People in the original god, the innkeeper, oppressing his sister

I didn't know how to move forward, so I chose to retreat, but not only failed to change anything, but a momentary negligence made things worse.

He was in a dilemma, and if he didn't advance or retreat, the consequences were in front of him—that's what he did when he was back in Mond, and the ending was still the same.

These reflections have been repeated countless times in his mind, so much so that now, he doesn't even want to think about it again. This feeling of powerlessness makes people no longer distressed, bored, or dazed.

After all kinds of emotions have already been experienced, all that remains is exhaustion.

Sometimes passing by the brightly lit office, he even wondered why things became like this.

As if sitting in the night room with Qin yesterday, with the window open, the wind blows in, and she turns her face sideways while holding the coffee;

The winds are still cool tonight, they haven't changed, but... only the night wind hasn't changed.

Two leaves floating in the water want to get closer together, but they are blown farther and farther by the wind.

Since the entanglement will only get worse, there is only one answer left.

……

Gu Bai finally took a step forward. Under the dim light, Qin was standing on the side of the street lamp. She looked into the depths of the alley and turned around.

"I……"

The two said in unison.

Then they were slightly startled, shook their heads slightly, and lowered their eyes:

"It's better for you to talk first."

This sentence was also said at the same time.

"Tell me, will the next sentence still come together?" Gu Bai smiled.

"But when I say it, it's already impossible, isn't it." Qin also raised her face.

"Then let me talk about it first." He lifted the pizza in his hand, "I came to eat, but I didn't bring any money. It's hard to imagine, but it's really as simple as that."

"I remember, you have an ability..."

"When I came back in the afternoon to pack my things, my wallet was left in the room." He shrugged, "This is really beyond my ability."

Having said that, they couldn't help but smile.

"Then be more careful in the future."

"Ah."

There was another short silence.

"Speaking of which, I was really taken aback when I saw you and Lisa walking in."

"Hmm... is it scary?"

"That's not true, I'm just wondering how such a coincidence happened."

"It's really a coincidence to think about it this way. In fact, when I knew that the pizza was wrong, I was similar. The feeling was as if the whole person suddenly became energetic."

"Save money on coffee."

Qin also made a joke following his words, "It's a pity it's not working hours."

She added, "I finished work early today, so I went out for a stroll with Lisa, and I didn't expect to meet you."

"So, I wasted the rare rest time of the two of you, and I should apologize."

"It's time to apologize." Qin repeated with a smile. She nodded and shook the pizza in her hand, "However, this is considered an apology. I forgive you, Mr. Reckless."

"Alas..." He let out a long sigh, "You shouldn't mention this, you know, the last thing I want to mention is this pizza."

"what happened?"

"Ask knowingly." As he said this, he still recited it smoothly, "Roll skin, iron plate, thin bottom, extra cheese... Oh, I still have a good appetite and ordered a large portion today. Is there anything else that needs to be added? Miss Gunnhild?"

"There's no take away, that's the only difference."

"No, the only difference is that it was delivered to you in the end, otherwise, it should end up being used as a supper by me now, so it doesn't look bad."

Gu Bai generously said:

"At first, I thought you might have forgotten to eat dinner and wanted to take a copy home. When I saw you coming in, I wondered if it was going to be wasted."

"But, there is still one left." Qin pointed to the bag in his hand.

"It's different, the one you eat is my treat."

"But it was Lisa's money."

"Um, does that need to be emphasized too?"

"Then you don't need to emphasize 'this is a big portion' next time."

They smiled again, like friends who have known each other for many years.

"It's the first time I've seen you wearing this outfit."

"It's actually the first time I wear it." Gu Bai tugged at the adventurer uniform on his body, "But it's too conspicuous, I still like a more low-key color."

"You can try a formal dress, it should look good on you."

"Yes, thank you, that dress suits you quite well."

"It's a pity that I didn't wear it out today."

"Well, it may be difficult to see in the future." He leaned against the wall and suppressed his smile. "In short, the pizza is indeed an apology. I was self-willed for what happened at the banquet that day."

"Don't say that, it was my fault that day."

"No, Lisa explained it to me."

"Explanation?" Qin was stunned.

"Well. But that's not the point, I mean, I understand what those words mean..."

Qin interrupted him, perhaps guessing the conversation he had with Lisa just now, "Don't blame Lisa, she..."

"I know. Besides, for her, it's already considered a very gentle attitude. It's okay to worry like an older sister. I'm quite envious of a child with an older sister."

Subconsciously dragging the topic to a distance, Gu Bai came back to his senses, "Do you want to find a place to sit?"

"Okay, let's go and have a look." Qin agreed.

Facing the cool night wind, they walked side by side, shadows growing from their feet.

The mind is also growing. In such a quiet night, there is no relaxation, and the alley seems to have no end.

All the way without talking, the light in front finally brightened, forming a boundary between light and darkness with the ground under his feet.

Some voices came faintly from outside, Gu Bai stepped out of the boundary with one foot, and the sound of Qin came from behind him.

"Gu Bai..."

"Ok?"

He turned around.

"Don't leave in a hurry, okay." Qin said softly, "I want to stand here for a while."

"Okay." So he turned back, back into the darkness again.

The moonlight was cold, pouring down the alley, and Qin's hands were hanging in front of her body, carrying the unfinished pizza.The pretty face also hangs down, hiding in the shadows.

"you……"

"Can I tell a story? There's a story about my parents."

Gu Bai didn't speak, just nodded, and Qin's soft voice of narration rang in his ears:

"The surname Gurnhilde comes from my mother, the oldest knight family in Mond City, the descendants of the knight family, they will naturally be raised as the successors of knights from birth, my mother is also a Zephyr knight .”

