Happy Spring Every Year

The moment the tip of the hairpin pierced the skin, a sharp pain came.

Lu Yunzheng was stunned, his mind was blank, and he just stared at Gu Xizhi, his eyes full of astonishment and confusion.

But in an instant, a sharp pain spread, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

There are some things that even if he tries to forget them, his body will always remember them.

Such familiar and unbearable pain made the unforgettable scene of the previous life reappear before his eyes.

That day, in the Jingxi Villa.

Shen Jiasui did the same, thrusting the hairpin fiercely into his neck!

The cold touch, the piercing pain, and Shen Jiasui's eyes, a mixture of despair and hatred...

"Lu Yunzheng!"

The weeping and blood-curdling screams echoed in my ears.

Everything was like a nightmare coming back to him, enveloping him in an instant.

That was a real death threat!

Lu Yunzheng's breathing suddenly became rapid and disordered. In extreme fear, he instinctively put all his strength into a desperate fight.

The palm wind roared, carrying his anger, fear and unwillingness, and hit Gu Xizhi's chest hard!

boom--

Under such a powerful palm force, Gu Xizhi was instantly knocked away.

Her back hit the window hard, making a dull thud, and then her whole body fell limply to the ground.

The dust was disturbed and flew around in panic in the mottled sunlight under the window.

Gu Xizhi raised her head in a trance, and felt that all her internal organs had shifted. As soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably.

The bright red blood mist and dust entangled together, and drops fell to the ground.

Gu Xizhi subconsciously lowered her head and her eyes fell on her palms.

The moment she was knocked away, she subconsciously clenched her hands and the hairpin was pulled out inadvertently.

The tip of the hairpin was still stained with Lu Yunzheng's blood. The glaring red color fell into Gu Xizhi's eyes, making her smile foolishly and tears flow.

She looked hard at the place not far away, where Lu Yunzheng was covering his neck tightly with his hands.

Blood oozed from between his fingers, staining his collar and shoulders red. He looked so scared, his whole body shaking.

Lu Yunzheng only felt a bone-chilling chill coming from the wound, making him shiver uncontrollably.

He tightly covered the bleeding wound on his neck, but the warm blood still oozed out, forming a strange and terrifying contrast with the cold palm of his hand.

Every drop of blood lost seemed to take away his life force. He wanted to stand up, but his legs and feet were weak.

However, the instinct of survival still drove him to crawl towards the door with all his strength.

No, he doesn't want to die, he can't die.

He had clearly made an agreement with his father last night that they would go into battle together...

Daddy... Daddy...

Tears welled up in Lu Yunzheng's eyes. He gritted his teeth and crawled towards the door, leaving a crooked and shocking trail of blood behind him, leaving behind the miserable mark of his struggle for survival.

Gu Xizhi's eyes followed Lu Yunzheng all the time. Seeing him getting farther and farther away, she moved her lips and called out vaguely with blood flowing out of her mouth:

"Yun Zheng——"

Lu Yunzheng was only trying to survive, with only his own breathing in his ears. How could he hear Gu Xizhi's voice?

What's more, even if he heard it clearly, he would never be able to turn back.

Gu Xizhi felt her vision becoming increasingly blurred, and soon, even the little strength she had left was exhausted. Her head tilted weakly to one side, and her cheek rested on the dusty ground.

Her vision began to blur, but she still tried to keep her eyes open.

She saw Lu Yunzheng struggling to raise his hand to knock on the door.

bang bang-

There was soon a noise outside the house, and then the door was opened.

A beam of light suddenly shone in, causing Gu Xizhi to squint subconsciously.

Lu Yunzheng, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, threw his whole body forward and fell on the doorstep.

Outside the door, the eunuchs' cries of surprise suddenly rang out one after another, full of panic and helplessness.

"Master Lu!"

"Someone come quickly!"

"The Royal Physician! Call the Royal Physician quickly!"

There were chaotic footsteps coming and going, and someone helped Lu Yunzheng up.

Gu Xizhi stared at the scene closely, and her breathing became increasingly labored.

But strangely, at this moment, Gu Xizhi actually curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Alright, alright..."

