"So, I came up with this idea." Mu Qianchu looked at her and said, "Didn't you say that Gong Ou came to you just for the child? I will give you a child to see if you are willing to leave Gong Ou."
In fact, this is his purpose.
He never expected this plan to succeed. All he wanted... was an answer from her.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian looked at him with understanding in his eyes.
So that's it.
He did this just to see if she was willing to leave Gong Ou, to prove whether her heart was with Gong Ou.
"When you texted me to tell me that you were leaving Gong Ou, do you know how happy I was?" Mu Qianchu said, her pure voice a little bitter, "I'm sorry, Xiao Nian, I made up lies to test you."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian couldn't be angry with him.
She knew Mu Qianchu. Because of his blindness, he had always been taciturn when he was young. He was obviously a wealthy young man, but he had low self-esteem. He often felt frightened and uneasy because he could not get a clear answer from others. Self-denial.
When she was young, she who had been with him the longest and who knew him best, how could she be angry.
But she didn't expect that Mu Qianchu would feel inferior when facing her.
"Xiao Nian, I will never lie to you again. Just this once." Mu Qianchu stared at her face and assured her.
I trust you.
Shi Xiaonian said silently in his heart.
Even if he lies, he will not hurt her. She knows this better than anyone else.
In this world, if she can't even trust Mu Qianchu, then there is no one she can trust.
"Xiao Nian, why don't you speak?" Mu Qianchu looked at her, panic flashing in his eyes, "Did you not expect that I would trick you? Xiao Nian..."
"Qianchu, I believe you." Shi Xiaonian looked at him, interrupted him, curved his eyes beautifully, and said with a smile, "I don't believe that you won't lie to me in the future, but I believe that you Would never hurt me."
If the lie brings no harm, she can accept it.
Because that person is Mu Qianchu.
"real?"
Mu Qianchu breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes showed a hint of pleasure.
"Um."
Shi Xiaonian nodded vigorously and was hugged by Mu Qianchu.
He suddenly hugged her, holding her tightly in his arms, the corners of his lips curved, and he smelled her breath, which made him satisfied.
Shi Xiaonian could feel his strength, just like when he was young and couldn't see the world, he grabbed her hand so hard.
He has always been dependent on her.
But she can no longer rely on him. After the fun and happiness, she has to face reality.
Face the reality that Gong Ou brought to her.
"Xiao Nian, you are tired from playing. I will take you to eat." Mu Qianchu hugged her and said with a doting voice, "Don't you like to eat omelette rice? I will take you to eat."
"That's enough, Qianchu, I've had a lot of fun today." Shi Xiaonian said softly, slowly pushing him away.
Mu Qianchu stared at her and sensitively noticed something was wrong in her words, "What do you mean, enough?"
"I'm very grateful to you for giving me such a beautiful dream today, but it's time to wake up from the dream."
She took a step back.
Mu Qianchu smiled bitterly, "Is this a dream?"
"To me, it's a dream."
“…”
"Qianchu..." Shi Xiaonian called his name softly. Before she could say anything, her eyes were already wet. She blinked away the tears before slowly speaking out, "Qianchu, we are here." That’s it.”
Her voice was so low that it was suddenly covered by the wind.
Qianchu, let’s stop here.
This is a bit strange to say. In fact, she and Mu Qianchu didn't have a beginning at all, but they were about to end.
Mu Qianchu stood in front of her, his face turning pale little by little, like a weak patient, looking at her blankly, "Why?"
Shi Xiaonian smiled forcefully, "Qianchu, you were smarter than me before, even if you can't see anything, you are smarter than me. You know the reason, don't you?"
The plan failed.
She can't leave Gong Ou, nor can she escape from Gong Ou's hand.
"As long as you are not in love with Gong Ou, I can accept the other reasons." Mu Qianchu looked at her with a childish stubbornness in his tone, "Stay with me, no matter what means Mong Ou uses, you will always be there." Just be by my side.”
Will he confront Gong Ou for her
No, it can't be done.
He has already lost too much to return to the Mu Qianchu he used to be. Now he has to fight Gong Ou for her. No, absolutely not.
Shi Xiaonian shook his head, with a firm expression on his face.
"Qianchu, it's not worth it." She said, her voice dark, "I'm stupid, I can't do anything except painting, I don't know interpersonal relationships, and I have no great future. I'm not worth your efforts. You should start again First, after leaving Shidi, make the Mu Group bigger, that will be your sky."
She is just a stumbling block, a stumbling block that will prevent him from flying into the sky, or even make him fall.
