyone in this world can fix it..."
For a moment, I felt like I had fallen into an icy cave, and for the first time I tasted the bitterness of despair.
Three days passed, and I still couldn't find Xi Yasser. Day by day, the sadness of not being able to see Xi Yasser again slowly accumulated, and it was so heavy that I could hardly breathe.
As if by some mysterious force, I came to Xia Arthur's home. The huge and exquisite castle was empty, as if filled with loneliness.
The butler brought me some hot milk, his kind face full of worry: "Miss Zhencheng, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy about something?"
I took the hot milk, my eyes sour: "Uncle housekeeper, Xia Arthur...has he gone home these days?"
The housekeeper shook his head and glanced at me strangely: "Hasn't the young master been with you all the time? Did you have a quarrel? Miss Zhencheng, although my young master looks cold, he is sincere to you. He just may not be good at expressing it. Don't blame him!"
I bit my lips hard to hold back the tears that were about to burst out.
"The young master has been alone since he was young. The master and his wife are always abroad. He was actually very lively when he was young, but as he grew up, he became less and less talkative." The housekeeper thought I still didn't believe him, and continued to persuade me anxiously, "But, in the past few months of knowing you, he has really changed a lot. Not only has his crowd anxiety disorder been cured, but he also smiles a lot more!"
I stared at him blankly, and I couldn't help but think of Hia Arthur's smile. Unconsciously, his every smile had already been deeply imprinted in my heart, mischievous, gentle, cheerful... Every expression was so vivid and bright, making my heart beat.
"Really..." I murmured, "I thought he hated me."
Isn't it that Xia Arthur has to be with me in order to avoid the fate of becoming my mobile phone pet?
The housekeeper shook his head in disapproval . "How could that be? A few days ago, when the young master was alone in the study, he was looking at his phone and laughing... I know that's your photo on it, Miss Zhencheng! I watched the young master grow up, and I can tell that he must like you."
"like me?"
For a moment, I seemed to be hit by a strange electric current, and even my hands began to tremble slightly... Even though Xia Arthur is nowhere to be seen now, my heart is filled with mixed feelings, sweetness, regret, panic... Countless complex emotions are intertwined, leaving me speechless.
Maybe... I like Xi Yase too? Otherwise, why would I be so happy to hear what the housekeeper said?
"Miss Zhencheng, please stay with the young master from now on! Don't let him be as lonely as before. The young master sometimes makes you angry, just tell me and I will educate him for you!"
Finally, my tears fell and hit the back of my hand.
I lowered my head: "In the future, I will definitely let him go..."
If Hiace could come back.
Before I knew it, it had darkened.
The night is like a sad girl. The dim stars, like diamonds dotted on a black evening dress, have now lost their dazzling brilliance, leaving only loneliness and melancholy.
There are tall sycamore trees on both sides of the road. Their leaves have almost fallen off, and the yellow fallen leaves are swept into piles and placed next to the roots of the trees, waiting to be transported away.
I held onto my phone, walking on the road in a daze, thinking back to what Lily said, "No one in this world can fix it." Then, I suddenly thought of the kind smile on the butler's face, and he said, "The young master will stare at your photo and laugh."
The joy and despair in my heart boiled alternately, torturing my fragile nerves and exhausting them.
Maybe, when Xi Yasser sees me like this, he will laugh at me again? Yes, this guy always likes to say that I am stupid and has a terrible personality, but I have unknowingly begun to rely on him...
Xia Arthur, I just found out that I like you, but how could you suddenly disappear? I haven't even had time to tell you...
Gradually, my thoughts were filled with Xi Yasser. In my memories, there were his gentleness, sunshine, impatience, confidence, and helplessness...
I remember one time, he and I went to the library to look for clues about magic. However, those thick ancient foreign books were hard to understand, and I fell asleep while flipping through them.
When I woke up in a daze, I found that Xia Arthur seemed to be looking at me, with a light flashing in his dark eyes. Suddenly, he smiled at me, and that smile was more beautiful than the first sunny day after the rain.
"You idiot are so orange, my mouth is watering!"
I wiped the corner of my mouth and couldn't help yelling, "Where is the saliva! You lied to me again!"
Later, I only remembered that Xia Arthur turned his head away awkwardly and didn't look at me, and his white ears were stained red.
Oh, yes! There was also an evening when the setting sun shone with golden light, spreading warm colors all over the world, and the clouds were piled high like sweet cotton candy.
We lay side by side on his lawn and looked at the dreamy sky together.
The afterglow of the setting sun still retained a bit of warmth, weaving a faint golden net around the two of us.
There was a beautiful, tiny light in Xia Arthur's eyes, and the corners of his lips were slightly curved, making him so gentle that it was fascinating.
He didn't say anything, but I felt very happy.
More often than not, he just squeezed into the bus with me.
