Chapter 26 My stepsister told me in a dream
Gu Nanxiao's initial joy instantly turned into a bone-chilling cold. He saw Shi Qingchen suddenly appear opposite Yunxi, and Yunxi was currently speaking to him.
Because the paper umbrella covered most of Yunxi's face, Gu Nanxiao couldn't see Yunxi's expression clearly.
But he couldn't believe it was such a coincidence that the two of them would meet at the lantern festival so easily, and if he remembered correctly, they should have never met before.
Just now, Feng Xun deliberately led Shi Qingchen to the bridge. Seeing that his master had arrived, he pointed to the bridge and showed it to Shi Qingchen.
When he saw that familiar figure, he froze on the spot for a long time before he came to his senses. Then, as if possessed, he called out Yunxi's name and staggered towards the bridge.
When Qingchen approached, he hesitated, not daring to get any closer. With a feeling of trepidation and unreality, he softly called out, "Yunxi."
Hearing the call, the woman with the oil-paper umbrella slowly turned around. The moment Shi Qingchen saw her face clearly, he was almost drowned by overwhelming disappointment.
He shook his head with a wry smile, unsure of what he had been thinking just moments before. Yunxi's body wasn't severely burned, so he was absolutely certain that the person who perished in the fire was Yunxi.
The reason he had such an absurd idea was because the woman's dress, which was exactly the same as Yunxi's, and her familiar back view, made him mistakenly believe that he had seen Yunxi again.
When Yunxi saw Shi Qingchen again, the hatred surging in her chest almost burst forth. But she immediately lowered her head and concealed the murderous intent in her eyes.
After the initial discomfort subsided, a powerful will to revenge sustained Yunxi, allowing her to suppress all her emotions and force herself to adopt the most appropriate demeanor.
It was only then that she took a good look at Shi Qingchen. More than two months had passed since she was burned to death. It seemed that this scumbag was not having a good time.
Judging from Shi Qingchen's loose outer robe, he seemed to have lost at least twenty pounds, and the bruises under his eyes showed that he hadn't been getting enough rest for a long time.
There was the stubble on his chin, the stray strands of hair falling from his usually meticulously styled hair, and the muddy cloth shoes on his feet. It was clear he hadn't been doing well lately.
Shi Qingchen's current appearance is not even as aloof and otherworldly as he was back in the old house. Now, he gives off a strong sense of decadence.
Yunxi believed that the reason he became like this was not only because of the trouble caused by Fangzi, but also partly because of the psychological blow caused by his own death.
According to the message sent by Feng Xun, after his death, Shi Qingchen fell seriously ill and was only able to get up after more than a month. After Feng Xun sent him the diary, Shi Qingchen vomited blood and fell into a coma, almost dying from his illness. This shows that his death had become a deep knot in Shi Qingchen's heart.
At the same time, Yunxi sneered inwardly. Some men are just despicable. When you give your all to him, he treats you like dirt and doesn't cherish you at all. But when you leave him, he sees you as the only one for him in his life.
Just as Shi Qingchen was stunned and bewildered by his fluctuating emotions, Yunxi had already composed herself and asked in a slightly cold tone, "Does the young master know my sworn sister?"
Shi Qingchen looked up in disbelief at the woman in front of him who bore only a slight resemblance to Yunxi in her features, but whose demeanor was ten times more alike. He pondered her question, wondering if it meant what he thought it meant.
At this moment, Feng Xun had already followed. At Yun Xi's prompting, he introduced, "Young Master, this is Miss Yun's sworn sister, and also the woman who delivered that diary."
Upon learning the woman's identity, Shi Qingchen's bewildered eyes lit up with hope once more. He asked urgently, "Miss, since you are Yunxi's sworn sister, do you still have anything Yunxi left behind?"
Yunxi was surprised that he was so brazen in his demands, and she retorted without any politeness, "My sworn sister's life was left in the Shi family, what more precious things could she possibly have left behind?"
His words instantly drained all color from Shi Qingchen's face. His mouth opened and closed several times, but he couldn't utter a single word, nor did he know what he could say in his defense.
Seeing his expression, Yunxi felt annoyed. She took her lantern to the riverbank, put it in the river, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes to make a wish.
From a distance, Gu Nanxiao watched the two talk on the bridge, and then release lanterns together on the riverbank. Throughout the entire process, Yunxi showed no sign of affection or rejection towards Shi Qingchen.
Gu Nanxiao used almost all his strength to suppress the urge to kill.
Seeing his master's clenched teeth and the veins bulging on his arms, Mo Yu mustered his courage and added on Yunxi's behalf, "Seeing is not necessarily believing. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding here..."
These words were like a switch being flipped on Gu Nanxiao. He immediately threw the cat lamp on the ground in a fit of rage and strode towards the river.
By the river, Shi Qingchen followed Yunxi closely, hesitating for a long time before awkwardly asking, "I wonder what you wished for when you released the lantern, young lady?"
As Yunxi listened to his question, she recalled the scene she had witnessed at the last Lantern Festival, where Shi Qingchen and Liu Shi released lanterns and made wishes.
If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't have known that the man who always said he would marry no one but her was already engaged to another woman. She believed that Shi Qingchen hadn't forgotten his promise, but simply had the opportunity to choose someone more worthy.
Yunxi didn't turn around. She watched the lanterns drift downstream and then slowly said, "My first wish is that Yunxi will never meet a heartless lover again. My second wish is that those who betray them will eventually lose everything and regret it for the rest of their lives!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qingchen felt his vision blur and a sharp pain pierce his chest. It took him a long time to catch his breath before he immediately tried his best to defend himself:
"Please don't misunderstand, young lady. It's not that I've let Yunxi down. I've only ever loved her. The fire that day was just an accident."
Yunxi smiled sarcastically and asked incredulously, "So, my sworn sister's death has nothing to do with you, young master?"
Upon hearing her question, Shi Qingchen immediately waved his hands in a panic and denied it, saying, "No, no, no, I do bear responsibility for failing to protect Yunxi properly in her death."
Hearing his dismissive words that absolved him of all responsibility, Yunxi immediately pressed him with a mocking look, "Even if the fire was an accident, were the confession and the contract of servitude also accidents?"
Yunxi's words struck Shi Qingchen like a bolt from the blue, leaving him rooted to the spot, the question echoing in his ears. He couldn't understand why Yunxi's sworn sister would know something that only he and Yunxi knew.
Yunxi was too lazy to watch his act of deep affection and coldly retorted, "Haven't you already made your choice, young master? Why are you still asking about my sworn sister?"
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