Looking at the black eyes of the young man, Ji Ling felt a little nervous for some reason. He thought about it, maybe it was because Ning Kehan seemed a little nervous and infected him...
The classmate's uncle asked her name, of course she had to answer, Ji Ling said obediently: "Hello, my name is Ji Ling."
Just as the words were about to fall, the other party's expression suddenly became very scary, and the eyes that were fixed on him were as sharp as blades, as if they wanted to see through him completely!
Ji Ling's body froze involuntarily, but in the blink of an eye, the young man's expression returned to calm, as if the terrifying appearance just now was just his illusion.
He thought this person was strange, and looked at Ning Kehan for help.
Ning Kehan hurriedly said: "Uncle, let's go out first, so we won't bother you."
The two came outside, and finally got away from the intimidating sight. Ji Ling exhaled lightly, and couldn't help asking curiously: "That person just now was your uncle?"
Ning Kehan nodded.
Ji Ling said with emotion: "Your uncle looks very young." Maybe he is only twenty-four or five years old...
"Yeah." Ning Kehan smiled, didn't he? The uncle is the old man who the old man loves the most. Since he was a child, he was held in the palm of his hand by the whole family and endured it. He is a devil in the world that no one dares to provoke. Speaking of which, this villa is still under Ning Yue's name, but he doesn't like living here, so he gave it to himself who is studying here in college. A few days ago, he suddenly said that he would come to live for a few days... We dare not say, we also Don't dare to ask.
I heard that he just returned from a trip abroad not long ago, maybe he was just bored and wanted to come here for a quiet time
But although Ning Yue is difficult to get along with in the eyes of others and has a weird and ruthless personality, as long as he doesn't provoke him, he will be fine. But there's no need to tell Ji Ling about these, anyway, I won't meet them again in the future.
Ning Kehan blinked, changed the subject and said, "By the way, they are grilling over there, let's go there too!"
Ji Ling said happily, "Okay."
... ... ...
Ning Yu watched the boy leave from his eyes. He slowly closed his eyes. From the moment when he looked at the boy just now, to every subtle expression and gaze of the boy, they all played back frame by frame in his mind.
Much like... really like.
And just so happens to have the same name.
It was hard for him to tell himself that all this was just a coincidence...
Ning Yu suddenly remembered that evening when the sky fell. At that time, he had been quietly following the boy for several days, but he never showed up, because he knew very well in his heart that their positions and identities meant that they could not be together.
From the time when the young man traveled through the flames of war and walked past him towards Jing Sui, there was no turning back.
So Ning Yu didn't expect the boy to give him the answer he wanted, and he couldn't just leave the people who put their lives on him, he just wanted to take another look at the boy, and then—leave.
Until the satellite hanging in the sky aimed its weapon at the planet it was supposed to guard... At the moment when the boy's life was dying, he still appeared.
Even if he knew he shouldn't have appeared at all.
Just like that time and time again, he knew he shouldn't make a move, he shouldn't get close, but he still couldn't help... to get close to someone who shouldn't be close.
After all, people have to pay the price for their willfulness.
When the scuffle reached the final critical moment, Ning Yu made his decision. He knew that if he wanted to survive, he should not intervene in the battle between Brandon and Carlos. Only by letting Carlos hold them back would he have a chance to escape , but he still chose to use his own life to end this war—choose to unite with Jing Sui to kill Carlos.
Even after Carlos died, it would be his next turn.
He has been fighting for a goal all his life, and he can't remember how he walked out of the dust and mud step by step, how he became everyone's hope step by step... When he realized it, he couldn't take down the 'Gabriel's Mask', unable to let go of his mission.
So at that moment, he made what he thought was the most reasonable decision, sacrificing himself to end this war as soon as possible, even though this road is still accompanied by blood, sacrifice, and long turmoil... But this is already the best he can think of Method.
The only thing he didn't expect was that at the moment Jing Sui was about to kill Carlos, the boy rushed out.
At the cost of his life, usher in the beginning of a new world.
The boy didn't want to sacrifice anyone, even his own life and that of Carlos... He still cared about mercy.
This is the real best way, better than what he planned, but only at the expense of you. I should have been the one who died...
Ning Yu raised her hand and gently covered her eyes.
So, you saved me again.
I once told you that if you don't like someone, don't save him again and again, but you just can't do it.
That day, Jing Sui took away the boy's body and let him and Carlos leave Emperor Star.
Ning Yu returned to the base of the rebel army, where people were in panic all day long. People's hearts were shrouded in fear and filled with hatred. Kill them all.
Only Ning Yu knew that they would be fine, and neither Jing Sui nor Carlos would chase them down.
From the moment the boy died, the war was actually over.
