Before I Grow Old + Yokogawa Three Moves (continued) Section 9
The atmosphere dropped to the freezing point, Chen Lian's eyes were covered with a layer of blood, Shi Jiamu instinctively sensed the danger, his heart thumped, and he sat still as if he had been caught in an evil spirit.
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid of a little woman......" He swallowed his saliva, pinched his palms desperately with his fingernails, and forced himself to calm down, but the body refused to obey the will, and he could only accept the arrangement of fate.
Chen Lian stared at him for a long time, and for a moment, Shi Jiamu thought that she would pounce on him, bite his neck, and suck his blood dry!
He was suddenly blessed with a heart, and he said stubbornly, "I have read every book you borrowed. β
"What?" She was a little surprised.
"I've seen you before you came to Songjiang Middle School, and more than once. Once by the sea in Brighton and once in the departure lounges of London airports. You didn't notice at the time, there was a boy in a short-sleeved shirt and old sandals, standing looking at you from a distance, it was me. β
Chen Lian sighed softly, looking a little lonely.
Maybe it was an illusion, the ubiquitous sense of oppression slowly subsided, his hands and feet became numb, the blood began to flow again, and Shi Jiamu spoke fluently, "Whether you believe it or not, the candid shooting is because I admire you, it's as simple as that." If you don't want to, I can delete all the photos. It's just that I never dreamed that you weren't an ordinary person......"
"Why use such shady methods, and not like everyone else?"
Shi Jiamu smiled bitterly and said, "Like everyone else? Looking for an opportunity to approach you and offer your courtesy? No, I wouldn't do that. This is Surabaya City, not the UK, and I'm just me, not anyone else. β
"Is it because of shyness or pride?" Chen Lian easily guessed his thoughts.
"Both."
Chen Lian fell silent, as if thinking about what to do with him. The sword of Damocles could fall at any time, Shi Jiamu's palms were damp, his nose moved, and his breathing became extremely heavy.
"Your explanation is reasonable and moving, but I don't believe it." She got up and walked over to Shi Jiamu, reaching out and holding his shoulder.
Shi Jiamu's breathing was abruptly interrupted, his pupils dilated, and his mind went blank.
At this critical moment, the doorbell rang in time.
Chen Lian laughed lightly, "Vivian, you finally can't bear it anymore. β
This was the first time Shi Jiamu had seen her smile, like a peach and plum blooming, which was heart-pounding, but the fangs at the corners of her mouth shone with a cold light, smearing a trace of weirdness to her almost perfect appearance.
"There's a guest coming, I'm going to open the door......"
Shi Jiamu broke free of her hand, and rushed to the door in three steps and two stepsβthe more nervous he became, the more clumsy he became, and even his fingers were deliberately against him, and he trembled and fiddled with the rope for a long time, and finally opened the door lock.
Outside the door was a strange woman, with short ear-length hair, older than Chen Lian, with a slender figure, almost as tall as him.
"Hello, you are Chen Lian's friend, I am just about to leave, so I won't bother you!" Shi Jiamu hurriedly squeezed out, but the other party grabbed the numb tendon of his elbow, and he couldn't exert any strength.
"Lilian, I'll take him away, you won't mind, will you?" Her voice was a little low, like the strings trembling slightly, Chinese was not very standard, with a thick foreign accent.
"Please, I don't plan to keep him anyway."
"When did you find out about me?"
"Not long ago, when you were eavesdropping near the crack in the door. Vivian, did you know that sometimes it's not a good habit to wear perfume? β
"That's right...... Well, get in touch later. Call if you need to, you know the number. Vivian didn't let go, dragging Shi Jiamu out of the villa.
Chen Lian locked the door, cleaned up the plates and glasses on the table, took out the wine bottle from the refrigerator, and poured a glass of bright red liquid.
She walked into the courtyard and looked up at the moon ring in the sky, the cold moonlight shining on her face, she seemed to be too bright, and raised her hand to block it.
"The days are going by so fast, it's a full moon again. The last Full Moon is still in sight......"
Gently shaking the wine glass, she brought it to her lips and took a sip, the cold liquid flowed down her esophagus into her stomach, she felt a slight dizziness, and her body and mind were immersed in the pleasure of depravity.
There was silence all around, and the wind blew the splinters of the palm bamboo, making a subtle sound.
"When it grows to more than a person's height, the rain hits the leaves, and it has a different taste...... But that's going to be a few years, and there's not much time left, and I'm afraid I won't see that day......"
The cold thoughts eroded her little by little, and Chen Lian felt a little chill on her body.
She raised her glass and drank it all.