Chapter 218: This is the Chongming in my memory
This is the face I know well. It's just that what I have on my face now is a kind of uneasiness and panic that I have never seen before.
His hands hung down from Shiso's side in surprise or shock, and he was at a loss.
"Dai Dai?" he called tentatively. I seem to have been waiting for this sound for a long time. My heart couldn't help but tighten, as if I had been stung by something. But the shattered conversation between him and Shiso just now still echoed in my ears, which upset me.
"Long time no see. I forced a smile out of the way, but I knew it must be ugly.
Shigemi began to look happy, but I could clearly see a little discomfort in him.
"Where have you been? You know I miss you!" His body was suddenly hugged tightly by him, and it was as warm as ever. But I could clearly see that Shiso's expression on the other side began to become gloomy.
I gently pushed him away, as if I had a feeling that I couldn't get back my memories of the past. Even though there are thousands of words in my heart, when the words come to my mouth, they are swallowed back hard. Chongming clearly felt the change in me, and he let go of me a little timidly, and he was a little at a loss for a while.
"I haven't seen you for many years, but I didn't expect you to remember me. I smiled, but I was starting to feel a little sore inside.
"I often go to see you, but it's a pity that you're not there. There was still something shiny in his eyes, but I didn't know why there was such an indescribable strangeness. It seems that the person in front of him has finally appeared, but it has deviated from his memory.
"Dai Dai. He seemed to want to say something more, but Shiso was already in the middle of the two of us. Her smile didn't seem to be as innocent as when she first saw me, and the corners of her mouth were full of sneers.
"Brother Liao, is she the sister you said you lived on the opposite island before, and the one you agreed to marry you when she grows up?"
Chongming didn't hear the jealousy and suspicion in these words, he just looked at my face with tenderness in his eyes, and never looked back. "Yes. Dai, do you know I've been waiting for you for so long! I often sneak out there to find you. But you're always there..."
Suddenly a sour feeling flashed in my heart, yes, I really didn't expect that our first meeting after many years would be in such a situation. The words of the two of them were still echoing in my ears, and I really couldn't think of any other relationship between the two of them besides a couple.
Shigeaki's brow furrowed tightly, and he seemed to wonder why my attitude had suddenly become like this. And I just want to leave early.
"You," I wanted to pounce on him and hug him, but it wasn't the right time or the right place. "Are you free to come and go to Sun Island now?"
"Hmm. You don't know how many times I've been looking for you, Iβ" He was anxious to say something, but I didn't want to linger here any longer. I don't know why, Na Hexin's face always coincides with Shiso's face. It makes me sick all over!
"Iβ" I was going to think about something, but my throat seemed to be clenched by something. I just let out a meaningless sound and bit my lip hard.
Is it a word of despair that cannot be said at this moment? I asked myself in my heart, or did I still have a glimmer of hope for him?
Shigeaki looked at me suspiciously, as if he was at a loss. I don't know if he knows what I'm thinking, and I don't know what he's thinking right now.
Suddenly, my eyes caught a glimpse of the half of the shackle ring he was wearing on his finger. It retains a fresh shine, as if it is only possible to maintain its brightness due to frequent wiping. It can be seen that Chongming cherishes it very much.
However, this is something I can't understand. He was obviously already with Shisu, so why should he cherish such an old thing.
Tangled...
For a moment, I didn't know what to say. But it's a sure thing to get out of here right away.
"I'm leaving. I whispered, and walked past the two of them. Chongming wanted to take my hand, but then it seemed to be blocked by Shiso. I sneered, it all happened so fast that I didn't know what to do about it for a while.
The cold sea soaked my clothes, and I didn't release my spiritual power, just floated gently in the sea, drifting with the current. Strangely, my suicide did not sink me to the bottom of the sea, but actually slowly landed on the edge of my island. I got up from the shallows and slowly walked ashore.
My mind went blank, as if everything I had just experienced was just a dream of my own. I didn't expect that when I left, Chongming's heart no longer belonged to me. But I didn't hate him. For an inexplicable woman who suddenly appeared and said that she would wait for her to grow up and marry herself, the childhood sweetheart is naturally much more reliable.