Ning Yu led the rebels to leave and went to bases on other planets. They were never hunted down again. Jing Sui and Carlos were busy cleaning up the mess, while Ning Yu told people that you can leave and start where you want to go new life.
His decision to disband the rebels was met with much criticism.
People accused him of being a running dog of the empire, and reviled him for abandoning his ideals and beliefs. Some even thought that he had been seduced by the nobles and had long been controlled by the nobles, trying to betray them in this way... No one understood him.
He is their leader, so he should fight the empire to the death.
People said he was a coward and a traitor.
Ning Yu doesn't care about these, he is just doing what he should do, hatred can never bring hope, it can only bring destruction and pain, instead of making unnecessary sacrifices and paying unnecessary prices because of hatred, it is better to let go Start all over again. There are still many innocent civilians here. They are also qualified to live in the sun and live a happy life, instead of hiding in Tibet and risking being strangled at any time to fight against the empire.
He knows that it is difficult to let go of hatred.
So Ning Yu is willing to bear these blames alone and be a traitor in the eyes of others, just because this is the best choice for everyone to survive, and it is also everything he must bear as 'Gabriel'.
Jing Sui will give them a better world and be a tolerant and benevolent king.
The struggle is no longer necessary.
From the beginning to the end, Ning Yu hoped to use the least sacrifice to create a better world.
He is trying to protect everyone.
Even if it is not understood and appreciated.
With Jing Sui's acquiescence, Ning Yu chose to leave after the last batch of civilians were resettled.
He has fulfilled his responsibilities and done what he should do, and from now on, it has nothing to do with him... Everyone has their own life, and he cannot and cannot be responsible for everyone's life. He is not a god, but Just one person.
He can finally put down the 'Gabriel's mask' and live only for himself.
He still has one unfulfilled wish.
Ning Yu never forgot the last words Ji Ling said before leaving, he said: Don't be sad, I just went home.
At first he thought it was just a consolation, a white lie of the boy on his deathbed, but later when he recalled that scene countless times, he couldn't help but start to doubt his own judgment, because at that moment the boy's eyes didn't seem to be lying to him, he There is no need to lie to him again.
He began to fantasize that maybe the boy really just went home.
But where is your home
Ning Yu traveled to almost every corner of the universe, looking for any place where there might be traces of the young man, hoping that one day they would reunite inadvertently in a certain place, the young man turned around with a smile and said to him: Look, I didn’t lie to you , I just went home.
With this thought in his mind, day after day, year after year.
But he couldn't find it anywhere. After a long time, he had new doubts. The boy's home might not be in this world at all. But if this is the case, where is your world? How can I go to your world
Or maybe, you don't want to be found by us at all, so you have been refusing to tell.
Now there is no us in your world.
are you happy
If this is what you want, then I won't force it anymore, I hope you can get your wish.
I believe, you just went home.
If one day, I can come to your hometown, I can have the honor to see you again. I want to tell you that your sacrifice was not in vain, the world has turned out well, just as you expected.
I am fine too.
... ... ...
Ji Ling and Ning Kehan came to the garden and smelled the aroma of barbecue from a distance. Ji Ling's eyes lit up and he walked quickly. He remembered the days when he and Duan Xingxing were fishing and eating barbecue in Luanshui City.
This kid should be doing well now, right? I don't know if I think about myself.
Ji Ling wanted to do something, so he volunteered and said to Ning Kehan, "I'll bake it!"
Ning Kehan smiled and said, "Good."
She pulled up a chair and sat beside Ji Ling, resting her chin on her hands, and looked up at the young man who was concentrating on grilling fish. Unexpectedly, Ji Ling's cooking skills are very good, and it looks like this when grilled. She looked at the other students The roasted blackened ingredients are getting more and more looking forward to.
Such a cute and virtuous boy, I really want to abduct him back home.
Knowing that Ning Kehan was on the side, Ji Ling was a little nervous and cramped, and focused on looking at the fish in his hand. It didn't take long before it was finally baked, and sprinkled a layer of cumin on it, it was perfect!
He turned around, handed the fish to Ning Kehan, and smiled shyly: "Here."
Ning Kehan bent her eyes and happily prepared to catch it, but suddenly a slender hand stretched out from above, and took the fish that was about to fall into her hand.
Ning Kehan was furious immediately, who dared to cut her off, and thought that Miss Ning was a vegetarian? ! As a result, when she raised her head and met Shang Ning Yu's upright and fierce face, she froze in place, holding back the words she was about to blurt out, and almost lost her breath.
Ning Yu smiled slightly, and looked at her calmly: "I'm hungry, can you give me this one?"
Ning Kehan: This makes me say no...
Ning Yu said again: "When I first came here, I heard your friend calling you. It seems that I have something to do with you. You should go and see."
Ning Kehan froze for a moment, got up and said, "Okay."
