The next day, I sat up from the bed covered with lace, facing the colorful room, and my mind went blank for a moment.
I seemed to have gone home yesterday and made peace with Xia Shu. He went to bed early at night because of a headache. Later, I called Yangsheng to reassure him. Yangsheng seemed to be reluctant to leave me... I recalled vaguely.
By the way, this is Xia Shu's home. I'm back, and I'm determined to lift the spell on Xia Shu! Thinking of Xia Shu's painful look last night, I quickly flew out of my luxurious room to see how Xia Shu was doing.
As soon as I flew out of the house, I saw his back as he quickly put on a dark black coat with a hint of gloom.
"Natsuki, good morning!" I immediately greeted him with a smile. He seemed to be doing well.
But when he turned around, the smile froze on my face. He looked at me with indifference, completely without the gentleness of last night, as if a thousand years of black ice had condensed in this moment, making my whole body shiver with cold. I couldn't help but hold the corner of my clothes tightly with both hands, wanting to feel a little warmth.
"I will be back late today, so you don't have to wait for me for dinner. Go out and buy something to eat by yourself." Xia Shu said coldly, turned around and prepared to go out.
"Are you going on a date with Mitsuki?" I asked him bravely.
"I don't know." Xia Shu didn't look back. He just said these three words coldly and left.
I suddenly felt like I had fallen into an abyss. Xia Shu seemed to have completely forgotten what happened last night. Was he controlled by Mi Lie's spell again? Oh my God, I remember Mi Lie said that the side effects of the spell would cause the person under the spell to have memory disorder. Could Xia Shu's memory have been disordered? If his memory keeps decreasing, will he even forget that he likes Mizuho? How can I implement my plan of "true love defeating the curse"?
I was so anxious at home. No, Miyuki messed up last night. I have to talk to Milie again today. Even if I have a falling out with him, I must make him restore Xia Shu to her original state!
I can't bear to see Xia Shu get hurt any longer!
Without thinking, I cast the spell and transported myself to Mitsuki's house, forgetting that it was still early and there would probably be many people at her house.
This time I was in Miyue's room again. I turned around and walked towards the table as usual. But this time the table was empty, without Milie's dog doll. This was strange, could it be that when Miyue went out, she took Milie away with her, wanting him to do something bad?
Just when I was puzzled, there was a sound suddenly coming from the door, and the tightly closed door was opened from the outside.
I immediately turned my head and looked at the door of the room reflexively. Mitsuki was walking towards me with her arms around her chest.
Mitsuki?
I must have seen it wrong!
I reached out and rubbed my eyes, closing them and then opening them again. The figure in front of me not only did not disappear, but it came closer. This made me more certain that the person standing in front of me and looking at me was Mitsuki.
A momentary look of surprise flashed across her face before a calculating smile appeared on her face.
When I looked up, I saw her unpredictable expression, which was a little weird. My heart sank immediately.
Why did she see me? I felt like a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth. Would she get angry and swat me to death like a fly?
"If I'm not mistaken, you are an elf, right?" She looked at me, as if she had guessed what I was thinking. She smiled strangely, approached me, and put her hand on my shoulder.
When she asked me this, I was stunned. I looked at her with wide eyes and couldn't say anything. How did she know my identity? Did Mi Lie tell her? I remember that I only met her a few times and never revealed the secret in front of her. Or maybe Xia Shu told her?
No, no, no, Xia Shu is not that kind of person.
I shook my head and immediately dismissed the thought.
Since it wasn’t Xia Shu, it must be Mi Lie—
I felt extremely uncomfortable and betrayed. Milie was my good friend. Although he hurt Xia Shu, I always thought he still cared about me as a friend. Could he really have betrayed me?
Seeing my surprise, she smiled smugly, then moved closer to look me up and down: "Actually, you don't have to think too much. From the first time you appeared outside the classroom wearing Xia Shu's clothes, I felt something was wrong. Later, when I saw you shrink and lie on the table in the cafeteria and Xia Shu looked nervous, I began to doubt your identity."
"It was not until I met Milie and knew that there were elves in this world that I became more certain that you were an elf." She explained to me patiently.
I see. Knowing that it wasn't Mi Lie who betrayed me, I felt much better. Now that she had discovered my identity, I had nothing to hide. I raised my head bravely and met her sinister gaze without showing any weakness.
The room suddenly became silent.
The two of us just stood there facing each other, neither of us speaking first.
