Chapter 14 Light
"Bang." The bag of snacks that Jiang Jinyue was holding fell to the ground, and the colorful candies inside were scattered all over the floor.
Lu Qingmian stood aside with an extremely indifferent expression, as if it was a very common thing for someone to jump off a building in front of him.
Jiang Jinyue subconsciously wanted to run to the window, but he had no wings now, so it would be useless even if he ran to the window. In a flash, Jiang Jinyue remembered that the voice that called itself "Super Invincible Mary Sue Gold Finger" was always related to the heartbeat and the source of the heartbeat.
He turned to look at Lu Qingmian, and under the gaze of Lu Qingmian's dark eyes as dark as ink, he suddenly pounced on him.
Lu Qingmian thought Jiang Jinyue would blame him for Chen Keai's jumping off the building and would ask him why he didn't stop Chen Keai, but he didn't expect Jiang Jinyue to throw herself into his arms.
The light fragrance unique to Jiang Jinyue crashed into the biting frost. Jiang Jinyue hugged Lu Qingmian's back tightly with his arms, his cheek pressed against Lu Qingmian's chest. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his breathing became disordered and heavy, black and flashing in front of his eyes, but he could not care about anything else. He just anxiously waited for the wings on his shoulder blades to grow out again.
The wings that Jiang Jinyue had always thought were troublesome and hoped would disappear quickly didn't grow back immediately. Jiang Jinyue was extremely anxious. He rubbed his soft cheek against Lu Qingmian's chest, and his voice was full of pleading: "Lu Qingmian, hug me, hug me quickly!"
Lu Qingmian's black eyes blinked slowly, and the arms hanging at his sides suddenly raised up, hugging Jiang Jinyue back with such force that it seemed as if he was embedding Jiang Jinyue into his arms.
The next moment, white wings spread out from the shoulder blades, and several feathers slowly fell down accompanied by a holy and soft white light.
As soon as the wings grew out, Jiang Jinyue immediately pushed Lu Qingmian away, turned around, rushed out of the window, and leaned down.
All this happened in just a few seconds.
Lu Qingmian was pushed back a few steps, looking at his empty arms with a dazed expression.
Jiang Jinyue flew at an extremely fast speed and arrived next to the falling Chen Keai in the blink of an eye.
Chen Keai's expression was numb, his pupils reflecting the image of Jiang Jinyue flapping her wings and rushing towards him. The pair of wings left star-like trails of light in the sky as she flew, so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.
"Why?" Chen Keai moved her lips and asked silently.
Jiang Jinyue opened his arms and hugged Chen Keai tightly. The touch of another person strongly stimulated every nerve of Jiang Jinyue. He trembled all over and the flapping of his wings became stiff, but his expression was firm and his hands refused to loosen even a bit until he rushed into the window of 903 with Chen Keai. His hands immediately drooped weakly and he collapsed to the ground. His face was even paler than Chen Keai who had just jumped off the building and was rescued.
Chen Keai slumped by the window, looking at Jiang Jinyue lying on the ground gasping for breath, her eyes lifeless and her face numb.
Lu Qingmian walked over to Jiang Jinyue and squatted down. He frowned slightly at Jiang Jinyue's unpleasant expression, and gently lifted his bangs that were covering his eyes with his fingertips. His voice was cold but very penetrating, "Jiang Jinyue, don't get lost in the illusion, look at me."
Jiang Jinyue's unfocused eyes slowly turned and looked at Lu Qingmian. After a long time, he slowly sat up, but his face still looked bad and his body was still shaking slightly, but fortunately he was able to move.
Chen Keai was still curled up on the side. When she saw Jiang Jinyue sit up, she moved her mouth, finally unlocked her phone and threw it over, saying, "Check it yourself. I deleted the video of you a long time ago and never thought of sending it to anyone."
Jiang Jinyue glanced at the phone thrown to him but didn't pick it up.
Chen Keai lowered her eyes, staring at the ground, her voice flat and level. "I won't thank you for what happened tonight, and I'm not interested in whether you have wings or anything else. We're just strangers. Please leave my house and don't bother me anymore."
Lu Qingmian's eyes were cold, and he interrupted Jiang Jinyue before he could speak: "People who want to die cannot be saved. Jiang Jinyue, let's go."
Jiang Jinyue slowly stood up, picked up the scattered candies on the ground and put them back into the bag. He placed the bag on the table and said, "These snacks are for you."
Lu Qingmian took off his coat and covered Jiang Jinyue's wings with it, then took Jiang Jinyue away.
After successfully taking shelter in the stairwell, Jiang Jinyue's pace slowed down, and he felt weak all over.
Lu Qingmian didn't say anything, but just slowed down to cooperate with Jiang Jinyue.
Almost no one comes to the stairwell at night, not to mention that they are on the 9th floor, so there is no need to worry about being seen by others.
Although Jiang Jinyue saved Chen Keai, he still looked worried.
Lu Qingmian had been observing Jiang Jinyue with a sidelong glance, "Has your illusion disappeared?"
Jiang Jinyue shook his head slightly and pointed to his ears, "There's still a little sound."
Lu Qingmian paused and took a step towards Jiang Jinyue, getting closer to her and speaking a lot louder.
"Why didn't you suspect me?"
Lu Qingmian's sudden question left Jiang Jinyue bewildered. He looked up at Lu Qingmian and asked, "What are you doubting?"
"Before you came in, it was only Chen Keai and I in the room. After you came in, my position and the broken glass on the floor were very suspicious. Most people would suspect that I was the one who pushed Chen Keai down the stairs."
Lu Qingmian asked the question calmly, but his dark eyes stared at Jiang Jinyue calmly.
Jiang Jinyue was even more bewildered after hearing Lu Qingmian's question. He said as a matter of course, "How could you possibly push Chen Keai down the stairs? You're not that kind of person!"
