Pei Che's mood was full of twists and turns. He thought she just wanted to tease him and bring him wine to liven up the atmosphere, but he didn't expect to hear such bitter and heartbreaking words in her tears.
He blamed himself and felt guilty. He should have protected her from the wind and rain, but he inadvertently brought her trauma again.
Just when the feeling of guilt was about to overwhelm him, she came over clumsily and said that she liked him.
She said that even though he left without saying goodbye, she still liked him.
How could he have the honor to meet her and win her favor, time and time again.
Jiang Shiyuan gave him flesh and blood and soul, and saved him thousands of times.
…
Jiang Shiyuan didn't know how long he had slept. He opened his eyes a crack and saw darkness in front of him.
As if noticing that she had woken up, the curtains made a slight sound, a tiny light came on, and a handsome and elegant profile came into view.
His bone structure was like that of a god, and his high nose peak seemed like a miracle in the dim light.
An extremely familiar scene.
She recalled the day when she first went out to drink with Master Pei, when she mistook her fiancé for her fiancé and vomited all over him...
Jiang Shiyuan woke up with a start and sat down suddenly. As a result, his forehead hit the wall of the car with a bang.
"Ah!!" Jiang Shiyuan cried out in pain.
Pei Che let go of the curtain and reached out to touch her forehead: "Awake?"
"You vomited again?" Jiang Shiyuan asked anxiously.
Don't be so embarrassed every time, at least don't be so embarrassed in front of Pei Che.
Pei Che seemed to see through everything and smiled gently: "No, I didn't admit my mistake, and I didn't lose face. I behaved very well."
"You asked a lot of questions,"
Pei Che raised his eyes, and his eyes reflected her.
"I think I should wait until you wake up and tell you the answer in person."
Jiang Shiyuan leaned against the wall of the carriage, her eyes still a little hazy after just waking up from drunkenness, many fragments floated into her mind. She remembered that she did not follow the plan, but kissed him directly and confessed to him.
Pei Che looked so solemn, what did he want to say to her? reject? Don't like it?
"Whether it's Master Pei from Luming Academy ten years ago or Master Pei in front of you now, even if he hates himself, he won't hate you."
"I like you, a different kind of like. The love we had when we accompanied each other ten years ago, and the expectation of being with you hand in hand ten years later."
For the first time, Pei Che faced his inner self so frankly and without any burden.
"Thank you for always running towards me."
Pei Che looked at her and expressed the desire that had been lingering in his heart.
"Jiang Shiyuan, I need you."
What is Pei Che talking about?
Is he confessing?
Jiang Shiyuan stared at him in disbelief, but his eyes couldn't help but become sore.
He is really a genius, to come up with such a perfect and touching confession.
He didn't say cheesy like it, he said he needed her.
Rather than liking her, I acknowledge her uniqueness.
Being liked by Pei Che was special, but being needed by Pei Che was unparalleled.
And Jiang Shiyuan likes to be needed the most.
"Pei Che..."
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes were filled with tears and her voice was trembling as she looked at him pitifully.
Pei Che leaned closer, held up her face with his big hand, and kissed the corner of her eye first.
"I'm glad that you, who is so interesting, are willing to marry someone so boring."
Jiang Shiyuan slowly closed her eyes, and Pei Che's kiss fell from the corner of her eyes to her lips.
What started as a gentle breeze and drizzle unknowingly turned into lips and teeth intertwined with each other.
It's like a strong liquor that has been stored for many years, with a strong and mellow aroma that makes you unable to stop.
Jiang Shiyuan's heartbeat had long been out of order, and she couldn't stand it at all. Just when she was about to collapse, a hand appeared at her waist, gently lifting her into his arms.
“You have to get used to it.”
Pei Che let her go, stroked the corner of her lips with his fingertips, chuckled, and the end of his lightly raised eyebrows was full of indelible tenderness, just like a demon that could confuse the heart.
"Hmm?" Jiang Shiyuan was still in a daze.
Pei Che lowered his head and kissed her lips again, resting his forehead against hers, his voice low but pious.
"Get used to your demands, give your tenderness, you really need it."
…
At dusk, Jiang Shiyuan was completely sober, but his body was still in Pei Che's arms.
Pei Che asked: "What do you want to do tomorrow?"
Jiang Shiyuan was still a little unbelievable, and his words were still echoing in his mind.
The person I like also likes me, not just a little bit. No matter how I think about it, I want to like him/her... I want to be secretly happy.
"You are getting married, and the nanny won't let you go out. If you want to see you..."
Jiang Shiyuan counted on his fingers, gestured to him, and said proudly: "There are still twelve days. If you want to see me, you have to wait twelve days."
Pei Che smiled lightly, grasped her fingers, and went straight to the topic: "Let's fly a kite."
Ten years ago, he had promised to fly a kite with her once in February, but he broke his promise.
Jiang Shiyuan's eyes lit up, and then he understood his intention, "Don't feel guilty. Although you didn't accompany me that year, the academy held a kite competition. Guess where I got the prize?"
"First place." Pei Che guessed.
Jiang Shiyuan nodded and said, "Oh, there are so many. Your kite flies the highest, so you win first place. The prize is a brand new set of shadow puppets."
Pei Che looked at her joy tenderly: "Do you like it?"
"Want to tell the truth?"
Jiang Shiyuan looked up at him and shook his head.
"I was very happy when I won. I thought you must have never played this game before, so I wanted to show you. But then I realized, oh, I was overthinking it. The Master is in Shuzhou now," she recalled.
Pei Che felt bitter again, "I really have never played it. When I was a child, I happened to pass by Ye and saw it from a distance from the carriage. I saw all the children sitting there, laughing and talking happily."
He looked down at her and said, "I think there's no child who wouldn't like it."
"It's not too late to play now."
Fang 꺳 was still reserved about getting married, but now she was already enthusiastically inviting Jiang Shiyuan out.
"Let's go shopping tomorrow. I can't wait to show you my specialties."
Pei Che smiled and replied, "Okay. I'll pick you up tomorrow."
After returning to the general's mansion, Jiang Shiyuan went straight to the warehouse.
"Mammy, where is the shadow play set that I won when I flew a kite ten years ago?"
Jiang Shiyuan went into the warehouse filled with betrothal gifts and started searching everywhere.
Nanny Qin rushed over after hearing the news. "Why are you looking for those toys all of a sudden? They are in the outermost storeroom on the east side. Run slowly and don't fall."
Nanny Qin followed Jiang Shiyuan's footsteps with a lantern in hand.
“Found it.”
Jiang Shiyuan blew away the thick dust on the box, opened the big sandalwood box, and took out a set of shadow puppet tools from it.
A little faded, but still in good condition.
Jiang Shiyuan carried the things and walked towards his room.
I have to practice first, and then I can teach Pei Che tomorrow.
Nanny Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "The girl is about to get married, why is she still thinking about these toys?"
Jiang Shiyuan held the things, turned around and said with a smile: "Mammy, it's more important than getting married. The one you've been waiting for is back."
Nanny Qin was stunned, looking at the box in front of her. In addition to a set of shadow puppets, there were many toys of different sizes in the box. They were all birthday gifts sent by Mr. Meng who took special care of Miss when she was in Luming Academy.
Although they are all children's toys, they are extremely exquisite.
Ivory backgammon chess pieces, gold-plated and silver-plated dice, rolling mirror-shaped palace lanterns...
The lady liked it very much, but she put it away carefully every time.
The lady said that she had never played it before, and she wanted to wait for him to come back and show it to him too.
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