20. Twenty

The most painful tears flowed from the grave, for the words that had not yet been spoken and the things that had not yet been done.

Liu Fanxu held the bouquet with both hands, lowered her eyes, the expression on her face was hidden among the flowers, and her voice was nasal, "I like it." Rhett was on her lap like a child seeking forgiveness, his head tilted, his gaze exploring her expression, his eyes filled with longing and urgency. He could hear something strange in her voice, and he wasn't sure if she was crying, but he knew she liked it. He finally didn't mess up again, Morgan was right, girls like flowers, and he was very glad that he didn't follow the introduction of the flower shop owner to choose roses, but chose this bouquet of lilies by his own feelings, and he could see that they happened to be Liu Fanxu's favorite flowers.

Red guessed right, the lily was indeed her favorite flower, but it was also the flower she hated the most. Her fingertips trembled, and her heart was so complicated that she couldn't have said, "Spencer, how did you think of giving me a lily?" Red pursed his lips and rolled his fingers around the ribbon on the bouquet, "I think it's perfect for you." "Suitable? Liu Fanxu's eyes rolled, how could it be suitable, she was a Slytherin drowning in the dark, she had nothing in common with the red-haired and blue-eyed Gryffindor, how could she be this kind of flower that symbolized purity. Just, she held the bouquets in both hands and put them on the desk, then gently held Red's hand, "Spencer, thank you." "To be able to make her the flower of holiness that she desires, she never imagined that she would have such a day, to be regarded as the most beautiful lily by her beloved. It doesn't matter, whether Red just treats her as family, whether Red will fall in love with someone else someday. She'll remember that day, Professor Snape, and she'll see why you've given all your life to the warmth of that moment of your childhood.

She cupped Rhett's cheek and leaned forward to kiss the center of his brow, her eyelashes trembling and slightly closed, "Spencer, I love you." "Whether as a family member or as a lover, my heart is eternal. Rhett's eyelids trembled, his hands clenched nervously, and when he finally walked out of the blank world, remembering that he should give an answer, Liu Fanxu had already walked to the kitchen with a lily in his hand, he stood up and chased after her back, and said hurriedly, "Ajia, I love you too." It's just that he has missed the opportunity to confess, his words are just taken by her as a family greeting each other, she turned around and smiled at him, "I know" and continued to arrange the bouquet in her hand. Red's mouth was pouted in frustration, his shoulders drooped unresponsively, and he seemed to have messed up again.

"Ah, by the way, Spencer, I'll be away for a few days tomorrow and go to Los Angeles." Liu Fanxu held a vase full of lilies, put it on the dining table, suddenly remembered her new job, and hurriedly said. "What?" Red frowned and walked quickly to her, he was hit in the head by another piece of bad news before he could mourn the missed opportunity, "What are you doing in Los Angeles?" You're leaving? You said you wouldn't leave me, without my permission. She hurriedly appeased his displeasure and explained, "You misunderstood, Spencer, I just got a job and need to go to Los Angeles for a few days to train and will be back soon." Red still looked very unhappy, he locked his eyebrows, pursed his mouth and complained, "You said that you will accompany me, who will take care of my food, clothing, housing and transportation when you leave." Liu Fanxu smiled, raised his hand to poke his bulging cheek and said, "Spencer, even if I stay at home every day, I can't accompany you." You're going to work, you're going to be very busy, and I don't want to be alone, don't worry, I'll be back soon, my place of work is still Quantico, just go to Los Angeles for a few days of training, and I can still take care of your food, clothing, housing and transportation. ”

"Why did you think of looking for a job? What is the job? The words that Red stopped stuck in his throat because he remembered what Morgan had said that he couldn't let her live with him forever, especially when he didn't have much time to spend with her in the future, and she needed to have her own life. Liu Fanxu lowered his eyes, and the smile on his face continued, "I just suddenly feel that I should be more valuable, just like you, I have found my own position, and I want to try it too." She approached Red, her arms around his waist, her face pressed against his chest, "It's not particularly busy, it's just some calibration." I have a lot of freedom, especially since I can choose when and where I want to travel, and I think if you're going to go out to another state, maybe we can have a chance encounter or something. Am I breaking the rules by doing so? ”