"I don't want the sky." Mu Qianchu looked at her and said, "I will define whether it is worth it or not."
"But I don't want to be a stumbling block for you."
She said with a smile on her lips, but her eyes were wet.
He is stubborn, and she is no less willing to give in.
Shi Xiaonian said, not letting tears fall, turned around and left.
"At that time, who told me never to leave her?"
Mu Qianchu's voice rang in the night, "Qianchu, I will always take care of you, as long as you don't leave me, okay? This is what you said to me when you were 13 years old, and my answer has never changed, okay!"
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian's feet could no longer move, and tears could not be stopped, streaming down her face.
There were too many oath-like things between her and Mu Qianchu.
"Okay, I won't leave you." Mu Qianchu walked towards her back step by step and said the same answer as when he was young.
“…”
"Xiao Nian, I will marry you in the future, and we will have a family together."
“…”
"Xiao Nian, the people who are supposed to be the closest to us in this world have abandoned us. It doesn't matter. We rely on each other and we have a family together." Mu Qianchu walked towards her as he spoke.
Every sentence was what he said to her back then.
He walked towards her, slowly raised his hand to grab hers, and pulled her around.
In the blazing white light of the floor lamp, her face was filled with tears and she cried silently.
"Do you still remember these words?" Mu Qianchu carefully held her face with both hands and stroked away the tears on her face distressedly, "If you remember, how could it stop here."
"Qianchu, I..."
"We don't stop here until we form a family."
Mu Qianchu interrupted her, and her soft and handsome face was illuminated by the light and cast an illusory light.
It doesn't end there.
Shi Xiaonian closed her eyes and tears fell, "Forget it, Qianchu, I can't do it anymore."
She has thought of too many ways to escape Gong Ou.
In the end, they all ended in failure.
She was running out of ideas.
"Don't cry, Xiaonian." He whispered her name softly, and wiped the tears on her face again with his fingertips, "It doesn't matter, you can't do it, I will do it, leave it to me, okay?"
"Don't compete with Gong Ou for someone like me, it's not worth it."
She couldn't imagine the consequences of a confrontation between Mu Qianchu and a paranoid like Gong Ou.
She didn't want to get Mu Qianchu into this muddy water.
"It's worth losing everything for you." Mu Qianchu stared at her intently, his voice soft but extremely insistent.
“…”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian looked at her blankly.
"I can live without the Mu Group, and I can live on the street, but I can't live without you." Mu Qianchu continued to use the softest voice to break her soft heart.
Shi Xiaonian was shocked when she heard that, "I'm not that good."
She didn't know that she was so important in Mu Qianchu's heart.
"You don't need to be nice." He stared into her watery eyes and said word by word, "I remember when I first arrived at Shi's house, there was a snowy day, and I fell in the snow, so cold I felt like I was dying."
“…”
"Before I almost lost consciousness, you held my hand. Your hand was very warm." Mu Qianchu said, "At that time, I fell in love with you. I told myself that I must hold this hand tightly." Hold on tight.”
Because he had nothing to hold on to except this hand.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian looked at him blankly.
"Xiao Nian, you are my life-saving straw." Mu Qianchu smiled, a pair of narrow eyes with a faint glimmer of water, "Don't say anything more than this, it will push me back into the snow. .”
Shi Xiaonian looked at him, so shocked that she couldn't help herself. She didn't know what to say, so she just muttered and repeated, "I'm really not that good, really not."
"Don't go back to Gong Ou again, come with me, okay?"
Mu Qianchu looked at her and said.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian stood there blankly, not knowing how to react.
When Mu Qian first saw her like this, he took her hand and left.
When she left, she dragged Mu Qianchu into hell.
Looking at his back, Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but shrink his hand. He couldn't, but was still held firmly by Mu Qianchu.
His palms were warm.
As if he knew what she was thinking, Mu Qianchu turned back to look at her, with a smile on his handsome face, "Believe me, as long as you are by my side, I am willing to go to hell."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian opened her lips, unable to say any words of rejection.
He said she was his lifeline;
He said that he could go bankrupt, but not without her.
In his eyes, she will always be the girl who rescued him in the snow, clean and warm.
So even if he loses everything, he must hold on to her as a life-saving straw.
Under the impact of such words, she could no longer push him away.
Shi Xiaonian heard a voice in her body saying, no matter if tomorrow is the end of the world or hell, just follow your heart and be happy every day, that's enough.
This dream may really continue.
Shi Xiaonian was pulled forward by him and no longer resisted.
Feeling the change in her pace, Mu Qianchu turned back to look at her and smiled happily, like a child. (To be continued)