Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Before leaving, Qiu Li held the gift box in front of her, looked at her expectantly, and said, “Open it and have a look.”
Jiang Yu had a bad feeling in her heart.
The packaging of the gift was very delicate, just from the appearance, you could tell that it was worth a lot.
She didn’t open it with great anticipation as Qiu Li expected.
On the contrary, she was very terrified, holding the gift box, her hands couldn’t help shaking… The velvet box was opened, and inside was a crystal music box, exquisitely carved, and a ballerina girl made of crystal was lying on the blue flannelette.
The girl’s whole body was also made of crystal, her skirt unfolded with great texture, and the knife work was delicate and exquisite.
Put the girl on the smooth surface of the music box, and the melody of “Swan Lake” would sound slowly.
Accompanied by the melody of the music, the crystal girl gracefully danced on the mirror.
“Does it look good?”
Qiu Li looked at her expectantly, but he didn’t see any surprise on Jiang Yu’s face. On the contrary, her eyebrows were filled with heaviness.
“It’s beautiful, I like it very much.”
The smile on Qiu Li’s face gradually sank: “Lies, you don’t like it.”
The ballet music box was really beautiful, and the girl made of crystal was shining on the ice-like mirror.
However, as long as Jiang Yu thought that this was a gift for which he had to do such hard work under the scorching sun, it was really difficult for her to accept this gift with joy and peace of mind.
Jiang Yu didn’t want to disappoint him, and tried her best to put on a surprised expression, but she wasn’t the kind of girl who could hide her emotions deeply in her heart.
And Qiu Li…how clever.
“Xiao Yu, you’re really not good at disguising.” Qiu Li coldly pushed the music box away: “It’s fine if you don’t like it.”
Jiang Yu finally couldn’t bear it anymore, and couldn’t pretend anymore: “So, you were working so hard… You were working so hard as a tutor, just to buy this for me?”
“What’s so hard about being a tutor.”
Qiu Li said lightly: “Turn on the air conditioner every day, watch the children do the questions, and read books by themselves. The class costs 200 an hour. This gift is nothing.”
Jiang Yu looked deeply at Qiu Li, and finally replied to him exactly what he had said: “Lies.”
“…”
The two of them stared at each other for a while, and Qiu Li wanted to speak several times, but he couldn’t say anything, and finally fell silent.
After a long time, Qiu Li placed the crystal girl on the glazed mirror, and a crisp melody sounded. The girl folded her arms and spun slowly…
Qiu Li lay on the table, watching it quietly.
His heart gradually calmed down.
He didn’t know when he fell in love with ballet. Although he didn’t know how to appreciate it, he thought…it was beautiful, and it was something that could make him forget all the pain and unbearable memories.
Forget that he had seen hell…, and all because the girl he liked loved ballet.
Jiang Yu hugged her knees, sat on the sofa, and watched his back quietly. The room was surrounded by the elegant melody of “Swan Lake”, and both of them were immersed in the relative silence at this moment.
What could she say.
Everything about her was slowly changing, she was striving towards the future, had found her father, was about to reunite her family, and was almost dizzy with happiness.
But she forgot that the young man beside her was still in an unbearable world.
After a long time, she stretched out her fingertips and poked him lightly on the back.
Qiu Li turned his face sideways, with a slightly cold outline: “Do you want this thing?”
“I can’t afford it, it’s too expensive.”
What was valuable was not the price, but all the sufferings that Qiu Li had suffered.
“What about me, do you still want it?”
Jiang Yu saw his frustration and grabbed his sleeve: “If you give it, I want it.”
“I can get rid of my bad grades and get admitted to a first-class university. I used to think that this was my best time. But you see, I can’t even do a job like a tutor.”
He smiled bleakly: “What a shame! Shit, I’ll never get better.”
Jiang Yu grabbed him hard, and no matter how hard he pushed, she hugged his waist stubbornly: “So what?”
“…”
“If it doesn’t work, I’m willing stay in hell with you. It doesn’t matter what happens in the future, I am sincere towards you.”
Qiu Li no longer had the strength to push her away, and his trembling hand covered hers.
“That’s what you said…”
The boy turned around and suppressed her, pressing her against the back of the sofa.
His movements were a little rough, and Jiang Yu flinched instinctively, her breathing fastened, and her chest fluctuated.
Qiu Li bit her lip.
His eyes were fierce, biting until it hurt a little.
She tried to push him and begged for mercy in a low voice: “Ah Li, I’m a little scared…”
“Call again.”
“Ah Li.”
The boy became more and more fierce.
Jiang Yu struggled and almost fell to the floor with him, but the moment she landed on the ground, he had already hugged her and put her under his body.
Their lips pressed together, he pressed the back of her head, forcing her to open her mouth.
Jiang Yu couldn’t stand this rhythm, she bit his lower lip, Qiu Li could feel the tingling, even the salty taste between their lips.
“Didn’t you say you like me? I’ll give you everything.”
He had a gentle voice, but his movements were extremely gentle.
Jiang Yu’s mind was already numb, she didn’t know whether the blood she tasted was his or her own… The appearance of the young man out of control made her feel a deep failure.
Qiu Li could feel the girl’s emotions, and he finally stopped kissing her.
The girl had closed her eyes and her eyelashes were trembling slightly, as if she was enduring everything.
That’s right, patience…, just like all the patience she had in her previous life.
Qiu Li panicked all of a sudden, he hurriedly pulled her up, and tidied her hair frantically.
Jiang Yu opened her eyes, her dark pupils were water-coloured, and she tremblingly said: “No one can save you, except yourself.”
After saying this, she grabbed her bag and ran out of the room, leaving Qiu Li behind. Qiu Li was alone, he slumped to the ground.
The crystal ballerina was still spinning and dancing.
He waved violently, the girl fell to the ground, and the music stopped abruptly
Jiang Yu returned to Esmera Art Center, and came to Bu Xi’s classroom as promised. Seeing her distraught state, Bu Xi expressed concern and asked: “What’s the matter, did you have a fight with your boyfriend?”
Jiang Yu nodded calmly.
Bu Xi sat beside her and said, “Would you like to tell me?”
“Actually, it’s not a big deal. He’s just… quite paranoid sometimes. I really don’t know what to do right now.”
Bu Xi thought for a while and said: “Actually, falling in love at this age, when two people are together, it is mutual progress, and they try to go to the distant future together, rather than consuming each other. Everyone is an independent individual, and no one can become everything for a person, otherwise when you leave, the other person’s world will collapse, and at this age, who can decide who’s life.”
Of course, Jiang Yu knew the truth in Bu Xi’s mouth.
But in this world, there were so many truths to tell.
Qiu Li was not a normal boy, her relationship with him was destined not to be like that of an ordinary couple…
She could never leave Qiu Li.
Bu Xi saw the confusion on her face, and patted her on the shoulder: “Don’t think so much, this weekend is the Midsummer Night Ball, and it’s time to practice dancing seriously!”
“Yeah.”
Jiang Yu nodded vigorously, maybe, all they needed was time to calm down.
After dancing practice, perhaps because she was worried, she sent a text message to Qiu Li: “I’m not angry, be good.”
Qiu Li only replied with four words: “Don’t worry about the competition.”
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