The corners of his lips gradually raised into a smile, and under the reflection of the blurry halo, it turned into a profound.

I was surprised, it was obvious that I had been hesitating for so long, and when I really clarified my mind and faced it directly, I realized that I could do it so naturally.

The light moon faded away, the sky became darker, and the night air smelled of dampness.

Is it going to rain?

I hung my head and shook the warm phone in my pocket.

Layers of longing immediately rippled in my heart, like the warmth of hot cocoa, accompanied by a refreshing sweet fragrance.

I picked up my phone and dialed his number.

"Hey." In a moment, the phone was answered, and the elegant low voice and the night breeze gently came, with a breathtaking magic.

I couldn't help but curl the corners of my lips, "Is it okay?" ”

"Well, it's fine." With a calm response, I could already imagine the arc of his lips that was always in charge.

The night breeze was a little cold, seeping in through the cracks in the corners of the clothes, maybe it was really going to rain, I couldn't help but wrap my coat and asked softly, "Then, if you finish tonight, what time will it be?" ”

He hesitated for a moment, as if in thought, "...... I'm afraid it's going to take more than three hours - what's wrong? ”

"It's fine." I raised my wrist, and the time showed half past seven, "In that case...... When you're done, can you come to my house? ”

"What's going on? I'll go now—" He said with some nervousness in his tone.

I smiled lightly, "No, don't worry." Just ......"

He seemed to understand something, and his voice immediately contained a smile, "It's just, does Yu'er miss me?" ”

You don't have to guess to know that there is a lot of playfulness in his eyes. It's just that his doting title surprised me. It was just two short words, and in an instant something melted into my heart, and I was almost powerless to resist.

"Then, you wait for me, and I'll finish it as soon as possible." He smiled and continued.

I steadied my tone. Gently and calmly, "It's okay, don't worry, I'll wait for you." ”

Yes, I'll wait for you, no matter what time it is.

"Okay, I'll see you later."

"Hmm."

Hung up the phone, and there was a warmth spreading in the bottom of my heart, it turned out. When someone can think about it, someone can think about it, someone can touch your joys, sorrows, and sorrows, it is such a pure joy, this joy, maybe familiar, but so different.

I took a deep breath, and the cool wind at night seemed to bring some warmth.

Come to think of it, due to the chaos of the whole day, except for the chocolate that he had only drunk one sip in the morning. He hasn't eaten anything yet, so ......

I looked around. There's a mall just around the corner, so maybe I can make him a late-night snack.

I suddenly recalled the document that was enshrined as the law of survival by the Si family as the general assistant of the division back then, "The President's Preferences and Taboos", and I still remember that in those unbelievable terms, I had seen Si Tianzhe's strange habits of hating soft food and hating sweet and greasy things.

I couldn't help but chuckle at the material that took a whole day to digest. Now, it seems to come in handy.

*

An hour later, when I got home, I opened the door and walked into the courtyard to see the orange lights in the distance.

Nik must not have slept yet. Recently, thanks to Ye Ningchen for taking care of him, sometimes picking him up and going to class, I really shared a lot for me.

The night sky was overcast, and there was no longer a cool moon.

The house was getting closer and closer, and the sound of gentle footsteps mingled in the empty courtyard, and the night was dark and quiet, and some strange feelings arose in my heart for no reason.

I shook my head and laughed at myself for being nervous, everything was clear and calm as usual, could it be that I hadn't returned overnight, and it was like a world away?

I walked up the steps, opened the door, and stepped inside.

The warmth that came up to the body was immediately enveloped, and in the fireplace in the living room, the firewood burned with a strong heat, and the orange-red fire jumped happily, with a bloodthirsty cruelty that devoured everything.

Up close, the crackling sound seemed to turn into a gloomy smile, like an invitation to hell.

In the light of the fire, I held my mind and fixed my gaze, and finally saw clearly.

Finally, I saw it clearly.

It's so warm around, replacing the coolness of the clothes all the way, but this temperature has nothing to do with me.

The flames flickered brightly and dimly on the white faces of the people in front of them, generally bright, half dark.

It's been nearly a year and a half, and just when I thought I could finally escape from destiny and love what I loved freely without fear of the shackles imposed by others, fate once again pulled the past before my eyes.

Those torn memories were the past I never wanted to touch again, and now—

For some reason, I wanted to laugh.

It turns out that between the escapes, there are indeed catastrophes that we cannot predict.

Sitting casually on the sofa, Jossi's eyes dyed a blinding red from the flames, he stood up, every step seemed like a proclamation.

I have completely cut off the consciousness of escape, and I am standing still, waiting for the final judgment of the demons.

However, he did not pounce on me and tear me apart, nor did he forcibly imprison me and take me away, and he did not even feel a moment of gloom around him.

He just stood in front of me and gently embraced me into his arms.

