Chapter 9 The Fourth Mask 2
Open the window of the room, and the night breeze mixed with the fragrance of magnolia flowers sneaks in, and the gauze curtains sway in the wind.
I took my things upstairs and returned to my room. I walked to the window and took a deep breath of the flower-scented air. Then I lay back on the soft white bed, smelling the scent of sunshine on the quilt, and my heart finally calmed down.
“Boom boom boom—”
There was a knock on the door. I curled the corners of my mouth slightly, then quickly got up and ran to open the door.
"Mom, I miss you so much!"
I gave the person outside the door a warm hug and rubbed her neck like a child who had never grown up.
"Stop, stop, stop being nice, tell me the truth, why did you bring three handsome guys back home?"
My mother let me hold her for about 3 seconds, then she grabbed my ears and pulled me away with an expression that said, "Don't try to fool me."
There was no choice but to pull my mother to sit down and honestly tell her the purpose of my return.
"What is Earl's Rose Pastry Club? I have no impression of it at all... Could you have made a mistake?"
After hearing what I said, my mother was very confused.
"We later checked the membership list from a long time ago, and indeed, mom and dad's names were on it," I explained.
The reason I came here this time was to confirm it in person.
"I really can't remember anything at all." Mom frowned and thought for a while before giving up. "So your classmates came here to investigate this matter. I thought..."
"What else did you think?"
Even though my mother knew such an incredible thing, her expression was very calm. She is worthy of being the Queen of our family.
"I thought you brought your favorite boyfriend back to show us. I was almost mad at you!" Mom tapped my head.
"How could I? That's not the case at all! They are all seniors who are very kind to me, and I also want to help them..."
I held my head and complained aggrievedly.
"I'm not a stubborn mother. It's okay to have a relationship while making progress in studies, but you can't just bring anyone home. Luckily, the three boys you brought this time are good and I like them all. Otherwise, you would have to kneel down in front of the keyboard and admit your mistake..."
While my mother was muttering, she poked my forehead with her finger, and I quickly dodged left and right.
"That's not the case! Mom, don't misunderstand..."
But Mom's topic had gone further.
"Among the three boys, mom likes the one called Jing Fengyin the most. He is steady and generous. The sweet-mouthed Xiaoyue is okay to have as a son, but I don't agree with him as a son-in-law. As for the cold boy, he is actually okay. His looks and height are perfect, but the difference between you and him in appearance is too..."
I originally thought it would be a warm reminiscing scene between mother and daughter, but now it has turned into my mother nagging at me alone.
I complained bitterly, and I saw a set of pajamas on the bedside. I immediately ran to the door holding the pajamas and said, "Mom, I'm going to wash up. Good night!"
Without waiting for my mother's response, I rushed to the bathroom at the end of the corridor on the second floor.
After taking a hot bath for half an hour, I estimated that my mother should have left my room, so I changed into pajamas, wiped my half-dried hair with a dry towel and walked out.
When I bent down to put on my slippers, a necklace I had been wearing slipped out from the collar of my pajamas.
This necklace was a gift from my parents on my 10th birthday. The chain is made of platinum, and the pendant is a small platinum mini mask inlaid with rhinestones and engraved with a very small rose pattern. My mother said that this is a family heirloom she gave me, and I must carry it close to my body and not take it off.
I have been for many years. Fortunately, the chain is long enough for me to hide the necklace in my clothes. The main reason is that the design of this chain is too old-fashioned. When other classmates saw it when I was a child, they laughed at me, so I never put the chain out in the open again.
I pushed open the frosted glass door and prepared to go out, but a hand opened the door from outside and I bumped into the person opposite.
The person opposite me took two steps back and held me up with both hands when I was unsteady. As a result, the toiletries in my hands fell to the ground.
"I'm sorry!" I said. The person opposite me was Xing Yeliu who was preparing to wash up.
"Be careful."
Xing Yeliu said this and went to pick up the fallen items.
It was me who caused him to drop his things, so I wanted to help. As a result, when I squatted down, our heads hit each other hard again in the small bathroom.
"boom!"
“Ah, it hurts, it hurts…”
After a muffled voice sounded, I couldn't help but hold my head and shout.
"Is it serious?"
Xing Yeliu saw that I was screaming so miserably that he no longer cared about the things on the ground and raised his hand to gently touch my head.
This was the first time he did such a gentle thing to me. I was stunned for a moment and even forgot to cry out in pain.
In the icy blue eyes opposite him, there was only pure concern.
"What's wrong?"
"Viya, did you fall?"
"what happened?"
"Is there a thief?"
…
When the others heard the noise, they all rushed over and saw this scene -
My eyes were red, Xing Yeliu came very close to me and raised his hand to touch my head.
The father who ran out in slippers exploded on the spot: "You, take your hands off my daughter, you, what did you do..."
The father who loves his daughter so much seems to have misunderstood something.
"Uncle, don't get excited, it must be a misunderstanding..."
"Ah, Liu, aren't you here to wash up? How did you bump into Xiao Wei Ya..."
Jing Fengyin and Qian Yuefang spoke one after another.
"I just came out and accidentally bumped into Xing Yeliu. It's nothing, don't think too much." I quickly moved out from under Xing Yeliu's big hand with a red face, and said while enduring the pain.
That collision just now really hurt.
Xing Yeliu didn't rush to explain anything. Seeing that I was fine, he silently picked up the things on the ground.
"What nonsense are you thinking, daughter, you just..."
Dad wanted to say something, but Mom pinched his waist hard, and his voice was cut off.
"My daughter said everything is fine, why are you still worrying about it? Go back to sleep, we have to get up early to open the store tomorrow..."
The father, who wanted to settle the score with Xing Yeliu, was forcibly dragged away by the mother.
Only I, Xing Yeliu, Jing Fengyin and Qian Yuefang were left standing.
"Are you really okay? I'm going to go upstairs and play some games. Yin, call me when you're done!"
Qian Yuefang stretched and was about to go back upstairs.
"Wait——" Xing Yeliu suddenly called out to him.
Hey, what's going on?
I looked at Xing Yeliu blankly, only to find that Xing Yeliu's eyes were fixed on me without me noticing... No, on my chest!
I looked down and saw that the pendant engraved with a rose pattern that I had been wearing was reflecting the light.
