Chapter 16: Wishes
At the end of the dinner, the crowd dispersed, and although Yiqi Mansion was still lively, it was much quieter than before. Yi Qi sat in the lobby hall, no matter what her family was talking about, she only thought about her own affairs. Suddenly, Yi Qi Mancao called her, and she came back to her senses and looked at Yi Qi Mancao: "Huh? β
"Third sister, what do you think of your marriage to Brother Tianyu?"
"Huh?" Yi Qi Wanxi was very puzzled, and tilted her head slightly to look at Yi Qi Mingzhi.
"Tianyu also said that he will give you the grandest wedding in Shanghai, when do you plan to marry him?" Yi Qi Mingzhi asked.
When Yi Qi Wanxi heard this, she was inexplicably disappointed in her heart, looked down at the ring on her hand, and said, "I don't know either." β
Yi Qizang crossed his legs, propped his elbows on his thighs, gently touched his chin with his hand, and said jokingly: "Wanxi won't be unwilling, right?" β
When the sound fell, Yi Qi Mancao hurriedly retorted: "The third sister and Brother Tianyu are childhood sweethearts, and they are in love, how can they not be willing?" β
"Oh......" Yi Qi Zang looked at Yi Qi Wanxi's eyes with a bit of amusement and suspicion, "Really?" β
"There's no rush yet, right?" Yi Qi Wanxi tried not to look at Yi Qi Zang, raised her eyes to look at Yi Qi Mingzhi, and asked, "You have to prepare well for this matter, right?" β
When everyone was silent, Yi Qi Wanxi moved the topic to Yi Qi Mancao: "It's a vine, what about your marriage with the Si family?" β
"That's ......," Yi Qihui thought as he said.
"Why does Mancao like the little master of the Si family?" Yi Qi Zang looked at Yi Qi Vine and asked interestingly, "Do you little girls like Sinan's?" β
"Both?" Yi Qi Mancao squinted slightly, she cared about who else liked Sinan besides herself.
But Yi Qizang's focus is obviously different from hers. As if he hadn't heard what Yi Qi Mancao said, Yi Qi Zang asked again: "Brother Mingyu is more mature and can take care of people, right?" Why don't you like Brother Yu? β
Yi Qi Mancao didn't speak, and Yi Qi Zang said again: "Si Yu and Si Nan are brothers, they have the same family background, they both look the same, and their height is about the same, and Si Yu is more mature than Si Nan, if I were a girl, I would like Si Yu." β
"Then you like to go." Yi Qi Mancao said angrily, "If you like me, you have to like me?" So why don't you like what I like? β
When Yi Qizang heard this, he chuckled: "Don't be angry, I'm just analyzing the pros and cons for you as a brother." β
"My own business, I don't need you to analyze the pros and cons for me." Yi Qi Mancao said, don't turn your face.
"Really?" Seeing this, Yi Qizang suddenly became angry, "But your second brother and I know Sinan better than you." Listen to my brother's advice, don't be obsessed with Sinan, he won't like you. β
When Yi Qi Mancao heard this, he suddenly got up and looked at Yi Qi Zang, and said, "What do you know?" You're not him. The voice was not loud, but the tone was fierce. After Yi Qi Mancao finished speaking, he strode out.
Seeing that Yi Qi Mancao seemed to be really angry, Yi Qi Zang put down his legs, sat up straight, looked at Yi Qi Mancao's distant back, shook his head a little helplessly, and said, "Hey, why are you angry." Then he looked back at Yi Qi Wanxi and said, "I'm just telling the truth." β
Yi Qi Wanxi only smiled indifferently, got up slowly, saluted Yi Qi Mingzhi, and said, "I'll go and see the vines." Seeing Yi Qi Mingzhi nodding, he turned around and walked away.
Yi Qi Wanxi caught up with Yi Qi Mancao and followed her to the back garden.
