Journey to the Rose

ask this question...

What did he remember?

Not in a hurry to go ashore, Ruan Xi thought a little more and asked, "Why do you ask this question?"

"Suddenly... I have the illusion that I have known you for a long time," Lu Zhenghe said, "It's okay, go up quickly."

Ruan Xi froze for a few seconds.

The other party's words sounded calm, but they stirred up a storm in Ruan Xi's heart. He didn't know how to describe the touch in his heart now.He thought it would never happen again.

Even if he didn't think of anything, Lu Zhenghe was lucky to have such a reaction.

Maybe there will be a miracle one day, and those erased memories will be able to come back to life?But Ruan Xi knows well that many things in this world are gone, and he can't hope for this possibility.

However, it is regrettable not to say something.

Ruan Xi tensed up.

He held the hot spring water in his palm, and poured the water out like a splash, causing ripples on the surface of the water.His heart was like the surface of the water, there was no way to calm down anymore.

He turned his head and gave Lu Zhenghe a sideways look, "It's a reunion."

Lu Zhenghe slowly raised his eyes.

·

After taking a bath in the hot spring, Ruan Xi dragged the towel into the courtyard.

Liubo's courtyard is very large, with quiet and simple decoration, and the details are very refined.

In addition to the light gray Tingbu, there is also a stone niche in the center of the courtyard.Ruan Xi washed her hands by squatting, and approached the stone niche.The statue enshrined there is wearing heavy clothes and holding a bright lamp. It is a god that I don't know.

Seeing him stop, Lu Zhenghe followed quickly, "What are you looking at?"

After coming out of the hot water, Ruan Xi was covered with moisture, and even a lot of white smoke rose around her skin, as if her whole body was about to evaporate.He stretched out his hand to catch the light in the faint stone alcove, "Tell me, is there really a god when you raise your head three feet up?"

"some."

Lu Zhenghe laughed badly, "I didn't believe it before, but now I have to believe it."

Hearing that there was something in his words, Ruan Xi didn't make a sound, thinking that it was indeed the case.

He didn't believe in anything before, he didn't believe in fate, he didn't believe in bullshit prophecies, but in the end he realized how small and powerless he was.During his escape to Bingcheng, he had seen a lot and had escaped death several times, so he had to believe in his specialness.

Ruan Xi pulled up one of his fingers, then put it down again, "Why do I have to believe it? Because I said we knew each other before?"

Lu Zhenghe's teeth were itchy by Ruan Xi's little gesture.

This person only gave a beginning, but he didn't explain the follow-up clearly, making it clear that he was trying to whet his appetite.

"I guess, we're not just acquainted." Lu Zhenghe met his opponent, recalling the seemingly intimate and unrecognizable group photo, he didn't have enough confidence, "Am I guessing right?"

Ruan Xi's eyes darkened, and she moved her lips: "You need to give me some time to think about what to say. Don't force me."

Lu Zhenghe nodded, not being able to empathize with this unilaterally forgotten pain.Moreover, he clearly felt that he still hadn't figured out Ruan Xi's temper.

"I'll wait for you to take the initiative to speak." He replied.

·

The two of them went back to the room prepared by Uncle Liu together.

Because they are spouses, Uncle Liu said he would reserve a room with a big bed for them.But considering that Ruan Xi was not used to it, and the relationship between the two of them was not that close, Lu Zhenghe hesitated again and again, and still troubled Liu Bo to find a room with two beds.

In the house, two beds are placed side by side, with a gap in between that allows people to pass through.

Ruan Xi felt that the gap was dispensable, and she could step over it by raising her leg.

Could it be that the two of them really want to sleep peacefully in the room all night?

Ruan Xi was thinking anxiously, two little stick figures with very different personalities in their minds were yelling at each other with their teeth and claws in their respective opposing camps:

——Didn’t you sleep in the car and in the desert?What are you afraid of?

——I haven't slept!That can only be called falling asleep in the same space and at the same time, it cannot be called falling asleep!

——Then what do you mean by sleeping?

——It's... don't you know what it is...you still ask me?

thought here.

