Chapter 220 Cause and Effect 2
Su Qianqian is waiting for her mother.
We waited from morning until sunset in the afternoon before the door of the ward was finally gently pushed open.
Mrs. Su walked in, her tone apologetic: "Qianqian, I'm sorry, Mom is late."
"My sister accidentally fell during horseback riding class today and cried so hard that I had to comfort her for a long time..."
Su Qianqian immediately shook her head and said softly, "It's okay, Mom. Is my sister okay?"
"It's okay, I was just scared."
Mrs. Su approached and asked softly, "How are you feeling today? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I am fine."
Su Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled, then picked up the tablet next to her. The screen lit up, "Mom, look..."
Madam Su glanced at the screen full of complex formulas and questions, her brows furrowed subconsciously, and her tone was harsh with disapproval:
"Why are you looking at this again? Didn't the doctor tell you to rest and not overwork?"
"Look at my sister, she complains of a headache when she does some math problems..."
Although her mother's words were not harsh, they gently pierced Su Qianqian's heart.
The light in her eyes gradually dimmed, and her hand holding the tablet slowly dropped and rested on the snow-white quilt.
She lowered her head and whispered, "I know, Mom, I won't do it again next time."
Mrs. Su seemed to realize that her words were too harsh. She sighed and slowed down her tone: "Mom is worried about you. You need to have a good rest and don't think about these things, understand?"
After a few more words of advice to take care of her health, Mrs. Su left in a hurry.
The ward became quiet again.
Su Qianqian hugged the tablet and retreated into the quilt.
The tip of her nose felt a little sore, and she blinked hard to force the astringency back.
She knows.
Dad, mom, grandparents, and her younger brothers and sisters all loved her, but were also afraid of her.
I am afraid of investing too much emotion, and it will be more sad when I lose it in the future.
So she has always been very well-behaved, good at comforting herself, and tries not to cause trouble to anyone.
But today, she just wanted to be praised.
Gu Chengyu was standing beside the bed. When he saw her quietly raise her hand and wipe her eyes, he felt inexplicably blocked in his heart.
After a long while, he suddenly made a sound of annoyance.
Although he knew she couldn't hear him, he still stared at the back of the hairy head and spoke stiffly, his tone so awkward that he didn't even notice it:
"Su Qianqian."
"You did very well on the test. That's amazing."
The only sound in the air was the gentle ticking of instruments.
No one responded.
Gu Chengyu frowned, feeling a little ridiculous.
Why would he argue with a little girl who couldn't see him or hear what he was saying?
But looking at the slightly trembling slender shoulders, he couldn't suppress the inexplicable emotions in his heart.
As the days passed, Gu Chengyu found that he was staying in this world for longer and longer periods of time.
He looked at her.
Most of the time, she looked out the window quietly, watching the flying birds and the flowing clouds, with flickering light in her eyes.
He knew that there was a soul in her body that longed to fly, but was trapped in this small space.
He heard every word of advice given by the doctor and her mother.
She needs to rest quietly and avoid big mood swings. Those stories from the outside world are a burden to her heart.
But the tablet hidden under her pillow still revealed her uneasy situation.
There are countless movie clips and various classic drama scripts stored there.
When Gu Chengyu discovered this for the first time, he thought that although this little girl looked well-behaved, she was actually quite brave.
Later, he became the only witness to her secret.
She would often look in the mirror when no one was around and imitate the expressions and lines of those characters.
His voice was clear and his eyes were particularly serious and bright.
At first, he was just a bystander, finding it novel and interesting.
Occasionally, when she got stuck and frowned, unable to find her emotions, he would subconsciously whisper a few words of advice.
"The emotion is wrong. There should be despair here, not anger."
After he finished speaking, he was stunned and found it absurd. He, a ruthless sword master, was actually teaching a little girl how to act?
But she couldn't hear.
She just rubbed her hair in frustration and tried again.
From some day on, he stopped just watching.
When she was performing a monologue, he would unconsciously walk to where she was looking, even though he knew that she didn't see him at all.
When she stretched out her trembling hand to touch an important person, he would inexplicably stretch out his fingers and gently hold her fair little hand.
When she practiced, he was her only, invisible opponent actor.
He had accompanied her in acting out separations of life and death, reunions after long separations, deep resentments in the palace, and the hustle and bustle of the marketplace.
This became a silent game that belonged to him alone.
He even gradually found some fun in it, watching her get angry because of a wrong look, and watching her beam with joy because she finally caught the spirit of the character.
Until that day.
She chose a love scene.
This is a currently popular drama in which the hero and heroine confide in each other after going through many hardships.
She faced the mirror and recited the heroine's lines with a pure and sincere look, carrying the courage of a girl who was risking everything.
"I like you."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to still be immersed in her emotions, her cheeks were lightly pink, and she looked at her watery eyes in the mirror.
But Gu Chengyu, who was standing in front of her, clearly felt his heartbeat quickening.
The feeling was strange and overwhelming, coming without reason.
He even raised his hand to press his heart.
The next moment, he almost fled in panic, and his figure flashed and appeared in the air outside the ward.
The night wind was cool, but he felt an inexplicable restlessness in his heart that could not be shaken off.
He stayed over the city overnight.
The lights below were bright and the traffic was heavy, but none of it caught his eye.
He thought, if he had met her hundreds of years ago, when his Taoism heart was not stable and he was struggling on the ruthless path, she would probably be a little witch who ruined his Taoism heart.
But now, he has become an immortal, transcended the five elements, and broken free from the constraints of the rules of the Tao.
There are no more laws in the world that can determine his right or wrong, or constrain his likes and dislikes.
He suddenly chuckled, feeling somewhat relieved.
Now that the Tao has been achieved, one can roam freely between heaven and earth.
So what if you just like someone?
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