It doesn't feel like fighting, it feels like giving up.
Much like her back then, when she was under house arrest in the castle by Gong Ou, she called Mu Qianchu for help. At that time, she thought the same way.
She wasn't trying to figure out whether he would save her, she was just giving herself a reason to give up.
He is going blind.
No wonder she kept rubbing his eyes when she saw him in those days, and he could no longer see them.
She suddenly remembered that when she was a child, that year she carved a row of words on a wooden board.
She and Mu Qianchu squatted under the tree. Mu Qianchu's eyes were looking ahead without focus. His white and clean fingers touched the dents on the board. He asked her, "Xiao Nian, there are a few words I really don't know." , what to read?”
"you guess."
In the sunshine, she hugged her knees and stared into his eyes.
"Can not guess."
Mu Qianchu shook his head, and a smile appeared on his lips. His smile was always gentle and doting.
"Qian, sail, pass, end, never forget, first, heart." She read out each word, and then said, "I have been carving for a long time, you touch here, I also carved lace, very beautiful lace .”
She never fails to show off her talent for painting.
The young man with fresh and clean eyebrows touched the pattern engraved on the wooden board, and his smile became brighter. "After thousands of sails, never forget your original intention. This sentence is really good, your and my names are both in it."
"What? Where do our names come from? It's obviously only yours."
That's what she said at the time.
"As long as your name is there, I say it is."
That's what he said at the time, a little stubbornly.
That day, she thought about it for a long time on the wooden board, but she couldn't see her name in the middle.
"This is a very good sentence. Remember to never forget your original intention. Do you know what original intention means? It refers to the original intention, which refers to the innate kindness, sincerity, and innocence." She seemed to have said it back then. After saying this, Mu Qianchu nodded, stretched out his hand and waved it in the air a few times, then put it on her head and patted her head a few times, and said, "I know."
He said he got it.
Shi Xiaonian stood there with her arms folded. There were some things that she didn't understand before, but now, she understood.
Thousands of sails have passed, but never forget the original intention.
Never forget.
What he didn't forget was not the so-called original intention, but what he didn't forget was her.
To remember is to never forget.
"Seal the housekeeper! Seal the housekeeper!"
A subordinate rushed down from the yacht and rushed to them, "Butler Feng, it's not good. The tooth with the scar at the corner of the eyebrow was filled with poison and he committed suicide by taking the poison."
Commit suicide by taking poison.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian listened and closed her eyes.
"Loyal followers."
Feng De stood behind Shi Xiaonian and sighed, with a bit of admiration.
He turned and looked at the entire island. The island was still beautiful under the night, but it was also an island full of sadness.
There was the sound of planes circling in the sky, which seemed so loud in the quiet night.
Feng De looked up and asked, "What's going on?"
"Housekeeper Feng, the palace lord and his wife have arrived."
Someone answered.
Shi Xiaonian stood there silently without making a sound. Feng De was shocked when he heard this, "Why didn't anyone notify me? Miss Xi, please leave quickly, you can't face the palace lord and his wife."
When Shi Xiaonian was in front of the Gong family, it was like being on a blacklist.
It won't end well if she stays.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian looked at the worry in Feng De's eyes, shook his head, then turned and left, heading towards the apron.
What was supposed to come would always come, she couldn't avoid it, and she didn't want to avoid it.
She doesn't want to hide, she wants to live openly and find Gong Ou alive.
Feng De accompanied Shi Xiaonian to the tarmac. The winding road was not easy to walk.
When they arrived, the plane was already parked there.
The wind was extremely strong.
Immediately afterwards, a bodyguard walked towards Shi Xiaonian and put a gun to her head.
…
One new year, another new year.
Time passes quietly, dyeing the old man's hair white, the eyes of the mature young man, and taking away the innocence of the child. This is time, and no one, no matter how powerful, can resist it.
The fifth New Year after Miyao's disappearance is coming soon.
After all, it has been four years since he disappeared.
The fog in England is heavier than in previous years. An old castle is shrouded in clouds and mist. Leaves are falling on the clear lake, reflecting the macro view of the old castle.
Two retro cowhide-colored retro boxes were placed on the ground. The door of the antique car was pushed open. A young woman got out of the car. Her long hair was slightly arranged and hung down to her waist. She had a light makeup on her face. The makeup is dark, the eyebrows are slightly dark, the nose is small and pretty, and the lips are lightly pursed.
She wore a thick coat, wrapped herself tightly, and tied a scarf around her neck.
"Xiao Nian."
Someone called her.
When Shi Xiaonian looked at the beautiful scene in front of her, she felt like she had walked into a scene in an old British movie. When she heard a sound, she turned around.
Feng De closed the car door, walked forward, bent down and picked up two suitcases, wearing an old pocket watch on his chest, with a doting smile on his face.
"Father, I will do it myself."