Ruan Xi blushed and coughed uncomfortably.

He loosened the towel wrapped tightly around his body a little bit, regretting why he didn't insist on two rooms...

Obviously he and Lu Zhenghe have not reached this point yet! ! !

But nothing should happen.

Thinking about it, Ruan Xi became even more nervous, and unconsciously clenched the bath towel tightly in her palm.

Although it is true that he is married, but many things have not been clarified, and his guard is still there.Lu Zhenghe concealed his marriage contract and pretended to be a single nobleman, and he hasn't been beaten by him yet.

Turning her head, Ruan Xi fixed her sharp eyes on Lu Zhenghe's innocent face.

It's so hateful, I really want to hit him on the forehead with a knife handle.

However, Ruan Xi doesn't have the habit of beating up her partner. She thinks it's better to be more civilized in getting along with her in the future. Even if she fights, she can't suppress it unilaterally. The best way is to pluck all Lu Zhenghe's black and thick eyebrows!

The figure in front of him interrupted his cranky thoughts.

As soon as he raised his head, Lu Zhenghe stood in front of him, tall and strong, with a look of "you can't pull my eyebrows off at all".

"Are you going to take a shower first?" Lu Zhenghe pointed to the clean and bright bathroom, "Uncle Liu has already boiled the water."

After speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Zhenghe stood up, pushed Ruan Xi, who was wrapped in a bath towel all over his body, into the room, checked whether it was a blind spot with a serious expression, and finally strode to the door with satisfaction, and opened the door.

The one who came to deliver the hot water was another uncle who looked simple and honest, with a towel on his shoulder.He wiped his face with a towel, and said with a smile in broken lingua franca: "Come on, first try to see if the water is hot, and if it's not hot, go burn it."

"Ruan..." Lu Zhenghe just wanted to turn around and ask Ruan Xi about the water temperature he likes, but he knew that he couldn't just call Ruan Xi by his name outside, so he had to change his words, "Husband!"

Ruan Xi was taken aback.

what?

what do you call me

Lu Zhenghe's expression did not change: "Do you want hot water or lukewarm water?"

Realizing that there was an outsider, Ruan Xi, who was hiding by the curtain without showing her face, almost choked, and quickly waved her hands: "I, I'm fine, as long as the water temperature is right."

So Lu Zhenghe tested the temperature of the water with his fingers, nodded, "It's pretty good, thank you."

"I heard from Sixth Brother that you are married," the uncle smiled, took out a small sealed red envelope from his coat pocket, and continued to speak slowly: "I will give you a red envelope, which is the 1000-year-old ice city. Commemorative embroidery badges are not worth much. But you know, Bingcheng may not last for a few days, so...forget it, talk about being happy."

Lu Zhenghe heard from Uncle Liu that because of the tragic lessons learned in the previous cities, almost all the young people in this city have run away, leaving behind only some elderly people with inconvenient legs and feet or who don't have much hope of surviving. .

Hearing what the other party said, Lu Zhenghe looked down at the bright red envelope, took it over and thanked him: "Thank you. I will give it to my lover."

After seeing off this strange uncle, Lu Zhenghe became alert.

He pushed the wooden bathtub full of hot water into the house, opened the backpack he was carrying, put the card/bin/gun upright behind the door, and finally locked the door behind him.

Ruan Xi walked slowly to the edge of the bed and helped them carry the bathtub into the bathroom.

But he found out...

The bathroom in this room is transparent.

Ruan Xi fell silent: "..."

Lu Zhenghe noticed Ruan Xi's momentary stagnation.

Looking around at the clean and translucent glass outside the bathroom, Lu Zhenghe found that there was indeed no curtain to cover it.He had no choice but to turn his head, facing the direction of the window, and said helplessly, "You wash, I won't look at you."

"They're all men, there's nothing you can't see."

Ruan Xi walked into the bathroom and untied the towel in two or three strokes.He poured a handful of water on his body, turned his back to Lu Zhenghe, and exhaled a long breath of relief.On the surface, he was calm and composed, but in fact his ears were burning hot, and he whispered: "But...but you still don't turn around!"

