Looking up at Alice's bitter smile, Ning Feng felt a tightness in his chest, and the calm he had tried so hard to maintain finally shattered.
"I……"
He wanted to talk to her and convey his feelings.
But slender fingers silenced his lips, keeping Ning Feng's words bottled up inside.
"Wait a minute, don't rush."
At this moment, Alice showed none of the naivety that the girl in the crystal once possessed; she exuded only maturity and rationality.
"You told me to say it, so let me finish."
She withdrew her hand, put it behind her back, and sighed:
"I was indeed confused for a while at the beginning, and I wanted to remind you of everything that had happened before, so that the [Prophet] could return."
"But later... I gave up."
"It's not because I'm soft-hearted, but because I suddenly realized that 'you' can't be equated with the person from the past."
"Moreover, I'm curious about what he's become now."
At this point, Alice gave a soft snort.
"As a result, his performance greatly disappointed me."
"Arrogance, promiscuity, caution, madness... coupled with the blood of a succubus and the spirit of an angel, he bears absolutely no resemblance to the prophet, almost none at all."
"...except for the similar obsession in his heart."
"Don't you find it ridiculous? He is clearly weak and powerless, yet he tries to take on all the responsibility."
Ning Feng: "…………"
As he listened to her story, Ning Feng gradually lost his composure.
"And he's right... he's just himself, and not anyone else."
"By then, I had resigned myself to my fate. The person who made that vow to me would never come back."
What emotions are contained in Alice's eyes at this moment?
She was smiling, but she was radiating intense sadness.
"In the end, he still broke his promise."
"So I gave up my hopes and took on all the responsibility by myself."
Ning Feng forgot to breathe, and just stared blankly at those beautiful, light-colored, fragile eyes.
To be consumed by it.
"But do you know what? When I was in danger, he suddenly came back."
"The man who hadn't shown up for a long time came back and easily resolved the danger that I had to be careful about."
"Now, he's asking me what my opinion of him really is?"
Alice raised her hands and placed them on his neck, gently choking him, then slowly increasing the pressure.
“I once thought he would never come back.”
"I also cursed him so that he would never be happy."
“I’ve fantasized about what it would be like when he reappears in front of me, and how I would humiliate him terribly… I’ve thought about these things countless times.”
"But when he appeared before me again, I..."
With a complicated expression, Alice lowered her head and whispered to Ning Feng:
"I just feel happy."
!!
"Then, pathetically, I thought... Ah, great, he's finally back."
The pressure on his hands lessened, leaving only faint marks on his neck.
She said:
"Now...do you understand my heart?"
With most of her body pressed against Ning Feng, Alice looked as if she was about to wrap her arms around his neck.
"…………"
Guh.
Swallowing hard, Ning Feng hesitated for a moment before lowering his raised arm.
Listening to her breathing and feeling the warmth emanating from her body, Ning Feng gradually calmed down.
Unparalleled peace and stability.
He said:
"Regardless of what happened, it's a fact that I made you wait a long time. I didn't think I had the right to say that, but..."
"But I still don't want to lose you."
Even if you resent me, I still don't want to face an ending without you.
And so, Ning closed her eyes and conveyed her most sincere thoughts without reservation.
Then……
"not enough."
He heard a cold snort.
?
Ning Feng suddenly opened his eyes, wondering why Alice had suddenly changed her attitude.
? ? ?
Straightening up from Ning Feng's embrace, Alice looked at him and repeated earnestly:
"Not enough."
What's not enough? Apologies?
Or is it...?
Snap!
Alice pressed her hands against Ning Feng's cheeks, squeezing his face slightly out of shape, and spoke slowly and deliberately:
"Not enough."
Ning Feng's brow twitched, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
She said:
What are you deliberately ignoring?
Ignore what?
How could I ignore this...
Seeing Ning Feng's hesitant gaze, Alice suddenly said:
Why live such a hard life?
"Be a little greedier."
"Ning Feng".
She called his name, saying:
"Live more like yourself."
"Don't care about what other people think, let go of your unnecessary burdens."
Be more true to your desires.
Alice cupped his cheeks and lowered her head, her reflection magnified in Ning Feng's eyes.
"Now, tell me your true answer."
The two remained in that position for a while, then Ning Feng suddenly laughed and shook his head, shaking Alice's hand away.
He placed his arm on her overly slender waist and gradually pulled her into his arms.
"...You asked for this yourself. Don't blame me if anything happens later."
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