Chapter 9: For you, even if it means death 2
Ever since Wen Jinliang confessed my relationship with him to the girls, my campus life has become lively. The girls were afraid of my strong ability and didn't dare to use any tough measures against me. Instead, they came to me in groups to cry. They cried about how much they admired Wen Jinliang, and complained about how sad it was that a girl like me became the girlfriend of their male god. In short, these people are really annoying.
After Wen Jinliang learned about this , he asked me after class one day, "Xiao Qi, why do you have to put up with them like this? If you find it annoying, you can just chase them away. What they say is really unpleasant."
I rubbed my brows and replied, "They just want to vent their sadness. They don't mean any harm. Who made me steal their favorite man? If they feel better if they complain to me, then let them say it. Anyway, I don't mind what they say."
When Wen Jinliang heard what I said, his eyes softened: "Xiao Qi is really gentle." After that, he stopped talking about this topic and started chatting with me about other things.
One day after this conversation, I noticed that the number of girls crying around me gradually decreased, and eventually there was none left. When I was still confused about what was going on, one of the girls quietly told me that it was Wen Jinliang who had "warned" them, so they no longer dared to come to me to cry and complain.
I went to Wen Jinliang and asked him why he went to warn the girls. He looked at me and answered, "Because they pester you every day, I don't have time to spend with you. I was jealous, so I went to warn them not to bother you anymore."
I looked at the serious Wen Jinliang and felt warm in my heart, so I reached out and hugged him.
Wen Jinliang said that being jealous was just an excuse, he just felt bad for me being harassed by girls every day. But in order to prevent me from having a psychological burden, he chose to use this jealous rhetoric to take the responsibility on himself.
"You said I was a gentle person, but you are the truly gentle person." I lay in Wen Jinliang's warm embrace.
"It's because I met Xiao Qi that I can be so gentle." Wen Jinliang whispered.
I was immersed in the beautiful love with Wen Jinliang and almost forgot about my master and the others. Just when I thought they would never come to disturb us, Jino showed up unexpectedly.
That day, I had just delivered food to Xiaowu and was about to go back to school. Halfway there, Kino stopped me.
Jinuo is the master's most capable servant and her strongest force. When we replicas were first born, he was responsible for training us and instilling basic knowledge in us.
"Xiao Qi, long time no see." Jinuo has a handsome Western face, and his eyes are always cold when he looks at people.
"Ji, Jinuo, long time no see..." I looked at Jinuo in front of me with surprise, and my heart suddenly became nervous.
Why did he suddenly appear? Did the master know something?
"Are you nervous?" Jinuo looked at me and smiled. When he smiled, he was even colder than when he didn't smile, so I didn't like him smiling at me.
"I'm not nervous." I looked at Gino calmly, suppressing my inner anxiety. If I showed any anxiety, he would definitely notice that something was wrong with me.
"Really? Then you can be nervous now. Because Meili already knows that you and Wen Jinliang are in love." Jino's voice was not loud, not even as clear as the sound of the wind in my ears.
Meili is the master's name, and the color on my face instantly disappeared because of Jinuo's words, and my mind was immediately in turmoil. But I still looked at Jinuo calmly and asked, "Are you here to execute me on behalf of the master? Because I am an unqualified replica, I have love and feelings."
"No, I'm not here to execute you." Jinuo denied softly. He looked at my bloodless face coldly. "Merry wants to see you. I'm here to take you back."
The master wants to see me? I thought she would let Jinuo execute me. Does this mean that there is still hope? My confused thoughts calmed down a little because of this thought.
"Let's go." Kino held out his hand to me.
I reached out and held Gino's cold hand. He held my hand tightly and then said something I couldn't understand. When he finished, the scenery around us quickly faded away. In an instant, I appeared on a cold street with him, and the originally bright sky had turned into a dark night.
Jinuo let me go and walked into a jewelry store on the street, and I followed him in. However, as soon as I stepped into the jewelry store, I was stimulated by a bright light and closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes again, I found that it was not a jewelry store, but a very exquisite and gorgeous room.
There was a western-style sofa in the middle of the room, and a beautiful girl was sitting on it, quietly flipping through a book in her hand. If you look closely, you will find that the girl looks a bit like me, but her beauty is far beyond mine.
"Merry, I brought Xiaoqi back." Kino walked to his master Merry, and the cold feeling disappeared all of a sudden.
Kino's tenderness is always only given to his master.
