"That's just my own idea. If there was a real fire, how could you bear it? You would have jumped up early." Meiya said, and suddenly remembered something, paused, and then whispered, "But being burned by fire is really painful."
Zhong Mingwei immediately calmed down after hearing this and stopped crying out in pain. He looked at the small scar on Mei Ya's chin. After a while, he whispered, "How does it hurt?"
"I can't explain it, it just hurts and I'm scared." Mei Ya shook her head. She looked up at Zhong Mingwei, then looked away again. After a long while, she continued. "I was choked so hard. I could even hear the sound of my hair being burned by the fire. It was so scary. Fortunately, it was winter. There was snow outside, and I rolled around on the snow. I put out the fire and saved my hair, but I was left with so many scars on my body."
"If you were so scared, why did you risk your life to save that man?" Zhong Mingwei asked. He had actually wanted to ask this question a long time ago. When he first learned why Mei Ya was injured and had such an ugly scar, he wanted to ask it, but he couldn't open his mouth. He didn't want to bring up the past and expose Mei Ya's scars. He also subconsciously didn't want to recall the past, the past that brought endless pain to both him and Mei Ya.
"Because that's Jingren Palace, right next to Yanxi Palace, and I was on duty that night, so how could I just watch Jingren Palace catch fire and not put it out?" Meiya said, as if it was a matter of course, but her hands paused for a long time, then she continued to rub it reluctantly. When she spoke again, her voice was a little embarrassed, "I'm telling you, don't laugh at me, and don't... don't be too proud."
"You talk, I'm listening." Zhong Mingwei said softly.
"I first saw you on New Year's Eve of the 27th year of Jiasheng," Mei Ya whispered. Recalling the past, she was shy and disappointed. "That was the first time I went with other palace maids to watch the fireworks at the New Year's Eve dinner. In the past, I was on duty in the laundry department on New Year's Eve, so I was very anxious and always wanted to go with others to see it. Later, Xiang Ma came and someone took over the night duty for me, so I went to watch the fireworks eagerly," Mei Ya felt embarrassed as she spoke. She looked at Zhong Mingwei with her dark eyes. As soon as she met the man's eyes, she moved away in a hurry, then lowered her head and continued to rub the man's knees, and then said, "Then I saw you that night."
"Really?" Zhong Mingwei's voice trembled a little. The girl lowered her head, so he couldn't see the expression on her face. But her little ears, like ruby, revealed the owner's mood, which made Zhong Mingwei feel sweet and sour. "What did I look like at that time? Did...did I make you fall in love?"
Zhong Mingwei really wanted to know when Meiya fell in love with him. Meiya had told him before that she first met him when she was eleven years old, but other than that, Meiya refused to say anything else. Zhong Mingwei felt disappointed and regretful. He hated himself for not noticing Meiya earlier. It was obvious that he loved this girl to the core, but why didn't he even look at her at the beginning?
He hated his arrogance, his blindness, and the missed opportunities over the years.
"Yes, my heart was beating so fast. I couldn't breathe just looking at you from afar. My heart was beating so fast that I thought I was possessed," Meiya smiled shyly. "Later, when I learned to read and write, I realized that this is called the first blossoming of love, hehe."
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