The deeper you sink, the colder the river water becomes.
As Ning Qiluo's consciousness began to fade, she thought she and Sheng Changxiu would perish in the river, but what she wanted more was for Sheng Changxiu to be saved.
I've felt guilty towards her for so many years.
She didn't want to cause Sheng Changxiu's death again because of herself.
She doesn't know how the two were discovered or how they were pulled from the water.
She only vaguely remembered that for a while her mind was not clear. One moment she saw the scene of Sheng Changxiu coming to save her after she fell into the river, the next she saw the scene of Jiang Yingchi with another woman in Manzhou that day, and then she saw the words her mother said.
The overwhelming sense of oppression made it hard for her to breathe, and she didn't even want to wake up.
She was afraid to wake up and face the devastating news about Sheng Changxiu, afraid to wake up and face the fact that Jiang Yingchi didn't love her, afraid to wake up and face everyone who cared about her and loved her...
That was when she was at her most vulnerable.
Fortunately.
Sheng Changxiu is fine.
Jiang Yingchi still loves her...
As the memory ended, Ning Qiluo's eyes welled up with glistening tears. As the tears accumulated, they spilled out without her even blinking.
Sheng Changxiu's voice came through: "Do you want to know why I saved you?"
Ning Qiluo wiped away the tears from her cheeks, regaining her composure, and continued peeling a large piece of apple. "Tell me, I don't know." She didn't know how to peel apples properly to begin with, and with this method, she had almost peeled the apple down to just the core.
He looked up at Sheng Changxiu, seemingly anticipating her answer.
Unfortunately, this answer was not satisfactory.
Because Sheng Changxiu said, "I'm scared. If something really happens to you, the Qi family will probably tear me to pieces."
Ning Qiluo chimed in, "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of death? You even said you'd be happy if I died."
"You believed those words that were meant to provoke you? Who would want to die?" Sheng Changxiu put his hands under the blanket. "Do you have any other questions? You don't need to give me the apple you peeled for me. I'm disgusted that you didn't wash your hands and used germs to harm me."
Ning Qiluo: "..."
Sheng Changxiu: "Alright, I am compassionate and can't stand it, so I risked my life to save you. This is a completely different matter from what you are thinking, so please don't try to pin it on me."
"You don't need to say that, I know that's enough." These things are unimportant, Ning Qiluo finds them meaningless.
So we stopped talking about it.
However, there was still one thing she hadn't figured out.
So Ning Qiluo put the peeled apple aside and asked Sheng Changxiu, "So what were those three words you said by the river that day?"
Sheng Changxiu: "I thought you already knew."
"I know, but I won't ask you."
These past few days, whenever Ning Qiluo thought about this matter, she found that no matter how she tried to interpret it, she couldn't figure out what those three words Sheng Changxiu had said meant.
"It's better if you don't know. Did you think I would tell you?"
Sheng Changxiu was clearly exhausted and shooed people away: "If there's nothing else, go out. I need to rest."
Ning Qiluo pointed to the apple on the table, which had been peeled so badly that the core was almost visible: "I peeled it for you."
After saying that, he put the fruit knife away.
Sheng Changxiu caught a glimpse of the fruit knife out of the corner of his eye and said, "When I first saw you come in with a knife, I thought you were going to take advantage of my weakness and stab me a few times to vent your anger."
"You're overthinking it. Even if I hate you, I would never want to harm you."
Ning Qiluo prepared to turn around and leave.
Sheng Changxiu's voice came from behind: "How could I forget? You're so kind... you're not that kind of person."
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