Chapter 7 If the desire comes from love, you should not think 2
He took me to the second floor, which had two corridors on the left and right, with several rooms evenly distributed on both sides.
"Although this castle looks shabby from the outside, it is very clean and new inside, as if someone lived here not long ago." I looked at the tidy second floor and said to the stars beside me.
Xingguang didn't say anything, he just looked at me silently. He took me to a room deep on the left side of the second floor, opened the door and said to me: "You can sleep here from now on."
I walked into the room and found it was an elegantly decorated girl's boudoir. The decoration style of the 17th and 18th centuries, the exquisite furniture and the lovely doors and windows made me feel like I had returned to that era.
"I seem to have been here before." I walked to the bed and sat down, feeling sad for some reason. It was the first time I saw these things, but I felt very familiar with them.
When Xingguang heard me say this, a flash of sadness flashed across his eyes. But he soon laughed and said, "It's an illusion. Maybe you confused this with a scene from a movie."
"Maybe..." I replied softly.
Wen Jinliang has taken me to see many movies of this style, so maybe I really confused a certain scene with this one. It is impossible for me to have been to this place.
Xingguang nodded slightly and said, "It's very late, you should go to bed." After that, he got up and left, and closed the door for me.
After standing up from the bed, I walked to the bathroom and found that the bath utensils here were still usable. I immediately took off my clothes and took a comfortable bath. After the bath, I climbed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep. I was really tired today.
The next day I got up early and walked around the castle before the stars went out. But the more I explored, the more I found that I was inexplicably familiar with the castle. I just couldn't remember why.
What surprised me was that this castle was indeed a long-ago building, but apart from the dilapidated exterior, there were still traces of human use inside it. It was as if someone had cast a spell inside the castle that could stop time.
"Xiao Qi, what are you looking at?" Xingguang's voice suddenly sounded.
I turned around and found that Xingguang had come to my side without knowing when. He looked at me gently with a faint smile on his lips.
"Oh, I'm looking at this painting." I pointed at the portrait on the wall, showing a surprised expression, and said, "After looking at the person in this portrait for a long time, I found that he looks a bit like Wen Jinliang. It's incredible."
Xingguang turned to look at the painting on the wall. It was a portrait of a person from the past. The person in the painting had a handsome Western face, deep blue eyes looking straight into the distance, slightly frowning, and a cold expression.
Xingguang's eyes suddenly turned cold after he saw the painting on the wall. He didn't say anything, but silently took my hand and said, "Let's go have breakfast."
After breakfast, I started a new day of exercise. At night, Xingguang gave me a new potion. After two days of such a smooth life, I began to feel a little lonely.
The days in the castle were very peaceful, and the stars only appeared at mealtime. Most of the time, I stayed alone in the castle quietly, and when I was alone, my mind would constantly reflect on the moments I had with Wen Jinliang. The more I recalled the beautiful past with Wen Jinliang, the lonelier I felt.
I suddenly felt that leaving Wen Jinliang was a wrong decision. Compared to the helplessness when he was ill, the loneliness of not being able to see him made me feel suffocated. After more than ten days with an indescribable feeling, I even began to doubt Xingguang and whether my illness could never be cured. If this is true, then I will never see Wen Jinliang again, right?
Finally, one day, I dreamed of Wen Jinliang. In the dream, he looked at me with a smile, and then took a strange girl away. I woke up from the dream in shock, and was so frightened that I broke out in a cold sweat. I could no longer resist the urge to see Wen Jinliang. I hurriedly changed my clothes, walked down the mountain in the moonlight, and finally arrived at the apartment where Wen Jinliang and I lived after dawn.
After I opened the door, I went to look for Xiaowu in her room, but she wasn't there. Then I went to Wen Jinliang's room, but he wasn't there either.
I stood in the living room for a moment, wondering why they were not there. Because today was the weekend, they should still be in the apartment at this time. I thought about it, turned around and walked towards He's small villa, skipping the library directly, because Xiaowu didn't like places with a lot of books the most.
I quickly arrived at He's villa, pushed open the unlocked door and walked straight in.
There were several bodyguards talking on the first floor. When they saw me, they all showed horrified expressions and immediately shouted, "Sister Xiaowu, we are not feeling well today, so please don't fight us."
I was stunned for a moment, and took a few steps towards them: "You are mistaken, I am not Xiaowu."
"Ah, it's Xiao Qi!" One of them recognized me and immediately grabbed my arm and cried, "Xiao Qi, you're finally back. Oh, I beg you! Take your sister away quickly! We haven't had a good day since she moved in here."
Several bodyguards surrounded me and started to accuse Xiaowu of all his evil deeds, which made me break out in a cold sweat.
