Feeling flustered, it's emotional hurt (1) Gentleness that is hot and cold
Chapter 233: Flustered, it’s love hurt (1) Hot and cold tenderness
When Long Pei came out of the bathroom, Gu Mingxi had already changed clothes and was standing in front of the dressing table, carefully stroking the mahogany comb with his fingers. It was a very delicate comb.
He walked over and reached out to take the comb in her hand, "I saw this by chance when I went to the temple and thought it would match you very well."
There is a saying from the ancients - long hair binds your heart, luckily you will not forget it!
When he first saw this mahogany comb, he thought of her and bought it, keeping it on the dressing table. He always believed that she would come back.
The corners of Gu Mingxi's mouth twitched slightly, and she sat in front of the mirror, watching him combing her hair seriously through the mirror.
Long Pei gently held her long hair with one hand and slowly combed the ends of her hair. His expression was serious and focused, more serious than handling his national affairs.
She took out a red hairpin from the storage box on the side and combed her hair up, exposing her two exquisite ears, which looked very beautiful.
Gu Mingxi saw the watch on his wrist and suddenly remembered that his own watch was missing. A trace of sadness flashed in his bright eyes, feeling very regretful.
That watch was the first gift he gave himself; especially a couple's watch.
She stayed in the Haoting Garden before jumping into the sea last time. When she came back, Long Pei put the watch on her wrist again, and she never wanted to leave.
This time, the watch seems to have really been lost.
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The atmosphere at breakfast was not good. Long Lifei looked bad because of what happened last night. Gu Mingxi was depressed because of the watch and was in no mood.
The atmosphere was deserted and low-pressure, and neither the servants nor Ru Bing knew what was going on.
Long Pei was also preoccupied and didn't say anything. After breakfast, he went to the office.
He didn't ask for a kiss/goodbye like Gu Mingxi did yesterday. Yun Danfengqing said that he was busy at noon and couldn't come back to have dinner with them.
Gu Mingxi was still thinking about the watch and didn't notice the complexity and ambiguity in Long Pei's eyes when he looked at her.
During the day, Gu Mingxi rested at home and took various medicines prescribed by Qian Shang, such as various supplements stewed on ice. Long Lifei said he stayed at home with her, but he was cold-tempered and didn't like to talk, and would only sit with a book.
Beside her, reading without saying a word.
In the evening, Long Pei came back early and saw Gu Mingxi taking care of the flowers he planted in the glass greenhouse. He took off his coat and walked over.
Gu Mingxi's eyes lit up when she saw him coming back.
Long Pei reached out to take the kettle in her hand and sprinkled water skillfully. Although there was no emotion in his stern outline, there was always something meaningful in the corner of his eye.
"——Mingxi!"
He opened his mouth, and Gu Mingxi's eyes naturally fell on his perfect profile. The sun was setting, and the orange warm light shone through the glass on his profile, coating it with a thin halo, which was really beautiful.
.
Gu Mingxi never knew that he looked so cold and beautiful.
"There are many things in life that we cannot control. I have always thought that I can arrange everyone's destiny, but you, your destiny has never been in my hands."
His voice paused, and his dark eyes looked at her affectionately, "No matter whose hands your fate is, you will be my only wife."
When the sound fell, he put down the kettle in his hand, and stretched out his long arms to hug her, gently, mixed with heartache.
No matter how many hardships she went through, he would never give up on her.
Never.
A trace of doubt flashed across Gu Mingxi's calm expression. She didn't understand what he meant by these sudden words. Just hearing the words "You will be my only wife", her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a trace of ambiguity was fleeting.
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The light of the setting sun stretched the silhouettes of the two people so long that they overlapped each other, making it impossible to tell the difference between you and me.
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Time goes fast or slow, and it will never reach the end of time.
A week goes by in the blink of an eye.
Gu Mingxi's body is gradually recovering, her steps are steady, there are no problems, and she is gradually able to make sounds. However, because she is still unable to speak a complete sentence, she has not spoken in front of anyone.
When I am alone, I will practice my vocalization. After all, I haven’t spoken for half a year. This stage is like a child just learning to speak.
No matter how busy Long Pei is, he must eat dinner with them, even if he goes back to work overtime after finishing it. He hugs her to sleep every night, except for hugs and uncontrollable passionate kisses, he does not do any excessive behavior to her.
When I really can't help it, I would rather take a cold shower or go to the gym to exercise instead of touching him.
Gu Mingxi was really wondering why he was so self-inflicted as his body gradually improved. He wanted to ask him several times whether he was so thin-skinned that he couldn't take the initiative to bring up such a thing.
It's always been like this...
In the evening, after dinner, Gu Mingxi went back to the room to take a shower, while Long Pei went to the study to deal with urgent matters. When he returned to the room, she happened to come out of the bathroom.
Her long, wet hair lay snugly on her neck, with water droplets dripping from the tips of her hair onto her bathrobe.
Long Pei naturally went to get a towel, sat by the bed and wiped the water droplets from her hair.