Lu Qingmian remained unmoved: "What kind of person am I? Do you know me well?"
Jiang Jinyue suddenly had a vision of Lu Qingmian criticizing him for guaranteeing Chen Ke'ai's character, and he said carefully, "I'm getting to know you. From what I know about you now, you're a very good person."
Lu Qingmian received a good guy card from Jiang Jinyue. For Lu Qingmian, who always liked to pretend to be gentle and polite at school, receiving a good guy card was a very common thing. He was used to it and didn't take it seriously, and even felt that those people were hypocritical.
But the good guy card Jiang Jinyue gave him seemed different.
Lu Qingmian looked into Jiang Jinyue's eyes, which were clear and pure, and he could see through them at a glance.
Jiang Jinyue had clearly been hurt before, but after experiencing such harm, he still resolutely went to save Chen Keai today, to save the person who might have filmed his video and hurt him.
Should we say that Jiang Jinyue is too naive or stupid?
Lu Qingmian's eyes gradually darkened, like a deep pool with ripples.
After sending Jiang Jinyue back to 1203, Lu Qingmian left, leaving Jiang Jinyue alone in the rental house.
He struggled to take off his thick coat with two holes in it, and his heart was bleeding. If this continued, he would have nothing to wear.
Jiang Jinyue took out the sewing kit that Wang Xiaoya had prepared for him and tried to mend his coat, but the stitches looked terrible. He was a little distracted, and Lu Qingmian's words kept echoing in his mind.
He said that people who want to die cannot be saved.
Jiang Jinyue thought of Chen Keai's numb face.
He put down his coat, opened the window and sat down by it.
A cold wind suddenly blew at night, and the stars in the night sky were mostly covered by dark clouds. Lightning was faintly visible in the clouds, and the air was filled with a damp smell, as if it was about to rain.
Jiang Jinyue felt the cold wind, took out his bright yellow mobile phone, opened Tieba, and instead of going to his own "Yue's little nest", he searched for H University's Tieba and clicked on it.
He saw it the last time Lu Qingmian was looking through it. Seriously speaking, Chen Keai should be his senior, but he didn't know what grade he was in.
The video about Chen Keai in the H forum has been deleted by the administrator, but there are still a few posts hanging in the front row, all discussing Chen Keai.
Jiang Jinyue clicked on the most popular post, and saw countless insults and abuses against Chen Keai. These insults were groundless and did not require any responsibility. Anyone who did not understand Chen Keai or even did not know Chen Keai could comment and accuse Chen Keai here at will.
The harsh words caught Jiang Jinyue's eyes, and his brows furrowed more and more. Finally, he couldn't help it and began to reply and defend himself one by one. His defense seemed so pale and powerless, and after replying a few times, he received many aggressive accusations and insults.
They directly concluded that Jiang Jinyue was Chen Keai's nickname, or Chen Keai's friend, or Jiang Jinyue was the same person as Chen Keai.
Jiang Jinyue pursed her lips, but still did not give up, and continued to reply and explain seriously one after another.
"Chen Keai is a victim. You don't understand the whole story, so you can't jump to conclusions."
"I know him, he's a very good man."
"How can you curse? You obviously don't even know Chen Keai."
Jiang Jinyue has never been a good talker, even on the Internet. His replies are so clumsy. To the people in the forum, he is their fun and jokes tonight.
The slender white fingertips poked the screen hard. The more Jiang Jinyue replied, the angrier he became, and the more powerless he felt. He was just a bystander and it was like this. What about Chen Keai, the victim?
The sound of keyboard tapping was particularly clear in the silent night. Below 1203, the window of 903 was also open, but it was pitch black inside.
Chen Keai sat by the window, with a mess of broken glass behind him. The wind from the high-rise building was raging, and the damp air enveloped him, making him feel breathless.
A faint light suddenly appeared in the darkness. Chen Keai turned on the screen of his mobile phone and was repeatedly reading the posts that insulted him. Naturally, he also saw Jiang Jinyue's reply.
Jiang Jinyue’s Tieba ID is just Yue, and his avatar is a silly-looking cartoon sun.
Chen Keai heard Lu Qingmian call Jiang Jinyue's name, and for some reason, he felt that this stupid-looking person who kept defending him was the winged person who lived upstairs from him.
"How stupid..." Chen Keai murmured.
Under the light of the mobile phone screen, tears faintly flashed in his eyes. Looking closely, Chen Keai's face seemed numb.
In the forum, Jiang Jinyue was quickly besieged by those onlookers, and no one believed what Jiang Jinyue said.
Chen Keai threw down her phone, looked out the window, and said in a dry voice, "See, no one believes it, I know it."
At this time, there were a few flashes of lightning, followed by loud thunder, and the rain fell down with a crackling sound.
It was a rainstorm.
Jiang Jinyue put down his hot phone and leaned against the window.
Occasionally, the rain would splash on his body. He would simply stretch out his hand and watch the rain fall into his palm, feeling cool, wet, and slightly stinging.
Under the heavy rain, the stars in the night sky were completely obscured, and the night was filled with darkness.
Jiang Jinyue gently moved his fingertips, and specks of light fell from his fingertips along with the rain, like a fragmented curtain of light.
The light curtain flowed down along 1203 and fell in front of the window of 903.
When Chen Keai saw the light curtain, she was slightly stunned and immediately thought of Jiang Jinyue.
He stretched out his hand, trying to catch the tiny fragment of light.
The rain is getting heavier.
Soon Chen Keai's palms were filled with water, and the light reflected in the water swayed like flowers.
Chen Keai looked at the light in his hand. The light reflected in his numb eyes, like a faint flame ignited.
“So beautiful.”
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