[Gone with the Wind] Back to the beginning

The next day, as expected, Scarlett met Rhett who was visiting at Aunt Pete's house.

In fact, Rhett's presumptuousness and rudeness yesterday did not make Scarlett so angry that she lost her mind.On the contrary, when she was still in the car, Scarlett made up her mind to put on an angry and cold face on purpose, so that this guy would spit out more profits and achieve her goal with the lowest price.

Of course, gas is also real gas.

Scarlett disliked Rhett Butler's frivolous attitude.Although Rhett might just be joking, but in front of her family member Sam, he didn't know how to be extra respectful, and he obviously didn't mean to be serious with her!Thinking of this, Scarlett couldn't help but feel a little sad. In his previous life, he mentioned that he wanted her to be his mistress. Could it be that he still meant it now?

The more Scarlett thought about it, the more depressed she felt, and she didn't look good when she saw Rhett's smiling and flattering face opposite her.But when she pulled herself together and really dealt with the other party, Scarlett would fight for nothing, and concentrated all her energy on bargaining, but left the previous annoyance behind.Fortunately, although Reiter was unreliable on the surface and made various strange tricks to make things difficult for her, the final transaction price did not make her suffer.

After negotiating the price, Scarlett was in a good mood and didn't worry about the previous things anymore.As soon as she brushed her hair, she leaned comfortably on the sofa and asked casually, "How long will it take to get it?"

Rhett took out a cigar and lit it up, taking a sip with great enjoyment: "If you are in a hurry, you can do it tomorrow."

Scarlett snorted, remembering that when the price was discussed earlier, this guy pushed back and forth, insisting on how difficult it was to get things done, and said angrily: "Thank you, but there is no need. Just give it to me in a week."

Rhett keenly captured the message in the words:

"A week?" he repeated with surprise on his face. "A week? Scarlett, are you going back so soon?"

Scarlett quickly recalled her words, and had to praise Rhett for his sensitivity.If it is to let Big Sam drive back alone, the sooner the better.She put the date in a week, obviously going back with her own things.But maybe it's because he pays extra attention to his own affairs?Such a thought flashed through her mind, and Scarlett couldn't help but feel complacent, before replying, "Yes, I'll be back soon."

After saying this, she was also stunned.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a while, and Mei Li and Aunt Pete had been dismissed in the living room, leaving only two people sitting opposite each other.Rhett Butler snuffed out the cigar in his hand and pressed it hard into the ashtray.His whole body seemed to be filled with power that could erupt at any time, and his whole body was full of vigor, but the words he said were extremely gentle:

"I won't come back when I go back, oh? This trip is to replenish the last supplies."

He leaned back on the sofa cushion, crossed his feet, and said in a relaxed tone, "Oh, you've been in Atlanta for so long that I forgot that you're going home, and you're not coming back."

Scarlett suddenly felt a little dry eyes.

In fact, she still hasn't figured out how to say goodbye to Rhett.

This time, she would find an excuse to bring Mei Li back to Tara, and then let her mother find out that Mei Li was pregnant.Mei Li will definitely stay in Tara or go to Twelve Oaks to raise her baby, and then she can take care of Mei Li nearby, handle the family affairs more conveniently, and use everything she knows to do her best to avoid danger... ...but the only thing she hadn't considered was Rhett.Rhett was not in her plan, even if it wasn't for the confidence in her previous life, why would she think that this would not be the end of her relationship with Rhett after leaving Atlanta.Originally, they were just friends now. When Atlanta fell—when he went abroad or joined the army like in his previous life, they probably wouldn't have any more contact with each other, just like those ordinary friends who gradually lost contact because of separation.

Since her rebirth, Scarlett has changed a lot, all for the better.But for the first time, she discovered that the decisions she made might also lead to consequences she didn't want to accept.If she left now— Rhett might not have stayed in Atlanta until the day the city fell—maybe he would have served in another city—maybe he went to another regiment and was never heard from or even died... maybe , maybe, so many maybes, so heavy that Scarlett couldn't breathe.For a moment, she almost gave up her plan and faithfully carried out the "track of fate".

But, no.

She couldn't just watch Meili rushing to the hospital with a big belly, she couldn't let Tara face the danger of being burned again, and she couldn't let her mother contract typhoid fever again but she was far away in Atlanta... She couldn't do it for a "maybe" "Give up so many things that can be changed, even if the consequences make her feel heartbroken just thinking about it.But, no.

For the first time Scarlett hated herself for being so simple-minded that she couldn't think of a way to get the best of both worlds.She took it for granted that she had regained her physique as a gift from God, but she simply couldn't bear the consequences of the change——

"Oh Rhett!"

Her rosy lips parted and closed slightly, her curves were gentle and her eyes were misty.Scarlett said this sentence almost uncontrollably, and trembled all over.She wanted to cry, scream, hug him and kiss him for the same love, but her whole body seemed to be imprisoned, and she could only look at him for help.He was much smarter and more powerful than she was, and she longed to get an answer from him that didn't require her to bother, and to follow suit.

