In the process of getting along with him, some small changes in small movements. For example, when handing a glass of water, his fingers will inadvertently touch mine; when talking and chatting, there are more physical contacts than before. Although it may be just an inadvertent touch, or an unintentional pat on the shoulder, I can clearly feel a purpose from these actions.
Yes... it is purpose.
Since that time when I took the initiative to show my favor to Wen Jiubai for the sake of Xiaobai, Wen Jiubai has been showing his possessiveness towards me all the time.
For example, the last time I went to the old house, Wen Jiubai looked at the sweater on me, and suddenly said this lightly.
"It's fixed."
I was taken aback, completely unable to understand what Wen Jiubai meant, "Huh?"
"I said the torn hole in your clothes has been repaired. Who repaired it?"
Only then did I realize that what Wen Jiubai was talking about was a small hole in my hoodie. That hole was hung by a chair in the classroom last month. Because it was not very big and not very conspicuous, it has never been there. Never mind. I didn't think of this until today when I saw the needle and thread from the aunt in charge of the dormitory, so I asked the aunt to help me sew two stitches.
"Ah... This one was made up by the aunt in the dormitory."
"Hmm—" Wen Jiubai squinted his eyes and looked at me with interest, "It's the aunt, isn't it a little girl from the same class?"
"Wh-Wen Jiubai, what are you thinking!" I said in disbelief, "What little girl in the same class! Besides, I don't have a good relationship with that girl, okay?"
Thinking of this incident afterwards, apart from being surprised by Wen Jiubai's observation skills, there was also a faint sense of fear.
Wen Jiubai... can even observe this kind of thing in detail, so what I investigate without telling him, will I also...
I tossed and turned in bed thinking about the five missed calls on my phone. Will he call again later
I dug out my phone from under my pillow and opened it to see that there were no new missed calls.
But right now I can't sleep anymore, so I simply turned on my phone and clicked on the game of Onmyoji. I haven't played this game for a long time. I don't know if there is any update for the system
After clicking it, there is an update. Several new shikigami and new dungeon gameplay have been released. When the update package was downloaded and I was excitedly preparing to check out the new dungeon, a message from a friend popped in.
My heart skipped a beat immediately, it was Wen Jiubai. I even forgot that Wen Jiubai is my friend in this game!
[Abe Seimei]:
When I opened the message, Wen Jiubai just sent me a question mark. It's too much like his style, there is not even a single extra word, a simple question mark, but the momentum can be felt through the screen.
What should I do... Do I want to go back to him? Just when I was holding the phone in infinite entanglement, Wen Jiubai sent another message.
[Abe Seimei]: When you come over tomorrow, please bring a bottle of vinegar with you. Bai got drunk today and went crazy, knocking over the vinegar bottle in the kitchen.
As a result, I had to reply, and my fingers did not move for a long time on the screen. Even though it was such an ordinary conversation, I was so nervous that I couldn't even hold the phone with my fingers.
[Yuan Boya]: Tomorrow... I should not go to the old house.
After posting this sentence, I didn't dare to breathe out.
What would Wen Jiubai think? How will he reply
Will he be mad at me? Will you call me a white-eyed wolf
Or, he will call directly and ask why I have been avoiding him these days
If he asked, how should I answer
I don't know how long it took, the palms of my hands were sweating, and finally there was a reply.
[Abe Seimei]: Good.
He didn't say anything, he didn't even ask where I was going, just a simple word. I didn't know what I was thinking, so I quickly typed a series of words in the dialog box.
[Yuan Boya]: Well, I promised Su Xiaoyun and Shi Yitong to go out this weekend. The three of us will charter a car together and stay for about two days. In addition, there are a lot of homework assigned by the teacher this week, and they may have to stay in the dormitory to write papers. Di Zizhen and the others also said that they want to take time to go to the library to do homework.
This time, Wen Jiubai's reply was quick.
[Abe Seimei]: I know.
[Abe Seimei]: Be careful.
I stared at Wen Jiubai's simple words on the phone screen, and suddenly a sense of frustration came to my heart.
From these few words, it was impossible to tell what Wen Jiubai was thinking. Is he angry, does he think I've abandoned him? Or is it that he is still the same as before, and doesn't care if I go to the old house or where
Not to mention the text communication across the screen, even talking to him face to face, I often can't guess what this man is thinking. And now I don't have the courage to call him at all.
I turned off the screen, threw the phone aside, and lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling endlessly.
