Endless Silver Machine

After Wei Xi changed her clothes and was about to leave the dressing room, the conversation between Aika and Luoluo came from the hall.

Her hand on the doorknob stopped, and after a moment of hesitation, she retracted her hand.

With her long, moist, pure white hair hanging loosely, she stood behind the door and listened quietly to the exchange between the two.

Wei Xi didn't know what happened between them, but she just felt that she couldn't disturb the brother and sister.

That place is not your place.

No matter how hard Wei Xi tried, she couldn't smile against her will.

But Luoluo is Aika's relative, so there is nothing to regret. Thinking of this, Wei Xi's clogged chest became more comfortable.

The future is still very long, there is enough time, and opportunities exist.

Wei Xi has discovered her true feelings, not now, but earlier.

It was Aika who taught her not to escape, so now she can bravely face her heart.

"That's what happened..."

Wei Xi caressed her chest gently.

From all aspects, I am still not mature enough.

I will experience the feeling I just had more often in the future.

"Growing in pain", I don't know if this term is appropriate here, but Wei Xi readily accepts it.

A year passed quietly, and my body seemed to have not grown at all. But Wei Xi felt that she had definitely changed in some aspects, or to be precise, she was "changed".

Because everyone came together somehow, what can be called an "inevitable" result was produced.

Like most girls, Wei Xi believes in "fate" and has her own dream world.

Therefore, she placed the bond deep in her heart and locked it carefully.

As long as the bond still exists, she can get infinite courage from it and support her going all the way.

The hall gradually returned to its original silence. Wei Xi didn't know how long she had been standing here, and her calves were a little numb.

Opening the door to the dressing room, Aika and Luoluo looked up at the same time.

"Oh, are you finished washing?"

Aika greeted her first.

"Yes, I'm sorry... it took so long..."

He obviously has to cheer up, but he still becomes his original self when he opens his mouth.

"I understand, not wanting to get out of the bathtub."

Luoluo quickly found a step for the two of them.

"Then...I'm going back to the room first..."

Wei Xi held the towel tightly in her hand and walked quickly past the two of them.

"Xiao Xi, your hair needs to be dried well."

"Well, I understand..."

Not sure why Luo Luo emphasized this point, Wei Xi nodded in confusion and walked towards the room where she and Ling lived together.

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Ling, who returned to the room alone, opened the package of absorbent paper, took out one and stuck it on the glass of the dressing mirror.

Bai Jie's paper towel became wrinkled due to absorbing water stains. Ling folded it and put it into the paper basket by the wall.

After returning from the hall, she felt subtly uneasy.

The way Aika and Luoluo sit together is very suitable. This thought kept lingering in her mind.

So what? It has nothing to do with myself...

I want to convince myself with consistent statements, but I can’t remember when this method no longer works.

The feeling of jealousy is disgusting, so Ling also hates herself now.

Aika is normal, Luoluo is normal, Wei Xi is also normal, and the abnormal person is herself.

I don’t want to continue lying to my heart. If possible, Ling hopes to return to the way he was a year ago.

Change is a gradual process, and the person being changed cannot notice this change. At this point, it is already a dream to say that we can return to the mentality of not caring about everything a year ago.

Ling looked at the dressing mirror, and the corners of his mouth curled up in the mirror.

Sure enough, he couldn't do it. This smile was different from the smile he saw with his own eyes.

It was obvious that her past self could laugh so easily, but Ling could not remember the correct way to smile.

The beautiful smile she showed inadvertently in the past was naturally invisible to me.

Ling patted his cheek and made the same action again, but naturally he could not get satisfactory results.

There was a sound of opening the door behind her, and Ling was startled, unable to recover in time from the strange expression on her face.

Fortunately, the person who came in was Wei Xi, who lived with him, and seeing her in this embarrassing state did not have a bad impact.

Wei Xi was obviously startled by Ling's strange expression, but she didn't care that much.

If the person who comes in is him, then kill him first and then commit suicide... Putting this dark thought behind him, Ling remembered that he still had something to tell Wei Xi.

In fact, I should have told her properly the night after August's exercise ended, but because she suddenly ran away while he was apologizing and explaining their future relationship, nothing happened.