What exactly does she want to do? What does she want to do to me? Come to think of it, I have never confronted her head-on. After all, she is the mastermind behind hurting Xia Shu.
Come on, Mitsuki! No matter what evil tricks you use, I will not be afraid! I will let you know my determination to protect Xia Shu.
We confronted each other for a long time. Mitsuki suddenly laughed, as if mocking my arrogance. Then she took my hand and whispered in my ear: "Your name is Yuye, right? I heard Xia Shu call you by your name. You and Mire are good friends, and Xia Shu and I are also good friends. I think we should be able to be friends too!"
Although she used a questioning tone, her cold eyes made me feel that if I answered no, she would strangle me to death with her fingers painted with bright red nail polish.
"What exactly do you want to do?" I couldn't help but ask vigilantly.
"Haha, it's nothing. I just took a day off today to go shopping. Since you just happened to be here, why don't we go together and get to know each other?" I felt disgusted by Miyuki's fake friendly smile.
Shopping? What is she planning?
I looked at her in surprise. But there is a saying in human beings: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." To defeat your opponent, you must first understand her. In this case, I should agree to "exchange feelings" with her.
In order to know what she was thinking, I frowned deeply, made up my mind and said loudly: "Okay, let's go shopping now."
Miyuki wasn't surprised at all by my answer, which made me feel that she was scheming even more and became more alert.
At Miyue's request, I cast a spell to make my body bigger. Under everyone's strange and surprised gazes, Miyue pulled me out of the room and downstairs.
A man who looked like a butler walked up to Miyue and saluted respectfully, his voice heavily nasal: "Miss, are you going out? Do you want me to send bodyguards to protect you?"
Miyue shook her head and looked up at the housekeeper in front of her with a somewhat arrogant expression, not taking the person in front of her seriously at all: "No need, I'll be back in a while."
The housekeeper must be familiar with Miyue's temper. She nodded, whispered a few words to the people behind her, then turned around and bent slightly to see Miyue off.
I was deeply impressed by the aristocratic style of their family. I didn't expect that Miyue's family was so rich.
The car was ready outside the villa, and there were two rows of servants waiting for Miyue to get in the car. They saluted us all the way as we got in. It was the first time I was treated so respectfully, and my face couldn't help but get hot, but Miyue didn't show any expression on her face. She must have been used to it!
After getting in the car, Miyuki only told the driver an address, and the driver said nothing, started the car, and drove out slowly.
"How is it? Are you scared?" Mitsuki glanced at me who was still in shock, "Let me tell you, Xia Shu's house is bigger and more luxurious than mine. I really don't understand why he lives in such a shabby house alone and won't go home no matter how much I persuade him."
Xia Shu's home is even bigger and more luxurious! I was shocked again and was speechless. However, I seemed to understand Xia Shu's feelings of not wanting to go home. Although there are many people around in such a family, clothes are served and food is served, but it is also not free. Wherever you go, there are people watching you, and you have to report when you leave. How uncomfortable!
But Mitsuki would definitely not think so, so she still looked confused, as if thinking about why Natsuki refused to live at home.
After a lot of effort, we arrived in the city. The scenery outside changed from lush trees to tall buildings and crowds of people. I looked at the various people and unfamiliar buildings passing by, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the car stopped at the door of a large department store.
It was so uncomfortable to be alone with Mitsuki! I didn't know how Natsuki could stand her.
The driver had already gotten out of the car and opened the door for Meiyue and I. I got out of the car in a daze and was led into the department store by Meiyue.
Is she really here to buy something?
"Where are we going?" Watching Miyue passing through one counter after another, but never stopping, let alone taking a look at the things sold inside, I became a little anxious and asked her quickly.
She just turned her head and looked at me, smiling slightly, with a complicated smile, but she didn't answer anything. I always felt that her smile had some bad intentions, but I could only half lower my head and continue walking with her.
Finally, she walked into another area and stopped in front of a morning tea shop. Because it was not a weekend, there were few people in the shop. There was only a young girl sitting by the window, looking out. I couldn't see her face clearly, but I could feel her elegant temperament from her gestures.
Miyuki led me in, and I followed her to the seat by the window and stopped in front of the girl.
The girl, who had heard our footsteps, turned around and smiled at us.
This smile surprised me. The girl's plain face was not heavily made up, but she looked extremely delicate. Her hair was slightly curly, tied up with a headband and hung down behind her head, looking natural and elegant. Her fair cheeks were slightly rosy, her red lips were like cherry blossoms, and her smile was particularly friendly and gentle.