She whispered softly, her voice so soft that it seemed like it could be blown away by the wind.

At this moment, her consciousness was already blurred, and all the noise around her seemed to have faded away.

But what Gu Xizhi herself did not expect was that the person who broke into her consciousness at the last moment of her life was Shen Jiasui.

"Do you believe in past and present lives?"

In the villa, she knelt beside Mother Mo's body, her eyes dull and hopeless, when Shen Jiasui suddenly asked her this.

She looked up when she heard the voice and saw Shen Jiasui standing in front of her with his back to the light, his expression gloomy.

She didn't answer.

At this time, Shen Jiasui suddenly leaned over and picked up the hairpin that she had dropped on the ground.

This hairpin is special.

The tip of the hairpin was sharpened to a very point. She had learned from the lesson of the Lantern Festival and put it in her hair in case of emergency.

She regretted every night when she felt the excruciating pain from her broken wrist.

If her hairpin was sharp enough that day, then when it cut Shen Jiasui's palm, it must have severed Shen Jiasui's tendons!

She thought Shen Jiasui was going to use this hairpin to kill her, so she simply accepted her fate and closed her eyes.

Unexpectedly, a moment later, she felt a weight in her hair, and it turned out that Shen Jiasui had put the hairpin back in for her.

She originally couldn't figure out what Shen Jiasui's intention was.

At this moment, she understood.

Shen Jiasui clearly guessed that she would not be willing to die alone, so he left her with "a knife", a knife that stabbed Yun Zheng.

Yes, she and Yun Zheng were equally at fault, so why was she the only one to die in the end?

Even if it means death, Yun Zheng should stay with her!

She was thinking this until the moment she pulled out the hairpin.

But looking at Yun Zheng's face, thinking about how he came back just because of her shouting, she finally...

Human heart...

A hint of self-mockery flashed through Gu Xizhi's mind, but in the next instant a hint of pride overflowed from her.

Shen Jiasui, the human heart is like the sea, how can you predict everything so accurately every time?

Unfortunately, I no longer see the look of surprise on your face when you heard the news.

I really can't accept this...

I, Gu Xizhi, fell into the dust and died in such a miserable way, but you, Shen Jiasui, have everything you want and will only be more prosperous in the future.

You are so lucky.

You, Shen Jiasui, are just luckier than me.

If I had a background like yours and a biological father who was like my adoptive father, I would only be better than you!

I will not repent, I am just struggling forward in this world, trying to get the best of everything, that's all!

Gu Xizhi told herself this over and over again.

It seemed that even if she died, she would not show any fear, would not regret, and would even be full of tragic heroism.

But for some reason...

When the cold and loneliness came together, she couldn't help but shed tears when she thought that she would still be alone until her death, and that she had made all the plans but was still frozen in such an embarrassing and desperate posture.

The candle of life is about to go out.

Gu Xizhi tried her best to curl up, and in the very end, she actually longed for a little warmth to wrap herself up.

His eyes slowly closed.

The lanterns lit up the night as bright as day. Before she could recover from her shock, someone suddenly held her hand tightly and took her through the crowd, running freely.

"Xizhi, go eat some floating dumplings!"

She looked up in shock at the sound, only to see Shen Jiasui looking back at her amidst the lanterns, a pure and brilliant smile on his face.

Gu Xizhi was stunned.

The last thought of this life flashed through my mind, but it was a confusion that I would never have the chance to solve.

It's really strange.

She clearly doesn't like eating floating dumplings at all.

The person she hated most in her life was Shen Jiasui.

But why is it that before dying, the warmest memory that comes to mind is...

It's ridiculous.

If you harbor evil in your thoughts, take risks all your life, and are trapped in it all your life until you die, it is all absurd.

.......

Shen Jiasui was hurrying towards the palace gate, because he was still thinking about something.

However, when she was halfway there, she suddenly seemed to have a feeling and slowly pulled the reins.

The horse stopped obediently, its hooves tapping the ground lightly.

Shen Jiasui's body swayed slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, he looked up at the direction of the imperial palace.

The sky was clear and as blue as if it had been washed by water.

It was a bright day with clear skies.