Gong Ou patted her and pulled her to stand up. He left the desk and walked to the table beside him. He picked up the glass kettle and poured water. He stared at the falling water with his dark eyes and said word by word from his lips, "In the game." Bureau."
“…”
A game within a game
Shi Xiaonian looked at him blankly.
"Brother once heard with his own ears that George was going to destroy everything." Gong Ou put the kettle aside and walked towards her with a water glass.
Shi Xiaonian stood next to the desk and said naturally, "That's to destroy the group of people who are fighting with him, isn't it? He is no longer qualified to fight with you."
Ever since they knew that the ghosting and knife-throwing incidents were caused by the infighting gang, everyone thought that what George once said was directed at them. This is obvious, isn't it
"Shi Xiaonian, you draw comics, don't you always have a rich imagination?" Gong Ou raised his eyebrows at her, stood leaning against the edge of the desk, and handed her the water glass.
"..." Shi Xiaonian looked at him confused.
"Then tell me, why did George say it to Mona's tombstone if he wanted to destroy the infighting gang?"
“…”
As if an electric shock had hit his body, Shi Xiaonian's eyes suddenly opened wide and he stared blankly at Gong Ou.
Yes, if what George wanted to destroy was the group of people fighting among themselves, why did he talk to Mona's grave? There is no reason. The only ones who can have anything to do with Mona are... Gong Ou and her.
Thinking of this, Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but shudder.
Gong Ou put the water glass into her hand, and when her fingers touched the warm water glass, Xiao Nian realized that her hands had become cold. She quickly picked up the water glass and took a sip, choking herself and coughing repeatedly.
"Slow down." Gong Ou frowned and patted her back, "Why are you drinking in such a hurry?"
Shi Xiaonian didn't care about being choked. She grabbed Gong Ou's sleeve and asked eagerly, "Is it George's fault from the beginning of the anniversary festival? He has never given up the idea of revenge for his daughter, even if he has Fight until you are completely defeated.”
Gong Ou patted her back gently.
"Everyone thought he surrendered to you because of constant internal fighting and would not mess around. After the ghost shadow and flying knife incident, he completely cleared himself of suspicion. The photo of the anniversary celebration changed from Mona to mine, even if When I died on the spot, there would only be two theories." Shi Xiaonian said, "First, people who don't know will think it was the revenge of Mona's soul; second, you will think it was the infighting gang that did it. Regardless. No matter what, the blame could not be placed on him, he took revenge and escaped unscathed."
George was planning to kill her to honor his daughter on the last day of the anniversary celebration.
"This is the Lancaster family. No matter how seriously ill George is, or how dim his eyes are, it is impossible for him to know the truth of the ghost incident until now." Gong Ou nodded lightly, agreeing with her statement, "Unless he has been watching coldly. , he needs the group of people he is fighting with to pave the way for his revenge. If he can lead me to avenge you, he will completely solve his worries about internal fighting."
Shi Xiaonian stood there, staring blankly at the coldness in Gong Ou's eyes, feeling a chill on his back, and murmured, "George has been showing weakness and kindness to us for a while..."
"I'm afraid that when signing the hundred-year cooperation plan, the old man had already thought of today's step." Gong Ou interrupted her with a sneer, "All his shows of weakness and good intentions are to prepare for the final event of tomorrow's anniversary festival."
"boom."
Shi Xiaonian sank and sat down on the chair. He held the cup firmly with his fingers and stared straight ahead. "This is what you were thinking about when you locked yourself away for so long."
I can think of it so deeply.
"I can't help but think about you." Gong Ou leaned on the table and stared at her deeply, "Are you scared?"
"Am I going to die tomorrow?"
Shi Xiaonian raised her eyes to look at him, and then said with a sigh, and then smiled bitterly, "The stage is so weird. Is he planning to make my death weird, so that it looks like my soul is seeking revenge?"
Hearing this, Gong Ou laughed as if he had heard some joke, his eyes brightened with laughter. He took out the water glass from her hand and put it aside. He slowly bent towards her, his handsome face almost touching hers. In front of her, black eyes stared straight at her, and she raised her thin lips, "Shi Xiaonian!"
"Um?"
"Tomorrow is the day George dies!"
Gong Ou spoke word by word, each word was accented, which made people's hearts tremble.
Shi Xiaonian sat there, her eyes black and white. After a long time, she nodded under Gong Ou's firm gaze, "Well, I'm not afraid."
"Listen to my arrangements tomorrow."
Gong Ou rubbed her head.
"Okay." Shi Xiaonian nodded obediently again, "I will do whatever you say, just... don't involve the Gong family, let alone yourself."
Sniping George at this manor's anniversary celebration is not an easy task.
"Don't worry, I have my own plans."
Gong Ou pressed her head and said, his voice was much gentler than before, giving her a strong sense of security.
…
This night was extremely long.
When Xiaonian stood on the balcony and looked at the night scene outside, she didn't feel sleepy at all. The wind blew the mist across her face, and the coolness penetrated into her bones.