At the end of September, at night in the back garden of Yiqi Mansion, the drizzle was drizzling and the evening breeze was cold. Yi Qi tightened her coat and sat on the chair in the garden pavilion with Yi Qi Mancao.
Because it was very late and the night was very dark, the lights in the back garden were still some distance from the pavilion, Yi Qi Wanxi couldn't see Yi Qi Mancao's expression clearly, and only heard Yi Qi Mancao's very soft voice trembling: "Third sister, do you have any special wishes that you want to fulfill?" β
Yi Qi Mancao's voice was very soft, so Yi Qi couldn't tell if she was too cold or crying. Yi Qiwan couldn't tell the difference, and didn't ask, only asked softly: "Huh?" β
"Actually, I'm quite envious of the third sister." Yi Qi Mancao's voice was still soft and trembling. She sniffled, and Yi Qi Wanxi knew that she was crying.
"What do you envy me?" Yi Qi asked gently.
"You and Brother Tianyu are childhood sweethearts, and they are in love with each other. Even after five years, you are still jealously sweet. Yi Qi Mancao said, chuckling, "How many people in Shanghai don't envy the love between the three thousand gold of Yi Qi Mansion and the eldest young master of the Qi family?" β
Love...... Yi Qi Wanxi thought to herself in her heart, but she chuckled lightly and said, "What is there to envy." β
"Third sister, you are already very happy." Yi Qi Mancao said, snorting again, "At least the person you like also likes you, and you're still together." β
When Yi Qi heard this, she was silent for a moment, but only said, "There is nothing to envy." β
Yi Qi Wanxi knew that there were so many words, and she couldn't talk to Yi Qi Mancao. There are many things, and you can only know by yourself.
"The third sister is really ......" Yi Qi Mancao didn't know if she laughed, because her voice was crying, "I don't know how to be blessed in the midst of blessings." How good is Brother Tianyu to you, there is nothing to envy? β
When Yi Qi heard this, her heart trembled suddenly, and she unconsciously stroked the ring on her finger.
"The third sister shouldn't have any special wishes that haven't been realized, right?" Yi Qi Mancao said, tilting her head slightly to look at Yi Qi Wanxi, "After all, compared like this, the third sister is simply a winner in life." β
Yi Qi raised her eyes and looked at Yi Qi vine grass in a light that was not strong, and heard her say: "The third sister has not experienced the same thing as me, and it is impossible to empathize with me, so I think it is useless for me to talk to the third sister." But if I don't, I'll be even more uncomfortable. β
Yi Qi Wanxi was always silent, and the night wind mixed with drizzle drifted on Yi Qi Wanxi's face, cold.
"The third sister wouldn't want to be with someone she didn't like, right?" Yi Qi Mancao's voice was very soft, but his tone was very firm, "I have thought about many kinds of future with Sinan, if it weren't for Sinan, I would rather die alone." β
When Yi Qi Wanxi heard this, she inexplicably admired Yi Qi vine grass in her heart. But I heard Yi Qi Mancao say: "But third sister, you say, is this worth it?" β
Yi Qi Wanxi had too many things to say to Yi Qi Mancao, but Yi Qi Wanxi only said one sentence after filtering it in her mind: "If you think it's worth it, he's worth it." β
"But......" Yi Qi Mancao's voice lowered a little, "I don't know. β
Yi Qi Wanxi chuckled, got up, and said, "It's a little cold outside, it's not too early, go back to the house and rest." β
The sound of high heels stepping on the bluestone pavement sounded in the night, mixed with the sound of the wind blowing the leaves, which was very pleasant. The two backs gradually faded away, dissolving into the night.
At night, the rain is like beans, and the wind blows the leaves in the yard, which is very gloomy. A slight cry suddenly sounded in the dark room, adding to the eerie feeling of this rainy night.
The wind blew open the half-hidden window, and through the bed curtain blew through Yi Qi's scattered hair.
