gentle fairy tale

On New Year's Eve, it was snowing heavily outside.

Yu Mian sat on the bay window in the room, reciting English words, but staring at the falling snowflakes.

The phone dinged, and a new message was sent to her by Pei Songxi: "Are you ready? We'll be leaving later."

Yu Mian replied: "Okay, come down immediately."

She jumped down from the bay window, looking at the phone a little dumbfounded.

Since the 'cartoon incident', Pei Songxi seldom came to her room.Sometimes even though they are all at home, they still have to communicate in the form of messages or phone calls, and strictly control the boundaries and distances to avoid similar incidents from happening last time and embarrassing each other.

Sometimes, Yu Mian thinks that Pei Songxi is simply an antique, although...although she herself would be embarrassed, but Aunt Pei is even more nervous and overly cautious when dealing with this kind of problem.

But there are some things that can't be explained, so she can only give up.

She shook her head helplessly, and changed into a super thick down jacket before going down.

Pei Songxi was waiting for her standing in front of the green plants in the living room. She was slender and thin wearing a silver suit jacket folded inside a cashmere coat.Not long after she came back from the outside, a few flakes of snow fell on her hair, which was crisp and clean.

Yu Mian ran over, raised her head and stroked her hair, Pei Songxi stepped back a bit: "What's wrong?"

"Don't move...you have snowflakes on your hair, it's all melted into drops of water, and it melts as soon as you touch it."

There were a few drops of crystal water on the girl's slightly pink fingertips, and her smiling eyes curved: "Look, you should be more careful in the future, it's not good if your hair is wet, you'll catch a cold."

Pei Songxi nodded, and looked at her thoughtfully: "You said you, you are not very old, and now you are getting more and more lenient, sometimes you seem to be a bit nagging."

Yu Mian stomped her feet angrily: "Where am I nagging!"

Pei Songxi pursed her lips and smiled: "Okay, let's go."

Back at Pei's house, it was Pei Zhiyuan who opened the door. When the young man saw Pei Songxi, he was stunned for a moment, and lowered his head: "Aunt."

Pei Songxi nodded and walked into the living room.

Ding Mei was sitting in the living room, talking with Zhou Ruyun, she didn't look good when she came in, so she snorted coldly: "It's quite early."

Pei Songxi was not surprised at all. After all, not long ago, because of her, Pei Tiancheng transferred Pei Linmao to the African branch.Pei Zhiyuan looked at her with an awkward expression, and Ding Mei showed her face directly, which was expected, after all, they were their father and husband, and it was normal not to see their relatives during the New Year's reunion, so it was normal to be in a bad mood.

Yu Mian was on the side, and felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

At the dinner table, thanks to Pei Linmo's active atmosphere, the atmosphere was not too tense for a while, but when Ding Mei saw her husband's favorite dish of white-cut chicken, she began to cry again: "For Chinese New Year, Lin Mao is alone in Africa... ...I don't know about the ghostly place in the backcountry..."

"All right."

Pei Tiancheng interrupted her lightly, he is the head of the family, whether it is Pei Linmao or Pei Songxi, they are all his children.Although it was reported in the newspaper that the relationship between father and daughter would be terminated, he didn't take it seriously at all. It was just to give the Wen family a face-saving explanation.

As for this time...he sincerely wanted to teach Pei Linmao a lesson, but it was really useless.Wasn't it because of Yu Mian's incident, but it was a pity that the dance was too early, which caused Songxi's nervousness and vigilance.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Pei Songxi with a sullen face, and felt somewhat dissatisfied... In the past few years, her ambitions have become bigger and bigger, and even he can't do anything about her.But Zhiyuan grew up soon, he was smarter than his father, maybe he didn't have to worry so much.

After dinner, when the family was watching the new year in the living room, Yu Mian tugged at Pei Songxi's sleeve, signaling that she had something to say.

Pei Songxi went upstairs to the room with her, and Yu Mian asked him worriedly: "What's the matter with you and Uncle Pei?"

"It's nothing, he's restless, just teach him a little lesson."

"Oh... But, the atmosphere tonight is weird."

Pei Songxi stroked her hair: "It's okay, don't worry."