Tomorrow will be a particularly difficult day.
She bit her lip and slowly put her hands on her arms. Once again, because she, Gong Ou, had worked so hard, it was already past midnight, and Gong Ou had not returned to her room to rest, and was still deploying.
"Xiao Nian."
A kind voice sounded behind her.
Shi Xiaonian turned around and saw Feng De, a silver-haired man walking towards her. Feng De looked at her and shook his head, "The young master's guess was correct. You really didn't sleep."
"Don't tell him." Shi Xiaonian said quickly, "Don't let him worry about me. Tomorrow is the last day of the anniversary festival. I really can't sleep."
Even if she were to lie on the bed, she would just open her eyes and look at the lamp.
Feng De looked at her helplessly, then put the small object in his hand on the balcony, "The young master asked me to give this to you."
When Xiao Nian lowered her eyes, she saw a cellophane crane placed on the balcony. When the breeze blew, the crane flapped its wings gently as if it was about to fly. She quickly reached out to grab it, fearing that the crane would really fly.
She looked carefully at the small cellophane crane in the palm of her hand and couldn't help but say, "His folding skills are getting better and better."
"The young master asked me to tell you, don't think too much, everything is under his control." Feng De said.
"I always got him into trouble."
Shi Xiaonian whispered, with a layer of guilt in her eyes.
"How can you be considered to have caused this trouble? Mona's death was her own fault. What can you do if George insists on blaming you?" Feng De said, "Fortunately, the young master has seen everything clearly. This time George It’s asking for death.”
But tomorrow's battle will not be easy, unless there are no surprises at all.
She felt that the night was long, and she also hoped that the sunrise would come slowly.
The phone vibrated suddenly. When Shi Xiaonian saw Feng De pick up the phone and take a look, his serious face suddenly smiled, with a deep smile in his eyes.
It was rare to hear Feng De smile like this, and Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but ask, "Father?"
"Sorry, I lost my temper." Feng De immediately apologized in a gentlemanly manner, but the smile on his face could not be concealed. That smile came from the heart.
Shi Xiaonian was really curious, "What did you see that made you so happy?"
"It's Yaoyao. She sent me that exaggerated funny expression, like a child. She also said she had a surprise for me tomorrow."
Yaoyao, Su Yaoyao, whom Feng De thought was his biological daughter.
I haven't heard this name for a long time. Since Feng De's first love passed away, Feng De has never been truly happy. Even his smile is so forced. Only Su Yaoyao can bring happiness to Feng De.
Seeing Feng De so happy, Shi Xiaonian was also happy for him, "I haven't seen her for a long time. I want to get together next time."
Feng De couldn't listen to what Shi Xiaonian said anymore. He was completely immersed in the news his daughter gave him and couldn't help himself. He said to himself, "What kind of surprise will it be? I don't even have any surprises for her."
“…”
Suddenly, Feng De raised his eyes to look at Shi Xiaonian and said solemnly, "Xiao Nian, look, tomorrow will be a beautiful day, so don't think too much about it."
Because he received Su Yaoyao's message, Feng De decided that tomorrow would be a good day.
Shi Xiaonian nodded, and her cell phone suddenly vibrated. When she took it out, her heart sank. It was Xi Jue (Bit) calling.
She thought about it and answered the phone, and the unique voice of Xi Jue sounded in her ears, "Shi Xiaonian, are you still awake?"
"You finally know how to call me."
Shi Xiaonian said softly that Xi Jue had rarely given her news since he left. He was working hard to live a new life of his own.
"I have something to tell you." Xi Jue's tone could not be more serious.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but straighten her body. The night air was very cold. She held the cellophane crane tightly with one hand.
Xi Jue paused on the phone, and then said, "No matter what happens in the future, Shi Xiaonian is my only sister, Xi Jue. Apart from you, I have no relatives."
I have no relatives except you.
Shi Xiaonian was stunned, holding the phone and not knowing what to say. She only felt that her eyes were inexplicably sore.
"Listen, I just want you to be safe. I'm just Xi Jue, just Shi Xiaonian's younger brother Xi Jue." Xi Jue seemed to be making some kind of promise to her.
Shi Xiaonian's eyes became even more sore. She raised her face and blinked, and said bitterly, "Gong Ou is looking for you, right?"
"Um."
Xi Jue didn't hide it from her.
Shi Xiaonian smiled bitterly, "Thank you, Xi Jue."
"Do you want to know if you want to be safe?" Xi Jue repeated. He didn't care about anyone's life or death, only Shi Xiaonian.
After hanging up Xi Jue's phone, Shi Xiaonian's eyes were extremely red. Gong Ou, a fool, wanted to kill someone who wanted to kill her, but he still had to worry about her mood in every way. He folded a cellophane crane for her and asked Feng De to accompany her. , afraid that she would feel uncomfortable if she interfered with Xi Jue, so she had to communicate with Xi Jue first to comfort herself... (To be continued)