"No, you just happen to be there on a business trip, don't you?" The dark clouds on Red's face disappeared in an instant, the corners of his mouth were raised high, and the smile in his eyes was thick like thick honey. He hugged her body tightly, lowered his head and kissed her on the top of her hair, "I thought we were going to be defeated by reality, I was scared, have we reconciled?" She chuckled softly, then rubbed against the hem of his shirt and nodded, "Yes, Spencer, we're reconciled." Red exhaled exaggeratedly, "Let's not have any more conflicts in the future, okay?" She tugged at her eyelashes and whispered, "Okay, Spencer." ”

Coming out of the kitchen, Red shook off the water stains on his hands and saw Liu Fanxu sitting at the desk again. He pulled a chair and sat down beside her, holding his chin and tilting his head, watching her eyes droop, and the snow-white fingertips holding the pen and writing beautiful and smooth flower characters. He raised his hand and pulled out one of the books in front of her, and asked in a low voice as he read it, "How did you come up with the idea of writing a thesis on alchemy?" Are you going to look into this? Liu Fanxu hooked the corners of his mouth, but the action of writing in his hand did not stop, "No, it's just a pastime, just like you go to study for a master's degree in order to relax." Writing essays relaxes me. Red raised the corners of his mouth, lowered his eyelashes, and quickly looked at the two brick-thick hardcover books in his hand, "Nice pastime." That's why you don't organize your catalog. Hey, this book is interesting" He closed the cover with his backhand to check the author and title, then his eyebrows furrowed, and he muttered in confusion, "The Guide to Advanced Transfiguration by Emory Swich Why haven't I heard of this." He opened the place he had just seen again, "It's weird, but it's funny!" Is it a fantasy story? No, it's more like a textbook, how can someone write a textbook about something that doesn't exist zài? However, some theories are also a little interesting, well, so strange. ”

Liu Fanxu listened to him muttering to himself, the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger, and what he was holding in his hand was the seventh-year Hogwarts Transfiguration textbook. She cleared all the magic books from the backlash, imprisoned all the moving pictures, and placed them within Rhett's reach, telling the truth in her own way in silence. Red, on the other hand, does not seem to be averse to these strange and novel knowledge, and he even reads them with relish, which, in his words, may seem absurd but allow him to think about the true meaning of nature in a different way.

"Aga, we'll say yes." Red put down the book, rubbed his eyebrows, and then turned his head to say this to her. She was stunned for a moment, remembering the promise she had made to him during the day, put down the pen, and pushed Red, "Go take a shower, I'm going to prepare." Red obediently got up, and she asked again, "Do you have any requirements?" On the question of what books you want me to read. She held her chin and blinked her eyes, looking teachable. Red turned his head to look at her, wrinkled his nose, pondered for a few seconds, and quickly replied, "I want to hear this from Sherlock Holmes." She smiled and nodded, exclaiming, "Oh, mystery fan. ”

Liu Fanxu held the collector's edition of "Sherlock Holmes" in his hand, walked to the side of the bed, pulled a chair and sat down, put the three books on his lap, raised his eyes to look at Rhett, who was lying flat on the bed, and asked with a chuckle, "Which one do you want to listen to?" "Four Signatures", "Bohemian Scandal" or "The Hound of the Baskervilles"? ”

"Did you point out these three because you liked them the most?" Red leaned over his arms and looked sideways at her, a smile on his face. She nodded, her fingertips rubbing the cover, "Legend has it that Erin Adler was the only lady Holmes ever had a crush on, and this story is indeed a wonderful encounter, isn't it?" It's a pity that Sherlock Holmes and Erin Adler can only be utopian sympathy after all, but they can't really be together in real life. ”

Rhett's disapproving pout, "In fact, you just added romantic fantasies, and the whole story does not reflect the details of Sherlock Holmes's love for Erin Adler, he just changed his discrimination against women because of this smart woman, he just respected her." Liu Fanxu raised his eyebrows, "I am extending the follow-up development, but making a man who has always had a bad feeling for a woman have a feeling of respect, it already shows that this man has a good impression of this woman." Remember, he bluntly pointed out that the king was not worthy of this beautiful and intelligent woman. ”

"If you have to say that." Red pouted unconvinced, Liu Fanxu smiled and narrowed his eyes, and continued to hit him, "Hey, come on, Spencer, you just don't want to admit that a man like Sherlock Holmes can also have feelings for women." However, this is probably the only time in his life that he has been occupied by reasoning. And all the while, Erin Adler didn't notice what kind of traces she left in his heart as one of the four people who defeated Sherlock Holmes. ”