Chapter 41 I Won’t Let Her Go Li Ci stared at her blankly, his heart...
Li Ci stared at her blankly, his heart soothed, his anxious and uncontrollable emotions gradually subsided, and his chest, which was broken by the wind on all sides, was filled up little by little with something.
He looked at her and suddenly remembered his childhood.
I remember when he was a child, his mother would read by the window, and he would sit on the carpet and play with balloons for the whole afternoon.
It’s not that balloons are fun, it’s just that when I look up I can see my mother’s gentle and beautiful face.
Occasionally she would look up from her book and smile at him, and he would feel that all his happiness was in that room. He didn't need to go out, as all his joy was hidden there.
At this moment, the situation is clearly different, but the mood is strangely the same as that time.
Li Ci stared at her, his eyes suddenly becoming overly soft and moist. He longed for her to look at him, and longed for this person to look up and smile at him occasionally.
If she wants...
As long as she is willing...
Then he, then he, he can...
His gaze was too intense, as if it had substance, making Lin Xicai feel uncomfortable. Lin Xicai frowned, raised her eyes and gave him a cold look. Li Ci was startled, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.
Seeing him standing there stupidly with his lunch box, Lin Xicai frowned even deeper. "Aren't you hungry?"
Li Ci shook his head, then nodded, as if afraid that she would be angry. He opened the lunch box in a hurry and began to eat his meal mechanically and obediently.
He might be hungry, but he couldn't feel it. The food should be delicious, but he couldn't taste it. His heart and mind were filled with the look she had just given him.
He hurriedly finished his meal and went to the kitchen to wash his lunch box. Halfway through, he couldn't help but come out to see if she was still there. The feeling of disappearing in the blink of an eye was unbearable for him. In just five minutes, she came out three times.
Li Ci was lucky that she didn't look at him while doing her homework, otherwise she would have thought he was stupid.
Washing clothes, washing lunch boxes, mopping the floor, these were things he had never done before in his life. Even now he hated doing such things, but he had no choice. She would not care about him. He had tried, but she would not pay any attention to him and would only look at him like trash.
If he didn't clean his room, she wouldn't blink an eye if he slept in the garbage.
If he didn't wash his clothes, she wouldn't even remind him if the dirty clothes rotted on him.
If he didn't wash the lunch box, she would pretend not to notice and use the dirty lunch box to serve him food next time.
She allowed all his bad habits to happen. In the end, he was the one who suffered and she was the one who got hurt, so she didn't care at all.
He hated her indifference, but was conquered by her indifference. He lowered his bottom line again and again and did the things he hated one after another.
Later on, he even became numb and used to it. The days when he was served by several people in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation seemed like a thing of his previous life.
After washing the lunch box, Li Ci placed it on the coffee table in the living room, then returned to the dining table and sat down opposite Lin Xicai.
She was doing her homework with her head down. Perhaps because her hanging hair was a bit of a hindrance, she tied it into a high ponytail with a black hairband. The thin bangs on her forehead were combed to make them look a little messy. With her delicate and small face, she looked quiet and harmless.
Li Ci stared at her fair face, his eyes fell on her slightly trembling eyelashes, and his heart trembled slightly.
Li Ci was interested in this face when he first saw her.
Later I discovered that what was beneath the skin was far more than what this face could compare to.
He has seen countless people and has been entangled with all kinds of girls. No matter how bad their tempers are, they are as transparent as water in his eyes. With just a flick of his fingers, he can change them into any shape at will and control all their feelings and emotions.
Only this person, he could not catch, nor understand, like a beautiful monster, making people...
It's terrifying, yet fascinating.
Lin Xicai was doing her math homework and was racking her brains over a difficult problem. Occasionally, she looked up and saw Li Ci staring at her with his chin in his hand. She couldn't help but frown.
"Why are you staring at me?" Lin Xicai's voice turned cold. "How can I do my homework if you stare at me like that? I even lost any ideas I had for solving a problem."
Lin Xicai was feeling irritated. She naturally knew that this was undoubtedly a vent of anger, but so what? If she was unhappy, he would not be happy either.
Li Ci's expression changed. She thought he was going to lose his temper. The two looked at each other for a moment, but he saw his Adam's apple move and lowered his head a little. "Don't be angry, I... I'll stay away from you."
Lin Xicai was stunned for a moment, as if she was a little surprised that he could control himself from getting angry.
While she was stunned, Li Ci seemed to be really afraid that she would be angry. He stood up from the dining table and slowly walked to the sofa not far away.
He sat down on the sofa, his pale and handsome face slightly raised, his eyes still fixed on her, watching her every move greedily.
Lin Xicai took a deep breath and tried her best not to look at him.
She still had to give sweet treats occasionally. After all, she didn't really want to drive anyone crazy.
…
For the next few days, Xie Shi didn't come to school.
On the third day, Lin Xicai stayed after her last class to finish the test she was working on before leaving the campus. The new round of monthly exams was coming up, and Lin Xicai had been coming home late late recently. She had specifically told Fu Xuefan not to wait for her.
Lin Xicai walked to the bus stop with her schoolbag on her back. As soon as she stopped, there was another person next to her.
A thin girl blocked her way. She hadn't seen this person for some time. It was Zeng Jinghuan who had been chasing her for someone.
Lin Xicai paused and subconsciously looked to the side and front. Sure enough, she saw two boys in designer clothes standing on the street and smoking casually not far away.