Gu Mingxi sat quietly, already used to him doing daily trivial things like squeezing toothpaste, putting on shoes, wiping hair, combing hair, etc. It seemed like trivial things, but if you persisted every day and took the trouble, it took a lot.
Deep affection.
Besides, he is still such a busy person.
She looked at him secretly from the corner of her eye, and the light just hit one side of his face, half bathed in light and half submerged in darkness, like a perfect combination of an angel and a demon.
Long Pei knew that she was peeking at him, so he wiped her hair calmly, pretending not to notice, but the corners of his eyebrows could not help but rise.
The water on her hair was almost wiped away. He threw the towel aside and rubbed her hair with his big palm. "Go to bed early. I still have some documents to deal with."
It's like this again. A trace of doubt flashed across his cold eyes, what happened to him?
For the past two days, he let Gu Mingxi sleep first, while he went back to the room in the middle of the night and hugged her to sleep.
Long Pei stood up, turned around and wanted to leave. He took a step and realized that he was being pulled by something. When he turned around, he saw Bai Xi's slender fingers tightly holding the corners of his clothes. He looked along the slender arms...
Her black and white pupils reflected the light, looking at him brightly, confused and puzzled, her red lips pursed slightly, and she uttered two simple words -
"A Zheng!"
Something like joy seemed to flash across Long Pei's eyes, and it flashed away. He immediately held her hand and said, "You can talk now."
Gu Mingxi nodded.
She has been secretly practicing her pronunciation for the past two days, from A to Zheng, a very simple two-character pronunciation. She has practiced it repeatedly, and she has never felt that these two characters sound so good.
But at this moment, when the word "Azheng" came out of her mouth, there was something soft and lingering in Long Pei's ears.
It's great that she can speak again. Although Long Pei was calm on the surface, he couldn't help but feel joy in his heart. He touched her cheek with his fingers and couldn't help but kiss her cheek.
A rippling smile appeared at the corner of Gu Mingxi's mouth, her fingers intertwined with his, and her eyes sparkled.
It’s good that she can speak, but——
Long Pei thought of something, and his heart became clogged again. He brushed her bangs covering her eyes with his fingers, "Have a good rest."
As he said that, he was about to leave...
"Are you angry?" Gu Mingxi couldn't help but speak.
Otherwise, she really doesn't understand why he keeps avoiding her, especially at night.
"No." Long Pei said in a low voice, his big palm fell on her head, his voice was the same as usual, "I still have a lot of things to deal with, you should go to bed early."
Let go of her hand, turn around and leave.
Gu Mingxi watched him leave the room with blank eyes. The sound of the door closing was soft, but it was like a stone hitting her heart hard, setting off waves of whirlpools.
The room was deserted, and everything around me was cold...
I can't explain what it feels like, I just feel... a little uncomfortable.
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In the study, Long Pei had no work because he was not in the mood and could not concentrate. Besides, those things were not urgent and did not need to be dealt with immediately.
Sitting on a leather chair, lighting a cigarette, white mist surrounded him, blurring his whole body and making it even more difficult to see through.
He is not a pedantic man. He will feel a little uncomfortable, but he won't care too much. He is worried about Mingxi and whether she can let it go. Too many things have happened in these years, leaving too many shadows on her psychology.
When she was afraid of water, he could use his own life to help her, but this time, he had a psychological shadow and he didn't know how to help her.
If the method is too strong, it will be counterproductive; if the method is too soft, she will be worried that she will have random thoughts.
For the first time, Long Pei felt that there were still things that he couldn't handle perfectly.
The sparks on the fingertips flickered on and off, silver ashes fell on the hand, the room was filled with a faint smell of tobacco, and the quiet space invaded the skin coldly, seeping into the internal organs, and there was nothing that could be done.
——Knock knock.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, "Come in." He squeezed out one word.
The door was pushed open and no sound was heard. He looked up and saw Gu Mingxi standing at the door. He raised his eyes and asked, "Why didn't you rest?"
Gu Mingxi walked in and put the cup in front of him, "Don't drink coffee at night, it will hurt your stomach." His voice was unnatural and rustling.
Long Pei's eyes lit up when he saw the milk, "Okay."
Gu Mingxi stood there for a while, neither moving nor speaking.
The atmosphere is a bit weird.
"Do you have something to say?" After a while, he spoke first.
Gu Mingxi nodded, bit his lip with his white teeth, and said softly, "I said, if I can come back alive, I am willing to leave my destiny to you and control it freely."
She understood that he was angry at her for leaving without saying goodbye. She would rather he ridiculed her and vented his displeasure, but such an attitude of being distant and close was really too torturous for her.
Long Pei's expression calmly darkened, and he remembered what she said in his mind, that she would come back alive to atone for her sins.
Therefore, now she still feels that she should atone for herself!
"I know." He uttered three words in a low voice, and was so stingy that he refused to say another word.
Gu Mingxi's heart sank when she heard his indifferent answer. She remained calm on the surface, but the tightness in her chest was so uncomfortable that she almost wanted to suffocate.
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