He took out his phone. It was Sophie's phone. In order to help Edward pursue Sophie, Leng Liang and Sophie had done their best. They would help as much as they could. Even Sophie's phone had been used by Edward unconditionally.
Edward carefully pressed the numbers 4526614 on his phone, then excitedly pressed the green button.
toot…
The sound of the phone followed Edward's heartbeat, waiting for the girl he missed day and night.
"Hello, that person over there." The voice was very rough, like that of an adult middle-aged man.
Of course, Edward could guess the identity of this person. "Oh, you must be Uncle. I'm Dai Mengni's classmate. Can you help me call her?”She tried her best to calm her breathing and politely asked Dai Mengni's father for help.
"Xiao Ni, it's a call for you." Edward heard the middle-aged man's confident shout through the phone.
a short while
"Hello," Dai Mengni's calm voice finally came through the phone.
"I'm Edward. Can you come down for a moment? I have something to discuss with you." Even though Edward tried hard to relax, he still stuttered with his words.
"Okay, wait a moment." Hearing that it was Edward, Dai Mengni's voice seemed to have improved a little.
"Yes." When Edward heard Dai Mengni's voice change, he couldn't suppress the fire in his heart.
A moment later, Dai Mengni came down. She was still wearing her school uniform pants, but it was no longer her school uniform jacket. Instead, she was wearing a formal white shirt, which made her look a little strange. Her hair was loose and not as neat as it was in the morning. She was still wearing snow-white canvas shoes, but it gave people a feeling of sloppiness.
"Edward, why are you looking for me?”Seeing Edward's unusual behavior, Damoni was the first to ask.
" I…I…" Edward stuttered, unable to come up with a reason. His Adam's apple moved up and down, and the hand holding the agate looked as if it was about to melt. Fine beads of sweat were already oozing out.
" What's wrong? What are you…" Seeing that Edward was getting more and more out of hand, Damoni became even more curious.
"It's okay, it's okay. I just want you to accompany me to the forest park.”When Edward came, he had thought of all kinds of professed love words, but it was hard to say them now.
" Oh, but I have something to do today…" Dai Mengni seemed hesitant.
"If you have something to do, then forget it. I'm fine.”Seeing how troubled Dai Mengni was, Edward immediately gave in. When school started, he had told himself that he would not make things difficult for this girl, even if it was a small matter.
"It's okay. Let's go." Dai Mengni suddenly agreed to Edward.
Just like that, the two of them seemed to be a little unusual today. They chatted as they arrived at the forest park. It was still the same milky white light, and it was still the same sub-frigid tree species. However, Edward and Damoni seemed especially awkward here for the past few days.
The night was so quiet that there was no wind at all. The boundless sky shrouded the four fields, and under the waning moon and sparse stars, how many emotional activities were there? The lighting was so beautiful and gentle. God seemed to have made today's environment romantic, but the disappointing Edward didn't make good use of it.
Time squeezed through the awkwardness between them. Under the breath of both parties, they quietly left with regret in their hair.
"Today is your birthday, right?" Edward took a step forward.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Dai Mengni was curious.
Hehehehe…
Edward didn't answer her. He just smiled and said," Happy birthday."”
"Thank you." Dai Mengni politely replied Edward.
"Actually, I invited you here today because I have something to say to you.”Edward finally mustered his courage.
"What?" The more Damoni thought about it, the more she felt that Edward was not normal today.
"I like you. I've always liked you. I've liked you since school started. I've always had a crush on you, but today, I'm going to boldly tell you that I like you. Be my girlfriend." Edward could not believe his ears. He could actually say so many 'I like you' to Dai Mengni at once.
Dai Mengni didn't answer her. Her calm face seemed to have returned to the calmness she had when school started. No one could tell what was going on.
Edward didn't say anything either. He quietly waited for the judge, Damoni, to give her verdict on his feelings. He didn't know if he would be acquitted or executed on another day. Everything around him seemed to have become quieter, so quiet that he could even hear his own breathing.
Waiting silently…
If the most painful thing in the world was waiting, then the most painful thing was waiting for the permission of the lover. Anxious, eager, worried, there seemed to be a thousand emotions burning in Edward's heart. He was very uncomfortable, not knowing if he was afraid of waiting for a cold result or afraid of the process of waiting.
To Edward, a few short minutes felt as long as a few centuries. From the primitive society of slash-and-burn cultivation to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, from the feudal society of oppression to the present day's Communism where everyone was equal, Edward had gone through the cycle of history and only wanted to know the truth.
" Edward," Damoni finally spoke." I know how good you are to me, and I know how much you've done for me. I thank God for giving me such a good person like you, but we can't be a couple. I already have someone I like.”