"Finally, I can see you, Ruori."

I was already unconscious, and even the struggle was superfluous, but I was still stunned, hugging my body at this moment, when did I become so thin? The tragedy faded, the yin disappeared, and for a moment, I suddenly felt that he was still the pure and noble boy in my heart, Ling Ranqing was like ice and snow, as if he could melt into the scorching fire at this moment.

No.

The purity of his youth has long since faded, and now he is the head of the family who looks down on the world, the leader of a consortium that overturns the business world in a backhand, and the murderous demon who can kill people in an instant.

What's more, a cold-blooded emperor who is paranoid and extreme, and does not tolerate disobedience from others.

Isn't such a sensational scene enough?

For me, it's really, that's enough......

His body was wrapped in layers of exquisite and exquisite clothing, luxurious, dazzling and charming, but it had lost its temperature.

"Ruori. How are you doing? His voice was distant and faint, as if it were blowing from a distance, and there was no sense of reality at all.

Good or bad, you must know better than me now.

If you can stand before me, you must have known all things beforehand. Why bother to stage this kind of drama of reunion after a long absence.

He seemed to see through what I was thinking, and let me go, his eyes fixed on my face, "I want to hear Ruori himself." ”

I still don't have a word.

Now that it has fallen into his hands, all thoughts have perished, and if you want to kill or chop off, are you still afraid that I will not obey?

Looking at my indifferent face, his eyebrows tightened invisibly, as if to imply some kind of pain. Then he pulled away a soft smile and brushed it aside, "Are you composing?" Liuori has really changed, I remember when I was a child, I only learned one piece and refused to learn again, my father invited the best pianist in the country at that time to teach you you and you refused, and now you play so well, and, in the past, everything always had to be taken care of. Now I know how to take care of others......"

Take care of others! I jerked towards him, blood rushing up to my brain. It made my temples ache for a while, and I couldn't care about anything anymore, so I lost my voice and asked, "What did you do with Nik!" ”

There is no doubt that he can talk to me so calmly at this moment, he must already have a handle in hand! If I hadn't been sure that I would have willingly gone with him, he wouldn't have appeared.

It's my carelessness. Ignoring Nik!

Beliefs that had long been extinguished were rekindled, yes, and Nik, who had killed Bella and was no surprise to Nik now. I didn't dare to think about it anymore, and I struggled to hold on to my fainting body and approached him, using all my strength every word, "I warn you, if you dare to move Nik, I will die with you." ”

He seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly grabbed my shoulder, his voice was actually a little trembling, "Ruori, I'...... I don't mean to force you, even Nik, I order them to be kind to him, I just want to see you, I want to be with you......"

"Didn't you mean to force me?" I grinned and laughed out loud, "Is your compulsion less?" ”

If it weren't for your compulsion, because of your decision to give me away without hesitation, why did I run away from my family and wander here?

If it weren't for your compulsion, why would I have to go back to that big cage in the Furcummings house, and get myself bruised in order to escape?

If it weren't for your compulsion, what would I have been hiding three times and twice?

Even Nik, because of your compulsion, lost his only loved one and was adrift for a while.

Now you tell me that you didn't mean to force me?

"Ruori," he called in a trembling voice, even the arm that was holding me was trembling, "you believe me, I stayed with Nik just to keep you and be with you, I admit that I was too anxious before, it was because I was really scared, afraid of losing you...... Don't worry, as long as you don't leave me, I promise to treat him well, and we can start again, and everything will be the same as before, okay? ”

Listening to his endless explanations, I was once again disillusioned with the fierceness of the pie, and I was soaked with cold to the bone.

I may be able to fight, hide so far, the days of cautious walking on thin ice are really tired, I can't escape for the rest of my life, I'd rather face him like this, let everything have an end happily, and make my heart have a complete redemption, even if the jade is burned, it doesn't matter if I fight for my life.

Just, what should Nik do?

I can't let him suffer any more harm for me.

It was fated to be so, and there was nothing to be done. I slowly closed my eyes.

"Ruori, you...... You said yes, didn't you? Seeing that I was speechless for a while, Zoshi let me go, his pupils trembling slightly, accompanied by a light that could be extinguished at any time.

"Let Nik go." I don't take any warm words down.

He lowered his gaze and then looked at me, his eyes a little evasive, "I'm sorry Ruori, I can't agree." ”

"You!" I hate it.

"I'm sorry, Ruori, I'm sorry, I'm really scared without Nik...... I'm afraid of you...... I'm sorry......" He tightened his grip on my shoulder unconsciously, apologized, and locked me in his arms.

There shouldn't have been any illusions about his kindness.

I closed my eyes in despair, as if my whole heart had been lost in this instant. (To be continued......)

PS: Who is the little princess of our family, will it be simple, or will the queen return? Stay tuned~