"Thank you for your hard work, Jinuo." The owner closed the book in her hand and looked at Jinuo with a smile. But the smile in her eyes disappeared instantly when she saw me standing next to her. She asked me in a light tone: "Xiao Qi, you clearly know that I hate love the most, why do you still want to fall in love with Wen Jinliang? Aren't you afraid of my punishment?"
I looked at Meili with a smile on my face and said, "Master, of course I am afraid of your punishment. But compared to your punishment, I am more afraid of leaving Wen Jinliang. I know you hate love, but love is really beautiful."
"Beautiful?" Merry chuckled, but there was no smile in her eyes. "It is beautiful, so it makes people feel disgusted."
"Owner……"
"Do you know why I sent you to Wen Jinliang's side? Do you think I really want you to protect him?" Meili sneered twice, her beautiful face looked so cold, "Do you know who sent those assassins who came to kill him when you were protecting him? It was me, all of them. It's just that I disguised myself a little, so no one knew it was me who sent them."
"Master, are you going to kill Wen Jinliang?" I shouted in shock, and for a moment I found it unbelievable. Although the master had sent me to perform difficult tasks before, he had never asked us to kill anyone!
"Yes, I wanted to kill him all the time. But there was a powerful guy following him, and because of that guy, neither Jino nor I could hurt him. And Wen Jinliang was a very vigilant person, and it was difficult for anyone to get close to him, so all the assassins I sent failed. Just when I was distressed, I thought of you. Xiaoqi, you are such a pure existence, like a blank sheet of paper. Sending you to them like this may not make them suspicious." Meili laughed as she spoke, with an excited smile on the corners of her lips, "Xiaoqi, you really didn't let me down. You did it, and you did it very well. Wen Jinliang and that guy both trust you very much, and their care and trust in you even exceeded my expectations."
When I heard Merry's words, my heart seemed to be frozen. The cold feeling spread from my body to the outside, making me start to tremble unconsciously.
"You sent me to Wen Jinliang so that I could kill him? You made me a bodyguard just so that I could gain their trust better?" My voice was so cold that I could hardly hear the temperature, and I almost trembled as I finished the whole sentence.
Merry gave me a sweet smile and said, "Yes, I want you to gain his trust and then kill him."
"Why? Why did you want to kill Wen Jinliang?" I could no longer suppress the panic and helplessness in my heart, and shouted madly to Meili for the first time.
"Because I hate him!" The hatred in Merry's eyes when he said this was so strong that I was a little scared.
"Hate? I, I don't understand..." I looked at Merry in horror and asked tremblingly.
"You want to understand, right? Well, then I'll tell you." Merry stood up and slowly walked to my side, her smile so cold, "When should I start... Yes, I have to start from when I was a witch..." Merry was immersed in distant memories, and slowly told me about her tragic past.
In her previous life, Merry was a witch from a certain country. She lived peacefully in the forest with her two servants.
As a witch, Meili is born with a witch's heart - a gem planted in the heart, not the heart. It is the source of Meili's power as a witch, and it is something as important to Meili as her life. However, a prince fell in love with Meili's witch's heart. The prince was a cruel and cold man. After he used tricks to steal her witch's heart, he burned her alive as a demon. And the prince was Wen Jinliang's previous life.
After listening to Merry's story, I couldn't stop shaking and the color disappeared from my face.
I simply couldn't believe what Merry said about the grudges in her past life, but I knew she was not lying because the tone of her voice was so painful and desperate.
"Wen Jinliang still has the witch's heart that he stole from me in his body. As long as he dies, the witch's heart will automatically leave his body. Don't forget to bring the witch's heart back to me when the time comes." Merry looked at me with pleasure and chuckled.
"No!" I looked at Meili suddenly. Although my eyes were filled with fear, I still wanted to say what was in my heart, "I will not kill Wen Jinliang for you! The prince's mistakes should not be borne by him! Master, he is innocent! I beg you not to kill him, I beg you!"
"Shut up! Don't plead for that hateful man!" Merry said angrily.
"Master, I know you hate that prince, but that was in the past life. Wen Jinliang is not him at all!" I begged Meili desperately. Although I knew my begging would not have any effect.
"Master, Wen Jinliang is not a brutal guy. Although he sometimes shows a cruel side, he is really not a bad guy! Master, I beg you not to let me kill my lover. He is not a prince, he is just Wen Jinliang..." I finally cried, and at the same time I made up my mind that even if Meili wanted to kill me, I would never hurt Wen Jinliang. At worst, both of us would die!
Meili was irritated by my plea. She was about to scold me, but Gino suddenly stopped her.
Kino looked at me and said, "Wipe your tears. You are not allowed to cry with this face." After that, he grabbed the furious Merry and disappeared in front of me.
