Xiaoqing stood at the door in a daze, her slender hands clenched tightly, looking at the two people who were chatting and laughing in the room with empty eyes. The smile that just appeared on her face seemed stiff and frozen.
"Qing'er, why are you here?" Bai Suzhen stood up and walked quickly to the door. Her eyes fell on Xiaoqing, and a trace of heartache passed through her heart. Xiaoqing's clothes were all wet by the rain, and she looked a little embarrassed. She was panting slightly, and it was obvious that she had come here after searching for a long time.
"Why don't you bring an umbrella when you go out?" Bai Suzhen frowned. Seeing Xiaoqing not taking care of herself and not bringing an umbrella even though it was raining, she felt a little angry. She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wanted to wipe the rain off Xiaoqing's face, but Xiaoqing avoided her action expressionlessly and took two steps back.
"Qing'er dare not trouble my sister." Xiaoqing's tone was sad and lonely. She turned around and no longer looked at Bai Suzhen. She flew away without looking back.
"Qing'er!" Bai Suzhen felt a pain in her heart and wanted to call Xiaoqing, but her throat seemed to be blocked and she couldn't make a sound. Seeing Xiaoqing running away, she chased after her without thinking, having long forgotten that there was another Xu Xian in the room.
"Miss Bai—" Xu Xian looked at the two people who ran away one after another in confusion, and had no idea what was going on.
Xiaoqing ran out of Piaoxianglou and flew far out of the city. She felt lost. The scene of Bai Suzhen smiling gently at Xu Xian flashed in her mind again and again. Then she thought of how Bai Suzhen always frowned and deliberately distanced herself from her since she confessed her feelings. She felt bitter and miserable. She bit her lips hard as if to vent her anger. The skin broke and blood came out. The strong smell of blood filled her mouth.
"Qing'er—" Bai Suzhen's voice came from behind, gradually approaching: "—Stop quickly!"
Xiaoqing ignored it and instead quickened her pace. Unfortunately, Bai Suzhen was faster than her and caught up with her in a moment.
"Qing'er, come with me. It's a clear sky and we are flying with the wind. If mortals see us, they will be scared." Bai Suzhen grabbed Xiaoqing and wanted to bring her back to the ground.
Xiao Qing shook off Bai Suzhen's hand and said coldly: "Why should I care so much!"
Bai Suzhen sighed and her voice softened: "Qing'er, if there is anything, let's go down and talk about it, okay?"
Xiaoqing bit her lower lip tightly and did not respond, but let Bai Suzhen pull her back to the ground. Although the rain had stopped, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing's clothes were already soaked. The cold wind blew and it was quite chilly. Fortunately, both of them were extraordinary people. Bai Suzhen cast a spell and easily changed her clothes back to their original state. She looked up and saw Xiaoqing just standing aside in silence, not paying any attention to her wet clothes. She couldn't help but sigh softly and dried her wet clothes for her personally.
"Qing'er, what are you upset about? Why are you angry?" Bai Suzhen asked in a soft voice, staring at Xiaoqing. However, Xiaoqing pursed her lips and turned her head away in silence. After a long time, she said in a hoarse voice, "Sister, ever since I said I like you, you have been frowning. But just now in the restaurant, you smiled at Xu Xian. Is it that I, Xiaoqing, only bring you troubles and sorrows, while Xu Xian can bring you happiness?" Xiaoqing turned her head and looked at Bai Suzhen, with loss and heartbreak in her eyes, "Sister, I know that Xu Xian is your savior. In your heart, he may be thousands of times more important than me, Xiaoqing. But do you know that the most important person in my heart at this moment is you! I know that my liking you is just my wishful thinking. Maybe I shouldn't hinder you from interacting with other men. ..." Xiaoqing's voice gradually became lower. She shook her head, laughed at herself, and murmured, "But when I saw you smiling sweetly at Xu Xian, my heart hurt so much, as if stabbed by a sharp blade." She paused, took a deep breath, and said sadly, "Sister, I thought I could not care, not care about your deliberate alienation, not care about your coldness towards me. I thought I could wait, I could wait slowly for you to see my good side and accept my feelings for you, but I was wrong. I don't have that much patience. Sister, I want you to tell me now, do you like me or not?" Xiaoqing gritted her teeth, stared at Bai Suzhen with a desperate look, demanding her answer. As long as she told herself clearly that she didn't like herself and would never accept herself, then she, Xiaoqing, would give up and never pester her again.
"Qing'er, I..." Bai Suzhen turned away her eyes evasively, avoiding Xiaoqing's gaze. She opened her red lips slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't know how to answer Xiaoqing's question. Ever since Xiaoqing confessed to her, her usually calm mind was disturbed. She kept thinking about the little things she had experienced since she met Xiaoqing. Thinking of Xiaoqing's deliberate teasing when they first met, walking together by the West Lake, and the ambiguous and awkward kiss on the boat, Bai Suzhen became more and more confused. She gradually couldn't figure out whether her feelings for Xiaoqing were just simple sisterhood. She couldn't understand why she couldn't see Xiaoqing all day today, and she felt restless and uneasy in her heart. And when Xiaoqing appeared in Piaoxianglou, she was so surprised in her heart. She was really confused. What happened to her? Could it be that she really fell in love with Xiaoqing? When Bai Suzhen thought of this, her delicate body suddenly trembled, her heart was disturbed, and she felt a little at a loss!
After a long time without getting an answer from Bai Suzhen, the last glimmer of hope in Xiaoqing's eyes gradually disappeared. She took a last look at the silent Bai Suzhen, smiled bitterly, gritted her teeth, and turned away resolutely.
"Qing'er—" Bai Suzhen came to her senses and grabbed her tightly, with an unprecedented panic in her eyes: "Where are you going?"
Xiaoqing pursed her lips and said sadly, "Sister, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't keep my promise. I want to leave, leave Qiantang, and leave you."