Chapter 285 The Last Card
A dish of tomato fish ball noodles.
The finished product was served, sweet and sour, refreshing and tender, with just the right flavor. Even Zhang Yun, who doesn't like fish, praised it highly.
Five stars! Ling Yicheng felt better.
"Auntie, if you like it, eat more. There's a lot cooked in the pot." He looked well-behaved and acted like a host.
Zhang Yun really and honestly filled a bowl.
Ling Yicheng's disgust for grass carp disappeared in a second.
Su Xiaoli's eyes sparkled with joy! Usually her mother would only eat half a bowl before putting down her chopsticks, but today she was really happy.
Reward mom with a little red flower.
Oh, yes, also reward today’s chef with a little red flower.
After dinner, the two took a long walk.
I ate too much.
It’s a long, peaceful and soothing journey, and my heart is at peace.
Of course, there is more sediment in the stomach.
"I didn't expect grass carp fish balls to be so delicious." Although the autumn night wind was a little cold, Su Xiaoli's face was warm.
"Yeah." Ling Yicheng originally disdained grass carp for being "useless", but now he had to nod his head.
After all, the family's reaction during dinner and the bottom of the pot with no soup left said it all.
The two of them walked and walked, turning here and there, and somehow they arrived in front of Ling Yicheng's own house.
Su Xiaoli certainly seemed to be unintentional.
But this time, she handed the key to the front door to Ling Yicheng.
Ling Yicheng opened the door himself and walked into the yard of his own home. The moonlight was pouring down like water. He stood quietly under the big tree for a long time.
After a while, he said gently and solemnly: "I like it very much."
"I just hope you don't blame me for being nosy." Su Xiaoli smiled silently.
After locking the door, the two continued their slow walk, occasionally chatting for a word or two, but mostly in gentle silence.
Ling Yicheng looked at the faintly shimmering ripples on the water in Houhai Lake, and felt peaceful and comfortable in his heart.
He smiled happily, "It's really nice here."
Su Xiaoli smiled faintly at him.
With the corners of her mouth curved, a smile is enough to make the autumn night a little tipsy.
The autumn wind blew by the Houhai Lake, and the lingering feeling of wind and water quietly surged into Ling Yicheng's heart.
"In addition to buying a house, I invested part of the 200,000 yuan you gave me and donated some to a welfare home," the girl said softly.
"Yeah, it's fine." Ling Yicheng answered her softly.
He turned his head to look at Su Xiaoli who was quietly beside him. Tomorrow he would be heading to the battlefield again...
There had never been a moment when Ling Yicheng felt so attached to this girl.
He even wanted to hug her secretly to fulfill his little wish, hoping to warm the cold winter, or maybe... finally... he could die in peace.
But in the end, his hand failed to touch Su Xiaoli's arm and he withdrew it.
I still don’t have enough courage to face myself who longs to be loved.
Besides, what he was doing now was to use his fragile body to hit the darkness, trying to tear a hole in it.
All the love probably belongs to him alone.
The moon slowly moved its position, and the two finally walked back to the door of Su Xiaoli's house.
Before opening the door, Su Xiaoli's hand holding the key suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ling Yicheng. Her originally calm eyes could no longer hide her nervousness.
Hesitant to speak.
After a long while, she dared to ask, "Are you...afraid?"
Ling Yicheng looked back at her, turned his head away, and fell into deep silence.
Of course... I'm afraid, but I'm not scared.
I'm not afraid of going to jail or being an informant. I'm just afraid that you're unhappy, and I'm even more afraid that I'll never see you again.
After a long time, Ling Yicheng seemed to have figured something out, or as if he had made up his mind. He mustered up the courage to look into her eyes, staring at the girl with burning eyes.
The deep voice even had a hint of... barely noticeable clumsiness.
"I'm most afraid of not being able to go home and make fish balls for you."
This is the boldest revelation in the dark night.
About mission, about love, about longing.
There was no need to even talk about confession, Ling Yicheng's palms were already sweaty.
Youthfulness, passion and courage are clearly written on his face.
The gamble has come to this point, and if Su Xiaoli finds something wrong now, she will have no way out.
The first half of the sentence was exactly the answer she expected, but his eyes and the second half... were sudden and unexpected.
She smelled danger and instinctively lowered her guard.
There was no time to deal with the blankness in her mind and the shock in her eyes. Su Xiaoli suddenly avoided Ling Yicheng's eyes and dared not look him in the eye again.
As if he had done something wrong, he lowered his head and tried hard to suppress his disordered heartbeat.
A gamble that was not carefully prepared actually led me to this point.
At this moment it felt like facing the long knife of execution.
As expected, nine out of ten times you will lose in gambling, and heavy gambling is harmful to your health. Relying on his courage, he actually dared to set up such a risky situation, but ended up digging a bigger hole for himself to fall into.
In an instant, Su Xiaoli felt both ashamed and annoyed, and her little face turned red.
Countless options flooded into my mind, causing chaos.
Retreat? Hide? Escape? Speak out? Deny? No, none of them.
Are you going to give up and call it a day before you even leave the table? It's a critical moment, and it's time for the final blow. Are you going to push him back to the cliff? The lone grass is already growing at home.
It was a gambling game, and only the last card was left. After all the cards were played, he had to ensure that he won the game, or at least help him achieve the first half of his goal - to go home.
If you stick your head out, you will get hurt; if you put your head back, you will also get hurt.
After experiencing a thrilling experience, the helplessness in the depths of Su Xiaoli's lowered eyes disappeared, leaving only a faint shimmering light, like the Houhai Lake under the moon.
Pretending to be calm, she handed the key in her hand to Ling Yicheng, "This one belongs to this house."
It's a big gamble, everyone has their own trump card, everyone has their own life-saving card.
This key is Su Xiaoli’s last card.
If Ling Yicheng fails to deliver the key, she will kill him with her own hands.
Sunk costs are not costs.
Even though...fish balls are really delicious.
Ling Yicheng took the key with trembling hands, as if he had taken over something profound, complex, dangerous and fascinating.
The key slowly inserted into the door lock, just like redemption slowly piercing into his soul and heart.
Lying back on her bed, Su Xiaoli could no longer hide her shame and annoyance.
As expected, the gifts from fate all come with a price tag.
To achieve the first half, you have to accept the second half. It seems that you have won the first game, but it makes the subsequent openings more embarrassing.
She knew there were some unclear mistakes here, but she had to accept the defeat and face the consequences.
Su Xiaoli reminded herself again to remember: no matter what Ling Yicheng wanted to express or how he wanted to go home, this was really her last time of trust.
Just in case... She would definitely send him in before her own end came.
Even if the price was being hated to death by Ling Yicheng and Lin Yaru, even if he died of old age in prison, it was better than dying on the streets with no one to collect his body.
This time, since you have already entered the game, just let it go and follow your heart before receiving the chips.
The next morning, she still did not disturb Ling Yicheng. She went running, attended classes, and worked.
The day was bright and the sky was clear.
Ling Yicheng had a good sleep that night.
A good relationship, no matter what the core of the relationship is, is about giving each other a sense of security. We need some illusions to make a relationship take root and sprout.
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