Gilt candlesticks, aromas of food, weeping maidens, and gentle ladies.
"Oh Belia... it's mother's fault, it reminds you of those sad things again." Mrs. Fergus touched her head lightly, "Stop talking, drink. There is a birthday party waiting for you tomorrow us."
Liu Yu wiped away her tears, her red eyes and nose made her look like a rabbit.
She nodded:
"kindness."
There was an unconscious shyness in his voice.
Mrs. Fergus uncorked the wine jar, refilled the glass with the gurgling wine, and pushed it over:
"Drink it."
She also served her a bowl of soup with her own hands, staring at the broken leaves floating on the soup bowl, and said softly:
"This basil leaf is very rare, only the nobles and courts can have it... You ate it once by chance when you were a child, and you kept arguing for it again... I didn't expect that after so many years, this is the second time."
Liu Yu didn't say a word.
Mrs. Fergus looked up, with nostalgia in her eyes:
"I said, isn't that too much?"
Liu Yu shook his head:
"No, mother, I like to hear that."
The two clinked glasses and drank intermittently.
Thanks to the alcohol, Mrs. Fergus has been rambling on, telling a lot of interesting things that happened in Fergus's house... Liu Yu listened with bent eyes, as if she really participated in this past, as if she was Fergus The much-loved and "greatly wronged" daughter in the wife's mouth...
"I am very happy, mother, I am very happy." The girl covered her face, her eyes sparkled, "...my face is so hot."
"Oh Belia, you're drunk."
Mrs. Fergus propped her chin up and giggled.
When she laughed, her voice became sharper, like a "chug-chug" machine gun, but it was matched with her half-aged style, and the crow's feet protruding from the corners of her eyes... It seemed to blend with the moonlight outside the window and the candlelight in front of her, forming a whole A mother's background color...
Liu Yu looked at her and suddenly said:
"Mother, tonight... I'll sleep with you, okay?"
Mrs. Fergus smiled:
"Oh Belle, you're like a child today."
Liu Yu got up, and under the surprised eyes of Mrs. Fergus, hugged her from behind, rested her head on her shoulder, and said muffledly:
"I'm just a kid."
Mrs. Fergus patted the back of her hand, let her hug her for a while, then turned around:
"Well, Belle, mother will sleep with you today. You've had enough, let's go up."
Her big blue eyes were so gentle that the girl nodded happily:
"kindness!"
"Let's go."
The two supported each other up the stairs, and the gray spotted finch squatting at the stairs squatted sideways at the two of them, and suddenly flapped its wings and flew up.
"spot!"
There was a shrill bird song in the air, and then the night returned to silence.
———
Liu Yu lay down on the bed.
Those blue eyes looked at Mrs. Fergus who took off her shoes, wiped her face, and tucked in the quilt without blinking, and refused to move away for a moment, as if she was afraid that she would leave.
"Mother, you will never want me, will you?"
she asked.
The voice is soft and soft, like a bird just hatched.
Mrs. Fergus lowered her head, brushed her messy hair behind her ears, and said softly:
"Oh, of course, what mother wouldn't want her own child."
No, there are.
In this world, not everyone is suitable to be a mother, and not every mother will like her child.
There was a trace of sadness in the girl's blue eyes.
"I will never leave my Belia." Mrs. Fergus patted her quilt lightly, "Okay, go to sleep."
The girl seemed to have received a great promise, and closed her eyes in satisfaction. After a while, she suddenly opened them again:
"I want to hear my mother sing."
"...Well, what song does Beliya want to hear?"
"Anything, as long as it is sung by you, anything will do."
The girl's big eyes were full of sincerity, and her little face reddened by alcohol made her look like a blooming flower.
Mrs. Fergus went to bed.
Pulled the quilt for the two of them, put one hand on the quilt, and hummed softly:
"... sleep peacefully, baby... lilacs, red roses, have closed your eyes... the holy baby tree, will appear in your dreams... baby, close your eyes, the holy light shines on you, and the gods guard you...