Her tall figure is perfectly set off by simple jeans. This is a kind of charm that is completely different from Mitsuki's generous and noble charm, which makes people fall in love with her as soon as they see her.
I stared at her in surprise with my mouth open. I looked at her for a long time before I felt a force pulling me. I lowered my head and found it was Mitsuki. When she pulled me like this, I realized how rude I was and quickly looked away and sat down.
Facing such a fairy-like girl, I was too ashamed to look up at her. I lowered my head to look at my short legs and arms, and my seemingly uncoordinated body, and I couldn't help sobbing in my heart.
As I am now, it will be impossible for me to become such a noble and elegant woman in my lifetime!
Just as I was thinking this and feeling a little ashamed of myself, Mitsuki beside me spoke up: "I'm sorry, Mizuho, ​​I kept you waiting for so long."
Mizuho?
When I heard this name, my heart trembled. She is Mizuho? This beautiful and generous girl in front of me is Natsuki's first love Mizuho?
I suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in my chest, bitter and astringent, as if something had occupied my heart, making it stuffy and making it difficult for me to breathe.
I turned my head, and Mitsuki's smile now looked ironic to me.
"It's okay, I just got here not long ago." Mizuho on the other side smiled elegantly, like a daffodil. She exuded a fresh fragrance, as if a beam of light surrounded her.
She glanced at me naturally, pursed her lips and smiled: "Meiyue, is this your friend?"
"Haha, yes, this is Yuzuha, also Natsuki's friend." Mitsuki suddenly hugged my shoulders affectionately and said with a harmless smile. But no matter how decent she behaved, I could hear her deliberately emphasize the volume of the word "Natsuki".
She must have done it on purpose! I looked at Mizuho awkwardly. Her eyes dimmed when she heard Natsuki's name.
"Hello, I'm Youye." I quickly introduced myself.
"Haha, hello, I'm Mizuho, ​​Natsuki's former classmate." Mizuho's expression was a little bitter when she mentioned Natsuki's name.
What on earth did Mitsuki want to do? Why did she suddenly bring me to see Mizuho and deliberately mention Natsuki?
"Speaking of Natsuki, I haven't seen him since I returned to China this time. That day I finally mustered up the courage to call him, but he wasn't at home." Mizuho's tone was slightly lost. She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes covering her eyes.
"What do you mean? Mizuho, ​​are you still going to the United States?" Miyuki seemed surprised as well and asked hurriedly.
"Yes. I booked a flight for tomorrow morning at 11. Actually, I didn't plan to stay long this time, but my friends misunderstood. I asked you out today because I wanted to meet my old classmates before we parted. I don't know when we will meet again." Mizuho forced herself to cheer up and smiled slightly.
"What a shame. Mizuho, ​​I'm going to miss you." Mitsuki said as she grabbed Mizuho's hand that was on the table and held it tightly.
I couldn't help but frown. Did Mitsuki think she was pretending well? But she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes. She thought that after Mizuho left, no one would compete with her for Natsuki!
Oh no! If Mizuho leaves, won't Xia Shu lose his true love? How can he resist Mirei's spell? I suddenly realized the huge crisis, and even my hands couldn't stop shaking.
"Mizuho, ​​does Natsuki know that you are leaving?" I couldn't help but blurt out.
Mizuho seemed a little surprised by my reaction: "I was just planning to inform him. Anyway, there are some things I want to make clear to him before I leave. Don't bring regrets to the United States again."
That’s great, that means they may meet again. Maybe after meeting Natsuki, Mizuho will change her decision to leave, and then the two of them can be together again, and Mirei’s spell will automatically become invalid!
Thinking of the image of Mizuho and Natsuki standing together, I felt that uncomfortable feeling again. I closed my eyes and tried to drive this strange emotion out of my body.
"Really? Mizuho, ​​I also think you should meet." Miyuki suddenly spoke from the side.
My heart trembled. The more Mitsuki said this, the more worried I became. How could she be so kind as to persuade Mizuho and Natsuki to meet? Secretly stopping them was what Mitsuki would do, and she had Mirei to help her!
I stared at Mitsuki angrily, and Mitsuki looked back at me nonchalantly. Sparks seemed to be crackling in the air. Mizuho seemed to realize the unrest between us, and she sat for a while before leaving. After Mizuho left, Mitsuki immediately took off the mask on her face and looked at me coldly.