These two people were close to Li Ci. Whenever Zeng Jinghuan came to ask for someone, they would follow her. However, Zeng Jinghuan must have given them a heads-up beforehand, so these two people just stared at her from a distance and didn't have any direct contact with her. They just stood there smoking in a frivolous manner, occasionally throwing her a threatening look, acting as a kind of guardian.
Lin Xicai felt nothing, and even found it a little funny.
Zeng Jinghuan was thinner than the last time she saw her. The last time she saw her, she was wearing makeup. This time, she seemed to be in no mood and looked quite plain.
Zeng Jinghuan had a natural hostility towards her, so he got straight to the point and asked, "Where exactly is Li Ci?"
Lin Xicai pursed her lips, looking somewhat exhausted and helpless. "I don't understand why you're so sure this is related to me. I've only met him a few times, so why are you so sure it's me? I go to and from work every day, and he's a living person. Where can I hide him?"
"You have an accomplice, right?" Zeng Jinghuan stared at her intently. "What did you do to him?"
"Answer my question first," Lin Xicai said, "Why do you think his disappearance is related to me?"
Zeng Jinghuan gritted his teeth, his eyes fierce. "Because I've seen the look you gave him. You loathed him, you hated him, and you were aggressive towards him. You're different from other people. That look in your eyes clearly told me what you would do to him. I knew something bad would happen..."
"There are so many people who hate him. As someone who's been through this, you should know what he wanted to do when he provoked me. Isn't it right for me to hate him?"
Lin Xicai paused. "But even if I hate him, does that mean I'm the reason for his disappearance? Police wouldn't judge a case like that. Don't you think that's too arbitrary of a conclusion?"
"Don't play dumb with me!" Zeng Jinghuan's voice became louder. "It must be you, it must be you! I can't be wrong. Who else could it be but you?"
Lin Xicai looked coldly at the gradually distorted face and suddenly said, "Don't you hate him?"
Zeng Jinghuan was stunned and frowned, "What are you talking about? Why should I hate him?"
She paused. "We were just in a relationship. He just didn't like me anymore. Why should I hate him? He arranged a job for my dad when he lost his job. He also contacted the doctor for my mom when she was in a car accident. And when I was... I don't need to tell you all this. You know where he is, right? What did you do to him?"
Lin Xicai stared at her with calm eyes. She was silent for a while, and suddenly a cool smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
Her smile almost angered the person opposite her, "What are you laughing at!" Zeng Jinghuan shouted.
"I don't understand how he pursued you, but I think I understand him as a person." Lin Xicai stared at Zeng Jinghuan. "That sounds really touching, but I suggest you look up how your father lost his job and how your mother got into the car accident."
Zeng Jinghuan's eyes widened, and then his face turned pale. "What do you mean? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lin Xicai shrugged, "Just treat it as my nonsense."
The bus had stopped, and Lin Xicai got on the bus while she was stunned.
The car drove away for a long distance. Lin Xicai looked out through the window and saw the thin figure still standing there, swaying in the wind.
Zeng Jinghuan's face was pale. He was stunned for a long time before he looked up at the bus that had already left.
The two boys who were smoking not far away also came over. One of them saw that she looked unhappy and couldn't help but curse, "No, we were just standing there to support you. You didn't even defeat that little bitch? What did she say to you? Why do you look like that?"
Zeng Jinghuan shook his head, his expression a little confused, as if he was frightened and looked distraught.
"That little bitch is really a tough one," another boy laughed. "She always gets rejected. Now I kind of understand why Brother Ci took notice of her the first time he saw her. She's really quite interesting now."
The boy's laughter subsided a bit, and his tone became more serious. "But what can a little girl like this do? Do you really think she's involved in Brother Ci's disappearance? The case has been under investigation for so long, and the Li family has been searching for her non-stop. If it's really her, how can they not find any flaws? Not to mention the police, the Li family won't let her go either. This matter clearly has nothing to do with her. I know you're upset, and I've been with you for so long. It's time to stop."
"Yeah, this little bitch is so energetic, it makes people angry. But Brother Ci's affairs really have nothing to do with her. What can a young girl like her do? Everyone knows the situation at that time..."
"What do you mean? So you all think I'm making a fuss, right?" Zeng Jinghuan suddenly became agitated. "You've never believed me, have you? You think I'm taking revenge, that I'm jealous and acting crazy?"
The two boys looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Zeng Jinghuan's eyes turned red. How should she explain this intuition to others? How should she explain this to others... They all thought she was crazy, but she was the only one who knew that was not the case.
She won't give up, she won't let her go, she will definitely find him.
…
Lin Xicai went into the space as usual in the evening to deliver food to that person.
When she went in, Li Ci was sitting on the carpet, carefully gluing the two books that he had deliberately torn.
When he saw her come in, his eyes lit up and he stood up from the carpet as if by reflex.
He had taken a shower, his hair was fresh and fluffy, and he even matched his clothes specially - Fu Yanxiu's clothes were very textured. The two of them were about the same height, and with a little coordination in their outfits, they looked very elegant.
After being sloppy for nearly three months, he suddenly went to the other extreme - he began to pay neurotic attention to his appearance, as if he was afraid that Lin Xicai would dislike him, afraid that she would think he was dirty, afraid that she would think he was ugly. Almost every time she came at night, he would wash himself clean and dress himself up.
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