cast a peach

Chapter 65 She's gone

The girl's lips were cold and soft, with a slight smell of alcohol, they lightly pressed against the corners of her lips, and quickly pulled away.

She said, "I'm sorry, Sister Li, I like you."

Tan Mingli said in a daze: "Xiao Shui..."

I like you too.

She stared at the girl's face, as if she wanted to take her into her heart, before speaking tremblingly, "I..."

Zhao Guangshui gently pressed her lips.The girl whispered: "It's okay, sister, you don't need to respond to me, I know your answer."

Sister Li had already told her once before, and she didn't want to force Sister Li to refuse her again.

And she didn't know...whether she could stand being rejected so clearly and apologetically by Sister Li once again.

There were tears in her eyes, but she was trying to smile:

"I thought I was going to cry, but fortunately I held back and didn't cry. It would be embarrassing if I cried, wouldn't I, sister? No one ever cries first after confessing, right?"

She couldn't go on.

Because her tears have fallen.

"Sorry……"

Zhao Guangshui's shoulders were trembling, she bit her lip and tried to hold back her voice, raised the back of her hand to wipe away her tears, "I'm sorry, Sister Li, I let you down... I'm really sorry..."

Tan Mingli didn't speak, she stopped hesitating and hugged her tightly.

"Don't say sorry...Xiao Shui."

Tan Mingli stroked the girl's head, from the back of the head to the pinnae of the ear, rubbing it repeatedly, and whispered in a trembling voice.She was so sad that she almost shed tears.

You just fell in love with someone, there is nothing worth saying sorry for.

She never saw Xiao Shui's tears.

Zhao Guangshui whimpered a little, raised his arms, and hugged her shoulders tightly.

She said intermittently: "I drank white wine...Sister Li, so I can say sorry now...Right? I followed our agreement...I am very obedient, sister."

That convention is not used like this...Silly boy.

Tan Mingli closed her eyes in pain, and gently stroked her back to soothe the girl.

She didn't know until now that when a person's emotions are intensely suppressed to the extreme, there will be a kind of numbness all over his body, his arms are so weak that he can hardly lift them, and his whole body is as weak as if he has lost all strength.

If she hadn't hugged Xiaoshui, she might have knelt on the ground.

"……elder sister."

I don't know how long it has passed, maybe a century, or maybe only a few minutes, Zhao Guangshui called her softly, waking her up from the great sorrow.The girl raised her face from the side of her neck, staring at her softly and moistly like a kitten.

"I'm leaving."

she said softly.

The corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose were still a little red, and there were a few marks on her cheeks from her clothes, but she had obviously calmed down, except for a slight trembling of her fingers, she was not as excited as when she just confessed .

Suddenly.

"When?"

Tan Mingli asked calmly with what little reason he had left.

"tomorrow morning."

Zhao Guangshui replied.

Tan Mingli's mind went blank.

tomorrow.tomorrow morning.how come.

She thought that she and Xiao Shui still had a few days to get along.

She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses: "...Okay."

"Do you want me to see you off? Let my sister see you off tomorrow, okay?"

Tan Mingli was almost begging her.

"..."

Zhao Guangshui just looked at her silently and sadly, and shook his head gently: "No... my sister. Someone will come to pick me up from my mother."

"Please don't come to see me off, I can't see you again, when I see you, I can't help but feel my heart beat, I can't help but want to beg you to love me more, I can't help but wonder if you like it more or less Mine. But I know it's impossible, sister."

"Please don't treat me well just because you feel sorry for me, and don't try to make up for me just because you feel guilty for me. Although I am useless and can't refuse you, I still have self-esteem, sister."

"So please stop talking, don't look at me like that again, don't treat me well, and don't come to see me again."

Zhao Guangshui's eyes were red, he choked up a bit, and said softly: "It's between us, let's be like this."

She barely stood up straight, and finally took a deep and nostalgic look at Tan Mingli, then turned and left.

... Xiao Shui left.

Tan Mingli was silent for a long time, kneeling on the ground bit by bit while supporting the sofa.

Her body was trembling, and she could barely stand any longer. She managed to bear it not to lose her composure in front of Xiao Shui, which was supported by her great perseverance.

She felt dizzy for a while before her eyes, her chest was tight and painful, and she was unable to support the center of her eyebrows.