Although I feel a little regretful about the fish I didn't eat, let's talk about it later, I don't know who is looking for her...
Seeing Ning Kehan leave, Ning Yu sat down on the chair she was sitting on just now, took a bite of the freshly grilled fish, and turned to Ji Ling with a smile: "It's delicious."
But this is not for you to bake, you are so rude, even snatching fish from your own niece.
Ji Ling blinked and said, "Oh."
For the sake of being a classmate and uncle, I can’t give you more than one. Don’t think that I will bake it for you if you say it’s delicious. I don’t know you well.
Ning Yu looked at the young man's dark and moist eyes. Although the young man looked well-behaved, there was a small sly look in it, and he looked at himself curiously... Ning Yu suddenly remembered that when he was in that base, the young man obviously didn't know what to do. Reluctant, but still gave himself a fish, struggling and cute, accidentally made his heart fluctuate.
He did a lot for himself, but said nothing and didn't want to be known.
Ning Yu lowered his eyes slightly, and lightly took a bite of the grilled fish. The numbing taste slowly spread into his heart along the tip of his tongue and between his teeth, gently bringing up a trace of nostalgia that was deliberately suppressed deep in his heart.
When he first came to this world, he was briefly confused, but soon accepted everything calmly.
I even started to wonder if this is the boy's world, can he meet him again
But this world seems small, but it is actually very big. Sometimes, if you want to meet someone, if you don’t have fate, you won’t be able to see them even if you pass by...
He was used to being disappointed.
Until he walked out of the room just now and gave him a casual look.
The long search and waiting finally turned into a freeze frame.
The boy appeared in front of him like this, just like what he had imagined and depicted in his mind time and time again.
Moreover, his name is also Ji Ling.
Even with different appearances and different identities, those clear and bright eyes are occasionally dazed, sometimes cunning, and sometimes agile... It's like time and time again before, the boy thought he was pretending to be good when he came to him, but couldn't. He sees through those eyes the true inner nature that is concealed.
Let go of the domineering pretense, let go of the false lies.
Maybe this is the real him.
Ning Yu has always believed that he is sensible enough, even when faced with the choice of life and death, he can rationally weigh the value of his own death and the possible consequences... But at this moment, he does not know whether he is still rational enough, nor does he know what he guessed. Whether it is the real answer, everything is uncertain, there is no basis, and some are just illusory intuitions.
But he hoped desperately that he was right.
Ji Ling quietly glanced at the people around him, a little nervous, this is Ning Kehan's uncle! How do you feel like meeting your parents
Ah bah, he and Ning Kehan don't have that kind of relationship, they are just ordinary classmates, how could they think of meeting their parents
But having said that, Ning Kehan's family has really good genes, Ning Kehan is beautiful and generous, and her uncle is also very handsome and has personality.
Ji Ling's thoughts started to wander...
Ning Yu's chest heaved slightly, suppressing the surge in the depths of his eyes, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "What's your relationship with Ning Kehan?"
Ji Ling suddenly came to his senses, here we come! Just say, why did he come to find him? Sure enough, he came to check on his niece, right? He must have mistakenly thought that he was Ning Kehan's boyfriend!
Ji Ling immediately sat upright: "I am her classmate."
Ning Yu's dark eyes were like a bottomless deep sea in the night, her thin lips were slightly raised, and her voice was hoarse and slow: "Do you like her?"
Ji Ling: "!"
How can I answer this question!
If you say you don't like it, will you be kicked out? It's really a dilemma to say that you like it, but it's not that far!
Ji Ling's face turned red, his lips moved, but he didn't make a sound.
so awkward.
Why are you so straightforward when you meet for the first time.
Ning Yu just looked at him like this, then looked away after a while, and said calmly: "If you find it difficult, you don't have to answer."
Fortunately, Ning Yu didn't get to the bottom of it. Ji Ling raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and was a little bit about to run away...
He quietly glanced at the side face of the young man, stood up and said, "I, I'll go to Ning Kehan to see if there is anyone who needs my help..."
Ning Yu said, "Okay."
Ji Ling breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave.
"By the way..." Ning Yu suddenly raised her eyes and said casually, "Get to know me, my name is Ning Yue."
Ji Ling froze and looked at him in disbelief.
Ning, Ning Yu? how can that be? !
He looked into Ning Yu's eyes in a daze, falling into his dark and deep eyes, as if the pause button had been pressed on his whole body, unable to move.
Ning Yu stood up slowly, approached Ji Ling, stared into his eyes with black eyes, raised the corners of her lips, and said word by word: "Ning, Yue, Yue who climbed mountains and mountains—what did you hear?"
The author has something to say: Ning Kehan: You stole my grilled fish.
Ning Yu: I will not only grab your fish, but also the man you fancy.
Ning Kehan:? ?