With the Eastern characteristics of a subtle and tactful rejection, he was pushed into the bottomless canyon by the nine heavens. Every word from Damony was like salt being sprinkled on Edward's bloody wounds. It was a pain that was ten thousand times more painful than when he was injured." I already have someone I like." This affirmative answer completely shattered the dream that Edward had been protecting with his life. His heart had already been given to that person. No matter who that person was, Edward had no hope.
"I want to know who he is." Like an atomic bomb exploding in his heart, destructive anger, loss, sadness, and despair exploded with immense energy, but Edward relied on his superhuman perseverance to maintain a bit of rationality. No matter how much he lost, he could not lose his demeanor, especially in front of the woman he loved.
Dai Mengni did not reply. At this moment, a familiar, handsome, and steady boy walked into Edward's field of vision.
His name was Gao Fengliang.
He was holding a beautiful birthday cake in his hand. It looked particularly dazzling in the dark environment.
"My birthday only tells the most important people in my life.”Every word rang out in the depths of Edward's heart. In an instant, millions of messages rushed into his brain like millions of poisonous snakes, nibbling away at his brain.
From the beginning of Christmas, Edward had met Dai Mengni's apple downstairs, and then he had met Gao Fengliang. During the May Day holiday at the mouth of the Great River, Edward had been waiting for Damoni. It was only later that someone had told her that she had left with a young man. After rehearsing, they had dinner at Gao Fengliang's place. The shape and taste of the lamb with scallion that Gao Fengliang made was exactly the same as the one that Dai Mengni made at Edward's place. Dai Mengni's sudden appearance during the competition; And Dai Mengni's understanding of Gao Fengliang's family... Everything told Edward that the girl he liked liked was his best brother.
Edward's knife-like gaze shot directly at Gao Fengliang in the dark night," The person you like is him.”Edward exploded. If this person was a stranger, Edward would have admitted defeat, but this person was his best brother.
Love and loyalty had pushed Edward into the abyss of pain. Everything that seemed impossible was laid bare in front of Edward today, forcing him to believe it.
Dai Mengni didn't say anything. Her limpid eyes slowly rolled with tears. What kind of pain was it for a woman to be sandwiched between two men?
"Why, why him?" Edward looked at the blood butterfly in his hand and threw it into the bottomless darkness.
He grabbed Dai Mengni's arm like a lunatic and shook it desperately, demanding an answer from her.
"Stop, madman." In an instant, Gao Fengliang knocked Edward to the ground with a heavy punch.
" Are you alright?" He then hugged Dai Mengni, who was like an injured bird.
Blood flowed down slowly. It was unknown if it was from his nose or mouth, but it flowed slowly through his lips and finally to the tip of his tongue. A fishy and salty taste quickly filled Edward's mouth, but it was this taste that made him excited.
Edward didn't care about wiping the blood. He pounced on Gao Fengliang like a tiger and punched him in the face. The two of them fought to the death for the woman they loved, just like in the middle ages.
" Alright!" Dai Mengni looked at the two men who were fighting to the death. In a moment of desperation, she cried out in a sobbing tone. For a moment, both of them stopped.
Edward's face was covered in wounds, but he couldn't feel any pain.
"Let me ask you, why is it you?" Edward roared at Gao Fengliang.
"Why can't it be me? You love her, so I don't love her? You can give up your life for her, and so can I. You can give up everything for him, and so can I. My love for her is no less than yours.”Gao Fengliang shouted at Edward while dripping blood.
"Then what about our friendship? What about our friendship of life and death? Are you letting me down like this?" Edward continued to roar.
"Do I have a choice? If I had a choice, I would never choose her, but what choice do I have? When love came, who wouldn't have a choice?”Gao Fengliang roared in reply to Edward.
Edward didn't know what to say. He had already begun to question whether there was right or wrong in love.
After a period of relative calmness…
Dai Mengni cried and covered her face as she ran away. Gao Fengliang watched as Dai Mengni left and quickly chased after her. In the dim environment, only the injured Edward was left, swallowed up by the hypocritical light.
The night was still quiet. The damn sky was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard. Edward's mind was in a mess. It was like a bowl of paste. He did not know what to do. Her heart no longer felt pain. Perhaps it had long been injured to the point where it could no longer feel pain.
His soul had been extracted, and the dream of protecting him had been shattered. His heart was dying bit by bit, leaving only his chest to rot slowly. Only his legs were intact. He brought this incomplete body along as he walked on the land where he was born and raised. He was lost bit by bit.
The blood was still flowing, but it seemed to be meaningless to Edward. Perhaps the blood was only flowing for the woman he loved, and now that his heart was dead and his love was gone, what was the point of the excess blood?
Perhaps only alcohol could save him now. Drunk can solve a thousand worries. Let the alcohol numb his nerves that can transmit pain. Let him slowly leave in a drunken dream.
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