In the dark, she sat in the middle of the bed, hugging herself tightly and curling up like a cat. Her eyelashes, wet with tears, trembled slightly, and the tears were especially clear in the night.
It's not the first time you suddenly wake up crying in the middle of the night like this. But my heart has never hurt so much.
Recently, Yi Qi Wanxi has always blamed herself, and all the negative emotions are hidden in her heart, which makes Yi Qi Wanxi very depressed.
Yi Qi Wanxi thought of Yi Qi Mancao's words again: "Third sister, do you have any special wishes that you want to fulfill?" β
"Yes." Yi Qi spoke softly, and the faint trilling voice was also very clear in the quiet room, "Yes, ......"
I especially want to fulfill my wishes...... Absolutely......
If she could, she would like to go back in time to when she was fourteen years old. It doesn't matter who one of them, just one, as long as one of them doesn't meet.
Yi Qi Wanxi said that the most regrettable thing is "Qi Tianyu will not marry in this life". Heaven was like a joke, making her think that there was only Qi Tianyu in the whole world, and after she made a promise, she arranged another person to tug at her heartstrings. It's hard to say about fate, and the heart is also very changeable, just one glance made her feel betrayed in an instant.
"Wanxi." The spring sun shone warmly in the back garden of Yiqi Mansion, and Yiqi Mingzhi called Yiqi Wanxi, who was passing by.
"Daddy?" Yi Qi Wanxi approached Yi Qi Mingzhi and didn't notice the two people beside him, "What's wrong?" β
"Take your brother Si Yu for a walk." Yi Qi Mingzhi said, and said to the person in military uniform next to him, "This is my third daughter, Yi Qi Wanxi." β
The man looked Yi Qi Wanxi up and down, nodded lightly, and said, "The fiancΓ©e of the eldest young master of the Qi family." Then he said to the young man beside him, "It's rare to come to Yiqi Mansion once and have a good walk with Wanxi." I have something to talk about with Master Yiqi. β
"Yes, father." The young man said, nodding slightly at the man and Yi Qi Mingzhi and then turned to look at Yi Qi Wanxi, "It's hard work, Third Miss." I wonder if it's because the spring sun shines on his handsome face, which looks flawless, and its platinum-colored pupils are translucent. His voice was soft but indifferent, and his gaze was calm but haughty. But the moment Yi Qi raised his eyes to meet his gaze looking down at him slightly, his heart beat suddenly.
At that moment, Yi Qi Wanxi began to believe in fate. At that moment, Yi Qi Wanxi began to believe in fate.
The two of them walked on the stairs of the arched bridge near the stone railing, and their figures were reflected in the calm and mirror-like surface of the lake.
"Your name is Si Yu?" Yi Qi stepped up the stairs with her skirt and asked Si Yu without looking back. This was the first line of dialogue between them.
"Hmm." He replied simply.
"Is it Zhou Yu's Yu?" Yi Qi asked again.
"Yes." He was slightly surprised, but still didn't say much.
"Nice name." Yi Qi smiled lightly.
I don't know if Yi Qi Wanxi's praise was too sudden, Si Yu didn't answer, just looked at Yi Qi Wanxi's back.
Yi Qi Wanxi stopped at the highest point of the arched bridge, lowered the hem of her skirt, and turned to look at the lake under the bridge. Seeing this, Si Yu stopped beside her and also looked at the lake.
"Do you have someone you like?" Yi Qi Wanxi was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned her head to look at Si Yu and asked.
Yi Qi Wanxi suddenly asked, Si Yu was a little confused about her purpose in asking this question, so she didn't answer, just looked at her indifferently.
Yi Qi Wanxi and Si Yu looked at each other for a few seconds, and saw that he didn't mean to answer himself, so he turned his head and continued to look under the bridge. The figures of the two were reflected on the surface of the lake, and due to the breeze, the lake surface was flooded with microwaves, and the figures of the two also trembled with the water waves.