Chapter 111: Acting Spoiled
Xia Qian Ge gripped the boy’s arm tightly, her fingers digging in, as if she would never let go. In the boy’s eyes, this was a sign of her extreme pain.
She let out a low cry, her voice soft and fragile, like a dandelion in the wind, about to be blown away.
Fearing that she might twist her ankle again, the boy had told her not to move. So she naturally maintained this ambiguous posture, even curling up in his arms with a pained expression on her face. Her boneless body clung to him like a koala hugging a eucalyptus tree.
Xia Qian Ge slightly raised her head, the heat and violent restlessness of her body a stark contrast to her fragile appearance. A faint pink tinge circled her eyes. She looked at the boy with her tear-reddened eyes, a garden of spring blooming in them. Their gazes met in the afterglow of the sunset.
Su Yu looked at the girl curled up in his arms, as soft as spring water. Her pink lips were slightly parted from the pain, as if coated in a glassy glaze of cherry blossom pink. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. Su Yu suddenly felt his throat go dry.
Others could only see the girl’s strong and independent side, but he knew that once she let down her guard, her spoiled demeanor was always so captivating. With a glance and a turn of her head, a sea of clouds would churn, the river tide would surge.
The two of them looked at each other quietly, just staring blankly, at a loss. Even with their eyes locked, they couldn’t communicate.
“Cough cough…”
Su Yu was the first to give in, averting his gaze and turning to look at the clouds that were about to be burned out. The Ferris wheel had reached its highest point. They were now in the high altitude, with no one around. In the narrow space, an ambiguous warmth, like the color of the sunset, filled the air.
The girl in his arms seemed to have realized something. She blushed, looking extremely shy, and buried her face completely, like a small, injured beast rushing to escape into its burrow.
But in an instant, the small beast that had escaped into its burrow became a ferocious monster with sharp claws and teeth. She laughed with a crazy obsession, her features twisted, her eyes sinister and terrifying, so much so that her body began to tremble slightly.
She trembled with excitement. What was this little bit of pain?
The thought of the old woman, whom the boy called “sister,” her urgent and angry question at the end of the phone call, made her want to laugh. So what if that old woman was angry? She couldn’t even get a response from the boy.
Of course, she knew what that woman’s purpose was. She had deliberately put on a show in front of her, pretending not to know, acting intimately with the boy like a brother and sister, yet not hiding the coldness in her long, narrow eyes.
That old woman named Gu Zhi looked down on her, so much so that she didn’t even hide her arrogance, thinking she could easily crush her?
The intention behind that arranged meeting was so obvious. The old woman was testing her… so she flaunted her closeness with the boy right in front of her, staring into her dark eyes, wantonly searching for any trace of anger, violence, or jealousy. But she had concealed it well; her dark eyes were as tranquil as an ancient well, leaving no crack to exploit.
That smug look of someone who was proud of her possession yet afraid of others coveting it was really funny. But she had to admit that the old woman was a formidable opponent, with a deep mind and a blatant possessiveness towards the boy. They were the same kind of people.
Xia Qian Ge smiled coldly, the bone-chilling coldness freezing the deep pool in her eyes into ice. The strong jealousy was one of the old woman’s few flaws. She probably couldn’t tolerate her things being stained with the scent of others. That morbid psychological cleanliness would definitely drive her mad with anger if she saw this scene.
But she felt that this scene was really beautiful. She could hold the boy tightly without any scruples, without worrying about those troublesome rules and regulations, as if the whole world was just the two of them. Feeling each other’s breath, confirming each other’s existence. She really wanted this moment to be frozen in eternity, so much so that she was going crazy.
Those dark thoughts began to expand crazily again. The more she was intoxicated by this scene, the more she felt how ridiculous her past self had been. How could she have expected to get such a reward by constantly holding back?
So what if her methods were despicable and disgusting? She was not a good person to begin with, and she didn’t want to be a good person. A good child couldn’t even get a word of praise from others. Instead, they would only be bullied. She wanted everyone to be afraid of her, so that no one could bully her again.
She had always been like this, insecure and crazy, cowardly and obsessive. She hated the arrogance and disdain in the old woman’s eyes when she looked at her. She would retaliate. This will was extremely strong, rising endlessly in her heart.
For this, it didn’t matter if she became a ruthless executioner with bloody hands. It didn’t matter who despised her. As long as the boy loved her, it was enough. A few tears, and she could fall into his arms, just like now. She breathed in the sweet scent that lingered at the tip of his nose, as if she had fallen into a large field of poppies, so obsessed and addicted that her body couldn’t stop trembling.
“What’s wrong? Does it still hurt?”
“Yeah, not as much.”
Su Yu noticed the trembling in her lap and asked softly.
Xia Qian Ge also slowly raised her head. Their gazes met again in the cold, damp air at high altitude. There was another moment of silence. After an unknown amount of time, the shadow in the car grew larger, and only the last ray of sunlight weakly illuminated the interior. In the dim, narrow space, their breathing seemed to become clearer, and the silent atmosphere became heavier.
“It’s much better. It doesn’t seem to hurt as much anymore.”
Xia Qian Ge broke the silence first. She smiled with a pale face and said, “Thank you. I’ve wrinkled your clothes. I’m so clumsy. I was even scared by the phone ringing. I don’t know if I can still watch the theater performance tonight.”
She apologized shyly and smoothed the wrinkles on the corner of the boy’s clothes with some embarrassment.
“Don’t think about the performance. We’re about to go down. We’ll go straight to the hospital.”
Su Yu interrupted Xia Qiange’s worries. He looked at the girl leaning on him, looking well-behaved and cute. Her tears had dried, leaving a faint pink tinge around her eyes. Her crystal-clear eyes stared at him without speaking, and she even gently rubbed her eyes. That dazed and confused look made his heart soften.
He slowly reached out, wanting to wipe the corners of the girl’s eyes, but in the end, he stopped by her ear. He smoothed the hair by her earlobe and said, trying to suppress the throbbing in his heart, “Your hair is messy.”
“I… I can do it myself.” Xia Qian Ge blushed and turned her head shyly, quietly tidying up her messy hair.
“We’re about to go down. Can you stand up if I help you?”
“Mm-hmm, it doesn’t hurt as much anymore. I should be fine if I don’t move the injured part.”
“Then… then bear with it.”
Su Yu helped Xia Qian Ge up from the floor. The girl gritted her teeth and slowly stood up, enduring the pain. He could clearly feel the warmth of the girl leaning on his shoulder. The fragrance of gardenias tugged at his senses. This intimate posture had a strange ambiguity.
The broadcast announced that they were about to get off. The two of them maintained this posture for a while before the door slowly opened as they approached the platform.
Su Yu carefully supported Xia Qian Ge to prevent her from falling. But just as the door was about to open completely, the girl suddenly whispered a few words in his ear, her voice as light as a strawberry marshmallow in autumn, sweet and soft.
“Thank you…”
