Chapter 200: An Exile in the Name of Freedom (Part II)
"This, I don't blame you for a long time, not to mention that Zosi is kind to you, you are originally his person, but you have been completing the tasks he gave you...... You don't have to do it out of apologies. β
"What if, not just to apologize?" He said, his gaze never so calm as it was now, but it was surging endlessly.
I was stunned, and suddenly I saw him leaning closer, one hand fixed on my neck at the same time, and his delicate face intertwined with my side face, and before I could react to this sudden move, I heard his voice close to my ear come low and clear.
"This may be the only time I tell you this, Qingyu, I want you to live freely and casually."
My heart suddenly overflowed with rain, trapping me in it, and I couldn't move an inch.
At this moment, I felt as if I was drowning, and I smiled at me distantly as he looked at his face that was gradually pulling away, "I hope you like my gift." β
Then he turned around, took two steps, and suddenly turned around.
"Oh yes, there's something I'd like to tell you, though...... Adding vinegar at the right time would be a good flavoring for love, but ......"
He winked at me, his brow hooked up with a rare hint of mystery.
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At Christmas, the ice and snow envelop the whole world, and the air is filled with hymn-like blessings, like a slow chanting. There doesn't seem to be a wedding that opens in such a holy way without a fairytale ending.
As I slowly stepped onto the castle's endless red carpet with Jossi's arm in the arm, guests on both sides stood up to greet me. Scattered along the way, white rose petals are scattered under the wide dome of snow-white Roman columns, like a grand and solemn snowfall.
Every step you take. The wedding dress was in full bloom and dreamy and gorgeous all the way, and Zoxi turned his head sideways, and the smile cast at me seemed to become ethereal and distant through the petals dancing in the sky.
I swept my gaze over every part of the solemn and luxurious scenery of the mansion, O ancient family that has lasted for a hundred years, may you bless the noble Furkmins clan with eternal honor.
Finally, at the end of the red carpet, Zosi and I stood in front of the priest's stage. The audience fell silent to the melodious sound of the violin.
"Zosi, the groom? Mr. Furmings, would you like to marry Ruori? Miss Furmings is his wife, whatever the circumstances. No matter what is difficult, we must love and respect each other as husbands. Can I swear to fulfill my husband's responsibilities? β
"Yes. I swear. Zosi said.
The last white rose scattered in the air fell to the ground, smashing down the terminator of the harmonious movement.
"The bride is left to weave? Miss Furcummings, would you marry Jossy? Mr. Furcmins is a wife, and no matter what the situation or any difficulty, she must love and respect each other as a wife. Can you swear to fulfill your wife's responsibilities? β
"I'm sorry, I can't." I say.
It's like a bomb dropped into deep water. After a moment of absolute silence, a huge wave rose into the sky.
The atmosphere above began to crackle visibly.
All the surprised eyes shot at me, and I muttered, repeating, "Sorry, I can't." For love is the selfish desire of the human soul that even God will praise, and it is the most sacred emotion that cannot be coerced, distorted, escaped, or disguised. β
Zoshi squeezed my hand tightly, and his deep voice actually contained a plea, "Ruori ......"
I looked at him and said, word for word, "I would give my life in exchange for an exile in the name of freedom." β
With that, I broke away from his hand, and his fingertips were so weak that he could almost easily escape.
I picked up my skirt, and my white canvas shoes stepped across the red carpet, like a romantic white rose that really bloomed, one by one, one after another.
At this moment, the white roses stretched out, as if they were blooming directly in the bottom of my heart, clusters and brightness.
The crowd seemed to be at a loss for a moment, and I ran through the long hall of the castle, only to hear the noisy and chaotic sound behind me like droplets of water exploding in a pan of oil, and no one caught up.
I took the opportunity to escape from the entrance of the hall, and someone quickly closed the gate of the castle, blocking the footsteps of a group of bodyguards who were chasing after me behind me, and I knew that it must have been arranged by Ye Ningchen in advance.
"Don't be afraid, Miss, we'll escort you." Sure enough, a low voice came from my side, and several men in black crowded around me, pulling me quickly through the long courtyard, shooting and repelling the pursuit behind me as I fled.
"Missβ"
"Miss Ruori stop!"
The sound of urgent shouts behind me was accompanied by the sound of warning gunfire, and Zosi's men chased after me, and although they were afraid to actually shoot, such a shot slowly dispersed the dozen or so people who were guarding me.
As we turned a few trees and bushes and hid in one corner, the man next to us motioned for a few men to run in the other direction, diverting the pursuers.
I took a moment's breath, and in a blink of an eye, another wave of people came after me, they were obviously more ferocious, and they began to shoot recklessly.
I was dragged by the crowd, desperately trying to escape, listening to the sound of gunfire whistling in my ears, and wandering around the bushes, hiding and hiding, and in a few moments there was no one left beside me except for the man who had held me all along.
After temporarily cutting off the close pursuit behind me, we leaned on a rockery to rest for a while, and then I realized that the man who had been pulling me away had been shot in the arm at some point.
"Miss, this is not the way to go." He gasped lowly, "We're going to catch up sooner or later...... Why don't you climb over this rockery and escape from the back yard of the castle, where I will play hide and seek with them, where the trees will obscure their vision, and they will not notice it for a while......"
I nodded, "Then be careful." β
As he spoke, he fired a shot into the distance, and as a group of people followed, he fled in one direction, diverting the crowd away. Hiding in the hidden place of the rockery, I quietly came out at this time and climbed up the large rocks.
Fortunately, the skill of skipping class over the wall when I was young has long been practiced, and although I have not used it for many years, I have never been unfamiliar.
Slowly, I carefully crossed the top of the rockery, the hem of the long wedding dress was already messy and inconvenient, so I simply found a tear that had been cut between the trees when I had just escaped, and tore it hard along the gap, tearing off the entire hem and throwing it away at will.
While carefully pacing down the rocks, he finally jumped to the grass under the rockery.
I got up and took a look around the quiet place, presumably they hadn't expected to come to the back yard of the castle to follow them, I patted the dust on my hands, and the corners of my lips couldn't help but rise to the ground. (To be continued.) )