Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"Xia Yizhou, let me go!"

Back at the villa, Xia Yizhuo pressed her directly onto the sofa with a cold face, squatted down, took out the medicine box from under the coffee table, grabbed her ankles, and prevented her from moving.

"Sit still, your wound needs dressing."

"What exactly are you going to do?" Xia Jiumeng looked at him with some annoyance.

"Nothing much, just changing your medicine. Since you don't want to be in the fleet, then go home."

Xia Jiumeng looked at his actions and said sarcastically, "Is this an order from your superior or a concern from your brother?"

Xia Yizhou didn't answer her question but just said to himself, "Do you still remember the injured cat you brought home when you were a child?"

"At that time, we wanted to keep it in the yard, but it didn't appreciate it and was always trying to escape, even though its injuries hadn't healed yet."

"....so what?"

"So, I thought of a way to tie a bell to it, so that it will jingle wherever it goes. What do you think..."

Xia Yizhou tightened his grip on her ankle and said, "Should I tie a bell like this for you?"

"Xia Yizhuo, your protection means trapping me by your side?" Xia Jiumeng questioned him.

"It may be unfair of me to do this to you, but your wound has become slightly infected after being attacked by that monster."

"Tell me, how can I let you run around alone?" He said as he lowered his head to pack his medicine box.

"...Xia Yizhuo, are you still the brother I know?"

"I don't need your self-willed protection like this." There was a hint of disappointment in Xia Jiumeng's tone.

Xia Yizhou was shocked when he heard this. "If staying with me makes you so miserable, then three days is the maximum."

"It's all over in three days."

He suddenly stood up and left, his back looking a little embarrassed.

Xia Jiumeng felt a little reluctant but didn't say anything. She just watched her leave in silence.

She had to admit that Xia Yizhuo had changed.

three days later.

Xia Jiumeng was trapped in Xia Yizhuo's villa for three days, and she couldn't leave.

Instead, Xia Yizhuo put a bracelet on her, and he wore the other bracelet. He told her that if she left the villa, the bracelet on his hand would explode.

If she really hated being around him so much and insisted on leaving, he wouldn't stop her.

It must be said that Xia Yizhuo is really good at manipulating people.

He knew that even if she was angry, she would not really hurt him, so he used this as a means of blackmail.

There was no other way, Xia Jiumeng could only compromise.

At this moment, Xia Jiumeng was sitting in the living room of the villa watching the news reporting the end of martial law in Tianxing City.

Xia Yizhou walked out of the kitchen, looked at her sitting on the sofa and said, "After this turmoil, the fleet will return to the tunnel. You are safe for the time being."

"Why, are you leaving without saying anything again this time?"

"Shouldn't you be happy that you can't see me?"

"I'm leaving now, please have dinner with me."

Xia Jiumeng sat there without moving.

"I do not want to eat."

Xia Yizhuo sighed and walked forward, took her hand and untied the bracelet on her wrist.

"You can be angry, but don't play with your body."

"I am not angry."

"From childhood to adulthood, I am the one who knows your temper best. When you blink, I know you are lying. When you bite your lower lip, I know you have been wronged..."

Xia Jiumeng looked up and said, "In that case, do you know what I'm thinking now, brother?"

Xia Yizhuo didn't say anything. He really couldn't tell what Xia Jiumeng was thinking.

In fact, not only he changed, but Xia Jiumeng also changed.

He discovered this when they met again: his sister had become more independent, more persistent, and more unfathomable.

Xia Jiumeng knew that he couldn't see it, and the emotions Xia Yizhuo could guess during their time together were all those she was willing to reveal.

She can become pure and simple, or she can return to being the expressionless person she is.

"I was wondering how you became a stranger to me, Xia Yizhuo."

"Is it because of the Turing chip or..."

"What if I say I've always been like this?"

Xia Yizhuo stretched out his hand to touch her cheek but was avoided. He immediately stood up and leaned on the sofa, looking down at her and speaking word by word.

"You are still living in an imaginary world."

"Those who covet your power and wish to harm you, no matter who they are... must disappear."

"I'm the only one who's safe."

"I would rather face those dangers than this kind of safety."

Excessive protection will only break her wings. She has never been a greenhouse flower.

"I don't need your protection." Xia Jiumeng reached out and pushed Xia Yizhuo, avoiding his deliberate approach.

Hearing this, Xia Yizhou couldn't help but turn his head and laugh at himself. Then he lowered his head and raised the hand that was pushing her away with a sense of oppression. He moved closer to her in a strong posture. "Don't you need me?"

"Okay, so what do you need?"

"I can promise you anything. If you want to go back to Linkong, I will go back with you."

"If you want to go back to the past, we can go back and renovate the old house and live there together."

"One house isn't enough, so I'll build you a maze."

"I will prepare everything for you inside and make it the most beautiful garden in the world."

"With me by your side, they will never find you again."

The suppressed emotions surging in Xia Yizhuo's eyes could no longer be controlled.

"Xia Yizhuo...you...are my brother..." Xia Jiumeng looked at him in shock.

Although she realized that Xia Yizhou's feelings for her were not pure, she didn't expect him to say it so clearly.

But his current identity is her brother.

