amaotonovel Chapter 31 The Caged Bird
Chapter 31 The Caged Bird
Qiao Xiao: "..."
"Forget it, I'm not watching anymore. Teleport back to the villa."
Meanwhile, Jiang Yu had the security guards bring up surveillance footage from other times.
It was the time Qiao Xiao appeared that the camera clearly captured Yan Rui's face.
"Teacher Yang, could you take a picture with your phone and ask someone who has seen that girl's face to see if it's her?"
Director Yang: "You know her?"
Jiang Yu replied in a clear, cold voice, "Not necessarily."
Director Yang patted Jiang Yu on the shoulder: "Alright, go read your morning lessons now."
Jiang Yu bent down, "Teacher, please."
After morning reading, the homeroom teacher called Jiang Yu to the corridor for a talk.
Director Yang: "You're right, she is the girl I saw. I checked the relevant information at the Academic Affairs Office, and she is a female student in Class C of the South Campus."
He handed the photo on his phone to Jiang Yu, saying, "Her name is Yan Rui. I've already contacted the homeroom teacher of that class to express my gratitude. Don't worry about it."
"Yan Rui." He murmured the name silently, as if planting a colorful seed in the soil of his heart.
...
With nothing else to do, Gu Jinghe went up to the third floor, to the attic studio.
He picked up his pen and looked into the distance. There was a vast sea of clouds, thick and enormous, like a million-strong army.
"It is going to rain."
Gu Jinghe's expression remained calm, but his heart felt hollow. His hands and feet were free, but he didn't know where to place them; he was at a loss no matter what he did.
The cage is broken, and the bird flies away and dies.
They've escaped the unhealthy environment, but how do they adapt to the new one?
Gu Jinghe has been avoiding these issues, much like someone without normal independent thinking. Right now, the only person he can rely on is Qiao Xiao.
The person whose name he didn't even know appeared when he was most vulnerable and needed someone the most.
Gu Jinghe: "But how long can I keep her here?"
Dark emotions are like a sudden, unexpected electric current; once touched, they immediately disrupt one's original state. A subtle, unreadable gloom flashed across his normally bright and pure eyes.
Like a drop of ink mixed into clear water, that one drop was enough to change everything.
Qiao Xiao returned to the villa in the rain. She opened the door with the key, and Gu Jinghe saw her from the attic.
"She's back!" The tone was filled with the joy of anticipation, like mending a lost love on a dressing table.
As soon as Qiao Xiao entered the door, she heard the sound of footsteps.
He wore a light blue cloak, his steps graceful and elegant. Despite his foreign appearance, he miraculously blended into the ancient charm, like a jade pendant carrying azure jade, an angel from the West who had inadvertently entered Eastern culture.
Immediately afterwards, a clap of thunder outside the door startled Qiao Xiao, catching her completely off guard.
"Are you alright?" His voice was deep, his eyes flickered slightly, and his throat moved up and down repeatedly.
Qiao Xiao: "I...I'm fine."
She said with displeasure, "Get some rest, you're all sweaty."
Gu Jinghe ignored what she was saying and put his own cloak on her. "You're soaking wet, go take a bath!"
Qiao Xiao looked at her wet hair and sighed helplessly, "Okay."
System notification: "Automatic storyline option has been triggered. Premise: Shen Jing was being chased by an unknown organization and was seriously injured. He is currently in XXX."
Option 1 Rescue
Option two: Do not save.
Note: Choosing option two will most likely result in failure and the character's death.
Qiao Xiao: "Damn it! At this time, I have to choose one."