In the end, it was Hua Jianzui who spoke first, breaking the deadlock. She withdrew her hand and turned away: "Shuangxi, you are sick and confused."
Ling Shuangxi looked at her released hand. She leaned over to pick up the flower and held it in her hand: "I'm not confused."
Hua Jianzui smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, I just realized your passionate feelings now. I'm sorry, I..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Ling Shuangxi: "Can we still be friends? I know you don't like me. Because I like you too much, I understand that you don't like me. My side effects are getting worse and worse. I used to only bleed for a while, but later it was a minute, several minutes...
Time keeps piling up, causing my health to deteriorate. Even if I don't become a star beast, I won't live long, not to mention I don't want to become one. Hua'er, from the first time I saw you, I felt that you were different. You are different from them all.
You are like a ray of light that falls into the abyss, illuminating my heart and dispelling the heavy fog. But…" Ling Shuangxi coughed, and the blood beads oozing from her body became bigger, but she didn't care. She knew that if she didn't say it now, she might not have the chance in the future. "But I don't even know your real name.
Flower, can you tell me your name?
This was the first time Ling Shuangxi said so many words in one breath. She looked at Hua Jianzui eagerly, begging for her reply.
But Hua Jianzui had his back to her and replied calmly, "Shuangxi, my name is Hua Jianzui. That's my name."
Hearing this, Ling Shuangxi couldn't help but frown, her nose aching again, and her eyes instantly moistened. She silently lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on the flowers in her hands, and murmured softly, "...Hmm."
After a moment's silence, Hua Jianzui seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "We've been talking for so long, you must be thirsty, right? Wait a moment, I'll get you a glass of water." After the voice fell, before Ling Shuangxi could react, Hua Jianzui turned and left.
Ling Shuangxi looked at Hua Jianzui's receding figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions, but she finally responded softly, "Yeah."
She, like a candle in the wind, leaned against the bathtub, staring at the bouquet of flowers.
When Hua Jianzui washed her hands and came out to pour water for Ling Shuangxi, she found that her cell phone was flashing. She looked at the clock and it was just after six o'clock. Could there be a problem in District 9 again?
She picked up her phone and saw it was a message from Ai Yu. She breathed a sigh of relief and called Ai Yu directly: "Hello? Ai Yu, what's wrong?"
"Sister Hua." Seeing Hua Jianzui return the call, Ai Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Where are you? Are you still in District 9?"
"No, I'm back in Huadu. District 9 is evacuating inland now, so I can't be of much help there." She smiled and asked, "Why are you calling me suddenly?"
"Where are you? Is it convenient for us to meet?"
After hearing this, Hua Jianzui hesitated for a moment, then glanced back at the bathroom. There was a hint of doubt in her eyes, as if she was considering whether to agree to the other party's request.
"Is there anything urgent?" Hua Jianzui finally asked.
Ai Yu didn't hesitate at all and answered directly: "I want to kiss you."
Hua Jianzui was stunned, a look of astonishment on her face. She opened her eyes wide, unable to believe what she heard.
After a long while, she came back to her senses and stammered, "Ai Yu, I... I seem to be old and a little hard of hearing. I didn't hear clearly what you said just now..."
Ai Yu didn't sense Hua Jianzui's emotions, and once again clearly said the words that shocked her: "Isn't it possible, Sister Hua?"
Hua Jianzui felt dizzy and subconsciously put her hand to her forehead and began to pace back and forth in the room. She really couldn't figure out how things had developed to this point, and what went wrong.
"No... Ai Yu, I... you..." Hua Jianzui mumbled incoherently, completely losing her usual calm and composure. She tried hard to organize her words, but found that her thoughts were like a tangled mess.
Finally, Hua Jianzui stopped, took a deep breath, gathered himself, and asked, "Ai Yu, why... did you kiss me?"
Ai Yu smiled slightly, and said in a tone that brooked no argument: "Because I trust my intuition, Sister Hua. You are the same as me, right? You are not human either, right?"
After saying this, she quietly waited for Huajianzui's reaction, as if she already knew everything.
Hua Jianzui was silent for a long time. She accidentally caught a glimpse of Ling Shuangxi walking out with difficulty, holding on to the furniture. She couldn't help but frown and signaled Ling Shuangxi to go back with her eyes.
Then, Hua Jianzui turned around and said to Ai Yu, "I'll call you back later." After that, Hua Jianzui hung up the phone in a hurry and walked quickly to Ling Shuangxi.
"Why did you come out? You are still very weak and should lie down and rest. Or do you want to lie on the bed? Then I will carry you over." Hua Jianzui looked at Ling Shuangxi with concern and asked softly.
Ling Shuangxi pursed her lips slightly and replied in a dry voice, "I thought you had left..."
Her gaze slowly moved down to the ground.
There was a bright red bloodstain on the ground, which was the blood flowing from her body.
At this moment, tiny drops of blood are still seeping out from the skin, then dripping gently and slowly, splashing small blood flowers on the ground.
"Shuangxi, be good and listen to me. Go lie down and rest first." Hua Jianzui stretched out his hand to support the staggering Ling Shuangxi, but the other party dodged sideways.
"No need. I saw you were on the phone just now. Did something happen to Qimen again? This side effect will disappear after a while and it won't be a big problem. If there is something wrong with Qimen, you should go back quickly. Is there another tsunami?" Ling Shuangxi forced himself to cheer up and asked about the current situation.
"It's not a particularly urgent matter..." Hua Jianzui hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject and asked with concern: "But is your health really okay? I'm still a little worried..."
"Don't worry, it's okay." Ling Shuangxi forced a smile, trying to reassure Hua Jianzui. However, her pale face and the bean-sized blood beads that kept oozing from her skin did not look like she was okay.
Hua Jianzui sighed softly, "Shuangxi, do you hate this Sariel?"
Ling Shuangxi didn't understand why Hua Jianzui suddenly said this.
"I hated it at first... It took away my personal freedom... But it also gave me money to support my father and sister, and to help many people... I don't hate it."
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