"What do you want to say?"
Gong Ou stood next to her and looked down at her.
"I admire my adoptive mother very much." Shi Xiaonian looked at the weeds inside and said, "How did your adoptive mother survive that year? She had to risk everything to become a vegetative state and be buried in order to give birth to a daughter. She has been beaten, thrown, and finally trampled by horse hooves. What is it that supports her to do these things?"
"have no idea."
Gong Ou is not interested in other people's thoughts, but he must admit that she is a tenacious woman.
Shi Xiaonian looked inside quietly, and as she looked, her vision suddenly became blurry, as if she was seeing scenes from decades ago.
The beautiful young girl still had some plumpness after giving birth. The crazy horse trampled on her soft body. She had no choice but to hide and escape. But there was perseverance and a clear look in her eyes. Perseverance.
She held on.
Must hold on.
Gong Ou stood there, watching the dusk light gradually dimming. While watching, Xiao Nian stood motionless. He reached out and grabbed her hand, his voice low and hoarse, "You can see the god even looking at a pile of grass."
"I see."
Shi Xiaonian suddenly said.
"What?"
Gong Ou asked.
"She is a very smart woman. She understands his adoptive father's hatred, his pain, and his desire to live. She is reluctant to force him to live." Shi Xiaonian said softly, "She carries all her sorrows. When it came to herself, she always knew what she was doing.”
“…”
"She knows that only by sacrificing herself can she save everyone, so no matter how painful it is, as long as she thinks that the people she loves can live the way she likes, she can hold on." Shi Xiaonian's eyes were a little sour, and she turned Looking into Gong Ou's eyes, "She is really great."
As long as she thinks that her adoptive father can escape and live a good life, as long as she thinks that her family will not be implicated, she has the greatest will to survive, and she does not dare to die.
That's what Angelina was thinking as she endured all the pain.
"It's really stupid." Gong Ou said coldly, "Why does a woman do so much? She's sick!"
Some things should be done by men.
Shi Xiaonian laughed out loud and looked deeply at Gong Ou, "If one day, I have to do such a stupid thing to fulfill what you want, I think I will do it."
As long as it's for Gong Ou, she can do anything.
The light in her eyes was so firm that Gong Ou's heart stopped for a moment. He was stunned for two seconds, and then glared at her fiercely, "You won't have such a chance! Give up!"
"I mean if."
"No ifs!"
"Why is there no if?" Shi Xiaonian asked.
"Because all I want is you!" Gong Ou said, his voice was low and forceful, a pair of black eyes stared at her sharply, and he said word by word, "All I want is you, tell you, how do you do that?" Doing stupid things to fulfill me?"
“…”
Shi Xiaonian stayed there, her eyes stagnant. The next second, she threw herself into Gong Ou's arms, put her hands on his back and hugged him tightly.
The last bit of afterglow fell on her body.
She closed her eyes and raised the corners of her lips slightly. It was impossible not to be moved.
How can she be lucky enough to get such a man? Gong Ou is really good to her.
Gong Ou was suddenly knocked over by her, and the wounds on his body hurt severely, but he did not push her away, but hugged her tightly in his arms and held her tightly.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid footsteps came.
They turned around, and a bodyguard stood there, looking at them with his head lowered, "Second Young Master, Young Madam, that..."
The bodyguard swallowed.
"What's up?"
Gong Ou spoke coldly.
"It's Angelina." The bodyguard stood there and said, pointing to the back and said, "Angelina passed away just now."
Hearing this, Shi Xiaonian's eyes became even more astringent, her hands slipped from Gong Ou's body, her eyes were red.
This news was expected.
Angelina's organs have long since shrunk. It's a miracle that she can be revived. She won't last more than a few days.
She silently prayed that a miracle would happen and that Angelina would spend more time with her adoptive father to make up for the lost time between them.
It turns out that miracles don't happen one after another.
"Where's Feng De?"
Gong Ou asked coldly.
"This is the last trip with Butler Feng. I think he is in a good mood. He is talking to everyone about the arrangements for the funeral. He said that he did not want to disturb the young master due to the funeral, and asked the young master and young lady to leave the island first."
The bodyguard said.
"What's the point of conflict? I am the daughter of my adoptive father. Naturally, I have to take care of the funeral of my adoptive mother." Shi Xiaonian said without thinking, and then raised his head and glanced at Gong Ou.
She suddenly thought, this was still during their honeymoon, would he be afraid of collision
Gong Ou looked at her and had no objection. He only asked coldly, "Only this matter? Nothing else?"
"Oh, one more thing. I just received a call. Bergler suddenly went crazy and hit the wall and died." The bodyguard stood there and said, and couldn't help but add, "This matter is really a cycle of retribution. This Angel Na just died, and less than half an hour later, Bergler also died. Was it Angelina's revenge?"
