Chapter 175 Face to face
Gao Lin is located in a gap in the corner of the wall, and the direction of the gap is facing away from the exit. Therefore, when we threw the cold fireworks, we did not find Gao Lin. If we had not walked to the other side of the blood pool, we would not have noticed her existence at all.
Gao Lin didn't seem to expect that I would suddenly turn around and look directly at her. She was originally curled up in the crack and hid very well. If the flash hadn't implied her figure, even if Ji Wenhui and I turned around and returned, we might not have discovered her existence.
When we were two of us face to face, Gao Lin's expression suddenly showed a hint of cold and ferociousness, but then it changed into another expression. She grinned her mouth, her face full of grievance, rubbed her eyes with both hands and started crying. While crying, she walked out, sobbing and crying: "Xiaotian, you've come here, I can't find you, I've almost scared me to death."
Although the sinister expression flashed through, I still saw it clearly. At the same time, a hint of chill appeared in my heart.
Gao Lin became sadder the more she cried. She took a slow pace and gradually walked to me. If it were in the past, I might have been blinded by her disguise, and I might have believed her because of her tears. However, now I have completely recognized her face. Looking at her artificial behavior, I was so angry that my teeth were itchy, I glanced at her cold eyes, and watched quietly without saying a word.
When she was still a few steps away from me, I pointed the tip of the knife in my hand at her and said in a quiet tone: "Don't go forward any further, I'm not polite to move forward any further."
Gao Lin immediately seemed extremely surprised. She moved her hands away from her eyes, then stared at me with an innocent and helpless look, as if she couldn't understand what I was doing. She was even more surprised and sad about my attitude.
I tried my best to restrain my emotions and wanted to not be too excited. However, scenes of the past surged endlessly at this time and were screened one after another in my mind. No matter how stable my mind was, the images were still very clear and lingering.
It was early autumn of 1997, and I had just upgraded to my second grade in college. One afternoon, I saw a beautiful figure in the school cafeteria. Since then, I felt as if I had lost my soul, and no longer had the usual elegance and transcendence. Instead, I was distracted and depressed all day long, and my mind was full of that beautiful girl.
For some time after that, I went to the cafeteria for lunch every day, either wandering around every corner of the campus, in order to see the girl again and meet her again no matter what.
After my persistence for several days, I finally met her as I wished. I took the initiative to deal with her with shamelessness. In front of everyone, I blushed and asked her name, saying that I wanted to "communicate" with others.
Fortunately, the girl was very cheerful. Not only did she tell me that her name was Gao Lin, she also said that she was a student of the music department of the same grade. Although she had just chatted for a few hastily, she still generously left me the pager number and the extension number of their dormitory.
From then on, I began my emotional career. I focused almost half of my energy on Gao Lin, and the other half was left to the prince and my ignorant friends.
The sharp decline in grades, the abandonment of majors, and even the living expenses that should be very abundant, I have never cared about or complained about. In my opinion, maybe I am destined to hold hands with her and she should be the other half of my marriage. Apart from my parents, the one who occupies the largest proportion in my heart is naturally her.
However, things were not as smooth as expected. Gao Lin's attitude towards me was hot and cold. Sometimes she was as enthusiastic as a couple who supported each other, and sometimes she was as cold as an enemy from another world, and she often drove me into the eighteen levels of hell.
The prince often advised me that Gao Lin treats you as a temporary wallet and coolie. When she needs help, you are the best boyfriend in the world. When she doesn't need you, you are an ordinary stranger. To her, your existence and disappearance are irrelevant.
Although I know that the prince's words are not unreasonable, I have already entered the devil's way early. In my opinion, as long as I can see her every frown and smile again, no matter what the price I pay, I will have no regrets and no hesitation.
Gao Lin gradually grasped my cowardice and loyalty towards feelings, which made her even more violent. Not only did she call and drink harshly, she no longer cared about my feelings in terms of feelings. Sometimes, she even made a flirtatious appearance with other men in front of me, and sometimes, she could drive me away who had been waiting in the snow for several hours because of a phone call.
In her senior year, she entered the internship stage, and the distance between me and her became further and further. Whenever I asked her, she would refuse casually because there was something wrong with the school. Even if I found the door of their school, she would scold me with a gloomy face, saying that I had delayed her work and affected her image in school.
After graduation, this situation became even worse. She did not stay in her original school to teach, but found a better job, and was said to go to a key elementary school to work. But every time I asked about the name of her school, she never answered me. If I asked too often, she would immediately turn against me. In that case, she would not pay attention to me in a short period of time.
I also asked her classmates and best friends in college in private, but the answers given to me were unclear. After graduation, she rarely had the same department as her former colleagues. If others wanted to go to her unit, she would refuse in every way. No one had ever been to her workplace.
