Gu Huaiwei's eyes fell on him and she pricked up her ears to listen.
He Xueyi paused, then continued, "I have a hidden agenda. I'm the store manager's loyal follower because I hope she'll come to my house after meeting the shareholders at the amusement park."
"Oh, I don't necessarily plan to stay in the park." Gu Huaiwei would leave the park immediately after finding her sister.
"Who knows? The store manager is human, and human hearts are so fickle." He Xueyi's eyes were smiling, but it was superficial. "Last night, I heard your mumbling in your nightmare. I hope this bedtime fairy tale can help you have a good night's sleep."
Gu Huaiwei is not the type who likes to study.
"Thank you for your kindness. Drinking some milk before bed can help me sleep." Gu Huaiwei refused and wanted to return the book to He Xueyi.
"Don't give it back to me." He Xueyi didn't take it.
Gu Huaiwei stood in the backyard, looking at the pile of things in her arms helplessly.
It’s so annoying, I can’t take it down anymore.
The evening breeze blew her long hair, she gathered the pile of clothes up, lowered her head, and used her chin to prop up the book to prevent it from falling.
The cover of the book is furry and has a good texture. "The Red Shoes" is printed on it in golden ink. It is a fairy tale book.
She carried the pile of things back to the hall, put all the clothes on the folding bed, then picked up the book and flipped through it briefly.
The story tells of a king who raised many princesses. Every night, the princesses would sneak into hell and dance with the devil.
The king noticed that their dancing shoes became tattered every morning, so he issued a reward to investigate the princess's secret.
A retired soldier accepted the bounty, followed the princess to hell, exposed the devil's identity, cut off the passage to hell, and finally married the princess.
"Another boring story of a hero saving a beauty." Gu Huaiwei felt a little bored and threw the fairy tale book aside.
In Gu Huaiwei's opinion, the princess can do whatever she wants.
What if the princess just likes dancing with the devil?
Pay for the things you love, so what if you die?
Some people seek self-destruction and tragedy, and don't need kings and soldiers to meddle with them.
Gu Huaiwei sat on the edge of the bed folding clothes. The clock in the hall was ticking. In a trance, she seemed to hear the midnight bell ringing.
In the mist, twelve demons transformed into princes without facial features stood in the center of the dance floor.
She found herself transformed into one of the princesses, wearing red dancing shoes, holding an invitation in one hand and a sword that cut through the passage in the other.
When she raised her sword, wanting to cut the passage and return to the real world, she heard her sister crying in the depths of darkness...
"Huh——" It was already bright outside.
Gu Huaiwei woke up from a nightmare and sat up straight on the bed. Cold sweat oozed from her forehead, and around her were clothes that had not been folded from last night.
I fell asleep somehow last night.
I also dreamed about that damn fairy tale.
Gu Huaiwei took a deep breath, then got up and locked the book in the drawer.
Lin She showed Gu Huaiwei the on-site design draft of this blind date conference. Gu Huaiwei picked out the most festive setting, and then took out the audio equipment prepared in advance in the jade bracelet and asked them to watch the arrangement.
A day later, Gu Huaiwei bought a fruit basket and went to the manor where Chen Liuxiang lived with Bai Meimei to visit the sick He Jiarui.
The butler opened the golden iron door, and all he saw was luxury.
Gu Huaiwei followed the housekeeper forward, and Bai Meimei held Gu Huaiwei's little finger and looked around.
She opened her curious eyes and looked at the luxurious European-style manor, her eyes full of little stars.
"Wow, it's beautiful! It's much nicer than my house. I'm so tired of those bucolic-style houses with people crammed into wooden houses like sardines. I really wish Dad would be more hardworking and build us a European-style manor like this."
"Are there many people in your family?"
Bai Meemie raised her rosy little face and said innocently, "Yes, I come from a big family with lots of brothers and sisters. Sister Gu, please open the door to the paradise and come to my house. The banana milk pie I make is delicious. I guarantee you will like it."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"Eh~" Bai Meemie pouted, "Sister is so cunning. She didn't agree to my request right away. This keeps me awake all the time, thinking about asking my sister to choose me."
Gu Huaiwei did not comment, her eyes swept across Bai Meimei who was pretending to be innocent, followed the housekeeper, turned and walked to the end of the corridor.
The housekeeper pushed open He Jiarui's door and did not go forward.
The bedroom was extremely luxurious. After not seeing He Jiarui for a few days, she looked pale and thin. Her long black hair was scattered on the red sheets. The lace bed curtains hung down, shrouding her thin body in darkness.
A pseudo-human maid and a family doctor were by her side. A needle was inserted into her wrist, and next to her was a pile of medical equipment monitoring her vital signs.
Gu Huaiwei suddenly thought of Xiao Youqi.
Branches grew from his rotting belly, draining his last breath and bearing green fruit that symbolized life.
That scene is still vivid in my mind.
The first person who enters the store doesn't seem to live long.
Gu Huaiwei thought to herself, is this a curse?
There are many surveillance cameras in this room.
Chen Liuxiang instructed the maid to leave them some space to talk alone.
This is a private area, and considering Gu Huaiwei's last experience of being ambushed, she didn't let Bai Meimei leave the room, but asked her to sit on the small bench next to her.
Bai Meimei was a little restless, but she resisted the urge to rummage around and sat obediently on the bench, her hands on her knees, her eyes looking around the house.
Gu Huaiwei sat on the edge of the bed, and the soft Simmons mattress sank down.
"Ah, you're here." He Jiarui opened his eyes with some difficulty, without much strength.
She struggled to sit up.
"Get up slowly." Gu Huaiwei supported her arms and placed a pillow under her waist. "You were fine at the coming-of-age ceremony last time. How did you get yourself into this state so soon?"
He Jiarui half sat up on the pillow. Just this little movement made her breathing become rapid, and it took her several seconds to calm down.
A wry smile appeared on her lips. "I didn't expect this to happen. Lately, I've been dreaming about my previous breeder."
He Jiarui closed her eyes tiredly. She held Gu Huaiwei's hand, greedily enjoying the warmth of her fellow human being.
Only when people are unhappy will they recall the past countless times.
She said weakly, "I don't know if I made the wrong choice... My breeder wanted to keep me, but I just abandoned him..."
The luxurious manor turned into a golden birdcage.
He Jiarui has been holding it in for too long. She has a lot to say to Gu Huaiwei, who is also a human being. She is not actually looking for a solution. She just wants to get some comfort from her fellow human beings.
"You just want to choose a better path. What's right or wrong about that?" Gu Huaiwei was silent for a moment. "Is Chen Liuxiang not good to you?"
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