She has a little bit of hypotension, which she rarely suffers from at ordinary times, and she suddenly becomes weak when she is emotional.

Tan Mingli lowered her neck and panted lightly, her face was extremely pale, and she barely leaned against the corner of the sofa to lean her body so as not to completely fall to the ground.

She caressed her lips lightly.

Xiao Shui kissed her just now.

So hopeless, yet so respectful and restrained, he kissed her like a dragonfly.

The first kiss between her and Xiao Shui turned out to be like this.

The sound system has been changed to another song at some point. When Xiao Shui was there, she could only hear Xiao Shui's voice, and she completely forgot about it. Now that Xiao Shui is gone, in such an empty winter night, in such a During the joyful and joyous festival, she heard the sound of the stereo in the bleakness.

It is a song sung by Lin Yilian and Li Zongsheng, the name is "When Love is a Past", and they sang slowly and softly:

"One day you'll know that life isn't the same without me,

Life is too hasty,

I'm so scared that my eyes are always clouded with tears,

If you forget me, there will be no pain,

It's useless to forget you,

Leave the past to the wind. "

……Ah.

In this situation, Tan Mingli could still laugh, her lips were pale, and she smiled helplessly.

This speaker is really smart, and the songs it plays fit the occasion.

It almost sounds like a curse and a taunt to her.

The next day was Saturday, Zhao Guangshui got up early, watered the flowers, cleaned the room, set the timer for the rice cooker, packed up his luggage, and planned to leave quietly with his schoolbag and suitcase on his back. She didn't want to wake up Sister Li .

As soon as she opened the door lightly, Tan Mingli walked out of the room.

The woman has a plain face, her temperament is still gentle and elegant, but her complexion is a little pale, but her tone is still soft.

"Little water."

She leaned on the door frame and smiled slightly: "Goodbye."

She complied with Xiaoshui's plea, and didn't say anything else to the girl, nor did she express the slightest bit of persuasion and concern that was pressing deep in her heart.

Only a pair of eyes stared at the girl who was ready to go, quiet and sad.

She is like a beautiful piece of porcelain, with a delicate and soft gleam, upright and dignified, with pride and self-respect hidden under her gentle appearance, only willingly revealing her fleeting fragility at rare intervals that are rarely seen by others.

Zhao Guangshui couldn't see her expression like this, she lowered her head in panic, and whispered:

"Goodbye, sister."

After saying goodbye, she hesitated for a moment, then firmly opened the door and walked out.

She knew that if she didn't leave today, she wouldn't be able to leave.

Once the effort fails, she is not sure if she still has the determination and perseverance to leave Sister Li.

The person sent by her mother was waiting for her at the gate of the community. She was an older woman with a rigid face. She looked about 30 years old, wearing glasses, a high ponytail tied meticulously, and her lips were pursed into a line. When she came out, she didn't say much. Just nodding to her, he took the luggage from her hand and put it in the trunk of the car, then bent down to help her open the rear door, resting his palms on top of her head.

The series of movements are so natural, coupled with the black coat she is wearing, she looks like a capable female bodyguard that only appeared in Hong Kong and Taiwan movies in the last century.

Zhao Guangshui had never seen such a battle before, he was taken aback for a while, and looked up at her in a daze.

This woman is very tall. When looking at her, you need to lower your head: "What's the matter, Miss Zhao."

He speaks in a calm and steady manner, just like a robot, without any emotional ups and downs.

Zhao Guangshui was a little afraid of her, swallowed down his words to ask her not to be so polite, and whispered, "I'll just take the co-pilot."

After the car drove out for a while, the woman looked ahead and said, "My name is Lian Keqin. I used to be Director Zhao's life assistant. My current job is to take care of you."

"..."

She spoke so solemnly and seriously, Zhao Guangshui looked at her profile quietly, his eyes fell on her straight nose bridge, paused, and said softly: "My name is Zhao Guangshui. Nice to meet you, Sister Lian."

Lian Keqin looked sideways at her sister slightly because of her sound, and looked at her in the rearview mirror, her hand holding the steering wheel was still steady, and just said: "You don't need to call me that, I work, call me Xiao Lian Just do it."

Zhao Guangshui also has his own persistence and stubbornness on some issues: "Then don't call me you, can you?"