"You heard our conversation just now. There is something I want you to help me with."
"What?" I looked at Miyue in confusion. She was so capable, what was there that she needed my help with?
She raised her eyebrows and smiled evilly: "I want you to help me ruin the meeting between Xia Shu and Mizuho. If they can't meet, Xia Shu won't think of Mizuho, ​​and then Xia Shu and I may still be together."
I was startled by her sinister smile and watched her mumbling to herself before her eyes returned to my face and sized me up.
Natsuki...Mizuho...
"That's what you thought! But are you crazy? You actually asked me to help you! Don't you know that I'm Xia Shu's wishing elf? How could I help you hurt him?" I yelled angrily.
"Because I know that you like Xia Shu too, so you don't want them to meet, right?" At this Miyuki was like a devil, saying the cruelest fact in the sweetest voice.
I like Natsuki?
"No——" A word came out of my mouth, and I hurriedly wanted to explain, but found that I couldn't say anything.
like him……
Like Natsuki?
I couldn't help but touch the place on my chest where my heart was beating. It was beating vigorously, and it was beating faster and faster, as if acknowledging this fact.
No, no! How could I like Xia Shu? He is my master, and I am just his spirit! This must be an illusion, just an illusion. But the more I thought about it, the more tangled I became, and even Xia Shu's face appeared in front of me.
Natsuki...
Mizuho...
I put my hands over my head and squeezed my eyes shut.
These two names kept jumping in my mind, constantly interweaving with each other. Why do I have a strong desire in my heart, that is, I don't want them to meet? This desire is so strong that it almost sucked my consciousness away and controlled my thoughts. Could it be that I really like Xia Shu, so I feel uncomfortable every time I think about him and Mizuho? Is my heart, like Mitsuki said, wanting to stop the two of them from meeting?
"What do you think? The two of us are the warring parties in this battle. Mizuho is a thing of the past and should not have come back. What we have to do now is to work together to drive her away!" Miyuki reminded me in my ear, and her tone became particularly fierce at the end.
This sentence woke me up from my "nightmare". My forehead was covered with cold sweat. I turned my head and looked at Miyue. My heartbeat finally calmed down. I saw the urgent look on Miyue's face. I thought deeply for a long time, and finally shook my head and stood up from my seat.
"No, I can't agree to this. I am Xia Shu's wish-making spirit, and it is my responsibility to protect him. I will never allow anyone to hurt him, and I myself will never hurt him." I looked at her firmly and spoke word by word.
Now I still can't figure out my feelings for Xia Shu, but no matter how I feel about him, it can't be an excuse to hurt him! I will never be as selfish as Mitsuki and hurt Xia Shu for my own selfish desires!
"You--" She was obviously so angry at what I said that she couldn't speak. She stood up from her seat and looked at me with a threatening look in her eyes.
"Also, if Mizuho doesn't have the courage to tell Natsuki that she is leaving, I will tell him. I think Natsuki must want to see Mizuho very much, and as long as it is his wish, I will fulfill it for him!" I faced her, said this firmly, and turned away.
"Yuzuha, you will regret this!" Mitsuki's angry roar came from behind.
Match Mizuho and Natsuki with my own hands? I heard the sound of my heart aching. Is this what it feels like to like someone? I don't know, I really don't know. On the way home, my mind kept replaying the pictures of me and Natsuki together, happy, sad, angry, sweet... Every picture is my treasure, and I can't forget it. I seem to have vaguely known the answer, but I can't...
I can't like him!
"Bang!" I pushed the door open and returned to the familiar home.
Looking at the familiar furniture and the lace decorations on the wall that I hadn't taken down yet, I once again felt the warmth that Xia Shu had brought me. I secretly made up my mind to hide my feelings for him and not let that uncomfortable mood affect my judgment. Maybe my feelings for him are just a temporary infatuation, not very deep, and will gradually fade away after a while. Xia Shu, don't worry, no matter what, I will help you meet Mizuho and save your relationship.
I walked to the balcony and was surprised to see that Xia Shu had returned. Xia Shu was standing against the wall, looking out the window, his back looked lonely and desolate.
Looking at Xia Shu like this, my mouth moved and my heart felt a little painful.
"Xia Shu..." I stretched out my trembling hands, hugged his waist from behind, and put my head on his back.
He must have known that Mizuho was going abroad, so he returned home so early and sat alone on the balcony in the cold wind.
He is such a person, which makes people worry.