Seeing Meili and Jinuo disappear, my excitement eased a little, and I reached out and wiped the tears from my face. Although I didn't know why Jinuo suddenly took Meili away, I definitely couldn't go back now, so I had to stay in this room and wait for them to come back.
I don’t know how long it took, but Kino appeared in front of me alone.
"This is for you." Kino handed a bottle of colorless potion into my hand.
"What is this?" I clenched the potion in my hand and looked at Jinuo, afraid that he would tell me what kind of poison it was and let me poison Wen Jinliang.
"This is Ying, a magic potion that can obtain the witch's heart in Wen Jinliang without his death." Jino explained lightly.
When I heard Jinuo say this, I immediately grabbed his arm and asked, "Master, are you willing to let Wen Jinliang go?"
Jinuo said calmly, "As long as you bring the Witch's Heart back to us, we will no longer interfere with your relationship with Wen Jinliang. You should stay by his side from now on."
When I heard Kino say this, I was so happy that I couldn't speak, but after the joy, I began to feel uneasy.
Meili hated Wen Jinliang so much, how could he suddenly give up? Or was this fake, and the potion they gave me was a fraud?
"You don't have to worry about us cheating. You can drink this potion to see if it has any problems. I have taught you how to identify poisons."
Gino saw right through me.
Jinuo looked at me, but his eyes seemed to stay in the distant past. His voice was a little dazed: "I don't want Meili to take revenge anymore. You are right, Wen Jinliang is Wen Jinliang. The prince who really killed Meili died a long time ago. I have been making trouble with Meili because I thought revenge could make her happy, but I was wrong. She has never been happy. Even if I kill Wen Jinliang, her hatred will not disappear, but will only become stronger and stronger until she finds Wen Jinliang's next life."
Jinuo's words hit me hard in the chest, and at that moment I suddenly understood Jinuo's deep and forbearing love for his master Meili. That was the love that Wen Jinliang and I could never achieve, a love that would accompany us through two lifetimes.
"Thank you, Gino." I sincerely thanked Gino. Although I don't understand why he changed his mind at this moment, maybe my words touched his heart, or maybe he didn't want to watch his master make mistakes again and again and suffer.
"Xiao Qi, you can't tell anyone about what happened today. This is a secret between us alone." Kino glanced at me and said lightly.
"I see," I replied.
After getting my promise, Jinuo immediately sent me back to the path, and I slowly walked back to school. Wen Jinliang saw that I came back later than usual and immediately asked, "Why are you back so late? What happened?"
I didn't say anything, but hugged Wen Jinliang tightly, trembling all over.
Just now, I almost might not see Wen Jinliang again. The master's words seemed to still echo in my mind. Only now, holding him in my arms, did I feel a sense of security that we were both safe.
Wen Jinliang patted my back gently and said, "Although I don't know what happened to make you so frightened, Xiaoqi, don't worry, I'm always here, don't be afraid. No matter what happens, I will always be with you."
"Well, Wen Jinliang, I will always be with you too." I hugged Wen Jinliang tightly, not wanting to let him go for a moment. His gentle words finally made the uneasiness in my heart gradually dissipate.
Since that day, Wen Jinliang and I have returned to our peaceful lives. Xiaowu showed no signs of waking up, so I had no choice but to continue to endure the current situation alone.
I started to mix "Ying" into Wen Jinliang's daily diet, eating and drinking with him. Because I have tried "Ying" and it is indeed not toxic, on the contrary, it is a good medicinal material, so I have no problem eating it together.
Two days later, the college had a week-long holiday for its anniversary celebration. Wen Jinliang decided to take me on a trip, but I was worried about Xiaowu who was sleeping, so I didn't agree to go. But on the second day of the holiday, when I went to see Xiaowu, I found that she was no longer in the room, so I changed my mind and decided to go on a trip with Wen Jinliang.
I was sitting on the Wen family's plane, staring at the scenery outside the window.
Wen Jinliang sat next to me and looked at me with a smile: "Are the clouds outside so beautiful?"
"It looks good." I said with a smile.
"Prettier than me?"
Wen Jinliang chuckled.
"No, you are prettier than Yun. You are the prettiest." I looked at Wen Jinliang with a smile and took the initiative to kiss him on the cheek.
Wen Jinliang looked at me with a smile on his face, leaned close to me and whispered, "This kiss is not enough..."
"Wait, uh..."
All the words I hadn't said were blocked by Wen Jinliang. I slowly closed my eyes and hugged Wen Jinliang.
I really hope time can stay at this moment forever...
