novelraw Chapter 051 A Stormy Night
Chapter 051 A Stormy Night
At the art college, downstairs from the girls' dormitory.
Torrential rain.
The rain fell erratically, as if it were going to flood the entire city.
The wind whipped up the rain, which danced wildly in the dim yellow light of the streetlights.
At the entrance of the dormitory building, the floodwaters had already overflowed the steps.
Apart from the occasional stray cat running by, there was no one around.
Except for that shadow.
Under the streetlights.
A figure stood quietly.
He wasn't using an umbrella.
Or rather, the umbrella that was originally in his hand had been blown away by the wind and left in the bushes a few meters away, its frame broken.
He just stood there, completely upright.
His black shirt was soaked through, clinging tightly to his body and outlining the boy's thin yet upright back.
Rainwater streamed down his hair, into his eyes, across his pale cheeks, and gathered at his chin.
He remained motionless.
Like a sculpture abandoned in the rainy night.
He tilted his head slightly upwards.
Those eyes, reddened by the rain, were fixed on the window on the third floor.
Room 306.
That was Wen Ning's dormitory room.
He just stood there.
ten minutes.
twenty minutes.
One hour.
Even if he was soaked to the bone, even if his lips were frozen purple, even if the dormitory supervisor passing by called him in to take shelter from the rain.
He seemed not to hear anything.
He is waiting for a verdict.
Or perhaps, they're waiting for someone to give up.
……
Dormitory 306.
The curtains were tightly closed.
Wen Ning curled up in bed, wearing noise-canceling headphones, trying to block out the thunder outside.
He was still holding the phone he dared not turn on.
"She's gone mad...she's really gone mad..."
Sweet, terrified sounds came from the balcony.
Wen Ning didn't hear it.
Until Tian Tian rushed over and ripped off her headphones.
"Ningning! You should go take a look!"
Sweetie's face turned pale with fright as she pointed towards the balcony.
"Jiang Ci is downstairs!"
"He's been standing in the rain for an hour! He hasn't moved an inch!"
"The rain is so heavy, people will die if they get soaked any longer!"
Wen Ning's heart clenched.
It felt as if I was being gripped tightly by an icy hand.
"Where is he?"
"It's right there by the streetlight downstairs!"
Sweetie stomped her feet in frustration.
"Even the dorm supervisor can't get him to leave! He says he'll just keep standing there if you don't come down!"
Wen Ning felt as if all the blood in her body was flowing backwards.
She stumbled out of bed, not even putting on her shoes properly, and rushed to the balcony.
"Splash—"
Pull back the curtains.
Heavy rain.
Through layers of rain curtains.
She saw that lonely black figure under the streetlight.
Such an arrogant person.
He was such a clean person, a clean freak.
At this moment, however, he looked like a homeless dog, standing disheveled in the mud.
Head tilted back.
He stubbornly stared in her direction.
Wen Ning's tears instantly burst forth.
"Fool……"
"You big idiot..."
She no longer cared about the system tasks or the cold war.
She turned around and grabbed an umbrella.
They even forgot that the hand was still wrapped in gauze.
He pushed open the door and rushed out like a madman.
……
The hallway was filled with the sound of her hurried footsteps.
Third floor.
The second floor.
First floor.
Wen Ning rushed out of the gate.
A cold wind mixed with icy rain lashed at my face, stinging it.
She opened the umbrella.
I waded through the puddles and ran toward the dark figure.
"Jiang Ci!"
she yelled.
The sound shattered in the wind and rain.
I heard a sound.
The statue-like figure finally moved.
Jiang Ci slowly turned his head.
His movements were somewhat stiff, like a rusty machine.
Wen Ning rushed to him.
She stood on tiptoe and desperately held the umbrella high above his head.
They tried to shield him from the raging wind and rain.
"Are you crazy?!"
Wen Ning cried and yelled at him.
"It's raining so hard! You'll get sick! Are you out of your mind?!"
The rain was too loud.
She had to shout it out.
Jiang Ci remained silent.
He looked down at the little face in front of him, which was streaked with tears.
Looking at her hand holding the umbrella—it was still wrapped in thick gauze and was already soaked by the rain.
His pupils contracted slightly.
next second.
He stretched out his hand.
A large, cold, and slippery hand grabbed Wen Ning's wrist as she held up the umbrella.
The force was astonishing.
It felt like they were trying to crush her bones.
"pain……"
Wen Ning flinched.
Jiang Ci did not let go.
He actually drew you even closer.
They were so close that their bodies were almost touching, so close that she could feel the bone-chilling cold emanating from him.
"Finally willing to come out?"
He spoke.
His voice was terribly hoarse, as if he had shards of glass in his throat.
The voice, soaked by the rain, carried a chilling despair.
Why are you avoiding me?
He stared intently into her eyes.
Rain dripped down his high, straight nose and hit Wen Ning's face.
"It's been three days."
"Wen Ning, for a full three days."
"He doesn't answer the phone or reply to messages."
He took a step forward.
The oppressive feeling even overshadowed the raging thunderstorm.
"Just because of that cup of coffee?"
"Just because of that damn document?"
"I told you I don't blame you! I told you none of that matters!"
Why are you still hiding?
He roared it out.
Like a wounded wild beast, it was venting the panic and anxiety of the past three days.
Wen Ning shook his head frantically.
Tears mingled with the rain and streamed down my face.
"No...it's not because of that..."
"Why is that?!"
Jiang Ci interrupted her.
He gripped her shoulders, his fingers digging deep into her flesh.
"If it weren't for guilt."
"That is..."
His voice suddenly lowered.
It began to tremble.
They became very cautious.
It felt like touching a nightmare that would shatter at the slightest touch.
"Yes or no……"
He looked at her, his eyes red-rimmed.
"Do you... want to break up?"
These two words were uttered.
The sounds of wind and rain around us seemed to have stopped.
Wen Ning stood frozen in place.
I almost dropped the umbrella in my hand.
He guessed it.
He's so smart, how could he not guess?
Her avoidance, her indifference, her unusual behavior.
All signs point to that outcome.
【Host.】
The system's voice rang out coldly.
He's asking you.
This is the best opportunity.
Tell him: Yes.
Wen Ning opened his mouth.
That single word "is" lingers on the tip of the tongue.
Just say it.
Mission accomplished.
She was free.
He's safe now.
but.
Looking at the man in front of me, soaking wet, with bloodshot eyes, humbly awaiting judgment.
Look at this fool who stood in the pouring rain for an hour just to see her.
That word.
It weighs as much as a thousand pounds.
I just can't spit it out.
silence.
A deathly silence.
Jiang Ci looked into her eyes.
Seeing her hesitation.
Looking at her tears.
His heart sank little by little.
Until he fell into the ice cellar.
original.
it is true.
He released his grip on her shoulders.
He staggered back a step.
The rain instantly lashed him again, engulfing him completely.
He smiled.
His smile looked worse than his tears.
"Wen Ning".
"You're ruthless."