After suffering in this kind of hell of love for several years, I gradually became sick due to love, and my mentality gradually changed. Therefore, I listened to the prince's advice and planned to find an opportunity to have sex with Gao Lin, and use the cliché method of cooking raw rice to bind her fickle soul.
But I was teased by her again. It was because of this that I was angry and embarked on the lonely road of traveling alone. In that mysterious and strange place, I almost lost my life.
For me who has no emotional experience, knowing the way to return is just an ordinary word. If I had not encountered huge setbacks, it would be difficult to fulfill it in me. However, when I was in the snake cave, when I was facing the edge of life and death, I completely subverted my views and attitude towards Gao Lin. The bitterness that had been suppressed in my heart for many years surged out, and the love turned into hatred, and then gradually changed from hatred to indifference. I also slowly escaped from her emotional shackles.
When I completely fell in love with the gentle and kind Ji Minhui, I looked back on the past and felt that I was so funny, so ignorant and naive. But I didn’t regret it, because at least I had truly loved it. What I got was a cognition and experience between men and women, and what I got was a life experience that almost everyone would have.
But Gao Lin is deeply rooted in my heart after all, and it would be better if she didn't appear. When she appeared in front of me again and treated me with a subversive attitude, although I did not feel any happiness or satisfaction, I did not have the courage to reject her or clarify the fact that I had fallen in love with someone else. I always wanted to solve the problem in an ambiguous way, and I was unwilling to hurt Gao Lin's heart directly and honestly. It can be said that in terms of emotions, I am an absolute loser.
However, when I learned about Gao Lin's unknown crimes, I felt extremely shocked, and I felt a sense of disgust towards this woman that I had never felt before. At this moment, looking at her hypocritical behavior in front of me, I had no original care and love in my heart. All I had left was indescribable hatred and indignation. I really wanted to dig out her heart and see what color it was. For my full questions and confusion, I didn't know which one to ask, and I could only stare at her with glaring eyes.
Gao Lin saw me silent for a while and knew that her trick had been revealed. Her eyes rolled slightly, and she immediately explained in a trembling voice: "It was all that man forced me to do it! The southerner killed my grandmother, and she threatened me and asked me to take the risk in and find them treasures! Xiaotian, save me!"
My scalp was numb and I sneered with a "ha" sneer, pointing the tip of the knife behind her and whispered: "Are you talking about Zhu Tianliang? Or your personal bodyguard?"
Gao Lin was a little surprised. She looked back along my arm, and saw Ding Yi's eyes wrapped in gauze and lying on the ground. Ding Er was covered in blood and had one arm missing, standing next to the prince very weakly. When he saw Gao Lin appear, he showed no sign of anything.
Seeing this, Gao Lin must have expected that the two of them had confessed, so she frowned slightly, as if she was considering a solution to her. Then she smiled and took a step forward, intending to say something to me.
But at this moment, the bearded man suddenly let out a low voice, then he raised the hammer in his hand and shouted loudly to us: "Be prepared, those monsters are attacking in!"
I felt nervous, knowing that the resurrected blood demons had come over, and I didn't care about interrogating Gao Lin at this time. The most urgent task was to save everyone's lives. Anyway, Gao Lin could not escape from the hole without eliminating the blood demon. After the situation subsides, she will naturally be under our control.
So I pulled Ji Wenhui's sleeve and told her, "I'll go over, you'll hide behind us for a while and don't run around." Then I turned to Gao Lin and said coldly, "Did you hear it? If you don't want your life, run out." After that, I didn't wait for her answer, and rushed forward with the knife, ran to the prince with the bearded man, and pulled the two injured into the blood pool. The place was relatively safe.
When the three of us stood at the edge of the blood pool, we could faintly hear a burst of rapid footsteps running towards us. The sound seemed to be that many people were running together, and each step was greatly stretched. Such a running speed was absolutely impossible for ordinary people.
All three of us knew very well that the crisis we faced this time should not be underestimated. If there are too many blood demons, no matter how sharp the bearded hammer is, it may not be foolproof. As for the prince and I, being able to protect ourselves is already considered Amitabha.
At this moment, a person suddenly walked past me and stood still beside me. I turned my head and saw that it was Ding Er, and he stood with his head raised, although his face was still an extremely ugly face, but there was a hint of righteousness hidden in it. Judging from his appearance, he should be planning to join forces with us to resist the enemy.
This person's behavior is both good and evil. Although I cannot be sure whether he is a good person or a bad person, he has saved me once and is facing a critical moment of life and death. He should not take this opportunity to attack us.
Chapter completed!