"Miss Gu," Mei Ya walked to the side of Gu Qingtong and sat on the ground side by side with her. Gu Qingtong kept her head down, wearing a dark man's cloak, which should belong to Kong Wenmin. At this moment, the cloak that wrapped Gu Qingtong tightly from head to toe was trembling slightly with Gu Qingtong. Mei Ya couldn't bear to see it. She stretched out her hand to shake open the robe in her hand, and then draped it over Gu Qingtong, while whispering to Gu Qingtong. "Miss Gu, don't be afraid, there are no bad people here. You are very safe now."
Gu Qingtong seemed to have not heard anything. He was still sitting against the wall with his head down, his body still trembling. It was very light, but he couldn't stop.
Before she came in, Meiya had a lot of words to say to Gu Qingtong to comfort him, but at this moment, Meiya couldn't say anything. She felt that those pale and powerless words were useless. It would be better to just sit quietly and accompany Gu Qingtong. So, she didn't say anything anymore, and just sat quietly and accompanied Gu Qingtong.
Speaking of which, Meiya used to envy Gu Qingtong. She envied Gu Qingtong for having parents, Grandma Chen, and Chen Qingxuan's family who loved her so much, envied Gu Qingtong for having a nice name, and also envied Gu Qingtong's looks. During the time when Grandma Chen was recuperating from her arm, she always felt particularly inferior and ashamed of herself towards Gu Qingtong, whom she envied. Sometimes, she would think, if only she could be like Gu Qingtong, born beautiful, with family to rely on, and having smooth sailing from childhood to adulthood, how wonderful it would be. But now, the girl who she thought had always had a smooth life was just sitting on the ground, shivering. Meiya felt indescribably uncomfortable in her heart. She took out a small paper bag from her arms and opened it, revealing a small piece of sesame candy, and then gave it to Gu Qingtong.
Once upon a time, a piece of sesame candy like this was brought to her. Under Gu Qingtong's concerned gaze, she ate the sweet sesame candy. Even though her heart was very bitter, she still remembered the sweet taste. She really liked this sweetness, so she always carried a piece of sesame candy with her from time to time.
"Try it. I made it myself. I put more sesame seeds in it than in the candy shops outside," Mei Ya said softly. "Miss Gu, do you still remember that when I was living in Grandma Chen's house and was very ill, you boiled medicine for me and sent it to me, and also brought me some sesame candies?"
Gu Qingtong didn't say anything, but she blinked her eyes and looked at the piece of sesame candy in front of her. She stared at the sesame candy for a long time before finally speaking: "What were you thinking when you jumped into the river?"
Her voice was very hoarse, not at all like her usual sweet voice. Mei Ya was startled at first, then she realized what Gu Qingtong was asking. She couldn't help but feel disappointed, then she whispered, "I'm scared."
"Are you afraid of death?" Gu Qingtong asked again.
"Yes, I'm only seventeen years old. I haven't lived enough. There are still too many places I want to go, things I want to do, and too many people I don't want to leave. And... I like him so much. I like to do nothing all day long and just stick to him. I like to wash and cook for him and spoil him like a child." At this point, Mei Ya hooked her lips, revealing a gentle arc, and then turned to look at Gu Qingtong, "The premise of all this is that I have to live."
"But what if life has no meaning anymore?" Gu Qingtong said softly.
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