Chapter 42: Want to go out? He even learned to read people’s expressions.

He even learned to read people's expressions.

In the first ten years of his life, these four words had nothing to do with him, but now he was accustomed to paying attention to every change of her emotions.

Every fluctuation of her emotions can directly affect his emotions.

For example, now, that beautiful and delicate face still had that calm expression, but he could sensitively sense that she was not in a good mood.

She also brought him a lunch box, but the food inside was cold and hard.

He took the cold lunch box and mechanically lowered his head to eat. He felt a pair of eyes falling on his face, which made him inexplicably uneasy.

Lin Xicai remained silent the entire time; the only sound in the air was the sound of him eating with his head down.

After he finished his meal and put down his bowl and chopsticks, Lin Xicai finally spoke and asked him something that he was a little surprised about. "Among the girls you've dated, have you ever really liked any of them?"

Li Ci looked up hesitantly, not understanding why she suddenly asked these questions.

Who have you liked?

Maybe he liked them all, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen them.

Maybe I have never liked anyone, otherwise I wouldn't dump them on purpose and watch them sad with great interest.

Li Ci was a little confused as to what answer she wanted to hear.

Because it is difficult to understand, I dare not speak easily.

This matter was a minefield for both of them. Li Ci understood the reason for their initial feud very well. If he said anything about this matter, he would probably step on her minefield.

Li Ci became nervous, like a prisoner being stripped naked and put on display.

Lin Xicai stared at him, and when he didn't say anything, she smiled faintly, with an ambiguous meaning, "You say you are so bad, but there are people outside waiting for you to come back with a heart. Li Ci, Li Ci, you are so lucky."

Li Ci heard the sarcasm and coldness in her tone, raised his eyes and stared at her face, his eyes trembling slightly. He looked at her, his Adam's apple moving, but no sound came out.

Lin Xicai pursed her lips, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Xicai smiled, her eyes moving downwards to the spoon he was tightly gripping. "Why, you want to stab me again?"

Li Ci didn't say anything. He let go of the spoon and reached out to grab her wrist. He stared at her, a look of worry on his handsome face. "...Someone is bullying you, right?"

Lin Xicai's smile froze on her lips. She was slightly stunned and shook off his hand.

Li Ci frowned, "Police... Police, has my dad caused you any trouble?"

Lin Xicai looked at him, "What do you want to say?"

"I, I can help you."

"Help me?" Lin Xicai pursed her lips. "Help me with what?"

"I'll tell them I'm fine. You can watch me while I'm on the phone. I won't say anything nonsense..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Xicai couldn't help but laugh. She moved her fingers upwards and gently patted his face with her palm. Her voice came over, her breath was warm but her voice was cold, "Li Ci, are you stupid, or do you think I am stupid? I thought you had become obedient, but it turns out you were thinking about how to plot against me."

Li Ci's body froze and he shook his head, "I'm not..."

He didn't think so, he just...

I just can't bear to see her in such a bad mood.

They only had a dozen minutes of time to see each other every day. No one knew how much this little time meant to him! Who the hell had upset her and ruined his thoughts for these ten minutes? Damn them all!

He just wanted her to be happy when she came to see him. No one knew how much peace of mind he felt when she was happy.

This was the last bit of fun he had left in his life. Who on earth would destroy it? Why was it so outrageous? Why was it so damn deplorable?

No, why would he have such a horrible idea?

Shouldn't he be looking forward to leaving? Shouldn't he be looking forward to being discovered by someone outside?

What is he doing? Does he really want to stay in this place forever?

He suddenly started to have a headache. A voice was telling him to leave as soon as possible. Another louder voice was also telling him that if she was always with him, it was okay to continue like this. What was there outside? Were those impetuous and empty days really better than the present?

His soul seemed to have been torn apart repeatedly, becoming tattered.

He was tortured to the point that his eyes became a little dazed. He looked at Lin Xicai with an inexplicable helplessness in his expression.

He looked at her and met her clear and cold gaze. He seemed to suddenly realize that he had just said something wrong, and habitually lowered his head and started fiddling with his fingers.

After he made this move, he remembered that she didn't like him scratching his fingers until they were bloody, so he immediately put his hand down, feeling a little at a loss.

"Why are you so nervous?" Lin Xicai looked over, paused, and said lightly, "You've been doing well recently. I want to take you out for a walk in a couple of days. Will you run away?"

Li Ci looked at her suddenly, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

Go out? Go for a walk?

She said she wanted to let him out...

Li Ci didn't have much expectation in his heart. He didn't believe her at all, and even felt uneasy deep in his heart.

But under her burning gaze, he still shook his head as she wished.

Lin Xicai smiled gently, with an ambiguous meaning.

…

Li Ci didn't take her words seriously until a few days later on a weekend, when she came here early and said to him in a good mood, "The weather is nice today, let me take you out for a walk."

Li Ci looked into her eyes, and couldn't tell whether there was sincerity or falsehood in those clear and harmless smiling eyes.

He was initially crazy about getting out, but now that this opportunity was before him, he felt more numb and uneasy - what on earth was she going to do?

His eyes were covered by a black eye mask. The sudden darkness made his body stiffen, his heart stopped for a moment, and he could hardly breathe. He subconsciously reached out to grab it off, but a warm, soft hand gently grabbed his wrist.

"Don't move," she said.

Li Ci had become accustomed to her speaking to him in a cold, commanding tone, and almost as a conditioned reflex he dared not resist anymore.

Not daring to resist, nor wanting to, she held his hand, her soft and delicate skin pressed against his. Her body temperature was transmitted through her wrist, making him become dull and stiff from body to mind.