"Okay," Lu Zhenghe smiled, thinking he was funny, "But didn't you just say that there is nothing to watch?"

"Although we are married, but..."

But the feelings are not in place yet?

No, no, is this okay to say?

Ruan Xi thought about it, don't do to others what you don't want to do to others, and she decided not to provoke him with such sharp and arrogant words.He had no choice but to soak most of his body in the bathtub, covering important parts and exposing his shoulders, trying to urge himself to wash as quickly as possible.

On this side, Lu Zhenghe's eyes fell on Ruan Xi's backpack.

He still remembered that day in Beast City, the photo he saw in his backpack that belonged to his school days.That group photo is weird in itself, and it's even weirder if you look at it with the curse of the city of curse.Lu Zhenghe tried his best to recall the "self" in the photo, and felt that it should be him three or four years ago.

Three or four years ago, at the age of sixteen or seventeen——

Knowing Ruan Xi since he was so young?

Probably calculating the time, the time of the group photo should be when he and Ruan Xi were both underage.He thought of the birthmark of the rose in the center of Ruan Xi's back, and the "encounter early" in the prophecy, and he suddenly lost his mind.

What am I forgetting?

Lu Zhenghe had to guess that it was God's will or man-made that Wei Hong broke his leg.Because only in this way can he justifiably let Ruan Xi have a marriage contract with himself.

On the other side, Ruan Xi came out of the bath completely wet after taking a shower.

He pulled the towel on the hanger and dried his body, and saw that Lu Zhenghe was staring at a place in a daze.He put on his clothes and walked over, gently pushed the other person's back with his arm, "What are you thinking?"

Lu Zhenghe came back to his senses, and smelled the fragrance after bathing on the tip of his nose.

He suddenly became thirsty, cleared his throat, and looked at Ruan Xi with sharp eyes: "I remembered again, you said today that our first meeting was a reunion."

Ruan Xi was drying her hair with a towel.

Drops of water dripped from the tips of his hair, forming a small lake on his body.He collected himself and stopped wiping his hair, "Do you really believe what I said?"

Lu Zhenghe just replied: "I believe."

Ruan Xi waited for this firm "believe" for a long time.

He imagined that if one day he couldn't help but tell everything, Lu Zhenghe would look at him with strange eyes and show distrust, which he couldn't accept.So in this regard, he, who has always been brave, would rather hide in his shell and shrink back, and he doesn't want to listen to any changes from the outside world.

"I really want to know what happened between us." Lu Zhenghe said.

"Does it mean that you will believe everything I say?" Ruan Xi found that when this day really came, she seemed extremely calm, as if the previous panic had only happened for a moment.

Lu Zhenghe nodded: "I believe."

Ruan Xi calmed down and said, "Then let me think about what to say, because it's been too long."

He was trying to put on a calm look.

He didn't even quite understand, now that Lu Zhenghe's vigilance is so strong, and he is just a completely reacquainted person, why is Lu Zhenghe willing to believe what he said?

Similarly, Ruan Xi wanted to uncover the scars herself.

Lu Zhenghe stared at the corner of the wall intently, and replied in a low voice: "I understand."

As if thinking for a while, Lu Zhenghe was silent for a while, and said: "As for the marriage contract, you and I both know why we got married. Now that the land has become like this, many factors that can bind us are gone. You know, Living now is the most important thing. But what I want to express to you today is that I am still willing to continue this marriage."

Are you still willing?

The two continued to fall silent.

The blizzard in Bingcheng arrived as scheduled, and the wind outside the window became louder.

The night turned into a translucent body, unsteadily soaked in snow water.The cold air is like a long, long tape, sealing the whole environment stiff.

Ruan Xi pricked up her ears, listening to the sound of wind and snow beating against the window.

He wasn't sure how long it would take for the blizzard to stop, whether the road ahead was easy to walk, or whether he could survive in the end...

But he was sure that he wanted to continue to be the person who accompanied Lu Zhenghe every step of the way, and wanted to make up for the missing four years.

Glacier 40 damn love.