Besides, the shiso looks good.
Suddenly, my heart was empty, and it seemed that the whole world had left me. From now on, ghosts with teeth and claws will suddenly appear in the night, and there will be no illusion in the daytime.
All this is just because Chongming, in his heart, pretends to be someone else.
I don't seem to feel the point of being here. I've crossed the realm of time, and this is how it will end up?
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking the air behind me, and I turned my head blankly to see a pair of big golden wings flying against the light. The light was dazzling, and I felt dizzy, and I only felt my head sinking, as if the bitter sea water had been sucked into my nose at once.
Violent cough.
A pair of large hands picked me up, then flew half a circle in the air and slowly laid me flat on the beach.
"Dai Dai!" I opened my eyes and looked, yes, it was this face that supported my heart, and even ran through my whole world.
"Chongming..."I gently reached out to stroke his face, and it was exactly the same as I remembered. He's still my Chongming.
He lifted me up, rested my chin on his shoulder, and gently slapped my back. I began to cough violently, and I spat out a mouthful of bitter sea water with a trace of black blood.
He hurriedly wiped the corners of my mouth gently, and then carried me back to a dry and warm place.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you so distant from me? Didn't you tell me that you would marry me when I became an adult? Could it be that my memory is skewed, or is it because of some serious injury that you have lost your memory?" Shigeaki asked as he knelt down on one knee in front of me.
I looked at his concerned face, suspecting that I had just misheard his conversation with Shiso.
"You and Shiso..."
Chongming was stunned, as if he didn't expect me to ask such a question. He frowned, then looked at my face with one of his signature smiles. My heart suddenly softened, and yes, it was the best thing I remembered.
"Are you jealous?" He sat down next to me, and the worry on his face seemed to vanish all at once. "Did you misunderstand what I have to do with Shiso?"
His eyelashes are long, reflected in his eyes, making them even deeper.
I looked at the side of his face, and a strange feeling suddenly rose up, as if we had been living like this for a long time. No one has ever left, just on such an island, such a quiet time, such carefree.
"I just heard your conversation with her. My voice was so small that it seemed like I was petty when I said it, but I knew I had to say it.
"Did you hear it all?" Shigeaki propped his head on his hand and looked at me sideways.
I nodded, then shook my head again, "I just heard you going to talk to your father." And thenβ" I bit my lip, "and saw you push her away in a panic... Seem... Seems to be afraid that I will see it!"
When I finally said this, for some reason, I felt a sense of relief. It was as if these doubts were just a shackle in my heart, and it kept tightening just to suffocate me.
Shigeaki listened carefully to what I said, but there was no embarrassment or discomfort that I expected. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his expression was strange. Finally, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, until tears were already in the corners of his eyes.
He adjusted his body, and then he suddenly fell into my lap. But I didn't push him away, and I didn't even feel the slightest embarrassment. Yes, such a familiar feeling, he is the Chongming in my memory, and the love of my life.
"You know what? My father took me back to Sun Island that day, and I thought you were going to pick me up right away, and I even secretly hid a lot of dry food and gold utensils. But I've waited year after year, and you still haven't shown up.
After a long time, I wondered if I had a dream that seemed beautiful. But, you see. Chongming proudly showed me the ring between his fingers, "This ring is half of the two of us, even if the memory is wrong, but this one will not be wrong." So I just waited. Finally, my father was able to allow me to go out of Sun Island to do some missions. Every time, I came to this island as soon as the mission ended.
However, there is no trace of you here. β
When Chongming said this, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but his brows were slightly furrowed, as if that period was also the last memory he wanted to mention.
My heart ached, too, yes, although I would always think of him at that time. But he never thought that his relentless actions would hurt him like this.
"I'm sorry...", my heart softened, and though I knew how pale this sorry was, I didn't know what else I could say.
Shigeaki smiled. "Fool, is your reappearance to fulfill your promise to me?" he rolled over, his warm breath spraying my face.