She said softly, "I'm not used to it."

Only then did the woman really look at her squarely, and quickly looked away, nodding simply:

"it is good."

The car arrived at the place after a short drive. The house her mother bought her was very close to Jiangcheng University of Science and Technology, and Tan Mingli's home was also close to Jiangcheng University of Technology. In other words——

In fact, the new residence is very close to Sister Li's house, not too far.

Zhao Guangshui recalled the way he came here, and silently wrote it down in his heart. After a long time, he sighed softly.

It wasn't until she came to the new residence and sat at the desk in the new room that she suddenly realized that she had really left Sister Li.

The young girl was deeply saddened and disappointed.

This is the first time she has fallen in love with someone, but in the end, she has fallen in love so embarrassingly, so much trouble, so...both sides suffer.

When she opened the door and left Sister Li's house, she clearly saw Sister Li's hurt and fragile expression for a moment before.

She had never seen such a look on Sister Li's face.

Zhao Guangshui needed to lower his head and pursed his lips, and exhausted all his reason and self-control to resist the urge to put down his luggage and turn around and throw himself into Sister Li's arms.

She really wanted to hug the woman's slender body, tell her that she would not go, and beg her not to feel sad because of her.

She knew that Sister Li also loved her, that's why she was so sad.

Sister Li just doesn't like her.

It was she who lost her mind in the woman's overly generous tenderness, aroused undue desires, and moved undue thoughts.

Sister Li is not wrong, but she is too greedy and too ignorant.

Who in the world can take off the moon?

Just when she was feeling lost, Lian Keqin knocked on the door and interrupted her thoughts:

"Miss Zhao, haven't you eaten yet? Come to eat."

Zhao Guangshui nodded, tried not to think about Sister Li, and followed her out obediently.

The two were walking, Lian Keqin suddenly stopped in front of him, Zhao Guangshui was distracted with his head down, he didn't react in time, and almost bumped into her.

"Sister Lian, you..."

Zhao Guangshui touched his head in a daze, and was about to ask her what's wrong, when the tall and thin woman pressed her into her arms in a strange posture.

Lian Keqin's tone was still the same, Gujing calm and steady.She reached out and touched Zhao Guangshui's head:

"I think you seem to be in a bad mood."

"The psychology book I bought said that if a child shows depression, you should give her some physical contact to comfort her."

She lowered her head: "Do you feel better now?"

Zhao Guangshui was stunned for a moment, then for the first time today he really laughed happily.

This special assistant Lian doesn't seem to be as scary as she appears, but is a very careful and gentle person.

She put her arms around the woman's waist, hugged her briskly, and said, "Thank you sister, I feel much better."

"Let's go and eat."

After hugging her, she let go, cheered up, smiled brightly, and walked towards the dining table.

"..."

Lian Keqin looked at the girl's slender back, and smiled faintly from the corners of his eyes.

Dong Jo is annoying, but Dong Jo's daughter is cute.

Tan Mingli lowered her eyelashes, and deleted "Sister Zhihua, if it's convenient, can you tell me where Xiaoshui lives now?" in the WeChat chat box, word by word.

Putting down her phone, she leaned against the table and swallowed a few small white pills with water.

She barely slept last night and woke up with a splitting headache.

Tan Mingli propped her forehead, and slowly sat down on the chair, supporting her body with the back of the chair.

The house was empty, the windows were bright and clean, the silence was dull and lifeless.

There are a few pink and white flowers blooming on the balcony, as well as the white clouds and emerald greens that I bought when I went to the botanical garden before, which was watered by Xiaoshui before leaving this morning.Doraemon and Toothless were sitting on the sofa in turn, and Stitch was lying on the porch. She bought it because Xiao Shui liked it.

But now, Xiao Shui is gone.

Will she come back?Tan Mingli asked herself in her heart.

In the living room the Christmas tree was still glistening and rich in emerald green, and the rug was piled with beautiful gift boxes.Xiao Shui didn't take them with him when he left.

There are anti-collision protection strips attached to the corners of the table, because Xiaoshui was always easy to be knocked by furniture before, so she purposely covered all the sharp right corners one by one.

Xiao Shui left, but her breath was everywhere in the house.

Tan Mingli raised her face and gently covered her eyes.

She knew... Xiao Shui would never come back.