At the moment I shouted, my eyes met with Song Heng on the boat. He may have heard my shout, and he also saw me turning around and about to leave.
The look in his eyes at that time made me never want to see it again in my life, no, in my whole life.
Like a child abandoned in a vast sea of snow in the midst of heavy snow, after a moment of surprise, there is helplessness, pleading, and a sense of loss and despair as if falling into an ice cellar. These emotions are like snowflakes all over the sky that can suffocate people, and are also like the sharpest ice blades that can draw blood and break bones.
He didn't want me to see him in such a mess, he wanted me to leave; but my leaving was undoubtedly another heavy blow to him.
But I have to leave.
I crushed the disdain and ridicule directed at me by the men of Prince Shen'an behind me under my feet: "Women are women, they can't stand this..."
Throwing the chatter of countless onlookers hanging high on the shore into the wind: "I think that man is no good, he is about to fall into the water..."
I'm going to help him.
Falling into the water——
Absolutely, absolutely not him.
I quickly squeezed into the crowd, touched the slingshot that the little boy had just given me on my chest, and rushed to the second floor of a restaurant on the shore with all my might.
Can't you come forward to help?
So what if I help from a distance?
I pulled off a round bead necklace hanging around my neck. I picked it out from a stall when Song Heng and I were strolling on the street.
I remember that Song Heng even joked at that time: "It looks like a hidden weapon on the battlefield."
Yes, Song Heng, you see, now is the time for me to go to the "battlefield" for you.
There is only one bead.
I held my breath and pulled the slingshot. The restaurant was very close to the river. I looked down at the bustling crowd downstairs, but my eyes were only fixed on Song Heng——
The beast-like person in front of me.
Now they are all at the edge of the boat. As long as that person is distracted, I believe that Song Heng's strength is enough to turn the tide and push that person into the water.
"Relax your arms, don't hunch your shoulders, and look straight ahead."
A voice floated up from the depths of my memory, as if someone had personally taught me how to hunt.
“Snap—”
The rope loosens, the beads fly, hit, and bounce off.
Prince Shen'an's head tilted, and he cursed angrily. Then Song Heng raised his arms and with a "splash" sound, Prince Shen'an fell into the emerald green river.
"Wow--" I suddenly couldn't hear the noisy and surprised voices of the crowd. I stuffed the slingshot into my arms and ran down the stairs, out of the restaurant and rushed to the shore.
He didn't know whether he was crying or laughing. When he reached the shore, most of the people had left. Prince Shen'an was soaking wet and was supported by those strong men. Eunuch Afu and Guard Li were also there to protect Song Heng.
I rushed forward excitedly, and suddenly King Shen'an narrowed his eyes and stared at me.
I paused, and then someone suddenly blocked my way. Song Heng broke free from the support of Eunuch Afu and Guard Li and stood in front of me, directly blocking the line of sight between Prince Shen'an and me.
"You hit the target very accurately!" King Shen'an's voice was rough and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
Song Heng said coldly: "With her——"
Before he even uttered the word "unrelated," I stood behind Song Heng and shouted, "I didn't go forward to help! A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"
I deliberately emphasized the word "step forward".
Where does the courage and confidence come from?
Because there's someone blocking the way—
It’s still Song Heng.
All of a sudden, there was silence all around. Finally, one of King Shen An's men couldn't hold back any longer: "Damn it——"
Before he could finish, he heard a crisp slapping sound. King Shen An angrily cursed, "How dare you curse! You didn't take advantage of the loophole yourself, but you let others take advantage of it!"
This King Shen'an seems to be a very interesting person.
"Well, it was me who fell into the water," Prince Shen'an said leisurely, "I won't interfere with the affairs in the capital. You can go and sort it out with Prime Minister Hua."
Song Heng remained silent, then heard the vulgar tone of Prince Shen'an: "Hey, I haven't seen this beauty's face clearly yet. Who is she? Is she from Mingfan City?"
As he spoke, he seemed to be about to tiptoe forward to look at me. I subconsciously stepped back, and Song Heng blocked him with one hand: "Go back and change your clothes."
"Tsk tsk tsk, the iron tree blooms but you don't even let us see what kind of flower it is!" Prince Shen'an pretended to retreat, but suddenly turned around and jumped to my side. I subconsciously hugged Song Heng from behind and buried my face in his back.
"No, show it!" I said in a muffled voice.
I don’t know why I did this. Maybe I just wanted to take the opportunity to hug Song Heng.
Just a moment ago, I was terrified that the person in front of me would be pushed into the water and disappear on the empty deck.
"Hey, hey, hey!" King Shen'an waved his hands. "Now you're as timid as a rabbit. You hit me so hard when you hit me!"
I laughed and buried my head in Song Heng's back. Song Heng said in a deep voice, "You deserve a beating."
After that, he didn't want to pay any more attention to King Shen'an: "Afu, prepare the car."
After getting on the carriage, Song Heng suddenly collapsed on the seat. I realized that his face was still as pale as paper, so I quickly hugged him: "Hey! Song Heng, are you okay, Song Heng?"
He rested his head on my legs and opened his eyes: "It's okay, just a little tired."
"It will be fine after a while, really." He whispered again.
The carriage was jolting, and we were silent for a while.
I couldn't help myself and said, "Are you stupid? You agreed to take the boat even though you clearly can't!"
"Um."
"How stupid!"
"Um."
"Fool!"
"Um."
…
After a long time, he suddenly came to hold my hand and said softly: "It's all my fault, Shuang'er, please calm down..."
"I, I'm not angry." After speaking, he realized that his voice was inexplicably tearful, so he stopped talking.
"Shuang'er," he whispered, still holding my hand, "I was so sad when I saw you leave... I seem to have never felt so useless before..."
I was stunned and cursed, "What are you talking about! Do you know how I felt at that time? I wanted to jump off the bridge and jump directly onto the boat to help you beat him!"
Song Heng seemed to smile lightly, and the carriage returned to a quiet atmosphere.
Suddenly I heard him say, "Shuang'er, thank you."
I choked and my heart skipped a beat.
He suddenly rubbed against me gently and said, "Shuang'er, can we take a boat ride together more often in the future?"
Before I could open my mouth, he continued to mutter, "I wasn't afraid when we were on the boat together that night, so I thought I wasn't afraid of boats anymore, so I'm not too worried today..."
"So," he whispered, "it has nothing to do with the ship, and nothing to do with me. It's just because of you..."
I took deep and shallow breaths as he asked again, "So, is this okay?"
I looked down at him. He seemed to have fallen asleep exhausted. Everything that had just happened seemed like whispers in a dream.
I gently covered his hand: "Yeah, okay."
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