[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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Before Mei Tess could react, she was pulled back violently, lost her balance instantly, and hit a solid chest.She turned around in shock, only to find that the man was only Fernand.But his dark but sharp-edged face seemed to have lost all color, his lips trembled slightly, and his eyes stared in horror at the endless abyss in front of him.It was obvious that he seemed no less frightened than she was.

"What are you going to do?" Fernand spoke first, and when he spoke, his hand was still tightly grasping Mai Se Tess.

Shouldn't she be the one to ask him that question?But Mei Tess replied, "I'm just thinking about things."

"That's good." Fernand finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm just afraid that something will happen to you. You once said that if he died, you would jump off the rock on Cape Morgion. "

"What..." Tess frowned tightly this time. She never thought that the love between the girl and her fiancé would be so deep that such a vow was made.And she rejected Edmund at the wedding, what a blow it would be to him!

"Let's go back," said Fernand.

Fernand turned, as they had come, and led the way, with the oil lamp in his hand, while Mai Tess followed.The Catalan village was just behind a hill, so she hadn't seen it before.It wasn't until she saw the little house covered with withered flower vines under the moonlight again that she realized that this was her home in this strange era.

After bidding farewell to Fernand, Mei Tess entered the house, and without finding a match to light the lamp, she lay down on the little bed in the dark.In fact, the widely used tool for making fire in that era was still the tinder box, which was placed on the cabinet next to the oil lamp, but she did not recognize it.Mei Tess just felt that everything around her was strange, which made it difficult for her to feel tired. She simply sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and thought about the day's affairs.

But she soon found that she couldn't concentrate because she hadn't eaten all day.

Plum Tess got up from the bed in the dark, and began to rummage through the boxes to see what there was to eat.However, she could find nothing to satisfy her hunger except a small piece of cheese.

"Dong dong dong..." A knock on the door interrupted Mei Tess's thoughts, and after asking whether it was Fernand who came, Mei Tess frowned slightly.Ever since she knew that Fernand was interested in her, Melissa Tess became wary of him.

"Fernand, it's very late now, come back tomorrow if you have anything to do," said Mei Tess.To be honest, she was not willing to open the door for him, and the scene of this man's recklessness before the wedding still left her with lingering fears.

"I'm just here to deliver food to you," Fernand pondered for a while, "You haven't eaten for a day."

Just deliver food?Mei Tess looked through the crack of the door, and as Fernand said, he had bread and some scallops in his hand.

Plum Tess was indeed very hungry now, she hesitated for a while, took advantage of the dim light coming through the crack of the door, hid a pair of scissors in her waist for self-defense, and then opened the door.She had only spent one day with Fernand, and she didn't know him at all.If he really wanted to mistreat her, she would never be polite.

"Why don't you light the lamp?" Fernand asked.

Plum Tess watched in amazement as he came in, lit the lamp with the tinder box on the cupboard, and put the food on the empty plate on the table.

After thanking her, Mei Tess picked up a piece of bread and took a bite, then looked at Fernand opposite, "Aren't you going to eat it?"

"No." Fernand smiled, "I've already eaten."

"Then I won't be polite." Mei Tess sandwiched the scallops between two slices of bread and began to eat. Seeing Fernand staring at her closely, she began to wonder if the sandwich had already spread to France. "It's not easy to choke," she explained.

"Oh", Fernand nodded thoughtfully.The two were silent for a moment.

These foods are not considered delicacies, but they are extremely delicious to Mei Tess at this time.She glanced at Fernand from time to time, he just sat there quietly watching her eat, Mei Tess began to feel that she had overreacted a bit earlier.

"Plum Tess", Fernand asked suddenly, "If Edmund...can't come back, will you accept my love?" Seeing her face change, Fernand Quickly added, "I mean if."

"He will come back." Mei Tess lowered her head, the dim light cast a deep shadow on her delicate face like an ancient Greek sculpture, so that Fernand couldn't see her expression clearly.

"Mei Tess, no matter what you think, you should plan for your future." Fernand still did not give up. "After this incident, what will the people in the village think of you? They will say that you gave Edmund brings bad luck, because we Catalans never intermarry with foreigners. Do you think who went to your wedding today to bless your marriage besides me?"

Mei Tess noticed that he bit the word "blessing" very hard, almost gnashing his teeth.She looked Fernand in the eyes and replied, "I don't care what the people in the village think. Even if Edmund doesn't come back, it doesn't mean I will accept your love."

Fernand shook his head in pain, "Maise Tess, it's not fair, I have always respected and cared for you as my future wife, your mother, my aunt, entrusted you to you before she died. Give it to me, and you left me when you met Edmund, and now he's at last..."

Realizing that his words were wrong, he immediately changed his words, "Now that he has been arrested, we all know the seriousness of that crime. Besides me, who else can you count on?"

"No, Fernand." Mei Tess realized that the girl had always accepted Fernand's help as a cousin with peace of mind. She didn't like this, but at this time she could only answer, "I Thank you for taking care of me all the time, but if you feel that this kind of help needs to be exchanged for feelings, please forgive me and I can no longer accept it. And you shouldn't come to me at this time to say these words, this is taking advantage of others , I will act as if I didn’t hear anything, and still respect you as an elder brother.”

Fernand stood up angrily, ready to leave.

"Plum Tess, no matter what you say, I will wait for you!"