I felt his body tremble slightly, and he held my hands tightly, slowly pried my hands apart, then turned around and looked at me.
I was much shorter than him, standing in front of him, like a child. But I still sniffed, smiled, stood on tiptoe and touched his head with my hand, comforting him like a child.
"Puchi——" Xia Shu, who had a melancholy face just now, was suddenly amused by my action, and he gently took my hand from his head.
"Is this your way of comforting people? Don't you think you are a little short?"
This Xia Shu, I was trying to comfort him with good intentions, but he still complained about this and that!
"Yes, I am indeed much shorter than you, but it's a solution. As long as it works, it's good. Aren't you smiling now?" Seeing him smile, I felt a little more relaxed, so I put away my smile, looked at him seriously and said, "Xia Shu, you must go see !"
My tone was full of unquestionable certainty.
But as soon as I said this, Xia Shu's face immediately turned ugly. He pushed me away roughly and looked at me coldly: "Who told you this?"
I didn't flinch when he pushed me against the cold door. Instead, I stood up straighter and looked at him firmly: "It doesn't matter who told me. What matters is that you can't avoid this matter anymore."
"Escape? You know nothing about Mizuho and I, so don't speculate on my thoughts ! I don't know who told you what gossip, but what they said must not be true!" Xia Shu turned away arrogantly, looking like he didn't want to talk any more.
"I don't know, so I want you to tell me what kind of feelings you have for Mizuho? Do you still like her? I just hope you can make the right choice and not leave any regrets." I shouted at his back.
He wanted to retreat back into his protective shell again, using his cold back to block me from getting close. But I would not back down this time, I must rescue him from that cold protective shell, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life!
After hearing what I said, Xia Shu pursed his lips, turned his head slightly and looked at the scenery outside, his eyes were very sad. He held the railing with his hands, as if he was using it to support his body, and his face gradually turned pale.
He turned sideways to me, and after a long while, he finally sighed and said, "Mizuho and I have been good friends since we were young. People around us naturally thought that we would become lovers. We seemed to be influenced by everyone and secretly liked each other. However, because our two families have been competitors in the business world for many years, our families have always opposed our relationship, so we have never confessed to each other."
"So what? Xia Shu, I don't think you are the kind of person who would give up on love just because of family interference." I walked up to him and said sincerely.
Xia Shu shook his head, "I don't know. I thought we could maintain this kind of relationship until a year ago when she was about to go abroad. The night before she left, I asked her to meet me in the park. I was planning to confess my love to her, but she didn't come. I waited for her all night, but found that I was not as sad as I thought. After that, I was always confused, why was I not very sad when she didn't show up? It wasn't until she came back this time that I realized that I didn't even have the courage to meet her. Maybe family reasons are just an excuse. We didn't confess our love to each other because our feelings are not deep enough."
No, Xia Shu likes Ruihui, how can he feel that his feelings are not deep enough? It must be Mi Lie's spell that sealed Xia Shu's feelings for Ruihui, which is why he is so confused now.
Thinking of this, I raised my head firmly and said to Xia Shu loudly as if swearing an oath: "Xia Shu, you don't want to meet her not because your feelings are not deep enough, but because you are cowardly! It is your cowardice that makes you give up everything, even your feelings. Because you are afraid of being hurt, you close your heart. Now you should work harder to redeem everything you missed in the past and get Ruisui back!"
"No, you don't understand. Human emotions are very complicated, not as simple as you think. You won't understand how I feel now." Xia Shu looked at me helplessly, with infinite sadness in his eyes.
"I understand, Xia Shu, I really understand." I don't like him saying things like this, as if the distance between me and him has suddenly become so long.
"I will think about this matter carefully, don't worry about it." Xia Shu didn't feel my uneasiness. He touched my head soothingly and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute." I held him back. "Maybe I don't understand human emotions, but I understand that if you don't go to see Mizuho tomorrow, this regret will remain in your heart forever."
This sentence was said by Mizuho. Since I can't convince him, Mizuho's words may resonate with him.
Sure enough, he shuddered when he heard this, and seemed to be very touched. I couldn't help but feel a little inferior. Wasn't everything I said inferior to Mizuho's words?
"This matter... I'll tell you when I've thought about it." Xia Shu was silent for a long time, and finally spoke, but still didn't give me a definite answer.
I could only nod frustratedly.
I looked at his cheek, which was pale from the wind, and my heart was moved, like the wind blowing across the calm lake, causing ripples.