Xia Arthur was standing beside me, wearing a pure white shirt from Blaise Academy. His brown hair hanging by his ears sparkled in the mottled morning light. His chin line was gentle and graceful, and the slight smile on his lips was always brighter than the sun.
I know he hates crowded places. Although it is much better now, the bus is so noisy and crowded. How can Xia Arthur, who likes quiet, like it?
However, he still accompanied me to squeeze into the bus every day, and every time he saw an empty seat, he would excitedly shout to me, "Zhencheng, here", and then he would hold the ring with one hand and hold the back of the chair with the other hand to protect me in the middle.
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Countless memories flooded into my mind. I didn't expect that in just two months, Xia Arthur and I have already had so many beautiful memories. But, is there no one who will squeeze into the bus with me, no one who will pat my head and say I am stupid, and no one who will quietly read books and look at the sky with me?
"Huh..." I took a deep breath, but my heart ached so much, as if a piece of crystal had fallen to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Be careful! You're going to hit a tree!"
A gentle male voice sounded, startling me.
When I looked up again, the sky had become darker. I looked around carefully and found that I had walked to the park without realizing it.
There are a few clusters of colorful flowers interspersed among the lush bushes, and pebbles of all sizes form winding paths on the green lawn. The water in the goddess' wishing pool flows gently, and the clear water reflects the light of the street lamps, appearing sparkling.
Xia Youshu came out from behind the big tree behind me. He was wearing a gray sports shirt, and his thin body looked particularly tall and handsome.
"What a coincidence to meet you here, so orange!"
"Xia Youshu...it's you." My eyes lit up, then dimmed again.
At that moment just now, I thought Xi Yasser was back...
He was silent for a while, then pulled me to sit on the bench next to him and said softly, "Zhencheng, what's wrong with you recently? Why are you always crying?"
Did I cry?
I subconsciously reached out my hand and wiped my face, and sure enough... my fingertips touched cold water droplets.
"It's okay... I just..." I wiped my tears and looked at Xia Youshu's concerned eyes. Suddenly , I had the desire to talk to him. "Youshu, do you know what it feels like to like someone?"
In the night, Xia Youshu's eyes seemed to be filled with stars. He looked at me seriously for several seconds, then sighed, "I know. When you like someone, sometimes you feel very happy, and when you see that person, you feel that the world is colorful; sometimes you feel very uncomfortable, and the whole world becomes gray; sometimes it is sweet and bitter, making your heart rise and fall, and you remember every frown and smile of that person clearly...
“She can make you feel that you are happier than anyone else in the world; or she can make you feel that you have been abandoned by the whole world.”
Xia Youshu's gentle words are like a beautiful rose, quietly blooming under the night sky.
"That's great... You must like that girl very much..." I smiled at him with relief.
There are still people in this world who are happier than me. Girls who are liked by Xia Youshu must be very happy.
"Zhencheng, I..." There were sparkling lights in his purple eyes, as if he wanted to say something to me.
I pondered his words in a daze and began to think of Xia Arthur again.
Xia Youshu saw the tears in my eyes and swallowed the words back.
"Yushu, what did you say?" I stared at him blankly.
He shook his head, with a hint of bitterness in his voice: "Nothing... Zhencheng, you continue to relax, I'm leaving first..."
I don’t know why, but Xia Youshu seemed to be a little depressed. However, I was not in the mood to pry into other people’s affairs, so I nodded subconsciously.
"goodbye."
As I watched Xia Youshu's tall figure getting farther and farther away, I took a deep breath.
"Ah... it's so cold..."
As night fell, the street lights in the entire street garden were lit up, but there were no people in the park. Everyone hurried home. My mother must be very angry that I hadn't returned home so late, but I didn't have any strength at all. I was so lazy that I didn't want to move at all.
Suddenly, the rose bush next to me moved, making a rustling sound.
In the darkness of the night, a tall figure walked towards me through the bushes. The thin branches swayed gently in the night breeze, casting flickering light and shadows on his body. I tried hard to identify him, but couldn't see his face clearly.
Could it be Hiaser?
I couldn't help but stand up from the bench, holding my breath -
Finally, the figure appeared completely in front of me. It was a face as delicate as an elf prince. The evening breeze ruffled his black hair, and the stars were reflected in his deep purple eyes. He looked elegant and casual.
"Xia Youtian?" I fell back onto the bench like a deflated ball.
"Haha, you don't have to be so disappointed to see me, right? Zhencheng, you are so unfriendlike."
A charming smile bloomed on Xia Youtian's beautiful face, but he still exuded a dangerous aura.
"I secretly followed my brother, and sure enough, he came to see you." He took a long step and sat down next to me, "Zhencheng, how about we make a deal?"
I didn't say anything, just stared at him warily.
This guy Xia Youtian, whenever he shows up, he's there to play pranks, so I have to be careful.
"I can help you fix that phone and rescue Xi Yase." Although he was smiling, there was a cold light in his eyes, "as long as you agree to one condition of mine."
