C46 (1/2)
It was late at night and I was tossing and turning in my bed.
Shuyue had just picked up the call, her mother was already at the airport. Tomorrow I'll go back to school and check out and then I'll go to America and we'll meet up soon.
But when I closed my eyes, I could see what I had seen behind the door, especially the sea of fire on the shore.
Shuyue was in the next room talking on the phone, her voice was intermittent. She had been speaking English the entire time, so she couldn't hear him clearly.
What kind of agreement did Shuyue make with the rich man called Rhode?
Why did he want Shuyue to follow him?
A 100-year-old man who wants a young woman to go with him, and he has to do it voluntarily?
The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I became.
Shuyue seemed to have finished her call, and the next door quieted down. I got out of bed in the dark and went out barefoot.
Shuyue was a person who would use all her money to pursue a high-quality life. Her room always had a faint perfume in it, the walls on both sides were partitioned into walls, and were filled with all kinds of clothes.
Shuyue was sitting on the side of the bed in her pajamas with a picture frame in her hand.
”You must think I'm very stupid... In the end, she still found him … I can't be as strong as you... If I don't rely on his power, I won't be able to protect Woof and Lina by myself … ”
After saying that, Shuyue's tears fell onto the photo frame.
Inside was a picture of the whole family I'd seen in the old house.
”Shuyue...” I pushed the door open and went in.
She didn't expect that I would come, so she quickly wiped her tears away.
”Why aren't you asleep yet?”
”...” ”I'm sorry …”
Shuyue put down that piece of family fortune:
”Nothing to be sorry for.”
”...” ”I owe you so much …” My eyes immediately reddened. ”Can I go in your place …”
Shuyue was startled for a moment, then beckoned for me to come over, and pulled me to sit on the bedside:
”Who told you that?”
”I guessed it myself...” I wiped my eyes.
”What is she thinking?” ”You are still young, and your life is still very long. When you grow up …”
Wuu...” I lay on Shuyue's lap and cried, while Shuyue lightly patted my back.
”What are you crying for? ”It's not like I'm going to die …”
I feel so wronged …
Shuyue was obviously stunned for a moment:
”You're thinking too much, are you alright …” ”It's not too much of a grievance …”
”Why aren't you feeling wronged!” Although others say that laughing in a BMW is better than crying in the back of a bicycle, but since that old man is already 100, how can you be careless? You are only in your thirties, and although you are old, there is still a chance for you to marry someone who has divorced … You want me to go in your place … ”
The hand that was patting my back stopped.
”Say that again.”
”Didn't you want to marry that old man?” I'll marry you... Even though you still have your looks … ”But the old geezer likes the younger ones …”
Suddenly, a hand grabbed my neck and pulled me up from my lap.
”Who the fuck told you I was going to marry him?”
”Ah?” ”Could it be that you want to be the mistress …” I opened my mouth, snot and tears streaming down my face.
Before I could finish my words, I neatly rolled off the bed and onto the floor. Shuyue sat on the bed and looked at me with disdain:
”I have something to do!” ”I'll go to sleep first!”
After saying that, Shuyue put on the eyepatch and pulled the light, then turned over and went back to bed.
Am I wrong?
”Hello, hello?” I climbed out of bed and shook her arm. ”He didn't want you to be a mistress, so what did he want you to do? Was she going to be his daughter? Other than this, what else would you be willing to do! ”
”With your IQ, it's hard for me to explain to you.” Shuyue slapped my hand away and flipped to the other side.
”Does he have a particularly ugly son who wants to force you to marry him? ”It looks like something from a TV show?”
”Does he want you to do something unspeakable?”
”Hey …”
Shuyue took off the eyepatch and turned over, her fingers reaching into her ear:
”Are you done yet?” ”How about you grow up to be a resident committee's auntie? Other than this job, I can't think of anything else you can do.”
”...” Can I sleep with you? ”
Many things have happened today, so when I think about it now, I still had lingering fears. Only by staying with Shuyue would I feel a little more at ease.
”Mm …” ”Don't let your thoughts run wild, just go to sleep.” Shuyue's tone eased up. She gently patted my arm.
I don't know why, but after she said that, I really stopped thinking about it and fell asleep very quickly.
I saw the ragged man kneeling at the bow again.
He repeated the words in a language I didn't understand, bowing to the shimmering light in the clouds, praying for something.