Although not a relative, but...

Are people of this era so bold?

"Brother?" Xia Yizhuo repeated self-deprecatingly.

"Your biggest mistake is thinking I'm always willing to play the role of your good brother."

"I've had enough of this kind of pretend game."

At this moment, he was like a poisonous snake that saw a delicacy and wanted to possess it for himself. The hidden love, greed and desire in his eyes were clearly seen by her without any concealment.

"Stop talking? I make you feel sick, don't I?"

After he said this, he suddenly pulled away, and sat back on the coffee table dejectedly with an air of brokenness and despair.

Xia Jiumeng looked at him and said, "Xia Yizhuo, do you know what you are saying?"

"....I know."

"I knew it a long time ago." It's just you who didn't know...

Xia Yizhuo lowered his head, and his expression at the moment made people look down on him.

Isn't it ridiculous that as a brother and the only relative he had, he developed despicable and twisted feelings towards her.

He struggled with this emotion at first. As a brother, he should protect his sister and should not have such feelings for her. But the more he struggled, the more he understood that not only would he not let go, but he would get deeper and deeper into it, until... he was completely swallowed up by the quagmire of desire.

So he could only endure it and pretend. As long as he was restrained enough, his sister wouldn't find out.

Unfortunately, he overestimated himself and underestimated his love for her when he heard her angrily say that she didn't need him.

All those years of disguise and restrained love completely collapsed, pouring down like a flood that broke through a dam.

She must be disgusted with him right now...

Xia Yizhuo didn't dare to look up at her, for fear that Zhang's beloved face would be filled with disgust and rejection of him.

"..."

Xia Jiumeng was indeed surprised. She had known that Xia Yizhuo's feelings for her were not pure, but he disguised them very well.

At least on the surface, he does appear to be a good brother who "cares" about his sister.

I originally thought that he would keep this thought hidden for the rest of his life, but I didn't expect it to be exposed like this.

Looking at the broken Xia Yizhuo who was about to give up on himself, she took a deep breath and reached out to hold his hand.

Xia Yizhuo felt the warmth in his hand and looked up at her in disbelief.

"you......."

"Xia Yizhuo, I don't feel sick."

"It's just... a little unexpected."

He looked at his sister who looked normal, and the tension in his mind seemed to relax a little.

Doesn't she...hate him?

Does that mean she likes him a little bit, even if it's just a little bit...

"What's the surprise?"

"Are you surprised that I would have such thoughts about you, or are you surprised that I would say it out loud?" A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"All."

Xia Jiumeng couldn't help laughing when she saw him holding her hand carefully.

"Xia Yizhou, if you don't want to be my brother, what do you want to be?"

"I thought I was being obvious enough."

He reverently held her hand to his lips and kissed it gently, his voice hoarse but full of aggression.

"Are you clear-headed now?" Xia Jiumeng looked at him.

"What do you say?"

Xia Jiumeng is not a shy person. Not to mention that she has always liked Xia Yizhou, but Xia Yizhou and she have no blood relationship.

The only adoption relationship was also dissolved within a year of his disappearance.

There's nothing wrong with being together, but... certainly not now.

"Xia Yizhuo, do you love me?" She looked straight at Xia Yizhuo, her clear eyes reflecting the familiar face of the man.

"……like."

"Then swear, swear with your soul." Xia Jiumeng's fingertips touched his heart.

In Kester, the soul is a solemn and serious oath, a promise that cannot be betrayed.

Even the craziest space pirates dare not swear with their souls.

Because at the moment of taking the oath, the mental strength of the person being promised will turn into shackles and mark the person who takes the oath, regardless of the level, once betrayed, the soul will be annihilated.

Xia Yizhou grabbed her hand that was resting on his chest and agreed without hesitation, "Okay."

As long as she doesn't hate him or reject him, even if she likes him a little bit, he will be willing to give everything for her, even his life.

"I, Xia Yizhuo, swear on my soul that I love Xia Jiumeng. I am willing to give everything for her, even my life. I will never hurt or betray her."

"Is this okay?"

Xia Jiumeng felt a trace of her mental power being drained away by an invisible force and was stunned for a moment. Then, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stood up and touched her forehead to his.

"Xia Yizhou, you are a big fool."

"Then I'll just be your idiot." He reached out and held her in his arms, and he relaxed a lot.

"Are you still angry?"

"A little bit more."

"Don't be angry, okay? It's my fault. I shouldn't have treated you like this. I swear, I will never do this again."

"Xia Yizhou, I understand your desire to protect me, but..." Xia Jiumeng looked at him seriously, "I hope you will respect me."

"I'm sorry, there won't be a next time." Xia Yizhuo apologized sincerely.

"it is good……"

"go to eat."

Seeing that he truly realized his mistake, Xia Jiumeng let it go.

Originally, Xia Jiu dreamed of confronting him and letting him know that he was not as weak as he thought, and that he was even capable of going against Ever.

But thinking that he might also have a chip on him, and the secret of his disappearance for a year, although she knew that Xia Yizhuo would not hurt her, now was obviously not the time for a showdown.

He was about to go deep into the deep space tunnel again.

I guess I won’t see it in the short term.

Wait a little longer.