She Yingzi turned her back on Duanmu Gongqi. She did not notice anything strange about Duanmu Gongqi at that moment, nor did she notice the fierce look in his eyes.
"Yes, he looks like Duanmu Gongyu. Just he is a totally different person. They have the same appearance and voice, even his tone is the same. However, the most important thing is that this person smiles, and I never ever saw a smile on the face of Duanmu Gongyu!"
Duanmu Gongqi was suspicious. He walked over to She Yingzi and said with a faint smile. "Zi, let"s go! See what else you want to buy later."
"Excellent!" She Yingzi laughed sweetly. This time she felt she had finally convinced Duanmu Gongqi to go with her. But Duanmu Gongqi didn"t just go with her, he treated her tenderly as well. She was overjoyed.
Duanmu Gongqi said smoothly, "Zi, it"s strange that n.o.body knows where Gong Yu was al these years. Father and big brother sent many men to look for him, but they found nothing. It seemed that he just vanished off the face of the Earth. Father used all sources and every method he could think of, but he found no trace of Gong Yu. What a coincidence that you shoud see someone so similar at this time! "
She Yingzi nodded excitedly when she heard this, as if she too found this curious. "Yes! I also think it"s quite a coincidence! Why do you think this person is so similar to Duanmu Gongyu? Maybe they are related by blood? Brother Qi, is it possible that Duanmu Gongyu has a twin or something, and perhaps his twin was abandoned by their folk at birth? "
Duanmu Gongqi looked at She Yingzi. He was speechless. The woman was very beautiful and she was the daughter of the Minister of Rites. But the one thing that kept Duanmu Gongqi from taking her as his concubine was that she was not that smart. He has been hesitating for this reason, otherwise he would have married her a long time ago.
"Hey, Brother Qi, I think my guess is very likely to be sure. You see how smart I am!" She Yingzi smiled brightly, as if she really had figured it out. She did not notice Duanmu Gongqi"s face, and his expression which displayed contempt.
However, Duanmu Gongqi unable to continue such a stupid conversation with She Yingzi, interrupted hastily. "Zi, I am certain that Gong Yu is an only child and your a.s.sumption is simply absurd."
"Oh? How can you be so sure?"
"Because I am his second brother, I was there when he was born. So I am pretty sure that your hypothesis is not true! When my mother gave birth to him, big brother and I stood outside the door. When he was born and they brought him out, big brother and I were the first to see him. "
Speaking of which, Duanmu Gongqi recalled the time when Duanmu Gongyu was born. He was only five years old, but the scene was still vivid in his memory. Because he and his elder brother were both looking forward to having a younger brother, so he would no longer be the youngest, and he could also be someone"s older brother.
He still remembered adoring his younger brother more than his big brother back then, because it was the first time he was an older brother, and he vowed to protect his younger brother his entire life.
Then, something seemed to collapse in a corner of his heart, even his sight became soft. But soon he left all of this behind, because everything had changed with the death of their mother, and they were doomed to be brothers who couldn"t get along!
Duanmu Gongqi"s eyes turned cold."if Gong Yu really did come back, he must disappear quietly and completely!"
Of course, he didn"t need to do this by himself!
The corner of his mouth twitched, and drew a familiar and vicious smile.
In the early evening, the news had quietly slipped into Duanmu Gongcheng"s ears, who it was that was in the imperial building of Jin Lin City.
In the main hall of Chengqing Palace, Duanmu Gongcheng, who was eating, overturned the entire table at once when he heard the news. Of course, Duanmu Gongqi and Gong Yu in the western suburb were unaware that this had happened.
Gong Yu took Murong Yunxi shopping around the market for half a day, they bought many necessities and clothes, such as shoes and socks.
When they returned to Murong Che"s house in the evening, Gong Yu gently helped Murong Yunxi off the horse. "How do you feel? Tired? "
Gong Yu"s voice was as light as a floating feather, and made Murong Yunxi feel so comfy. "No, I"ve been riding a horse. How can I be tired!"
Gong Yu held Murong Yunxi in arms, carryied her directly back to their room and placed her on the bed. "You should rest. I"ll fetch some water for you to wash with. Ready for dinner later."
Murong Yunxi nodded obediently. Since Murong Yunxi went blind, she hd became more quiet and considerate, and she would listen to Gong Yu attentively. However, this wasn"t what Gong Yu wanted! He wanted to see Murong Yunxi act like a spoiled child in front of him and shout at him. He wished she would talk all the time, and discuss endless topics with him. He would even like for her to argue with him and be in a bad temper. Nowadays she was so quiet, it made him feel unsetted!