She looked at him, and those dark sharp eyes were also looking over.Suddenly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on Scarlett's head, she shivered.what is she doing?Court him?Scarlett O'Hara, how did you do such a thing?Are you going to post it up as his mistress?It can't be like this, it can't be like this.As she gathered her shawl and sat upright, trying to regain her former self, Scarlett O'Hara said:

"If nothing else, it's probably like this, Captain Butler."

Rhett smiled, was noncommittal to her title, and continued to ask: "Aren't you coming back?"

Scarlett nodded slightly.

Rhett reached out and grabbed his hair, looking a little irritable and angry. Although he calmed down quickly, he rarely showed this unsure look.However, Scarlett's reaction at this moment was simply called slow, and she didn't understand the meaning of Rhett's behavior at all.

"Scarlett," Rhett said suddenly, with his hands on his knees, leaning forward, the cast of shadows forming a faint oppression, "You stayed in Atlanta from the beginning to the end just to see someone, right? "

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Rhett's voice has a kind of seductive meaning, with Charleston's dragging voice at this moment, it is particularly sexy and dull, and it cleverly hides his essentially impatient intentions.He looked at Scarlett's face carefully, refusing to let go of the slightest change, and repeated his question again:

"You stayed in Atlanta just to see someone from the beginning to the end, right?"

"He knows." The thought flew through Scarlett's mind.Her face was flushed with two blushes, she was shy and happy at the same time, she didn't know how to answer him.Her red lips parted slightly, her eyes were blurred, and she was a little at a loss.Of course she had stayed in Atlanta to see him, all along.He already knew it!He has discovered her affection!Should I sternly reprimand him now or tell him the answer in secret?

Scarlett looked up at him involuntarily, and it was a shock to her.Rhett Butler's face was very gloomy, almost serious, his face was tense, and the usual casual smile disappeared from the corner of his mouth.Self-mockery and pain flashed across that dark face, and soon turned into even more hurtful sarcasm. Scarlett was startled suddenly, and saw his eyebrows raised:

"Oh, the charm of Mr. Ashley Wilkes really confuses me." Rhett sighed exaggeratedly, a mocking smile gradually accumulated on his face, and there was a malicious flash in his eyes, "It is clear that he should Get on your knees and thank God for such a lively girl. But, Miss O'Hara, you forgot Mrs. Wilkes?"

Scarlett was startled.

God, she totally screwed things up!Scarlett was so remorseful that she wanted to do it all over again.What Rhett just asked was obviously "from beginning to end"!How would he know that she was born again, with deep love for him, and looking forward to the reunion in Atlanta from the beginning.He had heard his confession to Ashley at Twelve Oaks, and he must have thought she had come to Atlanta for Ashley Wilkes!well!What he just asked was whether she was still doing it for Ashley, or had she changed her reason!Isn't it just asking her if she doesn't love Ashley or even falls in love with him, Rhett Butler!She was still showing, showing that look in front of him—God knows, she'd been thinking about him, Rhett Butler, all her life!

"Rhett, I..." Scarlett couldn't help grabbing his hand to explain in a hurry, but she stammered for a long time in front of those black eyes full of sarcasm, and couldn't say anything, " I, I..." The sentence I love you is stuck in my throat and I can't get it out!

She faltered for a long time, and in Rhett's eyes, it was a clear evidence of guilt.Rhett Butler withdrew his hand from her mercilessly, his black eyes were sharp and menacing: "Don't play with me, Scarlett." Seeing her silent, his expression became more sarcasm, "Don't worry, Your sinful secret is safe with me."

Scarlett suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness all over her body.She was too familiar with Rhett's aggressive look, it was the look he showed every time she hurt him without knowing it.Then, being irritated, she disdained him loudly, and he stabbed people sentence after sentence... Countless quarrels, hurt each other, until the final rupture... Thinking of the pain at that time, Scarlett was shocked, like falling into a cold cave .She sighed and said in a low voice:

"Rhett, can we not talk about it? We'll have to argue about Ashley."

"No, I have to figure this out today." He flatly refused. "Scarlett, don't try to fool me."

"Why do you care so much about this?" Scarlett asked with renewed hope.

"Because—" Rhett's eyes flashed, "Because I find it interesting to see you like this."

"But I'm going home," Scarlett said to him. "I'm going home, Rhett. Don't you—don't you want to say good-bye to me?" A pair of green eyes stared at each other. , fearless in general.

"Do you think we need a farewell?" Rhett stood up, feeling even more oppressed, he smiled half a smile, and opened his arms symbolically, "How to say goodbye, my dear friend. Scarlett, you have to teach me Me, I've been out of society for so long that I've forgotten all about it! Scarlett—"

His words stopped abruptly, and surprise and touch appeared on that dark face.Because just after Rhett Butler said that sentence, the green-eyed girl stood up without hesitation and threw herself into his arms.She hugged him tightly, tightly, wrapping her arms around his strong waist.The black-haired Charleston man gradually put away his playful and indifferent expression, his eyes became tender and loving, and he also hugged the girl's seventeen-inch waist.

"We will meet again, Scarlett." His warm breath embraced her ear, moist and hot, and he sighed ambiguously and tenderly, "We will definitely."