Sleep quietly, may you dream of heaven... sleep quietly, may you dream of heaven..."
Amid the beating sound again and again, Liu Yu slowly closed his eyes.
Drowsiness, alcohol, and the aroma of a woman's body mixed into a unique smell, not very pleasant, but very warm.
She felt at ease.
The night gradually deepened, and it seemed that the whole world fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Yu started dreaming again.
This time, a huge cobra appeared in her dream. The snake's eyes were small and black, and it swung its huge body and ran after her. She fled panting, round and round. Just when she was almost desperate, a lake suddenly appeared in front of her.
She plunged into the lake, and when she opened her mouth to laugh—
Suddenly met the black eyes of the cobra.
Liu Yu was startled awake.
In the cold sweat all over his body, a cold light suddenly rushed into his eyes——
She subconsciously dodged back.
There was only a soft "噗—", and the sharp blade with a cold light pierced into the thin feather quilt.
When it was pulled up again, the white duvet was picked up and scattered all over the sky.
Liu Yu stared blankly at the scattered feathers, unable to recover for a moment.
The next moment, "ding"—
The sharp blade collided with the chest, making a crisp sound.
Liu Yu blinked:
"Mother?"
She looks like a fool.
"Don't call me mother!"
Mrs. Fergus glared at her.
She held the dagger in her hand, and the dagger was clean.
There was a hole in the girl's nightdress, revealing the fair skin on her chest.
There were no scars on it.
"You get it, don't you?"
Liu Yu blinked.
"Yes, you monster!"
She said angrily.
Only then did Liu Yu realize that when the face in front of her was no longer gentle and hard, it showed her unique coldness and meanness—especially her high cheekbones and the nasolabial folds that appeared when she pursed her lips. Again, this is not a woman to be messed with.
"Mother… "
She tried to pull her, but was thrown away.
"Shut up! You don't deserve to call me!"
"Mother, you just told me that you would never want me..."
"But you are not my Belia! You have occupied her body, you are just a monster!" Mrs. Fergus looked at her with deep fear and disgust in her blue eyes, "Monster!"
"But my love for you is true, I love you, mother."
The girl shook her head, her tears were like broken beads.
She tried to hug her, but the dagger came up again.
This time, she didn't resist.
She let go of all her defenses, relaxed her body, made herself human—
The sharp blade easily broke through the fragile skin, pierced into her flesh and blood, and then precisely pierced into her heart, stirring it up.
pain.
very painful.
The girl snorted, but smiled:
"You forgive me, will you?"
"I love you, mother. Didn't you teach me to love the next person? I'm not a monster, I'm also a human being, please love me, okay?"
Her posture is so humble, so desperate, as if desperately grasping her last straw.
"I can give you a lot... a lot, wealth, power... as long as you want, I can find it for you..."
"But I only want my Belia! My Belia! The child I raised since I was a child! Can you give it back to me?" Mrs. Fergus resolutely pulled out the dagger, and blood sprayed on her face Up, her eyes, "When you die, my Belia will come back!"
The dagger stabbed at him again—
Liu Yu closed his eyes.
"Kangdang—"
Just then, a white light waved away from her.
The dagger fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Mrs. Fergus was waved away by the light and fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, a black shadow suddenly appeared and hugged the girl. His long black hair fell down like a thick night.
And on the facial features that are more dazzling than the moonlight, the green eyes are as cold as ice.
"god?"
Mrs. Fergus said in surprise.
She didn't expect that the god she had vaguely seen had changed in appearance.
He seemed to come from the darkness, turning into a servant of the darkness, and in that tall and straight body, the light melted automatically, and he was like a huge void that could swallow everything.
He glanced at her as if she was just a lowly ant blocking the way:
"Step aside."
"No." Mrs. Fergus stood up. "I won't let you. You can kill me."
The girl in God's embrace opened her eyes.
She patted his arm and he let her go.
The girl fell to the ground, the skin on her face was thin and pale, and there were still wet tears on it.
She came up to her:
"You... when did you find out?"