Shi Xiaonian smiled and went to get the box.
In the four years since Gong Ou left, Shi Xiaonian and Feng De had almost lived together.
One day, she called her adoptive father, and Feng De was cleaning the windows. There was no surprise, he responded naturally, and then continued to clean the windows.
From then on, she became his only daughter.
"This is a man's obligation. Let's go. Miss Gong Kui and Master Gong Yao must be waiting for you." Feng De said gently, carrying the suitcase and walking forward on the fallen leaves on the ground, which made a rustling sound. sound.
"Um."
Shi Xiaonian smiled and nodded, walking inside with longing in her eyes.
It had been a long time since she had seen the twins this time.
Three whole months.
The two children must have grown up a lot.
The Gong family was extremely gracious and did not take her life that year. They even gave her a "gift" for the sake of looking after the twins, and gave her a "gift" to spend one month a year with the twins.
How to spend it is up to her.
So she divided the 30 days into several parts every year, so that although she couldn't be with them all the time, she could at least witness the growth of the twins.
Walking into Gong's house, along the road you can see men wearing white shirts and plaid vests brushing their horses, women tending the flower beds wearing skirts with large skirts and smiling down at her, and boys and girls carrying baskets of fruits and petals laughing and playing. Walking by noisily.
There are birds flying in the sky and chirping.
Someone came out to indicate that the birds should be driven away, so a group of servants dressed in exquisite and high-end clothes were flapping around holding bamboos, which was very funny.
It was a very ordinary morning, and some very ordinary things happened in the Gong family.
"Miss Xi, you're here, please come this way."
A blond maid in black and white business attire walked towards her and bowed politely to her.
Every time when Shi Xiaonian comes, he will receive a particularly polite reception, and he will go straight to the topic.
"Okay, trouble."
Shi Xiaonian nodded.
"I'm going to say hello to Madam." Feng De looked at Shi Xiaonian with a smile, and then walked in familiarly, without joining her.
Shi Xiaonian followed the blonde maid through the long corridor. The maid was trained to be extremely qualified. She didn't talk much all the way and even walked lightly, but she didn't make any sound to avoid walking like a ghost.
After entering the Gong family, Shi Xiaonian felt that she had become cautious.
The maid led her deep into the Gong family in circles. Shi Xiaonian had to admit that she was lost.
But soon, she knew it was coming.
Because a series of sighs came from far away, the sound was full of childishness, which made people laugh.
It was Gong Kui's voice.
When Xiaonian looked forward, there was a Western-style pavilion not far away. In the pavilion, several servants were standing in the corner, and there were two small tables in the middle.
Two small figures leaned over the table.
A little boy, a little girl.
The boy was wearing a serious dark suit, sitting upright, holding a pen in his little hand and writing something.
The girl was wearing a layered retro dress sitting in front of the table. In this windless weather, the sun was shining warmly. The girl held her chin and nodded her head little by little, feeling drowsy.
Two children with completely different personalities.
In front of them, a brown-haired teacher was dancing and giving a lesson.
"Shhh."
Before the maid walked forward, Shi Xiaonian raised her finger to her lips, indicating that she could just send it here.
Shi Xiaonian walked forward alone, leaning against the pillar, putting his hands in his coat pockets and looking at the twins' backs, with a touch of warmth in his eyes.
They grew taller again.
"I don't want to study, okay? I want to play."
Gong Kui sat there with her little face in her hands, completely in a desperate tone.
"Dear Miss Gong Kui, if you can recite all the noble etiquette accurately like your brother, I can let you play." The teacher stood there and said.
"But I can't recite it."
Gong Kui is depressed.
"Then it has nothing to do with me, right? Miss Gong Kui, you have to be patient, let's continue the class." The teacher said with a smile, raised his eyes just in time to see Shi Xiaonian, and lowered his head to her like a gentleman, seeing that she did not disturb her. meaning, so I continued the class.
Gong Kui was lying on the table and her head was spinning. She sat on the small stool and shrank back. She tilted her head and looked at her brother beside her. She said in a soft voice, "Holy, you must show off my patience and cleverness." We are separated, so you can memorize everything, but I can’t memorize anything.”
“…”
Gong Yao sat next to her and looked at the book on the table without making a sound. His small face had no expression at all, and he had an indifference that didn't match his age.
Seeing her brother ignoring her, Gong Kui became even more depressed and shouted, "I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid."
Gong Yao looked down at the book, his eyelashes long and curled. Listening to her voice, he suddenly stretched out his small hand and pressed it against the edge of Gong Kui's table.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, Gong Kui bumped her little head against the table, not hitting the edge of the table but hitting his hand.
Gong Yao's long eyelashes trembled.
"How did you know I was going to hit you?"
Gong Kui was even more depressed.
Before she hit the table, he stretched out his hand to block her. (To be continued)