Chapter 77 Missing

"The night is clear and dust-free, and the moonlight is as bright as silver."

It was a full moon at this time, the night was clear and dust-free, and the moonlight was as bright as silver. Qiu Muli was playing on the stage. She was wearing a white plain dress today. The moonlight shone through the window and fell on her body. As she played the piano, everyone seemed to see a fairy under the moon.

"That's great. I caught Miss A-li's new song on my first day."

"Ye Wuchen...what a good name."

“I like the previous song better.”

"What's so good about all that love stuff before? I didn't expect a grown man like you to like this."

People were talking and laughing in groups of three or five, but no matter what they were talking about, they all mentioned the word "Ali". The sound of the piano echoed in the air, and every note was unforgettable.

Gu Ye was listening to people's conversation in the crowd. The sound of the piano next to him was very familiar. It was the same song that the other party played yesterday, except that the song today was more complete.

"Ye Wuchen..." Gu Ye silently recited the name of the song in his heart. He suddenly thought of the other party's sly smile yesterday. An unclear emotion flashed across his eyes for a moment, but it quickly disappeared without a trace.

Perhaps he had noticed something, as Qiu Muli, who was on the stage, immediately saw Gu Ye in the crowd. Seeing that the other party kept his promise, he curved his lips and smiled, his eyes sparkling with light.

Gu Ye didn't expect that he would be seen by the other party. Before he could react, he heard screams in his ears.

"Ahhhhhh, Miss A-li!"

"She smiled, she smiled at me!"

"Go away, you're obviously smiling at me!"

A-Li's smile was enough to make the audience want to spend everything they had. As a result, Gu Ye's calm and motionless appearance stood out in the crowd.

For some reason, Ah-li played one more song than usual before leaving the stage. The atmosphere in the entire Qingmeifang was high. Gorgeously dressed women smiled coquettishly and fed wine to the men beside them. Some who couldn't wait had already entered the room. The smell of rouge and alcohol intertwined together, and everyone was obviously drunk.

Ah Li had already left, and Gu Ye also withdrew from the crowd, but before he had walked far, he was blocked by a little girl in a yellow skirt.

"Sir, please stay. Sister A-li would like to talk to you." Qing'er walked up to Gu Ye and spoke respectfully. She looked at him curiously, wondering what kind of magic power would make Sister A-li invite him.

In the following days, A-Li would play for Gu Ye in his spare time. Although Gu Ye said that he was not good at music, he could still resonate with A-Li's piano playing.

Although they didn't know each other well enough, their relationship became closer and closer. Even Mother Liu tried to find out about their relationship openly and secretly. She really couldn't bear to part with such a cash cow, so she became more and more annoyed when she saw Gu Ye trying to kidnap the cash cow. It was only because of the dangerous temperament of the other party that she didn't do anything secretly. She just cursed herself for being unlucky that the cash cow she got with great difficulty fell in love with such a dangerous person.

Ah-li was wearing a pomegranate red dress today. The red dress was like fire, just like a burning flame, hot and bright. As her delicate hands lightly plucked the strings, the sound of the piano was high, just like the red dress on her body, burning to its fullest.

Qiu Muli tilted his head, looked at Gu Ye who was staring at him silently, and asked: "Why don't you say anything? Don't you like this song?"

Gu Ye stared at A Li in front of him and said word by word: "A Li, do you want to leave me?"

Ah Li looked a little surprised when he heard this, but he soon smiled again: "Don't be ridiculous, you haven't said whether you like this song or not."

Gu Ye met A'li's eyes directly and repeated very seriously: "A'li, do you want to leave with me? Your piano playing tells me that you yearn for freedom. You are not happy here. Endless shackles imprison you and force you to become what you are now. I want to take you away from here."

This was almost the longest sentence Gu Ye had said to A Li in these days. Without any preparation, he expressed his truest thoughts so directly.