After returning to Frost Moon Academy, she thought for a long time about whether to tell her everything she had not finished, so she made up her mind tonight.

"Wei Xi, do you have time now?"

"Nothing particularly important..."

"That's good."

Ling walked from the dressing table to the bed and sat down next to Wei Xi.

"Woo..."

Seeing Ling's solemn expression, Wei Xi felt a little restless beside her.

After all, Wei Xi was announced to have terminated the master-slave relationship just a few days ago. Although she got a positive answer from Aika and Ling about staying at home, she would inevitably guess the real intention of Ling's words.

"Actually, that night, in the castle of Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming, I have some things that I haven't told you yet."

Ling could see Wei Xi's nervousness at a glance, and she was hesitant about how to calm Wei Xi down.

"Is that really what happened..."

Wei Xi more or less expected it.

It is the master-slave relationship that connects the two people. Now that this relationship has been lost, the two of them don't know what kind of distance they should maintain.

"Wait a moment."

The serious topic was suddenly interrupted, and the person who interrupted it was Ling who brought it up in the first place.

"Eh?"

"Let's talk about that later. Your hair hasn't been dried yet."

"That...is a bit..."

Because the hair is too long, it will take a long time to wait for it to dry naturally. In March, when the weather has not completely turned into the warm season, it is easy to catch a cold.

After moving into this home, Ling has been helping her take care of her long hair that hangs down to her calves.

At first, Wei Xi had been cautiously accepting Ling's kindness. After spending more time together, she gradually got used to it.

Now that the relationship has been revealed, she is a little hesitant whether this kind of dependence is appropriate.

"Go sit over there."

"I want to try it myself..."

"It's okay to blow-dry it yourself, but the shape will become messy. I used to have such long hair, but I cut it off because it was too troublesome."

"Woo..."

Wei Xi didn't know if Ling was making a fuss just to get her to accept it. When I met Ling in a remote village a year ago, her hair was already as long as it is now, so it couldn't be confirmed.

"Your hair is where everyone gathers their hopes, so you'd better keep it."

Wei Xi once proposed to cut her hair shorter, which was strongly opposed by her family and classmates, but this was the first time she heard the term "gathering hope".

Hesitantly sat down in front of the dressing mirror, feeling the warm wind blowing from behind. While Ling was blowing, she used a comb to comb the messed up hair.

"Let me tell you..." Ling suddenly spoke, "Do you think I am an unreasonable girl?"

"How, how could it be possible!" Wei Xi immediately denied her words, "In my eyes, Sister Ling is very gentle, hard-working, and strong, like a mother..."

"As a compliment..."

"No, I really admire Sister Ling... If I were on the same page as you, I would never become like you..."

"Being like me is not necessarily a good thing. But thank you, Wei Xi."

"No, nothing..."

Wei Xi's face turned red.

"Ah, by the way, I don't want to be said to be like my mother at this age."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Wei Xi's panicked look made Ling laugh out loud.

"That night, I told you to terminate the promised relationship. You may have misunderstood."

"..."

Ignoring Wei Xi's silence, Ling continued.

"Actually, there is a place where I lied to you."

"Eh?"

This was indeed beyond Wei Xi's expectation. She couldn't think of any time when Ling would need to deceive herself.

"When you first moved here, do you remember why I asked you to live with me?"

"Yes……"

"That's when I lied. In fact, it wasn't for that reason..." Ling turned her head and looked away from Wei Xi in the mirror, "It has nothing to do with that..."

"why……"

"I-I just want to take care of you! That's it!"

After holding back enough breath, Ling spoke out in a self-defeating tone.

"Anyway, I just can't worry about you. Luoluo still has to take care of that guy, so I have to do it. Is there any problem?"

"...No, no..."

Even without looking at the dressing mirror in front of them, they knew that both of their faces were flushed.

Wei Xi didn't believe her hearing. She never thought that Ling would have such thoughts about her. Even though she was treated carefully by Ling, she thought it was a helpless move to live together.

"sorry……"

This sentence was spoken not only to Ling, but also to myself.

"What are you apologizing to me for?"

"Because it must be done..."

"Don't do this...it makes me feel embarrassed..."

In short, a problem is solved.

The warm wind and the subtle feeling of her long hair being touched made Wei Xi feel drowsy.

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