The raindrops grew heavier, soaking both of their bodies.
Countless raindrops fell from Liu Yanqiu's face, passed through his eye sockets, and then fell down his delicate cheeks.
It hit the ground, making Gu Qingsheng a little scared for no reason.
She took a step back, her foot clacking on the planks of the dock.
"Liu...Mr. Liu..."
A scream of fear seemed to pull Liu Yanqiu back from his irrational mood.
He suddenly let go of his hands and the air around him turned cold.
Breathing heavily, the blush on Liu Yanqiu's face gradually turned pale.
"Yes... I'm sorry... But I still hope you can tell me... how did you get this jade pendant."
The look in his eyes was sincere, and Gu Qingsheng felt some inexplicable emotions in his heart. The jade pendant lay quietly in the palm of Gu Qingsheng's hand, as warm as jade.
After a moment's hesitation, she said to Liu Yanqiu
"Someone gave it to me."
"who……"
Liu Yanqiu's lips trembled, and he tightened his hands at his sides, as if he was afraid of doing something else. He gritted his teeth and asked
"Then, could you please tell me who sent it... How is that person doing now? Do you know... how that person is doing now?"
Gu Qingsheng couldn't understand the emotion flashing in his eyes, but thinking about the temper of Mr. Zhan, he must have offended Liu Yanqiu at some point. His heart was alarmed and he thought about it.
"I'm not in a position to answer who sent it, but I can tell you that the person is dead, Mr. Liu, so there's no need to ask."
After saying this, Gu Qingsheng turned around.
The sound of my heart beating violently because of the lie was very obvious, and I tightened my clothes around my chest.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
She walked hurriedly, in the rain.
After Gu Qingsheng left, Liu Yanqiu, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly fell to the ground.
His whole body collapsed on the dock filled with rainwater. The heavier the rain, the colder his heart became.
Dead...
Dead...
If I die...
He slowly took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket, which were still stained with some candied haws sugar.
If I die... what's the point of having all this money...
As he slowly loosened his hand, the copper coins fell to the ground one by one, and some even rolled along the wooden board into the sea.
Suddenly I recalled that person wearing a pink dress, smiling happily, showing his white teeth and saying mysteriously
"I gave the jade pendant to my brother's fiancée, the one you were engaged to as a child."
Gu Qingsheng's cold eyes appeared in front of him. Liu Yanqiu held his head with both hands, and suddenly sobbed when it hit the floor.
"Qiu Yue... Ah Yue... You didn't wait for your brother to come over, how could this happen... how could this happen..."
…
When the rain gradually stopped, Liu Yanqiu came back in a dishevel.
His hair was stuck to his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression. He looked as pale as paper. After he opened the door, water kept dripping from his body.
Aunt Li, who had just served the fish soup, exclaimed and wiped his face with a worn handkerchief.
"What's going on? Why are you so wet? Don't you know to get out of the rain?"
She complained while wiping it, muttering to herself very seriously.
Liu Yanqiu did not raise his head, and asked in a dull voice,
"What about her..."
"Oh, you mean Kiyomori."
Not noticing Liu Yanqiu's strangeness, Aunt Li continued
"She came back in the rain just like you, but her body isn't as strong as you men after all. I saw she had a slight fever, so I let her rest first and will call her when it's time for dinner."
"You've come just in time. The fish has just been served. Go and wake up Qingsheng."
But Liu Yanqiu just stood there motionless, turning his head for a while.
"Forget it...Aunt Li, you should go. I won't eat dinner tonight."
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Aunt Li to answer, and did not even cover up the sound of the door closing.
Aunt Li was a little confused holding the wet handkerchief. She looked at Liu Yanqiu closing the door and muttered
"That's really strange."
She walked to Gu Qingsheng's house and knocked on the door
"Miss Qingsheng, it's time to eat."
There were a few faint coughs from inside, and Gu Qingsheng's voice was hoarse.
"Thank you, Aunt Li, but I may have caught a cold today so I don't have an appetite. You guys can eat first."
There seemed to be something wrong with the two people since they came back. Aunt Li wiped her hands and looked around in confusion.
"Could it be that these two people are having a quarrel..."
Walking into the house, the aroma of a pot of fish soup filled the air. Aunt Li sighed.
"What a pity this is such a good fish soup..."
"Mother! Mother!"
Xiaofu woke up and ran over to rub his eyes. He immediately smelled the smell of fish soup and smiled. He ran to the table and put his feet up.
"Mom, mom! I want to drink fish soup!"
He was very excited, his eyes sparkling, and Aunt Li flicked his head on his little head.
"There are some left for you in the kitchen. These are for your brother Yanqiu and sister Qingsheng."
"I don't want to!"
Xiaofu was so angry when he heard this that he crossed his arms over his chest like an adult.
"When I woke up just now, I went to the kitchen and saw that there was only a bowl of fish soup! There was no fish meat at all. You are biased! Mom! You are biased!"
He stamped his feet
"You give fish meat and fish soup to my brothers and sisters, but only give me some leftovers. You're biased!"
Aunt Li raised her eyebrows and reached out to slap Xiaofu's butt.
"You kid! Your brothers and sisters came back from being caught in the rain and have caught a cold, and you're not willing to give them some fish to eat."
After all, Xiaofu was still young, and this was actually unreasonable to him. No matter what, he just thought that Aunt Li was biased. After arguing for a while, his face turned red, and he turned around and ran out.
"Hey! You little bastard!"
Aunt Li put her hands on her hips and watched Xiaofu walk away with a helpless sigh, then turned around and went back to the house.
It was very late on the branches under the moon.
After tidying himself up, Liu Yanqiu came out of the door and saw Aunt Li walking back and forth anxiously in front of the door.
This afternoon, he also calmed down his mentality. Seeing Aunt Li like this, he went up to her and asked
"What's wrong, Aunt Li?"
Seeing Liu Yanqiu, Aunt Li seemed to have seen a savior. She turned around and grabbed Liu Yanqiu's clothes. Only then did Liu Yanqiu realize that her eyes were red with tears.
"Ah Qiu, Ah Qiu! I had a fight with Xiao Fu this afternoon and he ran away in anger... I thought he would come back on his own this afternoon... I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..."
Liu Yanqiu suddenly became alert
"How long has it been?!"
"It's already...it's already been two hours..."
"Oh! He's such a little kid, why are you arguing with him?"
After saying that, Liu Yanqiu also hurried to the town.
…
"Xiaofu! Xiaofu!"
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