"At that time...she was a little older than me, and she held the position of deputy head, and she put work and responsibilities first."

"My mother once talked to me about her plan at that time, just as her parents expected, to take on the responsibilities on her shoulders and the meaning behind the surname. She herself insisted on this, but fate, some It didn’t go the way we planned.”

"One time when she was on a mission outside the city, she met my father."

"My father is the bishop of the Westwind Church, but he was not a local who grew up in Mond. Before that, he was a famous adventurer in the mainland. He was accidentally injured during the trip and was saved by my mother. .”

"Because what happened to my father was not accidental, but fell into a deliberate conspiracy, and this matter was also pursued by the mother who was the deputy head of the regiment at the time. Arrange to recuperate in the Knights."

"Do you know where my father lives?" Qin asked suddenly, and before he could reply, she gave the answer, "In the guest room on the second floor of the Knights, the layout was the same at that time."

"Then..." She paused, "The two people who just met by chance had formed a fate."

"On the night when the work is done early, my mother will go up to the second floor and knock on the door of my father's room. They will sit on the sofa and make a pot of coffee, chatting about clues and recent developments until late at night."

"After a while, when they gradually became familiar with each other, the topics were not limited to these. They also gradually chatted about Mond's customs, what they had seen and heard during the trip, as well as hobbies, favorite dishes, etc."

"For my mother, in her boring and busy life, my father, the well-informed, humorous and funny adventurer, suddenly broke into her life, letting her know for the first time that Outside of Mond, this continent is rich and wonderful, and it is difficult to feel these experiences from books."

"As the deputy head, you need to keep your identity in mind at all times, and distance yourself from the subordinates and colleagues around you. This is something you have to do as a leader, but apart from these, this is not her original intention, but In the entire knight order, it seems that the only person who doesn't have to put on airs to get along with is my father."

"In this way, even she forgot when, looking for her father in her free time was no longer a purposeful thing, but a subconscious thing. Sometimes she was depressed and encountered obstacles in her work. She Walk out of the office slowly, and when you regain your senses, you are already standing in front of your father's room."

"It seems that every time I get along with him, I can unknowingly relax."

"And this change did not only happen to my mother, but also to my father. As an adventurer all over the continent, he never thought about his destination when he was young."

"For him, wandering, danger, and opportunity are the norm. At that time, he just regarded Mond, or the Knights, as a post on the journey. After the rest, the journey will continue. At first, He was unable to move because of his injuries, and after he recovered from his injuries, he couldn’t leave because he had to provide clues to repay his life-saving grace, and later, he registered with the Adventurer’s Association in Mond.”

"Sometimes when my mother comes back from outside, she can see him completing various commissions in the city."

"After chatting on a certain night, my father used the skills he learned in his adventures to cook her favorite dish for my mother. And when the two said goodbye, sent my mother out of the door, and closed the door;"

"He suddenly realized that for the first time, he, who was used to wandering around without a place to return to, had the idea of ​​staying in one place."

"And my mother also suddenly realized on the same day, at the same moment, and at the same time, that she still wanted him to stay here for a while."

When the Song of Songs Sounds: Chapter 193 The Beginning

"……and then?"

Gu Bai asked.

"Then, they came together like this." Qin smiled and shook her head, "But what happened inside, neither my father nor my mother would tell me, even though I pestered them many times when I was young."

"Maybe they'll feel embarrassed too."

"Well, maybe."

Qin paused:

"It's a pity that I didn't think so much at that time, and I didn't understand what feelings were. I just listened to it as an interesting story. Every time I said this, I was prevaricated by them, and I turned my attention to other things."

With a tone of reminiscence, she said:

"Should have asked more. My parents, and their stories, otherwise it wouldn't have been a question forever."

Gu Bai didn't know how to respond.

He could understand the meaning of Qin, those answers that he could not get when he was a child, soon after, they were silent in the years with the separation of his parents.

Everything that can be recalled with a smile back then can only be seen from a few old photos.

He wanted to comfort Qin, but he couldn't find the right words for a long time, so he calmed down and listened to her say again relaxedly:

"However, this is not bad, at least there is room for reverie. You are sure that some things really existed, but you can't find a suitable carrier for the time being."

"When I'm free, I often think about what happened to them at that time, two people with completely different identities and experiences. They had no intersection in their respective lives before, and even there will be no signs of intersection in the future. , will finally choose to come together.”

"Well, it's funny, right? It's like looking at the night sky from a window and seeing a star go overhead, and you stand on tiptoe and want to...sorry."

Qin brushed her hair that was blown by the night wind behind her ear, and smiled apologetically, "What I said just now was too messy."

"No, I understand." He also smiled, "Not only do you have to stand on tiptoe, sometimes you feel that you can take it off by gently reaching out, but there is no need to take it off, right?"

Qin forgot to nod, opened her eyes slightly, and just took his words:

"Because you will feel that they are good enough as they are. The night sky is the destination of the stars. Standing on tiptoe, I just want to get closer..."

"But those are just illusions. When you reach out your hand, you find that they are far away, but the result becomes unimportant." Gu Bai looked into her eyes, "It's like thinking about something that is close and far away. You don’t know what’s going on, but you also know that whatever happened, it’s a good story.”

"Yeah, that must be a very beautiful story, no matter what happened before or what happens in the future, it will not affect the beauty when it happens now."

Qin looked at the night sky, took a long time to look back, looked at him quietly, and said softly:

"So you thought so too."