Yu Mian nodded: "Are you still going down? I want to go back to my room and sleep."

"Go, I still have something to do, so don't sleep yet."

Yu Mian stood still, "Do I have any presents for the New Year?"

Pei Songxi said of course: "I bought you a new pair of headphones, one..."

"Not this, not this."

"Then what do you want?"

"What do you owe me, a ritual good night?"

"...This can't be done. When you grow up, you can no longer be the same as when you were a child. Not only me, but also others, friends, classmates, teachers, you can't do this, you know?"

There was a faint blush on Pei Songxi's face. She remembered the embarrassing situation in Yu Mian's room in the autumn... In the past, she simply didn't like to be close to and touched people, and she would subconsciously feel uncomfortable, but it was not She was repulsed by everyone, but now... She still hopes to pay more attention, after all, sixteen or seventeen years old is an age that needs reasonable guidance.

Yu Mian pouted dissatisfiedly: "Hey... just forget it."

She was still talking to herself as she turned and walked towards the room, as if to say... only for you.

Pei Songxi froze for a moment, then smiled after a few seconds, probably because he heard wrongly.

Downstairs, Ding Mei watched the Spring Festival Gala, feeling inexplicably sad, Pei Zhiyuan went upstairs to rest with her; Zhou Ruyun's health was getting worse year by year, so she also went back to her room.

Hearing Pei Songxi's voice coming downstairs, Pei Tiancheng coughed lightly: "Songxi, come here, Dad has something to tell you."

Pei Songxi sat down: "Tell me."

There are fireworks in the sky outside the window.

Holding her mobile phone, Yu Mian chatted with her good friends in a group, sent a lot of red envelopes of New Year greetings and love, and accidentally chatted late.

After hanging up the video, she was a little thirsty, so she went downstairs to get some water.

When she reached the stairs, she paused... There seemed to be a subdued quarrel erupting in the living room, as if she was afraid of waking them up, so she deliberately controlled the volume, but she could hear it clearly... subconsciously stood still , hold your breath.

Pei Tiancheng suppressed his anger, and asked her: "What on earth do you want, if you want to make this home not like home, you will be happy?"

Pei Songxi's voice was low and cold: "I don't want to."

"Be more polite to your elder brother from now on. I'll transfer him back in summer, so you should avoid conflicts with him. Now he doesn't have as many shares as you, so let him go."

"Half a year is too fast. He won't change, he will only get worse."

"Is it just because of such a little girl you picked up? Songxi! I know that your elder brother asked someone to watch you, which made you very dissatisfied, but he didn't make any real moves, did he?"

Pei Songxi sneered: "If I hadn't noticed it early, can you really be sure that he didn't move? You're deceiving yourself."

She gradually came into contact with a fact that she didn't want to admit. Although Pei Linmao had been making small moves in the past few years, she assured that her father was definitely involved in a large part of this matter, but he just didn't want to show up.

Pei Tiancheng slapped the table hard, angry: "If your deceased mother knew that your brother and sister had such a fight, how could you make her feel at ease?"

"Don't mention her," Pei Songxi said with a surprisingly calm voice, "You don't deserve it."

"I don't deserve it? Why did she die back then? It wasn't because you took her out that she bought those medicines. I just kept her at home, what about you? You just handed the knife to her directly!"

Yu Mian was stunned.

She originally only wanted to hear... Was it because of her that Aunt Pei and Uncle Pei were at loggerheads, but she didn't expect to hear the last half of the sentence... She remembered Pei Songxi's mood when he occasionally mentioned his mother, with an understatement , with a calm expression, but...the eyes are clearly cold.

There was a tsunami in her heart, and she dared not listen any more.

When she returned to the room, she sat on the bed in a daze, no longer sleepy.

It wasn't until she heard light footsteps from outside the corridor, followed by the sound of the door opening, that she went out with her shoes on, and stood outside Pei Songxi's door. After thinking about it for a long time, she knocked on the door: "Aunt Pei? You have you slept?"

A calm voice came from outside the door: "Didn't sleep. The door is unlocked, come in."

Yu Mian opened the door and went in. There was only one lamp on in the room. Pei Songxi was sitting on the bedside, her long hair was loose and her face was light: "Didn't you say you are going to sleep?"

