Chapter 23: Reconciliation
She was unwilling to give up like this, gave up escaping, and gave up the chance to live.
She didn't eat for days, her face was as white as paper, and she sweated profusely as she ran, and the feeling of panic became heavier and heavier, as if she was being held by someone and swayed from side to side.
Seeing that she was getting slower and slower, Tattered grabbed her hand and led her to run. The warm and thick palm quickly noticed that the thin hand in his hand trembled slightly, and he comforted her anxiously, telling her not to be afraid, they would escape.
Despite the rags that accelerated Chihiro, the speed of the two of them was still getting slower and slower, and they no longer had the advantage of distance.
Chihiro wanted to run faster, but she really couldn't, her head was dizzy as if she was dancing on the clouds, and the buildings around her were distorted.
The two finally ran out of the alley and appeared on a wide dirt road.
The group of people in the back caught up with them, and if they continued like this, both of them would be arrested.
Chihiro knows that she can't escape, and even if she can't escape, she has to escape. In desperation, she stopped, and with the last of her strength, pushed the rags across the road, avoiding a carriage that happened to be coming.
She smiled and thanked him silently.
The next scene was beyond everyone's expectations.
A white and powerful hand suddenly stretched out from the carriage that was passing by Chihiro, grabbed her arm, and dragged someone in.
When the chasing man ran out of the alley, he saw a car running away, and even the man was nowhere to be seen.
"Hi ......"
Chihiro sat cramped, looking at the man with a kind face on the other side, and her heart went up and down.
"What a coincidence...... the smile on her face was about to be overwhelmed, and Hachi didn't seem to have the idea of greeting her.
Xiao Bayi is dressed as a noble son, and the brocade robe shines in the sun carefully. And Chihiro and Tattered, the two of them are smelly and dirty, which is the other extreme.
Tattered swears, he has never seen such a good-looking man in his life. He looked at him obsessively, and after Chihiro slapped him vigorously, he hung his head reluctantly.
Pig teammates! She was dizzy, I don't know if she was angry with this who easily rebelled, and then she fell headlong and didn't know who was wrong, Xiao Bashou was quick and stretched out his arm to support her in time.
It's really a narrow road, this is the last thought in her head.
Chihiro woke up with a set of clean and comfortable clothes.
She raised her arm and sniffed it, the fragrance of flowers lingering on her sleeve and refreshing the tip of her nose.
She relaxed her body to enjoy the warmth of the quilt for a while, and began to think crankily about her current situation, as well as Hachi.
But thinking about a cup of tea, Chihiro heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." She lifted the covers, sat up, and checked her clothes. At this time, she was wearing a plain white short dress and long skirt, the short dress was a little transparent, and the long skirt was breast-high, so on the whole, it was decent.
The person who came was really Hachi.
He held a bowl of fragrant vegetable porridge and walked around the ground, as if he was afraid of overflowing: "Hungry!" ”
Chihiro was in a trance, feeling as if the two had never been separated. But she has a lump in her heart, and she can't do his kind of light and breezy.
She lowered her head, wrung her hands, and did not speak.
He brought a small table, sat down across from Chihiro, pushed the porridge in front of her, and said, "Eat it while it's hot, it's not good when it's cold." ”
"I'm not hungry."
How could she accept his kindness? Chihiro didn't know which mindset to use to face him. She struggled, but her stomach made a loud noise, protesting Chihiro's inhumanity.
Chihiro was extremely embarrassed, and looked at Kohachi out of the corner of her eye, and when she saw him smiling, she felt very embarrassed, so she stopped insisting and drank with a bowl.
When the porridge has bottomed out, Xiaoba said: "Ask someone to serve you another bowl?" ”
"No, I'm full." She shook her head.
The two were silent for a long time.
Chihiro sighed, "Did you come to see me for porridge?" ”
"No, in fact, I want to persuade you to turn back." Hachi hesitated, considering the words.
I really can't chat, what is the call of turning back? Did she kill or set fire?
Enraged, she turned away and ignored him.
"It's like it didn't happen, okay?"
She could hear the sincerity in Hachi's voice.
"I ......" she was a little dazed, did she really want to go back? The experience of these days was very different from what she had imagined, and even several times she was wandering in danger, she could not be sure, the reality was far more complicated than she had imagined.
At present, the optimal solution is obviously to return to Hachi's side and continue to complete the task of not tying the boat.
"I can't help you except drag you back." She lowered her head, the task of not tying the boat was too difficult for her.
"You're not holding back, and it's not always easy to find a target." Hachi comforts her.
Hachi's words were like opening up some function in Chihiro's body, her eyes were swollen and painful, and a sour grievance appeared in her heart.
Women are to be coaxed, this is a truth that is always correct and practical, and it has been summed up through countless practices.
"I already have a history of escaping, will I be able to come back if I don't tie the boat?" She squirmed her lips, showing signs of slackness.
Xiao Ba was stunned for a moment, and then understood: "It's okay, I told it that it doesn't care." ”
Chihiro hung her head, and the tears in her eyes were not falling.
Xiaoba made persistent efforts: "Come back, let's work together, we will definitely be able to complete it." ”
Together? She looked up into his eyes, and his soft words rang in her ears.
Her belly had just been filled with warm and sweet porridge, and she was in a dilapidated room that was no longer dark and leaky, and there were no strangers who did anything to her, and even her clothes could be worn beautifully and comfortably.
"Hmm." Chihiro snorted, tears rolling in her eyes as she reached out and picked up the spoon, intending to eat the rest of the bowl.
Bury his face in the bowl, and he will not see himself crying. But you can't really cry, that would be too embarrassing. She tried to keep her eyes open so that the tears did not fall.
Although the sound made by Chihiro's nose was small, it also made Hachi breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at Chihiro's small action of wanting to cover up, and shook his head helplessly, but he didn't intend to poke it: "I'll go get you a bowl of porridge again." With that, he turned around and walked out.
Chihiro saw him close the door and quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
It's back to square one.
When it comes to tasks, the two don't have a solution yet. Chihiro still doesn't know what her abilities are, and even if she knows abilities, how to use them skillfully and find people is a problem. Hachi knows that there are some things that can't be rushed.
He needs to give Chihiro time and space to grow, thinking of this, he has a pain in his head, the two should go to the laboratory again before they leave, but he is not sure that Chihiro will cooperate with him, or walk out intact.
How nice it would be if he could do this task alone!