Gong Yu gently rubbed Murong Yunxi"s hair and got up, then walked out of the room.
Murong Yunxi was left alone in the room, she felt a little uneasy. She felt nervous about returning to the country of Mu Xia again, as if something bad was going to happen. It made her scared inside.
She attributed all she was feeling to anxiety. She felt she was just accustomed to her own way of doing things, and she had not quite a.s.similated into Mu Xia"s unfamiliar environment as yet.
Murong Yunxi"s mind still wandered, Gong Yu had brought a basin of warm water into the room.
Since the time that the accident had happened to Murong Yunxi, Gong Yu had taken care of Murong Yunxi by himself. He continued to do so after returning to the country of Mu Xia. One reason was that he wanted to take care of her in person, and the other reason was that he didn"t want to bother the maids Wu, Chuxia and Ruixue. People who knew they were back might leak this information to others. Besides, if they went to Emperor Yu"s Mansion, it would be too conspicuous.
Murong Yunxi heard the voice of Gongyu entering the door, she immediately flashed a faint smile. Her hearing had become sharper since the accident. She could judge whether it was Gong Yu, or not, just by his footsteps.
Gong Yu sat down by the bed and helped Murong Yunxi wipe her face with a warm wet towel. Staring at every detail of her delicate facial features, he thought they were perfect.
His fingers gently traced her eyebrows then around her eyes, they stopped at her unique lachrymal mole. He said with a light smile, "It is said that girls with lachrymal moles are cry babies. You always love to cry, so many tears. My biggest fear is that you will cry. Seeing you cry makes my heart ache!"
He bent down and kissed the lachrymal mole lightly. "This is a magic kiss, and you will never cry again."
Gong Yu"s gentle voice reached the bottom of Murong Yunxi"s heart. Her heart ached and began to beat so very fast.
Gong Yu wiped her pale cheeks. Since the accident, her face seemed to be paler than before. She used to have a porcelain-white complexion which he was very fond of, now her face looked pale and drawn.
He frowned slightly. "You are looking gloomy. It seems I should make it up to you!"
Then he leaned over and kissed her on her cheek, over and over again, as if he would kiss her until the end of time.
He touched her delicate lips with his fingers. Her pink and tender lips were so attractive to Gong Yu and he so wanted to kiss them.
Gong Yu bowed to kiss her lightly. Once he tasted her softness, her sweet lips, he lost himself in them.
He threw the towel into the basin, took Murong Yunxi"s cheeks in both hands and kissed her deeply.
Like an adorable cat, Murong Yunxi let Gong Yu kiss her and started experience a burning feeling.
Gong Yu"s kiss became more and more deep, arousing desire in her.
Gong Yu pushed Murong Yunxi down on the bed forcefully. Her back hit the bed with a jolt, the pain made her frown slightly. She uttered a groan.
Gong Yu realized that he was out of control. He forgot that the bed wasn"t as soft as beds in the other world. It seemed that he had become more and more accustomed to this world, and started to forget the world which he had lived in for a much longer time.
Gong Yu felt bad, he whispered in Murong Yunxi"s ear. "I"m sorry, I ..." His voice sounded a little husky, like melodious cellos plucked strings resonating with a deep rhythm.
Murong Yunxi encircled Gong Yu"s head and stopped his speech, continuing the kiss with her lips. Gong Yu was holding back his desire for her. Now, he yielded to her and indulged his burning desire.
Gong Yu was lying beside Murong Yunxi, looking at her sleeping face. His heart was touched again. They were caught in a mood like this back on that day that she was poisoned. The days following turned dark all at once. He missed that day. He couldn"t help but wonder if they could still go back to the time before all this had happened. Could they go back to the past?
Gong Yu"s daydream was disturbed by a commotion outside the door. Time could not go back, his fantasy would not come true either. In reality, the disturbance outside indicated that they wouldn"t have a quiet life in the days to follow.
He got up quickly, rolled out of bed and put on his clothes. He gazed upon Murong Yunxi sleeping gently. Then he went out the door.
The noise outside the door increased, but even so did not wake Murong Yunxi. She continued to sleep soundly in her bed. She seemed very tired after a lack of sleep for quite some time. She"d not had a solid sleep in a long time.
Gong Yu opened the door to a tiny gap and peered through the opening. As expected, he saw the last thing he wanted to see outside the door.