I finally calmed down the bodyguards and walked to the second floor lobby. According to what they said just now, Xiaowu and Wen Jinliang stayed here when they didn't have classes, and He left the day after I left for other things and hasn't come back since.
I pushed open the door and walked in. I saw Wen Jinliang sitting in a corner of the hall, staring at the photo in his hand, and Xiaowu standing next to him, mumbling something. Wen Jinliang smiled and talked to Xiaowu, both of them had smiles on their faces. At a glance, their harmonious conversation was a bit like the way Wen Jinliang and I usually get along.
Actually, Xiaowu and I look very similar. She is even prettier than me, and she is better than me in every aspect.
My heart was stabbed by this sudden thought, and I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't speak. I covered my chest and suddenly didn't want to go to the two of them.
"Sister Xiaoqi?" Yu walked in from the door. He looked at me and said, "You're back."
"Well, I'm back." I looked at Yu Dao.
"Xiao Qi?" Because of Yu's call, Wen Jinliang and Xiao Wu both noticed my presence. They stopped talking and laughing and turned their eyes to me.
Watching the two people's coordinated movements, I felt as if something had stabbed my chest hard, and the slight pain gradually spread to my entire body.
Wen Jinliang stood up and walked quickly to my side. The smile on his face had not completely faded: "Are you feeling better?"
I didn't say anything, I just stared at Wen Jinliang blankly. The man in front of me didn't seem to have changed at all, his face was still handsome, and the corners of his lips always had the most gentle smile.
"Xiao Qi?" Seeing that I didn't reply for a long time, Wen Jinliang stretched out his hand and waved it in front of me.
Xiao Wu came to Wen Jinliang's side. She reached out and pinched my cheek hard: "What are you thinking about? Wen Jinliang is asking you a question."
I snapped Xiaowu's hand away, and I didn't know where the fire in my heart came from: "I heard his question, you don't need to remind me."
Xiao Wu squinted her eyes and looked at me for a second: "You are very angry." She pulled me to the center of the hall, "Come on, come on, I will help you vent your anger." As she said that, she assumed a posture ready for a fight.
If it were in the past, I would definitely refuse Xiaowu's request to fight, because I can't beat her. But now I suddenly want to give it a try, maybe as she said, I need to vent the nameless fire in my heart.
"Wait a minute!" Wen Jinliang hurriedly walked between the two of us, stopped in front of me, looked at Xiaowu and said, "Xiaoqi is still sick, why don't you take care of him?"
I stared at Wen Jinliang who was worried about me, and the anger in my heart suddenly disappeared. I couldn't help but reach out and grab the corner of Wen Jinliang's clothes, and I couldn't tell what I felt in my heart.
"Xiao Qi, what's wrong?" Wen Jinliang turned and looked at me, his expression as gentle as ever.
"Wen Jinliang, I don't want to continue treating my illness." I looked at Wen Jinliang sullenly, feeling very upset.
"How can that be possible?" Wen Jinliang looked at me seriously, "You must recover from your illness first."
"But..." I was about to say something, but Wen Jinliang interrupted me with a smile on his face: "Are you worried about my safety if the treatment takes too long? Don't worry, I still have Xiaowu, the one you left for me. She is really strong, and the bodyguards here are no match for her. Two groups of assassins came before, and she beat them all away. Moreover, she followed the assassin's breath and found the person behind the scenes. This is really amazing."
I listened to Wen Jinliang's praise for Xiaowu, and my heart suddenly tightened. Suddenly, something exploded in my mind, and a wave of fear suddenly invaded me.
"Wen Jinliang, I know Xiaowu is very strong. She is much more useful than me. Do you think I am no longer useful and don't need to come back?" I looked at Wen Jinliang with wide eyes and felt my nose sore.
Wen Jinliang didn't expect me to say that. He was stunned for a moment and said quickly, "Of course not. Why do you think so? I just hope you can calm down and get well."
"But my disease can't be cured!" I couldn't hold it in any longer, and the tears in my eyes fell.
"Incurable? What does that mean?" Wen Jinliang grabbed my shoulders tightly, and his expression suddenly became tense.
"Xingguang said that my illness will only flare up when I'm with you, so as long as I leave you, I'll get better soon. But after being away from you for so long, my illness hasn't gotten better at all, and it's become even worse... Then I'll never be able to see you again..." I sobbed intermittently, not caring whether Wen Jinliang could understand me or not, "So I don't want to continue the treatment... Otherwise, I'll really never be able to see you again..."
Wen Jinliang listened to me, his expression changed from nervous to confused and then calm. He was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Wu: "Who is Xingguang?"