Wen Jiubai...what on earth did he miss me
"Fuck, it's almost over, you're going to let me go! The boy has the guts to fight one-on-one next time!" Di Zizhen, wearing a headset, scolded his teammates angrily. Throwing a pillow from the upper bunk, it hit Di Zizhen on the head.
"Stop playing, what time is it! There is still class tomorrow!"
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After class the next day, I walked out of the classroom with Su Xiaoyun, and saw Shi Yitong had been waiting at the door of the classroom for an unknown amount of time.
"Shi Yitong?" I was taken aback when I saw him, "Why did you come here so early?"
"Hey, isn't it because it happened to be on the way." Shi Yitong glanced at Su Xiaoyun and scratched his head in embarrassment, "Actually, I haven't been here for a long time, just here, just here."
"Okay, okay, even if you stand at the door of the classroom for an hour, I won't praise you." Su Xiaoyun slapped Shi Yitong on the back, "Let's go, the driver who made an appointment is already waiting at the school gate .”
The road to Diecui Mountain was not boring. Shi Yitong and Su Xiaoyun chatted about everything from the homework due next week to the movie that was released recently. It was very pleasant. As for me, I don't have so much mind to chat, my mind is full of Bai Ze's legend, and the tone of Wen Jiubai's reply last night.
"Gu Yu, hey, have you watched that movie?" Shi Yitong suddenly patted me on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's really super funny, I want to go to a second-brush if I'm so poor!"
"Huh?" I didn't realize it for a while, "What movie?"
"Gu Yu, are you okay?" Shi Yitong waved his hand in front of my eyes, "You didn't talk much all the way, are you feeling unwell?"
I quickly shook my head and smiled, "Ah, I'm fine, you guys talk about yours. I haven't seen that movie anyway."
"Gu Yu, you have dark circles on your face." Su Xiaoyun stared at my face and pointed out mercilessly, "Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Uh, this..." I avoided Su Xiaoyun's eyes in embarrassment.
"You, you always like to think more about what you have and what you don't have." Su Xiaoyun patted my shoulder, "If there is something bothering you, it would be better to say it. Shi Yitong and I are not air, otherwise you think we are both Why should I come with you?"
"I was wondering..." I hesitated and said, "Is Wen Jiubai that Bai Ze?"
"There is a possibility." Shi Yitong shrugged and said, "We are blind men and elephants now, and no one knows what is going on. But how will we know if we don't try it."
"No, I just think that a person with his character doesn't really match Ruishou Baize." I smiled and scratched my hair.
"Then you don't know what kind of character the legendary Bai Ze is." Su Xiaoyun's words left me speechless.
"Bai Ze is the most likely one now." Shi Yitong said seriously, "You said that Wen Jiubai is a big monster, and I think so. And you know that when the legendary Bai Ze was met by the emperor, he was the one who 'knows all the ghosts in the world. Name', don't you think it's also like that who?"
I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but I always felt that I was somehow persuaded by Shi Yitong, so I sighed.
"I see, whether it is to investigate first or not."
But then again, if Wen Jiubai is the Bai Ze we are looking for, what should I do? If I really found out his identity, how should I get along with Wen Jiubai
Su Xiaoyun seemed to have noticed my helplessness, "Gu Yu, don't think too much. I think Mr. Wen has his reasons for hiding his identity. If you trust him, don't think about it, we will come together anyway. Investigated. What is going on, you will know slowly."
I know that Su Xiaoyun and Shi Yitong are trying their best to comfort me, and I can no longer let them worry in a dull manner, so I took a deep breath and showed a bright smile.
"Don't worry, I'm not a little girl either. Speaking of which, is there any fun place in Diecui Mountain? Since you're here, let's go and have fun."
"Yes, yes." Shi Yitong immediately became excited, and introduced to us, "I have been to Diecui Mountain twice. There is an orange picking garden, and the oranges there are very delicious. There are also mountains, springs, and interesting places. There are plenty!"
"Really? I haven't been there yet!" Su Xiaoyun also looked forward to it.
"By the way, has anyone booked a hotel?" I suddenly remembered this and asked.
When I asked, both of them were dumbfounded and looked at each other.
"No, Shi Yitong, haven't you booked a hotel?" Su Xiaoyun asked.
"What? Gu Yu, you haven't decided?" Shi Yitong immediately pointed the finger at me.
"Why am I so determined? I'm not even from Yancheng. Shouldn't you two locals come to book the hotel?" I said righteously.