noffsinger Chapter 458: Bound, Choice I
Chapter 458: Bound, Choice I
Chapter 458: Bound, Choice I
When Aarons returned to the apartment alone, he immediately noticed some subtle abnormalities.
Mo Qianyun was not at home...and Huang Yayin, who was supposed to be back later, was now leaning on the sofa and taking a nap like a big cat.
I did come back a little late, but what exactly happened at home?
"Hey little guy, you're back... You seem a little nervous? What happened?"
"…It's not a big deal. Where's Qianyun? Did she go out?"
"Oh - you're actually worried about that little girl."
Huang Yayin started talking to Aarons without even raising her head, and her tone sounded a little strange at this moment.
But Aarons didn't care too much about such things... After all, Huang Yayin has always been elusive, and if he kept fussing about it every time, it would never end.
"I can't say I'm worried... After all, she's much stronger than me. She can solve most problems by herself. There's no need for me to worry, right?"
"Really? Well... let me tell you first, she is resting next door now."
"You're resting. Are you feeling unwell?"
Mo Qianyun had been acting a little strange since the morning, so Aarons was mentally prepared for this unexpected result.
However, when he saw the serious expression on Huang Yayin's face as she slowly sat up, he realized that his judgment might be wrong.
"…Did something happen?"
"I don't know. My sister and I happened to pass by here just now, and suddenly we found the little girl vomiting in the corner downstairs... and even though there was nothing left in her stomach to vomit, she was still retching."
"Could it be...some kind of disease?"
Aarons didn't know the difference between the diseases in this world and those in his past life.
But as far as he knew, people who possessed magic power and fighting spirit would not be infected by bacteria or viruses at all - even if they could only sense fighting spirit and magic power at the second level, they would rarely get common diseases.
So if Mo Qianyun really had some disease, then there might be something wrong with his body functions.
"Heh, instead of listening to me here, why don't you go and see her directly?"
"…It seems there is no other way."
Aarons' mood was certainly not as calm as it appeared.
Of course he was worried about Mo Qianyun - even if he and the other party were only in a superior-subordinate relationship now, he would not be stingy with his care.
"Then I'll go there first."
Huang Yayin didn't say much, but just watched Aarons calmly turn around and leave the room.
……
"excuse me."
After knocking on the door next door, Aarons immediately saw the plain face of Night Owl.
Although he had dealt with this woman before, she now looked like a completely different person... To be more precise, it was as if her long-hidden true nature had finally been revealed.
She has no extra interests and hates work but works diligently every day - she seems to be an older person in society whose edges have been completely smoothed out by work and reality, and even the joy of life is about to be completely worn out.
"Hey, young boss, you're back. Are you here to look for your juniors?"
"Yes...I heard that she wasn't feeling well."
After Night Owl invited Aarons into the house with an expressionless face, he went to the kitchen window and lit a cigarette.
As soon as Aarons entered the room, he saw Mo Qianyun lying on Ye Xiao's bed with a pale face, moaning weakly from time to time.
"Qianyun...are you feeling better?"
"Sir? Um... I don't have any! I... um..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice you weren't feeling well this morning."
In fact, Aarons had already noticed it and even reminded Mo Qianyun... but he still took the initiative to take the responsibility on himself.
However, for some reason, this action made Mo Qianyun look even more painful.
"No, it's not like that... It's me..."
Mo Qianyun struggled to sit up, eager to say something.
However, she had just uttered a few words when her still churning stomach made her retch again.
"I'll get you a glass of water."
"No, don't...I...please don't do this to me..."
Aarons didn't know why Mo Qianyun wanted to say something in such a painful state, but he keenly felt that the other party's state might be directly related to him.
...Have you hurt others without realizing it?
"…I'm sorry, is it because of something I did?"
Some painful memories from his previous life flashed through his mind, leaving Aarons in a trance for a moment.
However, at this time, Mo Qianyun, who was enduring the pain, had already struggled to get up from the bed... and then, as if he suddenly lost his strength, he knelt in front of Aarons.
"I...I...did something unforgivable!"
When Aarons heard Mo Qianyun sobbing, he finally realized that this matter might not be as simple as he thought.
The Night Owl, who had been smoking in the kitchen, also returned to the house and leaned against the wall.
"Huh... Sit down first, and then listen to what the junior wants to say."
……
While sobbing uncontrollably, Mo Qianyun told Aarons everything that had happened in the afternoon.
Although her voice always sounded very painful, she did not hide any details - even if she closed her heart, she still wrote down every word that Al Mo said to her.
Those good intentions that were like a quagmire came from the fear of the unknown and the disgust for his own weak heart... Mo Qianyun told everything without reservation, even revealing his own secrets.
While she was telling these things, Huang Yayin also quietly came into the room and leaned against the wall side by side with Ye Xiao.
"I don't want to betray you... but I don't understand... why I feel happy about what that person said..."
At this moment, Aarons finally understood Mo Qianyun's pain.
This female swordsman, who has always maintained an upright heart and firm loyalty and has always adhered to her own beliefs, is actually just an ordinary girl in her twenties.
Faced with another path before her, she didn't know what choice she should make - even though she had begun to hope for a better future, she still couldn't break free from the shackles of the past.
So Aarons immediately knew what he should do most now.
"It's okay, Qianyun, listen to me."
Even if the answer he gave would not be approved by anyone, he had to help Mo Qianyun cut off the source of pain.
--he himself.
“It is natural for ordinary people to abandon the past in order to gain a better future.”
"And I can neither help you realize your wish nor promise you a better future."
"So there's no need to feel guilty about it - if you've found what you really want, then go for it."
Then the painful sobbing stopped abruptly.
...However, that is not because the weeping ones have gained courage.
"no, do not want……"
"...Qianyun, you have the right to pursue your own happiness. Don't be bound by the past."
——The loser let go of his hands, hoping that the bird that he had bound could return to the sky and fly freely again.
...But is it really the bird’s wish to fly in the sky?
"No, abandon me..."
Whose answer is correct?