Xiao Wu blinked: "This..."
"You told me yesterday that you wanted information about Crane..."
"He is a friend of mine and Xiao Qi. I still haven't found out his specific situation, so I can't tell you in detail. I only know that he is a guy who comes and goes without a trace, and he is not an ordinary human." Xiao Wu quickly described some of Xingguang's characteristics, and then continued, "Xingguang is Xiao Qi's favorite person, and he knows Xiao Qi very well. So Xiao Qi likes to talk to him about his troubles. As long as he says something, Xiao Qi will listen and do it."
Wen Jinliang smiled with satisfaction: "I will have someone send you He's information tomorrow." After that, he pulled me out of the hall.
I was sobbing and didn't pay any attention to the conversation between Wen Jinliang and Xiaowu. So when he pulled me out, I didn't react at all.
Wen Jinliang took me to a guest room, closed the door, and pulled me to sit on the bed.
He sat beside me, reached out his hand and gently wiped the tears from my face, and whispered: "Xiao Qi, this is the first time you have cried in front of me. Does this mean that in your heart, I am also someone you can let go of everything and cry with confidence?"
I stared at Wen Jinliang with tears in my eyes, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. I turned my face away and wiped away the tears on my face.
This was the first time I cried in front of someone other than Xiaowu. Even in front of Xingguang, I had never cried in front of him.
"Xiao Qi, what disease do you have? I hope you can tell me everything, because I am really worried about you." Wen Jinliang softened his tone and gently held my shoulders. "I will definitely cure your disease, don't be afraid."
I looked at the worry on Wen Jinliang's face, and my heart ached again. I sniffed and said, "Okay, I'll tell you everything..."
Then, I told Wen Jinliang everything about my encounter with Xingguang and his diagnosis of me. Although I hesitated whether to tell him about my strange reaction to him, I told him everything, including my change of mood towards him, so that he could understand.
Wen Jinliang just listened to me quietly for an hour without interrupting me. He listened carefully from beginning to end, and his expression changed from worry to surprise at the beginning, and now he was full of smiles.
"This is what happened." After I told him everything, I suddenly felt much better, and even my chest didn't feel so stuffy anymore.
Wen Jinliang didn't say anything, and seemed to be still immersed in what I had just said. And judging from his reaction just now, he should know what kind of strange disease I have.
I looked at him nervously: "Wen Jinliang, is my illness really serious?"
Wen Jinliang suddenly stood up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get you something." After that, he turned and left the room.
I was stunned for a moment, and just when I was worried that Wen Jinliang was frightened by me, he came back with something as he said. When I saw what he was holding, my eyes lit up.
It was a black teddy bear doll.
Wen Jinliang sat down next to me with the little black bear, held it in front of me and said, "Xiao Qi, do you still remember this?"
"Remember, it's my favorite little black bear." My eyes didn't want to leave the little black bear in Wen Jinliang's hands for a moment. Even after so long, my love for it didn't diminish at all, but increased instead.
Wen Jinliang asked me with a smile on his lips: "Do you still want it now?"
"Yes!" I answered without any hesitation, but after answering I hesitated.
I remember Wen Jinliang told me that my desire for the little black bear came from love, so I shouldn't think about it anymore.
"Xiao Qi, your illness is really serious. As long as you stay with me, your illness will never be cured." Wen Jinliang stuffed the little black bear into my hands and said to me without blinking.
I stared at Wen Jinliang blankly. What did he mean by this? Could my illness only be cured if I left him?
"If my illness can only be cured by leaving you, then I would rather stay sick forever." I took a deep breath and looked at Wen Jinliang with a sad smile.
When Wen Jinliang heard me say this, his eyes softened. He looked at me and said, "Xiao Qi, do you know why you only get angry with me?"
"Why?" I looked at Wen Jinliang blankly.
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever heard Xingguang talk about the cause of the disease. He just concluded that I was sick, but never told me why my symptoms only manifested towards Wen Jinliang.
Wen Jinliang did not answer me directly. Instead, he stood up, walked to me, bent down and gave me a kiss on the face.
I was completely stunned and lost all ability to react for a moment.
"Xiao Qi, your disease is called love, and it's just because you like me. Just like when you wanted to get the little black bear in your hand, you have deep love for me." Wen Jinliang stood in front of me with a smile on his face. His voice was so gentle that almost no one could resist it.
I listened in a daze, and suddenly something in my heart broke...
I looked up at Wen Jinliang. He seemed to want to say something, but I suddenly stood up, pushed him away, and ran out trembling all over.
"Xiao Qi——"
I roughly guessed what Wen Jinliang was going to say next, but I couldn't listen, so I chose to escape.