"Can't sleep, come and see you."

Pei Songxi moved a little bit for her, and patted the bed: "Sit down."

Yu Mian kicked off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. It had been a long time since she sat so close to her.

She looked into her eyes carefully: "Are you in a bad mood?"

Pei Songxi hesitated for a moment before nodding: "A little bit."

Yu Mian wanted to say what she had just heard, but she was afraid of making her more sad, so she pressed her shoulder against hers and fell silent for a while.

Pei Songxi sighed softly: "Did you hear everything?"

"...you know?"

"I heard a sound. Just as soft as your walking, like a kitten."

Yu Mian didn't deny it any more, changed her sitting position facing her, and looked at her worriedly: "I heard it. So I'm worried about you, I don't want to sleep, and I don't want to make you sad alone."

Pei Songxi smiled slowly, with a clear and gentle voice: "Come here, give Aunt Pei a hug."

Yu Mian was stunned for a moment before realizing what she was talking about. She moved over cautiously, but before she knew what to say, she felt her hot forehead pressed against her shoulder, and her slender and slender arms wrapped around her back. The clean cool woody scent surrounds her.

Like some kind of sad and depressed mood, quietly spread in the air.

Pei Songxi sighed softly: "Just a hug."

A person who has always been cold and strong and invincible has rarely exposed some kind of hidden fragility. He took off layers of armor to reveal his mortal body.

Yu Mian felt that the tenderest place on the tip of her heart had been gently pinched. She felt distressed, but she was a little at a loss. She wanted to caress her back, but she lifted it into the air and then lowered it, her fingertips curled up slightly.

She wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know how to say it.

All she can do is stay by her side all the time.

But...how could her forehead be so hot?

Yu Mian remembered her different expression than usual, and stepped back a little: "Are you sick?"

Pei Songxi nodded: "I have a low fever."

Yu Mian was startled: "You know?"

Pei Songxi smiled and said calmly, "Of course I know."

The fragility just now seemed to be just a flash in the pan, fleeting, and she returned to her usual calm expression: "Okay, go back and rest. I'm fine."

Yu Mian refused to leave.

She briefly glimpsed her fragility and sadness, even though her tone is so calm now, but... she is clearly very sad, and also very... lonely.

Yes, that's the word.

lonely.

How many times, when Yu Mian looked at her, it was like looking at the moon hanging in the sky, shining brightly on the world, radiant and pure, bright and bright, but it was lonely and desolate far away from the world of mortals.

She doesn't want to leave her alone.

"Mianmian? I'm really fine, let's go back."

Yu Mian shook her head: "I'll go find you antipyretics."

There is a medicine box at home, but now my aunt is asleep, and everyone should be asleep too. She can't disturb others, so she can only find it by herself.After finally finding antipyretics downstairs, he went up with hot water and entered the room, only to find that Pei Songxi had fallen asleep.

Yu Mian lowered her footsteps, walked to the bed, gently put down the cup, didn't call her, just looked at her sleeping face quietly.

Not long after, she turned over and woke up. Seeing Yu Mian who was lying on the bed, she smiled: "I waited for you for a while, and fell asleep before I knew it. It's late, isn't it?"

"No, you just slept for a while. I found the medicine, you take some antipyretics."

Pei Songxi nodded, and swallowed the pills: "...This seems to be the first time I've taken medicine in the past few years."

"It means that you are disobedient and always don't like to take medicine. Pei Xixi, you should be better in the future, you understand?"

"It's not big or small. I took medicine today, so you can go back when you feel relieved."

Yu Mian shook her head, lying on her bedside and looking at her: "I won't leave you alone."

When you are sick, when you are sad, how can you be alone.

Pei Songxi touched the top of her hair, and smiled helplessly: "Then when I fall asleep, you can go back and rest, okay?"

Yu Mian also made a concession: "Well, good."

Pei Songxi stared at her, with a strong, almost nostalgic emotion in her eyes, but this emotion was fleeting, and she quickly closed her eyes: "I'm going to sleep."

It turned out that this is what it feels like to have someone by the bed, waiting for her to fall asleep.What a... novel experience.