Gong Ou's black eyes deepened. The person who looked after Bergler had some deep friendship with Feng De. Death at this time was not surprising at all.
It's just Fengde's revenge.
"Let's go back and take a look. I'm a little worried about my adoptive father."
Shi Xiaonian took Gong Ou's hand and said that she didn't think as much as Gong Ou thought. Gong Ou nodded, hugged her and left.
Before returning to the hotel, as the bodyguard said, Feng De was calmer than they imagined. Su Yaoyao cried when she saw Angelina being carried into the coffin, but Feng De arranged things in an orderly manner and told everyone what to do. .
Everyone listened carefully.
Shi Xiaonian couldn't help but walked over, stood beside Feng De, and said softly, "Father, leave these matters to me. You are still injured, so go back and rest first."
She was worried that Feng De couldn't bear this sudden blow.
Feng De stood there, looking at her with a pale face and gray hair. He reached out and patted her shoulder and said, "Xiao Nian, you don't have to worry about me, I'm fine."
"Father..."
"Do you think I can't tell that Angelina is dying without letting me check her pulse?" Feng De said.
“…”
Shi Xiaonian was silent. It turned out that he knew that she deliberately refused to let him take her pulse.
Feng De raised the corners of his mouth bitterly and looked at the coffin beside him, his eyes dim, "I've seen it a long time ago. I know she's leaving. She won't be able to stay for long, and God won't be so lenient to me."
"Father, you have to express your condolences." Shi Xiaonian said.
"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile." Feng De glanced at her, then looked at Su Yaoyao, who was crying beside the coffin, and said, "After all, I am such a ruthless and selfish person."
“…”
Shi Xiaonian stood there and wanted to comfort Feng De, but she couldn't say a word. She could only watch worriedly as he went back to work. He was handling Angelina's funeral affairs perfectly.
Maybe it would be better for him to be busy, but it would be worse for him to be idle and wander.
But can the adoptive father really survive
Shi Xiaonian was very worried.
In the next few days, they were dealing with Angelina's funeral affairs, carrying out the funeral ceremony step by step on the island, and none of them left.
Including Gong Ou, Gong Yu, Shi Xiaonian, the islanders who knew them, and the bodyguards all stayed to attend the funeral.
Feng De was obviously stronger than they thought. He had always maintained his best condition and prevented any mistakes in the funeral.
After Angelina was buried, they lit a bonfire on the beach as a ritual, and everyone sat in a circle around the bonfire and ate.
Shi Xiaonian had no appetite, so she sat there holding a cup and drinking hot water. Gong Ou and Gong Yu were talking about other things, and the others were also talking about their own things.
Shi Xiaonian held the warm cup and looked at the bonfire in front of her dancing with its light in the darkness. The flames bloomed enthusiastically, like a dancing girl full of vitality.
She turned her eyes to look at the dark sea, and suddenly there were many memories on this seaside.
Warm.
Cruel.
sorrowful.
Squeezing into her body bit by bit, Shi Xiaonian turned to look at Gong Ou. He was chatting with Gong Yu about some company matters, and she couldn't understand many special terms.
She simply turned around to talk to Feng De and keep him company. When she turned around, Feng De was nowhere to be seen, and even Su Yaoyao was gone.
Shi Xiaonian was stunned and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the small hotel, where the lights were brightly lit.
She stood up and walked towards the hotel alone. When Shi Xiaonian walked into the hotel door, she heard Su Yaoyao's questioning voice before she even raised her head.
"Did you love her?"
Shi Xiaonian raised her face and looked over, only to see Feng De sitting on the stairs wearing a black suit, with his back leaning against the wall, his head slightly lowered to see clearly his expression, one hand holding the pocket watch tightly, and the chain on the back of his hand. superior.
Su Yaoyao stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking up in Feng De's direction.
Feng De sat there without moving. Su Yaoyao continued to ask unwillingly, "I really don't understand whether you are a sentimental person or a ruthless person. Is this question difficult to answer?"
“…”
Feng De said nothing.
"I am your daughter, do I have the right to know this answer?" Su Yaoyao asked standing there, her voice sad.
As she finished speaking, the hotel fell silent.
When Shi Xiaonian stood there, she realized that she shouldn't be there, so she took a step back and slowly retreated to the door. She didn't leave, she just stood there quietly, looking up at the sky.
A crescent moon stood in the night sky.
The light was bright, but extremely cold, so cold that it made her feel cold.
Shi Xiaonian stood at the door, standing there quietly, never hearing Feng De's answer. In fact, she also wanted to know whether Feng De had ever loved Angelina.
But regardless of love or not, the foster father's feelings for Angelina must be that guilt overshadows all other emotions. (To be continued)