His body and soul's desire for this person had reached a terrifying level. Just a little skin contact made him like a satisfied drug addict, unable to extricate himself, addicted and sinking.

His vision was so heavily obscured that he couldn't see a thing, and all five of his senses were focused on the wrist where she was holding his hand.

He had hugged and kissed more than one woman, but none of them was as good as this woman who just held his hand perfunctorily.

The overwhelming desire and trembling made him uneasy and overly excited. He could hardly restrain his desire to take the initiative and hold her fingers tightly. He wished he could crush this bitch's hands and melt her flesh and blood into his own body.

She held his hand and walked with him for a long, long time. The two of them remained silent the entire time. He didn't dare to speak without permission, and she was always reluctant to talk to him.

As he walked to the back, he felt a little hot - the feeling of light shining on his skin.

The air was flowing. After three months, the growing hair on his forehead fluttered slightly, and he felt the long-lost wind.

The next moment, the hand holding his wrist let go of her, and almost at the same time, the blindfold on his eyes was taken off, and in an instant, the light of day emerged.

Blue sky and white clouds, grass, trees, streams and sunshine.

When his eyes first saw the sunlight, they felt a little painful, but he was reluctant to blink. He stared at the scenery outside that he had not seen for a long time, numbly and hungrily, his heart stopping suddenly and then beating wildly.

He smelled the moist fragrance of the grass, listened to the sound of the flowing stream, felt the breeze on his face and the bright sunshine. Everything was just as the outside world looked in his memory.

He really came out, and she actually let him out.

He couldn't identify the exact location of this place at first. He guessed that it should be near the suburbs. The Fu family's villa was located in the nearby suburbs, and this place was probably in that direction.

Li Ci stood there in a daze, with a complicated expression, looking into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

Then he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at that person - she didn't seem to be worried about him running away at all. She squatted down by the stream and reached out to play with the water. Her white and slender hands stirred the clear water, and the corners of her lips were curved. She looked like the most innocent and harmless little girl.

Lin Xicai played in the water for a while, then seemed to remember him. She looked up and met his gaze, smiling slightly: "Will you run away?"

Li Ci looked at the face that made him want to hate it so much that his heart cramped, and longed for it so much that his soul trembled, and even he himself felt a little dazed -

The opportunity is here, he should run, right?

As long as he could run away, as long as he was free, what else did he want?

When he gets out, he will immediately kidnap this little bitch and lock her up, trapping her by his side for the rest of her life and torturing her for the rest of her life. He will make her pay the price and make her never dare to disobey him or leave him again...

He was locked up in that place and could only see her for a dozen minutes every day. When he got out, he wanted her to be his and stay with him every minute of the 24 hours. She was not allowed to think about anyone else or see anyone else. Her bones, blood, soul, her breath, everything about her belonged to him, and no one could covet her.

This thought was so tempting that it made his... his breathing become a little hotter.

Lin Xicai squatted by the stream far away. Seeing that he was just staring at her without saying a word, she scooped up some water with her hand and gently flicked it towards her, her tone blaming her, "Answer me, will you run away?"

Li Ci stared at her and shook his head. A strange color flashed in his eyes that had been numb for a long time.

Lin Xicai smiled, looked up at the sun and took a few breaths of fresh air. Her expression was comfortable and self-satisfied, without any sign of defensiveness on her face.

The sun was warm and somewhat hypnotic. Lin Xicai played for a long time and then took a book and leaned against a tree to read. The book seemed a little unpleasant to her. She read for a while and became more and more sleepy. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she actually fell asleep leaning against the tree.

Li Ci was walking around not far away, but he had been keeping an eye on her movements. Seeing that she had fallen asleep, his Adam's apple moved and he slowly walked towards her.

She was sleeping soundly, her breathing steady. He stood under the tree and stared at her for a long time, but she didn't wake up.

Li Ci then squatted down beside her, staring at her face, his eyes becoming deep under the mottled shadows.

Next to him was a sharp-edged stone that felt cold and hard, just like the man's heart. Li Ci gently stroked the stone, knowing full well that this was the perfect moment. If he could just smash it, all the humiliation he had endured these days would be over.

He squeezed and loosened the stone, and Li Ci stared at the fair and delicate face. His eyes were fierce, lingering, and changing. He seemed to be trapped in a desperate hesitation, and in the end he did nothing.

This person is like a vicious work of art.

It has poisonous stings, but is actually exquisite and beautiful.

He couldn't bring himself to do it, even though he was already unrecognizable and covered in bruises from her thorns.

Rather than destroying her, he wanted to pull out the thorns on her body one by one with his own hands, enclose her in his own territory, and make her his own collection, completely and forever possessing her.

Li Ci took one last look at her and then ran in the opposite direction.

This was the suburbs, and as long as he walked through the woods, as long as he met a person or a car, he would be completely free.

He walked very fast. He was much thinner than before and looked taller and thinner. He ran in and out of the woods for a long time. He thought he would get out soon, but the woods seemed to have no end. He ran for a long time, and even the sun had set and the sky had darkened, but he still hadn't run out of the forest.

The overwhelming darkness was like ink, and the fear of darkness was engraved in his bones. The leaves around him rustled, and he stumbled in the woods. He could even hear the howling of wild wolves coming from all directions.

This scene once again brought back memories of his childhood kidnapping, and every part of his body felt stiff and numb. He forced himself to calm down and run away—he wanted to get out of the woods so badly that he forgot to think about how such a forest could exist in Xuling, where he was born and raised.