Qiu Muli lowered his head and tightened his knuckles unconsciously. The other party's words were beyond his expectation. They came much earlier than he thought. It seemed that some people could not sit still. Although he wanted to comply with the other party's wishes, being too smooth would surely arouse suspicion from others. Therefore, he had to remain silent and pretend to refuse silently.

Seeing A-li in front of him hanging his head and saying nothing, Gu Ye seemed to realize how abrupt his words were, but he could not care too much at this moment. He just wanted to tell him his true thoughts: "I was abandoned in the forest since I was a child. Fortunately, my master took me in and taught me a lot of skills. Unfortunately, my master passed away early, leaving me alone in the mountains. A-li, if you leave with me, I will not force you to do anything. No one will disturb you living alone in the mountains. I will go down the mountain every month to take commissions and make money. I just hope that you can be happy, not imprisoned by anything, and be the most real A-li.

Hearing Gu Ye say this, A'li's heart was inevitably moved. In the beginning, he approached Gu Ye because of the similarities between him and Ji Xianyi. However, after spending some time together, the more he interacted with him, the more he could tell the difference between them. Gu Ye would not be as indecisive as Ji Xianyi, and there was no such thing as a sect between them. He did not have to worry about not being worthy of the other person all the time. However, they had been together for too short a time, and people's hearts were unpredictable. He did not dare to try again rashly. After all, he had already lost once.

Qiu Muli tried his best to imagine himself as the abandoned A'li, as if to make the man in front of him give up, or as if he wanted to take a gamble. He took a deep breath and calmly recounted his bitter past.

"Do you know why I played the piano for you when we first met?"

Ah Li talked about a lot. He talked about how he was saved by Ji Xianyi, how he ran over with all his heart wanting to have someone to rely on, how he was abandoned in the end, why he ended up in Qingmeifang, and how Gu Ye and Ji Xianyi looked similar, which was why he asked to keep the other person that day.

After saying all the things that were buried deep in his heart, Ah Li felt a long-lost sense of relief. He didn't want to deceive the other party anymore. The beautiful memories of these days made him feel an unbearable sense of shame. Their initial meeting was a mistake, but he was too greedy, which led to the current situation.

As these past events were recounted one by one, the room fell into deathly silence. Ali felt as if his chest was stuffy and he couldn't breathe, as if someone was pinching his neck tightly. He couldn't breathe and had no strength to struggle.

Just when Ah Li was feeling disheartened, he heard Gu Ye in front of him say sternly: "This is not your fault. It's all because that person was fickle. He made a promise even though he clearly couldn't do it. He also left a broken letter to trick you into spending your whole life on such an empty promise. There are too many injustices in this world. Why should you bear the consequences of his mistakes?"

Ah Li thought a lot. He thought that the other party might be angry because of his deception, or might leave in silence out of frustration. However, he did not expect that the other party would be so excited to stand up for him.

Just the words "It's not your fault" were enough to make Ali shed tears.

Seeing Ah Li crying, Gu Ye was at a loss for a moment. He seemed to want to reach out and hug her to comfort her, but in the end he took his hands back and just handed her a handkerchief.

Seeing Gu Ye's helpless look, Ah Li's tears turned into laughter. Perhaps he should not be like the man who was bitten by a snake, living in fear every day and afraid of even the sight of the reins. He should give the other person a chance, and also give himself a chance.

"If I reject you, will you still come back?" Ali suddenly asked him. Ali didn't know when he became so worried. His heart was already wavering, but he still wanted to ask stubbornly.

Gu Ye said seriously: "Of course, I will always be here. I said I will not force you to do anything. If you want to stay here, I will always be with you."

Ah Li held back tears and said, "Okay, I hope you can take me away from here. I have never really been free. Please take me away."

Hearing that the other party was willing to leave with him, Gu Ye was startled at first, then he lowered his eyes and smiled, hiding the tears in his eyes, and said: "I will take you away and will not let you get hurt."

Under the candlelight, the shadows of the two people were real and unreal. In this grand lie, everyone thought that the other was the prey.